Promise Me All Your Tomorrows
A/N: Thanks everyone for the great reviews. I really love reading them and looking and seeing who is reading the story. I have been really nervous about this chapter. I hope I do justice to Jasper and Bella. I am trying to pour myself into the character I would love to think he is. Well here we go please review. Your reviews are the encouragement I need to go further into this wonderful world. All credit goes to the wonderful creation of Stephanie Mayer. I just like to play in her world.
Jasper POV
I was so excited and nervous about going back to Forks. I really wanted to see Bella. I wanted to make up to her the hurt I had caused her. I had been so worried about her. I had always seen Bella through Edward's eyes. He saw her as this weak human that was so breakable. She was never allowed out of his sight or to think for herself for that matter. Everything was always done to suit Edward. I had learned that Bella was a strong independent woman that had incredible will power and an unbreakable soul. In the end, we had all failed her. But we had not broken her. Somehow she had found her own courage and pulled herself up and moved forward without us or our help. No Edward was wrong. Bella was truly the strongest woman I had ever met. I just hope she could find some way to forgive us for our stupidity and our failure. Either way we would find out tomorrow. I wanted so bad to make her happy. She deserved to be happy. Her warm friendly smile melted my cold soul in ways I had never experienced it before. Bella didn't like surprises. I was hoping she could forgive me for everything I had planned for her. Planning all the surprises had been a lot of fun. I never got to surprise Alice she always saw what I was about to do and advised me what would make her the happiest. Believe you me; you didn't want the pixie witch anger at you. Alice could make your life miserable. I thought once I saw Bella and spoke with her maybe she would actually enjoy what all I have planned for her.
. I looked over at Carlisle and felt a wave of different emotions. It was hard to keep up with his changing feelings. There was desire, lust, sadness, loneliness and anger rolling off of him like waves.
"Doc you think you could tone down those feelings a bit. Do I need to send you some calming waves?"
"I am sorry son. I just got a lot on my mind."
"I kind of can tell. What has got you so up in knots?"
"I just had the one of the best afternoons of my life. I didn't want it to end. I guess I am an old silly love sick fool. I just have never met anyone like Dannie. She is like a breath of fresh air. Dannie makes me feel things I have never felt in my life. Now that we have left her behind all I want to do is run back to her. I know we need to go to Forks. I know I need to go there to get my things. I do so want to spend time with my beautiful daughter. I just know I will be spending a lot of time day dreaming about Dannie and our trip. I promised Dannie after our trip to Forks that she and I would take a trip alone. I want to get to know her better. But there is this huge part of me that worries about her finding out about our dining habits."
"Dad I feel like Dannie will accept us as we are. I don't think she will have a problem with how we dine. You don't need to give up before you try. A trip alone is a great place to start. By the way, I talked to Jenks today. We need to visit him while we are in Forks. He said he could go Dominic Republic and get the divorces finalized quicker."
"I am all for that. The quicker we can put this nightmare behind us the better it will be for everyone. Tell Jenks to pack his suitcase."
"I will call him tomorrow and let him know we will be down sometime first of next week."
"Damn!"
"What is wrong Carlisle?"
"I didn't give Dannie my cell phone number."
"Don't worry about it Carlisle. I took care of that while you were out. I went and got her a new cell phone and programmed yours and mine phone numbers in it. Her dad took it over to her house for me this afternoon. I left her with a letter explaining the phone as a way to reach us when we are away. Plus I left her a credit card with instructions to use it to book your trip."
"How did you know that we were going to take a trip before I did?"
"It was easy. The lust was flowing heavy this morning while you drank coffee. So I knew it would be hard for you both to be alone together and keep your promise. But I knew what kind of man you are Carlisle and I knew that you would want this with Esme to be behind you. So I put 2 and 2 together and got 4. I want you both to have fun and allow you the chance to get to know each other better alone and away from all of us. You both deserve to have the privacy you need to do that."
"Thank you, son, I appreciate everything you have done for me these last several days I really do."
"You are welcome. You deserve to be happy."
"So do Jasper. I want you to be happy as well son."
"I am working on it. Right now just to see Bella and her to smile would make me feel over the moon. I want things to be so good for her. I want her to be happy, feel safe, and to feel loved. I want to redo that horrible night of her birthday party and have it end differently than it did. So much has gone through my brain today. I just hope that everything falls into place. I do think there is one more thing that I wished you would do for me Dad."
