AN: Hey ya'll! I'm finally back with another update! Thanks to all who sent well wishes to my hubs and family! : ) He is doing great! He's still not back at work yet, and is bugging the ever loving hell out of me, so I know he feels better! Hahaha!

Anyway, huge hugs go to OCDJen, for prereading for me and for putting up with my whining on the phone! Thank you, bb! Much love to you!

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Now, on with the show! Enjoy!

EPOV

I stared at my dad with my mouth open in shock. I couldn't believe he had just said that! Emmett and Rosalie were laughing their asses off, and Mom was just sitting there with a sweet smile on her face.

"Edward, you're catching flies," Dad said, grinning. "So?"

"So, what?" I choked.

"Did you boys use a condom?"

Oh my fucking God! I couldn't believe he really asked me that.

"Yes, Dad, we were safe," I answered him, rolling my eyes. Dad nodded, chuckling, and turned to go to the house. Looking at Rose and Em laughing their asses off, I smirked. "Hey, Dad?"

He turned back to me. "Yes?"

"There was no need to worry. I took the condom from Em's stash in the barn." Grinning widely, I leaned over and kissed Jasper's very red cheek. He smiled at me as Rose and Em went very quiet.

"Ah, I see," Dad said, looking at Rose and Em, who were just as red as Jasper. "Emmett, make sure you keep your stock fresh. I'm not ready for grand-babies yet."

Rose and Emmett's mouths hung open, and Dad continued to the house, looking satisfied.

Laughing lightly, Mom stood up, gathering more dishes. "I'm going to help your father and leave you guys to...talk," she said, and hurried into the house.

"Guess she couldn't handle the sex talk," I smirked, winking at Jasper, who answered with a smile.

"Either that or it made her horny and she's going in to do it with Dad." Emmett chuckled. Rose slapped him on the back of the head as Jasper and I made gagging noises.

"Nasty! Shut the fuck up, Emmett!" I yelled, and he snickered.

"Jasper," Rosalie said quietly, and he gave her an apprehensive look. I had a feeling that she wanted to talk about our lovemaking in the barn, and I just hoped she didn't go all mother hen on him. The mood around the table was suddenly serious, and I have to admit, I was kinda anxious.

"Yeah?" Jasper asked in a small voice.

"Did you guys have sex?" she asked, and I couldn't decide if she was mad or concerned.

"Yes," Jasper mumbled, looking down.

"Well, are you okay?" she pressed, raising her eyebrows.

"I'm fine," Jasper answered, looking up at her with a sigh.

"So, who topped who?" Emmett asked, and I rolled my eyes again. Leave it to Emmett to ask a stupid question in the middle of a serious conversation.

"God, Emmett!" I yelled. "Would you just shut the fuck up?"

Jasper put his hand on my arm. "It's okay, Edward," he said softly, then looked at Rose. "I...bottomed."

"For the first time?" Rose asked, surprised.

Jasper nodded. "Yes."

Rosalie's eyes were wide. "But you said..."

"I know what I said," Jasper replied. "I said I would never bottom for anyone I wasn't in love with." He paused, looked at me with a smile, then back at Rose. "And I didn't. I am completely and undeniably in love with Edward. He's the reason I wake up every day. There's no going back, Rose."

Jasper's words went straight to my heart, and I couldn't believe he was confessing his feelings for me to Rose with me and Emmett sitting here. He surprised me with his courage, and I loved him all the more.

Even more surprising was when Rose smiled gently at Jasper and covered his hand with hers. "Jasper, the love in your eyes tells me you're telling the truth. I'm so happy you've found love, because no one deserves it more than you." She glanced at me then. "Even if it is with this retard."

If I was surprised before, nothing could have prepared me for the shock of what Rose did next. She stood up and walked around the table to me and Jasper. She pulled Jasper into a loving hug, then motioned for me to stand. I complied, rather afraid she was gonna punch me or some shit like that, but she didn't. She held her hand out to me and, surprised as fuck, I took it.

"Edward," she said, her face serious, "if you ever do anything to hurt my brother, I will castrate you myself with a dull kitchen knife. Got it?"

