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Previously on Planet Twilight:Not sure tomorrow would be any less stressful. It would be Alice and shopping, oh my!
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Bella POV
I awoke this morning and headed downstairs after getting dressed. I made Edward's coffee and our breakfast. Soon, he came down the stairs, and we ate our breakfast together; he lovingly kissed me good-bye, told me not to overdo it, and was out the door heading to work. I gave him a last minute reminder about Carlisle needing to ride with him.
I carried all the now clean and folded clothes upstairs and put them away. I put the ripped sheets on a shelf in my sewing room; I would have to deal with them at another time. By now, Addy was awake and heading downstairs for breakfast; she was excited about going shopping. She was bouncing up and down, and I thought I was going to have to sit on her to get her to eat her breakfast.
"Is it time to go yet? I weady to go!" she exclaimed. The girl was definitely channeling Alice.
After she finally ate some of her breakfast, we went upstairs; and I got her dressed in a navy polka dotted dress with a kitty on the front, and I put white bloomers on her to match. I knew the wolves would be going today, and she would more than likely be riding at least one of them. With the bloomers on, it wouldn't matter if her dress rode up.
We went and got the produce for the day and made one last trip to the potty, before it was time to head back to the main house. Esme had the car pulled out of the garage waiting on us, as we walked up. The back door automatically popped open, and Addy and I got in the car. Alice was already in the front seat, bouncing up and down, ready to go. I just laughed; and Esme asked me what was so funny, and I said that I was wondering if I was going to have to deal with two bouncy bunnies all day. She then caught on to what I was referring to, as the car was almost vibrating with the excitement of the two of them put together. She laughed too, and then we were heading down the driveway and on the road to town.
"First, we are going to deal with the binding arrangements, and then we will do our shopping. We will park in the town parking lot, and we will be able to walk to all the shops," Esme told us. We were soon in town and parked. We followed Esme to Zafrina's Photography studio and were greeted by a very excited Zafrina. She had a very outgoing personality anyway, but today she was particularly happy.
"I just got your binding photos in and haven't had the chance to call any of you. There are wonderful, if I say so myself. If you want any of them in a different size print, I can order it for you. This is the package that Esme originally ordered," she said. We went to a table and she spread the photos out, and they did look great.
"Oh, wook at the pwetty, pictures, Mama Angel; can I have one for my woom?" Addy asked.
"Yes, I can frame you up one of the smaller ones, and you can put it on your bookshelf," I told her, and then I noticed a particularly cute picture of Addy and her flower basket. I would tell Zafrina I wanted a larger print of it.
While Alice and I were going through them, Esme was discussing the binding coming up on Saturday and confirming Zafrina's commitment and the time she would need to be there.
Zafrina gathered up all the photos and packaged them up for us. I told her which one I wanted a larger print of, and she wrote down the order.
Esme told her we would come back for the photos after we were done shopping; she wanted them placed in the car last. She told Zafrina to send the final bill to Carlisle. We left out of the shop and headed toward the restaurant. We had to pass by the general store and post office entrance on our way there.
This was the first time I noticed the wolves; Addy climbed up on Seth's back and hitched a ride. They had been waiting for us to come out of the shop. As we proceeded to walk in front of the general store, Jacob started lowly growling at the windows. I looked up and noticed Mike staring out of them at us, with Eric just walking up to him and looking at us as well. With the way they were looking, it gave me the creeps; and a shiver ran down my spine, and it wasn't a good one. Jacob maneuvered between us and the window, and that just about blocked the view of us; he was so large. He kept this position until we were at the restaurant.
Seth thought to me that he would ride Addy around while we went in the restaurant, and I told him to stay close. He thought to me that he was planning on doing that anyway and rolled his eyes. So Alice, Esme, and I went in the restaurant and were ushered into Charlotte's office. We just listened as Esme and Charlotte discussed the cake, menu, and timing. Charlotte told me good luck with my dad's arrival tomorrow, and she hoped it went well. We were soon done and heading over to Tia's shop.
Once there, it was decided that roses were to be used for the main theme for this binding, where it had been freesias, lavender, and cherry blossoms for Alice's and my binding. We all agreed that roses seemed to fit Rosalie the best in name and elegance. Esme confirmed the arrangements, and we were now heading to Siobhan's Dress Shoppe to look at fabric and order our sewing machines. When we arrived inside, introductions were made all around. She pulled up some popular models of machines, and Alice and I decided on a sewing machine and serger a piece.
