a/n I haven't completely decided but this chapter might be from both povs. But I may end up doing it all in Jasper, leading up to Bella's birthday party, and next chapter be in her pov.
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Chapter 10
JPOV:
I stayed in front of Bella, and we both got dressed quickly. My mom had gone back into the living room.
"I'm so sorry Bella, I thought for sure she was still in California. She never called or anything saying she would be back earlier."I whispered to her. She was still red from blushing.
"Its ok Jasper. As long as Charlie doesnt find out. I'll get over." She started laughing, and I couldn't help but join in.
"Jasper Aaron Whitlock, get in here."
"Coming mom." I helped Bella jump down from the counter. We walked into the living room. My mom motioned we sit. So we did.
"I'm disappointed Jasper. Of all the places, my kitchen counter? I have half a mind to remove your arm, and beat you senseless with it. You better hope and pray I don't run into Chief Swan. I'm going to my room to look into replacing my counter." She left. I expected to have my ass chewed. She talked calmly. I wasn't sure what was worst. I thought about telling her about her car, don't know why, but then I thought better of it, and kept my big mouth shut. Bella had her head in her hands. I couldn't tell if she was laughing or crying. Her face and neck were beet red.
"Bella honey," I gently prodded her to get her to look at me. "Look at me sweetie. Its ok. She will be gone before we know it, and this whole thing will be forgotten." Bella looked up at me, tears in her eyes, but she didn't look sad, she was laughing so hard she was crying. "You're laughing?" I was shocked. She just nodded, then snorted and laughed even harder. I shook my head at her. She pulled out her cell phone, and was calling someone. "Who are you calling?" She motioned for me to be quiet.
"Alice, oh my God! You are never going to guess what just fucking happened." I rolled my eyes, now it will be all over the school. "So we came back to Jasper's after school.
Totally not thinking, we were in the kitchen. Yes, we were doing that. No we didn't think, I just told you that, anyway right after we had finished his mom totally saw us. I don't know how mu,
yea she threatened to beat him, and tell Charlie, I know right." She was laughing again. I could hear Alice but it wasn't clear enough to make out what she was saying. "Hey, let's all go
get some dinner. We will meet everyone at the diner in twenty. We need to get away from here." She hung up her phone. "Jasper honey, let's run by my house, so I can throw Charlie's
dinner in the oven. Then we going to eat with everyone."
"You do realize by telling Alice, that now everyone knows."
"Oh well. Its not that big of a secret we are having sex. The girls already know. Therefore by default so do Emmett and Edward." She shrugged, and pulled me towards the front door. We stopped by her house, and she ran inside setting the oven, and sticking some lasagna in it to warm up for Charlie. She left him a note telling him where she was, and that she was sorry she missed dinner with him.
"So Bella, what do you want for your birthday?" She looked at me, almost scared.
"Nothing Jasper." She turned her attention back to the road, as we got closer to the diner. I wanted to get her something nice, but if she wouldn't even give me a hint. Fuck. Everyone had beaten us to the diner, and had already snagged a table in the back. Emmett was laughing at us the second we walked through the door.
"Shut the fuck up Emmett." Bella scoffed towards him. His eyes bugged, and his jaw dropped. She had never been that bitchy towards anyone. I completely zoned out on the converstations going on around me. I was trying to figure out what to get Bella for her birthday. Dinner past by in a haze, along with the next two weeks. Before I knew it, it was September, and Bella's 18th birthday was this friday.
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Alice had cornered me after school, and gave a long satin black box. I raised an eyebrow at her. She just shook her head mouthed 'birthday gift' and skipped away. I shoved it into my backpack so Bella didn't see it when she walked up to me not thirty seconds later.
"Ready for tonight honey?" She shook her head no, and stared at her feet kicking invisible rocks. "Bella, darlin' what's wrong?" She looked at me, her eyes red from crying.
"My mom, Phil and Kyle are here. I can't fucking believe her. I told her, time and fucking time again, he and I broke up. Yet she still drags him up here for my birthday. I don't want to see him, why can't she understand Im happy with you?" I didn't know what to say, so I just wrapped my arms around her, and let her cry on my shoulder.
"Shh darlin', it will be ok. I promise." I rubbed her back while she continued to cry. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, and led her towards the parking lot. Her crying slowed down, and she wasn't making much noise.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you,"She rubbed her nose, and looked up at me through red rimmed eyes. "Charlie demands you go to dinner with us tonight, at the lodge. His exact words were, 'Jasper needs to meet your mom, besides, I refuse to be stuck alone with that women.'" She giggled a little. I just smiled.
