A/N: Thanks goes to Tiffany, Paige, Sherry & Cristina.
Epilogue
"Edward," Bella said, coming out from the backroom. "We've run out of limes. I'm just going to head to the store and get some more before the night crowd comes in."
"Are you sure?" I asked, finishing wiping the bar. "I can go and get them if you want."
Bella shook her head, "I can manage." She leaned up on her tiptoes, placing a kiss on my cheek. "I won't be long."
"Be careful," I called after her as she left the bar, not that I was worried. I knew she would be safe. We disappeared over two years ago, and they still hadn't found us. Part of me wondered if they had ever bothered looking for us or if they had just bought the plane story. Not that it mattered, as long as we were left alone.
We had made a good life for ourselves here in Magaluf. We had friends, a successful business and most importantly, both of us were happy.
After the plane had gone up in flames, Carlo had helped us disappear. At first, we had just sorta drifted from place to place, not really sure where we wanted to go or what we wanted to do, but somehow we ended up here. We both had liked it too much to leave.
I bought us a little apartment overlooking the beach, and not long after that we bought the bar. It made sense to go into a business I already knew. It was a fixer-upper when we bought it, but I think that was part of the appeal for us, something that we could build together. Something that was ours.
Did I ever regret not returning to New York and the life of a Don? Not even once. When we were in Rome and I saw what kind of life that Bella and I could have. I knew it was too special to waste. That was why I had put a plan in place with Carlo to rig the plane. I had never planned on returning to the States, even if I had to get down on my hands and knees to convince Bella it was the right thing for us.
"A whiskey and coke," someone said, sitting down in front of me. I nodded, not even bothering to look up. I grab a glass from the counter and filled it with whiskey, before topping it up with coke from the tap.
"That'll be three euros," I said, sitting the drink down in front of the customer, only then glancing up at his face once I had. I automatically reached for my gun under the bar. It may have been a couple years since I had last seen him, but I would recognize my brother anywhere.
Jasper held his hands up in defense, showing me that he meant no harm. "I'm not here to cause trouble."
"Then why are you here?" I hissed, stilling my hand.
"Can't I come to see my family?" he asked, smirking. I glared at him. I wasn't in the mood for his wisecracks. If he had come here to kill Bella and me, I would rather find out now. Jasper sighed, seeing that I wasn't in the mood to mess around. "I just stopped by to let you know that I think you did the right thing, taking Bella out of that life. She would never have lasted." I nodded, waiting for him to continue. "I will admit it took some time, even for someone like me, to follow your trail. Whoever you had helping you was good at his job."
"Is that why you stopped by, to let me know that you've found me?" I hissed. "Is this some kind of a warning?"
"Warning? No," Jasper said, shaking his head. "I merely stopped by to let you know that I've covered your trail. No one else will ever find you. You have my blessing. Just make her happy, Edward," he said as he stood up, placing the three euros on the bar. He picked up a baseball hat from the seat beside him and put it on his head. "You know where I am if you ever need me," and with that he headed out the door.
Bella passed him on her way back into the bar. I saw Jasper dip his hat, probably hoping she didn't recognize him. I did see her doing a double take, but if she knew who he was she never said. "It's hot out there," she said, dumping the bag of limes on the bar and fanning herself. "Are you okay?" she asked me, when I never responded straightaway.
I turned to her and smiled. "I've never been better."
A/N: That's all folks! It's been a fun ride! Thank you for taking it with me. I shall see you around soon.
