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Chapter 12
I was relaxed when we landed in Utica, New York. I had been anticipating this house for so long. Esme was always working on it and she did such a wonderful job every other time. I was also amazed of how well Aedan and Camden did on the plane. I don't think that they breathed the entire time but sometimes that is what had to be done. They would get used to the aching in their throats eventually but it would take time.
The city of Utica was absolutely beautiful as we took a cab from the airport. We passed by Carlisle's new place of work, the school that we would be attending, and all the rest of the scenery. All the buildings where so old and historic, a lot of restaurants, shopping and everything else. It was so beautiful as it was nestled in the forests, which was completely untouched. The Adirondack Reserve was just east from this nestled little city so there was plenty of space for us to run and eat. Variety that was the key.
I took Edward's had as we walked to our new home. The taxi's had taken us as far as the road had bed. We were then on the outskirts of the city. We walked a few miles up a winding hill and finally saw our new house, well at least the foundation of it. The cement foundation was laid and the supports for the glass wall but not much else. The foundation was there and the supports for the glass wall but not much else. The walls and foundation were up for the garages but all the shelves and cabinets were thrown inside. I could see why Esme needed our help.
The two garages combined probably had about as much square footage as the house did. One was octagon shaped and the other was rectangular. It was amazing as Rosalie and Renesmee instantly went to the octagon shaped garage to finish assembling everything. It was going to be where all of the cars are parked so all that was needed was needed as a few cabinets surrounding the outer walls. They had that done in no time and then they needed to work on the mechanic's garage, which was a little bit more challenging and intricate. They needed to go shopping for new equipment because apparently theirs couldn't be transported across the country.
Esme was directing everybody in the meantime. After we put the walls up inside the house, Alice and I went to work on assembling the pieces of the closets. Of course, hers was too small so she managed to have Emmett move the wall a little bit into Alice and Jasper's room to make more room in her closet. Of course, Alice had to get her way. Edward and I shared the third floor with Esme and Carlisle, along with their individual studies. The 2nd floor was for Camden's room, Aedan's room, Alice and Jasper's room with their closet and bathroom, Emmett and Rosalie's room with closet and bathroom, a spare bedroom and an extra bathroom. The first floor was all open including the huge living, dining room, kitchen, a bathroom and a huge music station.
Our family continued building for the next two weeks. Alice, Rosalie, Renesmee and I went shopping all the time for new furniture and art while Esme went with us a few times. We keep with very light tones through out the house, mostly white but adding in a little bit of light blue décor and a lot of color in artwork. It was kind of like our home in Forks but for some reason, this house was grander. It also felt like this was a place that I could get used to. Esme's ability to design was something that I had never seen before and it amazed me how talented she was. She and Carlisle seemed like they were destined for each other.
They were both loving and talented in the fields that they wished to pursue. Their love amazed me everyday, even as they stood in front of a completed house. The only thing left to do was the landscaping and we would do that when we got back. We all stood outside of the house, standing together in a line, admiring the work that we had done. The inside of the house was finished, the outside was finished and everything that we had done in the past week was absolutely amazing. Carlisle and Esme stood with their arms locked around each other, Edward has his arm around me, Alice and Jasper stood closely next to each other, Emmett and Rosalie had their hands intertwined and Renesmee stood in-between Aedan and Camden. We all smiled at each other and it was like our family was whole. We had everybody there that we wanted there and there was nothing that could tear us apart, even the impending doom that the Volturi brought.
We all stood and admired our home for almost the entire night. In the morning we caught cabs to the airport from the middle of the city. There was no reason to bring our luggage home with us because we would be back in a weeks time for the big move and we had plenty of clothes at home anyway. It wouldn't surprise me if Alice left all of her clothes at home and bought all new ones. That girl knew how to spend money like nobody that I had ever seen before. The plane ride home seemed long. I was tense the entire time because I had something on my mind. I still hadn't forgiven Jacob for what he did to Renesmee. There was absolutely no reason for him to tell her. Sure, she needed to know but now probably wasn't the best time for her.
"Love," Edward asked quietly on the plane. He looked at me and I knew that he knew that something was wrong. I pulled my shield away from myself and lingered it right in front of me.
We need to do something when we get home about the Jacob situation. We can't let him get away for making our daughter cry. When we get home we will go hunting and go to La Push. I will not let this rest until I get all of this off my chest. Nobody makes my daughter cry and gets away with it.
He nodded his head and smiled. He was on board with my plan and there was nothing else in the world that would have made me happier. The plane ride then seemed to take forever, with my anticipation of the upcoming confutation. When we got to the airport in Seattle we took 3 taxis back to Forks. The drivers dropped us off at the bottom of the driveway and Edward and I separated from the rest of our family. We listened for a while to make sure that none of our family was following us and we turned west to head towards La Push.
I didn't know exactly what we were going to do to him but I needed to get a few things off of my chest. We ran faster and faster until we reached the boundary line. I hesitated for a minute, remembering the invisible line that once sat there. I didn't know exactly how the treaty was going but I didn't think that actually going into La Push would be a good thing. Edward and I waited there for a few minutes trying to figure out what to do. Then Jacob showed up with Leah and Seth at his flanks. Great, I had to talk to a wolf. I hated having to talk through Edward. Jacob was very well capable of talking.
