"Do not ruin this." Bella said again.
"And there is someone I'd like you to meet too." Alice added, rather than responding to Bella's slight threat.
"What?" Bella gasped.
"You'll get to meet them soon enough…" Alice said quietly, before ending the call and leaving Bella breathing raggedly at the end of the line.
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Jasper paced the room, his fingers squeezing the bridge of his nose tightly. Bella was sure there would be a line of threadbare among the thick blue carpet. She had told him about Alice, as soon as he'd gotten out of the shower, and she had warned him about the little "surprise" too.
"Jasper, darling, come and sit down." Bella said softly.
"I can't. I'm way too nervous, I wanna find out who she's bringing with her!" Jasper muttered in a low angry drawl.
"She'll be here soon…" Bella said. "You have to not get mad."
"I'm really trying not to get mad." He laughed. "I really am."
"Come here, darling." Bella said, patting the seat beside her. He struggled with a cheeky smile before immediately moving to sit next to her. The orange blossom scent clung to him, and Bella adored it.
"God, I love the way you smell." Bella grinned, leaning against him.
"Is that the only thing you love?" He whispered cheekily, pressing his lips to the top of her head. "Tell me what you love about me."
"I love your smell. Your hair. Your tendency to kiss me to dazzle me." Bella listed off, turning her head to meet his loving gaze. She was successfully distracting him to stop him from destroying Esme's carpet.
"Is that it?" He laughed.
"Nope, we don't actually have forever." Bella smiled. "Because that's how long it'd take me to tell you why I love you."
--
"Well Jasper…" Alice said shyly. "This is Edward's son."
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"Carlisle, erm… I think you need to come home from hunting now." Alice said quickly into her mobile phone, without waiting for a reply, she continued. "Bella is holding Jasper down, because he wants to kill me and Edward's son. Yes, I know, Edward does have a son. He's human, yes. Okay, come home please."
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"H-h-he's human?" Jasper stuttered out.
"Jasper, you can smell him." Bella whispered in his ear, as Jasper glared at Alice who was outside by the river. She was still dainty and well-dressed, but the bundle in her arms choked out a cry every now and then, and it hurt Bella's ears.
"I'm not breathing…" Jasper said, still grasping at Bella's waist to stop himself leaving the room.
"Just inhale once. It doesn't burn too much. I promise you." Bella said, looking at him pleadingly.
"Okay…" He murmured. He inhaled sharply through his nose, to stop too much of the scent making his mouth flood with venom. The smell of baby hit him hard, and he almost jumped from the sofa – just to have a taste.
"Darling?" Bella prompted. "What does he smell like?"
"He smells… tasty?" Jasper said unsurely.
"No, his scent. Separate it out." Bella helped him.
"He smells like… erm, melon. And… baby powder… and he smells like Edward did, and a bit like you too…" He whispered, knowing that Alice was walking back towards the house with the small baby.
"So, does he smell tasty anymore?" Bella prompted.
"No" Jasper grinned. "He's a baby."
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Alice wrung her hands together, as Esme cooed the young Edward into a sense of quiet – although all the vampires could hear the heartbeat, the pulsing of blood and all the human functions they usually could.
"It's Edward's child." Alice said simply.
"You already said that." Carlisle snapped. "Explain."
"Well, Edward kinda slept with a human. And yeah, the baby happened." She said, leaving out all details and making Carlisle even angrier.
"Alice. You turn up here, with a human baby, and you expect us to do what…?" Carlisle asked.
"He's for Jasper and Bella." Alice stated. "Duh."
Jasper and Bella flew down the stairs, bursting into the living room not 2 seconds after the words had left Alice's mouth. Jasper's fists were balled up so tightly that his knuckles looked like they were going to burst, and Bella's teeth were gritted.
"What?" Jasper growled at Alice.
"Jazz… I mean, Jasper, Edward said the baby was meant to go to you and Bella… ya know, after he died and stuff." Alice explained.
"What?" Jasper growled again.
"I'm only here to give you the baby… and then I have to leave again." Alice said slowly, speaking to Jasper as if he was an idiot. "I am not meant to be here, but this is your baby now. Not Edward's. Not mine."
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"I can't do this…" Bella groaned, dropping to her knees in front of Emmett.
"It's okay, Bells." Emmett said, mirroring her position on the forest floor next to her, his arm wrapped around her shoulders.
"Jasper is going to forgive her…" Bella said. "And I love him…"
"You listen to me." Emmett said while shaking his head. "My brother loves you. You made him happy – you really are the light in his life, Bella. He is not going to leave you, or get back with Alice."
"But the baby…" Bella started to sob.
"Bells, please." Emmett said. "Just let him deal with it, okay?"
"It's my life too Emmett." Bella sobbed into his chest.
"I know, Bells. I know." Emmett said, stroking her hair.
A/N – Shocked? Disappointed? Let me know. You know that reviews make me happy, and that I try to reply to every single one! And should Jasper welcome the baby with open arms after all the hurt? Or push it away?