A/N: ok so I know some of you may feel her forgiveness was given too swiftly. But we have to remember the kind of person Bella is. She's loving and loyal to a fault. Plus, she may just need the Cullens sometime in the future. The first part of her nightmare is actually part of a scene in Emily Brontës Wuthering Heights. I thought it was perfect for Bella's nightmare what with Edward using quotes from the same book and what not. So the italicized part of the dream is the scene I borrowed from Ms. Brontë the rest is mine. Also I love Dracula. The one with Keanu Reeves the most. I just thought what Bella says would be humorous. :) lemons ahoy! Own the Twilight saga I do not. I also don't own the movie titles. :) also, it was brought to my attention that Jasper calling Bella love is creepy as Edward did it too. After thinking about it I have to concur so he will only be calling her Darlin' from now on. ;)

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Chapter Twenty-One

Jasper

As we all sit here laughing I feel a small shift in Bella's emotions. A tiny bit of apprehension among the happiness.

"Darlin'? What is it?" I ask, which of course gains everyone's, but the other humans, attention. Supernatural hearing and all. She gives me a look that says to just drop it for now, then sighs in resignation knowing I won't let it go. After I stare her down for a minute, that is.

"Earlier when we were leaving Jess's party and just now, I had that feeling of being watched. It's gone now though."

I quickly stand up and place her on her feet, Sam and Jared doing the same with Kim and Emily, Paul getting up off the floor and Jake telling Shannon he'll be right back. I turn to Bella.

"Stay in here with the others, don't come outside. We'll be back." And after a swift peck on her lips I stalk to the front door with the others.

I can smell him immediately, but I can't hear him or sense him any other way, which means he's gone. Damn! I want to end this! I'm beginning to doubt Carlisle's hope of Edward backing off. Which of course concerns me, he's more than likely heard the plans Bella and I have made so he could easily follow us. I just hope I'm wrong and that maybe he just wanted one last look and now he'll leave us alone.

"Come on, let's go back inside. He's not here anymore." I say to the others, to which they nod and we all file back inside. I walk over to Bella and pull her up out of the chair and into my arms.

"He wasn't there, but I could smell him so he had been outside." She nods her head and wraps her arms around my waist, tucking her head into my chest. I can feel the slight edge of her fear, but also her trust that I will keep her safe.

Something suddenly occurs to me, if he was out there long enough, he may have heard our conversation and heard about both Bella and Shannon's gifts. What he would do with that information though I don't know. If he's as in love with Bella as he says he is he'd never want to hurt her and to hurt Shannon would hurt Jake and that would in turn hurt Bella, plus the Volturi would kill for a gift like Bella's and surely he would be able to see that to say anything would endanger her. This thought process helps me relax a little, there's no way he would say anything about their gifts, it wouldn't benefit him in the least. Bella tries to stifle a yawn and I realize today had to tire her out with all the excitement. Time to get her to bed.

Before I can move though, Sam asks me a question.

"Major, why is it that she can feel him watching her but none of us did, especially you?" Everyone immediately perks up, except Shannon who had a knowing look on her face.

"To be honest I'm not one hundred percent sure. It seems Shannon may have an answer though." All attention turns to her.

"Well, I believe it's because she's so tuned into him. He's her ex, she loved him at one point, enough so that she wanted to become a vampire to be with him," we had told her this earlier as we were all talking. "And then there's your gift Jasper. You feel all the emotions around you, and those that are the easiest for you to feel are your own and anyone extremely close to you, like Bella.

"You won't be as tuned in to the other Cullens emotions anymore because they've been gone so long. So with all of us around it's harder for you to filter through everyone to detect Edward so you don't know he's there, within a crowd, unless you smell him. Does that makes sense? As for the rest of you, well you aren't really actively on alert for Edward. We were sitting here having lively fun conversation, not anticipating a crazy ex-boyfriend to be stalking around outside."

We all nod at her explanation. It does indeed make sense. I also think about all the times she's felt him and realize that there were only two occasion she felt him that I was with her, now and that day in Port Angeles. I see Bella yawn again out of the corner of my eye and decide it's time for bed.

