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Rated: M.

Categories: Twilight, All Human.

Main Pairing: Jasper and Bella.

Language: English.

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Rebuilding my life with you.

The blast shook the house and the ground it is on. My life just almost got blown away with the blast. But just seconds before it happened I was grabbed by a strong pair of arms and tossed on to a shoulder, or so it seems. Next second I feel we are running, but it is really fast. That is when the house blew up and blasted us further from where we got to. Now… here we are. I sure hope my Buttercup made it out alive. I know she is big and mean looking, but she is a sweetheart and wouldn't hurt someone unless they were a threat to her or me, that is when she would attack. Buttercup would be here if she was alright, I am sure of that. She would try and pull or push the stable doors open too if she was able to get to it. OH GOD! THE HORSES, MY DOG! "Dog" I am panting and coughing "Horses" I am coughing too much at the moment as I am trying to talk. "Where, where are" I was sat on someone's lap and my eyes are stinging from the smoke so I am not seeing too clearly.

"Hey, hey now, darlin', do not get upset. The dog is fine and with the vet right now, along with the horses. He came straight over and got them all for ya'. This lady is going to do a check up on you." I was poked and prodded, and god only knows, and then dropped in an ambulance and taken to hospital. He looks to have really light, like blonde coloured hair and a really nice face. Night…..coloured lights. Throat… sore. Help!

The next day

The doctor said that I can go home later, but I do not like being in hospital at all. In fact it is horribly reminiscent. What I hate is that hospitals are just deaths trap to pull us in and knock us off. I do not want to be here… *knock, knock, knock.* I want out of this waiting room of death now. "Hello" I watched the door as I waited for them to enter. But it didn't!

"May I come in?"

"Yes, you can come in." the door opens and in walks the man, I know by blurry images and his voice, from last night. He is in firefighters clothes and walks in almost hesitantly. He isn't alone….. Oh my god! "Buttercup"

"My brother said she is fine, Miss Swan, just a little singed and a tiny bit of smoke inhalation is all. She didn't suffer anything else. She saw you were right and darted for the stables. Emmett followed her to grab her in case she was going to get hurt, but then she nudged open the stable doors and Emmett got a couple of guys to rope them all in and he got on the front one as the guys ran beside them and they got them out of the stables and the vet took them with him, said vet being damn good at his job." It is true. He is the one. He is my hero from last night. I almost choked on my sobs as I held my hand out to him, which he stepped to me and accepted. He pulled the chair closer so it sat snug against the side of the bed and slid in to it. He is so tall, and I would guess about six three, maybe six four.

"Thank you so much for that, but I thought she went to the vet last night?" I think she did, didn't she? He chuckles a little as he told me while wiping my tears away.

"Hey there, darlin', come on now, doll, no need for tears. The vet so happens to be my brother, he thought he recognized the horses and this little beauty here." he pats Buttercup, who seems to have made friends with this man. But since she didn't have her collar on and the usual shit mucking her up appearance wise he wasn't too sure. I am not even sure what he means by that." I cut him off then.

"She gets in to every mess she can, I have tried to keep her cleaner than she would want to be and even those doggy coat things. Useless as tits on a bull, if ya' ask me!" he is laughing with me when he asks me

"So she's a tomboy dog, then, huh, darlin'?" I am a little too sore to laugh too much so I just giggled a little and he and I soon settle down to a calm enough state. "Anyway, sweets, I best get Buttercup out this hospital 'fore the doc sees her in here. I even got her all spruced up for ya' too, angel. So I hope you don't mind that." He stood up and bent cordially and kissed the back of my hand like a real gentleman cowboy. "You may need some help getting home to wherever you will be sleeping for now, so just get the nurse to ring me, let them know its Jasper Whitlock, not Peter. They already have my number on file so ya' should be right." He picked up the leash and led Buttercup out before they got busted for being in here.

