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The whole time I pulled Jasper off the beach and up the hill nearby, he asked me why I was feeling the way I did: anxious. I only laughed, smiling the whole way up the hill.

When we were perched on a cliff, overlooking the ocean, Jasper turned to me. "What are you doing, Bel-"

"Edward would've never let me do this," I explained, smiling. "Even though he did terrible things to me, he would never want me to cliff dive."

His eyes went wide and his mouth fell open. "You want to cliff dive?"

I nodded frantically. "C'mon! Jazz, it'll be fun. You don't have to do it, if you don't want to. But I do! Please?"

Jasper's eyes searched mine for an explanation. He shook his head, running his fingers through his blonde, curly locks of hair. "You're crazy!"

Laughing, I told him he was correct.

Quickly, he looked toward me. "Why?"

I shrugged. "Why not? I have a bulletproof vampire to protect me."

His whole expression changed from astonished to smug in a second. A smirk was plastered on his lips, and when he spoke, he sounded the most Texan I had ever heard come from him. "You like that, dontchu, Darlin'?"

My cheeks blushed and I grinned like a fool. "I do! Does that make you let me go cliff diving?"

Jasper sighed. "Only if I can come with you."

I continued grinning. "Thank you! C'mon, c'mon, let's go."

All we both could do was smile nervously as Jasper's arms snaked around my waist and pulled me to his rock hard body. I looked up at him, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"If we die," I told him, smirking, "I wanna do something."

His eyebrows pulled together, but his expression softened when I placed a soft, chaste kiss on his mouth. My fingers played in his hair for a few seconds before I forgot to breathe and pulled away, blushing harder than ever.

"Ready?" he asked, sneering.

I nodded, tucking my lips in my mouth as we dove off the cliff, heading straight for the water.

Okay, so I couldn't help it. I let out the loudest, heart wrenching shriek that has ever escaped my body. My stomach felt like it was at my crotch and it seemed as if I was going to throw up my lungs. Even though I felt all those things, I can honestly say I've never felt more invincible in my life.

Before I knew it, I hit the water with a splash, still holding onto Jasper as though I'd never see him again. And, the next thing I knew, he was chuckling into my soaking wet hair and stroking my head as I was squeezed against his chest, afloat in the ocean.

"We didn't die," he told me, smiling as he swept away the drenched locks of hair from his face.

I did the same, licking my lips. "The kiss was still worth it."

He laughed and open-mouth kissed my forehead. Shivers started up my spine and landed on my fingertips, which were twirling a piece of his hair between them.

"You're in water, and not freaking out," he said, sounding impressed. "I'm surprised."

Rolling my eyes, I slapped his shoulder playfully, and he let out a (pointless) shriek of "pain." Winking, he said, "Ouch, Bella. Ouch."

I stuck my tongue out at him and wrapped my legs around his waist. And, there we stood, floating in the ocean, staring into each others' eyes. The corners of his lips twitched, as if he were going to smile. Instead, he leaned forward, taking my upper lip into his mouth.

First, the kiss was slow and completely smooth. That was until my fingers ran up and down his chest, and he gasped, pushing me back into the water. My legs didn't unhook from his waist, and I opened my lips, finally getting him to slide his tongue into my mouth. I giggled and wrapped my arms around his neck, letting everything around us disappear. Nothing mattered, no one existed - except us two.

His kiss was romantic yet smoldering hot, which sent warm chills through my body. A smile was on his lips when he pulled away and unraveled my hands from in his hair, and placed them on his shoulders instead. The next thing I knew, we were on the sand, his face smothered in my neck and my face in his chest. Jasper sent little kisses on my skin, groaning against the temptation of breaking it with his teeth. I let out a tiny moan, receiving a hiss from the adorable blonde vampire in my arms.

This all quickly ended when he jumped, pressing his back to my chest and pushing me backwards. I realized Embry, Quil, and Jacob had strode onto the beach, a wide smirk on Jake's lips.

"Hey, I ain't gonna try anything," Jacob said, putting his hands up. "I actually like you." My eyebrows pulled together in confusion until I realized he was talking about Jasper. "Finally, Bella. You're with the right Cullen."

Now, I was even more puzzled. But I laughed when Jasper replied, "Actually, I'm a Hale." Again, his Texas twang came out and brought a swarm of butterflies to my belly. "But I guess you could say I'm a Cullen."

