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Omniscient PoV
(as always)
Jasper and Alice walked into the campsite.
Alice had her arm looped through Jasper's and it looked very cute.
Bella had been cooking pancakes on a grill when the two wandered into camp.
She looked up at Alice and took the cute couple in. Then she hurried to look around for Edward. She'd heard and knew well the story of Alice's first and last steady boyfriend.
Luckily, Edward was looking in boxes for plates, forks, syrup, and jam.
"Hey Alice, could you help me? We need to mix another batch."
"Pancakes…for dinner?" Jasper asked.
Alice nodded. "We all love pancakes, we never get enough. Besides who said pancakes could only be eaten for breakfast?" She asked with a questioning look.
She left Jasper giving him a look that said, "don't go anywhere."
He smiled to let her know he wouldn't. He walked over to Edward to help him.
"Where are Emmett and Rose?" He asked as he dug the syrup out of the bottom of the box.
"They're in the tent playing blink."
"What's that?" It sounded like a staring contest.
"A card game. Your cousin is amazingly good for someone who has never played before."
They continued looking for the things they needed.
Meanwhile Bella was grilling Alice for answers.
"Well…are you guys an official couple? What happened?" As an after thought, she added, "and whose clothes are those?"
Alice went with the easiest question first. "They are Jasper's Aunt's."
Bella nodded looking a little startled and added more butter to the grill.
"What happened was, I went after his Aunt's favorite table cloth as it was blowing away. Jasper came to help. We got soaked. His Aunt offered me some clothes and told me to bring them back when I changed. We all just sat there talking in his Aunt and Uncle's tent and when the rain stopped we saw a beautiful rainbow…" she paused remembering. "Then…he kissed me." She said the last three words in a nonchalant voice.
"What?!" Bella lost all concentration on the pancakes. She turned to Alice.
"As for your other question, I don't really know. He hasn't asked me but…I don't know."
Bella was looking at her friend and glanced over at Edward and Jasper. She was remembering the first time Edward said he loved her. That made it really official.
"You're going to burn the pancakes…zoning out like that." Alice pointed out bringing Bella back to the present.
Bella looked down and went back to flipping the pancakes.
"What about Edward? I mean if you two are a couple then…how will Edward react?" Bella asked anxiously.
"I don't know. I was a little worried about that too but…he needs to let me go. I can make my own decisions and take care of myself."
Just then Edward and Jasper came over with the various needed items and set them on the table.
Jasper opened his mouth to speak but was cut off.
"NO! NOT AGAIN! DEAL THOSE CARDS AGAIN! I WILL WIN!" It was Emmett's voice.
Edward chuckled.
"I take it that game is addicting as well as infuriating." Jasper pointed out.
"Emmett was pretty good at it. He usually won until Rosalie started playing." Edward explained.
Jasper nodded. "Well I should probably get Rose and leave you guys to your dinner. It will give Emmett a break as well."
Alice's face lost it's cheerful smile. "Do you have to go? Couldn't you stay for dinner?" She asked hopefully.
Edward looked at his sister, noticing the glimmer of hope in her eye.
She's fallen for him. He realized.
"I should go back and dry out my stuff before tomorrow. Thanks for the offer though."
She nodded trying not to let her disappointment show. Of course she failed miserably. Most girls do, you know.
Edward glanced at Jasper and saw him looking at Alice with a pained expression on his face.
He hates disappointing her. He likes her too.
Edward wasn't sure how he felt about this. He like Jasper but he automatically felt protective over his sister.
"I think Jasper probably should try to dry everything out as best he can before tomorrow. But he and his family should of course, join us for smores tonight." Edward said with a questioning gaze at Jasper.
"Of course. I'm sure we'd all love to come." Jasper said looking at Edward with relief.
Edward nodded. "It's settled then. We'll send Alice when we're ready. If that's agreeable?"
Jasper nodded.
Alice bounced in place a few times before hurrying to give Edward a hug. Then she ran over to Jasper and gave him a similar one, although with no brotherly feeling in it.
Jasper hugged her back and then directed his gaze toward the tent where Rosalie and Emmett were emerging from.
Jasper stepped back releasing Alice. "Rose we'd better go have dinner with your parents and leave these guys to their dinner."
Rose nodded and turned to Emmett. "Don't worry. I'll be back later to beat you again." Then she leaned up and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
Emmett was tempted to deepen the kiss but thought better of it, with Jasper there.
"I'll be practicing. You won't win so easy next time." Emmett said as Rose and Jasper left the campsite.
"Dinner is ready." Bella said and everyone sat down to eat.
As everyone dished up what they wanted for dinner Alice spoke up.
"Kristen, Jasper's Aunt, has invited all of us to come up and visit them sometime."
"Really?" Emmett asked looking up excitedly.
Alice nodded.
"Define, 'all of us'." Edward told Alice.
Alice looked at him. "All right. Everyone at this table."
Bella looked confused. "Why would they invite me and Edward? They've never even met us."
"Well Jasper said that they should invite you as well since I guess he felt somewhat rude leaving you two out. I would want you guys to come anyway."
"When is this supposed to take place and how are we getting there?" Edward asked knowing gas would be expensive to drive and not thinking it would ever happen.
"Well, we have to find a time that's good for everyone and she's offered to fly us all to Forks. Or as close to Forks as possible, I doubt the airport is in Forks." Alice said.
Edward looked up surprised.
"That's an expression you don't see Edward making everyday." Alice said giggling.
Emmett whipped his phone out and took a picture.
"Well I'm just trying to fathom why they would go to all that trouble. I mean I see why they would for Emmett and you but why me and Bella?"
