A/N: I put a new poll on my website. I need to know if you guys would like to see Jessica pregnant with Edward's baby. It would definitely add more to the plot but I don't know how you guys would feel about it. So vote and let me know what you think. Also, I'm sorry for the delay in my updates on this one. I was working hard on finishing the last part of my Without You series. It is now finished and this is going to be sole focus now. It's been kind of hard for me to get into but I'm getting there. I'm just not used to writing Edward being like this and it's kind of hard to imagine but I like the concept so I'm going to push ahead. Okay, let's get this started.

EDWARD

"Alice, it's isn't what it looks like." I said as I met her eyes. I knew the words sounded so stupid even as they left my mouth. How could it not be what it looked like? Alice had caught us redhanded and there wasn't any way out. I knew this was going to happen sooner or later. I just didn't think that it would be like this.

I stared calmly at Alice as her expression went from shock to anger. Jessica slowly stood and came to stand beside me. She placed her hand in mine as if to give me some support. The look in Alice's eyes, however, made us both drop them quickly.

"Good." She said after a minute. "Because it looked like you were cheting on my best friend when she was at home sick. Would you kindly tell me what it was so that I don't have to kill you?"

Her voice shook with anger and sadness as she stood there glaring at Jessica and I. I didn't think that someone so small could ever look so scary. To be completely honest, though, looking at her just then, I almost pissed my pants. Jessica, who was scared as well, slid a little behind me.

I racked me brain for some kind of explaination but I got nothing good. Every thing I could think of seemed more stupid and idiotic than the last. All I could do was stand in front of Alice and stare at the floor as guilt washed through me.

"That's what I thought." Alice continued furiously. "How could you do that to her? After everything that she's gone through for this relationship." Jessica shifted nervously behind me and Alice must have caught sight of her. "And you! I know that you hate Bella but did you really have to hurt her like this? You were her friend when her mom died and you know how bad she suffered. Did you really have to make it worse by taking the love of her life away from her?!"

Jessica said nothing and looked completely apathetic. I knew her well enough, though, to know that she was feeling at least a little guilt. Alice, however, didn't seem to care what either of us were feeling.

"Why?" she asked shaking her head. "Why did you have to do this to her Edward? Do you have any idea how much she loves you?"

I looked back to the floor. I knew exactly how much she loved me. She did everything that I wanted her to. And I knew she felt terrible about the whole sex refusal thing. I also knew that it wasn't her fault but I had my needs to. I couldn't help that.

"She wouldn't give me what I needed so I had to get it from somewhere." I said with a halfhearted shrug.

"Oh my God!" Alice gasped putting her hand over her mouth. "You're sleeping together?!"

I looked to the floor waves of guilt building in my gut. Jessica made a small noise of confirmation. Alice's face contorted in further rage.

"Damn." she said. "And here she was crying and worrying that you were going to break up with her because she wouldn't sleep with you! But this is so much worse! Do you know how much this is going to kill her?"

I kept my eyes on the floor. I knew exactly how much this was going to hurt her. I knew she would eventually find out but I hoped it would've been when she got over what happened to her mother and Jess and I were over. Not now when she was still vulnerable.

I felt Jess slide her hands around my waist and place her head on between my shoulder baldes. I knew it was supposed to be a comforting gesture as well as an apology. I also knew, judging from Alice's expression, that I should've just pushed Jess off of me. However, I couldn't do that. This was going to hurt her as much as Bella and it wouldn't be right to leave her in the cold. I placed my hands on top of her trying to comfort her as well.

Alice made a noise in the back of her throat and I looked back at her. She had tears of fury and sadness in her eyes. I could feel ones of guilt and sadness prickling my eyes.

"You two disgust me." she said shaking her head. She then turned and marched out of the library.

I knew what she was going to do and I couldn't let her do it. This would destroy Bella and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that happened. I had to do something to stop Alice from seeing Bella. Bella would, of course, find oput sooner or later but not like this. It shouldn't be like this.

I quickly pulled myself from Jess's embrace. She let her arms fall to her side as if in defeat. I couldn't take the look of utter rejection on her face. I grabbed her face between my hands.

"I have to talk to Alice about this. Okay, I have to keep her from telling Bella right now. You and I will talk later okay. I promise." I told her trying to get her to understand that I wasn't walking away.

