Hey everyone! I'm so happy that we've reached the one hundred review mark! Please keep the encouragements coming. I hope that you'll like this chapter, some were asking about James and that is explained in this chapter. Also, some Jasper/Bella time was requested and that's in here too;]. Enjoy!

Chapter Nine

"I suppose I should start from the beginning," Bella said standing in front of the Cullens who were all spaced around the room, Jasper directly in front of her, leaning against the wall with crossed arms.

"That'd be best," Carlisle nodded from where he sat but he kept glancing at Jasper, a slight scowl on his face. But Bella didn't understand why.

"I first met James when I was thirteen," everyone had a look of surprise on their faces, "I just so happened to meet him on accident, I wasn't supposed to know he was there…"

Bella grumbled as she sat in her room with a frown, Father had told her that she was to stay upstairs while he had a meeting with a 'friend' of his and she was so bored she could probably count the fibers in the carpet! Standing she went to her door and tried the handle and was shocked to see it was unlocked. More and more Father had been showing his 'trust' in her by not locking doors and letting her roam the house when people were over. She opened the door slowly shut it behind her gently before sprinting as light as she could to the stairs where she paused and tilted her head.

"…yes, of course. That wouldn't be a problem Mr. Swan." A smooth voice said and Bella raised her eyebrows, this man sounded like he was a singer from how his voice sounded. Bouncing down the stairs, she tried to think of any excuse as to why she was down there and her eyes hit the kitchen entryway. Aha! She went into the kitchen and opened the fridge to see a small bowl of berries. She grinned and reached up on her toes to grab the bowl but then with wide eyes she watched the bowl slip from her grip. She tried to grab it but it hit the floor, the plastic bouncing, the berries creating a mess. Her eyes widened as her face paled. Father was going to be furious! It was silent from the dining room and then Alicia stormed in with a tight expression as she eyed Bella then the mess on the floor.

"Isabella, come here," Her Father called and fear swamped Bella's senses as she stared up at Alicia, not knowing what to do. Father recently had started 'disciplining' her and she didn't want that to happen again. Alicia nodded her head to the door and Bella slowly made her way to the dining room with her eyes trained on the floor. "What was that noise? Is everything all right?" Her Father asked in a 'concerned' voice and she looked up to see he looked more bored than mad.

"I was hungry, and the bowl slipped from my fingers," Bella said quietly, "I didn't mean to interrupt, I'm sorry." She whispered and lowered her eyes again.

"No matter, as long as you're not hurt." Her Father said and then cleared his throat, "Isabella, this is James Walters, he's a new employee of mine, say hello." Her Father demanded and she raised her eyes to look at Mr. Walters. He was tall, but then many were taller than her short height. He had pale skin and blonde hair that seemed long for a guy, but maybe it was an adult thing? She smiled smally at him but froze at his eyes, they were brown but she swore she saw flecks of red.

"Mr. Walters, it's nice to meet you," Bella said and he grinned softly down at her, he seemed kind.

"Miss Swan, such a pleasure to meet a pretty little girl like you," He said and she blushed, ducking her head. "You have a beautiful daughter Mr. Swan, watch out for the guys in the future who'll be following her around like lost puppies," He laughed and her Father joined him, but Bella didn't think it was funny, she wouldn't be going to regular school so there was no point in worrying.

"Call me Charles, James." My Father said and Bella looked at her Father in surprise. He barely let anyone call him by his first name, this Mr. Walters must be someone important.

"I'm sorry for being so loud, I'll go up in my room and read," Bella said and her Father nodded, his eyes a little lighter from their usual angry black and she was relieved. She nodded to Mr. Walters and went to walk out when she stumbled on the carpet, cold, hard arms caught her and she looked up into Mr. Walters's eyes.

"You smell delicious…"

"…at the time I thought he meant my shampoo since he was so close to me, but now that I know he's a vampire…" She trailed off in a shiver. It was a scary thought to think she could have died that day. What if that bowl had been glass?

