WOAH KEVIN IS ALIVE!! Yes! He's back from camping and here's the chapter! No, I didn't get mauled by a bear to much disappointment cause I coulda sworn I saw a beautiful blond woman that sparkled somewhere during our camp...HMMM...lol...well, ENJOY!

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A soft vibration was shaking me awake.

My eyelids were heavy as I tried to open them, finding the source of this interruption to my slumber. Then it stopped and a velvet voice broke through my consciousness, pulling me fully awake.

Edward's head rested on top of mine. One hand was wrapped around my waist while the other was holding a small silver cell phone up to his ear.

He groaned, voice tired and pleading as the conversation on the phone lengthened.

"Alice, I don't think Bella wants to go shopping with you anytime soon..."

I could hear the buzzing sounds of Alice's reply as the phone call continued. I gulped as three distinctive, and hateful words were pulled together into one sentence as my eyes popped open, wide.

Bella, shopping, Alice.

Nope, those three words should never be put together in a sentence. Never.

I looked up at Edward, shaking my head vigorously, hair whipping my face, trying to refuse such an idea. Edward looked at me apologetically as he handed me the phone, his eyes were soft and yet still scorched, sending my heart into a frenzy.

"Hello?" I called into the phone, hoping no one answered and the source of all things horrible would end.

"Bella! My wedding's in a week and you're coming shopping! Now get out of bed and hurry up." My mouth was in an O-shape as I looked at Edward. He was trying look sympathetic but I could still see his lips pulled at the edge.

"Congratulations?" The line cut and the dial tone rang softly in my ear as I composed my thoughts back into something more reconcilable.

"So, you're going shopping." He smiled slightly, still sad as I groaned.

"At least we're going to be together?" I grinned at the idea, knowing nothing is too painful if I have Edward.

He looked somewhere else, his eyes avoiding mine and his lips pursed.

"Talk." I tilted my head to look at him, trying to see what he was trying to hide.

"Well, it's a girls day shopping and I'll be going to a museum with Jasper today." He looked at me with soft eyes as he fidgeted with his hands.

"What! She can't do that! Alice is horrible enough making me go shopping with her and now we have to go to separate places?!" My eyes were bulging out from their sockets as I tried to control my temper. I didn't want to go anywhere, without Edward.

The outside world holds no interests for me without you. It was a hyperbole I'd heard from far too many sources and thought of as something stupid and yet, it somehow applied to me now.

"Do you want me to call her and ask if I could come along?" He held up the phone, starting to dial already.

My eyes brightened as Alice answered, and then dimmed.

"Alice, Bella requests I come along - "

The phone buzzed with more sounds, louder now with some words that weighed down on the negative side, that Edward wasn't going to be shopping with us.

Edward handed me the phone and Alice's soprano voice was pleading. If I could see her now, her puppy dog eyes would probably melt the last few strands of hope I could muster against her decisions.

"Please Bella! You love me don't you?"

"I do! But..."

She never hesitated to let me finish as she continued, "Then please just come shopping with me, without the boys. Like old times, just the two of us."

Old times? Oh, they were old alright, memories that I shuddered when they came back to haunt me. Alice and shopping were two things that should never have met each other. Nor did someone have to be the middleman, or woman in my case, to suffer the painful walking and tortures.

"Do you want me to go gray prematurely or have a heart attack?" Her shopping 'trips' were more like a workout from a fitness center, just without rest.

"I'll help you dye your hair back if it goes gray and my dad's a doctor. There, case settled."

I sighed into the phone, knowing it was useless to even bother arguing with Alice. Can anyone even stop her? Then again, at least Alice was marrying Jasper...right? I should be happy, not sad. Marriage was a good thing. It united two lovers together in a way that just being boyfriend and girlfriend couldn't.

Yet, why was I reluctant to marry Edward? I've tried living a life without him - the time I had to resign - I shuddered at that thought. I've also had the courage to tell him something I had never told Alice before - my fears and the horrible memories of when I was young.

So, why was I not going on with it? Why didn't I say yes to him?

"Bella! Hurry up and change! I'll come pick you up in ten minutes." The phone went dead.

Was I having another ephiphany of that word? Of the constant word I thought Edward would never ask for nor wanted, yet somehow he proposed to me.

Marriage.

Did Edward really love me to a degree where he'd let me have his name? Mrs. Cullen.

Bella Marie Cullen.

I giggled at how beautiful my name sounded with the last word and for a brief second and Alice's demands of a shopping spree didn't quite sound as bad as it did.

"Bella, are you okay?" Edward's brows were pulled together and the smoldering green eyes confused.

"Yep." I grinned a goofy smile and kissed the smooth cheeks of my own personal miracle.

"I thought you didn't want to go shopping with Alice." I got off the bed and looked at the beautiful Adonis god lying there, his expression bewildered and suprised.

His hair was in disarray, a gruff look he seemed to pull off easily, shining a brilliant bronze from the fluorescent light. His chest was covered by a gray tee that clung to him, both a disappointment and delight. Though I couldn't see the complete muscular body of his chiseled abs or muscular chest, the tee shirt clung close to him and allowed my imagination to roam free.

I quickly remembered that I wasn't wearing anything but a bra.

My cheeks were flooding with blood and the blush was redundant, coming faster than I'd expected. I dashed towards my suitcase to pull out an outfit, something comfortable for the tortures to come. So many outfits...so many things...what was I to pick for a shopping day with Alice that could ease the painfully long day?

"You know, a few more minutes with you in that wouldn't be so bad, would it?" I could hear the smile in his voice as he traced a kiss down from the lobe of my ears to my neck, sending a tremendous shiver of pleasure, though not wearing anything but a bra had something to do with it. Was he usually this good with just caressing me? His hands wrapped themselves around my waist and pressed me closer to his body.

