By the time Mom and Phil had returned, Jasper was lying on his back on the couch, his head in Alice's lap. His eyes were closed, and he looked almost like he was asleep. Edward and Alice were speaking quietly, Edward sitting in Phil's armchair with me in his lap, holding me closely, as if afraid that Jasper might suddenly jump up and try to lunge for my throat.

"I got rid of the body." Alice said softly. "No one will find her, no matter how hard they search."

Edward nodded as Mom and Phil returned.

Mom blinked as she caught sight of Alice. "Oh." She said, confused. "Hello?"

Alice smiled brightly at her. "I'm Alice. You must be Renee." She said softly, as if trying not to awaken Jasper. "We've heard so much about you, I feel like I already know you." Her voice was nearly a whisper. "Hello. Phil." She greeted him as he stood nervously behind Mom. "Sorry to barge in like this, I know you weren't expecting us to show up."

"No, it's fine." Mom said quickly, if a bit nervously. "What brings you here?"

Alice beamed. "Jasper." She said simply. "I came to tell him it was time to come home." She giggled and gave Mom a conspiratorial wink as she continued. "And Edward insisted on coming along." She rolled her eyes, and Mom chuckled.

Edward gave Alice a meaningful glance. "Speaking of which, it's getting late, and we should probably get going soon."

"Oh," Mom interjected quickly, "you don't have to leave right away! You aren't causing us any trouble, and it is late. You could stay the night. We could pull out some pillows and blankets and make the floor nice and cozy. I don't think Jasper's up to much traveling tonight anyway." She added, her gaze drifting to him.

Edward and Alice hesitated, having some sort of silent discussion on the matter, which Mom took as an agreement.

"It's settled, then." Mom said lightly.

I sighed. How did I get myself into these situations? Here I was, at my Mom and Phil's apartment, with three vampires spending the night.

A vampire slumber party. Fun.

It was decided that Alice would share my bed, Jasper would take the couch, and Edward would take the floor, at least until Mom and Phil were asleep. Jasper still looked completely unconscious; he hadn't moved a muscle since Mom and Phil came home.

Alice slipped out from under Jasper muttering apologetically as she did, while Edward put up the pretense of settling down on the floor. Jasper stirred slightly, as Alice and I headed for my room, and Alice froze as he muttered, "Happy anniversary."

She closed her eyes, and her hand went to her mouth as she darted into my room. She was slumped onto my bed with a sad sigh by the time I caught up with her.

"Alice?" I asked. "What's wrong?" Then I realized what Jasper had said. Was it their anniversary? Had that been what the chain was for? An anniversary gift? I had nearly forgotten it until now.

She managed a small smile as all this came running through my mind. "Don't worry about it, Bella." She reassured me.

"Is it your anniversary?" I blurted. She sighed, and her small shoulders slumped in defeat. "I'm sorry." I said. I had ruined their anniversary, I realized.

"It's alright, Bella." She replied. "It's just that it's the first time we've been apart on this day, really."

My mind flashed back to Jasper's conversation during the vampire movie. "It's the first time, you know." Jasper had told her. That was what he had been talking about. And I had been prying, asking about it, which was why he had gotten angry.

She smiled at me. "We don't usually do much to celebrate it, just spend it together. We don't get each other gifts or anything anymore, I always saw what he decided to get. It might as well be any other day, I guess, but-" She trailed off, looking sad.

I realized in a flash what Jasper had wanted me to do when he cornered me in the jewelry store. Before she could see anything, I darted to my jeans from earlier today and pulled out the box. I slipped the chain out rapidly and tossed it to her.

She caught it, slightly puzzled, and I could barely suppress a grin. She looked down at the chain in her hands, and her eyes went wide. "Oh." Was all she said. She smiled almost dreamily as she unfastened it and kicked off her shoes, drawing her legs up onto the bed.

She giggled slightly as she fastened the chain around her ankle, then turned to beam at me. "What do you think?" She asked me almost shyly. She giggled again, and I grinned.

She perked up suddenly. "They're asleep." She said, and darted out of my room. I followed, more slowly and more carefully. Edward was sitting in the armchair again, and Jasper was sitting up on the couch, looking slightly bemused.

Alice slipped onto the couch beside him, still beaming. "You seem happy." He commented. Then he caught sight of the anklet as it caught the light from outside. "Surprised?" He asked almost smugly.

"You bet." Alice replied. "Cheater."

"I'm not the one that combs the future looking for visions of what people are buying me on occasions such as this." He retorted.

Alice laughed, but then her face fell. "But I didn't get you anything, Jasper." She said almost mournfully.

I didn't get to hear the rest, as Edward decided it was time to pick me up and carry me to bed. "You've had a busy day." He said softly. "You need some rest."

I started to argue, but was interrupted by a huge yawn. "Are you going to stay with me?" I asked.

"Of course." He replied.

"Okay then." I agreed. "I missed you." I said.

"I missed you too."

"I'm sorry about what happened to Jasper." I apologized.

"It's not your fault, Bella." Edward said with a sigh.

"But he's hurt because of me."

Edward was silent for a long minute. "He doesn't blame you. And given the chance to do it over again, he would have done the same thing. It's not your fault."

I didn't agree with him, but I didn't press the matter. I was too tired.

Disclaimer: As always, Twilight does not belong to me.