Jacob smiled, genuinely. "So, what's going on with you two? Where'd the big bad vampire, Edward, go?"

Chills began at my toes and ended up on my neck. "Nothing is going on, Jake," I insisted, sliding my feet into my flip flops which were conveniently right next to us. "We're just gonna go."

Jasper shook his head and took hold of my wrist. "We don't have to go, Bella," he said lowly. "Only if you want to."

I nodded, licking my lips as I tied my hair back into a ponytail and reached for my hoodie. "No, I - I just want to rest. I'm tired… from all the running and diving and stuff." My cheeks blushed at how stupid I sounded, but they turned pale when he shot a dorky grin back at me.

"Oh, that's right. I forgot you weren't living with Charlie anymore," Jake said, crossing his arms over his naked chest. "And you never told me where Edward went."

Unsure, I looked toward Jasper for an answer. Looking calm and collected, he tucked his arms behind his back like he always did, and said smoothly, "He's in Italy visiting his birth parents, Jacob. We're not sure when he'll be back, of course."

The wolf-boy in front of me narrowed his eyes. "And he knows his 'brother' and girlfriend are…" Slowly, he trailed off, obviously doubtful of his choice of words.

"We're not dating," Jasper said quickly. "I just… need to show Bella that there are more options, I suppose."

Feeling quite awkward, I decided it was time for me to speak. "Jake, Edward and I broke up. But, please, don't tell Charlie just yet, okay? I'll explain it later."

A look of pure amusement flashed on Jacob's face. "You broke up? Why?"

"Maybe we should go," Jasper whispered, his lips a straight line.

I nodded. "Jake, I'll text you or… something later." With a slight and weary smile, I took Jazz's hand and walked off the beach and into his silver Mercedes.

* At the Cullens'…

Jasper, with his arm linked with mine, strut into the house effortlessly. Emmett was poised in front of the television, a Wii paddle still held in his hand. It seemed as if he was still begging Rosalie to verse him in a game of baseball, and she was - as usual - ignoring his requests and reading her magazine while sprawled out on the couch.

"Hey! Did you guys have a nice time?" Rosalie asked, grinning as she set her book down and ran toward us, practically giving me whiplash.

I nodded, breathless. "Yeah, a great time."

Jasper's eyebrows raised and he glanced at me before turning back to Rose. "Yeah. We ran into a few of the mutts."

Emmett groaned, then tossed the controller onto the pearl white couch behind him. "Did you kill any wolves without me?" he whined.

This forced a giggle out of me, and I covered my mouth in embarrassment. I shouldn't have found that funny, but it seemed as if I were in a fairytale at the moment so I figured I'd make the best of it since I could wake up from a dream I didn't know I was having any second now.

"No, Em," Rosalie said, scowling at him from over her shoulder. "They didn't kill any of the pack." She then turned back to us, her lips pursed. "So, what happened?" That's when she noticed we were linked by arms, and a smile was now on her face. "Did you guys…"

"Make out?" Emmett said, grinning cockily. "Rose, it's written all over Jasper's face."

Jazz hissed and attacked his adoptive brother playfully, taking him down to the ground. They wrestled around for a few minutes, giving me time to talk to Rosalie.

"Hey, Bella, are you okay?" she asked, her eyes concerned. "This is a big step…"

I nodded, totally agreeing with her. "I know, I know. That's why I'm taking it slow with Jasper."

She bit her lip. "I have to say… he really, really likes you. Don't let him down. And if you have to… let him down easily."

Surprised that she would think I could ever let Jasper down, I stuttered a bit. "I wouldn't-"

"I know, Bella!" A light laugh tickled her lips. "It's just… he's more emotional than most guys." We both laughed at the irony, just as Jasper and Emmett separated themselves and Jazz strode over to my side.

"Bella, would you like me to take you upstairs so you can rest?" he asked, linking my arm with his again.

I smiled, but shook my head dismissively. "You don't have to. I can-"

He shook his head, too. "No, it would be an honor, my Bella."

Rosalie giggled, winking at me discreetly before taking off into the kitchen. I blushed and turned to Jasper. "Really, you don't have to."

"But I want to," he replied, still smiling down at me.

Giving in, I told him, "Okay" and allowed him to escort me up the stairs.

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