“Edward? Edward! WAKE UP!” I was woken up by a tiny pixie jumping up and down on my bed. I groaned and Bella laughed. “Edward! You’re so whiny! Just like when you were a vampire. Mr. Moody-pants!” Alice pouted.

“Shut. Up. Alice. I want to sleep. What time is it anyway?” Bella laughed her mind-blowing laugh.

“It’s noon, Sleepyhead,” she said. My eyes bugged wide open.

“Noon?! Whoa!”

“You know what I’ve noticed? I noticed that the human-Edward says ‘whoa’ a lot . . .” Alice trailed off, getting lost in her thoughts.

“You know what I’ve noticed?” I asked.

“What?” Bella and Alice asked in unison.

“I’ve noticed that it’s so much more peaceful without everyone’s thoughts buzzing around in my head. Except yours, of course,” I said to Bella. Alice laughed.

“Yeah, you’re lucky you don’t have to read Emmett and Rosalie’s thoughts. They’ve been more . . . active recently. I have to see them!” Alice shuddered. “I wish I could stop my visions of them having ‘fun.’” She shuddered again. Bella and I were having a hard time containing our laughter, and when Alice shuddered the second time, we couldn’t help it anymore. We laughed. Very loudly. Emmett and Rosalie suddenly entered.

“What’s so funny?” Emmett asked. Bella and I glanced at each other, then at Em and Rose, then back at each other, and burst out laughing again. “Seriously guys!” Emmett whined. That only made us laugh harder.

“Sorry . . . We’re . . . laughing . . . at . . . Alice’s . . . visions . . . of you . . . two . . . enjoying each . . . other’s company . . .” Bella managed to say between laughs. At the end of it, she started laughing harder, which got me laughing harder as well. This time even Alice joined in. Emmett looked confused. Rosalie looked annoyed. The sight was too funny. I wondered where Esme and Carlisle were. I guessed that they probably didn’t want to be involved in this.

Finally, we gained control of ourselves again. Emmett still looked confused, though, and Rose just looked bored now.

“So, Alice, was there a reason you woke me up by jumping on the bed?”

“Well, first of all, I was only jumping because you’re such a heavily sleeper that even blowing a blow-horn in your ear didn’t wake you up! And I—” I cut her off before she could finish.