Chapter 21
Jasper P.O.V
Once Emmett's interview was finished, Carlisle drove Alice, Rosalie Emmett and I to the hospital. I was apprehensive about the visit, I didn't like hospitals very much either. I think it is an irrational fear, imposed by Matthew and Daniel's threats to kill us if we went there. The ride was silent, Alice sat in the front with Carlisle, she must have grown tired of the quiet car because she put the radio on. I wasn't really listening to the music, I was staring out of the window, thinking carefully. I had so many questions I wanted to ask, but I didn't know who could answer them. I wanted to know what would happen to Matthew and Daniel, would they be locked away forever? Where would Rosalie and I live now? I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I didn't even realise the car had stopped. I felt Rosalie leave my side and realised we were here. I exited the car and Carlisle locked it,
"Just follow me," he said. We all walked behind him, Alice holding my hand, Emmett holding Rosalie's. Carlisle led us into a lift and pressed the button for the 3rd floor. When we arrived on the floor two nurses greeted us and took us to a waiting room,
"What happens now?" I asked Carlisle,
"Well, Rosalie will be check first, and then you," he answered quietly. I knew he felt some guilt, he probably thought he could have saved us that night when we came to the hospital. He had known, and I had made him not tell anyone,
"Okay," I nodded. Carlisle left us in the room, he had to go and get everything ready. Emmett and Rosalie sat together, Emmett watching the TV and Rosalie flicking through magazines. She had never really been allowed to buy any magazines before, I always wondered why. Alice and I sat next to each other at the window seat. She looked at me with those big, violet eyes,
"You'll be okay," she assured me,
"I know I will. You will stay with me, won't you?"
"Of course I will, I promised, didn't I?" I smiled,
"Yes you did," I looked at her, adoration and love filling my entire being. Alice and I forever.
Rosalie didn't make much of a fuss, just as Alice had predicted. She did cry the whole time though, and it broke my heart. I felt guilty the whole time, I was her brother who had vowed to always protect her. It was my job and I had failed miserably. I should have tried harder, made more of an effort. I could have stopped all of this pain ever happening to her, but then again why should she have been subjected to it anyway? He was her father, he should never have done anything like that to her. I shivered as memories flooded back of him making me watch, I was only small then, I didn't understand. I brought myself back to the present, no point dwelling on the past. Alice and I were sitting alone in the waiting room now, Rosalie had been taken home by Emmett. Esme had collected them but she didn't come in to see us. I was holding Alice's hand and trying to calm down, she had a worried expression on her beautiful face,
"Are you sure your okay, Jasper?" she asked,
"I'm fine, I'm fine," I said quietly,
"Really? Carlisle can examine you later," I shook my head violently,
"No, I want to get it done with,"
"Okay," she whispered. She floated out of the room to go and tell Carlisle we were ready. I waited patiently until she came back a few minutes later,
"Ready?" she asked, I nodded. We walked hand in hand into a little private room. There was a bed and a chair. Carlisle was already in the room, white jacket on and latex gloves secure. He gestured for me to get onto the bed and I obliged. Alice placed herself gracefully on the seat next to me and took my hand. She made circle shapes on my palm with her tiny fingers,
"Okay Jasper, I am just going to do a routine check-up first. Check you ears, breathing and such like." I nodded, not willing myself to speak. Carlisle began his examination, checking my temperature, looking inside my ears, checking my eyes, looking down my throat, doing my blood pressure and my breathing. He informed me that I still had a cracked rib, that I could have told him myself, and that it was almost healed. I wished that was everything over but that would have been silly. I looked at Alice,
"Maybe you…should go out for this bit?" I asked,
"Why?" she asked, confused,
"Well, I have a lot of bruising, I don't want to upset you," she shook her head, much like I had done in the waiting room,
"I'm fine, I said I would stay. I don't break promises," I sighed and let Carlisle continue. First he asked me to take off my shirt, I obliged. He widened his eyes at the sight and I heard Alice gasp quietly. I went slightly red, I knew it looked bad. Carlisle took pictures of all of the injuries, even using a special camera which could detect older bruising. I didn't look at Alice, I was too ashamed. Next I had to take off my trousers, I did so. He took more pictures and examined cuts, taking swabs of everything. He asked me if I had ever been abused sexually, I replied no, the gods honest truth. Once I had replaced all of my clothes, Carlisle exited to go and get his things. I finally turned to look at Alice. She was crying, silently. I frowned,
"I knew I would upset you," I said,
"It's not you Jazz, it's them. How could they do this to you?" she croaked, I reached over and kissed her tears away,
"Hey, come on now darlin' no more tears are to be cried over them," she nodded and hugged me lightly, obviously not wanting to hurt me. I kissed her quickly before we left to go and find Carlisle, and organise where Rosalie and I would live.
