Since Phil had been included on the guest list, things have been a little tense (that's how I felt anyways). The end of September was soon to approach, which meant little wedding chimes in my head. I still had to come up with my vows and pick who was going to walk me down the aisle. Not to mention that but I also had two bachelorette parties to attend.

It was stressful and I felt bad for Sam who was trying to help me the best way possible- being there.

I talked to Sam about Phil and Charlie completely. He sat there on our bed with me listening it all through. It seems so simple and obvious, I should pick Charlie, but some of my thoughts couldn't help to me asking Phil. I truthfully forgot to ask any male to fill that role.

Either way though, Sam concluded it had to be my decision, whether I went with my brain or my heart, I would have to eventually choose.

Now, you see, I love both men dearly. Charlie and Phil have been in different stages of my life, but yet again, Charlie and Phil have each stepped out of it too. Charlie left me after my mom won me from the divorce and we didn't really stay in touch. But as everyone knows Phil left me when my mom died and he neither stayed in touch with me. So both men were guilty of walking out and not communicating, but the real question was, who would be the one to walk me down?

My head hit the table and I repeatedly banged it.

"Bella, baby, stop you are going to hurt yourself," Sam said gently as he was making us breakfast.

"I can't do this," I whined.

"yes you can," he said watching me. Groaning, I lifted my head and removed the hair from my face. Tying it up in a pony tail, I looked over the check list Alice made me compile. "So you're going to get your tuxes rechecked today?" I asked Sam.

"Yes ma'am," he said. "final fitting."

Nodding, I crossed that off the list. The girls also needed to go back in one more time, but I wasn't in charge of that. My only job was to warn them.

"Here," he said sliding a plate full of pancakes in front of me.

"Thank you," I smiled giving him a kiss as he leaned down. Continuing on with my list, I made sure to have a ring barer pillow for Liam to carry and our marriage license all set.

"And this wedding should be on a roll," I told Sam as he came with his own plate to sit down.

"yea?" he asked.

"Yep," I said digging into my food.

"So what are you doing while im gone?" Sam wondered.

"Off to Billy's I think. I need some of that old mans wiseness to rub off on me."

Sam raised an eyebrow.

"Don't even ask, you shouldn't know."

Sam dropped the subject still curious and inhaled his food. He was done before I even finished two pancakes and was eyeing mine for more. Sliding the plate to him, I cleaned up the table and kissed him on my way to get dressed.

"Bye Bella!" Sam called upward to the house as I was finishing getting ready.

"Bye Sam!" I called back. Shutting off the light to the bathroom, I trotted downstairs and grabbed my keys. Off to the Black's house.

When I pulled up, I noticed Charlie was here to. Hesitantly, I got out of the car and stepped in the house.

"Hello?" I called.

"Hey Bella, we are in here," Billy called.

"Hey dad, hey Uncle Billy," I said giving each of them a kiss.

"What brings you here Bells?" Charlie wondered.

"I need some old men wiseness. Vows need to be done," I told him with a legal pad and pen in hand. The two guys chuckled.

"how can we help?" my dad asked.

"write them for me?" I smiled sweetly, both of them chuckled again and he shook his head. Sighing, I plopped on the couch and groaned. "these are never going to get done."

"Yours aren't" Jake clarified coming into the room, "Sam already has his done."

"What?" I asked as Jake quickly found what he was looking for, which I think was a shoe, and then went to leave. "Hold it right there Jacob Black! Sam has his vows done?"

"Did you expect anything less from that love bird of a man?" Jake wondered turning from his halt to look at me. I sighed, of course not.

"Good luck Bells, have fun!" he said and was out the door in seconds. Groaning again, I sprawled out on the couch and tried to think of what to write.

It was hours later and my only words were 'Sam' with a common after his name.

"Looking good Bells," Uncle Billy commented, laughing at his own sarcasm as he passed by glancing at the notepad.

"Evil old man," I grumbled back.

"Bells, it really shouldn't be that hard, just say what is in your heart." My dad said.

"And that's the problem. They always in conflict with each other. Plus there is so much to say. And, do I want to follow what my heart says? Or what my head?"

"Always the heart," Charlie said. "It may not be exactly perfect and it may cause some mistakes, but that's why its your heart not your head. Its what you feel inside. And it's harder because words can't always be affiliated with how you are feeling."

"right," I said tapping my pen against my lip.

