Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.
Author's Note:
Sorry, yet again for the long wait! But in this chapter we will definitely see the start of Alice's wedding and I am bringing in another character, not my own but I am interested to what you all make of it.
Enjoy!
Chapter XVIII – I've Got Dreams to Remember
Rosalie POV
To say I was nervous was an understatement. I felt like there were butterflies in my stomach and my palms were clammy, I kept fiddling with the necklace I wore. But after a look from Alice as she noticed my fidgeting, I stopped and looked out of the window as we turned on the street my place was on.
"Breathe Rose, it's going to be great" her words though well intended, did little to quell my nerves and if anything I got more jittery as we saw the mass of photographers outside. "Remember what I said. Ignore any questions just walk inside at a steady pace and smile"
Nodding, as the car came to a stop, Alice hopped out first the smile on her face ready as the flashes went off. Following her lead, I got out of the car and went inside the doors held open for me and Alice as we ignored the questions flung at us.
"Hello, ladies" greeted a familiar face as someone took our coats.
"Hi Rob, is everything alright?" he smiled and nodded, adjusting his tie before he spoke.
"Everything is going smoothly so far. We are all ready to officially open in half an hour"
"Well, until then can I get a drink?" asked Alice with a smirk, Robert nodded and went to the bar, the bartender handed him two glasses of white wine.
"Here you go ladies" he gave us a glass each then picks up his own drink on the table to the side of him. "I propose a toast" he said formally but flashing a wide smile at both of us. "To...The Rose Garden, may it flourish and to the beautiful lady in charge, to her happiness!" we clinked our glasses and each took a sip of our drinks.
"Nice wine"
"Do you want a bottle Alice, Rose ordered enough for a year!" she shook her head and I looked around.
"Hey Rosalie" I turned my head back to him and he smiled. "It is going to be great" I could tell he believed that and it eased my nerves a bit, although for good measure I drank a bit more of the wine.
Soon the place started filling up and the food seemed to be going down well. There were quite a few famous faces that seemed to be quite friendly with Robert. I was introduced to a few and my nerves were eased as I received numerous compliments on the food.
"Jacqueline, are there any more of the fish entrées?" I poked my head into the kitchen.
"Yes" she said with a sigh. "I am plating up now, zey will be out momentarily!" nodding I went back to the party, stopped by a man in thin glasses and a dark grey suit.
"Ms Hale, I work for the New York Times and I wondered if I could maybe interview you and Robert Walsh for a feature?"
"Only if we get the first copy" pitched in my business partner, with a jovial grin, as he stood by my side and turned that smile towards me.
"I can assure that you will see the article first" he smiled and I returned the grin.
"We would love to talk to you, Mr...?"
"Clive Morgan" he supplied and I gave him my best smile.
"Mr. Morgan, we would love to talk to you. So if you leave your business card, we'll arrange a time suitable for all of us" I saw Alice with Jasper near the other end of the bar, she smiled and I nodded back in acknowledgement before turning my head back to the reporter. "If you will excuse me Mr. Morgan, I have business to attend to" with a smile and small wave I walked away from him, Robert by my side.
"That was smooth" he said appreciatively. "You had him hooked"
"Well, it is good publicity. This has been a pretty good turnout"
"I told ya, it would be great" I nodded.
"That you did" we reached Alice and Jasper, I hugged my friends and smiled widely.
"Rose, don't freak out or anything but Royce King just walked in"
"What?"
"Who the hell is Royce King?" asked Robert in confusion as we all turned to look at the quite handsome man that walked in.
"Only the star of the culinary world" scoffed Alice.
"Of course who doesn't know that?" interjected Jasper with a wry smile.
"What exactly is he famous for though?"
"His family owns a chain of hotels and a number of restaurants; his restaurants all have Michelin stars and have waiting lists six months long. He even has a TV show and a load of books out, and he is here!" I almost squealed in a creepy fan girl way.
Robert still didn't look convinced at all.
