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Chapter 25

"So I'd like to thank all of you for coming along tonight and enjoy to rest of your evening, cheers." I concluded, taking a swing of my champagne.

Claps broke out around the room as others followed my lead.

Lowering myself back into my seat I sighed in relief, "Oh that was beautiful Edward, thank you." Bella leaned over and wrapped her arms around me.

"Well it was all true," I leaned in closer until our lips met.

"Hey, save that stuff for the honeymoon." Jacob called, causing eyes to turn at us and I watched as the blood warmed Bellas' cheeks.

Giving me one last kiss, she leaned back into her seat, glaring at Jacob.

"Come on Bella lets dance," I heard Alice cry, grabbing hold of Bellas arm and dragging her off.

"How about a dance Edward," Rosalie whispered into my ear.

Smiling I rose, placing her hand in mine, we headed for the dance floor, when a slow song began to play.

Setting our arms in the appropriate positions we began to move with the rhythm.

"So are you nervous about tomorrow?" Rosalie asked.

"No, strangely enough I can't wait to get it over with."

Rosalie laughed a little, "So what are you going to miss the most about being single, the late nights? Never ending parties? Women?"

"Well I could live without the late nights and I'll still a few parties, just not as wild as they used to be, but the woman, that's something I'll miss the most." I joked, pushing Rosalie out for a twirl then drawing her back.

"Same old Edward, but seriously Edward, I've spoken to Bella a lot tonight and she seems like a genuinely nice girl. Please don't screw it up with her, I've known you for so long and I know what you're like. Don't become stupid and lose her." Rosalie warned.

I smiled, trying to lighten her sudden serious mood, "I'm the perfect gentleman. You don't have to worry; I don't plan of screwing up." I said with the absolute confidence.

I looked down at Rosalie and found that she wasn't paying attention, she was staring at something over my shoulder.

"HEY," I yelled into her ear, jolting her out of her thoughts.

"Agh Edward don't do that, are you trying to make me deaf?"

"Nope," I turned so that now I was facing the direction she was looking toward and her back was to it. "Who you looking at Rosie?"

She scowled, "No one."

I scanned the crowd, for anyone she may have an interest in, but they were mainly female with a few males here and there, but I've known Rosalie for years and none of the men fit her physical standard.

"Rosie are you a lesbian?" I joked.

She glared and slapped my arm, "Edward you know perfectly well I'm not."

"Then who were you looking at…" then I spotted him. "Rosalie I want to introduce you to someone."

Leaving my hand at her waist, I directed her towards the person she had been staring at.

It took her a moment to realise what I was doing then a panicked expression appeared on her face, before her cool façade appeared.

"Hey Emmett, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine. Emmett this is Rosalie Hale, Rosalie this is Emmett McCarty."

I watched Emmett's eyes travel up Rosalie's body in appreciation, and Rosalie's did the same to him.

"Ah I'll leave you two now, excuse me."

I scanned the room in search of Bella; she was sitting at a table talking to Cliff.

"Hey Bella, having fun love?" I leaned in and dropped a kiss on her lips before sitting.

She smiled and grabbed hold of my hand. "Mr Cullen I was just telling Bella that it's time she left. She's got to get up early for her hair and… oh there's so much to do so I suggest you both thank everyone for coming and then Bella can get to bed." Cliff said, pointing towards a little stage in the corner with a microphone.

Pulling Bella up, off her seat and into my arms, we walked towards the stage.

"I love you Bella," I said to her before getting up on the platform.

"I love you too Edward, I can't wait to get married." She smiled brightly and turned to the crowd.

The DJ cut the music and Bella began, "Um excuse me everyone. I'd like to thank you all for coming tonight and being able to attend our wedding tomorrow," she looked up to me once more, happiness radiation off of her.

I stepped forward and spoke into the mike, "Bella's got to get going now so we both wanted to tell you how much you're attendance this evening and at tomorrows wedding really means to us, again thank you,"

"and goodnight." Bella finished, waving to the crowd before pulling me off the stage with her.

The music picked up again as Bella and I moved through the crowd, Bella saying bye to everyone.

"Oh Alice, I'm staying at her place tonight so I'm gonna need her to get in." Bella explained, scanning the crowd.

"Are you going to be okay by yourself?" Bella asked later on, before getting into the waiting cab.

"Bella, I'll be fine." I assured, placing my hands on her delicate shoulders and leaned in, so that there was only a few millimetres separating our lips. "Go with Alice and get some rest, tomorrow I'll be waiting for you at the wedding alter. Tomorrow you'll be my wife." I announced with pleasure, closing the gap I kissed Bella passionately one last time as a single man.