"He was around you for four years?" Emmett demanded from where he stood by the window, his hands clenched into fists.

"No… more like three since when I was sixteen he stopped showing up…" She trailed off looking at the floor not wanting to talk about James anymore, but she knew she had to.

"Are you alright, dear?" Esme asked from where she was perched and Bella nodded.

"I just… this'll be awkward to talk about," she said and looked over at Jasper who was staring at her with a blank expression. "James was around a lot until I was fifteen and each time he was there he managed to find a way to talk to me, I childishly thought he liked me, and I thought he was my prince in shining armor, coming to save me and my awe of him grew to a crush—"

"Whoa, you liked that vermin?" Rose demanded with a crinkled nose and Bella sighed.

"At the time, yes, he was always very kind to me, and often defended me to my Father; I thought he was my way out of there. I really thought that I had found my prince, but I grew to learn that he was anything but a prince…" She stopped and cleared her throat.

"Did he harm you?" Carlisle asked from where he was a dark expression on his face and two growls went through the room. Bella was quick to shake her head, eyes wide.

"No! He never did, though I'm sure he wanted to…" Bella said. "One day when I was about fourteen, I asked my Father if James was married and he laughed in my face saying that James in fact married and called me out on what I felt, I had never been so embarrassed. After that I always tried to make it so James wouldn't be able to talk to me, but then the day after my fifteenth birthday he showed up with a gift and I couldn't get out of seeing him. He had gotten me flowers and some music, I said thank you and went to leave when he grew angry and called me out on hiding from him. That was the first time I was scared of him," Bella whispered.

"Alicia managed to get him to leave but not after he threatened he'd get me through my Father, he had a crazed look in his eye that really had me worried so I went to my Father, he laughed it off, but James didn't come over often, only a day or two every few months until a month or so before my sixteenth birthday…"

"I want to see her now!" Mr. Walters yelled and Bella jumped from where she was hiding.

"James, calm yourself. Are you high or some shit? I don't pay you as much as I am so you can go around being high all the fucking time wanting to fuck my daughter." Her Father said in a stern voice.

"Oh, I'm sure she'd be delicious," Mr. Walters said and Bella's eyes widened, what? He wanted to have sex with her? Even when he was married? She frowned, shaking her head.

"Oh shut up, jack ass." Her Father snapped. "Isabella! Come here!" Her Father called out. Bella waited a minute then walked from where she was hiding trying to keep a confused look on her face.

"Yes, Father?" Bella asked and Mr. Walters eyes snapped to her form immediately.

"Would you please tell James here that you don't have any feelings for him so he can go back home to his wife?" Her Father growled and Bella's eyes widened.

"Mr. Walters I'm sorry if you think I feel anything but friendship for you, but...well, I only see you as a friend, and if you're married, shouldn't you be home with her?" Bella twisted her face into a confused face even more than before and her Father laughed out loud and nodded to Mr. Walters.

"Ya see my friend? Now go home to your wife and call me tomorrow, we'll need to have a meeting someplace," Her Father said with a glint in his eyes that Bella recognized. Someone was going to die the next day. Bella turned and left the room but before she was out of sight she looked back to see Mr. Walters staring at her as if he was hungry.

"…after that I only saw him once or twice and that was it." Bella finished her explanation. It was silent for a few moments. Jaspers eyes were black as he stared at Bella, she stared back until she felt uncomfortable and she looked at the ground. She figured he was mad at her for liking James or something of the life, and now she felt silly for ever liking James.

"I'd like to talk to Isabella, alone." Jasper finally said and the family rose without a word. It seemed they recognized the newest couple needed to talk. Even after the front door closed behind them all it was silent, besides Bella's breathing. "Look at me," Jasper ordered in a hard voice that caused Bella to flinch, but after a second she looked up at him to see his face was still blank.

"Are you mad?" Bella asked after a moment.

