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Chapter 51: A Chance to Move On

"What do you want?" Edward snapped but Gabriel noticed the flicker of fear pass across his face.

"I want to talk to you," Gabriel said as he pulled out the chair opposite Edward and sat down. "Allie told me what you said to her. Whatever sick, twisted satisfaction you got from that didn't work. She's been tested, she's all clear."

"I know," Edward smirked.

"You sick bastard!' Gabriel growled. "You don't even have it, do you?"

"Nope," Edward grinned. "But I'm sure it's had you all running in circles over the last week."

"Alice was distraught," Gabriel snapped. "Jasper and Larissa are expecting a baby. They have been terrified they passed it onto the baby. Even Emmett and Rose were worried. They were your friends, how could you do that?"

"Exactly!" Edward growled. "They were my friends and they turned their backs on me, sent me to this place."

"No Edward," Gabriel corrected. "Your despicable actions sent you to this place. But it ends, now!"

"Really?" Edward smirked.

"Really," Gabriel nodded. "You will never, ever contact Alice again. She deserves to be happy and she will be. If you try to hurt her in any way again I will make your life so miserable this will seem like nothing."

"This is misery," Edward snapped. "You think my life can get any worse than it already is?"

"Oh believe me, I can make your life a hell of a lot worse," Gabriel smirked. "Test me Edward. You hurt Allie again and I'll make you pay for it."

"You don't scare me Gabe," Edward shrugged. "You can't do anything to me in here."

"Really?" Gabriel smirked, echoing Edward's words a few moments earlier and got to his feet. "Watch this then. Have a bad life Edward, really bad." He glanced around the room for a moment and he noticed an older, large, heavily tattooed man sitting with a woman the same age and three young teenage girls. He winked at Edward before walking over to their table and it was that close to Edward he could still hear Gabriel as he spoke.

"Excuse me?" Gabriel started and all their eyes turned to him.

"What?" the man asked gruffly.

"Are these three young ladies your daughters?" Gabriel asked.

"Yeah, who's asking?" the man asked defensively.

"I just wanted to warn you," Gabriel smiled. "Be careful letting them into this visitor's room. That man over there?" He pointed at Edward and then looked back at the man whose eyes were narrowing.

"What about him?" the man asked.

"He's in here for raping a young teenage girl," Gabriel told him. "And he took advantage of my girlfriend and hurt her too. I thought you should know."

"And now I do," the man nodded darkly as he glared at Edward. Gabriel turned and walked away without another word but as he passed Edward again he noticed the stark fear now on his face.

"Like I said Edward, stay away from Allie or I'll come back and do that again and again," Gabriel murmured. "Oh, and have a nice life." He smirked at Edward as his eyes went wide and then turned and walked out of the jail's visitor's room without another glance at the man who had tried to ruin Alice's life.

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Emmett walked in the front door of Jasper's place and he stopped when he saw Sonia in the kitchen cooking dinner.

"Hello Emmett, I haven't seen you in a while," she smiled.

"Umm hi Mrs. Whitlock," Emmett mumbled, in shock that she was not only there but doing something domesticated.

"Sonia, please," Sonia corrected. "Are you looking for Jasper or Rose?"

"Um, both I guess," Emmett shrugged.

"They're upstairs somewhere, I'm not sure where," Sonia smiled at him. "I'm guessing you probably know this house better than me. Go on up. Oh and tell them dinner will be ready in half an hour. You can stay if you want."

"Thanks Mrs. Whit…. I mean Sonia," Emmett nodded and walked up the stairs before his shock became offensive. He walked to Jasper's bedroom door, hearing voices inside, and when he walked in he smiled when he saw Larissa, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice all sitting on his bed talking.

"Do you know what your mother is doing?" Emmett smirked as he walked over and sat down next to Rosalie.

"What?" Jasper frowned.

"Cooking," Emmett told them. "As in dinner. Which, by the way, she said to tell you would be ready in half an hour."

"Something is really strange with her," Jasper laughed. "She was vacuuming when we got home from school."

"My Mom does that every day," Emmett shrugged.

"Yeah, your Mom, not mine," Jasper smirked.

"Point taken," Emmett nodded and glanced at Larissa and Alice.

"Before you ask, all clear," Larissa grinned. "Both of us."

"Which means we probably don't have anything to worry about," Rosalie added with a grin of her own.

"None of us do," Emmett sighed. "We never did."

"What?" Jasper frowned.

"Gabe went and saw Edward on his way back to school," Emmett told them.

"He what?" Alice gasped.

"Don't get mad at him," Emmett sighed. "He needed to do it. I don't blame him. If Edward was messing with Rose the way he has been messing with you I would do the same thing."

