A/N: As always, thanks for the reviews. They inspire me to keep going with this story!
~June 22nd, 2011
Audrey and Jasmine have officially been living with us for the past two weeks. There has been non-stop activity around here. Between getting everything set up for the two of them to live here to the excitement over the news that the two of us were closer to being together.
The family hasn't been able to contain themselves. They are all so happy to have Audrey and Jasmine living here with us. They are a new addition to the family, and they were more than welcoming.
Even with all the excitement, I've been trying desperately to make Audrey happy again. She, of course, is happy to be living with us but, there's still a part of her that is devastated over the fact that her husband broke her heart, cheated on her, and physically hurt her. She may love me but she at one point loved him too.
And love, love isn't something you can easily forget and move on from. So, that is why I agreed to not push a relationship on Audrey, much to the dismay of my family.
"I think you should take Audrey out on a date, Jasper. I think it would do her some good." Rosalie told me as we sat around in the living room this morning, Jasmine sitting in her lap. Rosalie was completely enamored with Jasmine. Which, that was completely understandable, being as Rosalie dreamed of being a mother for so long.
"A date? Rosalie, you can't be serious. I already told you I'm not going to push her. I'm perfectly content with the way things are right now."
"Yes, well keep telling yourself that dear brother of mine." She turned her attention back to Jasmine, rambling little noises to her, causing Jasmine to laugh.
"You know, I'm going to have a put a tracking device on my baby." My attention quickly shifted to the bottom of the staircase where Audrey was standing, a bemused look on her face. "She's always disappearing from me." she approached us, taking a seat beside me and looking at the scene of Rosalie and Jasmine.
"You'll have to excuse Rosalie, children are her one weakness." I joked.
"Oh, no. I love it that you guys love her so much. It'll be good for Jasmine to have such a wonderful family to grow up with." Audrey was looking at me so she didn't see my sister glancing up at me, mouthing the words 'told you so' and laughing.
We spent a good amount of the day sitting around in the living room, with different members of the family coming in and out.
At around three or so, the phone rang and immediately everyone's guards were up. No one ever really called the house. Other than Audrey and well, she was sitting right next to me.
"I'll get it." Emmett reached over and picked it up. "Hello?"
Not a second later, his eyes narrowed and I heard a hiss coming from Rosalie. That meant it was only one person on the other end.
"I'm afraid I can't help you there. No, there's no way in hell I'm letting you talk to her. Are you threatening me? Please, I could ki…"
"Emmett!" I stopped him. But, even though he stopped talking, I saw Rosalie walk over and take the phone out of his hands.
"You listen to me you poor excuse for a man. If you even so much think of coming here, I will personally kill you myself and make it look like an accident. You are never coming near Audrey or that precious little girl again…I'll make sure of it." And with that, she clicked the phone off, tossing it back at Emmett.
We all looked over at Audrey who was just sitting there, not saying anything. She was just holding Jasmine tightly in her arms, not tearing her eyes off of her.
"He knows." She whispered "He knows where I am."
"It doesn't matter Audrey, he won't step foot inside this house." Rosalie touched her shoulder gently "I promise you."
"She's right Audrey, there's nothing for you to fear." I reassured her as well. At the sound of my voice, she seemed to relax a bit, but fear was still very present in her system.
"I need to make Jasmine something to eat." She slowly stood up and began walking towards the kitchen, not saying another word. I watched as she left, and silently cursed that man.
But, I wasn't about to let one little phone call ruin all the progress she had made.
~July 27th, 2011
Audrey has been here for a little over a month now. No one has called here looking for her again, and no one has showed up on our doorsteps. Which is a very good thing as far as Audrey is concerned. Knowing that he's not coming back for her allows her to make process without looking back.
This evening though, something peculiar happened. Audrey woke up in the middle of the night, the tossing and turning in her bed immediately grabbing my attention.
"Audrey, what is it?" I sat beside her on the bed.
"My head…it hurts so much." She mumbled.
"Like a headache?"
"I think so." She shut her eyes.
"Here, let me help you." I gently moved her so her head was resting in my lap. I placed one of my hands on the side of her head, rubbing it gently.
"Oh, thank you." She murmured and within ten minutes, she was in a deep sleep. I decided to just stay in the bed with her, just in case her headache came back.
As far as I knew, Audrey wasn't prone to having headaches. My only explanation was that she was perhaps having a nightmare or she was under some stress. At any rate, I knew just who exactly the source of her pain was. And if I could, I would make him pay dearly for the amount of pain he was still putting Audrey through.
~August 5th, 2011
I've been around for a long time and I have seen some pretty unusual things but today, today was just one of those moments that I couldn't explain.
Edward, Bella and I were on the floor with Jasmine in the living room, playing with her when I heard it. The sound of a faint scream and gasp. And before I even had time to stand up, I heard the scream again, this time followed Audrey screaming my name.
I was up the stairs in a matter of seconds, and making my way towards her room when Audrey emerged from her room running. She didn't have enough time and she ran right into me, stumbling down to the ground.
"Audrey, why are you screaming?" I got down on the ground so I could see her. She was shaking a bit and I noticed that she wasn't even fully dressed. But, when she finally looked up at me with a wild look in her eyes, I knew that something was terribly wrong.
"Audrey, please answer me." I gently touched her face so she could look at me.
"Stop him." She looked at me "Stop him before he can hurt me again. Please." Her voice trembled.
"Who Audrey?"
"He's in there Jasper…he wants to hurt me again. Don't let him, protect me." she rambled, cautiously looking back towards her bedroom. Even though I knew there was no way that somebody would be in her room, I got up and walked into the room to check for her benefit. She had the shower water running, which I turned off and she had all the lights on. But, there was no one in the room.
There was no scent of anyone else being in the room. It was empty, and the only scent belonging to Audrey. I didn't understand. She was completely awake and yet, it was like she was living in a nightmare.
And things got even more confusing when I walked back out into the hallway and saw Carlisle kneeling in front of Audrey, with one of his hands gently gripping one of her arms.
"Can you look at me please Audrey." He spoke calmly and she what was asked. She looked over at him and after a few seconds, I could feel his level of concern raise significantly. He nodded after a minute "Can you finished getting dressed Audrey?"
She nodded her head and he helped her stand up.
"I'll be right here Audrey." I told her, leaning against her door frame as she finished getting dressed.
"Carlisle?" I looked over at him, trying to get a read on his emotions.
"We need to take her to the hospital." He looked over at me, gauging my reaction.
I didn't answer him, I just looked back into the room where Audrey was slipping her shoes on before coming out to join me.
"Come on Audrey." I pushed some of her hair behind her ears.
"Stay with me?" I nodded and slipped my hand into hers and the two of us followed Carlisle down the stairs. As we walked, I felt her shaking still. Something had scared her immensely.
It was my only hope that Carlisle would be able to help her.
Poor Audrey. Sigh.