Looking directly into her eyes, I wanted her to know I was completely fucking serious when I said to her, "Rosalie, I wouldn't dream of hurting Jasper. He is my life."

Rose nodded, then pulled me in for a brief hug. I couldn't believe she was finally accepting me. She was so protective of Jasper all the time, it was hard for me to take in the fact that she had just given me her blessing. Letting me go, Rose wiped at her eyes and went back to sit beside Em. He covered her hand with his.

"I'm proud of you, baby, you did a good thing," he murmured to her, and she smiled at him with watery eyes.

Jasper looked at me with his dimpled grin, and I was mesmerized by the light shining in his eyes. Shocking the hell out of me, he leaned in and kissed me. He didn't waste any time in pushing his tongue into my mouth, either. The realization that we could kiss and hold each other without having to hide from everyone hit me, and I felt a jolt of electricity run through my body. This was an incredible turn on. It was so hard to hold back all the time. I deepened our kiss, and Jasper snaked his arms around my neck, playing with the hair on the back of my neck.

"Alright, alright," Emmett huffed out. "Just because you ain't gotta hide to kiss and shit doesn't mean we wanna see it."

Jasper ended our kiss and dramatically wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Emmett made a gagging noise and Rose and I laughed. My eyes met Rose's and she surprised me yet again by saying, "Em, I did do the right thing."

I guess Jasper coming out of his shell has had an impact on Rose. Never forcing anything, I always let Jasper lead. Every time he would do or say something in front of everyone that was even a litle bolder than his usual shy self, I was so proud of him. I wasn't gonna push him out of his shyness. He had to do that himself, and I was willing to wait forever if that's what it took.

The rest of the afternoon was spent goofing off in the front yard. I tried to get Jasper to play volleyball, but he adamantly refused. He said he didn't want to make an ass out of himself in front of everyone. Of course, I told him he wouldn't, but he wouldn't be budged. So, me and Rose played against Emmett while Jasper sat and talked with my parents, who had come back out to watch us play.

When Emmett spectacularly kicked mine and Rose's asses at volleyball, we decided to wrestle in the yard, which Emmett pinned both me and Rose every time. Jasper laughed at me, so I pulled him into the yard for a bit of fun. He was really strong, but I pinned him anyway. I quickly decided that wrestling with Jasper wasn't a good idea when I sat on top of him and looked down at his flushed, smiling face. Thoughts of our earlier activities in the barn raced through my mind, making me get off him quickly before I could get hard. That would be embarrassing as hell.

As the evening became twilight, we all sat at the table with my parents, drinking iced tea and chatting. It was comfortable, and I couldn't help but watch Jasper's face as Dad and Mom told him stories about their misspent youth. He would listen wide-eyed, barely blinking, his eyes twinkling with mirth. And when the stories were funny and he would laugh really hard, and throw his head back, giving me a full view of his slender neck.

God, I love him.

When the twilight became full dark, Mom and Dad excused themselves to go inside so us 'youngsters', as Dad called us, could have some time alone before Rose and Jasper had to leave. Emmett and Rose moved to the porch, cuddling and talking quietly. I ran into the house, grabbed a thick blanket, and took Jasper out into the backyard, where I spread it out and motioned for him to lay on his back next to me. The moon was full, and the stars were bright, bathing us in soft light. We were quiet at first, just laying side by side, fingers linked together.

"Jasper?"

He turned his head to look at me. "Yeah?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Just what a good time I had today," he answered quietly. "I will remember today for the rest of my life."

"So will I," I whispered, and touched his face. "Today was perfect. You are perfect, Jazz."

Leaning in, I pressed a lingering kiss on his lips, and he pulled back slightly, turning on his side and propping on his elbow. I did the same, caressing his arm with my free hand.

"What we did today, Edward, has changed me, I think," he said.

Frowning slightly, I asked, "Changed you?" Suddenly, I was afraid of his answer.

"Yeah," he answered, looking down. "I mean, I'm really not a virgin now...and that's important to me."

Frowning more, I had to ask, "Are you telling me you regret having me make love to you?"