"He's like an American Jamie Oliver that every woman wants in her kitchen...and bed" said Jasper to clarify and he nodded as Jasper caught our expressions and chuckled at Alice and me.
"And Rose here, beat a few women to the punch" added Alice and I glared at her.
"What?" Robert said sounding shocked.
"We met a few years ago, I worked at one of his family's restaurants"
"Looks like he spotted you Rose" he was indeed heading towards us.
"Oh my gosh, what do I do? What do I say?"
"Act aloof, cool" said Alice quickly before he reached us.
"Rose, it's so nice to see you again" he flashed a smile and not knowing what to say, I opened and closed my mouth like a fish until Alice elbowed me sharply.
"You too" he held out his hand and I took it, smiling like an idiot before mentally shaking myself.
"I thought you spent most of your time in LA?" he shrugged after letting go of my hand, I noticed out of the corner of my eye how my friends all stepped back a bit. But Robert didn't look too happy.
"I heard about you leaving Madison and getting your own place, I had to check it out since I was in town. Plus I guess I wanted an excuse to see you again" we laughed and I noticed he didn't have a drink.
"Would you like a drink?"
"Sure" I called over a nearby waiter with a tray of drinks, taking one for self and another for Royce. We talked for a while; he told me a bit about his family and the changes in the family empire since we last met and I told him about why I left Madison and started the Rose Garden.
"Everyone!" came the voice of Robert from the back of the restaurant, where the DJ was set up. He had a mike in one hand and a glass in his other hand. "Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for coming out to tonight and making this a brilliant opening evening! But I would like to invite the wonderful Rosalie Hale up to the front as none of this would be possible without her!"
The people watching Rob then turned to face me when he raised his arm in my direction.
"Care to say a few words Rose?" I gave Royce King a brief smile and with all eyes on me, I went over to Rob smiling as I took the mike from him.
"Thank you to everyone who made this possible" I started. "This turned out so much better than I thought it would and I hope this is just the start of a prosperous business and partnership with my friend Robert Walsh!" I raised my glass and most of the others did the same. "To Robert, without him I would have given up weeks ago"
"To Robert" everyone echoed before taking a sip of their drinks.
~X~X~X~
A few days later and it was after the lunch rush, I was at one end of the bar as I went through an inventory list. Rob was behind the bar mixing some drinks, his face scrunched up in concentration as he read from the booklet propped up in front of him.
"Rose" I look up as he got out a glass and with a final shake, he poured out a drink, topping it up with coke and he slid it towards me, peering up at him I raised an eyebrow.
"What is it?"
"A long island ice tea, I hope"
"Why is it in front of me?"
"Cause someone needs to try it"
"And you can't do it?" he rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Rose, I drink beer not fruity drinks with little umbrellas. I won't know if it's good or not" with a smile I gingerly put down my pen and picked up the drink, taking a small sip and then grimacing. "What? What's wrong?" I spluttered and he rushed to get me a glass of water, which I chugged half of.
"Way too much tequila and rum" I said finally and he looked disappointed, turning to the book he scrunched up his face as he read, muttering to himself.
"I thought I got it right this time"
"It's not that bad" he nodded and left me to finish the paperwork, starting to make another Long Island Ice Tea. The door opened and I was about to turn around to tell who ever had just walked in, that we were closed in preparation for the evening.
"Royce"
"Hi Rosalie, I hope it's alright that I'm here even though your technically closed" he flashed a smile at me and I hopped off the bar stool and shook my head.
"Its fine, how are you?"
"I'm good, you"
"I'm good too" we smiled at each other, then we sat down at the bar.
"I feel like we barely got to talk at all the other evening"
"It was very busy, I hadn't expected that at all" he leaned in closer.
"You've always worked hard Rose, I know if anyone could make this work it's you"
"Thanks"
"Any time beautiful" I let out a giggle and I think I blushed a bit. "I'm actually still in town for a bit, so how about dinner?"
