Hi! This is my new story. This time it I won't bring anything out of this world or supernatural. Every character is human, it will have a HEA ;) It will be a bumpy ride, and we'll see it through Jasper's eyes.

I hope you like it.

"Get out!" She screamed still crying on shame after I gave her a piece of my mind.

"Ha! Like you could stop me if you wanted!"

I took my suitcases and left the apartment at Summit Lane slamming the door on my way out. It was hers after all. The only thing she got out of me after three years together. Well, apart from my pride, but I had a feeling that would come back to me soon.

That was six months ago. After I left her I went back home, with the only woman who could soothe my pain and heal my wounds, my mother. She accepted me even when I came back with my tail between my legs.

She needed help with the ranch after my father died, and me, being the selfish asshole that I was, refused to go back to help her; preferring to stay in the city with my whore of a girlfriend Maria. She really got me blind. I did everything she asked. Except bringing her to our family business. Something deep inside of me told me it wasn't a good idea. Well, and my Uncle Marcus didn't let me. Not even as a receptionist. He never trusted her.

Turned out he was right. She was out to get my money. While I was working with Marcus, she slept with his assistant Paul hoping he would help her get in my uncle's good graces but to no avail. One day, Marcus asked me to get something he forgot on Paul's desk, the old man knew what I would find... Paul pounding into Maria's ass.

I didn't make a scene at work. I just closed the door and got back to the apartment, packed my things, screamed a few expletives to Maria, and left. Never looked back, no matter how much she begged. She threaten to commit suicide but I never answered her back.

My mother's ranch needed a lot of work, and in a way, it healed my wounds. But it also made me extremely wary. I closed myself and submerged into work.

I spent the last months getting an upgrade to our barn, and if you asked me, I did a really good work. Now, my mother forced me to take some time off, before I started to work on the next area in need of repair. She told me that Marcus was taking some time off, because his blood pressure was too high and the doctor recommended rest. Marcus then decided to go to Eclipse Island, a very exclusive resort in the middle of nowhere, with warm beaches and very few guests. Marcus couldn't go alone so he requested my presence to accompany him. A paid vacation in the middle of nowhere? Of course I said yes.

So here I am, savoring my drink and watching the sunset. The days passed slowly, and even though we had plenty to do to rest and the staff makes everything possible so could feel welcomed, I loved to sit alone and watch the sea.

Marcus doesn't demand my presence at all, seeing that he found a couple of retired men with health issues like him and liked to spend his time sitting with them criticizing everything, from the government to every day occurrences.

The other guests were a middle age married couple, Esme and Carlisle Cullen. Carlisle was a quiet man, he liked to spend his time swimming to the buoy and back. Esme was kind of gossipy, she liked to sit to knit and chat; but she has a way to get the information out of you very subtly. I try to avoid her because she already hinted the possibility of introducing me to one of her nieces.

The others were seated at the chairs by the pool. The view from there is awesome, you can see the dock and the beach surrounding it. When I left them, they were commenting how one of the older maids was flirting with the very young bell boy. I told them I didn't see anything wrong, the boy was at least twenty-one and the woman was in her late thirties. If the ages were reversed no one would see anything wrong. Marcus said she was perverting the young man, but Esme was quick to say that the young man was the one taking advantage considering that he had various affairs with some of the other maids. Carlisle was quiet as always and I left when Esme tried to make him talk.

The sound of one boat coming to the docks startled me. It seems like new guest were arriving.

"Oh what an excitement! I hope there are women between them. I wouldn't mind a bit of estrogen, you know?" Esme chirped beside me.

Now that I turned, the others were on their way here to take a better look to our new company.

First descended a big burly man, probably around Carlisle's age. His enormous arm flexed to help one tall woman. By the way he held her you could think they were married.

"She looks like she is beautiful, but she is frowning too much..." Marcus pointed.

"And her hair! Why does someone get a bun so tight for a vacation?" Esme added, I think the woman didn't gain Esme's approval.

Then a man about my age descended. Blond, tanned, too dressy for my taste...

"He looks a bit pretentious to me." Joham, one of the older men said.

The man walked away, when the most beautiful sight descended. A very beautiful young woman, with long mahogany hair, her skin was pale but it only made her eyes stand out. They were so bright...

"Oh what a cutie! I wonder if she's single." Esme elbowed me. Of course she would start with her matchmaking, though this time I wasn't sure I would object.

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Later on, we were waiting for them to come down to have dinner. We were used to eat all together on the same table at the hotel restaurant. After all, we shared most of our day together.

Esme was tapping her fork to the table, anxious to have a talk with the new guests. Finally, Marcus got tired of waiting and asked the waiter to bring our food.

"But I thought we were waiting for them!" Esme whined.

"Dear Esme, I think they may be too tired to come." Carlisle patted her hand.

I dove into my plate, the food was too good, and I wanted to hide my disappointment. The talk around the table turned to wild guesses about the new guests. Esme was sure the tall blond woman used to be a model but an accident forced her to drop her career, though Marcus claimed that someone would recognize her if that was the case.

I left them, not in the mood to gossip tonight.

When I walked through the hallway that leaded to my room, I found a petite woman trying to get some sodas from the dispenser. I kicked it, and the sodas dropped.

"Thanks. This damn machine refused to let me get some refreshments, and I'm too tired to get down to ask for drinks."

She turned to me and I was glad to find that it was the beauty from before.

"Oh, don't worry. This machine is only happy to provide Doritos. My name is Jasper Whitlock by the way. I'm on A25, at the end of the hallway."

I extended my hand and she took it graciously with her petite, soft hand.

"I'm glad to meet you. My name is Bella Newton. I'm on A20, just around the corner. Well, I hope to see you around."

Hmm, Bella Newton. She left me in a daze. What a beautiful woman. I wonder if she's single. Damn, now I sound like Esme!