I do not own Twilight or any of its characters. It all belongs to Stephanie Meyer.

I was getting closer to the house and could hear some talking. I couldn't quite hear the words but the emotions pounded me; giddy. I lived with only a few women for the past hundred years so I wasn't used to "giddy". Apparently this was an emotion I was going to have to get used to though. We had only been gone for ten minutes and this is what we come back to.

"OW! Man that hurts." Edward had plowed into Emmett. They had been horsing around the whole way home. Esme doesn't let them fight much, so they do it when she isn't around. Edward definitely had the upper hand. He dodged every attack from Emmett and nailed more than half of them. He was going to be a challenge.

"Boys, cut that out. You know I don't like it when you fight." Esme called from the house. We were only about fifty yards from the house now.

When I reached the edge of the woods where the yard started, Alice walked out on the porch. We would have to find some place private because I didn't want to have ears for this conversation.

"Alice, can we talk." I asked when I reached her.

"Of course," she said. If she had a vision about what we were going to talk about she wasn't letting me know. She put her hand in mine and we took of running again into the woods.

I knew how far we would have to go until no one could hear us but I kept running. I wanted to piece the words in my mind before I stopped. I also had seen a nice area while running around that would be good for this sort of thing. Very… romantic.

Alice ran fast for her height; she kept with my stride easily. Finally, we got to the clearing I saw earlier. It was at the farthest end of the property. The field wasn't large but it was covered with wild flowers. The trees were full of reds, oranges, yellows and a few browns spattered here and there. At one end of the field was a small pond. This was definitely the place to have this conversation.

I looked into her eyes. I knew I would be able to feel if she was lying but I also wanted to see it in her eyes for myself. "Alice, what exactly do you see of us?" I figured I should start with the basics.

"I see you and me, together."

"But how do you see us together?"

"I see us holding hands and kissing. I see us for many generations still together." She smiled at me; a beautiful, almost shy smile.

"I think you need to know some things about me before we get carried away. I have done some awful things, even before I was changed. I mean I am not a bad person but I have done bad things.

"When I was still a human, I lived in the time of the Civil War and had to kill a lot of people. Then I lived with a vampire named Maria. She was horrible. She had us fighting a war back in Texas. For the longest time, that was all I knew. I thought that was what it was to be a vampire. We killed a lot of people, both human and vampire for the sake of having more property.

"I didn't know that it could be different until my friend escaped and came back for me a few years later. I never even heard about feeding off of animals before you told me. I just assumed that I had to kill humans to live. I even tried to stop for a while until I lost control."

Alice stood there for so long I thought she was going to leave. Then she brought her hand up to my cheek and said, "I'm so sorry you had to live like that Jasper. It must have been so horrible to be at war for your whole life." Her voice was so tender and her eyes intense. "But that doesn't change how I feel about you. I loved you from the moment I saw you in my vision. I didn't even know if you were real. You can't imagine how good it felt to finally see you walk into the door in the diner." Alice looked as if she could cry. I was sure they would be happy tears because there was only love surrounding me.

"Alice, I haven't ever felt for anyone, the way I feel for you. I have lived for over a hundred years and there has never been anyone like you. I never thought I would feel this way about anyone." By this time my hands had found their way around her and were pulling her close. "I love you so much." I bent down as she stretched up on her toes, our lips found each other in a passionate kiss.

I could have kissed her forever but there was something very important I wanted to ask her. Reluctantly I pulled back.

"Alice, I was talking to Carlisle earlier and he said there was a "mating ceremony" we could do. I don't know if you are interested but I was hoping you would… Well, if my mother was still alive and we didn't get married, I think she would send me out back for a switch. I wouldn't want her to turn over in her grave. She always raised me to be nothing less than a gentleman and I don't think I could do anything if we weren't married.

"What I'm saying is… Alice, would you marry me?" There it was said.

The outburst of her emotion nearly knocked me off my feet. Her love filled the air around us and wrapped us tightly together. Her mouth was on mine before I knew what she was going to do. She jumped into my arms and wrapped her legs around my waist.

I slid my hands down to hold her better only to find that meant putting them on her bottom. My mother would have kicked me if she knew about this but I did just propose and I thought she was agreeable.

But what an ass! It fit perfectly in my hands. Before I knew it my hands had taken it upon themselves to move. One hand over to hold her weight while the other slid up her back under her un-tucked shirt on her bare skin. I pulled her closer to me so our chests were touching completely; pressing her breasts into my chest.

Her hands worked their way into my hair and took hold of the locks. She kissed me so passionately. After a few minutes, I realized she hadn't actually given me a "YES" and if we were to even continue kissing I would need to hear it. For the second time, I reluctantly pulled out from a kiss. But only long enough to ask, "Was that a 'Yes'?"

"YES, of course I will marry you," she said; thus effectively ending the break in our kiss.

I knelt down in the grass and laid Alice down. I wasn't planning on taking it too far but I could "make-out" with my fiancé couldn't I? Alice's legs came free of my waist and I laid next to her propped up one my elbow. My hand went down the curve of her thigh into the crook of her knee and pulled it into a bent position.

One of Alice's hands slid down to my back while the other stayed locked in my hair. I kissed her jaw line down to her neck while I slid my hand up the front of her thigh wanting to feel every inch of her I could. I stopped at the waist of her pants, my fingers begging for permission to touch her skin again. When she noticed my hesitation she nodded and whispered "yes".

My hand inched slowly past the pants onto her smooth cool skin. Her stomach was flat but not too muscular. I kissed my way down to the neckline of her blouse, and then kissed around to the other side. One day I was going to be able to kiss every inch of her but for now…

I found myself grinding into her, the general was awake again and pushing hard against my zipper. Alice put her hand over him through the pants and rubbed. The feeling was unbelievable. I nibbled on her neck to let her know how good it felt. My hand was still searching under her shirt; it found what it was looking for. I felt the swell of her breast; not too small, not too big. I caressed her breast in the palm of my hand and heard a little whimper escape her lips. The attention made her nipples harden so I took one between my fingers and rolled it; again a little whimper from Alice. I rolled it again and heard her moan.

I pulled back to see the look on her face. Her eyes were closed and her lips slightly parted. Though she didn't need to, her breathing had increased. I leaned forward and kissed her lightly on the lips while I grabbed all her breast in my hand. She rubbed me harder as a reaction and my hips ground into the friction.

I decided to return the favor and slid my hands down between her legs. Through the jeans, I could feel warm moisture. Alice gasped and I looked at her face to see if I should stop. But as I started to pull my hand away she opened her eyes and firmly said, "No, don't stop."

I continued rubbing gently, as she rubbed the general. The friction increased and she ground her hips against my hand. I decided to keep my hand on the outside of her pants for the time being but I thought about how nice it was going to be when I finally got to touch her.

I could feel the tightening in my stomach that preceded release. Alice moaned softly and nibbled my ear and I could tell she was getting closer to her own release. I concentrated on the small spot in front that seemed to make her moan the most while she rubbed my length.

She was so close when something popped into my mind; something that was said earlier today. I bet that power can come in handy in certain moments, huh? I sent out the wave instantly as I thought the idea, and it pushed Alice over the top. I felt her jeans get wetter and her climax sent mine over as well.

I shuddered all over. I bent over and kissed Alice in a silent thank you. I rolled onto my back and pulled her into my arms. She draped her arm over my chest and rested her head on my shoulder.

"When are we going to get married?" she asked.

"Carlisle knows Aero personally and said he would set it up with him."

"Who?" She asked

"I'll explain it later. When do you want to get married?" I countered.

"Very soon," she replied.