Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, its a pretty boring chapter and its just to help tell everything and move the story along. Also I do not own anything, but the characters I made up and the story line.
June 18th
Bella woke to the sun shining through her large French window in her room. Finally making it out of her bed, she quickly took a shower and changed into her purple bathing suit that she used to wear back in high school. The bathing suit was a halter-top and shorts that had adjustable drawstring ties. She threw a pair of blue jean shorts and a black tank top over her bathing suit, along with placing a pair of her sunglasses on top of her head, before heading downstairs. She quickly headed for the kitchen because her stomach was growling. She rubbed her abdomen, remembering she had not had dinner the night before. She could hear people talking and laughing in the breakfast room. It was connected to the kitchen, just like the formal and informal dinning rooms were. She could see Jessie standing in front of the stove, cooking away.
"Good morning Miss Bella." Jessie said without turning around.
"How did you know it was me and who is all up?" Bella asked while taking a seat at the island. She already knew some people were up, but she was wondered if she was last person to get up or not.
"You are the only person that I know…that can make so much noise while walking." Jessie said while laughing. "And everyone is up but you and Miss Alice and her darling husband…oh and…Miss Rosalie." Jessie explained. Bella cursed to herself, her mother would have a field day with her for not waking up earlier.
"I don't make that much noise." Bella grumbled.
"Oh Miss Bella…you sound like a herd of wild animals…you could hear you a mile away." Jessie laughed again, while turning around and placing a plate in front of Bella. On the plate were two pancakes and a couple strips of bacon, all of Bella's favorite foods.
"Thank you." Bella said with a mouth full of food.
"Don't speak with your mouth full…have I not taught you any better." Jessie reprimanded.
"Yes ma'am." Bella said while saluting Jessie, before eating the rest of her food. While taking the late bite of her food on her plate, she could hear Alice coming into the room. It sounded like Alice was super happy. Bella turned around in her stool to see Alice all excited and bouncing while talking to Jasper, who looked dead on his feet. He was carrying little Paisley and trying to smile at Alice. Bella noticed Alice was wearing a cute green double strap, halter dress that hit her about mid-thigh. It was typical Alice; Alice always was dressing up just for the simplest things. Bella could see Alice's blue bathing suit straps peeking out of her dress. Alice had her hair all spiked up and of course, she was wearing make-up. Alice could not go anywhere without make-up on or being dressed nicely.
"Morning…what's for breakfast?" Alice asked excitedly while taking a seat beside Bella and taking Paisley from her daddy. Bella noticed that Jasper was almost matching Alice; he was wearing a pair of blue swimming trunks and a white t-shirt that showed off his muscles. Bella could see why Alice found him attractive, Jasper was very good-looking, and you could tell he was in the military.
"Pancakes…or I can make you French toast…or whatever you like…of course it all comes with a side order if you like to." Jessie listed, while turning to face a smiling Alice. "You my dear have too much energy for one person."
"She does…doesn't she." Bella said laughing, which caused Alice stick her tongue out at them.
"I still love ya Allie…even though you're a morning person." Jasper chuckled and kissed the top of Alice's head and smiled down at his daughter.
"Your so sweet…you sure you don't have another brother?" Bella gushed. Jasper was very down to earth and very calm, he was always treated Alice like she was a princess. "What girl would not want to be treated like a princess," Bella thought.
"Nope…its just Peter." Jasper laughed when Bella scrunched up her nose in disgust. Jasper's brother Peter was an alright guy, but he was also a manwhore.
"Okay you two…why don't you go into the breakfast room and I will have one of the maids bring you…your food."
"Sounds good…thank you…I want some French toast with milk." Alice said before standing. " Will you heat a bottle up for Pay and have it brought in with are food?" She asked while shifting Pay around in her arms. Paisley looked comfortable being held by her mother. It looked like she was smiling, but who knows.
"Will do." Jessie smiled at the little baby. "Its hard to believe you have a child of your own Miss Alice."
"I know…even for me its hard to believe some times…until she is crying at the top of her lungs and then I remember...but I am glad that I have her." Alice said while kissing the top of Paisley's head. "Thank you." She said before she left the room. The special moments between mother and daughter was making Bella want to cry. She kept wondering if she would ever get that chance, the chance to have a child of her own.
"Same for me." Jasper called over his shoulder while following Alice into the breakfast room. Bella began to put her plates in the stink, when she heard Alice calling for her.
