I do not own anything related to the Twilight world. That, my pervs, belongs to the mother superior of our pale vamps: Stephenie Meyer. We just turn her characters into sex addicts. But out of her world, some of my characters are real names.

Thanks to my fantastically betabuddy: Truth in the Moon, mwah ;-x, and the tremendous support from, Lezlee at PTB. Love to each of them.

Non-Lemony except for make-out session ;-)

Recovering

I was shocked, I was pissed, and I was lonely. My roommate had left me. My friend had left me without a goodbye, or explanation. She didn't have the balls to ask or call to see how I was doing. I pouted at our empty dorm room. So, the bitch already got married before me and even lost her virginity before me. What a lucky girl she was to get Jacob Black.

"1301 Lookout Hall. It's right behind the building to my classes. The School of Social Work building," I replied to both Jasper and Edward. I then remembered Esme Cullen. "Hey wait a minute. Your mom made the plans to that building, Esme Cullen." I slapped my forehead with my palm, feeling like the biggest dork. "You're going to need my key-card to enter the dorm building. I have my dorm key in my bag. Are you both going to get my things?" I asked.

Jasper said, "Don't worry, I won't let Edward go through you lingerie drawer."

"Don't worry, he won't find much but Joe Boxers and my one lingerie item, the V.S black number," I replied and laughed.

"Oh sugar, we can change that as soon as you move in with me. We'll go on a major shopping excursion," said Jasper.

"I've never shopped with a man before. Even my dad, I have never shopped with him," I said.

Just then a ring tone from a cell phone had me laughing: Witch Doctor. Edward answered his cell phone, "Hey dad." and left my room.

As soon Edward left, Jasper laced me one question after another about Edward's kiss, "Did he really kiss you? What was it like? Did you feel it your knees? Does he have strong lips? Did he slip you the tongue? What does he taste like? Did he touch you?"

All I could response was a, "Yes. It was very hot and romantic. I can't feel my knees a little but I felt it everywhere else. Yes, he has strong lips. He almost slipped me the tongue until you walked in. His lips tasted sweet. And his hands where on my ribs."

Jasper sighed, "You lucky giiirl." He prolonged the girl part. "So, are you ready to watch some Playgirl when we get home?"

I suddenly started to cry. It was the way Jasper had said home. It was like I had always lived with Jasper.

"What's wrong sugar?" asked Jasper.

"I'm sorry Jas, it was the way you said home. It really hit me that you want me living with you. You know what Jas? I love you. I've only told one other man, and no not my dad, that I loved him. That was my first boyfriend, that fucker. But Jas, what you're doing for me, I can't thank you enough. We've known each other for a while now and I've become close to you. Jas, you're not only my best friend, but, you're like a brother I've never had. Not only a brother, but I'm gaining a sister too. That's why I said I love you."

Jasper sniffled and gave me the biggest hug. "Damn it, Bella! I love you too, sugar. Why do you have to be a woman? God, who could not love you?"

"Well duh, I could've told you that," Edward said while walking in the door.

I hid my blushing face behind Jasper shoulder so Edward couldn't see. Jasper whispered, "Did you hear that?"

I nodded.

"So, do you really have the Playgirl channel?" I asked Jasper.

"I do, I'm a regular customer. You should see what I have lurking on my computer. I'll have to show you later. Ooh, we can shop online also at…" Jasper stopped to whisper in my ear. "Victoria's Secret."

"Jasper!" I cried out.

Jasper also whispered in my ear, "I also know a couple of websites that have a lot of cute and sexy men panties." He then wiggled his eyebrows.

"Jasper!" I laughed clearly knowing what he was hinting about.

"What are you two whispering about?" asked Edward but he continued when he received no response. "Anyway the first good news is that Carlisle signed your release papers, and the second good news is that we have a surprise for you."

The first was real good news that I get to go to Jaspers place today. But the second news I cringed because I hate surprises and I thought I would let them know.

"Just to let you both know that I hate surprises. I hated being surprised. Even when I was a child at my own birthday parties I always hated being surprised. It feels like being the center of attention. But, I really do hate surprises."

"You'll like this surprise," Edward said. "Can I get your key-card? Jasper and I will go get some clothes for you and pack your things."

