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CH 33 Two Dresses (BPOV)

The wait through first period left me anxious. I completely zoned out what Mr. Berty was saying. The bell rang and I was the first one out of my seat and out the door.

Edward was leaning gracefully against the wall, calm and serene. I dove into his arms, not caring about public displays of affection at school.

"I am fine, Bella, relax," Edward whispered into my ear.

"And everyone else?" I asked clinging to his arm as he led us to our next class.

"Everyone but Laurent is fine," he smiled. He seemed to be in a very good mood. I was surprised he wasn't more upset about Jacob.

"You aren't angry that Jacob just showed up like he did," I asked taking my seat in our next class when Edward pulled out my chair. He shook his head.

"It seems you have finally gotten through to him that he doesn't have a chance. It also seems that Charlie has told him to back off finally." Edward took his seat beside me.

"So Jacob is going to back off?" I looked at him and Edward nodded.

Thank goodness, this ended without coming to violence.

I had put the morning incident out of my mind by the time it was lunch. Edward and I headed into the cafeteria together. We made it through the line and to our table where Alice was already waiting. She was hopping up and down in her seat, looking anxious. As soon as she spotted us she broke out into a huge grin.

Edward stopped in the middle of the cafeteria and was frowning, shaking his head. Alice frowned back and you could tell they were having a silent conversation.

"What is it?" I asked staying at his side. Edward sighed before walking again.

"I am sure you will find out soon enough." He frowned as he sat down.

"Belllllaaa!" Alice sang as I placed my tray down.

"Alllice?" I sang back, noticing right away I was getting puppy dog eyes. Ah crap! I put my tray down and was debating if I should make a run for it. But, it is Alice and there was no place to hide, except maybe La Push. I might have to remember that.

"Just sit down. Jeesh! You could at least let me say what I need to first." She crossed her tiny arms in front of her chest. I sat and waited for it to come.

"Bella, can I plan your wedding, please? I wanted to make sure it is perfect this time." Alice gave me the lip and I groaned. I could just imagine the circus she would make it into.

"What as wrong with the first time? I just figured we could do that all over again," I asked feeling mischievous.

"Bella, do not joke about this." The pixie looked mad which made it only funnier. I looked at Edward as the corner of his mouth twitched.

"I am not. You think you can find me a replica of my dress that I wore," I asked. I was partially serious I liked that dress. I wonder what the odds are of me finding something like it. Alice was starting to look worried.

"I am sure Carlisle wouldn't have any problems getting us some surgical masks," Edward mentioned.

"Oooo, maybe we can bedazzle them," I suggested. Alice whimpered and she really did seem to start twitching.
"Wow! I thought you were making that up." I started to giggle.

"No….no..NO!" She shouted and more than half the cafeteria turned to see what the commotion was about.

"Alice," Edward hissed softly.

"Sorry, but absolutely not. I will not allow it to happen," Alice whispered.

"Excuse me, but I am the bride. What I say goes!" I whispered back. Then, I couldn't help but to starting giggling. Alice huffed and pouted.

"Fine, Alice, you can help me plan the wedding. But keep in mind I want simple, not over the top, or I will be serious about the masks," I told her and she broke out into a smile.

"I will be good, I promise." She was back to her bouncy chipper self. "I already started on some plans. I think you will like them." She was bouncing so hard I was wondering if I should be worried about her. Edward just sighed and shook his head, starting to smile. He started to play with my hair twirling it in his fingers as Alice mentioned having it at the house and maybe having a replica of the gazebo where we were first married. She was starting to talk about having an Edwardian theme to commemorate the time Edward was from and when we originally were married the first time.

"Wait, hold up? The time you are from is seriously called the Edwardian period?" I asked. Edward smirked before answering.

"Yes, after King Edward VII. His reign was from 1901 to 1910. However, some historians mark the end of the period in 1919." He smiled. The irony was too amusing.

"Oh no, here we go. Brace yourselves." Alice frowned, looking past me at something or maybe someone. Edward hissed as he wrapped his arm around me protectively.

"What?" I asked not liking be out of the loop.

"Bimbo alert?" Alice mumbled, nodding her head behind me. Before I could ask what that meant I heard a nasally voice.

"Bella," Lauren called from behind me. I turned to see her standing with Jess. She had a nasty smile plastered on her face. Lauren has hardly ever talked to me directly, so this should be interesting.

