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Chapter 14

Bella leaned back against Jasper. Even though his body was hard, his presence comforted her. She was scared. They were meeting Emmett, Lucy and Charlie at a private section in SeaTac. The Volturri had their own private jet.

She rested her hand on her stomach, sometimes she could hardly believe her good fortune. A baby and the most wonderful man...Jasper looked down at her smiling. He must have felt her emotions. It was hard for him being in Seattle but Bella held him close and it seemed to soothe him. There was also few people in this section of the airport. Still he had been tense in the car on the way here.

He covered her hand with his own much larger one, then kissed her. She felt his love warming her. She loved his gift. She never doubted his love as he let her feel it constantly.

"Bells!" She heard Emmett yell and turned to find him advancing on her. He picked her up and hugged her, surprisingly he was gentle. He usually squeezed her too hard.

"I heard! Congratulations! You will make the best mom! And Jasper damn..." Emmett laughed and clapped him on the back. Bella smiled widely happy to see him. She wished he could come with them to Volterra he was the only one in the Cullen family she trusted, besides Jasper. Jasper ran a hand through his hair and Bella's heart melted at the gesture. She often wondered how the most powerful vampire in the world could be shy. She loved it though.

Emmett's face became serious. "I'm sorry I didn't get those two...We had a choice between saving Charlie and Lucy or chasing them..."

Bella stopped him. "Thank you Em you saved my father. I will be forever thankful..." Bella choked out.

"I'd do anything for you Bells." Emmett said seriously then broke out in a grin and looked at Jasper. "You however..." He grinned and punched his shoulder.

Jasper smiled. "What I'm not pretty enough for you?" He said with a mock pout.

"Awww didn't mean to insult your prettiness come here and give me a kiss..." Emmett said making a kissy face and reaching for Jasper.

Jasper laughed, Bella loved the sound of that laugh. She sighed happily for a moment, then prepared herself. "Can I see Charlie?"

Emmett became serious too, and looked at the ground. She knew by the look on his face he had been trying to distract her from seeing him. She gritted her teeth and stood up straighter, determination in her eyes.

"Don't treat me like I'm going to have a meltdown. He's going through the change Em, if I don't see him now I won't see him for a year." Bella said.

"He's in a lot of pain. We suspect he's already been changing for three days. He...he whimpers in pain often and sometimes he screams. It's hard to watch Bella." Emmett told her.

Bella didn't back down. "I want to see him."

"I may be able to help him a little. I can't take his physical pain away but I can send him your love darlin." Jasper said looking down at me with compassion.

Bella smiled at him and leaned into his shoulder. She didn't have to put on a display of strength. He was backing her and Emmett would let her see Charlie. Emmett nodded reluctantly and led them to a little room. She could hear her father inside groaning. Just as they reached the door she heard a scream of agony and tears came to her eyes. She felt Jasper pull her closer and looked up at him in gratitude.

They opened the door and walked in. Bella looked at a man strapped to a stretcher. He was writhing in agony, his jaw and fists clenched tightly. Three red-eyed vampires stood by him, like statues just watching him. This made Bella angry. He should have someone he cared about here.

She started to move to him but felt Jasper's hand restraining her. "Wait darlin, let me calm him a bit. I don't want him to hurt you by accident." Bella looked at his face and saw pain there. Was he feeling Charlie's pain?

Bella knew he was using his gift when her father stopped moving. He still had his fists and jaw clenched and he still groaned but he seemed eased a little. Jasper moved forward and put a hand on Charlie's hand. Now Charlie's body loosened a little though he still groaned in pain.

"I'm sending him calm and peace. It seems to be relaxing him. You can come close now darlin. Send out your feelings and I will relay them." Jasper told her.

Bella came over and took his hand in both of hers. That hand that had held hers so often as a child. Guiding her and protecting her. Callused and warm, strong but gentle. She felt tears come to her eyes. That hand was going to change, it was going to become smooth and cold as stone. Would he even remember her? Alice had said she never remembered her human life. But Alice had lied so much who knew when she told the truth or if she ever did.

"I remember when I was eight. The last summer I spent with you in Forks. I was being a miserable brat, I hated the rain and it hadn't stopped raining for five days. You ignored my tantrums and made me get in the truck. I was mad and ignoring you, thinking how annoying you were as you sang along with the cruddy music on the radio. I thought you were so uncool." Bella laughed a little. "I thought we were going to Port Angeles and I was thinking how stupid it was to go there in the rain." Bella shook her head.

