Thank you for your great reviews! I have seen Twilight three times already. Granted it is not like the book and things are missing but it is good! There are no songs for this chapter. I just could not find one that fit. I hope you all enjoy!

BPOV/July 23

The past days have been a whirlwind. I had not slept much and neither had anyone else. The Palmers decided at the last minute to throw together an impromptu engagement party for their daughter. Impromptu my ass, the foods they wanted for it put me into frenzy. They wanted the best we could find and money was no option. The money was great but it was a pain in the ass to hunt down all the special foods they had requested. Between Angela, Ben and I we had gotten it all done. The party went off like a hitch and I gave everyone a day off to rest. I had been up all night long re-doing lists and cleaning up the mess that had ensued from all the chaos.

I was drying up the last pan and putting it up on the rack as Alice came in. She was bouncing and had a big smile on her face. She was way to peppy this morning and with me on little sleep who knows what would come out of my mouth.

"Bella we all know you have been busy but everyone will be here in a few minutes to go over the party for their parents." She handed me a cup of strong coffee and made me drink it.

"With all that is going on I forgot. I have some ideas but I wanted to hear what you had planned and what they wanted for it." I washed my hands one more time and sat at the table. I was a mess and I did not care at this point.

"Bella I know all the hours you have worked but could you at least put on a clean shirt and do something with your hair?" She had a mirror and clean shirt in her hand.

"What is wrong with how I look?" I then noticed she held up a mirror and I saw what she saw. My hair had flour in it and some sort of herb was poking out of my bun. How the hell did that get their? I had chocolate all over my brow from wiping the sweat off and my shirt was covered in some sort of unrecognizable sauce. I looked like shit!! I wiped off the best I could and put on the new shirt she had in her hands. I tried to redo my hair but gave up. A hot shower would have to do it for me later.

I enjoyed the coffee as we walked into the parlor. I loved this room with my parent's hutch and all the china glittering in it. We still had a lot of decorating to do in this room. There was something missing but I could not put my finger on it. I sat down and noticed Alice had put pad and paper there for me. I loved our system on the computer Jasper had set up but I still did things my way. I sat down and put my head on the table to think.

"What is in her hair and does she usually sleep like this knowing clients are coming?" the booming voice was followed by a smack.

I looked up and there they all were looking at me. I felt the blush creep from my toes to the top of my head. Crap! Not only did I look like shit but I now fell asleep with clients there. At least they were the Cullens!

"Emmett leave her alone. Alice told us how the past days have been, give her some slack." She kissed the back of his head and held his hand.

"I am so sorry please accept my apologies. That Palmer woman and her last minute idea of parties are going to kill me." I put my head back down on the table with a thud. That was definitely going to hurt later. They were all chuckling at me now.

"Please carry on at my expense if I start snoring just throw the rug over me." I pointed my finger to the floor and they all were laughing their asses off now.

"Bella it is ok. We know the Palmers through our parents and we know how they can be." Jasper said with a smile as I pulled my head up from the table.

I grabbed my pen and waited for Alice to tell them what she had in mind for their parents anniversary party. She flipped open her lap top and began her beautiful plan of attack. I stopped her before she said anything. There were a few things I needed to know before I put my ideas out there.

"Alice sorry to stop you but I need to know a few things. How many will be attending and just exactly what price range are you looking at. It makes things easier on my end." I grabbed my pen and waited a response.

"It will be very small. Just all of us and our parents. That also includes you and Alice too. As for money don't worry about anything we trust you and we will pay no matter the cost." Edward said to me with that quirky grin on his face.

"Us why us……?" I stammered that out. I noticed Alice had a grin on her face. That usually meant that she knew something about this.

"Bella we all have learned to love both of you and so have our parents. You are family now." Rosalie said to us. I went to interrupt her but Emmett stopped me.

"All we want you to do is set up the party space and do the food. Angela and Ben have already said they would get it all plated and what not so you could be there. "He smiled at his wife and then looked at everyone else. They were all in compliance with this. I was not going to argue I was too tired. Alice cleared her throat and I knew that was my time to shut my mouth till she was done.

"Here is what I came up with. We hold it in the back garden in a tent. Twinkling lights will be strategically placed everywhere. A string quartet will be in the gazebo and a dancing floor next to it. Keep it very simple but very elegant. I am sure Bella won't mind if we use her china for this. I am sure Esme will love it. The table covered in crisp linens Small flower arrangements on the table along with lots of candles. "She went on with the small details but everyone loved it. I knew it was my turn next.

"A few more questions then we can figure out a menu. I need to know if your parents dislike anything, allergies, favorites, flavors etc." I jotted down what they told me and went from there.

"Ok here is what I would prefer to serve. First oysters Rockefeller to start off. A salad of local greens with blood oranges and hearts of palm. Then filet mignon with lobster tails. This would be served with sweet potato gnocchi and broccoli. Then a pallet cleanser of lemon sorbet. The final course would be quail with four grain pancakes and a sauce of peaches and corn. Dessert would be wedding cake and some sort of chocolate for Esme's sweet tooth. Of course wine would be paired with each course and champagne with dessert. "I stopped realizing everyone was looking at me.