"Yes, Lauren, may I help you?" I asked. She smirked condescendingly. I noticed the entire cafeteria was focused on us.

"Is it true that you and Edward are engaged," she asked. She spoke louder than she needed to. It was clear that she was enjoying the spot light.

"Yes, it is true." I answered wondering what she was up to.

"So when are you due?" She asked looking at my stomach.

"Due for what?" I asked.

"Well, obviously he asked you because you're pregnant." She did a quick glance to make sure she had everyone's attention.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I am not pregnant." I shrugged trying not to get mad at her.

"Why else would he marry you?" My mouth dropped open in a bit of shock and I could feel my face heat with a blush. Edward, on the other hand, had had enough.

"What are you exactly insinuating about me, Lauren?" He hissed. She turned towards Edward and her smirk fell from her face and she paled. I noticed Jessica left her stranded there by herself.

"Well, I was just…" she stuttered.

"Let me set the record straight. For you and obviously everyone in this room who apparently likes to adhere to gossip. I asked Bella to marry me because I love her and I couldn't live without her. And not that is your business, but I am unable to have children due to the same illness that took my parents. So the probability that Bella is knocked up is nill." Edward's voice was harsh.

"Don't be to upset with her, Edward." Alice spoke up, surprising probably everyone but Edward. "Lauren is probably too naïve to understand something like love. Her brain probably can't comprehend what true love is like. After all, she did fall for that modeling scam and cut her hair off." Lauren's face flushed and she glared daggers at Alice.

"Opps, were you trying to keep that a secret?" Alice shrugged unapologetically. Wait, that really did happen? Who falls for those things? Well, I guess Lauren did.

"How dare you?" Lauren hissed under her breath.

"No, how dare YOU!" Alice hissed. "YOU decided to come over here and make a spectacle. YOU wanted to take something good and try to publically tarnish it. If YOU don't like it done back at you, then you should've never have started anything." Alice stared Lauren down. Lauren spun on her heels and stalked out of the lunch room seething.

The room was silent for about a second before it erupted in chatter and laughter.

"Thank you," I turned back around to Alice.

"That is what family is for, Bella. We stick up for one another." She shrugged. "We can talk more about the wedding later." She stood as the bell rang. I rolled my eyes as she walked away. What did I get myself into? Edward chuckled as he held out his hand to me. I grabbed it as I walked to dump our tray and head to our next class.

In gym class, at the end of the day, we were to play badminton. Edward partnered with me and did most of the work. We played against Mike and Jessica and we were winning.

"Wow, is that your ring?" Jessica asked eyes glued to my left hand.

"Yes," I answered. I have never been a flashy girl, with the need to shove my ring in people faces, so I kept my hand to my side. Mike looked at it and frowned.

"How much did you have to pay for a something like that? Or is it even real," Mike asked Edward.

"The ring was my grandmother's. She wore it, then my mother, and now it's Bella's," He answered.

"Wow, that is so romantic. Can I see it, please?" Jessica pleaded so I held up my hand. Mike scowled.

"It's so pretty, but why an emerald?" She asked, looking confused.

"Back then diamonds weren't the only type of engagement rings. Emeralds, sapphires, rubies and other precious stone were just as common," Edward answered her coolly. He didn't seem bothered by her questions, so they must have been harmless.

"Can we play, please?" Mike whined. He had the birdie in his hand.

"Go ahead and serve," Edward nodded politely with a smirk on his face. He seemed to enjoy Mike's discomfort.

Mike hit the birdie hard, directly towards me. Without thinking twice about it, I hit it back remembering how Edward once taught me. It went flying back over the net, hitting Mike squarely between the eyes as he stood there in surprise that I had hit it. Edward covered a laugh with a cough.

"What the hell, Mike! That was right to you?" Jessica whined. Mike looked at her, clearly still shocked. I would've been offended if it wasn't so funny.

"I didn't expect her to hit it. She always misses," he replied.

"Well, I guess you can just thank my teacher for that." I smiled at Edward, who winked back.

"Yeah, well, good job, I guess," Mike muttered, then handed over the birdie for Edward to serve. The game ended with Edward and I winning.

Edward drove me back to Charlie's first. Once we got there Alice got out too.

