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A/N: Robs: This is a pretty important chapter. But maybe for reasons other people haven't come up with yet. I'm excited.

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23: The Rambling Cowboy.

Deep calming breaths Alice, deep calming breaths. I sat in Jasper's bathroom, feigning the need to pee so I could wrap my head around what had just happened.

That bitch did not just call me white trash did she? She did. That whore, I felt like I should shove her head into a toilet and flush multiple times. Well, I very well couldn't kill the mother of my boyfriend's child could I? So calling her a cunt and dreaming about giving her the world's best swirly would have to do.

As she was walking away Jasper was still fuming so I did what I do best, I distracted him. I kissed him and he kissed back with just as much enthusiasm, his arms wrapping around my waist and pulling me closer. Things were starting to become more heated, our kiss more desperate, my back collided with the door of the truck as Jasper had picked me up and spun me all in one quick movement. I heard Maria's car finally drive off, the sound of tires racing along the rocks made me smirk.

I moaned, completely forgetting where I was when Jasper broke our kiss to nibble and suck on my neck and grind into me. I wanted him to take me, right then and right there. That was until Momma Whitlock cat called us, making us stop and both blush fire engine red.

After that Jasper came into the house, hovering close to me, I think he was nervous about what I was thinking, that maybe I was going to think he wanted Maria. I knew who he wanted, and it most certainly wasn't skankerella. But still, he hovered, and as much as I love him, his following my every move to make sure I was okay was kind of getting annoying. Hence the reason I was locked in the bathroom pretending I had to pee, really sometimes a girl just needs to think things through on her own.

I had never seen Jasper that angry, never. He actually looked like he was going to punch Maria. That scared me a little bit, I knew she deserved it and that he would never hit me, but the fact she had him so worked up like that. I hated knowing she had that power over him. I swear if she wasn't Jordy's mother I would cut that bitch. I could see the excitement in her eyes as Jasper raised his hand to her, I think that bitch wanted it. The thought made me sick, Maria needs so much help for her mental stability it isn't even funny.

After thinking, low and behold, I really did need to pee, so I did and while washing my hands I heard a tap on the door. "Alice honey? Are you okay?" I opened the door to a worried looking Momma Whitlock, I smiled at her a little shamefaced.

"Yeah, I'm sorry I took so long I just kind of got caught up in my thoughts." I shrugged.

She nodded, "I can understand that. Kind of scary seeing the Whitlock blood shine through huh?"

"Well maybe a little bit, I know he'd never hit me. Or intentionally hurt me." I smiled a little at her, not saying how many times he had unintentionally hurt me. "I just hate knowing how much power that," Bitch, well maybe I shouldn't call her that to Momma, "Maria has over him, she could ruin him with that stuff ya know?"

"Yeah, he's a lot like his daddy," she shook her head. "I always told him he lets that hussy walk all over him." She gave me a warm smile, "I honestly think he's learned to stand up to her because of you. And with you two standing against her together, I think you'll be fine." She paused for a moment, "He'll be fine."

I shrugged again, thinking about the fights we got into. He must've really hated me at first. "I dunno what help I've been. He's always stood up to me." She hugged me to her and rubbed my shoulder sympathetically.

"Trust me Alice, you brought him back. Before her, he was so full of life he took the bull by the horns." She shook her head, lost in thought. "I haven't seen that from him in five years. And now it's like I never lost my baby boy to the devil's clutches." She smiled at me a little. "Don't doubt the hold you have on that boy, he looks at you like you are the very thing he lives for."

I don't think that's the way he looks at me, I thought as I felt the blood rush and heat my face. "I just don't understand how it ever happened, at first all we did was fight, I even smacked him once." I shouldn't have told her that, I thought smiling a little at her as she laughed at my admission. "I just, I dunno how he let that cow walk all over him."

"Well honey, it's like I said the other night. You two are proof of fate. I think deep down Jazzy's heart knew it belonged to you. So he never felt that fire to fight back with Maria."

"I wish he never met her. Or he was nicer to me at the funeral, something…" I trailed off, hoping she knew what I meant.

She sighed and pulled me even closer to her, my mom does the same thing when she's trying to comfort me. "As much as I love my granddaughter, I feel the same way Alice. But if he never met her, I have a feeling that you two wouldn't be where you are now."

"Yeah, you're right. I just hate seeing him in pain."

She nodded, "Even the strongest cowboys just need know they have a woman to come home to, one who truly loves them. Now, do you need anything? Or would you like to join me on the porch for some tea?"

I smiled. "Tea sounds nice." I said as I pulled out of her embrace and followed her out to front porch to sit on the swing. We chatted about life and young Jasper as we drank tea. Eventually, Jasper joined us, cringing as his mother told me stories of his childhood pranks.

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We spent the next morning packing both the rental car and Jaspers mom's car full of luggage and other necessities for our trip. Frankly, I was looking forward to getting our families together and to watching the fireworks with everyone, especially Jasper. We decided it would be best if we followed Momma's car since Jordy had the smallest bladder and would therefore need the most pit stops.

