Stephenie Meyer owns the characters.

Wow, what a great response to the last chapter. I loved everyone's comments and put a lot of thought into which direction I wanted to take this. Hope most of you are pleased with the result.

Warning: same old same old; you know the drill.

EPOV

He untied the silk blindfold and slipped it off. It took my eyes a few seconds to adjust. I could see a blurry figure by the door. My muscles tensed. What the fuck? My eyes focused and I recognized Bella. She smiled weakly and waved at me.

"Jasper. What the fuck?" I said, closing my eyes and hoping I'd been hallucinating. I knew I wasn't.

"Bella has very politely requested a viewing of your punishment, Edward. And I decided that her presence would add to it, so I granted her permission."

What?

I opened my eyes. Then I remembered I had a vibrator in my ass and I was naked and hard as fuck. I closed them again. "Jasper," I growled.

"Shhh …"

"Don't you fucking shush me, Jasper." I opened my eyes and glared at him.

He looked at me, surprised.

"Get her out of here." I said.

"Edward," Bella said.

"Bella." My voice was steel. "Out. Now." The look I gave her must have convinced her I was serious because she high-tailed it out of there, murmuring "Sorry," as she left.

"Edward." This time it was Jasper. "I think you're being …"

I reached around, yanked the vibrator out of my ass and threw it across the room. It hit the wall with a loud thwack and fell to the floor. "Jasper. Seriously. What the fuck?"

I got off the bed and stepped toward him. I was so mad. "Are you demented? Why the fuck did you listen to her?"

JPOV

Oh my god, he was furious with me. He was beautiful, standing before me; naked and stunning and absolutely enraged.

I took a step back and lifted up my hands. "You're right. I'm sorry, Edward. It was stupid." And I realized then just how stupid.

He glared at me for a moment. Then his face fell and he looked like he was going to cry.

"Edward …"

He held up his hand. "Don't."

I kept my mouth shut.

He ran a hand through his messy hair. He wasn't hard anymore, and that was how I knew I really had failed him. He looked up at me. The doubt and pain that I saw in his eyes almost brought me to my knees.

"I thought this was all about trust, Jasper." He said. "You fucking lied to me. And you let Bella see me … see us … I mean …"

"But," I said quietly, "She's seen us being intimate together before."

"That was different. That was a photoshoot. We didn't know each other then. I wasn't … I wasn't in fucking love with you then."

My heart swelled at his words, but he was still talking. "Do you know how much I'm giving you when I submit to you, Jasper? I'm giving you fucking everything. And I'm trusting you to treat me properly. I expect you to tease me, and punish me and maybe even hurt me physically a little bit. But something like this … bringing another person in, even just to watch … needs to be discussed with me first."

I was nodded and prayed that he wasn't so pissed off at me that he'd ask me to leave. "You're right, Edward. I'm so sorry."

He stared at me. He seemed to be calming down somewhat. But he looked very cautious. "Why did you do it, Jasper?"

I shrugged. I couldn't look at him all of a sudden. "I don't know."

"I don't buy it."

I forced myself to look at him. God, he was so gorgeous, standing there completely naked, but so confident in himself. I had to give him an answer. "I don't know, Edward. Maybe … maybe I was trying to distance myself from the session, or something."

He looked so confused and hurt, I wanted to hold him, but I didn't dare.

"Why?" he said.

I swallowed. My cheeks were flushed with embarrassment. I wasn't used to feeling this way, but I owed him an honest explanation. And if it meant I had to bare my soul to him, so be it. He had already bared everything to me. "Because what I'm feeling for you is scaring the fuck out of me, Edward."

His expression altered. I saw a glimmer of hope. "What are you feeling for me, Jasper?" he asked quietly.

"Everything. You want a list?"

We were standing so close, and the chemistry was so strong, it was pulling me towards him. I didn't dare touch him. It was so hard not to.

"Yes," he said. "You owe me that much."

I nodded. "Okay. Desire, affection, amazement, gratitude …"

"Affection?" He raised his eyebrows, challenging me.

I stared into his beautiful green eyes and swallowed. "L-love. I think. I'm pretty sure."

He reached out and touched my cheek. "Jasper …"

I raised my chin. "I've never felt like this before. It's really fucking terrifying."

He nodded, but he was smiling suddenly and I knew everything would be okay. "You think I'm not scared too? I've never felt this way before either." His hands slid into my hair and he guided my mouth to his. We kissed, hesitantly at first, as if we were discovering each other again. Then deeply and passionately.

All I could think was, thank God, thank God, thank God. My hands came up to clasp his head and I poured all of my apology into that kiss. He had to know how sorry I was.

After awhile he pulled away. We were both breathing heavily. We were both hard.

"Um, Jasper?"

"Yeah?"

"I would really like to give you a few whacks with that paddle right now …"

I grinned and raised my eyebrows. "You would, would you?"

He nodded, a devilish grin on his amazingly handsome face.

"All right. I guess I deserve it. But I probably won't enjoy it."

"Good."

I laughed. "Where do you want me, sir?"

EPOV

Oh, dear God. When he called me 'sir', my cock throbbed. "Kneel on the bed, hands on the headboard," I instructed. Wow, this Dom stuff was easier than I thought.

He got into position. But he still had his jeans on; and those fucking boots. Oh yes. I knew what I was going to do. I climbed onto the bed behind him, reached around and undid his jeans. I tugged them and his boxers down, freeing his hard cock and exposing his perfect ass.

