Sorry for the delay with the update. My brain bank has been in Eternity Last a long time mode. My day off while trying to figure out where I'm going to escape to during Hurricane Irma, I churned this out for you guys. Pray for me I survive this weekend. I've decided to flee Florida, pick up my mom in North Carolina and we'll decide where to go from there. Please R/R
BPOV
"Oh, Thank God, Carlisle". I hear from my blackness. "I knew she would have a reaction, I didn't think it would be that".
Why are they here? Why am I here? Oh God is Edward back too? This can't be happening?
"Carlisle, she is panicking again".
Jasper. He can sense my emotions, Fuck.
"Bella, Darlin' can you open your eyes for me, Sugah". Jasper drawls out.
Oh, that voice. That southern accent. I don't think I remember it being that sexy.
"Bella"? Jasper says again.
I shake my head "NO" rapidly and squeeze my eyes tighter in response.
"Sweetheart, why won't you open those beautiful brown eyes". Carlisle. Now that voice I will never forget.
"Because, If I open my eyes then I know I am not dreaming and this has GOT to be a dream. And since my life has been a nightmare. I think I'd rather stay in this dream. I say with my eyes still closed. Then my eyebrows furrow. "But then again, you two were also a part of the nightmare that is my life".
Then I feel two cold marble lips on mine in the most delicious kiss I have ever had in my life. His tongue licks my lips for entrance. I open my mouth and accept his tongue and he moans into my mouth. I wrap my arms around his neck as I deepen the kiss.
I open my eyes as he pulls away and I look into the face of Jasper Hale-Whitlock.
"Now, Darlin', does that feel like a dream or a nightmare"? He says with a smirk on his face. Cocky sexy ass.
I look between Jasper and Carlisle. Carlisle is sitting on the couch while my head rests on a pillow on his lap and Jasper is kneeling on the floor beside the couch.
"Well fuck ME"! I say as I slap my hand to my forehead.
"Darlin, as appealin' as that sounds right now I don't think that would be quite appropriate in Mr. Jenks' office". Jasper says keeping that same smirk
I meet his smirk with one of my own. "You mean my office, Don't you"? They both chuckle at that.
"Well, sweetheart you don't miss a beat do you". Carlisle says. "But it's not your office quite yet. And actually, this is still Jenks' office. Would you like to see yours"? I nodded in response
"Jenks, where is he by the way"? I ask with a curious quirk of the eyebrow.
"We asked him to give us some privacy after you fainted." Carlisle responded.
Jasper stood up and reached for my hand to assist me off the couch.
"How long was I out for"? I asked
"About five minutes", Jasper responded. We walked out of Jenks' office into the waiting area and down the hall to a door the read "Isabella Swan, ESQ". I ran my fingers along the lettering on the door. Jasper opened the door. In the office, there was a modest desk and chair, book shelves and a couch. There were three doors within he office. Two on the right and one on the left. I walked over to the doors on the right and pointed looking and the guys.
"Closet, which also leads to a kitchenette and private bathroom". Carlisle answered. I walked into the private bathroom to find a vanity, commode and a rather large stall shower. I walked into the closet to find a rather spacious clothing rack area and another adjacent door. I walked through that door go find a mini fridge, microwave, coffee make, and espresso machine. "Rather nice boys". I said and was reward with beautiful smiles from both.
I came out of the closet/kitchenette into the main office and pointed to the other door on the left. They looked to each other. Jasper finally replied, "Our adjacent office". I gave a slight nod and smile in response.
"We left the office at its bare minimal so you can decorate it anyway you like". Carlisle offered". I again only respond with a slight nod.
Then I can to the front and center of the desk and leaned on half sitting on top and clapped my hands together and asked "Now, why don't you tell me why I'm here? Why are you here? Why are you BACK? Are the other's back? Why did you leave? Why..."
"Bella, sweetheart, Carlisle started, I, no WE" pointing between Jasper and himself, "Want to answer all of your questions. But let's take them one at a time, shall we? And not necessarily in order".
"Bella Darlin', WE..." again point between himself and Carlisle, "never left". Jasper then reached his hand out taking mine in his and pulling me close to him. "First, I want to apologize, for scaring you on the night of your birthday. I was not trying to attack you".
"I know that Jasper" I said to him.
"You do"? he asked not quite believing me.