"Are you staying?" I asked in surprise. I was kind of hoping Edward and I could pick up where we left off this morning.

"Yes, silly. We have a wedding to plan." She grabbed my hand and waved at Edward. I looked at him and noticed he was ready to get back into the Volvo.

"Where do you think you're going?" I asked. He was the one who wanted to get married again.

"This part just involves us, Bella." Alice was still yanking on my hand.

"Well, then at least let me say, good-bye." I pulled my hand away as she rolled her eyes.

I stumbled, trying to get to him, and he caught me in his strong arms. I wrapped my arms around him tight, not wanting to let go.

"I'll be back before you go to sleep. I am just going for a quick hunt. You will not even have time to miss me," he whispered in my ear, holding me as tight as he dared, rubbing circles on my back. I couldn't wait until the day he says he needs to hunt and I could join him.

"Alright go, so the sooner you can come back," I whispered, pulling back to give him a chaste kiss. I reluctantly let go as he got into his car. Alice was at my side again.

"Come on. I promise to keep you so busy you will not be able to miss him much." She linked arms with me. "Charlie will be home late so it will be just the two of us."

I opened the door to let us both in. She followed me up to my bedroom and went to my closet, pulling out two white bags. I didn't recall them being there before.

"What is that?" I was praying it wasn't a prom dress. We did that last year and Edward promised that we wouldn't do that again.

"Open it. It is a surprise that Jazz dropped off while we were at school." Alice looked excited. "This one first." She shoved the first bag into my hands.

I did as I was told and unzipped it. My mouth dropped open in shock. It was my blue dress.

"How did you find this?" I held it up. Alice smiled angelically.

"I didn't. My Aunt gave it to Carlisle after you disappeared, apparently, and he kept it safe."

"Remind me to thank him again. So I can wear my dress? I thought you said no?" I looked at her.

"You are not wearing a blue dress to get married in. You will wear this one." Alice took my blue dress as she handed me the second bag. I opened the second bag to see what Alice had chosen. I was shocked, yet again as I saw almost an exact replica of my dress in white. The only other difference was that the lace was a different pattern, but it was close enough.

"Alice, I love it, but how did you do this?" I got all emotional. Alice beamed before answering.

"I knew that you loved your blue dress, so I took it to a dressmaker and she was able to make the replica," she answered. "Try it on so I can see if I need to do any altering. She made it the same size as the other." Alice insisted. She helped me with the corset, the one draw back to the dress that I didn't miss from that time. Once it was on, I found that it fit perfectly.

"Great, just don't gain or loss weight before the wedding." Alice looked pleased. She helped me back out of the dress. She placed it back in the bag and hung it in my closet.

She came back over and sat on my bed with a hop. She pulled a white binder out of her bag. Apparently she was convinced that I would agree to let her help me.

"So I know you want simple. Trying to work with that, how would you feel about getting married at the house out back by the river?" She opened the binder as she talked.

"I like that idea. We got married in Edward's parents' yard too," I said as I grabbed the lion off my bed and held it to me. I thought back to the day we got married. It was bitter sweet.

"Are you alright?" Alice looked at me worriedly. I nodded, hoping she would go on with her plans so I would be distracted. "Are you sure, because Edward will ring my neck if I upset you?"

"It is nothing you have done, Alice. I was just remembering our wedding day. It was a little bittersweet." I gave her a half smile. I didn't know how much she knew.

"You got married on the same day as Edward's father's funeral right? That had to be awkward. How did that end up happening?" I could see she was very curious.

"Well, the day started off with Edward trying to break up with me," I started and she interrupted.

"Wait, that was the same day?! I knew he did something stupid like that, but I didn't realize it was the same day as you got married too. Jeesh, only Edward." She mumbled the last part.

"Exactly, what I thought. One minute he is trying to break up with me. I suspected that he was trying to push me away to 'save me' again." I used air quotes. "I was already suspicious that was what he did this past September. So I decided to test him by refusing to go where he was trying to send me and told him I was going to go help Carlisle at the hospital. He freaked out and I got him to admit what he was doing. He ended up asking me not to leave. Then, like an hour later he was asking me to marry him that day. The worst part of that day when he tried to push me away again, was that it is the same day he pushed me away months ago." I explained as I played with the lion's tail.

