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The wedding was in a week and all I had to do now was go back to New York for the final fitting and learn how to dance with Jasper. We spent the last few days thinking of ways on how to keep my secret lessons from Edward. Finally Alice came up with an idea that wouldn't draw suspicion from Edward. Rosalie and Emmett agreed to help but the constant singing in their heads was making Edward very suspicious. It was also a good thing that Carlisle and Esme took the Denali coven hunting so we had the house to ourselves for the day. Jasper assured me that he could definitely teach me how to dance in just one day.

"Good luck with that," I told him sarcastically. He just laughed and shook his head.

"Okay, Rosalie and Emmett took Edward to the car show in Olympia," said Alice as she entered the kitchen. "You better start dancing before they get back."

Jasper led me to the living room where Alice had pushed up all the furniture against the walls. She sat down on a chair beside the stereo so she could act as our DJ.

"We'll start with basic waltz music," said Jasper. Alice pushed a button on the remote and the Strauss started flowing out of the speakers.

"Okay, Bella," said Jasper. "Start by facing towards me. Face front, shoulders back, stomach in, er, butt out." I followed his instruction and I could swear I looked like a rooster just now. Alice chuckled slightly over at the corner and Jasper cleared his throat which prompted her to shut her mouth.

"Since I will lead, I will place my right hand on your waist, right here," he said while placing his hand on my lower back. "Then give me your right hand. Raise your palm and bend your elbows. Put you left hand on my shoulder." I nodded and did as told.

"Now, this is the proper stance used during the waltz," he explained. "When we move, you must mirror my movements. Now when I step my left foot forward you step your right foot back. On the second beat, move your left foot to the side and your right foot will follow. Your feet will come together and that's as far as we'll go for now." I was starting to sweat and tremble as I strived to remember the steps. Jasper smiled sent a wave of calm at me. I nodded and thanked him.

Seeing as I was Bella Swan, the klutz, the first practice didn't go so well. I forgot I was supposed to move my right foot back but I stepped forward and landed on Jasper's toes.

"Sorry!" I said to him.

"No harm done," he smiled. "Let's do this again." I got the first beat but I lost count on the second and ended up kicking Jasper which hurt me more than it did him.

"Um, Alice, maybe we could demonstrate it for Bella first," said Jasper. Alice skipped over to us and took her stance before Jasper.

"Now, let's do this slowly so Bella can see." They started moving to the music and I was mesmerized by their cadence and synchronization. This wasn't going to happen for me in just a day.

"Go on, Bella," said Jasper. "Try following Alice's movements." I stood beside them and tried to follow Alice's feet. A few seconds later I was moving in tune to the music. I was mimicking Alice's moves perfectly.

"Now, stop looking at the ground and keep dancing," said Jasper. "Keep your head up and try to imagine Edward is dancing with you. That might help." I smiled and thought of Edward as I lifted my hands and pretended that he was holding me. By and by, I didn't need to look at Alice anymore. Jasper slipped in my arms and started dancing with me.

"Now, let's try going around the room," said Jasper. "Just follow me but keep on doing the same steps but adjust yourself to move throughout the room." I nodded and let him lead me all over the living room. After a few more rounds, I was confident that I could dance easily with Edward now.

"Thank you so much, Jazz," I told him. "I hope they won't play any salsa or tango music at the reception. I don't think we can pull that off." He laughed and said welcome. They started moving the furniture back because Alice saw that Edward and the others were on their way back.

That evening, Edward didn't come over because he had to hunt. I was sitting on the bed reading a book when I felt like someone was watching me. I looked outside the window and saw nothing but the trees.

"So this is your room?" I turned around and saw Irina sitting on my bed.

"What are you doing here?" I asked her. I was a bit afraid of her presence because first of all, I was the reason why her mate was killed and second of all I never really thought that she liked me.

"I just want to talk to you about Laurent," she said coolly. "So, what were his last words? Did he say anything about me at all? Was he still as handsome as he was when he was ripped to shreds by your furry friends?" That last line had a hint of iciness to it. I didn't like where this was going. Surely, Alice saw this happening? Why wasn't Edward racing off to save me?

"He wanted to kill me," I told her calmly. "My friends just wanted to protect me and Edward still would have killed him if he managed to kill me. Would you honestly kill Edward if that happened?" She gave a low growl and started stalking towards me.

"You just don't get it, do you?" she asked sweetly but sinisterly. "Vampires are very different from humans. Our emotions are stronger. Everything; love, happiness, sadness," She purred the words so slowly and then her voice began to crack. "hate, anger, revenge!" At the last word she lunged forward and then just as quickly as she struck, she was gone. The only thing left was my broken window.

I heard Charlie scampering out of bed. How do I explain this? I had to think fast. Charlie opened the door and I did my best impression of an angry neighbor.

"You kids better run!" I yelled while shaking my fist. I pulled my head back in and looked at Charlie who was holding a bat looking terrified.

"Some kids were playing baseball and they kind of hit one through the window," I explained.

"At ten o'clock in the evening?" he asked incredulously.

"It's a new generation, dad," I told him. "Most curfews run past midnight nowadays." He just shook his head and promised to fix the window in the morning. I breathed a sigh of relief and closed the curtains.

"Are you all right?" I almost screamed when I heard Edward ask.

"Pick a right time to sneak up on me, will you?" I complained. "Where's Irina?"

"Jasper and Emmett took her home," he answered. "The others will take care of her. I'm sorry I wasn't here." He held me closely as he said this.

"It's not your fault, Edward," I told him. "You didn't know."

"I will never leave you alone again, I promise," he told me. "From now on, someone will stay with you when I hunt. Otherwise, I'll never take my eyes off you, except when you have your human moments." I chuckled and hugged him tightly. When were the death threats going to end? Can't I even get through my wedding week in one piece?