Life of A Reluctant Mate
Eclipse
Chapter Fifteen: Avery's Heart Attack
Avery kept her shoulders squared as she followed Jasper, Bella, and Edward.
"You're not fighting? What did you pull a muscle or something?" Avery rolled her eyes, she was tired of him acting like an ass hole. She'd chalk it up to her being a vampire but it had started a little bit before then. Maybe Edwards was right, maybe he was unbalanced.
"He's doing it for me, okay?" Bella defended.
"Whatever. Just tell me the plan." Avery scoffed before gently being nudged by Jasper, humor in his gold eyes.
"This field will give us an advantage in battle. We need to lure the newborns with Bella's scent, but it needs to end here." Avery eyed the way Jasper held himself, voice commanding yet gentle, posture straight yet ready, and hands held behind his back. He really was a classic southern soldier.
"Edward and I are going to a campsite. Even if he carries me they'll still be able to pick up our scent."
"You're stench, however, is revolting." Edward almost sneered.
Avery sniffed a bit, sadly super sniffer was not one of the vampire powers she was graced with. And at times like these she was damn glad.
"Dude, you really don't wanna stat comparing stinks." Jacob glared.
"What he means is that your scent will mask hers if you carry her." Avery tried to keep the peace. The fact her nerves were fried because of a ticking clock did nothing to soften her terse tone.
"Done." Jacob didn't even hesitate at the prospect of touching Bella and Avery glared. She loved Jacob, admittedly a little less since he became a male Leah, but love him all the same. She also loved Edward, who however was also one of her best friends, as well as brother in law, and Bella loved him.
"This is not a good idea." Eddie protested.
"Edward, they won't want to get anywhere near his…odor." Jasper smirked in fake pleasantry.
"Okay, let's just try it." Bella stepped over to Jacob and Edward visibly tensed as the wolf picked her up with ease.
"Eau de wolf coming up."
"Run." Edwards gritted out. Avery and Jasper hesitated a moment, Avery touching Edwards arm reassuringly, earning a faint smile before following after Jasper to make sure it took.
"You sure as hell better tell them because I think Charlie might shoot you when I tell him and it's best to have a supernatural doctor on hand incase your arm pops off." Avery joked in slight seriousness as they moved through the thick brush and tree limbs.
Jasper looked back and kissed her quickly. "I'm bullet proof, and I promise." With another quick peck of the lips they turned, finding not trace of them.
"All I picked up was wolf stench. No Bella." Jasper called out in victory as they jumped down from the forest and into the clearing.
"This will work." Avery reassured him seeing his sullen face.
"Great."
"I have to tell you something." Avery spoke up for the first time in almost an hour. Bella looked over at her as they pull into a spot on the street and parked.
"What?"
Avery was about to tell her when a certain pixie caught her attention. "Uh, what's up with that?" Avery pointed to the exchange. The two girls shared an odd and curios look before getting out of the car.
"Okay, Alice, don't be a stranger." Charlie told the vampire before going inside.
Bella and Avery exchanged one more glance as humor before looking at the bubbliest girl in the world. "Your alibis for the battle are all arranged."
"Really?"
"I told you're father that our whole family's going camping this weekend, so us three are having a sleepover at my house. Charlie's going fishing anyways."
"Charlie?" Avery asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You guys are on a first name basis now?" Bella completed her question.
"Me, he likes." Alice gloated. Avery wondered if she could use this to her advantage. "Actually, you and Edward will have the house to yourself tonight."
"Like alone." Bella asked uncomfortably and Avery and Alice shared a small smile with each other.
"Yeah. We're all going hunting. Powering up for the battle. Emmett and Jasper have a bet going on who can catch a mountain lion first, you or Rose." Alice addressed Avery.
Avery rolled her eyes and pouted. "I hate the taste of blood!"
"Better get use to it, you'll need your strength." Alice laughed. "You're welcome!" She called over her shoulder as she got into her yellow convertible, or the 'banana split' as Avery called it.
"I'm so fucked." Avery mumbled as she eyed the house where Charlie was waiting.
"What?"
"Nothing!" Avery followed Bella inside with a smile, though all she wanted to do was run for the border, the Russian boarder preferably.
"Hey, you want a sandwich?"