I already miss my Buttercup, and I sort of miss Jasper as well. I get this kind of warm feeling when he is next to me. But who said I need help getting to my home, if it is inhabitable. Would I need help? I am alone, so I may need some assistance. First off, I need to ring the vet. I have to see him about the horses and get updated on their condition as well as what all he hasn't told Jasper. HOLY BATWINGS! My vet, Peter… He is Jasper's brother. Jasper's brother is my vet! I pulled out my phone and sent a quick text to Peter. He has to get here now, ASAP! His reply was 45 mins. I find myself thinking of Jasper, as I did through the night too, my dreams were of him, even though the image was fuzzy, it was his voice and sort of likeness.

45 minutes later

"Hello Miss Swan, glad to see you are doing well since last night." The sneaky fucker. I have made only two friends in this town and I have been here for years now. My problem is that I do not trust easily, well, didn't trust easily. But I seem to be drawn to his brother, Jasper.

"Yes, well I do believe your brother seems to be my knight in fire fighters clothes." I laugh with him as he soon senses why I need to speak to him.

"He is a good man, Bella. He is honest and hard-working and when with someone he is devoted to them only. He isn't shutting up about you, my friend, and I think you are taken with him. He won't let another look after Buttercup but himself, and he helps me with the horses when he isn't on duty down at the station house." That helps a lot. "He will never be like your ex, Bells, never. He couldn't ever do that to someone he is in love with. He would do anything to the woman he loves, the one who catches his heart." I lay back a little and he finished up. "All the horses are fine, Miss Bella"

"Just Bella, Peter, we have known each other for a few years now." He gave a little grin with a chuckle.

"Alright then, Bella, no more Miss Swan, or Miss Bella, how does that sound? They are fine and I gave them something to settle them down last night as well. Char woke up every four hours to check on them while I slept ready for the day. So this morning they are all rearing to go and still healthy as a horse can be. So we made sure the stables were still solid and stable and nothing in there can hurt them in any way. A couple of other stud farms from out at the surrounding towns, have donated some lumber for the work that needs doing. The hardware store owners have also chipped in as well. Others are volunteering their time and labour to get things done for you. So once it is done and your for sure in the clear you can move back home with your animals. Everything will work out, Bells, you wait and see." He doesn't realize it, but my daddy used to call me that before he passed on. He didn't have to do all he has done and neither did anyone else for that matter.

"Thank you, Peter, it is appreciated, but you did not have to do this. Neither did anyone else for that matter. But I do appreciate it very much. The day you were suggested as the vet for my horses was indeed a great day, do you not think so? You have become a good friend, Peter, and what little I know of Charlotte, I like her too. But… well, you see… Jasper said he would drive me home if I need it. Just tell the staff and they will know who he is and ring him for me. is that a good thing? Him taking me to wherever I will be living?" he watched me as he blinked a few times before reassuring me.

"Bella, I can honestly say that my brother doesn't bother much with women since he was hurt himself three times in his whole life. Alice was the first and she was selfish and greedy and very demanding of his time that it almost lost him his job she wanted to change him from what he is to what her idea of a, 'Jasper', should look and act like. She done wrong by him and he was lost until we pulled him out of it. The second one we all warned him about, but it didn't matter because he went straight in to her web of deceit and betrayal. That ended up worse than the Alice one went, as she had been fucking many men at the same time when he got home to the sight on his lounge room floor. The third is Tanya Denali. The town bike! Everyone has ridden it at least once. She is a, 'money and dick hungry', whore who hid her job well from everyone and was soon run out of town for hurting him. He went a week later to the doctor and had every conceivable test done and had him-self trimmed up and all sorts of shit done to rid himself of the memory of what she did to him, what any of them did to or with him. He went through it all after all that finally collapsed on top of him. His job and his family were all that got him through and it was all he needed at that time. Now I know I shouldn't be telling you any of that I just told you, but I know you will not say a word to anyone."

"I would never tell another's story, Peter, you know that." I swore to him and he knows for a fact, that is why he told me; but it does sound like his brother has been through something similar to me and what I have gone through. And it sounds like his brother likes me as I do him, so that is good.

"I can speak of your past relations briefly like I did his to you, with him, if you wish. So he understands where you are coming from?" that sounds like a great idea actually, so he may do it if it helps. I should be more open and one day I will be. But it just isn't now, is all. When it comes to these types of histories of two who wish to date or be with the other, it is best to have a heads up on it.

