Disclaimer- The fabulous characters of my story, with the exclusion of a few, belong to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer and come from her Twilight series.

A/N- The next couple chapters are long, and they may feel a little choppy, but it's just the way the writing flowed, and even going back over it, it felt right. So, I hope you enjoy! There is a link to Calli's dress on my bio if you'd like to see it.


"Ugh, no more hairspray," Calli complained, waving the fumes out of her face.

"We have to make sure it holds," Alice said, spraying more.

"Trust me, it's not going anywhere. It feels like a helmet."

"Be careful," Rosalie warned, "your nails aren't dry yet."

Bella chuckled in the corner. Calli turned and glared at her.

"Hey, I've been through this already. It's actually kind of entertaining to watch it happen to someone else."

"Yeah, I bet," Calli mumbled.

"Would you quit moving your hands," Rosalie admonished.

Calli rolled her eyes. "We're almost finished, right?"

"You can't rush this!" Alice said, exasperated. "Now stop talking…I need to finish your makeup."

"Don't put a lot on me. I don't like wearing a lot of makeup."

"Would you hush!"

"They're not going to listen to you…don't bother," Bella said laughingly.

Calli sighed and held still, letting Alice apply her makeup.

"Ok, we're done."

Calli turned to look in the mirror.

"No!" Alice shouted. "You can't see until you're all ready! You have to go put your dress and everything on."

"Alice I am never letting you get me ready again. You are so pushy."

"Yeah, we'll see what you say when you've seen yourself."

Calli just rolled her eyes as she walked out of the bathroom to her room. Everything was laid out on her bed already. Once she reached her bed she whirled around. "Ok…out."

"Calli, we…" Alice began.

"No…out. I am getting dressed all by myself. Out out out!" she continued as she shooed them out of the room.

"Come out as soon as you're done!" Alice called from outside the closed door.

Calli pressed her back against it and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. "Never again," she muttered to herself as she walked over to the bed. She sighed and picked up the dress. She smiled and began dressing. She put the shoes on, and then finally the jewelry.

When she was done she sat on the edge of the bed, looking out the window. She was trying hard not to think about what would be happening later tonight. She was trying to take Emmett's advice and just enjoy the night. She was doing a pretty good job of holding the fear at bay.

But sometimes it crept up on her and she could feel her chest tightening. She was able to push it away pretty well; but she knew it was coming, and it was really starting to terrify her.

"Calli! Aren't you done yet?" Alice shouted impatiently, banging on the door.

Calli sighed, standing up and making her way slowly to the door. She opened it and poked just her head out.

"Come on already!"

She opened the door slowly and stood in front of the three of them, looking away.

"Wow," Alice breathed.

"You…look amazing," Bella said.

"Very beautiful." Rosalie smiled.

"Ok, ok, that's enough. Do I get to see how I look now?"

Alice grinned. "Come on." She grabbed her hand and tugged her along, pulling her into her room where there was a full length mirror. "Ok…here you go." She pulled her over a few more feet so she was standing in front of it.

Calli looked in the mirror for a moment before smiling. The dress really was perfect. It fit her perfectly and went well with her skin. The shoes and jewelry complimented it just right, and the hairstyle Alice and Rosalie had done went well with it. She was wearing more makeup then usual, but it actually looked nice.

"See…you like it don't you," Alice said smugly.

"Yeah." Calli grinned. "I like it."

"Jacob will love it," Bella added.

"He's here, you know."

Calli spun around quickly. "He's here already?" she croaked.

"Relax, you look great," Alice said encouragingly.

"This…day went by way too fast," she mumbled.

"It's going to be ok Calli," Alice said quietly and gave her a quick hug.

She gave her a small smile. "Thanks."

"Are you ready?"

"No," she sighed. "Let's go."


Jacob walked out of his room into the small living room. "Well?"

"You look great," Sam said, smiling.

"So handsome," Emily said in a choked voice. She blinked back tears and brushed at her eyes.

Jacob grinned and walked over to Billy, stopping just in front of him.

"Are you ready?" Billy asked quietly.

"Yeah."

"Ok then. We'll see you a little later."

Jacob nodded and took a deep breath. He smiled at them again and headed out the door, getting quickly into his car and pulling away.

He pulled up to the house and cut the engine. He sat in the car for a few minutes, taking deep breaths. He finally opened the door slowly and stepped out. He closed it behind him and made his way to the porch and up the stairs. He knocked on the door briefly, waiting for someone to answer this time.

