"do you think i should?"
“ i won’t be able to tell one way or another until we make the decision to invite them . too many factors . . . up in the air . and the –– wolves . ” she sports a grimace , less out of disgust now and more bred from annoyance at her lack of ability . with bella’s delightful friends on the guest list , predicting any clash proved totally impossible . features settle in a distinctly determined pattern as she tries to bring herself to focus , feeling silly for not pulling up anything worthwhile to offer . NOTHING . her expression seems apologetic as she moves to meet his gaze once again . “ i’m sorry , carlisle . ” she doesn’t let the sentiment linger for long before she speaks again , a freshness abounding in her cadence . “ but if you’d like my opinion . . . ” she puts weight on the final word as she mulls it over , as if she hadn’t had a fully formed thought on the matter from the very beginning . “ ––– i think it’s a worthwhile gesture . the denalis are our friends . i think it’s right to invite them to such a monumental family occasion . even if they refuse it . ” inclination towards sending illuminates at least something , a glimpse , a fragment : expression goes blank / distant for a brief pause before she snaps back to the present . “ which , irina will . ” but that would only prove a benefit . the day would be bella & edward’s ––––– TENSIONS BE DAMNED : alice would do nothing to jeopardize a happiness she had never dreamed to see worn so proudly on her brother’s face .
A SONG & ACCEPTING .