The small sports bar atmosphere was the same as it was when Alice met Jasper, 22 years ago. Despite her reticence to come, Alice was glad she did. She was sure something happened when Jasper visited his family, but they didn't have the chance to talk without the kids hearing, so when he asked her to come to Finnigan's to relive old times, Alice thought it would be a great chance to have a heart to heart with him.

"Look! They still have that stinky moose head on the wall!" Jasper pointed to one of the corners of the bar. Alice always hated it as she said the moose had evil eyes.

She only answered with a smile.

"Two Coronas" Jasper ordered to a waitress who was passing by.

"So how bad is uncle Roscow?" Alice was curious and Jasper wasn't so forthcoming with the kids around.

"Very. I don't know what saddened me the most if looking a ton of tubes coming out of him, or the fact that he couldn't remember me." Jasper dropped his sight. "He thought I was his father and he asked forgiveness for eating the blueberry pie his mother cooked for dinner. And he said it all with a childish voice!"

Alice felt a tear falling from her eye, uncle Roscow was very dear to her as she was sure Jasper inherited his sense of humor from him, not that Jasper joked around much lately.

"Don't cry, it was bound to happen. He's the oldest brother at ninety-two. But the doctor assured us that he isn't in pain at all. He will just fade."

"But still, he always had that happy outlook at life and to finish like this."

They remained quiet sipping their beers, thinking about the sad end the destiny was bringing to old dear uncle Roscow.

"I crunched numbers, and I think we still have enough mileage to get the kids for the funeral. My mother said they give him a month." Jasper said and then he made a sign to the waitress to bring them another round of beers.

Alice went and hugged Jasper. He hugged her back and sighed. "You know, this travel was an eye-opener in many ways."

Alice looked back at him confused about his statement. "What?"

"I mean, we were under so much stress and us, well, I maybe was rude to you when I shouldn't. Yes, I was angry, but I didn't talk to you the way I should. So I'm apologizing for my asperity."

"Oh, Jasper! I was so rude too. And I never considered your opinion. You were so right, I handled so badly the situation with Cyn, and yeah, I was enabling her when I also was ignoring a bit Peter because he was well behaved and didn't need my attention. Just promise me we will talk before taking a decision about the kids. I may be impulsive but you're also very strict. We, together as a team, take better decisions."

"So, what do you say if we come back home for a bit of adult time, and then we have a talk with the kids in the morning? I'm sure they'll be sleeping by now..." Alice said and Jasper nodded his approval. He felt they were on the right path to mending their marriage. After all, this was only a bump on the road.

xxx

"Why don't we have a lazy afternoon?" Edward asked after he surprised Bella picking her up from work and brought her home. He was tired of dealing with his case and he missed Bella.

"Sure!"

Edward called for Chinese while Bella changed into her pj's.

They sat on the couch and talked about their day so far. Bella mentioned how busy she was that she didn't notice Rosalie's absence.

"When is she coming back?"

"Tomorrow, I think. She has to face Emmett sooner or later, but I understand why she's delaying it. But she has a date with the lawyers Leah recommended, so she has to come back."

Edward sighed. He wasn't as close to Emmett as he was to the other husbands of Bella's friends. If anything, Emmett was just an acquaintance. He never knew what to talk about with him, it wasn't like that with Jasper or Carlisle. Hell, if he wasn't so busy, he would gladly go to Jasper's floor to have a few laughs. And he knew what to mention to Bella about laughs.

"You know? Jacob has gotten on his mind to follow me around the whole day."

"Really?"

"Oh yeah. You don't know how much Tanya teases me about it. Just as Jacob leaves the room she starts with' I want to be like you when I grow up'."

Bella giggled. Well, Jacob had a lot to learn from Edward in her opinion.

"Did I mentioned he goes to the same gym as me? I've seen him a couple of times after my class ends." Bella didn't know how to address the fact that Jacob's stare usually intimidated her.

Edward noticed Bella's frown. "Does he bother you? He seems fascinated by you. Not that I blame him but you're way out of his league."

