Jasper's POV
I'm getting married today. To the most exhausting, high strung, beautiful, perfect girl in the world. And I cannot find her anywhere.
"Alice, have you seen Bella?"
"Please don't kill me but Emmett took her out for a while."
"Why? We are supposed to be getting married in 4 hours! She'll never make it back in time! Where did they go?"
"I don't know Jasper. She woke up and told me she had something she needed to do and only Emmett could take her." Where could he possibly take her that Alice or I couldn't? What if she wanted to go see Edward? Neither of them are that stupid right?
"Alice do you think…"
"He knows you would kill him Jas. I don't think that's where they went. Maybe she just needed a break from us. We are the only people she ever sees. That has to get old. But she usually spends her time drinking or sneaking out. And she hasn't snuck out since she last went out with Emmett and she's trying really hard to cut back on the drinking. So maybe she's just bored and needed to get out."
I could have taken her out. She's going to be my wife by the end of the day, if she makes it back. She should have come to me not Emmett.
"She'll be back Jasper. This has to be a lot for her to take in. Getting married because her ex-boyfriend is trying to force her back to the people that abused her for years or trying to keep her for himself like she's just a toy. Not to mention the person she's marrying is that ex's brother who's been taking care of her for two years and just decided a little more than a week ago to tell her how he feels. She loves you though. She will be back. Don't be mad at her. You have to start letting her make decisions on her own."
"I'm not mad, I just want her back." I try to convince her. I am mad but not at Bella. I'm mad at Alice and Emmett.
"I'll make you something to eat. Why don't you just go to your room and chill out for a while. She'll be home soon."
So I go to my room and try to watch TV but all I can think about is what's she's doing. About an hour later I hear her come in and practically run down the stairs to see her.
"Bella! Where have you been?" Emmett is standing there not sure if I'm pissed or not.
"I'm sorry Jazzy, I just needed some space and I didn't want to bother you or Alice. I know you both have a lot to do today and a lot on your mind. Are you mad?" She looks like she's about to cry.
"Oh baby I'm not mad. I was just worried you changed your mind." Or went to see Edward but she doesn't need to know that. "You are never a bother to me." I take her into my arms.
"I wasn't really worried about bothering you. I just needed to do something alone and I didn't know if either of you would let me."
"You left her alone?" Now I'm definitely pissed.
"No! He was there the whole time. He stayed in his car though. I wanted to go talk to my parents." And now she is crying and I feel like a jerk.
"Bella, come in the kitchen and eat lunch. You need to get into your dress soon. Jas and Emmett you two need to go get ready as well." Alice calls her from the kitchen. Bella kisses me and tells me she loves me and follows Alice.
"I'm sorry man…" Emmett starts but I tell him not to worry about it. I trust him and I trust her, it's just hard to let her go if only for a couple of hours when I know Edward is plotting something, somewhere.
"You didn't do anything wrong. She needs friends. I know you won't let her get hurt. I just worry about her."
"So do I. I still love her even if she's made it clear she only wants you." Not exactly what I needed to hear but I still trust them both. He leaves so he can get ready and I head up upstairs to get ready myself.
Bella's POV
"Is he really not mad Ali?" I ask her. I knew he would be upset but I wasn't sure either one of them could sit in their car and watch me cry while I talked to my parents like Emmett did. But that's what I needed to do.
"He's really not mad. But you could have told us where you were going, even if you still wanted Emmett to take you. He almost never tells you no. Only if you're going to get hurt."
She's right and I know it. I always get what I want from him. I don't know why I didn't tell him where I was going, or even that I was going. Maybe I just wanted to make sure I really am in control of my decisions. Maybe it was to see if he would be mad and call the wedding off. I make so many mistakes.
I eat my lunch and Alice takes me upstairs to get ready. My dress is beautiful, it's yellow and puffy and I look just like Belle from Beauty and the Beast which happens to be my most favorite movie.
"I look like a princess." I tell her.
"You are a princess." Jasper walks through my door and Ali starts flipping out because he's not supposed to see me before the wedding. And I start laughing because none of this is traditional and they both start laughing and then it's time to go.
It is time to go to my wedding and I can hardly breathe. They stand on either side of me and we walk down the stairs together and he whispers he loves me and she whispers that it's all going to be just fine.
And this time I believe them.
