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The ride to my house was quiet. Every time I looked over, Bella was holding on to her bag. As we approached my house, I saw a small smile grow on her face.
"Are you actually excited to be planning the wedding?" I tried to look as genuinely shocked as I was.
"Not exactly..," she trailed off.
I grazed my hand against her cheek. "That's fine." I smiled at her, hoping it would calm her down. We were in front of my house now, and all I could hear was Esme thinking, 'They are finally here.'
I got out of the car and was at Bella's door much to her surprise again. She took a deep breath, and allowed me to open up her door. I took her dainty hand in mine, leading her out of the car. I closed her door, and slipped my hand around her waist as we walked to the front door. I could hear that Alice, Jasper and Emmett were watching television, what seemed to be a news station.
Once we entered through the door, Alice looked up calmly, and smiled. "Come on, Bella. I need your help with something in my room." She lead Bella to the stairs and didn't even try to make the invitation towards me. Don't wait up. That was all she said to me and gave a devilish smile. These were the moments I knew nobody wanted to be Alice's bad side.
I walked over and sat on the couch across from Jasper. He looked over to me and said, "How are you holding up?" With Alice's wedding planning, of course. He gave a sly smile.
"I think Bella wants to murder her for putting her through this all. I doubt she ever expected to have to approve this much stuff." I let out a minor laugh. She had truly been worn thin after just the first 'Wedding Meeting'. I told Alice to lighten up on it a bit, because she was going, in Bella's opinion, way too overboard. It didn't rally bother me. But, then again, she didn't really allow me to take place in it.
Emmett shrugged. "It's Alice's passion." He had been through his fair share of Alice planned weddings, but could never say 'no'. He basically lived for Rosalie to be happy, and would stop at nothing for that. It was how all the romantic relationships in the house were, and that was mine with Bella as well. I just wish she would be more accepting of my gifts to her. She deserved the universe.
I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I looked over to see Bella, trying to be careful not to slip. I smiled at her when my her eyes caught mine. "Do you want to go to my room?" I asked.
"Yes," she said. I walked over to her, picked her up and was running up the stairs in one swift motion. Once we reached my room, I set her down on my bed. She looked up at me with big eyes, filled with excitement.
"Why do you look so happy?" I asked her.
"I don't know." She giggled. She looked beautiful. It was amazing how much I could think this stuff, but I knew she just didn't want to hear it. Why was beyond me, but it was fine. "Can I pick out a CD to play?"
Before I had answered she was down and looking through the CDs. I sat on the edge of the bed, watching her look at random cases, trying to decide.
"We should make a mix CD sometime," she called out over her shoulder. "Just to give to each other with our favorite songs and whatnot." She turned and gave a smile. "Would you like that?"
"That would be something different." It seemed so cliché, but it was a nice change to the odd situations we always got stuck in. I could hear Alice coming up the stairs, and looked to the door.
Right on cue, she was in the room sitting on my leather couch. "Carlisle just got home from the hospital, want to come down and see him?" It seemed odd to me that she would want us to greet him, but Bella seemed fine with it. I followed Bella and Alice downstairs, where we were greeted by the remnants of the family standing in a loose circle. Once I reached the last step, they all looked at me with big grins.
"Happy Birthday, Edward!"
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