Chapter Twenty Five - Clubbing
"Bella, just hold still!" Alice told Mom. She was trying to do the final fitting, and no one was cooperating easily, especially not my mother. She hated getting all dressed up.
The entire wedding party was at my parents house today, all crammed into the tiny livingroom. Mom, Alice and Rosalie all looked stunning in their deep green bridesmaids dresses, and Dad, Seth, Quil and Embry were very handsome in their black tuxes. Jasper was wearing a long black robe over top of his tuxedo; he'd taken an online course last week and would be playing minister for us in two days.
"Now see, was that so horrible?" Alice asked rhetorically as Mom looked over herself in the mirror.
I sat in silence on the end of the large couch. Seth and Quil were beside me, eating chips and talking excitedly about the wedding. My wedding. My stomach did flip-flops and my heart sank slightly at the thought of it. I was excited to marry Jacob, I wanted nothing more than to spend my life with him. But..... there was something missing.
I hadn't seen or spoken to Nahuel since that night. I wanted him to be there the day after tomorrow, I didn't feel right getting married without my best friend there to see it. It was no use though, the situation had become hopeless. I could never give him what he wanted, it already belonged to someone else. I'm sure he didn't like seeing it all the time, either.
"Ummmm..... Ness?" Alice waved her hand in front of my face.
I sighed as I uncrossed my arms and stood up to follow her. She smiled slightly as she took my hand and led me to my old bedroom. She shut the door behind us as my eyes roamed over the now barren walls, previously covered in artwork and posters. I didn't even recognize it anymore.
"Are you okay, Nessie?" Alice asked with concern as she stopped in front of me. "You're not having second thoughts, are you?"
"No," I sighed. "It's not this.... not exactly anyways."
Alice pulled my sweatshirt and then my tank top over my head. I kicked off my shoes and pulled my shorts off, too.
"Are you sure? You seem so down lately...." Alice unclipped my bra and added it to the pile of clothing on the floor. I lifted my arms up as she slid my white gown over my head.
"I am a little bit..... depressed," I admitted. "But not because I'm getting married, I'm really happy about that. I can't wait to be Mrs. Jacob Black," I smiled broadly. Alice giggled as she laced up the back of my dress.
"It's just......" I sighed, not wanting to explain the reasons for my blueness. I didn't want Jacob to know what was really bothering me, he might think I was missing Nahuel for other reasons. Alice let the subject drop and led me to the mirror with a huge smile on her cute face. I looked myself over multiple times before turning back to her.
"It's perfect Alice. Jacob will love it," I smiled slightly.
Alice took my hand and spun me around like a ballerina. "So lovely," she smiled. "He will be very appreciative." She untied the back and slid the dress back over my head. I threw my clothes on as her face fell into a pout.
"What?" I asked dully. My mind was still elsewhere.
"Still no Bachelorette party!" she whined.
"What would we even do?"
"Go clubbing!!" she answered excitedly.
I considered it as I laid back on my old bed. "Could you and I just go? Like, tonight?"
Alice clapped her hands and jumped up and down. "Yes!!!" she squealed in delight. "We have to go get ready now, though!!"
"Okay. Want me to come pick you up in a couple of hours?"
"I'll just come to the house with you, I want to see Dax anyways," she smiled.
"Alright, let's go, then," I said excitedly as I hopped up and slid my shoes back on.
We yelled goodbyes to everyone in the livingroom before racing towards the house. The idea of going out tonight had really lifted my spirits, even if I did have no idea what to expect since I'd never gone to a club before.
"Hello," I smiled at Jacob as I entered the kitchen. He beamed at me as he swept me up into his arms and kissed me lovingly.
"Everything go good?" he mumbled into my neck as I shivered from his warm breath.
"Yeah, we're all set," I giggled. "Do you care if I go out with Alice tonight? She's still upset that I denied her a Bachelorette party...."
"That's fine." He pulled back to look at me with a wary expression. "Where are you going?"
"Clubbing," I laughed. "Don't worry, I'll eat anyone who bothers me," I joked as I ran my tongue over my teeth.
Jacob grinned slightly. "You're staying with me tonight, though?" Everyone had insisted that I not stay with Jacob the night before the wedding, telling us that it was bad luck.
"Yeah, I'll be here tonight." I molded my lips to his softly.
"That's great," he sighed.
