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-TG-

Bella

It was so good to be back home, and even though I still had to rest for the next week, doing so in my own bed was much better than being in the hospital. Being around the twins and their chubby faces would be better than any medicine Carlisle could give me.

They looked as if they'd grown so much while I'd been in the hospital. I had been so worried about them, but I shouldn't have. Jasper had handled things well. I knew during our talk today that he deserved to hear something very important. It wasn't only that I was proud of him, but also he needed to hear that Alice and Edward would have been too. He deserved to hear a couple of apologies as well.

There was only one thing I knew I wouldn't be apologizing for, and that was hitting that bitch, Maria. Although, I don't think Jasper will mind one bit. Especially, after what she'd said. The tramp got what she deserved, and if I'd had more energy, it would have been worse. If I ever saw her again it would be a guaranteed beat-down for the bitch.

Ugh...just thinking about her again made me want to punch something. Closing my eyes, I took a few deep breaths to calm down, but before I could fully get the second one out I heard, "I'm back."

Opening my eyes, I found Jasper leaning against the door frame of my bedroom.

"How were they this morning?" I asked since I had woken up right as he was leaving to take the twins to Esme.

"Perfect."

"Good," I said giving him a small smile.

A brief silence followed before we both spoke at the same time.

"So, do you want to..."

"I guess we can..." I trailed off as Jasper finished his question. "...go down to the living room or kitchen to talk?"

"The kitchen is good." I answered as I moved off the bed.

He waited until I pulled on a sweatshirt over my pajamas before he turned and headed for the stairs with me following behind him.

Once we made it to the kitchen, Jasper motioned me into a chair. As he made up a pot of coffee I put my thoughts in order, wanting to make sure I said everything I needed to.

A few minutes later, Jasper slid a cup in front of me and I took a sip, my eyes widened in shock when it was just how I liked it.

"How did you get it perfect?" I asked in awe.

He shrugged his shoulder. "I remembered from the last time I got you coffee."

I could only stare at him as he went to get his own cup. When he turned around and caught me looking, he asked, "What?"

"You do realize that the last time was when Aiden and Kinsley were born, right? And that was almost 8 months ago?"

"So," He said with a smile.

"So? Jasper that's..." He kept looking at me in amusement so I just trailed off with a shake of my head. "Never mind."

He chuckled softly as he pulled the chair out across from me so that he could sit down. We both fiddled with our cups before we glanced at each other.

"Jasper, I-"

"Bella, I-"

Once again we'd spoken at the same time.

"While I would normally say ladies first, I think I should start," he said. When I nodded an okay, he continued. "Bella, I'm sorry. God, I'm so sorry for everything I've said and done since moving here. I took you for granted, and you need to know that it won't happen again. You need to know that I'm going to be here for the twins and for you from now on."

I nodded when he finished and then said what I needed to say. "I'm sorry too. I should have never told you to make such a big decision on the spur of the moment."

"Bella, you didn't make me-"

I held up my hand to stop him from continuing. "Yes, I did. We should have sat down and talked about it. We should have gone over everything and discussed how much it was going to change our lives before we said yes. Instead, I cried my eyes out and said things to make you agree right then and there." I sniffled. "I'm sorry for expecting you to just fall into this without caring about everything else in your life. You had to give up so much more than me and I should've been more patient with you. I should've talked to you calmly; instead of getting mad and letting things get so far out of hand." I cried. "Jasper, I want to thank you, and tell you how proud I am of you for the way you handled things this past week. Esme told me you had a few rough days, but you hung in there and did such a good job of taking care of Aiden and Kinsley. I know Edward and Alice would've been proud of you too."

I had to stop there before I became incoherent. Reaching up, I wiped the tears, that were falling, away before looking down at the table to give Jasper the time he needed to process what I had just said.

He was silent for just a moment and then he whispered, "Thank you. It means a lot to know that you think that."

I glanced up and gave him a small smile which he returned. I fiddled with my cup for a second and then took a deep breath in. "So, what do we-"

I was cut off by the ringing of Jasper's cellphone. He grimaced and pulled it from his pocket, glancing at the caller ID.

"It's Peter," he said.

"Go ahead and answer."

"You sure?"

"Of course," I said with a nod.

He smiled and hit answer as he put the phone to his ear. "Hey, big brother."

I could only make out the sound of Peter's voice on the other end, and while I couldn't hear the actual words I could tell they were good ones since Jasper's smile kept growing.

"Are you serious?" Jasper finally asked laughing. Peter said something else and then Jasper said, "Hold on, Bella needs to hear this too."

I looked at him in confusion as he put the phone on speaker.

"Okay, Peter, Bella can hear you now."

"Hey Bells, how are you feeling, Beautiful?" Peter said. I could almost imagine the smile on his face.

I laughed and answered, "Much better now that I'm home."

"Good, good. Well, I've got something to tell you that will make you feel like a million bucks."

"Really? And what might that be?" I asked shaking my head at Jasper in amusement because he looked as if he was about to jump out of his seat in excitement.

"So, this morning Charlotte and I were eating breakfast before she went to work. We were almost finished when the doorbell rang. Since it was so early in the morning, we didn't know who it could be possibly be. To be on the safe side, we both went to answer it. Guess who was on the other side?"