"You know how they say when you know you going to die, your life flashes before your eyes? I asked him. He nodded. "Well my impending death slowed down and played out in slow motion. And I remember exactly what happened because it was the 2nd worse day of my life. I cut my finger, Edwards eyes became pitch black with blood lust, while that fucking evil pixie grinned with anticipation. When Edward bared his teeth to bite me, you, I pointed at Jasper, tried to attack him, but was pulled back by Emmett. That snapped Edward out of his blood lust and in an attempt to push me away from himself into a wall, in which I landed on the crystal that the pixie set up as a secondary precaution". I turned to Carlisle then. "Esme was more concerned about her dinnerware than me by the way". They look at each other
"How am I doing so far"? I asked looking between the two of them.
"I'd say spot on, Love". Carlisle said. He then waked up behind me and snake his arms around my waist, moved my hair from around the side of my neck and began to place soft kisses there. I leaned into his embrace closed my eyes and let out a soft moan. Jasper the cupped my cheeks and kissed me softly on the lips and whispered "Continue, Darlin'".
I'm distracted from my thought and take a minute to continue where I left off. "Oh yes", I moan. "Where was I, oh yes, after I crashed into the crystal that's when all hell broke loose. My arm was sliced open, blood gushing everywhere and everyone's eyes went black in blood lust except you". I stopped to kiss Jasper and then to turn and face Carlisle. "And you Carlisle". I said as I wrapped my hand in his hair brining him into my mouth for a passionate kiss. Jasper then snaked his arms around my waist and began kissing my neck.
As I moaned into Carlisle mouth, I asked "Would you boys like to get out of here and go someplace more...ummm...comfortable to talk"?
"I thought you'd never ask Miss Swan" Jasper drawled.
I giggled at that response. "Since you want to be cliché', then your place or mine"?
"Well Darlin' Jasper says, "Ours is closer".
With my worst Scarlett O'Hara impersonation ever, I say "Well lead the way Cowboy". Jaspers response was a panty dropping smile, followed by a bow at the waist and a kiss to my hand, as he leads me out of my office, into their adjoining office, to a private elevator door within the office. I looked to them with a questioning quirk of the eyebrow.
"In due time, Sweetheart" Carlisle whispers in my ear as he presses my back to his chest and nuzzles into my neck.
Once in the elevator, Jasper presses the button marked PH. Carlisle places his back against the back wall of the elevator with my back still pressed to his chest and arm still snaked around my waist. Jasper encases us with his hands on either side of our heads. Carlisle continues to nuzzle in my hair and neck and places kisses along my neck and collarbone.
"Can you answer another question"? I ask Jasper while staring into his gorgeous topaz eyes.
"Ask away, Darlin'" Oh God is this happening, is this really happening? Do you know how long I have dreamed to be in the arms of at least one of these men, I'm now in the arms of both, I think as I take in what's happening at this moment.
"If you've never left, where have you been for the last 5 years"? Just as the elevator doors open and we walk into the most elegant apartment I've ever seen, Jasper replies, "Right here, Sugah".
They lead me into the dining room where there is a cold cut, shrimp cocktail, and dessert platter set up. "I thought you might like to have some lunch while we explain everything". Carlisle says as he pulls a dining room chair out for me to sit. Jasper dashes to the kitchen at vampire speed and back with a plate, wine glass and bottle of wine.
As I prepare a plate to make a sandwich and shrimp, Jasper opens and pours me a glass of wine. "Ok, Cowboy I'm listening". I say to them.
They lean against the table on either side of where I sit. Carlisle reaches picks up my hand and presses his lips to my fingers." First, I'd like to say how sorry we are for what happened to your father. Our response was not fast enough to save him. Once we learned Victoria was attacking we rushed to him while the wolves went to you. He was already gone by the time we reached him. We staged the car crash as cover up.
I snatched my hand away from Carlisle's and placed it both hand over my mouth. Carlisle then kneeled on one knee by my side and turned my chair to face him. He then placed both my hands in his. "We've been here to protect you". Carlisle says as the tear flow from my eye down my face. He then reached up and cupped my face with both hands, and with the pads of his thumb wiped the tears from my face and eyes.
Jasper then walks around behind Carlisle and places his hands-on Carlisle's shoulders. "I don't know, Darlin' how closely you've paid attention to us while the family lived together in Forks, as we tried to hide from being obvious, but Carlisle and I have been a couple since I first came to the family with Alice. Alice and I were together as part of our front until the night of your birthday party. When the women of the family made the decision to kill you, we left the coven. We stayed to for you. We love you. We knew we had to stay and protect you".