"Alright, Peter. You can speak to him, but only because I trust you with that part of my life. I know you can be discreet when it matters most to be, so go on and talk to him one day soon." I do hope I am making the right decision on this. I believe I am, as he took such good care of me as he rescued me and he is looking after Buttercup as if she is his own. He even made sure Peter got all the horses and had them seen to.

"Okay then, Bells"

"My daddy used to call me that, when he was alive. Thank you for bringing back the fondest memories of him, Peter." And I didn't even cry, which is good. He gave me a brief hug as he replies to my comment.

"No worries, Bella, I wish I had of met the man. He sounded like someone we would admire and love dearly." He wiped my tears and his own as he clears his throat. "I must go, sugar, 'cause I have another victim to see to, it seems. I have time as my apprentice went out with Char to sedate them and I am on my way now. It is the same thing as yours, the fire and animals, etc. but this time they got the little bastard who did it and had him locked up before Kate got a hold of him. We think he had an accomplice though, since he wasn't in town when yours went up and one witness who was driving past said the one from your place is a female and she sounds like this bloke but a female version." He shakes his head at it all, and I do not blame him at all. Two others in the North have gone through this shit too. Peter clears his head as he continues to speak with me.

"Oh, and Jay, sorry. Jasper is called Jay for short, is going to be over and I think he has accommodation organized for ya' since it is not too easy to do much from here. You take it easy Balboa, he may get a little too helpful, but it isn't his fault, he just has to relearn that women, his woman" he winks at me. "Isn't made of spun glass. Teach him carefully and with patience, darlin'." He kissed my cheek and left after that.

"Tell Char I said hi and kiss her cheek for me with a great big hug to go with it." He and Char are the only friends I have in this state all together. I have business associates and a work crew, but that is all. To me, that isn't a friendship. It most especially isn't the type of friendship I have with Peter and Char. Once he was gone I lay my head back for a while and rested. This has been rather exhausting and I need some rest.

*Knock, Knock, Knock.* "Miss Swan, Bella, it is me, Jasper Whitlock. May I come in at all, please?" Oh, I must have dosed off, and now look. He is so damn well good mannered it is melting my heart.

"Of course, Jasper, come on in." he walks in as I tell him. "You can visit me any time I am here. Yesterday was hard enough and then today as well, but I haven't had any friends and family since my daddy died, apart from… failed… relationships." He approached the bed and I straighten up a little for comfort more so than anything else. The chair from earlier he pulled back to the side of the bed again. He took my hand nearest him and he has so much understanding and affection in his eyes right now.

"Now how in tarnation does such a beautiful caring soul like yours know anything about ruined relationships?" Mmm, yummy drawl. But the topic isn't something I wish to talk about at the moment, and fortunately Jasper sees this and lets it drop with a smile my way to show he understands. "Never mind all that now. I am officially off the clock, early mind you, for the night, and thought I would come to see you. I wanted to make sure you are doing alright or what." Oh, the poor man, I see the slight tinge of a blush starting. He made his reason for coming sound more like he was asking if he can.

"Well, no worse than before and that is a good thing. But I do worry about how bad the house is, even though Peter said the stables and such are getting repaired for me. But my house is my problem. Is it cheaper to rebuild than repair or what?" this is my big worry as Jasper and Peter have made sure that the other stuff is being taken care of already. My property and my stud farm are my income, my home, my life, and my all. From the moment they I got them, each and every critter has been raised and looked after by me. My crew do a lot for me now, as I have more here these days than when I first started out, but I still get in there with them and do my fair share of work. My animals mean the world to me, and Ares and Enyo are my two proudest and most celebrated horses.

"I took a drive out there after leaving you before going to work, and I gotta say, darlin', your home has held up pretty good. It helps that you have taken every safety precaution possible and even in the barn and stables. When my work got a call from anonymous about the fire we flew out as the signal for your alarm hit our ears on the board. So I wasn't too sure what to expect as we never got to them on time before. They had no alarms at their place or any type of friend like Buttercup. But we got it out early enough to not burn the whole thing down and that is a good thing." He paused for this to sink in and when it did I signalled to go on. "It is mainly surface damage is all it really is. But you will need the wiring checked as some has been burnt through and in some areas you now have no wiring. The wiring to the stable and barn is alright, but it will pay to have it fixed and what not. You will need to contact the local sparky for that type of work."

