Note from the translator: Stephenie Meyer owns all that is Twilight, and the very talented Louise Malone is the author of this story. I'm just having a blast translating it in English for the benefit of the readers who don't speak French. As usual, I'm very grateful for all your comments and I hope you'll enjoy this chapter.

Good reading.

Chapter 10: Baby sitting

JPOV

Saturday, we spend the day working and cooking.

Alice teases me. "The most demanding subject in terms of homework is social studies, can you believe it? Honestly, what's the purpose of it, huh?"

I sneer and slap her buttocks.

"Seriously, Jazz, it's true! You're the only teacher who does a pop quiz every week!"

"That's the only way you kids learn all your lessons! And would you please stop complaining, Miss Brandon? You're my best student!"

"Ah, tell me about it! Jessica Stanley even asked me what my secret was to getting straight A's."

"And what did you tell her?"

"That I sleep with the teacher, of course."

I'm torn between terror and laughter. "ALICE! Are you crazy or what?"

She smiles at me. "Don't worry, I also told her that I was sleeping with the language arts teacher as well as the biology teacher since these are the subjects where I get the best grades of the class."

She turns her attention back to her math problem, and I thoughtfully watch her for a while. Alice is great; she dares to do things that I wouldn't accept from anyone else. She has everyone under her spell, except Tanya...

I continue the correction of papers from my twelfth grade classes. At around five p.m., Alice leaves the room to take a shower. I join her and I wash her body... thoroughly. I stroke her buttocks suggestively, but she gives a flick on my nose. "No! I need to be in top shape to face the armada of Littlest Pet Shop!"

I grumble and sulk, to look piteous, and she gives me a long and languorous kiss.

We both know that I will come see her later in the evening.

A few minutes later she's putting on jeans, a gray hooded sweatshirt over a white t-shirt that's longer than the sweater. It's falling down her thighs at the front but it's not completely hiding her round little ass, which looks heavenly sexy now that she's gained some weight. I love the way she dresses, and the way she often glances at her black boots when she walks.

I hand her her coat and we get in the car. I park in front of Tanya's house. Tanya is ready to leave when we arrive. She's wearing a long black dress slit up the side and stilettos. Her hair is done in a very sophisticated way. Beautiful as she is, she doesn't affect me at all. I only have eyes for Alice...

I try to stay impassive as I watch Alice kneeling to kiss Irina. The little girl is wearing jeans and a red sweater with, of course, a Littlest Pet Shop cat on it. She also has adorable little slippers on in the shape of rabbits, which Alice raves about. Irina swells with pride, and so does Tanya. "Mom, Alice, seeh can do my makeup, hey?"

Tanya looks at Alice. "Yes, but a very light makeup, and you'll remove it when she has her bath, okay?"

Alice nods. I leave at the same time as Tanya, planning to come back around nine thirty, a half hour after Alice was instructed to put Irina to bed.

I return home and pull out my sketchbook. It's carefully concealed at the top of my wardrobe so Alice won't come across it. I'm not ashamed of the drawings I've done, but they represent Alice in a future that I hope is not too distant... Alice in a wedding dress, Alice pregnant, naked or clothed, Alice breastfeeding a newborn baby.

I add one sketch of her playing with a little blond-haired girl and a baby boy with curly brown hair. Our future family...

Seth wriggles and barks, full of hope. I caress him. "She's coming back tomorrow, big boy."

He sits down, rueful.

I look at the time every five minutes. In the end, I pull out my phone and call Edward. I've somewhat neglected him ever since Alice and I started seeing each other, so we have a lot of catching up to do and we talk for a while. It's clear from what he's telling me, and the tone he uses that he's fed up with Seattle, which I totally understand because I lived there three years ago.

"I wonder if I might not end up in your boondocks, Jazz!"

"You can ask for a transfer, you never know... We could do a lot of mountain biking, man."

When we hang up, I wonder if he's really going to take the plunge one of these days. On one hand, I'd love to have my friend closer to me, but on the other, I'd have to let him know about Alice, and it bothers me.

I don't want to take any risk; not everyone is as tolerant as Emmett...

I pace the house again, impatient for nine thirty to arrive.

