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Bella POV:

I watched Jasper leave in his car for the airport. Three days. It was the longest we had been apart in months. I turned back to the Cullen house. Months ago it had been more overgrown, and now it looked like they had never left. I looked up quickly at a second story window, and saw the curtain suddenly move. Edward had been watching us.

I trudged up the stairs, entering in the house, ready to face the long day ahead. It was six am. I walked into the kitchen, thankful that I had remembered to set the coffee machine to brew while I said my goodbyes to Jasper.

As I began to sip the coffee, Emmett came bounding around the corner. I smiled over the mug. "Morning Emmett."

Emmett placed his arm around my shoulder. "Morning sunshine! Jasper left huh?"

I placed the cup down. I tried to keep the sadness out of my voice. "Yeah."

"So that means we have seventy two hours to carry on our torrid affair until he returns." He wiggled his eyebrows. I couldn't help but laugh.

I laughed harder when I heard Rose yell through the house- "Oh, you are very funny, Emmett Cullen! It's more like seventy two hours of celibacy!"

"Somebody got in trouble." I sang to him.

Emmett rolled his eyes. "Please. Like she can keep away from this." Motioning his hands towards his body.

I was positive Rose could. "Okay, Romeo. Do you think I could borrow your jeep to go to Jake's today?"

"Absolutely."

Several hours later I was knocking on Jacob's door. His own house was on the reservation only a little ways down from Billy's. When no one answered, I knocked louder.

"Jacob!"

I heard movement in the house but still no answer.

"Jacob!"

I heard a crash, then a muffled- "Shit!"

He opened up the door, wearing his trademark sweatpants with no shirt. "Bells, what do you want? Do you know what time it is?"

I smiled way too broadly, knowing it would piss Jacob off. I muscled my way past him. "Yes, it is nine am. You and I have a lot to do today."

He shut the door behind him. "What could I have to do? Really?"

"Well…" I said, pulling out the list Audrey gave me to make sure Jacob got it all completed. "Since I do not like all the really girly stuff, I was given the task of making sure you got your tuxedo, picked up the cake, picked up the rings, paid the caterer, and …" I trailed off.

"And?"

"Have a dance lesson."

He looked at me horridly. "No way! No freaking way! I am NOT going back to Renaldo!"

"Relax! I was just kidding about the last part. Really. No dance lesson. Promise."

I waited while Jacob showered and then we took off. The morning and early afternoon were busy, but we got all the chores done that Audrey needed. Since we did not need to be at the rehearsal dinner for the next two hours, Jacob suggested we walk the beach.

Of course, we ended up at our stump and sat down, just staring at the waves. Jacob was playing with the ring box. I took it from his hands. "May I?"

Jacob nodded. I opened the box. It held both rings. Jacobs was a simple platinum ring, although it was huge. Audrey's had tiny diamonds lining the ring. I pulled out Jacobs ring first. Being nosy, I peered at the inside of the ring. The engraving said- "You are my sunshine." I then pulled out her ring. "My only sunshine."

I smiled. Jacob was always going to be my sun, and it was somehow comforting to know that Audrey felt the same way. "I love it, Jacob. The engraving is perfect. Are you ready for tomorrow?"

"As ready as I will ever be. I can't believe I will be a married man come tomorrow morning."

"I can. You and Aubrey were a long time coming. It's about time you settled down."

"Bella, I have always been settled."

"I know. You are like an old man in that sense. Do you have your vows ready?"

He nodded. "I do. Audrey wanted us to choose a poem that reflected how we felt about the other person. Would you like to hear mine? I could use the practice with a real person and not a mirror."

"I would be honored."

Jacob took my hand and looked me in the eyes as he tenderly spoke his vows.

"i carry your heart with me,
i carry it in my heart and i'm never without it.
anywhere i go, you go, my dear.
and whatever is done, by only me, is your doing, my darling.
i fear no fear for you are my fate, my sweet.
i want no world for beautiful, you are my world my true.
it's you or whatever a moon has always meant,
and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the tree called life
which grows higher and higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide
and this is the wonder that is keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart,
i carry it in my heart"

Tears threatened to fall from my eyes. "That was e., right?"

"I knew you would know it. Do you think she will like it?"

I threw my arms around my best friend. "Oh, Jake. That was so beautiful. Audrey is one really lucky girl you know that?"

He held me tighter. "And Jasper is one really lucky man. I mean that, Bells."

"I know." We pulled apart and I glanced at my watch. "Shit! It's five o'clock. We have to get you to the rehearsal dinner. Audrey is going to kill me!"

Jacob threw me on his back as we went running to his car. "Better you than me!"

