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Chapter 10

APOV

After we told everyone what had happened at Gringotts, I gave everyone a proper tour of my home with its history. As we moved around the house people slowly began to disappear from the group. Bella was the first to leave, staying in the library that took up two floors of the house; Edward was next when I showed him the music conservatory that was opposite. Carlisle got sidetracked by the old physician's quarters and settled in there to read. I lost Esme in the huge drawing room that I had converted into an art studio.

Emmett, Peter and Jasper stopped in the gym and instantly began wrestling around as soon as I told them the room was self repairing. As soon as Rose saw the garage she disappeared inside and began to look at the cars, asking if she could tinker with the engines. I looked at Harry and shook my head smiling. I picked up Aría, who was beginning to get tired, and we headed back to the library, where I let Aría chose a book for me to read to her.

The next few days found everyone staying in their favoured areas. Carlisle spent most of his time down in the physician's quarters reading through how medicine had changed since Camelot was first built. Esme took to spending a lot of time in the art room and the kitchen, preparing meals for Harry, Bella and Aría. If Edward and Bella weren't in the Library, then we found them in the music room. Rose split her time between working on the cars in the garage and going out in the gardens with Aría. Emmett, Peter and Jasper very rarely left the gym, spending nearly all day wrestling and sparring.

Harry and I spent our days as we would have done normally, in each other's company. We would spend an hour or so in the morning duelling, with both wands and swords. We would then spend a little bit of time in the library, Harry studying for his Masters in Charms and me helping achieve it, as that had been one of the masteries that I had obtained over the years. In the afternoon we spent much of our time brewing potions and talking.

We were brewing a batch of wolfsbane to send to a friend when Harry asked me, "Do you think we will ever see those three again or do you reckon there just going to live in the gym?" I chuckled as I stirred the final ingredient into the potion. "I have no idea, I'm still surprised that Jasper and I managed to consummate our bonding the amount of time he and Peter spend fighting. I think the only time Emmett seems to leave is when Rose drags him out!" Harry laughed and we left the potion to cool, before I bottled it up and sent it through a gateway to my friends pack.

It was late one evening when Aría asked during dinner, "Mama can we go shopping tomorrow? I would really like to see London, please? I've never been here before." I pretended to think as Aría looked at me with big eyes and a pout. I looked over at Jasper, What do you think? Shall we? He nodded. I smiled over at Aría, "Well I suppose if you finish the dinner that nana Esme made for you then I think we can go out to London tomorrow." Aría squealed and clapped her hands. I smiled, shaking my head as Jasper chuckled.

It took forever that night to get Aría settled, she bounced around her chattering in Portuguese about what she wanted to see tomorrow and where she wanted to go. I smiled and walked over to her, wrapping her up in my arms, "Aría namorada, if you don't settle down then I'm going to have to ask papa to come in here and send you to sleep." I told her firmly. She blushed and nodded; I carried her over to her bed and lay her down. "Now go to sleep. Papa and I will see you in the morning ok?" She nodded and I kissed her head. "Night mama." I smiled and turned out the lights, walked into our room.

"She finally settled then has she?" Jasper asked as I walked in and curled up next to him in bed. I nodded, "Yeah, I can't believe how excited she is. I understand why I just can't see how anyone could be excited about London?" I leant my head on his chest and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders, placing the book his was reading on his lap. "I think it's because she has never been before and because she is spending time with us. This will be her first trip with her parents, she hasn't had that before." He said as he pressed a kiss to my temple.

I nodded, "That does make sense. What are you reading?" I asked looking at the book in his lap. "Hogwarts: A History, both you and Harry have been there and from the first few chapters that I've read you own it, so I thought that I would read about it. I've already read some of the books that were written about the war." I chuckled, "Of course you read the books on war first. History can wait; I have to read about the fighting first." I teased him. He pinched my side and I squirmed, "Alright you, I just wanted to see what the rest of the world's view on the war was, in contrast with yours and Harry's."

I nodded my head, after our bonding I had researched how we could hear each other's thoughts and it turned out that the bond formed a link between our minds. We had used one of the nights since the bonding to show each other all our memories. We had sat curled up on the bed and had shared everything, nothing was a secret. In a way I was glad that we had done that, Jasper now knew everything about me and I him, there was now nothing that could cause an issue.

We sat curled up for the rest of the night just reading. Occasionally Jasper would ask a question about the History of Hogwarts, but other than that we were silent. I looked up from my book as the sky began to lighten and saw that it was seven in the morning. I placed my book on the nightstand and stretched out, closing my eyes. They flew open as Jasper's weight settled on top of me. His arms caged my head and he rested his forehead against mine. "Mornin' darlin'." I smiled up at him and curled my arms around his waist. "Morning, cher. Ready for a full day of exploring and probably shopping?"

