Chapter 10
Floating
Bella's POV
Once I had gotten to the bathroom, it was extremely hard to contain myself. After I had used the facilities, I found it hard not to bounce around the room squealing to myself. The man I loved more than anything in this world had asked me to marry him. Nothing could be more right, than it was at this moment.
I had just barely gotten into the front room when I found myself scooped up into some warm familiar arms. Jake gently set me down on the couch. He was beaming. "Let's make this official," he said. He slid a ring on my third finger of my left hand. It was the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. It was a single solitaire set in yellow gold that fit perfectly. "Jacob, it's beautiful. You shouldn't have spent so much," I said. He smiled softly. "I am glad you like it, but I didn't spend anything on it," he said. He looked almost sad as he continued, "It was my mom's ring." I could feel the tears well up in my eyes. He had given me the one thing he had left of his mom. He looked like his heart might break in two. "Please tell me you like the ring," he said, almost pleading with me. I honestly thought that if I had said I didn't like it his heart would have split down the middle. "Jacob Black, I love the ring. I love the fact that it was your mom's," I told him.
"Will you tell me the story behind the ring," I asked him. Truthfully, I wanted to know more about his mom. He didn't talk about her often and when he did, he always seemed so sad. "I will one day but not today," he said. I guessed that I'd have to find a time to ask Billy about it. I didn't know if Jacob knew the story or not. He had been so little when his mom passed.
"So, Bells, what does my new fiancée want to do today," he asked me. He was grinning from ear to ear again. It was still early and we had all day together. Emily spoke before I had the chance to. "Why don't you two set a date so we can get started on the planning?" I hated when people made such a big deal over me. I also knew that she was doing this because I had helped plan her wedding. I looked at Jake to see if he had any suggestions. In all honesty, I could care less about how it was done, and where. I just wanted to be Mrs. Jacob Black. Anything more than that felt like I was asking too much and asking for something to go wrong. "We could do Valentine's Day or March 5th," Jake said breaking my train of thought. "I understand Valentine's Day but what is March 5th," I replied. I hoped I hadn't forgotten anything monumental to our relationship. "March 5th was the first time I saw you since you'd moved back to Forks. It was at First Beach," he said. I smiled remembering. At least I wouldn't have to worry about him forgetting our anniversaries. "I remember that," quipped Sam. Everything was starting to spin again. I needed to slow down and catch my breath if only for a moment. "Don't you think we ought to tell the pack first," I asked. Emily shook her head and said, ""They already know. They left Seth behind to find out what is going on. I saw him leaning up against one of the windows." I rolled my eyes and giggled. That sounded just like them. I looked at Jake and said, "If we get married on Valentine's Day, we can spend the most romantic day of the year together." I made sure to emphasize the word together. Jake looked at Emily and said, ""You heard the lady, Valentine's Day it is."
Emily's eyes went wide in shock. It was November 15. "That gives me less than three full months to plan! Not to mention two holidays in between and then engagement party." Sam got up from the table and wrapped his arms around Emily. "Calm down, babe. Everything will work out. There's no reason that the engagement party can't be tonight. I can go to the store and pick up anything you need. You and Bella can go shopping tomorrow. I will take Jake shopping." Emily smiled and kissed him gently. She'd calmed down. I realized that tomorrow was Sunday and I had to work at Newton's. "Oh crap, I have to work tomorrow, Em," I said to Emily. "However, I think I can get Mrs. Newton to let me off early if it's slow, which it usually is on Sundays." Emily smiled and said, "That's great! So I'll grab Leah and pick you up from work and then we can head into Port Angeles or Seattle for fabric." Fabric, why would we be shopping for fabric? I was confused. "I'm making your dress," Emily said with a smile. I was shocked. She had already started planning the wedding and now she was going to make my dress as well. Holy crow that was a bit much. "Em are you sure you want to do that," I asked. I didn't want her to go through so much trouble. Em beamed a smile. "Of course I do. I know you guys are working with limited funds, and I wouldn't have my best friend wearing just any old thing," Em said sternly. Jake smirked smugly. "Don't be so quick to start smirking, goofball. We're going shopping tomorrow, too." Sam said, chuckling to himself. Jake groaned. I giggled. Take that goofball.