The door opened to reveal Edward. He stood to the side and motioned Jacob in.

"She hasn't come down yet."

Jacob walked in, nodding.

Edward closed the door and went to stand by Carlisle.

"She should be down any minute," Carlisle said.

Jacob nodded again, saying nothing.

"Are you alright?"

He finally smiled. "Yeah, I am."

"It will be fine." Carlisle smiled back.

Alice began walking down the stairs. Everyone turned to look at her. Bella followed, and then Rosalie.

Then Calli. Jacob felt his jaw drop, and all the air left his body. He felt himself tremble a little, and he just stared at her, wide eyed.

There were no words to describe her. She was breathtaking, she was amazingly beautiful; but it was so much more than that. She looked absolutely flawless.

Her dress was strapless, and a deep green. The top was tight fitting, while the skirt had ruffles going all the way down. The skirt was slit almost all the way up her left leg. There were lines of silver glitter coming from the left side of the bodice that went all the way across. Her hair was pulled back smoothly from her face, twisting near the back, with lots of shiny silver barrettes She wore simple silver jewelry and shoes, and her nails were painted a very light gold. Her makeup was a little heavier than she normally wore, but it was perfect.

She got all the way down the stairs and stopped at the bottom, staring at him with wide eyes.


Alice, Bella, and Rosalie walked down the stairs ahead of her. She took a deep breath before beginning to follow them. She walked down slowly, and after a few steps Jacob came into view. Her breath caught in her throat as soon as she laid eyes on him.

He wore a classic black tuxedo, and on him it looked absolutely amazing. His sleek hair was pulled back as always. He held a single red rose in his hand, and he looked up at her with wide eyes.

She forced her legs to keep walking forward. She felt herself trembling slightly and took a deep breath. She finally reached the bottom of the stairs and just stood there, staring at him.

"You look beautiful Calli," Esme said.

"Thanks," Calli said dazedly, never taking her eyes off of Jacob.

"Why don't we leave these two alone," Carlisle said.

Calli and Jacob never took their eyes off each other as everyone filed out of the room. Finally about a minute after they had all left Jacob took a step toward her.

"Calli," he breathed, just a few feet in front of her.

"You…look amazing," she said softly.

"Me?" he choked out. "I…look…" he sighed in frustration and took a deep breath. "Look at you," he was finally able to say in a husky voice. He took a few more steps and stopped just in front of her. He reached out slowly and touched her bare shoulder.

She closed her eyes briefly and reached up to put her hand on top of his. When she opened her eyes again to look into his he reached out his other arm and wrapped it around her back, pulling her close to him.

"You look absolutely perfect," he murmured. "So beautiful."

"Thank you," she whispered.

He leaned down slowly and pressed his lips gently to hers. She reached up and touched his cheek lightly.

He pulled back and looked down at her, smiling. "I just want to stare at you forever."

"I could say the same. You look…so handsome. So…gorgeous."

He grinned. "Are you ready?"

She took a deep breath. "I'm ready."

"This is for you." He held out the rose.

She took it, and smiled up at him. "It's perfect."

"Come on." He took her hand and led her slowly out of the house and to the car. He opened the door for her and after she was seated he walked over and got in the driver's side. After he was seated he leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek before beginning to drive.

"I…you look so great," Calli said softly.

He reached over and took her hand. "You look amazing. You're…you're just beautiful."

She grinned and looked away.

"So I have a confession."

She turned back slowly to look at him.

"We're only going to be stopping at the prom for a little bit. The prom in La Push is tonight too. They're going to have a bonfire at the beach, so I thought we would go there for a little while."

"A bonfire?" she said laughingly. "In this?" She motioned to her dress.

He grinned at her. "Yep."

She smiled. "Ok."

They pulled into the parking lot and he parked, then walked around and opened the door for her. He reached down and pulled her up out of her seat. When she was standing he bent down and kissed her hard on the lips.

When he pulled away she was smiling. "So handsome," she murmured.

"Let's go," he said and wrapped his arm around her waist. They made their way to the gym and he opened the door for her.

They walked in to the crowded gym and Jacob handed someone behind a table their tickets. They continued further in. There was crepe paper and balloons everywhere, and people stood around in groups, with just a few out on the dance floor for the fast song that was playing.

"Calli!" Jaqie rushed up to them quickly. "Wow…you guys look amazing!"

Calli smiled at her. "Thanks. You look beautiful too."

Just then a slow song started.