"That sounds great" exchanging numbers he left and with a smile I turned around, to look at Robert who was pouring out another cocktail. He looked very gloomy as he turned around and put the fresh drink down in front of me.
I took a sip and he looked at me expectantly.
"Hmmm, much better. Could use just a touch more lemon juice though"
"Okay" he said shortly, nodding and turning away quickly.
"Hey Rob, are you okay"
"Peachy keen, Rose" he said gruffly. "I'm out of limes" he muttered before shooting off to the kitchen, I noticed that there were still quite a few limes left in the bowl behind the bar.
~X~X~X~
"Give us a twirl then" said Alice when I walked into the living room, her and Jasper were sat on the couch, a lot of bridal magazines laid out on the coffee table, beside the wedding file Alice had put together.
I turned around so they could get a good look at the outfit I wore for my dinner with Royce. I wore a chocolate low backed top with a v-neckline that was low enough to be sexy but high enough not to be slutty. Along with black slim fit jeans and brown peep toe heels, my hair in a loose braid to one side, my jewelry and makeup minimal.
"Do I have your approval?"
"Yes, but you need a little something extra" I rolled my eyes at her as she stood up and handed a magazine opened up at various floral arrangements to Jasper. She led me to her room and sat me down in front of the dressing table.
She made me remove the simple studs I had put in, changing them for a pair of dangly gold earrings, also sliding on a battered vintage looking gold cuff on my left hand. Then looking at me hard for a moment, she tapped her chin and looked me up and down before getting out her makeup bag, slicking red lip tint on me.
"There you go"
"Thanks Alice" she smiled and we went back into the living room, Alice picking up a magazine and turned around to face me.
"Before you leave, which flowers do you think work better for the table centerpieces at the reception?" she held up the magazine, where various pieces had been circled.
"The English roses in cream, they are elegant and go well with the arrangements you are using for the church and your bouquet" she smiled and Jasper looked grateful, I probably saved them a few more hours of looking through books and websites, maybe even goes to a few stores.
"Not the variation of tulips?" she asked lowering the magazine as her fiancé looked panicked and turned his head back to me.
"They are nice but not as tasteful as the roses, which are so much more you, having them in the centerpieces would complete your big white wedding" I must have said the right thing because, she put the magazine down and nodded, jotting something down in a note pad and Jasper looked very relieved.
"Thanks Rose, have fun"
"Alright guys see you later"
"Bye" they echoed and I smiled a bit at them, Alice cuddling up next to Jasper on the coach as I waved at them and left the apartment, sliding on my jacket as I walked down the stairs.
I got to the bar Royce had suggested and I suddenly felt very underdressed and a little out of place, it was a high end bar, more of a club really, the type of place where celebrities and rich socialites went to be seen. It screamed exclusivity and the long line of non famous people outside, only proved that.
"Rosalie!" turning my head to look at the entrance, I saw Royce stood by a tall imposing man with a clipboard. Royce was dressed immaculately in a navy suit and white shirt that was probably all designer, as I looked at him he smiled and waved at me, motioning for me to come over.
So skipping the line and getting a few disapproving looks, I got to Royce and the bouncer.
"Hi"
"Hey Rose, thanks Jim" he said with a nod at the man with the clipboard who nodded back at him. Taking my hand he led me inside and to the cloakroom where an attendant took my jacket, I got an appreciative glance from him and I smiled.
"You even more gorgeous than the last time I was in New York"
"That was years ago Royce" he grinned and an arm around my waist, steering us in the direction of the VIP area. Despite the way he was draped over me, I still got a few looks from some men that we passed by. I realized that he noticed but he seemed not to be bothered by it but he almost seemed a little smug about it.
The table we were sat at afforded some privacy in the way of a netted type of curtain on one side, but it was positioned in a way that you could be pretty much seen by everyone at the bar. We sat down and almost right away a waitress came up to us, keeping his arm around me he barely batted an eye as he ordered drinks for us.
