Chapter Fifty Eight

Jasper

When Bella started to cry that was it, I'd had enough,

"OK Alice, Now I'm gonna to tell you how its going to be. Bella and I are taking a little trip with Peter and Charlotte and while we are away we'll be getting married. When we get back it will all be over. You and Jake can have as fancy a wedding as you can dream up,. but don't involve us in it."

Bella looked up at me and smiled in gratitude but Alice was not happy.

"That's mean Jasper. To stop Bella from having a proper wedding"

Bella looked up at that

"I'm marrying Jasper not you and he knows what I want Alice."

She huffed, "I doubt it Bella. He just wants the fuss over, he's thinking of him, not you"

I'd never seen Bella really angry but she was now, it was coming off her in thick waves,

"Alice back off. I don't want your wedding I want mine."

Saying this she got up and walked out, leaving Alice staring open-mouthed.

"Alice, now you've heard it from the horses mouth. You go ahead with your plans and we'll do our own thing, and just for your information, I want whatever makes Bella happy."

I followed Bella out, she was sitting on the porch crying and I went to her and pulled her onto my lap holding her tight.

"Don't worry Bella. She'll get over it."

She looked at me with red eyes,

"Why does she keep trying to run my life for me? She almost got me killed before."

"She's just self-centred Bella. A one track mind that thinks everyone feels the same way she does".

Alice

I was furious, after all I'd done for them both they couldn't allow me this one little thing and Jake hadn't exactly been behind me. I wondered if he was looking Bella's way again, if he was I'd kill him. He was my mate and nobody else's. He looked at me with an "I told you so" look on his face.

"Alice I did warn you. It's not Bella's type of thing at all. Lets just concentrate on us shall we? Maybe we should be getting back anyhow."

He was right so I sighed and agreed, looking at Charlotte who had a big grin on her face.

"Have a safe journey home."

She waved gaily as we set off not bothering to say goodbye to the others, if they didn't want my help then let them get on with it. It was her funeral...well wedding, but I imagined it would be more like a wake with no guests or reception.

Bella

We'd gone for a walk and when we got back to our relief they'd gone. Charlotte took over from Jasper and lead me into the kitchen where she'd made me a salad.

"Right, you sit and eat Bella, then we talk about what you want"

I nodded and sat down at the table but I wasn't very hungry, I think my stomach had shrunk after so many months with no appetite. She watched me pushing the salad round the plate brows creased,

"Hey Miss you don't eat you won't have the strength to walk down the aisle. You have to eat Bella."

I nodded and speared some tomato, chewing it absently.

"So what do you want to do Bella?"

"Just something quiet. The four of us and a minister I guess."

I heard an evil chuckle behind me and turned to see Peter standing there waving a piece of paper in the air.

"Fair maiden I have come to rescue you from the evil Alice Cullen"

I groaned and carried on with my meal so he danced round to face me again.

"I have in my hand the answer to a maidens prayer"

"OK Peter I'll bite. What is it that you hold in your hand fair knight?"

"That's better, I hate playing on my own. Well damsel in distress I have here a certificate which enables me to marry you."

I arched an eyebrow,

"Don't you think Jasper might have something to say about that Peter? Not to mention your wife here"

He laughed,

"No silly. It means I can marry you and The Major. I'm a qualified marrier."

"Is there such a word?"

"No fucking idea but I can legally marry you two, if you like".

I smiled, got up and hugged him.

"Thanks Peter. I love you"

We heard a throat clear and stepped apart to see Jazz leaning on the door frame, arms folded watching us

"I was just telling Bella I can marry her, well you, you two."

He nodded looking not the least surprised.

"OK, but you have to wait until after the wedding to kiss the bride"

I ran over and threw myself into his arms.

"Lets do it soon. How about the weekend? I'll ring Charlie and see if he can get a few days off, If not as soon as he can"

He kissed me and swung me round

"Anything you want Bella."

Charlotte

I was surprised how well Bella took to the idea of Peter marrying her and Jasper but then she was just happy to be with him, two simple souls, they would be magic together. After ringing Charlie she came back looking happier.

"Charlie seems more comfortable with things now we set a date for the wedding. He wants to come but he can't get time off for two weeks so that gives us time to sort things out"

She dragged me out to the porch and sat me down in the swing seat beside her

"You know Bella I can never get used to the way you treat us all. You're not at all uncomfortable living with vampire's and even our cold touch doesn't freak you."

She smiled,

"Charlotte you may be different but you're my friends. Friends who have really looked after me, despite my being human. I should be thanking you for the way you accepted me into your home, it can't have been easy having a food source so close all the time"

"True but we keep well fed. And you make the Major happy. That's worth an awful lot Bella, he's been lonely and isolated too long. So what are you planning for this wedding?"

"That's what I wanted to ask you about. What do you think Jasper would like? After all you know him better than me"

"I doubt that Bella. We know the Major, only you know Jasper. But I think he'd like something like you, low-key. Peter as minister will ensure chaos anyway. More importantly, what are you going to do about the honeymoon?"

She blushed crimson and I had to laugh,

"Bella, what were you expecting? You are marrying him"

"It's not that, it's just I feel really worried. He's been around for so long with lots of experience, what if I disappoint him?"

"Bella you won't. And I wouldn't worry too much about experience. You're his mate that will make all the difference.