A/N: Ello there, all (: Sorry if I'm getting slow in updating—life is trying to kill me. I'm not abandoning my fanfic anytime soon, though! And, since I'm sure none of you wanna hear bout my life, on with the chappie!

It had been exactly one month since the day I found out I was pregnant. Sue had been right—it did take a lot out of you. I found myself unable to stand straight and walk without help as well as gobbling down food faster than Leah, and that was just scary. My mood swings were getting on my last nerve and I wasn't sure how much longer I could deal with the stupid all-day morning sickness.

But, as I walked out of the hospital after getting my first ultrasound, Seth's fingers laced in mine and a picture in my hand, I forgot all about the troubles I'd been enduring. When we sat in the car, I held the picture out at arm's length and sighed contentedly. Carlisle had been right—we were having twins.

It turned out, I was about three months pregnant now, and I was definitely showing. I couldn't see my feet if I looked down—but my feet were small, so that probably had something to do with it—and the baby boy and girl growing inside me were pretty heavy weight to carry around.

Yes, my twins would be a boy and a girl. The nurse wondered openly about why the babies were growing so fast as I smiled in false confusion. I smiled warmly at the thought, rubbing my stomach through the fuzzy material of my beige sweater. Alice had taken me shopping about a week after the… incident with Rosalie and filled half my closet with maternity clothes.

Emmett and Rose were still staying with Tanya's family in Denali. Emmett called often, promising their return home and teasing Seth and me when he got the chance. Rose was still angry, but she did make an effort to talk to me once. She'd asked how I was doing, which I thought was sweet, and after I responded, she'd claimed to have to go help Kate with her hair. Those were the only words we'd exchanged in months.

My phone rang, Alice's custom ringtone playing loudly. I dug it out of my pocket and pressed the green talk button.

"How did it go?" she asked, not bothering with formal introduction.

"It went well," I said, being vague on purpose.

"What do you know?" she pressed.

"Well, we're having twins." I gave Seth's hand a squeeze as I said this. Alice squealed a deafening squeal into my ear. I held the phone away from my head.

"Did you hear that, everyone?" I imagined her surrounded by my family, all waiting eager to know what I'd found out. "I'm going to be the grandma of two little babies! Do you know if they're girls or boys?"

"Both," I sighed happily. "I'm going to give birth to a precious baby girl and boy."

I was smart enough to hold my phone far away from me this time. Even then, I could still clearly hear Alice and her shriek of happiness.

"When's your due date?" she asked impatiently.

"April fourteenth," I answered.

"Does that give us enough time?" she asked, evidently not to me.

"Plenty," I heard Esme say. I hadn't a clue what they were talking about, but I decided it might be best not to ask. I'd put my foot down on the baby shower, knowing it would go overboard, so I couldn't even imagine what Alice was planning.

"Have you called Jade and Ali yet?" she questioned.

"I just got out of the hospital," I laughed. "You called before I could dial their numbers."

"Better get on it, then," Alice said. "See you at home."

I pressed the end button and started dialing Jade's cell. She hadn't gotten a phone put in the new apartment she'd and Ali had acquired. Jade answered on the first ring.

"Hey," two overly perky voices greeted me.

"You two sound just like Alice," I laughed before they plunged into the same interrogation I'd been through less than a minute before. They, however, decided to ask one question Alice hadn't.

"So have you guys talked about names yet?" Jade asked.

"We haven't really discussed that yet," I answered truthfully.

Ali made a disappointed sound. "Do you have anything in mind?"

"Maybe I do," I said. "Maybe I don't."

"Aw, Jasmine, come on, don't be like that!" Jade whined.

"Sorry, girls," I giggled. "Top secret."

There was a beeping sound in my ear.

"Oops, Mom's calling," Jade muttered. "Gotta go. This isn't over!"
"Of course it's not," I laughed. "Bye." I shut my phone. Seth chuckled next to me.

"Do you have a name in mind?" he asked, raising one eyebrow.

I bit my lip as I smiled sheepishly. "Only for the girl."

He smiled. "And that is?" he pressed.

I told him the name I envisioned our little daughter having. He smiled.

"Why does that sound familiar?" he joked. "You realize that's originally a Native American name, right?"

"It is?" I asked. "What's it mean?"

"I love you," he said. I pursed my lips.

"I love you, too," I said, "but you didn't tell me—"

I was cut off by his laughter. "No, no; the name. It means 'I love you.'"

"Ohh," I said, stretching out the word. "Duh…"

Seth chuckled. "Do you have something in mind for the boy?"

"Nope," I said. "You?"

"None," he muttered. "I suppose it'll come to us, right? We have six months anyways." He winked at me. I blushed involuntarily.

