"Get up sleepyhead." I heard Edward whisper in my ear as he gently shook me awake.
We were in front of Charlie's house, Edward's Volvo. He was standing by my door trying to wake me up.
"Edward?" I asked. I was still tired, even though I had slept on the plane and the ride home, and I was still a little more than half asleep. I hadn't been getting much sleep lately, because of the songs I have been trying to write, but there is no inspiration, I keep coming up blank. Edward said that it was going the same way with him, but he had all the time in the world, he could think up lyrics anytime he wanted.
"I'm here Bella. I'll carry you in, okay?" Edward asked, picking me up in his stone cold arms.
"okay." Was the faint reply that I gave him as he cradled me in his arms and walked us to the front door. I heard a faint knock, which told me that we were at the door, then I heard footsteps, the sound of Charlie coming to get the door for Edward and I.
"She asleep?" I heard Charlie ask in a whisper as I felt Edward stop walking.
"Yeah. I'm going to go and put her in her room, she's tired, but I don't know why, she slept the whole plane ride and the ride back here." I could imagine Edward shaking his head at that moment, and I heard Charlie chuckle quietly.
"She's different, that's for sure." I heard Charlie whisper.
"I am not, just tired." I mumbled against Edward's chest. I heard them both chuckle this time.
"She has been up trying to write some new lyrics. When I asked her if she had come up with anything she just said, 'No, there's just no inspiration, I keep coming up blank, no matter how hard I try to come up with something.' I don't know, but the same things been happening to me."
"Ain't that the truth." I mumbled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I knew that he was joking with me and having a good time with it at that.
"Me, not being able to come up with anything. I wouldn't know if you really have come up with anything because you never let me see it, or hear it, until we have a concert. You always practice with everyone when I'm not there, with the new songs at least. I mean I know you mean well, but at least I show you the ones that I come up with, and let you hear it, before a concert." I was still half asleep, but, even though I wanted to go to bed and lay down with Edward, I wanted to argue my point just as much.
"Okay, Love. And who has been telling you that?"
"Alice." I opened my eyes for the first time to give him a look that said, 'Who else?'
"I should have known that, okay I will show you the lyrics and let you hear the songs from now one okay?"
"Okay." I let out a yawn and before I fell to sleep, I heard my lullaby and said, "Can I go to sleep now?" I heard Edward and Charlie chuckle. Charlie kissed my head and then I fell asleep to the easy rocking motion of Edward's walk as he made his way upstairs.
"I'll be right back, Love. You won't have time to blink." Edward said, and then he was gone. He was back in the blink of an eye, although, how he got his car back so fast was beyond me.
"How did you get your car back to your house so quick?" I asked, going to sleeps quickly in his arms.
"Alice." Was all he whispered, before he started humming my lullaby, I drifted to sleep right there in his stone cold arms.
I woke up to Edward reading something.
"What are you reading, Edward?" I asked him, he jumped like he didn't know that I was up yet.
"Oh your up. I was just reading 'The Host.' It's rather good, have you read it yet? I haven't seen you read it yet, I didn't even know that you had it. I have heard that it was a very good novel, but I didn't know if it was or not, so when I saw that you had it, I started reading it, you should read it, Bella." I laughed, it must really be a good book, I had never seen him so excited over a book before.
"I will read it as soon as I can. Maybe I'll start today." I replied back to him.
"Well I don't know about that, Alice wants to come over and go over some things for the wedding with you."
"Everything for the wedding is done. That's why I got my, vampire, best friend to plan it, I knew it would be done quickly. If everything is done, why does she want to go over some more things for the wedding? She just told me yesterday that everything was done, and that there was nothing else needed to be done."
"I don't know, but I think she said something about trying on your dress again. And don't you want Chrissy to be your maid of honor? Alice said she already had her dress, because Chrissy would indeed say yes. But don't you need to tell her Chrissy?" He asked, chuckling slightly.
"Oh yeah, that's what Alice said yesterday. She said that everything was planned and nothing else needed to be done, but she also said that we still needed to tell Chrissy about her being my maid of honor."
"Well I think it would be best if you tell Chrissy that she'll be your maid of honor for the wedding, Bella, it's only fair." He said, trying to contain his laughter.
"Oh stop laughing, Vampire Boy. I forget things, and I just woke up so you can't expect me to remember everything that happened in the last twenty-four hours." I said, acting like I was mad at him.
"Okay, okay. I wouldn't know, I don't sleep, remember?"
"Yes, I remember, but you spend the night in here so much that you should know that by now."
"Your right, I should be more knowledgeable when it comes to you forgetting things when you wake up."
"Yes, you should. Now stop trying to make a joke out of this." I said, sticking my tongue out at him like a two year old. He just laughed.
"Okay, okay. Now go get dressed, Alice will be here in about two hours or so, but knowing her she'll be here in about one." He chuckled at his sister's weird and hyper ways. "And don't worry, Love, I'll read up on your sleeping habits." He said chuckling again.
"Oh hush. Just because you don't sleep and I do, and I forget things when I wake up, doesn't mean you can tease me about it. Got that Mr. Cullen?"
"Yes, Love. Now go get dressed. I'll see you when you get back." He told me, placing a kiss on my forehead.
