Here's chapter 35.

This is the first of two updates today.

Thank you for reading.

Sorry for any mistakes.

Chapter 35

Jasper is CUDDLY

Esme let out a little yelp of surprise when arms suddenly wound themselves around her neck from behind. Glancing down, she recognised the scarred hands of Jasper and frowned to herself a little. It wasn't like Jasper to initiate physical contact, and it definitely wasn't like Jasper to creep up behind somebody and startle them using physical contact. She wondered, briefly, if everything was okay with her son.

"Hello, baby," Esme smiled, placing her pencil down and turning on the barstool so that she was facing him.

"Hello, mama," Esme's smile widened at the endearment. It was a little used term of endearment, he wasn't quite as comfortable with familiarity as Alice who was more than happy to call her 'mom' and Carlisle 'daddy'. Jasper, on the other hand, tended to use their given names.

He would resort to calling them 'mama' and 'papa' in certain situations. If he was upset or hurting, he would refer to them as such. If he was frightened he would use those terms of endearment. He also used them if he was being concerned about them. And sometimes if he was being sneaky.

Esme looked into his eyes, trying to figure out which of the causes had him calling her 'mama' today. He didn't seem very upset, but he could be missing Alice. She'd gone on a shopping trip with Rosalie and had been away from home for a couple of days. She wasn't due back until the end of the week. He didn't seem frightened or to be hurting. And he certainly didn't look as though he was being sneaky.

"Are you alright?" She found herself asking. His hands were now resting on her shoulders, still keeping the physical contact.

"Yes, thank you, mama," Jasper nodded, the expression on his face looking like a little boy. "Mama, I was wondering, if you don't mind of course, that maybe you and I could, um, spend some time together before everybody else returns."

"Oh Jasper, of course we can," She nodded over to the sitting room and Jasper stepped back as she rose to her feet, "let's sit."

Jasper followed Esme into the sitting room, sitting so close to her that he was almost on her knee.

"Are you certain that you're alright, sweetheart?"

"I'm good, mama," Jasper smiled and Esme found herself returning it when he leaned against her. She wrapped her arm around him, tugging him even closer and pressed a kiss to his hair. She'd never seen Jasper so affectionate towards her, and she was loving every moment of it.

She needed to add a new circumstance to her list. Jasper called them 'mama' and 'papa' when he was wanting physical contact.

Her smile widened as Jasper rested his head against her shoulder and let his eyes fall closed.

Thank you for reading.

I hope you enjoyed it.

I know Jasper is a little (or a lot) out of character here. It was one of the first ones that I wrote and isn't particularly very well written. Sorry about that.

I'd like 2 reviews before the next update, please.

While I'm at it ... I'd like 1 more review on Carlisle and Esme's Story before I post the next chapter :)

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