Twilight after Eclipse: part 2
Story Grabber: It's right after Bella and Edward's wedding. Bella has a strong desire for a delicious slice of her wedding cake. For Bella, temptation strikes! Will she be able to resist her desires, both human and…oh wait…just human? ROD to find out!!
Bella's POV
"I can't believe it!" I said, still in shock to Alice. "I'm married."
"Yes!" Alice replied, "You are! And isn't it wonderful?!"
I began to sputter and she gave up on trying to make me feel like a normal bride.
"Goodness, Bella! Will you just be happy already?"
I sighed and said, "Maybe I'll be… normal… with some cake in my system," trying to be more lighthearted.
"Right, right! How could I forget? It's an American tradition that you and your husband—"she said, putting sultry emphasis on the word "—should have the first slice of cake, after you throw the bouquet!"
Alice began pushing me with a little too much force through the crowd.
"Alice, you know you might be going a little overboard with this wedding thing—" I started nervously.
Just then, as if on some sort of universal cue, Edward appeared, stopping Alice dead in her tracks.
"Alice," he said simply, removing my hands from hers and taking them into his, "Please stop."
My emotions were obvious as I let out a sigh of relief.
He held my face in his hands, bringing my lips closer to his.
"My darling Bella," he started, "You've sacrificed so much… for instance, your pride—" he joked, stopping to look around at the décor, knowing that Alice went way overboard.
"She did out-do herself didn't she?" I asked.
"You know I never knew it was possible."
We leaned into each other to stifle the laughing.
"So, what is it, my dear Bella, do you want the most at this very moment?" he said, sarcastically.
A giggle escaped through my lips as I said, "All I want is a slice of cake, Edward."
"Then it's yours you… beautiful, beautiful bride!"
He held his hand out, asking, "Shall we?"
"We shall!" I replied and he escorted me to the dining table.
Just then, Edward glanced over at Alice who had that oh too familiar look on her face. He looked down with a fake smile and said, "Maybe we shouldn't get any cake."
"Why not?"
"Because…."
"Because… what?"
"Just because," he said, redirecting me away from the cake.
Knowing he couldn't do anything to prevent me from getting cake without drawing attention to himself, I ran over to the cake table. Unfortunately, I didn't stop short enough and ran into the actual table (not realizing that my dress was hooked on to the table), knocking the cake into Carlisle, who stepped back to avoid the cake, slamming hard into Esme who fell hard into a bridesmaid, creating a domino effect. There was a combination of shrieks and laughter in the air as I saw the dress get ripped off my body (from being hooked on the table) in a flash. I tried covering my scarcely clothed body with my clad arms.
Crap…so that's what Alice saw.
"Oops."
As I pause to check my surroundings, to let my eyes scam over the crowd, I see Edward wearing his "I told you so" face, looking so empathetic and beautiful. I see Alice's face, so apologetic and beautiful. I see Emmet's and Jasper's faces, trying to stifle back their laughter, both so beautiful. I see Carlisle and Esme trying to gain their composure while picking themselves off of the ground, also beautiful. When I try to look over at Rosalie, I get distracted by the little, beautiful girl that looked all too familiar. Her small, porcelain features, too perfect to be human. As the gears started to turn in my head, I'd realized that this was going to be the worst day of my life.
It was Jane dressed as a flower girl...
The Volturi were here.