He gasped and I felt him tremble. This was really turning me on. His ass was bare now and that was all I needed. I got the paddle from the dresser and kneeled on the bed beside him.

"How many do you think you deserve, Jasper?"

"Um. Four?"

"Oh, Jasper. I was thinking more like eight."

"Eight?"

The tremor in his voice was hilarious. "Let's compromise. I'll give you six."

He let out a sigh. "Okay. That's fair."

"Glad you think so." I wrapped my left hand around his forearm, gripping firmly, in case he had any thoughts of escape. I touched the paddle gently to his ass, just to get an idea of the angle I would need. He squirmed. "Stay still. And I want you to count."

He nodded. "Fine." He said, his voice tight.

Oh, he really isn't looking forward to this. Good. It'll serve him right for that little stunt. I pulled the paddle back and landed the first strike. It hit his ass with a lovely 'thwack' and Jasper yelped, "One!"

Okay. That was kind of fun. I hit him again, harder.

"Two! Holy fuck, Edward."

"Sorry." I was grinning.

"Are you?"

"Not really." I whacked him again.

"Owe. Fuck! Three."

"Three more, baby. You're doing great."

"Fuck you."

The last three hits went pretty quick and left his ass a glorious pink color. He kneeled there, gripping the headboard with white knuckles and breathing heavily.

"You done now?" He asked.

Is he kidding? "Not by a long shot."

He stiffened.

"But I'm finished with this." I threw the paddle to the floor and got off the bed. "Lie on your back with your hands above your head."

JPOV

Holy crap, my ass was stinging. Why Edward found being spanked remotely arousing was beyond me. I'd lost most of my erection during it. And he wasn't finished with me yet.

I got into the position he'd requested, my jeans around my thighs, my cock hardening slightly when I saw him pick up the handcuffs. Okay, this could be fun … I hissed when my ass rubbed against the sheets.

"A little tender are we?" Edward teased as he got onto the bed beside me.

"You are fucking ruthless, you know that?" But I really was turned on by his confidence and take-charge attitude. He was learning a lot from me, it seemed. And he'd picked up some other things too.

He leaned over and cuffed my wrists together above my head. His hard cock rubbed against my side and left a wet spot. "How did you get the idea to make me count? I never did that to you."

He finished with the cuffs and moved down to look me in the eyes. "I, uh, did a little internet research on Friday."

I grinned. "Really. How very interesting. See anything else you liked?"

"Oh yeah. We'll talk about it later. Right now I want you to be quiet."

"Yes, Mr. Cullen."

He stared at me. "I like that. Keep calling me that."

"Yes, Mr. Cullen."

"Oh, fuck," he whispered. "Keep your hands above your head."

"Yes, Mr. Cullen."

He grinned. "I need to get you naked." He moved down to sit at my feet. "Knees up."

I bent my legs and watched as his trembling fingers started on the laces of my right boot. He stopped once in a while to stroke the leather. "These goddamn boots, Jasper. They fucking kill me …"

"Yes, Mr. Cullen," I murmured, meeting his gaze.

He laughed. "I'm a fucking pervert, aren't I?"

I shook my head, grinning. "No, Mr. Cullen. You're a fucking Adonis."

He rolled his eyes. "You're just trying to butter me up so I'll be nice to you, Mr. Whitlock." He pulled the boot off and tossed it unceremoniously to the floor.

I was shocked. "I expected a bit more reverence …"

"They're only sexy when you're wearing them," he explained, undoing the other one quickly and pulling it off. Next, he removed my socks and then pulled my jeans and boxers off.

"Well, Mr. Cullen. Now I'm naked and handcuffed on your bed. What are you going to do with me?"

His eyes zeroed in on my nipples as he crawled over me.

"Oh … shit," I murmured.

Then his mouth was on me. He tongued and bit and toyed with my nipples as I writhed beneath him. It felt so good …

EPOV

I could tongue his hard little nipples forever, it was so much fun. My tongue pushed the little barbells back and forth. I loved how it made him squirm. I was fucking hard and desperate again and I was going to fuck him. I was going to do it like this, facing him, so he couldn't escape what we felt for each other. He was mine and I was going to show him just how much he belonged to me. I moved down his belly, to his straining cock and gave it some attention, licking and sucking it gently, working him up to a desperation on par with my own.

When I grabbed the lube and a condom off the bedside table, he whimpered, "Edward …"

"What, baby?"

"I really am sorry."

"I know. I'm not punishing you anymore. I'm gonna make you feel good now. I'm gonna show you how I feel about you."

He sighed and relaxed. When I pushed into him, it was fucking spectacular, and the expression on his face almost made me come. When I was all the way in we gazed at each other, enjoying the sensation of being so close together.

"I'm so sorry …"

"Shhh, I know. It's okay."

"I love you, Edward."

"I love you too, Jasper."

It was Heaven and lollipops and cupcakes with double fudge icing. It was so, so good and slow and amazing. We kissed and breathed and moved together. When he finally shuddered in my arms and came against me, it was so good and I climaxed right after, saying his name again and again.

We lay together for so long after I worried his come would glue us together. But I didn't care. We kissed and nuzzled and whispered sappy things to each other. It was glorious and life changing. And I knew I had found something precious and rare.

So … I hope most of you enjoyed that. I know I did. I think Bella is really in for it, though.

Thanks for reading.

Pandora.