Not even a full twenty-four hours after turning Rose back into a human Jesse woke up full of energy. She wasn't surprised to see Alice next to her. She smiled at her and just lay there enjoying the presence of her girlfriend.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Alice. I don't need to sleep anymore; it's just nice to relax every now and then. It allows me to think more clearly."

"I guess you do have a lot to think about."

"Yeah, I do. Don't worry Alice, I'll be fine. We can leave as planned shortly after Rosalie wakes up. She'll be fine living with a doctor sure will make it easier on her."

"Do you think she'll wake up soon?"

"I hope so. We have a lot to discuss and I have things to show you."

"Yeah, I had a vision. I didn't really need to tell you that though did I?"

"No, you didn't. I knew that you had one the moment I woke up."

"Is that why you've been calling me Alice instead of Ali? It's not like you and I don't like it."

"Sorry, just trying to make things easier on myself I guess. I've already gotten too attached to you. I shouldn't have let it get this far before you knew about our past and what I did to you."

"How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not going to leave you? I thought that I made it clear that I love you and never want to be apart from you."

"You say that now, but…"

"Will you quit saying that!"

"I can't help it Alice."

"There you go with Alice again."

"I'm sorry okay! I can't just expect you to accept what happened and just move on as if it didn't happen."

"Yes you can."

"I can't. You don't understand."

"Then make me understand. Show me."

"Not now Alice."

"Stop calling me, Alice damn it!"

"Look, I'm sorry for getting you upset but I have to do this my way. I've been without you for so long but now that I'm here I'm not sure if I can live without you like I did before. If I leave this time it will be for good. I won't come back this time because this time you won't want me. I can't pretend like nothing is wrong. I have to deal with this my way."

"You don't have to feel that way."

"But I do, Alice."

Alice just glared at Jesse. She was starting to miss hearing Ali coming from Jesse's lips. She wanted to find some way to let Jesse know that she would never leave her and that she loved her more than she could even imagine but she didn't know how to do that. Nothing that she said worked or helped in any way. She had never had this much difficulty when it came to getting someone to believe her and it infuriated her. She wanted to get angry and scream but she knew that it would just make Jesse put up more walls. If Alice could have cried she would have.

Jesse knew that she was upsetting Alice but she couldn't just trust that she would be okay with what she did to her. She hadn't forgiven herself so how could Alice? She hated hurting her but she had to. She didn't know how else to get Alice to see that she was protecting her. She did enough damage by getting close to her. She shouldn't have kissed her at all but she just couldn't stay away. Alice had always had that effect on her. Most of the time she loved it but now she hated it. She noticed that Alice was staring at her. It broke her heart to see Alice like this. She knew that Alice would be crying if she could. That made her hate herself more than she already did.

"Ali I…"

Alice smiled at her and Jesse just stared at her.

"You called me Ali."

Jesse laughed and hugged her.

"Yeah, I did. I probably shouldn't but I can't stand seeing you like this. I always hated making you cry."

"You're amazing Jess. Please don't argue with me anymore. I just want to be with you and be happy. I know that there are things that I don't understand but what I do understand is how I feel about you. I highly doubt that our past will change that. You have to quit living in the past, baby. I love you. I want and need you with me. Not just for now but for always. And don't say "You say that now" because I'm tired of hearing it. I love you and you're just going to have to get used to me always wanting you around."

Jesse didn't say anything but she did hug Alice like there was no tomorrow. It wasn't long before Alice noticed that Jesse was crying. That made Alice hold her tighter and whisper calming words into her ear. She must have told her that it would be okay and that she loved her a hundred times before Jesse pulled away and looked at Alice.

"You should know that I love you; always have and I always will. That's the only thing that I'm sure of anymore."

"I'll never forget, baby. I promise."

She wanted to add that it would be easy seeing as they would always be together but she didn't want to start another argument. She was just glad that she was able to hold Jesse without any complaints.

They lay there for a few hours until they heard that Rosalie was awake. They both went to Emmett and Rosalie's room a few minutes after that because neither of them really wanted to get up but Emmett wanted to make sure that everything was well with Rosalie.

They walked in and Emmett immediately started asking questions.

"Is everything okay with her? She's fine right? She's…"

"Emmett, breathe. Rosalie is fine. I think that we would all know if she wasn't. Do you really think that she would be this quiet if there was something wrong with her?"

"Oh, yeah. Good point."

Rosalie just glared at them but still informed Emmett that she was fine. She was no longer tired and wanted to get out of bed. Emmett helped her out of bed and lead her downstairs to see the rest of the family.