I laughed as he groaned. "You'll love it. Trust me I think it will be fairly enjoyable considering how excited Aría is." He smiled and nodded. He pressed his lips to mine gently before deepening the kiss. I moaned softly and pulled Jasper tighter to me. He let his weight fully settle on me before moving one of his hands to slide down my side to the bottom of my t-shirt and up on the inside. We both moaned at the feeling of skin on skin, but before it could get any further a soft alarm went off.

Jasper raised his head, "Looks like Aría is awake." I nodded and looked up at him; he rolled over and fit me snugly against his side. We lay curled up together as our bedroom door opened softly and Aría crept into the room. We smiled at each other and pretended not to hear her. I could see the top of her head just over Jaspers shoulder; she was clearly getting ready to pounce. I was proven right when she leapt on to Jasper and shouted, "We're going to London! Papa, get up, come on." I burst out giggling as Jasper rolled over and wrapped his arms around her, "Good mornin' to you too, sweetheart." He pressed a kiss to her nose and she giggled.

I stood from the bed and held my arms out, "Oh I see. Is papa the only one who gets a hug this morning?" I pouted, then smiled as Aría flung herself into my arms. "No mama. Papa was just lying nearer to the door. Will you help me get dressed?" I nodded, kissing her forehead. I carried her into her room and told her to go and have a shower. While she was in the shower I placed her clothes on her bed. I set out a pair of jeans, with a sparkly blue top, dark blue cardigan and her navy blue boots.

I poked my head around the bathroom door, "Sweetheart when your dressed, come in and I'll do your hair for you." I told her, "Ok mama." She answered. I smiled and moved into my room to get dressed. I froze in the doorway; Jasper was stood shirtless looking through the wardrobe trying to find something to wear. "Enjoyin' the view darlin'?" He asked, smirking at me over his shoulder.

I smirked back and walked in pulling my shirt off and throwing it on the bed, leaving me in a pair of shorts and my bra. His eyes roamed over my body before landing back on my face. I winked at him and ducked into my closet. I gasped when Jasper grabbed me from behind and fitted me against his chest, kissing up my neck. "That wasn't nice darlin'. Remember payback is never fun." I purred and arched my back, pressing myself closer to him. "Oh I don't know about that cher. It seems pretty fun from where I'm standing."

I turned my head and pressed a kiss to his cheek, before leaving the circle of his arms and pulling out my black jeans and red scoop-neck jumper. I walked out into the room and laid them on the bed before grabbing my underwear and walking into the bathroom. I changed quickly and brushed my hair, pulling it up into a ponytail. I walked out into the bathroom and Jasper froze. I smirked and walked past him, pulling my jumper on, before sitting down and pulling on my jeans.

I had just pulled on my black knee-high boots when Aría walked into the room. "Hey sweetie, how do you want your hair?" I asked her as she sat down at the vanity. She looked up at me and tilted her head. "Like yours please mama." I smiled and gently dried her hair with a charm, before brushing it back into a ponytail. "There you go namorada. I think Nana Esme has your breakfast ready if you want to go on down." She nodded and ran out of the room.

I looked at Jasper in the mirror. He was wearing a black button down with a white t-shirt on underneath with his jeans and a pair of black timberlands. I turned around and walked over to him. "Alright cher?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around his waist. He blinked and looked down at me. "Yeah darlin', I'm fine. It just amazes me sometimes how beautiful you are. That and that particular set of red underwear looks amazing on you." He pressed a kiss to my nose and hugged me tightly.

I giggled and took his hand, dragging him out of the room. He sighed, I smiled to myself before gasping when I was spun back around and thrown over his shoulder. "Jasper, put me down! This is an undignified position for a queen to be in!" I exclaimed, snootily. He chuckled and carried on walking in to the kitchen. We hadn't even walked in the door and I could hear Peter and Emmett laughing. "Nice view there Annie. You have a great ass you know that?" Peter said as Jasper set me down on my feet and pulled me close to him, glaring at Peter.

"You keep your eyes off my wife's ass and on your own mates!" He growled out, I snickered, "It is your own fault though. Peter wouldn't have had a view of my ass if you hadn't slung me over your shoulder." I told him and kissed his cheek before going to sit down with Aría. As soon as breakfast was over and Peter had washed the dishes as punishment for swearing in front of Aría, we all put on our coats, scarves and gloves. I opened a gateway into a deserted alleyway and we all piled through and out into London.