"Oh, God no, Edward. Absolutely not," he told me, looking into my eyes. "What I meant was that I'm changed now, for the better." He touched my face. "There's no going back for me now. Having you make love to me today was the most special moment of my life."

He paused, and leaned in to kiss me gently. "I'm so fucking in love with you, Edward, and you're stuck with me."

"Oh, Jasper," I breathed, and pulled him to me. I held him tightly against me so he wouldn't get cold, and we were silent. The only sound around was the chirping of the crickets. Feeling Jasper laying against me, breathing softly, was exactly where I wanted to be. We were quiet again, but after a moment, jasper looked at me.

"Edward?"

"Yeah, darlin'?"

"Was I...um...any good at, you know...sex?"

Looking at his worried face, I answered, "Jasper, you are a wonderful lover." I kissed the end of his nose. "You are amazing at sex, beautiful."

Sighing in relief, Jasper snuggled back into my side. "Good," he replied. "Cause I plan on doing lots more of it."

Because I had been gone all week training a horse in a neighboring county, I wanted to take Jasper somewhere nice. After asking Dad and Em for suggestions, I decided to go with Dad's. They were going away for the night, camping, and they were going to stay all the next day, fishing. And, Rose and Em were going with them. That meant Jasper and I would have the house all to ourselves for almost twenty-four fucking hours. I was ecstatic. It had been almost a week since we had made love, and I wanted him. Badly. I didn't only want him for that, though, I wanted us to wake up in the morning next to each other. I wanted to hold him and watch him sleep. On the other hand, I couldn't wait to get Jasper in my bed, writhing underneath me as I made slow, sweet love to him. Fucking hell, he set me on fire. My smoldering need for him is always present.

Dad's suggestion was that I take Jasper to dinner then bring him back to the house to, put quotes here, watch movies. Yeah, right. The way I was feeling at the moment, once me and Jasper got through the front door, we'd be lucky to make it to my room before we started losing clothes.

Em's idea was...typically Emmett. When I asked him for his input, he said one word. Fuck. Damn asshole. Jasper was so much more than a fuck to me, and Emmett knew that. Then again, he was probably tired of me bitching all week about having to be out of town.

On Friday evening, after the rest of the family left, I went to pick Jasper up for our date. I wasn't usually romantic, so I wasn't surprised when Rose told me I had to pick Jasper up at their house. He was the romantic one, and I found myself smiling at his attempt to get me to be romantic. My practical ass just assumed that he was gonna ride over with Rose. But now, here I was, in my car on the way to pick him up. Sneaky little bastard, I thought fondly. But he's my sneaky bastard, and I loved the shit out of him.

Pulling into the driveway of Rose and Jasper's place, I smiled at the sight of my beautiful Jasper standing on the porch, leaning on the railing. He looked fuckhot in black jeans and a white tee, with a black button up on over it, unbuttoned. He had a sexy as fuck smirk on his face, and I wasted no time in cutting the engine, getting out, and going up the porch steps to get to Jasper. When I reached him, he threw his arms around me, buried his face in my neck, and breathed in deeply before kissing me there.

Chuckling, I asked, "Miss me, darlin'?" I held him close, discreetly breathing him in too.

"Fuck yes," Jasper breathed, kissing my neck once more before lifting his face to mine. "Kiss me."

"With pleasure," I smiled, and kissed him until we were both breathless. By the time we pulled apart, my head was fuzzy with my need for him. Judging by the look in his eyes, he felt the same.

"You ready to go, beautiful?"

Jasper nodded at me and we went to the car. Once we were on the road heading to town, Jasper asked, "Where are we going?"

"We have reservations," I answered, not wanting to give anything away.

"At that gourmet place?" Jasper asked, surprised.

Nodding, I grinned at him. My boy deserved the best, and after being out of town, I wanted to treat him good.

"Wow," Jasper said softly. "Thank you." He brought our clasped hands up to his mouth and kissed the back of mine.

