-Jasper's Point of View-

. . .

"I believe it's time for us to move once more." Esme sounded.

Everyone looked around at one another, there was really no need for protest nor was any given. The fact of the matter is we've been here too long.

"It's too soon to go back to Forks." Edward remarked, there was no telling who's thoughts he was reading, but my guess was either on Bella, Nessie or Jake.

Forks Washington is home to them, suddenly I let my thoughts trail back to Texas, my own home. I missed the heat, the southern charm, the polite well mannered people with their welcoming nature, I'm sure Emmett would agree as he too is a good ol' southern boy at heart.

Edward locked eyes with me and smirked, he knew exactly what I meant. Now he isn't from the south like Emmett and I, but we're all from another time, back when everyone had manners, girls were ladies and boys were gentlemen. He nodded a little, the action was missed by everyone else.

"I-I think I see us in the South." Alice said as she scrunched her forehead in an unsure fashion, "it's definitely Texas, I can practically feel the humidity, I just can't pin point where this place is exactly."

Carlisle grabbed a pen and paper and handed it over to me. I placed the paper in front of her and put the pen in her hand and she took off drawing without looking at the paper.

"Trees, s-so many trees." She said low.

"Can you tell where that is?" Rosalie asked me of Alice's drawing so far.

I shook my head no "it's been years since I've gone to Texas, a lot changes over time."

I couldn't deny that I actually was excited for this move, but where in the hell is this place exactly.

"That's all I could see." Alice stated as she set the pen down. "I wish I could've gotten a bit more."

"That will do fine, I'll just grab my laptop and we can start searching for Texas towns with a massive tree popultion." Bella said, Alice getting up to follow her.

It didn't take long for Bella and the rest of the ladies to find the place that Alice had drawn up. And it also didn't take long for Carlisle and Esme to find a house in the quaint little town. So in less than 24hours we were all packed up and ready to go, and in less than a day Carlisle and Esme closed a deal on the house and ran out to begin sketches for renovations and scouting for a job to keep up the charade.

The very next day Alice informed us we would all be going out to the newest Cullen house, so we loaded up all of the cars and headed out to Texas.

As we got further south I chanced opening the sunroof to feel the heat on my skin.

But as soon as I opened it my skin did not feel the heat but rather the sun touched my skin and created a disco ball effect on the inside of the car, I closed the sunroof immediately after that.

I followed closely behind Alice's bright yellow Porsche. So when she slowed I knew we were getting close.

And not too long after we slowed, we were coming up to a sign:
'WELCOME TO TREEHAVEN.'

As we passed the sign my eyes registered the fact that everything got darker as trees literally canopied the entire town.

We continued to ride through the town, our vehicles drew attention, but not so much as the little town seemed right up Alice and Rosalie's alley. It seemed like we would drive right out of the upscale town as far as we went but alas, our new house is just at the edge of town.

"It needs a lot of work." I commented as I got out of the car.

"We've worked on worse." Emmett smiled, of course he would welcome the challenge.

"It'll take you guys two days." Alice informed us, "besides, Rose and I have the tougher task of decorating."

Emmett rumbled with laughter, "like that's even a struggle for you two."

We left everything in the cars and set off to find Esme, she showed us her sketches of exactly what she wanted us to do and then went to work.

. . . . .

With the house all finished and fully furnished we had finally begun settling in.

"Uncle Jasper" Renesme called out pleadingly. "You aren't listening to me."

"I am sugar I promise." I lied. "Can't we just take a seat for a moment."

To be honest I was more worried about getting a feed in before school starts next week, as well as the dreaded feeling that comes with having to go back to school once again.

Renesme and I took a seat on one of the too soft sofas, I looked up at everyone and then noticed Alice walk into the room, she smiled at me as she placed the box she was carrying down on the ground.

"And it's so cool, I mean you literally just use your fingerprint..." Nessie went on.

I continued to watch Alice as she placed picture after picture along the brand new mantle of the fireplace Emmett and I had personally bricked together. When suddenly her face went blank and she let a picture fall from her hands.

I had only witnessed her drop something accidentally twice, the fact of the matter is, we are vampires, things don't generally happen by accident (with the occasional slip up).

But not to her, not with my lovely Wife.

Yet here I sit, halfway across the other side of the room as my niece tries to explain something.

I am fast, but not fast enough to reach her before the glass in the frame shatters.

I pick up the now ruined frame from the floor, a tinkling little crunch sounding as I do so. I turn it over and see it is a portrait of she and I, it was a snapshot of her and I dancing. I place the glassless frame on the new mantle and then take her hands in mine.

"What's wrong, what did you see?" I asked a bit worried.

She looked up at me with her big golden eyes, "I have to talk to you."

I understand her want for privacy so I lead us outside of the new house, she releases my hand and takes off in a sprint, I am quickly right behind her until she comes to a halt in the thicket of the forest.

"Hey, what's wrong Alley?" I asked softly as I stepped closer to her.

"I'm going to ask you for a divorce."

Her words sounded foreign to my ears and I struggled to understand their meaning.

"Wha-, why?"

"There's someone else." She nearly whispered.

I looked at my wife, the love of my entire being, my literal savior, and yet I was finding it hard to recognize her at the moment. How could there be someone else? After everything we've been through, how could she possibly call it quits.

I took her small face in my hands and looked into her eyes, even though her words hurt me I couldn't just stop loving her, nor could I find it in me to deny her any happiness...even if it is with someone else. "Are you sure about this?"

She slowly nodded her head yes.

With a sigh I knew there wasn't a thing I could do to change her mind, she had made up her mind and set her course, and I had lost her forever.

I did the only thing I could think of, I ran, I couldn't look back otherwise I would only end up running back to her, and she wanted to be free of me. I ran and ran until my legs no longer felt like a part of me. Lost and alone I tried to register everything, I guess I would become a nomad now.