"What?"
"I think you should call Billy Black tomorrow morning and let him know that we are in Forks for a few days and that we will honor the treaty. It is just important that we don't run into anymore problems while we are there."
"I agree. I would also like to thank him and the wolf pack for finding Bella that night I think about how bad that would have turned out if it had not been for them. I got his number in this phone I will just call him tomorrow morning when you go to Bella's."
"Thanks Dad."
"Rosie and Emmett should have landed in Seattle by now. I think I will call and see if they are there yet."
I flipped my phone open and began to dial their phone number when Carlisle's phone rang. It was Dannie on the phone thanking us for the new phone and fussing about us leaving a credit card with her. She fussed about it until Carlisle reminded her about the promise she had made about letting him pay for the trip. I could feel how happy Carlisle was. It made me feel relieved that he had someone to help him through the pain of the divorce with Esme. Dannie was perfect for Carlisle. She challenged him to let his guard down and have fun. I got the feeling by just seeing them around each other that they were made for each other. Only time would tell if my suspicion about them being soul mates were true.
I settled back and focused on the drive in front of me while I let them enjoy talking with each other. I went over all my purchases for Bella. There was some things I still needed to pick up but I would stop along the way and do that. Rosie and Em were being a huge help also. I knew they would get there before us and Rosie had promised to clean up the mess we had left and she was going to go through the house and pack away anything that reminded her of Alice, Edward or Esme. None of us wanted to have to deal with that pain. I told her to store it in the garage since there was room to do that out there. I wouldn't be a cold hearted bastard and destroy everything. They had a right to their past as well. I wouldn't take that from them. If I did, that would make me as low as them and I didn't want to be that man. As we got closer to Nashville, my phone vibrated. I reached inside it and was pleasantly surprised when I saw a message from Bella.
"Jay, I enjoyed talking to you today. It made life bearable today. Hope to talk to you soon. Still waiting on the movie and the ice cream, love ya. IzzyB"
I sent her a text back."'Me too, now off to bed. You need your rest. Did I promise a movie and ice cream? Jay"
A few minutes later I got a new message.
"I am tired. You can't fault a girl for wishing you were here to watch a movie…..I miss you. IzzyB"
"Nothing wrong with wishing, sometimes wishes come true. Sweet dreams my angel will see you in your dreams. Jay"
"Okay now you are scaring me. How did you know I dreamed about you? You going Edward on me? IzzyB"
If I were human my face would have flushed bright red. She is dreaming of me. Now I was curious to see what she was dreaming that was definitely a question I would have to ask her.
I sent another message back.
"I guess that was wishing on my part. But I am glad you are. You must be tired. Because you have roamed in my thoughts all day. Jay"
"How have I roamed your thoughts? IzzyB"
"Constantly. I have been missing you as well. Now off to sleep. You need your rest. Jay"
"Okay. Okay, I am going to bed now DAD. Talk soon. IzzyB"
"Nite."
With that she was gone; I hoped she was going to be surprised to see me. In less than 24 hrs, I would get to hold Bella in my arms. I hoped she would let me at least for a moment. I couldn't wait till I got to breathe her scent in. Strawberries and Freesia. Those scents were like heaven to me.
My pocket vibrated again. It was from Em.
"Toto and I are in Kansas. Going to go clean up the wicked witch's house. Let us know when you and the Tin man get here. Em."
"Tell the adult I said thanks for all the help. Remember your promise of waiting to surprises people. Jay"
"I will party pooper. But you best get your skinny ass here and surprise her tomorrow. Because I don't think I can wait another 24 hrs to see my family. Em.""
"We will be there in a few. Almost at the airport now, give Rosie our love. Later. Jay."
It was no time till we were at the airport checking in. Carlisle had talked to Dannie all the way to the airport. Isn't love so sweet? No I had to tease him a time or two about turning down the lust and to knock it off with the phone sex. Carlisle had just laughed and kept on talking.
Love was one of those things you couldn't exactly explain how it happens or what it is exactly. It happens at different times for different reasons. Most of the time love takes you on a ride. If you are lucky it is a good ride and you are happier than you have ever been. But sometimes it is bad and you are left in pieces. I was hoping that I would be able to find that love for myself. I had loved Sarah many years earlier more than life itself. But I hadn't come even close since. I think I lost myself when I met Maria. Now I am picking up the pieces and praying it is not too late for me to find love.
