Chapter 3.
Bella's POV
Shit!
This was so not good. How could I be so stupid? There was plenty of time for me to move into the kitchen, or just go into the living room and fake ignorance but no I had to stand here like a prat. However instead of answering Jasper's question I throw one at him.
"Why would I need protecting?" I demanded.
Jasper's eyes widen at the realisation that I heard him. Yes. You don't need to say it. I know. Stupid. Despite setting his face into a mask of nothingness we both know it's too late. That I have seen his shock.
"Why? Because you are a little girl, you probably need protecting from everyone and everything," he replied arrogantly.
My eyes narrowed. Really. That's the best he can do?
"You do know that Emmett and my dad were highly insistent that I learned Martial Arts right. I think I'd be able to handle my own until a pubescent child man arrived though I would prefer the cops," I replied casually, though he was starting to piss me off.
It was true though, a few years ago there was a string of robberies back in Phoenix, Emmett and Charlie both freaked out when they learned that I was always left alone while Renee dated. So I told them I would look into defence classes, actually having a load of fun in the process, to my annoyance however Jasper just smirks.
"Well, well. Someone has a backbone, must say I'm impressed little girl," he replied
Why that...
"You know Jasper, someone with that level of arrogance is usually over compensating for lacking in other areas." I replied in a sad tone.
Where the fuck did that come from? Oh I don't care, he's pissing me off with the 'little girl' remarks, so I'm hitting him where it will always hurt the most. His pride. Anger flashed in Jasper's eyes then. Ha, ha but I soon find it very difficult to do much of anything when he is standing so close to me that our breaths are mixing.
"I can assure you of one thing Isabella. I don't have to over compensate for that," he replied sultry.
"Whatever you have to say to make yourself feel better." I retort as I side stepped the arrogant prick to head back upstairs. Until very strong arms wrap around me, and a well built body is pressed up against me. Another words I find myself chest to back with Jasper Hale. His lips feather touching my right ear, and I can feel him.
"Does this feel like over compensating to you Isabella?" He asked huskily.
All I could do was swallow back a moan, and boy was that difficult to do. Because let me tell you, the shits right. No need to make out he is bigger than he actually is. Prick.
"Your breathing has accelerated. Are you excited Isabella?" He asked again.
Yes. But I wasn't about to confess that to you.
"Actually. Now that you mention it," I begin to reply before turning my head ever so slightly, as if I were to kiss him before adding "Not. Even. A. Little. Bit. Now unless you want Emmett to rip your nuts off I suggest you let go of me." I spat angrily.
He didn't seem remotely phased. Instead he just smirked, a damn sexy smirk at that before letting me go and heading into the bathroom. Not trusting myself, I head straight back to my bedroom, and promptly closed the door. Afterwards I toss myself onto my bed letting out an annoyed sigh.
"Prick." I said to nobody in particular, but then my bedroom door bursts open causing me to fall off of my bed in surprise. Only to find that it is Rosalie and Alice. Wearing rather annoying Cheshire type grins on their faces. As I pick myself up off of the floor and sit down on my bed, Alice closes the door before the two of them join me. Alice, looking like she's ready to explode.
"OK. What the fuck was that between you and my brother?" Rosalie demanded
I laugh at Rosalie's blunt eagerness. But there was no point in trying to lie as they obvious witnessed some of our exchange. So I told them. Everything, even the conversation between Jasper and Emmett I had heard. I didn't fail to notice the look those two shared. By the time I was done giving them all the details their jaws were threatening to break from the rest of their skulls.
"...until finally you two burst in and made me fall off the bed. Thanks by the way, I think my ass is broken," I finished telling them what had happened to find looks of shock on their faces.
Rosalie recovered first.
"Jesus Christ. I've never heard of Jasper being so..." Rosalie began.
"Hot? Sexy? Dominating?" Alice offered.
Now I was lost, the way he acted...
"You mean that's the first time he's been like that? Wow. From how good that was..." I began before trailing off.
