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That evening Carlisle was locked away in his office studying the results of the women's ultrasounds and analysing the samples he, Edward and Emmett had given when there was a knock on his door.

"Come in?" he called out and smiled when Alice walked into the room.

"Delivery for you," Alice smiled and pulled the jar from her pocket and held it out to him. Carlisle nodded and took the jar and placed a label with Jasper's name on it before he set it down with the others.

"Oh and just a warning," Alice giggled. "Jasper won't be able to look you in the eye for at least a week."

"Assure him I do not think badly of him," Carlisle laughed. "And that I had to do it too."

"I will," Alice smiled and glanced at the equipment around the room. "It looks like a mad scientist's lab in here now."

"It does doesn't it," Carlisle grinned.

"Do you know when you'll have answers for us?" Alice asked.

"A few days at least," Carlisle replied.

"Okay, well I'll leave you to it then," Alice murmured and slipped from the room and Carlisle turned back to his work.

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Three days later Jasper was sitting playing chess with Emmett when Alice came racing down the stairs. She skidded to a stop beside them and dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around Jasper's neck as she bounced excitedly.

"What's up with you?" Emmett grinned.

"Carlisle is about to call a family meeting," Alice giggled. "He's finished his tests."

"He has?" Emmett smirked. "I better go get Rose." He jumped up and disappeared towards the garage, where Rosalie was working on her car and Alice moved to slid gracefully into Jasper's lap.

"I can't wait," she giggled, still bouncing.

"Alice," Jasper sighed. "It may not be good news."

"I know," Alice murmured. "But we have some hope Jazz. It's more than we've ever had before."

"Yeah I know," Jasper whispered and wrapped his arms around her, hoping desperately that Carlisle had some good news for them. Emmett and Rosalie came rushing back into the room and a few moments later Carlisle and Esme walked into the room.

"I don't need to tell you I want a meeting do I?' Carlisle laughed as he looked fondly at Alice.

"Nope," Alice smirked.

"Well, what is it?" Rosalie asked eagerly.

"You'll need to wait a few more minutes," Carlisle smiled. "I called Edward and he and Bella are on their way."

"If they don't travel like lightening I'm going to go drag them here," Rosalie growled lightly.

The wait was torturous for them all but only five minutes after Carlisle had called them Edward and Bella burst through the front door and hurried to join the family in the living room.

"Where's Nessie?" Esme asked when she saw them alone.

"Jake was visiting," Bella shrugged. "We thought this was probably an adult's only conversation so he's taken her to La Push for the afternoon."

"Probably a good idea," Carlisle nodded and waved his hand at the living room. "Let's all sit down." Jasper sat down on one couch and pulled Alice down beside him and Emmett and Rosalie sat on another with Edward and Bella. Esme sat beside Alice and Carlisle sat down on the coffee table so he was facing his entire family.

"The results vary but all in all they are pretty good," Carlisle started and immediately saw the excitement in his family grow. "I'll need to address each couple, would you like it done in private?"

"Just do it!" Rosalie said immediately and the others all nodded.

"The theory I have should work," Carlisle told them. "The only impediment to a vampire couple getting pregnant is the fact that a woman's body doesn't release its egg. It does however still produce eggs. I can do a procedure to open the tubes for the eggs to release and then, in theory a vampire woman can get pregnant. If it works we would have to then repeat the procedure in reverse when you had finished having the children you want or you would continually get pregnant. We know from Edward and Bella that a vampire man can have children and after analysing the samples I can say that all four of us can."

"So we can all have babies if we have this procedure?" Rosalie grinned.

"I am saying with the procedure you can get pregnant," Carlisle corrected gently. "Maintaining a pregnancy would be another thing. A vampire's body doesn't change so a growing baby will put a lot of strain on your bodies and because your bodies won't give it will also put strain on the baby. This is where the results vary."

"How?" Edward frowned.

"Bella and Esme shouldn't have a problem," Carlisle started and when he didn't hear Alice's name included in that Jasper pulled her closer in his arms. "Bella gave birth moments before her turning and Esme only a few weeks before. Both their wombs are quite stretched."

"So we both can do this?" Esme asked softly. "Bella and I?"

"Yes," Carlisle nodded. "I'll speak to you both privately in more detail later but for Esme and I and Edward and Bella the answer is yes."

"What about the rest of us?" Emmett growled.

"Rosalie, you would be the biggest problem but I am not saying it will be impossible," Carlisle sighed.

"What about what was done to me before my turning?" Rosalie whispered.

"I was worried about that," Carlisle admitted. "But there is no damage. It's just your womb is small and with Emmett being so big, genetically your baby would probably be quite big. I know how much you want this but I'd suggest you let me do this with some of the others before we try with you. I'd like more information so when you do get pregnant your baby has the best possible chance."

"So you're not saying no, just not yet?" Rosalie asked softly.

"Exactly," Carlisle nodded.

"I guess I can live with that," Rosalie whispered and Emmett put his arm around her shoulders and she leaned into him, not sure how she felt. She was still excited by the maybe but she couldn't be completely happy knowing they faced so many issues.

"And what about us?" Jasper demanded finally, unable to take the conflicting emotions coming from Alice any longer.

