*I do not own Twilight*

-BPOV-

Jasper just left for his apartment to shower and change for our date. Austin chose to stay here to play with the kids; which was fine with me, he's a really good kid. My family was staying here at my house tonight and they were playing with the kids right now, so I snuck off to take my shower. When I came out of my bathroom, I came face to face with a very irritated looking Rosalie and Alice. What happened to them?

"Hey, is everything ok?"

"Ok? No, I don't think so. Jasper will be here in 25 minutes! You are not ready! We have to hurry! Go put this on and then get your butt in this chair! We have to do your hair and makeup and we are running out of time! GO!" Wow, it's my date – why is Alice stressed?

I raised my eyebrow at them, but decided it was safest to just get dressed and away from the crazy people in my bedroom! Maybe they would calm down before I get back. Doubtful.

I got dressed in my black skirt that ended just above the knee and dark blue top. The shoes were black and had just a bit of heel that I love. The outfit was cute and just a little dressy. So it's perfect. I quickly left the bathroom and sat in the chair. Alice did my makeup, while Rose did my hair. It only took them about 15 minutes, which was perfect. My makeup was light and my hair was down with curls. They both said I looked beautiful and I was ready. So why were they freaking out before? I've never taken 4 hours to get ready like the 2 of them. Anyway - enough about that, Jasper will be here ANY minute! I'm so excited!

-JPOV-

I was on my way back to Bella's house to pick her up for our date. Emmett said he would be waiting to answer the door to give me the letter that the kids wrote for Bella. I didn't want her to notice it, until I gave it to her after dinner. I stopped in front of her house and was so excited! I saw Emmett look out the window – perfect! When I got to the door, he had already opened it and was waiting for me. He handed me the letter and I quickly put it in my pocket. He told me Adrianna wrote it, with help on some spelling, and that all the kids helped with what to say. Just then Bella came down the stairs looking beautiful in a black skirt and dark blue top. She looked perfect. All the kids ran in to say goodbye to us and eat dinner that Esme had prepared for the family.

"Hey, Jasper," Bella said and kissed my cheek.

"Hi, darlin'. Are you ready?"

"Yes, let's just say bye to the kids; then we can go." She smiled and I could tell she was excited about our date!

I saw Makenna, Kaylie and Austin standing behind Bella so I turned her to look at them; they were all smiling brightly. She bent down to their level and said "Mommy's going to go out with Jasper for a little while, I think Uncle Emmett and Aunt Rose have something fun planned for you all to do. I saw them in the art room, so I'm sure you will all have fun tonight!"

She held her arms out to hug them and they all 3 hugged her tightly and said their goodbyes. I was thankful that Austin was so happy here with this amazing family. They let go of her and she stood next to me. Then the kids launched themselves at me! I bent down just in time to hug them all back!

"Bye daddy! Bye Bella!" Austin told us cheerfully.

"Bye mommy!" Makenna said excitedly.

"Have fun with Jasper, mommy!" Kaylie said!

"Bye Jasper!" I got from Kaylie and Makenna.

When Bella went to the kitchen to say goodbye to her parents and let them know we were leaving, Kaylie tugged on my pants leg to get my attention. I looked down at her and she said, "I need to tell you something." I bent down so she could whisper in my ear. She whispered, "Treat my mommy like a princess please, I want her to be happy like you made her today!" I smiled at her; these kids are just so smart! "I want your mommy to be happy too, I will treat her like a princess!" Bella came back at the end of that, I'm not sure if she heard or not, but Kaylie just smiled and went to Bella, hugged her leg; then walked into the kitchen.

I grabbed Bella's hand and we headed out the door. We walked to my black Jeep and I opened her door for her. She kissed my cheek and said thanks. I smiled at her.

Once we started driving, Bella turned to look at me. "So, where are you taking me?"

I grabbed her hand and intertwined our fingers, then settled our hands on her knee. "There's an Italian restaurant not too far away, is that ok?"

"Definitely, I love Italian food!"

We didn't talk much during the drive. But it was a very comfortable silence and we held hands to whole way. Once I was parked at the restaurant, I got out and walked around to open Bella's door. She thanked me again and smiled. We headed into the restaurant – it wasn't very busy so the hostess took us straight to a table. I knew she was staring at me, but I didn't pay any attention to her. She got the hint quickly and walked away.

-EmPOV-

Bella and Jasper have gone on their date. We're all so happy that they're so happy! It's about time baby Bells could be genuinely happy. The rest of us just finished dinner at Bella's house; where we are all staying for the night. Earlier Rose and Alice came up with the idea for the kids to decorate some picture frames for Bella and Jasper. I took some really cute pictures of them and the kids today and I agreed that they would both love that. Carlisle and Edward went out earlier to get the pictures printed and pick up a few art supplies we needed.

