Jasper's POV

"Jasper, you need to stop," Bella told me as she pushed me away.

"I don't want to wait," I told her, kissing her neck once again.

"Peter is working hard," Bella reassured me. "The second that it's done."

"I can't wait. I've been waiting." My mouth never left her neck.

Bella's phone rang and she pulled away to answer it. It was Peter. I let out a growl.

"Tell the Major to calm down," Peter told her. "I've had to work on your room all alone for security purposes, but it's close. Give me to three in the afternoon and then come. I will work nonstop until it's at least secure."

"Thank you, Peter." Bella hung up the phone and turned her attention to me. "See," she told me, "Soon, this afternoon exactly."

"I still can't wait," I growled at her.

"Well you'll have to."

Six hours. I could wait six hours, surely. But now I knew how close it was, my resolve crumbled completely. I wanted her right now.

"Enough," Bella warned me and I snapped out of it. I did not need to piss her off, not today.

"Why did Peter call you?" I asked instead, already knowing the answer, but it still hurt. Peter was my closest friend and I had fucked that up.

"He'll come around," Bella said as she rested a hand on my cheek. "He's doing all this for you, for us. He just has to learn to trust you again, and he will, with time."

I let out a sigh, she was right. "What do we do for six hours?" I asked her.

"We could go on that double date with Alice and Leah," Bella suggested and I wanted to kill whoever told her about that.

I let out a growl. "No. I was thinking more about foreplay."

"Jasper," Bella warned.

"Our foreplay," I told her. "I want to fight you."

I could feel her lust at the thought of me sparring with her, but she pushed it aside. I frowned. "Later," she promised me. "I am a human and I would not be able to last six hours."

"I don't know," I told her, bringing her back into my arms, "I think you could go for six hours."

"Well we'll see tonight, and you better not wear me out or our activities tonight will be cut short."

She was right. Why did she have to be human again? I could tell she didn't want to be changed, not yet. I would wait, for a while.

"So?" I prompted her. "What the fuck are we going to do?"

"Jasper!" I heard Esme berate me from downstairs.

"You know," I told Bella, "You could just shield me always."

"Where would be the fun in that?" Bella asked me before leaving my room and walking down the stairs. I followed her. She walked straight over to Rose. I stood next to Emmett.

"I hear you're fighting," Emmett said and I could feel his excitement. "I want in. Rose and I against you and Bella."

"That's not a fair match up," I told him. He would never win. "Plus, you've never won against me."

"Never?" Bella questioned him and Emmett shook his head sadly. "We're in then," Bella told him, "but I'll be on your team, Emmy."

Placing me with Rose was not the wisest idea either, but I had to admit, with Bella's shield, it would be a fair fight.

"Let's do it now," Emmett said, excitement overtaking him.

"Later," Bella told him as she sat down on the couch.

"Bella's human," I reminded him.

"Why are you still human anyway?" Rose asked and this surprised me. Rose hated how she was damned to this immortal life, but I didn't intervene, I wanted to hear Bella's answer.

"It's not the right time yet," Bella explained. "I can see it. I become a vampire, there's no doubt about that, but the circumstances change. It just doesn't feel like it's time yet, so I'll stay human for now."

"I like that," Rose said and I could feel her admiration. "You're not dying to become a vampire even though you know that's what your future holds. It's good."

Everything went silent.

"I need to eat," Bella announced suddenly, getting up, kissing me on the lips, before walking into the kitchen. Esme was in there, so I left them be.

"Have you thought any more about joining us in Montana?" I asked Rose and Emmett.

"I don't know, man," Emmett told me honestly. "What would we be expected to do?"

"I'm not entirely sure," I answered. "Bella wants you to work with Charlie in the field of justice, but Charlie won't be joining us in Montana until we have our hierarchy fully in place, so you still have time to think about it."

"I liked working with Charlie," Emmett admitted. "I'll think about it."

"And Rose?" I questioned her. "I would love you to be close to me, perhaps even a personal guard for Bella, not that she really needs it, but I would feel safer with you there."

"If Emmett joins I will as well," she told me, but I could feel her hope. I had no doubt she would join me and she would drag Emmett with her if she had to.

Time dragged by slowly. An hour passed and Bella had spent most of that in the kitchen talking to Esme. Their emotions were both pleasant so I left them be. I just sat on the couch. Slowly another hour passed. Only four more to go, I told myself. Bella joined my side again and another hour passed. Three to go. I mentally scolded myself. When was the last time I counted down the hours to something? A vision of Bella being at school without me came into my mind, I remembered counting the hours that day too, but at least I could busy myself with sleep that day.

