I do not own any part of S.M.'s brilliant world of the Twilight saga. This is simply my take on the what could have beens.

A.N.

Hey Y'all! I just received my first ever bad review :o) yay! LOL I've been waiting for this..I have been accused of writing an unrealistic fic. The fact that it's a vampire fic is what makes this so funny. You see...Vampires are not real...hence the term unrealistic...I'm wondering why, if my reviewer is so unhappy with the unreal, he/she logged on to a FICTION site instead of say...DiscoveryChannel . com...The person also went on to rant about Bella having no backbone after I specifically said that was my biggest peeve about S.M.'s version. Let me explain this so you'll understand. I'm writing a continuation of the original work. I did not create Bella Swan nor her personality. I do plan on giving her the balls she lacks, to be blunt, but if you want my REALISTIC opinion on this, once someone is created as a castrated pushover it takes more than a few chapters in a book to magically grow a pair. Also I can tell that the reviewer has never been in love and had their heart ripped out of their chest. If they did they'd realize that it's a really really crappy experience that does a whole lot of frigged up crap to a person. Lastly, the reviewer so delicately inquired as to why I posted this as a Jasper/Bella fic when it's in her/his opinion, not, as if he/she expects them to be reunited after two years only to fall into bed together after two days...I'm going to give Bella her cowboy, I just never intended to turn her into a slut in the process. Now, to all of you who actually enjoy where the story is going, thank you! :o) You guys are my sunshine in the rain...lol corny much? Now on to the story!


Bella's POV

I looked at Jasper in disbelief. He wanted to go for a run? Did he not remember who he was talking to here? I may have become slightly more coordinated over the years but I'm still the same fragile little human girl from Forks. I highly doubt I'd be able to keep up with a jogging vampire let alone a running one. I could tell he sensed my hesitation when he shook his head and chuckled to himself.

"Bella, I didn't expect you to run with me if that's what you're worried about. You can hop on my back. I just need to let off some steam and thought you'd like to come" Oh no, no, no, no. I closed my eyes as memories of whipping by large trees that were quite capable of inducing a coma, went through my mind.

"I'm kinda thinking about putting my adrenaline junky phase on a back shelf somewhere but thank you for the offer Jasper" I shuddered. Just thinking about it gave me the willies.

"Bella, I promise I'll keep you safe, just trust me" I felt horrible when I heard the hurt tone of his voice and as he looked at me with an almost pleading expression I knew that he wasn't only reassuring me about the trees. I dropped my shoulders in defeat and looked out the window where Jasper was still standing and then smirked at him attempting to lighten the tension "Well I guess it's dark enough out that I wont see them coming at me"

"Haha, funny Bella" he said with a small smirk of his own and I felt myself blush because I'd never really noticed before but he had one sexy assed smirk. Damn'it...shut up you...I looked at him quickly to make sure I wasn't as transparent as I felt but he seemed not to notice anything different, either that or he was doing a good job of ignoring it.

"Grab your jacket, it's cold out and we don't need another trip to the emergency room for pneumonia" with that he crossed the room to the door and waited for me to finish struggling to get the sleeve of my jacket over my new intrusive pink hand ornament. Seeing that I was having absolutely no luck he crossed back to where I stood and chuckled as he helped me into it. "Think you'll be able to go back to work with that thing on your hand?" Ugh...

"Oh no! I completely forgot that I had to work tomorrow night!" This was not good at all. If I lost that job I'd be out of an apartment and then what would I do? This day was really messing with my sanity. Maybe my boss would understand but for some reason I highly doubted he would hold my job for me until the cast was ready to come off. I am a very unlucky person. "Ya know, suddenly that run doesn't sound like such a bad idea after all". Hell, what else did I have to lose?

"Bella calm down" Jasper said with concern "Everything will be okay, alright?" Yeah easy for you to say Mr. Moneybags...

"Jasper, money doesn't just grow on trees around here. I really can't afford to lose that job" He took my hands in his then and looked intently into my eyes. "Bella let's just go for our run and then we can figure it out later" Suddenly I felt a jolt of something close to electricity go through me and widened my eyes. What was that? He must have felt it too because he quickly decided to drop my hands as he cleared his throat awkwardly. "Umm ya ready to go?" He said looking away from me toward the door as if begging it to come closer.

I could feel how uncomfortable this situation was getting so I felt the need to lighten it up yet again, I had a feeling I'd be doing a lot more of that later. I gave him a sly smile and walked past him through the door. "Just as long as I don't end up as a Christmas tree ornament". I think it worked because when I looked back to see if he was following, I noticed the twinkle in his eye as he tried his best to hide his amusement behind a completely fake serious face. It was too much and I caught myself giggling and winked at him before I ran the rest of the way down the stairs.