I didn't have to guess. "Seriously?"

"Yep." he confirmed.

That bitch!

"What did she say?" I asked.

"That she caught you and Jasper in bed together two nights ago, and when she confronted the both of you, you hit her and made Jasper break up with her. Might I say before I continue that I'm proud of you both and Bells, you got a mean punch." He complimented.

Jasper and I laughed and then I asked, "So what happened?"

"Well, of course we knew you were still in the hospital on the night in question since Charlotte had spoken to you earlier that day. Charlotte asked what the real reason was behind the two black eyes and the no boyfriend status. She tried to say again that finding you two together was the real reason, but Charlotte kept goading her until she finally blurted out the truth."

"And?" I pressed as Jasper started chuckling.

"She now has a broken nose to go with those black eyes. I'm so damn proud of my woman."

"Oh my God. Tell Charlotte I love her." I told him.

"I will, but that's not all."

I couldn't believe this, what else had that bitch done. "What else happened?"

"She started going on and on about how she was going to press charges. While she was arguing with Charlotte, I called the police and told them we had a trespasser. When they arrived she dropped her and her daddy's names, I guess thinking that it would make things go her way. They, however, didn't give a shit who she was nor who her daddy was and when she refused to leave at their request they wasted no time in slapping some handcuffs on her. She tried to get them to arrest Charlotte too, but they said it was clear she was just defending herself and me."

"Peter, that was awesome and it makes me so freaking happy. Granted, I'm sure it's not the last we've heard from her. She doesn't seem like the type to give up easily, especially seeing as how she showed up at your house." I said.

"Actually," Peter said chuckling.

"What?" Jasper asked, sitting up straight in his chair. I guess Peter didn't get that far before I was brought into the conversation.

"After the police left with Maria, Charlotte went on to work. It was about an hour later when the doorbell rang again. Imagine my surprise when I opened the door and found daddy standing on my front porch."

"Let me guess he wanted you to drop the trespassing charge." Jasper said while rolling his eyes.

"Of course. They can't have something even as small as that, be-smirking their good name."

"What did you say?" Jasper asked.

"I told him I would, little brother. After a few conditions anyway. One-I never want to see Maria again and two-that she was to stay away from you, Bella, the twins, and Washington. That meant no contact of any kind whatsoever. If she didn't stay away, I would drag his precious name through the mud so quick and for so long that there wouldn't be any chance of getting it clean."

"You could do that?" I asked in shock. "How?"

"With whatever means necessary. It's amazing what people will believe if something is said enough. Even if it's all a lie."

I let out a laugh and just shook my head. "I love you, Peter."

"As I do you, Bells. Now, how did my little brother do while you were away?"

I looked up and smiled wide at Jasper before I answered, "He did a wonderful job, Peter."

"That's what I wanted to hear. It's a good thing too or I would have sent Charlotte to kick his ass."

Jasper started laughing, but I had no doubt Charlotte could do it.

Peter was chuckling along with him and then he calmed enough to say, "As much as I enjoy talking to you two I need to run now. I have some errands I need to get done."

"Alright." Jasper said. "Thanks for calling and for what you did. Tell Charlotte thanks too."

"Anytime little brother and I will. I'm sure Bells will hear from her later as well."

"Yeah," I said laughing.

"Okay, I really do need to go. Talk to you two later."

"Bye Peter." We both replied.

Jasper hung up right after and slipped the phone back into his pocket. He glanced up at me and shook his head.

"I can't believe she actually went to Peter and Charlotte's house. That's just asking for trouble."

"Are you okay with how it turned out?" I asked. While I hated the whore I knew Jasper might have some type of residual feelings for her.

"I'm most definitely okay with never seeing or hearing from her again." He growled. "I saw exactly who she was the other night. The words that came out of her mouth stripped away any type of good feelings I might have had for her. The only thing I feel now is hatred and I'm glad she's gone."

I didn't say anything in return to his words. I could have bashed on her, but really I didn't want to think about her anymore. She was gone and, if she knew what was good for her, she'd stay that way.

I picked up my cup and drank the last few inches of my now cold coffee and then said, "I guess we need to come up with a routine or something to make the day easier for both of us."

"Yeah." He agreed.

We started asking questions back and forth until we'd ironed out a daily plan. Jasper would get up fifteen minutes earlier while I slept an hour longer than I normally did. He would, get ready before taking care of the twins while I was getting ready. We'd eat breakfast together before I took them to Esme's house. In the afternoons, Jasper would pick them up, unless he had something that required him to stay after school was dismissed. If that was the case then I would get them.

He would then get them fed before I came in from work and then we'd figure out dinner for ourselves. Jasper couldn't cook so that would be my job once I got home or I would bring takeout.

We would alternate giving them baths and putting them to bed which meant if I gave them their baths, Jasper would put them down for the night and vice versa. If the twins woke up at night we'd also alternate getting up with them.

"I think we can make this work, Jasper," I said once we'd finished going over everything.

"I think we can too, Bella." He agreed with a smile.

I returned it, feeling like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. As long as we worked together and talked things out when needed, we were going to be just fine.

-TG-

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