"Is this Armani?" Jared asked that afternoon as he stood on a foot stool in front of Alice's full length mirror while Alice was pinning the pant legs on his suit.
"Tom Ford." Alice mumbled around a mouthful of pins.
"Whoever it is this is a nice suit." Jared said running his hands over his sleeves. "I'm going to get married in this."
Bella laughed at the awe in his voice. "Who's the lucky lady Jared?"
"Umm, well I imprinted on this girl Kim." Jared told her. "I haven't asked her yet because I want to make sure I have a good job so she knows I can support her and any pups we have in the future. Right now I can't even afford a ring."
"Well I'm sure any girl would be lucky to have you. No matter what you do or don't have to offer her." Bella said making Jared blush.
"Thank you white Tiger." Jared mumbled embarrassed.
"How does yours fit Sam?" Bella asked.
Sam looked down at himself. "It's perfect White Tiger. Thank you for arranging these."
Bella shook her head."No thank you for agreeing to do this for us."
"Are you sure you don't need any protection for your imprint?" Sam asked.
"Her brother Emmett will be looking out for her." Noticing Alice's frown Bella added "Jasper will be with her as well so she will be alright."
Alice stood up and walked around Jared looking at his suit. "I think I'm done. I just need to sew this real quick and you can try it on one more time before you go just to make sure."
Both boys stripped down to their underwear with no concern for modesty. Bella wondered if she would ever get that comfortable with her own body. "How is everything else going on the reservation?"
"All is well White Tiger." Sam said. "Billy told us what you did for the coyotes and that you wanted to hire some of us to help with construction."
"Yes." Bella confirmed. " Their pack is very self sufficient and didn't seem that comfortable around humans. My hope was that some of your tribe members would be willing to be hired on to help them build their community."
"I already have many interested people. So as soon as you need us we will be ready." Sam told her.
The sound of the front door opening caught Bella's attention. "That must be Rosalie."
"Bella sweetheart help me unload the car." Rosalie called to her from the front hall.
Bella smiled at Sam as she went to help. She made her way out the door only to jump to the side as Emmett came walking towards her,arms loaded with bags and carrying a big box that blocked his vision. "They are only two small kittens. How much stuff did you get?"
"Oh, just the essentials." Rosalie said as she pulled some bags out of the trunk. "Grab the stuff from the back seat please. That's the last of it."
Bella picked up a bag that seemed to be filled with different types of cat treats. "Just the essentials huh?"
"Hey Bella I got them a tank." Emmett told her as she walked into the living room. It looked like they bought the whole store with the amount of stuff piled on the floor.
Rosalie took the kittens from Charlotte. "Thank you for watching them today. I enjoyed all the pictures."
"It's no problem." Charlotte said. "They were absolute angels."
Rosalie kissed each kitten on the head. "Of course they were. Mommy's babies wouldn't be anything other than perfect."
"Can we get back to these essentials you claimed you bought?" Bella asked.
Emmett rummaged through a bag and pulled out a cardboard package. "Look at this thing. It's cardboard that you fold up and it turns into a tank. They had other ones but this one was the best."
"I'm surprised you didn't get all the other ones." Bella said.
Rosalie handed the kittens to Bella. "Don't be silly we didn't want to spoil them."
"You didn't want to spoil them?" Bella asked in disbelief. "I would ask you two what you bought but I feel the better question would be what didn't you buy."
Rosalie started sorting through the bags. "I only got the stuff they needed."
"They needed four different cat towers?" Bella asked.
"They aren't only going to stay in our room, Bella. They are going to be roaming the house and because of that they will need to have one in different rooms so they can be comfortable." Rosalie explained in a voice one would use to teach a child.
Bella shook her head."And all the different cat treats?"
Rosalie sighed. "They have never had cat treats before. We don't know which ones they like."
"Of course. That makes perfect sense." Bella said laughing.
"We're all done, Bella." Alice stopped in the doorway to the living room. "Whoah,that's a lot of cat stuff."
"I'll just walk Sam and Jared out." Bella said using the excuse to get out of dealing with the bags of pet supplies.
"Are those kittens?" Jared asked.
Bella held Anne out for him to see. "Yes, we found them behind a dumpster yesterday. Would you like to pet them?"
Jared backed away a few steps. "I would but animals don't react well to us."
"It will be fine." Bella assured him. "The cats respond to my presence. They won't be afraid of you."
Jared reached his hand out slowly to pet Anne. "Oh wow she's so soft. Sam you got to feel how soft this fur is."
Sam reached out his hand and softly stroked Joe's back. "You're right their fur is soft."
"Have you ever touched a cat before?" Bella asked.
Sam and Jared both shook their heads. "Another gift you have given us White Tiger. Thank you."
"No problem Sam. I'll see you guys tomorrow at Charlie's house at 6pm." Bella said.
Sam lifted his garment bag. "We will be there. Thank you again White Tiger."
"Yeah, thank you White Tiger. I can't wait for Kim to see me in this suit." Jared blushed as Sam cleared his throat. " I mean I am honored that you are allowing us to be your guards tomorrow night."
"It's I who should be thanking you." Bella opened the door and as Jared made his way to follow Sam, Bella touched his arm holding him back. "When you are ready, I want you to come see me to help you get that ring."
Jared's face lit up. "I will, White Tiger."
"Good. See you tomorrow." Bella closed the door behind them and went back to the living room which now looked like a war zone. Emmett was assembling the tank while Rosalie was screwing together a cat tower and Alice was helping Charlotte organize the rest of the stuff into piles. Bella just sat on the couch with the two kittens in her arms and watched. She smiled as she looked at Rosalie. She had a cute wrinkle in her forehead as the look on her face was one of deep concentration. She had thought Emmett would have been the one to buy all kinds of crazy stuff but the fact that it was Rosalie who went overboard with no concern for cost made her the happiest. Ever since Edward and his army were taken care of Bella was blessed to see more of these moments, when Rosalie was truly happy without the weight of the world on her shoulders weighing her down. She would give anything to keep Rosalie this happy but life wasn't like that and Bella had a feeling that their lives in particular were about to get much more complicated.