Chapter 25
Edward POV-
I rolled over onto my side and tried to reach for my phone with no luck. I'd set it on the chair on the other side of the room the night before. I stood and walked out of the room with the phone, in an attempt to not wake Bella.
"Hello?" My voice came out scratchy and hoarse.
"Edward!" The voice on the other end squealed. I knew it was Alice immediately. I took a glance at the clock, which read six am. It was definitely Alice.
"Yes?"
"Get Bella on the phone. Right now." I groaned.
"She's sleeping. Can we just let her sleep?"
"She'll live. Go." She sure was demanding. I knew that there was no point in even trying to argue with Alice. I went into the bedroom, wishing that she would change her mind. I knew that she wouldn't, of course.
"Bella, you have to wake up." She stirred in her sleep, and then opened her eyes.
"Why? I want to sleep longer. Another hour, please?"
"Alice is on the phone. She told me to wake you, normally I would ignore her, but you know how she is sometimes." I handed her the phone, and then left the room to give her privacy. I took the opportunity to cook the breakfast I had packed, and was almost done with it when Bella came out of the bedroom.
"You'll never guess what happened. Can we please go home after we eat?"
"Why? What happened? I mean, sure, we can leave, but just why?" I couldn't really think of a reason we should leave, Alice hadn't sounded worried or sad on the phone, but I still stumbled over the words, worried.
"They eloped. That's why none of us have heard from them in such a long time. They were on their honeymoon! I can't believe they didn't tell us!" I could tell that Bella was fighting between being mad, and being happy for her friend. I honestly didn't know how I felt either.
I couldn't believe it. My brother had run off and gotten married without telling me. Did he think that I was going to try and stop him or something? I was extremely happy for him, partly because I knew Alice and Jasper were perfect for each other. That had been apparent long before they had been reunited. The other reason because this possibly meant Jasper had moved on from Tanya. Finally.
Part of me wondered what Emmett and Rosalie would do now that Rose was pregnant. Would they follow Jasper and Alice, and elope, move the wedding up, or wait until the baby was born? Either way, I knew that I would be the last of my brothers to get married. IT didn't really bother me; I was perfectly happy where I was.
I thought through all of this while I put food on our plates and we ate, silently. Both of us were lost in our own thoughts. Ate quickly, wanting to get home and see my brother, to congratulate him. Bella finished her food right after I did, and I washed the pan and spatula I had cooked with while Bella threw everything else away and started packing. I was incredibly grateful for plastic plates and silverware right now.
I was also glad I had packed up everything at our campsite already, leaving a lot of things still packed. We were loaded and on the road in no time.
Jasper POV-
I looked over at my beautiful new bride, who was sleeping beside me. Alice had woken up at some ungodly hour of the morning, claiming that she couldn't wait another second, and had to tell her friends we had eloped, and then immediately plopped back down on the bed and declared she was tired. She was fast asleep in mere seconds. I soon found myself next to her, as if our bodies had powerful magnets that drew me to her. I became more and more exhausted as time drew on and yet unable to sleep.
Instead of sleeping I found myself thinking. Mostly about our wedding, actually. Among other things. Alice and I had been spending every second together after we had found out that Bella was okay. Part of me felt guilty for not visiting her, and I knew that Alice felt the same. During the time we had been spending together we had been casually looking at houses, Alice had said she wanted to be closer to her friends, and I found myself imagining life with Alice. I knew life would be easy for us, even before Alice had admitted to not having to work due to her fathers invention. It's not like I don't get paid well in my job field. However, it was after this I started to imagine how easy it would be for us to raise a family together.
At first, these thoughts had caught me off guard. I hadn't really been anywhere near the thoughts of family since all my hopes of having one with Tanya had been crushed. They had always been much too painful, but now I found them coming easily. Alice had truly helped me after Tanya had left, and I would always be grateful to her. There had been some feelings between us the last time, and Alice had quickly gone back to Florida, determined not to be my rebound girl. I didn't blame her, honestly. I somehow knew even then that it was more than that though. Part of me was glad that she had moved away. I was way past the rebound stage now.
When she had come back I was worried that those past feelings would get in the way. It was quickly obvious that those worries were unnecessary. We joked around and were instantly friends again. It wasn't until we had joked around, saying 'hey, I love you. Let's get married, okay?' That I began to see myself with Alice permanently. And now that we were, I wonder how we could have ever been just friends. Although that we were very new newlyweds, we were completely comfortable with each other. There had never been any awkward moments, or anything. Alice had moved into my apartment immediately. Although I often had to move around to oversee jobs I was contracting, I still had an apartment reserved for me at the complex.
