Note: Merry Christmas!

A shiver ran down my spine as I was met by a cool breeze. I quickly zipped up my jacket and took a deep inhale to calm my shaky nerves, before starting over to Edward's house.

My head was spinning from all the outsider views and concerns I was getting. I knew where everyone's head was at except the person whose opinion meant the most to me, Edward.

I needed to know if he was okay, if we were okay and if he was truly ready to commit to me and to us.

I made it to the front steps of the house about to knock on the door when voices from inside erupted. My fist was frozen in mid-air hearing an older man's angry voice fill the air. The voice belonged to Edward's father. I could hear Edward's mother trying to calm her angered husband.

I tried to listen through the door but the voices were muffled and I couldn't hear Edward at all. I wasn't even sure if he was there for his parent's argument.

I didn't want to barge into his parents fighting but at the same time I needed to clear things up with Edward. I step off the front steps and decided to head towards the back of the house, hoping to be able to steal Edward away from a few minutes.

I walked around to the back porch to find Alice quietly swinging on the porch bench. She looked up and gave me a small smile when she saw me.

"Hey Jasper." She said, jumping off the bench and down the stairs to where I was standing.

The voices boomed from inside the house. She looked back at her family house than back to me with a somewhat concerned and embarrassed expression.

"Hey." I said weakly, eyeing the glass door, able to see a clear picture now of the fighting parents and a miserable Edward in the background, looking wiped out.

It was then I realized the fight was not a regular spouse fight; it had something to do with Edward. I tensed in my spot noticing this.

Did Edward tell his parents about us, about himself?

"I just want to talk with Edward for a moment." I stressed.

"Uh, Jasper, it's not really a good time. Please just go back home, please. I'll tell Edward you stopped by, okay?" She pleaded, with sad eyes as she made her way back into the battle zone.

I couldn't go back into my house I just couldn't. I needed to resolve this thing with Edward. Instead I sat on my back porch and kept my cell next to me incase Edward called or texted me.

A good hour to hour and a half came and gone without any acknowledgement. It was freezing out, down in the thirties and all I had was a jacket to keep me warm. I started to wonder what was taking so long for Edward to write me back or come over. Surely there fight would have been over by now.

I hugged myself and made my way back over to his place. It was quiet and dark inside. The family car was gone too.

I knocked on the front and back door and yelled into the house a couple of times but no one was there.

Where did they go?

Why hasn't Edward text me or call?

What is going on?

I finally admitted defeat and went back inside of my house to warm up.

"Honey, you're freezing, have you been outside this whole time?" My mom asked concerned.

I nodded slowly as I rubbed my hands together trying to get some warmth back in them.

"You poor thing, I'll make you some hot chocolate." She said and took off toward the kitchen on a mission.

I took off my jacket and sat on the living room couch, peeking out the window at Edward's house hoping any moment he would come back.

"Oh honey, before I forget, Alice dropped off this note for you." My mom announced coming out with a folded piece of paper in her hands.

I quickly snatched up the paper and began to read it to myself.

Jasper,

I'm writing you because Edward didn't have the heart too.

I guess I should start with what the fight was about. Our parents were worried about Edward last night considering he was gone all night long and didn't bother to call and tell them he was okay. I'm sure any parent would worry.

I had a feeling he was with you but did not want to say anything. Well, they confronted Edward this morning about it and he confessed to staying the night at your house.

This floored our father, being how he is against gay people.

As you well know our parents are strict. Our mom is fine with gay people as long as her kids are not involved relationship-wise with them and our dad does not like them at all.

Well he exploded at hearing this and went off on Edward. He doesn't know you guys are together. He thinks you guys are just friends. However, he does not like that as it is.

He is fine with me hanging out with you considering your gay and knows nothing will happen between us and all but as for Edward, he does not like it one bit and thinks you will influence him in a bad way in his eyes and take him over to the dark side and make him gay. (Roll eyes).

I love my father but at the same time he can be a real jerk! I guess it's not all his fault. It was just how he was raised, real strict and old school, you know?

Anyway, I wanted to tell you sooner, prepare you but this was out of the blue.

Our father has decided to take the family away for a couple of days, maybe even a week, I'm not sure.

He calls it "family time." We aren't stupid. We all know it's because of… Well, you.

He took away our phones and the computer. So, neither I nor Edward will be able to contact you for a while. I know my father will try to turn Edward away from you. I'll do my damndest to help you. Sorry about this.

Your friend,

Alice. ;(