Eight hours and 17 pit stops later, we were at the Corpus Christi airport waiting for my parents, Bella, Rosalie, Edward and Emmett. Since this was a 'public thing', I couldn't hold hands or anything with Jasper, so we stood together, drank coffee and tried to look casual.

The first people we saw come off the plane was Rosalie and Emmett. They flew past us, Rose's hair waving behind her and her arms were crossed as Emmett followed behind her apologizing profusely, rushing to keep up.

The next couple we spotted was my parents. Dad immediately greeted me with a big hug and I watched as my mom winked and smiled at Jasper causing him to blush a little. I wondered what that was about, but was distracted by having to introduce my parents to Jasper's mom and daughter.

Our moms seemed to hit it off right off the bat. They talked like they were old friends, which was just crazy to me. I looked at Jasper who looked at me and shrugged.

Edward and Bella seemed to be taking the longest getting off the plane, but when they finally made it I saw why; Em and Rose must have left their carry-on bags on the plane and now Edward was carrying them all off. I covered my mouth to stifle the laughter; my brother looked like a human luggage rack as they made their way towards us.

After Momma Whitlock yelled at Em and Jazz to help Ed with the luggage and we got everything packed into various rental cars we headed out. Our first stop was my parent's vacation house. Ed and Bells had decided they were going to stay with them too so after discussing the plans for the evening we left them and drove on to the house that we were borrowing from some friends of Momma Whitlock's.

Once we got there I understood why this was the house to borrow, it was huge! While my parent's house down here was a lot nicer than their house Washington, in fact they pretty much had ocean side property. This house was fairly close to the ocean too and it had land, LOTS of land, and the house was absolutely huge. I felt myself gaping for the second time in just as many weeks at something Jasper grew up around.

As we walked into the house I tried not to act like a tourist while drinking everything in with my eyes. I felt so very much out of my element. We were shown the room we were going to be staying in and, quite honestly; it looked like a honeymoon suite. It was decorated all in white; with a huge canopy bed smack dap in the center of the room. I looked at Jasper as he too noticed the bed and rubbed the back of his neck, apparently this wasn't his normal room.

He looked at me and gave me a sheepish grin, to which I shook my head and chuckled a little. "I... uh... do you like? Cause we could get a different room." He stuttered out, I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist.

"No baby, this room is great. Look," I pulled away and walked over to the huge glass doors. I pulled them open and walked out onto the balcony that overlooked the gulf. "It has a spectacular view."

I felt him wrap his arms around my waist me pull me in close. "That it does." He whispered before placing delicately soft kisses on my neck, causing gooseflesh everywhere his breath hit my skin. I reached behind me and wove my fingers into his hair as his hands started to travel up my body. I love you Jasper.

"Daddy! Alice! Let's go swimming!" I almost jumped out of my skin when I heard Jordan yell directly behind us. It must've startled Jasper as well because his hands moved back to my waist and his lips moved from my neck as we both spun to look at her.

Momma Whitlock was pulling Jordan back out the door. "Jordan Marie, you need to knock." She scolded Jordy before look at us and smiling. "Sorry kids."

"It's okay." I responded quickly not adding in the 'we were just about to fornicate in your friends bedroom, hope you don't mind' I was thinking at the time. I felt my cheeks flush with embarrassment; Momma smiled at me and shut the door behind her with a click.

Jasper tuned to look at me, his cheeks also flushed with embarrassment. "Jesus Christ…" He laughed nervously, "remind me to lock that door tonight." I laughed with him and brought my lips to his; kissing him lightly before unpacking my suitcase to find my bikini so we could join the others for a swim.

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After a few hours of swimming everyone went to their respective rooms to get ready for dinner. I was slightly nervous about this because it was the first time both of our families would be together.

I walked down the grand staircase just as the doorbell rang. Jasper ran down the stairs ahead of me to answer the door. He welcomed my parents who shook hands with him, Bella who gave him a hug and Edward who gave him a funny little nod. He's trying, I thought. Praying that they wouldn't fight over dinner I finished my descent and beckoned Bella and my mom to follow me into the kitchen.

Bella and I worked in the kitchen with the two moms while Rose and Jordy went to the living room to 'entertain' the boys, as least that's how Rose put it. I think in reality Momma Whitlock sent her out there so she and my mom could interrogate me and Bella properly.

"So Isabella Marie, when were you gonna tell me about that ring? I hope to hell you and Edward didn't try to hide it from his momma."

"It's not like that Aunt Sammie." I could hear her rolling her eyes in her tone.

"Lemme see." I turned to see my mother hold her hand out towards Bella expectantly, Bella complied while giving me a look that clearly said help me. Not really knowing how to help her I shrugged.

"Ahhh that's pretty. Not an engagement ring though. I know my son, he likes flashy things, I'll be surprised if he doesn't buy you a Rolls Royce as an engagement present," she chuckled. I nodded knowing she was right in line with my brother's way of thinking.