"Yes," Jasper responded with a curt nod of his head, and Bella's eyes lowered to the floor, guilt and hurt flowing through her. She knew realistically that she had nothing to feel guilty about, but the emotion was there nevertheless. "I'm not mad at you, little one," Jasper clarified in a soft voice causing Bella's head to jerk up to look at him.

"You're not?" she asked, surprise clear in her voice.

"How could I be? You've done nothing wrong," Jasper explained and in a second he was in front of her, his eyes now a golden color. She was relieved to see the black gone.

"But I thought…" Bella went to say but he covered her mouth gently with his hand.

"I'm mad because you were almost his, I'm mad because he showed up here, and I'm mad because I know that he'll be back." Jasper said, trailing his finger down her cheek and Bella paled, James was coming back? "I'll not let him harm you, Bella. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe."

"Thank you," Bella said after a moment before sighing and resting her head on his chest. Why couldn't things ever be simple for her? Jasper put his arms around Bella and brought her body against his, her arms went around his sides loosely. Slowly, his left hand trailed down her back to where a sliver of skin was showing and his fingers swept across the area before his hand went up the back of her shirt some to trail his fingers there, she shivered.

"Are you cold?" He asked pausing, and Bella shook her head.

"No," She managed to get out, but she didn't dare say another word as she knew her voice would have wobbled if she spoke more. Jasper hummed before trailing his nose across her hair, breathing in her scent and he kissed the top of her head. She looked up at him to see his honey gaze smoldering down at her. He brought the hand that wasn't under her shirt to her cheek and she leaned into with a content sigh. She felt so relaxed while he was touching her. Jasper slowly started to lean down towards her, giving her time to pull back, but she didn't. She leaned up and he brushed his lips across hers before nipping at her lower lip causing her to gasp and Jasper took the opportunity to slip his cool tongue into her mouth, brushing her warm one aside as his tongue devoured her mouth. She moaned lightly, he tasted so good!

"Jasper," Bella sighed his name and he rumbled softly in response. He picked her up in his arms and in a few seconds they were both laying on a bed, he pushed her legs apart and settled between them letting his hips become fleshed with hers and her eyes widened as she felt how hard he was, and how big he was. He was certainly not small! That was for sure. He looked into her eyes, his now a black again but this time it didn't seem so harsh, more gentle thought the lust was visible in them.

"I'm so happy I found you," Jasper said, "and to think he almost had you," he growled lowly and rolled his hips against her causing her to gasp at the sensation. He smirked down at her and did it again causing her moan and his eyes slid closed, "your emotions are projecting so clear, and your warmth, God, if you're this warm with clothes on…" He trailed off and started to thrust his hips against her warm center slowly. A tingling sensation went through her abdomen and his nostrils flared and his eyes snapped open. "I can smell you," he purred and the sound made the tingling sensation grow.

Jasper leaned down and ran his nose down her throat, inhaling her scent. He surprised her when he licked her neck, but his cool tongue felt nice considering she felt like she was on fire with want for this man. When he nipped the skin on her neck, she tilted her head back with a moan, she wanted him to bite her, and something in her was urging him to. Jasper chuckled lowly, "Not yet, my mate." He said as if he could read her mind. He slowly licked her throat before sucking the skin into his mouth. Bella gasped at everything she was feeling. He continued his thrusting and it was causing something to build in her, she closed her eyes, she had never felt like that before. Jasper nipped where he was sucking before resuming, he was marking her, she dimly realized.

"Please!" Bella gasped as the feeling in her seemed to climb even higher. Kissing his way down her throat his continued down her shirt to where her nipples were pebbled and sucked one into his mouth over her shirt. She moaned and arched up causing him to groan and growl lightly at the same time. "Jasper!" Bella gasped feeling as if she was close to getting where she needed to go. The feeling was starting to peak.

"Mine!" She heard Jasper growl before he thrust up harder against her wet warmth and a she exploded she felt a stinging at her neck and she rode through her orgasm, she realized Jasper had bitten her.

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