A.N. Ok this is the long-awaited for date between Bella and Jasper. I hope you enjoy this. I know the previous chapter was not very interesting, but I promise that this will melt your heart :). Enjoy ^^

Disclaimer: Don't make me say it….please…? Oh fine…I do not own the Twilight Saga…or Jasper…

Chapter 11: Dates and Introductions

Jasper's POV

I looked at myself in the mirror and adjusted my shirt. I hoped that Bella would like the way I looked. We had both asked Alice not to comment about our outfits because we wanted to surprise each other with our reactions. My hair was its usual curly self and I knew that Bella liked getting her hands all tangled in it so that was supposedly fine. I wore a pair of dark blue bootleg jeans, a sky blue shirt and a dark navy blue V-neck sweater. My shoes were a pair of dark blue Chuck Taylors. I knew Bella would love those. I decided against using perfume as I always noticed Bella inhaling my scent deeply and I didn't want to mask it for her. So I grabbed my wallet, keys and cell phone and walked downstairs. I wore my riding jacket and held the bag with the new riding jacket and helmet I had bought for Bella that morning. And then I sped off towards Bella's house and skipped that part by about a mile. I parked my Harley off the road and ran back home to get my car. I didn't want Charlie hating me.

Bella's POV

I looked at myself in the mirror. I frowned; no matter how good I looked, I would never compare to Jasper's natural beauty with his wonderful long golden hair and those beautiful eyes and that way too adorable Southern smile, voice and accent of his. I took my appearance in. I was wearing a navy blue skirt which flowed down to the middle of my thighs, a white top with spaghetti straps and lace at the cups and a white short sleeved long cardigan with navy blue stripes in the centre. The outfit accentuated my shape. I had let my hair dry naturally and a section of it was pulled backwards. I had never tried out this look before but I liked it. I was also wearing some make-up; a tiny amount of black eyeliner, some dark blue eye shadow and some dark red lipstick. I didn't need to apply bronzer or blusher; I blushed enough already. My shoes were amazing and dangerous. I was wearing high-heeled navy blue shoes which Alice had so conveniently bought me the previous week and were not a good combination with my injured ankle but I was getting better. I threw my keys and other stuff in my navy blue handbag and went downstairs.
"Whoa Bells," my dad said, "You look beautiful. Where are you off to?"
"Thanks dad," I said as I blushed, "Yeah, I have a date."
"But Bells," he told me, "You just broke up with Edward. You were so keen on him. Is your date with him?"
I shook my head, "I was just kidding myself with Edward…we have been over for a long time and it took me this long to realize. I'm going out with Jasper…"
"What?" he asked, "Alice's boyfriend."
"They've been over for a long time too. And she gave me her blessing. As did Edward to Jasper."
"Oh," he told me, "Mmm."
"Please dad," I said, "I really like him. He's a gentleman."
"I hope so," he told me.
"I think he would like to meet you officially before he takes me out on our date. Is that ok with you?"
"Of course," he told me.

I poured some root beer for my dad and then the doorbell rang. I smoothed down my skirt and went to open the door. He looked better than any Greek god I could have ever seen. He gave me a wonderful half smile and I smiled back.
"You look amazing darlin'," he told me, "You're so beautiful."
"You too Jasper," I replied, "You look exceptionally handsome in those colours."
He smiled at me.
"Come on in," I told him, "I want to introduce you to my dad, like you asked."
"That's amazin'," he told me.

I took his hand and led him to the kitchen where my dad was sipping his root beer. Charlie stood up and turned around. I could tell that he was slightly dazzled by Jasper's beauty.
"Hello Jasper," he said, "I'm Charlie Swan, Bella's father."
Jasper reached out to shake his hand, "I'm Jasper Whitlock Hale. Thank you for letting me into your home Chief Swan."
"Would you like something to drink?"
"Oh no thank you," Jasper said, "I just drank some water at home."
"Ok well," my dad said, "enjoy yourselves kids."
"Thank you," Jasper replied, "What time should I bring Bella home?"
"Bring her home by eleven," my dad said.
"Ok," Jasper told him, "she'll be home by then. It was a pleasure meeting you Chief."
Jasper walked out of the kitchen and out of the front door to give me some moments to say goodbye to my father.

