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Annalee POV
A couple weeks later I sat down with my mom, Eliza and aunt Alice who had shook around a little longer than the rest with uncle jasper to help out with the weddings.
"Well, Eliza and jett were engaged first so it's only fair there weddings first" I told them as we sat in the living room, Alice had books and brochures set all over the coffee table.
"Well, me and jett were speaking about this last night, and since we've got this one on the way, we'd postpone the wedding for now. We want our little girl or boy there with us the help celebrate so you have our blessing to go ahead and get hitched" I grinned and hugged her.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure" I hugged her once more and then Alice cleared her throat.
"Okay so were planning annalee and embrys wedding?" I looked and Eliza once more and she smiled.
"Yeah we are" I told her almost screaming.
"Okay then... So let's get started, bridesmaids?"
"Well I want Claire as my maid of honour. We always promised each other when we were little" mom smiled softly, I knew she remembered those conversations, us holding the fake weddings, making jett be the groom and nina the Vicar.
"And for bridesmaids, I'd like nina, Eliza, Emma and Annabelle and sarah as my flower girl" Alice was writing as I spoke.
"Oh... Only if you want to be bridesmaid of course? I mean when I actually get married you'll be what? Six months pregnant?" Eliza shrugged.
"Even if I'm waddling down the isle, I'm your bridesmaid" I grinned and turned back to aunt Alice.
"So a June wedding I'm assuming?"
"Yes" I told her nodding.
"Any ideas about venues?"
"Well I know for sure embry wants to get married down on the Rez, so I figured we could have a small ceremony near the first beach and then a huge party on grampas old land, which I guess is your land now" I said turning and smiling at Eliza. She laughed and nodded.
"Of course you can, means I don't have to waddle far to get home" we all laughed then.
"Okay do we have a date?" I shrugged.
"June for sure, so maybe June 7th?" Alice nodded.
"I can make it happen"
"That's great"
"So do you know embrys groomsmen?"
"No. But I know he wants jett as his best man. And I want William as the page boy, but you'll have to ask him the rest" Alice nodded.
"And have you thought about the dress? Because I can make it you know" I smiled.
"I know Alice, and I have. It may be a challenge but I have total faith in you" I handed her a photograph I had of my dress and she grinned.
"This is beautiful" i smiled in agreement.
"I think I can do this" Alice told me, both mom and Eliza tried to sneak a look at the photograph.
"Ah ah ah! No you can both see it once Alice has finished making it" they both frowned but I just laughed at there faces.
"Colours?"
"I was thinking pale pink for the bridesmaid dresses, I want them straight, strapless and floor length" Alice wrote all that down as I told her.
"I want my flowers white though, and I want the guys vests to be white too" we spent majority of the afternoon preparing things for the wedding and organising how I would like things. Embry came around after work and we sorted out the guest list, there was easily over 100 people attending, including embrys mom who I had surprisingly never met, his aunt and cousins but they call him uncle embry because he's a lot older than them. I even managed to convince him to let me invite Kaine, Brandon and Callum from school. Jessica too, it would be great to see them all again.
Eliza POV
After spending the morning and after dinner with Nessie, annalee and Alice planning the wedding, I decided it was time to face my own family and deal with that. Jett picked me up after he finished work and we drove straight for port Angeles, I hadn't seen my mom or brother since June in New York, I'd spoken to my brother once or twice on the phone and my mom had text me a couple times asking if I was ok but that was it really, but now I had big news, I was engaged and pregnant. They deserved to know this in person, whether Callum is still around or not is another thing. When we arrived, there was two cars in the driveway, my moms and another which I could only assume was Callum's... Fantastic.
"You don't have to do this now if you don't want too" jett told me.
"No. I want to do this, it's about time I out on my big girl pants and faced my problems head on instead of hiding away" he gripped my hand and smiled at me encouragingly, I nodded and we got out of the car and walked up to the door. I knocked lightly, it was quiet. A couple of moments later I heard the key in the lock and the door cracked open.
"Scott" I said softly and pushed the door open, he rushed over to me and hugged me tightly.
"Oh hey" I said rubbing his back as he cried silently on my shoulder.