"If you don't mind, I think I'm going to steal her away," Jacob said playfully, wrapping his arm around Calli's waist again.

"Bye Jaqie," Calli laughed as he pulled her away.

"See you guys later."

Jacob led Calli over to the dance floor. She looked up at him and smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck. He looped both arms tightly around her waist and pulled her close. She rested her head on his chest and sighed.

"You're so warm," she murmured.

He laughed. "Always."

"I wish we could stay like this forever. Well…maybe without all the people."

He laughed again. "I'll be here forever," he whispered in her ear.

She pulled away slightly to look up into his eyes.

"I love you," he said softly.

"I love you."

He leaned down and kissed her softly.

The next song began, another slow one, and they kept dancing, staring into each others eyes.

The song ended and he reached up and touched her cheek lightly. "Let's get out of here."

She grinned up at him. "Sounds good."

They walked back out to the car and got in. He began driving to the beach. Most of the trip passed in silence, with each of them staring at each other on and off. When they pulled up he leaned over and kissed her fiercely. When he pulled back she was breathing hard.

"Jacob," she whispered.

He got out of the car quickly and came around to her side. When he opened the door he crouched down so he was eye level with her. "We're just about right at the edge of the sand. You should take your shoes off. They're probably not great for walking around here."

"Good point." She reached down and began unstrapping her shoes. He took his own off and put them in the back seat. When she was done he picked her up out of the seat.

"What are you doing?" she squealed.

He carried her to the sand and set her down gently. "You…look so amazing," he murmured, looking her up and down.

She took a deep breath, shaking her head slightly. "So…how many people are going to be here?"

He smirked. "A few."

He took her hand and started pulling her along. When they began approaching the bonfire he heard her gasp.

"A few?" she croaked.

"Well…maybe more than a few."

"Are you…sure this is a good idea?"

"Positive. Come on."

They walked the rest of the way toward the fire. Jacob could feel Calli cowering, trying to hide behind him. He pulled her forward and looked down at her, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Jake!" Emily called out. She began walking toward them quickly.

"Hey Emily."

She stopped in front of them and stared at Calli for a minute. "You must be Calli."

She just nodded.

"It's so nice to meet you." She leaned in and gave her a quick hug. Jacob saw Calli relax a little and smile. "You're much more beautiful than Jacob even described."

"Thank you," she said quietly.

"Well come on." She grabbed Jacob's hand that wasn't holding Calli's and pulled them over.

People started congregating on them right away, all talking at the same time.

"Hold it!" Jacob said loudly. Everyone was quiet. Calli was pressed as close as she could to his side. "I'm going to make this easy. Everyone, this is Calli."

People started muttering hi and whispering to themselves.

"Hey Calli."

She smiled. "Hey Quil."

"You look really nice."

"Thanks."

"And Jake here looks almost presentable," he teased.

Jacob punched him hard in the arm.

"Ok, ok, I'll quit," he said with a big grin.

Someone close by cleared their throat and Jacob looked over to see Sue. "Calli…this is Sue. She's a really close family friend.

"Hello," Calli said quietly.

"It's nice to meet you dear."

"You too."

Jacob pulled Calli over to where Billy was. "I'll be right back," he whispered in her ear. She looked at him with wide eyes but he just smiled.

"Hello Calli," Billy said.

"Hey Calli," Sam said next to him.

"Hi."

"You look very beautiful." Billy stared at her intently.

"Thank you."

Someone behind her cleared their throat and Sam looked back with wide eyes. Calli turned around slowly; and came face to face with Paul and Leah. She gasped slightly and cringed back.

"It's…it's ok," Paul said softly. "Well…no, actually, it's not ok. I…well, we…we both owe you a really big apology."

Calli just stared at him.

"We were both…really terrible to you. Me especially. And we both wanted to say we were sorry."

"Yeah…sorry," Leah said quietly.

Calli looked at them warily for a long time before giving them a small smile. "It's alright. I can…pretty much understand."

Paul gave her a small smile. "Have fun," he said as he turned quickly to walk away.

"What was that?" Jacob demanded, walking up quickly.

Calli turned around and smiled at him. "It's ok."

"They were apologizing," Sam added.

"Really?" Jacob said skeptically, looking at Sam meaningfully.

"Hey, I had nothing to do with it."

"Uh huh." He looked down at Calli. "Come on…let's go take a walk." He held out his hand to her and she took it.

"So where are we going?" she asked as they walked.

"We're just…walking."