"You're right," my father said, "he's a gentleman and he's better than Edward. Enjoy yourself Bells."
"Thanks dad," I replied, blushing. He hugged me, which was quite unusual of him and then I walked out of the house to find Jasper waiting for me on the steps.
"That went well," he told me. I nodded. He took my hand in his and led me to the car where he opened the door for me. He then quickly got into the driver's seat and waited for me to buckle my seat belt. He buckled his own just to make me feel better.
"I thought we were riding your motorbike," I told him.
"Yeah," he replied, "we are. But I couldn't let your dad know that."
He drove for about another mile or so and then he handed me a paper bag. I opened it and found an extremely expensive genuine leather riding jacket and a helmet. I could already feel my face becoming scarlet. I looked up at him.

"Don't you like them?" he asked me.
"Yes," I replied, "I love them. But these cost a lot of money. I can never buy you anything this expensive. It makes me feel bad."
"You don't have to feel that way baby," he told me, "I bought them because I want to make sure you are both safe and warm while we're riding and because I know you will look adorable in them. I have money to spend and I want to spoil you a bit. I promise it won't be excessive."
I nodded, "Thank you Jazz." We got out of the car and I wore my riding jacket and helmet. When I looked at him, I could see that he had put on a riding jacket as well. We walked for about three minutes and he walked a bit to the side, holding my hand and leading me behind him. His bike was parked in a small woody area. It was a beautiful motorcycle. It was a pitch black and it shone. Its metal was all chrome and shiny. I wanted to touch it so badly.

"You can touch it if you want to Bella," he told me. I started to blush again but he took my hand in his and led my fingers across the bike's body. It felt amazing.
He hopped on and I followed, fixing my skirt so that I could be comfortable and then we sped off towards Port Angeles.

Being so close to Jasper was amazing. My arms were wrapped around his waist, my hands clasped together at the waistline of his jeans. My head was buried into his back, my helmet reducing the closeness. I wanted to be this close to him forever. It was a longing I had never even felt for Edward. My heart sank when he parked the motorbike off the road in Port Angeles. We got off and he turned around to face me and removed my helmet.
"What's wrong?" he asked me, "Disappointment shot out from you the moment we arrived."
"I liked being close to you," I mumbled.
"That's very sweet Bella," he told me, "I liked being close to you too." I took off my riding jacket and he took off his and then he folded the jackets and put the helmet in the paper bag and held it in his left hand while we walked towards the city centre. He searched for my left hand with his free hand and he intertwined his fingers with mine. I could feel electricity buzzing through my veins at his touch. It was amazing and so beautiful; the feeling I got whenever he touched me.

"So where are you taking me?" I asked.

Jasper's POV

She was excited; I could tell – it was coming out of her in what seemed to be bullets of excitement. I had planned an amazing first date. I was first going to take her to see a movie and then we were going to dinner; both of us. It would be an amazing surprise. Edward would have refused to show her something like this, but I wanted her to see me in every way possible; to know all of me – not just one side. I would obviously ask her to be a bit distant because when in hunting mode, my bloodlust often took control, but my emotions for Bella were now stronger than any bloodlust I had ever felt.