Shit what's the matter with me? Flirting Bella? Really? This day had seriously been an emotional roller-coaster and now, after that weird shock I got when Jasper held my hand and the almost inappropriately flirting way I had handled it, I knew I really did need that run after all. I was definitely a bit nervous about what fate had in mind for me next...

Jasper's POV

I watched in amused disbelief as Bella ran down the stairs giggling like a little girl. Did she just wink at me? And what was that jolt a minute ago? This night just kept getting more and more interesting...I decided to just chalk it up to yet another weird occurrence in one hell of an interesting day and headed down the stairs.

I looked across the street to see Bella leaning against the hood of my pickup truck and felt another funny feeling stir in me at the sight. Well, I guess I could pinpoint the reasons behind that feeling. I may be immortal but I'm still just another guy. What man wouldn't appreciate the sight of a beautiful woman draped against a truck?

Wait...did I find Bella beautiful? I looked over at her again and saw her smiling at me while she waited for me to finish crossing the street. Her smile lit up her whole face and I couldn't help but to smile back at her. Yes...yes Bella was beautiful a little crazy in an endearing way but beautiful. My brother is an idiot.

I thought about Edward then and cringed. What the hell was the matter with me? I really really should not be having these thoughts about my brother's ex-girlfriend. Then I thought about Alice. What would she think of me if she saw me in a vision, standing here ogling her best friend. I felt like a complete dick. I was here for one reason. To fix my family.

I looked back to Bella and noticed her giving me a questioning look, most likely wondering why I was standing here like an dummy staring at her. She giggled again at the embarrassed expression I could feel glazing over my face and it warmed my still heart to see her happy. I knew then that I wasn't here for one reason after all. I did have to help my family but hopefully I would be able to help Bella in the process. She deserved to be able to smile like that all the time.

"Jasper, are you stuck on glue?" she said still laughing, bringing me out of my daze. I decided to play along and pretended that I was having a difficult time getting my feet off of the ground. She must have thought this was a brilliant idea since a second later she ran over to grab my hand and began pulling with all her strength. It was one of the silliest things I had ever seen and I couldn't help but to burst out into my own round of laughter.

"C'mon" I said in between breaths as I let her pull me to my truck "Let's get going before the forest disappears"

The ride to the woods was a quiet one as we both just sat in comfortable silence, consumed by our own thoughts. It was strange, the emotions I felt coming from Bella. Confusion, worry and...guilt? I could sort of see where the other two came from but what in the world was she feeling guilty about? There was something else there too something I had felt at the house also but it felt muddled, almost as if she were purposely blocking it from me. I wanted to ask but I felt like it might be a huge intrusion and I figured that if she wanted me to know she'd tell me right?

We pulled off the highway onto a dirt road that was almost hidden by the forest brush about half an hour later and I drove back a ways to park the truck where it wouldn't be easily spotted. The last thing we needed was some nosy person coming around wondering why an empty vehicle was sitting on a back road in the middle of nowhere. I got out and walked around to Bella's side so I could help her down. The road was rocky and I didn't want her losing her footing stepping down from the high seat.

"Ready?" I asked her as I began to turn around to let her climb up on my back but stopped when I noticed the nervous vibe she was sending. She was staring at the ground and biting her lip as I noticed she had often done in the past when she was afraid. "Bella?" I said as I lifted her chin to look at me but she wouldn't meet my gaze. "Darlin' look at me" I told her and slowly she turned her gaze on mine. I felt the worry and guilt I had felt on the ride here come over her again and frowned. What in the world was that about? She was starting to worry me. "Bella, we don't have to run if you're that afraid" I said and I watched as her eyes turned down again.

"It's not that Jasper, it's just..." She began to say something but shook her head and gave me a small smile "Don't worry about it, I'm ready, let's go"

I sighed and began to turn around again but I could still feel her worry slightly "You're sure?" I asked just to make sure I wasn't forcing her into this. I just wanted to let off a little steam and thought that maybe she might need to also but now I was thinking that perhaps this wasn't such a good idea after all. She let out a little chuckle then and I felt a slight amusement coming from her. "Don't look so serious Jazz, I'll be fine. I trust you" and with those words I had to stop myself from grabbing her into a hug. This girl is affecting me way too much. What is going on inside my dopy head?

"Okay" I said as I squatted down to let her climb up and as I felt her small arms and legs wrap themselves tightly around me I could feel another hint of that strange emotion that Bella had been trying to hide from me earlier roll off of her. This time though, I knew exactly what it was as I was now feeling the exact same thing and trying desperately to reign my own attraction for her in. I suddenly knew where her worry and guilt had been coming from before because I was now the bearer of those emotions ten fold.

I let out an involuntary sigh as she adjusted herself on my back and I swallowed hard. How the hell had this happened? This was crazy! It pretty much came out of nowhere and slapped me in the head. I had no right to be feeling these things for anyone other than Alice especially not Bella... Crap...I am in deep deep shit.

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