A/N Sigh. So my Word 2007 isn't working. Again. Hate it. Damn. So, here is a one shot that completely came out of the blue and slapped me in the face. The first few sentences were supposed to just set up a timeline but then it just grabbed me and ran away. This is pre-Twilight, while Jasper and Alice are still on their own and looking for the Cullens. Reviews make me cheery.

Alice and Jasper were high up in the Canadian Rockies, spending the afternoon lounging in a clearing miles from any human civilization. They had been tirelessly searching for over a year. Neither of them doubted their cause, but after searching for so long, they both felt the need for a little relaxation.

Jasper lay in the middle of the bright green grass, face upturned to the sky. Alice rested on the groove of his arm, fingers lightly tracing over the pattern of his shirt. His eyes were closed against the sun. He wasn't sleeping of course, just relaxing.

Alice studied his face, committing the peaceful slack to memory. As if feeling her gaze on him, Jasper's lips turned up in a lazy smile. He opened his eyes slowly, turning his head to look at her.

"What?" she asked, smiling.

"I can feel what you're feeling," he reminded her. "You're so…happy."

"Yes," she said simply, brilliant smile not fading.

"Why?" he asked. "I thought you'd be disappointed. I expected you to feel anxious to start searching again."

"I love you," she said. "As long as I'm with you, it doesn't really matter what I'm doing."

Jasper pressed his forehead to Alice's. "I'm very lucky," he whispered. Alice smiled, eyes closed.

"So am I," she said.

"I can feel your contentment. It's coming off of you in waves. If I never feel anything else in life, that would be enough," Jasper said.

"We could stay here," Alice halfheartedly suggested. Jasper laughed and pressed a kiss to her temple.

"The Cullens are our future, that's already definite. There's no reason to stay since they obviously aren't here," he said.

"But you're happy here. I've never seen you so at peace."

"And I'll be happy when we're a part of the Cullen family, you've seen that," he said. A considering look crossed Jasper's face. Alice's eyes slipped out of focus then quickly back as she saw where Jasper's idea led. She beamed.

"Jasper!" she exclaimed, quickly sitting up. "It's perfect!"

"Yeah?" Jasper asked, propping himself up on his elbow.

"No one would ever venture up this far, and if they do we can plan around it," Alice said excitedly. Jasper grinned, drawing in her excitement and happiness.

"How long will it take?" Jasper asked. Alice looked ahead.

"A day, a day and a half. We can afford the delay," Alice said.

"It's not too long?" Jasper asked, still grinning from ear to ear.

"Jasper," Alice chided. "It's a good idea. It'll bring you, and me, a lot of happiness. We'll still find the Cullens, I can see that. Don't worry."

Jasper's smiled became even wider as he jumped up. He pulled Alice to her feet and they ran to the edge of the clearing.

"Here," he said.

"Here," she affirmed.

True to Alice's word, in the next day and the half, they were finished. Shadowed in the trees, next to the grassy clearing, was their brand new cabin. The inside was completely decorated in bright, exciting colors. Alice had made sure that her happiness was shown in the huge living room, bathroom, and bedroom. Since no one would be snooping around, they didn't bother to put in a kitchen or toilet.

The bedroom was done in white and various shades of green ranging from pale, to bright like the grass, to a deep forest. It reminded her of the woods and grass that brought Jasper so much peace and joy. She wanted to surround herself and Jasper with that every time they were there.

Over the door, Jasper had carved in graceful, arching letters, "The Whitlocks". Alice stood next to him, his arm wrapped around her shoulders while hers was draped around his waist. She appraised the view before them, her pride coursing through her.

"Now," Jasper whispered in her ear, "you finally have something that belongs to you." Jasper felt Alice's amazing capacity of love for him become impossibly larger.

"We have something that belongs to us," she corrected him. "WE have this."

"If I don't have you," Jasper said, "I don't have anything." Alice rubbed her nose against his ear.

"You know you will always have me."