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32. Miracle: Paramore

Friday finally passed and rolled into Saturday, and Saturday seemed to go by super slow. Each minute dragged by like hours, and each hour dragged by like decades. The only thing that passed the time was going and getting an eight passenger vehicle in order to fit everyone.

Yeah . . . the Jeep was the biggest one they had after selling the Volvo, so Edward and I went and picked up the custom built Acadia they had made a few weeks ago. It had the Denali AWD trim with ebony colored interior and carbon black metallic colored exterior.

It was awesome, and Edward even let me drive it back home. Mostly, I think it was because he wanted to try and test my driving skills, but I kinda think he wanted to test my ability to stick to my decision to wait until the honeymoon.

Trust me—he made it hard.

Four-thirty came, and Edward and I loaded up into the Acadia. Emmett was gonna come, but Rose wanted to, erm, talk to him, so they left. Alice decided to just wait and meet them when they got here.

I was literally bouncing along in the car while Edward laughed at how funny I was. When we got there, we had to wait forty-three whole minutes before my old friends were in my sights.

"Brynkley Allison, you didn't!" I exclaimed across the freaking airport, and my newly purple haired best friend grinned madly as she finished gathering her bags and started her mad dash over to me. Beside her, her twin sister Karma, I was surprised to find her own hair dyed a soft pink with sky blue streaks in her bangs. Oliver, thankfully, still had his choppy black hair, and Sapphire had her naturally dark brown hair streaked with blonde here and there and the entire front section of her hair completely dyed bright red.

Why did they all get awesome hair without me?

Just so you know, I wasn't the only one who was freaking out when they got over to me. Oliver would've freaked out more than he was, but he had all the luggage, so Brynk and Karma were left to freak out the most. Sapphire was more composed than that, so she stayed behind with Oliver while those two literally tackled me to the ground.

I was laughing as we stood back up and began hugging all over again. "I can't even believe this right now!"

"We honestly never thought we'd see you again!" Brynk exclaimed. "Mayze, this is incredible." She looked away from me and up at Edward with that awestruck, holy shit kinda look. "And this must be Edward. I'm Brynk. That's Karma, Sapphire, and, well, you've met Oliver . . . over the phone anyways."

Edward grinned at her and nodded. "I have, sorta. I mean . . . anyways, yep. I'm Edward. It's good to meet all of you. You probably won't be surprised to hear that Mayze has talked about you guys a lot. Uh, I can get that stuff."

While Oliver was trying to assure him that he had it, I snuck around behind him and took a few of the bags. When I did, I began running madly through the airport, laughing as they all began chasing me. I made it to the Acadia before any of them caught me, although Edward could've most definitely stopped me in an instant.

He loaded all the bags and kissed me softly. "Happy?"

"Thrilled," I disagreed before kissing him again, smiling brilliantly up at him. "Thank you. I really do feel kinda bad."

He shrugged. "Seeing you this happy is worth it, Mayze. Besides, if you really feel that bad, I can tell you a time and place you can make it up to me."

I smiled seductively back up at him before placing yet another kiss on his lips and walking around so he could open my door. "No need. I think I can figure it out. I'll get right on that."

He just grinned and walked around to open my door for me. "After you, my love."

"Thank you very much," I said blissfully, and from the back, I heard everyone bust out laughing. While Edward was shutting the trunk and walking around, I turned and playfully glared. "What are you laughing at?"

"What happened to the 'I'm never gonna have a spineless guy who opens my door for me and pays for everything,' you used to say?" Oliver teased, and I scowled.

"Well, you see, it's kind of a funny story," I began casually, trying to think of a good explanation.

Edward was grinning as he climbed in and started the car. "I happened. Suck it."

"I'm not sucking anything, and that is a lifetime guarantee," I said firmly.

His eyebrows rose. "Oh?"

Brynk snorted. "Same goes for me. I mean, really? No offense, guys, but you piss outta that."

"Not to mention the fact that it's a major insult," I continued on. "Guys say, 'Suck my dick,' all the time, and even though they may not realize it, they lose respect for the girl subconsciously. They get it in their heads that she'll do what they want, and they're in control. Somewhere in there."

Brynk grimaced. "And it's just gross. The whole 'spit or swallow' thing? From what I hear, spitting is definitely the best option."

"Depends on what you eat," Oliver disagreed.

My eyebrows rose. "Did you just . . . ? How in the hell would you know?"

He grinned. "Well . . . we talked about it in health. Unlike some of us, I actually paid attention in class."

I scowled back at him but turned back to the front, only to see Edward laughing at me. "I paid attention . . . when I wasn't thinking about . . . stuff."

Oliver snorted. "Which would be, hmm, never?"

"Touché." I decided to change the conversation, and right as I got situated facing forward, I turned in my seat completely to face them. "So, what have y'all been up to lately? Any new or old relationships for y'all?"

Brynk laughed. "Well, new relationships? No, babe, that's just you. Past relationships? All of us."

My eyes widened in horror as they snapped instantly over to her sister. "Are you guys okay? Karma, I thought you and Sean were all but engaged." I scowled. "I really do miss a lot moving across the country."

Karma nodded but smiled at my quick response to console her. "You were right from the beginning, Mayze. He was nothing but trouble. I should've listened."

I completely moved myself over to sit on the middle console, eye twitching a little. "Okay. What'd he do? You never admit I'm right."

"Exactly what he tried to do to you, and exactly what you said he would," she said simply. "I should've listened to you."