We pulled up to the Cullen house and I immediately unbuckled my seatbelt and—with Seth's help—got out of the car.

I was searching my bag for my keys when the front door flew open and Alice, smiling much too wide, pulled me inside.

"Careful," I said, wobbling and gripping Seth's forearm to stay standing. "Dizziness hasn't worn off yet."

She giggled and grabbed my purse from me.

"Um, do you mind?" I laughed as she rummaged through it. Her face lit up when she found the ultrasound picture. She skipped over to Jasper and held it in front of her.

"Jazz," she sighed, "those are our grandkids!"

Esme, Leah, Carlisle, Bella, Edward, Sue, and Nessie all gathered around to see, sighing in admiration.

"They look very healthy," Carlisle said.

"Jasmine, you really seem to be withstanding the pregnancy well," Sue noted. "I'm surprised you're not in worse condition."

"Thank… you?" It came out as a question. I wasn't sure if I should be offended or not.

"You should eat," Esme suggested, ushering me into the kitchen. "I made you some soup. Hope you like it."

I sat down at the dining table, Seth in the seat next to me. Esme placed a bowl of steaming soup in front of me. I quickly picked up a spoon and—ignoring the burning sensation on my tongue—swallowed spoonful after spoonful. Esme smiled at me.

"Seth would you like some as well?" she asked him.

"I can get it," he assured her, standing. Esme was quicker and had a bowl ready before he got to his feet.

"No need." She smiled, placing the bowl on the table.

"Thanks," he said, sitting down again. Esme took the seat across from him and turned to me.

"Jasmine, Seth; Alice, Bella, and I were wondering if you'd let us do your babies' rooms," she said, hope glittering in her golden eyes.

I swallowed the soup I'd just spooned into my mouth and turned to Seth. He smiled in encouragement.

"We'd love that, Esme," I answered. As if on cue, Alice and Bella both came dancing into the room. They sat themselves in chairs at the table.

"Okay, we were thinking, since we have those two storage rooms at the end of the hall upstairs, we could empty those out and turn them into rooms for the babies," Alice stated perkily.

"Would you want to come with us when we shop for the furniture and everything?" Bella asked. Obviously, she was more concerned of me having a say in everything.

"I hand over everything to the three of you," I said. "Just, one small thing; can we not go with the standard pink and blue? It annoys the crap out of me."

Esme laughed. "Sure, honey, we can do that," she said. "Do you have any colors in mind?"

I turned to Seth. "Does purple sound good for our little girl's room?" I asked.

"I think it sounds nice," he assured me.

"All right, so, purple for the girl's room," Alice noted. "And for the boy?"

"How's brown?" Seth inquired.

"Warm and friendly. Brown it is." I nodded.

"Purple and brown are pretty colors," Bella giggled. "We'll get right on it."

"We'll shop for the girl's room first," Alice instructed. "Once that's done, we can shop for the boy's so we don't have too much stuff lying around."

"We'll send you pictures of the different shades of purple for the walls," Bella promised.

"I told you, I'm leaving this in your capable hands," I said. "You all just choose what you like."

"You sure?" Bella asked.

"I'm sure," I confirmed as I set both mine and Seth's plated in the sink. I wiped my hands on a towel before following everyone into the living room. Alice was flinging her purse over her shoulder.

"Jazz, Edward? Can you both do me a favor?" she asked them.

"We can do that," Edward said, answering her unsaid question. "She wants us to take all those boxes out of the upstairs rooms and take them down to the basement."

Jasper nodded.

"We'll get right on it," he said. With that, they flew up the stairs, returning seconds later with five boxes piled on their shoulders.

"Be done by the time we're back," Alice called behind her shoulder before shutting the door. Outside, I could hear her Porsche starting up.

"I really hope she won't go overboard with this," I muttered as I wedged myself in between Sue and Leah. Seth sat on the other side of his sister.

"Knowing Alice, she will." Sue laughed.

"You have some guts putting something like that in her hands," Leah said. "Overly perky bloodsucker."

"Leah!" Sue scolded. "You do realize that Alice is your mother-in-law, right?"

Leah rolled her eyes. "Don't remind me."

"When do you think Alice will be back?" I asked Seth. "There's something I seriously need to talk to her about."

"I don't know," he said. "It's Alice. She might be gone all day. Why, what do you want to talk to her about?"

I turned my head and stretched up to kiss his lips softly. "Nothing you need to worry about," I said, smiling.

"Jasmine," he said in a warning tone. I laughed.

"You worry too much," I chastised half-heartedly. I was just returning my attention to the television—Leah and Sue were watching some designer reality show—when the door opened again. Alice stepped in and locked eyes with me.