Avery sat at the small kitchen table while Bella went to wash her hands. "No, I'm good."
"Avery?"
"Uh, nope, I ate lunch already."
"Well, the sister, I like." Charlie smiled at them.
"Alice. Yeah she's great."
A silence took over the kitchen and Avery built up her courage slowly making sure all of Charlie's guns were either locked away or out of easy reach should Jasper show up.
"Hey, dad, I was wondering. Why didn't you remarry after mom?" Avery froze at Bella's question.
"Uh, I don't know. Guess I still haven't met the right gal." Charlie laughed awkwardly. "Why?"
"I don't know. I thought you just maybe gave up on the whole institution of it, of marriage. Do you think there's any value in it?"
Avery's heart plummeted as she heard it. Oh god no! No, no, NO! She gulped wanting to run away, only her death grip on her legs kept her seated. Oh god, it felt like she was about to have a heart attack.
"Yeah, marriage has value." She breathed a little bit easier. "When you're older." Never mind. "Much older." Avery made a small noise in the back of her throat like an odd squeak and Bell looked over at her before looking back at Charlie. "Like you're mother. It seemed to work out fine for her the second time around, later in life."
"Yeah, I guess"
"I mean, you don't wanna have to get married because you weren't…careful."
Bella and Avery looked at each other confused, Avery forgetting her panic for a moment not understanding what the hell just happened.
"Look, you know what I'm talking about. There's things you need to think about if you're gonna be physically intimate."
"Okay. Don't have "the talk" with me, please." Bella broke away and came to stand next to Avery who seemed incredibly focused on the table.
Great another thing to tell him, actually he'd probably figure it out once he realized they already had their honeymoon.
"Well, it's just as embarrassing for me as it is for you."
"Oh, I doubt that." Avery managed to quip on instinct.
"And don't even bother, 'cause Mom beat you to it like 10 years ago."
"Well, you didn't have a boyfriend 10 years ago." Charlie shrugged.
"I'm sure things work the same way." Bella grimaced uncomfortably.
"All right, so….You guys are taking precautions and…"
"Okay, Dad, please, just don't worry about that. Edward is old school."
"Old school. Great what's that? Like, code for something?"
"Oh, my God. Dad. I'm a virgin." Bella finally had to put a stop to it and Avery couldn't help but smile just a bit as Charlie gross out.
"Bah, Erg, Okay! Good. Glad we covered that."
"Me, too. Oh! Uh, what were you gonna tell me?" Bella paused on the stairs and looked at the frozen vampire.
Shaken from her scared stupor she smiled largely. "Hmmm, I'll tell you later!" She squeaked at the end of her sentence and Charlie and Bella raised an eyebrow each. Damn, Paul was right she was a really shitty bluffer.
As Bella bounced up the stares Avery took a deep breath before turning back to Charlie. "Okay, I want you to remember that you love Jasper, he's so gentlemanly, and polite, and he's like the perfect student, just-just remember that, before I tell you this." Avery gently raised her hands in an almost surrender motion and Charlie tenses, putting his beer on the counter and staring at her with startled eyes.
"Avery" His voice was tense and a drawn out warning.
Avery laughed an odd giggle nervously, "I-HA! I, well really it was more of a WE occurrence…."
"Avery!"
"My and Jasper got married in Port Angeles two days ago." She rushed out. She held her breath her face already wincing as she saw it slowly process in Charlie's mind. First his mustache twitched, then his eye and finally his brows burrowed drawing close together as it finally hit and registered in his head.
"You….and Jasper?" Nod. "Jasper…Hale?" Silence. "You're grounded."
Avery's eyebrow shot up almost to her hairline as she stared at him like he was crazy. "You can't ground me I'm eighteen and married." Charlie flinched at the word and Avery frowned.
"Don't…use that word." Charlie sounded like she had just shouted dildo in the middle of church service, his eyes shifting around as if looking for anyone else it may have offended.
"Married! I'm Married. I got married. I am a married woman!" Her voice rose.
"You're a child!"
"I'm a va-!" Avery shut her mouth immediately almost letting her temper take control of her brain for a minute.
"You're what?" Charlie asked.