I replied, laughing, "Promise to have Jasper pack my dainty items" I then played around with both of them and continued, "Remember, all my Victoria's Secrets are in my second drawer" I winked at Jasper.

"Sugar, what are you in the mood to wear today?" asked Jasper.

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe my black mini-skirt, low-cut, skin-tight white t-shirt, my thigh-high stockings, and my Mary-Jane's. Also don't forget my black laced bra, my black laced crochless panties, and my garter belt to hold up my stockings. I feel the naughty school girl mood but I'll settle for my running pants and a long sleeved shirt. I'm not kidding about the bra and panties selection though." Teasing and lying to them about my undergarments, I laughed and looked at both men.

Jasper was quietly laughing but Edward stood there shocked and awed with his mouth hanging down to his chest. Well, I'm only getting Edward back for his little seduction from his Frankie t-shirt.

Jasper grabbed Edwards arm to pull him out the door. Edward remained speechless.

"Come on gorgeous, before you decide to rip everything off in front of my sugar so we need to go get her things. Bella sugar, where is that key-card?" asked Jasper.

"It's in my wallet. Go ahead and get it," I said.

Jasper then let go of Edwards arm, went over to my bag and found my wallet. I was watching Jasper because he kept smiling the whole time. I'm not sure if he was smiling from my little seduction or the contents to my wallet.

His eyes widened. I knew what he found. The rubber that had been in there for two years.

"Sugar, we should be back in an hour or so," Jasper said and pulled Edward's arm, leaving my room.

EPOV

I'm glad Jasper saved me from Bella's submissions. My lust for Bella is overwhelming but I'm still the type of man that wont give into my lust. Unless…

I looked over at Jasper when we left her room and asked him, "Did you catch what was in her wallet?"

"How did you know about the rubber?" he asked.

"I knew it! It was when Holly called her mom a few days ago. I guessed she kept a condom."

"I wonder if she put it in there recently or it's been in there for a while?" Jasper asked.

"I don't know. Did it look old or new because I'd get her a new one." I told him and laughed.

"Were you planning on using it?" he asked.

"Damn it, Jasper!"

"Edward?"

"Hmm"

"How was the kiss?" he asked.

"Jasper! Now, I'm not the one to kiss and tell but when we kissed, it was like a shot went through my lips down my throat, down my chest to my stomach, and straight to my cock. It was the most amazing feeling that I have ever felt. I know I was doing good when I felt goosebumps on her skin. Her body shivered. I was going to move my hands up more until you walked in."

We were walking together as I was told him this but I think I lost Jasper when I got to the point of when I made Bella's body shiver because I looked behind me, Jasper was standing there with his mouth hanging open. I turned, and walked the few steps back to him.

"Jasper, are you ok?"

"Oh, Edward, that was the most romantic thing I have ever heard. Damn, saved by Jasper. I come prancing in, ruining your romantic interlude. So, does this mean that you have feelings for my Sugar?"

"Does my heart go ker-plunk whenever I see her? Does my tummy twist into a cute bow when she smiles at me? Does my cock…okay, enough details. So yes. I have major feelings for your Sugar, Bella." I proclaimed.

"Soon to be your sugar, Edward. That's how it was for me when I first laid eyes on Mike. My Victor was sexier than you, but when Mike walked into R's that one night, I thought my heart would never be alive again. I thought I would never have the same reaction that Victor had caused in me. Okay, I lied, you are much sexier than Victor."

"What made you start calling Bella, Sugar?" I asked in wonder.

"I called her Sugar from the first moment I saw her dancing. She was so sweet, innocent, and pure from the way she moved and looked. It was sweet. And then we started talking. Her personality was all it took to make me call her Sugar."

"Awe, Jasper. You love her too," I said to him and he was looking away trying to hide his blushing. I continued, "Should we take you scrawny little VW, or my Lexus?" I asked.

"Are you serious, you and Sexy Lexy? We'll go in your car," he said and laughed.

"Sexy Lexy?" I laughed and continued "I never heard that one before. I'll have to tell Bella that one. But, if Bella has a lot of stuff we should go by 'Emse's Design' and pick up her blazer. I'll leave her my Lexy and I'll pick it up later."

We took the short drive to Esme's and picked up her blazer. I told her that Bella was being released today and she'll be staying with Jasper. Esme told me that she would like to see Bella soon.