"J-J-Jacob, the wolves"? I said with a shaky voice. I then picked up the glass of wine and downed it. Jasper chuckled and picked up the bottle and refilled my glass. "I anticipated you would need this". he said as he placed the bottle back on the table.
Jasper then walked over to me and placed his fingers of my chin to raise my head to look at him. After looking in my eyes for a moment, he placed a soft kiss to my lips, while Carlisle reached for both my hands again. "Sweetheart, yes we worked with the wolves to keep you safe. Baby, you belong with us, we belong to you, and we want to spend the rest of existence with you. I placed my palm on Carlisle sweet face.
"I've always felt it". I said to them. "For you, Jasper from the moment I met your eyes in the cafeteria". He nodded and smiled. "For you Carlisle the moment you touched me in the Emergency Room after the van accident". He squeezed my hand and said "Yes love, I felt it too.
'But I don't understand, why did you let me go through that with Edward, why not let me know I wasn't his"? I said.
"Darlin eat please, and we will try to explain. We actually weren't sure that you didn't. We knew we were mates. When James pursued you, our protectiveness of you took over. Carlisle sent me to protect you, and after he had the situation under control, would come for us both. However, the evil pixie jumped in the car. You didn't slip away from us to go to James, she let you leave. She saw it and did nothing.
When Carlisle treated you while you were bleeding from James' injuries, your blood started the mating pull for him. But Edward insisted you were his mate. After he was able to suck the venom from your blood, we thought he may have been mated to your as well. We didn't want to sway your influence if Edward was your choice. But after he tried to drain you at your party, your blood started the mating pull for me. We knew then, there was no way he was your mate. A mate could not attempt to kill you, no more that he can leave you.
"I knew Edward was only dazzling me, especially after he left, and his spell broke, I said to them. He, and Alice, that pixie bitch, conspired to keep me away from you both.
"Alice's gifts work much better than she lets on, Jasper said, I have known her for a long time. There's not much that gets past her. It's what she chooses to let on what she knows that's questionable. It was her plan to let Edward kill you, and for it to look like I was involved so Carlisle would turn away from me and you. Esme and Rosalie just went along with the plan".
"But why Rosalie"? I asked, "Don't tell me I'm mated to Emmett was well"? They both laughed
"No Love", Carlisle said amidst his laughter. "Rosalie's concern was only that you would expose us to the Volturi and Emmett paid more attention to you as a little sister than to her".
I stood up at this point and wrapped my arms around Carlisle's neck and pulled him close to me. My lips ghosting his in light kisses. "Do you know how long I have been in Love you with"? I said to him while inhaling his intoxicating scent. "Why did you stay away from me so long? Why have you not come to me before now? Do you know how I've needed you"?
Jasper walked up behind me, placing a hand on my shoulder. As I leaned back into his chest, he reached and placed a palm on Carlisle's face. Carlisle leaned into his touch and Jasper began to trace the pad of his thumb over Carlisle's beautiful lips. "Darlin' we didn't want to overwhelm you after everything that happened. We'd plan to come to you after Victoria was taking care of. After what happened with Charlie, you needed time to mourn. We set up the trust fund and scholarship to make sure you were comfortable, even if you didn't want us. I set up for Jenks to hand his firm over to you. He has been my attorney for 30 years and his partner for 50 years prior to that. We knew that he would be retiring. Who better to take over than the one person we trust with our lives.
I turned then to Jasper, "Why wouldn't I want you? I said as I glanced for his eye to his lips, "I have always known I love you". We then embraced in a passionate kiss.
"Bella, Darlin' do you know how long I have waited to hear those words said upon your lips". Jasper said, while unbuttoning my suit jacket. He began caressing the sides of my body over my silk blouse. His had ghosted just under my breast while his thumb raked over my nipple through my bra. "Bella, oh my Bella, I needed you darlin'. May we make love you, Honey? "Yes", I said place a palm on both their cheeks. "Take me, I'm yours, both of yours". Jasper locked his lips on mine for a passionate kiss, while scooping me up in his arms bridal style and carried me to their bedroom with Carlisle following behind us.
Honey, I'm home, I thought to myself.