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The day that Alice was officially released from the hospital was a happy day for everyone. Esme was in a great mood because the new house was all set up and so she had planned a welcome home party for her adopted daughter. She had sent Jasper to go and pick her up from the hospital while she and Edward finished the final touches on the decorations and such. Edward was happy and annoyed at the same time if that was even possible. He was happy that Alice would finally come home, but he had wanted to be the one to pick her up from the hospital. When his mother had assigned the task to Jasper he wanted to argue, but figured that would make things look suspicious and so he kept his mouth shut and did as he was told like the good son everyone thought he was.

It was when Edward was hanging streamers that his mother started talking. "Honey you and Alice are friends right?"

The bronze haired teen felt his brow crinkled since he wasn't sure where she was going with this. "Yes we are really close. I consider her my best friend. Why do you ask mom?"

He looked over his shoulder to where his mother was setting up a drinks table. She looked torn about something and her son figured that whatever was on her mind happened to be bugging her. Perhaps she was not sure how to bring up the topic. Finally she let out a breathy little sigh and spoke. "If there was something going on with Alice and Jasper you would tell me wouldn't you? I get the feeling there is something you all are keeping from me and I just want you to know that you can talk to me about anything. You know that don't you?"

"Of course I know that mom." Edward said stepping down from the chair he had been standing on to help her with the refreshments. "You would have to ask Jasper and Alice if something is going on because really even if I knew something and I am not saying I do, but even if I did I wouldn't feel right telling you. I think that you should probably talk to Alice."

Esme nodded as he plastered a smile on her face. "Well I will have to do it another day because today is her welcome home party and that is what we should all be focusing on. She needs a party I think to chair her up with everything that has happened. We are really lucky that you and Jasper were able to pull her out of the house before it went down. I don't know how any of us would have coped had she not made it."

"Well she made it mom so you don't have to worry about that." Her son said as he fought with the guilt in his heart. Deep down he honestly believed he had done the right thing. Of course he had not wanted to hurt Alice, but sometimes plan went haywire and all he could do was focus on the future and not making the same mistakes twice. "I promise that I will always watch out for her no matter what."

A smile lit up her face. "I know that you will Edward. You are such a good kid and I am so proud of. I am proud of the way you look after her and how even though you and Jasper may not always get along you try to look out for his best interest as well."

Again the guilt gnawed at his gut, but he smiled anyways. In his mind he really had been doing what he thought best for Alice. He could care less what happened to Jasper, but he did love Alice and all he wanted was to make her happy. "Mom, don't make me blush. Today is not about me it is about Alice. Are you ready to welcome your daughter home?"

"I think we are almost all set." She stated looking around the room to see if she had missed anything. "All we have to do now is bring out the cake and set up the music. How about you go ahead and put on some music since you are a teen and probably have better taste than your old mother?"

Edward nodded with a smile as he went to the stereo system downstairs underneath the stairs. He riffled through some of the new CD's he had purchased since most of his had been destroyed in the fire. Finally he settled for a Pink CD since that was one of Alice's favorite singers. The song 'So What' stated playing just as a car pulled up. He figured it had to be Alice and Jasper back from the hospital and when Esme confirmed it he hid behind the couch as his mother did the same.

It took a while for the front door to open because Alice had to be transported to her wheelchair and then rolled up the ramp. When the door finally opened Esme and Edward (Carlisle was away for a medical conference the next week or two) popped out from behind the couch. "Welcome home Alice!"

The tiny wheelchair bound girl smiled as she was greeted by her adopted mother and adopted brother. "You guys you didn't have to do this!"

"Of course we did!" The bronze haired boy stated with a grin as he bounced over to completely ignoring her glaring boyfriend. "We wanted to celebrate your return home and what better way to do that than a party? Emmett, Rose, Ben, Angela, and a few other kids from school should be here soon. We wanted to get you settled before they all arrived and I figured that you would want to change in to one of your regular outfits. I have to say that I have missed your crazy sense of fashion. What do say we get this party started?"

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Jasper knew that he should probably be happy or at least pretend to be happy for Alice and yet for some reason he just could not be. He couldn't stop watching Edward because he feared that if he looked away for a second the bronze haired freak would make his next move. He had not been prepared for Edward's games before, but he most definitely would be from this point on. Jasper swore to himself that he would not be caught off guard again.

"Dance with me?" Alice grabbed Jasper's hand which snapped him out of his thoughts. "I'd love to have my first welcome home dance with my soul mate."

The honey blond smiled down at his girlfriend before he reached down and picked her up out of the chair holding her against his chest. "Your wish is my command if it is a dance you want then it is a dance you will get."

The tiny teen girl laughed as the love of her life spun her around the room ignoring the looks everyone was giving them. "I feel like I am flying since my feet are not on the floor."

"That is how you make me feel all the time." He whispered in her ear as they continued to dance around the room. "You make me feel as if I am constantly floating on a cloud and the best part is I don't have to worry about falling as long as I have you buy my side. You are my angel baby girl and with you I can do anything."

"You do the same thing for me you know." She replied with a smile. "I need you to trust me right now. Set me down on my feet, but don't let go of me okay?"

"I will never let you go." Jasper told her truthfully as he did as requested. He set her down on her feet, but he go the shock of his life when he realized that her legs were holding up most of her weight. Of course he was helping a little bit, but for the most part it was all Alice. "Alice! Why didn't you tell me that you were getting some motion back in your legs? How long have you known?

The pixie like girl leaned against him for support as she stood the best she could on her still very shaky legs. "I wanted it to be a surprise for you. Angela has been coming to see me on the days you have therapy and I asked her and my therapist to keep it a secret. I know I won't be running any marathons anytime soon, but this is a start isn't it?"

"Darlin' this is great news!" He cheered causing most of the people in attendance to look over at them. Esme was shocked and her hand went over her mouth as she squealed in happiness and Edward looked simply stunned stupid as he just stared. "Do you think you can hold yourself up for the rest of this song or do you want me to hold you again?"

"How about you hold me while we are dancing?" She proposed with a smile as he leaned against his chest and he wrapped his arms around her tiny waist. "I am so happy that I could make you smile. You haven't smiled from the fire and I really did miss it."

Jasper swayed to the beat with her. Swooping down he kissed her softly. "Well I promise that I will smile all the time from now on. If I have you then I have absolutely no need to frown."

TBC…

AN: I hope that you all liked this chapter and I thought that it came out rather well. I will be posting again tomorrow if I feel well enough. Let me know what you would like to see next and I will see what I can do. Anyways, like I said I hope you like this chapter. I am not sure how many chapters are left, but I do see the end in the future.

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