CHAPTER ELEVEN

"You slept with her?" Alice whispered in a dead voice as she tore her eyes from her sister and looked up at Jasper.

"Alice, sweetheart," Jasper sighed and reached for her.

"Don't touch me!" Alice hissed and leapt back from him. "You slept with my sister?"

"It wasn't like that Alice," Jasper murmured.

"Yes or no Jasper Hale!" Alice snarled.

"Yes," Jasper sighed. "But…"

"But nothing!" Alice screamed as she staggered back like he had physically hit her.

"Alice," Rosalie started and Alice's eyes darted from Jasper to her and then the other family members before she looked back at Jasper.

"Don't bother Rosalie, you knew about this and you didn't tell me?" Alice hissed and turned her wrath back to Jasper. "And you cheated on me? With my sister! Things were that bad with us you had to replace me with an identical model? Did you tell her you loved her like you tell me? It must have been a huge family joke, I must have been a huge joke to all of you."

"Alice," Esme whispered softly, her voice obviously pained.

"Oh my God!" Alice gasped in horror. "The things you wanted me to do to you? She did them for you didn't she, not Maria? You tried to get me to do the disgusting things she did to you."

She had been taking small steps away from them all as she screamed and it wasn't until that second that Jasper realised she was away from the protective cover of their family.

"Alice!" he groaned and went to lunge for her but Lyssa suddenly flew through the air and tackled Alice to the ground. Alice's shock rendered her defenceless and Lyssa grabbed her sister's head and began to twist it savagely.

"Die you bitch, die!" Lyssa screamed at her.

Alice let out a pain filled scream and Jasper felt like time stood still until he saw something fly past him. Rosalie reached the twins and grabbed Lyssa and shoved her from Alice.

"Don't ever mess with MY sister," Rosalie hissed as she grabbed the smaller woman by the throat and slammed her against a tree trunk. The tree splintered and groaned before collapsing towards them and Rosalie dragged Lyssa away from it as it fell and slammed her against another tree.

Lyssa was powerless against Rosalie's fury and Rosalie didn't mess around as she grabbed Lyssa's head in both her hands and twisted savagely.

"Emmett?" she called out angrily. "Get her burnt for me."

"My pleasure babe," Emmett grinned and raced over and grabbed Lyssa's body from her and as soon as he had the dead body Rosalie jumped up and raced over to Alice. Alice was sitting curled in a ball, her head resting on her knees as she dry sobbed in agony.

"Alice, sweetie?" she whispered as she dropped to her knees next to her, a caring side of her emerging that no one had ever seen before.

"Rose," Alice sobbed and Rosalie grabbed her and pulled her tightly into her arms. Alice collapsed against her as she clung to her for dear life and screamed in agony and Rosalie just rocked her gently and held her tight.

Carlisle, Esme and Evie stepped up near Jasper who was just standing watching in horror as Alice had a complete melt down in Rosalie's arms. No one moved until Emmett had finished tearing Lyssa's body to pieces and burning it and then he walked back to stand beside Rosalie and Alice.

"We should get you home darling," Rosalie said softly and Alice's only response was a soft moan. Rosalie glanced up at Emmett and sighed sadly. "Help me up with her?"

Emmett nodded his head and lifted Rosalie easily to her feet and she kept Alice snuggled in her arms. Emmett helped her adjust her and left his arm around Rosalie's shoulders and they turned and walked past the others without a word as she carried Alice home.

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When Carlisle, Esme, Jasper and Evie reached the house Emmett, Rosalie and Alice had already disappeared inside. On the way back Jasper had told the others exactly what had happened with Lyssa and although they were all saddened none of them were angry at Jasper, it had all been Lyssa.

"Do you think she will be okay?" Jasper sighed as they walked up the stairs and they all knew he meant Alice.

"I don't know son," Carlisle whispered sadly.

They stopped on the front porch for a moment and Evie glanced at the other three vampires nervously.

"Would you like me to leave now?" she asked softly.

"Leave?" Esme echoed. "To go where?"

"I don't know," Evie admitted. "I just thought with everything that has happened me being here might be a reminder of all the bad things."

"No, it wouldn't," Jasper answered before the others could. "Alice may need more than one sister to get her through this."

"Are you sure?" Evie whispered.

"Evie, you are a part of this family for as long as you want to be," Carlisle said firmly but lovingly. "We would very much like you here permanently if that is what you chose. After the way you stood by our family today I would be honoured to consider you one of my daughters."

"Thank you," Evie whispered, obviously touched.

"So, you'll stay," Esme asked softly.

"I'd love to," Evie nodded, her voice thick with emotion and Esme smiled as she linked arms with her newest daughter.

They stepped through the door and Emmett seemed to fill the entire room as he stood in front of them, his arms crossed and his gaze angry and a little sad as he looked at Jasper.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he demanded.

