Disclaimer: SM owns all recognizable characters. No copyright infringement is intended. The plot herein is mine. No plagiarism!

This story contains mature themes and is suitable for those eighteen and over.


Thnx for this, beanothercullen. You rock!


EPOV

We're at one of Jasper's grandfather's favorite restaurants here in New York. Lunch is over, but I can't part company with Jonathan, as he's told me to call him, just yet.

Jonathan is a great man. He reminds me so much of my grandfather, Easton Masen. My grandfather was a stern yet loving man.

And Jonathan is just like him, but a bit warmer. Whereas, my grandfather could be downright cold when he felt like it. I can remember my father fearing him. But I never had to. My grandfather was always so kind to me.

I'm having the nicest time but I can't help but feel worried about Jasper. He's been so distant all through lunch. While I've enjoyed my time with getting to know Jonathan, I can't stand that something is bothering Jasper.

Is it about me? Should I ask?

Jonathan takes a sip of his drink and I take the opportunity to question Jasper. "What's wrong?"

Jasper plasters a smile on his face but it doesn't light up his shimmering blue eyes like it usually does. "It's okay, just a long day and it isn't even close to being over yet." I want to ask if I can help, but he cuts me off by saying, "I'm sure by our date tonight, I'll forget all about it."

Our date. Jasper wants us to go out with Tanya and Jake. He's already asked Jake, and Jake informed Tanya, who agreed. But I'm worried about Jasper. Something is definitely bothering him, and I think it has to do with me.

He keeps throwing me these awkward, sad looks when he thinks I'm not looking, and it makes me want to scream.

But I have to wait. I won't rush him. I'll let him talk when he's ready to talk to me.

So I throw myself back into conversation with Jonathan. "I tell ya, Edward," Jonathan laughs. "I nearly choked on laughter, when Jasper came to me, mud from head to toe."

I laugh along with him, as I eyed Jasper out of the corner of my eye. "That must've been quite a sight." Jonathan was telling me about the time when a horse threw Jasper into mud back on Jonathan's ranch in Austin, Texas.

"Yes, it was," Jonathan answers, taking in Jasper's sullen appearance too. From the look on Jonathan's face, he knows what's bothering Jasper. Jasper has been too nervous since we left the coffeehouse and Jonathan has been leading the conversation since then.

But should I call Jasper out on it?

"You know, Jonathan, you said something about Jasper talking to me about school." Let's see what they both do with this. Turning to Jasper, I ask him, "What do want to talk to me about?"

Jasper perks up and smiles my favorite toe curling smile. "I wanted to know if you'd object to attending NYU."

Holy shit! He didn't. But who am I kidding? This is Jasper. Anything is possible with him.

I have to play it cool, or I'm going to scream at him, out of shock or happiness. I get to go to college? "Because you've already enrolled me?"

Jonathan chuckles. "After the sizable donation I fed them, they better say 'yes'. I think you'd do great there."

But Jasper doesn't look happy. He's smiling but again it doesn't reach his eyes. "I did it, but then I wondered how you'd react. Which is probably something I should've thought about first, but I wanted to help you, baby."

I smile and lean forward, bringing my lips to his. "Thank you."

Jasper is surprised and actually smiles broadly, the way I love him to. "Well! We'll see about getting you a schedule after you choose your courses."

"I already know what I want." I do know what I want; I've known for a while. "I want to help others."

"Sounds good," Jonathan drawls, and looks at Jasper pointedly; who suddenly goes back into his shell.

"Alright, that's enough!" Both men look at me quizzically and a little shocked by my outburst, but I don't care. This needs to be said.

Looking between them both, I start, "Something is wrong and whatever it is, it has to do with me, and you…" I face Jonathan when I say this. "…know something, and you…" I look at my boyfriend. "…are hiding it from me. What is it?"

"I…." Jasper start but shuts his mouth almost immediately afterwards. His hesitance is beginning to piss me off.

"Just fucking say it!"

"I found Esme," Jasper says solemnly. "We can talk to her right now if you want; I know how to contact her."

And he did. Jasper pulls out his tablet and brings up something and passes it to me. "That's her website."

I can't stop looking at her as I go through her photo gallery. She's just as beautiful as the last time I saw her. The same wavy caramel hair and piercing green eyes. They are so hypnotic, that I only glance up at Jasper to ask, "Who is she now?"

