A.N.: I'm so sorry! I know I haven't updated in way too long. I've been busy, and I couldn't think of anything to write, I've been in camp, and Breaking Dawn came out, and I've been busy! Sorry! Please forgive me. Anna
Bella P.O.V
Edward and I got in the car, not to go to his parents house, but to go to Jake's, the treaty had been changed, the Cullens were more than allowed in La Push, and Jake was Ok with Edward and I as a couple, he was still jealous, but I was Ok with that for now.
Edward however, was always fighting a smile when we went to see Jake, he never told me why, but then again, I never had the courage to ask. While we were driving, I noticed something a little weird, Edward was looking at the road, and not at me, which was fine, but then I looked at the speedometer, he was driving under the limit-the actual Forks limit, not the Cullen limit. I was shocked.
"Honey," I started, a little nervous, "why are you driving so slow?"
"Hmmmmm?" He answered, preoccupied.
"You're driving at the speed limit, I was wondering whether or not you're okay?"
"I'm fine. But you might not be." His tone was serious, but his eyes were amused, still the color of melting butterscotch.
"Uhm, what do you mean? And why are you laughing?" I asked, tacking the other question on at the end.
"I'm sorry love, do you forgive me?" He asked, finally looking at me. But I was tricky, I looked directly between his eyes, rather than into them, and was fairly immune to his charm.
"No." I said simply, my eyes never deviating.
"Please?" Damn. My eyes deviated.
"Sure." I sighed and shrugged, why be angry if I don't have to be? "So, why am I in trouble?"
"Alice." He said simply.
"Why? I asked her to be my Maid of Honor, and she said yes, why is she mad?" I was confused, Alice seemed fine when I last spoke to her. Had I done something to upset her? Would I do something to upset her?
"No, she's not mad, she wants to, well, plan the wedding."
"HUH?!"
"Yeah, I sort of thought you were going to say no, because you're so anti-marriage, and I told her if you said yes, that she could plan the wedding, sorry." He smiled the crooked smile I loved so much, and all was forgiven, as always.
"It's okay, it'll be fine." I breathed in and out, concentrating simply on that.
We crossed out of Forks into La Push, and Edward crinkled up his perfect nose, just for a minute, because of the smell of werewolves. I giggled, and he looked up at me, surprised.
"Does it really smell that bad?" I asked. He glared at me.
"Yes!"
"Sorry."
"It's fine." He parked outside Jake's house, and was out of his seat opening my door before I noticed where we were.
"Thank you." I said smiling.
"Anything for you." He exaggerated a bow that belonged in the 1900's, as did he. I smiled to myself.
"Are you ready?" He nudged me slightly.
"Yeah, I guess." I smiled sadly.
"Please don't be sad Bella, Jake will understand." He tilted his head and exhaled (which he didn't really need to do) and let his shoulders drop dramatically.
"Stop lying to me! You know very well Jake isn't going to take this anything close to fine! He is going to be so angry and pissed off he might never speak to me ever again!" I hissed. And then a tear slipped down my cheek.
"I'm sorry," Edward whispered into my ear. I could only nod. Then we were at Jake's door, Edward knocked. Jake answered, smiled sleepily, and waved us in.
"Sorry Jake," I said, meaning something utterly different than what Jake thought I was apologizing for, "did we wake you?"
"No," he answered me, grinning, "I've been awake for a half hour, can't you tell?" He smiled and did a turn like the models on a runway. I giggled, Edward laughed and Jake fell over a table. "So, what's going on?"
"Well…" I started-I had to just get this over with, I breathed out, then in, and said everything in a rush- "Edward and I, are getting married." I stopped, waiting for his reaction.
"Oh, well, congratulations," he smiled. His brow furrowed.
"What's up Jake? You look confused." I smirked, he was thinking too hard, normally I would tell him not to hurt himself, but I couldn't, my mouth was dry.
"Well, you say it like it's something I don't already know. But I did know, that eventually you would get married." He smiled.
"So, you're okay with this?" I asked.
"Yes? I feel like you're worried about me Bella. Is that true?" He asked, his eyes accusing.
"No."
"Bella," Edward said gently, "you're a horrible liar." He smirked. "Jacob, I think Bella is afraid you won't be her friend anymore when she's a vampire, but that isn't true, is it?" He finished.
"No! Of course not." He turned back to me. "Bella, you are my best friend, I love you, I'm happy for you, and when I can't stand the smell of you, I'll invest in a pair of nose plugs, but because that time is not now, gimme a hug." He smiled, squishing me to his chest until I got out a choked "you're hurting me!" and he let go. "Bells, Edward, congratulations, now get out." He joked. When we didn't move he said: "seriously, I have to shower, I have a date tonight. Shoo!" He shoved Edward and I toward the door.
"You have a date?" I yelled.
"Yes. I'll tell you about it later." He smiled like my Jacob, and we walked away, toward Edward's car.
(Later)
On the way home from Jake's, a thought hit me, ok, a couple of thoughts:
Alice was planning my wedding.
