CHAPTER 20

Of course this is all Stephanie Meyer's work

First I would like to thank you guys so much for supporting me through this! It's great reading all of your reviews, over 400 now! I'm speechless, seriously!

Sorry its been taking longer for me to write, I have been so bust, with school, auditions for the play, and searching for a literary agent (EEP) but I felt bad and need to write this all down! So here you go!

I LOVE EDWARD CULLEN first I love you lol, and second because I don't want to make people read through all of this I will write you a note at the bottom of the chapter!

APOV

I walked through the tree thinking, reevaluating my own life. Everything had changed, Jasper and I would be getting a divorce, and someone new would come.

I smiled at that thought, though I loved Jasper and always would, I wanted to know who this man meant to be my soul mate was. I saw his face, heard his voice, now I wanted to know his mind to figure out everything about him. And buy him some new clothes, the ones I saw him wearing were much to out dated.

I stopped and looked up; heaven was up there I suppose. I wasn't always sure if I believed in that, in heaven and hell, and if we would go to them, being vampires. But now I know I do, I know someone like Edward would have to be in heaven. Even though he said with all his heart that he didn't have a soul, the way he loved so fully just proved that he did.

"Edward?" I said looking up still, "You have to help me with this okay? I think I'm going to need a lot of help getting through everything without you by my side."

"Help me make the right choices, okay? I know you are watching over us now, I know you're there. So please help us get through this, and live on." Smiling up I knew he could hear me, and I knew if he could, he would be assuring me, telling me he would help, he would always help.

"Well Edward," I sighed, "Here we go, time to tell the family." I walked back to the house mumbling family meeting as I went.

Everyone was in the living room by the time I got there. Bella looking better, she had finally accepted the fact that Edward wanted her happy, and even though she till hurt a lot she was making progress.

Jasper sat next to her, like her own protector. He still wasn't completely admitting he loved Bella, but I knew he would come around eventually.

Rosalie sat in Emmett's arms, she was still sad, though getting better, it was hard for her, telling the family Edward was gone.

And Esme, still her motherly self, stared at me worried. There was sadness in her eyes but she hid it well. Carlisle stood behind her with his arms around her waist.

"First," I said standing in front of them, " I would like to do something to honor Edward," There were several winces when his name was said, sore subject, "I want to make a gravestone, maybe but it out in the woods just behind our house, I saw it, it was marble and beautiful." I voice cracked but I tried to control it.

"Of course," Carlisle said, "That is a beautiful idea Alice, I will see what I can do." I nodded and turned back to everyone.

"Jasper," I said, realization hit his eyes and they instantly saddened, "Can you come up here please?" I saw Bella's eyes widen as well, she knew we were splitting up already, and I saw her realize that we were about to tell the family.

"Wait!" She said standing, speaking louder than she had in a while, "Alice I need to talk to you about…something." She said quickly, she was talking to me again, really she had only talked to Jasper and Emmett, and spoken a few words to the rest of us.

"Can it wait just a moment?" I asked.

"No," She said I saw her struggling to stay under control, "I have a um, shoe problem. Can't find the right ones for the shirt." She stuttered through an explanation.

"Oh come on." She grabbed my arm and pulled me upstairs.

"You can't do this Alice." She whispered extremely quietly when we got to her room. Not being able to help myself I threw my arms around her and hugged her for a quick second, she was talking again, I couldn't help it.

I pulled back and she continued, "Alice, don't do this, it's breaking Jasper's heart, he loves you. He'll never love that blonde vampire bimbo the way he loves you!" She hissed.

"Blonde vampire bimbo?" I wrinkled my brow in confusion.

"Or whatever she looks like," Bella blushed.

"Bella, I saw it, I saw the girl and the way he looked at her, he'll love her with everything he ahs, and I'll love someone too, I just don't exactly know who he is yet."

"You saw the girl!" Bella's eyes widened.

"That was why I decided to end it, I saw who she was."

"Who? Who did you see?" She asked curiously.

I just shook my head, "We'll find out in time. Now let's go downstairs I have to make the announcement."

"Alice I don't think-"

"Don't worry, it's for the best." I said and took her hand, leading her back down stairs.

"Sorry." I said then looked to Jasper, "Ready?" I asked him, he nodded slowly and stood coming to stand by me.

"I had a vision, several actually." I said, "In these visions, I saw Jasper and I, we were…with other people. Our true soul mates."

