ALICE POINT OF VIEW

I saw the shocked looks on my brother and Bella's faces. I turned quickly, walking towards the door.

I was blushing. Blushing! Me, Alice Cullen!

I quickly slid into my front car seat, then waited. Jasper slid into the passenger seat only a moment later. "Ready?" I asked, trying to keep my eyes forward.

I felt Jaspers eyes on me, and then I heard a small chuckle. "Sure. So, what exactly are we doing?"

That made me brighten up. "Well, first I think we should look for a bedspread, and then when we pick out one we like, we can start choosing paint colors and other things, like lamps, and a dresser, and a-"

"Alice." Jasper said, chuckling once again. "Don't you mean, we need to pick out things Bella would like?"

I felt my face flush once again, but I nodded. "Right." I said, making sure my voice sounded like normal. I thought I heard Jasper chuckle once again, but I ignored him as I pulled into a parking spot at the mall. "Come on!" I said, excited, as I jumped out of the car and started to bounce in excitement.

"Calm down." Jasper chuckled, suddenly beside me. He placed his hand on my shoulder, and, strangely, I instantly calmed down. "Okay, ready?"

I nodded, quickly moving towards the front doors of the mall. I could feel Jasper behind me, close enough that it literally felt my skin was tingling.

Okay, so, maybe I like Jasper. A lot. But, come on. He's my brothers best friend-

Of course, my brother just got my best friend pregnant.

Huh, hadn't really thought about that part.

"What do you think about Edward and Bella?" I asked him, curious as we walked into the first store. I quickly led the way toward the bedding department.

Jasper frowned slightly, his eyes on me. "Well, I really think Edward cares about Bella."

"Really?" I asked, surprised. "I didn't know Edward really knew Bella existed. I mean, she was over all of the time, but he never said anything to her. I just thought- when she got pregnant- I mean, I couldn't believe about Edward since he-"

"Alice." Jasper said, cutting me off as he laughed. I felt myself wince slightly, realizing Jasper had caught be rambling once again. I looked at him, seeing the amused expression on his face.

I looked at a bedspread quickly, hoping to hide my embarrassment. "Hmm, this one is pretty." I said, looking at a pink bedspread.

"Bella?" Jasper said gently. "Pink?"

"Oops." I said, giggling slightly and moving over a row to look at some more bedspreads.

"Truthfully, I think Edwards always liked Bella." Jasper said, once again standing really close to me. "He would always hold Rose close when Bella was around, like he wanted her to get jealous or something. And, before he was with Rose, he would just kind of…watch her. And he asked Emmett about her a lot. You know, asking about her classes and what she was doing and stuff."

I turned to him, meeting his deep blue eyes. I felt my breath hitch momentarily, but I didn't let it stop me from my questions. "Really? I never noticed anything like that. What did Emmett think when Edward asked about Bella?"

Jasper gave me an amused grin. "Emmett? He didn't think anything was odd about it." Jasper hesitated for a moment, then asked his own question. "Did you see the way Edward glared at me today?"

I started to giggle. "oh, that! Well, Edward found out that Bella used to have a crush on you-"

"Me?" Jasper asked, shocked. I giggled again as I saw a faint blush appear on his cheeks. "Bella liked me?"

I nodded, my laughter coming harder now. "Don't worry, she's over it. Anyway, Edward doesn't know she's over it, and then today you asked her how she was doing-"

"And Edward thought I was hitting on her?" Jasper said, his cheeks still slightly pink. "Great." He muttered, closing his eyes for a moment.

I laughed, then wrapped my arm around his. I felt a moment of…well, I don't know what it was. Like a shock run through my arm where our bodies connected, but I ignored it. "Don't worry, I'll protect you!" I said, giggling as we made our way down the aisle.

Jasper laughed slightly, looking down at me with a small smile on his face. "Will you now?"

I nodded, my face heating up once again. "Of course I will!" I giggled, shifting my eyes away from him. "Now, back to business. Find a bedspread for Bella."

Jasper chuckled once again, and then his arm slid away from mine. I instantly felt a stab of disappointment, missing the contact. But then I felt his hand slide into mine, his fingers entwining with my own. I looked up, surprised, and saw Jasper looking down at me, silently asking me if this was okay.

I smiled brightly, once again bouncing up and down, and squeezed his hand back. Yeah, this was more than okay.

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EDWARD POINT OF VIEW

I was worried. I mean, I don't even know how Bella feels about me, what possessed me to kiss her? I mean, yes, she was going to be the mother of my child…

Okay, that sounds really odd.

