Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters mentioned in this story, except for little Leilah Anne, she's mine, don't steal her. I'm not Stephenie Meyer. I don't own any piece of musical genius that make pop up from time to time either.

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Thirdly...well, I think that's all I have to say. Thank you over and over again to KatieMCullen for being the vamptastic beta that she is and getting this chapter back to me ASAP. I appreciate everything darlin', I really, really do.

So, let's go to it...we're in the home stretch now...


APOV:

"Alice?" Jasper called out from the hallways, his voice echoing against the walls.

"In the nursery," I answered put the last pile of clothing into the dresser.

It was my job the whole day to put away all the baby stuff in the nursery from the shower the other day. It's been three hours and I've gotten all the clothes washed and put away, plus most of the big items put away. If Bella was here she would be joking around saying I was nesting. But I guess in a way I was.

I was starting to warm up to the idea of being a mom. The worries that pained me before were going away and I was getting more and more anxious for my son to be born with each passing day.

"Darlin', can I talk to you?" Jasper's head popped into the nursery.

"Of course. I was just about to take a break, put my feet up, maybe lie down for a little. You're more than welcome to join me."

"I'd like that." He held his hand out for me to take and I graciously placed my tiny hand in his. He smiled bring it up to his face and his lips brushed against my knuckles.

"I love you, darlin'."

"I love you too," I giggled.

We walked down the hall to our bedroom and I plopped down on the bed. My feet resting in Jasper's lap, who was sitting at the edge of the bed.

"Alice, there's something I need to tell you. I'm not sure you're going to like it."

"What's on your mind, Jasper?"

"Alice," he stopped rubbing my feet moving all his attention on me. His face looked troubled. This really was something serious and now that I saw his facial expression change I wasn't sure I was going to like it, not at all. "Do you remember that new contract I just signed a few weeks ago?"

"Yeah the high profile one your advertising firm has been trying to land for months?"

I knew exactly which contract he was talking about. Because of this stupid contract Jasper was spending a whole lot more time at work. Working all sorts of overtime, overtime that I thought was unnecessary. Because of this stupid contract Jasper missed a few appointments which lead to a few arguments here and there.

I knew exactly which contract he was talking about.

"The very one. Well, their main offices are in Austin and the head of marketing wants to meet with the ad team..." he paused taking a deep breath. "In two weeks. Before you say anything I know you wanted me to be close just in case anything happened, but you're not due until the end of March and I'll only be gone for four days and-"

"Stop giving me excuses, Jasper! You don't have to go right? You can stay here, can't you? Why can't the market director come here? He's just one person, there's more of you guys then them. It costs more to travel. With the state of the economy right now, you would think companies would be cutting corners wherever they could, saving as much money as possible." I moved from my spot at the head of the bed scooting down towards Jasper. My thighs were now resting in his lap. "You don't have to go right? You're not going to leave me."

"Alice, darlin', believe me I tried. I don't want t go, but…"

"But you have to," I trembled.

Of course he had to.

"Everything will be okay. I'll only be gone for a few days. I'll be back a week and a half before you're due."

"But Jasper…" a tear fell down my cheek. I didn't want to be alone. I wanted him here, just incase something happened. Jasper being gone made me nervous, I was scared and couldn't do this without him. All those happy motherly feelings I'd been harboring all day quickly washed away.

"Alice, I know, darlin' please don't cry," he wiped the tear from my eye, his lips gently touched the wet spot on my cheek. "You know I hate seeing you cry. I don't want to go and believe me, if I could stay I would. I hate leaving you, especially now. You understand that, right?"

"I do," I sighed.

I had to understand, there really was no way to get around it. Marriages were about sacrifices, Jasper had made his share of sacrifices for me, it was only fair I returned the favor.

"Talk to Bella. Maybe you could stay with her and Edward and their house. You're working from home anyways. It would make me feel better about leaving you. You know, just incase. "

"I'll call her right now." I got off the bed and walked out of the room. I faintly hear Jasper call after me, but I didn't stop.

I walked into the nursery and sat down in the rocking chair. I found Bella's number and pressed send.

"Hello?" Leilah's voice answered bringing a smile to my face.

"Leilah sweetie, it's Auntie Alice. Is your mommy around?"

"Um, mommy is with daddy," she giggled.

"Okay, do you think I could talk to your mommy," I paused with a smile, "or even your daddy."

"Hold on one moment." I could hear Leilah's voice echoing through the house yelling "mommy, daddy! Auntie Alice is on the phone."

"Alice, hey, is everything okay?"

It was Edward.

"Everything is fine Edward, um is Bella busy?"

"She's just getting out of the shower, hold on."

There was some rustling and Bella's voice came on the phone.

"Alice! Alice are you okay, what's up? Everything okay?" she asked worried.

"Fine, listen I was wondering if you could do me a huge favor."

"Anything, just say it. It's done."

"Jasper has to go to Austin for work in two weeks and…"

"Absolutely, I won't take no for an answer. You're staying here," Bella interrupted me. I didn't even have to ask, she knew.