"Jake come on. Phase back. I want to talk to you one on one."
"He doesn't want to," Edward said speaking for Jacob. "Unless you promise that you won't attack him."
"I won't attack you. I might yell but I won't attack you, promise."
He nodded and walked back into the forest. I then had a chance to address Seth who we hadn't seen in over 4 years.
"Hey Seth, I've missed you."
A huge grin came over the wolf's muzzle and he walked towards us. He came over and put his head on my shoulder. I put my head against him and ran my fingers through his fur. I had missed Seth so much. Besides Jacob he was my favorite wolf. He saved my life and I couldn't be more thankful to him. He was such a joking little brother and he had such a great relationship with all of the Cullens. I put a smile on my face as he walked away from me and put his head on Edward's shoulder. He patted him on the back and Seth returned to Leah.
"He says that it's nice to see you again," Edward said talking for Seth. "But he and Leah will stay in wolf form just in case. They know your temper." He laughed quickly and I looked at him. I crossed my arms and pouted out my lips. "Now you know that it really cute. You've got to stop that."
I then heard gagging noises coming from the wolves. I smiled and looked at Leah. I hated that she had to be involved with this. She was just so happy to be getting married to Jake and I was surprised that she didn't rip his face off. Maybe she had tried who knew.
"Leah I'm sorry."
She nodded her head. "She knows but it's not your fault and it's not Jake's. It's nobody's fault." She nodded her head again as Jacob came out of the forest as a human with only a pair of sweatpants on.
"Alright so what's so important that you had to drag me out of bed."
"Why did you tell her," I yelled. "She never needed to know."
"Oh you're still upset."
"Damn right I'm still upset. You hurt my daughter and made her cry and nobody makes her cry."
"She needed to know."
"No she didn't. I don't understand what was going through you head. There was no need for her to know."
"Well guess what, I actually tell people how I feel. I let them know exactly how I am feeling. I'm not like some people who just keep everything inside and don't ever tell them how I truly feel. Come on Bella, you should know that more than anyone."
"I do know that but Jake you didn't need to tell her. She feels like a piece of crap because she made you upset. She never wants to see you like that. You should never have put her into that situation."
"I didn't want to but I had to. Bella you have to understand where I am coming from."
"Well now she doesn't trust you and she doesn't want to see you. I guess that is your own fault. But like we promised, we will be at your wedding but the only reason that we are going is because of Leah. You need to figure out where your priorities are Jake because if you don't then you are going to lose us, all of us."
Jacob turned around and ran back into the forest heading to La Push. I looked at Leah and she shook her head.
"I'm sorry Leah," I managed to say before she escaped back to follow him. Seth lingered behind and couldn't make up his mind.
"No Seth," Edward said. "If Jacob can't figure it out it doesn't mean that we will get rid of you. We like you better."
He shook his head in agreement and came forward to us again. Standing on his hind legs he gave us each a hug and ran back into the forest. Edward and I went off to go hunting before we went back to the house. We decided that because we said we were hunting that we really needed to go hunting. Afterwards, Edward and I went back to the cottage to get changed because of the werewolf smell.
"Are you alright love," Edward asked as I sat at the end of the bed.
"I hate this."
"What?"
"That my daughter is hurting and that I had to yell at Jake. Sure he deserved it but I still hate doing it."
"Sometimes it is for his own good. He can't always have anything that he wants."
"And he's getting married in 2 days to Leah. It doesn't make any sense why he would choose to tell Nessie now. I just don't get it."
"I guess that now was the best time for him because if something did end up happening between the two then it would be better if he wasn't married when it happened."
"Are you taking his side?"
"I would never take his side Bella. I am on your side, I always have been and always will be. I'm just trying to figure out where exactly his head is. It's not always the easiest thing because he has a very complex, annoying mind."
"How was Leah doing?"
"She is doing alright. She wishes that he were invested as she is but she knows that Jake loves her. Once he figures out what's going on with Renesmee he will be fine. He will realize that although Leah may not be his first choice, he will always love her no matter what. It's something that he just has to figure it out."
"Will he?"
"I don't know. You could ask Alice but she wouldn't be able to see it. She has never been able to see the future of them and you know it. I'm sure that he will figure it out but it may take a while."
"Man having a teenager is hard."
"Especially while you are a teenager yourself."
"You know," I said sitting on the bed. "This is the first time that we've been alone in a few weeks."
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"That we should make love," Edward stated as he walked towards me. He picked me up and threw me further onto the bed. He ripped my shirt off and I unbuttoned his in less than a second. Our lips connected sending an electric current sending a circuit through my body. His lips continued down my neck and down my stomach to just above my pants, making a line up and down my torso. He took my pants off quickly while I unbuttoned his. Our bodies then connected in a way that I had missed so much. We had gotten so used to having sex almost every day that going 2 weeks without it was torture. Once we were finished we got dressed and headed back to the main house.