Bella smiled. "And out of the market. But yeah, he's a bit creepy."

"Maybe it's because of his teeth. They're too white."

"Oh right! Like they glow in the dark white."

But Edward was still concerned. "I don't know what to think about him. I try to keep us in a good mood as we have to deal with each other at least ten hours daily. It's bad enough Jessica is a pain in the ass for all of us, but to add Jacob's snotty attitude it really makes me mad!"

"He's a brat?"

"Well, it's just sometimes he acts like he was one who deserved to be the team leader. Tanya and Michael said they talked to him, and they cleared that I'm the one with the experience to lead the team. Hell, Tanya has more years litigating under her belt and she doesn't cause such a drama."

Bella got closer to Edward. "You know, I think he's jealous. You're about the same age, yet you get to lead a team. Your coworkers admire you,"

Edward shook his head. "Not Jessica."

"That bitter cow probably has a crush on you but you're unattainable. That's why she's bitter. But, I'm sure she holds you on a pedestal too."

"Nah. she only tolerates me because I'm her boss."

xxx

Rosalie opened the door to her house with tremblings hands. It would be just her luck to find Emmett was back home early. The door creaked but she was blissfully met with silence on the other side. She was alone.

For a second, she considered to get over to her bed and cry, but she had so much to accomplish before Emmett came back home.

She had an appointment with the lawyers at seven, so she had to move fast. First, to move her things out of their bedroom. Sure, she as the injured part, she felt it was right to keep the best room in the house; but in order to set her plan into fruition and surprise Emmett with the divorce papers, she had to move slowly. One thing she was sure was that she couldn't sleep in the same bed as him.

Once she moved her pj's and a few items to the spare bedroom, just enough to not make him suspicious, she took her dirty clothes to the laundry room. The hamper was almost full and her masochistic side made her rummage inside until she found what she was looking for. A shirt. A closer look gave her another proof of his betrayal. There were traces of lipstick and makeup.

"Urgh!"

Rose tried to tear the shirt apart, but it almost broke her nails and it wasn't worthy. What did her mother say? Don't get mad, get even. Right. So Rosalie went for a plastic bag, where she stashed the shirt. Maybe it won't count, but for her, this was exhibit A, makeup from the hoe.

Then she was fast to print the pictures Alice sent her. She was going to present her findings to the lawyers. Next, she went to change into a more professional set up, as she wanted to give a great first impression on the lawyers and to make Emmett believe she was busy at work. Now with everything ready, she went to the address Leah provided.

xxx

The offices were situated in a lavish building. The golden plate at the door stated that Limantour & Limantour Family law. She opened the door to be welcomed by a young blond man.

"Hi, I'm Rosalie McCarty. I'm here to see Mr. Limantour, my appointment is for six o'clock."

The blond man smiled and offered her to take a seat.

Not one minute later, a stunning red headed woman opened the door from the first office and welcomed Rose.

"Mrs. Mc Carty?" She asked Rose. "Please, come in. We're so glad to help you. Do you want a glass of water? A cup of coffee?"

The woman led Rose to a comfy couch as she called a blond man who brought a yellow pad and a few pens.

"We prefer to have our first meeting in this room. It's less serious and give us a chance to discuss the case in a more relaxed environment. Our offices are meant for when we're talking business." she winked at Rose.

The blond male introduced himself as Mr. James Limantour and the red headed woman was his wife, Victoria.

"Well, Mrs. McCarty, tell us what brings you here?"

"Well, hmm, I want to divorce my husband." She said in a very low voice. Victoria encouraged her to continue. "We've been having problems for a long time, and believe me, I tried to get him to come with me for couple's therapy, or at least to talk about it, but he doesn't want to. And well, I feel we lost something along the way. To make matters worst, and honestly what made me decide to take this step, was that I just found he's been unfaithful."

Victoria continued with the questions, making Rose feeling at ease while James jotted notes on his pad. It was clear they were a well-oiled team, because with just one glance, James made sure Victoria lead the questions to where he wanted.

