If this was a book, this chapter and the next one would be together. But they just don't make sense together. I know this is a shorter chapter than what I've been uploading lately but you won't have to wait long for the next part. I'm going to upload it in two days! What what?

Anyway I hope you like this, I had to write this three times and I ended up coming back to the original -_-.

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Bella POV

Bella was packing for Thanksgiving today. She had just gotten off the phone with Charlie about the grocery list and Jasper had also called her to let her know that he would hunt quickly and then pick her up. Jasper didn't need a car but he said that it would help her with gas if he drove once in a while. She had rolled her eyes and said fine but she couldn't really throw a tantrum if he wanted to get a car. Especially since he already had one.

She was curious to see what it was too. She missed his bike even though she had never seen him on it and the one time she had even been close to it she had been a total wreck hoping for Jasper to be at the Cullen house. The bike was too dangerous to ride in Seattle when it snowed on and off all through winter. Well, not dangerous for Jasper but it surely would have attracted a lot of attention. It just made more sense for Jasper to be on a bike. The idea alone suited him.

She put the last of her things in her weekend suitcase and when she reached for her purse her hand knocked it off her bed and onto the floor. The doll Angel had given her fell out along with the rest of the contents of her purse and slid under her bed. She had been carrying it around with her everywhere she went since Jasper had told her about it. She bent down and picked it up gently incase this had been the fall that broke it. Bella knelt on the ground and looked at it carefully. It should have cracked or at least shown scratches but it was just as it always had been.

She hadn't asked Angel much about it except for why it was so durable. She had said it was made with a special clay. Bella didn't feel comfortable asking her about it being a voodoo present like Jasper had said. She would probably ask her where she got that idea from and she didn't want to involve Jasper. Michael was already throwing little questions her way about him; she didn't want those too from Angel. No, it was safer that she didn't think about him at all. She already believed Jasper and Bella were more than Bella was letting on.

How could she not when Jasper came into Blue every other night to watch her work? She didn't mind because he knew that she could handle herself but Michael and Angel seemed to think it was odd. Angel just shrugged and said, 'Whatever gets you off at night.' Michael on the other hand worried more about Jasper's odd behavior. Sitting quietly in a club full of people, never drinking, never talking to anyone. Just watching her work.

Bella shook her head and tried to stop worrying about Michael and his questions. She took the doll and put her in her suitcase wondering the whole time if it was made of special clay like Angel had said. She put her suitcase on the floor and decided to lay down while she waited for Jasper. It was warm in her room but her hands were freezing. This usually happened when she touched the doll. It was always cold like vampire skin. Could it be magic that held it together? Or some kind of chemical that made it extremely cold?

She had never really been afraid of dolls. Her grandmother had given her a porcelain one when she turned 15. The glassy eyes and floral dress had freaked her out but she forced herself to get over it. Eventually the doll didn't bother her anymore. Angel's gift gave her a weird feeling. Like she was never alone or unprotected. She felt safer when she carried it around.

She made a mental note to ask Jasper about it later. She had put the questions about the doll on the back burner. It was just a doll after all even if Jasper believed it had saved her life.

Bella started to try and see the little paint splatters on her ceiling which always seemed to make a different picture but today she couldn't get in touch with her imagination. She was just too tired. Eventually she gave up and decided she could sleep while Jasper hunted.

There was a soft chuckle and Bella turned to look at Jasper who hadn't been there a second ago. It was making her hot being this close to him. He was usually so cold. Jasper wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. His hand partially touched the exposed skin near the top of her jeans but he wasn't cold. He was warm and inviting.

Bella snuggled into his chest and rested her head under his chin while he said something. It sounded like humming, so slow and smooth. But behind the humming there were words. Screaming. It was too hot.

The screaming seemed to be getting louder the longer she stayed in his arms. Jasper's grip was also getting tighter and warmer. She couldn't breathe. The humming was getting louder and the screaming was in her ears.

"Silly Bella," she heard over Jasper's shoulder. She looked up and saw Victoria. Her flaming red hair going up in flames. "I told you I would come for you."

