We drove home in silence. The day had gone well. Sebastian got along really well with Emmett and I think he seems to like me a lot; which is good I suppose. I don't want Alice's brother having issues with me. Becky and Will were really nice. They hung around Alice for awhile. Even though they're only her half siblings, I think they're a lot like her.
As I pull into the drive way I see out of the corner of my eye Alice stiffen. I frown and put the car in park. I look at Alice but she's brushed it off and is relaxed again. I tilt my head and she looks at me. She realizes that I saw what she had just done.
"Don't worry, Jasper," she says, smiling. Then she opens her door and gets out of the car. I get out as well and after locking the truck, I follow Alice up the walk way. We go inside and up the stairs to our second floor apartment. I watch Alice unlock the door.
"What was that Alice?" I ask her as we walk inside.
"It wasn't anything bad," she says as she pulls her boots off. I toe off my sneakers and follow Alice into the kitchen.
"Well it was something," I say as I start taking out stuff to make dinner with. Alice had previously said she was in the mood for pasta. So I take out the box of pasta while Alice takes out the Tupper-ware of Esme's homemade tomato sauce out of the fridge.
"Is it pathetic that we still haven't learned how to make Esme's special sauce?" Alice asks as she gets ready to heat it up.
"I guess," I say as I boil the pasta water.
"I mean, Esme taught Edward and Cynthia. She also taught Rosalie; just for shits and giggles I suppose. Now, she'll probably teach Sebastian. However, we still haven't gotten around to letting her teach us yet," Alice reasons.
"You're avoiding answering me," I say. Alice sighs and turns around and looks up at me. She folds her arms and puts on her 'thinking face'. I don't say anything; she'll talk soon.
"It's really no big deal," she starts out. "But I might have had a vision. Usually I have them when I sleep. However, once in awhile I'll have them when I'm awake. It's no big deal because it was pretty foggy and I think I've even had the same vision before but just in my sleep. Like I said, it's not a big deal."
"What was it of?" I ask as I pour the pasta into the now boiling water.
"Well it wasn't exactly clear. I think it was us though. We were telling our family about something. I've had multiple visions like it. This time though, I think Seb, Becky and Will were there," she says as she heats the sauce.
"Do you know what we all were talking about?" I ask her.
"I'm not sure. Sometimes when I have a vision like that the discussion topics vary and like I said, this one wasn't the clearest one I've ever had," she says.
"I see," I say. We finish cooking and serve our selves. Then we sit down at the table. We're silent as we begin eating.
"I think we were telling them all we were going to have a baby," Alice muses and I inhale so much that I very nearly choke on my pasta. After I swallow and take a large gulp of milk I look at Alice questioningly.
"Alice, you said you didn't know what it was we were telling them," I say.
"It's just a hunch," Alice says, smirking. I think she knows that I get a little nervous when the subject of children id breached. I would love to have kids with Alice, but with the wedding so near, talking about kids makes me a little freaked out.
"Well, do you know when the vision takes place?" I ask and Alice rolls her eyes. She laughs and I try not to glare at her.
"Jasper, visions don't always happen. Plus I'm not even sure if we were talking about that. There were two things that kind of clued to the date. My mom wasn't there, but Rose and Emmett's baby was," she says. I sit there and twirl my pasta around my fork.
"Well, say something," Alice says. I look at her and she is smirking. I think she knows that she's made me kind of speechless.
"Kids would be great, Ali," I say. Alice sighs and rolls her eyes. She stands up and walks over to me. I look up at her. Well, I don't have to look up very far; she is rather short you know. Before I know it she's smacked me upside the head.
"Jasper, what's your problem?" she asks, smiling. I wonder if she's serious or not, so I decide to test it.
"Well, I have many problems. One such problem is that I've decided that I'm actually gay and I don't want to get married. Instead, I want to live out my dream of opening a gay rodeo," I say sarcastically. Alice laughs and goes back to her seat.
"But honestly, Jasper, what's wrong with you?" she asks. "Remember that time I had a vision of us in front of a house with blonde haired, blue eyed twins? You seemed cool with that; now you don't seem cool with this. And the thing is I don't even know if that's how the vision really was."
"It's just so close to the wedding. I guess thinking about it makes me a little nervous," I say, not looking at her. I wonder if she knows that I'm lying.
"Okay, well you could have said that," Alice says with a smile. She stands up and kisses the top of my head. "I'll be right back; I want to change into pajamas before we start the dishes."
"Okay," I say. I stand up and clear the plates off the table. I fill one of the pots with soapy water and start washing. Suddenly, I realize it's almost been an hour since Alice went to the bed room and I've washed and put away all the dishes.
"Alice!" I call and I don't hear an answer. I freeze up; thoughts of her dad flood my head. What if he got out of jail even sooner than expected? What if he got Alice? I run in the direction of our room and throw open the door.
What I see makes me chuckle. Alice has her pajama pants on, but the same shirt she was wearing today. She's curled up on top of the bed covers, asleep. I walk over and sit her up. I take off her shirt and put on the tank top she had taken out to wear to bed. Then I pull back the covers, and tuck her in underneath. I shut off the lights and go into the living room.
I sit down on the couch and think about every thing Alice and I talked about. I would love to have kids. However, I'm worried. If Alice's maniac father gets out of prison and we have a little baby, he could target it. He could even hurt it and I know that anything he did to the baby would hurt Alice much more than anything he could do to her.
I stand up and start shutting off all the lights. Right now, I have to focus on the wedding. Then, I'll have to tell Alice about her dad. And after Alice knows that he might get out soon, if she still wants to talk about babies, I'll be fine with it. I walk into our room and change into my pajamas. I get in bed and even though Alice is asleep, it's like she knows I'm there because she snuggles up against me. I smile and kiss her on the top of her head. Things will be fine, I know it.
Aloha everyone! I know I haven't written in almost a month. I can explain that. School started and I have a lot of work to do. It's also not like I'm home all day every day of week anymore also. So I can't write as much or as often. But don't worry, I haven't forgotten the story and I haven't forgotten any of you.
I hope you all liked the chapter. I know it was kind of short. I'll try to make the next chapter longer. Are there any suggestions for what you guys want to read in the next chapter? Please review, and thank you all so much for reading.
~EM~
p.s. Has any one noticed that a type of food has been the title of the last two chapters? Lol. XD
