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Bella

I sighed as Alice and Jasper stood atop of the alter at the front of the church. They looked so happy and in love as they stared into each other's eyes while the preacher spoke.

Our weekend with Edward's parents had been perfect but now it was time to get back to reality. The entire wedding party stood around them as Alice and Jasper prepared for their wedding.

"And then you two will say your vows, I'll pronounce you man and wife and you'll kiss the-," but Jasper interrupted him by dipping Alice dramatically and kissing her.

"Something like that," the preacher joked.

"Aww," the rest of us onlookers cooed as we watched our friends.

Another sigh escaped my lips as Alice and Jasper descended the platform. I couldn't help but think about what Edward and my wedding would look like. Rose followed behind Alice and Jasper and was accompanied down the aisle by Emmett. I was the only person who had to walk down the aisle by myself. Edward had been held up in a meeting and was late for the wedding rehearsal. I would be so glad when he lived in Manhattan with the rest of us.

The entire wedding party had made it to the rehearsal except for Edward. The sadness must have shown on my face because Esme came over to talk to me.

"What's wrong, dear?" she asked as she sat down next to me. We were now at the rehearsal dinner and Edward still had not shown up.

"Nothing, Esme," I replied with as much forced cheerfulness as I could. I hadn't seen Edward in three days and my mood definitely reflected that.

"I think I know," she said as she pushed a strand of hair out of my face. "I used to have that same look when Carlisle would work a lot."

"At least you and Carlisle lived in the same area," I mumbled, picking at a spot on the table.

Esme smiled at me and replied, "This will be over sooner than you think." I smiled slightly and was preparing to answer her with a witty comeback but was stopped when the doors to the hall opened.

I could feel my face light up as our eyes met. He smiled that crooked smile of his and bounded across the room quickly to gather me into a hug. I held onto him tightly and buried my face in his chest. He lifted me off of the ground as he tightened his grip on me.

"Hello son," Esme called from her spot at the table with a smile. I felt Edward chuckle.

"Hey mom." Esme patted him on the back as she stepped away to give us some privacy. I made no sign of moving so Edward sat down and swung me into his lap.

"Well look who decided to show up," Emmett mocked as he approached us, making Edward laugh. I smiled as I felt the vibrations of his chest.

"You know I like to make an entrance," Edward joked. I tuned them out as I breathed in Edward's scent. It made me realize how much I really missed him when we were apart.

I began drawing aimlessly against Edward's chest and only noticed we were finally alone when he closed his eyes and his head lulled back.

"I have missed you," he said quietly, his eyes still closed. I hummed in agreement and began placing feather-like kisses across his neck. I skimmed my nose across his jaw line and laughed quietly as his slight stubble caressed my cheek.

"Bella," he began a little shakily. "You're going to have to stop before we give our friends a show." I giggled quietly before placing one last kiss on his neck.

"How are you, love?" he asked me, looking into my eyes.

"I'm fine," I said with a smile and for the first time in days it was real. I couldn't be happier to have Edward here in my arms. He caught me up on some of his hospital stories for a while and I was more than content to sit in his lap and listen to him talk.

After a while I noticed people starting to leave and I jumped up suddenly almost tripping, but Edward, of course, caught me.

"What am I going to do with you?" he mocked. I rolled my eyes.

"Ha ha," I replied dryly before remembering why it is I jumped up. "I'm such a terrible best friend," I muttered under my breath. I was supposed to be helping Alice get all of the last minute details organized and I had spent the entire rehearsal dinner either moping about Edward not being there or perched in his lap.

"What's wrong, Bella?" he asked me. I looked up at him with a small pout forming on my lips. He gave me a stern look, which confused me momentarily before he ran his thumb across my lips. "You know how much that face kills me," he reminded me, making me giggle.

"I have to go find Alice and apologize and help her out," I told him. I really didn't want to leave his side yet, or ever. Especially not when he just got here. I knew I still had a few things left to do for Alice and I would stress over them until they got done.

I was brought back to reality when Edward placed his warm hand against my cheek. "You are an amazing friend and you should go help her with whatever it is she needs." I leaned into his touch and smiled. How had I managed to catch the most amazing boyfriend ever?

