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Who: Alice Cullen & Jasper Hale
What: Quality time /o/
When: Now
Where: Cullen house
Rating: PG-13

Alice flitted about her room, rearranging things and tidying up. She never spent that much time in there but she always wanted it to look tidy and welcoming. Besides, Esme took her job as a mother very seriously, and would probably scold her if it wasn't picked up.

The thought of that made her smile -- having everyone together again, in one place, was both a comfort and a relief. Alice didn't feel as stressed...or as guilty about losing her visions. It still bothered her a great deal that she couldn't help out her family as much, or that she couldn't predict how her day would go. But she would manage.

As she picked up a book off of her dresser, Alice's eyes were drawn to the ring Jasper had given her for Christmas. It brought an immediate smile to her face. They didn't have to pretend to be unmarried teenagers here.

Just another example of how for every cloud, there was a silver lining waiting to be found.

And speaking of things needing to be found...

She placed the book in it's proper place on the shelf and made her way out of the room, closing the door silently behind her. Alice practically skipped down the hall, hardly making a sound against the polished wood floor. Once she reached the door of Jasper's study she almost went ahead to turn the handle, then stopped herself. Instead she bit back a laugh and pressed her ear against the door to find out what he was doing.

Fashion was fun, but so was espionage.

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Admittedly, the house, though meant as a gift for Esme was certainly one of the best things that had happened to Jasper since arriving there. He hadn't minded staying in the woods, after all they didn't need to sleep. However it was nice having the house back. Jasper certainly wasn't about to complain that he had his study back.

In his earlier years as a vampire, he hadn't much time to study or learning or anything. Once he'd found Alice though and they'd found the Cullens, he'd found tons of free time and a new love for books.

He looked up as he heard the handle moving just slightly and heard Alice's movements outside of the door. He chuckled, feeling her mischevious amusement.

"Yes Alice?"

She opened the door just a crack and peeked through, wearing a fake pout on her face.

"You know, you could go along with it once in a while."

Alice opened the door all the way, gracefully stepping inside and closing it behind her. Eagerly she walked up to his desk and placed both hands on it, leaning forward as she tried to see what he was up to. She had no problem acting nosy.

"What are you up to~?"

Jasper set down the book he was reading, leaving it open on the desk for her to look at. "Just one of the Philosophy books I'd had when I was at Cornell." He replied, lifting it to show her the cover.

"What are you up to?"

He leaned back in his seat, scooting back from the desk then, holding his arms out to her in an invitation. "C'mere?"

Alice glanced at the cover, recognizing the title and author -- one he had had for a while. "Remind me to get you some books from the library here," she commented. "I think you need new material."

She more than happily skipped around the desk to sit in his lap, making sure to fix his shirt collar first.

"I was just fixing up my room a bit, and thinking about how much I loved my Christmas gifts."

Jasper closed the book. He could remember where he'd left off, and he'd read these particular books so many times he could pick up anywhere anyway. He pushed it aside.

"I could use some new material." He smiled. He settled into his chair, arms around Alice's waist, pulling her comfortably against him. "I'm glad to know you liked them," He murmured against her ear, pressing an affectionate kiss to the skin behind it.

"I really enjoyed mine." He told her, giving her another little kiss. "It's been fun learning how to play all those new songs."

"Then I'll get you some the next time I go back in there."

Alice shifted so that her body was turned more towards his, delighting in the kisses and planting one of her own on his cheek.

"I can't wait to hear you play."

"Give me a little bit longer and I'll play for you as long as you want." He promised, and he certainly meant it. He'd play whatever she wanted for as long as she wanted - as long as it made her smile.

He settled his arms more comfortably around her and pressed another kiss to her cheek and then to her lips. He wasn't always so outwardly affectionate - that was usually due to being in the company of others. But he had no problem with displays of affection when they were alone.

"I look forward to it," she said.

Alice had her hands on his shoulders as she kissed him. It was both odd and exciting at the same time to not know what would happen next; whether or not they would leave to go outside soon or have need to lock the door for more privacy.

After a moment she pulled back just a bit to look into his eyes. "You do know how happy you make me, right?" Her voice was low, and filled with love.

Jasper nodded his head. "I do know." He assured her. That was certainly one of the bigger perks of his gift. He always knew how Alice felt, and if he ever worried about disappointing her, all he had to do was pay attention to what she felt and he'd know he didn't.

He slid one hand up to cup her cheek, thumb stroking over her cheek bone. "The question is," He said with a little pause. "You know how happy you make me, right?" He asked.

He never bothered to hide his emotions from her, never holding back in his projections around Alice. Other's he shielded himself as best as he could - no need to impress emotions upon them. But Alice he felt deserved to know as much of how he felt as he did of her emotions.

Alice smiled. Even though he knew, she just liked saying it out loud. And as Jasper's hand caressed her cheek she leaned into his touch and closed her eyes for a moment.

"I do. Why else would you always carry my shopping bags and put up with all my quirks?" she replied with a soft laugh. "I have to be doing something right~" She covered his hand with her own before opening her eyes again, trying her best to look shy.

Jasper gave a small laugh - outside, with others such an expression was rare but when he was with his family, especially Alice, Jasper could be a very warm individual.

"I'd carry all the shopping bags in the world if you asked me." He said with a small chuckle. "And those quirks are what make me love you so much," He said, leaning forward and pressing a small kiss to her lips.

He tended to be stern and almost cold with others ... But Alice really could bring out the inner sap in him when she wanted to, melting his unbeating heart with ease.

It was Alice's turn to laugh. She loved this side of Jasper -- the one that only she could really bring out. "Oh? You really are my knight in shining armor."

Alice kissed him again, this time deeper and a bit longer. An arm sneaked around his shoulders to hold him closer.

A small smile spread over his features. He didn't feel like a knight in shining armor - not with all he'd done before meeting Alice. But there were times, like now she really did make it okay, make it easy for him to forget for a little while.

He gave a gentle nip to her lower lip before kissing her more deeply again, keeping Alice pulled as close to him as he could get.

Alice truly thought of him as her own knight. She always felt loved, cherished, protected -- there was never a time she felt uncertain around him. Jasper was the one person she could always count on and trust, no matter what.

Not wanting to break the kiss, Alice decided to tug playfully at the hem of his shirt with her free hand instead.

Jasper always did his best to make sure Alice knew how important she was to him. She was his light in the darkness, his reason for survival. She'd given him hope when he had none and continued to do that for him, day in and day out.

He kept one arm firmly around her, pulling her as close to him as he could. His other hand slid into her hair, gently sliding through the short dark strands.

Alice pulled back a bit, just enough to kiss the corner of his mouth. She trailed a few more down to his jawline.

She then whispered impishly "you know...we have the house to ourselves right now."

Jasper's eyes fell shut as he felt each gentle press of her lips to his skin. He gave a little smile at her words, pulling back just enough so he could look at her.

"Do we?" He asked, one of the corner's of his mouth turning up in a bit of a smirk.

"Mhm~ We do." She loved the bit of a smirk he had on his face, but couldn't help teasing.

"Oh! But I did interrupt your studies, didn't I?" Alice cast a quick glance over to the forgotten book on the desk. "So if you'd rather get back to that..."

"As interesting as Philosophy can be ..." Jasper said with a hint of a chuckle.

"I'm sure whatever it was you were about to suggest is far better." He told her, leaning in and playfully nipping her lower lip very lightly.

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