Over the course of the day we went to Harrods and Oxford Street shopping, we had to drag Aría out of Hamley's as she wanted to buy all the toys inside. We ventured over to Covent Garden on the tube and watched a street magician performing. This kept the boys occupied as we looked around the stalls and shops that made up the marketplace. We walked away from the busy street and I shrank down all our bags to fit in our handbags. We ate lunch over in Leister square before heading to the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye.

It had begun to snow just before we got to the eye and Aría squealed from her position on Emmett's shoulders, as he span around in a circle. We laughed as we walked into the pod; luckily we were able to have our own pod as there were so many of us and so few people waiting to go up. I held Aría in my arms as Jasper stood behind us with his arms wrapped around us, helping me point out things to Aría. We were nearing the top when I heard Bella gasp. I turned around to see Peter down on one knee in front of Harry. "I never thought that after all this time of being alone that I would ever get to find someone who completed me, who would love me for who and what I am and that I would love them more than my own existence in return. Harry James Potter, will you do me the immense honour and marry me?"

I held my breath as Harry blinked and looked at Peter in shock. I could see Peter was getting nervous so I sent a soft stinging hex at Harry's hand. He started and blinked, before smiling widely and launching himself at Peter. "Yes, Yes, Yes! Of course I'll marry you. I love you too." Harry told him, sliding the ring onto his finger. I felt Jasper kiss the side of my neck and I smiled softly, before placing Aría on the floor and walking over to Peter and Harry. "Congratulations, I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am for the two of you." I told them, smiling. Harry grinned back and launched himself into my arms. "Thank you Annie." I frowned and looked down at him.

"Why are you thanking me?" I was confused. Peter chuckled, "What he means is that without you and all this mumbo jumbo that happened, we would never have met and this wouldn't be happening." I rolled my eyes and kissed the top of Harry's head, "Silly baby brother, you don't have to thank me at all. Just look after each other and be happy." I let him go so everyone else could hug him as well.

We were all smiling and laughing as we walked out of the Pod and through Westminster toward Buckingham palace. We walked down the Mall and showed Aría the palace. "Mama, do you get a palace?" She asked me softly as we walked through Hyde Park. I smiled and shook my head, "No sweetie, we get a castle. The one we are living in at the moment." She looked thoughtful for a second before nodding and saying she was hungry. We turned back around and headed to the Hard Rock Cafe and ate dinner there before heading back into the park and finding a secluded area for me to open a gateway back to Camelot.

We all spilled out into the living room and I enlarged all our purchases before we all separated off to our own rooms. Jasper helped me unpack all of the things we had bought Aría while she got herself ready for bed. Jasper and I quickly darted into our room and changed into our pyjamas before climbing into Aría's bed and sandwiching her between us. She talked about all the things she had enjoyed over the day, finally exhausting herself and falling asleep. We both pressed a kiss to her forehead before heading into our room.

"Was today as bad as you thought it was going to be?" I asked Jasper as we curled up in our bed. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head, "Actually I really enjoyed today. I can't believe how much my life has changed, When I woke into this life I never thought that I would be this happy, that I would have a wife who was my mate, a daughter that means the world to me and a family that actually cares about what happens to me. I feel like I've got a second chance at a future." He smiled down at me as he said this.

I smiled back at him and rolled over so I was lying on top of him and leant my head on his chest. "I know what you mean. When I was a child I never thought that I would ever find that one person who completed me, I never thought that I would have children because I was afraid of them being exploited. I am incredibly happy to have been wrong. I never would have believed that anything good would come out of my life, but it has and I am so glad. I love you." I leant up and pressed a kiss to his lips.

He growled and rolled us over let his weight fully settle on me before moving his hands to slide down my side to the bottom of my t-shirt and up on the inside. We both moaned at the feeling of skin on skin. I ran my hands down his back and up underneath his shirt, I let my fingers trace over some of the scars he had on his back, he groaned and broke the kiss to move along my jaw line and down my neck. I tilted my head back, offering him more of my neck. He nipped at where my pulse point had been and I moaned. I tugged at his shirt and he reared back and dragged it off, before helping me out of mine.

As I lay back down on the bed, his mouth moved back to my neck and his hands began to explore, sliding slowly along my waist and up my sides. His hands crept around under my back and released the catch on my bra. We continued to explore the skin available to us for a while, finding out what made the other react and what didn't. It slowly progressed from there until we finally joined as one. I blinked back the venom that collected in my eyes at how tender and loving Jasper was being. He kissed me softly as we came together. He lay down next to me and pressed a kiss to my forehead. "Te quiero mi corazón." He whispered, I smiled and whispered back," Je t'aime, toujours et à jamais." We lay wrapped up in the duvet, unaware of exactly what would be arriving tomorrow.