"Come on, Nessie! We have to get you ready!" Alice whispered excitedly from behind us.
"Dax asleep?" I asked, wondering why she was speaking so quietly.
She nodded her head as she beamed widely. "He's dreaming about you two."
I turned back to Jacob and kissed him again before he released me. Alice snatched my hand and flew me up the stairs to my room. I went straight for the nicer clothes in my closet and started picking through them.
"What will you wear?" I turned back to Alice. She held up a short hot pink dress. I giggled as I looked back at my selection. I picked the red dress I'd gotten with Rosalie; it was perfect, and I hadn't gotten to wear it yet.
Alice and I dressed, then she led me down to her old room. She sat me down with my back to the huge mirror in her bathroom. "I love your dress," she complimented as she started on my makeup.
"Thanks, I like yours, too." She giggled, then froze as blankness clouded her vision.
"I'll be right back," she sighed. "Don't move," she warned. I played statue as she danced away. I could hear her talking with Jacob downstairs, low enough so that I couldn't catch every word.
"Please, Alice......" Jacob said. There was more, but I couldn't make it out.
"Don't be such a worry wart. You know I would never let anything happen to her, Jacob." Alice replied, loud enough for me to hear. I chuckled at their exchange. Alice was right, Jacob was a total worry wart, especially when it came to me and Dax. He couldn't help it though; he just loved us so much.
Alice came back and finished up my makeup, then my hair. Her hair and makeup was already done, giving me the feeling that she'd expected me to say yes the whole time. I trotted down the stairs after stopping by Dax's room and giving him eskimo kisses, reassuring him that I would be home later on.
Jacob's eyes bulged out as they roamed over me. "You're...... wearing..... that?" he asked with concern.
"Jake," I said soothingly. "You have nothing to worry about. We're getting married in two days, remember?" I held up my ring hand at him.
He beamed rays of sunshine at me. "Just promise you'll be careful?"
"I promise." He leaned down and gave me a long kiss. "I love you, Jacob. I'll be home tonight, and I have my phone if you need me."
"I love you, too." He twirled me around as I giggled. "You better wear this for me some day....." His hands moved slowly down my body, silently appreciating every line and curve.
"I promise that too, then," I whispered as his warm hands caressed my naked back. He brought his lips back to mine for a very long moment.
"See you tonight...." he whispered as Alice reached the last stair. He removed himself reluctantly as we headed out the door and into my car.
I got in the driver's seat and popped in my Agents of Oblivion CD since Alice liked that one, too. "So, where to?" I asked as I pulled onto the highway.
"Seattle. I'll give you directions once we reach there," she said as she pumped the volume up on my stereo.
We flew to Seattle by nightfall, blasting music and laughing together. My mind was completely gone from all my stresses by the time Alice directed me off the highway. We pulled up to a huge building and could hear the music blasting from almost a mile away. The place was made of brick and the whole front read 'Rock City Night Club' in big neon letters. I pulled into an empty spot as Alice and I approached the club.
There was a huge line outside going all the way around to the side of the building. Alice took my hand and walked me straight up to the door, ignoring the line completely.
"Hi," she smiled beautifully at a bulky man at the door. "Is there any way we could go on ahead?"
He smiled widely and opened up the door for us. "Always room for a couple of hot girls," he said to us. Alice and I giggled as we stepped into the club.
There was rap music bumping through the speakers. Laser lights flew around the room, making the place a million different colors through the darkness. There were people from wall to wall, and alot of them took notice as Alice and I made our way to the dance floor.
Alice held my hand as we moved our bodies to the beat. Every time I looked away from her, I noticed there were more and more men clustering around us. Most of them were much older and completely unattractive, but a few were young and good looking. One of those ones came right up to me and took my hand from Alice's. He smiled nicely, so I let it go and danced with him for a few songs.
"What's your name?" he yelled over the music into my ear.
"Renesmee," I said loud enough for him to hear as well. He twirled me around and put his hands on my hips. I brushed them off cooly and spun back to face him. "What's yours?"
"Jordan." He held out his hand politely, and I shook it. He had long dark hair and hazel eyes. He flashed a lovely smile at me, and I giggled in return. "Let me buy you a drink," he offered.
I looked over at Alice. She gave me a thumbs up and said, "It's your night, have fun!!"