"Alright kids! Who wants to do some art projects?" Rose asked them.

There were lots of "me me me!" and "I do" and "me too" being called out and they were jumping around excitedly!

"Ok, so what are we waiting for? Let's go!" I said cheerfully and everyone laughed! We got upstairs to the room, got the kids settled and all the supplies out, "ok, we're going to decorate picture frames for Bella and Jasper while their out, then we'll put pictures inside and give them their present in the morning. How does that sound?"

"That will be great, daddy! Aunt Bella will love that! I bet Jasper will too!" My little girl, Adrianna said.

"My mommy loves pictures!" Shouted Kaylie.

"So does my daddy!" Austin called out.

-BPOV-

When the hostess brought us to our table, she was staring at Jasper. It irritated me a bit; I mean, I was standing right next to him and he was holding my hand! Can she not see me? But Jasper looked a bit irritated with her too and paid her NO attention at all, she quickly got the hint. We started looking at the menus, waiting for our server to come; when our waiter came. A man about 30 years old who was seriously staring at me, it made me very uncomfortable because he was standing way too close to me. I moved my chair slightly, but it didn't make me feel any better.

"My name is Mark and I'll be your server tonight. What would you like to drink, beautiful?" The creep asked me, not even acknowledging Jasper. This man was really freaking me out.

"Water, please. Jasper, what about you, babe?"

"I'll have a coke. Are you ready to order now, darlin'?"

"Yes, that would be great. I'll have the mushroom ravioli, please."

"Ok, beautiful. Can I get you anything else?" Still just staring at me; I really want him to go away.

"Jasper?" I asked. Clearing this man wasn't going to ask him.

"I'll have to chicken alfredo, thank you." Jasper responded.

The man stood there for another minute, just staring. "That's all, thank you." I told him when I knew I was about to start shaking.

"MY date said that's all. You can stop staring and making her uncomfortable now." The waiter finally turned to Jasper, gave him a death glare and walked away.

I let out a deep breath I wasn't aware I had been holding; and started shaking. Jasper was next to me in a second with his arms tight around me.

"Are you alright, darlin'?"

"I think so; he just really freaked me out. He makes me very uncomfortable. Can you just sit here next to me, please?"

"Of course, I can. Do you want to leave? We can get our food to-go." He asked me.

"I want to stay. I don't want him to ruin our date."

"Ok, we'll stay but if he keeps making you shake, we're leaving."

I nodded my ok and he kept his arm around me, sitting closest to where the waiter had stood before so that he could be between us. But when he cam to bring our drinks, I saw him looking angry. He walked around us and stood on my other side. Oh my god, what is this man's problem.

"Here ya go, beautiful," the waiter said and sat MY drink down. He didn't even bring Jasper's drink! I didn't say anything to him or look at him, so he said "is everything ok, beautiful?"

"No, it is certainly not ok. You can back off now. I am not interested!" I said rudely.

Jasper was holding my hand under the table. I looked over at him, squeezed his hand, silently asking him to get us out of here.

-JPOV-

Well, this restaurant was definitely a bad idea. This guy is a creep. I am trying to stay calm but I'm about to punch him! We were just about to stand up to leave, when the man grabbed her wrist. She winced at his grip.

"Let her go, NOW!" I practically yelled at him. The manager was at our table a second later. The waiter had not released her yet.

"Take your hand off of the lady now, Mark. That's enough." Then he turned to us, "The police are on their way if you'd like to file a complaint, ma'am." The manager informed us. The guy let her go then; just as the police walked to the table. Bella had tears falling from her eyes and the skin on her wrist darkening into a bruise. I hugged her to me. This is not how I imagined our date going.

"It's ok, darlin'. Everything's ok. How about we get our food to go, then we can take it to my apartment and eat and talk in peace. Is that ok?"

She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, that would be great."

The police had hand-cuffed the waiter and he was near the door with 2 cops while another was coming back to speak with us.

"Did you want to file a complaint, darlin'?"

"Do you think I could get a restraining order? This place is not far from my house – it's just too close – I won't feel safe."

We talked with the police officer and he said he would take care of getting the restraining order and he was being fired from the restaurant. The manager came back over to us and he had bagged up our food, just as I'd asked. The officer came back just as we were leaving and informed us that the man was wanted in Jacksonville, Florida for rape, assault, and attempted murder. He was currently headed to the local police station and would be extradited to Florida in the morning. I thanked him for letting us know.

