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So, what you guys thought was going to happen this chapter, didn't happen. But I fixed all of you a citrus cooler to make up for it. *Grins*

Enjoy...

-OB-

Jasper

"If you don't hurry up, I'm going to kick your ass," Bella said. The smile she was trying to hide, when I glanced over my shoulder, showed me she was kidding, so I continued gathering up my things at a slow pace.

"Jasper," she tried again in a warning tone, causing me to laugh.

I turned around and leaned against the wall behind me as I said, "Baby, getting to the airport hours early isn't going to make the plane get here any sooner."

She rolled her eyes. "I know that. I'm just excited."

I smiled as I pushed myself off the wall and walked over to where she was standing by the door. Wrapping my arms around her waist, I pulled her tight against me, kissing her before I asked, "Would you like me to distract you again?"

It was a good question since I'd already had to distract her once this morning. She'd gotten up at the ass-crack of dawn, waking me in the process. I'd listened to her go on and on for an hour about how we should have gotten mom an earlier flight before I'd dragged her back to bed. Of course, that had only last so long and then we had breakfast followed by a shared shower. However, there were still two hours left until mom's plane landed.

She hadn't answered me yet, so I lifted an eyebrow. "Well?"

She laughed and shook her head. "As enjoyable as that sounds, we don't have time for that and another shower."

"We could do it in the shower; kill two birds with one stone," I said, now wanting to put my suggestion into action.

She stepped closer and ran her hands slowly up and down my arms, causing a shiver to run up my spine. She tiptoed up and I thought she was going to kiss me, but then she turned her head at the last second.

"As much as I would love to have you drag me back to the shower, we'll be late." She whispered before stepping out of my arms.

"You are so mean." I said, chuckling.

"I'd only be mean if I didn't plan to make it up to you later," she said, grinning at me.

"Well, then since it's going to be later, what do you say about lunch?" I asked as I moved over to grab my keys off the table by the door.

"Lunch works," she said as she pulled the door open and stepped out into the hall.

I followed behind her and locked up before taking her hand and walking out to her car.

The time it took in finding a place for lunch, eating, and then driving to the airport took about an hour and fifteen minutes. Finding a spot to park in the parking garage and walking into the airport killed another fifteen, so all we had left to wait was thirty minutes.

Bella and I found an empty bench in baggage claim and as we sat down, she said, "We should have flown your mom into another airport."

"Why? This one is the closest."

"Because I want a cinnamon bun and they don't have anywhere to get one here, like they do in other airports."

I stared at her before laughing. When I calmed down, I asked, "How can you possibly still be hungry? You ordered a huge hamburger and french fries at lunch and ate all of it."

"I know, but it's just one of those things."

"One of those things?" I asked, wrapping my arm around her shoulder. "Is it like your funnel cake at the amusement park and your corn dog and cotton candy thing at a carnival?"

"Of course," she answered with a grin.

I laughed and shook my head as we turned our attention to the people walking by and waited for mom to arrive.

The minutes passed quickly and before I knew it, I was standing a few feet back from the escalators as Bella waited at the bottom. I knew the moment mom appeared, since I heard two simultaneous cries. Mom didn't wait for the escalator, instead choosing to come down the stationary staircase. Before she made it halfway, both she and Bella were already wiping tears away.

I just stood there and watched as the two most important women in my life came together again. I don't know how long they stood there hugging and crying, but eventually they did pull apart. Mom cupped Bella's face, kissed her cheek, and then whispered something that caused Bella to look over at me and smile.

I joined them then and quickly pulled mom into a hug myself.

"Hey, son," she whispered as she returned the hug.

"Hey, mom. I've missed you."

"I've missed you, too."

When we pulled back, she did the same with me as she had with Bella. She cupped my face, kissed my cheek, and then said, "It's so good to see you happy again."

I smiled and nodded in agreement before she patted my cheek.

"Now, let's get my bags so we can get out of here."

"Yes, ma'am," I said, reaching for the carry-on she had on her shoulder.

She let me take it, linked her arm with Bella's, and led us over to the right conveyor belt. Mom only had one bag and we had it in hand quickly. I followed a few steps behind the two of them out to the car and I swear they never stopped talking. It was the same way all the way home, but I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Once we made it to our place, I put mom's bags in the guest room as she and Bella settled onto the couch. They didn't move much after that as they caught each other up on their lives and Bella told her all about the road trip, with me putting in comments here and there. When I wasn't ordering dinner or eating, I just sat and watched them, and I could not wipe the smile off my face.