"Thank you," I said before standing on my tiptoes to give him a light kiss. I knew anything other than that would land me right back in his lap.

With that I turned back to find Alice sitting at the head table, where Edward and I would sit tomorrow, in Jasper's lap, talking animatedly. Her smiled turned to a glare when she spotted me though.

"And where have you been, Isabella?" she asked, hands on hips. I put my hands up in mock surrender.

"Edward's here?" I answered as more of a question. Her face softened a bit.

"Fine. I forgive you this time," she stated. "But don't make a habit of this."

"Yes ma'am," I replied playfully.

"Well, we really only have a few calls left to make and I want to try on my dress one last time," she stated. "Are you ready to go?" I nodded in response. "Well then hurry up and get Edward. I need my beauty sleep!"

"No you don't, beautiful," Jasper whispered in Alice's ear. I smiled at my best friends- yes I considered Jasper one of my best friends. They were made for each other.

"Come on," Alice said as she pulled on my sleeve.

"You are freakishly strong," I grumbled. "At least let me get my boyfriend," I joked as she almost pulled me out the door.

"Fine," Alice agreed with a sigh. "But I'm giving you two minutes to get your butt outside!" I turned laughing to go find Edward. He was ready with our coats when I found him.

"Are you sure you want to stay in my apartment tonight?" I asked as he slipped my coat on my shoulders. "It might be a little crazy." He laughed.

"There is no way I'm staying anywhere but with you," he replied kissing my forehead, leading us outside.

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"Alice the dress is gorgeous now take it off and go to sleep!" Rose commanded from her place on Alice's bed. Jasper had been banished to the living room until all wedding things were taken care of.

"I just can't believe that I'm going to be Mrs. Jasper Whitlock tomorrow!" Alice squealed.

"Technically it's today. It's already midnight, Alice! Do you want bags under your eyes in all your wedding photos?" I threatened. If Alice didn't go to bed soon she would regret it in the morning. Also, the wedding party would be forced to deal with a tired, moody Alice. That would not be fun.

"Alright, alright. Let me just get changed," she agreed, walking into the bathroom in her room. The next moment seemed to go by in slow motion.

Alice's dress snagged on a jagged edge of the bathroom door, which wasn't the worst part. The worst came when she panicked and tried to rip the dress off of the wood. A sickening rip sounded through the room as the side of Alice's wedding dress ripped from the bottom of the gown to right under her bust line.

"Oh my…" Rose trailed of breathlessly by my side.

Do not panic, Bella! There's no time for that, I told myself. It was damage control time.

"Ahh!" Alice screamed, making Rose and I cover our ears. Alice continued screaming until I came up behind her and covered her mouth.

"Alice!" Jasper said as he knocked, loudly, on the door. "What's wrong?" I heard the doorknob jingle as he struggled against the lock. "What is going on in there?"

"It's nothing, Jasper," Rose called from her spot on the bed. I was still focused on getting Alice to stop screaming.

"Alice," I tried to say firmly. "If you don't stop screaming and tell your fiancée that everything's fine he's going to bust down that door and see you in your dress. Do you want that?" That shut her up.

"I'm fine, Jazzy," she called out shakily. "Just a minor mishap."

"Are you sure?" he asked, still concerned.

"Yes. It's fine," she reassured him.

"If you say so. I'm right out here if you need me," he called before walking away.

I turned to Alice and saw tears pooled in her eyes. "What am I going to do?" she asked quietly.

"You are going to get married tomorrow to an amazing guy who loves you and would marry you if you had no dress," I answered her.

"I think he might actually prefer the no dress part," Rose joked as she came to stand with us in the bathroom. Alice laughed shakily before turning to look in the mirror.

"What am I supposed to do about this piece of crap dress?" she asked, anger coloring her tone.

"Ali, this was your favorite dress in the world a few minutes ago," Rose reminded her.

"Well that was when it freakin covered me and didn't expose my butt to the world!"

"It might be fixable," I said leaning down to inspect the damage. It looked possible for me to fix it for her with a little hard work. "I can fix it," I said confidently.

"Are you serious?" Alice asked hopefully.

"Mmhmm," I nodded. "I just need the dress now if you want it by tomorrow morning." Before I could finish that sentence Alice was stripping her dress off and handing it to me.

