Disclaimer- I do not own any characters this is the work of the genius
Stephanie Meyer, I'm just playing with them for a while. Lol

All because of a Conference
Chapter- 7
Bella POV.
It was finally the day of the dinner. I was really glad at this point that
Alice had made me bring that stupid formal dress. Even though it was not
really my taste in dresses it was ok. It was a royal blue color with a tight
fight across the breast and waist and then it flowed out from there. The top
was covered in a pattern that reminded me of plants in little white and blue
stones. It also had the stones around the bottom with almost a flap that laid
over the dress that also had the same pattern on it. It
was way over the top, but it was gorgeous. Alice had also sent a matching
necklace that had blue tones to match the dress. I was rather excited about
getting all dressed up for this, which was totally not like me. I spent all
day getting ready and by the time I was done I think even Alice would be
happy. Even though I refused to wear the shoes I found that she must have
hidden in my bag. I mean me and 7 in. heals don't mix. Instead I went with a
nice and simple 4 in heal in the same blue color.
"Bella are you ready yet?" I heard Charlie yell from outside the door. I took
one last look at my hair, which was half up and half down with curls in it.
I stepped out of the bathroom to hear Charlie gasp.
"Bella you look perfect."
"Thx dad you don't look to bad yourself." He snorted and mutters something
about a monkey suit. He had not been too pleased when he found out that the
dinner party was very formal with the women in ball dresses and the men in
black and white tuxes. We went down to the car that was waiting to take us to
the party.
"Wow dad this sure is something." They had sent a limo to get us.
"No kidding, I had no idea that this was going to be going on, but the
governor wanted to do something big for all the police chiefs in the state. I
guess it's his way of saying thank you to us." After that the ride to the
convention center was quite. After about thirty minutes we reached the
convention center. I first impression of this place was that it was huge.
There looked to be about 100 tables that would serve 10 people at each. There
could not be that many people coming here. I decided to ask.
"Hey dad how many people are they expecting?"
"I not sure Bella but it sure looks like a lot."
We got our table assignment and went to go sit down. As we got closer I saw
that there the table was almost full. A older couple that looked to be in
there 60's a young couple in their late 20's to early 30's with a young
daughter who looked to be 2 maybe 3 and one more couple that was somewhere in
there 40's. Both the older couple and the young couple with the daughter were
on one end while the couple in their 40's sat on the other end with three
empty chairs across from them.
"Robert how are you doing this evening." My father called as he greeted the
man in his 40's.
"I'm doing just fine Charlie; my I introduce you to my wife Caroline. However
our daughter Emily could not make it. You know teenagers"
"Don't I know it Robert? It's a pleasure to meet you Caroline. This is my
daughter Bella." I went to walk out from behind him and stopped. I had been
right that both Robert and Caroline looked to be in their 40's but what I had
missed was the perfect pale skin, the strong features that looked like they
had been carved from stone and the biggest clue of all the honey colored eyes
I had become so accustomed to. All this told me one thing Robert and Caroline
were vampires!
"Nice to meet you." I managed to say. My dad sat down next to Robert and they
started to talk. It was then that I remembered Charlie had told me about
Robert. They had meet on the first day and with both being small town police
chief's they had a lot to talk about. I was deciding if I should excuse myself
and go call Edward but I quickly decided not to. Edward was on the other side
of the planet and would completely freak and I could tell that they were
vegetarians so I was not in a lot of danger, I hoped. I must have been messing
with my engagement ring because I saw Caroline's eyes look down at it and
widen with surprise. I figured it was because I was so young.
"Are you engaged my dear?" Both Robert and Charlie stopped to look at me.
"Yes I am."
"That's a beautiful ring may I see it?" Caroline asked.
I extended my hand across the table to show here and Robert's eyes widened
too.
"It is very unique do you know where your intended got it?" Intended? Who said
that anymore I thought? But I had no idea how old they really were so it may
have been normal.
"It was passed down in his family." I told her. She was really interested in
my ring because she asked more questions about it. Which made me feel a bit
uncomfortable.
"Does he know when it was originally bought?"
"I don't know? In the early 1900's, he knows that." Edward never had told me
when his dad proposed to his mother just this was the ring he had used. Why
does this couple care so much?
"And he is sure it was passed down in the family?" She asked. The truth was
that the only person that ring had been passed down was to Edward himself but
I could not tell them that, at least not with Charlie here.
"Yes" I said instead. After she asked a few more questions about my ring, a
man walked up to the podium to start the dinner. I was so glad; Caroline made
me a little uncomfortable with all her questions. I wondered why she was so
interested. I did not want to have to talk to her again after the dinner was
over so I decided that I would fake felling ill so that Charlie would leave
right after it was done.
Since we were leaving first thing in the morning I would not have to worry
about seeing them. Sure enough as soon as I said I was not feeling well
Charlie said goodbye to Robert and Caroline and we left. We got back to the
hotel and I got ready for bed. I tried to call Edward but Charlie said that it
was late and we were leaving very early so I could call him tomorrow. I
crawled into bed knowing I would be back in Edward's arms the day after
tomorrow. And that made me all giddy inside.