"What?" Esme said, shock coming over her face.

"I tried ignoring it…. Then I saw the faces of these people and I can't ignore it anymore. Jasper and I are always going to love each other, and we are still best friends, but we are getting a divorce."

"WHAT!?" Every aside from Bella shouted.

"Calm down everyone. Alice says it's for the best, she has seen our future and we are all happy with our true mates. She is doing this so that we can be happy." Jasper said calmly.

"Who are your real mates then?" Emmett asked after a moment.

"You'll will find out in time." I said simply. Emmett glared but I only smiled. "Trust me," I said, "And please don't be angry, any of you." I looked at them with pleading eyes.

"I love you all, I don't want you to be angry because of this decision we have made." (A/N: YEA! NO anger! Lol)

"Honey," Esme came over and hugged me, "We could never be angry with you, if this is what you want then we support you."

"Thank you." I said then she turned to Jasper.

"And we love you so much Jasper," She hugged him, "Whatever it takes to make you happy, we will stand by you." I saw his eyes glance to Bella for a split second.

"Thank you Esme." He said hugging her back.

Maybe this would work out after all.

BPOV

After the big announcement we all just sat around for a while, still in shock I guess.

Then I decided it was time, I had told myself I would start trying again, I wanted to live and laugh, and have fun again. Who better to do that then Emmett?

"Emmett? You want to go downstairs and play pool?" I asked referring to the pool table he had bought and stuck in out basement.

He stared at me for a moment, wide eyed, "Sure Bellsy." He stood and led the way.

Within minutes we were playing pool. We played in silence for a while, it wasn't until I had only one striped ball and the eight ball left that he spoke.

"I love you Bellsy." He said, completely forgetting about the game for a moment. I smiled up at him and gave him my version of a bear hug.

"I love you too Emmy," I whispered, a smile coming on my lips. Emmett was truly the greatest person I know.

After the touching moment we went back to the game talking now.

"It's nice to see you smile." Emmett said while failing again to hit a solid colored ball, "And to hear you laugh. I missed it."

"Me too." I said avoiding his eyes. "Its hard." I admitted.

"How are you doing, for real Bella?" He asked, I opened my mouth to say 'fine' but he stopped me, "Don't you dare say 'fine' or 'good' I know you Bella, I know you better than anybody, I have known you better than anybody since you were seven. So tell me the truth."

He was right, he did know me better than anybody he always had. "I'm…coping." I finally said.

"Like I said, it's hard. I mean, losing him, it hurt worse than I thought possible. You wanna know something?" I asked looking over at Emmett, who nodded, urging me to continue.

"Sometimes…Something I wish I were a little kid again… Skinned knees were easier to fix than broken hearts." (A/N: quote from: Anna Holly Madison) My voice cracked as I said this, Emmet was instantly by my side hugging me.

"Bella death leaves a heartache no one can heal…But love leaves memories that no one can steal." I stared up at him confused.

"Hey," He said, "I read too." I smiled and hugged him again. "Thanks Emmy." I said.

"Come on, let's go up stairs." I walked back upstairs with Emmett by my side and a small smile resting on my lips.

~*~*~

"Emmett come on!" Rosalie said as Emmett racked him brain, trying to find an excuse not to go shopping with his wife. I sat and watched in amusement, I had missed this. The mood around the house was getting happy again, better.

"I'll go see that movie with you Indian Jonesy?" Rosalie pouted.

"Oh fine, and it's Indiana Jones." Emmett grumbled and stood up. "See ya later Bells…Hopefully." Smiling I waved at them as Rosalie danced off out to her convertible with Emmett following.

After they left Jasper came down. "Hello Bella." He smiled at me and sat down. "How are you today?"

"Better," I said smiling, "How are you?" he knew what I was referring too.

"Okay," He said looking down, "It'll get better. There is someone out there really good for me and Alice, and those people will come someday." I put my arm on his shoulder comfortingly.

"You lose love, you'll find it again." I told him. He smiled at me.

"I hope so. So do you want to watch a movie?" He asked.

"What do you have in mind?" I asked curiously.

"Well we just got the movie Underworld." He smiled.

"Vampires and werewolves," I said thinking, "Bring it on." He smiled and went to put in the movie.