"It is too much of a burden," I argued. Carlisle and I were in his study at the Cullen's house. Rosalie and I had been in there with him for almost half an hour now, he wanted us to live with them,
"Nonsense, Jasper, you and Rosalie are no burden on us." He countered. The offer was tempting, I would live with Alice, It would be lovely. But this was Alice's home, Edward's, Emmett's. Rosalie and I living there would be unfair on them,
"Jasper, if Carlisle says it isn't, then it isn't," Rosalie reasoned. I knew she wanted to stay, Emmett made her feel safe,
"Jasper, I absolutely insist. Esme loves you both dearly. You are already family," he said confidently,
"Please Jasper, I love it here," Rosalie begged. I looked around, trying to make a decision, so many pro's and con's. I spent around 5 minutes deliberating,
"We will stay," I paused, "But it goes to a vote, everyone else has to say yes or no," Carlisle grinned,
"Fine by me," so that was that decision made. The three of us made our way down the stairs to an awaiting audience. They wanted an answer,
"Jasper wants everyone to vote," Carlisle announced. Everyone in the room was smiling, "How about you go first, Esme," he walked over to Esme and put his arm over her shoulder,
"Jasper, Rosalie, I love you both as much as everyone else in the room. Therefore I want you to stay with us," she smiled warmly, I nodded,
"Edward?" I asked,
"Jasper, you have made Alice so happy, I want to see the smile you put on her face forever. I want you to stay. And Rosalie, someone needs to keep Emmett in check!" he chuckled, Rosalie smiled widely,
"Thank you, Edward,"
"Bella?" I asked. She blushed, very Bella,"Well, I know how close you both are to everyone here. Rosalie is one of my best friends, I want you both to stay," I nodded, "And Rosalie," she began,
"Yes?" Rose asked. I saw Alice grin knowingly,
"Edward and I wanted to ask you to be the baby's godmother," I smiled and looked at Rosalie. She was practically glowing with happiness,
"Oh, Bella, I would be honoured!" she squealed, running over and hugging her and Edward,"
"Emmett?" I asked, but there really wasn't much point,
"Bro, seriously, you are actually asking? Of course I want you two to stay, I love Rose and well, you are like a brother to me," he smiled, Rosalie went over to cuddle him,
"Thanks, man," I smiled,
"Well, looks like it's Alice's turn," Carlisle said,
"Ali?" I didn't need to ask her either, but I was interested in her answer,
"Rosalie, I love you dearly, I want you to live here," she smiled, "And Jasper, I am completely and utterly in love with you. I want you to stay with me forever, so please stay here," I smiled,
"Well that decides it, Jasper and Rosalie stay!" Carlisle chuckled. I looked intensely at Alice. I walked over to her and hugged her as tightly as I could,
"River?" she asked,
"River." I replied,
We sat at the waters edge, finally I was free. Free. Forever, with my Alice and our family. Everything would be okay now, we both knew it,
"Alice?" I asked her,
"Yes?" she smiled, a knowing grin spread across her angelic face,
"You already know what I was going to ask, don't you?" I grinned,
"Jasper I would love to be your wife," she smiled,
"Good, because I would love to be your husband," we laughed. I reached into my back pocket and pulled out a small black box,
"Oh, Jasper," Alice whispered,
"Alice Cullen, I love you so much. I want to be with you forever, please would you do me the honour of becoming Mrs Alice Whitlock?" I asked her. A tear of happiness rolled down her cheek,
"Like you had to ask," she said, rubbing away the tear. I opened the box and placed a small gold ring with a blue diamond onto Alice's dainty wedding finger,
"It's beautiful," she whispered in awe. She moved her hand around so that the diamond sparkled,
"It was my mother's, I kept it, for when I found my true love," I admitted,
"The blue matches your eyes," she told me. I chuckled and kissed her passionately. I was safe, Rosalie was safe, Everyone was safe. And I was free now, to have a life and be happy with my future wife. Now I had a future, maybe the happy couple and the children I saw in my dream could exist now. I wrapped my arms around Alice,
"I love you, Alice," I told her,
"I love you," she replied,
"Forever and ever," I murmured into her hair,
"And ever and ever," we laughed together, wrapped safely in our forever.
A/N: Gosh! I can't believe it, guys. Finished, forever. Over. I think I might actually cry, lol. Please let me know what you all think, I really hoped you liked the ending. Not to cliché, was it? I think that Jasper and Alice will be quite happy together in the little forever I created for them. I really hope that Amy likes this, I know I was teasing you forever with spoilers Amy, but here you have it! I would like to thank you all for your support throughout writing my story. But don't panic! There is still one more chapter, the epilogue, to be posted. I originally planned to leave the story here, but I think you all deserve to see what happens to Alice and Jasper, I mean he only proposed, it doesn't mean they will definitely get married! I only got 9 reviews last chapter, 2 short. So lets try for 11 again, or I won't put up the epilogue, I know, I am mean! Please follow me on Twitter,http : // twitter . com / KatKalamity, obviously without the spaces in between everything! I give updates on my Twitter account and I can also answer questions. I have a good idea for another Jalice story, so I will be updating you all on twitter about it. I love you all (:
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