Never Again, Chapter 14: Good News and Bad News

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Six months. Six whole months. Edward and I had been going out for six whole months.

In some ways, it didn't seem that long at all. I could remember so clearly the day he'd moved to Forks, and the day he'd asked me out. I could remember so clearly the party, and our first kiss. As much as I wanted to forget it, I could remember the day I'd met Emmett the clearest.

In other ways, however, it didn't seemed much, much longer. It was as if we'd been together a lifetime, like all the other crap had never happened. Edward made it all go away. He was such a key element to my life now, that when I think of him not being here, or remember back when he wasn't, I feel…kinda empty. And I make noises that sound like I'm delivering a demon spawn baby.

Weird.

I heard Jazz's cruiser pull up on the driveway, and took a deep breath. I can't believe Edward was leaving me to do this by myself. Well, that was mean. It wasn't his fault today was the day that Emmett had decided to put a frog in the microwave.

The same day we'd been planning on asking Jazz if Edward could move in.

"We can do it tomorrow," he'd promised. "We should do it together."

"Ugh, I just want it over with. I'll do it today."

Now, I was sort of wishing I hadn't made that choice. I really could've done with some moral support, or just the feel of Edward's body next to mine on the couch at the very least…

Focus, Bella!

"Bella?" Jazz called as he walked into the house.

"In here."

Jazz rounded the corner into the living room- looking like hell.

"What? Jazz, what's happened?" Panic and urgency highlighted my voice as I stood up and ran to my brother.

"Sit down, Bells. I need to tell you something." I sat back down on the couch, and he came to join me.

I could see that something huge had happened, and that Jazz really didn't know how to tell me whatever it was he was trying to say. So I decided to be ultra-sensitive and uncharacteristically tact and wait for him. He'd get round to it in his own time.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, Bella," he whispered. "We just didn't know what to do."

I nodded and gave him a small smile of encouragement to continue.

He took a deep breath and looked at me again.

"Alice…Alice got pregnant."

I wasn't sure what my face looked like. At first I was confused, and then I was temporarily shocked, and then I was extraordinarily happy.

"I'm gonna be an Aunty?" I choked out.

"No."

"What?" I wanted that niece or nephew. Screw anybody that was gonna take that away from me, I'd stab them all. (Shout out to Sally!!)

"She went for an abortion today," he told me blankly.

Oh my God. I had to take a few seconds before I could breath properly again. I didn't matter right now, Jazz needed help.

"What happened?" I asked gently.

"We…talked about it. She didn't want it."

"Did you want it?"

He shook his head. Then he nodded. Then he shrugged. "You don't really know until you've got something, do you?"

"How long have you known?"

He sighed again sadly. "She was three months gone."

Three months. This had been going on for three months, and I'd known nothing. I didn't blame Jazz for not telling me, I blamed myself for not being able to tell that Jazz had had a problem. I'd been too busy with my boyfriend to pay attention to my own brother.

"I'm so sorry, Jazz," I told him. "I can't believe I wasn't there to help…"

He wrapped his arms around me, hugging me close to him, resting his cheek on the top of my head. "I didn't want you involved in this crap, titch. It's been awful."

"What's up with Alice? Why didn't she want the baby?"

Jazz shook his head, closing his eyes. "She didn't think we'd be able to cope with it all…"

"We would've figured it out," I muttered defensively.

"I know," he whispered into my hair.

I sighed again. "You should be with Alice. She must be feeling like crap right now."

He shook his head. "I was. She told me to get lost. Or words to that effect." He chuckled without humour. "She's gonna be a bit under the weather for a while."

I nodded. Poor Alice.

"Where's Edward? I thought you two had something to ask me."

I raised my eyebrows at him.

"Rosalie," he explained.

Oh. Well, that made sense. Edward must've been talking to Emmett.

"Well?"

"Oh, God, Jazz, it doesn't matter. We'll do this another time."

"Bella," he said sternly.

"Ugh, fine," I huffed. "We were wondering where you stood on…Edward moving in?" It came out as a question.

Jasper paled in the extreme. Oh, God.

"Jazz? Say something!"

He closed his eyes. "You guys are pretty serious now." It wasn't a question. He didn't open his eyes. I waited.

His eyes flashed open eventually. "If…that makes you happy. I suppose we could adjust."

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!" I squealed. "Seriously? Oh my God, I love you!" I pulled him back into a tight hug.

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"Hello?" I knew that it'd only been a couple of hours since I'd last heard his voice, but it felt like too long. Hearing it even through the phone put that smile back on my face.

"I have news." I told him.

"Good or bad?"

"Well…that depends on how much you wanna live here with me," I teased.

"Are you shitting me?"

I laughed. "Are you packed?"

"Why don't you come over and help me?"

"Sounds good. You got everything sorted with Emmett, right?"

"Erm…Well, unless you wanna know what a microwaved frog smells like, we'll stay away from the kitchen."

I laughed again. "OK, I'll be right over. I just need to call someone first."

"OK, I'll see you in a few. Love you."

"You too," I said, and then I hung up. I dialled a new number.

It rang for ages. I was about to hang up, when she picked up.

"What?" she asked dully. God, that wasn't right. Where was erratic, bubbly, carefree Alice? Wherever she was, I needed her back.

"Hey, Alice, it's Bella."

"Bella? Look, sweetie, now's not really a good time-"

"I know. Jazz told me."

There was silence for a second. "Oh," Alice said finally. "Well, I…uh…"

"Look, Alice, you don't need to tell me anything. I just wanted to know if you needed anything." Now was the time to be a good sister-in-law, right?

"Oh," Alice said again, only slightly surprised this time. "Well, thanks, honey, but I think I'm good."

"Alright. If you need anything, give me a call. Is it OK if I stop by tomorrow?"

"Of course," she told me. "I'll see you then."

I hung up, and then grabbed the keys to my truck and drove over to Edward's.

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