EMPOV

I was in the car with Rosalie, as she drove to the mall. God she was beautiful, she glanced over at me and smiled. "What are you looking at?" She laughed.

"You. You are so beautiful." I told her, making her laugh. I smiled and we were silent again. I started thinking about Bella.

She was getting better. Talking, laughing, and smiling. It was great. It was something I had missed. "Bella's getting better." I commented.

"She is strong." Rosalie said back.

"I'm just glad she is able to start, I don't know, living again." I said turning again to look at my angel beside me, "I was worried for a while. I thought this had really broken her. That maybe… maybe she wasn't strong enough to get through all this."

"Emmett," Rosalie turned to me now, not even looking at the road, and offered a small smile, "Let's put it this way," She continued.

"Women are like… tea bags, you never know their full strength until they are in hot water." (A/N: I pick Emmett-my teddy bear) I stared at her for a moment processing this. "Bella is full of strength that even you didn't know about. She is strong enough to get through this, she is just now realizing that. She has the strength to move on, she always has had that strength. She just didn't know it until it was all put to the test."

By now we were pulling into the mall.

"Now she has been through it, she has lost Edward, someone we all loved, and she was hurt and sad. But now she is getting the strength to move on. She was put in hot waters, losing Edward, and all the strength we didn't know about is coming out."

I stared, wide eyed, at Rosalie, like I was seeing her for the first time. "You are one brilliant woman." I said after a moment, she smiled again, that smile that could restart my heart.

"You are right too," I said, "She is strong and we are realizing just how strong she is now." Rosalie smiled and got out of the car.

"Come on Emmett," She said, "Let's go get you some new clothes." Ah my Rosalie, I smiled and got out the car, grumbling the whole time.

(A/N: I love them I can't lie about that. They are just perfect. I made a fanfic about them but I don't really like it. I think I'll go write another one when I finish this chapter lol!)

BPOV

The movie was, honestly, hilarious. They way they portrayed vampires made me and Jasper go into a fit of laughter. There was one point that we were laughing so hard Alice ran in claiming she heart my heart rate going crazy and saw me saying I couldn't breathe.

We explained everything and had her laughing too. Before she left the room she shared a very meaningful look with Jasper, who diverted his eyes quickly. When he looked over at me I was staring at him curiously.

"What?" He asked innocently. I narrowed my eyes.

"What was that look for?" I asked him.

"What look?" He smiled, letting his southern accent come at full force, again as I said before that smile and that accent would make any girl weak at the knees… except me because I know he is taken by- wait I guess he isn't taken anymore is he… but no, it's Jasper, he just….

"You know what I'm talking about Mr. Jasper Whitlock Hale." I said and he continued to claim he knew nothing of the sort. Finally I gave up, laughing, and turned back to the movie.

It was nice I thought, sitting here with Jasper actually laughing again. Edward would want this, he would want me to be happy, not feel guilty but be happy and laugh and smile. That is what Edward would want, so that was what I was going to do. I was going to be as happy as I possibly could, if not for me then for Edward.

Then Emmett and Rosalie came home. "We're back!" Rosalie called walking into the living room to greet us. "Wait until you see what Emmett got!" She said. I turned and saw Emmett walking into the room.

"Emmett, no." Jasper said, and tried, miserably, to hide his laughter. "You've turned, brother," Jasper said, "I… I don't know what to say!" I was laughing now too.

"Emmett, honey, why are you carrying a purse?" I asked. Across Emmett's shoulder was I brown leather strap and the end of the strap resting on his hip was a large pouch. Dear Emmett had a man-purse.

"It's not a purse, it's a satchel, Indiana Jones has one." (A/N: I'm not sure who sent this to me it was anonymous but thanks whoever you are! It was HILARIOUS!) Emmett defended.

"He insisted." Rosalie said sitting down, "Wait till Alice gets a hold of this." As if being summoned the little pixie fluttered down the steps and stop when she saw Emmett.

After a moment her soprano laugh filled the room. "Oh man, I thought my vision had to be wrong, Emmett wouldn't buy a purse! Boy was I wrong. Emmett what has gotten into you!?"

"Indiana Jones has one!" Emmett said again.

"Emmett he is well he's Indiana Jones. And that was just a movie." I explained, "It doesn't mean you should buy one too."

Emmett pouted and Rosalie gave in standing up, "Aw Emmett, I like you purse… Satchel." She corrected when Emmett opened his mouth to protest.

