A/N: As always I do't own Twilight and never will, I do own this plot though :)

Chapter twenty– I love you

Bella's POV

Taking a few deep breathes I raced out of the car and towards the porch, jumping back a little when the door swung open to reveal a grinning Alice.

"Third floor second door on the right," I nodded as I ran past her and towards the stairs not stopping to pay attention to the people who were now stood to the side whilst shouting my name, no I carried on up the stairs not stopping to even glance at the decoration on the walls, to the colour or the brightness of the place, no I carried on running and didn't stop till I reached the door I needed.

I stood outside the room Alice had told me not knowing what to do next, staring at each panel of wood that made up the oak door. It felt like I was taking a breath that I didn't know I needed, like a sudden tightness on my chest was loosening, so I knew I was making the right choice as I raised my hand and knocked on the door.

There was no answer.

So I knocked harder.

Still no answer.

I carried on knocking then not stopping until I heard a huff and the door flew open.

"What?" he barked before he saw that it was me, and when he realised it was I didn't give him time as I attached my lips to his closing my eyes and sighing with relief when I felt his arms wrap around me.

I felt complete, it was like our first kiss all over again and just like the first kiss I could feel myself falling further and further for him.

I gasped a little giving him the perfect opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth as he picked me up, wrapping my legs around his waist as he carried me into the, where I didn't care but from the distance I heard the door close. We carried on kissing for a moment then as he sat me on his desk but after a moment I could feel myself losing my breath which caused him to stand back but place his forehead on mine.

"Bella?" he asked while shaking his head with a smile.

"I love you," was the only thing I could answer with which had him pressing his lips back to mine in a heated kiss which was so much more than the first.

"Took you long enough," he laughed as he helped me down from the desk walking me over to the sofa where he sat me down.

I laughed along with him as I ran my hands over his face feeling both the softness and hardness of his skin, and after hearing Rose's story I noticed his eyes were the same as my attackers, black with hunger.

"You need to hunt," I commented as I stared at the darker circles and ashen skin.

"What?" he was a little taken back.

"You're hungry, you should hunt," I sat back so he could see that I was being serious. He stared at me for a few moments then checking over my face and eyes before he sighed.

"I know, I just can't," he put his head down as he explained, "when I look into an animal's eyes all I see is you that night," now it was my turn to feel guilty, I should have told him sooner that I didn't blame him for what happened. That it was the two strangers that did it, but I guess now was as good a time as any.

"Hey," I lifted his chin so that he could look in my eyes, "what happened that night was not your fault, you saved me, you stopped them from killing me Jazz and for that I'll always be grateful, you have nothing to feel guilty about," a small smile started to appear on his face,

"Okay I'll hunt but will you stay? I can't leave without knowing you'll be here," he asked hopefully.

"Of course, I sort of have no choice, sleeping over is sort of my alibi for Charlie," he beamed once again.

"So I get you the whole night?" I nodded my head as his smile started to blind me, "good, well I know Alice and Emmett want to see you so I think you should go see them," he began to chuckle, "this room was meant to be thick so I couldn't feel people's emotions but theirs is making me want to squeal." We both laughed at that as he kissed me goodbye only after I promised I'd be here and I'd be waiting with the family.

Taking another deep breath I stood and began to make my way slowly down the stairs this time, taking time to take in the design of the Cullen home.

They had such a beautiful home; it was light and simple with wooden and white walls with glass windows on the side of the house to show of the outside. It was simple yet so affective.

I carried on walking down the stairs until I reached the front room to see the whole family there with smiles on their faces.

"Bella, finally," Emmett shouted as one second he was by the couch and the next he was carrying me down the remainder of the stairs on his back with such speed it took my breath away.

"Emmett put her down, I thought I raised you better than that," I heard a soft voice from behind me, the only voice I hadn't yet heard. So once Emmett had put me on the floor I turned around and was met with such a beautiful woman.

She had such a kind face a round face that was framed by long brown wavy hair; it was so beautiful and looked so soft. Unlike the rest of her family she looked a lot curvier, a proper mother and house wife figure but it didn't stop her from looking just as beautiful.

"Welcome to our home Bella, it's so nice to finally meet you, I'm Esme the mother of that baboon," she smiled as she pulled me into a soft embrace, wrapping her arms all the way around me.

"It's nice to meet you too," I smiled as she released me but I was just passed around from family member to member.

Jasper's POV

I couldn't stop smiling as I ran through the woods not paying attention to my surroundings as I couldn't stop thinking about Bella and what had happened in less than half hour.

She'd told me that she loved me and forgave me for everything that happened that night, she felt guilty I could feel it which is why I came out here, I didn't want to be away from her for longer than I had too, something inside me couldn't come to terms that she was really here and that she did love me,

So I ran, ran faster than I've ever ran before, I was motivated, I was determined to hunt, take what I needed and be back home with Bella in my arms.

So I stopped, I stopped and began to pay attention to my surroundings, picking up a couple of heart beats just a mile or so away. Taking another deep breath I could smell the blood as it pumped through its body, feeling the hunger now I sprang into action and followed the scent towards the source which happened to belong to a deer.

It didn't take me long to finish as I lay the corpse to the ground, closing its eyes as I still felt the burn.

A burn that was sedated by three more animals, after taking a moment to bury the drained creatures under the ground I ran back towards the house and back towards my home and what waited for me.

I ran silently through the back door then, smelling that Bella was still here and that she was still with the family. So silently I walked in and stopped in my tracks.

There she sat laughing at Emmett and Carlisle who was sat crossed legged on the floor with a controller in hand, she was laughing as the girls sat with their legs up on the couch, so I stood there for a few more moments as I enjoyed the view.

