Chapter 10

Alice grinned… She walked to the front counter and had a quiet conversation with the gal sitting behind the desk.

After a few more minutes, another woman came out to greet us, "Hello girls. My name is Ashley and I will be bringing you back to the party room. We are going to be starting off with four of you getting pedicures, 3 of you getting manicures and 3 getting massages. We have robes for you to change into before we begin. Would any of you enjoy some sparkling water to begin with?"

We all looked around at each other smiling excitedly.

"Ok," she continued, "I understand this party is to celebrate an upcoming wedding. Bella, I would like you to come with me first and then the rest of you will be brought back shortly."

I blushed and stepped forward, following closely behind Ashley. She brought me back into another room and motioned me toward a closed door. "I have something special for you. If you could just go in there and change into your robe, I can go get the rest of your friends and we can get started…" She turned and walked back the way she had come.

I gently opened the door and stepped inside. A feeling of relaxation swept through me as I closed the door behind me. The room was lit by candle light and beautiful. I glance around the room and nearly screamed as I looked at my mom sitting in a chair in the corner.

"Mom!" I ran over to her as she stood up. "I thought you couldn't come until tomorrow night!" I was tearing up. I hadn't seen my mom in so long. I wrapped my arms around her hugging her close. She placed her hands on my face and looked at me.

"Oh Bella, I have missed you. You look so beautiful. You are absolutely glowing."

"When did you get in? How did you get here?" I asked excitedly.

My mom smiled, "Edward flew Phil and I out this morning and put us up in a beautiful hotel a few blocks from here. He wanted this to be a surprise. He called us last night giving us all the details. Phil and I were surprised and it was so difficult to not call you today, I knew I wouldn't be able to hide this if I had."

"Mom… I am so happy you are here! I really have missed you so much!" I cried.

"I know sweetie. Now get changed so we can have some fun!" she looked happy.

My mom and I joined the rest of the party a few minutes later. I decided that I wanted Angela, Esme and my mom to be with me in my group. We started with the pedicures. It felt so good getting my feet and calves massaged. Alice was right again.. I loved the 'vampire state building' polish. It was perfect. My mom and Angela opted for a dark pink, while Esme went for a deep red. The conversation was great. Esme and my mom seemed to really like each other. Angela was great to talk to… I was really going to miss her. I felt a twinge of sadness.

Lauren and Jessica were split up… Irina and Alice took Jessica in their group for massages and Rosalie and Tanya took Lauren for manicures. I smirked thinking about the torture those two would unleash on Lauren. Sadly Lauren probably thought she fit in nicely with Rosalie and Tanya in the looks department. I giggled to myself. I didn't hear much of that groups conversation while their manicures were taking place but the look on Laurens face was perfectly green. I only could imagine what Rosalie and Tanya were discussing!

When it came time to switch stations, I caught Jessica and Lauren steel a second to gossip together. I heard Lauren tell Jessica, "Can you believe Tanya offered her body to Edward and he refused? How could he refuse that and go back to Bella?" Her tone was full of insults. I rolled my eyes trying to not let her insults bother me. Alice noticed and gracefully danced to my side…

"Bella, Edward refused everyone because they don't hold a candle to you… not even by a little!" She kissed me on the cheek and then danced away settling down in a manicure station.

I grinned at her. Alice was such a great sister to me. She always knew how to make me smile. I walked into a massage room, removed my robe and climbed up on the table laying face down. I focused on getting comfortable between the silk massage sheets. I laid there relaxing to the beautiful soft music waiting for the therapist to come in and start my massage. I heard the door open and quietly close.