A/N I am so sorry this chapter took so long, I have been super busy and sort of had writers block.

So this story is sort of going in a different direction. I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 14-Champagne for my real friends

4 1/2 years later.

Tonight was a big night, an exciting night. Rose and Emmet's engagment party. We all just recently graduated college. All from Dartmouth. Well expection of one of us.

Emmet finally asked Rose to marry him and of course she said yes. Now Alice being Alice, insisted on them having a party, and me being the maid of honor I had to help. Joy.

Rosalie was ecstatic though so I did it for her. She has always helped me throught the years so I would always do the same for her.

"Bella you better be ready. We have to go down in ten minutes." Alice called through the door.

She was planning the wedding, and was completely stressed out. And you do not want to piss off a stressed out Alice. Ask Emmet. It's not pretty.

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Hold on to your panties." I told her. She sighed frustrated and I could here Rosalies giggles.

I opened the door slowly and they both looked at me with there jaws dropped.

"Bella you look gorgeous. I can't believe you picked that out yourself." Alice said clearly shocked.

Rose finaly after hours of argueing with Alice convinced her that I was aloud to pick out my own dress for the dinner. Under conditions though of course. I had to wear heels, it had to be fancy, and designer. I agreed and me and Rose went shopping.

We picked out a strapless black dress. It had a thick ribbon right under the bust that tied in the back. It puffed out slightly and fell just above my knees. It was simple yet elegant and classy. And was clearly approved by Alice.

I let Rose do my hair, she curled it all in small ringlets, only to put it up. Which I didn't understand at all but whatevever. She put it up in a messy bun with curls falling out of it and curls framing my face. It was beautiful. I suprisingly loved the way I looked.

I just smiled at my two beautiful best friends and thanked them. They looked stunning as always. Rose was wearing a red halter dress that fell just below her knees. It was sexy and totally Rosalie, only she could pull that off.

Alice was wearing a hot pink strapless dress, it had a sweetheart neckline and was satin on top. It flowed right under her bust down to right above her knee. It was adorable.

"You guys look amazing too." I smiled at them and they returned it. We all started hugging and squealing like teenage girls again.

"Okay Rose are you ready for this." I asked her with a smile.

She beamed the biggest smile and nodded causing me and Alice to giggle.

"Okay we will meet you down there." I told her giving her a big hug and a kiss on the cheek, Alice doing the same.

Me nad Alice made our way downstairs and noticed some people have already begun to arrive. The party was at the Hale's mansion. Alice had totally transformed the downstairs into a ballroom hall.

The front room was completely cleared out and was turned into a dance area. There was a dj booth and was all very elegantly lit. The dinning room was were we would be eating. It was full of round tables with elegant cream table cloths. There was flowers with red roses everywhere around the house.

It was all being catered so there were waiters all around in nice perfessional outfits. Alice really had out done herself, like always. It was amazing.

"Wow Alice. This place looks great." I told her in awe.

She smiled proudly. "Thanks. I know." She said confidently. I laughed and continued downstairs to find Emmet. He and Rose were coming downstairs together for a sort of grand entrance, and I got the job of sending him upstairs.

Everyone started showing up and it got pretty packed. Alice had invited everyone they have ever met it seemed like. Then Alice's bell like voice called everyones attention.

She was at the DJ booth with a microphone.

"Excuse me. Can I have your attention please." She said polietly. Everyone began to quiet down and turned to look at her. "Thank you. I am proud to announce the happy couple. Rosalie and Emmet." She said proudly.

Everyone turned their attention behind them to the staircase were Rose and Em came down gracfully. Everyone applauded as they reached the ground floor.

Rose immediatly spotted me and came straight for me. She was stopped along the way greeting people but eventually made it to me.

"Congratulations." I said hugging her. Her smile was the biggest I have ever seen it. She was the happiest I have ever seen her. That made me happy.

"You too Em." I turned to him and he swept me up into one of his signature bear hugs. I laughed breathlessly once he put me down. Alice and Jasper made there way to us.

"Alice thank you so much. This is amazing." Rose gushed giving Alice a big hug. Alice just giggled.

"No problem at all." Alice said modestly.

"Come on Bell lets go greet people." Rose said hooking her arm through mine.

"Uh Rose isn't that Emmets job?" Alice asked.

Jasper and Emmet rolled there eyes at her. "Are you kidding, Bella and Rose never leave eachothers sides for something like this." Jasper explained to her.

Me and Rose just smiled and made our way around. We greeted what seemed like hundreds of people. We were having fun though, we would laugh at old stuff or when we seen someone from our childhood. Everyone that knew us as kids would comment on how we havent changed, still always together.

That would make us smile, it was true. Even after all these years me and Rose were still best friends.

Rose was talking to some friend from college and I was just standing quietly next to her.

"Well two pretty ladies in one place." A velvet voice said from behind. I glanced at Rose and I'm sure our faces looked the same. Shock, mixed with anger, and nerves.

