I don't own Twilight. I just like twisting the characters in my own way.

Honeymoon Phases: One Beginning, One Ending

Ben walked back into the darkened bar. He reached out his left hand in search of the light switch. His hand froze just an inch shy of the switch. He had heard a noise coming from across the room near the bar. He lowered his outstretched had to grab the fire extinguisher mounted in the wall below it. Grasping the handle tightly, he called out, "I am armed. All of the bar's money is locked in a timed safe. Plus, I have already pressed the 9 and the 1 on my phone."

Then, a very familiar giggle hit his ears, "Sorry, Ben!"

"Alice," Ben sighed as he sat the fire extinguisher back down. "You and Jasper clear all of the customers and staff out of here to have sex on the bar."

Jasper's deep chuckle filled the air. "That isn't what we are doing. I just got here myself. Hit the switch and take a look."

Ben turned on the low lights and saw Alice standing behind the bar with a beer bottle in her hand. Stepping further into the room, he smirked and chuckled drily. "I am going to tell my father-in-law on you."

"I was getting it for Jasper." Alice said setting down the beer and putting her hands on her hips. "He has been working non-stop for two weeks since the night of the accident. Between working at the firehouse and protecting me here, he hasn't had a break."

"I could have covered for you. Angela would not have minded. She likes coming and hanging out here with me."

"True, Angela is becoming quite the barfly." Alice rolled her eyes. "There was barely anyone here and you have been great covering for me while I healed. I thought I would give both you and myself the night off. "

Angela slipped into the bar behind her husband. "Alice is right, Ben. All three of you need a night off. I am guessing that is why Sam, Emmett, Edward and Deputy Jacob Black just interrogated me in the parking lot."

"Sorry about that, Angela. I asked them to watch the place, so Jasper and I could have a real date." Alice said shrugging. "What are you two doing back here?"

Angela blushed while her husband's eyes dropped to the floor. "We… um… we came…"

Alice burst out laughing and had to hold her stomach tightly even with the stitches gone. "I cannot believe Ms. Innocent and Mr. Straight Line came to have sex in my empty bar. You both have gotten very adventurous since you got married."

Angela began blushing so much that her entire face was a rosy red. "I don't suppose we can all just walk away and forget this happened?"

"Not a chance, Angela!" Alice answered giggling. "This is totally going to be dissected when you and the other girls come to the bar tomorrow night."

"Demon Pixie," Angela muttered under her breath.

Alice countered, "Okay, Little Miss Not So Innocent."

"Devil's Fairy…"

"Scarlett Goody Two Shoes…"

Jasper interrupted the two women. "Ben, how about we take our women to their respective corners? Those guys outside would have way too much fun coming in here to either break up or watch a cat fight."

Alice and Angela rolled their eyes in unison.

"Men are so predictable." Angela scoffed.

"Just because two women are having a spirited discussion and are teasing each other, they think we are going to break out into a chick fight."

"I apologize, Alice." Jasper said throwing all he had into his southern drawl.

Ben chimed in. "I'm sorry, too."

"Can we go upstairs and eat our dinner now? I am feeling very hungry all of the sudden."

"See you tomorrow, Angela!" Alice yelled over her shoulder as she pushed Jasper toward the kitchen and her apartment.

"Jasper, are you sure that everything is safe with the guys walking around outside?" Alice asked after dinner had been eaten and cleared away.

Jasper wrapped his hands around her waist as she sat back against him on the chaise lounge. After kissing her neck just below her ear, he said, "We are perfectly safe tonight. Why? Do you have a bad feeling or something?"

"No. I have no bad feeling." Alice said with a small smile gracing her lips. "I am having quite the opposite feeling though."

He chuckled in her ear. "What do you have a good feeling about?"

"Us," was all she said before turning her head to snuggle close to him and fall asleep.

Jasper decided he wanted another beer since he had not had one since the night before the gal's car accident and the guys were still outside patrolling. He walked out of the bar kitchen to see Edward walking around the tables. Jasper felt his entire body tense and his mind became fully alert. "Edward, what is going on? Is everything okay outside?"

"Relax, everything is fine." Edward said still looking around the tables' area.

"Then, what are you doing?" Jasper said coming out from behind the bar.

Edward looked up and shook his head at his friend. "I cannot believe how much this situation of Carlisle's has made you paranoid."

"This situation is not Carlisle's making. All of us are trying to deal with it though. I thought as my friend and someone who respects Carlisle that you understood that." Jasper corrected. "Besides, it involves the woman I am growing to love."

"You are growing to love that pixie!"

"Watch what you are saying, Edward."

"No, you used to be all about the job. You used to be one of the best firefighters that I knew. Now, all you do is worry about Alice and Carlisle Cullen." Edward spat.

"Get out!" Jasper said. The fact that he was barely holding onto his control was evident in his tone. "You need to get out of this bar and go back to Forks."

"Are you prepared to force me, Jasper?" Edward asked leaning back against a table with a smirk. "You have gotten soft. You have exchanged your workouts for cuddling on the couch with the pixie. She has you whipped. I doubt that you can take me any more."

"I don't think he will have to find out." Emmett said walking into the bar followed by Sam and Jacob. "I think you need to leave on your own, Masen."

Edward scoffed before shaking his head and leaving.

After hearing Edward's Volvo peal out of the parking lot, Sam turned to Jacob. "Maybe Edward should move up on that list of yours."

Author's Note~

Well, the story is moving along and soon we will be back to the prologue. The next two posts are almost written, so it shouldn't be too long before the next post

~KaliCali77