Alice, can I talk to you?

5

It's been a few days, and everyone knows what has happened. No one was surprised about Alice and I, but they were surprised about how Edward reacted. He needs to understand you can't solve all your problems like that. Jasper has been nice............ When he's around. He's around even less no that all of this has happened.

Emmett screaming at some game made me laugh. Jake was supposed to come over today. He's been around ever since I got back, he hasn't been over in a few days, because he's been trying to sort things with the pack. He left Sam's pack, and had his own, with Seth and Leah.

"Emmett, you're giving Bella a headache."

I smiled, as Alice walked in.

"I'm used to it by now, Alice."

Alice sat next to me, and grabbed my hand.

"I know. You feeling OK?"

I nodded, everyone was so nervous about making sure I was OK.

"I'm fine, Alice. What about you?"

She squeezed my hand, moving a little closer.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

I shook my head, that wasn't going to happen.

Jake walked in, and noticed how close Alice and I were. He frowned, but didn't say anything. We had always been close. He sat down , on the couch, looking at us.

"Hey, where's Edward?"

Oh right, he didn't know about that.

"Well, there was an incident a few days ago. He didn't agree with what I wanted, and I ended it. He didn't like it, but I wouldn't accept the way he was acting. I-"

Alice squeezed my hand, and finished the story for me. I wasn't sure how much she wanted to tell him.

"I split up with Jasper, and when we left a few days ago....... Well, Edward could see the reason why in my thoughts. He attacked me. I fell for Bella, and he didn't like it. He ran off, but ......... Well, I talked to Bella about it, and now we're together."

Jake didn't say anything for a few minutes, looking at us.

"Well, at least I like you better than your brother."

He was shocked, but he wasn't losing it. So, that was good. Alice was shocked. She couldn't see anything if the wolves were involved, so I knew she hadn't seen this.

"You're ............. OK with this?"

Jake shook his head, looking at us.

"Bella, I never liked him. I tried to get along with him for you, but you." He smiled at Alice. "Never treated me the way he did. Even if we do make it hard for you, with you gift."

He knew that bothered her. Alice shook her head, and looked at me. I remembered when she had come back, after they had all left. She had been annoyed with him, but she never reacted to anything he did.

"That's not your fault, Jake. Edward, he's an idiot. You care about Bella, I can see that. Edward ....... Well, I don't know what he was thinking."

Jake shook his head, and looked at me.

"So, how are you feeling?"

I smiled at him. Considering everything that was going on, I was feeling, well not great but not horrible.

"Not great. But, OK."

Alice squeezed my hand, and Jake looked at our joined hands.

"So, how did this happen?"

"Jake."

Jake laughed, looking at me.

"I know. I just wanted to see how you would react."

I felt like slapping him, but I knew he was just being Jake.

"How's the pack?"

"Fine. Seth and Leah, are actually getting along for once."

That made me laugh, they were brother and sister, so fighting was kinda expected.

Jake left, wanting to talk to Leah, and I went upstairs with Alice. I sat down on my bed, and Alice sat next to me. We hadn't had a lot of time to be alone with each other in the past few days. Alice grabbed my hand, holding it in hers. I tugged on her hand, and she could see that I wanted her to come closer. She moved closer to me, looking up at me.

"Alice, relax. It's OK."

She was so nervous about everything and it was getting on my nerves.

"I know, I'm worried about you, that's all."

"Alice, looked at me."

Alice had looked away, but I made her look at me.

"Remember what you said about everything being alright? Everything will be fine, pixie."

Alice sighed, and I ran my hand through my hair.

"I know, I'm just worried. All this stuff with Edward, and-"

"The only thing that bothers me about that is how he treated you. I know he saw what you were thinking about, which you have yet to tell me. But, that doesn't mean he can do what he did."

Alice shook her head, and looked at me.

"Bella, I was thinking about you, when I saw you consider that. Jasper had already moved his stuff, and it gave me time to think. Everyone thought we were just arguing, but we weren't. The rooms are sound proof, so no one heard anything they shouldn't have. We left that morning, and I thought I had had hidden my thoughts enough, but I didn't. On the way back, Jasper knew I needed time to think and left me alone. He didn't go far, but he was far enough away that I could think about everything and my emotions wouldn't reach him that much. Edward appeared, and said that if he couldn't have you, no one could. He hit me, and I slammed him into a tree. Jasper and Emmett dragged him away, but he ran off."

She was thinking about me?

I took a deep breath, thinking about what she had said.

"Well, from the way Esme and Carlisle reacted, he won't be allowed back here. I just hope Emmett finds him before Rosalie. Or should that be the other way around. Either way, it'll be painful."

That made her laugh. Either way, he would suffer.

"I don't think it matters. Either way it'll be slow and painful."

She had a point.

"Yeah, and why are you............ Alice, come here."

She had moved away a little and I didn't want her to think she had to do that.

Alice moved a little closer to me, an I made sure she stayed there. I wanted to be close to her.

"Better?"

She glared at me, but nodded.

"I just-"

"Stop that. I want to be close to you."

She was quite close to me by now, and I liked it. Being close to her felt much better than spending time with Edward.

Alice looked at me, and I started playing with her fingers. She done when that when she was nervous, but I just liked holding her hand.

"I know. I can see that."

Oops. I blushed. She must have seen that I really liked being close to her.

"Yeah, I, um..........-"

Alice shook her head, and laughed, cutting me off. I glared at her, and she kept laughing.

"Hey, you never told me what you were thinking about!"

Alice stopped laughing and looked at me. She seemed to think about something and ................... She kissed me. She actually kissed me.

Alice pulled away, leaning her forehead against mine.

"That's what I was thinking about."