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Alice POV

Wednesday

I couldn't believe I had kissed him. What was I thinking? I had kicked myself so hard for that later. He was only here for Faye, I reminded myself. It was over between us, finite, fin, done. As much as I wanted him and craved him, I knew I couldn't have him and letting myself get to close to him was only going to hurt more in the end. He had a job in New York City, a home, a life...he would get bored with Fritch eventually and he would leave again. I couldn't expect anything else from him.

"Alice? Are you okay?" I smacked myself internally as I turned my head quickly to look at Rosalie. Gracie and Ethan were asleep in the backseat in their carseats and we were driving to the grocery store in the next town over. Rosalie insisted on feeding her children only organic foods, something that her husband Emmett scoffed at but allowed her to do. Actually, Emmett would allow Rose to do anything, even if it included tying him up and throwing him to a bunch of rabid racoons. That boy had no backbone when it came to her.

"I'm fine. Just thinking." I answered, a little too late.

"Don't give me that 'just thinking' shit, Alice. I know you better than that." She snapped as she reached over to turn the heater off.

"Rosalie...you're babies are in the car."

"Oh please, Emmett says worse things than that." Rose shrugged "And stop trying to change the subject."

"I'm fine." I said, exasperated.

"You aren't fine. You haven't been fine since Monday. Are you going to tell me what's going on or not?" Rosalie prodded, her voice firm. She would get this out of me, one way or another.

"Jasper knows about Faye." I said quietly

"What?" Rosalie roared, her voice filling the car and Ethan jerked in his car seat.

"Rose...quiet." I hissed, reaching around to shove his pacifier back in his mouth. "He deserves to know. Faye is his daughter."

"Has he seen her yet? Have they met."

"Well they have... but he didn't know she was his at the time." I turned back around in my seat and stared out at the road in front of me. "I told him he could meet her soon. When she's well."

Faye had been running a fever off and on since Sunday. Carlisle had taken a look at her and promised it was just a little cold. Nothing to be too concerned about. He had also insisted I get out of the house and so I had left him at the house with my mom and Faye as they watched every Disney movie we owned and probably gorged on whatever birthday cake we had left.

"Hmm.." Rosalie said as she slipped deep into thought, her brow furrowed.

After a few minutes silence she turned to me, her violet eyes beseeching. I tried to turn away from her gaze and ignore the look in her eyes, knowing full well the power of the Rosalie pout.

"Please tell me what's wrong Al?"

"Nothing's wrong." I sighed, the sound of her pleading slowly lowering my resolve.

"I know something's wrong... you have now become a permanent member of La La land and a non-functioning member of reality. So tell me or I'll make you tell me."

"I kissed him." I whispered slowly, closing my eyes.

"You did what?" The car was slowing down as Rose pulled into the organic market's parking lot and pulled into the first empty spot she saw.

"I kissed him okay." I snapped and I felt some cool moisture in my eyes. "It was stupid and I have no idea why I did it, but I did."

"Is that all?" Rosalie laughed. "Alice, you kissed him because you love him. We can all see it."

I opened my mouth to argue but she cut me off by holding up her hand and shaking her head, her mouth already open to speak again.

"You have loved that boy since you first moved her. Do you remember how you met? Because we all do. It was one of the sweetest, corniest things we have ever seen. But it was love. From day one."

(Flashback)

"Hi. You must be Mary, I'm Rosalie and this is Bella." The beautiful blonde girl in front of me held out her hand I hesitantly took it. I wasn't used to this much kindness.

"I like to go by Alice." I mumbled as I looked down to my feet.

"You sound just like Bells." Rose laughed and then Bella hit her on the arm. I looked between them, puzzled.

"My name is really Isabella, but I prefer Bella." The brunette said with a smile as she too held out her hand.

"That's a pretty name. My mom's name is Mary so I go by Alice so there will be less confusion."

Both girls laughed as we walked down the hallway to my locker. The bell had just signaled the beginning of lunch and I was scared, I didn't want to have to eat alone. I'd rather lock myself in the girls bathroom all hour than do that.

"Well, I just moved her not to long ago actually, so I know what it feels like to be the 'new girl' and um...well we were just wondering if you'd like to sit with us." Rosalie offered with a smile. I smiled back, for the first time since my parents had told me we were moving to some small town in Texas it seemed like and nodded my head.

