A/N: Sincerest apologies for the long delay since I last posted. A lot of bad things have happened in my life recently. Three people close to me passed away, I injured my hand so badly that I can no longer work in my chosen field, and I'm stressing about schools reopening here in the USA during a huge up-spike in COVID. So, creatively, the juice just hasn't been there. I had bit and pieces of this one for a while now, and just put my head down and worked it out for you all. It's not my best, but it feels good to put something out here. I hope you enjoy it. (PS If anyone can recommend some good fics they're reading at the moment, please do! Reading Twilight fanfic is my escape.)

Requested by Abby T -

"An Experience of the Mind"

Pairing: Edward/Alice

Alice POV

It just so happened that today was the day Edward and I would be alone in the house.

About a week prior to this day, I was out hunting with Jasper. We'd been living with the Cullens for a few months, and they had welcomed us with open arms, just as I'd seen they would. Jasper hadn't been so sure; even though he trusted my visions, he was nervous that his physical appearance would make them fearful, so he eased the way with his gift. He pulled back his waves of contentment and acceptance after a few days and their attitudes hadn't changed, though. I told him he didn't need to influence them, but if it made Jasper feel better, I was happy to indulge him.

Jasper needed to feed more often than the others, and I was usually the one to go with him. After we'd sated ourselves on a pack of coyotes, we laid out on the forest floor together, watching the sun's rays peek through the boughs. Jasper sighed heavily and I looked over at him, surprised to see his brow creased as though he was in pain.

"What's wrong, baby?" I asked him, gently stroking his cheek. " Are you still thirsty?"

He smiled a little at my soft touch and obvious concern. "No, darlin'. It's not that." He paused for a moment before asking, "How far from the house do you think we are?"

Ah, it was something he didn't want Edward to overhear. "At least twenty miles."

With a heavy sigh, he replied, "Darlin', I don't think I can be around him for much longer."

I pulled back, worrying my lower lip. Edward was the prickliest of the bunch, but he'd still accepted us without question. Or so I thought. "Did he say something to upset you?"

"No, no," he was quick to assure me. "It's his emotional state. It's taking a toll on me." When I didn't say anything, he continued, sighing again. "The boy is lonely and bitter, Alice. I believe he felt that way before we came into his life, and I think it's even worse now that we're here."

I shook my head. "But now there's even more of us. How can he be lonely?"

"Yes, Alice, more companions, sure. Also, another happy couple."

"Oh." I hadn't considered that. For all I knew, Edward was content with being a bachelor. He certainly put off an air of self-satisfaction and not needing anyone else. But what Jasper said did make sense, I'd just never considered that aspect of our arrival. And of course, Jasper was never wrong about the emotions he sensed.

"Can you influence him to make him feel better?"

My mate shook his head sadly. "My output is artificial, and it only lasts for as long as I maintain it. Besides, he's a mind reader, remember? He'd know I was doing it."

I continued to stare at his profile while he thought, and soon, my eyes lost focus on his face as my mind filled with a vision. The vision was clear as day - Jasper and I sitting in the very same spot we laid in now, and he was asking me to help him…

My vision evaporated as Jasper sat up, and I followed his lead. He took my tiny hands in his large ones and peered into my eyes. "I think you can help me, Alice." I nodded for him to go on. I had seen this part of the vision, but not what followed before being pulled out of it, so I was intrigued. "That boy is a tightly wound ball of misery and... frustration. It's wearing me down, and frankly, I don't think I can live with him feeling like that all the time. I know you want to stay, so maybe you could help him with his... condition." He raised his eyebrows and gave me a pointed look. I felt my mouth drop open as I realized what he was asking. It was a shock, but I wasn't appalled by the idea, even though maybe I should have been. I closed my mouth as Jasper smiled, realizing I had gotten his point. "Your relationship with him isn't too close yet, and you're the only one uninhibited enough to do it. You can do it in your mind, then no one would even know."

I laughed out loud. "Let me get this straight. You want me to fantasize about him, in his presence?"