Emmett became antsy and I knew he was itching for this fight. I would give into him, as it would allow more time to pass. His excitement hit me and I stood up. "Let's get this over and done with," I told him as I walked out the back door. The others followed me. Rose stuck by my side as Emmett and Bella walked further away from us. Bella shielded him and they began planning.

"What's our plan?" Rose asked me, determination flowing through her.

"There is no plan," I told her. "We fight and we win. I have never lost and I will not lose today."

"What about Bella and her shield? We can't protect ourselves against that." I could feel Rose's worry and rightly so.

I began going through all the scenario's and it wasn't looking too good for us. With Bella's shield and Emmett's strength, if they used her power wisely, which I had no doubt Bella would, then it would be a tough win, but not impossible. I thought of everything I could. Attacks, defenses, everything. There was only one way to win. I had to disarm Bella's shield with my gift. I vowed after this fight that I wouldn't never fight against her again. I realized her shield was too powerful and too hard to defeat. I never wanted to be against it again.

"I'll deal with Bella's shield and then you attack, but don't hurt her. Go for the kill shot, but don't bite down." Rose rolled her eyes, she was feeling annoyance. I guess I didn't really need to spell it out to her. She knew not to harm Bella. "I'll deal with Emmett." I knew I couldn't put Rose against her mate, she didn't have the heart to fight him, not like I would.

Bella unshielded Emmett and turned her attention to me. "No rules?" she asked me and I nodded my head. This worked in my favor.

"No regrets?" I asked back. I needed to know that anything that happened in this fight would be water under the bridge. I didn't want any lingering resentment from any of them. This was a fight and I would do what I had to do to win. She nodded her head in acceptance. "Remember I can feel emotions. Any resentment, I will feel it. This is a fight," I told them all, "A friendly fight, remember that."

Everyone agreed and then we began. Bella was still unshielded so I acted quickly. I sent her all the love I could and she faltered, but she quickly pushed it away. I needed another emotion before she could shield herself and Emmett up. I knew now that I could push my emotions through her shield, but it would be easier if I didn't have to do that. I knew what I needed to send her. It wasn't entirely fair, but we had agreed on no rules and it was the only way I would win this fight.

"Get ready," I told Rose. Truthfully I hoped like hell that Rose wouldn't realize what I was doing, if she did she would immediately turn on me.

I brought Bella's foreign emotion of misplaced affection and fear to the forefront of my mind, remembering it clearly from the day where I reached out a grasped her hand in the school hallway. This is the only emotion I knew that would throw her off balance. Now that she was joined with Isabella it shouldn't affect her badly, but you never could tell with these things. I sent it to her and she faltered.

"Now," I told Rose and she charged Bella. I intensified the emotion and once Bella was clearly affected I pulled it back and focused my attention on Emmett. With Bella out of the equation this was an easy fight. I had bested Emmett many times before and this was no different. I brought him down quickly and turned my attention to Rose. She had Bella down on the ground, her mouth near her neck. Once she saw we had won she pulled away from Bella.

Bella had shook the emotions I had sent her off and was settling down her feelings, working out how to feel about what I just did to her. I could clearly feel her anger, but her other emotions were still flittering by. Rose and Emmett wisely left us be. It didn't take long for them to disappear up to their bedroom, their lust was suffocating, but I pushed it aside and waited for Bella to speak. Her emotions finally settled, but she put her shield up, blocking me. She opened her mouth and I held my breath. Did she hate me now?

"Well played," she spoke and she let me feel her admiration, "but let's never fight on opposite sides again... Unless it's against each other," she added and I agreed. I thoroughly enjoyed it when we sparred. "We are both too powerful to be going at each other. We stand together, side by side, always."

"Always," I agreed.

I walked over to her and nuzzled her hairline at her neck, asking for forgiveness. I didn't want her to feel that feeling ever again, but losing the fight was not an option for me.

"You're forgiven," she told me, un-shielding her emotions again. I was happy to find she was telling the truth. "Let's go home," she whispered to me.

"It's too early," I mumbled back sadly.

"So?" she questioned. "Who cares if Peter's not done."

I wasn't going to argue with her. I ran inside, using my vampire speed, and picked up a weatherproof blanket Carlisle used when he was called out to a patient in the mountains. I walked back over to Bella and wrapped it around her tightly. I knew that the fastest way to get to Montana was if we ran and I wanted to protect her from the cold. I made sure she was wrapped up tightly before I cradled her closely to me, hiding her head against my chest.