I finally decided to call it a night around 1am, even though Bella and mom didn't look like they were slowing down anytime soon. After giving them both a goodnight kiss I headed to the bed room and stripped down. As I crawled into bed and closed my eyes I let out a quiet laugh when I realized that I wasn't going to get the later that Bella had promised.

I was wrong.

I was on the precipice of being semi-conscious and fully asleep when Bella's warm mouth closed around me. I sat up immediately, causing Bella to have to move back a little.

I hissed at the loss of contact and whispered, "What are you doing?"

"If I have to explain it to you, then it will kill the mood," she said, smirking.

I rolled my eyes. "I know what you're doing, but what are you doing?"

"Keeping my promise," she answered. "Now, be a good boy and lean back."

She didn't have to tell me twice. I dropped my head back onto my pillow and closed my eyes as she took me back into her mouth. I bit my cheek to keep from letting out a deep groan as I slid to the back of her throat. She sucked hard as she moved back to the tip, causing my eyes to roll behind my closed lids and a low moan to escape.

Her tongue ran around the head before she took me back in, again hitting the back of her throat. I reached down and wound my hand into her hair, gripping tightly. She moaned around me sending vibrations through my dick.

God, she was good at this. I was already close and she'd only done it twice.

She pulled all the way off and flattened her tongue on the underside, licking me from base to tip.

"Fuck, baby, do that again," I groaned lowly.

She did and it took all I had not to lose it right then. I tugged on her hair a little, wanting to be back in her mouth. She took the hint and I was once again sliding between her lips.

My hips started thrusting slowly as Bella started bobbing her head at a faster pace. She moaned around me again and my breath left me as she took me all the way in, using just her tongue and throat to draw my release from me.

I gave her all I had and feeling her swallow around me was something I could never come close to putting into words.

She licked up to the tip as I caught my breath and when she pulled off I sat up quickly. Pulling her up to me, I latched onto her neck and realized, as my arms wrapped around her, that she had removed her clothes before waking me up.

Smiling, I kissed up to her ear and whispered, "Your turn."

She giggled quietly as I rolled her over onto her back. Once I had her settled, I started kissing a trail down her body, stopping at her breasts to give them some special attention. Starting with the right one, I traced around her nipple with my tongue as I cupped the left in my hand. My tongue flicked the hard tip before drawing it deep into my mouth as I kneaded the other. When her breathing picked up, I moved over to the left, giving it the same treatment as I had the right.

"Please, Jasper," she whispered as her body started to shake.

I flicked her nipple with my tongue one last time before moving lower, kissing a path down her stomach. She groaned as I dipped my tongue into her belly button and continued on to where we both wanted me to be.

Pushing her legs further apart, I opened her up to me and wasted no time licking around her clit. She was already so fucking wet. Reaching up, I easily slid two fingers inside her, drawing a deep, low moan from her mouth.

As I started to slowly thrust them in and out, I sucked her clit in between my lips. Her back arched as her hands fisted the sheet on each side of her. I continued to use my mouth and fingers, pulling her closer to the edge. I knew we'd reached that point when she started muttering incoherent words, her legs trembled against my shoulders, and she became wetter and tighter around my fingers.

I took my mouth off of her as I started thrusting my fingers into her harder and faster. Raising myself up with one hand, I looked down on her. "Come, Bella," I whispered.

Two more hard thrusts of my fingers and she did what I said. Her mouth and eyes were clamping shut as she tried to keep as silent as possible. I worked her down slowly with my hand, only stopping when she opened her eyes.

When she did, I pulled my hand away and lay down beside her, drawing her against my chest.

"Mmm, that was nice." she said, snuggling closer into to me.

I chuckled quietly and nodded, kissing her on the forehead. "Yes, it was."

I felt her smile before she kissed my chest. "I love you."

"I love you, too," I said.

We fell silent after that and at some point both of us fell asleep.

I woke up around 8 still wrapped around Bella. I slowly extricated myself from her and left her sleeping with a kiss on the top of her head. After a quick stop in the bathroom and to pull on a pair of jeans, I headed to the kitchen to start some coffee.

I found mom already there, leaning against the counter and sipping from a coffee cup.

"Good morning," I said, giving her a smile.

"Good morning, sweetheart," she said, smiling up at me.

As I moved over to make my own cup of coffee, I asked, "Did you sleep all right?"

