Author's Note: I'm sorry it took so long, hope you enjoy chapter 20!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or Wife Swap
Chapter 20 (The Price We Must Pay)
APOV (Alice's)
I put down the phone, we really were getting a little too deep now and I was unsure of how to get out of this mess. My mind went back to the vision
Jessica was flipping through a Cosmo magazine as we discussed the ins and outs of fashion these days.
Then her finger slid against the edge of the page and sliced open, just like Bella's 18th birthday. The scent filled my head but I was able to resist little could I say for Jasper who ran into the room in a blood lust daze.
I lifted out my arms trying to contain him but he pushed me off and headed towards a now frightened Jessica. All I heard were her screams as I returned back to the present.
I shuddered, there were others like this. Her annoying Jacob so he phased. Her angering Edward by saying he treated Bella wrong. Her confronting Jasper and me about our dislike of children… the list was never ending some ended on a sad note; Jessica in a pool of her own blood, Jasper leaving ashamed of himself.
It brought imaginary tears to my eyes and a pain to my heart to see my one and only love ashamed of himself. Of course I didn't tell him of the outcome of my visions not wanting to upset him. My only way around this was to tell Jessica what we were without cameras around. But that was out of the question now; Rosalie had to open her big mouth. I was going to make it quick and Edward was willing to help, if we made it small then she wouldn't tell anyone but now I was unsure.
My last chance now was to prevent these visions from happening; I began watching her like a hawk. Then this morning a fool proof plan popped into my head, I would make her life hell so she would leave. I know I would upset Carlisle and Esme with my actions but they were all for good.
I left the bedroom and headed downstairs, Jessica was sitting at the table eating cereal.
"Hey," I said sitting down
"Hi," she mumbled
"You know I heard this new gym was opening up," I lied
"I'm not, much for gyms," Jessica said around a spoonful of cereal
"I guess that makes sense," I trailed staring at her for longer than necessary then getting up
"What do you mean?" asked Jessica dropping her spoon and turning towards me
"Well it's obvious you've got let's see a bit rounder," I said
"I was pregnant," Jessica retorted
"You were but not anymore it's about time you got your butt moving and get back into shape," I said
"Actually…that doesn't sound so bad," Jessica said after a minute
I realized my plan wasn't so good, I thought weight was her weakness but I was wrong. I quickly changed plans and ended up with one that would cause Bella to get angry. But hey it's either we get exposed to the whole world or Bella gets angry. She's got forever to fume and forgive me.
"You know… we should go today I mean that's what Bella would do," I said
"She works out? But she's like a super klutz," said Jessica confused; she also wasn't getting my point.
"Well she doesn't work out per se but she does leave Nessie alone for long periods of times," I said
"Well she can't be all alone can she? I mean your house has so many people she can never really be alone," Jessica said.
This wasn't working and I was becoming frustrated, I wanted her out of the house before Jasper and the rest of the family returned from hunting.
"Actually I don't want to go to the gym," I said breaking the silence
"Fine with me," Jessica said finishing her cereal, "so ahh about you and Jasper why don't you have kids yet?" she asked as she washed her bowl. She was facing away from me staring out the window giving me time to come up with a fool proof response. I went through them in my head until I landed on the perfect one.
"We're too young I mean we aren't even married," I lied
"You aren't? But I just expected you two to be everyone else is," Jessica responded turning around to face me.
"We like keeping things slow, we're worried if we move too fast we'll mess it up," I said
"But you've been dating for like forever right?"
It sure felt that way, "since 10th grade, it's actually not that long,"
"But everyone else is married,"
"OK I'll be honest," I sighed for dramatic effect "I'm scared, he's so perfect and wonderful and sometimes I feel like I'm not enough."
"But you are," she said sitting down next to me
"How do you know?" I asked
"Because your one of the nicest people I know, even though really I don't know you and you have made me feel like crap a lot lately but still I can see it in his eyes the way he looks at you is the way Mike looks at me," She then covered my left hand with her right.
I smiled at her in a way I wished that this week we would become close but the secret was more important to protect.
I got up realizing it wouldn't be long until everyone was home
"Where are they?" she asked
"Where are who?" I asked pretending to be confused
"The rest of your family, it's so quite it's kind of creepy," admitted Jessica
"Hiking," I lied
Jessica looked outside again
"Why aren't you hiking too?" she asked
"It's kind of boring," I lied
"Then why do you guys do it?" she asked
"Carlisle is all for family bonding and he's been so nice taking us all in it's one of the many ways we repaid him," I answered
Jessica nodded and I left the room I was planning on meeting the family half way but the cameraman or one of the cameramen were following me.
I glanced back at Jessica as I left the room even I didn't know what this week held all I knew was it was going to be a long one.
A/N: Not my best but as you can see Jessica will not find out the secret or will she? R&R please!