"But we drove right past Port Angeles. When I asked you where we were going you just grinned at me and told me it was a surprise. Finally we came to a place where the rain miraculously stopped. A little town in the sunshine in the middle of all that rain. Sequim. Even when you explained that the town was in a rain shadow I still thought it was magic." Bella felt her love for her father pouring out of her and knew without looking Jasper was relaying it to him. "You showed me that if we looked hard enough we could find the sun. I remember I enjoyed that day dad. I know I didn't show you then. I was spoiled and stubborn...but I always remembered it...Please daddy remember me..." Bella finished in a sob. Bella felt his hand twitch and squeezed it in her own.

"He is feeling love for you darlin." Jasper whispered.

Bella turned to him and smiled through her tears.

Emmett came in the room quietly followed by Marcus. "It's time." Marcus said softly. Bella nodded letting go of Charlie's hand.

Emmett came over and kissed the top of Bella's head. "I'll see you soon?" He asked with a half-smile. Bella couldn't speak so just nodded.

"Keep her safe bro." Emmett told Jasper then walked off. Bella watched him go sadly. They walked together to the plane. Bella and Jasper stayed with Charlie the whole

flight.

They had stayed with Charlie for two full days but now it was getting dangerously close to the time when he would wake up and they had to leave. Aro and Caius had both welcomed them. Caius seemed genuinely glad to see them and had been intrigued by Bella's pregnancy. Aro, however had been...scheming.

Jasper had refused to shake his hand so Aro had put a hand on his shoulder in supposed congratulations but managed to let his finger touch Jasper's neck. Jasper should have expected such a move but he was struggling. Since landing in Italy and arriving in Volterra the emotions felt as if they would drown him. No one's was strong enough to trap him in their emotions as Maria and then Alice had in the past. He assumed this was because of Bella, still it was crushing him.

Aro had gotten angry when he hadn't been able to read his thoughts. Jasper was a little surprised but figured Bella was shielding him somehow. Maybe because they were mates. He had controlled himself and not let his irritation show on his face but Jasper knew he could not trust him.

Bella was sleeping in their bed. The room they had given them was quite nice but Jasper was unsure he could stay here. When he had been focused on helping Charlie he had been able to withstand the constant bombardment of emotions around him but now...

Jasper paced back and forth, agitated. He brought his hands to his head and gripped his hair tugging and shaking his head. Anger, fear, lust, happiness, love, grief, depression...

"Ahhhhhh" Jasper screamed falling to his knees and sending out and intense wave of lethargy.

Bella came to him her hands around his shoulder. "Jasper what..."

Jasper was gasping unnecessarily but the emotions had stopped, the only person he felt was his sweet Bella. He reached up and drew her to him, kissing her passionately. Her love was like a balm and he felt his body relaxing. He sat on the floor and pulled her on his lap, burying his face in the nape of her neck and breathing in her heavenly scent.

How long they sat there he wasn't sure, but he wasn't happy when he felt someone approaching them. It felt like Caius but it couldn't be, he sensed fear in him, he had never felt fear in Caius.

The door opened softly but Jasper didn't move from his position. Caius seemed uncertain and frightened. Jasper pulled Bella closer and slowly lifted his head, looking Caius in the eye.

"Jasper..." Caius hesitated and Jasper began to be concerned this was not like Caius at all, he narrowed his eyes in concern and Caius stood up straighter. "What has happened? Why did you disable over half of the guard?"

Jasper's mouth dropped open in shock. He hadn't intended to do that. He just wanted relief. He knew he could knock out a vampire, but five was the most he had ever done. Half the guard?

"Is Marcus awake?" Jasper asked.

Caius studied him briefly. "So they are just asleep? They will wake?"

Jasper nodded.

"How long?" Caius asked. Jasper could see his thoughts turning over and knew that he was practically drooling at the thought of this much power.

"I'm not sure, I sent out a more intense wave than I ever have before but it covered more vampires than I have ever hit before. At a guess...six to eight hours." Jasper told him though he was thinking those closest to him would sleep the longest, those at the edges would probably only sleep for a half an hour.

"I would like to speak to Marcus and you. Aro if I must. I cannot stay here. My gift has grown and I...can't control it. I can't be around this many emotions...I'll go insane." Jasper said.