"Coming Allie." Bella called back, she laughed to herself. She missed hanging out with her family, even though she was still nervous something bad was going to happen. She decided last night that she was going to try and to be happy, if only for a bit. Walking into the breakfast room, the room was done beautifully. The walls were done in the same Kelly green color has the kitchen. Actually the kitchen and this room were done the same. An archway only separated the kitchen and this room. The room was not that big, it had three small white round tables with four chairs that had curved backrests and woven seats. There was a vase with flowers in the middle of each table. There were three small French windows that let in the most light. Bella could see her aunt Esme and uncle Carlisle were seated at one of the tables, talking her aunt Madison and uncle Tony. Her aunt Esme was beautifully dressed a pair of crop jeans and a nice salmon color blouse. She had her hair up in a bun and looked every bit like the woman who Bella grew up thinking that she was her second mom. Her uncle Carlisle was holding Esme's hand and smiling at her. Bella always smiled when she saw them two sharing a moment. Esme and Carlisle had been married for twenty-seven years and still acted like lovesick teenagers. Their wedding anniversary was back on the 9th, and Bella knew that her uncle Carlisle had probably done something very special for her aunt Esme. Carlisle was not a tall man, so Emmett had not gotten his height from him, but from the Lockhart side. Carlisle was a maybe 5ft 9inches tall, with light blonde hair and honey brown eyes. He was more slender looking, almost model looking. For being forty-six years old, he still looked young. Him and Esme were perfect togther. Bella smiled at them before making her way over to Alice and Jasper. She noticed her aunt Madison looked older with her auburn hair that she inherited from her father. Her shoulder length, auburn hair now had little bits of gray running through it. Her jade green eyes lit up at something her husband Antonio said. Her aunt Madison was only forty-seven years old and looked every bit of it. Bella smiled at the sight of them. Her aunt Maddy was a shorter woman at 5ft 4inches. Madison had managed to become a 5ft grade history teacher, even though her college years were hard. That's actually how she met her husband Antonio. Antonio or Tony was only an inch taller than Carlisle. Tony also had been born and raised in Spain, until he moved to the states for college. He actually was seven years older than her aunt Maddy. He was now a neurologist at some big fancy hospital in Akron. He looked every bit Spanish; he had jet-black hair and nut brown eyes. Bella was too busy studying her aunts and how they looked so similar that she did not noticed Alice trying to get her attention. All four of the Lockhart sisters shared something in common, it being the Lockhart green eyes or hair color. Bella remembered what her mom used to say about her sisters; that Madison was the mean one, the protector, while Esme was brains and was always getting them out of trouble. Sofia was the flirt and her own mother was the baby and was always managing to get her way. Bella was pulling out a chair when Emmett blew passed her, taking her seat and knocking her on her butt.
"Emmett!" Bella cried. Emmett looked down at Bella with a surprised expression.
"Emmett…what did you do?" Esme asked her son.
"Oh…sorry Shorty." Emmett said while being slapped upside the head by Rosalie. Rosalie was still dressed in her pajamas, which was very uncommon for Rose. Rose always dressed to impress. "Ow." Emmett whelped in pain, while rubbing the back of his head.
"Here take your son and stop horse assessing around." Rose grumbled while taking a seat at the table. Bella stood and dusted herself off while pulling a chair from one of the other tables. She tried to glare at Emmett, but she couldn't. She just shook her head at him.
"I'm sorry Bellie." Emmett pouted.
"Emmett what did you do to Bella…we don't need to go to the hospital during this family reunion?" Carlisle asked this time.
"Just your son being a big kid." Rose answered while glaring at her husband. They really did love each other, but sometimes Emmett could annoy Rose.
"Its fine…I am clumsy." Bella said while leaning back in her chair.
"See not my fault." Emmett said with a huge grin on his face.
"Oh…it was your fault…me being clumsy didn't help." Bella laughed when Emmett started pouting. "Now let me see Henri." Bell said while motioning with her hands for Emmett to hand the little boy to her. She hugged the little boy and kissed his forehead. Henri kissed her cheek and smiled at her. "You are so cute little man…so much better than your daddy."
"Hey wait a minute." Emmett whined.
"Oh honey…but it is true." Rose laughed. "Henri is a little ladies man...I still wonder where he got that from."
"From me." Emmett said in a happy tone and pointing to himself.
"Sure he did." Rose said laughing shaking her head.
"So everyone read for this trip?" Bella asked.
"Hell no." Jasper shouted. Everyone stared at him. "What?" He asked when he noticed everyone in the room staring at him. "I have been up most of the damn night with Pay…she got the wonderful Lockart alarm clock." He grumbled. "And this one here." He pointed to Alice. "Was sleeping like a log…and now I have to go down a thirteen mile river in a freaking canoe." He complained. "So yeah…sounds like fun." Alice took Jasper hand in hers and smiled at him.