The rest of the ride to the restaurant, we listened to the radio, not talking much and just enjoying being together again. This past week wasn't the first time I was away, but it was the first time in almost two months since I had been so far away from Jasper. Emmett was so frustrated at my worrying that by the time the end of the week rolled around, he was so ready to kick my ass.

When we arrived at the restaurant, Jasper and I left the car with the valet and went in to get our table. We were in the front corner, partially hidden by a low, wide wall with ivy on the top and trailing down the sides.

We settled in, sitting close together and resting our joined hands on the table. Before we could even begin to have a conversation, a waiter arrived. He looked at our joined hands with a smile. I was glad, because I would hate to ruin the evening by getting rude with him.

"Good evening, gentlemen, and welcome. What can I get you to drink?"

"Coke?" I asked Jasper, and he nodded. "Two Cokes, please," I answered the waiter and he nodded before leaving us alone. Jasper opened his menu and I followed suit. Looking over the top of my menu, I saw his lips pursed as he was reading. Jesus! If I wasn't turned on before, I certainly was now, and then my cock decided to lift its head and survey the situation. Quickly, I looked back at my menu so as not to make the situation in my jeans worse.

By the time the waiter came back with our drinks, we were ready to order and I had my ...uh...problem under control. Jasper ordered chicken and I ordered pork. When the waiter was gone, we fell into easy conversation.

Jasper was so different when it was just us alone. He was animated when he talked, and rarely became embarrassed. He liked to watch educational channels, and he fascinated me with stories of what he had learned from them. Listening to him talk about those things, I noticed he had a light in his eyes that was amazing. He was so happy in his element, and I loved that about him.

He was currently regaling me with a story about a show that he watched about Billy the Kid when he suddenly became rigid in his chair. His face paled and his hands started shaking.

"Jasper, what's wrong?" I asked, suddenly concerned and afraid of what he had seen.

Pointing to a table a little ways down from us, he said quietly, "That's Jacob."

"Jacob?" I asked, looking where Jasper was pointing and seeing a black haired man sitting with another man. They were sitting close together and had their legs hooked together under the table.

I was suddenly livid. This was the man who claimed to be Jasper's best friend then just looked on as his brother almost beat Jasper to death? Oh, hell no! I was not going to let this shit go! Pushing my chair back, I let Jasper's hand go and stood up. I had a few questions I wanted answered from this asshole, and I wanted my answers right now!

Striding over to his table, I tapped him on the shoulder and he ignored me. That just pissed me off more. "Excuse me," I bit out through clenched teeth, tapping him again. He looked up at me, frowning.

"What? Can't you see that I am on a date here?" he asked rudely, looking me up and down. "Who the fuck are you anyway?"

"Come on," I seethed, pulling him out of his chair by his arm. He was protesting loudly, making everyone in the restaurant look at us as I pulled him toward the front doors. When we passed mine and Jasper's table, I motioned for Jasper to follow us.

The three of us went out the front and away from the windows, where I pushed Jacob up against the wall. He looked past me, at Jasper, and his face paled. "J-Jasper?" he stammered, "Is that you?"

"Yes," I said in a low voice, fisting his shirt in my hands and pushing him harder against the wall. "That is Jasper, my boyfriend and the man you watched get beaten almost to death by your brother! What the fuck were you thinking?"

Jacob paled even more. "I-I was scared!" he yelled, but I was having none of it.

"If you were so scared, why the fuck did you wait so long to call 911 for Jasper? You were supposed to be his best friend!" I noticed that Jacob had tears in his eyes, and I let him go, breathing hard. I so wanted to pound this fucker's face in, but seeing his tears made me hesitant. He seemed a lot tougher than to cry because I was yelling at him.

Trying to calm myself, I asked, "What happened, Jacob?"

Jasper walked up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. "I think I know what happened," he said quietly.

Surprised, I looked from Jacob to Jasper. "What, Jasper?"

Not looking at me, Jasper answered, "It happened to him, too."

I looked from Jasper back to Jacob, and he nodded. "Right after the ambulance left with Jasper, Embry turned on me. He didn't hurt me as bad as he did Jasper, but he busted me up pretty good. Luckily, I was able to call 911 before he got me too bad. I'm sorry, Jasper, for what Embry did to you. It was my fault, and I got my punishment for it. I'm a fag too, remember?"