We boarded the plane and I went over my check list of things I needed to still buy. I wanted to fill the living room with pink and brown balloons. I had found that those were 2 of Bella's favorite colors. Rosie was going to get Bella some bath products from Victoria Secret. Bella had mentioned that she loved their lotions and bath gel. I had some first edition copies of Bella's favorite books being delivered there in 2 days. I had contacted a jeweler in Seattle to create a bracelet for Bella.
"Dad can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure what is on your mind son?"
"I bought Bella a bracelet and I would like to get your input on the design."
"Sure, what is the design like?"
"I wanted a design that would give Bella a sense of our family connecting with her and let her known that we would always being part of her life. So, I thought about using the Cullen crest with a W and S intertwined on it."
"That sounds very nice. I am sure Bella will love it. It lets her know that she is part of the family forever. I like it Jasper. Sounds like you put some thought into it."
"I have. I just don't want Bella to ever think again that she doesn't have a place in our family."
"I know I feel the same way. I think that is a lovely idea Jasper. She will love it."
"Ladies and gentlemen we are approaching the Seattle Tacoma International Airport it is cloudy and overcast. I hope you have enjoyed your flight with Northwestern and have a pleasant time in the area during your stay."
I looked down at my watch it was 1 am Seattle time. It would take us a couple of hours drive to get to Forks. If time was on my side, we would should get to Forks in time for a quick hunt and shower. I went and got our luggage while Carlisle went to rent a vehicle. Before I knew it we were heading to Forks. I called and let Rosie know we would be there in a few hours. We drove until we got to Port Angeles. I asked Carlisle to stop at the local Wal-Mart because I still had a few surprises up my sleeve. I ran in the store got the items I needed and we headed towards Forks. I was really starting to get excited in just a few hours I would see Bella. I couldn't wait. I hope she wouldn't think all the changes I had made to myself would be too weird or too much. I wanted her to get to know the real me and accept me as I truly am. Something inside me told me that Bella would love the changes. I could only hope.
As we drove down the driveway, I had forgotten how amazing the house was here in Forks. With the entire front full of glass window, it felt like our world was open to the world and free for anyone to see. The glass house let us live out loud unafraid of who we truly are in a sense. We were hidden by the seclusion of the forest but out in the open in the same sense.
When we come to a park, I watched as the giant that I called a brother and my best friend come out of the house running. He stopped when he got to Carlisle. He picked him up and hugged him.
"Dad it is so good to see you. We have missed you."
"Son, I have missed you guys too."
"Emmett put him down before you break him. You are going to squeeze him to death."
I forgot how breathe taking beautiful Rose was. She stood there in wearing her black leather jacket with a pink shirt underneath, tight blue jeans and 6 inched spike pink high heels. Her blonde hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she had an apron around her waist. I could tell that she had been hard at work on the house. I watched as slapped Emmett and went to hug Dad.
"Gosh you look good Dad. I have missed you so much."
"I have missed you Rosie girl."
"Let me look at you."
I watched as Emmett and Rose looked at Dad. Their mouths dropped open and then they howled in laughter. I had not looked at what Carlisle was wearing until that moment. Then I burst into laughter myself. He was wearing blue jeans, a TN volunteer baseball cap and a white t-shirt that said "Who's your Daddy?" on it. Leave it to Carlisle to see the poetry of that statement.
We got our bags out of the car and walked up the front steps into the house. I braced myself for what I knew would be huge emotions coming my way for all the memories that still would live there. But as I step inside I was surprised. Rose and Emmett had done an incredible job. Gone was the broken piano and glass that had lain around the living room. All the furniture had been moved around and different rugs were lying on the floor. It was like it was a different room. Gone were the pictures that had the whole family in them. Yes there was still some pain there. But it was manageable.
"Thank you Rosie. The place looks fantastic."
"You are welcome Dad. It took some time but I think I have placed all the reminders of the others in boxes and stored them in the garage."
"Thanks Rose. It actual doesn't feel like I thought it would in here. You and Emmett have done a great job. We couldn't have done this without you both. I will never be able to thank you enough for this. You made this bearable for Carlisle and me."
"You are welcome Jay. You will find the bedrooms are the same way. I did my best to make sure everything is packed away."
"Okay dammit someone got to say something about the shirt Carlisle is wearing."
"What is the problem son?"
"Hell Dad you don't wear shit like that. You look different. I am not saying bad different I am just saying it is weird is all."