"I love you." she sighed, before letting go and dropping into the dark cabin of the taxi.

--Bella--

"Alice I don't think I'll be able to sleep." I whined undoing the zip of my evening dress, before slipping into my old cotton pyjama pants.

I heard Alice sigh through the thin dressing divider, "Offcourse you won't be able to sleep. You're getting married tomorrow. I'd think something was wrong with you if you could."

As always, a smile spread across my face whenever someone mentioned that I was getting married. Stepping out from behind the divider I walked towards Alice who was sitting on the bed beside the sleeping form of Clara.

"Alice, you are the best possible friend anyone could ever possibly dream to have. I'm so lucky that I got to have you there by my side helping me throughout my life. Apart from Jake you're the only person in this world that I could trust growing up and now with Edward and Clara… Love you Al."

She looked up at me, eyes brimming with tears, "Oh Bella you are like the clueless little sister I never had." she cried leaping up and wrapping her little arms around me.

"Oh Al I'm scared…" I said, getting a little bit teary, Alice cried even harder, holding onto me tighter.

"Don't be Bella, I'm here for you… everyone is here for you." she hiccuped throughout her sentence.

"I know Alice."

"I'll miss you." she sobbed, "Nothing's going to be the same anymore."

I nodded, "I know, but we won't change, just our situations."

"No, not mine, yours will, but not mine. I'll still be the single Alice Brandon, the one that no one wanted."

I gently hit her back, "What are you talking about Alice, everyone wants you."

She loosened her grip around me then plonked onto the bed, causing Clara to stir, but thankfully didn't wake her up.

"No Bella, no one wants me. Jasper can't stand me." She sniffed.

I walked to the nightstand and handed Alice the box of Kleenex.

"Crap my makeup's run." she cried, breaking out into another round of tears.

"Oh Alice stop please stop crying, it really doesn't look bad. Runny mascara looks wonderful on you." I urged.

"Really?" she asked meekly looked up at me through her tear filled eyelids.

'Something's seriously wrong here.' I thought before nodding in assurance.

That seemed to do the job. The tears stopped flowing and the bright bubbly Alice came back.

"Oh Bella, guess what I've got!"

"Oh I don't now… a Mexican pineapple juggler?"

She scoffed, "Nope even better, I rented out Weathering Heights and have got fat free ice-cream, since you want to be able to fit into your wedding dress tomorrow. I thought, 'last night as a single woman, how would Bella like to spend it?' staying at home watching her favourite novel come to life." Alice cried excitedly.

I smiled at her happiness, better than crying. Picking up Clara I placed her into her cot setup in the guestroom before heading to the living room.

"Thank so much Alice, just like old times." I said, settling into the couch with my tub of fat free cookies and cream ice-cream.

She giggled, "Bella I was just thinking about what happened in the room just then." She laughed lightly a bit more, "God I think someone spiked my drink back at the club. Haha I can't believe I cried like that. I mean sure, I am upset about things changing but I am happy for you." she giggled, "Reminds me of when you were pregnant, how you had sporadic mood changes."

--

Rrrrring! Rrrrring!

My mobile phone pierced the sleeping silence of Alice's apartment. Clara immediately woke, but being the angle she is didn't cry, just began to survey her surroundings leaving me to hunt down my phone.

"Hello?"

"Bella?" a familiar voice whispered.

"Yeah… Edward?"

"Oh Bella, were you asleep?" Edward asked.

I nodded, before realising that I was talking to him through the phone line, "Yes I was. What's wrong?"

"Oh it's nothing Bella I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you. I just…" he trailed off.

I waited a few moments, but he didn't speak. "Edward? What's going on? Is something wrong?"

I heard shuffling in the background before Edwards voice came through, "No, I just wanted to know if you loved me." He said seriously.

Surprised at his question I didn't reply immediately, I was thinking of all the things he could have been thinking to ask me that question.

"Yes… do you love me?" I felt the need to ask.

"You know the answer Bella." he replied, "I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." He said before hanging up.

I stared at the screen until the light when off and continued to stare into the darkness.

--

"Bella. BELLA!"

I shot up at the sound of my name being repeatedly yelled out.

"Oh finally!" Alice sighed, "You're late for your hair appointment. Cliff and I have been trying to wake you up. I guess we stayed up too late last night." Alice said with amusement before confusion settle on her features, "What are you doing sleeping on the floor anyway Bella?"

For the first time I realised that I was indeed on the floor, holding my phone.

"Crap Alice how late am I?"

"Just 10 minutes, but that's a precious 10 minutes gone, now lets go before we waste more time."

