Novalee and Emma are going with Alice and Bella to bring Renesme shopping. Alice said she got a call for Rosalie, she and June won't be able to make it, June has a cold. Marcus, Jasper, Jared, and Emmett are going with Jacob to rent their tuxes.

Alice drives all the way to Seattle to this cute little bridal shoppe in the center of town. It is in the between of a cake tasting shop and a floral store. This is the perfect place, Novalee wishes she had known about it for her last wedding... To Embry.

As soon as they're inside, Alice tells the worker they're in search for a bridal gown. They'll get the bridesmaids dresses in Port Angeles. Renesme wants them to be pink, for the color theme. Jacob had protested to this but he saw how happy the color made his fiancée, so he agreed to it. Whatever makes Renesme happy, Jacob's okay with it.

Novalee looks around the store and she smiles at every selection. There are ball gowns, poofy princess, elegant, sexy, short, long, expensive, and cheap. Novalee walks over to a poofy princess one and smiles as she looks at it. Alice watches with a smile.

"Nova," Bella says as Nessie comes out in her choice of dress, and Novalee smiles.

"That dress is perfect," Novalee coos. "You look astounding. God, I sound like Aro. I need air."

"You're right, mom," Nessie smiles. "I like Novalee."

"I knew you would," Bella says to her daughter. "She's amazing,"

Novalee leans against the building outside and watches as the rain drenched the mundanes running around like chickens with their heads cut off. She spots Edward's newer Volvo pass, she hears Marcus call out hi as they go by but Nova leans her head against the wall, closing her eyes and enjoys the rain beating against her skin.

"Hey," Emma greets as she steps outside. "Are you okay, mom?"

"Nostalgia's a bitch, Emma, darling," Novalee replies. "That's all I've got to say."

Emma hums in agreement as she hugs Novalee. Nova wraps her arms around Emma, and hugs her back close. When Bella, Alice, amd Renesme exit the shop with Nessie's dress, they smile at the pair before Alice drags them to the car, literally. They'll do cake tasting another day. Alice has set the date for two months ahead.

....

A little ways up the road, the boys re in a suit renter place for their tuxes. Marcus and his dad are sitting on one of the couches, talking about everything. Jared is trying to flirt with one of the ladies that's in with their brother or cousin or friend. Emmett is being a goofball, which is nothing new. Jacob, he's in front of the mirror as a tailor takes measurements.

"When's the big day?" The tailor asks.

"Two months," Jacob replies. "My fiancee's Aunt is planning it. She's a party and event planner. She's good."

"That she is," Emmett agrees. "I'm the bride's uncle."

The tailor smiles as he stands up. "Come by in about a month, and we'll have it ready for you mr. Black."

"Thanks, mr. Patterson," Jacob says and he leaves with the guys.

~~~

Novalee sits on her favorite large rock right was at treaty line, now it's just a boulder in the woods. Nova is glad it's still holding up after seven years of rain, and decay. A solid black wolf walks up.

"Hi, Sam," Novalee greets. "Are the kids good? I want to see them again." She sighs. "I'm surprised you didn't go with Jacob while he rented a suit. Jasper, Jared, Marcus, and Marcus went."

Sam walks off and comes back as a human in shorts. "Didn't want to." He leaps into the rock, too. "Jackson keeps asking for Marcus."

"Marcus is good with kids," Novalee admits. "Is he nice to Leah?"

"Yeah," Sam replies as he looks around and then he looks at her. "Very respectable. He didn't grow up with Jasper, did he?"

"Considering I was in Italy when I had him and I raised him there, no, he didn't," Novalee says. "The Volturi helped me raise him, and now Marcus is either with Leah or bonding with Jasper. I hardly see him now. I'm happy for him, though."

"Jake said you and Marcus are singing at the wedding," Sam nudges her.

"We perform together a lot," Novalee says. "Or, we did."

"Give him some time," Sam says. "He's meeting his family, and has a girlfriend. He's a teen."

"He will forever be one, he stopped aging," Novalee says. "Send my greetings to the pack, yeah?"

"Come over," Sam offers. "We don't bite... Not you, anyway."

Novalee laughs and she agrees. Nova jumps off her rock and she follows Sam to his house. Jackson comes running out with Paul's boy, Beau. Both boys hug each of Novalee's legs. Paul steps out onto the porch while holding Americus and smiles at the boys.

Novalee frowns only slightly when Marcus arrives with Leah, and ignored her presence as they go inside. When Leah takes Americus, Paul jogs over and he drapes an arm around Nova. Marcus's face drops when he notices her mom, and reads her mind - she thinks that he thinks that Leah's more important that he'd. He misses his mom too. He just goes inside with Leah and Americus.

Paul, Novalee and the boys all head inside. Emily laughs when she sees both Jackson and Beau attached to the vampire's legs, both of them are refusing to let go.

"I see Beau (BOW) likes you," Paul comments as he eyes his son.

"I think he does," Novalee says as Marcus flips through the tv channels, cuddling with Leah. "I need to hunt, though."

"You wasn't hunting when I found you?" Sam asks.

"I just had to get away from all of Alice's wedding planning," Novalee admits.

"Sam, you got Beau?" Paul asks. "I don't wanna watch the lovebirds. I'd like to tag along with Nova."

"I got him," Sam says as Marcus looks at his mom. "Beau, let's go out back and throw the football around. Jackson, you too."

When the boys chase after Sam, Paul and Novalee go outside. Paul phases and he begins racing Novalee through the woods until she hunts a little while.