"You guys are welcome to stay the night, there are plenty of rooms and the beds were all left behind, otherwise, I bid you all a goodnight. I'm taking Bella upstairs to bed. It's been a pleasure," I say, looking at them all before lifting Bella up in my arms and heading for the stairs.

"I think I'll stay here, Shannon is supposed to be staying with Bella any way." Jake says and Leah nods in agreement.

"Us too." She says of Alex and her.

"Alright then, come with us and I'll show you the rooms you can use." And after telling those leaving goodbye we all head up the stairs.

I stop in front of Rose and Emmett's room, luckily since I've been here I've made sure the house has been kept clean. So they'll have fresh sheets and won't have to deal with any dust.

"This was Rose and Emmett's room, Leah and Alex you can take it." And we say goodnight and they walk into the room. Next I stop at the stairs leading to Esme and Carlisle's room. They had the top floor to themselves, the one just below the attic.

"Up those stairs you'll find Esme and Carlisle's room, bathroom and Esme's office. Goodnight you two. I'll make everyone breakfast in the morning." I say and after they say goodnight they walk up the stairs.

I carry Bella back to my room, which is thankfully at the end of the hall and therefore far enough away from Leah and Alex that they wont be able to hear us. Opening the door, I walk inside and carry her to the bathroom and, after setting her on her feet, start the water in the tub. After adding some bath salts I help her strip down and step in. She hasn't said a word since she told me about feeling Edward watching and if I didn't feel her trust and contentment I'd be concerned. She's been a little tense so I figure this bath will help sooth her and help her relax and have a good nights sleep.

I jump in the shower, under the hottest water possible, for a few minutes to help heat my body so I can sit in the tub with her. Once done I head over to the tub. She's already turned off the water so all I have to do is get in with her.

"Scoot forward some, darlin'." She moves forward and I climb in behind her, pulling her back to me where she leans back and lays her head on my chest. My legs are spread out next to hers and I wrap my arms around her.

I have to admit the feel of her slick, naked skin on mine is making me hard. I am a man after all, but I need to calm myself, I just want her to have a nice relaxing bath. She has other ideas though because before I can do anything to calm my lust she's turned around bringing herself up on to her knees and is straddling my lap. Which causes my dick to just get harder.

"Bella, darlin', what are you doing?" She doesn't say anything, just leans down and presses her lips to mine.

The kiss is soft, sweet and full of love and trust. I wrap my arms around her and pull her closer, reveling in the feel of her soft lips on mine. After a minute or two she moves back out of my embrace and begins placing open mouthed kisses along my neck and collarbone before moving back up to retake my lips with hers. She wraps her arms around my neck and we just hold each other for a few more minutes her tongue roving the recesses of my mouth. Then she shifts, lifting herself and moving one hand down to my erection grabbing and holding it as she agonizingly slowly slides me into her warm and ready heat until I'm buried to the hilt, never breaking the kiss.

She never says a word, just starts to move while continuing to kiss me. My hands grab her hips and I help steady her as she grinds against me, moving me in and out of her tight sheath with the motion. She works me slow and deep, in a pattern- up and down, back and forth and in a circle, over and over again. It feels amazing and I can't stop the moan that comes from deep in my throat. Her lips still on mine, our tongues wrestling as she plunders my mouth while she works me. The little mewling sounds coming from deep in her own throat, push me even closer to the edge. She clings to me as she begins to move faster, never breaking her pattern. She lets go of my lips, flinging her head back as she begins to moan louder, putting her breasts right in the perfect position for me to show them some attention; and show them attention I most definitely do.

Moving one hand from her hips I place it on her breast and begin to massage it while taking the nipple of the other into my mouth and suckling it gently. She begins to moves faster, so I suck her nipple a little harder before giving it a gentle nip and releasing it. I switch hands, placing the one back on her hip and using the other on the breast I just suckled, moving my mouth to the other breast I again take her nipple into my mouth and suck it hard before nipping it and releasing.

