(Alice's POV)
I stood at the front door and watched the cars pull up. God this was about to suck. Esme was the first to greet me. The look on her face when she pulled away from our hug told me that even the hours of scrubbing with Jazz's favorite lavender scent, she could still smell Jake. Jazz walked over and kissed me. I just barely kissed him back.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked. I prayed that he was talking about the fact that I had only barely kissed him. "You smell kind of like…dog." Crap.
(Bella's POV)
I hobbled along the sidewalk with Edward at my side. The clouds covered the sky so he was safe to be out.
"So," he said, looking at the stands set up on the sides of the streets. "We've been walking these streets for almost thirty minutes now and you haven't even do much as looked at what these fine merchants have to offer. What's gotten into you?" I shrugged as best as I could. He stood in front of me so I couldn't go anywhere.
"Bella," he said warningly.
"It's Charlie," I admitted, working my way around him. "He hasn't been out of his room since yesterday. I'm worried about him."
"He left," he replied flatly. "Late last night."
"Why?" I asked.
"I'm not sure," he said, stopping at a booth and picking up a small, crystal vase. "Do you think Alice would like this? Or is it more Esme?"
(Alice's POV)
I sat on the couch while Jazz paced in front of me.
"You promise it was just a kiss?" he asked. I nodded slowly. He sat next to me.
"I promise," I lied. He noticed.
"Tell me the truth, Alice," he demanded. "Did you sleep with him?" I would've cried if I could've.
"Yes," I replied quietly. I suppose I should've seen it coming. He lashed out and his hand caught me across the cheek. I shrieked once and touched it. It stung.
"Why?" he asked. "Why?"
"I don't know why!" I yelled. "One minute we're talking and laughing and the next minute we're…" I broke off. He buried his face in his hands.
"I can't believe you did this to me, Alice," he said, standing up. "I really can't. And I really don't think I can forgive you this time."
"So what are you saying?" I asked.
"I'm saying we're done," he replied. With that, he turned and left.