"Tell me about it, and trust me it ain't through lack of willing pussy either," Rosalie informed me.
"Christ Rose. Crude about your own gender much," I threw back
Alice just giggled and that was when I remembered something.
"Then again you're dating my brother, and if there is one thing that Emmett can do well, it's being crude. Seems to be some kind of disease with him," I added as an after thought.
The three of us laughed.
"So tell me. What kind of welcoming am I to expect at school?" I asked them.
Both of them seem to jump at the chance, and I knew why. They didn't want me questioning about what I had heard between my brother and Jasper.
"Oh well. You'll definitely be the centre of attention for a while. New eye candy for the boys to stare at," Alice said.
I scoffed at that. Eye candy indeed. When the likes of Alice and Rosalie are around.
"Don't scoff Bella. Alice is right, they'll be lining up for your number," Rosalie added
"Their suicide you mean. Once Emmett learns of this he'll kill every last one of them," I replied.
The two of them looked at each other before nodding in agreement. Shaking my head I stay on topic.
"What are the gossip bitches names?" I asked.
Alice and Rosalie scoff.
"Well that would be Jessica Stanley, Lauren Mallory and Tanya Denali. All three of them of only have one mission in mind, bang as many men that will so much as glance their way. Jasper, Emmett and Edward are the main targets," Alice told me.
What? Some slut was after my brother despite knowing that he is dating Rosalie. Not to mention trying it on with my Jasper...wait. No. Didn't think that. Giving myself a mental shake I focus back to the conversation at hand.
"And how many are left for them to screw?" I asked.
Alice pretended to think, can't be that many left then.
"I think there is just Eric Yorkie, Ben Cheney and those three knuckle heads downstairs," Rosalie said, though she didn't sound entirely sure.
I pretend to be shocked.
"OMG! That many?" I exclaimed in shock
A voice on the other side of the door interrupts any more girl talk.
"Hey! What are my three favourite girls talking about?" Emmett asked cheerfully.
This was too perfect to miss. I signal for the other two to be silent whilst I answered Emmett's questions.
"Nothing much Em. Just decided what lingerie to wear so we can have a food fight with whipped cream and chocolate sauce." I replied.
There was a bizarre sound on the other end of the door. While the three of us had our hands over our mouths to prevent laughing so loud.
"Yeah baby. I wonder how it would taste to lick that off of my thigh!" Rosalie added, somehow she managed to do it without laughing hysterically.
Not another word was spoken as suddenly my door bounced off of the wall. Emmett and Edward came marching in, grabbed their respective girlfriends, tossed them over their shoulders and marched out. Leaving me to laugh hysterically on my bed.
"What's so funny?" Jasper asked.
Looking up I find that Jasper is leaning in the doorway.
"Nothing much. You can go away now," I replied with a wave of my hand.
Getting up I walk over to my door to close it in his face, however Jasper just enters my room. Oh that little...
"Excuse me. I don't remember giving you permission to come into my room," I snapped.
To my annoyance he just smirks. Again.
"You are going to be fun," he replied.
"Awe, and you're going to be a pain my ass," I answered as though he was a cute puppy.
Jasper laughed as he sat down on my bed. OK now he is just taking the piss.
"OK now you can get out." I snapped.
"No thanks. In fact I think I'll just," he stretched his arms before falling back onto my bed, "take a nap right here. Nice comfortable bed." he replied
Walking over to the bed I grab his arm and begin trying to pull him off of my damn bed. Bastard, who the hell does he think he is?
"Get up." I demanded.
"Make me," was his response
Oh I'll make him alright. The pulling on his arm approach wasn't working, so I let go and grab a pillow. Then I promptly begin attacking him with it.
"EH! JESUS CHRIST LADY YOUR MEAN WITH A PILLOW!" Jasper shouted
"Get up and get out." I snapped back as I continue to hit him with my pillow, until that is he rugby tackles me to the ground. With a rather painful thud.
"OW! FUCK!" I cried out.
"Shit. I'm sorry. Bella...open those beautiful eyes of your," he begged me.
