Hehe… So I decided to update the very next day for those of you who reviewed… You all have been very generous with your feedback and reviews so I decided that you all needed a treat for being so awesome!!!!!! Once again thank you all for reviewing or adding my story or me to your alerts or favorites!!! So here it is… Chapter 4!!!!!! AAAHHHH!!! So exciting!!!!!! Lol :]

Disclaimer: Did I not state this in the last chapter and the one before that? I don't own Twilight!

Chapter 4: I Love You, But Can You Love Me?

"So you figured it out huh?"

I immediately turned around and looked into Jasper's smiling face.

"I uh…" The words were in my head, but they weren't coming out of my mouth.

He just stood there smiling his oh-so-perfect smile. Then he walked closer to me until our faces were about a couple inches apart. Then he leaned down and I could feel his cool breath on my neck. I gasped at our sudden closeness, but I wasn't… scared. I should be, but I just wasn't. I instantly felt very self-conscious. I turned my head away and blushed.

"You're not afraid?" he whispered into my ear, but I just shook my head.

"Well you should be." And he walked away from me.

"Why should I be afraid of you? You aren't scary; you're… you're beautiful." I said.

He looked at me and laughed coldly, "Are you kidding me Bella? I could kill you right here and now if I wanted to. That doesn't scare you even a little?"

I just shook my head in response. I was being totally honest with him. I couldn't be afraid of him… How can anybody be afraid of someone they… they love?

'Wow… where did that come from? Sigh… Well, you can't deny the truth…'

Then I decided to speak, "Is it true though? Are you really a… a vampire?"

He looked me in the eyes and said, "Yes. It's true."

We never broke eye contact. I kept looking him in the eyes as if the answer to my existence lay somewhere in them. He moved closer and so did I; we were about arm's length away from each other. He rubbed his temples and sighed. I took this moment to extend my hand out to him. He looked at me in curiosity and I just enveloped his hand in mine adjusting to the ice cold feeling. As I got more comfortable I tightened my hold on his hand.

"I don't care… I… I"

"You what Bella?"

"I… I love you."

He looked at me and then our hands. He removed his hand from mine and charged across the room in disapproval.

"No Bella. This isn't right. I can't risk your life just so I could be with you. I can't do that to you. You shouldn't be with me."

"Who are you to make that decision for me? I love you and that's all that matters to me."

"Are you crazy? Do you have a death wish or something? Any other normal person would run away by now, but you seem to still be here."

"Well, it is MY house after all. Where would I run to?" I countered.

There was a silence and then we both laughed a little. It gradually died down as the mood became serious once more. We just stared at each other. He seemed to be accepting the fact that I wasn't going to leave him alone.

"You are one weird girl you know that? There is a vampire not a foot or two away from you who could attack you at any given moment and all you feel is love and compassion?"

He just shook his head at me in disapproval.

"What can I say, I'm a hopeless case." I replied.

"Don't get smart with me. I'm still not okay with this. How is this even possible? How could you fall in love with me? I understand how I could fall in love with you, but how can you fall in love with me? It's just not normal, not after you found out the truth about my family and me."

"No Jasper. The real question is how can you, wonderful and handsome Jasper Hale, fall in love with plain old clumsy Bella Swan? Now that is something that doesn't make any sense whatsoever."

He just laughed at me and walked closer to me. He took my hand into his and grasped it firmly. He brought it to his lips and gave it a tender kiss. I just turned away and blushed a deep red.

He smiled and said, "That is one of the many reasons why I love you Bella. The way you blush whenever someone compliments you or when you do something you think is embarrassing. You have beautiful creamy brown eyes that I could just keep looking at all day long and trust me I have the ability to do that. You are beautiful Bella, but you just don't let yourself know that. Even if someone else tells you, you still don't listen."

"No I'm not. You're just being the nice person you are."

He rolled his eyes and said, "See what I mean. Honestly you should have heard what all those guys at school were saying and thinking about you. It was horrible and repulsive."

"What do you mean by thinking? And what were they thinking?"

"You know my brother Edward right?"

I nodded.

"Well, he can read minds. He can hear everyone's thoughts."

'No wonder he was laughing at what I was thinking about when Jessica's attitude towards Jasper changed during lunch.'

"That's cool." Then I thought of something. "Do you have a special power?"

He smiled, "Yeah, I can feel and manipulate emotions. That's how I felt your love and affection for me."

He took both of my hands into his and I noticed how they fit perfectly together. His cool hands in my warm ones felt just right. It was pure bliss to be with Jasper at this moment.

"You're content. You're… happy."

"Why wouldn't I be? You are amazing Jasper and I don't know how long I've loved you, but I do."

'Bella, we just met a couple of days ago."

"Jasper, do you love me?"

"Of course."

'But Jasper, we just met a couple of days ago." I said repeating his statement in a light mocking tone.

"You know, those guys at school were thinking some really weird things. They all just wanted you because of your body, but what they didn't see was your intellect, your wit, your true beauty. Did you know that I am extremely attracted to your blood?"

"What?"

"Well for some vampires, sometimes a certain person's blood can be a lot more potent compared to someone else's. However, your blood, it sings to me. It calls out to me. Bella, you are my la tua cantate, my singer." He said as he smiled at me.

"Bella you mean so much to me. I have lived for a really long time now, but I have finally found true love and that's you. I love you, but can you love me?"

"What kind of stupid question is that Jasper? Of course I can and I do love you."

"I guess-" He stopped abruptly.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Your dad is home." He replied.

He led me over to my window and sure enough Charlie was getting out of his car.

"Look you go downstairs and say hi to your dad and whenever you come back up here I'll be here waiting okay?"

"You promise you won't leave?" I asked hesitantly.

He smiled slightly and said, "I promise; now go."

"Okay."

I was at my door when I turned around and said, "Jasper?"

He turned to look at me and said, "Hmm?"

"Just in case you do leave, but hopefully you won't, I love you."

"I love you too Bella."

"Bella!" I heard Charlie's voice from downstairs.

"I should probably go now, but I'll try to come back as soon as possible!"

"Don't worry Bella, take your time."

"Oh and you still have some questions to answer so be ready."

He laughed, "You too Bella, now go before Charlie comes up here. Not that it would matter. I would hide before he even stepped into the room."

I just stared at him curiously and he motioned for me to go downstairs, but I almost fell on -well- nothing on my out. Sure enough Jasper was there at that moment holding me in his arms.

He sighed and shook his head while saying, "What am I going to do with you Bella Swan?"

I got up out of his arms and stuck my tongue out at him on my way down the stairs. I could've sworn I heard him laugh at me.

So I see that they have confessed their love for each other. Now Jasper is going to be a little hesitant at the whole concept of being with Bella, but with a little help from some very important family members ahem-Alice and Edward- he'll be able to get over his fears and show Bella how much he cares for her and loves her. AAAAWWWWW!!!!!! So review and I'll post up the next chapter REALLY REALLY SOON!!!!!!