We then looked through the fabric, and Esme said that this is where the dress fabrics would be; and we would purchase cotton and everyday fabrics at the general store. Edward had told me to purchase mainly blue, so I picked out softer, less flashy blue fabrics, while Alice chose the more stylish ones, mostly in red. She was so excited, squealing every few seconds as she found another particular fabric she liked. I was done way before her, so I got to rest as I waited on her. I noticed the shop had some ready-made clothes for sale. I asked Siobhan about them, and she said that she made them all; and that she could make a dress to order, if somebody had something specific in mind. They could choose the pattern and then the fabric, and she could have it ready for them in a few days. By now, Alice had finally decided on what she wanted, and we moved on to the notions; zippers, buttons, thread, etc.
We soon had made our selections of notions, and Esme told Siobhan to call her when the machines arrived. Siobhan rang us up, and then we took our items to the car and then headed to the general store. Esme noticed the lights on in the butcher shop and a new sign up, so she said we would check it out when we came out of the general store.
Jacob walked up to us human and took Addy off Seth's back, and Seth ran and phased out of sight. He came back, and we all headed into the store with the boys flanked at our sides. Garrett came forward and said that if we needed any help, for us to call him; Mike would be indisposed during our visit. So, we proceeded upstairs to the fabric. I picked out several fabrics for everyday dresses and then helped Addy pick out some fabric choices she liked. We then got all the notions and tools needed for our sewing rooms. The boys were carrying the items downstairs and putting them by the register, as we were picking them out. Alice especially was keeping them quite busy. Thank goodness they didn't tire easily.
After picking out all the sewing items we needed, we went downstairs to the food section and stocked up on all the staples that we would need for a few weeks. Esme asked Garrett about the meat; and he said that Liam, Siobhan's mate, decided to take over the butcher shop. After Garrett rang up all our purchases, the boys carried the items to the car. While Esme was still talking to Garrett, Alice and I walked toward the door and were looking at the items on the shelves. I heard the door open and thought it was Seth and Jacob coming back in, so I didn't even look up.
All of a sudden someone grabbed me from behind, pulled me to them, and an unknown male voice whispered in my ear: "Well, hello there, beautiful; how did you get into this small caged-up town?"
Before I could even find my voice, Jacob came flying through the front doors of the store, with Seth on his heels. Jacob had the man separated from me and on the ground in seconds.
"What is it with you stupid human men in this town? Do you all have death wishes? I can't believe how you all are acting. We, Quileutes, don't have mates yet either, but we aren't going around trying to accost other people's mates. What is wrong with you people?" Jacob said.
"We haven't been around any human females for over four years; how are we supposed to act? If we were back on Earth, we would have definitely already lost our virginities. There would be all kinds of females to choose from; and here on this planet, there has been no one. Now, all of a sudden, I walk in today and see the most beautiful female I have ever seen; and I go for it. I had no idea who she was; I guess I should have known because the Cullen mates are the only new females in town, and I had heard about the protection around them. But a guy can hope, can't he?" the male squeaked out, obviously in pain from being roughly held down.
Garrett walked up to the two and told Jacob to let him up. He proceeded to ask him what he needed because he had obviously been on his way into the store to purchase something. He told him he was there to pick up Emmett's order. So Garrett gathered up the items that Emmett had ordered for the auto repair shop and gave them to him. He left the store with a stiff warning from Garrett to keep his hands and eyes to himself.
"I am so sorry, ladies; it looks like the town council is going to have a meeting to discuss this problem. We can't expect these boys to remain monks, and it is obviously causing a problem dangling temptation in front of them," he said, as he nodded my way.
Great, something else for Edward to get his feathers ruffled about; he was going to lock me up in a glass case. I was almost dreading going home. I was shaking and terrified as it was, having a strange man grab me. That was when Seth approached me.
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If the characters are human, Twilighters, or Quileute/Forest Elf, I have used the actors/actresses that are portraying them, most of the time. Twilighters are larger in stature, have long lifespans, are more durable, have animalistic characteristics, but basically still look human. The Quileute/Forest Elves look like themselves, except they have pointed ears. I chose to be different with Zafrina, that doll just reminded me of the character.
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