We then drove over to the university dorms. We found Bella's dorm room and entered. I smiled to myself at how cute and immaculate they kept the dorm. I figured which one was Bella's side of the dorm since the other side was vacant. Her roommate had just removed her things.

"Edward, I'll pack Bella's personal things, clothes, and toiletries. I know that she would get embarrassed to know if you've been lingering inside her panty drawer."

"I would get embarrassed too. Of course, I would want to know her secret collection of what she wore. But I'll save that for later."

"Edward, shame on you!" he exclaimed.

We got to work on her room. I packed up her bed linens. I boxed up what was left in her mini-fridge and I boxed up the small DVD collection- Harry Potter? I picked one Harry Potter called 'Goblet of Fire' and looked at the cover. Jasper came over to me and looked at the DVD.

"Hey Edward, that one kid looks like you," he said while pointing to one character.

I threw the DVD in the box. Fuming, I said, "Everyone keeps telling me that."

We went back to packing. I laughed at the movies she has. They were all 80's classics: Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Labyrinth, Pretty in Pink. What the hell is with Molly? She was the 80's queen of teen movies.

I blushed at one DVD that was hidden underneath all of them. It was a porno called 'Girl Power'. That little vixen. Jasper made me jump and he began giggling. I thought he caught me lurking at the x-rated video

JasPov

"Hey Edward, that one kid looks like you," I told him and pointed to one of the characters. He threw the DVD in the box.

"Everyone keeps telling me that," he said in a bitchy mood.

I went over to Bella's dresser to pack up her clothes. Damn, she has plain clothes. No sense of style this girl had. She had a lot of jeans and sweaters. God, I can't wait to see what is in her closet. I glanced over to Edward and he crouching down ogling over a DVD. I opened up another drawer and found a vast array of Joe Boxer bras and Hanes panties.

I giggled, "Yeah right, sugar."

"What the hell are you laughing at over there?" he asked.

"Oh, Miss Sugar lied about her lingerie drawer. You should see what kind of naughtyness she has in here. Hey Edward, is this the shirt?"

"What shirt?" he asked.

I held up the button down navy blue shirt to him. Edward sighed and said, "Yeah, that's the one she was wearing the first time Carlisle and I saw her. I'm so partial to that color blue with her skin. It's so breath taking how it accentuate's her skin tone. How the shirt hugged her bre…"

I was chuckling at him because he had his hands formed as breasts in front of his chest as he cut off the word breasts. Edward just shook his head but pulled out his cell phone.

"Bella? It's Edward… Are the TV and DVD player yours? Okay. So take everything except the furniture. Is the mini-fridge yours…Angela's? Well, now it's yours. How are you doing?... You do? Me too… Don't worry Jasper is packing your personal items. My duty is strictly everything, except what's in your drawers." Edward blushed and continued. "Hey nice collection of DVDs you have there. Harry Potter though?... I know Jasper pointed that out to me…I've never seen them. Oh, my mom, Esme I mean, would like to see you… I don't know. Probably just to meet you I guess… Hmm? I did too…Me too. Okay, we'll see you in a few if I can get Jasper to stop gawking at your panties. I'm just kidding, Bella… Okay, see ya."

I was watching Edward while he was having his conversation with Bella on his cell. He did blush a few times, and it was sweet as candy. I finished packing Bella's clothes that she had in her drawers and closet. I need to take that girl shopping.

I did save her a pair of yoga pants, t-shirt, her "naughty" bra and panties. I loaded a few boxes into Esme's blazer. I had to fold the back seat down to make room for the other things.

"Jasper, we're taking the TV, DVD, fridge, and the room divider," Edward said.

I helped him with the TV and fridge but when it came to the room divider, we had to strap it on top of the blazer.

Once we got everything loaded into Esme's blazer, we headed back to my place and unloaded everything into my apartment. I put the light weight weelchair in my car for Bella. The wheelchair was from Victor when he had to use it. By the time we made it back to pick up Bella, it was well into the afternoon.

The nurse helped Bella dress in the clothes that I picked out for her. Instead of using one of the hospitals wheelchair's, I pushed Bella in Victor's wheelchair.

Bella eyed the chair and asked, "What's that? I mean I know what it is but what's it for?"

