Chapter 14
Bella's POV
"Alright, Alice. You win." I said.
"YAY! THANK YOU BELLA! I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH!" She squealed.
"BUT! You cannot go overboard or I will never talk to you again." I said.
"Okay, Bella! I promise!" She giggled. "Do you want to see your dress?" She asked. Uhhh... I might as well let Alice have her fun.
"Sure, Alice. When did you get me a dress?" I asked. Why wasn't I surprised that she already had one? Ha! Alice.
"These things take time you know! Pierre Bruyene has a waiting list!" She said defensively. "Fabric masterpieces don't hapen overnight! If I hadn't thought ahead you'd be wearing something off the rack!"
She pulled me up to her room and into her closet. At the very back, there was a long white garment bag. She unzipped it then held the dress out to show me.
"Well?" She asked breathlessly.
I appraised it for a long moment, playing with her a bit. Her expression turned worried.
"Ah," I said, and I smiled, letting her relax. "I see."
"What do you think?" She demanded.
It was my Anne of Green Gables vision all over again.
"It's perfect, of course. Exactly right. You're a genius." I said.
"I know." She grinned.
"Nineteen eighteen?" I guessed.
"More or less," she said, nodding. "Some of it is my design, the train, the veil..." She touched the white satin as she spoke. "The lace is vintage. Do you like it?"
"It's beautiful. It is just right for him." I said.
"But is it right for you?" She insisted.
"Yes, I think it is, Alice. I think it's just what I need. I know you will do a great job with this... if you can keep yourself in check." I said and she beamed.
She pulled my hand up to look at my ring. "It matches the ring perfectly too!" She said excitedly.
I smiled. "Can I see your dress?" I asked.
She blinked, her face blank.
"Didn't you order your bridesmaid dress at the same time? I wouldn't want my maid of honor to wear something off the rack!" I winced in mock horror.
"Ahhhhhh! THANK YOU BELLA!" She squealed as she threw her arms around me.
She pulled me downstairs to tell the others, although the probably had already heard. Alice will be, Alice.
Edward pulled me into his arms at the bottom of the stairs.
"That was very nice of you, Bella." He whispered in my ear. His breath on my ear made me shiver.
"She was going to win the argument anyway." I told him. He smiled and chuckled.
"What do you want to do now?" He asked.
"Well first, I am going to go change into something less dressy." I said. "Be back in a sec."
"I wanna help." Alice whined.
"Alice, I am just going to change into a shirt and jeans." I said.
"No, Bella. You are a Cullen now, you have to dress like one." She detested.
"Fine, Alice. BUT it better be comfortable!" I said annoyed.
Back upstairs we went. She gave me a designer denim mini-skirt and a purple tank top. I picked up a pair of flip flops too, just incase we had to hurry out of the house. I was back in Edward's arms within thirty seconds.
"Welcome back." He whispered.
"That sounds nice. Don't you want to go change?" I asked.
"Sure, you wait here." He said and dashed up to his room. He was back in two seconds. I probably would have been too except Alice had to pick out the perfect outfit. She is lucky that I am super happy tonight, because she wasn't going to win the arguments every night.
"Now what should we do?" I asked him. We had a whole enternity and nothing to do. Then I remembered Jake.
"Edward?" I asked timidly. I didn't want to ruin his special night.
"Yes, love?" He answered.
"Do you think we could go find Jake, please. I love you and I am completely happy, but I just need to know how Charlie is and try to make Jake feel better." I said.
"Of course, love. Let's go. But remember you cannot be seen by anyone." He said confidently. That was odd, usually he got upset when I mentioned Jake.
"What is with the sudden attitude change?" I asked curiously.
"Well, you have agreed to marry me, so I won. I don't have to worry about you changing your mind and going back to Jake anymore. Well, atleast, not as much." He said as we walked over to tell Carlisle where we were going.
"Carlisle, Bella and I, are going to find Jacob. Bella wants to talk to him." Edward said to Carlisle.
"Alright, Edward. But Bella, you must make sure that no one in Forks sees you. If they do see you, don't let them see Edward. Chances are, if they see the way you look now, they will probably think they have seen a ghost. If they see Edward with you, they will think something is up." Carlisle said.
"Thanks, Carlisle. Don't worry. I promise I will not blow the secret." I said confidently. The pain would hit me as soon as I saw Jake, or if I saw Charlie on the way. Apparently my funeral was yesterday, so Renee should still be at Charlie's.
Edward and I ran to the Quiluette border. When we got there, Embry was patrolling it. They must have heard I was a new vampire and were expecting me to be a threat to their people.
"Embry?" Edward asked.
The wolf tilted his head towards Edward. He must be communicating to him in his thoughts, or was he afraid to phase because I was here. I wouldn't hurt Embry. Edward answered my question.
"Bella won't hurt you. She is completely controlled. She is still the Bella you remember, she just looks a little different. I promise she won't hurt you. Please phase." Edward said.
