"Bree, can you bring me those flowers?" Alice asked me. She was blanketing the entire living room with them. The floral smell overpowered all the other scents around the house. It was almost impossible to smell the others in the room. Jasper drifted away from me since Bella was no where near the house. She was out with her mother and Esme. It was peaceful around here. Alice had banned Bella from the house for the next two days. She didn't want her to see the decorations until the big day. I found it easy to control my temper when Bella was far away. Nothing was tempting right now. Rosalie, Alice and I worked on the inside of the house. Jasper and Emmett were outside. Carlisle and Edward went to go pick up the suites and the plane tickets for the honeymoon. I snorted at the thought of him taking her to an Island, alone, no other human in sight. Couldn't wait to see how that would turn out. He was supposed to change her during the trip. That was a new one. Leave on your honeymoon and come back a vampire. Most people left for their honeymoon and came back pregnant. Again that stupid vision showed it's ugly face.
"Bree!" Alice yelled louder. I jumped and looked at her.
"Sorry," I mumbled.
"Did you see something?"
"No,"
"I'll pretend that wasn't a lie." She narrowed her eyes.
"Good for you." I groaned.
"Are you going to help me? If not than go play outside or something." She hissed.
"I'll help!" I snapped.
"Than hand me those flowers!" She jabbed her finger towards the pile on the dining room table. Her other hand was holding together a large bundle of flowers. When I grabbed the new bundle she swiftly tied them all together and grabbed my hand.
"I need your finger." She mumbled and put my finger under the massive bow she was tying. It looked professionally done. She was really good.
"I'll line up the chairs." I said as I walked over to unfold them.
"One inch a part and two feet behind the other." She called after me.
"Yeah, yeah." I groaned.
"Esme's home!" Alice informed all of us. I was sure that Emmett and Jasper heard Esme's car before Alice did.
"Very nice work, dear. Bella will love it." Esme's voice floated through the house.
"How was your day with Bella and Renee?"
"Renee is nothing like Bella. She definitely takes after Charlie." Esme chuckled. "Such a sweet woman, though. She's crazy about her daughter." Esme's face fell and Alice and I walked up to her. "It's a real shame Bella has to say goodbye to her so soon. I see it in her eyes that she's torn. I understand that she can't live without Edward, but the way she's attaching herself to Renee can't be healthy. She's got two more days before she has to say goodbye." Esme kissed Alice's cheek then kissed mine. "I'm going to start the baking." Her voice wasn't the bubbly, happy voice anymore. She was worried. Alice and I both knew it. I glanced at Alice and noticed her face was just as pained as Esme's. She hated to see Esme hurting.
Alice flitted up behind Esme and wrapped her tiny arms around her waist. "She may be losing her birth mother, but I know she already looks to you as her second mother. You can't lose something when you gain something just as good, if not better." Alice let go of Esme and danced across the room to finish tying her bows.
"She's right." I smiled. I lost my mother, but I'm lucky to have you. All of you."
Esme flitted over to me and pulled me in to hug her. "You don't know how happy that makes me." She kissed my forehead and turned and disappeared towards the kitchen. She started her happy humming as soon as I heard the pans clanking together.
"Hey kiddo." Emmett messed my hair as he walked past me.
"Wow, you ladies did a good job." Edward draped his arm across Alice's shoulders. "Bella will love it." He smiled and squeezed his arm, pulling her into his side.
"Thank you!" Alice's voice chimed with excitement.
"I'm leaving. Bella should be on her way back to her house from dropping Renee off." Edward said anxiously. "I have to get used to her traveling faster than she did in her truck. She should be home any minute. I think she's finally getting the hang of driving the guardian." He chuckled. "Well, anyway, I want to beat her to Charlie's."
It was four in the afternoon and he hasn't seen Bella since last night. Heaven forbid if he went an entire day without seeing her. I glanced at Edward to see if he heard me. He seemed distracted by whatever was on Esme's mind. He looked at Alice and she nodded.
"Bella knows what she's doing. I wouldn't agree to any of this if I didn't think she was ready. You're a great mother, Mom." He smiled and kissed her cheek. "Bye!" He called over his shoulder and disappeared. Esme shook her head and smiled before walking back into the kitchen.