"Better than I have in a long time," she answered. "And thank you."

"For what?"

"For letting me have time with her. I missed you too, but she..."

I put my cup down and pulled mom into a hug. "It's okay, mom. You two needed to catch up."

"I'm so happy for the both of you, Jasper. Being able to get back together after so much time is a blessing. Don't ever take it for granted," she said as I stepped back, picked up my cup again, and leaned besides her.

"I won't," I said a clear promise in my voice. "I learned my lesson with taking her for granted already. I don't plan on making that mistake again."

"Good boy," she said, causing me to smile. We fell silent for a moment, both of us taking a drink from our cups before she continued. "I brought what you asked me to."

I sucked in a deep breath and glanced over at her. "Thank you."

"Do you have a plan on how and when you're going to do it?"

"I've thought about a few options," I said.

"Well, what are they? Maybe I can help you narrow it down."

"Option 1, was at a restaurant after a nice dinner."

Mom made a face before she said, "Not special enough for the two of you."

I chuckled and said, "Okay, well option 2, was getting her out of the house and then when she came home having candles, flowers, and me having cooked dinner."

"Better, but I don't know, still not perfect enough. What else did you come up with?"

"I don't know if the last one will work."

"Why not?"

"Because you can't really be there."

"Jasper, honey, I don't have to be there when you propose," she said.

" I thought you asked if I could do it while you were here?"

"I did, but I meant so I could celebrate with you two in person and not over the phone."

"Oh, well then it would be the best one then."

"What is it?" She asked when I took too long to continue.

I laughed and told her what I'd thought about. She was nodding before I even finished, so I knew that it was what I was going to do. As soon as I was done speaking, mom put her cup down and hugged me hard.

"I love that, Jasper," she said. "And she will too."

"I hope so. I just need to figure out a way to get the main part done without her seeing me," I said.

"I can help with that," Mom said with a smile. "I'll just suggest a girl's day sometime this week. We'll go shopping and maybe the spa. With us out of the house, that will give you plenty of time."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

We hugged for a little longer and then pulled apart when we heard the bedroom door open. Mom moved over to the fridge, acting like nothing was out of the ordinary.

"What would you like for breakfast?" she asked just as Bella stepped into the kitchen.

"Oh, you don't have to do that," Bella said. "It's your vacation."

Mom glanced back and said, "I want to. It's been so long, since I could take care of either one of you. Please let me."

There was no way we were going to argue with her after that, so Bella just nodded and moved over to me.

We stood there watching as mom pulled things from the fridge. "Pancakes and bacon?" she asked.

"Sounds perfect," Bella said, smiling.

Mom returned it and started getting the batter ready, looking to Bella when she needed something specific. The three of us talked about what we had planned for the day and the rest of mom's trip while she cooked.

We told her about wanting to do the Hollywood stuff today-the Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese theater, Madam Tussands, and the Hollywood sign and bowl-since we were right here. She agreed with all of those and even mentioned wanting to do Universal Studios one day.

Bella said she had it on the list already, causing mom to smile brightly. We'd also planned an overnight trip to San Francisco so we could tour Alcatraz, one to San Diego for the zoo, and visits to the many museums L.A had to offer. Mom loved all of the things we'd decided on and then made the suggestion for girl's day and then a day with just me and her. Bella readily agreed about the girl's day and I breathed a quiet sigh of relief, knowing then that I would be able to what I needed to.

Mom finished cooking soon after and we all ate breakfast quickly, wanting to get the day started. We all showered and dressed before taking a cab out to Hollywood. We had a blast, taking pictures, laughing, and cutting up. By the time we made it home after dinner, all three of us were exhausted and we crashed early.

The next day we visited Universal and I have to say I was surprised at just how many rides mom rode on. She was up for anything and once again by the time we got back to our place, the three of us were dragging. While we relaxed in front of the T.V mom brought up the girl's day, suggesting the two of them do it the next day.

Bella was in agreement and I found myself alone the next morning. As soon as I got up I was moving. I had to run to the store to gather a few supplies and then go by the jewelers to have Bella's ring sized; Mom had whispered it was in her bag this morning when we'd had a moment alone.

It had only taken a little under two hours before I was back home, closed up in the office. I wanted the first thing Bella would see to be perfect and spent an hour getting it right. Once I had it finished, I then put both it and the ring back in mom's bag. They would stay there until tomorrow morning, when I finally asked Bella to be my wife.

-OB-

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