"Well he better not!" Bella was obviously in for a shock when my brother finally did pop the question.

"That's just my son." My mom responded, shrugging. Momma Whitlock gave a hearty chuckle.

"Knowing my boy…" she looked at my mom and shared a knowing smile, then turned to look at me, "well, put it this way, hope you don't mind a Redneck Wedding." She used her fingers to make quotes around the Redneck Wedding part.

"Carlisle and I got married in Reno." My mom stated shrugging.

I however was confused, "what's a Redneck Wedding?" My question caused my mom to laugh and shake her head.

"Shot-gun." Bella snorted out.

"Isn't that where the girl is pregnant?" I asked as Momma Whitlock laughed.

"You have no right to laugh Bella, your daddy did the same thing with Renee, and I did the same thing with Jazzy's daddy." She stated while nodding to answer my question.

"No! I'm on the pill!" I exclaimed, immediately regretting it. Who said Jasper was going to marry you half whit? I scolded myself. My mom laughed over the potatoes she was peeling.

Momma Whitlock wrapped her arm around my shoulders and gave me a squeeze. "Don't worry baby girl, I didn't mean in the next year." She said, to which Bella snorted, chopping a cucumber. "Besides if anyone in this kitchen gets knocked up first my money is on Bella." She let go of me to smirk at Bella and return her attention to the roast. Leaving Bella to gape at her and making my mom lean her weight against the counter to laugh.

"I'm gonna be married first." I said defiantly about the 'Redneck' Wedding thing, watching as my mom started to mock me by ticking things off her fingers. I raised an eyebrow at her as I continued. "I am gonna be twenty-five and have a house and everything before too." My mom merely shook her head and threw a dishtowel at me.

"I swear, you and Edward and your ideas. Don't you know; nothing ever happens the way you want it to?" That made Momma Whitlock laugh.

"I have to agree with your momma dear. Nothing happens as planned. But regardless, I'm sure as long as you want him, Jasper Thomas will be there waiting."

Bella pulled herself onto the countertop, swinging her legs over the edge. "Is it just me or is he being a better daddy with Jordy?"

"I think he's being a great daddy." I agreed.

Momma Whitlock smiled warmly at me. "Well, I know that this custody thing is the best thing for him because now he's actually got the fire to get him going, you know what I mean?" She looked at me again, "Alice, honey can you hand me that spice mix behind you?" I nodded, grabbing the spices off the counter and handing them to her. "Thank you dear. So tell me, your future plans, do you see my son in them?"

I blushed a little and hoped none of the others had their ear against the door or anything. "Well yeah. I mean, my life is so intertwined with his…" I trailed off.

"Huh?" Bella looked confused, making me realize I had probably said too much.

"Well, it seems Alice and Jasper have known each other a while now." Momma Whitlock stated smacking Bella's leg lightly to get her to move so she could grab the cooking string for the roast.

"Really? I mean, I knew Ed knew him but I had no idea that Alice did too." I nodded and I wondered why my brother hadn't mentioned to her how exactly he knew Jasper.

"Yeah he uh…" I looked at the moms and blushed, not really wanting to blurt out 'he pinned me up against your dad's house when I was 16 and made me so horny I was willing to fuck him then and there'. "Ummm well, we talked when I was 16."

Before anyone could question it, Jordan came running in, "Auntie Bella!!! Auntie Bella!"

"What sweetie?"

"Can I give Uncle Edward a kiss on his cheek for being nice? Daddy said I had to ask you cause only you're allowed to kiss him on his cheeks." She explained, her cheeks turning red.

Bella nodded, "That's fine sweetheart." I watched as the moms exchanged a look as Jordy left, knowing they were probably trying not to laugh.

"Edward Anthony Cullen: Charming girls since 1983." My mom quipped making the rest of us laugh. I picked up an apple and started to munch on it, the crisp smooth flavor tingling my taste buds. I almost moaned at the taste.

"So you've always been an apple fan Alice?" I opened my eyes to see Momma Whitlock and my own mother looked at me strangely. I shrugged.

"They're really good down here." I stated as a matter of fact.

The moms exchanged a look, "Must be the gulf breeze." Momma Whitlock said while shrugging.

"Hey Auntie, when you were pregnant with Jazz wasn't that like all you ate or something?" Bella asked. Great now everyone is gonna think I'm pregnant because I like apples.

Momma Whitlock went to the sink and started to wash her hands, "Yep, apparently it's a Whitlock genetic thing." She stated while nodding.

"Maybe I've been hanging out with Jasper too much." I shrugged, making my mom chuckle.

"Well, I'm not going to worry until she starts eating apple pie."

Momma Whitlock gave my mom a curious expression. "Really why's that?"

"She hates apple pie." My mom stated making me scowl at her.

"Really?" Momma Whitlock gave me a curious expression.

"I don't hate it I just really didn't like it when I was little so I wouldn't eat it."

Thankfully Momma Whitlock laughed, "Well then Nana Hale's recipe must have been made the perfect way for you." My mom joined in on the laughter.

