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Over the next two months Jasper and Alive settled into the family and Rosalie became close with Alice, both the women pleased to have another woman to shop with that shared their obsession with fashion. The friendship between the two women meant that Emmett and Jasper spent a lot of time together and Rosalie was glad to see a close friendship forming between them too. Emmett's humorous, take it easy personality complimented Jasper's reserved, careful one and Rosalie also noticed that Emmett had a protective big brother relationship with Alice.
Rosalie was sitting in the living room by herself on day when Alice walked in and her normally happy face was scrunched up in concentration. Rosalie frowned as she looked up at her and patted the seat beside her.
"Is everything okay Alice?" Rosalie asked softly.
"I'm not sure," Alice sighed as she sat down beside her. "I love Jasper and I know he loves me but he doesn't seem to want to touch me."
"Touch you?" Rosalie echoed. "He can't keep his hands off you."
"Innocently yeah," Alice murmured. "But not the way I want him too. He hugs me and holds me and stuff but not other things."
"Other things?" Rosalie frowned and then her eyes went wide. "Oh you mean sex."
"Well yes," Alice flinched at Rosalie's forthrightness. "Did you ever have that problem with Emmett?"
"Not exactly," Rosalie sighed, remembering how complicated their early married life had been with her fear taking her over. "We had other problems but it was me that was the cause, not Emmett. How far have you gone with Jasper?"
"We've kissed and touched a little but he always stops before it gets too far," Alice murmured. "I am getting so frustrated with him. Sometimes his resolve weakens and I can see the things he wants to do with me but then he changes his mind and doesn't do them."
"Ouch, that would be torture," Rosalie smirked.
"It is," Alice grumbled. "So how do I get him to do those things?"
"I don't know that you will Alice," Rosalie sighed.
"You don't think he wants me like that?" Alice whispered. "You don't think I'm sexy enough to turn him on?"
"Oh Alice no, I didn't mean it like that," Rosalie gasped and grabbed Alice's hands in hers. "The day you and Jasper are finally together in that way you will probably blow his mind. He is so utterly in love with you and sometimes when he looks at you the lust and love he projects is almost unbearable. What I meant is that Jasper is old fashioned. You have to remember he was turned in the nineteenth century. His morals are different to ours. And even then Emmett didn't touch me until after we were married. What I meant to say was that I don't think you will persuade Jasper to be intimate with you until after you are married. Men from his era would see sleeping with a woman before marriage, no matter how much he loves you, as dishonourable and he would never do that to you."
"How do I change his mind," Alice sighed.
"I don't think you will," Rosalie smiled. "What we have to do is try and convince him to just hurry up and marry you."
"He's been thinking about it," Alice giggled.
"You've seen it?" Rosalie laughed.
"I have," Alice grinned.
"Well there you go," Rosalie smiled. "Just wait for him to ask and then we'll push the wedding through quickly and you can get what you want."
"Thanks Rose," Alice murmured.
"You're welcome," Rosalie assured her. "Any time."
"Any time what?" Emmett asked as he walked through the front door with Edward.
"I'll go shopping with Alice any time," Rosalie covered quickly.
"You girls shop enough," Emmett groaned.
"Just for that I think we need to plan another shopping trip," Alice giggled and Emmett rolled his eyes.
"We could go to Paris?" Rosalie suggested. "I have always wanted to shop there."
"That would be so much fun," Alice grinned.
"You two loose in Paris?" Emmett teased. "I don't think the world is ready for that."
"Or the Cullen bank balance," Edward added and they all laughed. Alice's laugh died as she slipped into a vision and Emmett and Rosalie watched her as Edward invaded her mind, able to see her vision clearly.
"Oh," Alice grinned as she slipped out of it and Edward looked at her with amusement.
"What is it?" Rosalie asked.
"Oh my," Alice gasped happily and began to bounce on the sofa as she looked at Rosalie. Rosalie raised her brow in a silent question and Alice nodded her head excitedly.
"Alice, a bit of advice," Edward said quickly. "Give the poor guy a chance. It might disappoint him if he knows you've seen this. Act surprised."
"I will," Alice giggled.
"Alice?" Jasper called out as he walked down the stairs.
"Yes Jazz," Alice grinned as she jumped to her feet.
"I was wondering if you wanted to go for a walk?" Jasper asked.
"Yes!" Alice squealed and grabbed his hand and pulled him quickly from the house as Edward laughed at the look of shock on Jasper's face.
"What was that about?" Rosalie asked, knowing Edward would be able to tell her for sure if her suspicions were right.