"She's an artist," he says. "She lives in Chicago with her husband, Carlisle. He's a doctor and they have a teenage daughter, Bella."

"Oh wow!" That's great to hear. "I have a cousin?"

Jasper looks pained when I say that. "Listen, did you find out something strange? Why are you acting like this?"

"Because I told him not to tell you," Jonathan answers for Jasper. "The truth about your family will be too much for you to handle. Edward, I need you to do something for me."

"What's that?"

"I need you to trust me," Jonathan says. "What you'll learn is too much for you to know right now. The secrets in your family are too deep to take in all at once."

"But I need to know."

"Of course you do," Jonathan agrees. "But I need you to do something else for me first."

"What?" I ask, feeling a little annoyed. Jonathan knows something big and he's not sharing.

"I need you to go to the gala with Jasper," he says.

Jasper scowls. "His parents will be there."

"Think of it as your coming out party," Jonathan says coolly to Jasper and then turns to me. "For you, Edward, I need you to have a clear head when you walk into that room. Afterward, Jasper will explain everything. Will you do this for me, Edward? Will you trust me?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Good," Jonathan says. "Now after the gala, I want you two to sit and have a nice, long talk. I'm going to contact Esme and have her come out here and meet you, Edward. I'll take care of everything. You boys have nothing to worry about. Once we part ways today, I'll get her on the phone and have a chat with her."

"Yes, Sir," Is all I can say.

Jonathan chuckles and says, "I know your aunt and your mama. I met them both when they were children and out of the two, Esme turned out to be a fine woman, while your mama, I'd have to say otherwise but I do not want to insult you, alright?"

"Yes, Sir."

"So stop questioning Jasper, he won't disobey me," he looks at Jasper's pained face and chuckles, "No matter how much he wants to."

I glance at Jasper in time to see him scowling at his grandfather, but Jonathan just laughs it off. "It'll be alright, Jasper. If Edward wants to blame someone, he can blame me."

Whatever this is, it's serious. But I'll do as Jonathan says, and wait.

By the time we leave the restaurant, Jasper is pretty much back to his old self. When he drops me off at the coffeehouse, he gives me a heart stopping kiss and tells me he can't wait for our double date with Tanya and Jake tonight. He also says he's going to get all my information together and we'll talk about classes.

I already know I can't take his class and I pout about that fact. But Jasper just smiles and says while it pisses him off too, we'll find a way around that.

God, when he says it, my mind fills with all sorts of images of him fucking over his desk. And the naughty glint in his eye isn't helping matters one bit, because all I can think about for the rest of my shift is a way to get Jasper inside of me; his powerful thrusts driving my body into a pleasurable oblivion.

When my shift ends, I hastily say goodbye to my friends and they laugh at me as I race through the door. I can't wait to get home and get ready for my date.

~~sjfm~~

"This is a great place," Tanya whispers, taking her time to look around the posh steakhouse Jasper and Jake have taken us.

I nod while watching the waiter approach with our dinner. Jasper's hand is in mine under the table, at my request. He wanted to put it on top but I told him we'd continue to be a little discreet until after the gala. I know we've been out together before, including that great first date he took me on, but still, not a lot of people know about us or him being gay.

That will all change after the gala, so I'm letting him have the pretense one last time.

When I told Jasper this, he scoffed it off and said he was glad to be outside of his closet and he has no intention of going back. But he thought it was sweet of me to want to protect him and he'd allow me to without complaint.

"I love you," I told him with a kiss he wholeheartedly returned.

Admittedly, I've been preparing myself since I agreed to go to the gala. I know my father will be there, and most certainly, my mother has already relayed my argument with her to him. So he will not be pleased to see me show up on Jasper's arm ready to 'out' him and Mom and their ridiculous lies.

Being outside of it and now knowing that they're telling people that I was at school abroad, makes my parents look like idiots to me.

How long did they plan on fooling these people? Even Jasper now thinks that his own mother doesn't know the entire truth.

"How can you be so sure?" I had asked him.

Jasper laughed. "Well, I know my momma. If this is something to bring great scandal, she won't want to be a part of it."

"So maybe my mom hasn't been totally honest with her," I had concluded.

