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Chapter 11 (Shop with Alice at your Own Risk)
JPOV (Jessica's)
I lied in bed, awake, it was 4AM and after sleeping for a couple of hours I was rudely awakened by a nightmare. One that took place in the picture in Dr. Cullen's office, I lied there in bed wide eyed and exhausted. It was silly to be frightened, but even in a place like this I was scared out of my mind. I felt the shadows on the walls calling my name over and over and I desperately wanted to leave.
I shut my eyes waiting for sleep capture me again and never let me go; all I heard was nothing the house was deathly quiet. I rolled in my bed and decided to go downstairs for a midnight snack. As soon as I exited my bedroom door I realized I had no clue where I was going or where I was.
As I was about to turn to go back to bed I saw a pink sticky note on my door.
Jessica,
If you get hungry there are leftovers in the fridge.
~Alice
I smiled at the note remembering how nice Alice was; unlike Edward she brought a happy aura where ever she went. And she was easy to have a conversation with, unlike her adoptive brother who I will admit was a hunk but he didn't put in much of a conversation. He'd only sit there playing with Bella's hair and whisper I guess sweet nothings in her ears as she blushed a deep crimson. I wasn't jealous at the time, or maybe I was.
As I walked down the hall Alice I was guessing left a trail of other pink post it's with little arrows on them. I followed them feeling like Hansel and Gretel following their bread crumbs or did I have the wrong story? I questioned, I was never good at the fairy tales, I dreaded the day when I had to tell James stories. I would probably end up reading the newspaper; yeah I could just imagine it. Maybe the tabloids would be more interesting, I could get in my weekly gossip I thought smiling.
I finally reached the stairs and walked slowly down them, sitting at the bottom to my surprise was Alice Cullen.
"Good morning," she said, she sat there already dressed as if she were going somewhere or just came back from somewhere.
"You too," I said staring out the window behind her, in my mind it felt too early to say good morning.
"Bad night sleep?" she asked concern etched on her pixie like face, it seemed out of place like she was too good for sadness.
"Yeah, you too?" I asked
Alice responded with a little nod, "I felt bad for not greeting you yesterday, I was out shopping. Hey do you like shopping?" she asked grinning
"Yeah I do, but I don't have money," I admitted I had grown used to never having spare cash. I needed a job but I wasn't willing to leave James with a nanny, like we could even afford one I thought.
"That's cool, I'm sure we can spare you some cash we were going to give some to charity," Alice said.
"No I couldn't," I told her though secretly I was hoping she would give me the money, now is not the time to be selfish Jessica, I thought to myself.
"Sure you can, don't feel guilty I need a shopping partner. Bella's always trying to get out of it," she said
"Ok if this is something Bella would do, I can see no harm," I told her grinning back. Money and shopping, a few seconds ago I thought I was in hell but now I find I'm in heaven I thought happily.
"Yay! You're the best!" she giggled pulling me into a hug; I hugged her back getting over the shock. No wonder Bella was living here, I wouldn't be able to pull myself away either.
"No problem," I said my stomach growled
"Right you must be hungry, I'll nook the food up," she said running into the kitchen.
For someone who couldn't sleep she sure had a lot of energy, I thought.
"We can leave at ten if you want, or go earlier," I could tell by the grin on her face she wanted to leave as soon as possible. I smiled back
"How about in a few hours," I said "I think I'll try and sleep after this," I said to her as she handed me the bowl.
"Great the mall opens at 8!" she smiled clapping her hands together like a little child.
I finished the soup this time and headed back upstairs to bed after thanking her for the food. When I entered my room I noticed the clock and set it to 6:50 then went straight to sleep.
(A few hours later) (AN: the chapter would have been too short if I stopped here)
My eyes opened to the bright light entering through my window the alarm beeped, I switched it off and stretched my arms up feeling well rested. After using the shower in the bedroom I noticed Alice must have left some clothes in the bathroom when I was sleeping I smiled and reminded myself to thank her later. After drying myself with a big, fluffy towel I pulled on the pink tank with its matching cardigan and grey trousers. They fit perfectly I stared at myself in the mirror in awe I hadn't look this good since I married Mike I thought happily. Along with the clothes I found some makeup and black clogs with a tiny heel. Happy that I didn't need to wear my old tattered sneakers I pulled them on.
I pulled the comb through my brown, tangled hair as I blow dried it and let it hang down my back in waves then I exited my room and headed downstairs where Alice was waiting.