He chuckled with me. "Essentially, yes. The kid needs a little relief. You can tell him I don't know if you want. It might add a little extra excitement. Decide to do it and take a peek... How does it turn out? I know he won't say no once you start imagining what he's doing to you."

Doing as he asked, a vision came into my mind, leaving me more than a little hot and bothered. Jasper grinned at the arousal I was feeling and a bubble of laughter burst from my lips before I leveled him with a serious look in my eye. "Are you sure you're okay with me imagining sex with someone else?"

"I wouldn't have brought it up if I minded. Doesn't hurt anyone to fantasize, does it? And I'm willing to let it happen if only to make my own emotional environment more livable."

"Oh, Jasper, I'd do anything for you, you know that." I sealed the promise with a kiss, and it quickly turned into a tumble of our own on the forest floor.

Xxxxxxx

My vision showed me what would happen as a result of my decision, but I couldn't tell when. The only thing I could see was the wall clock which read 11:36. There had been no artificial light in the vision, and indeed, it was 11:36 am at that very moment. Edward was sitting on the sofa in the living room, reading, and I was standing in the doorway, just as I had seen. I knew what I was going to do, but I had no idea what he would decide to do, and I was excited and a little nervous to find out. I stopped myself from thinking about the vision itself, only focusing on the curiosity I was feeling, and Edward looked up at me, intrigued. He laid his book on the side table after marking his page.

"What can I do for you?" He prompted when I didn't say anything, looking somewhat annoyed by my interruption, and probably by me actively trying to block him. "Did I miss an appointment that hasn't happened yet?"

"Har, har, har. No, I just wanted to keep you company, that okay? We don't have to talk."

I flashed across the room and perched on the back of the sofa beside him, crossing my legs next to his head. He turned his head slightly to look at my odd choice of seating, and was faced with my creamy upper thigh. My skirt had risen up significantly, and I hadn't worn panties. He couldn't see the goods with my legs crossed as they were, but he could see enough to be erotic. I thought I saw him swallow nervously from the corner of my eye.

Not really knowing what to say, I just dove into fulfilling my vision. I began to remember the last time Jasper went down on me, only I didn't picture Jasper. I imagined a head of red hair between my legs, along with the sensations. I felt the smooth, wet muscle of a tongue as it licked through my folds, encircling my tiny bud before repeating the action. The tickle of the longish hair against my skin added to the eroticism. I rubbed my thighs together involuntarily, unable and unwilling to stop the need for some friction.

Of course, being able to hear my thoughts and smell my arousal, Edward was affected. He sat stock-still beside me, having cut off his breathing, and really seemed to be struggling not to make contact with the burgeoning erection confined in his pants. His hands were balled in tight fists at his sides, determined not to show me a reaction he could control. He wasn't made of stone though (well, we both were, actually...), and he couldn't stop the slight undulating of his hips, which gave him enough of the friction he needed.

Seeing his rigid determination not to give in, I decided to up the ante. Jasper needed my help, and obviously Edward needed the help too, if this was how he reacted in the face of sexuality. The original plan was to just envision everything in my mind. But I was turning myself on and wanted to go a step forward, maybe prompting Edward to come out of his shell if I came out of mine too. Then, a vision came to me, and the loud gasp told me Edward had heard where my thoughts were headed. Since he hadn't bolted yet, I figured he was ready to participate. I could feel the seat of my skirt get damp with the extra gush of arousal that flooded through me. Quickly, I shifted so my back rested against the arm of the sofa, facing Edward who turned in his seat to see what I was going to do.

Edward's black eyes were trained on me, but I closed mine and uncrossed my legs, spreading them wide as I slid my hand down my body. I didn't stop at the apex of my thighs but went deeper, my folds parting as I entered myself with one finger. We both gasped, and my eyes flew open. Edward was staring between my legs, watching as I slowly fucked myself, and he looked completely captivated. His hand was pressed against his cock, still trapped in his pants, rubbing and squeezing, no longer able to hold off from touching himself.

He looked so much like the teen he was, his face full of awe and wonder as he took in the sight of my bared private parts just inches away from his face.