Rose was almost in tears as she finished and Victoria discreetly passed her a box of tissues.

"Well, Mrs. McCarty."

"Call me Rose, please."

"Well, in our experience, a case like yours would be easy. Not only he betrayed your vows, but he also abused your confidence making use of your joint assets without consulting you. We can get you divorced without a problem if we shock him enough, we just need more information to get rolling our case and by next spring you could be a free woman."

Rose blinked surprised.

"Yes, we need the detail of your accounts, how much you make and how much he took, what part of the company belongs to him, who owns your house." James was counting with his fingers.

"It may sound too materialistic, but we found that in divorce as in the death of a family member, money becomes a very important issue and the main source of fights. We always set our plans to be prepared. We also think we may need undeniable proof of his infidelity. The shirt and the pictures are great, but maybe a video or something more incriminating. You can't picture the weird excuses some people find to try to hide their indiscretions. "

"We have a great private investigator," James added.

"No, I'd like to be the one who brings the video," Rose stated which shocked both lawyers.

"Are you sure, Rose?" Victoria asked concerned. This could hurt Rose, and she prided herself in making divorce the less difficult way for her clients.

"Now, I'm going to be honest. Sometimes after the effect of the impression of finding your trust was betrayed pass, people don't want to continue with the divorce procedures. We want you to be sure of this steps. Once we start, we usually are like bloodhounds following a prey. But, if at anytime you begin to feel doubts or feel uncomfortable, please come immediately to us. We are also very understanding. You come first."

"No. Honestly, catching him cheating was the stroke that broke the camel's back. We weren't fine before."

"Well, Rose. I'm sure we can help you, and I promise we'll do our best to leave your cheating husband in his shorts only."

xxx

Esme was tired of Carlisle 'I'm not mad' attitude. She knew he was angry, but he decided to not show it. so he went on with their life, and every time she tried to talk to him, he just said 'it was in the past'. But his morning was the last straw. When he left, he went to give her a goodbye kiss but he just put his cheek and kissed the air beside her. Enough was enough.

So she dressed herself to kill, took her bag and walked with certainty to the hospital.

Carmen was busy with a pile of files but smiled when she saw her.

"Oh my! You don't know how glad I am to see you."

Esme went to hug her in greeting.

"Oh Mrs. C! What a joy to see you!" Said a young doctor to her right. It took a few seconds for Esme to remember this was the rascal of the group, Seth. And a rascal indeed he was, he got closer and dropped to his knees.

"Mrs. C! Please have mercy on us. Whatever Dr. C did, I promise to keep an eye on him but please forgive him. I swear I'll check he eats all his vegetables but please, forgive him"

"Seth, stop with the theatrics." Carmen scolding came half-hearted.

"Is Carl giving you trouble?"

Aro came by to greet her and answered. "He's being a bit moody." He got closer to hug Esme.

"Moody? He kept me dealing with Mr. North and you know he is... The man shits the whole bed!" Esme just giggled at Seth's outrage, but soon she saw Carlisle coming yelling to a petite blond female doctor who left walking fast but as soon as she saw her, started to cry.

"See! Not even Maggie could stand him. And she has a cru... oops." Seth decided to shut his mouth.

Esme decided to put this guy out of his misery. She winked at him and walked to surprise Carlisle who was in deep thought reading a file.

"Hi baby!"

Carlisle jumped as he didn't expect an interruption. "Oh, sweetheart. How are you?"

Esme frowned as his welcome wasn't as warm as she was sued to. But that wasn't going to stop her. "I came to kidnap you for lunch."

"Oh! I'm not sure." He checked his watch and turned to her. "If we make it a fast one."

Esme was deterred to talk to him. And a look to the nurse's station where all of Carlisle's interns were standing with Aro and Carmen looking at her pleadingly, cemented her decision.

"No, I'm taking you out for lunch. Aro, when do you want Carlisle back?"

Her question was answered by a chorus of 'tomorrow' by the group of interns and Aro.

"So, it's decided. It's time I work some magic of my own to make my husband smile."