I was shocked to say the least. I think Alice was horrified. Jasper grasped Alice and pulled her into Carlisle's study. I saw him sigh as he laid her on a bed placed next to Emmett's.

"That's three out of eight." He said to me, as a kind of sad joke.

I smiled weakly, then looked at him confused. "Three?"

"Do you really think Carlisle's OK in there?" Jasper asked me.

I remembered Carlisle with his head in his hands, and shook my head.

I turned to leave then turned back to Jasper. "You coming?"

"What?"

"My daughters missing and she's going to be changed into a vampire very soon. You think I'm staying home?"

"Oh. Sure."

We ran out to the car and climbed in, just as Edward drove off.

"Reminds me of when you ran off to Italy. But without the awesome stolen porsche of course." I half-heartedly teased Edward.

"One question." I said to Jasper. "Why did you leave Alice? Esme is staying with Carlisle. and Rosalie isn't leaving Emmett."

"Bella I know from the moment I saw you that you thought I had no real… affection for you. Well, not in the way that Emmett and Alice felt for you. Like an elderly brother fashion. And you're right; I didn't. But for my neice… It's a whole new thing. You see, I never thought I'd have one. And that kind of didn't prepare me for it. But when I held her… I realised… It's what I needed to complete me. Someone who is part of my family, someone in my family who I could actually watch grow up. And I knew when I held her – and ok, this'll either sound WAY too cheesy or WAAAY too sick – because I knew that when I held her, ummm… that she was the only human – in theory – that I wouldn't want to or have to try not to kill. Sorry guys." He grinned sheepishly at us. I laughed shaking my head.

"You thought I'd be angry because you didn't want to kill my daughter?" It sounded crazy.

"Well I am!" Said Edward, glaring at Jasper furiously.

"Dude, don't try and pretend to be be angry at a guy who can feel your emotions." Jasper mentioned, exasperated.

"Oh yeah." Edward grinned, cuffing Jasper around the ear. So they were having a bit of Emotion Play huh? Well. three can play at that game!

"OH MY GOD!" I yelled, pretending to be horrified.

"What?" Said Edward, confused and shocked at me.

"WHO THE HELLS DRIVING?!" I yelled, but I couldn't stop a grin spreading across my face at the end.

"For God's sake Bella!" Edward groaned, turning back to face the road.

I didn't really know why we were so cheerful then I realised Jasper was there. I turned to him and said "Thanks."

"No probs." He grinned back at me, and we drove forward to Italy, the Volturi, and the missing piece of my heart.