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APOV

It's great. Irina is simply adorable. We play with the Littlest Pet Shop toys. Then we play with the Barbie's. I have a blast doing a fashion show with the dolls and Irina applauds every time the Barbie's appear in a new outfit. She's in admiration. Then I do her makeup. "I wanna rock singer makeup!"

I do as she asked and she's thrilled. Then it's her turn to apply some makeup on my face, or I'd rather say she smears me. I feel good with Irina. No judging, no prejudices, no suspicion.

Then it's dinner time. Tanya provided chicken tenders with green beans. She even prepared a plate for me. It's not bad, but it's nothing compared to what Jasper can cook.

We have blueberry yogurt for dessert and then we go upstairs. "You know, Alice, mom says I can have a strawberry bubble bath. It's this one!"

I help her pour it into the bath. She undresses and I put her clothes straight into the hamper. Once she's in the water I wash her with her Kandoo foaming soap. "Mom says you don't need to wass my hair, plus it makes me cry when someone wasses my hair!"

"Okay, princess."

"I'm a princess?"

"Yes!"

"You know, I have a prince at the daycare. His name is Matt! Do you have one, you?"

I smile at her. "Yes, I have a prince too!"

"What's his name?"

"It's a secret, Miss!"

"Oooohh..."

I can't stand to see her dismayed. "His name is Mike."

I giggle quietly to myself, knowing she would probably tell her mother. Tanya will wind up empty handed, if she hoped for juicy revelations.

Irina is very proud to show me her purple and white pajamas with Dora the Explorer on them. I sit cross-legged next to her and I tell her the story of the three little pigs. She listens while sucking her thumb. When the story is over, I kiss her cheek, give her a glass of water and turn the little night light on at her request. I remain on the landing for a moment because I'm certain she'll call me back. And that's exactly what happens. I sing her a song, and then when she calls me for the second time, I take her to the bathroom. She finally falls asleep.

I have no experience, but I can easily tell she's a good little girl.

I hear a knock at the kitchen door. It's my Jasper! He enters with his bike and rests it against the sink. We head directly toward the guest bedroom that Tanya prepared for me. If she knew that we used it to make love most of the night, she'd be furious!

The next morning, Jasper leaves at five thirty to be sure we won't get caught. He kisses me avidly on the doorstep. Clearly he doesn't want to leave. He's clinging to me and of course I love it!

It's hard leaving him even for a few hours. I return to the bed and lie down where he was just a few minutes ago. I thought I would stay awake now, but I go back to sleep easily and I'm awakened at eight thirty by Irina. She's very happy to see me.

I fix her breakfast and then we go upstairs again. I remove the sheets off my bed and I stuff them in the washer. Then, I make Irina's bed, clean her room and get dressed after a quick stop in the bathroom to wash my face.

We settle in front of Irina's wardrobe and I enjoy trying to find the perfect little outfit for her. After a while I make my choice and have her put on black leggings, an ample velvet dress with a purple frill at the bottom and a vest that ties with a single dark gray button.

She's a gorgeous child. A pair of gray socks, her little pink kicker shoes, and she is simply perfect.

We sit on the couch and she glues herself to me as I tell her the story of the fox and the little white hen. She's completely enthralled. We read other books and we play a memory game. As I watch her, a funny emotion stirs and grows in my heart.

I know that Jasper wants to have kids because he subtly alluded to it. Of course, I'm way too young, but in veiled words he told me he thought I'd be a good mom and he'd begin to talk seriously about it with me when I turned twenty or twenty-one. So far I've pretended I didn't hear him because I didn't feel I was ready at all, but now... with Irina laughing next to me, I'm thinking yes, I want to have babies with him.

As a result of my musing, I'm pretty euphoric when Tanya arrives. She kisses her daughter and I stand up. She hands me an envelope that I put in my pocket while thanking her.

"Everything went well?"

"Oh yes, she's adorable!"

Irina clings to my leg. "I don't want you to leave!"

I take her in my arms. "I'll come back to see you."

Tanya nods. "She'll babysit you again, sweetie."

I smile. It feels good to be recognized, even if it's by Tanya.

As I'm walking out the door I say, wanting to be nice, "Irina is truly a great kid, thanks to her I feel like having children, too."

Tanya frowns interrogatively. I realize that my words might be shocking, so I quickly add, "I mean when I'm older, not now..."