So I led her to the movie theatre and cut the tickets for the latest action/romance movie. At first, the movie was quite cliché and I couldn't wait until it was over, but then she turned around and looked at me with those beautiful big brown eyes filled with the love that was emanating from her very being and then she reached out with her hand to tangle her fingers in my hair and pulled my face down towards hers and she kissed me with a longing and a need. I responded with an equal passion. I let my hands get lost in her beautiful brown hair and kept pulling her closer to me. Before we knew it, she was sitting in my lap and our tongues were lost inside each other's mouths. I released her so that she could catch her breath and when I looked at her she was so beautiful. Her face was flushed from both the passion and the embarrassment, her brown eyes shining brightly with joy and excitement, darting from side to side, searching my face for a similar emotion. Her teeth were not digging into her lips as usual. Her wonderful lips were slightly parted and slightly redder from all the pressure, waiting for more. She looked unbelievably hot and I wanted her in every possible way. I wanted her forever and I wanted her at that moment more than anyone could ever begin to imagine.
"I want you," I mumbled.
"Me too Jasper," she whispered. The way she murmured my name made my stomach flutter with butterflies and my dead heart seemed to have risen back to life again. She made me feel alive and she made me feel like a man. I slid my hands down towards her waist and pulled her in closer to me. The closeness of her body to mine sent unfamiliar tingles down my spine and I knew that I had to stop or I would unintentionally hurt her. So I kissed her deeply once more and then let her back down onto her seat.

"Why?" she asked me.
"I might hurt you," I told her, "Don't worry. We'll continue later tonight; just not in this moment. I promise."
"Edward used to stop kissing me because he was afraid of hurting me. Don't become like him, please…" she begged.
"I won't ever reject you the way he did Bella. I can promise you that. We'll do that again later, I swear."
"Ok," she said. She gave me a small and embarrassed smile and then turned back around to watch the rest of the movie, sinking in deeper into her seat. Her heart was beating erratically and her face was becoming more flushed.

"Don't feel embarrassed sweet pea," I said, "I want you as much as you want me and then some more."
She smiled at me and placed a chaste kiss on my cheek. I wanted to turn around and kiss her smack on the lips so badly but I didn't want to get carried away in the movie theatre. I silently thanked God for making me book backseat tickets; otherwise we would have provided an intense show for all to see during our passionate moment.

When the movie was over, we walked out of the theatre hand in hand. Bella said that the movie had been very interesting but she had been quite distracted by something much more beautiful than the movie itself. I replied by telling her that there must have been something in the theatre because the same thing had happened to me. This caused her to giggle softly.

"You're so funny when you're feeling free Jasper," she told me, "people who don't know you would never think you'd be like this. Do you know what Jessica Stanley described you as the first time I saw you? She told me, 'Jasper is the blonde guy who always looks like he's in pain.' I wonder if she'd appreciate the fact that you get that expression just by resisting going over and sucking her dry…maybe she'd appreciate you more if she knew…maybe they all would. It's not fair Jazz…people think of all of you as different and misfits…that you guys keep to yourselves because you're snobs or something. Nobody knows that it's for their own good and wellbeing that you do something like that…nobody can appreciate how all of you go out of their way to protect them. Especially you…" she trailed off as she turned and placed her hands on my chest. Her touch sent those newly discovered shivers down my spine again.

"Your touch is amazing," I whispered to her.

Bella's POV

"You are amazing," I replied, "everything about you amazes me. When I met Edward, I was fascinated by the vampire…by everything that made him different…by the boy who stood in front of me. Now that I have really met you…I am fascinated by the man who's standing in front of me. Because that's what you are Jasper; you're a man."
"And you're a woman," he told me, "An independent woman…who has chosen to love me out of her own accord. And that means a lot to me Bella."
"You mean a lot to me," I replied.

He took my hand in his and bent down to whisper in my ear, "As do you." His voice, warm like the Southern sun travelled into my soul and it sent chills around my body. We walked a further distance and stopped in front of a brand new restaurant. It appeared to be sophisticated. The exterior was painted a light brown. The steps leading up to the front door were a dark brown, setting a pleasant contrast. The door itself had a wooden frame of the same shade and a lot of glass, giving outsiders an incredible view of the inside. A lantern hung in front of the door and it all felt warmer. We walked up the steps and Jasper held the door open for me, allowing me to go inside. He followed and we walked to the podium where a host was chatting to another couple. He looked at us and Jasper announced a booking for two on the terrace for a Jasper Whitlock. The host led us to the back of the restaurant. The interior was exceptionally beautiful with all of its intricate design, richly polished furniture and fine art, but it was nothing next to the terrace. There were a couple of tables. Each table was round with a granite top and a fine metal base which started out at the centre of the table and divided into four legs at the floor. The chairs matched and had comfortable cushions at the seat to ensure comfort. There were fairy lights all over the place and some soft music was playing. There was marble fencing all around the terrace, making it seem like a sort of ground floor balcony.

