When I woke in the morning, Edward was gone, but my dad was waiting for me in the kitchen.

"I called your mom and told her of your request."

"And?"

"She said that she will find as many photos for you as she can. I told her about the road trip you are going to be taking with the Cullens to visit her and she was excited to see you. She invited me to come along too, but I declined, saying that I was going for part of the trip, but not all of it because I have to work. She sends her love."

"Did you tell her about the wedding?"

"I told her that you and Edward were getting married shortly after graduation. She wasn't thrilled about it. She wants you to call her."

"Ok, I'll send her an email. I have no idea when Edward is showing up, and I don't want to take the chance that he will hear any part of the call. I'm going over to Edward's after school. He's going to show me some things that he's kept from his human life." My dad nodded and I finished my before school routine. Edward was waiting for me outside. Another day of school, some students were starting to count down the days until graduation, I was still counting the weeks.

ESME POV

I was so in love with Bella's idea that I couldn't wait to talk to Carlisle about it. I would have to work hard to keep Edward from finding out, but it was easy to do; I just think about my mate and sex. It's a surefire way to keep him out of my head. As soon as Alice and Edward had left for school, I sent Rosalie, Emmet, and Jasper out on a hunt. I went to my room where Carlisle was getting ready for work.

"I need to talk to you. Bella had a wonderful idea to surprise Edward. I need to know as much about his human life as you can tell me."

"Why, what's the surprise?"

"Keep it from him. She wants to get married to him in Chicago. She wants to make this personal for him. She's going to pump him for memories, but you actually knew him and his parents. Tell me everything you can remember." Carlisle smiled.

"She's so perfect for him." I smiled and nodded in agreement. Carlisle told me about every interaction he'd had with both Edward and his parents. It wasn't much but I did have something to go on. When Carlisle left, I was on the internet looking up his family. I found a few more articles there and I thought about sending Emmet and Rosalie on a mission to Chicago to see if they could dig up any more information. It would be a risky trip without Alice to predict the weather, but it needed to be done. Alice texted me with the weather for Chicago for the next two weeks. There would be only four sunny days in the midst of the gloomy spring. I thanked her and called the trio back to the house.

"Rosalie and Emmet, I'd like you to take a small trip for me. Bella has a wonderful idea and surprise for Edward so we need as much information about his human life as we can get." An email popped up from Bella. She wrote that she was in the library during the one class she didn't have with Edward and also told me what she had gotten out of him the night before. I smiled, she works fast and was able to tell me more than Carlisle had.

"What's the idea?" Emmet asked.

"She wants to make Edward happy. She wants to marry him in Chicago. I'd like to take it a step further and see if his family house is still up and if we can have the ceremony there. It would be so special for him. If it's no longer standing, Bella wrote that he said there was a Catholic church about a mile down the road from his human house that he used to attend." I thought I saw a tiny smile from Rosalie at Bella's complete selflessness.

"That's cool. What do you want us to do?" Emmet asked. I shared with them all of the relevant information I had so far and gave them what little I could to send them on their way.

"Come on Rosie, let's go."

"Why are we all bending over backwards for this human?"

"Because she's Edward's mate and your sister. She's sacrificing everything to save him and be a part of our family. It's what she wants. She knew what she was giving up when she went to Italy, Rosalie. Would you have done the same for me if you were in her shoes? Could you be that selfless? I know that I could. I would do anything for you baby, you know I will, but I won't let you put her down any more. If I have to take this trip alone, then I will. Quit being a bitch to her." I was shocked by Emmet's words. He never, ever spoke to Rosalie that harshly. She has to see how passionate he must feel about Bella's choice to be with us.

"Ok, I'll go. It is nice what she wants to do for him. It would be so much easier if she was one of us when we met; maybe I wouldn't feel this way toward her."

"What do you feel?"

"I don't hate her, per say, I hate the choices. She's got everything I want in front of her and she's throwing it all away for Edward and a life of drinking blood."

"You have to realize that she's not you. Marriage and kids are not her priorities in her life. If she hadn't met Edward, she probably would have gone to college and jumped feet first right into a career. Edward makes her happy and have you ever seen him as happy as he is when she's with him?" I asked her.

"No; I can see how happy she makes him." She agreed, reluctantly.

"Then why would you begrudge him this. He didn't want her to change any more than you did. She wants this. He wants her to be happy and she's right; whether it's one year or one hundred, she won't want him to be haunted by memories when she can be with him making memories for eternity. If she dies, would you be willing to burn him to ease his pain?"

"No."

"Then start being nice to her. Accept her. Trust that she's thought it through and made the right choice for her." I advised.

"Alright, I'll give her a chance."

"That's all we ask, baby. Let's hit the road." I booked their flight for them and by the time they each packed a small backpack, I had their boarding passes printed.

