It has been a while. Sorry about the wait. I went on vacation and had a ton of things to worry about. I totally forgot where I was going with this story, so I need to think of a new story line. I hate myself for that. Oh, well. Hope you guys enjoy anyways!

JPOV

It felt good to be in working order again. It had been some time since the incident. I couldn't remember the date off the top of my head that it had happened. I usually shoved those type of things to the back of my mind. Besides, everyone was celebrating that Edward and Bella had hooked up. They were completely head over heel for each other.

I sat at my lunch table. Late, as usual. "Hey guys."

Everyone stared at me.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm surprised at you, Jasper. You can't even tell when your girlfriend is missing," Rosalie said.

My eyes widened. "What? I thought she was just still in line or something. What's wrong with her?" I looked to Edward.

"She's just sick. Rosalie is making it seem worse than it is," Edward reassured me.

"Sick? What does she have?"

"The stomach flu. It's a pretty bad case of it, but nothing deadly or anything."

My panic settled itself. I glared at Rosalie and she just smiled innocently back at me. Great. My first day back to school and she wants to freak me out.

"Am I allowed to visit her?"

Edward smiled. "I think she would love that." He turned to his bag and started ruffling through it. "That reminds me. She told me to give this to you." He tossed a bag at me with a folded piece of paper.

Upon further inspection of the bag I found it to be a bag of my favorite chips. I smiled and opened the note. It read:

Jasper,

I figured that you would spend a little too much time worrying about me or that you would be late to lunch and wouldn't eat as much as you should. So, since I am not there to help you, I have instructed Edward to give this to you. Enjoy!

Love, Alice.

My smile widened. "She's so silly."

Edward chuckled. "That she is."

I folded the piece of paper and placed it in my pocket. As I opened the chips, the bell rang. I rolled my eyes, stuffed a few chips in my mouth, then headed to dump my tray.

"You didn't have to," Alice said, hiding behind her hair again.

"Oh, well. I did. Do you like them?" I said.

Alice stared at the flowers I had brought her with sparkly eyes. They were roses, a deep red dozen. Her face had turned a light pink color when I had handed them to her. It had been a nice change to the pale color she had originally had when I originally entered.

"Oh, I absolutely love them," she said.

"Then I did my job right." I smiled and took her hand. "And thanks for the chips. That was really thoughtful."

She giggled. "Good, you got them. I figured you would want them. I felt bad for not being there."

"Don't worry about it. You should just focus on getting better."

She nodded. "I'm trying. I feel better than this morning. I felt like death earlier."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it. I'm getting better."

Suddenly, Alice broke into a coughing fit. The coughs were deep and it lasted long enough to make me worry a bit more. When it had run its course, Alice smiled up at me and laid back down.

"Are you sure you're getting better?" I asked worriedly.

"Yes, Jasper. Don't worry. It's just a little coughing. It has happened before. It will get better." She patted my hand.

"If you're sure."

"I am."

"Positive?"

She nodded.

"Really?"

She laughed. "Jasper, cut it out. Yes, I'm sure."

I laughed a bit with her. "Okay. I trust you."

"Good."

I walked to the other side of her bed and laid down next to her. "What do you want to talk about? I have an hour or so."

She looked at the ceiling in thought, then looked at me. "What should we do when I get better? It should be in the next few days, so keep that in mind when making your plans."

I thought for a moment. "We could see a movie, go to the mall, go on a walk...Whatever you want."

"I like the idea of a walk. Where would we go?"

"There's this trail outside my house. It goes through the forest and crosses by this really nice creek."

She snuggled against my chest, resting her head resting on my shoulder. "Sounds nice."

"I could pack us a little picnic. It's kind of a long walk."

"Can we eat next to the creek?"

I chuckled. "Yes."

She squealed a little. "Yay! Now I'm excited."

"Just let me know when you are feeling better and I will set everything up."

"I'm even more motivated to get better."

I laughed loudly this time. "That's good to hear."

Alice's mother opened her door, smiling. "What's so funny?"

"Alice is just a funny person, Mrs. Brandon," I said.

She sat on the edge of Alice's bed. "How are you feeling, honey?"

"Better. Jasper is helping me feel better," Alice told her.

"Good. Glad to have you here, Jasper."

"Thank you kindly, ma'am," I said.

She smiled. "Okay. Let me know if you guys need anything. You two hungry?"

I looked down at Alice. She shook her head slowly. She looked sleepy.

"We're fine, thank you."

Alice's mother nodded and left the room.

"Your mother is a lovely woman, Alice," I said. I looked down at her when she didn't reply. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was relaxed. I smiled and started playing with her hair, waiting for her to awaken.