A/N: Another chapter in Edward's PoV, because it was much more fun to write that way.

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Edward's PoV

As the flight attendant got on the speaker and informed us that it would still be some time before we would be able to land, I once again reclined in my seat and attempted to get some rest. I was never really one for sleeping on a plane though, and soon my memories began flooding back.

~~~~~Begin Flashback – Edward's PoV~~~~~

Something was wrong. Very wrong. I hadn't heard from Jasper in over a week now.

I mean, we talked, but our conversations were one sided. I had even resorted to using the weather as a topic of conversation last time we saw each other. He would just nod or give me one word responses. He never called me anymore and when I called him, I would usually end up greeting his voicemail.

Our one year anniversary was just two days away and I didn't even know if we were going to do anything for it. He just seemed so distant.

Sean was unusually useless when I asked him about Jasper. He told me that Jasper's probably just "busy." When I pushed, he told me that he really didn't know what was going on. After that he'd just brush me off or change the subject as a distraction.

I decided that I would bring up our anniversary when I went to see Jasper tonight.


I knocked on his door, doing my best to calm my nerves while I waited for it to open. When it did, Sean came out and walked past me, murmuring "hey" before walking out of the building. I looked after him curiously, but I had bigger issues to deal with at the moment.

I went inside to see Jasper hastily shutting his laptop. He set it aside and walked over to greet me. "Hey babe," he said, taking my hand and leading me back to the couch.

I decided that beating around the bush wasn't going to get me anywhere.

"So our one year anniversary is on Friday," I told him, hoping he would have something to say about it.

"Is it?" He asked nonchalantly. I did my best to hide my heartbreak at his words, but I must not have been very good at it.

"Hey, hey, calm down, we can go to dinner or something," he said, his eyes moving from me to the TV.

Now not only was I upset, I was angry. How could he act as if this was no big deal? I wasn't one of those people who would insist on an anniversary every week. We had never celebrated one before, but this was the big one!

Something was going on and I was going to figure out what it was. I remembered how quickly he put away his laptop and decided to start from there.

"Hey can I use your computer?" I asked him, reaching out to the table.

"Um, actually there's something wrong with it," he replied, grabbing his laptop before I could reach it.

I eyed him suspiciously. "It'll just take a second," I implored, taking it from his lap.

"No, Edward don't…" he said as he tried to take it back, but I had already opened it. On the log-in screen, it prompted me for a password.

"When did you set a password?" I asked him. He was a very open person, and had even told me one occasion that I was free to use his computer whenever I wanted.

"A while ago," he shrugged.

"Why?"

He shrugged again but otherwise remained silent as he continued to find the TV more interesting than our conversation.

"Well, what is it?"

He gave me a confused look.

"The password. Tell me what it is so I can log in," I explained.

"Edward, it's a password. That's not something I can just go around telling people."

Without a word, I got up and walked to the door. I didn't know what else to say to him. I didn't know what had changed. He'd never hidden anything from me before, and now all of a sudden, he was putting these walls up between us.

I waited for a moment, praying that he would tell me to wait or call me back. But he remained quiet. With tears in my eyes, I opened the door and left his room.

As I exited the building, I came across Sean once more. He walked past me without a word.

"Sean, wait, please," I said as I grabbed his sleeve. He turned his head slightly, but made no move to look at me.

"I need to know what's going on with Jasper."

"I already told you," he sighed, "I don't know what you're talking about. Jasper's fine."

"That's bullshit!" I yelled at him, not caring about the looks we were getting. He cut me off before I could say anything else.

"Look, Edward, don't put me in the middle of your relationship. If you think there's something going on with Jasper, ask him, not me." With that, he pulled out of my weak grasp and entered his dorm building.

I went back to my room and cried myself to sleep.


Friday afternoon came around and I hadn't made any progress with Jasper. Well, truth be told, I hadn't really tried. I just didn't know what to say to him after what happened last time.

He called to let me know that I should be ready by seven, and I had spent the time since then debating what I was going to do.

I decided that if he continued to act this way throughout dinner tonight, I would end it.

I loved Jasper, more than I thought I could ever love anyone. But I can't deal with him acting so distant and uninterested in me. He hadn't kissed me in weeks, and that was something that he'd do every time he saw me.

I sighed heavily and pushed away those thoughts for now. I focused on getting ready for what was supposed to be one of the most special nights of my life. I had a gift for him, something I'd hoped he would appreciate, but I decided to leave it in my room.

Jasper showed up right on time and knocked on my door. When I opened it, I was floored by the gorgeous man standing in front of me. Even now, he took my breath away just like he did on the night we met.

"Ready to go?" He asked, flashing me that smile that still made me melt. Instead of speaking, I just nodded and took the hand he held out to me.

As we walked to his car, I could tell that something was off. Not off as in the distant way he had been acting for a while, but something else entirely. His hand was practically trembling in mine and I could see the sweat forming on his forehead.

He opened the passenger door for me to get in, but I turned to look at him instead.