"Did you leave the clothes?" I asked her
Alice nodded "you look great," she complimented
"You too," I said noticing she changed into a bright yellow sundress with black stilettos and a leather purse.
"Thanks, you ready?" she asked
I nodded and we walked out to her yellow Porsche, I shouldn't have been surprised at her choose of cars but still I couldn't help expecting something less outrageous.
"You like it?" she asked, she must have noticed me eying her car
I responded with a nod "it's…wow," I said a loss for words
"Thanks, the camera man will have to trail behind we don't have enough room for more than two people and shopping bags," she said.
I nodded again as I saw the cameraman appeared next to us, after Alice gave him the directions we piled into her car and drove off.
Alice turned the radio to local station; Love Story by Taylor Swift filled the Porsche.
"I love this song," I said to her
"Yeah it's great the whole Romeo and Juliet thing is pretty big lately," she said staring at the road.
I nodded not expecting her to think so deeply into the song, the car was silent for a few awkward minutes then Alice said something unexpected.
"So what's it like being married to Mike?" she asked
"Um…well I thought it would be better you know?" I asked she nodded through I guess she probably didn't. I didn't see a ring on her finger, I sighed preparing to explain. "I mean I love him lots and we have a wonderful baby his name is James," I said
Alice's eyes narrowed slightly at the name and her hands gripped tightly around the wheel, I hadn't realized my baby's name would cause her so much anger.
"But he's never home when I need him to be," I said
"Do you know why?" Alice asked
"It's his job, he's so determined to give me an expensive lifestyle but what he doesn't realize is I would rather spend more time with him then how nice things," I said to her. It felt good to say that out loud like taking a huge weight off of me; it was the first time I was able to admit that Mike and me need help.
"Have you told him?" she asked, I realized I never did tell Mike I had expected him to understand. I knew Mike wasn't a mind reader so how was I to expect him to know what I'm thinking.
"No, but that will be the first thing I tell him after I love you of course," I said smiling thinking about the day I would be back in his arms.
Alice smiled as we speeded down the highway, it was the first time I noticed we were going at 70MPH!
"Slow down Alice or we'll crash!" I shouted at her
She laughed "it's only 70 on a 40MPH road, if Edward were driving it would be over 80!" she exclaimed
I cringed I was so not ready to die, "I bet Bella hates this too," I said to Alice
"She used to but it comes with the Cullen package," Alice grinned mischievously not even looking at the road.
"Slow down please!" I begged
Alice sighed and brought it down to 60 it wasn't what I wanted but it was better Alice sighed in annoyance but perked up as we pulled into the mall.
"Get ready to shop `till you drop," she grinned happily
I smiled as well as we walked or in Alice's opinion jogged to the mall, "8:01," she said.
I rolled my eyes this should have been the point I realized Alice was a shopaholic but really it wasn't until my second coffee break and $6,000 later that it finally hit me.
"You think we should go now?" I asked looking down at my newly bought Tiffany's watch it said 6PM! We had been here nearly ten hours!
"If you want to go, we can. Bella usually tries to leave way before this," Alice sighed she didn't seem a bit tired. She sipped some latte but never finished it a long with a sugar packed doughnut she barely touched. Maybe she had a seriously dangerous shopping issue; I would bring it up at tomorrow's breakfast I decided.
Alice let out a small giggle which turned into a full blown giggle fest, "What?" I asked her
"Oh nothing," Alice said
I rolled my eyes again as we headed out of American Eagle, we had been to ever single store even the toy store!
Alice carried most of the bags while I carried a few we had already made multiple trips back and forth between her car and the camera man had offered to carry some of our bags. A big mistake as now he was carrying ten bags, five on each arm and they were not light.
"I'm kind of tired can we head home?" I asked Alice
I didn't want to mention that on top of being tired my feet and legs ached from walking and my throat was dry. Alice nodded and lead me back to the car, "Be back in a sec, k?" she asked I nodded slipping off my shoes and rubbing the soles of my feet.
She returned shortly with a bottle of water and silently passed it to me; I grabbed it and drank half of it before thanking her. It was strange how she knew I was thirsty but I ignored it enjoying the cool pool of water sliding down my dry, cracked throat it felt like heaven I sighed closing the bottle.
We pulled out of the parking spot and headed back to the Cullen's house, what was in store next I sure was not expecting.
A/N: finally finished that chapter! Hope you enjoyed you know the drill R&R!