The bachorlette party went off without a hitch. Leah never mentioned what had happened the night before on the treaty line. She seemed to understand that whatever was spoken was to remain a secret. We had gotten our bridesmaids dresses that night and just hung out and watched movies, gave each other facials and such. After midnight, the Cullens left and Leah went to sleep. She had a big day the next day. We went back to the house and Renesmee was already asleep by the time that we got there. She was being supportive of Leah but she still insisted on not going to Jake's wedding. She didn't want to give him the pleasure of seeing her. It would take some convincing the next day.
Edward and I spent the night lying in bed together, just curled up next to one another. It was comforting to be in his arms. I understood how Jasper and Alice were now. They didn't always need to be talking or touching but there seemed to be a love between them that was hard to describe. But now that Edward and I had been married for nearly 7 years it was becoming more apparent that we would be like Alice and Jasper some day but that didn't bother me at all.
The next day, Alice had gotten ready before the rest of us. Alice then helped me get ready with a fancy up-do and light make-up on my face. Then it came to the matter of getting Renesmee ready.
"I'm not going," she yelled throwing her dress on the ground in her room. "I don't want to."
"Sometimes darling," I said picking it up. "You have to do things that you don't want to do. Do you really think that Jake wanted to hurt you?"
"Yes and you and daddy. He doesn't think mom, he doesn't care."
"He does care and that's the problem. Mom I can't go and support him at his wedding."
"Why? If you don't go it's only gonna make him think that you can't bare to see him getting married to somebody else and it's going to make the wrong impression. Plus Leah is counting on you to be there for her. She doesn't have many friends sweetheart and she really needs you there."
Renesmee looked at me with a tear in her eye. I knew that it was killing her to go to this wedding but it was necessary to keep Jake away from her. She lowered her head and snatched the dress out of my hand. I smiled and put an arm around her.
"Just go and be there for Leah."
"She's the only reason why I am going. I'm not talking to him."
"You don't have to."
"Good."
"Now come on and let Alice do your hair."
"Fine."
Renesmee got up and we descended the two flights of stairs up to Alice's bathroom. She was ready with a curling iron in her hand and a chair set up in front of her. Renesmee seemed okay with having to go to the wedding and having everyone of us there seemed to calm her down a little bit. Alice threw all of her supplies in her bag when she was finished. We all got our dresses and shoes on with matching clutch purses and ascended the stairs. Edward was dressed in a tuxedo with a vest matching the color of our dresses and Carlisle, Emmett and Jasper were dressed in black suits. Emmett's was a pinstriped suit with a top hat and all. Rosalie laughed as she went to her side. Edward came over to me and put his arm around me.
"You look beautiful."
"Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself."
We all walked to the garage and Edward, Renesmee, Alice, Jasper and I took Edward's BMW and Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme took Carlisle's BMW. We passed over the treaty line into La Push to The Black's household. We parked a little bit away from where everyone else was and walked towards the house. Emily was standing outside.
"Oh thank God you guys are here," she said approaching us. She grabbed Alice's arm. "Leah needs your help."
Alice, always prepared, ran in with Emily and the rest of us girls followed behind. There had to be something that we could do. Leah was standing in the bathroom looking in the mirror. Her hair didn't seem to be taking to the hairspray or curling iron like she wanted it to.
"Okay what's wrong," Alice asked.
"I don't know what to do. I'm no good at this."
"Just calm down, we have a few hours. I've had way too many years of experience with this so let's get started."
Alice washed Leah's hair and blow-dried her hair before curling it. It only took her about an hour to finish Leah's hair and she then started on her make-up. We all hung out for about another hour before it was time to walk down the aisle. Leah was extremely nervous and Emily kept her breathing. Emily was such a good friend to her and it was amazing to see their relationship in person. They were polar opposites but were still best friends. The rest of us lined up and descended down the aisle with our counterparts. Edward and I walked down 5th and were followed by Jacob's sisters, Emily and Sam and then Leah being walked down the aisle by her mother.
Sue was one of the strongest individuals I had ever seen. She had gotten so much taken away from her but she still managed to survive. I couldn't even begin to imagine what life would be like without my husband. The ceremony went smoothly and then it was onto the reception. The Cullens all sat together and we were the only ones who weren't eating or drinking. Everybody already knew what we were so there was no reason to keep up with any charade. The reception went well also. There were toasts and dancing. Renesmee stayed clear of Jacob the entire night, ducking in and out of the crowds. Seth hung out with us most of the night. It had been so long since we had gotten to speak to him that it was comforting to talk to him again. Alice had been on the phone when she wasn't dancing with Jasper in the middle of the crowd. It wasn't like her to be at a party and be so distracting. Something was going on with her and it was really starting to frustrate me. Leah was the picture of a perfect bride, even when her hair came undone she was still absolutely beautiful. At the end of the night, everybody said goodbye to one another and we went home to relax. It really was a beautiful wedding.
A/N: Incase ya'll wanted to know what the dresses really looked like these are the links to get there. I'm not always the best at describing fashion.
Sorry if this chapter was a little dull, I just needed to get it out of the way.
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Bridesmaids Dresses
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Leah's dress
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