Surprise!

I drove around in Emmett's huge Jeep, looking for a store that would have good birthday gifts for my old vampire wife. This year, I'd promised myself, I would finally surprise her…despite what her visions told me.

My cell phone rang. I flipped it open. "Jasper, there is a great jewelry store down the road, turn right."

I hung up on her, turning right anyways. There it was. I parked the monster Jeep and walked in.

"Welcome to Diamond Jewelers. May I help you?" a man in a suit who looked more like a butler than a jeweler asked me.

"No, no. I'm just looking."

This year, I had a plan. I would keep changing my mind and make sure that I clouded Alice's visions. I would choose with my eyes, not my head.

There was a nice heart necklace that I was sure Alice would like. I looked at it, focusing on its velvet stand. My phone rang once again.

"Oh Jasper! Thank you!" Alice gushed. I flipped the phone shut once again, scowling. The suited jeweler obviously heard. I felt his eyes on me.

I weaved through the store, keeping my mind set on two different choices. There was a nice ring, three separate silver bands all intercepting each other. Then there was a golden ring that would go great with Alice's eyes with a large, diamond ring perched on it. I thought about the pros and cons of each so rapidly, I knew Alice would never see either of the rings. I smiled to myself. Finally, after all these years of expectant presents, I would get her.

The suited jeweler once again looked up to see me chuckling to myself. There were no other customers in the store, and he was examining me with lack of interest. I kept flipping through my choices, suddenly frowning. How could I decide on one ring? Clearly if I bought one, the future would be sealed. Alice would know.

I could almost image Alice, sitting on the first step in our house. I saw her fingers on her temples, focusing with all her might, trying to see her future. Maybe if I hadn't mentioned the whole surprise on her birthday thing to her, she wouldn't have known about my plan.

I heard a foot tap behind me. I sighed.

"Young man, will you be here much longer? I would like to close up the shop."

I looked at my watch. Seven o'clock already? "I'll take there," I said, pointing to both. The jeweler immediately lit up in a grin, his face saying he was glad he rushed me. I slapped down money, still thinking about both rings.

"Here you go," the jeweler put the rings in the velvet boxes, putting the velvet boxes in more boxes, and finally putting them in a bag. "Thank you, and come again. Please, come again," he said with a smug grin on his face.

I smiled too. This would be a great birthday for Alice.

I tossed the bag onto the passenger seat of the Jeep. My phone rang for the third time.

"What now Alice?"

"I see your coming home. So, what'd you get me from Diamond Jewelers?"

"W – What?" How did you know where I was?"

"Jasper Jasper Jasper," Alice teased. "I was the one that told you where to go in the first place. And I didn't see you go to any other store.

"Argh! Alice!"

I looked at the receipt from the jewelry store and scanned it. Letting out a cry, I leaned my head back onto the car's headrest. In big, bold letters at the top of the receipt, it said NO RETURNS.

"Alice!" I once again cried. I stared the Jeep in search of another store worthy of good birthday presents.

A/N - Yes, what will happen with Jasper? Please review. Encourage me to write more. Please?