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Chapter 25

Confiding

EPOV

"Hey, you got a minute." I asked walking into my best friend Jasper's office taking a seat in a leather chair in front of his desk.

"Yeah what's up buddy, are you ready for tonight? Alice took the day off because she has to make sure everything is perfect." He said shaking his head and smiling about his wife and her OCD behavior sometimes.

"Yep and I was thinking maybe we should close the office early, but still pay the hourly employees for the full day."

"Since when do you offer to pay an employee for not working, that's a new one? What are you ill, do I need to call Esme?" he said chuckling.

But somehow, I just could not find the humor in his statement. Had I really been that oblivious to people not as fortunate as we are? Was I really that big of an ass before…Bella?

"Since I started opening my eyes to just how little some people have. Everyone doesn't get the silver spoon life that we had Jasper."

"Oh trust me I know, I'm just very surprised you are now acknowledging that. Remember you were the one that said everyone has a chance at success and it's their fault if they blow it." Jasper said leveling me with a curious expression on his face.

"What's changed your views all of the sudden?" he said getting up and walking over to his mini fridge to grab two bottled waters. He then walked to the front of his desk, handed me a water, leaned back against his desk and crossed one ankle over the other.

"How long have we been friends Jasper?"

"Almost twenty seven years and I still can't get rid of you." He said smiling while taking a sip from his water.

I looked up at him with a serious look on my face and he turned and sat his water down on his desk before turning back to me and crossing his arms over his chest.

"Wow, I know that look and whatever's going on with you must be serious. So what is it, you're not dying are you?"

I shook my head before looking back up at him and he cocked his head to one side and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Does she feel the same way?" he said catching me totally off guard and I just stared at my best friend in complete amazement, because in twenty seven years, no one has ever been able to read me like my Jasper, not even mom and dad.

"I don't know, I mean I know she really cares about me, but I just don't know."

"Have you told her?" he asked walking over to look out his window and placing both hands in his pockets.

"For the most part, yes I have."

"Well what did she say? What did she do? Did she welcome your gesture or did she give you the impression it was unwanted?" he said turning to look at me over his shoulder.

"No, she um, cried a lot, and I don't know, we hugged a lot and kissed a couple of times. She was upset when it was time for me to go, but she never said the words."

"But you are sure you love her? Are you sure you are not just feeling sorry for this girl, Edward?"

"She's all I think about whether I'm here, at home, in my car, hell even when I sleep and I thought I could just be a friend to her and nothing else, but she's becoming everything to me."

"Normally especially under these circumstances, I would tell you to not even pursue this, but I wouldn't be your best friend if I didn't do some investigating of my own, especially once I figured out just how much you've been communicating with her. I had to threaten to take away Alice's spending allowance to get her to talk even a little bit; she's pretty loyal to you. But I have to say after learning the full story behind Bella's case, I can certainly see why you feel the way you do and trust me my friend, she does love you too, just give her time, she's been through a lot."

I sat and let Jasper's words settle on me and as he has always been able to do, he made things clearer for me and the little doubt I did feel when I walked into his office was now gone.

"So are you ready to bring in this New Year?" I said feeling a lot lighter than I had all week.

"Damn right I am, I've got big plans for next year, I'm ready to start a family." He said walking back around his desk.

"Does Alice know this yet?" I asked cocking an eyebrow at him.

"No but she will tonight, my friend." He said smiling "Come on let's get out of here." He said grabbing his suit jacket off the back of his chair.

This should be a very interesting end to the year!

A/N: Thank you again for the reviews and alerts. Starting next chapter things are going to move forward a little bit and I hope to have it posted soon! You guys are blowing me away with your reviews and I appreciate them all!