"What?" Jasper sighed.

"About Lyssa," Emmett frowned. "Rose has told Alice and I everything. You should have told me."

"I didn't want to risk too many people knowing," Jasper whispered. "She might have told Alice then."

"You should have been honest and upfront," Emmett sighed. "Alice would never have believed her lies about you."

"I couldn't risk it Emmett," Jasper murmured. "If it had been Rose would you have risked upsetting her?"

"Probably not," Emmett admitted. "I think the little one needs you right now."

He stepped back and Jasper turned to where Alice was sitting with Rosalie on the couch. Jasper walked slowly towards them and he sank to his knees in front of Alice, being careful not to touch her.

"She knows Jazz," Rosalie said softly. "Everything."

"Thank Rose," Jasper nodded, his eyes locked on Alice.

She was looking down at the floor and Jasper leaned forward and placed his finger under her chin and gently lifted her head. He could already feel her sorrow and anguish and when her eyes finally looked into his he felt like her emotions would kill him.

"Alice, sweetheart, I am so sorry," he murmured.

"Rose told me," Alice struggled to say, obviously still in shock about everything. "I don't want to be angry with you. But I am."

"You should be," Jasper nodded. "I should have realised she wasn't you."

"Maybe," Alice whispered and stood up slowly, keeping her eyes locked on his as he stayed kneeling at her feet. "I love you Jazz, I just don't know."

She leaned down and kissed his cheek and then she walked towards the stairs, her whole body showing how sad and upset she was and he watched as she slowly climbed the stairs.

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When Alice had been upstairs alone for a while Jasper slipped from the living room and walked up to their room. When he walked through the door he could instantly feel her anguish and he sighed when he saw her snuggled up on the bed, cuddling the pillow her head rested on.

"Sweetheart," he murmured as he walked slowly over to the bed.

"Hold me Jazz," Alice sobbed.

"Of course," Jasper said instantly and moved to lie behind her and pulled her back against him before wrapping his arms firmly around her. He moved his head and placed a light kiss on her cheek before he settled his head by hers so they were resting cheek to cheek.

"Why?" Alice whispered softly. "Why did she do it?"

"Do what?" Jasper sighed.

"Betray me," Alice murmured. "Pretend to be me so you slept with her, try to kill you, all of it. I don't understand how she could do that to me. I was her sister, her twin. I could never have hurt her this way."

"She was jealous of you," Jasper replied sadly. "She told me some of it before Hadith and Maria got there. She was always jealous of you as children. And when she found you again she was jealous because you had a happy immortal life, she didn't."

"That was it?" Alice sighed. "She could have been happy here too."

"I think she was beyond all that by the time she got here," Jasper admitted.

"I guess," Alice nodded and they slipped into silence again for a while as he continued to hold her.

"Jazz," she said finally. "Can you answer me something honestly?"

"Of course," Jasper nodded. "I will never lie to you Alice."

"Did you really have no idea she was me?" Alice whispered and stammered over her next words. "When you, umm, slept, with her?"

"Not at the time," Jasper sighed. "In hindsight I should have noticed. I thought you were acting strange, it was so different. All I thought was there was something wrong with you, or maybe someone had been making comments to you about our intimate life. I thought Rosalie had been in your ear or made you read one of those awful independent women self help books she reads."

"What did she do?" Alice murmured.

"Rose?" Jasper frowned in confusion.

"No," Alice shook her head. "Lyssa, what did she do to you?"

"Alice, you don't need to know that," Jasper groaned.

"I do," Alice whispered. "Please Jazz?"

"I'm not giving you the details Alice," Jasper said firmly. "She was just forceful and took what she wanted."

"Did you like it?" Alice murmured softly. "Did you prefer it to the way I make love to you? Be honest, I can learn to be better in bed."

"Never!" Jasper spat out angrily. "You are so soft and caring and gentle and your love for me oozes out of you when we make love. I much prefer that. What we do together is full of love, what she did was just sex. I never, ever want you to change Alice, I love you for you."

Alice just sighed but he could feel his words had lightened her mood a little. She lay quietly in his arms for a while and he monitored her mood closely and she seemed to become a little more contented.

"Alice?" he whispered finally. "Do you think we can get past this?"

"Yes," Alice whispered finally. "You didn't do anything wrong. It's Lyssa's betrayal that has me so upset."

Jasper moved one of his hands to place it lightly on her other cheek and lifted his head from hers before gently turning her head towards him. He gave her a soft smile and then leaned down and brushed his lips on hers and when she began to kiss him back he deepened their kiss.

"I love you Jazz," Alice murmured against his lips as she rolled her body towards his and he gathered her gently into his arms.

"I love you too sweetheart," Jasper whispered and he knew that the rest of eternity would be okay as she tenderly kissed him again, with the gentleness and love only Alice could ever give him.

THE END

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