Chapter Three: Congratulations

I did not need to look on the front steps to know that Alice would be there waiting for us. She had done so when I first said yes to marrying Edward, but this time was very different. She had her arms crossed and she was tapping the tip of her pointy shoe. I was intimidated, but I knew that she wasn't going to go after me, maybe Edward, but she would not do anything to me. I cringed at the idea of Alice actually being mad at me. All Edward did was laugh, of course at the thoughts that were going through her head, but I did not ask about them. I was hoping that we wouldn't get yelled at too badly.

Even before Edward put the car in park Alice was opening my door and pulling me out which caught me by surprise. She set me down right in front of her and she was giving me a stern look and suddenly I felt like a little kid who just got caught with her hand in the cookie jar. I didn't know what to say or what to do and right before Edward or I could do anything she spoke…calmly. "What in the world took you two so long?" It was obvious it was a rhetorical question because she knew what had happened, better than anyone. "I have been waiting and waiting on the two of you. Bella we need to start the plans now if we, and by we I mean me, are going to get this wedding perfect by August 13th."

I groaned, "Alice I told you that you have free reign on everything just take into consideration my inputs and that is that. You have the freedom and creative power."

"Honestly Bella, you are the bride you should be more interested in the plans," we had started walking slowly towards the front door, "most girls dream about what they want their wedding to be like."

"Yes, but I am sure that we all have figured out that I am not like most girls," I proudly pointed out.

"Definitely not," Edward said while wrapping his arm around my waist and gave me a soft kiss. Alice rolled her eyes at us and walked to the door, paused and turned to us.

"Okay you two can we go inside now," she said and turned opened the door and walked inside. Once we stepped in the house and closed the door all the Cullens appeared and shouted 'Congratulations!' I was as red as a ripe tomato. I could not believe that Alice pulled this off. She actually put together a surprise engagement party. How much of a surprise was it to Edward though? Then I looked at him, but he seemed as stunned as I was. That was comforting; at least I was not the only one like usual, but that means the family used a lot of energy to keep their thoughts of this from Edward.

I guess I wasn't surprised to know that the whole family knew considering Alice buying me that wedding dress and well her vision. They all knew ahead of time so that gave them the opportunity to pull this off. These sneaky vampires, how I loved them all dearly.

The first to approach us were Esme and Carlisle, with open arms and welcoming eyes. Esme was the first to hug me and say how happy she was that Edward and I were going to get married. Carlisle was next and he congratulated me, then he moved to Edward. The rest then came up, but there was one person who wasn't entirely happy about my decision. I loved Rosalie for her concern. We had grown a bit closer after our talk that one night. I was just glad that I knew that she did not hate me.

After everything we all gathered at the dinning table and the conversation about the wedding began. Oh how I did not want to worry about all the details, but my soon to be family was so excited. I could not take this happy moment away from them.

It seemed like hours of the bunch of us just laughing. Not really much planning going on. Just remembering the beginning, when I first met them and when I thought Edward hated me though I did nothing to him or even knew who he was. It seemed not too long ago that I was walking in for the first time; worried about if a house full of vampires would like me. Little did I know that they would turn out to love me and accept me as part of the family.

The discussion went from different times that each member of the family remembers the most with me. Edward's was when we first went to the meadow. That brought on more teasing from Emmett and Jasper. Alice's was when she met me because she knew we would become the best of friends. Emmett was when I told him that I had punched a werewolf. Carlisle's moment was when he was stitching up my arm after my birthday party. Jasper still felt bad about that but I never blamed him for anything. Esme's was when Edward played the lullaby with me by his side on the bench on my first visit. She said that was when she knew that Edward would be okay. Finally, with Rose it would be that night when she told me her story. I believe that everything will smooth out between us though it seems like they have already.

Jasper's moment would be when he told me about his last memories as a human. I know it was nothing to be happy over neither was Rose's, but it meant a lot. They were moments that they opened up to me. They both were pretty distant from me and for them just to open up and trust that I could understand them and know what they felt was very good moment for me. Apparently to them as well. W never touched the times that I was in danger because that was in the past and they would not happen again but the happy times keeps us going. At least that is what Carlisle had told us. The conversation continued with similar topics.

After a while, Edward, Emmett and Jasper were arguing about what they were going to wear. Like they had any say in the matter. Alice was speaking to Carlisle and Esme of what she was planning to do in the back yard for the wedding. That left me and Rosalie. I could tell that she was standoffish on what she wanted to say because she hesitated getting up from her seat.

Once she stood up she walked towards me. "Bella would you like to take a walk with me while these little conversations go on. I have a feeling that they are going to last a while and I would like to talk to you," she said.

"Sure, a walk would be nice." I stood up and Edward turned to look at me. Then he saw that Rosalie was next to me. He smiled at her then at me. "We'll be back soon."

"No need to rush. I think this is going to go on for a while." I laughed then Rosalie did too. Edward did not get the joke, but it didn't matter because Rose and I did. We headed towards the back door and walked out to the yard.