"A bottle of champagne please, your best" he turned to smile at me when the waitress left to get our order.
"Are we celebrating something?"
"Yes..." he hardly missed a beat. "We are celebrating you opening your new restaurant. Like I said, I knew you'd do it"
"Royce when we met I was a glorified vegetable cutter" he brushed off my comment with his own charming answer.
"There was something special about you" damn that was a good line, despite my recent issues with men it was easy to forget that when the guy I had a bit of a crush on was so openly flirting with me.
I didn't what it was, but I felt like a teenager around him. Maybe I hadn't gotten laid in so long it was messing with my head but I'm pretty sure I giggled the other night when we talked. Jesus, I was a grown woman and I would act like one.
I was going to flirt back and give him a smile that made many a men weak at the knees, then I was going to kiss him.
After that I don't know, maybe I wasn't quite ready for that yet. But damn it I would kiss Royce King.
"How many girls have you used that line on?" I smiled to show I was teasing him and thankfully, he didn't take it too seriously.
"Just you...is it working?"
"Maybe" he slowly slid his arm across my back and then away from me, giving me his intense gaze as he leaned in closer.
"I heard about you and Emmett, I'm sorry" ouch.
"Its' okay, how did you hear?" he looked a little bashful and it had me intrigued.
"I know some people" he replied evasively, but I wouldn't let him get away with that.
"Have you been keeping an eye on me?" the champagne came and he took the opportunity to avoid the question, buying time by popping the cork and pouring us both glasses. "Royce"
"I wasn't going to say anything, but I saw your picture in one of those gossip magazines my sister likes. You with that boxer guy who you work with and I was curious as I hadn't seen you in a while"
"So, is you being in New York a coincidence?" he shook his head.
"Not really, I'm thinking of opening another restaurant here and took the opportunity to come see you"
"Oh"
"You know I used to have a bit of a crush on you" he admitted giving me a sideways glance as he drank some champagne.
"Really? Me, sweating my ass off working for your dad when you were dating different supermodels every week?"
"It's no secret you could easily be a model, Rose" I scoffed a bit and sipped my drink.
"I have more than one brain cell"
"That's what I liked about you"
"Tell me Royce, does this often work for you the bar, expensive drinks and shameless flirting?" I put down my glass and crossed my legs.
"It works pretty well for me"
"Not for me, so get to the point Royce" I raised an eyebrow as a challenge and so he leaned forward without hesitation and kissed me. It was passionate and hot, he was an amazing kisser and I felt nothing else at all.
Alice POV
"Which meal shall we go for the salmon or the lamb?" Jasper looked at me and sighed.
"Lamb?" I pressed my lips together.
"Hmmm...really?"
"Al, my family are big meat eaters, they go hunting every weekend without fail. I don't think they'd know what to do if they got handed a plate of food without any sort of dead animal"
"Okay, eww. Meat it is and after that I am officially going vegetarian after this wedding" giving him a peck on the lips, I stood and walked towards the kitchen. "Want some coffee?"
"Sure babe" he called out, getting out mugs and coffee I heard the home phone ring. I flicked on the coffee maker as Jasper answered the phone, I heard him talking and then his footsteps towards the kitchen. "It's Robert"
I took the phone from him and wedged it in between my ear and shoulder as I opened the fridge and got out the milk.
"Hi Rob, what's up?"
"Hey Alice, sorry but is Rose out on her date with the chef bloke?"
"Yeah she is. Is something wrong?"
"No, no. Nothing really just an idea for the restaurant but it can wait" I could tell there was something he wanted to ask, Jasper went back into the living room and I leaned against the counter top.
"Rob, spit it out"
"What?"
"I can tell you want to ask me something, so come on. What is it?" he hesitated for a bit, 'um'ing and 'ah'ing for a bit before he got to the point.
"How does Rose know him?" there it was.
"She got one of her first proper chef jobs at one of the King restaurants when she moved to New York. Being a family business, she bumped into Royce a few times"
"And did they ever...you know?"