I loved my best friend.

"Thank you so much, Bella. You have no idea how thankful I am."

"Oh, believe me, I think I have an idea. You're almost due, you shouldn't be staying anywhere by yourself. I hated being alone when I was pregnant with Leilah, I was just always worried something might happen or something. Believe me Alice, I understand. Mi casa, es su casa."

"Thank you so much, Bella, really, I do appreciate it."

"Anything for you, Alice. Besides Edward would kick my ass if you, not to mention yours, if you don't come and stay."

"Remember to call me if anything happens, anything. I'll drop whatever I'm doing and come home. I don't care," Jasper reminded me for what seemed like the billionth time.

The past few days have been the same. He was constantly reminding me of everything I needed to do.

"I know, I know. I'll call you, if I don't call you Bella will."

"I love you Alice," he whispered taking me into his arms. "Take care of yourself, of our son. I'll be home before you know it."

"I know. I love you too, Jasper."

"Flight 1121 Seattle to Austin now boarding at Gate 17."

"That's me, Ali."

"I know."

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her Jasper," Bella chimed in, Leilah resting on her hip.

"Thank you again Bella for letting her stay with you guys," Jasper said turning to Bella.

"Of course, I wouldn't have it any other way. Besides, I'm not sure Emmett could handle two pregnant women in one house. And she's Edward's sister. I really didn't have a choice," she joked.

"Hey I take offense to that!" I exclaimed smacking Bella lightly on the arm.

"Auntie Alice, hitting is bad," Leilah warned a stern look on her face.

"I'm sorry Leilah. Forgive me?" I chuckled.

She just nodded her head and turned to Jasper leaning towards him, her arms extended out for him to take.

"Take care of your Auntie Alice for me okay. Make sure she doesn't do anything she's not supposed to. It's your job okay, this time you'll be the one babysitting, got it?" Jasper said taking Leilah into his arms. A smile on his face.

"Got it dude!" Leilah gave him a thumbs up.

"You're a big girl now, Leilah. I know I can trust you to keep a watchful eye on your Auntie Alice."

"I am a big girl!"

I smiled at the scene unfolding before me. In just a few short weeks I would be a mother, Jasper would be a father, we'd finally be a family. Jasper was always great with kids, he was definitely going to make a great father.

"Come on, sweetie, let's let Auntie Alice and Uncle Jasper say good bye. Are you thirsty?" Bella took Leilah out of Jasper's arms and walked away.

"Flight 1121 Seattle to Austin now boarding at Gate 17."

"I should probably get going before my plane leaves without me."

"Maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing."

"Alice, I really need to get going. I have to catch this plane, I really need to go," Jasper sighed.

"I guess, you probably should," I admitted looking up at him. His eyes looked down at me. He was worried about me.

I flung my arms around him as tight as humanly possible. Holding onto him like I never wanted to let him go.

"Darlin', I'll be home before you know it." He lifted my chin up kissing my lips ever so softly. "I love you."

"I love you too, Jasper Whitlock, never forget that," I whispered before letting go of him.

I watched him as he walked through the gate and handed his ticket to the attendant. She smiled at him making small talk before handing the ticket back at him. He walked through the door and then paused. His body turned around to look at me. I offered him a smile and a quick wave, he returned the gesture and continued walking towards the plane.

"Come on, Auntie Alice." I turned around to find Bella and Leilah standing there with smiles on their faces. "Mommy says we're going to get ice cream on the way home!" Leilah chimed as her little hand grabbed mine.

"Ice cream huh? What kind are we going to get?" I looked down at Leilah and smiled. She was Bella's life, half of herself, she meant everything to her. I couldn't wait to raise my own kids and watch them grow up.

"Chocolate!" Leilah exclaimed letting go of my hand skipping ahead of Bella and I. "or maybe vanilla or strawberry or cookies and cream or chocolate chip cookie dough or-"

"Leilah, sweetie, why don't you think about it silently? You can make the decision when we get the ice cream place okay?" Bella said taking Leilah's other hand.

"Okay, Mommy."

Bella smiled down at her then turned her head towards me.

"You going to be okay, Alice?" Bella asked concerned.

"Yeah I mean I don't even know why I'm so upset over this. It's not like it's the first time Jasper is leaving on a business trip. I guess I'm really just afraid that something drastic is going to happen while he's gone and then he won't b able to get home," I huffed. Bella draped her arm around my shoulder pulling me into her body.

"Alice, don't worry about a thing. Edward and I are here for you. If you need anything. I'm always home anyways. I thought maybe we could take a trip to the mall sometime this week. My little nephew needs some more stuff."

"Am I hearing this correctly Bella? Are you willingly offering to go shopping?!" I exclaimed. My voice carrying through the busy airport terminal causing a few bystanders to stop and look at us.

"Alice," she chuckled, "Calm down. Yes, I'm willingly going shopping. Only because I know it'll make you feel better."