"Bella," Jasper hummed in her ear but she couldn't tear her eyes away from Victoria's red one's, "Bella it's okay." It wasn't though, Victoria was finally going to kill her. "Bella wake up," she heard Jasper say above the screaming.

Jasper was suddenly very cold next to her, he wasn't humming anymore which made her look down at him but he wasn't there holding her any longer. When she went to see if Victoria was going to pounce she found herself staring into red eyes, much closer this time.

She backed away and felt her back hit the wall. She looked around her, feeling disoriented. There was still humming but it was coming from her heater. Her heart was racing and she was sweating.

The red eyes she had seen, she realized, belonged to Jasper who stood up from her bed and opened her window to let some cool air in. He walked over to her heater quickly and turned it down as well.

"I told you to get rid of that damn thing," he said disappearing into her bathroom and coming out a second later with her towel and her emergency water bottle. "Good thing your neighbor isn't home, I heard you from a block away."

Bella took the towel and wiped her face then she opened the water bottle and drank half of it before asking, "You heard me? What do you mean?"

"You were screaming bloody murder!" Jasper said as he paced her room with one hand on his hip and the other rubbing his eyes. "If I had been on foot I would have been here quicker but I was driving. I thought Victoria had been here. You scared me half to death Bella."

Bella bit her lip and sat up straight on her bed. "I'm sorry," she said after a few seconds of silence when Jasper continued to pace and look like he could bite someone's head off. "I must have turned the heater up too high before falling sleep." She was starting to remember a few details of her dream. She recalled it being extremely hot, hearing the humming, and being terribly close to Jasper which just made her bite her lip harder.

"Stop that," Jasper said kneeling in front of her and putting his hands over her thighs. Had he done that any other day it would have made her blush but seeing as she was already overheated he wouldn't be able to tell. Besides, his cool skin made her feel better after shutting herself off in an oven. "Bite your lip any harder and you'll draw blood."

She let her lip go and frowned instead. It was what she was avoiding. Jasper saw her lips curve downward and moved forward. She thought he was going to kiss her but he kissed her forehead instead. The spot where his lips touched felt cooler instantly.

"I've seen you sleep before," he said out of the blue, "but I've never heard you talk or scream while you were doing it. I heard my name a few times and Victoria's. Was it a nightmare?" His cool hand touched her cheek while his face conveyed worry. She leaned into his hand and sighed, it felt really good against her hot skin.

"Mhmm," she said closing her eyes. She felt his other hand cup her face while he chuckled, much like he had done in her dreams. "Happens sometimes, but I really am sorry." She opened her eyes and found him staring worryingly at her again.

He took his hands away from her face and grabbed hers instead. "It sounded like someone was murdering you, I thought," he sighed, "never mind. It's not your fault what you dream Bella." Jasper looked down and gave a little laugh, "If we're going to point fingers I think we should point them my way."

"Why?" Bella asked.

"Because after killing James I should have gone to look for his mate, it's her that causes your nightmares."

"We're not going to play the blame game Jasper." Bella covered her hands with his this time, "Can we just forget this happened?" Jasper nodded and stood up. He brought her up with him and then walked over to her heater to unplug it.

"Move in with me," he said turning around and crossing his arms.

Bella who had gone to grab her jacket to put it on, believing their conversation was done and they were ready to go, stopped half way and jerked her head his way.

"What?" She finished putting her jacket on and moved over to start putting her shoes on. "We talked about this Jasper, I thought we had agreed-"

"No, you agreed you would think about it. I think you've had enough time."

This conversation was eerily similar to her conversation with Charlie before he had shone her, her new car.

"How can you measure when someone has enough time to think about moving in with a vampire who she has truly only been friends with for a month?" Bella managed to put on one of her shoes with shaking hands and was going on to the next when she found Jasper kneeling beside her again. She jumped back a little but recovered quickly before picking up her other shoe.

"What do you have to lose Bella?" Jasper said taking over for her and tying her shoe laces. "Decent living conditions? Come on," he said sarcastically.