The wedding. The wedding had been simple, as you could expect for a Vegas wedding. We had a normal priest, instead of the Elvis impersonator. That had been Alices request, or rather, demand. I remember her words being. 'Jasper. Of course I'll marry you. But no way in hell am I doing it in front of Elvis.' I chuckled at the memory, and Alice moved closer to me in her sleep. I played with her hair for a bit, enjoying how incredibly soft it was.
Everything seemed to be happening so fast lately. Bella moving here, getting divorced, and my brother falling in love with her. Alice coming here, Bella getting hurt, Alice and I becoming involved, getting married. I had once heard the saying that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. I hoped desperately that I wasn't nearing the end of mine. It felt like my life had just begun. I honestly felt like a giddy little kid who just got a new toy. I wrapped my arms around my new wife, and fell asleep before I had realized it.
I woke up to a rapid knocking at the door. I groaned, rolling over. Alice sighed in her sleep and pulled the covers around her, completely oblivious. I swear that girl could sleep through multiple natural disasters without even realizing it. I quickly pulled on a shirt, not bothering to change out of my pajama pants. I realized that it was probably later in the day, maybe even the afternoon, but I honestly didn't care. I was much too happy to care what anyone thought.
I opened the door, running my fingers through my hair as I opened the door. I froze instantly when I saw who it was.
"Hello, Jasper. I ran into your brother and thought I'd pop in to say hello." Tanya. The woman who had completely shattered me, leaving me to pick up the broken pieces of a lost child and relationship all on my own. I had thought about what I would do if she came back, before. There had always been different answers. I suppose that the answers reflected on how I felt at the moment. If I was happy, or going through a time of depression, anger, or loneliness. This time, however, it was anger. Ran into my brother? She must mean Edward. Emmett was completely preoccupied with Rosalie, getting her anything she wanted, and hardly letting her do anything. I wonder how he reacted, hm. He must have said something. It's not like she had ever visited me when I actually needed her. Of all the time that had passed, she had to pick now. When I was happily married. Then again, it's not like she ever had that great of timing to begin with.
"Oh, well, I'm pretty busy. Maybe now isn't the best time." I kept my voice hard and firm, trying to get my message across. I forgot she wasn't all that bright, however. She either was dumber than I thought, or was just ignoring me.
"Well I missed you so much! How have you been?" She hugged me, and I froze, keeping my arms at my side, until she walked over to the couch and sat down.
"I've been wonderful, actually. I take it the brother you mentioned is Edward?"
"Yes. He had some horrible girl with him. It must've been a whore, though. He never was all that nice." I had to stifle a laugh at this. Tanya and Edward had never gotten along. Edward had somehow seen through the lies way before anyone else could.
"No, that was probably Bella. They've been dating for a while now. I never knew why you two had a problem. He has always been popular with everyone else."
She just humphed, and then looked around. "So there are rumors, you know. About you and some Alice? Really, what were you thinking, Jasper? Didn't you know that I was coming back? I just needed some time to myself."
"How was I supposed to know, Tanya? Not that I would care. You do realize that it has been years, right? Or are you too dense to get that. And yes, Alice is my wife. I have completely moved on and I am asking you now to leave my apartment immediately. You hold no interest of mine anymore." I raised my voice, not thinking of Alice in the next room.
"Oh. Well then." She started to fidget with her hands, a trait that had always annoyed me.
"Jasper?" I heard Alices voice coming from the bedroom, and I walked into the bedroom, not caring what happened with Tanya.
"Yes?"
"Who is here? I heard you yelling…" Her voice was still tired, and I brushed the hair out of her face, and kissed her forehead.
"Tanya. I have no idea why she's here. I'm trying to get her to leave."
She immediately sat straight up. "Oh. I'll take care of it. Trust me." I knew I should be worried by the sudden burst of excitement in her voice, but I couldn't help but be curious. I wasn't going to try and stop her, and I knew that no way she would lose against Tanya. It was just too easy to confuse her. I don't know what I ever saw in her. But here she stood, in clothing that was probably illegal in a few states.
"Alice." I said, in what I hoped was not an encouraging tone.
"What?" She looked back, with an innocent look, and then broke out into a grin. I followed her out in the living room, not wanting them to be alone.
"Tanya?" Alice asked in a sweet, but obviously fake voice.
"Yeah?"
"I don't allow backstabbing whores in my house. I would love it if you would leave now. I mean, Jasper and I did just get married… We have… Things. To do." I don't know how she did it, but she managed to keep her face completely serious.
Tanya just stood there, at a loss of words. I couldn't help but smile towards Alice. She would never know how much this would mean to me. She had always said that she wanted to get back at her, just once. But she never had. I knew that to her, this was important. That she was finally standing up for who she loved, and expressing her feelings towards the woman who had shattered me for such a long time.
"Now." Alice picked up Tanyas purse from beside her on the couch, opened the door, and flung it out. Then she stood by the door and put one hand on her hip, pointing to the door.
