A/N: okay I know it took forever for me to update. I apologize I promise to get more in for you either today or tomorrow. I just really had a rough time with this chapter. I hope you all enjoy. PLEASE REVIEW...if you review you may be suprised on how much faster chapters will begin to appear. much love M.nightFantasy
Chapter twelve: Last night
When we were safe in her room we fell onto the bed giggling and could not stop, until we heard a crash downstairs. "Edward seriously how can you be mad at us. She came down here without thinking about what she was wearing," Jasper explained.
"I can be as angry as I want to be," he spat out, "You two have no right to think those things about Bella."
"But we're guys!" they said in unison, "what do you expect."
"Oh and that gives you a pass for being indecent towards my fiancée?"
"Well no, but she was the one who came down in that outfit," Jasper said matter-of-factly.
"No Jazz she probably wasn't planning on it, but Edward must have pissed her off and made her leave him to squirm," Emmett teased and then Edward growled and another crash followed.
After a while we heard Esme go into the living room and scold them for the mess that they had made. They were ordered to put everything back in its proper place and clean up the mess. After about ten minutes we heard them mumble apologies and Edward went to his room and slammed the door, Emmett did the same and I guess Jasper went outside since we were taking up his get away. A few seconds later Rose knocked on the door, "Alice let me in! You knew I was coming," Alice giggled and let Rose in.
"Bella what did you do to make Edward so…" she stopped as she looked at me and examined my appearance. She smiled a wicked grin and I blushed a crimson red. "Wow Bella I am so proud of you," she said as she sat on the bed next to me.
"Proud of me?" I was really confused, her husband and brother were just attacked by Edward because of the thoughts they had. Did she know that? Would she be mad if she found out? Should I tell her? No it's not a question of if I should tell, but how am I going to tell her. Alice was fighting back a grin.
"Bella," she chuckled, "stop worrying Rose knows she isn't deaf. She heard everything remember," she pointed to her ears.
"Bella did you think that I did not know why Edward almost killed my husband?" I nodded sheepishly I could not believe that she was calm and talking about this, I mean our relationship wasn't that strong yet. "Don't worry Bella, my dear Emmie needs to get pushed around once and a while, just don't do this particular one again…I don't think Edward can take it."
"ROSE!!!" we heard Emmett scream, I was guessing at the use of "Emmie".
"What Emmie?!" she shouted back, "Please do not think you can scold me for such a thing while you were clearly thinking something you should not have been about our dear Bella."
"My thoughts moved to you," he tried to explain; "I thought abou-."
"Don't even try it!" Rose interrupted his testament, "That will not work and don't get comfortable because you are not spending the night in our room!" I stared at her in shock. I did not know what to say or do I was dumbstruck.
"Okay well Bella…" Alice stopped as she looked at me, "Hello! Bella," she said waving her hand in front of me. Once her hand got close enough I snapped back and blushed.
"Sorry, I was just surprised," they both looked at me confused, "Well I thought you were going to be mad at me," I said sheepishly.
"Bella it is not your fault that they are men and cannot control their thoughts," Rose said.
"Yeah, but I went down in this," I said waving a hand at my nightgown.
"Again not your fault," Alice said, "If Edward would not have upset you, the both of you would still be in the room and having FUN," she emphasized the last word and Edward growled, and I yelled back.
"Edward don't even think you can be mad. It is all your fault now sulk on your own," once I finish I put a hand over my mouth. Had I just done that?
Apparently so because my soon to be sisters we staring at me in shock and turned their expressions into wicked smiles. "Way to go Bella," Rose said and hugged me.
"So this is Bella's last night as an unmarried woman," Alice teased, but when she said that I could not help but smile. Then when I started thinking about the wedding I realized that my parents, or Jacob, did not respond. My thoughts became apparent.
"Bella you know I can still look," Alice offered.
"No," I shook my head, "No Alice, I don't need to have that on me. The anxiety will kill me. I am a big enough of a klutz imagine if I am under that kind of pressure." I could see that my point was barely accepted but the subject was changed.
"Well anyways, we have some gifts for you Bella," Rose announced as she went to Alice's closet and brought out 3 boxes. I could not imagine what kind of gift these would be, but it's not like I would be able to refuse them. "Okay, whose is first?"
Alice launched her hands out grabbed her gift and handed me a small box wrapped in a soft blue paper and a tied in an ivory bow. "Here Bella open mine first please," she practically begged.