"Now come help me carry the other bags upstairs." She said pulling him out of the room. We all laughed as soon as they were out.

Jasper and Alice both smiled at me, I knew they were happy that I was acting better. Then Alice's eyes glazed as she went into a vision. I had been around her visions for my whole life, but after all the mystery visions, I always got anxious seeing her space like this.

Jasper did too, but all we could do was sit and wait.

APOV

Jasper and I both smiled at the sound of Bella laughing again. It was a beautiful sound, something I had missed hearing.

After watching them I could see how their relationship would form, Jasper and Bella's. He was being the friend right now, the comforter. And she loved him, she always has, maybe not in the way I'm thinking of, but its there somewhere. After a while she will start realizing it, I can just tell. She will fall for him as he will fall for her. They seem right together. Like two lost souls that finally found each other.

Now I just had to truly convince Jasper that he was in love with her. He knew deep down, but he wasn't admitting it to himself. I needed him to admit it to himself, to really realize that he loved her, and then he would admit it to me and we would be in action, then I'd work on Bella.

Of course that would take delicate time. She just lost Edward so it will take a lot of time and a lot of gentleness and patience.

But first things first… Jasper. Then a vision took over.

Bella, sitting in my room in front of my vanity mirror as I do add a little extra curl to her hair, and a little mascara to compliment her eyes. Then I go to my closet and pull and a deep blue dress, one I remember buying for her a while back. It's beautiful, reaching just about her knees, flowing nicely. It's strapless, showing off her elegant and dainty shoulders. I hand her a pair of silver heels and a silver necklace.

"Alice, why do I have to dress up?" She asked, me locking the necklace into place.

"Because we are going out to a nice Italian restaurant. We need to get out of this house for a while I thought dressing up would be a nice change, dressing up and going out on the town, it's apart of the whole living again thing." I told her she nodded looking down at the shoes.

"Fine we'll play your game this time. But do I really have to wear those shoes?" She looked at them with fear.

"Yes," I said simply.

"Alice," She asked after a moment, "Do you think I'm ready for this? To go out and just… have fun again?"

"Bella, I think you are more than ready. You have to start somewhere right?" She nodded in agreement, though I saw her fighting back tears. I slipped my silver bubble dress on, grabbed my black heels and grabbed her hand. "Let's go." I glanced at the clock before leaving the room, the clock gave the date and the time, 6:30 pm…. Today.

I led her downstairs to where the family was waiting. As soon as Bella stepped down the last step "Hi," She said to everyone who stared at her smiling, I had done a good job, I thought smugly. Then I saw Jasper's face change as he looked at her.

His mouth fell open a little, his eyes wide at first, began to glow a bit like true gold. And slowly a smile crept onto his face, and understanding filled his eyes. I knew I was the only one who saw this reaction, and I felt oddly a bit happy, I was the only one who saw the precise moment Jasper admitted to himself that he loved her, or at least the moment he accepted that I was right I would eventually fall in love with her.

"That's what I thought." I whispered when I got closer to him so only he could hear.

"Alice, I…"

And it ended.

As soon as my eyes refocused I smiled.

"Alice?" Jasper and Bella both asked.

"Jasper, go tell everyone to get dressed up we are going to go to that nice Italian restaurant tonight.

Bella Come with me." I took the confused girl upstairs to work my magic.

A/N: so? Good? I promise Alice WILL be happy, and find LOVE! It will come.

Keep sending those quotes! PLEASE! I love them and I'm using so many in the future! Lol it's just great! Thank you guys so much for the lovely reviews!

~ElissaB

LETTER TO:

I Love Edward Cullen,

First thanks again for all your reviews you are so sweet! But really you NEED to get an account so that I can PM you because I have something very important to discuss with you BUT I can't say it on here or it would give away a HUGE twist. So let's just put it this way for now, would you like to be a character in this story in the near future? Yes no? It would be a big character too! Lol.

No I haven't actually read Wuthering Heights but I AM reading Pride and Prejudice. And it is really a GREAT book, I'm only on page 50 or something, and already I love it! And yes I want to be a writer one day, I am actually look a literary agents as we speak . Emily Bronte is AMAZING, it would be SOO awesome to be like her one day I am right there with you!

ANYWAY Review me and tell me what you think! Thanks for being my biggest fan!

Love you!

~ElissaB