"What did I mention something that is not liked? We can change anything that needs to be."

"Bella it sounds wonderful and I am sure you will amaze us all. I for one am looking forward to this." Edward was smiling at me as his green eyes sparkled. He was showing another side to him but he still had a lot to prove to me otherwise. They all nodded in agreement to what I had planned.

"As for the cake I will need a picture of the original cake if you have one or you all can decide what is best." I made mental notes of the grocery lists that needed to be planned.

"Our parents eloped and never had a cake so anything you plan will be nice. Please surprise us." Emmett had a grin on his face. He was going to enjoy this meal I could tell.

"I never knew they eloped! So no dress, flowers nothing like that?" Alice asked this as she turned to all of them. They all nodded no to her. She was bouncing in her seat and I knew what she was going to say next.

"Plans have changed being this is their 30th wedding anniversary I say we have them renew their vows. It may not be an elaborate wedding but it will be a wedding. We can take her shopping for a dress and boys you take your dad shopping for a suit. I don't care what you have to do to get him there but do it. Every thing else will be set up. Leave it to me it will be perfect right down to the pictures." Alice was beaming as this was her calling.

Rosalie quickly got up and ran to the bathroom. I noticed she had tears in her eyes. Alice followed her and Emmett shrugged his shoulders. I figured I better not look like an ass and followed them. Rosalie was blowing her nose and Alice was handing her tissue after tissue. I looked at them both and finally said something.

"Would someone please tell me just what the hell is going on here!!? If someone is sick, dying, hangnail I think I deserve to know what it is." I glared at them both and they both erupted into laughter.

"No one is dying or other wise. I am pregnant!!!" I leapt into Rosalie's arms and hugged her for all it was worth. No wonder all the weird things going on.

"I take it Emmett does not know?" She shook her head no and they told us the plan of telling everyone at the party. This was not planned but she said she was elated at them having a baby. The thought the wedding and the hormones it just did her in finally. I hugged her again and handed her another tissue.

"As long as I can do the baby cake and the birthday parties I will be there. I am sure Alice already had dibs on the planning part." We all laughed again as she nodded. She quickly checked her make up and fixed what needed to be fixed. We all walked out and the boys just stared at us. We erupted into laughter again and joined them at the table again.

"I hate to break up this little party but I have work to do if we are going to get this party next weekend. I would do this for you all no matter what was going on but my work load just doubled. We were asked to do the Taste of Portland the following weekend. I want to give Angela and Ben some time off before I work them to death."

"Wow Bella it takes years for new restaurants and caterers to do that and here you are doing it. Just make sure your food is the best!" Rose smacked the back of Emmett's head at the remark and then kissed him.

"I will I promise. We don't know what we are doing yet but I am sure we will do something different." I then plopped my tired head back onto the table. I felt some strong arms start messaging my shoulders.

"Whoever that is thank you but if you don't stop I am going to fall asleep again." I looked back and saw Edward looking back at me. I smiled at him and thanked him. For the ass he was he was beginning to grow on me like moss on a rock.

Everyone was making small talk as I went back into the kitchen. I started making lists of what needed to be ordered for both weekends. I must have fallen asleep cause I felt myself being swooped up into some strong arms again. I felt the breeze on my face and then opened my eyes to see the green eyes looking back at me. He smiled at me as I tried to say something but my tongue was tied. Sleep won the fight again and I was fast asleep as he laid me into my bed.

EPOV

Alice met us at the door and said to be quiet. We went to sit the table and she was with her head down. Alice said to give her a few more minutes of sleep. She told us how hard she had been working. Rosalie asked about how she was doing since she got back. Alice said things were going better but Bella was still being protective of herself. I wanted to be the one that would protect her. I wanted to be the one to wipe away her tears and make it all better. Emmett made some wiseass remark and it woke her up.

Even with food all over her face and sticks in her hair she was beautiful in my eyes. I listened to her intently as she went on about what she was going to fix. The sound of her voice made me quiver and I hoped that the hormones would not take over. Finding a cold shower to repair it would be hard to find. They all went back to talking and I noticed she had her head back on the table. I got up and went over to her. My brothers just smiled and the girls had a glimmer in their eyes. I started to slowly message her shoulders. She woke up and made a comment about the rug.

I knew I wanted to do something for my parents and I needed Alice's help to pull it off. Bella got up and said she had work to do. Everyone went back to talking to each other. I got curious and went to find her. She was asleep again on her desk. I carefully lifted her up into my arms and took her to the coach house. She tried to say something but nothing came out. I carefully placed her in bed and kissed her forehead. She was deep into her sleep cycle that she would not know I kissed her.

Rosalie told Emmett to bring the car around and he left. His whole world was Rose. I wanted what they had in my life again and I hoped it would be with Bella.

"Alice, can I talk to you for a minute?" She walked over to me and stood there.

"I want to surprise my parents for their anniversary. Is there a way to get a piano set up for me?" I could see the wheels turning in her head.

"Edward please don't worry it will all be set up for you!" She was clapping her hands. This would be perfect now to find what to play for them.

Jasper asked me if I was ready to go. My heart ached as it would be awhile till I saw Bella again. That one kiss against her soft skin would keep me happy.