"You're worse at planning than Bella was" Alice complained three days later. She was in wedding overdrive, and hadn't stopped planning since we got home. I'd tried on thirty different dresses, she made me taste twelve wedding cake flavors (which all tasted like dirt to me, but Jacob was able to pick something the human guests would enjoy), and we looked at twelve different locations, (all online). With the wedding plans, I had little time to think or focus on anything else, which is crazy since we don't sleep. The invitations had been sent. The guest list included but was not limited too :
Zafrina, Senna, and Kachiri from the Amazonian Coven
The Denali's Tanya, Carmen, Eleazer, Kate, and Garrett
Tia, Amun, Benjamin, and Kebi from the Egyption Coven
Siobahn, Liam, and Maggie from the Irish Coven
And for the werewolves"
Sam and Emily
Quil
Embry
Paul
Jared
Leah and Seth
Billy (of course!)
And Collin and Brady.
And finally, Sue
It was supposed to be a small wedding, but there were many unaccounted for guests. The Volturi for example. Alice suggested sending them an invitation to avoid their curiosity and possible unexpected arrival. Alice would forsee it, but it was safer to send them an invitation. This was more than a vampire wedding. This was a vampire/werewolf wedding, and it would gather unwanted attention. The werewolves were each expected to bring their dates (for those who had imprinted) and some of the clans mentioned above had expanded in the past years. I was most excited about seeing Zafrina again. She fascinated me and vice versa. Unfortuantely, since the Volturi's last visit, I had only seen her twice. The date was set for May 10, location was TBA.
I was finally enjoying a much needed day off from wedding planning (even Alice had to hunt sometime..) and relaxing at home, playing fetch with Jacob. He hated to admit it, but in wolf form, someone throwing a stick was quite appealing. Of course, we only did it when Rosalie and Emmett were gone. Jacob didn't need to fuel Rosalie's fire anymore than already done.
"So Ness, getting excited for the wedding?" Carlisle asked, emerging from the book he'd just finished.
"Of course. I'm really excited to see our friends there, and Charlie" I said happily. This wedding stuff was starting to grow on me.
"Good. Yes, it will be nice to see everyone again. It seems like it's been ages.." Carlisle said.
"Not that long Carlisle, less than a decade.." my father said.
"Yes, yes, I guess you are right" Carlisle agreed.
"Ya know Ness, you're birthday is coming up."
"So is moms!" I pointed out. I usually forgot such things, they seemed unimportant to me.
"Is not! My birthday isn't until the fall.." she shot back. She hated birthdays as much as I did. Something I had learned from her no doubt.
"No mom, technically you're birth day is three days after mine.." I corrected.
"Well, we just celebrated my birthday not that long ago, we're not celebrating another one." She said firmly.
"Girls, we'll have a joint celebration. It is amusing the closeness in your ages. Both of you will be nine.." my father mused.
"Not true. She isn't even a year yet.." my mother pouted.
"Cheer up Bella. I promise I didn't buy you anything.." My father said lightly, wrapping his arm around my mother shoulder. She smiled.
"That does make me feel better.."
"Back to the guest list.." I said, before my birthday plans became topic of discussion.
"It's not really a lot of people Ness. You sure you want a small wedding?" Carlisle asked.
"Of course I'm sure. Who else would I invite anyway? We've got the family covered, the vampires covered, the wolves covered, and the few humans I know are invited. I think we have everyone.." I said. The smaller the better..
"Add one more to that list!" Jacob said, pounding down the stairs into the living room.
"Who?" I asked more forcefully than I should have.
"Sam and Emily… they're expecting. She just found out today.." Jacob said happily. Sam and Jacob had gotten closer over the years. "Emily is like three months along.."
"Jacob, she won't have the baby by then.." I laughed.
"I know, but it felt like a good way to tell you the news. Emily wants us to come visit as soon as we can, she wants us to be the babies god parents."
"She should ask Leah.." I said sadly. They'd had a very strained relationship for years.
"She did. Leah said no…" Jacob said nonchalantly.
"Oh.. okay. Well, tell Emily I am thrilled for her.."
"Oh man, Sam is so excited. It's a big deal.. we don't know if this kid is going to be like the rest of us or not.. one of the pack. It's exciting. If that one is, it's likely the rest of the descendents kids will be too.. maybe even the girls. So much possibility.." Jacob said excitedly. I'd never seen him so excited about anything before. I forgot how much he missed everyone, even after a visit home. I knew he missed his pack, which consisted of Leah and Seth, and Quil and Embry. The allegiance of Sams child would of course, belong to Sam, but the prospect of another wolf generation was exciting. It was something Jacob would have to live through everyone else, because children was never anything I could give Jacob, as much as the idea appealed to me.
"Renesmee.." my father said, sounding hurt.
"Sorry dad.." I choked out, I forgot he was in the room.
"What is it?" Jacob said, coming out of his daze.
"Nothing.. just I'm really happy for Sam and Emily.." I lied. It wasn't a complete lie. I was very happy for the two of them, but I was extremely jealous at the same time. Jacob may not have felt that impending resentment just yet, but I knew it was coming. Maybe not now, but someday. Someday, he would hate me.