Rosie walked across the room and slapped Emmett on the back of the head. I watched as the bear that I called brother rubbed his head and looked confused.
"Rosie what was that for?"
"For being such an obnoxious jackass, I am curious about dad's new appearance but I was going to wait to later to ask. I was going to at least let him get inside and get comfortable."
"I am sorry Rosie. But in all these years that I have known Dad I have never seen him in a t-shirt that had funny shit on it. I am just worried that he might have snapped or something. I mean we know Jasper is wacked out he thinks he is urban cowboy or something. Just freaks me out looking at them both."
Carlisle and I both broke out into laughter. We all went to sit in the living room. It was time to tell Rose and Emmett all that we had been through. They sit there listening intently. Carlisle told them all about the trouble with Edward, Alice and Esme. He told them how he reached out to me. Because he needed to get away to think. He told them about his plans for divorcing Esme as soon as he could sign the papers with Jenks. Then he stopped for a second and went over and placed Rose's hands in his own.
"I am sorry Rosie for all the problems I have caused for you. I know it is selfish for me to ask for forgiveness for bring you into this lifestyle without your permission but I was a desperate man who was looking for a way to fix my broken family. I was a fool. I didn't take into consideration what your emotions would be about the whole thing. When I looked at you I saw a beautiful broken doll that was cheated out of life and I thought in my madness I could fix you and my problems. I know now I was wrong. Esme made your early life miserable and I will never be able to fix that I just hope you can forgive me someday."
"Carlisle, I forgave you a long time ago. If you had not done what you did then I wouldn't have met Emmett and I would have never known what true love is. Don't blame yourself for Esme behavior. I am glad that Edward and Alice had enough sense to stop the bitch before she hurt you. I would never have forgiven them if they had let her hurt you. Someday I hope I get to repay her with all the kindness she showed me."
"Okay. Okay that explains what happened but that doesn't explain the fucking shirt."
Leave it to Emmett to state the obvious. Dad started to laugh again. Then stood up and looked at Emmett before he started to speak.
"Well, Jasper had changed so much I decided maybe it was time for me to change myself. We went to this very interesting store and I bought some new clothes. It is truly a fascinating store. I love to go there and just look. Besides I want to feel young again. I have been stuck in a rut for so long. I want to live again."
"This wouldn't have anything to do with Dannie dad would it?"
"Who the fuck is Dannie?" Rose asked. Dad threw me draggers with his eyes.
"You are going to have to tell them soon enough Dad. I have a feeling Dannie will be a huge part of our lives."
"Oh please Dad don't tell me you like a dude." Emmett said looking like he would be sick at any moment.
"Shut up Emmett we will accept whoever makes Carlisle happy. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes Rosie." Emmett looked defeated as he looked at Rose.
Carlisle laughed again. Then looked at me, before he spoke. "Dannie is one of Jasper human friends from home. I have met her recently and am quite taken with her. I think you both will love her. I hope that soon you will get a chance to know her as well."
"Does she know what we are?" Rose asked nervously.
"No we haven't spoken to her about that yet."
"I thought you said she was Jasper friend."
"She is. She is the daughter of the caretaker of my home. I have known the family for years. But the subject of who I am or what I am has never come up."
"Hey Wizard where is home anyway?" Emmett asked
"It is a little town in Northwest Tennessee that is called Whitlock."
"Dude you went out and bought a town named Whitlock?"
"No Em. I am from the town that is named after my family."
"What you are from Texas not Tennessee?"
"No Em. Alice assumed I was from Texas. I never corrected her. I am sorry but I have kept my true home from everyone. I was losing who I was and I wanted to keep a part of me still alive somewhere even if it was hidden. When I left here that night, home was calling me. I went there and found my true self again. That is why the urban cowboy look. This is who I truly am. I am a dark headed boot wearing cold hearted bastard. I hope you both can get use to that."
Rose come across the floor and hugged me tightly. She released me and looked into my eyes.
"Jay we love you. It doesn't matter what you look like or what you wear. It is who you are on the inside that matters the most."
"Thanks Rose that means a lot."
"Now tell me Carlisle. Is Dannie hot?"
"Emmett that is not an appropriate question." Rose roared.
"What?!"
"It is okay Rose. Yes Emmett I would say that Dannie would be hot on your scale. She has the most breath taking green eyes and beautiful smile. She also smells heavenly. Honeysuckles and rain." I suddenly felt a huge wave of lust roll off of Carlisle. I reached and touched his arm.