"Maybe not," Jasper added. "But my momma knows some of it and she'll try to use it against us."

"We're stronger than they are."

He leaned in and kissed me. "I hope we are."

"Let me be the first to say that I'm glad you suggested this date, Jasper," Jake says with a smile, taking Tanya's hand and kissing the back of it. "Personally, I need a night of nothing but pure fun before the fucking gala. I hate pretending to like my father."

"Yeah, it sucks all the fun out of you," Jasper chuckles, taking a bite of his steak.

"So what are we thinking?" I ask, glancing around at everyone. We need to have more fun than a dinner.

"Simple. Food, booze, dancing and sex," Jake explains all in one breath, making us laugh.

"I guess, we're one down." I point at my half eaten dinner.

"I like the way you think, Edward," Jake says with a nod and everybody chuckles.

We make idle chat all through dinner and dessert. Jasper pays the bill, and I get to tip the waiter before we leave for a club.

In the car, we decide to go to Emmett's club. With no hassle at the door, we're inside and knocking back shots of Jack in no time. Tanya and I get up to dance after our game of downing five shots of Jack, back-to-back.

Jake laughs and cheers us on until Tanya starts to grind up against me and then his look turns to murderous or at least like an angry dog, at which point, Jasper start to laugh at him.

But nothing bothers me. Between the shots and the dancing, I'm on top of the world.

Emmett and Rose join us a little while later on while Tanya treats Jake to his very own lap dance that leaves him in a daze, and threatening to fuck her in front of everyone.

I really still can't believe Tanya has found someone that speaks her filter free language. But, I'm elated for them.

Jasper is happy as fuck. His troubles today seem to be on the backburner tonight, and I'm actually happy about that. I hate to see him hurting and I can't help. Whatever he knows about my family, we will discuss after the gala. Grandpa Whitlock is right. I need a clear head before I face my worst adversary, my father.

My freedom from my thoughts about what could be the secret I'll soon learn is free from my mind tonight as I suck on Jasper's neck while he groans and begs me to behave. I want to find a way into his pants, but my boyfriend is doing his best not to let me.

"Come on, baby," he begs. "Behave."

"Not until I have your cock in my mouth and you coming down my throat." I've been around Tanya for too long or my alcohol induced haze is giving me a free tongue.

"Edward," he moans when I bite his neck. "Baby…"

"Oh come on, love, don't you want to feel my hand wrapped around your hard cock? Don't you want to let me pump your dick it until you cum, and you can get to watch me lick my fingers clean?"

"Oh shit," he groans and pushes up against my hand, letting me palm his crotch. "Wait, wait, Edward, people can see us." He's saying that, but I can hear the need beneath his cautious words. Jasper has a little freak in him. He likes sexual acts in public. It turns him on. And a turned on Jasper guarantees me getting fucked tonight.

"But you want to," I whine, biting his ear while I skim a finger along the seat of his jeans.

"Mmm…" he moans, and then tries to pull away. "But we can't. Our friends are here…we can't." I don't listen.

In the time it takes Jasper to say that, I have his zipper down and I'm stroking his length. I love that my boyfriend is going commando. It makes things like this, so fucking easy. "Oh fuck, Edward," he whispers out, gripping my hand, trying to get it out. I slap it away with my next hand.

"Later, love," I groan while sucking on his earlobe. "I'll let you fuck me all you want when we get home. Right now, I just want to feel your cock in my hand, Jasper. But later, I want to feel your hard dick in me, fucking me into oblivion. I want us to fuck over…" I stroke a little faster, while mine and Tanya's eyes meet and she signals with a nod that she's aware of what I'm doing and she'll keep the rest of our friends on the dance floor for a little while longer.

"Edward…" he moans, grinding into my hand. "I want you. God, I want you, baby."

"You'll have me…later...but for now." I stroke harder and faster until he buries his face in my neck and cums.

"Wow, you guys can't wait, can you?" Tanya says, alerting us of her presence. She winks at a tired looking Jasper, giving me time to get my hand out and wipe it off in his pants. He has it fastened before the rest of our friends rejoin us. We excuse ourselves and head to the bathroom while Tanya and Jake teases us with wolf whistles but nothing happens. As tempting as it is, I want Jasper on a fucking edge before we leave here tonight.