"Eliza, wha- what are you doing here?" He asked sobbing looking at me, I couldn't help but notice his slightly back lip which was cut down the side.
"Can I not come and see my family? What happened?" I said holding his chin.
"I walked into a door" he said like it was a rehearsed speech.
"And where have I heard that one before? God!" I said getting pissed off. Jett rubbed my shoulders but I pushed him off.
"Let's get this over with" I walked past Scott and towards the door.
"Eliza don't!" I turned around and he looked terrified.
"You got away from this! Don't walk back into it" I sighed softly.
"Your my baby brother. And if this involves you, it involves me! I didn't get away, I just pushed it away" he was about to say something else but I barged into the house and went straight for the living room with jett and Scott hot on my tail.
"Missed me?" I asked walking in the door, mom shot up out of her seat. She looked awful, so tired and worn down. The bags under her eyes were awful and she had handprint bruises on her arms. The house looked just how I remembered it when I was little. Untidy, bottles everywhere, curtains closed, left over take out food everywhere and ash trays filled with cigarettes.
"Eliza" she breathed, she was about to come over to me, when he stood up in front of her.
"Sit down Joanna"
"But" she began to protest.
"Just sit down!" She did and he turned to me.
"And what do you think your doing back here? We haven't seen you in 9months... Hell I forgot all about you" I laughed In his face.
"Well I wish I could forget about you too Callum. And I have spoken to my mom and brother actually, but I have some news I need to tell them, so if you don't mind" I tried to move around him but he stood in front of me.
"Look you don't scare me! You haven't scared me since I was a little kid! So move out of my road" he glared and me and then noticed my hand.
"I'm assuming this News has something to do with lover boy?" He said grabbing my hand, i pulled my hand away and jett came to stand next to me growling under his breath. Jett was easily taller than him, but he didn't seem phased by that.
"Have you came for the rest of your things now your getting tied down?" Mom gasped from behind Callum and looked over at my hand, I smiled softly at her.
"Next you'll be telling me your knocked up!" He spat and I glared at him.
"Oh please tell me your joking" he said laughing.
"Not that it has anything to do with you! And who the hell are you to judge? Last time I saw you, you claimed to have cleaned yourself up, even mom vouched for you. How long did that last huh? Where you back on it by the time you got home dad? I seen Scott's lip! Why do you feel the need to do that huh? What could your innocent children have ever done to you that was so damn terrible! And mom, those bruises on her arms! She's always been good to you! She took you back time and time again, even after everything you did to me, and even though I hated it, I stood by her because she trusted you and you go and throw that away every fucking time!" I was yelling really loud now, I surprised the neighbours weren't out to see what was going on. I was about to go on when I felt a hand cross my cheek. I gasped and put my hand to my face, before I even got chance to react jett had Callum pinned to the wall by his throat.
"You will never ever lay another hand on her again! Do you hear me" jett yelled, Callum didn't say anything just stared at him so jett slammed him into the wall again.
"Let him go jett" I said, jett turned and looked at me like I was crazy, but I was just holding my face and shook my head. Jett dropped him and he was gasping for air on the floor.
"Eliza you should just go" mom said her eyes travelling from me, to jett and to Callum on the floor.
"Don't you care your going to be a grandmother?"
"Please Eliza. Don't make this any harder than it has to be. It's better for everyone if you just leave"
"And leave you with him? Look what he's doing to you! To the life you created"
"ELIZA! Just go, you walked away months ago, don't come back now" my eyes glassed over but I wouldn't let them see me cry. I turned and walked for the front door.
"Liza" Scott said, I turned around and hugged him tightly and slipped a piece of paper with our address on and phone number into his pocket.
"You can escape too. I love you" he kissed my cheek.
"I love you too" he mouthed thank you too me, before I went outside and jett drove us back home, we didn't speak all the way home I just leaned my head against the window and pulled my legs up to my chest and cried silently. I noticed he kept glancing at me but didn't make any attempt to start a conversation, I didn't feel like talking. When we got back I went straight for the bathroom to wash my face, that was when I noticed what he'd actually done to me. The end of my eyebrow was cut and had dried blood all around it and my eye was bruising up. I touched it and flinched, my cheek bone also looked slightly swollen. I looked towards the door and seen jett watching me with his jaw clenched.