The walls of her pussy have begun to contract around my dick so I know she's close. I move my hand down between our bodies and rub her clit in a circle with my thumb. She begins to grind against me erratically, chasing her orgasm so I push just a bit harder on her clit and she detonates, head thrown back, mouth open in a silent scream, hair cascading down her back. Damn but that sight is beautiful! Moving both hands back to her hips I grind her against me following her seconds later, pumping my release into her until both of us are sated and she crumples onto my chest completely wrung out.

"You ok?" I ask trying to gauge her emotions but they're swirling about like a hurricane, it's hard to get a read on them.

"Yeah, I'm fine Jasper. Sorry, I just needed to feel you wrapped around me, inside me. To feel safe. You make me feel safe, loved and so cherished and I just needed that. No words, just feelings." She says, lifting her head to look into my eyes to make sure I understand; and I do. I understand perfectly.

"Don't worry darlin', you're safe with me. I won't let that bastard touch you. Ok?" She just nods her head and lays it back down on my chest. We sit like this for a few more minutes, me still inside her, in complete silence until I feel her shiver. The water has cooled and with it, my skin.

"Come on, lets get out and get dried off and dressed. I know you have to be tired and I can see you're getting cold." The goosebumps rising on her skin a clear indication of how cold she really is. I stand with her in my arms, pulling the drain plug up with my toes, and carry her over to the towels. Setting her on her feet I dry her off, then myself, then pick her back up and carry her into the bedroom where I put her in some comfy pjs and tuck her under the covers. I lay down on top of them and pull her into my arms.

"I love you cowboy."

"I love you to Bella. Now go to sleep." I can't help but smile as her breathing quickly evens out and within minutes she's sound asleep.

Bella

Sometime in the middle of the night I realize I'm having a nightmare, but I can't wake myself to get out of it. The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy voice sobbed, 'Let me in - let me in!' 'Who are you?' I asked, struggling, meanwhile, to disengage myself. 'I'm come home: I'd lost my way on the moor! As I watched the owner of the hand stepped forward and it was Edward. He grabbed me harder and started pulling me away from someone, when I looked back I saw he was pulling me away from Jasper. I tried to struggle but he was just too strong and I couldn't get free. I could hear myself begging and pleading with him to let me go. That I didn't want to go anywhere with him, that I wasn't his mate and that I was Jasper's. He turned to me then, with a dark, forbidding look on his face and told me I'd never see Jasper again. He was taking me somewhere that Jasper would never find me.

I woke up screaming, Jasper sitting up on the bed next to me his hands around my arms in an attempt to wake me. I sat up and launched myself at him wrapping my arms around him and clinging to him as tightly as I was able.

"Shhh, darlin' it's ok, it was just a nightmare. I'm here, I'm not going anywhere. Shhhhh." He said while rubbing soothing circles on my back as I sobbed into his neck.

"Oh Jasper, it was horrible. Edward grabbed me, at first it was just his hand but then I saw his face and he was pulling me away from you and no matter how much I struggled, cried and pleaded with him to let me go, he wouldn't! He told me he was taking me somewhere you'd never be able to find me! I was so scared!" I wail, pulling myself into his lap, trying to get as close to him as possible.

"It's ok darlin'. I'm here and he's not going to touch you. Here, let's lay down, try to go back to sleep. I'm not going to let you go I promise." He says and we lay back down on the bed, both of us under the covers this time and he wraps me back into his arms and I lay there crying.

I must have drifted back off to sleep because the next time I wake, the sun is coming in through the curtains. I'm on my side, my back pressed up against his muscular chest, his arms wrapped tightly around me. He must sense I'm awake because he hugs me from behind and then loosens his hold.

"You ok?" He asks quietly.

"Yeah, how long have I been asleep?"

"You fell back asleep not long after we laid back down. You've been asleep almost ten hours since then. I've been up and made the others breakfast and then came back up here to lay with you. You woke up with that nightmare at about one o'clock this morning. It's just after eleven a.m. now. Would you like to get up and go downstairs? Jake, Shannon, Leah and Alex left a couple hours ago. Apparently they wanted to get to know each other more." He says with a chuckle. I grin at that, remembering now that Jake and Leah found their imprints at Jess's party yesterday.