Bella broke down sobbing when I got her to the car. I held her for a bit and then she pulled away, "can we go to your place now, please?"

"Of course, we can. We need to call your family and let them know what's going on, darlin'. I can call, if you aren't up to it. Then we can just stay at my apartment for tonight, if you want to, and go to your house in the morning."

"Will you call them, please? I just want to forget it. And I would love to stay at your apartment tonight. I don't want my girls to see me upset."

We drove the short distance in silence while she held onto my hand. I led her to my apartment and got her inside. She asked if she could borrow some clothes, so I took her to my bedroom and got her some shorts and a t-shirt.

"You can change in here, I'm going to call your family to let them know what's going on and then set our food up at the table, ok?" She nodded and I kissed her forehead.

I closed the door and sighed. This was supposed to be a perfect date. I walked to the kitchen and started getting our food out; also pulled out my cell phone to call her family. I wanted to speak with her dad so I called Emmett's cell.

"Hello," Emmett answered.

"Hey, Em. I need to speak with Carlisle, it's pretty important. Is he around?"

"Yeah, I'll get him. Is everything ok?"

"No, not really. We just ran into some problems at dinner. Carlisle will tell you all, I just really need to tell him."

"Ok, I'm putting him on now."

"Hello, this is Carlisle. Jasper? What's going on?"

I told him everything that happened and he was very upset about what his daughter had just gone through. He understood her wanting to stay with me tonight and said they would all see us in the morning.

-CPOV-

I just got off the phone with Jasper. My daughter had had such a wonderful day and was so excited for her date tonight. There are some really terrible people in the world. The kids were all settled watching a movie, so Emmett went and asked Esme, Rosalie, Alice and Edward to come upstairs; telling them there was a problem and we needed to talk.

"Ok, so Emmett got a call from Jasper, he asked to speak with me. He told me that he and Bella ran into some trouble at the restaurant. Their waiter was a total creep," my family had concern written all over their faces, "He kept staring at Bella, making her very uncomfortable and scared. He kept calling her beautiful and not even acknowledging that she was with a date. He asked her specifically what she wanted to drink and then stared some more. So Bella asked Jasper and then Jasper asked Bella to go ahead and order; in an attempt to keep from having to come back and linger to get their food orders. After they ordered, he was still staring, Bella started shaking, and Jasper told him that was all and to leave. He did, and Bella attached herself to Jasper. He moved to sit so that he would be between Bella and the waiter when he came back to the table. But the man just went around them to stand next to Bella again. He only brought Bella's drink and stared more. Jasper said Bella didn't look or speak to him, until he asked if everything was ok. She said no, it wasn't and that he needed to back off because she wasn't interested. Jasper said they were about to leave when the man grabbed Bella by the wrist, hard enough to make her wince." Now, my family was fuming and so upset for my daughter. This is going to be such a long night. "Jasper stood up and yelled for him to let her go, but he didn't. Then the manager was at the table quickly and told them the police had been called. The waiter let her go just as the police arrived at the table. He was hand-cuffed and taken to the door with some cops while others talked with Bella and Jasper. They ran his information and found that he's wanted in Jacksonville, Florida for rape, assault, and attempted murder so tomorrow morning he will be extradited from the local police station to Jacksonville. And Bella and Jasper have gone to his apartment to have their dinner and will be staying there. Bella didn't want Kaylie and Makenna to see her upset. They will be back tomorrow morning."

"Oh my god; she was finally happy and now this has to happen!" Rosalie was very upset for her sister. Emmett hugged her as she cried.

Emmett and Edward were both angry, like me. But right now, there wasn't anything to be done. Bella was being taken care of and we needed to give them that space.

"Is Bella ok, dad?" Alice asked me.

"I think so, baby. She's upset, of course, but I think Jasper will be able to help her. He really cares a lot for her and will do anything for her. So she will be fine."

We talked a little more and then got back to the kids; who were all exhausted from their long days and ready for bed.

-BPOV-

After I changed clothes, I went to the kitchen where Jasper was. He came over to me and hugged me tightly.

"Are you ok, darlin'?"

"I was just really freaked out. His staring just made me very uncomfortable. I knew he wouldn't be able to really hurt me, with you there. I'm fine though. Honestly, I'm more upset that he ruined our dinner date."

He chuckled, "How about we just start our date over now and put that part behind us?"

"That sounds great."

We ate our dinner in comfortable silence; then moved into the living room. We snuggled, I felt much better wrapped in his arms; and we decided to play the question game to get to know each other better.

"You start," I told him.