The rehearsal dinner went smoothly. Emily had offered to make the dinner as she was used to feeding the pack. I had been grateful that they kept me so entertained I was did not have a whole lot of time to miss Jasper.

While the rehearsal dinner went smoothly, the morning of the wedding was utter chaos. Audrey's bouquet was missing from the rest of them and Jacob was missing his black shoes. These were both apocolcoptic events in the eyes of Audrey, and I was immediately sent to fix both issues, assuring a worried Audrey that everything would be fine, just fine.

During my mad dash at eight am for the bouquet, my phone buzzed with a text. "Made it here safely. Have fun at the wedding. I will see you tomorrow. Love you. –Jasper"

A small relief washed over me as I knocked on the door to the florist, kindly letting her know in my most urgent voice that the Bride's bouquet was not delivered. I wished I could be with Jasper, because I knew today would be difficult, but I knew he needed the time to himself and I needed to be here.

When the florist located the flowers, I ran back to Audrey's. I threw on my dress and applied just a little makeup before running out to fix the next issue.

I then drove to Jacobs house, were there was a flurry of activity from the pack, searching Jacobs car, his garage, and other random places where black dress shoes should never be. I navigated through the testosterone invested waters into his house.

"Jacob?"

Quil peered from out from the kitchen. I swear he was looking in the dishwasher. The dishwasher? "He is in his room, Bella."

"Thanks!"

I walked over to his room, where Jacob was staring out his window, messing with the cuffs on his sleeves. Jacob looked so incredibly different. He was in a full tux, his hair pulled neatly back into a pony tail. He had looked the age of twenty five years for a long time, but to me, it was the first time he ever looked grown up. If he even realized I entered the room, he did not move to indicate he had.

"Wow. You clean up nicely."

"Bella." He jumped slightly before turning to look at me. "I can say the same for you."

I blushed. "Thanks. Umm… I am here for operation missing shoes."

He sheepishly grinned. "I have no idea where they are and neither does anyone else."

"Where have you looked?"

"Everywhere."

"Well, we will just have to check everywhere again. I promised I would get you to the church on time. Nervous?" I asked as I opened the closet, peering in. Not there.

"Yeah. A little." Jake began shuffling through his drawers to help in the search.

I bent over, looking under the bed for the missing shoes. "You should be. It's not every day you get married."

I felt around in the darkness, smiling when I felt what appeared to be a shoe. I pulled it out, victory in my hands as it proved to be missing said shoe. I quickly retrieved the other. "Everywhere, huh?"

"I did look everywhere! Where were they?"

"Under the bed."

"Oh. Well, I guess I did not look there."

I rolled my eyes before kissing his cheek. "Put these on. I meant it when I said you did look handsome, but I think she would prefer a groom who had shoes."

I leaned out the bedroom door and yelled, "Boys! I found the shoes!!! Is everyone else ready?"

After receiving multiple confirmations, I dragged Jacob out of his room lining all the boys up to get to the church. I mentally vowed to myself that my wedding day would be simple with no craziness ensuing.

After the hectic morning, I was never so happy as to hear the wedding music begin to play. The church was packed, and as I walked down the aisle with Sam (Jacob's best man since he could not pick over Quil or Embry), I smiled at my dad who was sitting in the second row, right behind Billy. Sam stood next to Jacob, who still wore that nervous look. I looked at him in what I hoped would be a reassured manner. When the bridal march began to play, all eyes turned to the double doors that opened wide.

I noticed that the nerves seemed to go away as his eyes fell on his bride.

Aubrey was beautiful and looked simply like a princess. She was positively glowing all over and was brimming with excitement at the knowledge she was finally marrying Jacob. Their eyes never left each others throughout the entire ceremony.

Every word was heartfelt and true, and every woman's heart melted in the room when Jacob read his poem. When they finally said, "You may kiss the bride", the entire church erupted in cheers. Once those words were spoken, he seemed lighter than ever before.

The night was magical. They rented a tent that looked over the cliffs. I spent the night bouncing from table to table, talking with all these amazing people who had such a deep impact on my life throughout the past six years. They were all amazing and I would miss so many of them since I would not be allowed on the reservation anymore when I turned. So I spent the evening soaking up their laughter, listening to their words of wisdom, and just enjoying the friendships I had developed.

It was well past midnight when I finally headed home, Jacob and Aubrey leaving for their honeymoon hours before. I walked in the Cullen household, the family greeting me just as that, family. I was going to miss those friends, but I knew I was gaining so much more. When I finally went to bed, I dreamed of my own wedding to Jasper, declaring my own eternal love to him. I could not wait to see him.

Unfortunately, the next day Jasper never showed.

A/N: By the by, the engravings on the weddings rings is what my husband and I have on ours.