"She was married to Emmett at the time, so no. They talked a bit and Royce left to go to LA, where he started to become a big celebrity TV chef" I left out the part where, Rose had gotten a little crush on his but loved Emmett so she kept their relationship platonic.
But now she was single, I doubted that she would do that again.
"Oh...okay then. Bye Alice" he hung up before I could say bye and the coffee maker was done when I put down the phone.
"What was that about?" asked my fiancé when I came back into the living room and sat down, after handing him a mug.
"Rob asking about Royce and Rosalie's history"
"I wonder if he told her?" I turned to look at him.
"Told who what?" he rolled his eyes and blew on the top of his coffee.
"Robert is clearly in love with Rosalie, but it seems that ship is about to set sail"
"He told her, but she doesn't feel that way. They tried to make it work, but apparently it didn't pan out"
"Shame, they could have been good together"
"Yeah, well can we get to our own wedding please? We have only a few months left and there is still so much to do!" he put down his cup and gently hooked a finger under my chin and turned my head so I would look at him.
"It will be okay, love. Even if it all goes wrong and we end up getting married in Vegas by Elvis, it will still be the most special day, because I'm marrying the woman I love" smiling I leaned forward and kisses him, long and slow.
"Well that's sweet, but I am not getting married in Vegas. It's tacky"
"The point is...you daft woman. It doesn't matter to me where or how we do it, as long as we do it. As long as I can call you my wife, I'll be happy"
"You big softie" I kissed his cheek. "...now which song should our first dance be too? And please, do not say Elvis" we laughed at my comment and he hugged me, I put my head on his chest and wrapped an arm around him.
"How about we leave all of this for now and we practice?"
"Practice what?" in a grand gesture, he swept me up into his arms bridal style and stood up.
"The honeymoon" I laughed and he winked at me, walking towards my bedroom.
"Oh, you know I love you, right" he smiled.
"I had an inkling, when you agreed to marry me" pushing the door open, he put me down on the bed, kissing me again. "I love you too, Alice...Brandon...soon to be Mrs...Whitlock" each pause was punctuated with a kiss, he smiled widely as I tugged his shirt off and flipped him over onto his back.
Hovering over him I kissed him again.
"I like the sound of that, say it again"
"Mrs Whitlock" I smiled widely like an idiot, kissing him again and for the moment forgetting about wedding planning.
Five Months later...
"Since when?" asked Robert, clearly shocked and what I had just told him, he sank into the chair on the other side of my desk. I shook my head and closed the file in front of me, moving it aside and glancing at my laptop.
"She added him as her plus one a few weeks ago, it's no big deal" he scoffed and crossed his arms, leaning back in his chair.
"No big deal, she barely knows this guy!"
"That's not true, Rose met him years ago"
"I don't know, he seems like a dodgy bloke to me" an email popped up and I sent a quick reply back, before turning to look at my friend and client again.
"Has this really got anything to do with Royce or you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Jealousy?"
"Pfft, that's not it. I just don't see what she sees in him" crossing my legs and leaning forward I glanced at my watch.
"Well, let's see...he's rich, good looking, can cook need I go on?" he rolled his eyes. "They like each other and she's bringing him to the wedding, he's a nice guy Rob"
"Sure" he said with a grunt sounding unconvinced.
"Well, unless you have something business related to tell me can I get on with work, I'm working out the terms of a feature for you and Rose. A business magazine is interested in you two and I think I can get you the front cover"
"Alright" he stood up and rubbed the side of his neck. "I'll see you tomorrow" he turned and headed to the door of my office.
"Rob?..." he stopped and half turned to face me, raising an eyebrow as he waited for me to continue. "Please behave, I think my parents' want at least one of their kids to have a wedding that ends well...or at least just gets past the vows"
"I will Alice, for you"
"Thank you"
"Plus, you can be really scary I would not want to piss you off" I gave him a wide smile which only seemed to reaffirm his point, judging from the expression on his face.