"Bella, this used to belong to my Victor. It's a lightweight wheelchair so you don't have to push around a gaudy heavy wheelchair. This thing is so lightweight that you can hold it up with one hand."

"Oh cool! You're giving it to me? Jasper, that is so sweet. Thank you," she said.

"Surprise!" Edward and I both said.

"That's my surprise? Thank god! I thought you were going to give me a ridiculous coming home party," she blew out a breath.

BPOV

I could've sworn that they would give me a stupid surprise coming home party. It was the smirk on Jasper's face that had me suspicious. But when they told me the surprise was the wheelchair, I was still suspicious.

The wheelchair was nice. When the nurse placed me in it, I was surprised by how right they were; on it was very easy to push around. Jasper still pushed me through the halls though. Edward carried my things.

I thought about my parents and Phil. I was majorly pissed that neither one of them came to visit me. For fuck sakes! I'm their daughter and step-daughter. They should be at least concerned for me. Mom did call a couple times while I was here. She always caught me when I was sleeping. But still I was pissed.

We did manage to talk for a half hour the night before. She told me that Charlie was on private duty and couldn't be away from his job. Fuming, I asked her what was her excuse for her and Phil not coming to see me. She fumed back at me. She told me that she had a reason and couldn't explain it to me. I just said, "Whatever, Mom" and told her I needed to get some rest. I hung up on her, still pissed.

I think that's why I've been in a bitchy mood for the past couple days with Nurse Ratched. I was still gloating though.

"Who's car do I get to ride in?" I asked over my head to both of them.

Jasper spoke, "You're going to ride with me. Edward's going to drop off Esme's blazer at her office so he can pick up his car."

I had not seen Jasper's car yet. When we got to the parking lot and stopped in front a car, it was cute as hell. He had a pearl-pink VW Jetta. It has one of those flip paint effects where it's iridescent with a chameleon effect.

Jasper took the short drive to Bellevue and we arrived at his apartment. We listened to Van Morrison along the way.

"Bella, don't get all hissy fit with us but Edward and I did plan another surprise for you."

"I knew it! I could tell from the silly smirk you had on your face earlier. The chair was a surprise but what else did you get me?" I asked.

But before Jasper could response, he pulled into the parking lot at his apartment complex. There stood Edward, and my parents.

I began to sob.

I looked at Jasper with tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Surprise!" he whispered.

Edward waved to us. Mom was already running towards Jasper's car. Phil waited along side Edward by a black car.

"Jasper!"

"You can thank us later," he told me.

But before Jasper could turn his car off, Mom was pulling my door open and yanking me into a bear hug while peppering kisses on my face.

"Oh, baby. I'm so sorry I didn't get here earlier. We're so sorry. I know I lied to you on the phone the other night but Edward told me not to say anything to you. I would've driven in earlier but the monsoon season began in Arizona and we all got flooded in. They had to close a couple of streets and we were blocked in."

I sobbed harder into her shoulder. Mom was half-way inside the car.

"I'm here now, baby. I've been keeping in contact with Dr. Cullen, and Edward. Everytime I would try and call you, the nurses kept telling me that you were sleeping. Please, Bella, could you please forgive us? God, I missed you so much. Shh, shh, it's alright, baby." Mom cooed to me.

Hearing a throat clearing behind mom, Jasper stood there waiting with my new chair. Mom did the honors this time, helping me of get out the car and into my chair. She pushed me over to Phil where he embraced me in a steel hug. He also made his pleas to me for not coming sooner.

While Mom pushed me up the sidewalk, I mouthed a, "thank you" to Edward while we passed him. He winked back a response. Oh, good lord! How can he make me melt at a time like this? From that little wink make everything in me pulse.

We entered Japser's apartment and I was taken aback. I expected a very frilly, girly apartment, but it was modern style and very manly. I took over pushing myself when Jasper began showing me around his apartment.

"Welcome home, sugar."

"Japser, this is way cool and very nice," I told him.

"I like it. No, who am I kidding, I love it. Thanks to Carter and Ty, they gave me hints."

"Carter and Ty?" I asked.

"Yeah, Carter Can from DIY and Ty from that Sunday home show. Let me show you the kitchen."