Again, hours passed and Billy was actually cooking us some food. I was still trying to think of my vows, trying to pull words from my head and heart to match but nothing really came to a neutral setting. I wanted to get everything right, and as close to perfect that I could, but so far, it wasn't turning out that way.

"Hey dad?" I asked suddenly, sitting up from the couch.

"Yea Bells?" he asked tearing his eyes away from the game on TV.

"I know this is kind of late, and random, but I want you to be the one to walk me down the aisle. If you take the job," I added.

"You sure?" he asked a bit doubtful.

"Positive," I said.

"I'd be happy to Bells," he replied nodding.

"Good," I said relieved, kicking my feet back up to lay on the couch. With that out of the way by listening to my heart, my pen began moving across the paper and I knew just what to say.

I came back home a little after dinnertime, and Sam was hanging around waiting for me.

"Well hello," I said plopping my head on his lap.

"Hey baby," he said watching some TV while subconsciously running a warm hand through my hair.

"I picked my dad," I said randomly, "I went with my heart and not my head."

"yea?" he said smiling down at me. I nodded.

"Good Bells."

The next few days went by and I could tell the tension from the double father problem was lessening. My dad seemed more jolly and Sue was beaming with my decision. Everything really seemed up lifted and I was happy- well mostly. The wedding was approaching and everything was tumbling into a big ball of stress.

"Morning Bells," Jared said coming in the house.

"Hey you," I smiled leaning in as he set a kiss on my cheek.

"Looks good," he said referring to the cookies I was making.

"There are some cupcakes on the counter behind you, and muffins in the basket on top of the fridge. Help yourself," I smiled.

"Thanks, where's Sam? We are supposed to be finalizing his bachelor party plans and stuff."

"I think he went for a shower, but he will probably be out soon."

I watched briefly as the man took a seat on the stool tucked under my counter.

"You okay?" he asked watching me.

"Yea, stressed," I sighed.

"Wedding jitters?" he wondered.

"More like wedding plans," I said. He chuckled.

"Well what is your bachelorette party supposed to be like? I heard you're having two," Jared spoke. I let out a laugh, enjoying how he was trying to take my mind off it, "I have no idea what's really going on with that. Leah is planning it all. I think one night is going to be for little kids, dinner or something and then another night here maybe? I think that's where the drinking will start."

Jared snickered, "the thought of you girls getting drunk is hilarious."

"Hey, just because we don't drink a lot doesn't mean we haven't been wasted a time or two," I said sticking up for my self lightly.

"Not a good thing to know baby," Sam said walking downstairs with wet hair.

"When have you ever gotten drunk Bells? Or even tipsy?" Jared laughed.

I smiled as Sam came to kiss me and then turned back to my Pack brother.

"I did it a few times with my mom actually," I spoke.

"What?" they both said.

I smiled, blushed, and laughed all at the same time. "Yea, good stuff huh?"

"Oh Bells, you have to tell me this story," Jared said get comfy in his chair.

"Don't you have plans with my fiancé today?" I wondered. Apparently Jared was going to run over the plans for his party with Sam, do whatever else that was a secret and then patrol with him.

"They are going to have to wait because I can't believe you haven't shared this with me. Bells, I thought we were close?" he teased. I grinned and rolled my eyes. Jared and I had shared some of our most deep dark secrets with each other during those late nights figuring out Pack stuff when Sam was in a coma. We did really become closer because of the absence of Sam but that didn't mean I necessary opened up about everything.

"Weren't you underage when you were with you mom?" Sam asked intrigued. I raised my eyebrow. "Yea but its not like I waited till I was 21 to drink with my friends anyways. Did you?" I wondered.

Sam went silent and I dropped my spoon back in the bowl of cookie dough, "you did? You never drank underage?"

"no really," he shrugged. Jared couldn't seem to contain himself anymore and he fell into a huge ball of laughter.

"Jared?" I smiled, chuckling a bit at how funny he found this. Soon he was laughing so hard he fell off his stool and landed on the ground with a huge thump. Quickly leaving my bowl of cookie dough, I went to check on him but he was still laughing.

"Jared, calm down," I laughed.

"Bells," he breathed. "look at you."

"What?" I asked looking down to analyze what he was laughing at. Did I have something on my shirt? My face? Taking a glance at Sam he just shrugged. Nope, guess I was fine and wasn't out of place.