Everything seemed to be going well so Jesse pulled Carlisle aside to talk to him about leaving for a while with Alice.

"Do you think she will be fine for a few days? I know you'll take care of her I'm just worried about Emmett breaking her."

Carlisle chuckled a little and then responded.

"I think that she'll be fine but take a cell phone just in case he does. Just don't be gone too long or Esme will start to worry about the two of you."

"She won't have to worry about me, I'll be fine."

"What about Alice?"

"I'm going to show her our past. How I left her and why. I had a vision while I was sleeping of Alice finding out and she was very upset. I might not be coming back with Alice, but I'll make sure that she makes it back here safely."

"I highly doubt that she'll come back alone. She's stronger than you think and she loves you more than Jasper. That's saying a lot seeing as we all thought they would always be together. It was as if you could see the love radiating off of both of them. I never knew that there could be a love stronger than that but now I know that there is. The two of you are meant to be together. Alice knows that. She won't give you up for anything."

"Thanks, Carlisle but I'm not so sure about that."

"Well, I am. When someone becomes a part of this family, they stay a part of it. You make her happier than I thought she would ever be. I'm not letting her mess that up. I'm pretty sure I won't have to do anything about it though. I know Alice and she won't ever be willing to let you go. You're stuck with her even if you don't think that you deserve to be. In my opinion, anyone who makes her as happy as she is now deserves to be with her."

"I'll try to keep that in mind."

"You better. I don't want to have to go looking for you."

"You probably wouldn't be able to find me if I chose to leave."

"Then let's hope that you don't because I wouldn't be able to stop looking until I found you or at least received word that you were okay. Esme doesn't take too kindly to her children leaving without letting her know where they are going. The only person that's allowed to do that is Alice because she can see and Esme knows that Alice could never stay away from her family. She isn't so sure about you."

"Esme already sees me as family?"

"Yes, and she plans on keeping it that way. You wouldn't want to upset her now would you?"

"No, but it's all up to Alice. I can't come back if she doesn't want me to."

"I understand, just don't be too surprised when she wants you to stick around."

"Alright Carlisle. Well, I guess I'd better let Alice know that we can leave."

"I already know Jess. I've seen this already."

"Really?"

"Yeah, unlike you, I look at more than me."

"Well, I guess I'll have to start then. We're going to go now Carlisle."

"Don't keep her out too long. You…"

"Don't want to keep Esme waiting."

They all laughed and then Alice grabbed Jesse hand and lead her downstairs. They told everyone that they would be back in a few days. Edward knew that Jesse thought that she wouldn't be back despite what Carlisle told her so he decided to help her out a bit.

"Jess, calm down. Just relax and think about the alone time that you get with Alice. No interruptions and no Emmett making it seem like all you two do is…"

"Don't finish that thought Edward!"

All Jesse heard was Edward's laughter ringing in her ears.

"Thanks Edward. But next time, don't think like Emmett."

She just smiled at his laughter that everyone heard this time. Alice was getting more impatient by the minute and wanted to leave right away.

"Are you two finished?"

"Yes, Alice. I think you get more impatient each day."

"And whose fault is that?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Alice was about to start in on her as she always does but before she could Jesse interrupter her.

"Can we leave now? I'm tired of waiting on you."

"Funny, real funny, Jess."

Jesse just laughed, said goodbye to everyone, and then went out to the car. Alice rolled her eyes and followed. She did glare at Jesse when she got in the driver's seat.

"Why can't I drive?"

"You don't even know where we are going."

"I would if you told me. Then I could drive."

"You can drive on the way back."

"But I want to drive now."

"That look will not work on me Mary!"

"Don't call me that!"

"But it's your name, sweetheart."

"You are going to regret calling me that."

"Right. Now get that cute little ass in the car or I'm leaving without you."

"You wouldn't dare."

After hearing that, Jesse slammed the door shut and took off before Alice could even move toward the car. She just stood there in shock while the rest of the Cullen's laughter could be heard from inside the house. Alice yelled at them to shut up just as Jesse was slowly making her way back into the drive way.

"You were saying my dear?"

"You are in so much trouble. You're going to hate that you did that."

"Yeah, I bet I will. Now will you please get in the car?"

"Fine, but I'm not happy about this arrangement."

"Sorry Alice, but you can't always have things your way."

"You'll change your mind about that later."

Jesse chose not to respond as Alice finally started making her way to the passenger's seat. She contemplated leaving again but thought better of it. She knew that when Alice said that she would regret something that she always did. She just didn't want Alice to know yet. So she waited until Alice was fully in the car before she took off again. Alice didn't say anything so she decided not to either.