"It was really good, I think you may have made a fan out of me." I shrugged.

"Did someone say pie?" Emmett's head appeared around the corner making me laugh.

"Of course you'd hear that."

Emmett sauntered over and draped his arm around me. "Yeah well, the words Hale and Pie would make any man weak in the knees." He winked at Momma Whitlock, noticeable trying to flirt.

"Emmett Christopher McCarty get out of the kitchen." Momma Whitlock scolded him playfully while shoeing him with the kitchen towel making me laugh.

"Alright, I just wanted to let these two know there are two certain boys taking their aggressions out on shooter games. Of course I think Ed has an unfair advantage." Emmett stated as he started to leave.

"What?!" I asked confused as to how my brother had the upper hand on any video game.

Emmett immediately spun in place and came back towards me. "Well you see here Alice, I may have suggested a Halo match, which they accepted, and now as Jazz is trying to whoop your big brother's butt, a certain munchkin about…" he held out a hand about belly button level to him, "yea high, pretty brown hair and eyes that get her anything she wants... you know who I'm talking about right?" Jordan of course, everyone laughed and nodded. "Well it seems that Bells has some competition cause said munchkin is distracting her father so her favorite new uncle can win." Emmett gave a Cheshire grin. "See ya!" He hollered as he ran out of the kitchen, making me laugh even harder.

"What in the world?" Momma Whitlock asked as the moms looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Do you think I should be worried?" Bella asked linking her arm with mine as Momma Whitlock got the plates down for us.

"He likes younger women but not women quite that young." I said shaking my head.

"I don't know he's a sucker for a pout." Bella joked.

"Isabella!" Momma Whitlock cried, sounding horrified.

"Samantha! I meant the puppy dog face!" Bella snipped back making me and my mom laugh.

Momma Whitlock rolled her eyes as she put the plates in Bella's hands. "You girls…" She trailed off shaking her head. "Go, the table ain't gonna set its self." which made Bella snort out a laugh.

Before I knew it we were all sitting around the large round dining table eating a delicious dinner. Momma Whitlock told me it could seat twelve so it sat the ten of us very comfortably. I sat between Jasper and Jordan, Edward, who was indeed becoming her favorite uncle, sat at Jordy's other side. We were all making polite conversation until my mom dropped a bomb on us.

"So what do you think of a double wedding in the spring?" My mom asked Momma Whitlock making me choke on my water.

"You plannin' Rose and Emmett's wedding with Bells and Ed's huh?" Jasper said in a snarky voice. I heard Jordy giggle to my left as Rose laughed heartily.

"You know out of any of us brother you're the one to settle down." She quipped back making Momma Whitlock laugh. I looked at Jasper wondering what she meant by that, had he asked Maria to marry him when she got pregnant or something?

"Mom, Bella and I can plan our own wedding." I heard Edward say as the lovebirds shared a look and nodded at one another.

"Isn't it supposed to be the bride and the moms who do that? And Sammie is the closest thing to Bella's mom so she counts." My mom countered.

"She has a point, and since Alice is my best friend…" Bella trailed off winking at Momma Whitlock.

"Are you asking me to be your maid of honor?!" I asked excitedly.

"Duh." Bella responded immaturely while I clapped happily.

"Well, since we know you two are getting married I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told Jasper," my mother paused, "I want grandbabies." I think I heard everyone except for Jordy on my side of the table choke in unison. She told Jasper what?

"Mom you didn't?!" I could feel the heat rise to my face, oh my god way to scare him off mom! She smirked smugly at me as I watched Jasper play with his food out of the corner of my eye. Shit, that's not good.

"Yes, and I love my little princess over there, but I want more grandbabies, so I'm with Esme on this one." Momma Whitlock added nodding before looking at Em and Rose. "That goes for you two as well."

"Esme, love, I know your excited to have a baby around again, but let the kids do things in their time." My dad tried to reason with my mother just as Emmet opened his mouth.

"I'll get right on that ma'am."

"Like hell you will, you baboon." I heard Rose scold and I knew the loud thud that followed was most certainly the sound of her hand hitting the back of his skull.

"Daddy! Does this mean I'm gonna have a little brother or sister?" Jordy asked excitedly making me rest my head on the table. I was seriously hating my mother right now.

"Jordan, you have a sister. Coco remember?" Jasper pleaded with Jordan.

"A dog does not count." My mom said in a stern voice.

"But Nana, Coco is so sweet! I love her." I lifted my head to see Jordy smile sweetly at my mom, did she just call her Nana?

"Don't you want a human brother or sister?" My mom asked her as Jasper looked at me mouthing 'I'm sorry.' I mouthed back 'She's my mother' making him smile and take my hand. God I love him for understanding.

"Wow, just imagine what Christmas is gonna be like!" Emmett joked ducking out of the way of Rose's slap.

I scowled at him. "Emmett, I curse you with all daughters." I pointed my fork at him.