"You," he said sucking in a breath and getting up from the floor, "the good girl who is actually quite bad, and then we have the bad boy looking Sam, who is actually a mush ball of goodness," Jared said. I let out a giggle while Sam just growled at his Beta.

"Come on Sam, that's pretty funny, and ironic. Well…maybe ironic," Jared said thinking it over. Chuckling, I went back over my cookies and watched Sam stalk over to the wolf and hit him upside the head.

"Hey! Ouch, watch it man," Jared complained.

"Sam!" I scolded.

"Baby," he replied to me with a look.

"whatever," I breathed morphing the cookie dough in balls to lay on a tray.

"So your mom let you? Like she was cool with that?" Jared wondered.

"Yea, pretty much. Renee was always more of a kid than me."

Sam shook his head.

"But that must have been cool right? To do stuff with her like that?"

I blushed a bit and thought about it. "Yea, I guess. Sometimes it was a little much…"

Jared's eyes went wide and Sam groaned. "new topic please," he asked with his fingers pinching the bridge of his nose.

"So Bella, what else have you done?" Jared wondered. Blushing a bit, I flung some cookie dough at him.

"Not telling."

"Oh come on Bells, have you went skinny dipping? Get caught making out by your parents? Have you had a naked sleepover?"

"Enough," Sam growled smacking Jared upside the head again before going to stand behind me.

"Why is your mind always in the gutter? Is it a wolf Pack thing? Always like your brothers," I tisked.

He rolled his eyes.

"What would Kim think," I playfully sighed, knowing he would immediately jump at those words.

"Bella! No, you can't tell her. Please! I'll stop! Don't tell her though! I will be in the hole for a week. Don't do that to your brother. Please, I can't go cold turkey."

"What are you talking about?" Sam asked Jared confused.

"Sex," I said simply.

Jared groaned thinking of all the possibilities that could happen if I was to share the questions Jared was asking me to his girl.

"Ouch," Sam said kissing my head.

I smiled, "yep."

Finishing a tray of cookies, I danced around the kitchen and put them in the oven.

"Bells, please. It would kill me. One time, just one time, I went to go try and look at the bridesmaid dress you picked out for her and she withheld sex from me for the whole day."

"A day Jared?" I laughed.

"She made sure to tease me that whole day," he groaned. Sam and I laughed.

"Why did she hide the dress from you?" Sam wondered.

"Beats me. She wants it to be some sort of secret or something," Jared groaned. Both boys looked to me for an explanation. "I don't know why, but all the girls are doing that. It really isn't that big of a deal, it's just a bridesmaid dress."

"Oh please," Jared said rolling his eyes, "after I got caught with Kim she said something like 'the bridesmaid dresses are one of the most important thing. They play a big role in the wedding to introduce the bride and capture peoples attention or something'", he grumbled. I let out a laugh, sounded like Kim. "She's got a point, and I guess she takes her role seriously. Its cute and I'll tell you this Jared, she looks really good in the dress."

He groaned again while Sam and I snickered.

"And you know, you're so lucky I'm nice," I stated. Jared glanced up at me and broke out into a grin.

"Thank you!" Jared said running over to hug me. I let out a laugh as he pretty much attacked me.

"Jared, get off my mate," Sam said holding back a growl.

Jared let me go and kissed my cheek, "thank you."

From there, Sam started to push his Beta out the door and kiss me goodbye. "I'll be back later okay?"

"Sure, have fun. And be safe on patrol," I said.

"Always," he smirked, winking at me as he went to leave.

"Hey Jared," I called before he could leave my sight. He turned, looking at me, waiting as I said something, "lets just say Renee was really lenient when it came too all that grown up stuff."

Jared's eyes grew and Sam growled. "Out," he commanded his Beta. Smirking, I watched as Sam shook his head, waving me a goodbye as he left.

My day was spent by myself running errands. I dropped off some food I made earlier this morning to Billy and my dad and then went to go visit Sue at the diner to make sure my checklist of things to do were going to be complete today.

"Bella," Sue smiled taking off her apron and calling a break.

"Hey Sue," I said tiredly.

"You need rest," she said.

"Once this wedding is done, I definitely will get some," I said.

"Well, we can make this quick okay?"

"Sure," I chirped. We talked for a while, going over some more loose ends. I would meet with the photographer today just to go over everything, I had to pick up Sam's ring, and make sure the place settings and all that crap was correct.

