BPOV

Alice was jumping about going crazy as usual except today it was more intensified. Maybe because she was recalling last night's events when her boyfriend, Jasper, got down on one knee. They met nearly 3 years ago at my wedding. Alice was my sister for my all intents are purposes. Her crack addict parents deserted her when she was five which is when my parents took her in.

She was therefore chosen to be my maid of honour and fell completely smitten by the best man. Cliché right? But it was Alice through and through.

Alice and I were complete polar opposites while she would go out party, have fun and be loud I would prefer to curl up and have a quiet evening with my friends or family or books and while she would just go with the flow I would sit there and overanalyse the situation but somehow we worked even though our different traits probably annoyed each other to no end.

"Oh my and there the sky was so clear like the Gods were in tune with what was happening." See what I mean? Totally cliché.

"Bella! Are you listening?"

"Yes Alice, but did you forget you woke me up at 5am to tell me this and I've been with you while you have been recalling the story? Which was to our parents, to Em, over the phone Leah and Jake and now to Rose and Esme."

Esme and Rose laughed at Alice's enthusiasm and she giggled embarrassingly.

"Bella, trust me you didn't have the worst. For the past month Jazz has been going crazy asking me and mum how to 'woo' a girl into a proposal. He came up with crazy ideas and he recalled each plan to me about a hundred times. Finally he left me alone and sort help in Ed."

At Rose's last statement my heart dropped, Jasper found help in my husband when making a beautiful proposal for his now fiancé but I never got any romance from Edward let alone a magnificently thought of proposal.

At that precise moment both men came barrelling into the house with goofy smiles. Jasper went straight for Alice and picked her up from where she sat and gave her a long passion filled kiss which was just too sweet. Edward kissed his mother and sister on the cheek before settling beside me.

Edward surprised me by placing his lips on top of mine, but I knew it was just for show since I could feel both Esme's and Rose's eyes on us.

"Awhhh, I'm sorry Ali but Ed and Bella win the cutest couple." Rose leered at us.

Of course none of them knew our marriage was nothing but cute it was all fake, we hardly talked, he barely touched any displays of affection were in front of people just for show.

Carlisle came into the house not two minutes later with mud covering his normally pristine suit.

I stifled my giggles but I couldn't hold on and burst out laughing, soon everyone joined all except for Esme who had an unusual scowl to her face.

"Carlisle! Get out of the house now. Boys you are both in big trouble but go outside and hose your father down. Dear Lord you're going to ruin the house. Get out now!" Esme screeched.

Carlisle all but ran out with a frightened look on his face.

Before Jasper and Edward could follow his lead Esme called them back. "Good work my babies, but it would have been so much better if he was naked..." She trailed off dreamily. Both Jasper and Edward ran off screaming and gagging and Rosalie sat with a pale face and open mouth while Alice and I were on the floor from laughing so much.

After composing ourselves we made mindless chatter about Alice's upcoming wedding.

Edward and Jasper entered the room and intervened in our conversation. Jasper wanted to give full reign over the wedding to Alice knowing that although they only got engaged last night, Alice had been planning their wedding since the day they met. Alice, however, still wanted his approval on how things went and they both agreed to that.

Carlisle came back freshly showered in a pair of black slacks and a blue button down.

He went over to Alice first to give his congratulations, then walked over to give his wife a quick peck on the lips and his daughter on the cheek before finally coming over to me.

"There's my beautiful daughter in law!"

"And there's my sexy father in law!" This had always been a joke between us but I'm not joking the man may be in his 50's but is hot as hell.

He gave both my cheeks a kiss and complained about how I never came to see him. During our conversation Edward had walked off on the phone. It was a 'business' call, like hell I would believe that, but everyone else did.

"Carlisle stop hogging her, the girls need to start cooking." Esme ordered.

Us girls walked into the kitchen and started our duties. It was my turn to take the dessert duty, Alice's for starters, Esme's for main course and as always Rose just cut up the salad. She was a terrible cook majority of the food burning the dishes.

We decided on making homemade pizzas and garlic bread with cheesecake.

"Hey Rose, do you mind calling Em and ask if he's coming today?"

"Yes sure but why?"

"Hunny, I'll need to make 3 cheesecakes instead of 2, he can eat a whole one by himself, plus Esme and Alice will have to make a lot more food with him here."

Emmett McCartney was a good friend of mine. Him, Rosalie and I were thick as thieves during our teen years. When Rosalie and Emmett went off to collage they become something more.

"Hey Emmy...Mhhmm...No baby I just called to ask are you coming here today?...Yeah? okay...Bye babe, love you too."

"Yeah he's coming." Rose signed happily but the rest of us groaned as we had to make so much more food.

"Hey leave my baby alone." I snickered quietly to that, Em being called a 'baby' was just too funny. When you see him you'd understand.

We all lapsed in silence continuing with our work occasionally the others would complain or compare their partners while I would sit it silence. It was always like this. I couldn't just go 'Hey well my husband doesn't even love me even after nearly three years of marriage. Everything is just for show.' Yeah that wouldn't really go down well, especially with his mother and sister in the room.

While Esme was complaining about her husband leaving socks turned inside out with the others agreeing a booming laugh and other softer laughs interrupted the rant.

"Babe you know no matter how much you complain nothing will change." Em said as he hugged Rose from behind and showered her with kisses of apologies. Looking around I noticed the other couples in a similar position and I just couldn't take it and ran out of the kitchen without anyone's notice.

Locking myself in the nearest bathroom my tears set free and I was quietly sobbing to myself. I was so damn jealous. I wanted what they had. I wanted my husband to shower me with adoration and affection telling me he loved me. But I could never have any of that because my husband was doing giving that to someone else...

AN: Woo so I'm biting my nails with this one, do you like it, hate it? Please review and tell me how you feel