"Good, keep that in mind. Bye Rob"
"Bye Alice"
Rosalie POV
"Oh fucking hell, why is cello tape so damn sticky?" attempting to shake of the bit of tape stuck to my hand, Royce came back in and helped me out.
"Well, it is meant to go on the wrapping paper and not all over your hands"
"I know that" he laughed and kissed my cheek, taking over and neatly wrapping the wedding present we had gotten for Alice and Jasper. He had it done only a few minutes later, with a flourish he waved his hands.
"And that's how you do it"
"Thank you" he turned round and stood up, grabbing me by the waist he pulled me in close and kissed me.
"Do you want to have dinner tonight? I could make my famous cannelloni, I know you like Italian food"
"That sounds great but I have to go to the restaurant, we have Valentine's Day to prepare for and Jackie has a whole new menu for us to sample" I put my hands on his chest and smiled apologetically.
"By us you mean Rob right?"
"Well, last time I checked he was my business partner"
"Yeah, but he owns barely 15 percent. It's your place babe, now it's doing so well can't you buy him out?" I shrugged and pulled away a bit, but he kept his arms around my waist.
"He is brilliant at it, plus he's a good bartender"
"Didn't he break a bottle last week" I shrugged.
"He's not perfect, but who is?"
"You are" I slapped his shoulder.
"You're so damn cheesy, now I have to go to work. Rain check on dinner?" he nodded and I gave him a chaste kiss, before leaving his apartment and hopping in a cab.
~X~X~X~
"What do you think? Eez it too salty or too spicy?" taking a bite of the Mediterranean style fish dish she had placed in front of us, I nodded and took a sip of water and Rob looked less than thrilled.
"It is just a touch too hot I think, but other than that it is superb" she nodded and clicked her fingers, one of the other chefs taking the plates and a second bringing over desserts.
"Chocolate fondant...Strawberry Crème Brule and Chocolate Cheesecake" we sampled the desserts, then looked to each other.
"The Cheesecake" we said at the same time.
"That is brilliant, Jacqueline" she looked very pleased with herself and nodded before motioning for the dishes to be cleared away.
They left for the evening and I went to the office, quickly getting on my emails and sending off the menus for Valentine's Day off to the printers. Robert followed me into the office and sat down, silent for a while.
"Right now that was sorted quicker than I thought, maybe I can still make dinner with Royce"
"You're a bit keen aren't you?" he said suddenly, as I stood up and shut down the computer.
"It's just dinner Rob"
"It's just that doesn't this all seem a bit quick too you?" I stopped and put my hands on my hips, turning to look at him properly.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you met this guy barely five months ago and now you're taking him to Alice's wedding. That's pretty serious"
"No, it's not"
"How well do you know this guy?" I shook my head angrily.
"Well enough, I am adult Rob and I can make my own decisions"
"There's something now right about him Rose" breathing out I looked down at the ground.
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine" I went to the door, but froze when he grabbed my wrist. Yanking my arm out of his wrist I spun around, ready to slap him hard enough to knock him into next week.
"Rosalie, are you maybe rushing into this relationship with a guy you don't even love to prove your over Emmett" his words hit me like a sledgehammer and my mouth dropped open in shock.
"How dare you...how dare you assume you know anything about my relationship!"
"Do you love him?" he asked and I opened and closed my mouth as I struggled with what to say to him.
"It's too early to know that"
"Do you love him? It is easy Rose. Either you do or you don't" I shook my head and took a step back.
"It's not"
"You are in denial, you still love Emmett and you are settling for some spoilt rich kid"
"Stop! Just stop!" I shouted and walked out and to the door but he was right behind me.
"Rosalie, you can do so much better than that smug git. I don't get why you are settling for him!" spinning around again and walked up to him.
"I am with Royce, he isn't perfect but he is sweet and...and kind. He cares for me. So please drop it Rob" my eyes were watering and I lowered my head to cover it up, but I think he saw anyway.
