Preparations

Carlisle looked at me with patience. We both sat in his study we were both waiting for me to speak.

"I am not sure were to begin." I state while trying to focus on my own thoughts instead of his. "Well, Bella has a request."

Request? Is if for the wedding? He responded with his thoughts.

"No, not for the wedding. It's for..." I began but I could not finish it out loud. I had never spoken to anyone, except Bella, of what our honeymoon will consist of.

Edward, this seems serious.

"It is. Bella's request, before I turn her into a vampire, is that she and I..." I trailed off again, hoping Carlisle would catch onto the idea.

I'm sorry I am really not understanding. Unfortunately he didn't.

"Bella and I need to know how to sleep together." I said in a hurry just to get them out of my head.

Oh.

"Oh? Thats all your thinking?" I wondered out loud.

Give me a moment to get my mind around it. He scolded me. He placed his elbows on his knees in thought. She could be killed.

"I know."

Or you could hurt her. He continued.

"I know that too. But it is what she wants and I need to give her what she wants." I explained my reasoning.

Did you explain to her what could happen? He inquired.

"Of course, a hundred times over but this is the one human event she refuses to miss out on." I said rubbing my eyes in frustration.

Bella is stubborn and it sounds to me her mind is already decided. Carlisle thought.

"Yeah she wants that." I said in defeat.

She wants you. In the most unsafe way possible. Carlisle ventured. So we need to decide what to do about it.

"Have you ever heard of one of us with a human?" I asked frustrated.

None that lived. He thought before he could censor it.

"Perfect. Till death do us part is coming a lot sooner then planned."

I have faith in you, you would never hurt Bella. We just need to get you a game plan. He thought, as if we were going out to play baseball and we needed to win. I looked at him waiting for his strategy.

First hunting. Carlisle thought.

"Thats a given."

You are going to have to hunt like you have never been done before. Over abundance will have to be an understatement. I nodded in agreement.

"I am more curious about the during part." I questioned embarrassed that I had to be asking him about such an intimate subject.

Well Edward the best advice I can give to you is go at a slow pace. The faster you go the less you will be in control. I looked away trying to to listen to the example he was giving in his mind. I don't need to tell you to be gentle because I know you are always extra careful when touching Bella but you should avoid putting your hands or lips any where near her throat during... you know. He thought awkwardly.

"No throat contact. I think I can remember that." Could I? I wondered to myself.

"Bella!" three voices echoed my fiancé's name all the way up the stairs.

You better go down and help her, that sounds serious. Carlisle thought and nodded to the door. I smiled and stood.

"Carlisle, thank you." I said as I passed through the doorway. As I left the study I closed my eyes and sniffed the air. I followed the scent I would know anywhere. It lead down the stairs and into the living room. I opened my eyes when I was standing in the door way. I stared at the person I loved, I leaned my shoulder against the frame of the doorway. Her large brown eyes were focused on her mother.

"What is going to be your song?" Renee questioned her daughter who did not know the answer. "You know, the song you two dance to for the first time as husband and wife?" Renee elaborated.

"That is a surprise,"I decided to pipe in and answered Renee's question. Bella turned her eyes on me and gave me a smile that she reserved especially for me. I pushed off the frame and sat next to her on the couch. Her warm hand took mine and pulled it onto her lap. I moved closer to her warmth and smell. It is quite strange how once I could not stand the thought of being in the same room with her scent, now I sought out the burning sensation my throat endures whenever she is nearby.

"Not everything has to be a surprise," she countered looking up at me.

"I know, but you do better with surprises." I told her and she gave me a scowl in return. I grinned and kissed her hair above her ear. The three other women took no notice of us.

"Never leave me alone with these people when they are talking about preparations and opinions that need to be made," I could see her point, Bella prefers not to be in the center of anything, and this wedding planning was simply that. Bella being the point of focus.

"Sorry, I was making some 'preparations' of my own." Thankfully she did not inquire to what they were about she just relaxed in my side. I glimpsed at the clock on the wall, above Esme's head. It was time for a jail break for my darling Bella. "Do you need Bella anymore or is she free to go?" I asked politely, to Renee, Alice and Esme.

Fitting, check. Food, check. Music, check. Alice thought as she looked at her list. Esme and Renee were both thinking about the music order. All fine she can leave. Alice thought after reading her list. I did have to wait for her to say it for Renee's benefit.

"Free to go," Alice said her voice full of chipper. Once I was on my feet and I put my right hand out to help Bella up. She grabbed my hand, I interlocked our fingers and led her from the living room. When we passed the stair case and were headed toward the garage Bella spoke up.

"Where are we going?" she questioned as I opened the door leading her into the garage.

"You're going," I corrected her, "to La Push."

"Really?" she asked her voice full of hope. I walked over to my car's passenger side.

"Yup, Seth asked me to drop you off for a couple of hours; they have a present for you." I said opening the passenger door of the volvo for her, she quickly bounded into the seat.

We arrived on the treaty line so I pulled the car over onto the shoulder of the road.

"Have fun, I'll be back around 7," I said unlocking the doors to let her out of the car.

"Bye." She said taking off her seat-belt, which I insist she wears, even though the odds of me crashing are minimal. She leaned across the middle arm rest and kissed me.

Oh jees. The thoughts of Seth distracted me from Bella's lips on mine. Should I leave and come back? Eh, Edward probably already heard me.

Bella leaned back into her own seat and saw Seth through the windshield. She smiled at me as she got out and Seth waved her over the treaty line. Bella waved once more before crossing over while I started the car. I watched them go further down the road to La Push. I pulled a U turn and headed back toward Forks.