"Sounds great darlin'. What time?" I kissed her right temple. We continued walking.
"Oh shit, six." She had forgotten. Our group was already gone, of course, at my house decorating for the party tonight. Everyone at Fork's high was talking about it. Bella tensed slightly when she herself realized where they were. "Oh no. Please tell me they aren't spending tons of money decorating for me?" It never failed to amaze me that Bella spent money like it was going out of style, but when we tried to spend some on her, she got self conscience. I kissed her forehead, and held open the driver's door. She climbed in and sat on the driver's seat facing outside. I stepped between her legs, pulling her face to me. I kissed her softly.
"Happy birthday darlin'." She smiled against my lips. I kissed her again, deepening it. Letting our tongues tangle, tasting each other. Her phone rang, playing the theme to 'Cops'. I laughed, only Bella would give her father that ringtone.
"Hey dad. Yeah, we were just heading home, what? No. Tell them to just wait, we will be there shortly." She rolled her eyes. Hanging up, she turned facing the right way. "Come on, Renee is getting impatient waiting for us, and Charlie refuses to tell them where the hide a key is." We all knew where it was why wouldn't her mom be any different. How hard was it to look under the rock on the porch. I strolled around the front of her Tahoe, and climbed in. "Charlie moved dinner up to five, so we only have to entertain for thirty minutes before he gets home, but I told him this morning that my friends were throwing me a party, and he was not pleased, but I did say I was staying at Alice's so, anyway, the bad news is Kyle has been pushed off on us for the night." She growled at that thought. She pulled into her driveway, leaving the tahoe running she ran out unlocked the door, and got back into the car before anyone could talk to her. She noticed her mom frowning in our direction. So she stuck her head out the window and yelled at her.
"See you at the lodge at five. Bye." She backed out and we were off to somewhere. She was driving down back roads away from my house, the school, her house, basically the town of Forks, Washington.
"Bella, darlin' where are we going?"
"I dont fucking know. Somewhere secluded." I pointed to a well hidden road way, overgrown weeds made it almost impossible to see. I hadn't been out this way in years. This old abandoned house use to be our favorite drinking spot. I once again pointed out the place to turn. She turned into the narrow driveway, that led miles back to the old white house. I loved coming here alone even, to walk around the grounds. It was calming with the brooke in the background lightly gurgling. Bella stopped in front of the house, breath taken by its beauty even in old age.
"Where are we Jasper?"
"This is the old Cullen house. Edward's grandparents lived here. Carlisle wanted to be closer to town, so they didn't stay here once Carlisle's parents died. We use to come here when we were younger to get drunk. But that was almost three years ago now. Eventually my mom stopped coming home, and we were free to party there. So much easier then driving all the way out here, and then trying to find our way home once we were drunk, and the alcohol was gone." Bella started to climb out. She wanted to explore, but we didn't have much time. We needed to get back soon to get to dinner on time. Although my mom had threatened and not followed through, I still didn't want Charlie to think we were being inappropriate.
"Bella, darlin' we dont have much time before dinner. I promise to bring you back here. We can all come and Edward will bring the keys so you can see the beautiful inside."
She smiled at me and got back inside the car. She was quiet the whole way back into town. I didn't want to pry, but the silence was irritating me. So I turned on the radio. Keri Hilson,
and Lil Wayne came back out at me. I left 'Turnin' Me On' playing, but kept the volume down lower. Bella pulled into the lodge's parking lot. She turned the Tahoe off, and just sat there.
Her knuckles were white from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. Her breathing was ragged. I slowly undid her hands from the wheel. I pulled the keys from the ignition, making sure she couldn't leave me here alone. I walked around to get her out.
"Bella, darlin'," I started once I got her door open. "We need to go inside, the sooner we go in and eat, the sooner we can leave and get drunk with our friends." I kissed her left temple. She whimpered like a beaten puppy, but got out of the Tahoe regardless. I led her into the resturant. Someone, more then likely Charlie, had made sure there were two chairs open next to each other. I made sure Bella sat next to Charlie, and I sat between her and who I assume was Kyle, since he was giving me the death glare since I walked in.
This wasn't going to be awkward or anything.