25.
"Hello my boys and Tanya," Alice literally sings as she walks in through the front door. "Miss me much?"
Wait a second.
Alice?
What the...
What's she doing here?
Masen squeals from his high chair. Tanya and I look at Allie with wide eyes. "What are you doing here?" I ask.
She folds her arms across her chest. "Way to make a girl feel so wanted, Cullen", she says, feigning hurt.
"Sorry Al, I'm glad to see you but really, what're you doing here? I didn't know you were coming and I just talked to Jasper last night."
She smiles. "What my husband doesn't know won't hurt him."
"You didn't tell him?" wonders T.
"Nope."
"Why?" I groan.
"It's better this way."
~X~
"What's your real reason of visiting?" I ask as soon as T takes Masen for his bath.
She plops down on the bean-bag. "What can I say? I missed you guys too much and since Jasper only had time for work and decided to ignore me completely, I wanted some time away from him."
"Is everything okay between you two?" I ask.
Alice shakes her head furiously. "All is well, Edward", she says.
Who does she think she's fooling? I've known her for years and I can clearly see that she's lying. "Trouble in paradise?"
She sighs. "He's out late. He claims to be working but..."
"You think he's having an affair?" I ask in horror. "Alice!"
"What else should I think?" she says defensively. "I have no reason to trust him."
"Listen to me. For the last three weeks, Jazz and I have been video-chatting from eleven at night to three in the morning, working on some very important projects, Alice."
"Are you saying that to make me feel better?"
"No! You're both my friends and I wouldn't lie to either of you."
"You're being honest?"
"Yes."
"Then why is he distancing himself away from me?" she asks angrily.
"Why don't you ask him?"
She backs down. "That's not necessary."
Eeep. What's going on with Alice & Jazz? What'll happen between Edward & Bella? Reviews make me wanna update more often!