We sat at the table and I smiled at Alice, "Yum, bacon."
She grinned at me as I started to chew on a strip, her eyes wildly excited.
It was a little creepy.
I swallowed and demanded, "What?"
She pointed out, "You hate bacon. 'It tastes like burnt pan', remember?"
I shrugged, "I like it today, all right?"
She shrugged back and snuggled against Edward, whose lap she was sitting in. She fed him some pancakes while he tried not to laugh at her for doing so.
Bella asked me, "What are we going to do today?"
I thought for a second, "I need to get Rose and Emmett Christmas presents still."
Edward snorted, "Do you have enough to replace the MS?"
I glared at him, "Carlisle said he'd get her a new one!"
Bella asked curiously, "What did you do to it?"
Alice announced, "He totaled it."
Edward tried to defend me, "It isn't totaled just a little crunched in the front."
Bella glared at me, "You got into an accident? Why didn't you tell me!"
I gazed at her with wide-eyed innocence, "Because you'd have been worried."
She rolled her eyes and I chuckled.
Looking nothing less then giddy Alice asked, "So how much longer until I get details, Bella?"
She reached across the table and picked up Bella's hand, gazing warmly at the ring.
Edward glanced at it stupidly, and then shot me an inquiring look.
I smiled, and so did he.
Bella gushed but tried to keep it toned down, "It's nothing, Alice. He just asked and I said yes!"
Alice glared at her, "Jasper just asked? Oh, please! He's a sucker for this sort of thing. You should see him cry during chick flicks."
I felt my face burning and I protested, "I do not cry!"
Edward leaned back in his chair, "You did when you watched 'A Walk To Remember' with Esme last week."
Alice added, "Every single time you see 'Gone With The Wind'?"
I glared murder at then, but Bella just hugged me. "I think a sensitive man is sexy." She kissed my cheek and I blushed for a completely different reason this time.
I listened as Bella and Alice started squealing and getting ten sorts of excited over the proposal.
Alice started firing off questions nobody was ready for, "When's the wedding?"
I started chocking on my orange juice.
What?
Bella answered hesitantly, "I don't know."
Alice demanded, "Who's invited?"
Bella frowned, "I don't know!"
Exasperated Alice pressured, "What do you know, then?"
I snapped, "Alice, leave her alone! We didn't talk about anything like that yet."
She ignored me completely and grinned, "We're going to be sisters!"
They became overly excited again and I slipped out of the room, plopping onto the couch with the phone.
I called Carlisle's cell phone and he answered, "Hello?"
I asked, "You wanted to talk to me?"
I could almost hear him smile as his voice lightened, "Oh, Jasper! I hear Bella made it, how is she?"
I grinned to myself, "She's perfect."
I heard someone mumble in the background and Carlisle announced, "Mom wants to talk to you, hold on."
There was some shuffling before Esme asked, "Are you there, Jasper?"
I rolled my eyes. What, would I have hung up or something?"
"Yeah, I'm right here. How's Jamaica?"
She babbled, "Oh, it's wonderful! The people are all very nice. It's really warm and sunny. We got everyone presents."
I smiled, "Cool. Sorry I couldn't talk earlier, I was asleep. Bella and I stayed up late."
That was a total lie. I had been too nervous to sleep at all; I watched her sleep all night, trying not to laugh every time she mumbled something random. (Which she does a lot.)
Bella has crashed early because she was tired from the long plane ride.
Esme chirped, "That's okay. Did Rose call you yet?" She sounded extremely excited.
I yelled into the kitchen, "Edward, did Rosalie call the house yet?"
He shouted back, "Not yet!"
His answer was loud enough for Esme to hear. She decided, "I won't hold up the lines, then. Bye, Jasper!" We disconnected before I could say anything back to her.
I almost had a heart attack when the phone rang in my hand. How's that for coincidence?"
I answered it cheerfully, "Cullen's here."
It was Rosalie. She squealed, "Jasper? Jasper! Guess what? I'm pregnant!"
I felt my jaw fall open. She was so young!
But then again, she has been trying for the past year.
I wonder how far along she is.
I smiled, "That's really great, Rose!"
I imagined Emmett standing behind her, his arms wrapped around her waist as he smiled.
Rosalie demanded, "Let me tell Bella."
I went into the kitchen, where Bella and Alice were still talking while Edward was starting to clean up after breakfast.
I smiled, "It's for you."
She took the phone and pressed it to her ear, "Hello? Oh, hi Rose!"
I flinched, but smiled, when five seconds later her excited scream echoed across the kitchen.