"Why won't you admit it?"
"Because, it hurts!" I shouted at him, pausing and swallowing the lump in my throat. "I love...loved him and he hurt me. For god sakes, I went to the church and he choose her. Over all of our history and what we've been through...he choose her, not me" the tears were falling down my cheeks now and I half turned away from him as I blotted my tears.
"She left him though"
"It doesn't change anything! We said goodbye and he made his choice and I made mine, we can't go back again" he pressed his lips together and looked contrite.
"So...Royce?"
"He is nice, I could learn to love him. That's enough for me"
"You're lying to yourself"
"No, I'm trying to get on with my life and that life doesn't include Emmett"
"Then what are you going to do at the wedding? He is the brother of the bride and you are the Maid of Honor, you will at one point have to see each other" sniffing and wiping away one last tear, I thrust my chin up.
"I'll deal with it"
~X~X~X~
"You look gorgeous Alice" she went to the mirror and turned to look at the dress.
"Really?" I nodded and went to fix the veil on her head.
She wore a romantic lace overlay dress with a strapless sweetheart neckline, a fitted bodice and scalloped edges at the neckline and hem. Being so petite, it was gorgeous on her and was elaborate enough to be worthy of her wedding.
"Sweetheart, you look beautiful!" said Esme as she walked in and saw Alice in her dress.
"Thank you mom" Esme kissed her daughters cheek and then took something out of her purse.
"Alice, here is something for luck" she raised an eyebrow but took the box she handed her, opening it and seeing the vintage pearl earrings that had belonged to her grandmother.
"Oh, they are stunning"
"Just like my daughter then" came the voice of Carlisle, he hugged his daughter and kissed her head, then taking Esme's hand with a smile at both women.
"You didn't have to..." she began.
"Your grandmother would have wanted you to have them, they are your something old" chimed Esme with a wide smile.
"Now all she needs is something blue and something borrowed" I added and Alice looked at me. "Which I can easily solve" I went to the dressing table and picked up a small bag I had put on the table, handing the bag to her.
"This is a tiffany's bag!" I nodded and I tried not to laugh at her.
"Open it"
"She reached in the bag and pulled out a tiffany's box, her eyes wide as she lifted the lid. Nestled inside was a platinum bracelet with five circle cut Sapphire's, she looked at the bracelet with awe and her father put it on her wrist.
"It's amazing"
"It's on loan from a friend of Royce's, so there is blue and borrowed done" Alice smiled widely and turned to face us all.
"I love all of you, so much"
"Are you ready darling?" she nodded and tucking a curl behind her ear, she took her father's arm and I handed her the bouquet of light pink and white flowers.
"I'm shaking"
"It'll be okay"
"It will be, I love him" saying those words made her nervous smile a little more steady and as the music to signal our entrance started, I smiled at her before walking down the aisle after the flower girl.
Taking my place at the side as the other bridesmaids walked down before Alice did, I glanced at Jasper who was staring at the end of the aisle, one of his arms shaking a bit. I looked at the guest and soon saw Royce, he caught my gaze and smiled and I smiled back.
And despite all of preparations the moment I saw Emmett on the opposite side of the church, the smile dropped instantly and it felt like my throat went dry like I had tried to drink sand.
Then the music swelled and Alice and Carlisle made their appearance, all eyes were on the bride and her father. I looked to Jasper though, he looked at her for the first time in her dress and he adored her it was clear from the way they both had eyes only for each other.
Author's Note:
Anyone hating me for bringing in a boyfriend for Rosalie? Namely Royce King, I'd like to hear your thought on him, good or bad guy?
Below are links for Alice's dress and bracelet, if you wanna check it out, will also post the links to my profile.
Wedding Dress: . /wedding-dresses/enzoani/heli/
Bracelet: . ?sku=15433515&mcat=148204&cid=287458&fromGrid=1&search_params=s+5-p+1-c+287458-r+201323353-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+
Thank you all for reading!