There I was again, sitting on Bella's
roof. I was listening to her breathing. Our date last night was
amazing and left me with a smile. She was nearly asleep, I arched my
head off the side of the roof, peering into her window. A car drove
by, illuminating her room, my shadow crossed around the room. She
woke back up, to see my shadow on her face. She stood up and walked
to the window, "Jasper?" she yelled.
"Uh, hi."
I replied, swinging myself into her room.
"Why are you here?
I love seeing you, but, why are you here?"
"I like
visiting you."
"How often?"
"Every
night."
"How long?"
"A few
hours."
"Why?"
"I enjoy being around
you."
"I can't handle... you... I don't... you need to
go."
I jumped out of her window and to the ground. I ran home
willing my feet to propel me faster. When I got home I threw the door
open, "Dammit, Jasper!" Rosalie screamed, looking at the
door which I had pulled off the hinges. Alice pulled me into a hug,
she had been standing in the parlor. "Let's go upstairs,"
she sighed, her hands never leaving my waist. She lead me up to our
room where she sat us down on the loveseat. "I'm so sorry,"
she whispered, cradling my head in one of her arms and stroking my
hair with the other.
"I didn't know that she would see
me."
"I didn't either, until it was too late."
"She
trusted me. And I ruined that. I broke her trust. I, broke it. It was
all, my, fault."
"It's okay, she'll forgive
you."
"You're just saying that."
"Well, she
might, she keeps going back and forth."
My phone began to
ring, Alice smiled widely.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Um,
hi." Bella whispered, her voice shaking.
"Why did you
call?" I asked, my voice was more cross than intended.
"I
wanted to apologize. I didn't mean to be so... nasty to you, and I
thought, that, maybe, if you wanted to, you could come over
today?"
"Really, Bella? Sure, I'll head over
now."
"Okay, hey could you bring some flour with you?"
She asked, I was planning on bringing her flowers anyways, I found it
odd that she asked.
"Uh, sure."
"Okay see you
soon."
"Bye."
With that I hung up and kissed
the top of Alice's head.
"Keys?" I asked.
"Jeep!"
Emmett called from the top of the stairs and threw a set of keys
down.
"Thanks, man!" I yelled back, catching the
keys.
"Be careful of the sun!" Alice reminded me.
"Will
do!"
I ran into the sun and hopped in the jeep, speeding off
to the supermarket. Once I was there I grabbed the biggest of daisies
I could find. After paying, I drove to her house, ringing the
doorbell when I arrived, she answered. Her eyes were red, "Hi."
Her voice was gravelly.
"Hi." I replied, "Here are
your flowers, you didn't say which kind you wanted, and Alice likes
daisies, so I..." my voice trailed off.
She chuckled.
"What,
do you not like them?"
"It isn't that, Jasper! They're
beautiful, when I asked for flour, I meant the white powder that I'm
covered in, not flowers, but I love daisies."
I looked at
her, her nose was dusted if fine white powder, and her clothing.
"Oh,
sorry."
"It's fine, Jazz," she lead me to the small
kitchen, "have a seat." She motioned to one of the
unmatching chairs at the table. The kitchen was covered in human
food.
"What have you been doing?"
"I was
baking. I bake when I'm mad."
"Are you mad at me?"
I asked, not wanting to hear her answer.
"No, you scared me.
That's all, I'm mad at myself for how I acted."
"You
shouldn't be mad at yourself darlin', anger ain't a pretty color on
you."
She smiled, and jumped when there was a knock at the
door, it sounded like Emmett,
"It's my brother," I
said.
"He can come in."
I nodded and went to let him
in.
"Howdy." I greeted him.
"Hey, Jazz,"
"Come
on in."
He stepped in, I led him to the kitchen.
"Dude,
people food." He gasped, interestedly.
"Yeah."
Bella sighed.
"What are you making?" He questioned.
"Quiche." She responded looking at her recipe book,
"Four cups of..." she mumbled.
"Sex?" Emmett
asked loudly.
"Um, no, cheese."
"You could make
sex quiche."
"I think I'll stick to ham and
cheddar."
"Aw." He groaned, Bella blushed and went
to the refrigerator.
"I'm glad you two are all better, now
can I have my keys?" Emmett asked.
I tossed him the keys and
he jogged out of the house.
"Are we better?" Bella
asked.
"I'd like that."
"Good."
She
looked at me and in a split second pressed her lips against mine. My
eyes widened, "Was that okay?" she asked. I nodded and
kissed her lips, waiting for her to make the next move, I didn't want
to overwhelm her... again.
