APOV

                They were planning. I watched as Jasper focused so intently on the strategy. He looked so striking in the new shirt I had bought him. I corralled my mind and focused on the future. There was no fire, but I couldn’t see anything else either. The stress was killing me. My love sent comfort to me. I looked up and locked eyes with him. He continued his conversation as if he wasn’t looking at me at all.

                I loved his face. It was always in my mind. Jasper was my rock. I walked behind him and wrapped my arms around him. His hands came up to touch my arms. My breathing matched his. I eyed the other couples in the room. Rosalie and Emmett were looking fidgety. They would be leaving the room soon. Bella and Edward were almost completely absorbed in each other. I didn’t dare check their future again. I had gotten an eye full last time.

                I had the idea of having a party. Rose would be excited if she could pull her mind off of Emmett, but when I searched the future, it seemed more like a goodbye party. I sighed, wishing for better circumstances.

                We left. As if I wasn’t lustful enough, Jasper was sending me his own passion. I was used to this, but it never stopped exciting me. Half way back, he picked me up into his arms. I kissed his neck. He was my only one. Jasper was the only thing I needed to see in my future.

                We raced past Bella and Edward. I was so aware that our future was fragile. I didn’t know how much time we had left. I kissed Jasper with urgency. For the first time in so long, we didn’t have forever.

                “I love you.” He said, but I felt it in the emotion flying through the room more than I heard it.

                “I love you.”

JPOV

                I stared at the small figure lying curled up next to me. Alice was so still in comparison to her usual flurry of dance-like movements.

                “What’s wrong?” I asked, but of course I already knew. She was worrying. I couldn’t blame her. We had the potential to lose our entire world. The life that we had built up together could go up in smoke. I hated the idea of her fighting. The strategy was perfect, yes, but Alice could not get hurt. The likelihood of anyone catching her was so small, but that was only in theory.