Chapter three

Bella POV

That was the first night I hadn't dreamt of Edward Cullen, and also the first night that I felt blissfully happy and settled, even with Rosalie's feet kicking my head as they dangled limply over the bed. For the rest of the night before we had decided to go to bed Rosalie had been glaring at me like I was framed for a death, Jasper looked on amused.

To my surprise Jasper didn't leave the following day, in fact here we are six months later and Jasper is still with me, and Rosalie gone. I think I'd better explain;

Jasper called up Edward the next morning, I couldn't partake in the conversation because it was taken in the kitchen at 6am, a time of day that to my knowledge was pure fiction to scare hormonal teenagers. Being the big brother I had admired him for, Edward refused to believe Jasper could be happy in Forks, but Jasper finalized his argument by pointing out he wasn't the one having a baby.

I felt a harsh pang at my chest as I heard him say it, and as soon as Jasper had clicked the hang up button on his phone I had clutched his body tight, my eyelids drooping as I imagined Edward loving a child the way he was supposed to love ours, but it didn't look like that was going to happen anymore. How many days, nights, hours, I had wanted to ram my car against a nearby tree. All those years I had loved him, and I meant nothing to him now.

"Bella?" Jasper's soothing voice brought me back, Rosalie had been so emotionally abusive lately I needed Jasper, I really truly needed him. "Do you know what it's like.." I choked, "feeling like someone has ruined your entire life?" I refused to cry, but I couldn't say the same for sniffling.

Jasper POV

Bella looked so hot and flushed, her question puzzled me to the extent that I couldn't comprehend a word she was saying. She never was very clear' but what was bothering her felt somewhat significant. For what felt like an era I just held her, hearing her muffled moans against my sleeve. "Bella, has someone hurt you?" I asked, my voice soft and somewhat threatening, Bella was one of the family's closest friends in Alaska and that wasn't going to change because we were in a new town, I would still defend her, though usually I had Emmett's strength to back me up.

It was at that moment we heard the stomping of feet outside the front door, branches stuck to her feet like skis, "what are you doing in there Bella? HELP ME!" Rosalie roared, bursting through the door pulling green leaves out of her hair and kicking her shoes to the living room wall. "What did you do Rose? Start a fight with a forest?" I laughed, and Rosalie's head snapped to face me, apparently she didn't realize I was still here because her eyes softened, her voice resumed to it's lyrical state.

"Oh. Jasper. I thought you were gone" I noticed her eyes glance over Bella once with a harsh grin as she walked toward me, stroking her finger over my chest. "I could've followed you to Alaska if you wanted to hang out some more, you didn't have to stay..." she purred, I took a step backward.

"Actually, I'm here to help Bella"

Rosalie's mouth opened slightly in an 'o' shape, this time taking hold of Bella's arm and leading her into the bedroom. If I hadn't just held Bella in my arms, I would've been suspicious of the amount of time those girls spend in there.

Bella's POV

Rosalie slammed the door shut and I knew I was getting another lecture.

"Why didn't you call me? TEXT ME? Anything to let me know Jasper was still here?"

"I didn't find out until this morning, what happened with you anyway?"

"Angry squirrel... I'd rather not talk about it... thats not the point" she hastened to add.

"What is your problem? Ever since Jasper got here you've been acting like a jerk"

"Did it ever occur to you that maybe I wanted time alone with you?"

"Surprisingly no, considering you've spent the past twenty-four hours flirting with him"

Rosalie gritted her teeth, obviously shocked at the way I was fighting back, but I wasn't taking her crap anymore.

"Maybe..." her voice got lower, "maybe I just wanted a way to get to you"

"Get to me?"

"I guess I was jealous" I didn't like where this was going, not now, not like this, not ever. This was my best friend in the entire world, but she would never be anything else.

"Rose.." I reached out to touch her shoulder but decided against it, "your my best friend but... thats all. No matter what happens between me and Jasper, or anybody" my voice low, I didn't know how much of a blow I was giving to her ego, but this was Rose. She'd be sleeping around again in no time.

"I'm sorry Rose"

"Get out"

"But-"

"GET OUT!!!"

What else could I do? I left the room in silence.

So here we are six months later, Jasper has been giving me all the attention I deserve and more. Rosalie moved out after that night, but I hear she still sleeps around when she's bored, Emmett is coming to Forks soon and it'll be nice to see him again. Of course, after we deal with the awkward conversation of why me and Jasper live together but aren't together. We're roomies, and close friends. I'm not sure I'll ever forget Rosalie, a part of me wishes she'll see that she over-reacted and want to be friends with me again, I still miss her and wish things could go back to the way things were before.

I have Jasper now, thats all that matters.