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~Two weeks later~
Leaning against the side of the couch, I watch as Alice works on Charlie's tux, dressed in a denim skirt and a red blouse, Charlie and I talk quietly about baseball as Alice works, despite his huff and puff about all the pomp and circumstance, he has a certain light in his eye. "So, when's that boy of yours gonna pop the question to you?" Charlie asks, causing me look at him in surprise.
"Jasper?" I ask, looking over at Alice in expectation. "Alice, you are in charge of the invitations." I point out, causing the pixie like girl to look over at me with a smug smile.
"Invitations?" Charlie asks, looking between the two of us, his face is morphed into one of confusion, before I flash my engagement ring, causing his eyes to practically pop out of his skull, narrowing in on the diamond decorating my finger.
"The wedding's next November." I explain, causing him to press his lips together in a firm line, before his eyes crinkle at the side, and his lips quirk up into a beam, before Alice pauses in her altering his tux, while he bends down, quaking with happy laughter.
"Well, congratulations!" Charlie booms, causing me to jump, and Alice beams, going back to altering the tux the chief is wearing.
"Yeah, and Carlisle's gonna walk me down the aisle, but I was thinking…" I look down, running my finger over the ridges of the couch, before looking over at the man. "You've been like a dad to me, and Bella's my best friend-"
"Hey!" I look pointedly at Alice, whose eyes light up in realization.
"Would you, also, walk me down the aisle?" I ask, causing his head to snap up to look at me, Alice's fingers slip, and Charlie cries out.
"Dad?" Bella calls, tone a bit worried. "I'm home."
"Hold on, Bells, stay right there." Charlie answers, while I watch his eyes flick between Alice, and myself, attempting to process the question. "You got me, Alice." He continues on, as if I never asked him the question that I did.
"Sorry, Charlie," Alice's chirps in response. "How's that?" She asks.
"I'm bleeding on it." Charlie grumbles as I press off the couch, rounding into the kitchen to grab a glass of water, only to walk back in, sipping on my water as Alice tugs him into a slow spin, showcasing the pale gray tux.
"Dad, don't you look-"
"Silly?" Charlie interrupts.
"I was thinks, more along the lines of, debonair." Bella answers, Charlie blushes as Alice spins him again.
"Now cut that out, Alice. I look like an idiot." Charlie grumbles, tugging his arm free as Alice shakes her head.
"No one dressed by me, ever looks like an idiot." Alice counters, sticking her nose in the air, as if insulted.
"She's right dad. You look fabulous! What's the occasion?" Bella hums, causing me to snicker as Alice rolls her eyes.
"It's the final check on the fit. For all of you." Alice responds as Bella peels her gaze off of Charlie for the first time, and saw her white garment bag laid carefully across the sofa.
"Aaah. Can't she go first?" Bella asks, pointing to myself, causing me to smirk.
"I've already gone." I answer.
"Go to your happy place, Bella. It won't take long." My best friend sucks in a deep breath, and she closes her eyes, keeping them shut, she stumbles her way up the stairs to her room, while I turn to Charlie as Alice follows, carrying the white garment bag delicately in her arms.
"So, how would it work?" Charlie asks, shrugging his pale gray tux coat off.
"Carlisle on my left, and you on my right." I toe the carpet floor, while he hums in thought, before smiling up at me.
"You really want this?" He asks, I can tell he's asking about the wedding, not just himself.
"More than anything." I answer, causing him to nod, smiling over at me.
"I would be honored, to walk you down the aisle. You're like a daughter to me, and a sister to Bella. I'd never forgive you if you hadn't asked." He teases, causing me to smile brightly as he pulls me into a hug, surprising me, because I do know that he's not one for physically expressing his emotions. My pocket vibrates, causing me to pull my phone out as Charlie steps back, coughing into his fist as press Talk, placing my phone to my ear.
"Hello?" I ask softly.
"Hey, Darlin'." I can feel the smile stretching across my lips, causing Charlie to look at me, before he chuckles, stepping out of the room to change and leave me a minute to talk privately with my fiance.
"Jasper. How was your guy's planning?" I ask softly, causing him to chuckle.
