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Now, let's check in on our healing Empath, shall we?

Chapter Three: Out in the World Again

The entire Cullen house was in higher spirits than they had been since Alice was alive. Jasper was, for the first time, planning on leaving the house again. Bella and Edward were taking him into town to do some basic shopping. He needed new socks and underwear, along with a few things like body wash.

True that they could have just gotten Esme to pick those things up for him, but Edward had insisted that if they were going to be having showers together, he wanted a say in the products Jasper would be using and that since he and Bella would be the ones seeing him in his boxers at night, they should have a say in those too.

And Bella and Edward had done quite a bit of talking over the last few days, as things were gradually escalating between Edward and Jasper. It seemed that Bella had no limits on what she would allow to transpire between the brothers. She'd even gone so far as to have Jasper send Edward her emotions, the previous night, when the two men exchanged fellatio, wanting them to see that there was no jealousy or hard feelings on her part.

In fact, the predominant emotion she seemed to be feeling whenever the boys got up to their tricks, was arousal, which she was feeling in spades. Of course, Rosalie had been making good on her promise and was taking care of Bella's needs daily, so that she never went without.

The girls were even nice enough to let either Edward and/or Emmett watch them on occasion, though the boys didn't get to participate. Still, even without being invited to join in, it was a helluva show. Which was, it seemed, the same outlook Bella had in regards to Edward and Jasper. Sure, she would have liked to participate, but Jasper clearly wasn't ready for that, and it was nice enough just to watch and to know they were happy.

"Ready to go, boys?" Bella asked as Edward and Jasper came downstairs after yet another of their epic showers.

"Yep, so long as I get shotgun!" Jasper called, taking the stairs two at a time.

"Oh, well you could, but I was going to offer to drive and let you two make out in the back on the way to PA." Bella pouted teasingly.

"Well, why didn't ya say so? Even better!" Jasper grinned, spanking Edward's tight ass on the way by to get his shoes. He couldn't help thinking about that ass as he did so. They had been getting closer to the point of wanting more from their sexual encounters than the foreplay they had grown accustomed to.

Jasper found himself thinking about what it would feel like to slip inside of Edward's tight warmth and hear his brother moan in pain and pleasure. He couldn't help projecting a little at the thought. But he didn't notice his emotions had gotten away from him because he was busy lacing his shoes. It wasn't until he looked up and realized the effect his lusty fantasy had had on the others in the room.

Edward had Bella pressed up against a nearby wall and Emmett was tearing Rose's clothes off on the sofa. Jasper carefully pulled back the lust in the room and replaced it with a shot of humor, rather than the embarrassment that would have come naturally. They all had a good laugh over his unintentional love potion and the three who were headed out for the day made their way to the garage.

"Come on you two, time's a-wastin'!" Jasper rushed as they piled into Edward's Vanquish.

"You aren't seriously considering the cookie monster ones, right?" Edward laughed, as they quickly left the Target and their boring selection behind.

"Of course not. Alice would be rollin' in her grave if I ever bought somethin' like that. Heck, I'm pretty sure she'd come back just to haunt me if I ever bought underwear with cartoons on 'em." He said, shaking his head.

It was the first time he had said her name without breaking down, and Bella knew if they dwelled on it or stayed silent it would make it harder for Jasper. So she opted for a change of subject instead. "Well this store up here is more of a boutique style and if you want something uber sexy, I bet they'd have a good selection." She offered.

"Okay, let's check it out." Jasper agreed as Edward took Bella's hand on one side and Jasper's on the other.

"Oh heavens! Good call, Bella Love, good call." Edward gasped, as they entered the store. The place was called 'The Modern Major General' and it was a men's lingerie store! There were boxers, briefs, boxer-briefs, silk pajamas, robes, and even things like massage oils and shaving products. The place was quite unique, in that there weren't any women's products in sight.

"Ooh, look at these!" Bella exclaimed, pointing out a pair that were both camouflage and see-through.

"Wow, I didn't know they made anything like that!" Jasper agreed, running his hand over the fabric.

"What about these?" Edward giggled, directing their attention to a black fishnet pair, which came with leather suspenders.

"Damn! Is it wrong to want those?" Jasper asked.

"Not at all. How about these ones?" Bella grinned, pointing to a leather and sheer pair with a zipper down the middle.

"Oh definitely. And these?" Jasper asked, looking at a zebra print pair with a see-through crotch.

"Mmm, what about these? All the ones in this section are open in the back," Edward suggested, waggling his eyebrows.

"Easy access, huh? Maybe we should get some of those for you too," Jasper retaliated.

"Yeah, why not, I'm game. Load me up a basket of whatever you want to see me in and I'll do the same for you." Edward offered.

"Alright, you're on!" Jasper smirked. He went to get a basket and Bella followed him around while he filled it so that she could give input into the ones for Edward as well.

"Oh, we have to get him these!" She laughed, looking through the styles that would literally only cover his package and nothing else.

"Maybe a couple, but they're so skimpy that if he gets an erection, they'll probably just fall off," Jasper commented.

"So?" Bella argued.

"Hmm, yeah good point!" Jasper chuckled, grabbing a few more pairs.

Meanwhile, Edward was scouring the roleplay section in search of a pair of assless chaps for Jasper. He planned to get a Stetson and cowboy boots to go with them at a western store later.

Jasper and Bella caught up to him at the till while he was paying, and Jasper walked right up behind Edward and wrapped his arms around him. "Plannin' to save a horse an' ride a cowboy, pardner?" He asked in his smooth, southern drawl.

"Only if the cowboy behaves himself, Jasper. Otherwise, I might have to invest in a flogger and some shackles from the bondage store." Edward retorted.

"See that you do. I think this cowboy might like a little rough treatment every once in a while." Jasper winked. "Now, let's go find someplace with some really sturdy socks. I always put holes in mine." He added as they left the sexiest store they'd ever set foot in.

"I'm going to have to tell Rosalie about that store, I'm sure she'll want to go shopping there for Emmett," Bella said, looking back one more time.

AN: Okay, so what did you think of The Modern Major General? I've never heard of a store that only carries male lingerie before, although there probably is one somewhere. Anyway, I thought it might be a fun place for them to do some shopping. I know I certainly had fun looking up pictures of male underwear to get ideas for this. And yes, all of the styles described do exist. Feel free to Google them. Some of them are pretty sexy!