"Should he go hunting before the wedding?" I asked anyone who was listening to me. I noticed Edward's eyes were a little darker than what they should be. Shouldn't he be well fed before he sunk his teeth into his new bride?
"We're taking care of that." Emmett boomed with laughter.
"Yeah, we'll take him out tomorrow night. You ladies should hunt with Carlisle soon though. Don't want a mishap with all of Bella's human friends and family around." Jasper smirked then he got serious when he looked at me.
I felt nervous. Could I handle myself with a room full of humans? Will they make me go somewhere for the wedding? If they did I would understand. I haven't been apart of the family for very long.
Jasper's hand came down on my shoulder and he squeezed it. "Don't worry, we'll keep you in control. You wont ruin this day for either Bella or Edward. Alice will be watching for your decisions and I will be there to control your emotions. Edward will also be tuning in to your thoughts."
"He's right." Carlisle appeared at my side opposite Jasper. "We wont turn our backs on family. You can make it through this, we will help you. Just like we will help Bella when she changes." Carlisle placed his hand on my cheek and walked into the kitchen to find Esme. "This will be fun." I heard Carlisle mumble to Esme.
"What will be?" She asked him.
"Two newborn vampires running around the house. It's hard enough for the boys to control one. How are they going to control two?" Carlisle snorted.
"We'll figure it out. Bree is pretty calm for a newborn. Even though Jasper is helping out with that, she seems content on our lifestyle. As for Bella, well… Bella will be Bella. I'm sure Edward can keep her under control. She's a tough one, but I can't see her not listening to him."
"That's very true. We will just have to wait and see. I'm very curious to see how she takes to being a vampire."
"Poker?" Rosalie asked as she shuffled the cards in her hands.
"ME!" Alice, Emmett, and Jasper yelled at the same time.
"Don't make a mess!" Esme called from the kitchen.
"Come on, Bree." Rosalie motioned for me to follow them up the stairs. There was absolutely no room to play downstairs. Everything was covered in flowers and bows. I nodded and followed them.
"Not my room!" Alice said to Rosalie, who was leading the way. "Bella's dress is in there and I don't want anyone to see it.
"Well, I don't want to mess up my room." Rosalie huffed.
"Ladies…" Emmett smirked and opened Edward's bedroom door.
"We could play in my room. I really don't feel like being yelled at by Edward." I offered.
"No, we'll play in his room." Jasper walked into the room and everyone followed.
"Excellent!" Emmett hissed and bounced into the room.
"What happened to the bed that was in here?" I asked as I looked around the large room. The bed that was in here was replaced by the leather couch that was pushed to the corner.
"They don't need the bed anymore. Bella isn't going to be sleeping over after the honeymoon. Edward put the bed in storage." Emmett winked at me.
"Come on, lets play!" Rosalie turned on Edward's radio and sat on the floor. We all followed.
I have come to realize that Alice is a sore loser. She usually won when it came to playing any sort of poker game. But I also had a gift of visions. Therefore I knew what the outcome was going to be just as she was seeing my decisions. The game always came down to her and I betting against the other. She did not like being equal to someone else. I could understand why her and Edward rarely played against each other. We played until the sun came up. It was amazing how it took a lot longer to get board with something than when I was human. I would have only been able to play the same game for an hour. We played through the night. The car pulling in the driveway brought us all up straight.
"Why is Edward bringing Bella's car here?" Rosalie asked when she realized the sound of the engine.
"Because they're getting married tomorrow. She's not going anywhere today and Edward needed to come back home anyway. Charlie will be waking up soon. She wont need the car after tomorrow." Alice spoke without missing a beat.
"What is Charlie going to say when he gets up and sees Bella's car missing?" Rosalie asked her.
My vision answered her question. I spoke as I watched the vision. "Edward already told him last night that he was going to take her car. He told him he wanted to have the car in the garage when they left for the honeymoon. He didn't want it sitting out on the street. Charlie agreed with him." I answered before Alice could even take a guess at what he said to Charlie.
"Humph." Alice groaned and slumped forward crossing her arms across her chest.
Jasper sighed and I watched Alice relax. She looked up and Jasper and rolled her eyes.
"Wait!" Alice's eyes glassed over.
"What is it?" Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper asked her at the same time.
"I had a feeling she was going to do that." Edward said as he walked into his room. "By the way, get out of my room!"
"What did you see?" Jasper asked Alice once again.