I laughed, "Okay Alice." She was bouncing up and down. I carefully pulled the bow off of the box and ripped off the wrapper. I lifted the lid of the box and my breath had caught. I looked up at Alice and shook my head. I could not believe she had bought me such a beautiful thing.
"Well what is it?" Rose giggled already knowing what was in the box. I pulled out the tiny tiara. It was small yet elegant tiara. It was made out of silver and was jeweled with diamond arches and a heart in the center was formed with blue sapphires.
"You needed something blue to wear for tomorrow," Alice said resting a hand on my shoulder. I lunged at her and gave her a hug and said thank you.
"Okay mine next Bella," Rosalie handed me a medium sized box. This box had no wrapping paper; it was red and had a gold bow on it, very Rose. I opened that box and inside was a pair of ivory heels. Not at all too high of a heel and then again not short either, they were just in between. They were closed toe and the ankle strap was a thick ribbon that went around twice before being tied in a bow. They were the perfect match to my dress. "You needed something that was borrowed," I smiled at Rose, "I used these for my second wedding, so you can knock out two requirements with one shot…borrowed and used," she winked to me and I looked at Alice and she seemed to go along with the idea. I leaned to Rose and gave her a hug, we had come so far since the beginning and our relationship could only grow stronger.
"Thank you so much," I smiled from ear to ear as I looked at my soon to be sisters, though that is what we were at this very moment.
"Hold on you have one more," Alice handed me a small rectangle box, it was wrapped in an emerald green wrapping paper with a silver ribbon. I undid the ribbon and ripped off the paper, I was so happy with the first two gifts that I knew I would be happy with this one. I lifted the lid to find a box of tissues, I did not understand, but when I took out the tissue box I found a DVD. I looked at Alice questionably, she took the DVD and dragged me to a spot in front of her bedroom television and put it in.
At first there was just a blank screen but then I heard my lullaby and then the words in elegant script fade in say "Welcome to our Family". Followed by a slide show of pictures of my future family members and ones of me with them. How they had all these pictures I did not know, but they all looked to come out of a magazine or movie.
After the pictures finished Carlisle's name showed and vanished to reveal his face, "Bella, you are an extraordinary young lady, who will soon be a married woman and my daughter-in-law. I have once told you that you brought a new happiness to my home and that is true, you brought a light that we needed and brought us all back to life, I will be forever grateful to you. You just make sure that you love my son as you do now because we all will all love you and cherish your presence. I know I do not express my emotions to you or my family but I love you…my daughter."
I was shocked I did not know how to react, but before I could say anything Esme came next. "Bella darling, you have made me so happy. As you know I am incapable of giving birth to children, but I am very capable of having them. Jasper, Alice, Rosalie, Emmett and Edward…they are my children I love and care for them because they are my own. I will soon be able to add you to that list dear and I hope you understand that I will never try to replace your actual mother, but I would like to be your mother figure. I…We, love you so very much and you were family from the moment you walked into our house. Even if some took time to warm up to you," I smiled sheepishly thinking of my past relationship with Jasper and Rosalie. "Bella, my dear sweet daughter, welcome home."
The video was not even finished yet but my eyes were swollen from tears. The rest of the family passed in the video all talking about moments we had personally shared with one another. I was a complete and utter mess when Edward's name showed up. I wiped my eyes and used a tissue to clean my nose.
"Bella my love, you have just finished watching our family express their love for you. I will not use my time for such an act. I believe my greatest expression of love was to ask you to spend forever with me. You have not the slightest idea how happy you made me the day you accepted. Bella my love for you extends farther than any light can reach. You are my sun, my moon, the earth…my entire being. I knew not the meaning of true happiness till I saw the smile in your eyes. I knew not love till we first kissed. I knew nothing of beauty till I saw you," I shook my head at that knowing he was insane, but I took it anyways. "I had no meaning to life till I thought to love and protect you. Bella if I have a soul it is because you came to me and brought it back. I will love you for all eternity. This lion belongs to the lamb today, tomorrow and always."
I was filled with so much joy that my laughs were mixed with sobs and the spark in my eye released tears. These gifts were all too amazing and I could not believe that I had been so lucky. I looked to my sisters and they looked like they were sobbing as well.
"Why are you crying? Haven't you seen this already," I tried to tease.
"No Bella, none of us saw any of it," Alice explained, "I don't know how he was able to hide it from me but I am glad he did, that was so beautiful." I smiled at her and I got up to me feet and bounded for the door. "Bella where are you going?"
"Where do you think?" I let out. I ran out the door and to Edward's bedroom, almost falling a few times there and just as I was opening the door, there he stood in the moonlight.