Chapter 14

AN: I don't own Twilight.

"Bye, Chief," I said with a smile, waving over my shoulder as Bella and I made our way to my car.

Much to Bella's disbelief, it didn't take much to persuade her dad to let her and Emmett spend the night. The promise of 'n peaceful, baby-less night was all he needed to convince him and he practically pushed us out of the door.

"I told you it would be a piece of cake," I told Bella smugly as I strapped the sleeping dolls into their seats.

"Never doubted you for a second, Alice," Bella said with a laugh.

After a few minutes of driving in silence I glanced at Bella and saw her staring out of the window.

"So, what's going on with you and my brother?" I asked conversationally.

Her face turned a deep crimson as she stuttered.

"Wha-what do you mean?"

"Oh, nothing. Edward's just been acting a little strange lately."

I shrug as if it didn't really bother me, although I was dying to find out.

"Well, he, uhm, he kissed me," Bella said softly.

"And what? He forgot to brush his teeth?"

"No," Bella giggled but stopped abruptly as my house came into view. "That Tanya girl showed up and she was hanging all over him so I left and…"

I furrowed my brow as I listened to my friend.

This is why I came up with Operation Boyfriend in the first place, I thought. Oh, Operation Boyfriend, that's a good one. I'll definitely have to mention that to Jasper.

Speaking of Jasper.

The sound of the car door opening made me squeal and jump in surprise, but I calmed down when I saw that Jasper had opened the door for me. He held out his hand and smiled his dimpled grin as he waited for me to take it.

"I'll talk to him and get this whole thing sorted out," I reassured her before taking Jasper's hand, allowing him to help me out of the car.

He leaned down and brushed his lips against my cheek before letting go of my hand to get the babies out of the backseat. I turned to Bella with a goofy smile on my face and just smiled brighter when she gave me the 'what was that' look.

Jasper carried both seats in behind us, refusing when Bella offered to help. I bounced into the house and laughed as I entered the living room. On the couch was Emmett holding a squirming baby (who knew these things could squirm) trying to get him to calm down, while simultaneously trying to get Bernie off of his shoulder. I swear that dog is like a ninja cat with all the strange places he can get his big furry body into.

Laughing, I scooped him up and Emmett shot me a relieved smile.

"Come on, buddy," I said, cuddling the puppy. "I think it's time for you to play outside for a bit."

I carried Bernie to the playpen we set up for him in the backyard and put him down on his pillow, smiling as he walked in a circle before wiggling into the pillow. I gave him another scratch behind the ears before going back inside.

In my absence Emmett had handed the baby to Rose and she was walking up and down the living room, bouncing the baby and smiling at the gurgling sounds he made.

Emmett looked totally exhausted, but was smiling none the less.

"Since this was your idea, Alice, why don't you figure out the sleeping arrangements," Edward said from his perch on the windowsill.

"Well," I said, sitting next to Jasper, "Emmett and Rose will sleep in the guestroom, you and Bella in your room and me and Jasper in mine."

When I was done explaining I was met with the stunned expressions of my friends. I rolled my eyes and took AJ into my arms as he started to fuss.

"What? The whole idea of this sleepover is to get the feeling of what real parents have to go through." I told them. "It's all part of the experience."

There were a few uncertain murmurs that I had to silence with a stern look, but other than that there were no further objections.

-o0o-

After a dinner consisting of pizza and salad (thank you Bella) we finished the homework we had been assigned for the day and hung out for a while before deciding that it was time for bed.

I grinned as Edward reluctantly led Bella up to his room, running his hand through his hair the entire time. Emmett grabbed the baby's seat before pulling Rose up the stairs with a wave in our direction.

"You ready for bed, darlin'?" Jasper asked, getting up and pulling me with him.

"Yeah, let's go."

I held AJ tighter as I grabbed Jasper's hand and led him to my bedroom. I bounced on the balls of my feet as he surveyed my room.

"Your room is very, uhm, pink, darlin'," he said, looking from my pinks walls to the pink pillows on my bed.

"Is that a problem?" I asked as I laid AJ down in the crib next to my bed.

"Uhm…" was the only answer I got.

"Aren't you manly enough to sleep in a pink bed?" I teased. "You could always switch with Bella and go sleep with Edward."

I looked at him with my eyebrow raised as he open and closed his mouth, searching for words.

"I'll go change," he said finally and I showed him where my bathroom is.

While he changed in the bathroom I pulled my pj's on at the speed of light and settled on my bed to wait for him to finish.

When he came out of the bathroom in a pair of dark blue boxers (and only a pair of boxers) I had to wipe my mouth to make sure I wasn't drooling.

Jasper put his bag next to my dresser and checked on the baby before sitting down next to me.

"So what now?" he asked and I could tell that he was getting nervous.

"Now we sleep," I told him and snuggled in under the duvet.

I smiled as Jasper climbed in next to me, scowling at the pink duvet as he got settled. I leaned over him and switched the light off before slowly retreating back to my side of the bed.

With the smell of Jasper's aftershave and natural scent filling the room I soon drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

-o0o-

I woke with a start as the sound of baby cries filled the room. I jumped up and saw that Jasper was already next to the crib, rocking AJ and soothing his cries.

He looked up and saw me standing there.

"Didn't mean to wake you," he said stifling a yawn.

"It's okay," I said, taking the now sleeping baby into my arms and putting him back in his bed.

"Let's go back to sleep," I told Jasper, taking his hand and pulling him back to my bed.

We climbed back in bed and I snuggled into Jasper's chest, sighing happily when he wrapped his arm around me.

AN: Hope you liked this little piece of fluff.

Someone suggested that I write this story from Rose and Emmett's POV and I think that's a great idea, because who doesn't love Rose and Emmett?

So it's up to you guys to decide if you want get an insight into their complex relationship. Review and let me know.

Thank you to everyone who continues to read and review this story, even though my updating has been seriously lacking lately.