"Jasper, what's wrong?" I asked.

"Huh? Nothing," he said, gesturing for me to sit.

I shook my head, but did as he asked. I didn't understand why he was lying to me but I knew that we'd be here all night if I tried to get him to crack.

He was silent during the drive but I could still tell that something was very wrong. His hands were still shaking slightly and he appeared to be deep in concentration.

"Will you stop staring at me?" he snapped about five minutes into the drive.

"Sorry," I murmured. I hadn't even realized I was still looking at him.

He sighed. "No, I'm sorry," he said sincerely.

I nodded but otherwise didn't say anything.

When we got to the restaurant, he opened my door and we walked into the restaurant together, but otherwise we didn't say anything.

He informed the woman at the stand that he had made reservations, but to me, he didn't say anything.

We sat at our table and the waiter took our orders. And we still didn't say anything.

When we finally did speak, it was at the same time.

"Edward-"

"Jasper-"

I smiled and looked down at the table.

"You go first," he encouraged.

I cleared my throat before looking him directly in the eyes.

"Jasper, I…" I frowned as I trailed off. This was so much easier in my head.

"Jasper," I started again. "You know I love you, right?"

He nodded and I continued.

"I've been in a few relationships before, but none of them can even compare to what I have with you. I can't see a future for myself that doesn't involve you."

Jasper watched me intently, knowing I wasn't done yet.

"With that said," I swallowed and looked down before continuing, "I think that we should break up."

It was the hardest thing I'd ever had to do, and I couldn't look at him while saying it. I felt tears threatening to fall but I willed them to stay in place. I refused to show any weakness.

After I was certain I had myself under control, I looked up to see him looking at me with a blank expression.

"May I ask why?" he inquired quietly, keeping his gaze locked just below my eyes.

I looked away from him then, feeling my emotions beginning to show once more.

"I love you Jasper, but you've been acting so distant lately. Our conversations are mostly me just me talking at you. You don't act affectionate with me anymore. It seems like you're just… not interested in me anymore. I can't… I just can't deal with that."

He simply nodded and stood up. I watched as he walked over to the front desk and spoke with the woman for a couple minutes.

He finally returned and stood next to where I was seated. He held his hand out to me and asked, "Will you come with me?"

"Jasper…" I sighed.

"Please? Just this once."

I looked up at him and I could see the pleading look in his eyes. I took his hand and let him lead me back to the car.

He remained silent on the way back to campus and I didn't attempt to make conversation with him. I had said my piece, and now I was giving him the chance to say his.

He parked his car in a different parking lot than he usually did. He opened my door and wordlessly held his hand out for me. I took it, trying my best not to think about the fact that this would be the last time I would be able to hold his hand.

I looked around, trying to figure out where we were. It was dark out and there weren't many lights along this sidewalk, so it was difficult. But I felt as if I had been here before.

"Edward, you know that I love you, right?" he asked, using the same line I used earlier.

As much as I wanted to deny it, to tell him that I didn't know that, I could still feel it in his touch. I simply nodded, not trusting myself to speak. He let go of my hand, and I slowly walked a few steps further, still trying to figure out why this area felt so familiar to me.

"The way you told me you feel about me… I feel the same way about you. I can't imagine my future without you. I don't want to."

I felt the tears I'd been holding back all day finally breaking free. My back was still to him, and I was thankful that he couldn't see me.

"I don't even know how to begin to apologize for the way I've been acting. I was nervous about tonight and I didn't really realize that I'd been acting so distant."

My eyes had started growing accustomed to the darkness and I was better able to make out the scenery around me. I gasped audibly when I realized exactly where we were. "This is…"

I heard him chuckle behind me.

"This is where you first convinced me that I should give 'us' a try."

"This is where you told me that you were willing to take whatever you could get from me, to give me the space I needed."

"This is where we had our first kiss."

He took a deep breath before continuing.

"And this is where… I'd like to ask you one more question."

I heard him shift behind me, but he hadn't asked me anything. I turned around to see what he was doing. The sight before me left me completely and utterly speechless.

Jasper was kneeling on the grass with a small box in his hand

"Edward Cullen," he began, looking directly into my eyes. "You've made me the happiest man alive, and if you'd let me, I'd like to spend every day of the rest of my life returning the favor. Will you marry me?"

Suddenly, everything that had happened over the past few weeks made sense. He had been planning on proposing to me and that's why he had been acting so strange. And I actually told him that I thought we should break up. I wasn't about to make that mistake again.

I practically threw myself into his arms. "Yes, Jasper Hale. I will marry you," I said between sobs. He held me tighter and whispered "thank you," while running his hand through my hair. Once I had calmed down, he pulled away from me.

"May I?" he asked as he held his hand out. I put my hand in his and watched as he slid his ring onto my finger. I couldn't believe it.

I was engaged to the love of my life.

I was engaged to Jasper Hale.

~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~


A/N: Would you guys like to see this chapter from Jasper's PoV?