"Yes, but I don't think all the detail he'd be able to figure out by the time he's five on the basis of this conversation is called for," says Jasper.

"Jazz, honey, Kerron's theirs, not ours," soothes Alice.

"Are you going to have one too?" asks Nathan brightly.

"We're still thinking about it," Alice says, "we weren't pining for a century like Rosalie was, but we might, as long as we can now."