I turned back to Jordan and he took my hand. He led me over to the bar, and I was very thankful for the quietness that enveloped this part of the club. That music could have blown my eardrums out. Jordan motioned to the bartender, who quickly sat down two small glasses in front of us. I watched Jordan down his in one instant, so I followed suit and did the same. It was disgusting, but handlable.
"So, how come I've never seen you here before?" Jordan asked as the bartender brought us over two more drinks. We downed those before I answered.
"I've never been here before. This is supposed to be my Bachelorette party."
"You're getting married? That blows," he said as the bartender brought us two more drinks.
"No it doesn't," I said before downing my glass. I held my nose this time, not wanting to smell the burning alcohol. "I'm glad I'm getting married."
"You're so young, though. What if you're making a mistake?" The bartender brought us two more glasses.
"I'm not. I've got the perfect guy," I smiled before we threw back our shots.
"Hey, Jordan!!! Whoa....." A man said from behind me. I turned around and saw a very big guy wearing a red and black bowling style shirt walking up on us. "Who are you?" he asked in a stunned voice with his eyes on me.
I held out my hand to him. "Renesmee," I smiled.
"This is Will," Jordan said while the new man's eyes roamed over me appreciatively. Jordan noticed this too, because he turned to Will and said, "Don't think about it man, she's getting married."
Will motioned to the bartender. He brought over three glasses this time. "Well, in that case, let's celebrate!" he said as we all three tossed back our shots. I was starting to feel the effects now..... things seemed slower, and I felt really good. I probably shouldn't drink much more.
"Sup, guys," Some more men said with their eyes on Jordan as they made their way over to us. They were all young and were wearing baggy jeans and hoodies. Some of them were pretty cute.
"Damn, who is this?" One with blonde hair and lots of earrings asked as his eyes landed on me.
"Renesmee. This is Dave, Eddie, Blaine, Johnny, George, and Brad," Jordan said, pointing them out for me individually. The one named Dave snatched me up by my waist and pulled me off my barstool.
"You're damn sexy, girl. Come dance with me," he said into my ear. Somewhere in my head, I noted that his behavior was inappropriate, but the alcohol in me made me not care much. He literally carried me off to the dance floor.
He grinded against me while I tried to figure out how to handle the situation. My mind kept jumping away from the current situation to things that were random and made no sense at all, and it was practically impossible to focus.
"Let's go back to the bar," I finally suggested. I knew I was still in deep, but it was better than having this stranger rubbing his private's against my leg. I was really wobbly trying to walk, so Dave guided me back towards the group of men.
"Your skin is on fire!" he exclaimed as he rubbed down my middle. I hopped back up onto the bar stool I'd sat on previously. Dave made Will move from my side and sat down in his place.
"You okay? A little too much?" Jordan asked as he looked me over. I nodded my head in a yes, and the movement made my brain hurt a little. He put his arm around me and pulled my head to lean against him. "Get her a coffee, please," he said to the bartender over the music.
"Not much of a drinker, are you?" he chuckled lightly.
"No...... Never tried it before."
"Damn! I hope you don't get sick.... You'll probably have a hangover tomorrow. Just try and take it easy for the rest of the night, no sudden movements," he said as he pushed my hair off my face for me. "Here, this should help a little bit," he said as he put the cup of coffee in front of me.
I hated coffee, but my mouth was numb at this point, so I sipped at it a little. I closed my eyes and tried to push the haziness away. It worked a little, either that or the coffee. My brain actually felt like it was functioning somewhat again. I sat up and downed the rest of the coffee, and my thought process returned almost completely.
Jordan lit up two cigarette's and handed one to me.
"Oh, I don't smoke," I told him.
"You don't smoke and you don't drink? What a goody two shoes," he laughed.
"Am not!" I retorted. I took the hand rolled cigarette and took a hit off of it. It tasted much worse than the coffee. Dave held out his hand and I placed it between his fingers.
"Feeling better?" Jordan asked me.
"Yeah, much better," I smiled.
"Good enough to dance some more?"
"Sure..... But could you show me where the bathroom is first?"
He took my hand and led me over to the restrooms. I went in and saw a few girls leaning over and putting makeup on in the mirror. I went to the first clean stall I found and locked the door. I heard the door opening and closing as more people came into the bathroom.
"Did you see that girl Jordan was hanging out with?" One of them said.