"Down boy. I don't need to be feeling those thoughts when I go see Bella."
We all started to laugh as we watched Carlisle grow uncomfortable.
"Damn Dad. I didn't know you had it in you dude. That is wicked cool."
"So, when are you going to see Bella Jasper?" Carlisle was trying to change the subject.
"I am going for a hunt then come back and shower. I hope to be at Bella's sometime after breakfast."
"Sounds like a plan."
I quickly put all my stuff away. I was grateful that Rose had taken all the stuff of Alice and put it away. So at least the memories of us didn't overwhelm me. I hurried and headed back down stairs. Rose, Emmett and Carlisle was waiting with for me.
"You didn't think you would go out by yourself, did you?"
"No but I am surprised that this is going to be an entire family outing. But I am glad to be back with my family. So let's go."
We headed out and hunted. It was good to taste something different than the deer that had been sustaining me. The taste of cougar and elk was intoxicating. After we had gotten our fill, we headed home. I headed up to the shower. I took an extra long hot shower and hoped it would relax my muscles and the tension I was feeling. So much was going to go into this meeting with Bella. It felt like a make or break situation. I wanted this to go right. I just hoped Bella could accept the changes I had made and accept the real me. Flaws and all shining for her to see. I got out of the shower. I took a towel and wiped the stream from the mirror. I could do this. Bella would accept me. I had to believe this. I wrapped the towel around my waist and went back into the bedroom. I pulled out a black button shirt and a pair of black jeans. I put them on. I put my socks on and next pulled my shiny black boots on. I tucked my shirt into my pants. Then put my black belt through the loops of my jeans. I went back into the bathroom and fixed my fair. I looked back into the mirror and thought not bad Whitlock. Not bad. I put a slap of cologne on and headed back down stairs. Rose and Em went to wolf whistling.
"Knock it off you too."
"I think Dannie is not the only one that is hot." Rosie said.
"Speaking of Dannie, where is Carlisle?"
"Lover boy is on the phone with her. He wouldn't even let us say hi to her." I saw the pouting face on Emmett. I laughed."It will happen, Em. Just give him time. This is all new to him. I think he is still accepting this himself."
"Told you asshole." Rose snapped at him. "Give dad the space he needs. We will meet her. You just got to let him figure out the how and when. So pick up that bottom lip now. You off to Bella's now?"
"Yep." I said as I walked into the kitchen to get the rest of my surprise. Rose followed me into the kitchen.
"You going to be okay? Can I help with anything?"
"I will be fine. I am just a little nervous. But I do have a list of things I need to buy still. You interested in dragging that brother of mine into town for a little shopping on me?"I handed her a list and a black credit card.
"Little brother you don't have to ask me twice. Besides Em and me still need to get her a present. Em has an idea but not sure if we are going to do it. So we might look around for something else first."
"I trust your judgment Rosie. I am going to head out now. I will see you all later okay." Carlisle walked into the kitchen. "Be careful son. I will contact Billy Black and let him know we are in town when you are at Bella's I didn't want anything to ruin the surprise you had planned. Tell Bella we love her and will see her soon." Carlisle wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back and quickly hugged Rose.
"I will tell her. I promise guys. Now if you will excuse me, I have a surprise I need to go give." I quickly headed out to the garage and looked around and finally found what I wanted to take as transportation. It was this gorgeous black Ducati Desmosedici RR motorcycle. It was the perfect mode of transportation. I straddled the motorcycle and pulled out my cell phone. I nervously punched in the message before I pressed send.
"Good morning gorgeous. I hope you are feeling better this morning. Jay"
I waited and a few minutes later my phone vibrated in my hands. I flipped it open.
"Hi ya handsome. I am better this morning. Still waiting for the ice cream and movies, but I am feeling better. IzzyB"
"You and that movie. Like you really would like to see me. Jay" I pressed send and waited for what I hoped would be a yes. After a few minutes, I got another message. I stopped breathing. I was so nervous about what this message was going to say. I flipped the phone opened and looked to see what direction my future would hold.
