I slid into the Volvo with Alice and Jasper. Edward was already in the front seat. "I miss Nessie already," I complained. Edward grinned.
"Jacob will take good care of her while we're in Alaska." I sighed. I knew he was right. Jacob probably took better care of her than we did. Edward eased the Volvo carefully out of the driveway and zoomed off. I clutched the seat frantically. Even as a vampire, I had never gotten used to the Cullens' love of super-speeding. Edward laughed. "We have to get to the Denalis in time for the wedding rehearsal." I grinned. It was easy to forget why we were going to Alaska, but now that I did, it brightened my outlook considerably. Kate and Garrett's wedding was tomorrow. Esme, Alice, Rosalie, and I were bridesmaids. Carlisle was working as minister, and Edward was the best man. Jasper was, more unwillingly than not, the ring bearer. "I'm more than a hundred years old," he had complained. "Ring bearers are usually around five." I laughed at the memory, and Edward smiled.
"Ooh!" yelled Alice. "Let's play the alphabet game!" The alphabet game is where you find a word on a sign that starts with a letter, and you go on in order until you reach the letter Z. The winner is the first person to get Z. It was strange that Alice would want to play the silly human game.
"Why-"I started, but Alice shushed me. Jasper had suddenly gone tense.
"AVENUE!" he shouted, excited. "Alice, I'm going to beat you, and then you owe me the biggest animal next time we go hunting!" he challenged.
"Vice versa?" Alice asked simply.
"Oh yeah," nodded Jasper, staring intently out the window.
"You're going to win, aren't you?" I asked Alice. She nodded wryly. I laughed and snuggled into Edward's chest in the front seat. He took one hand off the wheel and wrapped it around me. I kissed his cheek.
"We'll be there soon," he promised.