"So a new wedding is definitely in order, so it can be filled with only happy memories." Alice looked even more determined then before. I nodded lightly. "Why did you agree to get married so fast after everything?" Alice inquired.

"Because I loved him and I knew my time with him was very short. I wanted to make him happy. I knew that him feeling like he wasn't able to take care of me, is what worried him the most. I knew that it would comfort him, knowing that we were married." I felt tears come to my eyes. "Also, a little selfishly, I was hoping if we were married, that meant Edward would be here when I woke up. Because after everything that happened, I wasn't sure he would be." The tears fell more freely. Alice shifted and she hugged me and handed me a tissue.

"He just needed some sense knocked into him. He has always loved you, Bella." She said comfortingly.

"I know now, but then, I wasn't so sure." I wiped my eyes. "Then, being a part of what set the ball rolling for him to be changed. I thought he would blame me for being the monster he thinks he is. Even though I know he isn't one," I said softly, it felt good to talk to someone about this. I didn't realize it was still bothering me some. Alice would be honest with me, where Edward would just say things just to make me feel better.

"He doesn't. None of us do," Alice continued.

"Not even Rose?" I asked.

"No, I don't." I lifted my head up sharply to my window where Rose stood awkwardly. "Sorry, Alice asked me to bring these?" She held up several white things. I know it is not your fault. I was mad at first, but Carlisle told your original attention was to try and save us. But it was him and Alice's Aunt that told you that you were meant to be there for other reasons. Does this mean you are going to be changed?" She stepped more into the room.

"Yes, Edward is going to change me." I nodded smiling, because I remember him being the one to ask me for once.

"Are you sure? You realize you could never have children," Rose looked sad, but thankfully not mad.

"I wouldn't be able to have children anyways. I am married to Edward. I can't live without him. To have children with some guy just to have children wouldn't be right. It would be unfair to him, and any kids. Plus, I could never hurt Edward that way," I answered. "Can I ask you something?" I looked at the gorgeous vampire who was in deep thought. She nodded.

"How can you just turn away from Emmett and give him up?" Her eyes narrowed on me and I shifted uncomfortably. "I am not trying to make you mad. I just want to understand. If you became human again, you're talking about giving him up. I just don't see how you can do that after experience the pain I felt being separated from Edward." Rose's face fell and she sat in my rocking chair.

"I used to think I could. Then I felt Edward's pain through Jasper and I realized the agony and pain I would leave Em in. He would do it if I asked him, but to know that he would be in that much pain," her voice sounded as if she was sobbing. "I could never do that to him. I want you and Edward to be happy too. No one should be in pain like that." She whispered.

"Thank you," I gave her a small smile that she returned. "So outside your house." I changed the subject to hopefully more happy topics

"Yes, a late afternoon wedding I was thinking. I was thinking of white and gold for colors. Mainly tons of white flowers and twinkle lights, what do you think?" she asked pulling her book over. She grabbed the samples from Rose and laid them out. "Pick one?" she demanded. They all looked white to me.

"They all look the same." I shrugged, she rolled her eyes.

"Maybe to your human eyes, but they are all a bit different." She sighed.

"You choose then. You are better with that stuff that I am." She smiled at the compliment. "Of course you will be my maid of honor, or I guess matron of honor."

"Really me?!" She was back to bouncing.

"Did I really just surprise the great and all seeing Alice?" I teased starting to laugh. She smirked and tossed a pillow at me. Rose laughed from her seat as well.

"Well, it would be rude to assume." She smirked and then started laughing.

"Rose, will you be willing to be a bridesmaid?" I asked nervously.

"I will love too," She smiled genuinely. Rose stayed for the rest of the afternoon and evening planning the wedding with us. They left shortly before Charlie got home.

A/N: Wedding plans are under way. Things with Rose got smoother. I decided to be easier on Mike in this story. To change things up I went after Lauren.

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Preview:

"Look! What is that?" Jacob yelled pointing at the window. Charlie and Billy turned in their seats. I looked but couldn't see anything. When I turned back I noticed Jake and Edward had switched plates. Had they planned that?

"I don't see anything." Charlie frowned turning back to Jake who shrugged.

"Sorry, I thought I saw something." He started to eat again.

"Maybe it was one of those bears, that everyone has been seeing." I mentioned before taking another bite of my food. The comment earned me a sharp glance from a few. Edward chuckled though.