"Yes, well, from what I remember of Alice as a little girl... Those two are gonna make beautiful grandbabies." Momma Whitlock stated to my mom before pointing to Ed and Bella. "As well as those two and them as well." She finished up by pointing to Em and Rose. Well, at least they aren't just ganging up on Jazz and I.

Jasper laughed, "Well let's just hope for Edward's sanity that they don't have Bella's lack of coordination Momma."

"Oh I do hope they have the green eyes." My mom said wistfully.

"Screw his sanity, I hope they're as graceful as him cause," Bella retorted shaking her head. "Oh I know. I love Edward's eyes." She smiled at Ed and I watched him puddle before my very eyes. Wow the things she can do to him.

"That little charmer…" My mom continued shaking her head, "and that one." She added pointing at me, "those great big, bright green eyes got them just about anything they wanted from their daddy."

"Nah, I just wanted to be the nice parent." My dad joked grinning at my mom adoringly. Jasper looked back at me and bit into his lower lip while smiling.

Momma Whitlock gave a hearty laugh. "Well between these three, I had the princess."

"I was not." Rose protested.

"Yes, you were." Momma Whitlock, Jasper and Bella all agreed in stereo making me laugh.

"Then the overprotective troublemaker," she continued smirking at Jazz. "And his partner in crime," She smiled and nodded at Bella.

"Mary was my princess, she'd follow me everywhere and cry when I had to go…" My dad trailed off and smiled warmly at me, I returned his smile.

"Edward, he was Mister I can do it myself." My mom said shrugging.

"Still is." Bella stated while chuckling.

"You say that like it's a bad thing." Edward griped.

"You put Mary and Edward together and my god." My dad said as both my parents shook their heads.

"Hell on wheels?" Momma Whitlock said laughing.

My mom nodded, "Mary was unafraid and Edward was stubborn."

"Nana! No saying the h-e-double hockey sticks word!" Jordy chided, making me and Edward laugh.

"Sorry honey." Momma Whitlock said looking remorseful before nodding. "Yeah the three stooges here... Lord have mercy, when my brother was here, those two," She pointed at Bella and Jazz. "I think they purposely tried to give us heart attacks." She shook her head.

"She started it." Jasper stately calmly.

"Did not! You were the one who said it was normal to put honey in the chicken coop." Bella protested making me laugh.

"I was the good son. Ali was the one who always got into trouble." Edward stated just as calmly as Jasper had.

"NO! I so protected your butt whenever you snuck out to see Bella!" I shouted at him and made Bella blush.

"And I covered for you when you met up with a certain boy." He gave a pointed look to Jasper and made me blush.

"Yeah thanks…" Jasper trailed off rubbing the back of his neck.

"I love how this all comes out now." My mom mused from across the table.

"Oh I know." I watched as Momma Whitlock relaxed in her seat to watch us fight about our past wrongdoings.

"I never told anyone I saw you two kissing!" I pointed my fork at Bella and Edward making him gape wide-eyed at me and causing Bella to gasp. "Sorry Bella."

She shook her head at me. "No it's okay... It's just someone told me no one would see." I watched as she pinched Ed's side.

"Ouch! I never told that one boy at the grocery store you walked into an end cap 'cause you were staring at him too hard to notice it." I felt my jaw drop. Jackass. Bringing up stuff from when I was eleven.

"I am so about to throw food at you." I growled at Edward, Jasper started to rub circles into the back of my hand, trying to calm me physically.

"So Jordan, do you maybe want to sing a song after dinner? I know you were working on a new song." He asked trying to change the subject.

Jordan smiled and shook her head. "No daddy, I suck."

"I wanna hear you sing." Edward said in a silky voice smiling at Jordy and making her lean into me all shy like. "I'm sure you sing beautifully. Your daddy has a great voice after all." He continued making me gape at him when he complimented Jasper.

She shook her head. "Daddy plays guitar better and the song I'm learnin' is hard. I mess up on the guitar and then I forget the words and its sucks." She finished pouting.

"Well, you gotta practice. That's how you get better." Edward said reassuringly, making me sure he was going to make a great daddy some day.

"But twinkle twinkle wasn't this hard." Jordy protested.

"Well pumpkin this is a harder song, you just have to give it time." Momma Whitlock said in a soothing voice.

"I agree with Ed and Momma, you just have to practice." I nudged the little girl at my side, making her cross her arms and sit back in her chair huffing impatiently.

"Did you tell your daddy and Alice what song you're learning?" Momma asked her.

She shook her head. "No cause I suck and I didn't want them all unhappy when I can't play it." She pouted.

"What are you learning?" I asked her hoping to make her excited about it.

"Once upon a dream, it was a surprise for Daddy." She stated matter-o-factly.

"That's a really hard song," I said sympathetically.

"Duh." She responded rolling her eyes at me. I was taken aback by the gesture.

"Jordan be nice." Jasper warned.

"Sorry."

"She can sing it she just needs help with the music." Momma Whitlock told us shrugging.

