A/N All things Twilight belong to Stephenie Meyer

BPOV

Charlie and Billy's only stipulation, request really; it's not like there was much they could have done if we didn't want to comply; was that we wait until the summer to get married. Billy had wanted Jake to graduate high school before getting married. So we waited. The spring had arrived slowly, thawing the frozen ground with non-stop rain. By the time spring break arrived I was anxious to see the sun. I was sitting in the garage reading a book while Jake and Quil argued over what Emily and Sam's baby was going to be.

Sam had us all come over a few days after Jake's birthday. The pack had all arrived and we crammed ourselves into Emily and Sam's living room.

"Seems quite a few of us have some news to share," Sam began, and looked at Emily. Emily smiled and nodded at him, "Emily and I would like to let you all know we are expecting our first child in the fall." I jumped up and ran to Emily. I threw my arms around her, "Oh congrats! I'm so happy for you!" I exclaimed.

Sam looked at Jacob, then me. Jacob nodded, Sam cleared his throat, "Also Jake and Bella have some news as well. Jake."

Jacob stood, "The other night I asked Bella to marry me…and she said yes!"

Congratulations were called out, and Emily and the other girls started peppering me with questions and I showed off my engagement ring. We had gotten it resized and it fit beautifully now.

"It's going to be a girl," I called out to the boys. "Now stop fighting."

"Yes dear," they both said simultaneously. I laughed and broached the subject of spring break.

"Jake?" I said.

"What Bells?"

"Do you think your dad would let you go to Jacksonville for spring break?" I asked.

"I dunno. I am 18, so even if he said no, I could still go," Jake grinned. "Why?"

"I need to see the sun. And I kinda miss my mom. So we could kill two birds with one stone. I could get some sun and see my mom. I figured you might like to come; meet your new mother in law…all that jazz."

So here we were, three weeks later landing at the Jacksonville International Airport. My mother was standing just outside the gate and started waving frantically as we walked down the terminal.

"Oh honey," she gushed, "You look beautiful."

"Hi mom!" I said, hugging her.

"You must be Jacob," she hugged him too; "My you're a tall fellow."

Jacob and I laughed. "Well come on kids. Let's not waste any of this beautiful daylight."

We walked out of the airport into the blinding Florida sun. It was late March, but it was a balmy 75 degrees.

"Is it always this warm?" I asked.

Renee nodded, "Oh yea. It gets cooler at night, but during the day, it's always nice and warm. It'll start to get a little hotter next month, then by the time May is here, it's full on shorts and tank tops."

Renee opened the trunk of her SUV and Jake threw our bags in. Renee drove the winding roads of the airport, getting lost twice, before we finally found our way out.

With the windows rolled down, the warm air blew threw the car, warming my skin. "So congratulations are in order. When's the big day?" she asked me.

"June 25th. Jake graduates the week before, then we're having the wedding," I told her before turning my face toward the sun.

"Where are you two going to honeymoon?"

I glanced over my shoulder at Jacob, "You hear that Jake. My mom wants to know where we are honeymooning."

"Well Bella, I will tell your mom when you're not around," Jacob said from the back seat.

"You're a jerk," I sniffed.

"Yes, but you love me."

I gazed at him, my heart so full of love it felt like it would burst. "Yes," I said happily, "I do."

JPOV

Florida was awesome. Renee turned onto a road that ran alongside the ocean. I looked at the street sign, SR A1A. That was the strangest street name I'd ever heard.

"Renee," I said, "What is an SR A1A?" I asked.

Renee laughed, "I said the same thing right after Phil and I moved here. The SR stands for State Road, and A1A, well I'm not sure what that stands for. It's a road that runs up and down the entire coast of Florida, from Key West to Jacksonville. It was dubbed the "scenic route" because it runs up and down the coast."

I nodded, "that is strange. But interesting."

Renee pulled up a quaint little yellow house that was sitting on stilts. I closed my eyes and laughed. Perched houses, scenic roads that ran up and down the coast, what else did this odd little state have to offer.

I found out shortly after unpacking my things. One minute it was all sunshine and birds singing, the next thing I knew clouds rolled in from out over the ocean and the windows were shaking with the force of a thunderstorm unlike any I had ever seen.

