Edward nervously pulled out his pack
of cigarettes, lighting one quickly and blowing the smoke opposite of Bella.
“I wish we had a gift or something,”
Edward exhaled.
“I don’t think they expect any gifts
but,” Bella glanced around seeing several people milling about out front.
“But what?” Edward asked bringing the
cigarette to his lips.
“There are more people here then I
thought would be so I guess we were the last people to know.” Bella frowned
slightly.
“I guess you now know why Liam was
taking the next couple of weeks off.”
Bella nodded, “Yes, that’s true. He actually
slipped up Friday and said that they were going to Italy for a week and then
Paris.”
Edward didn’t know a lot about
weddings but he knew enough to know that that was a pretty good honeymoon. They
greeted a few people that identified themselves as Liam and Eleazar’s friends
but neither Edward nor Bella had ever seen them before. When they entered the
house, there were at least twenty more people mingling about. All seemed
professional to Edward and he immediately felt his nerves start to react.
“We don’t leave each other’s side,”
Bella said, squeezing his hand. He simply nodded.
They maneuvered through the hordes of
business men conversing with one another, obviously lawyers, from the sounds of
their conversation. While other guests spoke excitedly about how this wedding
would make national news, elevating gay rights. Bella and Edward were learning
quickly that they only knew one side of Jasper’s parents. It was clear by the
chatter around them that they were strong advocates for marriage equality and
LGBT rights in general. They even overheard one person saying that Eleazar had
recently prepared a brief for a case that was going before the state senate in
two weeks. Bella and Edward gave cursory head nods to people as they passed
through them and headed towards the backyard where they hoped they would find
their friends.
“Oh wow,” Bella stated in awe.
The Whitlock’s had clearly outdone
themselves yet again. Bella felt that their backyard belonged in one of those
bridal magazines that she often saw on the newsstand near her fashion magazines.
Edward and Bella heard a scream and then someone calling their names. They
quickly turned to find Jasper and Alice approaching them. Relief washed over
Edward immediately at seeing his friend.
“Your parents really know how to do
it up,” Edward said with a laugh.
“Go big or not at all, it’s the Texas
way,” Jasper chuckled. “Come on, we want you guys to sit with us and the rest
of the family.”
“Bella, can you believe all these
people knew about this before we did. I nearly smacked Liam for not letting me
help,” Alice said, locking her arm with Bella.
“I bet you did.”
Bella smiled as she looked at the
area where the wedding would take place. She was desperate to take her shoes
off and run down the aisle, feeling the rose petals under her feet while Edward
held her hand trying to keep up. Her eyes widened as the realization of her
thought nearly took her breath away. She had never given much thought to
marriage. To Bella, it was a modern convenience that didn’t seem to serve a
purpose anymore. Yet she could see Edward so clearly, his incredibly mussed up
hair sticking up all over as he nervously raked his hand through it. She would
take his hands in hers, calming his restless nerves, as they recited their vows
to one another.
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