Alice just shrugged and went on eating.
There was a tension around the table. Alice ignored it. She knew it was exuding from Edward.
Bella and Emmett felt uneasy knowing trouble was stirring.
Edward had set his fork and knife down and was staring at Alice.
Alice chanced a glance up at him.
"Where would we all be staying?" He asked.
"Apparently Rosalie's house is big enough for all of us."
"Including…Jasper?" Edward asked in a suspicious and accusatory tone.
Alice nodded tentatively. "I think he lives with them."
Edward shook his head.
"What?" Alice asked with a pretty good idea what that was about.
"You are not staying in the same house as Jasper."
"Why not? You'll be there. You can make sure nothing happens. Although that is completely unnecessary. Jasper is a perfect gentleman." Alice stated matter-of-factly.
Edward was fuming.
"I'm done eating. I'll start the dishes." Alice said getting up.
Emmett stood up as well. "I think I'll help you Alice."
"Edward can I talk to you for a minute?" Bella asked getting up and walking over to the truck at the edge of the site.
Edward stood up glaring at Alice for a minute before going over to Bella.
"You know Alice isn't in elementary school anymore and she's growing up." Bella stated walking out of the campsite.
Edward nodded, keeping silent so as not to take anything out on Bella.
"Well, it's like how Jasper was being protective of Rosalie when she started liking and showing interest in Emmett." Alice had filled Bella in on everything while they were trying to sleep in their tent.
"It's nothing like this. Rosalie is Jasper's cousin and Jasper had never felt protective of her before."
"Maybe he wasn't as close to her before as he is now." They had arrived at the swings now and Bella sat down on a swing. Edward just leaned against a pole.
"She's my sister. She's never gone out with any boy more than once. Well at least not in a row. Why does she feel the need to do this to me." Edward said aggravated.
"Alice isn't doing this intentionally. Trust me I know. She was always worried she would get too attached to one guy and she didn't want that to happen for your sake and for the guys sake. She tried not to upset you even if that meant giving up a wonderful relationship. It hurt her but she didn't complain. She was good at hiding that."
Edward looked shocked, if a little doubtful.
Bella chuckled. "There's that face again, this must be the day for those looks."
Edward looked mad now.
"What are you so upset about? Alice still?" Bella asked.
"No, myself. She sacrificed her dating experiences for me. She's probably never been broken up with, I didn't even give her the chance."
"She hasn't cared about those things, at least not deep down, until now. She doesn't feel mad at you for your protectiveness. She knew you were an extremely overprotective brother, more so than most and she just went with it. I just don't think she could really control how she felt about Jasper. She couldn't hide it quick enough from you and just decided to go with it. Plus you saved her a lot of heartache. Being broken up with is no fun. I mean it is an experience but not a pleasant one."
Edward was sitting there quietly thinking. Alice is right anyway, I wouldn't let anything happen. As it turns out I believe that Jasper is the perfect gentleman. I don't think I would even have to stop anything. Out loud he said, "I guess I should go apologize to Alice."
Bella stood up and grabbed his hand.
Then they walked over to their site.
Alice was up to her elbows in soapy water when Bella and Edward came back.
Edward let go of Bella and walked over to Alice.
Alice tensed and grabbed a towel, wiping the water off.
"I'm sorry."
Alice looked at her brother incredulously.
Ignoring her stunned expression he took the towel from her and gave her a big brotherly hug.
Alice recovered from her initial shock and hugged him back.
"Now I'll finish the dishes and you go and get that beau of yours and his family." Edward said winking at her.
Alice smiled and ran off to get Jasper.
Jasper was hanging his wet clothes and bedding up on a rope attached to two trees.
"They won't dry out by the time you have to go to bed tonight." Jasper's uncle said coming up behind him.
"I know." Jasper sighed. "Oh yeah, Edward, Alice's brother, invited all of us over for smores tonight. I think we should bring our left over sore ingredients as well."
"Sure. I'll go get them and let your Aunt know."
Jasper nodded and went back to hanging things up.
Rosalie was helping Jasper by getting his wet things out of the tent.
"Where are you going to sleep tonight?" She asked him bringing out his pillow case and his pillow separated as to give each a better chance at drying out.
Jasper shrugged. "Probably the car. Can I borrow your blanket?"
Rosalie just nodded. "Sure, how about I let you use my extra blanket so you don't have to sleep with a pink blanket."
Jasper nodded. "That'd be great. Are you sleeping outside tonight?"
"Well I'm not sleeping in your tent and I don't want to share the same tent as my parent's so…yeah probably."
"What if it rains?"
"I'll figure something out." Rosalie just shrugged.
When they finished hanging things up Jasper collapsed in a chair and Rosalie in the one beside him.
Alice came walking slowly up to the campsite.
She looked around and saw Jasper and Rosalie sitting in two chairs. She walked over to Jasper who had his eyes closed and put her finger to her lips to motion Rosalie to be quiet. Then she bent down and gave Jasper a kiss.
His eyes flew open and a smile started which broke the kiss.
"Hey." He said in greeting.
Alice smiled back. "Hey, we're ready for smores."
Jasper nodded and stood up. Rosalie went to her parent's tent.
"You look tired." Alice told Jasper.
Jasper nodded and jerked his thumb behind him to the rope where all his things were hanging.
"Oh, I see. You think they'll dry by tomorrow?"
"I doubt it. We'll probably just have to take them home damp.
Alice nodded and turned to see Rosalie and her parents.
The family gathered up their chairs to have something to sit on and Kristen grabbed the chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers they had left.
Then they left their campsite to go join their friends.
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