I took off, running as fast as I could. I kept a close eye on Bella's emotions and her body warmth, but the blanket was doing its job. It wasn't letting the cold in and it wasn't letting Bella's body heat out. I ran and I ran fast. I was excited, plus I wanted to get Bella there sooner rather than later. I made it in just over an hour. I set Bella down outside the house and I looked at it surprised. Not much had changed since I saw it last, a few walls were now in place, but it was the wraparound porch, complete with balconies right around that shocked me. It was exactly how I imagined it, how I remembered it. It looked perfect and I could tell Bella agreed.

We walked into the Ranch and I pulled the blanket from Bella, tossing it aside. I walked upstairs, holding her hand in my own and headed towards the left side of the house. I could see the room on the top floor, in the back corner, it was completely hidden from view. It was the only room to have all its walls in place it seemed. As we got closer, Peter stepped out, looking surprised.

"You're early," he told us, frowning. "It's not finished yet." I projected just how much I didn't care. We were here now and we didn't care if it wasn't done. As long as it had four walls, a ceiling and a floor, we would be fine. "Okay, here it is then." Peter stepped aside and allowed us to enter.

We walked into the room and I noticed two things immediately. One, the kitchen seemed to be fully stocked, and the second was that the room was completely bare. It seemed as though the plaster had just been put up, the joins still looked wet and there was no paint on any of the walls. I guess Peter had rushed just to get it finished. Thankfully there was a bed up the far end, well, it wasn't really a bed, just a mattress on the floor, but it would do fine. I doubted we would be doing much resting.

I heard Peter close the door behind us and then nothing, I couldn't hear him, but I could still sense his emotions. I walked over to the nearest wall and knocked on it, it was completely solid. I guess the fucker sound proofed it or some shit. I knew Bella would appreciate that. I turned my attention to my mate. She was feeling amazement and was so content as she walked around our (un)finished room. She was so happy and I could feel her lust.

I had waited for this moment for so long, ever since I had realized that I could have Bella in my life any way that I wanted. I had pushed her gently, testing her boundaries, but I always knew she wasn't ready. But now, especially since she had become one with Isabella, there was nothing holding her back. She turned and faced me and I could feel her lust increase. This was it, nothing would stop us now. We were alone and we both knew what we wanted.

I stalked her carefully and I could feel her surprise before it shifted to determination.

"Should we finish what we've started countless times before?" she asked me, allowing me to approach her.

I let out a growl. She knew me too fucking well. I let out a grunt and nodded my head. The only way this whole situation would have been better was if Bella was no longer human. That way I could be as rough as I wanted, but that wasn't possible. I would still be rough, but I would hold back for her, for me. Our lovemaking would not end in her death, no matter how much I wished it would. To change her in the throes of passion sounded like the best fucking idea to me, but not now. Later.

I finally stood in front of her. I met her eyes before grabbing her and pushing her up against the wall roughly. She let out a hiss of pain and I placed my mouth over hers to silence her. She gave in. She kissed me back, but her emotions shifted and she extended her shield, pushing me away from her. She pushed me into the opposite wall and held me there, just like I had done to her. I projected my pure unadulterated pleasure, but she never faltered. She kept me firmly against the wall with her shield before walking over to me and pressing her whole body against me.

She reached through the shield, finding a small hole in my shirt, and ripped it from my body. Throwing it over her shoulder. "All mine," Bella growled as she stepped back and admired my chest.

I tried to step away from the wall and when I found I couldn't, I growled lowly at her. She removed her shield and I stepped towards her. "You're wearing too many clothes," I informed her before I reached out and ripped her shirt from her body. I let out a growl, but it sounded more like a purr. I loved the look of her white creamy skin contrasting against her black bra. She was so beautiful and, "Mine!"

Bella launched herself into my arms and I caught her easily. I walked her back to the wall, her legs firmly around my hips. I attached my mouth to hers and didn't let up until I could feel her breath leave her body. I shifted my attention to her neck, licking at her pulse point, sucking it into my mouth. I would take her blood tonight, but not yet. I ran my nose up her neck, taking in her sweet scent. She pulled at my hair and I allowed her. She pulled it to the side and I followed her lead, spinning us around so that I was now the one against the wall.

She began her assault on my neck, it was her turn to play now it seemed. I moved my hands from her ass and slid them down the back of her jeans instead, relishing in the feel of her warm skin against my hands. She was so fucking warm. I kneaded her ass gently, before removing one hand and smacking her on the outside of her jeans. She let out a gasp and her lust increased. She began moving her hips against mine, but I needed more.

