Unexpected Surprise
Pairing: JasperxAlice
Rating: M(ish)
Disclaimer: Twilight and all recognizable characters belong to SM.
Era, I’m not very good at writing jalice but, well, anything for you … I hope you enjoy this little drabble arc set, uh, thing. I’m an articulate one, huh? Anyway, I love you and Happy Birthday, lady!
Again, thank you to naelany for the pre-read and beta work. Love you, bb!
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Nervous
“Jazz,” Alice called from the top of the stairs, a look of concealed worry on her face. “Can you come up here, please? We need to talk.”
Those words never preceded a good conversation.
Nodding, I downed the last of my beer quickly.
Alice was the epitome of energy all the time; it was one of the many reasons that I’d fallen in love with her in the first place so, seeing her looking so serious, almost fearful, made a knot form in my stomach.
My palms were sweating profusely as I ascended the stairs, preparing myself for the worst.
Vacillate
I stopped briefly outside our bedroom door, inhaling deeply and exhaling slowly, before entering.
“Everything okay?” I asked, afraid of the response that my question would garner.
“Yes – no – I don’t know.” A sigh followed Alice’s words and she patted the spot beside her on the bed, silently requesting that I join her.
My steps were sluggish as I moved and my eyes darted between hers as I tried to determine what it was Alice needed to talk to me about.
The expression she’d worn just moments prior had smoothed out and been replaced by a calm sort of indifference.
News
Alice’s mouth moved – opening and closing repeatedly – before she shook her head and sighed. “I don’t know how to tell you this,” she finally admitted, worrying her bottom lip between her teeth.
“Are we okay?” I needed to know – couldn’t continue on with my heart thudding the way that it was inside my chest. It physically ached.
“What? Yes, of course we are – at least I hope that we are.” The look on Alice’s face was incredulous as she regarded me, smoothing back the locks of hair that had fallen into my face tenderly.
“I just – well, we’re – we’re pregnant.”
Surprise
“We’re what?” I’d heard what Alice had said but couldn’t quite grasp the reality of her confession.
“Pregnant.”
Unwittingly, my mouth stretched into a large, ear-to-ear grin and I grabbed Alice’s face between my hands as I stared into her eyes.
“We’re having a baby?” Tears clouded my vision, even through the smile that I wore, as I captured her mouth with my own. I repeated the words over and over again, both verbally and mentally.
My words were colored with disbelief and awe when I pulled away, the back of my fingers skimming Alice’s cheeks.
“You – you’re not mad?”
Incredulous
My eyes widened at Alice’s question and I shook my head quickly, comically, from side to side.
“Did you think that I would be?” I asked in return, not understanding why she would. “I know that – I mean, we said that we weren’t ready yet but things don’t always go according to plan.” A shrug followed my statement as I lay back on the bed, pulling Alice down with me.
“So, you’re happy?”
I couldn’t help but scoff at her question, the worry displayed on her face, as I moved to cover Alice’s body and peppered her face with kisses.
Whisper
The soft, playful giggles that escaped Alice’s mouth were like music to my ears and I relished the sound.
“I can’t believe that we’re having a baby,” I murmured against her lips.
“We are,” she breathed back before her hand wrapped around my neck, her fingers tangling in my hair and tugging the strands. “We should celebrate before I’m too big to do so.”
A smirk flickered across my lips at the suggestion and I slid my hands beneath the hem of her shirt, stroking the soft flesh in reverence.
Our words were few and far between after her declaration.
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