Chapter 7

I nodded, comforted by his words and took his hand in mine, needing the contact. We got out of the car together and went into the house, Emmett and Rose each carrying one of my bags. Unfortunately for me, the first person to greet us was Alice. She saw my old duffel bag and said, "Bella, you shouldn't have bothered to bring clothes. I already put some very beautiful things in your closet. Same goes for you Jasper."

Jasper's growls echoed in the house. To keep him from doing something he'd regret later I said, " Alice, unless those 'beautiful' things are jeans, t-shirts, tank tops for me and Jasper or just comfortable clothing in general, you might as well donate it all because I am done wearing designer shit I don't like." Jasper, wrapping his arms around my waist said, "Same here pixie. Now, I don't mind the occasional dress shirt, but I'm tired of the preppy runway model look. I just want to blend in and look like a teenager." Emmett and Rose both said, " Same here Alice."

Alice looked really upset. She seemed to growl for a few seconds before saying, or rather semi-shouting, " Fine! Look like bums and homeless people then! See if I care!" Alice then stormed off to her room. Once I heard the door slam I turned to the other three and said, " I think vampire proof locks are in order for everyone's rooms." Emmett nodded and said, " I have a few in my room, I'll go put them to use now." Rose followed him with my bags, telling me she'd put everything away in my room.

Then Esme and Carlisle entered the room. Despite what Jasper had told me in the car, I was afraid they would hate me for what happened tonight. That fear quickly disappeared as they both smiled and congratulated Jasper and I for finally becoming a couple. Esme said, "Well done with Alice. I've tried to stop her but she never listens."

I nodded and said, "I wouldn't mind if she helped on formal stuff, provided that she doesn't force me to wear something I'm not comfortable in. But I am done looking like a walking fashion magazine all the time. If she can't handle that, tough." All of them agreed and then it was silent. Gathering my courage I asked, "Where is he?" Carlisle, immediately knowing who I was talking about and why said, "Edward is going to be staying with the Denali's in Alaska for a few weeks before he goes to London. He is going to school there, but he will have to pay his own way."

Esme cut in saying, "Until he learns to behave and respect others as Carlisle and I have raised him to do, he is on his own and is not welcome in this house." I now understood why they cut him off. Edward had tried to keep me from Jasper and that was against vampire law from what Carlisle had told me a few months ago. He was putting them all in danger with this, because if he had continued to the point where Charlie would have to get involved, the Volturi could have found out about me before we wanted them to and the Cullens, not to mention the rest of the town would have been in danger.

I nodded in agreement and leaned against Jasper, feeling drained after all the stuff I had dealt with tonight. I knew Jasper felt it because he lifted me up in his arms, said something to the rest of the family, and then carried me upstairs. I closed my eyes briefly, still not used to traveling at vampire speed. To be honest, I just wanted to fall asleep in his arms. When I opened them again, I found myself on a large canopy bed, next to Jasper in a room I had never seen before.

Jasper noticed the confused look on my face and said, "This is our room. Apparently Alice had a vision months ago and she's been workin' on it ever since. If there's something you want to change, we can just to let you know." I nodded, my eyes slowly closing as I began to fall asleep. Before I could, Jasper moved off the bed saying, "I'm going to shower and change real quick, okay darlin'?" I nodded and watched as he headed to the bathroom after grabbing some pajamas out of the drawer.

While he showered, I decided to take a closer look at our room. The walls were a dark hunter green edged in black. The closet door, which didn't take me long to find, was painted a lighter green color and had a black silk robe hanging from it. As I looked inside, I could already tell that Jasper and I were going to have many problems with Alice over the next few days. Some of the clothing inside we would keep, but the majority of it would be donated as soon as possible. I made a mental note to tell Jasper that we would be going through it tomorrow after breakfast. The bed was made of black cherry and was covered in green and black bedding. The large two-sided desk was made out of the same wood as the bed and two laptops rested on top, along with a printer.

Another door, this one painted an emerald green with black scrollwork, I figured out was probably a study or office where Jasper could go and relax. I was just about to open it and peek inside when a pair of cold arms wrapped around my waist and a sweet, rough voice said, "Being the curious one again darlin'?" I turned in his arms and said, "Of course, you expect anything less?"

He grinned and said, "Not at all darlin'." Then he started to kiss me. He was gentle, yet passionate in his kisses and teasing in his touching. As he moved his mouth to my neck and shoulder, I took a glance at what he was wearing to bed. His legs were clad in dark blue drawstring pajama pants while his upper body was bare. This was a slight surprise to me since I had only gotten him to go shirtless for the first time with me barely an hour ago. This was good progress for our relationship.

I placed a gentle kiss on a scar that stretched over his heart. I knew Jasper wouldn't make love to me tonight, not with the whole family still in the house. He was too respectful of me for that to happen. Also, we had just become a couple and I knew we both needed to learn more about each other before anything sexual happened. However, that didn't mean that Jasper and I couldn't get more comfortable with each other.

I kissed the scar over his heart again and giggled when Jasper growled. He said, "Darlin'..." "It's okay Jasper, I don't have any expectations for tonight. I just want to get to know you better and for us to get comfortable with each other. Besides, we just got together. I just want you to be happy Jasper."

He stared at me for the longest time before he took me in his arms again and kissed me, hard. Before I knew it, we were back on the bed, his lips moving from my lips to my neck, giving me a few minutes to catch my breath. I did feel him pause a few times while kissing my neck, probably still afraid that I would tense up at the possible danger. I didn't, I merely pushed him closer, wanting the contact.

He chuckled softly and before continuing he said, "Easy sugar. Let me find all those sweet spots." As he was kissing my neck, I snuck my hands down from his hair to his back and trailed them softly up and down. His hands quickly did the same, making me gasp at the sudden coldness. One hand trailed up and down my back while the other teased the skin around my bellybutton.

Curious to see how he was handling the temptation of my blood, I gently pulled his head away from my neck and gazed into his eyes. They were dark, almost pitch black, but not with thirst. He was in complete control and I trusted him, but I had the feeling that he still didn't trust himself. I put a hand on his cheek and asked, " Jasper, are you okay?"

He smiled, placed a few soft kisses on my face and said, "Yeah, I'm fine sugar. The family wants to talk to you about something in the mornin', so you probably should get some sleep." I snuggled into his side, nodded and said, "I love you Jasper." "I love you too Bella." I fell asleep, finally feeling safe and loved.