don't you know you're a part of my heart and these emotions that I had right from the start are still with me, babe/ and I'm tripping over my words to say/ no one ever told me love can be this sweet, breathe in easy/ breath in easy
Breathin' Easy by Sugababes
Jacob looked sideways at me. "Are you sure about this? We could just skip out, you know. They'll understand."
I smiled at the annoyance on his face. "Let them have their say, then if things get out of hand, we can always sneak out."
"Sneaking out of a bash that is mostly made out of werewolves, yes, definitely possible."
I snickered and squeezed his warm hand, the scowl on his face gave way to a smile. He leaned down to kiss me but the door opened in a violent move and—who else—Quil popped out to grin at them, a sparkling party hat perched lopsided on his black head. "Congratulations! Let me see the ring."
I could only smirk when Quin pulled at my hand like he wanted to wrestle it. He spent a few seconds oohing and aaahing until after aiming a pitying glance at me he sneaked a glance to Jacob and in what he probably thought of as a discreet whisper—it wasn't—asked, "Were you saving for something, Jake?"
"Okay, that's it. We're going."
He pulled at my hand because I was so busy laughing.
"Come on, Jake. I was only joking. It's very…nice." Quil amended with the sweetest smile.
"Who cares what he thinks about the ring, Jake? He's not the one wearing it. Let me see it." Emily strode to Quil's rescue from being pummeled by Jacob, pulling the two of us inside where we were immediately surrounded by family; loud, boisterous, loving.
After a minute Emily raised her teary eyes to mine. "It's beautiful. It suites you."
"I know." I smiled back at her. It really did. It was a simple silver band but when looked closer revealed fine, intricate patterns like ocean waves.
It was perfect.
"Oooh, let me see." Embry jumped off the couch and nudged Emily out of the way. I laughed at the bunch of tall boys, lining up to see my ring. Jacob, however, was cornered by Billy, Charlie and Sam, obviously having a somewhat serious but humorous conversation possibly at Jacob's expense, because Sam kept having to turn away to hide a smile.
Charlie even fluttered his hand to his holster once in a while, whatever it was they were talking about, Jacob looked horrified.
I was contemplating a rescue mission when Billy and Charlie finally guffawed and traded a hug, clearly pleased with our decision.
"So, Bella." Quil passed me a glass that…looked like juice, you always have to be careful with Quil. His dark face was serious. "You are going to go through this wedding, right?"
Jacob rolled his eyes from across the room and yelled out. "Embry."
Without turning his attention away from the TV, Embry lifted a hand and smack the back of Quil's head with the flat of his hand.
Quil didn't even bat an eyelash.
I shook my head.
Leah came out of the kitchen and announced majestically; "Food."
I met Jacob's eyes as we followed the rampaging stampede and grinned, my heart expanded till it hurt, but I didn't mind this kind of ache. I watched my dad, his dad, my extended family and felt something clicked into place, knowing instinctively that in this precise second, this is where I was suppose to be, this exactly where I belong.
"To Bella and Jacob." Billy lifted his glass. "Who have found each other and endured." His dark eyes watched us, watched our joined hands and sighed contentedly. I saw in his eyes the relief, his happiness that his son was happy. I saw him grinned at Charlie who grinned back, both of them looking younger than their years. "To family."
"To family." We repeated, my eyes met Jacob's and his hand never felt more right in my hand.
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