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BPOV:

The plans for the wedding were finally finished, and now, I was heading back to Charlie's house on the last night before I became Mrs. Edward Cullen, after spending the evening in Alice's bathroom while she played dress up on me for probably the billionth time. I didn't mind so much this time, because it had been so long since Alice and I had any quality time together, and I missed it. Plus, it gave me a chance to ask her some questions that had been brewing inside my head since she had her vision about me.

Flash Back

"Go ahead, Bella. I know that you have some questions for me, so stop stalling and ask them." Alice said as she pulled the curlers out of my hair and tried to tame the wild poof.

"Alice, if you already know what Im going to ask, why don't you just tell me the answer instead?"

"Well, Dear, what fun would that be? Not to mention, you have so many different questions, im honestly not sure which ones your going to ask first." she laughed and winked at me. "Now ask."

"Well, im really curious about…why your…your blood looked and smelled the way it did." I looked at the floor and twisted my fingers together nervously.

"I thought that would be the first one you would ask. Bella, do you know why vampires drink blood?"

Her words made me wince, but I shook my head.

"Its quite simple, really. Obviously you know that our hearts don't beat." I nodded, and she continued. "Since our hearts don't beat, we cant produce our own blood, which is why we have to feed. When we drink, the blood doesn't just fill our stomachs like you humans do when you eat. We take it into our whole body. And because our hearts dont beat, it cant make the blood flow through our veins, so after a while, it becomes stagnant in our bodies, and that's when we have to feed again. Do you understand?"

I nodded again, and bit my lower lip, not wanting to ask my next question.

"Go ahead, Bella. You wont upset me."

"Im a little embarrassed." I said, my cheeks flushing.

"Go ahead." she said again.

"Well, if your blood doesn't flow, how is it that…male vampires can… how are they able to…" I fought to try to find the right words as Alice fought a smile. "How can they…have sex?"

I could feel the blush on my cheeks rise all the way to my hairline, but Alice simply laughed.

"Don't be embarrassed Bella. It is the night before your wedding, after all, so it is a perfectly normal question seeing as you'll be having the experience first hand tomorrow night," She winked at me, and my face had to be the same color as a tomato. "but to answer your question, were not exactly sure how. The theory is that we think it's the venom that does it. Possibly just another way to attract our prey."

"Can a vampire get pregnant?" I was just firing the questions off now, hoping to get this over with, and have answers at the same time.

"Well, since everything in our bodies is technically dead, there would be no way for us to create a new life, nor a way to sustain it."

"Can a human become pregnant by a vampire?" she laughed again.

"Honestly, there has never been a case of a human and a vampire mating. Most vampires look at humans as a food source an nothing more, so I really couldn't say. I highly doubt it though."

"Thanks Alice. For answering my questions, and not laughing at me too much." I smiled meekly at her.

"Any time, dear."

End

I pulled into the driveway just as the sun was setting behind the trees. Charlie would be getting home soon, so I went into the kitchen and started to make dinner.

I made fish fry from Harry Clearwater's' recipe, which was Charlie's favorite. Since I was moving out right after the honeymoon, I wanted to make something special for him. He walked in the door just as I was finishing up.

"Bells?" He called from the living room, and I could hear him banging around as he hung up his gun belt.

"In here, Dad."

"Wow, that smells great, honey! Im starved!" he said, sitting in his normal spot at the table and pulling out the comic section of this mornings paper. He laughed quietly as I fixed his plate and set it down in front of him, turning back to fix my own.

"So how was work today?" I asked him, trying to make conversation.

"It was slow. Really slow, actually. We played cards most of the day, then switched to chess. I got buried. Ive never been any good at that game." he laughed again. "How was your day?"

"I stayed at the Cullen's most of the day. We finally got everything set up for tomorrow, and Alice finally got my hair the way she pictured it." I giggled at my little inside joke, knowing that Alice knew exactly how I was going to look.