We both turned around slowly still hooked by our arms. I forced a smile on my face and looked up at Edward Cullen.

"Edward hey! How are you?" Rose asked polietly, obviously faking excitment. She gave him a quick hug and pulled back.

"Hi Rose I'm good. Congratulations by the way. " He told her, still not aknowledging me.

"Thanks." She said politely.

"Bella Swan, how are you?" He smiled crookedly at me. He was staring at me intensly.

"Good you?" I said with absolutely no emotion in my voice.

"Good. You look amazing." He said, I blushed slightly.

"Thanks." I said dead again.

"You too Rose." He added quickly finally taking his gaze off of me.

She thanked him again. I looked around for the only person I want to see at this moment and found her in the corner with some old lady.

"I'll be right back." I told Rose. "Edward." I nodded and walked right past him.

I bee lined right to Alice grabbing a glass of champagne from one of the waiters on the way. I smiled polietly to the old woman she was talking to as I grabbed her arm as tight as possible. "Can you excuse us please." I said in the sweetest voice.

I yanked Alice quickly away and she flinched slightly at my grip.

"Ow geeze Bella what the hell." She said yanking her arm from my grip and rubbing it.

"Dont you what the hell me Alice Cullen." I spit at her glaring.

She looked confused for about ten seconds before realization dawned on her.

"You saw him?" She stated more then asked.

"Yes I saw him. Why the hell didn't you tell me he was coming." I spit at her again. I was mad and this evil little pixie was going to get it.

"Well, I don't know, I just-" She was cut off by Rose coming over quickly.

"Bell I am so sorry I had no idea he was going to be here." She said quickly.

"You didn't tell anyone Alice." I asked even angrier after hearing Rose didn't even know.

"Well I knew if anyone knew-" She was cut off again by Emmet and Jasper, coming over.

"What is Edward dong here?"Jasper asked calmly, although I knew he probably wasn't.

"Yeah." Emmet glared at Alice. She was in the middle trapped by four confused and angry friends.

"Guys I'm sorry. I thought he should be here. He loved you both." She defended.

"Okay Alice thats fine but why didnt you tell any of us?" Rose asked a little sweeter then I would have.

"Well I knew you guys would tell Bella, then she would have freaked out and not came." She said sheepishly.

It did sound an awful lot like something the I would have done. "I would have never missed my best friend's engagment party. " I said through my teeth.

Rose came and hooked her arm through mine, comfortingly. "I could have a least avoided him if I knew he was going to be here." I whispered now, since people were starting to stare.

"Im sorry I know I didn't know what to do." Alice apologized.

"Hey here is where everyone is." A velvet voice said from behind our circle.

I rolled my eyes at Alice and he quickly walked up to Emmet and Jas on the other side of me and Rose.

We all just smiled and said hello quickly. I took a sip of my champane trying to make this situation any less akward.

Emmet finally broke the silence. "So thanks for coming, I must say it's a suprise." He said polietly but glared at Alice quickly.

"Oh I wouldn't miss this." He said as if it were obvious.

"Oh really well you managed to miss our graduation." I said sweetly, but couldn't help my bitterness seep through. Everyone looked at me sort of amused and shocked.

"Well I was um busy and I-"

I cut him off, I really didn't care about his excuses. "Actually if memory serves me correctly you haven't talked to any of us in what is it now." I looked around pretending like I didn't know. "4 years. So I'm sure you can imagine our suprise." Everyone was hiding there smirks behind there glasses. Except for Edward who just looked stunned.

I quickly slammed the remains of my champagne grabbing another from the waiter behind me. I walked right between him and Em before turning to him. "If you'll excuse me." I said again sweetly with bitternes.

I slammed my champagne again as I walked away from Edward. I grabbed another quickly before walking into a familar face.

"Hey slow it down there Bellie." He took my glass from me gently. I smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry Nate, I guess I'm just a little stressed." I admitted.

"Yeah I saw him." He said in understanding. "Are you okay?" He asked concerned. I sighed.

"What do you think?" I asked him. He quickly looked at the glass in his hand and back at me and laughed.

"Yeah sorry not a good question." I laughed with him.

I sighed and a frown quickly appeared on my face. "Oh Bells." he said quickly pulling me into his arms. I cried silently in his arms.

"Bell are you okay. I'm so sorry." Rose said from behind me.

I pulled away from Nate and face my three best friends. "I'm fine. I'm sorry this is your day. Enough about me. Let's be happy for you." I said quickly whipping my tears from my face.

"Bella don't be silly. We love you and you are more important than some stupid party." Rose said wrapping her arm around me. I smiled as the Emmet nodded in agreement.

"Im okay. I swear." I told them truthfully.

"Come on it's time for dinner." I said pulling them into the dinning room.

Rose, Emmet, Jasper, Me, Alice and Nate, along with Emmet's and Rose's parents sat at the round table in the middle of the room. My parents, along with the Cullens, including Edward, and Nate's father sat on the table to the right of us. And guess who's chair was directly behind mine. Big suprise. Edwards.