"This is beautiful," I told him, "But it looks expensive."
"I said I wanted to spoil you, didn't I?" he asked. He held a chair for me so that I could sit down and then he sat opposite me.
"Yeah," I replied, "And you're doing a very good job at that."
"I wouldn't want anything less for you," he told me, "The terrace is reserved for us only tonight."
"What?" I asked, "Why?"
"Do you feel unsafe in just my presence?" he asked, "don't be afraid to say yes. If so, we could just go back inside with the other people."
"No," I replied, "that's not it; I love being alone with you. But it must have cost more money."
"What is it with you and money?" he asked, "We have loads of it; I have nothing better to spend it on than you and I never will have."
"That's very sweet Jasper," I told him, "But my problem is that I can never spoil you in the same way."
"Maybe you will be able to one day, if things go my way."
A sudden image of myself wearing white and walking towards Jasper in a tuxedo came inside my mind and an unbelievable wave of bliss moved throughout my body. I felt guilty. I had rejected Edward so many times and here I was, dreaming of something like this so soon.

"What's wrong?" he asked me.
"It's nothing," I replied, "Just the usual thoughts. Don't worry Jasper."
"What are you eating?" he asked, deciding to allow me some privacy. I looked at the menu. Everything was expensive so I decided to go ahead and try the rib-eye steak in steak sauce. Jasper ordered the same food as myself.

"What did you order food for?" I asked, "you don't eat."
"Yeah," he told me, "but normal people don't come here to not eat."
"You'll never be normal Jasper," I replied, "You're too special for that." He was projecting happiness and pure joy and I knew he was unaware of this as he soon reigned it in and I knew he would be blushing if he had been able to. Our drinks arrived and I sipped at my soda while we waited for our food. He covered my hand with his.

"I've still got another surprise for you tonight," he told me, "I want this to be the most special first date ever."
"Thanks Jasper," I replied, "You really do make me feel special in a way that Edward was never able to."
"It's because you are that special and I'm not afraid to show you because I don't want to be away from you. Edward wanted you to live a happy life without us even if that meant he was sad, but I can't bring myself to imagine you being happy without me."
"I wouldn't be," I told him, "And that's a promise. Always remember that." I shifted the positions of our hands so that mine was covering his and I squeezed his wonderful and silky hand. He never felt like stone to me. He was so much more relaxed than Edward. Sure, he was freezing, but hell…he warmed me up inside. Not even Jacob had been able to do that to this extent.

The food soon arrived and I started to cut up the meat into small pieces and eating it. Jasper moved at vampire speed to dispose of his own food bit by bit in different trashcans. Nobody even noticed his absence. We were all alone and the waiters didn't come out frequently. He would have been too fast for them to see anyway. So when I was finished, we waited for the waiter to come and collect the plates. I ordered some berry cobbler for myself and was surprised that they had any since this was such a fine restaurant. It was the most delicious berry cobbler I had ever tasted. Jasper paid for the whole meal and left a generous tip. He also paid the extra fee for booking the terrace. Then he took my hand and we walked out of the restaurant.

"So what's my surprise?" I asked.
"You'll see," he replied. I took his wrist in my hand and looked at the time. It was still nine thirty so we still had an hour and a half left together. We walked to his motorbike and he turned to look at me with a smile in his eyes. He took out my riding jacket and asked me to turn around and then he put it on me. The way his hands moved slowly as he pulled up my sleeves made me tremble at his touch. He wrapped his arms around my waist and placed a kiss on my neck.

I turned around and looked him in the eye. "I don't know why Edward was so cautions about you. Your self-control is amazing."
"I struggle," he told me, "I want your blood of course, but my love for you is so strong that it overpowers the bloodlust."
He placed the helmet on my head and was in his own riding jacket before I knew it.
"You can drive if you want," he told me with a smile playing on his lips.

