Chapter 19

A/N: Here's the next chapter. As I've said before, the happy chapters are no more. Say hello to the drama chapters. Hahaha. Not to worry, I'll be updating again soon. :)

"Edward!", I shouted at the top of my voice, arms folded and standing at the front door of the Cullen house.

I had woken up to a guilt-stricken Jasper and I wanted to know the reason why. Obviously, he wouldn't tell me.

Edward came rushing towards me with a concerned look on his face. I hated it.

"What did you do to Jasper?", I accused him.

"What? What are you talking about, Bella? I left both of you last night without even talking to him.", he answered me with a confused look.

I looked at him, examining his expression to see whether he was lying or not.

"Well, something happened. Where's your wife?", I ignored the fact that I had just accused him of something and made no effort to apologize when I saw he was telling the truth.

"She's not my w—", he started.

"Here." Alice came barreling towards me and stopped just beside Edward.

"What did you do to Jasper?", I accused her, not bothering to hide the fact that I was starting to get more irritated and angry by the minute.

She smirked, making me flare at the sight of the two, looking all relaxed and composed when Jasper back home was drenched in guilt.

"Why don't you ask him? I'm sure he would tell his girlfriend.", she had this condescending tone that was very unlike Alice that it made me, for the first time in my life, want to slap her.

"Well, that's the problem now. He wouldn't tell me. And by your smug smile, I'm almost 100 sure you're behind his guilt. Now, tell me!"

Alice looked at me for a second and a smile played on her lips.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Bella."

That did it.

Every bitter and angry feeling I kept inside me when they left rushed out.

"YOU ARE THE BIGGEST LIAR AND TRAITOR I HAVE EVER MET! YOU MADE ME AND JASPER LOOK LIKE A FOOL WHEN YOU LEFT WITH THIS TRAITOR.." pointing at Edward, who grimaced at the furious look I had, "LIKE A PAIR OF LOVESICK COUPLES WHO DON'T KNOW THAT THEY JUST KILLED HALF OF THEIR PARTNER'S LIVES AND YOU DO NOT GET TO GO BACK AND PRETEND LIKE EVERYTHING'S FINE! GET THIS IN YOUR HEAD, I WON'T LET YOU RUIN WHAT WE HAVE PAINSTAKINGLY TRIED TO REBUILD WHEN YOU LEFT!", I screamed at them.

Emmett and Rose were standing at the foot of the stairs, staring at me in awe.

"Wow, Bella. I thought you were over them.", Emmett said.

I glared at him and then to Edward.

I stared at him as I said, with a fierce and final tone in my voice, "I am over Edward. And Jasper is over Alice. The only problem is I'm not sure these two are over us. And that's a pity because I'm not going to allow them to come waltzing back into our lives. They CHEATED, LIED and BETRAYED those who thought they were loved by them. They didn't think about the damage they had done and they have the audacity to stand in front of me now, acting all smug and innocent? I'm all for forgiving, but I'm not sure I can at this point."

Edward and Alice had the sense to hung their heads in disgrace.

"She speaks for both of us.", came a voice from behind me.

Jasper looked at me with a glimmer of pride in his eyes as he took my hand and squeezed it.

I smiled momentarily and then frowned.

There was really something off about him that I couldn't quite place.

I saw him flicker his eyes towards Alice and Alice staring back.

A little too long.

And then it clicked.

Why Jasper was guilty.

Why Alice almost seemed smug.

I looked at Jasper, hiding my pain (which was almost easy, as I had lots of practice before).

"Do you still care for her, Jasper?"

Everyone was shocked at my sudden question.

"Why would you think that, Bella? You know I love you."

"Just answer the question, please."

He sighed.

"Bella, she came to talk to me last night, asking for an apology and I told her I might forgive her but not right now. She said she understood. And then she left. That's all."

I looked at him, expecting to see a sincere face. My heart dropped a thousand degrees.

"Then why is there some tension between you two? And why is it that I feel you're missing something out of your explanation?"

He frowned.

"Bella, have you forgotten--"

Alice sighed.

I turned around to snap at her and tell her to keep her mouth shut because what she would say would definitely be no better than the lies Edward told me before about not leaving me.

Only it was a little too late as she had already spoken.

"We almost kissed."

I looked at her and then turned to Jasper, hoping he would negate what Alice had said.

His feelings turned from shock to defeat to guilt and to sorrow.

"Almost", was all he said, hoping it would ease the pain.

"Almost.", I whispered.

I looked back at all of them, with a look of apology to Esme, Carlisle.

"Have fun in France and London.", I said to Emmett and Rosalie.

Rosalie opened her mouth to protest but Emmett made her stop.

I turned to Jasper one last time before I went back to my truck.

"Please. Don't try to follow me. I need some time alone.", I said.

He stood there like a statue while I moved away from the house, my heart breaking all over again.

Damn it.

I was busy wiping my tears to see that my phone was blinking, with Jasper on the calling end.

At the same time, am SUV was furiously blinking its lights in warning.

And then I saw it.

50 feet away from me, was a skidding truck going in my direction.

The last thing I saw before blacking out was a stunning pair of blue eyes pulling me off the ruins of my car and whispering,

"Miss, please don't die."

Ha. We're having opposite thoughts, boy.

And then unconsciousness came over me.