I quickly dressed into something light before Alice grabbed my arm.

"Hey where is Clara? Has did Bridget come at get her already?" I said sadly. I didn't get to see my baby this morning.

"No Jacob came by and he said something about taking her to the park before meeting us at my place before the wedding."

I nodded, happy that Clara was with someone I knew and trusted, rather than with some babysitter Edward had hired.

About 40 minutes later, after having my hair pulled, plucked, burnt, trimmed, sprayed and twisted I emerged from the salon.

"Quickly get into the car before a pigeon shits in your hair!" Cliff cried, pushing me into the dim interior of the limo, which had been waiting by the curb.

"Okay back to Alice's place." Cliff yelled at the driver.

"Bella dear, I'm leaving you in the hands on Alice. Whom I'm hoping will get you dressed and have everything organised and I'll meet you at the entrance of the church in 2 hours. I'm going straight to the church where Edward is probably waiting. Don't worry Bella, this is your day and you'll never forget it." Cliff assured me as we pulled up in front of Alice's building.

"Good luck darling." He pecked my cheek before hustling me and Alice out and zoomed off in the limo.

I looked at Alice and we smiled at each other. "Okay Alice work your magic." I said as she smiled even harder and we run into the building, careful not to do any damage to my hair.

--Jasper--

My nerves were on end. Christ! It wasn't even my wedding.

Standing in a remote hallway with one wall lined with windows, I stood in a corner next to the door where the groom was supposed to be getting ready in.

I paced back and forth.

Watching as guest after guest walked into the church, after having dealt with the swarm of photographers who were stationed outside the church.

Through the window I watched as each person smiled, laughed and had their picture taken.

Every one of them happy and relaxed, oblivious to the fact that the wedding they had arrived to watch might not happen.

Cliff the wedding planner came rushing down the hall and straight to where I was pacing nervously.

"Christ! I spoke to the florists, who've been here since 7 setting up the flowers, if he turned up earlier and they said no. I spoke to the ushers, priest… everyone who might have seen him, they don't know! Shit this is a disaster!"

"Watch you're mouth, this is a church." I reminded him.

Cliff glared at me.

"Have you called him again?" he demanded.

"I've called him, I've been calling him every minute practically. He's not answering."

Cliff stomped his foot, "Shit! Shit shit shit shit shit!" he cried, loosening his silk tie. "Oh lord, I think I'm going to faint." He placed the palm of his hand dramatically on his forehead.

"For goodness sake shut up!" I hissed, grabbing the front of his suit and pulling him around so he smashed into the stone wall. "You calm down, you're just the wedding planner, either way you get paid, but this is my family. If anyone is going to faint it's me." I growled.

I know it isn't right to take my anger out on the poor guy, but I really did not want to deal with…

"What's that?" I let go of Cliffs shirt and turned to I was facing the direction the music was coming from.

"Isn't… wait… isn't that the wedding march?" I stopped, listening hard, the cogs in my head turning and…

"Oh NO!"

I was out of there, down the halls, up the little light of steps and just as I reached the main hallway, I watched as the end of Bella white wedding dress disappeared behind the corner to the main hall.

I was too late.

Now, at least, 500 or more people would watch her humiliation.

I never thought I'd hate my brother, but at this very moment I would not care if he died.

I continued walking towards the main hall doors, hoping that Edward had somehow turned up and was in there right now, receiving Bellas hand and that they were going to get married right now.

My hopes died the next moment when a fragile form ran into my solid form.

Looking down, my eyes met with brown eyes which were filled with tears.

"Jasper?" she whimpered, before stepping around me and fleeing.

Only then did I notice the stack of people behind her.

Alice ran after and so did Jacob, the rest all stood, wide eyed in shock.

I couldn't think of anything to say so I said, "Uh, wait here." before sprinting off after Bella.

"Bella!" I called soon as I was out of the church.

"Wait, don't go yet!" I cried, unsure of why I'm even bothering.

She turned around, her wedding dress swishing gracefully around her. Her face was streaked with tears and she wore the most heartbreaking expression.

"Jasper please… I d-don't think I-I'll be a-able to h-handle it." she sobbed.

"Oh Bella come on." Alice came up to her friend and wrapped her arm around her, "Let's go." Alice said, giving me a harsh look, which caused my heart to ache, before guiding Bella to the waiting limo.

"Hey you." I looked towards the voice and it was Jacob, he was leaning out the window on the other side of the limo, "Tell Edward he can piss off and to not try and call Bella." he shouted, before the limo took off.

I bet some of you are swearing at me for that. Well you didn't think I'd let them get married and live happily ever after that easily did you?

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