I followed him into the kitchen. It was modern and very accessible. Under the kitchen sink and some of the counters were cut out for wheelchair space. The fridge was side-by-side. The stove was low. He had a center island with a couple of stools. Above the island, he had a hanging pot rack. We went in one door and out another.

I followed him down a long hall. "Here's my room," Jasper said and I peeked inside. It was a typical mans room with a large bed to say the least.

He continued on down the hall. "Here's the bathroom." It was situated on the other side of the hall. I looked inside and it was huge. About fifteen people could fit inside it with four more inside the shower. The bathroom had a long counter with no cabinets underneath. He did have a couple of those small cabinets on wheels that you can move around underneath the counter though. The toilet sat in the corner with a big roll-in shower.

I followed him down a little more. "And, here's your room." I rolled in. I absolutely loved the way he decorated it for me. It was a semi-fluffy girl's room. My bed was a double; No more single college dorm beds. It was my type of bed. He had on my bedspread that my mother gave to me when I left Arizona. It was her bedspread also when she was a child. My walls were painted mild-coffee colored. He hung up plaques, and wall art of suns and moons. Some had faces on them. I had beige mini-blinds with a lacy window covering. That was the only frilly thing in my room. I had two night stands, a dresser, and a small desk in the corner.

I heard an, "Oh," behind me. I didn't realize that mom was following me with the apartment showing.

"Do you like it?" Jasper asked.

Both mom and I replied a "yes" and sighed.

I looked behind me and Jasper pulled mom out of my room leaving only Edward and I. I hadn't realized that he was following us, as well.

"Okay, Bella. Say your goodbyes now," Jasper said to us.

"What?"

"I'm placing you on a Edward hiatus," he said trying to hold back his smirk.

"What?"

Edward sighed, "Jasper thought it would be a good idea to give you recovery time without me for a week."

"A week!" I exclaimed.

"Don't worry, I agreed. I thought it would also be a good idea for you to catch-up with your mom and Phil. We can still talk on the phone if you want," Edward told me.

"Also, you need to learn your new life. A week without Edward's distractions. If I'm going to be helping and teaching you, I can't have Eddie here distracting the both of us," Jasper said to us.

I moaned, "A week without Edward? Eddie though?" I laughed.

"You promised," Edward said.

"How come he gets to call you Eddie?" I asked and nodded to Jasper.

"'Cause he loves me," Jasper said while batting his eyelashes. "Okay, say your three-minute goodbyes and hit the road, Eddo."

Jasper left and closed the door behind him. My heart pounded in my chest from just being alone with Edward. I looked up at him and smiled. He did the same, while looking down and smiled. Our eyes locked for a moment and the energy in the room shifted from calm to eros. He quickly bent down and locked lips with mine.

This kiss was so electrical that it sent shock waves down to my pussy. I weaved my hands through his hair. He had one hand behind my neck and the other was on the small of my back. He was breathing fast through his nose. He moaned when I snaked out my tongue and licked his bottom lip.

"Bella…,"he momentarily replied and went on deepening the kiss.

I was trying to concentrate on the kiss but my thoughts were elsewhere. One more minute, and Jasper was going to storm back into my room. I placed both hands on Edward's cheeks and pushed his face, removing his lips from mine.

He rested his forehead on mine, still panting. "Edward, I can't do this now. Not being able on seeing you for a week, it's going to be harder."

"I want to be with you more," he exclaimed and pecked my lips with chaste kisses. I returned the kisses.

"It's just a week. You can call my cell phone," I told him.

He sighed. "I'll call you later, Okay?"

Just then, Jasper knock on my door. "Oh, Eddo. Times up."

We both snickered.

Before leaving, Edward gave my mom a hug and shook Phil's hand. He told Jasper he'd see him on Tuesday. Before leaving in the gorgeous black car, Edward looked at me, smiled that gorgeous crooked smile of his, and winked.

I needed a week of recovery from getting myself mangled up, from being layed up in the hospital and a week of recovery from the kiss in the hospital and the kiss a few moments ago.

Mom and Phil also said their goodbyes for an hour. They just arrived from their trip and they needed to go check in to the hotel. Mom told be they'd be back soon so we could catch-up. In the meantime, Jasper took me back into my room.