"At least you have Emmett…I am stuck with my sister." Alice grumbled.
"Wait…so did my mom already tell you guys who was with who?" Bella asked.
"Yep…I of course will be home relaxing by the pool…benefits of not going and having maids to babysit the kids…I never get a break back home." Rose explained. "Emmett and Jasper got paired because I am not going…Alice got put with Tanya and I think Junior and Joey are partnered, while the rest is all the couples…while you." Rose said with a dramatic effect and pointing at Bella. "You I believe…are in a kayak."
"Kayaking?" Bella asked. Her mother always partnered everyone up and tried to control every aspect of their reunion.
"Yep…I was going to partner with you…but Tanya wouldn't stop whining about going by herself." Alice said while taking Paisley's bottle from one of the maids and giving it to Pay.
"Again I say…kayaking?" Bella grumbled. "I think my mother is trying to kill me." She said to the little boy, who laughed.
"Guess we will have to watch you the whole damn time…don't need you killing yourself or other people." Emmett said laughing. "You really do need to wear a sign that says if you don't fear for you life…you may come closer…but if you do, stay back." He laughed, making everyone else laugh. Bella of course began to blush badly.
"Funny." Bella sighed.
"Do you remember when she knocked over the whole marching band?" Alice laughed.
"Yep…saw the pictures…wasn't that featured in your guys yearbook?" Emmett asked.
"Okay…okay…I am clumsy…lets quit talking about it." Bella complained. She remembered the time they were talking about. She had managed to knock over the whole marching band while they we were coming out on to the football field. She hadn't even been in the marching band, she had actually been their to take pictures for the yearbook with her partner Eric Yorkie. She backed right up into one of them and it was like a domino effect. Eric had been funny and started snapping pictures of Bella knocking over the whole marching band, he even went behind her back and put it in the yearbook.
"You really are dangerous." Alice laughed. "You took Lauren out…and she had to sit out for a whole month...Leah was so pissed at you." Alice laughed more. Alice had been a cheerleader back in high school, because her mother made her join.
"Says the girl who accidentally." Bella said with air quotes over accidentally. "Set her own car on fire because she thought she had lost her Prada purse and freaked out, dropping her cigarette." Bella smirked.
"You smoked?" Jasper asked surprised.
"Just once." Alice explained while glaring at Bella.
"You lie Allie…it was for a whole summer…until you got caught bumming a smoke from a smoker at school…your mom was so pissed." Bella laughed.
"Oh shut up…I learned my lesson." Alice grumbled. "I will never let Pay do it." Alice said while taking a bite of her food.
"Who's complaining this early in the morning?" A shrill voice asked. Bella looked up to where the voice was coming from and saw her cousin Tanya standing beside the table with her hands on her hips.. Tanya was a slender looking girl of medium height, with strawberry blonde hair and electric blue eyes and tan skin that you only get from a bottle. She was naturally tan, but the tan she was sporting today was orangish. Tanya looked just like her mother did at twenty-one, but she had her fathers blue eyes. Bella couldn't stand Tanya; it was hard to believe that she was Alice's sister. Tanya was a bitch, while Alice was full of life and bubbly. Tanya was dressed in a blue cover-up dress that was off the shoulder and the sleeves were embroidered. The dress was very short, almost not covering her. Tanya's green leopard print straps of her bathing suit top could be seen. She also had her hair down and all curled.
"Good morning Tanya." Alice said, while trying not to sound like she was annoyed.
"Morning Mary Alice." Tanya said back in a snobby voice, before leaving the room. Bella knew how much Alice hated to be called by her full name.
"I really hate her…I know she is my baby sister…but I hate her." Alice rambled; everyone began to laugh. The only ones not laughing were the older adults in the room.
"Alice…that is your sister." Esme reprimanded
"But she annoys me." Alice complained.
"Still you sister…believe me…I sometimes would like to scream at my sisters…but they are my sisters…even if they annoy me sometimes." Esme explained.
"Yep…I sometimes would like to ring Sophie and Renée's necks but I don't…because they are my baby sisters." Madison said laughing.
"Good morning." Renée said smiling as she walked into the room. "You guys ready…everyone else is…they are waiting outside?"
"Yes ma'am." Jasper said while laughing, which caused everyone else to laugh. Renée looked at them with a confused look.
"Yes mom." Bella said while trying to smile. "We can't wait." She said with an eye roll, while trying not to laugh, but everyone else did.
"Okay…we should start loading up." Renée said before leaving the room. Everyone followed Bella's mom outside to where everyone else was waiting.