She was peeing. Not an easy thing to do in a wedding dress, especially alone. The door to the toilets opened and in walked two pairs of 6inch heels accompanied by voices she recognised immediately. Ashley James and Jessica Smith two of her close friends from high school. After the move to La Push she hadn't really talked to them but they had still gotten an invite to the wedding. After all they were her only real friends outside the pack circle.
"She looks amazing." Jessica said.
Emily blushed a little at the thought. She believed that with her scars she would never be beautiful to anyone but Sam.
"I know! You would think that after everything she'd be a mess. I know I would. Could I borrow that?" Replied Ashley.
She gently fingered the scars on her face.
"Yeah, here. She is so lucky, she really landed on her feet with him."
"Thanks. Oh he is delicious!"
She held back a giggle not wanted to embarrass the girls being caught talking about her husband. Her husband. It still hadn't sunk in. But she had never been so happy in her entire life as she was when he said I do.
"Gosh yes! I know we were never that close but I always felt bad for her you know? Considering the whole being dumped after 5 years for your cousin thing, then losing her dad. She is so strong. Then to be a bridesmaid? That's plain heroic" said Jessica.
At first she was confused. Dumped? Then she realised. They were talking about Leah.
That one hurt. She had never really considered Leah's input on being bridesmaid. She had never refused and when Emily had first said it to Sue the look of happiness on her aunt's face solidified her decision. She supposed it must have hurt a little but they were family and Leah can't have been that upset if she didn't protest and turned up with a laughing Jacob Black trailing behind her.
"Well if you ask me that bitch should have never asked her in the first place. What stealing him isn't enough you've got to force your little cousin into standing on the altar beside you while you marry the guy?" Ashley quipped.
Emily had kept quiet until now but it had gone too far. She and Sam were meant for each other. Leah understood that. She hadn't even paid attention to the couple all night, she was sitting in a corner with Jacob and the pups who seemed to follow her everywhere she went.
Emily wiped the tears from her face, flushed the toilet and walked out of the stall. She paused to fix her smeared make up in the mirror and made brief eye contact with both girls. They looked shocked but neither apologised. As she walked out of the bathroom and back to her husband Emily realised she hadn't got any real friends outside of the pack and their imprints. She was fine with that. Especially if they all believed such stupid things.