"Okay, Sugar. It's time for some real serious talk about what happened to you." Jasper sat on my bed. "You have a strong head on your shoulders for someone who just lost the use of her legs."

"Jasper, I'm fine. I have hope that I'm going to walk again. This" -I pointed to my legs and chair- "Is just a setback in my life that I'll deal with it. I'm not going to mull over because I'm in a wheelchair now.

"I had a lot of thinking time while I was in the hospital. Jasper, there's some people who can't handle that they've been injured or became disabled. They can't handle it so they need to see some psychiatrist to deal with what happened to them. I'm not going to be that person to sit in the corner and whine away because I'm disabled now. I have a life to live. Sure, It's going to be difficult and a different life."

"Wow! You are a strong woman. Sugar, we need to discuss how some things are going to effect your body. You're going to experience complications," he told me and grabbed my hands and held them firmly.

"Like what?" I asked.

"Adjusting to a spinal cord injury is difficult because all physical aspects of your body are affected. You may lose control of your bladder or your bowels and you may experience urinary tract infections. So, you need to keep a routine schedule of emptying your bladder. You may experience pressure sores from being in one position for a long time. You are at highly increased risk of blood clots in your limbs. You are also at risk for a dangerous condition called autonomic dysreflexia and at risk of experiencing a new injury because you lack sensation in your legs.

"The blood clots we can manage. We just need to keep those pretty little legs moving. If you can't move your legs then you're going to experience muscle spasms and your legs will jump around. It's going to startle you at first because you'll think that because they're jumping around, they're getting better. Sugar, when your muscles aren't working then your nerves will make them involuntary work.

"Because you can't feel your legs, you need to watch it when you shave them. If you cut yourself or burn yourself, you won't feel a damn thing. Lastly, you're going to have pain. Believe me, you're going to experience pain in your upper body because your using it more than your lower. I have a stocked supply of vicodin. Thanks to Vancouver for selling vicodin over the counter."

I was taking all of what he was telling me in. I began to feel the pain inside, a knot in my stomach. I was on the verge of crying and I tried to hold it back.

"Jasper…" A tear did stream down my cheek

"Oh, Sugar. Don't worry about it. We're going to help you. Edward and I will help you through this. We, even you, are going to beat this in this ass. I'm not giving up on you and neither is Edward. I want to see you on the dance floor swaying away and wiggling those hips like the first time I saw you. I don't ever want to hear from you that you can't do it. You are strong, Bella Swan," he held my face in his hands. "Okay?"

"Okay," I replied.

"Now, how about some dinner. You're going to help me with making the salad and I need to get the lasagna prepped. You're folks are coming back over tonight to join us."

As we prepared dinner, we talked. We talked about everything that we missed talking about at R's. It was little things like our childhood, school, friends. We talked about our parents a lot. I kept watching Jasper as he made the lasagna by hand. If I were to make one, it would come out of the freezer in an already made meal dish by Stouffers. I needed to get back to my old self again and start cooking. Jasper had a unique way of pouring the homemade sauce, laying the cooked noodles, and adding the ricotta cheese. It was professional and sexy looking. I giggled at him when he wore an old looking apron with "Kiss The Cook" on the front. I did help him make the salad as he asked. It was no problem with the counters being low.

Mom and Phil returned. Mom did all the talking this time. She told embarrassing stories of my childhood that I didn't want to dare to bring up in front of Jasper. She kept me blushing the whole time. I missed Mom so much. We hadn't seen each other since I relocated here. Mom and Phil didn't have a problem with me living with Jasper.

Mom whispered in my ear a few times, "Are you sure he's gay?"

I kept repeating my response, "Believe me."

I guess Mom thought Jasper was cute, too.

After dinner, Jasper and Phil took a walk around the block to let us girls talk. I did need some alone time with Mom.

She helped me onto the couch.

"Baby, come home for a while."

"I am home, Mom."

"I can take care of you until you get better."

"I can't. I still have to go to school in a week or so. Besides, this is my recovery time. I need to teach myself a new way of life. Jasper is going to help me with doing that," I told her.

"And Edward?"

"Edward…Well, Edward is going to help my body recover. I mean, he's going to be my therapist."

"You like him, don't you?"

It wasn't a question because she knew.