"You'll see," Edward grinned and rushed from the room as Emmett and Rosalie both groaned in frustration.
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When Jasper and Alice finally returned to the house they walked in the door hand in hand and Alice giggled when she saw the family gathered. Edward gave her a knowing smile and Carlisle and Esme both looked at them expectantly and Alice realised they were both in on the secret.
"Well, what is going on?" Rosalie demanded, nearly dying to know if Alice had finally persuaded Jasper to marry her. "Edward won't tell us."
"I asked Alice to marry me," Jasper announced.
"Good for you bro," Emmett grinned as Rosalie squealed and rushed over to hug Alice and the two women danced around happily.
"Congratulations Jasper," Edward murmured and stepped up and shook Jasper's hand.
"Thanks," Jasper grinned.
"There you go Alice, everything worked out," Rosalie whispered as she hugged Alice.
"Thanks," Alice giggled softly so the others wouldn't overhear her.
"Well, show me this ring," Rosalie smiled as she stepped back and she took Alice's hand and looked down at the antique ring now gracing her finger.
"It's beautiful," Rosalie murmured.
"Isn't it? Alice smiled softly.
"When will this happy event take place?" Carlisle asked.
"I'm not sure yet," Jasper frowned as he glanced at Alice.
"Soon!" Alice said firmly and the family all laughed.
"Eager much there kiddo," Emmett grinned.
"Well, yeah," Alice mumbled in embarrassment.
"Your first wedding," Rosalie grinned. "Emmett and I have had three ceremonies already. I was going to have another soon but we'll leave it for a while. Your first is the most important one, I'll help you plan everything."
"There will only be one," Alice murmured softly.
"What?" Rosalie frowned.
"We only need one," Alice said firmly. "I don't particularly care about the ceremony and once I am Jasper's wife that's for eternity anyway."
"I agree," Jasper nodded.
"Okay, one it is then," Rosalie mumbled. "But if it's the only one you ever have we have to make it special. Come on Alice, I have some wedding books in my room. If you want this soon we need to start planning." She grabbed Alice's hand and pulled her from the room and straight up to her bedroom where she kept a stash of wedding books.
"Rose will have everything planned within twenty four hours," Emmett laughed back downstairs.
"I can live with that," Jasper smirked.
"I bet you can," Emmett grinned and winked at him. "The sooner the better right?"
"I can't wait to start married life with her," Jasper admitted. "I didn't mean, umm…" He broke off and his embarrassment flooded the room as he realised his comments could be construed as sexual.
"Relax Jasper, we know what you meant," Edward assured him but then he wriggled his eyebrows and Edward and Emmett dissolved into fits of laughter at the man who had become their brother.
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Rosalie threw herself into helping Alice plan her wedding and with Rosalie's experience the entire event seemed to come together really quickly. A mere week after Jasper had proposed Rosalie and Alice were sitting in the living room finalising the details while Jasper and Emmett were playing chess when Rosalie suddenly realised they had forgotten flowers.
"Should we have red roses or pink?" Rosalie gasped.
"I'm not sure," Alice shrugged and glanced over at the men. "Jasper?"
"Whichever you want sweetheart," Jasper assured her.
"Red," Alice decided. "They always seem more romantic somehow don't you think Jazz?"
"Perfect," Jasper nodded and Rosalie scribbled down on the piece of paper in front of her to organise red roses.
"Emmett?" a soft voice called and Rosalie's hand stopped mid word as she turned to Emmett, her senses suddenly on full alert.
"Something is wrong," Jasper snarled and jumped to his feet as Esme rushed into the room and her distress was evident. Jasper rushed to her protectively before the others could move and she let out a sob as Emmett raced to join them.
"Esme?" Emmett demanded as his senses scanned the area.
"Edward," Esme sobbed and turned and flung herself towards Jasper who caught her and held her as she sobbed against his chest.
"What?" Emmett asked as Rosalie and Alice joined the group.
"He slipped," Esme moaned. "Badly. Three girls, all dead. Carlisle needs you there to help cover it up."
"Where?" Emmett demanded.
"At the hospital," Esme told him.
"Stay with the women," Emmett barked at Jasper and turned and raced from the room.
"We'll have to move," Rosalie whispered softly. "Three deaths are too suspicious."
"How do we organise that?" Jasper asked.
"I'll organise the new place," Rosalie decided, seeing how upset Esme was. "We always have somewhere waiting just in case. Can you both help Esme pack all our things?"
"Of course," Alice nodded and Rosalie rushed from the room and straight to Carlisle office, not sure how urgently they would need to leave but wanting to be ready to go as soon as the men got back just in case.