"You sure you don't want me to go with you? I can have someone cover my shift," she spoke.

"No its okay, I don't mind finishing up stuff," I said gathering my things.

"Take someone with you Bella," Sue said.

"Alright," I caved, "maybe I will bring Collin."

She laughed but nodded nonetheless. Patting my shoulder, she gave me a motherly hug and told me to be safe.

So, now I was driving to Port Angeles, where I had to be anyways, and I walked into my music studio. Seth was at the front desk showing Scott everything?

"Scott?" I wondered.

"Hey Bella," he said coming over to hug me.

"You took the job?" I smiled.

"Yea," he said sheepishly, "those hours at the hospital weren't really working out so I finished my week there and well, I came here to talk to you but Seth just roped me in."

"Good," I beamed to both Seth and Scott.

"Hey, is Collin here?" I asked Seth. He nodded and looked at the schedule, "he should be in the back doing some stock work."

"okay thanks, I think I'm going to borrow him today, is that okay? Can you clear his schedule?" I asked my number one helper.

"Yea, go on and take him," Seth said moving some things around on the paper now.

"Okay cool, well Scott, welcome to the business of music. I'll let Seth give you a run of the place and we can talk numbers and stuff later," I smiled.

"Thanks Bella," he said relieved.

"Of course," I chirped and left to go find Collin. Making a quick pit stop over to Seth, I gave him a kiss on the cheek and a big thank you, telling him I owed him.

"What's up Bella?" Collin asked as I stepped into the back room.

"Want to go wedding shopping with me today?" I asked in almost a plea. He scrunched up his nose but nodded.

"Thank you," I sighed, twirling my keys in my hand as I waited for him to finish.

"So where are we going?" Collin wondered.

"Well, I have to meet with some photographer, and then make sure all of the place settings and stuff is all set. Oh, and pick up Sam's ring."

"Anything else?" he asked as he got in the car.

"Hopefully not," I said as I started up the engine. We made it to the photographers, and talk to the team briefly. I guess there were going to be sets of people all around- some to watch me get ready while some to watch Sam and the rest of the guests.

"I like that one girl," Collin said after we got back in the car.

"Yea? Which one?" I asked.

"Reese," he said looking back at the building. "She introduced herself to us."

"She seemed nice," I said. He nodded. All throughout the ride I snuck glances at him and wondered what was bound to happen.

Collin and I picked up Sam's ring and I was relieved when he said it would fit Sam perfectly. From there, we checked out the place settings and name cards and took ourselves out to dinner.

"So are you getting excited?" Collin wondered.

"Yea, but stressed too. I guess it's a good thing to have Alice around. I don't know what I would do if I had to be in charge of how the after party was going to be set up and look too."

He let out a little chuckle.

"I still feel too young to get married though," I said.

"Well if you think about it, you've lived a pretty successful life so far," he said.

"geez, thanks Collin. You make me seem like it a good time to die," I teased. He blushed and back peddled, "no I mean well you've got a nice job, a family, and education. Marriage and kids are bound to happen soon right?"

"Marriage yes, kids not yet," I corrected.

"Fair enough," Collin said.

By the time I dropped Collin home and pulled into the driveway it was dark out. Slipping my way into the house, I saw Sam had done something romantic. On the table were two lit candles, wax dripping down their sides, a small vase of roses and a card in his messy writing.

'It's been a stressful week. Upstairs is a bath all ready for you. See you later tonight, love you~ Sam.'

Setting down the card, I picked up a rose from the water and smelt it. They must have been hand grown because they smelt beautiful- almost like fresh picked raspberries.

Dropping all of my things, I carefully went upstairs and checked our huge tub. There was a bubble bath waiting for me with steaming warm water and rose pedals all over. I grinned to myself thinking of my thoughtful fiancée.

Going to get my PJs, I quickly stripped down and stepped in the steaming water. The warmth surrounding me relaxed all of my tense muscles and let me breath from the stress of this wedding. Everything big was set- the people coming, our vows, rings, place, and our attire for the night, but everything else was just non-sense.

My eyes fluttered shut for a few minutes and when I woke up, the water was no longer warm. Getting out, I drained the tub and slipped on my PJs. Sam wasn't going to be home till late, so I tucked myself in and fell fast asleep.