"I'm afraid Alice doesn't wait." I smiled and turned around, kissing Edward on the cheeks quickly before turning back to pick out something.

A groan emitted from Edward as I wiggled out from the circle of his arms to change in the washroom. I was grinning the whole time. It felt good to have the power to seduce him, rather than to be the one that got dazzled. I wondered if I should use the hidden Victoria's Secret outfit, hidden underneath the many layers of clothing in my suitcase for some special night...

I slipped on the most comfortable thing I could find in my suitcase, a white V-neck dress that flowed down to my knees, light and mobile-easy and headed out of the washroom. Edward was leaning casually, like a statue, in front of me, his features inanimate until I walked out of the doorway.

He pulled me into a firm embrace and kissed my lips. It was hungry, sending tremors in my body that something was up. It wasn't the usual kisses we shared; it had an edge. The sort of goodbye kisses like we won't see each other for almost forever. Oh right, Alice's shopping day. I was far too busy in the washroom fantasizing to have remembered why I bothered changing.

My heart was beating in my chest at an unhealthy rate, my mind swimming in beautiful images of me and Edward. One of my hands moved down his back, pulling his lower body closer to me as I pressed my body to his. His hands braided themselves into my hair and he was pushing me back slightly to the wall as I hitched a leg around his waist. My other free hand wrapped themselves around Edward's neck as my back touched the wall. I put both legs around his waist and Edward's hand moved themselves down to my waist, holding me close to him.

His tongue moved around the contours of my mouth as mine followed his in a dance of lust and pleasures. I bit down at his lips softly; the soft pillows felt heavenly as I licked it in my own mouth. I could hear a sigh of contentment, was it my own or was it his? I forgot my name already.

To much disappointment, several hard knocks on the door ended our pleasurable escapades as Edward's face pulled back, our bodies still pressed against each other. He chuckled and carried me, still in his arms, to answer the door. The door bashed open, but with Edward's quick reflexes, we had moved back in time for the entrance of Alice.

"Jeez! Bella you take forever. Get off Edward and let's go already. Time is of the essence! Now go! Go! Go!" She stepped into the room with her hands on her hips, tapping at the floor while I got off Edward, blushing a crimson red.

We headed out of the lodge, though Alice pulled ahead in her speedy walks and waited for us, standing beside Jasper when we arrived at the parking lot. Edward's black Porsche was parked beside Jasper's silver BMW, both looking very expensive and majestic.

"Get in Bella! We're going to take Jasper's car." Alice called as I saw her pixie form disappear into the silver BMW, the driver's seat. Something told me that we wouldn't be driving at a speed even acceptable at a highway going at 120.

I reluctantly took my hands away from Edwards' as I moved towards the silver car, looking back with a pained expression. Edward's eyes and smile were sympathetic. Before moving too far, Edward pulled my wrist and hugged me for an immeasurable time, though I could hear some of Alice's complaints until she actually got out of the car and pulled us both apart like a wrench.

I sighed and followed her to the car, extending my hand to reach his like we were being pulled from two ends, separating each other. How was I going to live through a day without Edward? To my delight, Edward followed us and helped me into the car.

His hands cupped the sides of my face as we looked into each other's eyes longingly.

"I'll miss you, every second you're away." He smiled slightly, a final gesture to make me feel better. It worked...a bit.

"I'll miss you too." Alice revved the engine, signaling the end of our good byes. Edward's lips crushed into mine for a brief second, giving my chest a work out and my heart to beat at the rate of a hummingbird's wings as Alice revved the engine one last time. I felt empty and sad as Edward moved back to wave while Alice sped off down the rural pathway to a living hell. Anywhere without Edward was hell, though having Alice force me into a shopping spree contributed some sort of pain too.


4 hours later...

"Bella, my wedding's in a week. Try to be happier will you?" She rolled her eyes and pulled me into the store with more force than I'd expected out of such a small person .

"Sometimes, I think you're lying to get me into shopping with you." I followed her into the large store, dresses of all colors, fabrics, and designs were hung on either side of the walls. Many of them were monochromatic colors of beige, white and pink. Did girls all love those sort of colors, especially for weddings? My mind started to wander off into a collage of pictures...of me in a wedding gown...the sounds of Here comes the Bride...

I shook my head and sat down in an armchair, facing Alice as she ran her hand through the thousands of dresses, without an expression on her face. Was there any point in this whole shopping thing anyways?

"Bella, would you stop sitting down and give me some opinions on which wedding dress I should wear?" Her hand on her hips as she stared at me with tawny eyes.

"But you already know which wedding dress you want. Besides, you always say my taste in clothing is outdated and horrible." I countered, hopefully she'll let me rest. Four hours of walking around wedding stores, accessories, hair salons that could prepare everyone's hair and such was strenuous.

"True, but you're my bridesmaid." She smiled and tilted her head to the side. "What we need is a dress for you."

I groaned as Alice pulled me out of the store and power walked, dragging me along, to somewhere else. The cool breeze was invigorating as sweat formed anywhere skin was covered by cloth. Why did Alice have to pick today, of all days, for a shopping spree? I mean, it'd have been so much better if it was just me and Edward, doing something else where we'd both enjoy. Of course, trying to delay a shopping trip with Alice was somewhat impossible.

At least Edward's so-called torture with Jasper, was to visit a confederate's museum display that spotlighted the French Revolution weapons and other war histories, which had air conditioning and a lot of places to sit, and was an envious place to be. I sighed as we entered another store, trying to figure out why there were so many stores left in France for Alice to rampage through.


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