The next morning I shuffled downstairs to get some breakfast. I yawned as I entered the kitchen, and then gave Charlie a sleepy grin.

"Morning, Dad," I said with another yawn.

"Morning, Bells," Charlie answered. "Did you two sleep well?"

I glanced at Mark, who had followed me, and grinned. We had made up, and Mark had finally gotten his chance to see me in the lacy attire which Alice had forced me into. He grinned back, remembering our activities, which had lasted until one or two in the morning.

"We did," Mark answered for me with a grin. "Thanks for asking."

He sat at the table while I went to find the cereal and bowls. I put the three different kinds of cereal on the table with the bowls, spoons, and milk, and then shuffled over to the refrigerator to get the juice.

"So what are your plans for today?" Charlie asked after a moment.

"Alice is taking me shopping," I answered and made a face. "I think she's making Mark come too."

"Does she ever get tired of shopping?" Mark inquired.

"I think even if she's alive for an eternity that she'll never get tired of shopping," I sighed. "When she's old and has grey hair and can't walk, she'll still take her motorized wheelchair around the malls and buy everything."

Mark and Charlie laughed at the thought, and I chuckled too. The thought of Alice with her spiky hair turned grey, a motorized wheelchair, and a big bag on the back of the chair for her purchases zooming around the mall knocking people over on her way to sales was very funny, even if it would never happen. I sat down and poured my cereal, and then started to eat.

"What time is Alice coming to get you?" Charlie asked.

I looked at the clock, which read 6:45. "She'll be here in 15 minutes to get me ready."

"Doesn't she know that you know how to dress yourself?" Charlie asked.

"Not like Alice can," Mark answered. "Bella always looks very nice when Alice gets her ready." He winked at me, and I blushed.

"I don't want to know," Charlie informed us when he saw our exchange. "I need to go to work anyway. Have a good time shopping, and try not to get in another crash."

"The Cullens are driving, we'll be fine," I assured him. "Have a good day at work, Dad." I stood up and gave him a hug, which he returned.

"Don't let Alice kill you with too much shopping," He teased me.

I groaned. "That's my worst fear."

The men laughed at me, and Charlie left. Mark and I finished eating, and at precisely 7:00 the doorbell rang.

"Bella!" Alice exclaimed when I opened the door. I stood back to let her and Jasper in. "Jasper's here to keep Mark company while I get you ready. I couldn't convince Rose to come, she's too busy working on your car, but everyone will be here in an hour so we can leave," she said in an excited rush, and I was only able to nod before she was dragging me through the house and up the stairs.

"I think you'll be able to get your clothes out of your room in a couple of minutes, but if you want to use the bathroom, you should do it now," Jasper warned Mark. I heard Mark's footsteps following us up the stairs.

"Girls, I'm going to take over the bathroom for a few minutes before you can," Mark informed us as Alice dug through my closet.

"That's fine," I assured him.

"Bella, where did you put that outfit I got you last time?" Alice demanded.

"Which one?" I asked, and Mark rolled his eyes.

The doorbell rang an hour after Alice arrived. Mark answered the door.

"Everybody else is here!" he called up the stairs.

"We'll be down in a few minutes!" Alice called down. I heard footsteps on the stairs, and Rose joined us a few seconds after that.

"I'll finish her make-up," Rose offered. Alice moved behind me to finish my hair, and a few moments later I was ready.

"Let's go!" Alice exclaimed as she bounced down the stairs. I followed at a much slower pace, and Rose followed behind me.

"Which cars did you bring, and who's riding with who?" I asked.

"You, Mark, Jasper and I are riding with Edward in his Volvo, and everybody else is going with Rosalie in her BMW," Alice answered.

"Can't Bella and I ride in the BMW?" Mark whined.

"We'll go with Edward," Carlisle offered. Esme nodded in agreement.

"Thanks!" Mark said, and grinned. I was just relieved that I wouldn't have to ride with Edward.

"What are we waiting for?" Alice demanded, and started out the door. We all followed warily.

"Go try these on," Alice ordered as she piled several outfits in my arms.

"Yes, almighty Alice," I answered, and started towards the changing rooms.

"Don't forget to show everything to Rose!" Alice reminded me.

"How could I forget?" I muttered, and Alice laughed her tinkling laugh.

As soon as I was in the changing rooms, I pulled out my cell phone and called Mark.

"Hello?" He asked when he picked up.

"Are you still alive?" I asked.

"Barely," he answered. "Jasper's a terror when he's doing Alice's bidding."

"I don't want to feel the wrath of my wife," I heard Jasper apologize in the background.

"Get off the phone, Bella!" Rose called.

"Ooops, one of my jailers caught me on the phone," I whispered.

"Go before you get in trouble," Mark laughed.

"Love you, hun," I told him.

"Love you too," he answered, and we hung up.

"Bella!" Rose called warningly.

"I'm changing!" I called back.

"You're going too slow!" Rose informed me.

"Anything I do is too slow for your standards," I pointed out. She laughed but didn't deny it, and I got changed.

40 stores and 10 hours later, we left the mall. The vampires were carrying all the bags. I wasn't sure how they were going to fit all of them in the cars, but they managed somehow. I lay my head on Mark's shoulder… and woke up an hour later when we stopped in font of Charlie's house.

"Are we back already?" I asked groggily.

"Yes," Mark answered in a whisper. "Go back to sleep, I'll take you upstairs,"

"Okay," I mumbled, and closed my eyes again.

I felt Mark pick me up and carry me to the door, and then up the stairs. He set me on the bed, and I heard Alice dropping the bags in the corner.

"I'll be back in the morning to help her put these away," Alice told Mark. "The guys want you to come over to play video games."

"I think I'll take them up on that," Mark whispered. Alice must have nodded, because she didn't make any noise, and a moment later I felt Mark lay down next to me on the bed.

"Was it horrible?" he whispered. I shifted and snuggled closer to him.

"Absolute torture," I answered. He kissed the back of my head, and we fell asleep, both exhausted from our day of shopping.

A/N: Eeep! Sorry about the long wait, guys. The Holidays have been completely busy, and any opportunity to get on and write was taken by my mother, who made me help with anything she could think of.

Once again, I didn't really reply to any reviews for the past three chapters, and I'm thinking that I'll just reply to the ones that had actual questions and get back on track this time. So, if you sent me a review for any of the last three chapters and it didn't have a question, I'll just say here thanks for reading and reviewing and being such awesome people! If you asked a question, I'll go answer now.

I'll answer one question here. A couple of people have asked if Mark and Bella are actually intimate, or if they're just married and are like good friends. Apparently when Bella told Mark to get on his side of the bed, that confused people. Bella and Mark are very intimate-at certain times. It doesn't happen very often, to Mark's occasional displeasure. When Bella told him to get on his side of the bed, she was just trying to make a point. I mean, she said he was dead meat, so she couldn't give in to him that easily. He really asked for it, if you think about it.

I hope that clears things up for anyone who was confused. :)

Until next chapter,
Addie