"Please go fix my dress," she pleaded. I quickly placed it in its garment bag and brought it to my room.

I opened the door to find Edward splayed out across my bed sleeping. He had said he would wait for me to finish the wedding plans and we would go to sleep together but that obviously didn't happen. I didn't blame him though. He had had a long day I'm sure.

As quietly as I could I gathered my sewing materials and went out into the living room. Jasper was back in his room, probably consoling Alice and trying to get her to sleep, so the living room was free.

As I inspected the dress I realized that it would require much more work than I thought. I got up, made myself a cup of coffee, pulled my hair into a sloppy ponytail to keep it out of the way and got to work.

After four hours of work I heard someone's door open. I worried it was Jasper at first but was put at ease when I saw his messy hair that went in every direction.

"Bella?" he called sleepily. "What are you doing?"

"Fixing Alice's dress," I replied with a yawn. "Go back to bed. One of us should get some sleep tonight."

"You know I can't sleep through the night without you," he replied as he came to sit beside me on the couch. "How long have you been working on this?"

I shrugged. "Midnight," I replied with another yawn.

"Bella," Edward groaned. "You need to go to sleep. Alice will not want a bridesmaid whose dead on her feet tomorrow." I shook my head trying to rid it of the sleepy fog that was settling in.

"I have to finish this or I'm pretty sure there will be no wedding tomorrow," I countered.

"Will Alice really not get married if she didn't have the dress she wanted?" Edward asked, half asleep again.

"No. She wouldn't really give up the chance to marry Jasper but she will throw a fit," I answered, yawning again. I placed the dress down to rub my eyes and take a sip of coffee. I was on my second cup now that my first had started wearing off.

Edward placed an arm around my shoulders and brought me closer to him. I almost instantly became more tired as I breathed in his scent.

"Isabella," he whispered in my ear, making me shiver. "You need your sleep. Please, just a few minutes." He began humming softly to me. I felt myself giving up the fight with sleep and beginning to drift when Alice's face flashed behind my closing lids. I struggled to pull myself away from him.

"Edward Anthony, that is not fair," I objected. He chuckled sleepily, pulling me into his lap.

"Fine, but you have to work from here now. I can't get back in that bed without you," he said closing his yes.

"Fine," I yawned as I picked up the dress and continued working.

I worked for another hour before I was finished. Exhausted, I slid off of Edward's lap and placed the dress back in its bag. I managed to crawl back into his lap before sleep completely took over.

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"Bella! It's perfect!" Alice squealed quietly. I pried my eyes open to see Alice inspecting her dress before gathering me in a hug and running back to her bedroom. Subsequently Jasper was shoved, tumbling out of the room with his tux in his hand.

"Morning, guys," He called excitedly. I gave him a half smile as I stretched. My muscles felt stiff and I whimpered in pain.

"What's wrong, love?" Edward asked. I hadn't even noticed he was awake.

"Nothing," I mumbled. "I'm just a bit sore." Instantly Edward's hands were on my shoulders rubbing them gently. I groaned in response as my knots began to loosen.

"Bella! Rose! Get in here!" Alice called from her bedroom. I groaned as I leaned back to kiss Edward before trying to get up. I stood up but before I knew it I was rapidly heading toward the floor. Edward quickly caught me and set me back down on the couch.

"Bella, are you okay?" he asked, concerned. Honestly, I wasn't. My head throbbed and my back still ached and the late night coffee gave me a stomachache but today wasn't about me. Today was my best friend's wedding and it had to be perfect for her. I didn't want her worrying about me at all.

"I'm fine," I told him. To try and ease his mind I held onto his arms as he helped me up. I focused on not wobbling too much and managed to let go of him and stand alone.

"See. I'm fine," I said before I gave him a peck on his cheek and headed off towards Alice's bedroom. I knew he wasn't convinced but I was glad he didn't push the subject anymore.

I knocked on Alice's door once, announcing it was me and before I could knock again she pulled me inside. Getting Alice ready was a blur to me. Eventually Rose came in and started helping but that was all I remembered until Alice came out of the bathroom.