"It does! Speaking of shopping, Bella, we can start looking around at wedding dresses." I clapped my hands together in excitement.

Growing up I secretly wished Edward and Bella would get together, because then my best friend would become sister. I'll admit when Bella and Jacob announced they were getting married I was a bit upset, but Jacob made Bella happy and anyone could see that. I loved Jacob, and he was definitely a perfect fit in our little group. But when Edward announced he was asking Tanya to marry him, that was a different story. I loved my brother with all I had, but Tanya. She wasn't my favorite person. She wasn't anyone's favorite person.

Finally, my dream was becoming a reality. My twin brother and best friend were getting married. I was going to become a mother and everyone was happy, together. The moment Edward told me he was proposing to Bella the wheels in my head started to turn and plans started to develop.

"Alice," Bella groaned. Her attention shifted to the four year old skipping in front of us. "Leilah, sweetie stop before you go outside. Wait for your Auntie Alice and I."

"Okay mommy," Leilah called out.

"Listen, Bella, I promise I just want to find the perfect dress for you."

"Alice, Edward and I haven't even talked wedding yet. Can we put the dress search on hold until I talk to him about it?"

"Fine, but if I start planning without you. Don't be surprised."

Bella's POV:

"How was work, Edward?" I asked finally getting a chance to sit down after setting the table for dinner. It was the first night Alice would be joining us while Jasper was gone and I wanted to make her dinner. Especially since I knew Edward would be home.

"It was good, nothing too drastic today. I'm just glad to finally be home," Edward responded then glancing over at Alice. "Have you heard from Jasper yet? His plane should be landing soon, right?"

"He called just before dinner was ready. He just got into Austin, his flight went well. They were on their way to the hotel," she sighed spooning a helping of the Spaghetti I made onto her plate.

"Well that's good to hear, Ali. It'll be good to have you around again," Edward smirked taking the bowl of spaghetti from Alice. "Remember when we were growing up-"

"Mom and Dad used to get mad at us all the time. I think we were quite the handful actually. I hope this little guy," Alice placed her hand over her stomach, rubbing it lightly with smile on her face, "doesn't give me as much trouble as we gave Mom and Dad."

"Well I hope the two of you don't cause me any trouble this week," I smirked using the mom tone.

"Oh we won't cause you too much trouble, Bella," Edward said.

"Yeah nothing you can't handle. I mean you deal with a four year old all day, surely you can deal with two grown adults," Alice added giving Edward a high five. I was starting to regret my decision on letting Alice stay over. "Oh and hey, Edward?"

"Yes?" Edward mumbled with a mouth full of spaghetti. A drop of spaghetti dripped down the corner of his lips.

"Daddy, it's not nice to talk with your mouth full," Leilah scolded.

"Yeah Daddy, it's not nice to talk with your mouth full," Alice teased.

Edward swallowed the food in his mouth and glared at Alice. "It's your fault!"

"No it's not. I simply called your name. You're the one that opened your mouth and talked with your mouth full, right Leilah?"

"Right!" My daughter agreed.

"Bella, love, help me out here."

"No way, Edward. You got yourself into this," I gestured between Alice and Leilah. "You get yourself out of it."

"Anyways the fact you were talking with your mouth full is not important. I wanted to talk wedding." Alice's eyes were gleaming with excitement.

"Alice…" I mumbled.

"Shush, Bella. You said that you hadn't talked to Edward about the wedding, so I'm helping you out. How am I supposed to plan something I have no idea about."

"Alice, whatever Bella wants is what she'll get. We don't want a huge elaborate wedding," Edward said.

"But…"

"No buts, whatever Bella says, Bella will get." Edward glanced across the table at me and smiled.

"Thanks, Edward," I giggled.

"You're welcome, love," he responded taking another bite of spaghetti.

"Hey Edward?" I said twirling noodles around my fork.

"Yeah?"

"You got something, right…" I brought my finger to my face pointing to the corner of my lips where Edward had sauce on his face. "…there."

"What, where?" Edward took his napkin wiping the opposite side of his face.

"No daddy, the other side," Leilah giggled.

"Where?" Edward asked. "Help me, sweetie."

He handed her the napkin and then pointing to his face. Leilah graciously took the napkin and leaned over in her chair to reach Edward's face.

"Daddy, you should learn to be more careful when you eat."

"I know, I make such a big mess, it's a good thing you're here to clean my face. Thank you, sweetie."

I finally felt like I had it made, looking at Leilah scolding Edward, my best friend by my side watching the two of them giggle to each other. I think Alice had some idea of what massive change was coming her way, but it was something you couldn't feel until you experience it first hand. Leilah is my life, my everything, and I have become so unwillingly selfless, and it doesn't bother me one single bit. I felt like everything was slowly falling into place for the six of us. Our group of friends was closer than ever, and I couldn't ask for more.

Parting words from the author: Oh, I like that. This isn't an Author's Note, but more of a parting words type of situation.

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