"I'd like that."

"Good. Let's go." Rosalie danced around and led the way to the cafeteria as Bella rolled her eyes and locked her arm with mine.

We got our food quickly as Rose used her smile to get us to the front of the line. Bella acted like she hated it, but she didn't complain. They led me to a round table in the corner of the room, by a window that overlooked the small football field beside the school. I sat down next to Bella and actually laughed when Rosalie dropped her fork on the ground and four boys from some of my classes clambered to get to it before anyone else did.

"Excuse me." I heard a smooth voice say from behind me as someone cleared their throat. "You're sitting in my seat."

I looked up then and immediately froze. The boy in front of me was amazingly beautiful. Like one of those boys you always see on television staring in some kind of sitcom or after school special.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know." I whispered but a lazy smile grew on his lips.

"Don't apologize. You can have my seat forever if I can sit next to you."

I smiled as he pulled out the chair next to me and sat down, his eyes never leaving mine.

(Flashback)

We had been together ever since. Inseparable from the beginning. Bella and Rosalie would roll their eyes and make gagging noises behind our backs but they would tell me in secret on our girls night slumber parties that they were happy for me and Jasper. They were also glad he had actually gotten over his fear of girl cooties.

"Look, Alice, I'm not saying that you should jump back into his waiting arms. Because I would probably kill you if you didn't make him work for it. But it's destiny that you two should be together. It's fate, and you really shouldn't mess with fate. Unless you want to get burned."

"I thought that was fire." I laughed as I jumped out and opened the back door to pull out a still sleeping Ethan.

"Eh. Tomato, potato." Rosalie said with a shrug as she balanced Gracie on her shoulder. "And you owe me big time by the way for running out of my mom's barbeque like that."

"What do you mean?" I asked as I pulled a cart out of the rack for her and helped as she placed a half asleep two year old inside of it.

"Well, I was going to tell you and Bella at the same time. I mean... you guys are equally my best friends, but..."

"Rose. Spit it out." I commanded as we walked into the doors of the store.

"Well you have to keep it on the down low. At least until tomorrow because I haven't told Emmett yet and I was going to make him a steak dinner tonight after the kids went to bed and..."

"Rosalie Lillian McCarty!"

"I'm pregnant." She snapped

"Awww yay!" I would have clapped, had I not been clutching a six month old baby in my hands.

"Yeah. I'm just not sure how Emmett will take it. I mean... he loves these two like nobodies business, but Ethan isn't even a year old yet..."

"Whatever, he'll love it. Besides, it's his fault. If he'd stay off of you..."

"I can't help it I'm sexy." Rosalie laughed as she placed some crackers in the cart and crossed it off her list.

Laughing I helped her pick the things off her list, anxious to get home to Faye. I had promised that tonight, if she were feeling up to it, Jasper could meet her. I didn't tell Faye though, I had a feeling she would do anything in her little power to meet him and faking well-ness would definitely be one of the things she would do. My cell phone buzzing in my pocket woke Ethan up and I handed him over to his mom before answering it and walking away from the wailing baby.

"Oh, hi Mary, this is Maria." She said from the other end of the receiver. "Look, I know it's short notice but some things have come up...and well we want to move the wedding up...fast."

"How fast?" I asked nervously.

"In two weeks... if that's possible." She laughed and I could hear the clicking of keys in the background. "We also want to have it there in Texas...Fritch actually."

"Oh..." I said surprised. "Yeah... yeah I think I can do that."

"Thanks Mary, you are a lifesaver. Well, take care and email me if you need anything."

"I will do that." I assured her she said a quick goodbye and then hung up before I even had a chance to take a breath.

"What was that about?" Rose asked from behind me.

"Oh...just my client. She wants me to get her wedding done in two weeks." I sighed.

"Talk about bridezilla." She laughed and headed toward the check out line.

"Tell me about it." I muttered and followed behind her. Hopefully Faye wouldn't mind spending some quality bonding time with her daddy. I was going to need all the free time I could get.

A/N: So mostly a filler, but the next one is really good. I promise, as it's the moment everyone's been waiting for. So review and get your peek!
Besos