Everyday Moments Of Perfection
A/N: Alice has a very serious dilemma. Somehow, you just know it has something to do with shoes... :)
Alice sighed with frustration and pouted. Jasper, sensing Alice's tumultuous emotions, instinctively sent a wave of peace and happiness towards her. Alice turned and gave Jasper a small smile, who returned it in kind.
"What's the matter?" he asked. Alice bit her lip. "I can't pick."
Jasper raised an eyebrow. "You want me to help?"
Alice's eyes twinkled and she thrust two red shoes into Jasper's hands. He looked at them and then up at Alice questioningly. "Okay…where's the other pair for me to pick from the two?"
Alice clicked her tongue. "These are the two pairs. One of each."
Jasper looked down helplessly. They looked exactly the same to him.
Alice rolled her eyes, seeing his helplessness. "That one," she pointed to the one in Jasper's left hand, "is the Prada one. The other," she pointed to the one in his right, "is a Manolo Blahnik with a slightly longer heel."
Jasper considered. He honestly couldn't tell the difference, but he put on a show. He knew that to Alice this was a very serious dilemma.
"What's the occasion?" he asked.
Alice answered promptly, biting her nails as if Jasper's decision was life and death. "Rosalie and Emmett's anniversary. We're having a party tonight; then they're off to Ibiza tomorrow."
Jasper nodded. Then he held out the Manolo Blahnik. "A bit of extra height couldn't hurt."
Alice beamed, plucking the shoe from his outstretched hand and rushing off to pay for it. Jasper smiled crookedly.
Alice returned in a flash, clutching her shopping bags. "Now…" she said, looking Jasper up and down. "I've got my shoes. It's your turn."
She swept past Jasper, whose face twisted in horror. Jasper heard her tinkling laughter from outside. "Kidding, honey."
Jasper sighed with intense relief.
Alice looked back around the door with a sharp look. "Not really. Honestly, Jasper, you should know better. Now hurry up! We've only got five hours left before the Armani shop closes."
Jasper followed with a look of resignation on his face. Alice was twittering to herself.
"…just the thing for you, either black or brown, black I think, it'll go with your suit better…oh! We need to get you a new jacket too!" Alice turned to Jasper. "Isn't shopping fun?!"
Jasper smiled wearily. "Yes, Alice. It's incredibly fun."
Alice took Jasper's arm and beamed, making Jasper smile. As he watched her pointing to jackets in shop windows and either smiling or frowning, he looked on fondly.
There's nobody quite like Alice.