A Fresh Start

The Plans

Author's Note: I own nothing. I just like to play with the characters that were created by Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended.

This story is kind of cathartic for me and it's based in real life. About a week ago, I decided to end my 5 year marriage with my husband. He wasn't my 'Edward.' He didn't love me in the way I wanted to be loved, similar to Bella. This story is almost like my journal of my feelings and emotions that I'm going through. Also, I'm hoping that I can find the eventual happiness that I have planned for these two characters. I so desperately want it. I'm not bitter in the end of my marriage. I'm actually relieved. Don't get me wrong, I care about my soon-to-be ex-husband, but he wasn't for me.

Rated M for future lemons.

Chapter 7: The Plans

A few weeks passed after Fourth of July. Rosalie, or Rose as she preferred to be called, and I went to speak with Mrs. Cope about getting an accelerated section switched to Rose's course load. She was more than happy to do so. Rose and I became fast friends. She also was divorced but had been for awhile. She left New York to come to our little town of Sherryville for a brand new beginning away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I asked why she needed a new start but she still wouldn't answer. She said she would explain everything soon.

I also introduced Rose to Alice. They were separated from birth. They were so much alike, it was scary. Within minutes of meeting each other, Rose was standing up for Alice's wedding and being included in the wedding plans. I was ready to bow out, but being the maid of honor negating that honor. I did ask Rose for some help in planning the bachelorette party. She got a gleam in her eyes and she said she'd be more than happy to help.

Alice's wedding was less than a month away. I was surprised that she was getting married in the school year. Being a teacher, the best time to get married is over the summer. When you're not teaching. You don't have to take time off to get married or go on your honeymoon. I got married on July 30th. It gave me nearly three weeks before the beginning of the school year to prepare. However, Alice insisted on getting married in September, Labor Day Weekend. Whatever Alice wants, Alice gets. Why she would insist on pink dresses on Labor Day weekend is beyond me...Only Alice.

Rose, Alice and I were at my condo, making the favors for the wedding, drinking some really good white wine. I had some girly rock blasting through my sound dock from my iPod. Rose brought over some more cookies and we were singing, some of us very badly, to Katy Perry. After the song ended, Alice picked up the remote control and lowered the volume.

"So, Bella, how are things with my baby brother?" she asked sweetly. "I know Jas is trying to get us to combine our bachelor and bachelorette parties. Since you and Edward are the best man and maid of honor, respectively, you need to get planning."

"This is the first I've heard about combining the parties, Mary Alice," I chastised. "When has this come about?"

"Right now," Alice smiled as she whipped out her phone. She tapped out a message and slipped the phone back into her pocket. "Jasper will LOVE it. We can do a wine tasting or something classy for my portion and then go to PoleCats for Jasper's party. I've always wanted a lap dance."

"It's fun," Rose said with a sly grin. "I went to a strip club for my bachelorette party as one of the stops. We had to do a dare and the one that I received was to get a lap dance from a stripper. I told her what I was doing and she actually gave me tips of what to do as she danced if I wanted to dance like this for my husband. It was very informative."

"Ooooh, great idea, Rose!" Alice gushed. "We should do a combined dare thing for the party. It'll be so much fun."

"I think I still have the cards for the dares. If not, you can get them online," Rose smiled. "Anyhow, I think Bella is deflecting. How is Dr. McFuckme?"