5 weeks later

Bella

I woke up to find Edward had gone to work, however that thought process did not last for long before I got up and sprinted to the bathroom where I was violently sick into the toilet. Suddenly I heard a noise behind me and turned to see Esme looking concerned. What was she doing here?

'Bella, are you okay?' she asked.

'I'm fine now; it must have been something I ate yesterday.' I was telling the truth, the sickness had passed as quickly as it had come.

'Hmm. Well I think I'll stay here a bit longer anyway.'

'Esme, if you don't mind me asking, why are you here?'

'I came to discuss the wedding with you and I booked you in for a dress fitting today because we don't have much time and Alice is taking us all away tomorrow.'

I was truly grateful to Esme for helping me with the wedding for without her I probably wouldn't have managed much. My own mother did not really see me anymore and I doubted whether she would even turn up for the actual wedding.

All of the dresses were beautiful but the one that I really loved was a simple white dress with a deep green sash around my waist. Alice, Rosalie and Esme all chose their dresses at the same time as my two bridesmaids and matron of honour. They all had different dresses but in the same green as the waistband of my dress. After we had finished in the shop, Alice announced:

'We're going shopping! Bella, you need clothes for our holiday.'

'Alice, your holiday is so that we can go shopping I don't need to buy clothes before a shopping holiday.' I protested. Thankfully Alice admitted that I had a point and Rosalie led us off to a small cafe where we had lunch.

Over lunch we discussed the finer points of the upcoming holiday and what we were going to do. As the only person present who disliked shopping in any form I was outnumbered on every decision although Esme did seem a little receptive to my wishes.

Edward

Work was intolerably boring mainly because I was without Bella. At the end of the day there was a surprise; Bella was waiting by my car with a small smile playing across her face. I walked as quickly as possible before gathering her into my arms a kissing her. I didn't care that we were in view of most of my colleagues. Suddenly Bella stiffened as she looked around me; she had noticed that a crowd of people had gathered on the steps, all smiling in different ways. No surprises who it was, my family.

Emmett looked like Christmas had come early, now he had a new thread to tease us on. Alice approached, 'Holiday starts now. I've packed for both of you. Bella you come with me. Edward, go with Jasper.'

Quickly I kissed Bella goodbye before we were towed away towards our assigned person. For the first time I wondered where we were going, with all the excitement of our engagement I hadn't given the holiday a second thought.

Bella

New York was amazing. I loved the city but the shopping was kind of boring and I was exhausted at the end of every day even though the others didn't seem to be. Alice bought me every type of clothing possible, for all weathers, locations and occasion.

I shared a massive hotel room with Esme which was fine by me as I didn't think that I could handle in the constant company of Alice and Rosalie. Unfortunately, my sickness seemed to have become a regular occurrence happening three times during the holidays. Esme looked at me concernedly each time but never bothered me if I didn't want to speak. That is why I love Edward's mother; she knows when to act and when to leave you alone.

Four days into the holiday it came to an abrupt halt when Alice slipped down some stairs breaking her ankle and wrist. Quickly she was taken to hospital and luckily she didn't need and operation as they were only cracks so plaster casts applied we took the first plane back home. At the airport the boys met us. When Jasper asked how Alice was she replied:

'I'm fine; I'm just annoyed that I won't be able to walk properly at Bella's wedding. It's only in five weeks time.'

I was shocked, was it really that close? Time had been flying, probably because I was so happy at the moment. My whole life revolved around Edward's return from work and the days he had off from the hospital.