I was marrying Edward.
Soon I would be a vampire.
I had to tell my mother I was getting married.
Jake had a date!
First things first, I thought.
"Edward, may I borrow your phone?" I asked sweetly.
"Sure." He handed me his phone. I dialed Alice's number, she answered.
"Bella!" she shrieked.
"Alice!" I shrieked back, "recently I have been informed that you're planning my wedding, is that true?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" she said into the phone.
"Well, dress shopping?" I said, giving up already, Edward stared at me, and then after a moment he smiled, happy that I was going through with wedding plans.
"Soon. But first, call your mom, she needs to know!" I could hear Alice laughing at me.
"Bye, Alice!" I shut the phone.
"Bella, honey," the sound of velvet, how strange, the sound of a piece of material, anyway…drifting back to my brain.
"Yeah?"
"We do eventually have to tell your mother." His voice with gentle, and he was right. I sighed.
"I know."
(Later Still…)
Night had fallen outside the Cullen house. I had picked up the phone, dialed my mother's number and hung up six times, now seven. Edward laughed at me. "Stop it!" I hissed darkly. He stopped immediately.
"I'm sorry. Please call your mother Bella."
"Fine." I dialed my mother's number, and held the phone to my ear. When she said hello, I froze, she liked Edward, she loved me, this would be okay.
"Hi Mom!" I said, trying to sound cheerful.
"Bella, sweetie, what's going on?"
"EdwardandIareengagedtobemarriedisn'tthatgreat?" I said in a rush.
"One more time? Slowly, please?" My mother laughed into the phone.
"Edward and I are engaged…to be married. Isn't that great?" I held the phone a few inches away from my ear, waiting for her to scream.
"That's lovely! Honey, how far along are you?" She asked, sounding shocked.
"Mom! Gosh. What is with you and Charlie? I am a VIRGIN!" I screamed.
"Oh, well that's a relief… wait, what!? You're not pregnant, and you're getting married?"
(Pause)
"Well. Are you?" She demanded in a shrill, scary voice.
"Yes…" My voice was small while I answered her, I felt dizzy, and a little nauseous.
"Oh, well then, I guess that's to be expected, you and Edward love each other, I knew that already. I knew this would happen…" She began mumbling to herself.
"Mom!" I cut in, "I love you, I have to go."
"Bye sweat heart, congratulations." Click.
Alice bounded up the stairs into Edward's room, not knocking.
"Alice!" Edward said "do you ever knock?"
"No!"
"Maybe you should!" He sounded exasperated.
"No, I shouldn't," her voice turned deep, her eyes sliding backwards, "because I have seen the future, and, " her voice went back t normal "I knew you'd say come in after I knocked!" She smiled brightly.
"Yeah, yeah," Edward mumbled. He's been spending too much time with Jake, I thought to myself.
Alice looked at me, and began speaking quickly. "Bella, time to shop, come on, let's go." She didn't give me time to respond in any manner, shape or form, and I was lifted from my seat on Edward's lap, rushed down the stairs, and into a car. Alice turned on the radio, and we were driving way too fast. She was a Cullen, what else should I have expected?
We pulled up outside a small boutique with flowers outside, and dresses in the window.
We walked in, and a bell chimed overhead.
"Hello!" chirped a small girl with beautiful golden hair. She looked about six, and soon I found out she was six, her name was Lily, and her mother owned the store. Alice and I looked at dresses, I simply had to decide to try on a dress, and Alice could see how it would look. She narrowed it down to the top three for me, and I tried them on in real life. The first two were beautiful, but the third was perfect. It had a low neck line, cut into a V, with sparkles on the rim. It was tight, until Bella's hips, where it flared slightly, and it stopped, a third of the way down her thigh, with lace trailing in the back about six inches farther down. There were white gloves, with a rose embroidered onto the wrist, and they went up to just above the elbow, talk about fitting like a glove. It was perfect.
"Perfect." Alice said in awe.
"You look like an Angel," Lily commented from her seat next to the mirror.
"Ooooh!" Alice exclaimed. "Bella, there's a veil!" Alice was right, there was a veil, it was made purely of lace, and the crown was made of red roses, matching the gloves, it was beautiful. Bella loved it.
She and Alice bought the dress, and got in the car to go home.
Bella walked in the door, and Edward was there, he said Jake had been calling non-stop for an hour. Edward handed her the phone, and Bella called Jake. He answered on the first ring.
"Bella?" He sounded rushed.
"Jake?"
"What are you doing right now?"
"Nothing, what are you doing?"
"Come to La Push, bring all the Cullens." He said smoothly.
"Any particular reason?" As he began to answer me I mouthed to Edward that we were all going to La Push.
"No." Lies.
"Jake…"
"Bella..."
"Jake!"
"What!?" He asked, alarmed.
"Why?" Click. He hung up on me.
"Edward," I sighed, " will you come with me to La Push?"
He chuckled, he knew something I didn't. "Sure"
A.N.: Sorry! Please Review!!
-Anna