She raises her eyes to heaven. "Seriously, Alice... did you get a good look at you? You're tiny and skinny like a stray cat! I really don't think that you'll ever be able to carry a baby."

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JPOV

I hear the kitchen door open. It can only be my Alice! She always uses that door because it overlooks the forest so she won't be noticed. I head to meet her and I freeze. Her expression is incredibly sad. I take her by the shoulders, worried.

"Alice, what's going on?"

She bursts into tears right away. I press her against my chest, overwhelmed, and despite her sobs she utters, "We... we need to break up! It's better we do it now than... later!"

I don't understand why she's telling me this, but considering how she cries and clings to me while talking about break up, I conclude that she doesn't really want to leave me, but that somehow she feels she needs to.

"Alice? Did Tanya find out about us?"

She shakes her head but her tears increase. I have her sit on the couch and I give her a glass of water. When the tears dry up a little, I gently ask her, "What's wrong, then?"

"Tanya told me that I couldn't have kids because I'm too skinny! And I know you want kids, so I'd rather you leave me now than in ten years, because I won't be able to give you babies and-"

I hold her tighter against me. "That's bullshit, Alice! Tanya is jealous, that's all! I love you, darling, and first: I'm convinced that you'll give me plenty of beautiful babies, and second: even if that doesn't work out, I'd never leave you for it!"

She smiles at me, but the distress in her eyes is still there. "But she's right, you know. I'm knee high to a grasshopper and scrawny, and it's true that it can stop ovulation."

"Alice, you're almost five feet tall!"

"I am five feet tall, I grew half an inch recently..."

I laugh, "Yeah, exactly my point! And how much do you weigh?"

She sighs, "Ninety pounds..."

Ah yes... No wonder I can carry her so easily.

"I'm sure it doesn't mean anything, sweetheart. Tanya is a bitch. She must have sensed that her daughter adores you and since she's naturally jealous she couldn't stand it and she threw her nastiness at you."

"You know, I really want to have kids some day," she whispers, her nose in my shirt.

My heart is beating hard and I rub her back, grinning from ear to ear.

"I'll make you six or seven, I promise."

"Well, two or three wouldn't be so bad."

"Okay, five then."

"Uh, more like three."

"Four..."

"Okay!"

We laugh, entwined. But later, I see her surfing on the Internet. She looks drawn. "You know, I just read articles confirming that women too thin are more likely to have problems conceiving a baby."

"Well I'll fatten you up so it will no longer be an issue."

"But I eat tons now! Only I don't plump out..."

"You shouldn't complain about that, love. Most women would kill you or skin you alive for saying that."

"Jasper, it's not funny! I'm concerned!"

"Alice, listen, I'm only a man, but you can call Rosalie if you want. She'll give you better advice than me."

She reaches out, sniffling, and I give her my cell phone. She sits on my lap and I listen to her conversation with my sister.

"Rose? It's Alice. How are you?"

"..."

"Well, I've got something I want to ask you. I've been told I'm too small and too thin to ever have children!"

"..."

"That's what Jazz says, but I found articles on the Internet saying that..."

"..."

"Yes, I know I shouldn't look on the Internet when it comes to health, but..."

"..."

"Ah yes, that's a good idea, but I don't know any one."

"..."

"I don't know whom I should ask to..."

"..."

"Okay. Thanks, Rose."

Alice turns to me and hands me the phone. "She wants to talk to you."

I grab my phone. "Rose, what's up?"

"Hi, Jazz! Everything's fine. I'm going to hand in my transfer request tomorrow. Look... about Alice, it's important that she see a gynecologist. Get her an appointment with a renowned specialist."

"That's not going to be possible, Rose, I don't know ANY OBGYN!"

"Don't you have a friend whose father is a physician?"

"Yes, my friend Edward. But how do you want me to present the situation?"

"Well, you can tell him that I'm coming to live here and that I need an OBGYN because Emmett and I want to have a baby!"

"... For real?"

"Yes, it's not even a lie! But not for a few years of course, but you don't say that to your friend."

When I hang up I plant a kiss on Alice's head and she goes to the kitchen to start preparing the meal I had planned on the menu.

I call Edward. "Hi, dude, it's me again. Still having the blues?"