"Yeah, she's really pretty. Looks too young to be hanging out here, though." Someone replied. "I saw Dave dancing with her, too. Probably trying another hump and dump," she laughed shrilly.
"Poor girl. I hope she's smart enough to stay away," the first voice said.
"You weren't!!" the second girl said. I heard them exit the bathroom before I came out of my stall and went back to meet Jordan.
He took my hand and led me back to the dance floor. The lights had changed, and so had the mood of the room. I didn't need Jasper to feel it. I actually recognized the song playing as Jordan put his hands around my waist and started dancing with me.
"You sure you have to get married?" he asked in a sexy voice.
"Yeah, that's the plan. Of course I don't have to, I want to though."
"Well, he's a lucky man, whoever he is." Dave and Will and a few others from the bar came up around us as we swayed slowly to the song that I liked. "He'd probably like to kick my ass right now," Jordan laughed.
"Probably," I giggled. "He's pretty protective."
"I'm sure he has to be with a girl like you. You probably have guys forming a line to just get a look."
"I'm not all that great," I smiled.
He pulled me close and looked into my eyes. "You are wrong. You're gorgeous.... Definitely the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in my life."
I looked down away from his gaze as my cheeks flushed red.
"My turn," Dave said as he tried to pull me away from Jordan. Jordan held tightly to my waist.
"No, man, just leave her alone," Jordan said to him.
"You got your dance, now I said it's my turn!" Dave said as he tugged me towards him. I could tell they were both getting a little angry.
"And I said NO!" Jordan ripped Dave's hands off of me and pushed his body between Dave and I. "You're not gonna fuck her and leave her the next morning!!" he yelled.
"What's it to you if I do, asshole? She doesn't want nothing from you!" Dave yelled back. They stepped closer to eachother until they were chest to chest. I laughed inwardly to myself; this was kind of hot.
"She's a nice girl, Dave!!! And she's getting married, you're not gonna do her like that!!!" Jordan yelled. Alice came up behind me and grabbed my hand. She was about to lead me away from the escalating argument over me, but then she stopped to watch like everyone around us was doing.
"The fuck I'm not!!!!" Dave yelled into Jordan's face. He turned to me and tried to grab at my hand, but Jordan stepped in his way again.
Jordan looked at me quickly. "Get away from him, Renesmee." He turned back to Dave just as Dave's fist came flying towards his face. Jordan ducked away instantly and threw Dave to the ground before punching him repeatedly in the face. He looked up at me again with a smile and said, "It was nice to meet you, Renesmee!! Hope you have a happy marriage!!!" He turned back to Dave and started punching him again. I could smell Dave's blood as it began to pool around him on the floor.
Alice dragged me away at a pace that was slightly faster than your typical human. She took me straight out the door and to the car in less than a minute. The bulky man at the door was running inside to break up the fight as Alice swerved the car around and out of the parking lot.
"What the hell was that all about?!?!" she half screamed at me.
"Apparently, Dave wanted to have sex with me and Jordan didn't want that," I laughed. I was still slightly buzzed from all my shots, and the situation still seemed funny to me.
"Are you drunk, Nessie?" Alice asked as she turned down the music.
"Just a little. That was really fun, though, we should go out more often!"
"Oh God, Jacob is going to kill me....."
"He'll be fine," I waved a hand at her. "It's not like you bought them for me or anything, and it's not your fault that some guys got into a fight over me, either."
"So, why did Jordan fight Dave? Why should he care what happens to you, he doesn't even know you....."
"I don't know. He was really nice, though. I heard these girls talking in the bathroom, and they said Dave would try to hump and dump me, so I guess he does that alot. Jordan probably knew some other girl he did it to and just didn't want it to happen to me, I guess."
"People act so weird around you, Nessie. You've got some random strangers in a night club fighting for your honor, now," Alice laughed. "Are you going to tell Jacob?"
"Yeah, sure, why not? We'll see how many years it takes for him to let me out without him again," I laughed and Alice giggled with me. "Seriously though, I'll tell him. I can't keep anything from him."
We arrived in record time to the house, mostly due to the lack of traffic and Alice's insane speeding. Alice helped me a little bit through the door since I was still wobbling. Jacob was sitting on the couch with his face in his hands when we walked in, and I busted out laughing for no reason.