I sighed as I pulled up in front of the Hale house. This wasn't going to be a fun conversation. I sighed once again, then got out of my Volvo, shutting the door softly behind me. I was halfway up the sidewalk, when the front door opened.

Rosalie stepped out, a furious look on her face. I instantly stopped moving. Oh great, she was already in a bad mood. Maybe this was the best time to tell her about Bella…

She walked down the front steps, then came to a halt in front of me. She looked at me for only a moment, and I stared back at her. Then her hand shot out, slapping me. I felt my head snap to the side, and I instantly held my already sore jaw. Damn.

"Rosalie-" I growled, turning to her.

Her blue eyes flashed and she flipped her blond hair over her shoulder. "You cheated on me? And she's pregnant?"

I clenched my jaw, "how do you-"

I cut myself off as a deep chuckle sounded. I looked towards Rosalie's house, and saw Emmett leaning against the doorframe, and a scowl on his face. He met my gaze, glaring.

"I was going to tell you." I said, looking back at Rosalie.

"Well, you're a little late." She snapped, her eyes hard. "Bella, Edward? You couldn't have even cheated on me with someone pretty?"

I growled at that. In my opinion, Bella was gorgeous. Better than Rosalie any day.

"And with Emmett's sister!" Rosalie continued.

I rolled my eyes. "I know she's Emmett's sister." I snapped, taking a step towards her. She glared at me. "Listen Rose, you know I'm sorry. And you also know that things haven't been working out between us. Hell, I don't think they ever have worked between us."

Rosalie glared at me, "Get off my property, Edward. I never want to see you again!"

I looked at her for only a moment, then turned around and walked towards my car. Before I got in, I looked back at Rose. "Rose, you know its for the best. Please, do me a favor. Don't blame Bella."

She didn't even act as if she heard me. I didn't care, I just climbed into my car and drove back home.

Alice's car still wasn't there, and I chuckled as I imagined the torture she was putting Jasper through. That idiot. Why did he agree to go with her anyway?

I walked back in the house, and suddenly, my worry was back. Bella. Me kissing Bella. I sighed, running my hand through my hair, and walked up the stairs.

I found Bella on Alice's bed, eyes closed. I smiled slightly as I saw her hand resting protectively on her stomach. "Bella?" I asked softly, not wanting to wake her.

"Hmm?" She said, opening her eyes slowly. When they landed on me, she gasped. "Edward!" She said, getting to her feet. I smiled slightly, but it fell when I saw the worry on her face. "What happened?" She asked me, suddenly standing in front of me.

I frowned at her. "What are you talking about?"

Bella looked at me, amused. Then she reached up, her fingertips slightly brushing the side of my face. I couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. "Edward, you're bleeding." She whispered softly.

I looked at her. "What?"

"your face." She told me, chuckling. She let her hand fall, then grabbed mine. I felt something jump in my chest as she led me down the hall. She opened the bathroom door, then led me in front of the mirror. I blinked, startled. There was a line of blood on my cheek.

Ah, Rosalie.

I hadn't even noticed that Bella was moving around, though her hand was still wrapped in mine. She silently put a washcloth under the sink, then turned towards me and gently started wiping the blood off of my face. I sighed once again, closing my eyes. She had no idea how much she affected me.

"How did this happen?" Bella asked softly, her breath against my cheek.

"Rosalie." I replied shortly, not wanting to talk about it, but not wanting to lie to her either.

Bella's hand stilled for a moment, and I opened my eyes. She was frowning, her brown eyes worried. "Edward, you didn't have to break up with Rosalie because of me-"

"Yes I did." I told her, frowning. "Bella, I really don't think you understand. I want to be in this baby's life. I want to be there for you."

"I know that." Bella said, but she wasn't looking at me. "I just- don't want you to have to change your entire life because of something that-"

"Bella, I'm not changing everything." I told her softly, reaching over and wrapping my arm around her waist. She gasped in surprise, but slowly leaned her head against my chest and wrapped her own arms around me. "I actually wanted to ask you something." I started, nervous. Bella didn't move from against my chest. "Do you want to…maybe….got out with me tonight? Just the two of us?"

Now she pulled away. Her eyes met mine, and I was surprised to see that they were amused. "Edward, are you nervous about asking me out on a date?" She said, giggling. "I think we've already past that part." She said, looking down at the slight bulge in her stomach.

I laughed, once again wrapping my arms around her. "Is that a yes?" I asked hopefully.

"Yes."