I didn't know what my next steps were, I didn't know where this would take us but if Alice's vision was right, I knew Bella would someday agree to be with me forever.

I smiled as I thought of Bella and I together as immortals, nothing would be able to touch us, nothing would get in our way and nothing could take her away from me, she would be young, beautiful and mine.

"Hey you're back," she beamed and I noticed that I had begun to walk further into the room without realising.

"Yeah, couldn't stay out any longer," I kissed the top of her head as I stood behind her.

"Whipped," I heard both Carlisle and Emmett mutter from the floor. This was something only the family got to see, this side of Carlisle was something only Emmett could bring out, he was like a child but it was something we all enjoyed seeing.

"Do you want to go upstairs?" I asked after giving a roll of my eyes.

"Would love too," she placed her hand in mine as we made our way upstairs and back into my office, but not until I heard Alice whisper something to me.

"Good luck, but just be honest."

Bella's POV

Being with the Cullen family was weird, I knew what they were but the speed they moved in and the way they could just sit without blinking or moving not even an inch still amazes me, but it still felt amazing that I could be a part of this and to see them be themselves.

It didn't mean I wasn't glad when Jasper offered to go somewhere to be alone; no I was thrilled with the idea of it just being him and I. I was curious, I needed answers that I knew only he could give.

"I'll answer anything you have to ask Bella," he told me as once again he led me over to the couch in his office.

"I forgot you could feel what I was," I giggled nervously as he raised an eyebrow. "Rose told me," he nodded his understanding.

"So what is it you'd like to know Bella?"

I didn't know how to say this, I didn't know if I was stepping over the lines here but I went with it anyway. "I want to hear your story Jasper."

He was silent for a few moments then, the silence ticking by as he sat and stared into my eyes; I didn't turn away and didn't move my gaze like I would have for anyone else. No I stayed still as he began to blink.

"I don't think you want to hear my story." His voice was thick as a look I knew well came across his face.

"There's no need to be ashamed Jasper." I placed my hand on his cheek, smiling as he relaxed into my touch.

"I'm ashamed of what you'll think of me," I stayed silent not moving my hand, showing him that I was here and I wasn't going anywhere. "I see I'm going to have my hands full with you," he chuckled a little. "I'll tell you my story but you have to listen to it all before you pass any judgments?"

"No matter what Jasper I doubt I could ever stop this feeling now that I know I love you," he smiled one again before taking a deep breath.

"I was born in Texas 1844 as Jasper Whitlock on a farm with my mother, father and sister. I was a worker, I was to tend to the horses and to plough the fields, but I wanted more than that, I wanted to be a hero wanted to do my duty to the country and help out, so when the war came knocking at our door when I was at the age of nineteen, I was the first one there to sing my name on the dotted line."

I knew all of this, I'd spent hours reading up on him but there was something about the way he spoke that had me mesmerized.

"I spent almost a year in service but the way I worked was recognised quickly and I was soon sent up in the ranks to become Major Jasper Whitlock. I was proud of my title; I knew I was doing everything I could to help those who needed me, so when I was asked to escort women and children from cities I was all too happy to help, until one night."

I knew we were coming up to the bit I was most interested about, the part that made him a vampire.

"I was out at night patrolling when I came across three women, to me they were the most beautiful people I've ever seen, they were out wondering around so of course being the southern gentleman I was raised to be I offered them my help and in return the offered me a life of misery and self-loathing.

"I was turned by a woman named Maria, she was everything to me at that time, she told me she loved me and as she was the one to turn me so I believed her, I believed everything she said. So I followed her orders and did as I was told, killing and creating. The first ten years of my life were not my best Bella and I regret everything I did and everyone I created. That was until Peter.

"Peter was a nuisance, he would know things that would sometimes annoy me but as much as I wanted to rip his head off I wanted the company more than I wanted him gone." He smiled at the memories.

"But one night Peter changed, from going to someone that would laugh when he needed, he suddenly became fidgety and stressed when it was my turn to dispose of newborns that were passed their age of a year. Well I should have known something was happening when he offered to help but instead of saying anything I was grateful for the company not wanting to spend much time disposing the body's than I had to, we killed and burnt the newborns but only those that weren't of use, until we got to the last one a small girl who couldn't take her eyes of Peter." He took another deep breath, "I blocked people's emotions at this time, not wanting to feel the fear pass through me, so when it was her turn to go I stepped forward and was tackled to the floor as Peter began to tell the woman to run."

"Did they get away?" I wondered.

"They did, I let them go and got the punishment for doing so, but letting them go was probably the best decision I've made as a few years later they came back for me and introduced me to a life outside the fighting."

"What happened to Maria and her sisters?"

"I killed her sisters, as for Maria I believe she's still in Texas creating and trying to take land."

"So you fought for land?"

"The humans in that land yes," I cringed a little at that.

I yarned then not being able to help myself as my eyes began to feel heavy. "I've kept you longer than I should," he smiled as he glanced over at the clock, "you should get to bed."

"Can I stay with you?" I asked a little unsure until I saw the grin spread across his face.

"Always."

A/N: IMPORTANT, well sort of important anyway So I am really sorry and I know I say that alot but I really am, I have been so busy what with Halloween, Uni and personal things I just haven't had the time to write, but I did tonight, well I made time tonight so here it is.

I was thinking of trying to write a inprint story? What do you think, and if I do than I would love to know who to inprint Bella with.

Paul

Jared

They're two of my top choices because I don't know why, I just love them.

Any way let me know what you think of both inprint and this chapter, and I promise I'll try and be quicker with posting.

Until next time,

Jess x