I turned back to Edward, who was actually on the phone with someone. "Can we drive to Phoenix? I have an asshole to kill."

"Mayze, don't," she pleaded, but I could see that she liked how eager I was to kill him through the sparkle in her beautiful dark grayish blue eyes. "I'm over it, and it's not like he raped me. Oliver and Brynk already kicked his ass. No need to make the drive."

My teeth clenched at that five letter word, and I could just feel Edward tense up beside me. "Did he try to?"

"No," she promised. "You're might defensive all of the sudden. Is there something we should know, Mayze?"

"No," I said decisively, and so they wouldn't see the fear in my eyes, I turned back towards the front and let out a content sigh—my attempt to flush all bad thoughts away. "Are we going to see Charlie first?"

"That was the plan," he agreed. "Embry, Seth, and Jake are there, too, so Bella has a lot of food ready. I'm sure these guys are starved."

I glared bitterly over at him and stubbornly folded my arms over my large chest. "This better not be another party."

He was grinning madly. "Of course it is. After all, you do have two families."

"I have one argumentative family," I disagreed. "You'll see one day."

"One day, you'll see," he argued. "Now, you have another party with your sister and friends. Drama free, promise."

"And I was so looking forward to seeing you punch Jake," I playfully whined before turning back again to beam at the four behind me. "You get to see Bella, and meet lots of new people. I think you'll like them. Jake? Just ignore the bitter jabs at Edward. I think he'll be good today, though."

Edward pulled into the driveway right about then with furrowed eyebrows. "I guess everyone decided to show."

It surprised me when the front door slung open and Sam Uley came barging out. "We need to talk, Edward."

I could hear how deeply it burned him to call him by his name, and it would've amused me if the rest of his statement wasn't so urgent, so . . . nervous.

As those two stepped behind the Acadia, I decided to let it go for now and bounched my way over to the four climbing out still. When they were all out, I jumped on Oliver's back and squeezed him tightly.

"I didn't get to hug you properly before, so here it is!" I squealed in his ear. "Now, let's go!"

Brynk laughed as Oliver literally threw me off of his back into the snow. They all laughed, but Brynk was nice enough to give the crippled a hand up and throw me on her back instead.

She marches a huge drum, so . . . she's got this.

"Well, lookie here," Quil teased as I slid off her back and pushed my way inside my house. "If it isn't Miss Soon-to-be-Cullen!"

The name surprised me, since it was the first time anyone had used it, and it made my already eager smile grow infinitely bigger. Honestly, I wasn't aware smiling as big as I was at the moment . . . I didn't know it was possible.

I was, though, and I probably looked like an idiot. I, however, didn't give a flying crap.

Jared looked anything but pleased, not that I really gave a shit what he thought. "Didn't think you were stupid enough to fall for it twice."

"Didn't think you were stupid enough to pretend you care," I shot back. "Guys? This is Asshole. Asshole, this is Oliver, Brynk, Karma, and Sapphire."

Oliver's eyebrows rose. "Didn't hear about you . . . ."

"No need to," I dismissed. Then, I felt a little guilty, even though he really did deserve it, so I sighed. "Okay, fine. That's Jared. Now, there's my homedog, Seth. Seth! Come here!"

And over Seth came . . . to our position.

Oh geez.

I smiled happily as he pulled me into a big wolf hug. (I call them wolf hugs 'cause they're more intense than the human "bear hug" is.) "Seth, meet Oliver, Brynk, Karma, and Sapphire."

Seth's grin was as big as mine had been before, but his was more . . . mischievous, I would say, as he waved at the new people. "Hey, guys. I'm Seth. I'm not the youngest werewolf of the bunch, but I'm not the oldest either."

That took me off guard, although everyone else surrounding us—us being me, Oliver, Brynk, Sapphire, and Karma—seemed to understand why he just blurted out one of the things I was trying so hard to hide.

If I hadn't just frozen in shock with that twitchy eye I sometimes get, they might've just dismissed what he said as something he said to try and mess with them or something. But no. I freaked out, big time.

"Don't," Seth said firmly as my mouth began to open in protest. "They were gonna find out soon anyways. Why? Well, Oliver, I'd like you to meet my sister, Leah. Okay, now, you two kids have fun. Sapphire? Meet Brady. Please feel free to smack him if he gets on your nerves, okay?"

I knew what happened by the way Leah and Brady were looking at the two, and I began my happy dance while jumping around in circles.

Those two forever now too?

The party got a little more . . . well . . . party-like as Sam and Edward joined back, learned about what had happened, and began having fun with us. Sam, I think, was happiest about Leah imprinting because it meant she would finally be as happy as he was. It meant he could finally move on and not feel so guilty.

It's the only reason I even had the slightest bit of respect for Sam. He at least felt bad about what he did to her.

Jared? Nah. He tried to hide his imprinting and just see how long he could avoid telling me. He wanted to wait until I found out on my own.

Ugh. Anyways, things got a little hairy with Edward and all, so after we ate, the four of us—Edward, Brynk, Karma, and I, since Oliver and Sapphire were otherwise preoccupied just flirting away—went up to my room and began playing music while everyone else watched a movie. Some songs were dancing songs, others were songs to simply act goofy with and sing along to with a hairbrush.

Even Edward got into it, and it was absolutely amazing.

My favorite one was when Right Where You Want Me to Be by A Day to Remember came on because Edward sang it to me while my friends danced around unknowingly.

It was incredible, and I really didn't mind this party at all. There were no heels. There were no new people.

It was just the people I loved doing the things I loved to do all day long.