"Umm, I'm sorry. A what?" he chuckles a little as he explained it to me.

"Sparky is just another name for an electrician. You will need one though, of that I am sure, darlin'. I do know someone and she and her husband are experienced and certified, etc. he also works volunteer at the station with the rest of us firies." This is good to know and I am glad he is being honest with me about it all too. "I can put a call through to them later if you want. Their business is on the same route I use to get home from here, so it isn't a problem." I watched him as he settled back in to his seat and lay his legs out in front of him and waits for my response.

"Yes, but they need to know some things first. And they will need to see the wiring plan which was designed by another sparky. The only one who I never speak of due to my ex having too many eyes and ears. Thank god he is dead though. But still, habits are hard to break. Jacob Black and his crew are excellent at their job. Jacob and I have known each other since we were kids. Jake was there when I needed someone the first time then the second time the whole reservation were all there for me. But the last one… no fucker could get near me due to Sam Uley, who found my body, and Jake, who he rang when he got me to safety. They were very protective of me and helped get me back on the road to recovery, and eventually I healed up with their help. Jakes family consists of four children and one wife who he is devoted to dearly."

"Sounds like they are more family than family in a lot of ways, sweets." Jasper snaps me out of my thoughts I hadn't realized I had sunk in to.

"Yeah, they are in a way. Anyway, I can text or ring him later about that, when I can get a hold of a phone. Mine was in on the kitchen table yesterday. So now I am homeless and without any form of communication but for my mouth." I feel so ashamed of how I have ended up. I know I have my inheritance from all three parents, but I used the money from my money from mother to buy the land and all I need to start up the stud farm. I even moved away using it, that account still has plenty in there, though, considering she was born of a rich family and was an only child. It was all, but twenty percent of it, will to me, so I inherited way more than I ever could imagine. Then daddy's police chief position gained me more when he died. I didn't blink when it came to donating some to the fund they have for other cops families who are less fortunate than some, like me. I refused though and told them I do not need assistance at all. So after giving them the donation and buying a stone for daddy's grave which his favourite baseball team all autographed, I had it put in place and thanked the team and left. Phil Dwyer. He was a shocker. I later discovered he had no family to leave his money to, due to the fact that he was a blank shooter. He had a heart attack at the sight of something in the crowd at a game he was batting in. he had willed all he owns to me, so you see, I have to worry about why people want to know me at times. And I got sick of that, so I moved here and that's when I bought the land and started up my stud farm. OH SHIT! "What about my crew, Jay, what has gone on there?"

"Woah there, lil lady. Slow down, baby girl. Now… by crew I gather you mean the hands at your farm, yeah?" I nod my head and so he continues. "Then Peter would know all your details then. Do you have any who live on the land?

"No, because they're all local and do not need it!" He sat straighter in his chair and held my hand as his thumb drew circles on the back of my hand.

"Then Peter would have all your details if it is going to sooth you some to know for certain that they know what is happening, then yes, me and Peter will contact them for you. I can go and make the call, and while I am outside doing that, you try and calm yourself." He left to go make the calls and I could not help but to do as he said. I am not normally compliant at all, but for him I would sink to my knees and say yes, master. Goddam, what in fuck is wrong with me?

15 minutes later

He is walking in now and instead of his face I see bunches of flowers, or is it one big bunch? He is holding a basket as well, which looks to be holding some yummy stuff in it. He handed me the basket "this is from the firies and their families." I placed it on the table after glimpsing what is in there. The flowers are in a vase already, wonderful. "And these are… well, you see. Thesearefromme." His blush is the cutest ever. He sat them on the window ledge so they had air and sun.

"Jasper, I am thankful to the firies, so let them know, please, and their families. Thank you, for the flowers, Jay. I like them very much." I find myself falling for this man, in amongst all the damage and the aftermath of it all, I believe I am falling in to something I will not want to get out of.

"Jay?" HUH! What is he….. Ohhh.

"Well, it is a shorter version of your name." he was thinking for a few seconds before grinning wide and getting a spark in his eyes.

To be continued…