I ripped her jeans from her body, before doing the same with mine, quickly cursing that I was in fact wearing underwear today. I looked down at Bella's matching black boy shorts, so fucking cute. I brought our bodies back together, lining us up perfectly, so that Bella could resume her grinding. Yes, that felt much better. I took her lust on board and let it mix with my own before sending it back to her. She growled, her lips meeting mine once again. I ripped her bra from her body, spinning us back around so that she was against the wall again.

I waited until she was finished using my mouth before I pulled back and looked at her. Her breasts were heaving with every deep breath she took, "beautiful." I could feel her happiness and pride. She took my words on board and accepted them. "So beautiful," I repeated before dropping my head and bringing her nipple into my mouth. Damn, she tasted so fucking good. I sucked hard and her hand knotted in my hair, pulling hard. I couldn't wait until she was immortal and she ripped my hair from my skull. I pulled back and let out a growl, pulling my head swiftly to the side. Bella's hand held steady in my hair and I let out a hiss of pain. Fuck, that felt so good.

I refocused my attention on her other nipple and Bella soothed my head, rubbing the spot that pulled away from my skull gently, the venom was already fusing it back to my skull. I placed my teeth around her nipple and pulled, gently. I wanted to bite down and drink from her, but not yet. If I waited it would be much more sweeter. I moved my hands, pulling my remaining hand out of her jeans and balancing her against the wall. My free hands now played with her nipples, pulling them and teasing her, as she tried to steady herself against the wall.

She began to slip so I grabbed her ass again and moved us away from the wall. I stumbled backwards. Her lips had found mine and I got so lost in the kiss I somehow tripped over my own feel and fell onto my back, bringing Bella with me. We were on the fourth floor of the Ranch, but the floor didn't even shake underneath my weight. I would have to thank Peter for this. Bella took charge straightaway, sitting up, and pushing my hands away from her. She began rocking her hips against mine, doing whatever movements felt good for her. I didn't care, as long as she was rubbing on my fucking dick she could do whatever she the fuck she liked.

I could smell her scent get sweeter and sweeter. I could feel her lust nearing the edge, feel her wetness soaking my boxers. I could hear her pants, so sexy, as she tried to fill her lungs with much needed oxygen. I could see this beauty above me, so domineering, the only person I would ever allow to dominate me like this. But I couldn't touch her. I moved my hands towards her, but she grabbed them in her own and placed them above my head before letting go. Nothing was said, but I could tell by the look I was getting that I was not to move them until she said so.

Her movements sped up and the pressure increased. She was close, so close. I wanted to send her the emotions she needed to fall over the edge, but I didn't. She wanted to do this on her own. I could feel her determination. She wanted to get herself off, using my body as a tool. I would allow this. I would get my release soon and on my own terms. She shifted her hips forward and I let out a growl. She was now rubbing her clit over the tip of my dick and it was making me feel so crazy. I wanted to touch her so fucking bad, but I never moved my hands.

Bella reached out and raked her fingernails down my chest, once again I wished she was a vampire. I let out a whine and pleaded her with my eyes. I wanted her to hurt me so badly, I needed it. I wanted her to be rough. I wanted to leak venom for her. I wanted the pain. I loved the pain. Her eyes met mine and she understood. She held out her hand and I handed my arm over to her. She laced her fingers in between my own, increasing her rhythm on my dick before turning my hand over and raking my fingernails down my chest. "Fuck," I hissed. My chest painfully sliced open underneath my fingernails and the pain hit me. It felt so fucking good.

She let go of my hand and I returned it back to above my head, clasping my hands together tightly. My chest stung, but it only increased my lust and desire. I had been born in pain, trained in pain, tortured in pain, and loved in pain. Pain and I just went hand in hand and that would never change and I didn't want it to. Bella met my eyes again and I moved my hips underneath her, bucking up every time her clit reached the tip of my dick. She liked that, loved it actually, and it was what she needed it seemed, as she shortly fell over the edge.

"Jaspurr!" She screamed out, her head tilted backwards. I took all of her desire and lust into me before thrusting up and following her over the edge. I let out a grunt and came in my boxers. It didn't matter. Bella tried to catch her breath and once she was slightly back under control, she dropped her head and began licking at the venom on my chest. The scratch marks were almost healed, but they would scar faintly. A constant reminder of my mate and this night. One day she would be able to scar me with her own fingernails, I couldn't wait for that day.