Jordy looked up at me just then. "And I wanted to surprise you too Alice, cause I asked Daddy if you were his princess too and he said yes cause he calls you sleeping beauty." What? I looked at Jasper he merely blushed in response.

"Uhhh, Ali don't sleep that much." Ed said confused, making Jasper bite his lip and shake his head.

"Jordy, would you sing it if your daddy plays it?" I heard Bella ask her.

Jordy shook her head, "I need a prince to sing too." She shrugged. I had the perfect prince for her.

"Ed will sing with you, won't you?" I nudged my brother with my hand, watching as Jaspers shoulders shook with silent laughter and Edward glared at me.

"Sure." He responded smiling at Jordy.

"Yay!" She squealed with delight, clapping her hands and she hugged Ed.

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The next day was the Fourth, we arrived at the beach early so we could get a good spot have a good view of the fireworks. We set up our blankets and coolers, mingling with each other and Jasper introduced me to a few people he knew when he was younger; it was kind of awkward but made me feel special.

As the sky started to darken you could tell Jordy had had a long day, she was already passed out and was being held by my dad. We all sat on the blankets and watched the sky expectantly. I was sitting between Jasper's legs with his arms wrapped around me and his hands locked in front of my bent knees. Before the display started I chanced a look to the others; my dad, still holding Jordy, was sitting on a beach chair next to my mother, who was sitting next to and gossiping with Jasper's mom. Just in front of them, Emmett was lying on his stomach and his folded arms propped up his head, Rosalie was laying on top of him in much the same fashion. Edward had Bella in his lap, smiling adoringly at her as she talked animatedly. I knew in my heart he loved her very deeply and hoped I would be a bridesmaid in the wedding.

A bright light and loud boom of a firework took my attention away from them. The show had started.

"Thank you." Jasper whispered into my ear, the vibrations tickled a little and drew my attention away from the great orbs of colored fire.

"For what?" I asked him curious as to what he was thanking me for.

"For being an amazing girlfriend and friend, for putting up with my crazy mother and my hyper daughter... and me" I grinned like an idiot the moment he called me his girlfriend, I knew this had already been confirmed, but I loved hearing it.

"You're welcome." I whispered back, smiling still. "Thank you too."

"What in the world do you need to thank me for?"

"For dealing with my brother and for letting me into your life."

"Nah, you're worth the busted lip." I looked at him as he smiled at me and his lips touched mine gently. I laughed a little at the touch, making him smile.

"I was scared you were gonna break it off with me after that." I admitted while running my fingers through his hair.

He laughed. "Why? I want you, not him."

I shrugged, "You know, why have to deal with my brother when you can get…" I felt the blood rush to my face at what I was insinuating. "Stuff, elsewhere and I'm sure other girls don't come with this much baggage."

"You do realize that I have far more baggage then you do right? I have a kid, a crazy ex and I live with my step-sister and cousin for crying out loud…" I could feel him shake his head behind me. "Your baggage is carry-on compared to my trunk of skeletons." I turned my head and smiled at the smile still had plastered on his face.

And because he is just that damn cute and I love him, I kissed him firmly before stating my piece. "Yes, but you're fuckhot. Such an amazing guy like you has to have crazy ass skeletons." Otherwise you'd be perfect, and well, perfection sucks.

"Alice, do me a favor?" He smirked at me the light bouncing off his face, tinting it in blue, green and red. Gorgeous, handsome, beautiful. Mine. I tilted my head at him and murmured for him to continue with his query. "Kiss me again." He whispered, his face showing the enthusiasm I loved he had about us. And how could I ever say no to that? Our lips met, parted and our tongues danced the fireworks overhead making for a romantic setting. I could feel my heart pounding so hard it was sure to explode.

I broke the kiss, but didn't move far. I watched as he recovered from the kiss too, his eyes opening slowly. I love you, I told him with my eyes. "Anything else?" I asked. Please, just tell me you love me!

He smiled and for a second I thought he was going to grant me my wish. "I'll tell you when I think of it." He looked away from me back to the bursts of light, he pulled me so that my back was flush against his chest and I could feel his erection pressing against my back.

"It's pretty huh?" I asked trying to take my mind off what seemed to be nudging me with every loud clap of light.

"Yes, you are." He whispered as he ran the tip of his nose and tongue lightly along my neck to my ear. Instinctively I reached back and ran my fingers through his hair pushing his face harder into my neck, as his lips ran down my neck I could feel my nipples stiffen and my body tremble.

"Mmmm... I meant the fireworks." I moaned out a little in spite of myself. I felt him move to rest his chin on my shoulder and I swear I could feel the smugness emanating from him.

"They're nothing compared to you, Ali."

"That was suave. You use that line with all the girls." I said in my best impression of a good southern girl and chuckling at myself. He laughed as well.

"Did it work?"

"Well that depends, what effect were you going for?"

"Well, if it made you smile that's good." I felt his lips against my neck again, causing an instant wetness. Fuck he needs to stop that, we can't do it with the family around. "If it made you want me that's even better." I felt his lips turn into a smile against my skin; the pompous jackass knew exactly what he was doing to me.

