I was awoken at 1:30 in the afternoon. It was kind of odd for me to sleep in so late. Must be nerves. Alice was bouncing up and down in her same spot on the bed. I panicked. Where in god's name was Edward?
"Where is that silly fiancée of mine?"
"Bella, you know the rules! You can't see him till tonight."
Tonight? God dammit. Whose ideas was it to have a twilight wedding? Ugh. I stumbled out of bed and a piece of paper fell onto the floor. I grabbed it and unfolded it. I recognized the calligraphy immediately.
Bella,
Well, today is our big day. Are you nervous? I am. But I am so happy that I will have you all to myself. Bella, you truly mean the world to mean. I am so thankful that you've accepted me back into your life. And, not to mention, you're allowing me to be with Rosette. I love you, Bella. I'll see you at twilight.
Love, Edward
What a sweetheart. I closed the letter and put it in my pocket. Alice was still bouncing around.
"Come on Bella! We've got important stuff to do!"
"Like what?"
Alice smiled. I know that smile. Usually, that's the smile she gives me before she yanks me into a chair and begins to tassel around with my hair. I sighed and walked into her room. I sat in the chair that was placed in from of an obscenely large mirror. She was behind me and picked up a brush from the vanity. But then she stopped and walked out of her door.
"Rosalie! Esme! Let's get to work!"
Esme and Rosalie were there in a flash and picked up brushes. I grimaced.
"Guys, you don't really need an army for my hair, you know. I can do it myself."
Rosalie snorted.
"Bella, you don't even know what half of these products can do. Just trust us. You're in professional hands."
They laughed and began their work. Esme pulled out a box of curlers. Alice sprayed me with this cucumber smelling perfume. I guess it was some sort of detangle spray. Rosalie was right. I had no clue what even a quarter of this crap did. I'm not a girly girl. I would have been happy just leaving my hair down for the wedding. But no, this does not suit Alice or Rosalie. I just sat there and let them do their dirty work.
Five hours. It took them five hours to do my hair. For Christ's sake, they are vampires! It should have taken them no time to mess with my hair. So, now it's about 6:30 at night. I only had six more hours to go. My stomach was flipping. Rosalie pinned a flower in my hair. It was the shade of hyacinth blue.
"Edward's favorite color on you. Oh Bella, he'll just love it."
I smiled and gave a hug to each of them. Alice smiled again.
"Time for makeup! Sit, Bella."
You gotta be kidding me. There's more? Well, there's no point in arguing. I sat back down and closed my eyes. This task only took them a half hour. I was shocked.
"Jeez, I was expecting my makeup to take two hours."
Esme giggled.
"Bella, we are doing this at human speed. Everything has to be perfect. This is your first wedding. You want it to be memorable."
I smiled and was picked up by Alice. She carried me over to her closet. It was bigger than my old apartment. She pulled out a gown from the closet. I gasped. It was my wedding dress. It was very poofy at the end. It was sleeveless, tight around the tummy area and just absolutely stunning. It was a pure white color, with decals at the end. Alice, Rosalie and Esme smiled. I was about to cry. This family cared so much about me. It was so nice. I gave them each a hug again. Then, Alice pulled out a box with undergarments for me.
"Put these on. Trust me; you'll thank us for it later."
I opened the lid and peeked inside. There was a blue lingerie set, in hyacinth blue, of course. It was very skimpy. I prayed to god that it would be mildly comfortable, that way; it would get me through the reception. I sighed again and walked into the bathroom. I shed myself of all clothing and put on the lingerie set. To my hopes, it was actually very comfy. I put on a robe and walked outside to get help with my dress. They all laughed. Esme looked at me.
"Bella, dear, you're going to put that dress on at 11. Knowing you, you might spill something on it. And we really don't want that now do we?"
The girls laughed. I can't blame them. I am the world's biggest klutz. I laughed and walked downstairs. Esme began to make me food and I sat on the couch with Alice and Rosalie. I didn't see Emmett or Jasper. Even Carlisle wasn't there.
"Where are the boys?"
Rosalie looked at me.
"Out with Edward. My darling husband decided to throw Edward a little "Bachelor party". Don't worry about it though. They can't do much. They're underage."
Rose winked at me and I laughed.
I walked upstairs to my room and saw Rosette sleeping in her crib. All this kid ever does is sleep. I giggled and began to play with her hair. I saw so much of Jacob in her when she slept. It made me sad again. I really wanted Jacob to be here. He would have came, despite everything that's happened. I smiled and felt a tear slide down the left side of my cheek. Thank goodness Alice put waterproof makeup on me. Rosette stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes at me. She laughed.
"Hi Mommy."
Okay, now we can add "Hi" to her vocabulary. I giggled.
"Hi Rosette."
She laughed and made me pick her up. I played with her for a little while and put her back in the crib. A sudden sense of sickness ran through me. I ran into the bathroom and puked into the toilet. Alice rushed up the stairs and patted me on the back.
"Yep, you are pregnant. No doubt about that."
I sighed and went downstairs with Alice. We met up with Rosalie and Esme. We gossiped for hours. Then the clock hit 11 on the dot. Alice jumped up with all of her energy and giggled.
"Time for the dress!"
We walked up the stairs and everyone escorted me back into Alice's room. Rosalie ripped off the robe I was wearing. They whistled at my lingerie. I blushed and ran over to the closet. Esme met me there and unzipped the cover on the dress. I gasped. Sure, I had seen the dress a couple hours ago, but it was still stunning. Esme lowered the dress on the floor for me to step into. I put myself in and the girls lifted the dress. They tied all the knots in the back and zippered it up. I walked over to the mirror and took a look at myself. It was incredible. I looked completely different. Rosalie pushed me back onto the bed and pulled out a box of shoes. They were very spikey and I envisioned myself falling down the aisle. I moved away.
"Nu-uh! You've gotta be kidding me! I'm going to kill myself in those!"
"Relax Bella, Alice took a peek into the future and saw no accidents tonight. It's going to be perfect. Now, put on the damn shoes."
I gave up and, with the help of Rosalie, put on the shoes. Then I was lifted off the bed and dragged back over to Alice's vanity. They re-did my makeup, to make sure everything was perfect. And they even touched up my hair. By now, it was 11:45. My stomach was going crazy. Damn nerves. Alice walked over to me and smiled.
"You ready for this, Bella?"
No, not even close to being ready.
"Yeah Alice, let's get this going."
She walked me downstairs to the door that separated the house from the backyard. Carlisle was standing there, looking very handsome in his suit. He held out his arm for me.
"Bella, you look absolutely adorable. May I please walk you down the aisle?"
I nodded and entwined my arm into his.
The French doors opened wide and I found myself looking into a beautiful scene, as if it were from a fairy tale. I gulped and began my procession down the aisle.