"Ok, favorite color?"

"Blue, yours?"

"Same. Favorite book?"

"Romeo and Juliet. Yours?

"I like civil war books. Favorite movie?"

"We were soldiers. It's really sad, but has a great story."

"That is a great movie."

"Favorite holiday?" I asked him.

"Does it have to be a national holiday?" I shook my head, "Good; then, Austin's birthday. It reminds me how lucky I am to have him and he gets really excited."

"Can I ask you a personal question?" I bit my lip.

"You want to know where his mother is?" I nodded, "I was planning to tell you tonight actually. Well, there had been a party at a friend's house and I don't normally drink, but everything was spiked; so everyone ended up drinking. I wasn't drunk though. I had gone with a group of friends. There was a girl there, we knew each other, but I wouldn't have really called us friends. We ended up having sex that night. We both regretted it immediately. About 6 weeks went by and then she showed up at my door. I was confused, of course. But then she told me she was pregnant. I honestly didn't know what to think. I didn't have any feelings for her, but I wanted to be in my child's life; so I just thought we would work it out together and that we could have joint custody or something. But she was there to tell me that she was giving the baby up for adoption and needed me to sign the papers too. I told her right away that I wouldn't sign. I told her she could give up her rights if she wanted to, but I would keep my baby. So I prepared to be a father and I was really excited about it. We kept in touch through the pregnancy and I went to a few doctor appointments and the ultrasound. I was having a son. So I named him; Austin Michael Whitlock. Got his room ready and bought everything I would need for him. Then she called to tell me she was in labor and I rushed to the hospital. The next day, she signed away her rights and left the hospital alone and I've had Austin ever since."

Wow! Most men would have just signed. He really is awesome and an amazing father too!

"You're incredible! That's just wow. You're a wonderful father!"

-JPOV-

"Thank you, darlin'. And you're a wonderful mother!"

She smiled and blushed; then I kissed her and she kissed me back. After a few minutes, we pulled away to breath.

"Can I ask you something? I wanted to do this differently, but I don't want to wait any longer to ask."

"Sure, what is it?"

"Ok, I'm going to ask, then I want you to read something the kids wrote for you, then you can answer the question, ok? Emmett said Adrianna wrote it for everyone, but they told her what to write." She nodded and I got the letter out of my pocket. I handed it to her and asked, "Will you be my girlfriend?"

She smiled and bit her lip, but didn't answer yet; just as I'd asked. The way we were sitting, I could read the note too.

Dear Aunt Bella –

Jasper looks at you like how my daddy looks at my mommy. You should say yes.

Love, Jackson

Dear Aunt Bella –

My mommy says that Jasper is your soul mate and she really happy that you found him. You should say yes cause he makes you happier than ever.

Love, Adrianna

Dear Mommy –

I was very happy when we got home today and Jasper had you happy. I think he will treat you like a princess like the movies. He would make a good daddy for Kaylie and me. Austin would make a good brother. You should say yes.

Love, Makenna

Dear Mommy –

Jasper make you smile, mommy; so say yes, ok? Me and Makenna want you to always be happy like you are today and like Aunt Rosie and Aunt Ally all the time.

Love, Kaylie

Dear Bella –

My daddy likes you a lot. You should say yes. You make him happy. I want him to always be like that.

Love, Austin

That is so sweet. Those kids are all so smart, it's amazing. Bella had tears falling from her eyes, I wiped them away; but more fell. I kissed her softly and slowly. I pulled away after just a minute. She was smiling.

"I would love to be your girlfriend, Jasper." She kissed me again briefly, "but tell me, how did you get that letter?"

"I talked to Emmett and your dad. I told them I wanted to ask you to be my girlfriend but I wanted to ask in a special way. We all agreed that you'd probably want to know what the girls and Austin thought about it, so Emmett said he would take care of getting them to write their thoughts while I came home to get ready for our date. When I got back, Emmett was waiting to give me the letter and told me that the other kids wanted to tell you what they thought too."

"Thank you; that was really sweet! And you're right; what they think is very important to me. Now can my boyfriend please kiss me again?"

I smiled and chuckled then kissed her. I love kissing my girl! She kissed me back for a few minutes.

"Thank you, Bella."

"For what?"

"For making me incredibly happy." I kissed her again.

"Well, thank you for making me incredibly happy!" She smiled at me and I smiled back. She snuggled into my chest, "I'm tired."

"Me too, let's go bed, darlin'."

She stood up and pulled me with her; I led her to my bedroom and we quickly got into my bed. I held her in my arms and she laid her head on my chest and snuggled into me.