My morning was the usual, but I was actually excited to enjoy today because it was my chance to relax. Sam wasn't beside me when I woke, but I knew he was probably on patrol. He was trying to double up so he could have all the time in the world with me when we had our honeymoon. Sliding out of bed, I pulled on some sweat for the day and padded my way to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth like usual and even ran a brush through my hair. When I was done, I made my way downstairs and saw my doors to my house open with the coffee pot on.

Grabbing myself some orange juice instead, I stood in the middle of my kitchen and thought about the wedding. It was next week. Crazy thoughts started to morph in my head and I chuckled to myself a bit. I had been hesitant to get married in two months but as I planned and got everything together I learned the months had been passing by really slow.

"Hey Quil," I smiled as he walked into the house.

"Bella, just who I was looking for," he chirped.

"I'm the only one in this house you goof," I laughed. Handing him some muffins I made the other day, I picked one up myself and planted my butt on the counter.

"How's Claire?" I wondered to him.

"Bouncing off the walls with excitement to be in your wedding," he smirked. I laughed and popped a bit of muffin in my mouth.

"She looked really pretty Quil, just wait till you see her," I smiled.

"I can't wait," he sighed, "she wont show me her dress or tell me who she is walking down the aisle with."

I raised an eyebrow. "Jealous?"

"Very," he sighed. I smiled a bit and turned my attention back to the muffin. These girls really were being secretive. I guess nobody would know the arrangement of how to walk down the aisle till the day came.

"So how's the stress?" Quil wondered, "What do you have to do today?" he wondered eating his third muffin.

"Nothing," I said hopping down and throwing away my wrapper. "today is the day I get to relax. I have to check in with Alice and Rose, and maybe try on my dress one more time but I think that's it. Or at least, I'm really hoping so."

He laughed.

"In all honesty though, I'm glad Alice is partly running this show. I'm ready to just throw it all away and go elope with the Alpha," I joked.

"You better not," A pixie like voice called. My head snapped to the doorway and I found Alice and Rose making their way into my house.

"We planned all of this down to the tee Bella, no running off," she smiled. My face brightened and ran to the two of them.

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked hugging them.

"We had to see the bride a week before her wedding!" Alice said, "and we wanted to relieve some of the stress," Rose pitched. My eyes watered, as how sweet they were.

"Sam, it's good to see you up and moving," Rose smirked as I tucked myself in beside her. My eyebrows shot up as I saw him standing there chuckling.

Sam had brought them here and approved of him being on La Push land. Was he the greatest guy ever or what?

"Thank you," I said running into his arms.

He rumbled with laughed as I held onto him, "of course baby. I'm sorry I haven't been around that often to help you with all of this wedding stuff. I was working on getting this part of your family across the border," he spoke. Smiling, I kissed him hard on the mouth, slowly planning my feet back on the ground.

"Definitely forgiven," I beamed.

"Alright, I wanted to see this house you two created," Rose said. bouncing over to the girls, I took each of their hands and showed them around.

"Dude, you know you're house is going to smell like vampire for at least a week right?" Quil said.

"Yup," Sam replied.

It was maybe 25 minutes later when we finished a full tour. We were back in the kitchen where we first started.

"Well I must say Bella, I approve of all your décor and accessory choices," Alice pepped.

"Well, then you have to thank Sue for most of that. All I did was pick out the colors and go shopping with the woman- she matched everything and swung it all together."

Quil, Sam, Rose and Alice chuckled. "Bella, we were thinking of going for coffee, would you like to come with us?" Rose asked. I raised my eyebrows. "Sure, is the rest of your family joining us?" I wondered to the Cullens.

"They are in Port Angeles so if you want to go there I'm sure we can meet them," Rose said. I nodded but then was confused, why aren't they back at their home in Forks.

"We didn't want to cause any more trouble with the Quileute genes so we are just passing in and out. Port Angeles should be far enough away that we don't have any effect on your people," Alice said reading my face. I nodded.

"Let me go get changed," I said.

"I'll help!" Alice said speeding up to the bedroom with her vampire abilities Grumbling to myself about being Barbie Bella, all of the supernatural beings in my house laughed while Alice just shouted, "you should get used to it Bella! Just wait till your wedding day!"

A/N: So did you agree with Bella's choice on Charlie? Think Collin and the girl will go somewhere? And how about those Cullens? ;)