Disclaimer: Characters belong to Stephenie Meyer
Jasper POV
I watched from the upstairs landing as Bella, Edward and my wife walked in the front door. Ever since my slip-up at Bella's 18th Birthday Party, I had kept a healthy distance from Bella. I felt her anxiety every time I was in the same room and needed no other conformation of her fear of me. She told Alice and Edward to go on ahead without her and that she would be up to help with the wedding plans in a moment. Bella's anxiety spiked tremendously and then I heard her call my name. Cautiously I went downstairs and stood near her. "Jasper, I want you to know that I don't blame you in the least about what happened on my birthday." She blushed and said "That's all." I could feel her genuine forgiveness, and embarrassment too, but I was astonished. I had thought that she was upset at me and afraid of me but here she was saying completely the opposite. "Thank you." I said awkwardly. "I thought that you blamed me for what happened and that you hated me. And that you were afraid of me." "You're my brother Jasper-or you will be at least. I could never hate you. And I have never been mad at you. Jasper you've only ever been there to help me. In Phoenix, you calmed me and kept me from James. You fought the newborns to save me. Don't you see? You've only ever protected me. And don't blame yourself for one moment about my birthday, it was an accident." I was completely speechless. I had almost killed her and she was shrugging it off as an accident when it was my carelessness and poor self-control. This girl was incredible! I loved Bella so much as a sister. She was so self-less and forgiving. I smiled timidly at her and she smiled back. Bella stepped closer to me warning me with her eyes and I stopped breathing. Then she surprised me by throwing her arms around me in a hug. I laughed, truly pleased at the change of events and hugged her back. You've got an amazing girl there Edward, I thought. "I know Jasper, I know" I heard him say two floors above me. "Gotta go, Edward's waiting for me upstairs" Bella said. Her heart rate picked up and her happiness skyrocketed. Bella ran up the stairs tripping twice and I heard her enter Edward's room.