We were silent for the rest of dinner, Charlie enjoying his food way too much to have any sort of conversation. As I stood to put the plates in the sink and finish up the little bit of dishes that were dirty, Charlie cleared his throat loudly.

"So, uh, How are you feeling, Bells?" He leaned against the counter, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Im fine, Dad. Why do you ask?"

"Well, I just wanted to check. I remember the night before your mother and I got married. I was so nervous I couldn't sleep, and my hands wouldn't stop shaking!" I tried to change the subject, knowing that if I started talking about it, I would start to get nervous. I definitely didn't need that.

"Speaking of mom, what time is she flying in?" I tried to make my voice sound light. Im not sure if it worked, but Charlie didn't say anything.

"Well, its Eight thirty now. I should actually be headed out. Her plane should be landing in about an hour. Is Edward coming by tonight?"

"No, not tonight. He's so very traditional, he doesn't think that he should see me again until I walk down the aisle."

"Well, would you like to come with me to pick up your mother?"

"I don't think so, dad. I spoke to mom this morning and told her that I was going to go to bed early so that I could be completely rested tomorrow, and I told her that I would see her first thing in the morning."

"Alright, well im going to head out then." He leaned over and kissed me on the forehead. "You go get some beauty sleep, although you don't need it. Night, Bells."

"Night, Dad." He walked to the door, grabbed his coat and left. I walked around the house for a while, picking up clothes and putting them in the hamper, putting the dishes away, and even tried to read, but my mind was racing at a hundred miles an hour. What I really needed was some fresh air, so I walked out the back door and sat on the concrete steps.

It was a rare night in Forks. The sky was almost completely clear, and the stars shone brightly, brighter than I had seen in quite some time. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back, breathing in the clean air, feeling completely calm for once. Then I heard it.

"Bella…" It whispered from the edge of the woods, and I went rigid. My eyes snapped open, searching through the darkening trees to see who it was, and Jake stepped through the bushes. At first I was startled, and then I was furious.

"Jacob William Black, don't ever scare me like that again! What the hell are you doing here?" I stalked over to him and stopped a few feet away, crossing my arms and glaring at him.

"Bella, I came here to…to talk to you. I feel horrible about the other day, and I wanted to apologize."

"I don't want to hear it, Jake. Im done with playing this game with you, and it's the night before my wedding so I have some things to do. If you'll excuse me…" I turned to walk away, but Jake grabbed my arms to stop me.

"Come on, Bells. Just listen to me for a minute, Ok? Please?"

"Damn it, Jake, let go of me!" I was getting angry, so my voice was getting louder. He pulled me a few feet into the trees and shushed me.

"Geeze, Bells, be quiet! You want to get the cops called on us?" he looked around nervously.

"No, just on you. I told you that I didn't want to see you again Jake!" his eyes snapped up to mine, and they were angry. His hands began to tremble against my arms.

"Oh, I remember, Bella. You pushed me away so that you could marry that filthy bl…"

"Don't, Jake." I cut him off. "Just leave." I tried to turn away, but he wouldn't release my arms. Instead, he threw me backwards, slamming my back against a large tree and pinning my hands at my sides.

"Im not going anywhere. Stop denying it, Bella. You want me, and you know it!"

Before I could protest, he slammed his mouth on mine, kissing me in earnest. He still had my hands held to my sides, so I did the only thing I could think of…I bit him. Hard.

"OW! DAMN IT, BELLA! WHY THE FU…" He continued on with a string of profanities, but he never let my hands go. "That was a bit uncalled for, don't you think?"

"Not at all, Jake. Now get your filthy paws off me!"

"No." he said in a cold, hard voice, and he bent his head to mine once again. Before he could touch his lips to mine for the second time, we heard a roaring yell come from a few feet behind him. It was only one word, but it sent shivers from the top of my head to the heels of my feet. All I heard was…

"TRAITOR!"

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