"Marlie, how tall are you?" My mom asks as the three of us sunbathe on our back porch.
"About five foot ten" I say and my mom whistles.
"I can't figure out where you got that height baby girl." My mom says and I shrug my shoulders.
"Just some mutation in my genes I guess." I say and Bella smirks at me.
"Oh Marlie, there's nothing wrong with being tall." My mom says as she pats my hand, "I can't believe you're going to be seventeen soon."
"Two weeks before the wedding." I say and my mom smiles, "A perfect reason not to have a big celebration."
"Marlie it's your birthday." My mother says and I shrug my shoulders.
"And I'll be perfectly happy spending the day with Jacob." I say and instantly regret it when my mom sits up and looks at me.
"How are you and Jacob?" My mom asks and I smile shyly.
"We're fine, he's great." I say and my mom shakes her head laying back onto her chair.
"Who would've thought that both my girls would find their soul mates so young." My mom says before taking our hands into hers.
Spending two weeks in Florida is just what I need to relax and I know it's just what Bella needs to. She doesn't stress about the wedding and I don't stress for her.
She just helps me with my SAT prep or we just walk on the beach together. "Were you nervous when you did it with Jacob the first time?"
"No and yes. No because I did it with Jacob and he's honestly been my first everything. Yes because it was my first time and I didn't know what to expect."
"I want to do it with Edward on our honeymoon before he changes me." Bella says and I cringe at the thought.
"That's dangerous and stupid. He could hurt you, kill you if he loses control." I say and Bella sighs.
"Lets just pretend that neither of our boyfriends are supernatural." Bella says before throwing a piece of seaweed into the water.
"Ok, well then it totally makes sense to do it on your honeymoon." I say before nudging her with my elbow, "Should we go shopping lingerie?"
"Mar." She says, her cheeks flushing a dark crimson.
"Bell." I reply and she smiles at me.
"What are we going to do without each other?" Bella asks and I shrug my shoulders. "I mean you're going to grow up, have kids, die of old age."
"Wow." I say but I smile at her and she rolls her eyes.
"You know what I mean. You'll have a whole life with Jacob and kids, tons of kids and I'll never be apart of it." Bella says and I swallow the lump in my throat. "How am I supposed to live forever without you?"
"Bella, I-" I hug her, wrap my arms around her and she squeezes me. "I don't know, but we've made our decisions on who we are."
"Promise we'll always be sisters." Bella says before breaking the hug and holding up her pinky.
"I've made this promise countless amounts of time, but I promise. We're sisters, always will be even when I'm old and wrinkly and your flawless. I might hate you a little bit then." I say and Bella laughs.
I tuck a loose piece of hair behind my ear and take Bella's hand. We walk slowly up the beach back to my moms house in silence.
"Marlie!" My mom yells from the back door as we walk up the steps from the deck. "Jacob's on the phone."
I grin and release my sisters hand quickly running up and into the house. My mom hands me the cordless phone and I quickly disappear in my room.
"Hello?" I say and I can feel his smile through the phone.
"Marlie." He breathes out and I smile laying my head on the pillow as I listen to his even breaths.
"I miss you." I say because it's weird sleeping without him next to me or just knowing that he's only a few steps away in the next room.
"You'll be home in eight days." He says and I smile because he growls a little at the end, "It's torture you know."
"Tell me about it." I say Jacob chuckles, "Did you get measured for your tux?"
"Marlie," he says quietly and I feel myself getting nervous, "I don't think I'm going to go to the wedding."
"What do you mean you don't think you want to go?" I ask and Jacob sighs.
"It's a house of bloodsuckers Marlie-" Jacob begins to say but I cut him off.
"I swear to god Jacob if you don't go to the wedding I will make the rest of your life a living hell." I say in allow voice and Jacob sighs. "Even your dad and the Clearwater's are going."
"What level of hell are we talking about?" He asks and I smile, glad he's not around to see that I found that to be humorous.
"Jacob, tux fitting go." I say and he chuckles.
"Ok, ok, it was just an idea." He says and I roll my eyes.
"It was a pretty bad idea." I tell him and he chuckles again. "Do you think we'll live on the Res?"
"Yes, I'd like to." Jacob says and I know he feels like he has to because of his lineage. "Why?"
"I was just talking about the future with Bella and I was just wondering." I say and Jacob stays silent for a few moments.
"You know I'll follow you anywhere right?" He asks and I smile.
"Yeah I know, but I would never stray very far from you." I reply and listen to his breaths wishing he was right next to me instead of all the way in Washington.
"Come home." He says and it sounds a like he's in pain.
"Eight more days." I say and he sighs.
~T~
My mother hugs me tightly before I get on the plane with Bella. "I'll see you a week before the wedding. I'm sorry I'm missing your birthday."
"Mom it's really fine. I'm sure Jacob's taking me out anyways." I say and my mom kisses my forehead.
"You girls be good and look out for each other." My mom says and I hug her again. I was excited to go home because it meant Jacob but I was really going to miss mother.
On the plane I fall asleep almost instantly, resting my head on Bella's shoulder. The plane ride takes forever but when we finally land in Port Angeles I can't wait to get off the crapped plane.
Jacob and Edward are both waiting for us and for a brief moment I wonder if they came together before I run right into Jacob's open arms. He spins me around and places me back on the ground and I pull him into a deep kiss.
I grasp his hair and he keeps his hands on my hips. "You're tan." He says after he breaks the kiss and rests his forehead against mine.
"It was a sunburn." I say and Jacob smiles, wrapping an arm around me. "Hi Cullen."
"Marlie." He says and Bella lifts a brow.
"Did you and Jacob drive here together?" Bella asks and Jacob shakes his head.
I feel relieved knowing that I'll be in the Rabbit and far away from a vampire that makes my nose burn. "No you get to ride in the new car." Jacob says with a mischievous grin before pulling me away.
"Why didn't you just buy her a tank?" I ask Edward when we walk out and Bella's new car.
"Funny." Edward says before giving me a look. Jacob tenses next to him and I take his hand to relax him.
"Edward this- this is to much. The only engagement present from you was the trip to Florida." Bella says as she eyes the car uneasily.
"You needed a car Bella." Edward says and Bella gives me a look causing me to shrug my shoulders.
"Are the windows bullet proof?" I ask before knocking my knuckle against the glass. I look at Edward and she doesn't say anything I laugh, "Oh God they are."
Bella sighs and shakes her head before climbing into the car that I'm pretty sure is invincible. "I'll see you at home Mar."
"Yep." I say before following Jacob a few rows down to the Rabbit.
"I just want to go home and sleep for two days." I say and Jacob smiles at me before brushing my hair back.
"That's a really good idea." He says and I smile at him before wiggling my eyebrows in a playful manner.
A/N: I'm rushing these filler chapter because we really want to get to Breaking Dawn. I hope you like this one. Marlie's birthday next chapter and then the start of Breaking Dawn after that.