Caius nodded and headed out the door.

"Why didn't you say something?" Bella asked looking at him intently. "I can't read your mind or your emotions, you should trust me enough to tell me when you are hurting."

"I wanted to help Charlie for you and then I thought I could handle it." Jasper told her a little ashamed.

Bella nodded. "I understand...I may have done the same thing. The difference is you would have known and got me to open up. Please Jasper next time tell me. We could have figured something out."

"Is it harder here than when we went in the city?" Bella asked.

Jasper nodded. "Vampires feel so much more intensely. While humans tend to feel things and move on. Sometimes an overlaying emotion will be present, a person may be overall a happy person or a depressed person but they will feel different things and they have the gift of rest. Sleep diffuses a lot of strong emotions. Vampires feel less but rarely change and feel it more intensely as they do not have the ability to sleep. Newborns are a whole different story."

"Can't you put yourself to sleep? You can put other vampires to sleep why not yourself?" Bella asked.

Jasper smiled. "I can and I have. It does help but I rarely feel safe enough to leave myself vulnerable like that. Especially now when you are pregnant and people are scheming against us."

Bella put her face in his neck and breathed deeply. Jasper smiled.

The three kings entered the room. Jasper was a little disappointed he hadn't knocked Aro out. Caius was now calm and seemed calculating. Marcus's eyes were drawn to Bella's stomach creeping him out a bit, but he felt only a sense of awe from him. Aro felt agitated and angry though he kept a smile on his face.

"So Major why have you attacked my guard." Aro began. Marcus finally turned to his brother, his eyes narrowing.

Jasper stood up putting Bella a little behind him and nearly laughed when he saw all three men take a step back. He sent out some calm. "I am sorry that happened. I thought I could handle living here but I can not."

All three men narrowed their eyes at him. They all had reasons for wanting him and Bella to stay. "Do you have a place less...heavily populated that we could live until I can learn how to block or deal with so many emotions?" Jasper asked.

"Of course." Marcus answered smiling. "We have a villa in the country. Very secluded."

"You will need vampires to go with you. For protection and of course the doctor we are providing for Bella." Aro added. They had met Cara the first day they arrived. She had examined Bella and proclaimed her very healthy.

Jasper wasn't sure he trusted Aro to choose vampires to accompany them.

"I was in a coven with seven vampires for a long time I believe I could handle fifteen without a problem. If it is possible could you come with us Marcus?" Jasper asked. "And maybe Caius being the military expert could pick the best vampires to go with us."

Jasper knew Caius would do his best to surround them with trustworthy vampires and Marcus's presence would also deter many attacks. Plus Marcus's grief seemed to lighten around them and Jasper couldn't help wanting to relieve the man any way he could without outright manipulating his emotions. He felt Aro's instant anger but knew he would agree.

Aro smiled tightly. "I will call and have the villa opened up and readied. Caius if you would make a list of who would be appropriate?" Aro said turning to the vampire.

Caius nodded and left the room.

Aro walked forward and took Bella's hand. Jasper fought back a growl but he sent him a little fear as a warning. Aro acted as if he hadn't felt it. "Beautiful Bella, your father has woken up and is doing well. He has asked for you, I told him you were here and well. We will set up equipment to allow you to video chat with him."

"Thank you." Bella breathed blushing. Jasper knew she was grateful but he hated Aro charming her.

"I will see you soon." Aro said and left the room.

"He is telling the truth your father is a surprisingly calm newborn. I find I like him." Marcus said staring after Aro. He turned and looked at Jasper. "Thank you." He said simply then left.

Jasper turned and pulled Bella into his arms. "I'm sorry darlin. This wont be as safe as staying at Volterra."

"Jasper you just took out over half of the guard I think anywhere with you is the safest place we could be." She told him then kissed him.

Author's Note: If you have read my profile you will know I lived in the Pacific Northwest, in Clallam bay very close to Forks. The story about Sequim is true. I remember driving through there on our way to Seattle and my stepfather explaining rain shadows to us. I remember thinking it was magic how we came to such a sunny place amidst all the rain. Sequim only gets 16 inches of rain a year that is comparable with California. Yet it is still lush and green. The whole area is a wonder with its rain forest, hot springs, the lush greenery and beaches covered in driftwood.