He has me under his predatory stare for the rest of the night and I love it. It makes me shiver in delight of things to come.

"So what's next?" I ask happily at one point.

Tanya smirks and shouts, "Body shots!"

We drag all guys over to the bar, and Tanya's co-worker hands her a bottle of tequila, the limes and the salt.

Emmett is first up and Rose does a great job. Tanya is next with an overly excited Jake. He's putty in her hands by the end of it while the club cheers. I'm up next with an already horny Jasper, and I take great pleasure in teasing him.

From then on, it's a chorus of screams and cheers as Tanya, Rose, and I take turns taking shots off the guys. At one point, it's Tanya and me taking shots off of Jasper to the excited cheers of the crowd behind us while 'I love Rock n Roll' pounds through the speakers as everyone sings along.

~~sjfm~~

"I fucking want you so damn much," Jasper growls in my ear while his erection digs into my ass. I try to get his door open as fast as I can but I'm getting a little frustrated. Between his stubborn ass locks, my drunken haze, and my lust, I feel like pulling my pants down and letting Jasper fuck me right here outside his door.

"Want you too," I whisper back with a groan when he takes an ear between his teeth and nibble it.

"Get the door open or I'm gonna suck your cock right here and I don't care who sees." He drives his body into mine again, letting me feel the effect I had on him, and I work faster.

Thankfully, I get it open and stumble in with Jasper slamming the door shut behind us. I grab him and kiss him; my body hungry for him. It's been too long.

I was being starved. Of his taste, his touch, his lips, his body. I missed it all so much. Too much has been happening and we haven't had the time to just be.

Our hands are a swirl of frenzied movement as we rip each other's clothes off. Our lips smack, and the empty space fill with our mutual moans as Jasper's hand wraps around my hardened length, and pumps me.

"Oh fuck, love," I hiss when he drops to his knees and takes me into his hot mouth; sucking me vigorously.

His head bobs up and down my straining cock while I try to hold out but Jasper's mouth is too good. I can feel my orgasm building. It races from the tip of my toes, thrilling my entire body as I grip Jasper's hair and fuck his mouth until I'm coming down his waiting throat.

After Jasper licks me clean, I slump to the floor, and kiss him hard. The taste of myself on his lips is driving me mad and forces me to say, "I wonder what it would feel like to be inside you."

Jasper pales and pulls away by the time I realize my mistake. He's only topped. "I'm sorry, Jasper. It's just…it feels so good. It's just my mouth running away with me."

"It's okay," he says softly, meeting my eyes; the stark blue of them holds my gaze while he plays with his fingers. It's odd seeing Jasper so innocent and scared. I just want to protect him. "I've been thinking about that actually. And when the time is right, because I don't think it's now, I want to experience that with you."

I take him in my arms and we lay on the floor. "I'd be honored."

"I love you," he says with a sigh of relief.

"I love you too."

We stay there for a while until our tender kisses turn into something more. And Jasper and I make love leisurely on the floor.

To watch him move above me is a wondrous sight. I kiss every part of him I can reach as he pushes my body to new heights only he can take it to. I grip his shoulders and wrap my legs tight around him while his cock pulsates inside of me and he cums, shouting my name and his love for me with me following him over the edge, telling him how much I love him.

But that's only the beginning.

Once we've rested, I start to feel a little naughty and decide to tease Jasper; which gets me what I want. Bent over his home office desk and fucked. His cock is deep inside of me again, while he grabs my hair, yanking my head back, and harshly whispering how good my sweet little ass feels wrapped around him.

All I can say to that due to his powerful thrusts driving me into the desk in front of me is how I don't want him to stop fucking me.

"Oh…Edward!" Jasper stills and fills the condom when my ass clenches around him, pulling him over the edge with me.

We collapse on his desk in breathless laughter. "That was fucking amazing," I say tiredly. "I want you to fuck me over your desk."

"I just did." He circles his hips and then gives me a hard thrust.

"No," I moan and get up, turning so our lips can meet. "I mean the one in your office on campus."

"Anytime you're ready," Jasper whispers against my lips.

My life can't be any sweeter. Jasper is my forever and I want to spend the rest of my life in his arms. I feel safe here. Nothing can hurt me here.

Next: The Gala