"Get going, your flight is in four hours." I hugged them both and watched them take off. Jasper came to help me research on the internet. I kept a close eye on the time and had to make sure to delete my browsing history when I was finished so Edward didn't find out, though he almost never uses the computer. I wasn't too worried about it, but there's was no point in taking any chances.

BPOV

I was glad that I had sent that email to Esme, hopefully she would have more info for me later on and that Carlisle was able to tell her more. I was anxious for the school day to end so I could learn more about Edward's human life. I wanted to know what he wanted his wedding to be like. I was hoping to combine what he wanted with what a traditional wedding in 1918 would have been like. I had the toughest and the easiest job out of everyone. I was so glad that he couldn't read my mind.

School finally let out and Edward walked me and Alice to the car. He drove us home in record time and led me up to his room; our room. It was going to take some time to get used to that. I followed him into the closet and watched as he moved the dresser and typed in a combination on the floor safe before pulling out a banker's box. We went over to his fairly new bed that was bought solely for me to sleep on. He opened it up and I smiled at the carefully placed items in the box. He showed me newspaper clippings, his birth announcement, the only photo he had of his parents and himself when he was about ten, and his parent's wedding rings.

"You were a cute kid for such a chubby baby." I teased him. I couldn't believe he was almost ten pounds when he was born. He smiled and picked up my left hand.

"I need to see if the rings need to be sized or not." He said as explanation. I watched him slide the set of rings on my finger and study the fit.

"It's like they were meant for you; a perfect fit. I will just have them cleaned." I picked up the other ring after he had slid mine off.

"It's my turn." I slid the ring on his finger, basking in the surreal ness of what we were doing. A part of me felt like I was playing dress up, while another part of me digested the grown up meanings of these bands. I was a little scared of my wedding night; there is a lot to be said from meeting the unexpected. There was the fact that neither of us has first hand experience and the added danger of his being a vampire.

"Edward?" He looked up from his finger; I wonder if he was thinking the same thing I was.

"Yes?"

"Can we wait…until we are alone before we…consummate our love?" I was blushing.

"I'd like to, but a part of me wants at least one family member nearby in case I hurt you."

"I understand that, but this is something huge; I don't want any family members within hearing distance. I'm aware that there are no secrets in your family, but I feel a tremendous need to keep this act, our first time, private. A very small part of me is tempted to wait until I've been changed and Aro has seen the proof before we do anything. I want this memory to be ours and no one else's."

"Well, it has to be done while you're still human; or at least your…innocence needs to be broken before the change. Once you are like me, your body will never change again. If I left you as you are now and then change you, I will have to…break through every single time." I cringed.

"Is there any way you can keep this from him?"

"No, but he can search through my brain if he touches me. I can ask him to leave that memory alone. I will know if he grants my request." He tapped his head. That was the best I was going to get so I nodded.

"Well we won't ever get to the wedding night unless we talk about the actual wedding. You've had more time to think about it than I have. What is your idea of a perfect wedding?" I knew very well that Alice and Esme were downstairs pretending to be otherwise engaged, but hanging onto every word that Edward was about to say.

"My idea of a perfect wedding is one where my bride gets everything she wants." I was beginning to suspect that he knew something was going on. I'd have to ask Alice and Jasper later.

"Oh come on, there must be something that you want."

"If we lived in Chicago, I would want to get married in the same church my parents were married in."

"Is it the same church you went to as a child?" he dug through some of the papers and found his parents wedding announcement.

"Yes, it's the same one. We live here and so I thought that it would be nice to get married in the meadow or here in the backyard. Though, I don't know if I want to share our meadow with half of the town." I smiled.

"Tell me more."

"It's your turn. You have to tell me something. Don't most girls dream of their perfect wedding for most of their lives?"

"Not most girls, remember?"

"I could never forget. You still have to tell me something. This is our wedding, not mine and not yours."

"I want a simple dress. I've never been into frills and ruffles. I've imagined something with lace on the back leading down the train. I think I even drew a picture of it when I was like eight or something." I laughed to myself at the odd memories that were popping up. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Let's compromise and talk about the same thing at the same time. You tell me where you want to get married and I'll tell you what I'll wear. We'll plan every detail that we want and let Alice go to town making it all happen. Yes, I know you're listening too." He said the last sentence to the door. I laughed.

"Ok, a wedding in the meadow sounds delightful because there are so many perfect memories of us there, but you're right, I don't want to share it. The backyard would be perfect. I can picture it now."

"Since you want a simple dress, I'd go with a simple tuxedo. I'd want soft colors to compliment us."

"I'd want earth tones. Alice will wear a blue dress. I thought that since you like that color so much on me, that I would find a way to add it to my dress as an accent. I'd want a small bouquet and a removable veil. I've heard those things are really hot."

"I agree with the flowers. Keep it small and simple. I want to dance with you at our reception. I want you to be the belle of the ball."

"What song would you pick?"

A/N: Any guesses on the song? Reviews are wanted and appreciated. Have a great day!