"Someone needs me?" she teased.

"I thought you couldn't see my future," I pouted.

"I said I can't see your future well," she corrected. "So whatcha need?"

"Upstairs," I hinted. Alice grabbed my hand and I pulled myself up off the couch. We climbed the stairs, said our hellos to Edward and Jasper who were still working on taking boxes downstairs, and entered her room. She shut the door behind her and took a seat next to me on her bed.

"What's up?" she asked.

I looked up. "The ceiling."

She grimaced. "Not funny. Can we please make this quick? I left Esme and Bella torn between three different shades of purple and I just have to be there to help decide!"

I laughed at her oh-my-gosh-this-is-such-a-crisis attitude. "I'll make it quick," I promised. She sat silently, her eyes attentive.

"Alice, I don't want to be a vampire," I said. Her eyes widened.

"I didn't see that one coming," she muttered. "I thought you had your heart set on this."

"I used to," I said. "But then…" I put my hand to my stomach. I could almost hear something click in Alice's head.

"I want my kids to be able to call me 'Mom' in public without heads turning and questions rising," I sighed. "I don't want them to be sixteen with a mother who's in her twenties." I looked up and saw the hurt in her eyes. Immediately, I realized what I'd said.

"No, no, no!" I exclaimed. "Alice, no! I wasn't talking about that! No, believe me; I didn't have a problem with calling you my mother when you didn't look much older than me. But think about it, Alice, if you were in my situation, still human with a possibility to continue being human, then wouldn't you have wanted this for your child, too?"

She sighed. "I know, you're right," she admitted. "I'm not upset about the fact that I can't take your life. I'm just… sad that this means I'm going to lose you one day. One day I'm going to have to go to your funeral. This is the way it should be, I know, but I don't know if I'll be able to handle seeing you lying cold, still, and lifeless in a coffin when I could've prevented it."

I put my hand on hers. "Alice, I'm not asking you to just forget my life and let some disease take my life," I said. "If my kids still need me, then if it is absolutely, positively necessary, I want to be changed. Don't change me if I'm old and withered, though. I really wouldn't like to be an eighty year old vampire." I smiled jokingly.

"So, you don't want to be changed unless you have to be changed?" she clarified.

I nodded. "Now, I think I've taken enough of your time," I decided. "You should be getting back to Esme and Bella. They're probably done with the choosing of the color by now."

Alice laughed her bell-like laugh and shook her head. "No, they're down to two different ones now." She helped me stand up and led me out the door. "But, yeah, I should go. Thanks for talking to me. At least now you don't need to talk to Jasper." She forcefully knocked on the wall that separated the hallway from the room Jazz and Edward had been working in. I heard someone stumble backward. "He's been listening."

Jasper's head popped out of the door. He was rubbing his ear.

"Jeez, Alice, that one hurt my extremely sensitive hearing," he laughed.

Alice smirked and put her hands on her hips. "I intended that to happen." She bound forward and pecked his cheek.

"I'm leaving again," she announced before bouncing down the stairs and out the door.

"I like the decision you made," Jasper said in my ear. "I'll make sure she keeps her promise." He patted my shoulder before returning to his work.

I smiled and made my way slowly and carefully down the stairs. I'd gotten over my human Bella-like clumsiness a really long time ago, but since I couldn't see my feet anymore, I had returned to tripping over cordless phones, as Leah liked to call it. I walked a bit sideways down the stairs, trying to keep both my hands on the railing and my eyes on the very tips of my feet.

"Did you hear?" I asked Seth when I sat down next to him. He lifted me and nestled me onto his lap.

"Of course I did," he said. "I think it's a good idea."

"So do I," Leah volunteered. "I like the idea of my sister-in-law not reeking of leech more than usual."

I threw a pillow at Leah and it actually hit her. She put it behind her.

"You know you've gotten used to the scent," I said.

Leah grimaced. "Maybe I have, maybe I haven't. You don't know me."

I laughed. Seth and Sue joined in. We continued watching that same reality show—Project Runway, it was apparently called—when my phone rang. I coaxed it out of my jean pocket and put it to my ear.

"Hello?" I said into it.

"Hey, Jasmine, it's Bella," the voice on the other end said. I heard a squeal in the background and a scuffling sound.

"Jasmine!" Alice squealed into my ear. "We found the perfect shade of purple for the room!"

"That's great," I said. "You, know, Alice, you don't have to call me whenever you decide on something."

"I know," she said. "But I will!" She hung up and I was left with the steady beeping of the phone in my ear.

"She is so Alice," I muttered. I put my phone on vibrate and stuffed it in between two cushions.