That had me snapping my eyes open, trying to ignore the pain running through my back. Christ that was a hard hit.
"What?" I asked, not sure if I heard him right.
Jasper doesn't respond. But he does seem to be just as shocked as I am by what he said. Instead all we seem to be doing now is looking into each others eyes. Then he kisses me.
Can anyone say shock? Or wow for that matter because that is what it feels like to have his lips on mine. A strange buzzing sensation running through my whole body, though that might be to do with the fact that I just got tackled on to a wooden floor. Doesn't stop me from kissing him back though.
As our kiss gets heated my arms wrap around his neck, whilst Jasper's hands come to take place on my hips. Everything was going perfectly well, actually well would be an insult. It was fantastic, mind blowing but then a strange clunk interrupted us. Breaking the kiss I see a gun on the floor. Both of us freeze at the sight.
Then I promptly freak the fuck out. Pushing Jasper off of me with a strength I didn't know I had before scrambling to my feet.
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING WITH A GUN?" I screamed at him.
The cool, calm and arrogant Jasper is gone and is now looking afraid. Showing his hands, palms out, Jasper steadily gets to his feet.
"Bella...please let me explain..." Jasper began to stammer out before I cut him off
"YOU FUCKING WELL BETTER EXPLAIN THIS TO ME!" I screeched.
"It's so I can protect me and my sister better. It's not even loaded right now and the safety is on...our birth parents aren't exactly what people would call white picket fence perfect. They're complete dicks worse...I can't give you more than that right now. But I swear to you I would never bring a loaded gun anywhere near you or your family. Please..." Jasper pleaded with me to understand.
There was a level of fear in Jasper's eyes that I've never seen from anybody, except maybe movies but that doesn't count. There was also nothing but pure honesty in his eyes.
"You are licensed though. Right." I asked, what the fuck is wrong with me? My brother's best friend has a gun and I'm worrying about whether or not he's licensed?
Jasper let out a humourless chuckle.
"Yeah. I'm licensed, and I don't take it to school either. I have a stun gun for that, and martial arts." Jasper added
Cautiously Jasper picks the gun up before placing it on my vanity table. Jasper's eyes never left mine, once the gun was safely on the table he closed the distance between us again. Before I can think of anything to say I feel each of Jasper's hands taking mine.
Now I am confused, one minute we're being...I don't know what the hell we were doing on the stairs. Then we're kissing, I see his gun and flip the fuck out and now it seems as though we're the two leading roles of romance movie. I think my head is starting to hurt.
"I swear you're safe with me," Jasper whispered softly
There was nothing to suggest even a hint of a lie.
"I will tell you everything that happened to me that's made me so overly cautious. But not yet," he promised.
I nod. Suddenly I found myself being hugged, and let me tell you something. I don't remember feeling so damn safe, and soon wrap my arms around him. This is how we stayed until Jasper's cell rang out breaking the peaceful silence. Jasper groans as we are forced to pull away.
"If I ever meet the creator of the cell phone I'll shove every single one of them up his ass." He complained.
I laughed whilst Jasper dug out his phone.
"Hello...yes. OK...be there soon Dad. Bye." Jasper said a little exasperated.
As he hangs up Jasper looks at me sheepishly.
"Sorry. Gotta go," he apologised.
"OK." I replied.
Jasper left, rather hurriedly and all over the place starting, stopping, starting again. Grabbing his unloaded gun as he did so. Turning to finally unpack I was wondering where to start when someone grabs my arm, spinning me around and then my lips are suddenly very, very busy.
When we break the kiss, I have to confess that I was very dazed. Opening my eyes I find Jasper before me. Looking just as dazed.
"See you tomorrow." He said before bolting out the door.
Okay.
I'll take what does a man make a woman feel for $500 when he does that.
Confused. Very fucking confused.
Shaking my head I promptly return to the task of unpacking, however my mind is on Jasper. Which is where it stays for the rest of the night. I never got to meet their parents tonight.
A/N: There we go, third chapter.