"If I'd seen that in the car, I'd of driven back there and killed that bastard" he said, my face was facing the car door so it was hidden until now.
"I know" I whispered, I walked past him and took my jeans off and pulled on my pyjama shorts and took my cardigan off and climbed into bed.
"Baby" he said from the doorway.
"No. There's nothing you can do jett, just leave me be for a while" I whispered with tears rolling down my cheeks.
"Is there anything I can get you to make you feel better?"
"No, I don't think anything could make me feel better right now" I told him and he sighed.
"I love you baby"
"I love you too" I whispered in a broken sob, I buried my head under the covers and he closed the door. I finally let it all out, sobbing and the lot. I knew jett would be able to hear me from the living room but I didn't care right now, I needed to cry. I must of cried myself to sleep because when I opened my eyes again jett was crouching next to the bed stoking my un marked cheek.
"Hi" he smiled softly.
"I've got something for you" he told me.
"What is it?"
"Come with me" I sighed and sat up.
"I'm not in the mood to go anywhere right now. Especially looking like this" I said gesturing to my face.
"It's only outside. Please" I nodded and grabbed his hand he was holding out for me. He led me outside and I was shocked to see everyone was there. Nessie, jake, annalee, embry, Alice, jasper, Bella, Edward, Seth, skyler, Leah, Sam, Emily, Emma, Luke, Kim, jared, Isaac, Rachel, Paul, Annabelle, William, Sarah, quil, Claire, Anna even Charlie and sue. Also a couple of the wolves I recognised. Jake was holding a large stereo player. He pressed a button and music started to play. Jett wrapped his arm around my waist as I watched. Annalee stepped forward slightly, smiling softly.
You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand
When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There's no place to go
You know I won't give in
No I won't give in
Everyone started singing and I was just left with my mouth handing open.
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Annalee was singing by herself again now.
So far away
I wish you were here
Before it's too late, this could all disappear
Before the doors close
And it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend
Yeah, yeah
When everyone started up together it made me want to cry my eyes out, this was the sweetest thing ever.
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Nessie and annalee were singing now, I knew Nessie could hold a note but she was really good, I knew where annalee got it from now.
Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Annalee came over to me and held my hand. We both had tears rolling down our cheeks
La da da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da da
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Nessie sang that bit and she was really good.
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
When the music stopped annalee hugged me tightly. I was crying again, practically whaling on her shoulder. I hadn't even accrued to me that they'd all seen my banged up face.
"Eliza" Nessie said softly, I pulled away from annalee to look at her.
"No matter what happens, you are our family. And I think I speak for everyone when I say, we love you. I know we may not all see eye to eye but were a family, and we'd never let anyone hurt you, your one of us Eliza. So whatever happens, you've always got us. All of us" I was crying and I nodded. She came over to me and kissed me cheek and whispered she loved me. Jett squeezed my hand and I looked up at him.
"Thank you" I whispered and he smiled.
"I just wanted to show you, that you've got a huge family who love you no matter what. And I wanted to see that beautiful smile again" I laughed through the tears.
"See there it is" he said whipping the tears from my eyes and kissing both of my cheeks.
"We'll see you soon hon. Call me" annalee said before kissing me cheek. Everyone left slowly, giving me smiles and some coming to give me hugs. I didn't need my blood family if they didn't want me, I had this family, yes we all might be different but we all love each other no matter what, and that's what was important.
I wanted to cry! Poor Eliza, but she always has her other family to be there for her. I figured since her and annalee loved preforming so much and that's how they met that what better way to cheer her up. Not many left now I want to cry more! About 8 more. A lot of you are asking about nina and her love life. I do know who nina is going to end up with and I'm pretty happy with the idea however this person isn't currently of Age, but they will phase, that's all I'm saying right now, don't want to spoil it or anything. I can't see nina's full blown love life being in this specific story but I am working on some spin offs and one of them is about nina and her love life and children. So please be patient with me it's all in working process and I promise it's worth the wait, it really is, Im excited about that relationship. Once again review and check out the twitter - FFYfanfiction
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