"There's nothing to forgive," Jasper told Jacob with a soft expression, and the two friends hugged each other.

I was standing there in shock. My anger had faded and I felt like a fool for what I had just done to Jacob. When they parted from their hug, I had to ask, "Jacob, what happened to Embry?"

"He's in prison, for two counts of hate crimes and one count of attempted murder. He will be there for a long time."

Walking up to Jacob, I felt a mix of emotions. I was ashamed of attacking him like I did, sorry for him being bashed, and relieved that Embry was locked up. Holding my hand out, I looked Jacob in the eyes, hoping he could see the sincerity in mine. "Jacob, I'm Edward Cullen, Jasper's boyfriend, and I'm very sorry for what I did to you."

With a smile, Jacob shook my hand and smiled. "Nice to meet you, and it's all good. Jasper's very lucky to have a boyfriend who is so protective." He threw Jasper a wink and let go of my hand.

Jasper smiled and looked at me with love shining in his eyes. "I am," he said softly, and gently kissed my neck.

I returned his smile and slipped my arm around his waist. "Jacob, I apologize again for the way I acted."

"It's okay, really," Jacob said with a small smile. "I'm glad you're okay, Jasper. You look well and happy."

"Very well and very happy," Jasper answered.

Suddenly, all I wanted was to get out of there and go home. Looking at jasper, I asked, "How do you feel about going home, ordering a pizza, and watching a movie, darlin'?"

"Sounds fine to me," Jasper smiled.

"Alright. I'll just go pay the waiter, and I'll be right back." Kissing Jasper softly, I left to go back into the restaurant. I apologized to the hostess and the waiter for the scene I had made before paying for our meals and giving the waiter a hefty tip.

When I went back outside, Jacob and Jasper were sitting against the wall, wiping their eyes. They had needed a moment alone, but now, I was ready to take Jasper home. Walking up to them, I held my hand out to Jasper.

"You ready, beautiful?"

Smiling, Jasper took my hand and let me pull him up. "Yep," he asnwered, then looked at Jacob. "We'll talk soon."

Jacob nodded. "See ya."

"Hey," I said. "Can we exchange numbers? Maybe we could all get together and hang out somehow."

"Sure," Jacob said with a smile.

We exchanged phones, putting each other's numbers into our phones, then with a last goodbye, I led Jasper to the valet to get the car. As I drove us home, Jasper was quiet, looking out the window. Our hands were clasped between us, but his was limp. Usually, when we held hands, he held on to mine. Looking over at him, I saw that his brow was furrowed, like he was deep in thought.

"Jasper? Are you okay? What's the matter?"

He looked over at me, and I was surprised to see his jaw set and his eyes blazing with a determined look. "I'm fine," he answered, a little harshly. Fuck me, was he pissed off at me because I exchanged phone numbers with Jacob? All I wanted to do was have all of us get together so Jasper and Jacob could catch up and hopefully be friends again. I refused to believe that Jasper could even think that I wanted Jacob. Christ, Jasper was my world!

The rest of the drive was spent in silence, and when we got back home, I let us in the house without saying anything. Hell, I was afraid to say anything! I didn't know if Jasper was fixing to explode at me or something. Walking into the living room, I pulled out my phone to order the pizza, and was shocked when Jasper took the phone from me and threw it on the couch. I looked at him, dumbfounded.

"What-" I managed to get out before Jasper pushed me down on the couch and straddled my lap. He leaned in and kissed me, holding my face tightly in his hands. He was demanding in his kiss, almost feral. He rocked his hips against mine, and I could feel that he was hard. What was going on with him?

Breaking the kiss, Jasper looked directly into my eyes. I know he had to see the confusion I was feeling but his eyes were burning pools of blue. His pupils were dilated with lust. "Forget the fucking pizza," he hissed. "You are mine and I am gonna prove it to you."

Well, I hope ya'll enjoyed reading! I'm gonna do my best to get the next chapter out in a week!

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Penny