"So you should be a very happy man, cause it worked." I whispered to him.

He nodded, his lips brushing against the crook as he did so. "Very happy," he stated before planting a wet kiss there.

I moved my head to give him better access to my neck, which he leapt on, leaving hot wet kisses everywhere his mouth could reach and not helping the situation between my legs any. "What are you doin?" I half moaned at him.

He made his way slowly up to my ear and whispered, "Kissing my girlfriend under the fireworks."

"No."

"You don't want me to kiss you?" He asked as he gently nipped at my ear.

It took everything I had in me to not moan out loud at the feeling he was giving me. "No I do, but that's not what you're doing…"

He smiled against my skin and pulled away. "Really? Then what am I doing darlin'?" He drawled laying his accent on thick, damn him for knowing that trick into my panties. Damn tease.

I pulled on his hair a little making his head come forward so I could turn my head and whisper in his ear, my lips so close they were brushing against it. "You're really turning me on."

He looked at me and raised an eyebrow in question. "And that's a problem because?" I looked at the people all around us and raised an eyebrow back. He licked his bottom lip in that way that drives me crazy with desire for him and shrugged. "Wanna get out of here?" Like yesterday! I thought as I nodded.

"Where are we going?" I whispered hurriedly at him as he helped me up with one hand and grabbed both the blankets we were sitting on in the other.

"Somewhere more private." He stated, smirking at me, his eyes bright green in the light of the fireworks. Hot dayyum! I'm gonna get laid! I bit into my bottom lip to keep from grinning like a fool and nodded my consent.

Our fingers laced and we started to walk unnoticed by most everyone towards a grove of trees, I looked back to see if anyone in our family had noticed only to see both our mothers smiling knowingly after us, they waved at me in unison and made me blush fire. Fuck, they knew what were going to do.

After a bit of brisk walking we made it through the grove of trees to an area of private beach. It was completely surrounded on three sides by trees and water on the other, I knew this place very well.

"This is my parent's vacation house." I hissed at him.

He turned and raised an eyebrow. "Are you kidding me?"

I shook my head and pointed in the direction of the house. "No."

He smiled and shook his head murmuring, "Jesus Christ," under his breath while rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.

I closed the space between us, wrapping my arms around his middle. "Well, at least it's private and it's not trespassing." I smiled what I hoped was a seductive smile at him.

"Wait…" He dangled his arms loosely around me and pointed towards the house. "So that house right there is yours?"

I nodded, doing my best not to laugh out loud at him and gave him the eyebrow. "You saw it when we dropped off my family plus one Bella yesterday."

He gave a hearty laugh and shook his head. Maybe he was tired from the drive. "I'll be damned. You realize I was in your house ten years ago? In fact I was being scolded by your mother…" He looked at me, something registered behind his eyes. "Why did you run when I said hi?"

I cocked my head at him, looking at him curiously, "what?"

"I broke a window that summer," I thought back and remembered a baseball landing in my parents' bedroom where I sat, my mom braiding my thick hair so I could be cooler before I went to go swimming in the bright blue two piece bathing suit she had just bought me. "Went to apologize to the owners, and your momma," he shook his head as I remember my mom scolding someone while I put my bathing suit on. I grinned because I thought I knew who it was and started to skip out of my room. "But I remember you. You came flying down the stairs singing 'someone's in trouble' and when you saw me you froze." Then I saw him, a boy who looked like he had grown rapidly over a very short span of time, his blue-green eyes locked onto mine, freckles from the sun danced across his nose and his blond hair was sun-bleached. He was breathtaking, after the boy at the funeral I knew I'd get rejected again. "And I remember waving to you but you ran right back up the stairs." I blushed a little at the memory, we were both so different now.

"I thought it was Edward and you know how I was at eleven, cute boy, had recently been rejected, this time my feet went in the opposite direction." I laughed a little more at what I had done for the rest of the summer. "My mom made you do yard work, I watched you through my window, taking off your shirt." I remembered, he would take a drink of water and then pull his shirt off and his lean muscles would ripple, much like they did now. "I thought I had never seen anything so sexy. And that damn cowboy hat you wore." It was black, if I didn't know any better, I'd say it was the same cowboy hat he placed on my head once during a rather steamy romp.

He blushed and looked down. "Do you still think I'm sexy?"

As if he needed to ask that, "The sexiest." I said with a smirk. He bit into that full bottom lip of his as he leaned down and gently brushed his lips against mine. Shit, as if I didn't have enough to make me believe in fate, this was really starting to.

"Hang on." He stated as he broke our kiss, me becoming slightly impatient with how many interruptions we were getting, then another ball of light touched the sky and lit of his face, his eyes were locked on my lips. Well, I'm glad to know that you want it cowboy, I thought as he moved quickly to where he had dropped the blankets and spread them out.