"It's fine. We've got everything figured out. I'm on my way to pick you up now. Did you ask Charlie?" He asks, causing the smile to force it's way across my lips again.
"Yes. He said he'd be honored." I answer, practically bouncing on the balls of my feet. "How far are you?" I finally ask.
"Well…" There's a honk outside, drawing me towards the window, where I see him standing beside the Jaguar, he looks directly as me, and smiles as I hang up the phone, waving as I turn to find Charlie walking back in, tucking his shirt into his pants.
"Jasper's here." I explain as he raises an eyebrow at my excited appearance.
"Alright, I'll see you later?" He asks, causing me to smirk, rolling my eyes as I step forward, hugging him.
"You'll see me at the wedding. Bridesmaid." I remind him, causing him to chuckle.
"Oh yes, I remember." He pats me on the back, and I shrug on my jacket, rounding the bend into the hall, pulling open the door, before hopping down the steps, straight into my fiance's arms.
"Hiya, darlin'." He greets me with a sweet, chaste kiss on my lips, before smiling down at me, his fingers carding through my curls.
"I missed you." I state, causing him to chuckle, leading me over to the passenger door, which he opens for me, allowing me to slide inside, before he rounds the front, sliding into the driver's side, and starts the car.
"I don't know what we'll do, for our wedding night, if you can't stand to apart from me for a few measly hours, darlin." He taunts as I roll my eyes.
"We live together. The whole bad luck to see the bride thing, that's cliche, and probably not gonna happen." I point out, causing him to smile at me. "Besides, it's not like I'll be wearing white, either."
"Your dress ain't white?" He asks in confusion.
"Well, the dress is." I answer, smirking at him as he growls, hands clenching the steering wheel tightly as he eyes me, his taunt gaze is darkened a bit, and he turns back to road as my smirk grows. "So, do you have to go tonight?" I ask.
"I could stay," He looks at me. "but do you really think Emmett will let me?"
"Good point. Besides, it's not like a human's bachelor party, is it?" I ask, feeling my stomach clench at the idea of some stripper giving my fiance a lap dance.
"No, darlin, it's just a special hunting trip, probably some wrestling." He answers, reaching over to take my hand in his. "Besides, yours is the only body I want to see. In any occasion." Heat streaks up my back, across my cheeks, and settles like a pool in my stomach. "So, what're you girls gonna be up to, tonight?"
"Romcoms, mani pedi's, and facials, courtesy of Alice." I answer as we pull up to the garage, and Jasper turns the car off.
"Sounds fun." He states as we both climb out of the car, and he lifts me in his arms, carrying me to our home, where he sets me down inside, laying me back on the bed as he crawls on the blankets beside me, holding me close as we talk for hours on end, sneaking kisses here and there, being content with just being together entirely. "Alright," He says, a few hours later, the sun has sank rapidly behind the horizon, leaving is dark outside. "you need to eat, and I need to go." My hands curl into his shirt at his words.
"No, don't go." I whine, causing him to chuckle, leaning down, he presses a gentle kiss to my lips, my hand tangles in his hair, pulling him closer, and our lips move in synchronization. Just the thud of my heart hammering, accompanied by the whisper of the broken rhythm of our ragged breathing punctuates the silence around the room.
"Alright," He pulls away, pecking me softly, once more, on the lips. "that's it, I'm staying." Just as he says that, our bedroom door burst open, and Emmett comes marching in as he pleases, causing me to groan, face planting on my pillow.
"Even moved out, we get no privacy!" I bark, causing Emmett to laugh, Alice and Pandora wander in, while Rosalie smacks her husband upside the head, and Esme looks at her son in a chiding way.
"We're sorry, but Emmett is impatient." Esme apologizes as Alice drops on the bed, rolling Jasper completely off the sheets, and onto the floor, causing him to give her a glare to rival the Major's own.
"Come on, bro!" Emmett yanks Jasper to his feet, who barely manages to peck my cheek goodbye, before Emmett all but drags him out the door, just leaving the other women, and me.
"So…" Rosalie pulls out her phone. "Pizza?" Causing me to laugh quietly.
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