"Mom…I, ugh…"

"I can see the way you look at him. Don't worry, Baby. It's fine. He is a good looking man. I have good vibes about him," she told me.

"Are they the same vibes you had with Phil?" I asked.

"Oh, definitely."

The rest of our conversation was like the one Jasper and I had earlier. I told mom about the disability and how it would affect my body, much the same way Jasper had explained it to me. Still, nothing I said could stop the flow of tears and the loud, squeaky hiccups coming from her. I comforted her, telling her not to worry. If I wasn't, she shouldn't. I told her that Jasper was going to be helping me every step of the way.

In some ways, I've always been the stronger one than Mom. She was always the worrier and I was the warrior.

She continued to beg me to come back home, and was about ready to pull the guilt trip when Jasper and Phil arrived back from their walk. They glanced at me before sharing a look. I wondered what their conversation was about.

They went back to their hotel around ten, after my mother promised to check in with me every day. Yippie. They were only staying three days. Actually, two more since this day was almost over. Mom and Phil had to go back to work in a week. The devotion, though, of driving all this way to spend three days with me was so heart taking.

I was exhausted and ready for a good, long, hot shower. As I wheeled myself toward the bathroom, I realized I had a slight problem. I was going to need Jasper's help. Before hesitantly asking for Jasper's help, he knew what I was about to ask him.

"Are you ready for your shower, Sugar?"

"Are you okay with this? I mean, this isn't going to be weird for you?" I asked.

"Is it going to be weird for you having your best male friend help you take a shower?"

"Awe shit, Jasper. Let's just get it over with."

I blew out a deep breath and began to strip in front of him. Teasing him, I began humming the stripping song. He just shook his head and smirked. I began with my bottoms. Wiggling in my chair, I eased my yoga pants and panties down my legs. For the top half, I removed everything quickly. That little smirk took all my shyness away and it was flushed down the drain. I sat there, completely nude. But a heat flushed my cheeks when Jasper looked at my shaved pussy.

"What? You don't like being a women and have it like a little girl?" he asked as he eyed my bareness.

I couldn't believe he just said that to me. I rebutted back, "Jasper, that's not nice. Besides…" I can't believe that I'm telling him this. "I have a paranoia. Pube hair freaks me out. It has always freaked me out since I was a little girl. Ugh, now don't laugh…" Jasper stood there with arms folded and trying to hide his laugh. "But pube hair on soap, wash cloths, or anything else, grosses me out. That is why I shave."

He slowly un-weaved his arms. "Oh. My. God! So, do I! I have the same thing! Also when I was a little boy I was paranoid about it. My mother would tell me, 'Jasper, you're going to get pubic hair also.' I would cry and whine away. 'I don't want it!' I would tell her just crying away. To this day, twig and berries never kept its bush."

I began to laugh hysterically at him. Leave it him to say something to ease the heavy shyness away from me.

He showed me how to position my legs so I could slide onto the shower bench using the grab bars on the wall. I had the shower heat on full blast. Last time I had a hot shower was the cold morning of my accident. He stayed in the bathroom just to be sure that I was okay. We talked while I showered. He helped me into my comfy pajama's and helped me into my bed. I moaned at how soft it was. I noticed the small bell on my nightstand.

"What's that for?" I asked and pointed to it and continued. "What, are you now my butler?"

"That's incase you need help during the night. If you need to, please use it, Sugar. Okay?"

"Jasper, stay with me for a while?

He tucked me in and did another fatherly gesture, he kissed my forehead and told me goodnight. He laid next to me, on top of my quilt. He wrapped his arm around my waist and hummed.

I tucked my upper body into him, rested my head on his shoulder and I was off in dreamland in no time.

A/N: I needed Renee and Phil to show up sometime to see Bella. I've been receiving PM from my readers, "Where's Renee?" I thought and thought on how to incorporate her not being there at the time of the accident. Flying phobia!

The tidbit on the pube hair too weird? I'm sorry if it lead to a bit crackfic but I couldn't help Jasper's wise ass crack on the twig and berries.

Last thought- I'm sorry for the long delay of up-dating. I was racking my brain on how to incorporate Renee and Phil into the story. I'm also trying to get my chapters up-to-date over on Twilighted. I've only have up to chapter 6-ice on there.

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~PattzCougar