"I dunno... I'm utterly tired of the city, and this time I'm serious. I need some fresh air; I need more contact with the nature. You know, I'm really going to ask for my transfer."

"That's an excellent idea! Look, I was calling you because I need some advice. My sister is moving to Forks next year and she and her boyfriend want to have a baby, so she'd like to have the address of a good OBGYN in the area. I was wondering if your father could recommend someone?"

"Yes, I suppose. Let me ask him and I'll call you back."

Edward calls me back ten minutes later. That's what I like about him. He's very reliable. It sucks that I can't tell him about Alice. To understand, he'd have to walk in my shoes.

"Jazz, my father would recommend Doctor Diamond to your sister. It seems that he's the best in his field. He's in Port Angeles."

"Okay, thanks, Edward."

"Sure thing. When are you coming to Seattle?"

"When are you coming to Forks?"

"Maybe one of these coming weekends?"

"Great. We'll keep in touch."

I go tell Alice the news. She winces, "Is Doctor Diamond a man?"

"Yes, I think so."

"Ah..."

I smile without saying anything else. Alice is still a child, in a certain way, and somehow it's reassuring.

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APOV

Jasper scheduled the appointment with Doctor Diamond. He's taking me there. My mother didn't even object when I told her I wanted to take the pill. It's hurting me somewhat to think that she isn't the one accompanying me in the car this Saturday morning. But being with Jasper comforts me and makes everything seem better.

We decided that he'd pretend to be my big brother.

When Doctor Diamond asks me to enter in his office, I instinctively clutch Jasper's hand. The doctor is very tall and impressive. He's also very handsome and he's smiling, which is a good thing because it makes me feel less embarrassed and nervous.

He frowns as he looks at us.

"I want to take the pill," I mumble.

I decided to be straightforward with him, my reasoning being that if I don't need to take the pill because I'm very tiny, he'll just tell me so.

"All right. How old are you?"

"Sixteen and a half."

He asks me a lot of questions, including my medical history, and sometimes I struggle to answer. Then comes the moment I've dreaded ever since I entered the room, namely the pelvic exam. Jasper pats my hand. Standing up, Doctor Diamond stares at him. "Excuse me, but how are you related to Miss Brandon?"

Without blushing or blinking, Jasper says, "I'm her brother."

The doctor bites his lip but doesn't reply and I follow him in the adjacent room, leaving Jasper waiting in the office. I take my clothes off in silence, trying to focus on something else. I only realize I'm trembling when the doctor gently asks me to calm down and relax.

He only does a superficial examination; I don't have to deal with the thing girls at school call a speculum, but nevertheless, he inserts two fingers inside me.

He smiles at me. "Everything is fine. I'm going to ask you do a blood test and prescribe you the pill."

I take a deep breath. "I... I've been told that I was probably unable to have kids because of my size..." I stutter out.

He pats my shoulder and reassures me. "Don't worry. You're perfectly capable of becoming a mother when the time comes. Moreover, according to the exam, I can tell you that you're ovulating right at this moment. So take the pill, or else you could have a baby earlier than you want to."

I smile. "Are you sure?"

"As certain as the tall blond man in the other room isn't your brother!"

I blush and I don't answer.

We return to his office and I wink discreetly at Jasper. Doctor Diamond hands me the prescription and Jasper pays for the consultation. It's over two hundreds dollars! It seems that fame has a price...

Doctor Diamond stares at the check Jasper hands him and comments, impish, "That's funny you don't have the same last name as your sister."

"I was adopted!" Jasper and I exclaim at the same time.

Our answer makes the physician burst into laughter. He's still laughing while he accompanies us to the door.

It's my turn to laugh when we get in the car; I'm so deeply relieved. I tell Jasper what the doctor told me and he's as happy and relieved as I am. He gazes at me with a predatory look. "Soon we won't need to use condoms any longer, my love..."

I laugh and look at him. He seems... eager!

I muse about what he just said. Making love without condoms... his sperm in me. Oh, it's ... romantic! I shiver with desire. Jasper strokes my thigh, driving with only one hand. I watch him. I feel so good with him, I'm happy. He must feel it because he tells me, his voice both soft and firm. "Alice, since we're here, I'll take the opportunity to buy you a cell phone..."

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