"What did Edward say?" Jasper asked darkly.

"He isn't HIV positive," Emmett explained. "It was just another way to mess with Allie's head."

"And it certainly worked," Alice snapped. "I can't believe I actually took his word for it."

"It isn't your fault Allie," Rosalie said quickly. "No one in their right mind would lie about something like that."

"I think we've all worked out Edward isn't in his right mind," Jasper snapped.

"He won't be bothering any of us again," Emmett added.

"What did Gabe do?" Alice asked worriedly.

"Nothing," Emmett lied although when Gabriel had called him he had told him everything. "He just convinced Edward to move on and leave you alone."

"Okay," Alice murmured but her eyes narrowed and Emmett knew she wasn't sure he was telling the truth.

"Dinner's ready!" Sonia's voice drifted up the stairs.

"Wow, I have so got to see this," Alice giggled and Jasper rolled his eyes as he helped Larissa off the bed and they all headed downstairs to eat.

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The following weekend when Gabriel came home from school Alice tried to find out what he had said or done to Edward but he was vague about it and she ended up giving up trying. On Sunday morning Olivia served up a large cooked breakfast and the entire family was joined by Rosalie as they all sat down to eat.

"How is Larissa going with her pregnancy?" Olivia asked once they all began to eat.

"Pretty good," Rosalie nodded. "She isn't getting sick so much any more."

"That's good," Olivia smiled. "I was sick throughout all mine. Right up until the day they were born."

"Eww, eating," Christian protested.

"And you were the worst so shut up," Olivia snapped playfully and Rosalie and Alice both giggled.

"It's done something queer to Sonia," Emmett added. "She's actually home for longer than a day and the other night she cooked dinner!"

"Shock horror!" Gabriel laughed.

"Now, be nice," Olivia chided. "You kids don't know everything. Sonia had it rough when Jasper was a baby. If she didn't have Alison I don't know what she would have done." Alice looked down at the plate at the mention of her own mother but no one noticed as they focused on Olivia.

"Why?" Rosalie prodded.

"I'm not going to gossip about it," Olivia said firmly. "But just don't judge Sonia too harshly. She isn't as bad as you all make out. She's done the best she can. Just be glad she's trying to be the mother Jasper needs and she's there for Larissa and the baby too."

"I guess," Rosalie nodded.

"And Allie," Olivia smirked. "Someone has a birthday coming up. A special one too. What would you like to do for your eighteenth?"

"Not much," Alice shrugged.

"Party!" Emmett grinned.

"No, I don't want a party," Alice said firmly.

"Why not babe?" Gabriel frowned.

"I don't want one," Alice said firmly.

"Really?" Olivia murmured, sensing she shouldn't push a party onto Alice like she had with Jasper.

"Really," Alice nodded. "I don't see the point of inviting heaps of people that don't have anything to do with me any other time. Maybe we can all just go out for dinner or something?"

"What if I organise something small?" Olivia suggested. "Just the family and your close friends?"

"That would be nice," Alice smiled.

"I'll take care of it then," Olivia promised her. "Outside the family you only want the twins and Jasper invited?"

"Yes," Alice nodded.

"Consider it done," Olivia smiled and the rest of the family were in slight shock that Olivia hadn't pushed Alice into a party.

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Alice's birthday fell on a Friday that year and when she woke up she showered and got dressed for school before heading downstairs. When she walked into the kitchen Olivia was making waffles for her and she grinned when she saw her.

"Happy birthday sweetie," she greeted her as she walked over and hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"Thanks," Alice smiled.

"Sit down, eat," Olivia commanded and handed Alice a plate and ushered her to the table. The boys began to filter into the room and each of them stopped by Alice's chair and hugged her and wished her a happy birthday before they sat down to eat.

When breakfast was finished Emmett and Alice left for school and as soon as they arrived Alice got another round of happy birthdays from Jasper, Larissa and Rosalie. They headed inside to their classes and as they were walking down the hall Jasper glanced at Alice and slipped over to her side and tossed his arm lightly around her shoulders.

"You okay Allie?" he asked softly.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Alice frowned.

"You don't seem too happy considering it's your birthday," Jasper pointed out in a low voice so none of the others would hear them.

"There is something I need to do," Alice whispered. "Do you think you could give me a lift this afternoon after school? Just us?"

"Of course," Jasper nodded.

"Rissa won't mind?" Alice asked.

"I'll work it out Allie," Jasper promised. "Meet me at my car after school." Alice nodded her head and the bell rang and they all said goodbye to each other before scurrying off to their classes.