"Fine. I'll go, but if you tease me again about forgetting things when I wake up, we are going to have a talk, mister." He started laughing as I said this.
"Yes, Bella. Now go on, get dressed, or Alice will be here even sooner than you think and when you come out of the bathroom, I won't be here."
"Okay, see you when I get out of the bathroom."
"See you when you get out, Love."
"Okay."
I went to the bathroom and hopped in the shower. I washed my hair, I love my strawberry shampoo. When I got out I went to grab my clothes, but they weren't there.
"Edward! Could you come here? Just don't come in the bathroom, okay?"
"What is it, Love?" I heard Edward's velvet voice through the door.
"Can you get me something to wear, I forgot to get my clothes for the day."
"Of course, Love. Here you go." He handed me my clothes through the crack in the door
"Thanks, Edward"
"Your welcome, Love." And then he was gone.
I got dressed and combed through my hair. I wouldn't dry it today, I would just let it air dry.
I walked back to my room to find Edward reading 'The Host' again.
"You must really like that book, Edward, your reading it like there's no tomorrow." I laughed.
"Yeah, it's really good. Do you want to go down to the kitchen, I bet your hungry."
"Yeah, I am, I'll go and fix a bowl of cereal."
"Okay, and Alice will be here in about two minutes."
"No, she'll be here in about 0:00." Alice said, walking through the door
"Well then, hi Alice."
"Hey Bella, Edward. Whats up?"
"Just eating breakfast."
"Okay, now when you get done with that Edward is going to have to leave, I've called Chrissy and she'll be hear in about thirty minutes. She is so excited about being your made of honor."
"You told her?"
"Yep."
"Thanks."
"Edward out, now." Alice said, once I finished my cereal.
"Okay, bye Love."
"Bye Edward. I love you."
He touched his lips to mine softly, and then he was gone.
"Okay Bella, Chrissy's here."
"Chrissy!" I said, running to her when she walked into the kitchen.
"Bella! I can't wait until the wedding. You and Edward are so perfect for each other. It's unreal!"
"Yeah." I said in a dreamy voice.
"Bella, snap out of it, I know you love my brother, but come on. We have to give Chrissy the dress so she can try it on." Alice said, waving her hand in front of my face.
"Oh, sorry."
We led Chrissy up the stairs and into my room. Alice ran, at human speed, Chrissy still didn't know that they were vampires, to my closet and pulled out Chrissy's bridesmaid dress.
It was dark blue, Edward's favorite color on me and the color of the flowers I would be carrying down the aisle and the ones that would be in my crown, helping to hold the veil to the top of my head. Alice unzipped the bag slowly, dramatically, until Chrissy started acting like Alice, jumping up and down with all of her impatience.
"Come on, Alice!" She squealed. "I want to see the dress!"
Alice unzipped the bag quickly and pulled the dress out of it. Chrissy's eyes went wide and she grabbed the dress from Alice, headed to the bathroom, and five minutes later she came out in the dress. It was sort of funny to watch her reaction.
"I love it. Thankyousomuch,Bella!" Her words came out so fast it was like she was saying it all in one word, one very long word. "I love you so much, you are my best friend in the whole world. I can't believe I am going to be your maid of honor!" She squealed, coming to hug me.
"Well, believe it. Hey Alice, do you want to go down to the music store? We still haven't picked out the song for the wedding. And what song did Edward say we would be dancing to?" I asked, turning to Alice.
"Um, I think he said that you two would be dancing to I'll be. He is having Jasper sing it while you two dance. Then as for the wedding, I think we should have the song 'When you say nothing at all', and maybe have Esme sing it since me, Rose, and Chrissy are the bridesmaids?"
"Sounds good, only I think my maid of honor should sing it at the wedding." I said, looking at Chrissy, who was now in her regular clothes.
"Do you really mean that, Bella?"
"Of course, I want my maid of honor to sing 'When you say nothing at all' and my maid of honor just happens to be you Chrissy. I wouldn't have it any other way. Besides, you have a great voice and never get nervous, and I know that you want to, so just say yes."
"Yes, I'll do it. I would be honored to sing at your wedding."
I gave her a hug and we started jumping up and down.
"Alice, what about the father/daughter dance, what song will Charlie and I dance to?"
"Butterfly kisses."
"I love that song! It's perfect."
"I know. Well I guess that means all the planning is done. Let's go meet the boys."
Chrissy and I followed Alice out of the house and into the car. I let Chrissy take the front seat and I took the one in back. The leather seats in Alice's new porsch were amazingly soft.
We soon got to the Cullen's house and were met at the door by Edward and Jasper. We giggled and took their hands, Chrissy holding Alice's and mine in the middle of us.
"Edward, is Carlisle going to tell Chrissy about you guys being vampires today?" I asked him in a quiet voice that I knew he, Alice, and Jasper could hear, but not Chrissy.
"Yes, I think so." He whispered back.
"Well, great. She needs to know, you guys can't keep pretending much longer."
"I know."
By that time we were inside the house.
Carlisle came from the front room.
"Chrissy, can I talk to you in my office?"
She nodded and followed Carlisle up the stairs.