BPOV
I crashed as soon as I got to Alice's house. It was the best sleep I had gotten in a long time. I was in shock when I woke up before the alarm. It was eight, and the girls were still sound asleep. I quickly got up and took a shower, doing all the normal female stuff. Just as I was finishing, I heard the door open. Whoever it was didn't say anything, so I figured it must have been Rose. I opened the shower door and grabbed my towel before getting out.
"I'm nervous now," Alice said from her seat on the toilet lid, scaring the shit out of me.
"Jesus Christ, Alice, you scared me!" I said, clutching my chest.
"I'm sorry. Why am I nervous?" she asked me. Like I would know.
"You are marring the love of your life. There is nothing to be nervous about," I said, giving her a hug.
"Jesus, Bella, put some clothes on! Get up, Alice; I have to pee," Rose said. Alice moved to sit on the sink, and I grabbed the blow dryer. "So, what are we talking about?" Rose asked as she finished using the toilet.
"Alice is nervous," I explained and watched as the loving Rose surfaced. She could be so comforting when she wanted to be. After Rose's pep talk, I think Alice felt better. I was blow drying my hair, so I didn't get to hear her whole speech. It always takes me forever to dry my hair, so Alice jumped into the shower and Rose took her place on the sink. By the time I was done, Alice had finished and Rose was in the shower.
"How do you want my hair?" I asked Alice as I started to play with it.
"I'm thinking pin straight, and then we can pull the sides back somehow," she said smiling. I loved Alice's thought on simple but elegant. It really worked together. Alice had a veil that would work with her short hair, and we were able to style it easily and get the comb to stick in. By ten-thirty, we were all doing our makeup. The limo would be there to get us at eleven.
When we were done, Alice gave us each a gift: a diamond necklace that had the three stones that hung from the chain. It was beyond beautiful.
"Alice, thank you so much," I said, giving her a hug.
"Yeah Alice, this is more than we deserve," Rose said, smiling at her necklace.
"Are you guys kidding me?" she asked, looking at both of us. "I'm sorry I couldn't give you two more. You have been beyond wonderful to me," she said with tears in her eyes.
"No! No crying; you will ruin your make up," I scolded her.
"That and what are friends for?" Rose added.
We got the church on time. I took my time getting dressed, because I didn't see the point in being ready an hour early. Rose and I had to help Alice get her dress on. All I know is that when I get married, my dress is going to be simple: nothing with a thousand layers like Alice's. I had never seen such a large, extravagant dress before. Even when Alice and I went shopping for it, it hadn't looked that big. The sales woman who was helping us, slipped it over her head with ease. Rose and I, on the other hand, had problems. I was about ready to break into a sweat. Just as we got her all zipped up, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see Edward's sweet face smiling at me. He looked so good all dressed up.
"What's up?" I asked him, opening the door more.
"Jasper said you guys had flowers for us," he said with a smile. "Alice, you look out of this world."
"Thanks, Edward. You are too sweet. Bella, the flowers are over there. Put your dress on, and go help them pin them on. I don't want them lop sided," she said to me as she was snapping her fingers.
"Why do I have to put my dress on?" I asked as I was getting the box of flowers.
"I just want to know that you are ready in case you get talking to someone or go outside. I don't want to have to send Rose to find you," she said, looking in the mirror fixing her veil.
"I'll step out and wait for you," Edward said before stepping out and shutting the door.
"You are welcome, Bella," Alice said with an evil grin on her face.
"Welcome for what?" I asked confused as Rose zipped me up.
"Now you have forty-five minutes to talk to Edward," she said, clapping her hands together.
"Whatever," I said as I was walking out of the room. When I saw Edward waiting for me, I stuck my head back into the door and said thank you. We walked slowly down the hall, neither one of us saying anything.
"You look smoking hot," Edward finally said with a nervous laugh. I blushed.
"Thanks; you look pretty hot yourself," I said, nudging his arm.
"Did you bring a date?" he asked, like it was no big deal. I didn't bring a date because I was hoping to be his. I hope he didn't bring one, or that would put a damper on my plans to go home with him. Then I saw him smirk.
"No, I'm here alone. Going to see what my pickings are," I said in a serious tone. It took everything I had not to laugh.
"Pickings?" he repeated with a laugh. "Well, I think I am the only single guy here."
"Damn! I was hoping for someone new," I said, snapping my fingers. We were both laughing when he suddenly stopped walking. I turned toward him, and he started to rub his hands up and down my arms.
"Bella, I'm so sorry. I should have listened. I have wasted so much time being a fucking asshole. Can you forgive me for that?" he asked, looking into my eyes. I felt a lump form in my throat, so all I did was nod my head. "And I know that you said you don't give second chances, but do you think you could make an exception for me? And if I fuck up again…" He was cut off mid-sentence when Jasper found us and asked for the flowers. I followed him into the room, and helped all the boys with their boutonnieres. Just as I finished pinning Edward's on his lapel, the minister asked the boys to come with him. I could feel how disappointed Edward was. As I was walking away, Edward grabbed my hand and gave it a squeeze. I looked up at his face and gave him a smile. When he released my hand, I walked back to where the girls were. As soon as I got the door open, Alice started playing twenty questions.
"Well...how'd it go? Are you back together? Did you tell him that you were in love with him?"
"No, we didn't get to say much. He just asked if I could forgive him, and I told him yes, but that was really all that was said because Jasper interrupted us," I told them. They both looked a little upset.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Rosalie asked
"No, why?" I responded, confused as to why she was pissed off.
"You were gone for over half an hour!" Alice said, clearly annoyed.
"Really?" I asked as I looked at the clock. "Wow! Well, we walked really slow at first. I didn't know what to say or where to start. It's not a big deal, though; we can talk later," I said with a shrug. They both looked annoyed and started to whisper to each other. "What are you two whispering about?" I asked, getting annoyed myself. They didn't have time to tell me, because Alice's father came in and told us it was time.
"Okay," Alice said grabbing her flowers. "I'm a little nervous now," she said as Rose and I smiled at her. I was a little nervous, too, but I would never tell her that. As we walked through the hallway to get to the sanctuary, I thought about my short conversation with Edward. I was glad he wanted to get back together. It was going to be easier to talk to him, now.
