A/N: Hey, sorry it took so long to update. It was probably even worse of a wait with that cliffhanger I gave you guys... (sorry about that too. I had to keep you reading somehow :P) Oh, and sorry to those who got a false alarm with this chapter. I don't know what I did, but somehow it emailed people saying I had this chapter posted days ago. I didn't really though. I'm not entirely sure what happened. So sorry again.

Madi edited this. My sister, Allison, read through it when Madi was done. She found that I put "honesty" instead of "honestly". She wants me to say "good job sis." I don't think that's necessary since Madi found way more mistakes than her. (Wink, wink Madi! lol)

Disclaimer: Um... Alex is mine in this chapter :) Unfortunately for me though, I'm not Stephenie Meyer so I don't own the rest of the characters...

Wow, I think that was my longest author's note. Kudos to those who actually read it. Mini rant over :)

...Well, here it is!

Chapter 8

APOV

"You're overreacting, you know," Jasper said.

"Just tell me who she is," I whined. "Please?"

"She's my best friend."

My heart sunk; again. He had a best friend that was a girl? That always happened when one liked the other, but the other didn't want to date. Alex probably loved him. Ugh. Ugh, ugh, UGH. I do not want to be involved in a love triangle. Wait, what if he was the one that liked her? I didn't know if I could take this.

Jasper noticed my face change. "It's not like that, Alice."

I just looked at him.

"Listen, she is my best friend... but it's not what your thinking."

"Then what is it?" I spat at him. I was on the verge of tears.

"She's not just my friend. She's my family."

Okay... now I was confused. "Huh?"

"She's my cousin, love. We grew up together. My mom and my aunt were always really close, so when they had kids they still stayed close. That caused us to be really close too. She's my only cousin on my mom's side, and they live close to us. She's a better friend than a lot of people I know. Not including the five of you, of course."

"If she's your cousin, then why did you tell her not to call you?" I was so confused, it wasn't even funny.

"Because, silly, I was going to be with you."

Oh. OH! I felt like an idiot. How could I be so stupid? I automatically assumed he was in love with this girl. I was crying now.

He got sad, when he saw the tears. "Why are you crying?"

"Nothing... it's stupid."

"I take it, it's not what you were thinking, huh?"

I nodded slowly.

"And that, is the exact reason I told her not to call," he mumbled. Then he pulled me into a hug, and kissed my cheek.

"What, might I ask, did you think?"

"Like I said, it's stupid. You don't even want to hear it. I don't want you to get mad."

"If I promise not to get mad, will you tell me?" He pouted.

I couldn't resist his pout. "I guess."

He looked at me, waiting for me to tell him.

I took in a deep breath. "Honestly... I thought she was in love with you. Or worse, you were in love with her. I was afraid of a love triangle that didn't exist."

"Oh. If it makes you feel better, we haven't talked in a while. She calls every once and a while, but ever since she hooked up with her boyfriend, they've been inseparable. I didn't understand why, that is, until now."

"God, I feel so stupid!"

"Well, don't. I love you."

Did I hear him right? He just... said he loved me!

"I love you, too," I managed to say.

He kissed me on my cheek again. I wasn't having that. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him close. He got the message and moved to my lips. We kissed for a while. I stole a glance at the clock, and he did too. It was 2 A.M.

He pulled away and looked at me. "You know, I'd absolutely love to do this all night long-"

I cut him off, putting one finger over his lips. "I know. You have class tomorrow."

He nodded. "Goodnight."

"I love you."

"Not as much as I love you."

"I don't believe that."

"I think you do."

I smiled, and I kissed him once more before falling asleep in his arms.

I woke up, still in Jasper's arms. There was another hour and a half until Jasper had to leave for class. I didn't want to wake him up; he needed the sleep to survive class later. I slipped out of his arms and stuck a pillow in my place. I smiled when he hugged it tighter. After I showered I figured I'd relieve Bella of her breakfast duties. No one else was up when I started the coffee. After I had a pot brewing I moved on to eggs. I whipped the batch and they were ready to cook, and put bread in the toaster, and in the toaster oven. One of the many benefits of having roommates; all of our parents bought us housewarming gifts. Who knew we'd end up needing them all? Once I put in the second batch of bread to make toast, I started cooking the eggs.

"GUYS! FOOD!" I yelled. Hopefully that was loud enough to wake them up.

RPOV

I woke up to someone screaming. I think it was Alice. I rolled over, a bit confused where I was.

Arms wrapped around me stirred, and I remembered.

"Rosalie," Emmett muttered.

"I'm not ready to get up just yet."

"Me either..." He started kissing my neck.

"GUYS, SERIOUSLY. GET YOUR LAZY BUMS UP!" Alice screamed.

"I guess Alice is ready for us to get up," I said with a laugh. I started to pull out of his arms, but he tightened his grip. "Why does she want us up anyway?"

"Probably something to do with the fact that I have classes in the morning," he said. "And I think she said something about food."

"Oh," I said. "Well, let's go see what food she's talking about."

He couldn't resist the food. "Okay..."

Alice had placed plates around the table, and was now putting a pan on an oven mitt in the middle of the table. It looked like scrambled eggs. Then, she brought over a plate piled with toast, and a pot of coffee.

Jasper came out of the bathroom, and sat in one of the chairs. Emmett and I followed suite, and grabbed some food.

"Alright, where are Bella and Edward?" Alice asked.

"Not sure... want me to get them?" I asked her.

She nodded. "Thanks."

I got up and walked down the hall to Bella's room. I knocked on the door, and no one said anything. I knocked again, louder this time. Still, neither of them answered.

I opened the door, just enough to poke my head in. They were both asleep still, and Edward's arms were around Bella. I was surprised they fit on the bed, although they were snuggled close. They were both slightly smiling. I closed the door and went to get Alice.

"Alice, you have to see this."

She looked at me curiously, but followed me.

I opened the door to the bedroom and she poked her head in.

"Aw, my plan worked!"

"You knew it worked yesterday," I reminded her.

"Yes, but now I'm absolutely positive about it." She thought for a moment, and then said, "I hate to wake them up, but I think Edward has class too."

"I'm sure they'll understand."

She poked her head back in.

"Edward, Bella," she called. She turned to me, "Take it from here, I need to finish making breakfast."

"'Kay, Edward! Get out of bed. You have classes in half an hour. Bella, you're not helping." I watched them stir in the little bed. "Food's ready!!"

They got out of bed, slowly. I made sure they actually were coming before going back to the table.

I sat down and grabbed some eggs and two pieces of toast. We talked about the college classes we have, comparing teachers and such. Bella, Alice, and I sat finishing up our coffee, while the guys showered and got ready to go.

They left, and Alice starting making plans of what we were going to do while they were gone.

"How about a spa day, except we do it at home?" Alice offered.

Bella groaned, but I didn't see what was wrong with that idea. I agreed.

"Two against one, Bella, You lose. Spa it is," Alice said.

"This should be fun," Bella muttered.

A/N: Next will be their spa day. Don't worry, I guarantee it won't be boring. Well, I hope it won't be. It should be posted sometime soon. I'm almost done writing it. But now I'm back at school from break, so who knows what will happen.