"Alice," I said quietly, tearing up. "You look beautiful." She really did. Her short hair was styled to perfection atop her head and her makeup was light but pronounced enough to still be visible. Her dress looked perfectly fine and I took a minute to marvel at my work.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Bella for fixing my dress!" Alice thanked me again. "I don't know what I would have done without you!"

"I'm sure you would have thought of something," I told her, yawning.

"Oh my goodness!" Alice said, realization in her voice. "You look exhausted. How late were you up?"

"Just until five," I replied.

"Bella! It's seven. You barely got two hours of sleep. I'm so sorry," he said hugging me.

"It's fine," I told her with a smile. "I'm not the one who's getting married today." This made her squeal.

"I'm getting married!" she began. "And you guys look awful."

"Well thanks Alice," Rose said sarcastically.

"No offense but neither of you are coming to my wedding looking like that. Go get dressed," she insisted, pushing us out of the door. I laughed as I made my way to my bedroom.

I groaned as I looked at my warm inviting bed and had to abandon it to go to my closet. I got my dress out and laid it across my bed as Edward stepped out of the bathroom.

"What's wrong?" he asked, coming to my side. I hadn't even noticed that I was pouting but sure enough, I was.

"I'm too tired to even think about showering and changing and doing my hair and makeup," I confessed. Edward came to stand behind me and placed his arms around my waist. I melted into his embrace.

"My poor Bella," he said quietly. "Why do you have to be so loyal to your friends?" he asked jokingly.

"I'm just too amazing," I joked back as I began heading for the bathroom. I quickly undressed, turned the shower on and stepped under the stream. The warm water felt heavenly but made me more tired.

Just finish showering, I told myself. Alice will kill you if you make her late.

I tried to fight against it but my mind began to fog over and I felt myself sliding down the cool tile of the shower.

Get up! I told myself but my body would not listen. I managed to crawl to the corner of the shower and away from the stream as I felt my world going dark.

Get up! I yelled at myself again in an attempt to wake up but it was useless. I called for Edward as loud as I could before I was enveloped by the darkness.

Edward

I felt so bad for Bella. She had the kindest heart and would do anything for her friends. Even if it meant getting almost no sleep the night before her best friend's wedding.

I went to the kitchen to make a new pot of coffee. She might want some more after she got out of the shower. Speaking of the shower..

I looked at the clock. Bella had been in the shower for almost a half hour now. She never took that long to get ready. I went back to her bedroom to check on her.

"Edward!" I heard her call as I entered her room. I froze as panic overtook me. Something was wrong. As quickly as I had stopped I was moving again, running toward the bathroom door.

"Bella!" I called pounding on the door. "Bella! Are you all right? Bella, answer me! Please!" I ran just outside of her room and reached above her doorframe where the key to the locks was kept. With shaking hands I put the key in the lock and wrenched the door open.

My heart nearly shattered as I saw where Bella was. She was curled up against the side of the shower wall, her knees to her chest, and her head to the side.

"Bella!" I called again as I ran to her. I turned the shower off and placed my hands on either side of her face, pushing her hair out of the way. "Bella, love, talk to me. Wake up!" I called desperately.

You know what you're doing! You a doctor for goodness sake, I scolded myself.

I placed my face next to her face and relaxed a small amount when I felt her breathing evenly. I grabbed the closest towel and wrapped her in it and brought her to her bed. I noticed her shivering and grabbed a throw blanket off of her bed and wrapped her in that as well.

"Bella," I said, placing a hand on her check and stroking it with my thumb. "Wake up, please. C'mon it's time to get up." She stirred but didn't open her eyes. "I know how to wake you up." I placed a soft kiss on her cheek before kissing her lips. At first she didn't respond but soon began kissing me back. I pulled away, willing her to open her eyes.

"Edward," she mumbled before her eyes fluttered open. I breathed a sigh of relief as they did so.

"Isabella," I said softly but sternly. "Don't you ever do that to me again."

"What happened?" she asked as she made a move to get up. I wrapped the blanket more tightly around her nearly naked form, knowing she would be embarrassed if it slipped.

"You almost put me in an early grave, that's what happened," I replied. "You fell asleep in the shower, love." She blushed a deep red.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. I pulled her close to me.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. You're just too selfless," I explained.

