For: Natalie
Prompt: Picture of a guy and gal holding hands reading: Happy birthday! Wherever you are is where I want to be.
Pairing - Jasper/Bella
Sometimes being the understanding girlfriend sucked.
Bella understood why Jasper had to take the opportunity to study abroad. She understood how a semester turned into an entire school year. To be fair, Jasper also understood why she couldn't leave behind her scholarship to join him, why she couldn't apply to his foreign school and take a semester abroad herself.
They both understood these things.
Being poor students, though, they lived on exactly what their scholarships let them. There was no room in thier budgets for plane tickets, and so it had been almost a year since they'd seen each other.
Bella understood all that, but it sucked. It was her birthday. Jasper had always told her she should have exactly what she wanted on her birthday-one day a year where no one could say no to her. But she was the understanding girlfriend, so she couldn't tell him what she wanted-the only thing she wanted-was to have him there with her.
"Isabella Marie! I'm not going to let you be a whiney brat on your birthday. Get your ass up."
Bella began to rethink her choice of best friend when Rosalie pounded on her bedroom door. "Go away!"
"Nope. We're going shopping. My treat, remember?"
"Only you would think taking me shopping on my birthday is a good thing," Bella shouted back.
"Free clothes, wench! You'll thank me later."
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Rosalie kept Bella going, going, going all day. It was a good attempt at distraction, but not good enough.
Jasper hadn't called.
No way he'd forgotten. No way.
Right?
Shopping wasn't that bad, especially since Rosalie paid for everything. Even Bella had to admit the dress she bought was slinky and perfect. She looked damn good.
Then, Rosalie took her to the spa for massages and facials so they felt damn good. They did their hair and their nails for good measure.
By the time they were on their way to the fancy restaurant-Bella in her new dress with her done-up hair-Jasper still hadn't called. Her heart was beginning to ache.
Really, she was beginning to get pissed.
Rosalie pulled up in front of the place and the passenger side door opened. Bella was somewhat shocked. She hadn't realized this was the kind of place with doormen who helped you out of cars.
"Madam?"
Bella froze. She knew that voice. She looked up...and then she leapt out of the car with a cry of surprise and delight. "Jasper," she gasped, already beginning to cry. "Oh my god, what are you doing here. Oh my god."
He laughed, the sound deep and rich in her ear. His arms around her were tight and secure. "Miss my girl's birthday? Not on your life."
"How did you do this? Oh my god, you can't afford this. You-"
"Shh." He set her on her feet and took her face between his hands. "I missed the hell out of you, Bella."
He kissed her then. A fairytale kiss. She melted against him, happiness bubbling up.
When the kiss broke, she tucked herself beneath his chin. Then she gasped and looked around. "Where's Rosalie."
Jasper smirked. "Not here."
"And my parents?"
"They'll be here tomorrow." He caught her again and pulled her back into his arms. "Just you and me tonight, baby girl."
Bella grinned and wound her arms around his neck. "Well, I think this is going to be the best birthday ever."
A/N: Remember today is the last day to get your prompts in. Please PM me your prompts or leave them on my FB group. It's really difficult for me to organize the one I get via review.
And for those of you wondering if I'm ever going to start writing my real stories again, I am ALMOST done with a By Proxy update. I'm hoping to catch up on all my stories this week.