Alice looked at me and smirked before she looked at Jasper. "Renee is going to ask Bella to come to the hotel for the day. So Edward needs to bring her car back." Alice turned back at me and flashed me an evil smile. "Bet you didn't see that one!"
"No, but I bet you didn't see Jacob coming to the wedding reception to see Bella."
"BREE!" Emmett and Jasper hit my arms.
I clamped my hands over my mouth.
"What?" Edward hissed. I could hear the venom pooling in his mouth from his anger.
"Sorry," I whispered. "We didn't want to tell you."
"We, who." Edward demanded.
"Us." Rosalie answered. "Bree saw Jacob coming to talk to Bella."
"He's back? Does Bella know?" Edward asked. His hands clenched and unclenched into fists at his side.
"No, she doesn't know. If she does than she's not planning on going to see him." Alice answered him.
He nodded. "Good," Keep an eye on that. The moment she finds out he's back I want to know." He paused and looked at me. "Was it before or after the wedding did he want to talk to her."
"After, it was dark outside."
"Even better." He said and turned back to Alice. "He doesn't go near her until she says 'I do'. Got it?"
Alice nodded. "Even if he did get to her before the wedding, I don't think she will change her mind. Her decision is set in stone. She knows who she wants." Alice assured him.
"Just keep an eye on it." He turned to walk out of the room, but paused and looked over his shoulder. "And get out of my room!" He yelled and continued to walk away.
By the time he got back we were all downstairs doing some last minute things before tomorrow. Esme walked around the living room chatting on the phone with Renee. The two of them seemed to get really close the past week.
"Jasper, Emmett," Edward said softly.
"What's up lil bro?"
"Can I talk to you?" Edward looked at Rosalie, Alice and I before he gestured towards the front door. "Outside, far away."
As soon as they disappeared Alice chuckled.
"What?" Rosalie asked her.
"He's going to ask them about sex. Guess he really is going to give Bella what she wants." Alice shrugged.
"You think he'll hurt her?" Rosalie said too low for anyone outside of the room to hear.
"I can't see the outcome. But I can see her as a vampire, not sure if that means she will survive it, or if one of them change their mind last minute."
With that little bit of information I saw Bella's reflection in a mirror as she looked over her bruises on her arms and torso.
"He'll leave his mark." I chuckled. "But, no, he won't do any serious damage. At least not that I can see." I informed them.
"Wow, he really does have some major self control. I wouldn't know how to… be careful." Rosalie snorted.
"We know." Alice rolled her eyes.
"You're not all innocent either!" Rosalie hissed.
"I think Bella will be safe with him." Alice ignored Rosalie's comment.
"We'll see." Rosalie breathed.
I was still a virgin, so I couldn't say anything about a vampire and a human having sex. It sounded wrong to me, but at least Edward was talking to experienced people about it.
"Our little Edward is finally becoming a man!" Emmett laughed as they walked back through the front door. "Little Miss Innocent isn't going to be innocent for long!" Edward reached behind Emmett and slapped the back of his head.
"Don't talk about her like that!" He snapped.
"It's true!" Emmett doubled over with laughter.
"Don't listen to him, Edward." Jasper rolled his eyes. "Just remember to stay more focused on her and not your own emotion. You'll be fine."
"Wonder how she will be --" Emmett's sentence cut off by a loud thud.
Rosalie, Alice and I walked around the corner.
"I said don't talk about her like that!" Edward was kneeling over Emmett who had a huge grin on his face. "Don't think it either! You leave her alone."
"I'm just kidding bro, I wont say anything to her. Yet."
Edward growled.
"I can't wait till you get laid. Maybe you'll be less tense." Emmett laughed.
Jasper, Alice, and Rosalie laughed at that one. Again, I had no idea about any of this, so I kept quiet.
"Leave Edward and Bella alone." Carlisle said as he walked into the living room.
Everyone fell silent and turned to walk in different directions. Jasper kissed Alice before disappearing outside. Alice ran up stairs and came back down with Bella's dressed well hidden, and another garment bag. "Be back later!" She called over her shoulder before she ran out the door. Emmett and Rosalie went upstairs, and Edward nodded at something Carlisle was thinking. They disappeared upstairs also. My guess was that it was time for the father son talk. I wondered into the kitchen to see if Esme needed any help.