"Edward! Bella! You'd better be getting ready in there!" Alice's muffled voice called from her room.

"We are!" Bella called back shakily, earning a glare from me.

"There is no way you're going anywhere after that," I stated. Bella's face was set in determination.

"Do you really think I'm going to miss my best friend's wedding?" she asked, struggling to get out of the firm grasp I held her in. "I fell asleep. I remember crawling to the corner of the shower. I didn't even hit my head or anything. I'm going to the wedding and then I'm sleeping until next week."

I sighed in exasperation. She really was too stubborn for her own good.

"Bella," I said firmly.

"Edward," she responded. I could deny her anything.

She smiled in triumph.

"Fine, Isabella, but I'm not letting you out of my sight for a minute though," I replied.

"Can I change by myself, warden?" she asked sarcastically.

"Don't be a smart alec," I warned her. "Do you know how badly you scared me? You are my whole life. If I lost you.." I trailed off. I didn't even want to think about loosing her. It was far too painful. She placed a hand against my cheek and looked into my eyes.

"I'm sorry," she said. "I'll be more careful. I promise." I smiled.

"That's all I'm asking for," I replied, finally letting her out of my arms. She awkwardly picked up her dress, being that she was still wrapped in the blanket, and headed to the bathroom to get dressed.

I quickly dressed in my own tux and waited for Bella to exit the bathroom. My jaw dropped when she stepped out of the bathroom. The baby blue dress that Bella wore looked astonishing on her. It hugged her in all the right places and was accentuated by the small diamond necklace and earrings she was wearing. Her hair flowed in waves around her face.

"Bella," I breathed. "You look amazing." She blushed, as if on cue.

"Thanks. You look quite good yourself," she stated as she came over to fix something on my jacket. "Now come on. I don't want Jasper and Alice running into each other."

"It's hard to believe that Alice didn't do the whole 'groom not seeing the bride twenty-four hours before the wedding' thing," I stated. Bella shrugged in response.

"I don't think she could stand to be away from him that long."

"I know how she feels," I said, dragging my lips along Bella's neck. She shivered in response.

"Let's go lover boy." I laughed but complied with her wishes.

Alice and Jasper were taking separate limos to the church and soon enough Jasper's limo arrived.

"Take it easy, love," I whispered to Bella as all of the guys were preparing to leave. "Alice doesn't need you passing out on her."

"I will, Edward," she said placing a kiss on my lips. "Now go. If Jasper paces this room one more time.." she trailed off, making me laugh. Jasper had been walking around for the better part of an hour.

"Alright, I'll see you soon," I said, placing one last kiss against her forehead and heading outside toward the limo.

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"Jasper," Emmett boomed. "I swear I'll make you sorry if you don't sit down and stop pacing!" Jasper glared at Emmett but stopped moving and took a seat. We were in a small room in the church waiting for the wedding to start. I could feel the waves of nervousness and excitement coming from Jasper. I couldn't blame him though. If I were about to marry Bella I would probably be a wreck.

"You need to calm down man," Emmett advised. "It's not like she's gonna run away." Jasper's eyes widened with panic and he began tapping his foot. I placed a calming hand on his shoulder.

"Jasper," I began. "There is no way she would run away. She loves you too much." Jasper threw a grateful smile my way and relaxed a bit.

"I hope you're right, Edward," he replied. "I don't think I could stand it if I lost her. It's amazing how much you can love someone all the time."

"I know," Emmett and I both sighed, making us all laugh. There was a knock on the door, making Jasper jump.

"Time to begin," the preacher called as he stepped in. "Are you ready?"

"More than ever," Jasper said with a smile from ear-to-ear plastered on his face. Emmett and I both clapped Jasper on the back as he left to begin his life with the woman he loved.

I knew the beginning of Bella and my life was not far off.

So my excuse as to why I haven't updated: I was considering quitting my stories. They just take me so long to write good chapters and I don't have as much time anymore but I've decided to give it one more go. I'm going to try my hardest to keep up with this story. Updates should be more often but I can't make any promises.

Hopefully this long chapter will be enough for most of you to forgive me for staying away for so long! Jasper and Alice are getting married! Yay! Yay! Yay!

Take a minute (it's doesn't even really take a minute) and leave me a review please!