She nodded and I kissed her forehead. Then I headed out of the library. I looked up and down the hall but Alice was nowhere to be seen. I knew she was way too angry to go back to class so I raced out to the parking lot. Sure enough, her yellow prosche was no where to be found. I took out my cell and dialed her number.

I was surprised when she answered after the second ring.

"What?" she asked in an aggravated tone.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Where do you think I'm going?" she retorted.

"You can't tell her." I begged.

"And why not?"

"Because you don't understand."

"What's there to understand?! You cheated on her. End of story."

"Please, just go back to the house and wait for me before you go to Bella. I really need you to hear me out. I'm begging you."

"Fine!" she yelled. "I'll listen to what you have to say but that doesn't mean I'm going to change my mind about telling her."

"Fine." I replied. "I'll be there in fifteen minutes."

"Fine." she said then hung up.

I flipped my phone shut and got into my volvo. I spent the entire drive to the house thinking of way to make Alice hear me.

ALICE

I was about ten minutes away from the house when Edward called. I didn't know why I had agreed to listen to what he had to say. I should've just went straight to Bella and told her what I saw. However, as his sister, step or otherwise, I thought I should as least give him a chance to explain. Plus, I wanted to prolong the moment when I had to break my best friend's heart.

I waited on the proch when I got home. I didn't want to go inside, just in case things got violent. There was less outside that we could break. I was only waiting for about five minutes before I saw his volvo pull in the driveway. He got out of the car and came over to sit next to me.

"You wanted be to listen, so talk." I said trying to keep my calm.

'You can't tell Bella." he said and I could see the pleading in his eyes. "It's going to destroy her. I don't want to see her like that."

I couldn't believe he was asking me this. He wanted me to keep letting him hurt my best friend and not do anything about it. No, that wasn't going to happen.

"So you want me to keep this a secret from her while you continue to run around with your little slut?" I questioned angrily.

"Don't call her a slut!" he replied.

"Wow, most guys would be defending the girlfriend not their sex toy." I stated

"So she doesn't deserve to be talked about like that! She is one of the smartest and sweetest people I know. Yes, she can be a bitch if she doesn't like you but she's really nice if you don't have issues." he yelled.

"Well, all that aside, I still consider anyone who sleeps with someone else's boyfriend a slut."

"Jessica isn't even the issue here. It's Bella."

"Well, considering you're sleeping with her instead of Bella, I'd say she's a big part of it."

"Well, it wouldn't even be an issue if Bella would just get over what happened to her mother and give me what I need!"

"Oh my God! Don't even bring that up! You only know half of what happened! It's not her fault!"

"Okay, then, what's the other half?"

"None of your business."

"Bella's my girlfriend, everything about her is my business."

"Not until she makes it your business!" I fought.

"Okay, fighting isn't getting us anywhere. So just tell me, are you going to tell her or not?" he asked.

"I wouldn't be a good best friend if I kept it from her." I answered.

"Well, what about being a good sister and keeping your promise?" he questioned.

I could not believe that he had gone there. Did he really think our deal applied here? Not when it involved him and my almost sister. She was more important to me than anyone except my mother of course. I would die for that girl. There was no way anything he said was going to stop me from telling her.

"Don't you dare throw that in my face!" I yelled. "You were the one who broke the deal and stepped into my life when you wanted to date my best friend. I let you because I knew it was would make Bella happy. Now, I catch you cheating on her and you want me to stay out of your life and let you keep hurting. I don't think so. Besides, she's more my family than you'll ever be. I'd do or give anything for her and you'll be lucky to even get a kidney from me!"

"Okay, I deserved that." he said. "I deserve a lot worse actually but Bella doesn't deserve to be hurt like this. I never intended for her to find out like this. You have no idea what this is going to do to her. Please, don't tell her!" he begged.

"I have a better idea than you do about what this going to do do her but I have to tell her. She has the right to know exactly what you are and what you've done." I replied standing up. "And stop sitting here pretending like you care about how she's going to react because if you really did, you wouldn't be sleeping with Jessica Stanley."

I then marched to my car and a drove away. I cried at the thought of having to break my best friend's heart. She didn't deserve this. I just prayed she'd believe me.

A/N: What do you think? I hope it turned out okay. The planning process gave me a hard time. Please review and tell me what you think.