It was time to take things a bit further; I needed more. Adding another finger, I licked two on the other hand before using them on my bundle of nerves. My head lolled back at the intense sensation and I let out a shuddering moan. Edward's answering groan made me even wetter, and my walls clenched around my fingers.

Leveling my gaze at him, I breathed, "Come on, Edward. Show me yours."

He seemed to debate it for a moment, but I knew he would do it because I'd seen it, so I waited him out. He'd seen it too when I had my vision while I'd been perched on the back of the couch, so he should have known it was inevitable. But I hadn't been with their coven long, so I guess he tried to bet against me. But everyone who's ever bet against me has lost, and now Edward was about to learn that.

I saw a look of resolve cross his face and I knew he'd decided. His pants were undone in a flash and he pulled the waistband of his undershorts down to rest under his hard, leaking cock. Long and lean, just like the rest of him, the stone flesh pulsed with the need for contact and my view swiftly disappeared in his hand. He squeezed himself and groaned deeply, the sound and the sight of his precum wetting the darker tip of his dick making me throb with need.

Watching as his hand flew over his cock, I resumed pleasuring myself, Edward's black eyes riveted to the sight. The fact that Edward was getting so turned on looking at my body that he would actually break down one of his walls and masturbate with me was pushing me closer to the edge.

Watching his cock disappear into his fist over and over, faster and faster, I pictured him sheathing his length inside me as I fucked myself with my fingers. I imagined how it might feel, his body flush with mine, my breath panting against his shoulder, how full and stretched I'd feel as he thrust inside my warm wetness.

Edward's hot little moans as he watched my imagery were going to make me cum any minute.

"Oh, thank God," Edward ground out and he let go, cum spurting and landing mostly on himself, but some reached my lower leg. When I felt his icy semen against my skin, I hit my peak, a keening cry leaving me as I shuddered beneath my own hand. Chancing a look at Edward, I saw that he was in much the same position, panting as he recovered from an intense orgasm.

After a few moments, Edward recovered enough to look ashamed. He hurriedly stuffed himself back into his pants, and if he could be blushing, he would. The last thing I wanted was for him to feel negatively about what we'd done, so I sought to reassure him. Don't be embarrassed. "That was kind of amazing, don't you think?" I asked aloud with a big, satisfied smile.

He met my eyes briefly, but looked away just as quick. "Yes, it was," he conceded. "But we tell no one."

"I wouldn't dream of it," I agreed.

He studied me anxiously before asking, "Does Jasper know about this?"

Jasper was probably just out of his range, pumping us full of lust so Edward (and Jasper by proxy) would finally get some relief. "We talked about it. He knows of the vision, but he doesn't know the details. I only told him I saw that you never touched me, but nothing else."

" And he was okay with that?" Edward blinked and shook his head, bewildered.

"Why wouldn't he be? He knows he can trust me and he cares about you. He can feel how bunged up you are inside, and he wanted you to have relief." Resting a hand on his shoulder, I went on. "I want that too. Everything I did with you though, no one but you will ever know that." He actually smiled, and I returned it, happy that I could be the one to lighten his perpetual gloominess. "We both know how hard it is to be gifted. It's a huge burden and stressor and nobody understands. But the three of us, we found each other. We understand what it's like to have a life-altering ability, and we have to stick together and have each other's backs."

He nodded as he thought about what I said. "I've felt less alone since you two joined us in that sense, but I feel more alone in a different way."

"I know, Edward. And I am so sorry for that. But I think I can help on occasion, if you'd like that."

Edward smiled and ducked his head, still embarrassed. "I'll let you know. I still haven't forgiven you for stealing my room though."

"That's fair." Standing from the sofa, I leaned over to place a quick kiss on top of his head before straightening up. Our eyes met and I smiled softly before gliding to the door. Turning in the doorframe, I thought to him,

All you have to do is decide.

A/N: Do you think Edward ever 'decided' he wanted to do that again?

Please do let me know what you thought. It was really hard to come up with a halfway believable premise for these two, so thank you for the challenge, Abby! I'm open to other requests, so don't hesitate to suggest a pairing, the odder, the better! Writing this was my own bit of distraction from all the madness in the world (and my own life!). Thanks for reading xx