Everyday Moments Of Perfection
A/N: What does Alice love doing most? Most fanfic writers seem to think it's shopping. Let's find out, shall we?
Shopping. Alice's third love. After Jasper and her family, of course.
Alice would be content to dart in and out of the shops all day, dragging Jasper behind her. However, while Jasper – sweet as he was – didn't complain at all at being dragged around with Alice, she knew he would rather be sitting at home reading a classic, or learning a new craft… doing something scholarly, anyway. Not trying on Armani suits all day. Alice loved Jasper even more because of that. He let her have her way all the time, and Alice knew exactly how lucky she was.
"So… what do you think? The black one, or the red one?"
Alice held up two dresses for Jasper to look at. Jasper looked at them, considering each. He could feel Alice's emotions, pulling between the two. Also, how happy she was that he was here. That was why Jasper came, for her. He loved Alice, and he loved it when she was happy - even more if he was the cause of that happiness.
He pointed at the black one. "I like that one better. What's the occasion?"
"You," said Alice, tossing the red one into the rejected pile.
"Me?" Jasper questioned.
"Yes," confirmed Alice. "We're going to do something special tonight."
"Oh? What might that be?"
"That's for me to know, and you to find out." Alice winked.
~oOo~
Later that night, Alice took Jasper - blindfolded - to meet his surprise.
"Where are we going?"
"Come on," Alice chuckled, leading Jasper by both hands.
Jasper heard Alice open a door. As far as he could tell, they were in the Cullen's library. As Alice removed the blindfold, Jasper saw the room lit softly with a single candle by his red, squashy armchair.
"What…?" he questioned, but was interrupted by Alice's finger on his lips.
"We're going to do the thing you love best," she whispered.
Jasper smiled, and led Alice to the armchair where she snuggled up on his lap. Jasper plucked the book he had been going to start reading from the stand next to the chair and opened it at the beginning.
As Alice listened to Jasper's perfect bass tone start to read, she melded to the shape of his chest and sighed contentedly.
'Listening to Jasper read' had just replaced 'shopping' as Alice's third love.