I could feel my eyes widen from underneath the helmet.
"Really? Oh my God…this is PERFECT."
He laughed and said, "reign in your excitement. I'm gonna start jumping up and down like Alice if you throw any more of that at me."
"Sorry," I mumbled. I got onto the bike, not without falling first at which he helped me up, and then he hopped on behind me and I asked him where to. He said we should go near our clearing. I released the clutch and started the bike. He wrapped his arms around my waist, giving me tingles and I almost swerved off the road at the distraction. We arrived to the clearing without injury. It had been an amazing ride. I had felt free and independent and I loved it. I loved everything about being with Jasper.

"Thanks. That was a wonderful surprise," I told him.
"That's not the surprise," he said as I took off my helmet and riding jacket, "this is."
I looked around me. There was nothing there except for us.
"I want to do things differently than Edward. You have to stay back because I will be animalistic and don't want to risk hurting you, but I want you to know all sides of me. You're going to watch me hunt."
I had never felt so accepted and appreciated in my life. Tears sprang to my eyes. Jasper smiled widely. He could feel the appreciation, acceptance and joy coming out of me and I couldn't reign it in.
"You are the best person in the world," I told him.

I remained standing near a tree and he handed me his v-neck so that I could hold it for him. I inhaled his scent and kept the sweater tucked in close to me. I saw him stand up straight. I knew he had heard something. And then he crouched down into a hunting posture. His hair made him look even wilder and he was so beautiful like this. Other people might think I was crazy but when he was hunting, when the doe sprang into the clearing and he caught it without a second thought, as he lay it down on the ground and sunk his teeth into it, when he starting drinking in the blood in a wave of ecstasy…I knew that he would kill anyone who would ever try to hurt me; I knew he would keep me safe. He was beautiful, shining in all his glory. When he looked at me, his eyes were even more golden than before. I smiled at him.

"You're beautiful Jasper," I told him, "And now I know…that no matter what, you will always keep me safe."
He excused himself for a moment and when he returned, any traces of blood were gone from his face. He had washed up at the nearby stream. There were a few droplets of water on his shirt. He walked over to me and bent down so that I could reach up to pull his v-neck down onto him.

"I liked that," he told me, "the way you made me feel when you put it on."
"Jasper," I said, "You're beautiful. Always beautiful…"
"Can I ask something?" he asked.
I nodded.
"Would you like to be my girlfriend Isabella?" he whispered. The way his voice moved and danced around my name, the way his Southern accent slipped as he said it made me feel all warm and tingly inside so I just looked at him and did not answer for what seemed to be hours but were probably only seconds.
"Yes Jasper," I replied, "I wish for nothing more than I wished for that."
"I love you Bella," he told me, "And every moment that ticks by, my love is strengthened."

Jasper's POV

"I feel the same way about you Jasper," she told me, "I love being with you. I want to be with you forever."
"I want to be with you forever too," I replied, "I love you and I can't stop saying it because I feel it."
"I know," she told me, "I love you too."
"Jasper…" she said softly after a while.
"Yes?"
"Please…never leave me…"
"I promise," I told her, "I promise I will never stop loving you and I will never leave you no matter what."
"Neither will I. I will love you and stick by your side forever."
She knotted her hands in my hair and pulled me down to kiss me. I held her against a tree and we shared a long and passionate kiss. Then we lay down on the grass and she snuggled up close to me. She ran her fingers along some of the scars on my neck lovingly.

"Everything about you is so beautiful," she told me, "You're so amazing…so perfect…how did I ever get so lucky?"
"You didn't," I told her, "You're more beautiful than I ever was or ever will be Bella."
"That's not true," she replied, "You're the most beautiful being I have ever laid eyes on."
She kissed my neck where the scars were and it made me tingle.

I saw that it was only fifteen minutes to eleven so I picked her up and ran towards the car and then I drove my girlfriend home, then dashed back to get the bike back to my house before returning to her bed so hold her until she slept and dreamt sweet dreams of our beautiful, glorious and unconditional love.

I love you Isabella.
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