Jasper doesn't answer, but he does curl closer, sliding a hand along her arm and over her stomach. She's probably right, at that. Alice knows he doubts his own sense of control, she knows it better than anyone, and it's almost certain that he would have found a way to avoid it if he'd known. Little minx that she is.
The little minx herself dances back upstairs half an hour later, lingering in the doorway with a warm smile as she sees the two of them tangled together beneath a sheet. Of course Alice had known, she hadn't known absolutely when it would happen, but she'd known Jasper and Natasha would come together at least once while Natasha was still human. There's a little warm curl beneath her heart as she moves across the room and delicately picks up the thick duvet from the floor, tosses it over them and climbs underneath to press against Natasha's other side. They won't sleep, but Natasha might just manage to sleep and maybe a vampire on either side will keep away the nightmares.
The next morning, Alice disappears back downstairs to put together breakfast for Natasha while Jasper explains the Cullen family's relationship with the local werewolves. It moves into a discussion of the origin of the pack, what Jasper knows of it, and the ways these werewolves differ from the various myths and legends humanity has grown around them. They're still talking when they climb into Emmett's jeep and Jasper pulls onto the street and starts the drive toward the reservation.
"It's a good idea to speak to them before the rest of the family returns," he continues, "explain the situation to the new alpha before the Volturi turn up like a bad penny, but Alice finds them somewhat...off-putting. She can't see them in her visions."
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The little minx herself dances back upstairs half an hour later, lingering in the doorway with a warm smile as she sees the two of them tangled together beneath a sheet. Of course Alice had known, she hadn't known absolutely when it would happen, but she'd known Jasper and Natasha would come together at least once while Natasha was still human. There's a little warm curl beneath her heart as she moves across the room and delicately picks up the thick duvet from the floor, tosses it over them and climbs underneath to press against Natasha's other side. They won't sleep, but Natasha might just manage to sleep and maybe a vampire on either side will keep away the nightmares.
The next morning, Alice disappears back downstairs to put together breakfast for Natasha while Jasper explains the Cullen family's relationship with the local werewolves. It moves into a discussion of the origin of the pack, what Jasper knows of it, and the ways these werewolves differ from the various myths and legends humanity has grown around them. They're still talking when they climb into Emmett's jeep and Jasper pulls onto the street and starts the drive toward the reservation.
"It's a good idea to speak to them before the rest of the family returns," he continues, "explain the situation to the new alpha before the Volturi turn up like a bad penny, but Alice finds them somewhat...off-putting. She can't see them in her visions."