"Embry, it's me. I won't hurt you. We are friends remember?" I said. Trying to convince him.
I guess he decided to take the risk because he walked behind a tree, phased and came back.
"Hey, Bella. I am glad to see you are not dead. I am surprised that Sam told us to regard you as a threat. You seem the same." Embry said.
"Thanks Embry." I said.
"You are probably looking to talk to Jake right?" He asked. "He is back at his house, locked in his room. I can try to go convince him if you'd like." He said.
"Oh thank you, Embry. That would be fantastic! Please try to explain to him that I need to see him. Tell him I miss him." I said.
"No prob, Bells." Embry said. "Back in a bit."
After that he ran back into the trees.
"Would you like me to leave when Jake arrives, love?" Edward asked.
"You don't have to. I don't mind you staying, but it might help Jake if you aren't here." I said. I didn't want to upset Edward.
"That's alright. I'll go hunt when he gets here." He said.
"Thank you, I love you." I told him.
"I love you, too. Oh, it is time for me to get going." He exclaimed. "Call if you need me, love."
"I will." I gave him a light kiss on the lips and he was gone.
Two minutes later, Jake showed up.
"Jake? Is that you?" I said when I heard a russle of leaves.
"Yea, it's me." Said a harsh tone. Poor Jake I have hurt him so much.
"Oh Jake, please come out." I begged.
"Your voice sounds so different." He said as he appeared from behind a tree.
I ran forward to hug him. He looked shocked as I grabbed him. Uh oh! I forgot about the border! I jumped backwards pulling Jake with me. The Cullens wouldn't call war on him, but Jake's pack would do anything to start a war with us.
"Bella! What are you doing?" He squeaked, trying to struggle free.
"Hugging you! I missed you so much Jake! Is it so horrible to recieve a hug from me?" I asked offended as I loosened my grip.
"I am over the border! Do you WANT to start a war?" He said, but he began to give in and hug back.
"No, the Cullens won't attack you. I just pulled you onto our side because your pack would attack me." I said.
"Oh okay." He said, still a little shocked. "Jeez you're strong, Bells!"
"Didn't you miss me at all?" I asked a little hurt. He must hate me.
"Of course I did, Bella. I love you! I was just a little upset that he turned you into a filthy blood sucker." Jake said.
"I am a filthy bloodsucker now, Jake. And it is not my fault. I would have died, would you have rathered that?" I asked.
"No." He sighed.
"I am still sorry that I didn't save you, Bella. But I can see that you are happy, atleast." He said.
"Jake, for the hundreth time, it is not your fault. I am happy, except for Charlie, Renee, and you." I said quietly. "How was my funeral?"
"Horrible," He whispered. "Charlie has been ripped apart, but he is getting a little better. He grasps the fact that you are dead now."
"Oh good. As long as he can heal." I said. It made me feel a little better that he was going to survive it.
"It was hard for me to pretend you were dead when you weren't. I just wanted to scream, stop saying this! She is alive!" He said sadly.
"Is your pack going to attack us because Edward changed me?" I asked.
"No, I convinced them that it was the only way to save your life." He said.
"Well, lets do something fun!" I said enthusicastically. I was gonna feel the pain when I got home, no good ruining my time with Jake.
"I don't think we can Bells." He said sadly.
"Why? Don't you want to be friends anymore?" I asked. I was trying really hard to not sob.
"Of course I do. But we are sworn enemies now." He said
"I can get around that if you can Jake. Please I need you, you are my best friend." I said. Well best human friend anyway.
"I guess we can try, but right now I need to get back to the pack to explain things. And Edward is probably having a heart attack." He said.
"Alright, but Jake? There is one more thing I need to tell you. It might hurt, but you need to know." I said.
"What is it?" He asked. He sounded ready for the sadness.
"Well..." I hesitated. "Edward and I are... engaged." I said slowly.
"Oh. Well I understand why you would think it would hurt, and it does a little, but I already suffered that pain. I knew we were a lost cause when you were changed." He said.
"I'm sorry Jake." I said. "I didn't want you to suffer for it, I didn't want anyone to suffer for it."
"It's alright Bells." He said.
"Maybe you'll imprint, Jake?" I said hopefully.
"I don't think so Bella. But maybe." He said. I hope he does. Jake deserves happiness and love.
"I got to go, Bells." He said. "I hope I see you around."
"I love you, Jake. Come visit anytime!" I gave him a big hug and then he ran off.
Now time to find Edward.
"Bella, love?" Edward said.
Oh, of course he is already here. Perfect timing. Now it was time to go do something that would definitely rip me to pieces.
"Edward?" I asked.
"Yes?" He answered.
"Can we go see Charlie and Renee? I promise I will stay hidden." I said.
"Alright, but are you sure?" He asked.
I sighed. "Yes. I will have to deal with this pain sooner or later and I need to check on them." I said.
And with that, we took of running to Charlie's house.