"Now let me tell you how, just incase you forgot. This." She said, motioning towards the door. "Is a door. It opens. And then you walk your skanky ass right through it, go to your whorehouse, and never come back. Okay?" Alice flashed a brilliant grin, as if she had just taught a small child how to read.
When Tanya didn't move, Alice walked towards her. She obviously saw this as a threat, and stood up, running out of the door. She slammed it behind her, and Alice and I both burst into laughter as soon as it was shut.
"I didn't think she would go away that easily." Alice walked over to me, and I hugged her tightly.
"You know, I can fend for myself. I was doing just fine."
"I know. But seriously, that was hardly any fun at all. I thought she would at least attempt to put up a fight…"
"I didn't think she actually thought you were real, she always was able to make up some excuse for whatever she didn't want to believe. And you can look pretty intimidating sometimes…" She looked up at me to see if I was joking, and I smiled at her.
"Are you intimidated by me?" She asked.
"By you? Oh, no way. I mean, what are you, five feet tall? What could you possibly do that would scare me?" This was answered by a punch to the arm.
"Ow! I think you broke it… Fix it, Alice… Fix it. I'm gonna die, oh no!"
"Oh, shush. You're fine." She walked over and curled up on the couch, turning on the television.
"I think there is a pretty good movie on HBO today. Let's watch it." She flipped down the list of shows on, and grimaced once she got to HBO.
"28 days later? Honey, this early?"
I nodded and grinned at her, she rolled her eyes and clicked on it, starting the movie. We were a couple of minutes into it when she got up and went into the kitchen. I heard her rummaging around for a while, and then smelled pancakes cooking.
"Do you need any help in there?" I yelled over to her.
"Nope! Just watch your movie."
I became engrossed in the movie, and jumped at the sound of her voice when she came back in, carrying two plates with pancakes. One was heaping, and the other had two or three on it.
"Oh, come on, Alice. You know I can eat more than three pancakes." The tinkling sound not unlike bells rang out as she laughed. Ever since we had expressed our feelings together, the teasing was nonstop. She handed me the plate stacked with pancakes and we dug in, eating in silence.
Alice had taken the dishes into the kitchen when I heard a knock on the door.
"Coming!" I jumped up and opened the door, to a very excited looking Bella and Edward.
"Hey Jasper. Congratulations!" Bella hugged me quickly, and then walked pass me, looking for Alice.
"She's in the kitchen. Come on in, Edward. You didn't have to come back so soon, you know. We would have still been married if you had waited a day." I felt kind of bad that we had cut their trip short. We had found out that they had gone when we had gotten back, but even though Alice knew she still had to tell them right away. I couldn't blame her, I felt the exact same way. I wanted everyone in the world to know, if that was possible.
"I know. But it was a mutual decision to come back. Congratulations, man. I couldn't be happier with your decision. However quick it was." His tone let me know that he was joking.
"It just felt right, you know? I can't really explain it. I tried earlier, when I was talking to Emmett, but I just can't. It's like everything suddenly clicked into place."
"I know what you mean… Everything with Bella just seems so right. Don't worry, we're not going to run off to Vegas without telling my brother." He looked over at me and blinked once.
"Yeah… About that. You know that thing I was talking about before? The It felt right, thing?" I wasn't mad. We had always given each other a hard time. This was just like the good old times.
All of a sudden there was a shrieking noise coming from the kitchen. Alice was filling Bella in on the details of the wedding.
"Oh, by the way. You spoke with Tanya?"
"Um, actually, it was more Bella chewing her out while she stood there. Wait, how did you know?"
"She stopped by here earlier. Alice literally threw her out of the apartment." I shook my head, smiling at the earlier events replaying in my head.
"Seriously? That must've been something to see."
I was about to fill him in on the details when Bella and Alice came out into the living room.
"Edward? We should go pick up Connor now. I'm sure that Rosalie is needing a break just about now."
"Oh, sure. I'm sure we'll be back later, seeming as how Alice got the missing brother to return. Congratulations, Alice. See you later." He wrapped his arm around her back, and they left after we had exchanged goodbyes.
Okay. This is going to be a looong note.
1. My computer has died. I think it somehow got zapped while it was unplugged. The computer will turn on, but nothing works. I'm sending it to Geek Squad Thursday. Meanwhile I will try to write on my brothers computer. We'll see how it works.
2. There will only be probably another chapter of this story, BUT there WILL be a sequel SOON. I am also toying with a more depressing story, that will basically be therapy for me. We'll see.
3. Thank you guys for reviewing!! Many even reviewed for my updates. I am sorry for the horribly long wait.
4. I realized how short my chapters on after they are posted. WOW. I tried to make this one longer, but i kept getting writers block. Trying to wrap things up, and yet keep them going... ugh. Anyways. Hope you enjoyed this. Please let me know what you're thinking!