Avery sighed in defeat her heart breaking and tears threatening. "I'm gonna tell Bella then I'm gonna go home, to my husband!" She shouted over her shoulder as she climbed up the stairs.
"Did I hear you say 'Husband'?" Bella stared at Avery wide eyed as she slammed the door to her bedroom and slid down to the floor against it.
"Me and Jasper got married." She was emotionally exhausted after only five minutes and wonder if this was how it would be for the rest of the day as she told people. Eh, at least Jasper got to tell the family, Rose was all his problem.
Bella was still silent and after wiping away the few tears, Avery snapped at her. 'What! You're not even going to say anything?" She sniffled.
"Avery….That's….I don't know. I mean, are you guys sure?"
"Yeah, we are."
"How? How do you know?"
Avery smiled thinking about it. "It's-It's a feeling. Like you feel both safe and in danger, because you know they'll always protect you yet you know they're the only one that truly knows you enough to hurt you. They make you feel things that you can't fully explain to someone, and they're the only ones. That's it. That's the only way I can describe it. He's just….it. Everything and anything and it's crazy but when he asked me I couldn't imagine anything but saying yes."
Avery snapped out of her daze and saw Bella grinning ear to ear at her. "What?" She asked.
Bella shook her head before answering, nothing, you just get this….look. like you're glowing or something."
"I think it's a mate thing." Bella raised her eyebrows her grin brightening even more. "Yeah, we kind of mated, as weird as that sound. I accepted the bond so….." Avery shrugged with a smile. She laughed as Bella flung herself off the bed and hugged her tightly, the two hitting their heads against the door and laughing like idiots on the floor.
"You thinks are gonna change with us?" Bella asked her after a moment laying across her. Avery looked down at her confidant, her comrade, her best friend, and her sister for better or worst.
"Nah, we got each other's backs. Now for eternity." She smiled.
"Avery!" She grinned down embracing Billy in a tight hug. "Been too long, kiddo!" Billy released her.
It was true she hadn't seen Billy since she came to the reservation, and the only time she saw the wolf pack was the few practices they had together and her wedding day with Embry as sad as it sounded.
"How are you?"
"Married?" His smile faulted, confusion gracing his features. "To Jasper. No really, we got married in the Port Angeles city hall." She told him, her joking tone gone.
Billy stared at her before finally laughing. "That's-That's wonderful." She accepted the hug he offered and couldn't help but laugh with him. "So you're happy I take it?"
"Absolutely! He's great, and even if he's a vampire, maybe when we let Alice throw us her fancy wedding, per the agreement, you would come?"
"Is that an early invitation?" Billy raised an eyebrow.
"Months early, maybe years, but…" Avery trailed off with a laugh.
"Well that's great, and I'm sure we would all love to come to you're wedding." He smiled.
"Thanks, you don't know how much I needed to hear that."
I want to take this story to the end, till the credits of Breaking Dawn Part 2 start rolling. (And yes I'm serious, I do add a 'Credits' chapter to completed stories, just check out my other finished story. )Anyways the problem with that is it's gonna be like five months till Breaking Dawn comes out on DVD, maybe even longer. And I like to cry and mourn the end of a saga in peace. So, I'm sad to say that there will be maybe a two or so month hiatus between Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 and Breaking Dawn Pt. 2.
To fill in this time I was thinking of doing another Jasper/OC Story. Basically the idea was inspired by a comment from CSP4, my wonderful muse and a kick ass reviewer.
Summary
When Saint's family moved to forks she never expected to find anyone crazier than her, yet here she was befriending Bella Swan. Although Saint finds herself becoming truly happy in this little town her horrific past comes back to haunt her. Follow the story of Saint as she tries to deal with unwanted affection from Jasper Hale, a thinning friendship with Bella Swan and trying to control Eden. Since the age of five Eden has been both her best friend and worst enemy. Only one problem, Saint's the only one that can see her. Is it a question of pure sanity or is something else lingering under the surface? A romance, comedy, horror, and mystery story all rolled into one.
So tell me what you think, I don't think it's ever been done before. Also name suggestions for the story are greatly welcomed.
PS, next chapter is when this begins turning into a slight AU. (Hints, Bree and Prologue) Nothing super major, the story line is the same but with a few more added events and some tweaking to conversations.
