BPOV

I went inside my house on the verge of tears. Good thing Charlie isn't home or he would have known something was wrong.

I decided on making something simple for dinner not wanting to be in the presence of any living creature. Or undead, my heart throbbed at the thought. I knew exactly why Jasper didn't want me to become a vampire and it hurt so badly. He did not want to spend eternity with me. He said that he would do it to let me down easy so he wouldn't have to change me.

I was almost done cooking the noodles for spaghetti when the doorbell rang. It surprised me because I wasn't expecting anybody except my dad to come home. I dried my hands and went to answer the door.

There stood the logo of perfection. His tall, muscular body leaning against the doorframe, with his golden locks falling in front of his ocher eyes. His hands were deep down in his jean pockets, his gaze fixed upon the floor. He looked up at me and a slight grin danced across his face.

"Jasper," I said shocked he was here. Hadn't I asked him not to bother me ever again? I should be angry but I couldn't find it in my heart to be mad. He still cared for me even after I burst out on him like that. "What are you doing here?"

"Bella," the way he said my name sent shivers down my body reaching my toes. He sounded distressed. "I came here to apologize for what I said earlier. You were right, I shouldn't have asked you why but trust your judgment instead. Can you find it in your heart to ever forgive me?"

I couldn't believe what he just said. What did he mean when he said he was wrong? Wasn't I the one who lashed out at him?

"Jasper, I was the one who was wrong. I overreacted to what you said. There is nothing for me to forgive, but I believe there is something I hope you will forgive." I was truly sorry and I hoped he could see that. And apparently from his power, he could.

"Bella I can never be mad at you. You reacted as how a normal person would. It was I who was being the irrational one." He believed that what I did was perfectly normal. Was it from his ability to feel emotions? I don't know but I don't care. I know he is mad at me somewhere deep down.

"No Jasper, I'm sorry but I will not stop until-"

"Alright Bella, I'll tell you what you want to hear. I was mad at you and now I forgive you. Even though that is not the truth at all I still said it and now you should be fine." His words came out in a rush but I could still understand them.

"There you go Jasper," a satisfied smile played on my face. "Now would you like to come in and have dinner?" I knew that he would not have dinner with us anytime soon but I guess it was the thought that counts.

I guess he could point out the sarcasm in me because he said, "Yes Bella I would love to come in and have dinner with you but, I must warn you, it might get a little messy." I giggled a little at the thought of him having dinner with my father in the natural way he did it.

I reached out, grabbed his hand, and tugged him inside. When I touched him it sent a shock through my body and apparently he felt it to because we slowly backed away from each other. He tried to keep the mood light so he smiled and followed me to the kitchen.

From there we really didn't talk much, we just stood there in a comfortable silence. At some point his hand made it to the small of my back and when the door opened he pulled away and took a few steps back to greet my father. I was worried that he wouldn't like the fact that I was alone with a boy in the house, and would tell me he didn't want me hanging out with Jasper. I worried about this before but then I realized that my fathers' words would not keep me away from him.

I turned to find my father aiming his gun right at Jaspers head. I wasn't worried about Jasper but the fact that he wouldn't fall to the floor or even get hurt if he shot it.

"Bella," my father asked his voice full of rage. "Who the hell is this, and why is he standing in my kitchen?"

"Dad stop!" I shouted. "Jasper is my friend. He was just coming over to stop by!" I know I sounded exasperated but I didn't care.

My dad lowered his gun slightly but didn't relax, his body remained in the tense position it had been when he entered and saw Jasper. I looked at Jasper making a face as a signal for him to say something.

"I am sorry if my being here has been a discomfort for you, but what Bella is saying is true, sir, I just wanted to see if she was okay." He tried to calm him down by using his power. I could feel it entering me as well.

My dad lowered his gun all the way and looked sheepishly down at the floor, "I'm sorry son. It's just that, I'm not used to Bella having friends around that aren't girls, and even that is a scarce event."

"That's alright Chief Swan, it was my fault for stopping by at such a late hour. I guess I'll just leave now," Jasper was playing with his emotions to make him feel guilty. I knew it was wrong but it was hard for me to suppress a giggle.

"No that's alright, Jasper was it? You can stay and join us for dinner. I would like to get to know Bella's new friend."