"Alice," Carlisle sighed and turned to look at them and he scooted a little closer to them as the others watched worriedly. "I have different news for you."

"You can't do it with us?" Alice gasped as her eyes watered with tears she could never shed.

"I'm not saying that," Carlisle said quickly. "But my tests brought some information to light that you need to process first."

"Like what?" Jasper demanded as his grip tightened on Alice even more.

"Alice, I know you remember nothing of your human life and it pains me to break this news to you," Carlisle sighed as he reached out to take his daughter's hands in his. "Your body shows that at some stage, I would estimate about two years before you were turned, you gave birth to a baby."

"What?" Alice gasped in horror as Jasper looked at Carlisle wide eyed.

"You're wrong," Jasper growled. "We know she was in the asylum from the time she was eight until she was turned."

"I know," Carlisle nodded. "I triple checked the results and I'm definitely not wrong. Something obviously happened in the asylum and I cannot tell whether the baby was born alive or not, just that you did give birth to a full term baby."

"I could have a baby out there somewhere?" Alice gasped.

"No," Carlisle sighed. "If it did survive it would be over ninety years old now so it is highly unlikely it would still be alive."

"Then why did you need to tell her this?" Jasper snapped angrily as Alice sat frozen beside him.

"She deserves to know," Carlisle shrugged.

"I should know," Alice whispered and a sob escaped her throat and Jasper turned his attention quickly to her and drew her into his arms.

"I think you need time to process this before you make any decisions about what we are discussing today," Carlisle added. "But there is some good news. Because of your previous pregnancy you fall into the same category as Bella and Esme. You should have minimal problems with another one."

"That's something I suppose," Alice sniffed.

"You said when we first discussed all this you would pick the most suitable couple to start with," Edward sighed. "Will that be Bella and I or you and Esme?"

"Neither actually," Carlisle murmured. "A decision doesn't need to be made today but if they are agreeable to it the most suitable couple would in fact be Jasper and Alice."

"What?" Rosalie frowned. "Why?" Alice had pulled her head up from Jasper's chest to look at Carlisle wide eyed and he also noticed Jasper was looking at him intently.

"For similar reasons to why Emmett and Rosalie would be last," Carlisle admitted. "Any of these possible babies won't have much room to grow. Alice, Bella and Esme all stand an equal chance of carrying for as long as possible. But genetically, Jasper and Alice's biological child would have the best chance. Jasper isn't as big as Emmett but the real deciding factor is how small Alice is. Any of her offspring would obviously be tiny too."

"Of course," Edward nodded.

"I guess being the little one had to have some advantage one day," Emmett smiled sadly, glad Alice had good news although his and Rosalie's was still a little negative.

"I don't want a decision now," Carlisle added quickly. "Alice has a lot to process first. I suggest you talk to Jasper sweetheart, deal with what you need to deal with and when you are ready you can both come and see me."

"Jazz?" Alice whispered and turned to look at him. He could feel her confusion and sadness but mixed among it was hopefulness and excitement. "Do you want to do this?"

"You know what I want Alice," Jasper sighed. "Exactly what you do."

"Yes," Alice murmured and turned back to look at Carlisle. "I think we can give you our answer now. I know I have some things to deal with but that doesn't change here and now. Jasper and I want a baby together so the only question is where and how are we doing this and when?"

"You're sure?" Carlisle asked.

"We're sure," Jasper nodded as he put his arm back around Alice's shoulders.

"We'll do it in the morning then," Carlisle told them. "Here in my office."

"Is there anything special we need to do beforehand?" Jasper asked.

"No," Carlisle replied.

"Okay," Jasper nodded. "In that case, excuse us, we'll be back by morning." He got to his feet and pulled Alice up with him and without another word he led her from the room and out of the house into the forest.

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Once they were alone and out of hearing distance from the house Jasper stopped moving through the forest and sat down to lean against a tree, pulling Alice into his lap as he did.

"Sweetheart," he murmured as he lightly kissed her cheek.

"I had a baby Jazz," Alice whispered and then looked up at him as her grief flooded over him. "I had a baby and I don't even remember it. I don't know what happened to it, if it had a good life or if it died."

"I know," Jasper sighed, not really knowing what to say to make it all better for her. He suspected nothing he could say would take away her pain. Alice sensed his despair and she snuggled into him.

"Just hold me Jazz," Alice whispered. "As long as I'm in your arms nothing seems too bad."

"Of course darling," Jasper murmured and tightened his arms around her and held her close. She buried her head on his chest and concentrated on his scent filling her nostrils, as usual the smell of him calming her and cheering her.

"Maybe we should put off this experiment for a while?" Jasper sighed.

"No," Alice gasped and sat up to look at him as her eyes turned desperate. "I have a second chance, I want to take it. I want to give you a baby, one of our own."

"I want that too," Jasper smiled.

"Can you believe it Jazz," Alice giggled as she snuggled into him. "We're going to be parents."

"Maybe," Jasper reminded her gently, not wanting her to set herself up for more heartbreak.

"Have faith Jazz," Alice grinned. "It's what we've always wanted."

"I know," Jasper smiled and tightened his arms around her and just enjoyed holding her close.