"Why would you ever think for one minute that I wouldn't want to see you? I miss you terribly. These messages and talking to you these last few weeks has been what has kept me from slipping over into that huge dark black pit. I would give anything to hug you and thank you for all you have done for me. Maybe someday soon I will be able to do that. Until then just know you and the family are so very important to me and I will always want to see you. IzzyB"
I got my answer. I jumped on the bike and headed out of the garage towards Bella's house. I felt the phone vibrate again in my pocket as I pulled into the driveway. I took off the helmet and picked up Bella surprise. I had brought her favorite chocolate ice cream and had bought the movie she wanted to watch. I headed towards the door. I opened the phone and called Bella's phone.
"Hi"
"Hi yourself. I thought I had said something wrong when you didn't reply back."
"No sorry it wasn't that at all. Was you serious about wanting to see me?"
"Yes Jasper. I would never be as cruel as say something like that to you and not mean it."
"Good. Well then come to the door. Please."
"What?" I felt the curiosity in her voice.
"Come to the door now Bella please."
I heard her footstep come to the front door and braced myself for her reaction. She slowly turned the knob and peeked outside. I stood there holding the ice cream in one hand and the movie in the other. In a split second she squealed and jumped straight up into my arms. I felt no fear or anger. All I felt was happiness and love spilling off of Bella like waves. I hugged her tightly. Enjoyed feeling love and acceptance like this. How could this wonderful creature love me and not fear me like she should after I had made such a mess of her birthday. But here she was hugging me tighter than I had been held in a long time. After a few moments, she broke free and looked at me.
"Gosh Jasper I am so happy you are here. But I must admit that I don't think I would not have known who you were if you hadn't called. You look so different but in a good way. Gosh, Jay you look and feel so good. I feel like I am dreaming. If I am please don't wake me up yet."
I looked at Bella standing there in her white sleeveless t-shirt and flannel pants and robe. I loved the fact that she was able to pull off the bunny slippers without looking ridiculous. She looked good in flannel as well. It made her feel soft and warm all over.
"You are not dreaming sweetheart. I am real and I am here with this damn movie you have been bugging me about." My lips curled into a smile. I watched as her face broke out into a smile as well. She was still looking up at me and smiling the biggest smile.
"Come in. No sense in standing outside. With the whole neighbor quaking at us."
We went into the house and Bella closed the door behind me. I looked at her for a moment. As incredible as she looked, I was still worried about her. She looked tired. Under her eyes were dark circles and her skin looked paler than normal. I began to worry that something more was going on with Bella than just pneumonia I reached up and ran my fingers across her forehead and pushed a piece of hair out of her eyes and back behind her ear. She felt so warm. Warmer than normal for a human.
"Bella are you running fever?"
"Yes. I can't seem to shake it. I have been resting like I am suppose to but it keeps coming back."
She went into the kitchen and got a spoon for her ice cream and we walked back into the living room. I followed her. I think I was going to ask Carlisle to check her out to make sure nothing else was going on with her. I didn't want anything to be wrong with Bella. I needed her in my life. I was sure of this. Somehow Bella and I just seem to fit together. I knew that we would help each other through all this pain we both felt.
"I have so many question Jasper. I don't know where to start."
"It is okay darling. I am not going anywhere. I will answer every question you have. But for now let me take care of you. Your temperature is worrying me. You look like you are feeling terrible." I listened as she coughed and I could hear the congestion in her chest. I took the movie from her and put it into the DVD player."For now let's just watch the movie and see if I can get your temperature down." I sit back down on the couch and pulled Bella close to me because I thought my cool body temperature might lower her fever. Bella looked up at me and smiled as she snuggled her head into my lap. I couldn't resist myself I reached down and kissed her lightly on the forehead. I could get use to this feeling this peaceful easy feeling. I rested my hand on Bella's shoulder and just enjoyed the moment. Soon we would have to go over everything that happened but for now I was going to enjoy this moment.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I had to get us to Forks. The next chapter will be Bella and Jasper talking about the past and where they go from here. I have worked out a couple of chapters ahead. I hope I didn't disappoint you with Jasper and Bella meeting. I wanted it to be tender and sweet now. Jasper feels so protective of her. It only seems right that he would be worried about her fever and try to cool it down this his body temperature. I need some input for a chapter that I am writing in my head. I want the family to go out and do karaoke. I know what song I have picked for Carlisle and it is perfect but if you could give me some ideas about the rest of the gang. I would appreciate it. If I pick your song, I promise to give you a creative shout out in that chapter. Please send reviews they are my rest for writing this story. I check each one out and try to send you a message. I also sometimes drop hints where this story is going. I hope you like it. Dena