"I have some bad news," sighed Jasper as he walked me to lunch. We stopped before we entered the cafeteria.

I frowned, not expecting those words to come out of his mouth. It'd been such a good day! At least, that's what I'd thought. I looked down at my feet.

"What?" I asked, my voice quiet.

"Edward and Alice are heading straight for us," he said. It was something we both didn't want to happen.

I looked up at his face but he was focused over my shoulder. I turned and saw both of them walking, a little too quickly, towards us.

They wouldn't try anything, I panicked. We we're right out in front of the cafeteria, in plain sight.

Jasper could tell I was stressed out and he put a comforting hand on my shoulder. I felt a calm spread throughout my body. He left his hand there.

"Thanks," I whispered.

We both waited while Edward and Alice approached.

"We need to talk to you," said Edward firmly when he got to us.

I could see the pain in his eyes when he surveyed the both of us. Jasper's hand was on my shoulder and I wasn't the least bit uncomfortable with it. It was his choice to cheat on me, not mine.

"Talk," said Jasper curtly. Alice sighed and put her hand on her hip.

"Jasper, just come on. We aren't going to hurt either of you. We're going to talk and that's it," she said, her voice softening.

Jasper looked at me as if to ask my permission. Edward clenched his fists, reading Jasper's thoughts.

"You don't need Bella to tell you if it's okay to come with us," he snarled. "You have your own mind and she has her's."

Jasper stayed calm. "If Bella doesn't want to go then I don't want to go," he said simply.

I sighed. "Okay, Edward. I'll go with you. Don't even try telling me that this whole thing isn't your fault. If you would have told me sooner, perhaps we wouldn't even be in this situation!" I exclaimed, my voice growing louder. The few passersby were beginning to stare.

"Let's have this talk somewhere else, shall we?" said Alice.

"Okay," I replied, my voice losing it's intensity. She started walking to the Volvo, Edward followed.