"This place isn't that bad!" Bella stood up as Jasper did the same. "I have a wonderful neighbor, it's close to my job, and rent isn't too bad."

"As opposed to a room, a bathroom, and a kitchen that aren't in the same cubic meter." Jasper crossed his arms while he looked down at her. She cursed her height. She felt very aware of her disadvantages.

"I like it here," she said gritting her teeth. "End of story."

Jasper looked at her very carefully before stepping aside and dropping his arms. "Do it for me, it would give me some peace of mind."

"What?" Bella laughed reaching for her purse. "Knowing where I am at all times and dictating how I live? Been there done that remember?"

Jasper stepped back , shock written across his face. Bella knew she had crossed a line when she saw the hurt in Jasper's eyes.

"Jasper-" she tried to take back what she had said but he cut her off.

"I'm nothing like him Bella, if you don't know that by now-"

"I know I know," she put her hands up and stopped him, "I didn't mean it to come out like that. He's not half the vampire you are Jasper, really. Give me a break, it's me you're talking too. I tend to overreact sometimes."

Jasper fixed her with a cold stare and right then she knew there was only way she could resolve this argument.

"Fine," she looked away for a minute and took a deep breath, "I'll move in with you. Happy?"

Jasper smiled before picking her up and twirling her around her room once, "Insanely happy." When he put her back on the ground where she belonged he kissed her cheek and then grabbed the handle of her bag to take it out to his new car. Bella followed, closing the door and locking it for what was probably one of the last times.

It turned out Jasper had quite the taste in cars but the flavor was much different than what the Cullen's preferred. When Bella had walked outside to join Jasper she had looked around the street once and having imagined it looked again but there was no denying it. Jasper had gone for a beast.

Leaning against his new car was Jasper with the worlds biggest grin. Bella walked across the street and stepped around the car carefully. If she breathed too hard it would eat her alive.

"It's scary isn't it?" she asked looking at it from all angles. "Dodge? Classic I bet."

"This Bella," Jasper said touching the hood of the car carefully, "is a 1970 Dodge Challenger. Yes my sweet, a classic but don't fear it."

Bella let her awe envelope her so that Jasper could feel it. He must have because he smiled as he opened the only door on the passenger side for her. When she got in her breathing caught. The inside was just as magnificent as the outside. An all black interior with a dark wood console. This was every man's dream and Jasper was driving it.

"Like it?" Jasper said getting in and starting the car, it's engine roared while Bella's heart skipped a beat.

"I'm surprised, but at the same time I couldn't imagine you in any other car." Bella saw a few people walk by her window and try to stare inside as well as a couple of drivers passing through. "Jasper, maybe you should put your contacts in."

"I did-" Jasper stopped and shook his head reaching for the glove department, "they must have disintegrated when I was rushing to get to your apartment."

"Why would they do that?" She asked unaware that they could dissolve so quickly.

Jasper explained the reaction his venom had on him when he was stressed, sad or angry. The catalysts were more sever for him than other vampires because of his gift. Bella nodded and when he was done putting brand new contact lenses in, they took off. He let her get used to the roar and rumble of the engine before hitting the highway and really stretching the legs on his car. He was projecting his happiness all throughout the ride while Bella tried to hold in her lunch. Eventually she became accustomed to the speed and the vibrations but she doubted it would have happened with anyone but Jasper.

She just couldn't explain it. She trusted him with her life and yet she had struggled to move in with him. An hour into the drive, and much further along than they would have been with her Jeep, she had come to the conclusion that she had made the right decision.

The problem now was telling Charlie. She supposed she could just do it and not tell him. But she only contemplated that idea for a short while. What if he visited? And it would just be another lie that she told him. She figured she would deal with one issue at a time. Today she would only worry about getting Jasper through Thanksgiving tomorrow and then she would think of a way to tell Charlie she was going to live with Edward's brother. Edward who had broken her and abandoned her.

Before she knew it she was staring at Charlie's drive way feeling much more pessimistic about the coming weeks than she had hoped.

"Let's do this," she said opening the door of the beast and beginning the holiday season.

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