I ran into the living room, worried that the house was going to be pitched off its stilts.

"Calm down Jake, it'll be done and over in, oh, I dunno, 20 minutes or so."

I sank down next to Bella on the sofa, "Your mother's state is weird. I don't like it at all," I whispered.

Bella laughed, "Be nice," she whispered back.

"The house is funny too. It's on stilts, how odd is that?"

"It's for the hurricanes. If the beach floods my moms house won't get swept out to sea."

"Oh," I said foolishly, "it's still funny."

Like Renee had said, the rain cleared out in 20 minutes and the next thing we knew the sun was shining again.

"Come on, let's go down to the beach," I said snatching Bella's raggedy copy of Wuthering Heights out of her hand.

"Aw, Jake, come on that was the good part," she whined.

"Come on. Bathing suits, you and me."

We changed into our suits and headed down toward the beach. I charged the water, and found it to be on the cold side. I went in up to my knees then decided hanging on the beach with Bella was way more fun. I could swim in the cold ocean at home.

I sat down next to her, "What's wrong with the water?" she asked squinting up at me.

"Believe it or not, it's cold. I can swim in the cold ocean at home, so it's lost its coolness factor." I stretched out on the blanket she'd set down in the sand and closed my eyes.

I hadn't realized I missed the sun until I'd come here, "Are you excited for the wedding?" I asked Bella. She and Alice and Emily had been all over Washington trying to find the perfect wedding gown; as far as I knew it hadn't been found yet.

"Yes," she said rolling onto her side to look at me, "I still haven't found my dress yet, but we're still looking. Alice was talking about going down to California. She said you could always find something decent in Los Angeles. I don't think Emily would fare to well if she was stuck in a car with Alice though."

I nodded and traced a finger up and down her spine, "Well keep looking. I'm sure you'll find the right dress for you."

Bella shivered, "I know. Its just frustrating; going to all these different shops, trying on hundreds of different dresses and never finding on that fits me; us."

"Maybe you and your mom could go to a few shops while we're here. It's not L.A. but it's worth a shot."

I yawned and laid my head in the crook of my arm.

Bella kissed my lips, "that's why I love you."

BPOV

"Hey mom, do you have plans today?" I asked my mom as I stirred some sugar into my coffee.

"No honey, I don't. Why what's up?"

"I haven't found a wedding dress yet. I've been all over Washington and haven't found anything. I was wondering if you would go with me while I was here to look. Jake said maybe I could find one here."

Renee's eyes filled with tears, "Of course I'll take you to find a dress."

Three dress shops and almost four hours later, I'd found the perfect dress. It was more like a sundress, shorter than a traditional wedding gown, with spaghetti straps and a tiny beading around the bottom that glistened in the shops lights. As soon as I put it on, I knew it was the dress. When we arrived back at my mom's house I toted the dress upstairs and set it in the back of the closet so Jake wouldn't see it.

The rest of the week flew by and before I knew it Renee was dropping us off at the airport.

"I'll see you guys in June for the wedding," she sniffed, wiping her eyes. She grasped my face, "I miss you everyday. But I'm glad you're happy. I love you." She kissed my forehead then turned to Jacob.

"You," she said, "Are a spectacular young man. Take care of my daughter and be good to her. I look forward to being able to call you my son-in-law." She kissed Jake's cheek too.

He hugged her, "I will take care of Bella," he vowed,

I waved goodbye to my crying mom and we boarded the plane. I hadn't realized how much I missed her until it was time to say good bye again. I watched as Jacksonville disappeared as the plane angled west, then we were in the clouds and the city could be seen no more.

Reviews are better than houses on stilts

Woo hoo this one was fun because I live in Jacksonville, FL and the whole what the hell is SR A1A is true...I actually said that to a friend of mine during my first trip to Florida...and I'm gonna let you guys know now...the last chapter of this little story is gonna be a doozy...I'm writing it now (just because the idea popped into my head and I had to write it or it would have been lost forever) and I'm crying like Chuckie just killed my dog...but your gonna have to follow the instructions I post with it...it will be more effective that way..lol..but on a more serious note..you guys are awesome...thank you all for taking time out of your lives to read this and to leave such awesome reviews...I really, really, really appreciate them all and I hope that you read some other stuff that I write :)