The dinner was delicious, Alice truly did amazing job with the party, I had to admit. Even though I was not happy with her at the moment. She was sitting quietly obviously scared we were going to blow up on her again. I felt kind of bad I mean it is her brother, but she still should have told us.

It was now time for mine and Jasper's toasts. Being the maid of honor and best man and all. I clinked my fork with my glass while standing up.

I smiled and took a deep breath and started. "Hello everyone. I'm so glad you can make it. As the maid of honor I thouhgt I should make a toast. Rosalie has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. " I smiled down at a beaming Rosalie. "And Emmet has always treated me like a little sister. But from the age of five it was always obvious these two love eachother. But of course Rose and Emmet being well, Rose and Emmet they were too stuborn to admit it." Everyone laughed.

"But once they did and got passed the teasing, and flirtation and the crazyness, there love couldn't be more pure." I smiled down at them as Emmet pulled Rose closer. "And now here they are engaged and I couldn't be happier." I started to get choked up. Rose reached out her hand and grabbed mine, she had tears in her eyes too. " I love you both so much. You are both amazing people and no one deserves happiness more than you too." Tears were falling down mine and Rose's cheeks now.

"Emmet take care of my best friend for me okay. You are the only one I would give Rosie too. Cheers." I lifted my glass and took a drink as did everyone else. They all applauded as I sat down and Rose gave me a huge hug.

"You never have to give me away Isabella Swan. You are stuck with me forever." She said in my ear. I giggled, and nodded.

"Good." I said laughing because we were both crying. Jasper gave his speech which was beautiful and sincere of course.

The party went perfectly, despite the whole Edward thing. But we all got passed it and just had fun. Rose and Emmet danced and it was hilarious as Emmet flung Rose around. She looked mad but was giggling wildly. I knew she was happy.

I was helping clean up since I was staying the night here with Rose and Alice. Alice apologized so many times I lost count. Me and Rose forgave her once we realized it isn't her fault that Edward was and ass.

It had mostly emptied out just a few family members left.. Rose and Em were still dancing as well as Alice and Jasper. They all looked so happy and in love. I sighed to myself, I can't help but wonder if I will ever have that. It doesn't seem likely.

I began to start to take down decorations, might as well get a head start.

"May I have this dance?" A smooth velvet voice asked from behind me. I cringed knowing exactly who it was. I could never forget that voice, his voice.

I spun around quickly to yell at him but my foot caught and I was falling straight forward. I was waiting for the floor but I was caught by two strong arms instead.

"Be carful Bells." He chuckled at my clumsiness. I quickly straightened up and pulled out of his arms.

"What do you want Edward? What are you even doing here?" I asked him finaly. I was sick of us walking on eggshells with him. We all wanted to know.

"I'm here to celebrate our friends engagment." He said as if it were obvious. Is he honestly going to play dumb.

"Edward you know what I mean." I glared at him.

"Bella I understand if you are mad at me because I didn't keep touch. But I think I have every right to be here. Just as much as you." He said starting to get angry.

I laughed loudly without a trace of humor. He has to be kidding right.

"You think this is because you didn't keep in touch?" I asked completly shocked. He just nodded, probably not sure what to make of my out burst.

"Oh my god, Edward. Get over yourself I am not that desperate." I was yelling now. "You know exactly why I hate you. And you have just as much right to be here as me. Your kidding right? Rosalie is my best friend as is Emmet. You only were friends with them for what 6 months? A year tops. Just go back to where you ran off to and stay the hell away from us." I walked away after my rant. He can't just waltz back into our lives and expect everything to be okay.

It wasn't until then did I notice everyone was watching us. Jas, Em and Rose all had sympathetic looks on there faces. Alice was glaring at Edward, probably mad for upseting me.

"Bellie are you okay?" Nate asked in a protective voice. He was glaring at Edward, who was glaring right back.

"Thanks Nate, Im fine." I smiled and kissed his cheek.

"Oh how sweet. You guys are back together." Edward said mocking us.

"Edward stay the hell away from me." I shouted, so mad I didn't care at everyone staring at us, or care about defending me and Nate.

I quickly walked outside to my car, I just have to get away from his arrogant ass. I was stopped though by Rose. I should have known.

"Bells don't go. Edward is the one who should leave. Don't let him drive you away from your friends." Rose said sadly. I couldn't stand her to be sad. Especially at her own engagment party.

"Rose I am okay. Go in have fun." I said smiling the best I could. She didn't buy it of course, she knows me better than I know myself.

"Bells come on inside. Your supposed to stay the night." She reminded me. I rolled my eyes.

"Fine." I said defeated. We walked back inside arm in arm. Rose was beaming but was still comforting me. She really is an amazing friend.

So I know this isn't exactly what everyone wanted to happen. And what happened between Edward and Bella will be explained in later chapters. Please Review and let me know what you think(= Thank you.