"Sure. Let me use the bathroom and I'll be right down." I say making to get out of the bed.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Just something simple. Bacon and eggs, maybe some toast?"

"Coming right up." He walks around the bed to pull me into a hug and a quick kiss. Then he releases me and walks from the room.

I head into the bathroom, pee and then move to the sink to brush my teeth and splash some water on my face. I know, brushing my teeth before eating seems weird but when you have a vampire boyfriend with a super sense of smell, morning breath is your worst enemy. Looking into the mirror I see dark circles under my eyes, my mind flitting back to that nightmare. It scares me, because it felt more like a premonition than just a dream. I don't want to worry Jasper though so I shake it from my mind and head downstairs.

The smell of frying bacon greets me and I walk into the kitchen to see my man, wearing nothing but a pair of sleep pants, at the stove flipping the bacon and scrambling up some eggs. I head to the fridge and pull out the carton of oj he usually keeps on hand for me and, after grabbing a glass from one of the cabinets, I pour some and place the carton back in the fridge.

"What do you want to do today?" He asks me without turning around.

"If it's ok with you can we just cuddle on the couch and watch movies all day?" I don't have to be back at my house until later tonight. Charlie's shift doesn't end until ten p.m., so I have the rest of the day to spend here with Jasper.

"Of course darlin'. Here, why don't you eat this and I'll grab some of the movies from Emmett's room. He left some behind that he has several copies of. That ok?" He asks as he sets my finished food down in front of me, for a vampire who doesn't eat human food he sure knows how to cook.

"Sounds great." And with that he heads up the stairs to grab the movies.

I'm just finishing up washing my dishes and putting them in the dish rack when he comes back down the stairs holding several movies in one hand and the throw blankets off his bed in the other.

"Ok, so we have Thor, Rise of the Guardians, Dracula- probably Emmett's idea of a joke-, all of the Harry Potter movies, and something called Vampire academy. Which do you want to watch first?" I'm about to answer when his cell phone rings, he picks it up off the counter and smiles.

"Hey Esme. Yeah she's actually right here in front of me, just a minute." And then he hands me the phone. I take it and say a tentative hello.

"Oh Bella dear it's so nice to hear your voice! You have no idea how much we miss you! I'm so sorry we listened to Edward! Please say you can forgive us!" Esme exclaims, causing tears to form in my eyes. Jasper puts the movies down and comes over and wraps me in a hug.

"Oh Esme. Of course I forgive you. I know Edward can be very persuasive and that you probably had my best interests at heart. I'll admit it hurt when you left without a goodbye but Jasper told me how much you miss me and regretted leaving without telling me goodbye. Let's just leave that in the past and start over. How are you and the others?" And with that the ice is broken and the relationship with the family I missed and loved so much was fixed. Jasper went and sat on the couch and she and I talked for at least an hour about everything everyone had been doing since they left. I left out those dark months in the beginning though.

After hanging up with Esme once she told me congrats on my graduating and sent love from the others, although I doubt she meant Rose, Jasper walked back over to where I had sat back down at the breakfast bar and picked up the movies he had set down and reminded me of the titles he had brought down.

"How about we start with the Harry Potter movies? Those are my favorite out of all of that selection. I never really cared for Dracula. Too far fetched if you ask me. I like my vampires sparkly and on a diet of animal blood." I say with a cheeky grin. He tosses the blankets on the couch, sets the movies on the coffee table and comes towards me.

"Come here you!" He says while grabbing me around my waist and pulling me in for a kiss. I love playful Jasper.

He breaks the kiss and leads me over to the couch, helping me sit down, before taking the movies over to the entertainment system. He places Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone into the Blueray player, grabs the remote and flounces down next to me. He pushes play and announces, "let the Harry Potter marathon begin!" Causing me to giggle; and we proceed to watch all eight Harry Potter movies, while wrapped in each others arms, snuggled on the couch.