I walked behind him and the minute he got them spread out I wrapped my arms around his neck. "You planning' something?" I growled playfully in his ear, he laughed and gently flipped me so that I was on my back, landing just as a bright pink firework burst in the air.

He moved over me quickly and ran his nose along my neck again. "Nothing you don't want to do darlin'," He drawled, his accent making my stomach clench. I pulled him closer to me and felt his breath as he left moist kisses along my neck, making me grind myself a little into him to release some of the pressure I was starting to feel.

He moaned against my neck and my lips were crushed under his, his touches became frantic, roaming my body before they moved to the hem of my dress and pushed it up high enough so I felt the warm gulf air hit my navel. We were dry humping like teenagers as our kiss became increasingly wet and desperate. I could feel he needed to be in me as much as I needed him there.

I felt his fingertips trace lightly along my skin and then hook themselves into the waist of my panties, tugging them down, my hips lifting automatically to assist him. Our kiss broke as his eyes followed my panties down my legs and I sat up as he finished pulling them off. I looked at him and realized he was nowhere near as undressed as he needed to be.

I reached out and started to undo his belt, trying to remove it quickly, but fumbling. He reached out and cupped my face, kissing me hard and deep, calming me down enough so that I was able to slide the belt off of him and tossed it somewhere to the side.

I got to work on the button of his jeans just as his hands groped my tits through the silky fabric of my dress, making me stop and moan out because it felt so good to have him touch me in that way. I managed to get the button undone just as he started to lay me back, his lips moving over my neck, shoulders and collarbone, leaving fiery hot kisses and gentle nips. With my feet I pushed his pants and boxers down his ass in one fluid motion and felt him teasing my entrance.

His kisses moved back to my mouth as he thrust into me, a loud booming firecracker drowned out the sound of our moans. After a moment he picked a fast and rough pace, slamming into me hard and deep, my nails dug into his shoulders through his shirt. His mouth never left my body and I could feel the vibrations from his moans, the slight tingles from his nips, and the heat of his breath as he left open mouthed kisses everywhere he could reach.

I locked my ankles behind him and used a little bit of pressure against his ass to drive him deeper into me, just as his hand had made its way under the fabric of my dress and started to play with my sensitive breast and made me moan out into the night. I could feel myself get closer and judging by his erratic breathing he was as well.

"Jasper, harder." I panted, he grunted and did just that, sending me blinding lights over the edge, crying his name just as the loud consecutive booms and flashes of light announced the finale of the firework display, a few more thrusts and Jasper followed me into the realm of bliss, groaning incoherently as he threw his head back.

He laid his head on my chest as we both composed ourselves and calmed our breathing. Once we were back to normal he kissed me tenderly and placed his forehead on mine, staring deep into my eyes, 'I love you' I thought and could almost swear his eyes said the same thing mine did.

He moved away to pull his pants back up and find his belt as I shimmied my way back into my panties and smoothed out my dress. I looked over at him and laughed when I saw how noticeable his sex hair was. He quirked an eyebrow at me and then joined me in my laughter, I figured I was probably a sight.

We walked hand in hand back to where our family was waiting and chatting with various friends. Although, it seemed the only ones who stuck around to wait for us was our mothers, my dad and because she really did sleep through the whole thing, Jordy.

The moms smiled knowingly at us. "Enjoy the show?" Momma Whitlock asked innocently.

"It was very enjoyable." My response came out so quickly I don't think I even fully thought about it. I watched through my peripheral as Jasper nodded and turned his head, looking away. Momma merely laughed as we helped to clean up our things and walked back to the houses.

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The next day was the end of our little vacation away from the tour. We met Maggie and Seth, who had a blast playing road trip the entire way here from California, and got back onto the bus. We had an interview with a few local radio stations and did a concert that day before moving on.

Everyday remained the same as we traveled through Texas to Nevada, get up way too early, do an interview or some press thing, pretend I was not in love with Jasper, do a concert, lay in my bunk trying desperately to fall asleep only to find myself crawling down to Jasper's bunk and falling asleep in his arms.

Once we got to Vegas we were back in hotel rooms, Jasper and I had adjoining rooms again, which made me hug and thank Bella profusely. We were to do two concerts at the same hotel with a two day break in between to relax. I think Billy felt bad that he was working us to death.

After the first concert in Vegas we had a meet and greet with some fans who won backstage passes. I was so busy trying not to react to the girls wearing miniskirts with no panties, can we say no class, who were hitting on Jasper and Seth that I didn't even notice him.

"Hello Alice, I can hardly believe it, but you've grown even more beautiful." James drawled in my ear. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. He's not here, he's not here. I chanted in my mind. I turned slightly and was face to face with my walking nightmare. He was just as handsome as he always was, but now he made my skin crawl. "Oh, darlin' aren't you gonna say anything'?"

"Hello, James." I said trying to be polite. There were cameras here as well and I didn't want the press to run wild with the James thing too. He smirked at me.

"So formal?" He closed the distance between us before I could react and his lips were on mine.

I froze. He was kissing me, and I couldn't think of what to do.


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