She licked at my chest until there was no venom left, and as soon as she lifted her head I picked us up and placed her on the mattress. I knelt back, just looking at her. She was lying there, still out of breath. Her hair was a wild mess, all fanned out over the white sheet. Her breasts were still heaving with every breath she took. Her stomach was flat and it too moved. I skipped past her underwear and looked down at her long legs, just remembering how they felt wrapped tightly around my waist. Soon.

I could feel her desire pick up. She was enjoying my gaze. I saw her look down at my boxers and I knew it was time. I reached down and ripped them from my body. My dick stood proudly, it felt so good not to be confined anymore. It twitched once I felt her lust. She wasn't afraid or anxious I noted, she was just feeling an overwhelming amount of love. "I love you," I whispered to her before grabbing her boy shorts and ripping them from her body. I let out a growl, so fucking hot, and so mine. "Tell me, Isabella, are you a virgin?" I asked already knowing the answer, I could smell that she was.

"Yes," she answered honestly and I ran my hand down her stomach resting just above her clit.

"And you're really ready for this?" I knew the answer to that question as well, but I wanted her to answer me. "Are you ready to give yourself to me?"

"Yes," she answered again and there was no doubt.

I circled her clit before going lower. One touch and my fingers were coated in her wetness. She needed to be prepared though. I reached out with one finger and slowly worked it into her. Fuck, she was tight. I heard her grunt. I began moving my finger slowly in her tight, warm hole. Stretching her, preparing her. I moved my body up, never stopping my movements. I reached her mouth and kissed her, letting my tongue dominate her, she let me. I moved away, sucking at her neck. I added another finger when she moaned in pleasure.

This kept on. I teased her and she opened herself further to me. I began moving my three fingers in and out of her. Twisting them, stretching her, just readying her for my dick. My dick knew what was coming and it was pointing ramrod straight, just waiting for my go ahead. My head reached her clit and I stuck out my tongue to play with her, never stopping my fingers. I kept up my pace, teasing her until she could take no more. She fell over the edge. I removed my fingers and lined up my dick, pushing into her in one go. She let out a gasp. I could feel her pain, and then the scent of her blood hit me.

My eyes went pitch black and I was helpless to resist. I stilled my hips, giving her time to adjust, but my mouth latched onto her left breast and I bit hard. Her skin broke and her blood flooded into my mouth. It tasted so good, so sweet, so warm. I drew her blood out slowly, savoring it, all whilst keeping a close eye on her emotions. The moment her pain disappeared and I could feel her comfort at the situation, I began moving. I moved slowly at first, still drinking from her. I could feel the line coming up, the line I would never cross, I did not want red eyes, so I took one last mouthful and pulled back.

I sealed the bite with my venom and increased my pace, slamming into her as hard as I was able, a little harder than I should have, but she was fine. I would not hurt her. She was enjoying herself immensely and so was I. "Faster, harder," she grunted out. She must like it rough. I knew I couldn't go any harder without damaging her, so I increased my speed instead. I pushed and pulled out of her with vampire speed. My fingers gripped tightly on her hips. I could already see the bruises underneath my fingertips and I loved that I was marking her. I let out a growl, I was getting close, so was she. I increased my pace, faster and faster, until we both fell over the edge together. We were completely in sync.

I slowed my movements down carefully, guided by her emotions. Slower and slower, until I had stilled completely. I went to pull out of her, but her legs wrapped around me, keeping me there. I allowed it. I could feel her exhaustion and embarrassment. I could tell that she wasn't embarrassed about what we had just done though, it was probably just a fleeting human thought. She pulled her shield up, surrounding herself. I knew she was happy, sated, and tired, so I allowed her to do it. I rolled us over, never breaking our contact, and she settled down on my chest.

I could no longer feel her emotions, but her breathing evened out and she fell asleep. I let out a chuckle. I tired her out, the thought of it made me so happy. I noticed a red quilt next to the mattress on the floor and I picked it up and pulled it over her body, hoping to keep the chill off her. I wrapped my arms around her, holding her tightly. I felt so happy in the moment, so content. I was never content, not really. My life had always been so unsure.

In my human life, I was unsure how I was going to provide for my widowed mother and siblings. In my life with Maria, I was unsure that I would live to see the next sunset. In my life with Peter and Charlotte, I was unsure they would accept me constantly being the third wheel. In my life with Alice and the Cullen's, I was unsure how long I could stay there and pretend to be happy, pretend to be someone I was not. In my life with Bella, I had been unsure of the future, of our future, but now that she lay in my arms, in our fortress, I was no longer unsure. Bella would be by my side forever, whether it be in human or vampire form. I would keep her safe and we would have an eternity together.