He walked towards us, then froze as a little anger crept up his face. I stopped laughing and held tightly to Alice's hand. "Are you drunk, Nessie?" he asked me, slightly angry and shocked.
I nodded silently, not knowing what reaction I was going to get from him.
He turned his gaze to Alice. "You let her drink?!?!"
"I didn't let her, she did it herself," Alice said. "I'm not her baby-sitter."
"How could you let her get drunk, Alice??!! You both should know better!!" he scolded.
I crossed the room and sat on the couch as they both eyeballed me. "Oh chill, Jacob. I'm fine, no harm done. And I had a fun night, I got to drink, and dance, and watch a good fight....."
"There were people fighting there?!?" Jacob asked Alice instead of me. I don't think he liked my mellow attitude at the moment. "She could have gotten hurt!!"
"Actually, that's why they were fighting," I laughed. Jacob spun around and his face was bright red.
"Did somebody hurt you?" he asked slowly, but I knew he was fighting back the anger.
"No, no, nothing like that. See there were these two guys. Well, actually, there were a whole bunch of them. But anyways, Dave was going to try and have sex with me, and Jordan didn't want him to because he said I was a nice girl, so they argued over it and then ended up in a fight....."
"Try..... and...... have...... sex...... with...... you......" Jacob said through his teeth, annunciating each word slowly. He sat down on the floor where he was standing and looked like he was trying to calm himself.
"Jacob, it's okay. The guy got his face pounded in, he was just some jerk." I stood up slowly and crossed the room to him. Alice glanced anxiously at the door, so I nodded to her. She nodded back and turned around to leave.
"Stop, Tink," Jacob said. He stood up and turned to look at Alice. "If anything like this ever happens again....." he trailed off angrily.
"You'll rip my head off and burn the pieces? Alright, have a good night, then," Alice smiled as she danced away.
"Renesmee....... Why would you drink? Why would you hang out with a bunch of stupid guys??" he asked as he turned around to face me. His eyes burned into mine as he gripped my shoulders.
"I was just having some fun, Jacob. It's not like I knew what was going to happen...."
He sighed and lifted me up off the ground and into his warm arms. "Are you okay, at least? You're not sick or anything?"
"I'm fine. I drank some coffee."
He shook his head and started up the stairs. He crept up the flight where Dax was sleeping, then hurried up the rest into our bedroom. He sat me up on the bed as I struggled to get my shoes off. He got down to his knees and eased them off my feet for me.
"Are you really mad?" I asked in a tiny voice.
"I'm not mad, I just..... It's so out of character for you to do stuff like that...."
"I'm sorry." I stuck out my bottom lip.
"It's okay," he sighed. "But if you ever go out somewhere like that again, I'm coming with you," he said sternly.
"Okay," I smiled. I'd have more fun with Jacob there anyways. I laid back on the bed and started pulling my dress off of me.
"Here..." Jacob said as he straddled my legs and eased the straps off my shoulders. He moved his hands very slowly as he pulled my dress downwards, his fingers touching my skin so lightly I barely even felt them there. He eased himself up as he took the dress down from my abdomen to my legs, and I could tell he was savoring what he was doing and seeing. He tossed my dress into the dirty clothes hamper.
"Do you want some pajamas?" he asked as his eyes moved up and down my body.
"No. I'm good." I sat up slightly, then leaned myself back onto my elbows. "So, you're sure you're not mad?"
Jacob nodded his head as his eyes still took me in. I sat up all the way and got in his lap as I wrapped my arms around his neck. I pushed my lips to his as he repositioned me on him. His hands roamed across every inch of my skin before he laid me down beneath him. He started to pull his shorts off, then stopped and sighed heavily. I looked at him with a very puzzled expression.
"We should wait until the honeymoon...." he said, sighing again.
"Oh."
I rolled away and pulled the sheet over top of me. I was a little disappointed I wouldn't be getting any tonight, and also extremely frustrated that I still had no idea where I was being taken on my own honeymoon. Jacob snuggled up to my backside and kissed my neck and shoulders.
"I love you, Ness," he whispered.
I rolled over to face him with a smile. I kissed his lips, cheeks, neck and chest. "I love you, too. We're getting married!!" I whispered excitedly.
Jacob chuckled as we wrapped our arms around eachother and cuddled tightly. "It's going to be perfect......." he said just before I drifted away.