A/N: Okay my reviews are becoming a little slugish so review or we stop here!
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The next day we finally had everything planned out. I had my bachlorette party tonight and then my bridal shower in a week. Everyone was hoping that we could get the wedding for sometime within a two month time frame so that it would be in July. I was worried about planning any kind of outdoor wedding in Forks but Alyssa had promised to make sure that the weather was perfect; I'd rather do it myself but 'I wasn't allowed to on my wedding day!'.
Renee was still around but I'd almost completely ignored her and Phil, although I did feel a little bad about not talking to him, it wasn't his fault. Olivia called it guilt by association but I did try to talk to him a little so he'd know that it wasn't him I was mad at. My mother had been on a crusade since she arrived, trying to get me alone so she could talk me out of marrying Jake every chance she got; it was pissing me off even more.
I loved Jake and why she couldn't be happy for me now like she had been when I was with Edward was beyond me. I thought that maybe it was something about Jake being Billy's son because even if she didn't want to admit it, she didn't like me marrying Charlie's best friend's son. Alyssa had her own life and boyfriend to handle but she'd always made sure to leave me with someone because she understood me not wanting to be left alone with my mother; I was grateful for that.
We were sitting in Charlie's house working on plans for the wedding, the party tonight was a 'surprise', and I was terrified. I was glad that my Dad was willing to let us work around here because my mother had been avoiding this place like the plague. Jake and I were going to have the wedding on the beach, well the cliffs, because we'd been there so much lately and both of us felt that they held sentimental value.
"Okay, now let's talk about flowers and dresses!" Olivia shouted. That was all she and Sula been able to think about since we started this but luckily Lyssa and Lena didn't have such one track minds. They'd gotten the seating and catering sketched out roughly with my help and they were going to finalize it later.
There was a sudden knock on the door so I got up and answered it. When I opened the door, there was a little pale faced pixie standing there and I froze.
"Hi Bella, can we talk?" Alice Cullen asked me sheepishly.
I nodded and stepped out onto the porch, giving the girls a shrug, because they were watching worriedly from the living room.
"What do you want Alice?" I demanded. Not willing to let my guard down to the sister who had stabbed me in the back because she didn't get her way.
"Bella, I wanted to let you know that I am sorry. I never wanted to hurt you, I only acted the way I did because I thought that you were leaving us and never wanted to see me again. When Carlisle told me that you had promised to keep in touch with us and that you hadn't cut us out completely, I felt horrible. Just so you know I know how much Jake loves you and I'm happy for you both. I understand that you are probably still angry but I'd really like for us to be friends again," She told me.
I felt horrible; I never wanted Alice to feel that way. After thinking about if for a minute I stepped forward and hugged her, "You know Alyssa is my maid of honor, but I still need a matron."
We went back inside and I looked at the girls, "Guys, this is Alice Cullen, yes from those Cullens," I told Olivia who had opened her mouth, "She'd going to be my matron of honor."
Most of the girls froze but to my relief, Lyssa scooted over and patted the seat next to her, "Well then come on over Alice, maybe you can help us sort out this mess of seating."
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That night, after telling the pack that Alice was going to be in town, helping us with the wedding, I was getting ready for my bachlorette party. Jake had been okay with the Cullens coming to the wedding much to my surprise. He'd said that if I wanted them there on my special day then that was up to me and he promised to make sure no one, werewolf, vampire, human, or elemental ruined it for me.
The pack didn't really have much choice since Jake and I both wanted them there but Sam did call Carlisle and they talked about terms for vampires coming onto the reservation for a good hour. Some how Emmett having to eat a piece of cake in front of the pack was worked into the deal; I'm still fuzzy on how that happened.
I never thought I'd miss Alice dressing me up but seeing as I had no clue what we were going to be doing tonight I was relieved. Jake had sworn that if he caught wind of a stripper he was killing everyone so I was luckily not going to have to worry about that.
"Okay, put this on," My pixie friend told me but I froze.
"Oh HELL no! Forget it!" I shouted loudly. She had a leather mini-skirt that if I bent over, everything was coming out, and a shirt that showed more cleavage that a two-dollar whore. I wouldn't be caught dead it that.
"Just put it on Bella and no one gets hurt," Alice told me grinning like the Mad Hatter.
"You're not in any position to be giving orders shorty!" I told her backing away slowly.
I failed to see Olivia and Ursula behind me until they'd grabbed me and was literally forcing me into the god awful outfit. I did go down without a fight but it was futile in the end and I looked like a total slut; a hot slut, but still a slut.
Alice did my hair and make-up, and she put me in a pair of four inch black leather boots; great now I was going to have a broken leg on my wedding day. Then we were leaving. I stayed ducked down in the back seat until I saw the 'Now Leaving Forks' sign because in this small town, if anyone, and I mean ANYONE, had seen me in this outfit, it would have been all over the place by morning.
We drove into Seattle and I looked around while the other girls chatted about the wedding and shower. They were all so excited and so was I but my mother wasn't. She'd tried to talk me out of it again after the girls went home; actually coming to Charlie's.
"Bella, you shouldn't do this. You hate Forks, and you just broke up with Edward, maybe you guys could work it out" Renee tried to tell me. Ahh, so Charlie hadn't told her; note to self, kill father right after he walks you down the isle.
I looked over at Alice, who was spending the night with me at Charlie's because she couldn't come to the reservation until day of. I was staying here since I'd said no more sex until after the wedding, poor Jake had looked like I'd slapped him but oh well, he'd get over it, "Maybe you should leave."
"No it's okay, really. I'll stay, I'm not mad at you, so go ahead," she tried to encourage me.
"Mom, Edward is dead. I killed him when he attacked Jake and you need to realize that I'd do it again. I used to not like Forks but it's grown on me and now I love it, and I love Jake and we are going to get married. If you can't be supportive, you won't be invited." I told her calmly.
Renee opened and closed her mouth a few times, I heard Alice chuckle a little but I fought to keep a straight face, "Bella, you're making a mistake. If you are hell bent on doing this then I guess I'll just have to let you make your own mistakes."
She'd turned and left; I'd never been so hurt. I started to cry and Alice held me tightly but I sobbed harder and harder, until all the girls, pack and elemental, came back over and everyone comforted me. About two hours afterward, Emily, Kim, Leah, Angela, Alyssa, and Elena, left to go get 'things' ready, while Alice, Olivia, and Ursula, stayed to help get me ready.
We turned into a club and it was vibrating from the music being played. The girls dragged me in. The bouncer looked at me like I was a piece of meat but Alice pulled me toward a private room quickly while Liv discreetly caught his pants on fire; okay maybe it wasn't discreet but it made me feel better.
Everyone danced and we all had fun for a while. It was cool having all my friends here and together, I even saw Leah and Alice dancing together which made me feel really good. It was about an hour after arrival that there was a knock on the door.
A police officer walked in and porn music started, "Miss Swan you are under arrest!"
Damn, Damn, DAMN!
