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JPOV
As soon as I was up, I called to make sure things were ready for my surprise with Bella.
"What time do you want things set up, sir?"
"About 5. I'd like a table set up on the beach, with the blanket a little bit off of it, tons of candles and all the flowers. We need some more fresh fruit cut and on the table, and for the house."
"And for dinner?"
"Let's do some catfish and clams. Fried."
"Yes, sir."
Bella stirred so I cut it short with security, moving back into our bedroom. She yawned, smiling at me.
"Morning, boo."
"Good morning, baby. How you feeling?" I slipped in beside her, kissing her softly.
"Still sore, but much better than yesterday."
"Good, good."
"What are we doing today?"
"Walking into the woods, maybe a swim under the waterfall. Then I have a surprise for you around dinner."
"What?"
"I can't say, baby. It's a surprise."
"I hate surprises."
I snickered, "Too bad. I think you'll like this one."
"Fine, fine."
I helped her out of bed, both of us showering together to save time. Once Bella had picked her bikini out, I helped put on her brace and cover her skin with sun tan lotion.
I pulled on some swimming trunks and flip flops, opting to wear a wrap around my stomach since my back was starting to hurt.
"You ok, Jasper?"
"Yeah, baby, I'm fine."
BPOV
I knew he was lying to me, so that I wouldn't worry. But knowing Jasper, I knew him putting on a wrap meant he was in a lot of pain.
"We can stay in, Jasper. We don't have to go anywhere."
"I'm fine, baby."
"Jasper, don't lie to me. I know you're hurting."
He made a face, still not wanting to give it up. "Taking a swim under the waterfall will help my muscles, baby. It'll help your ribs too."
I didn't want to give in even though I knew he was right.
"Is there another way to get to the waterfall?"
"Nope, we have to walk it."
I cringed, not knowing if he'd handle the entire walk, or myself.
"How far is it?"
"Only about two miles, and it's a well walked path so there isn't any tress or vines on it."
"Is it flat? Or uphill? Downhill?"
"Flat. There were some small hills along the way, but we took those out to make it easier on us."
"Ok, ok."
I gave in, going out to get us something to eat.
"Security is bringing us some more fresh fruit, baby. We should have it soon if you want that."
"Ok."
I poured two glasses of juice, sitting them on the table, taking a seat. Jasper was right behind me, sitting down. Ten minutes later, security brought some more plates of fruit, laying one out in front of us, and packing the rest into the fridge.
Once we ate, we loaded a backpack with everything we'd need on our hike. Jasper informed them where we were going, and that we had our GPS and phones with us.
After everyone was on the same page, we grabbed each other's hands and started walking. Back around the house, onto a little dirt trail.
"My camera!" I whined, Jasper laughing to himself as he pulled it out.
"I remembered it. First thing I grabbed."
"Thank you."
I kissed and half hugged him. We moved along the path, I snapped photo after photo of everything I saw. Jasper kept an eye on where I was walking since I wasn't paying any attention. Half a mile in, we saw multiple toucan families up in the trees, coming to a stop to watch. I kept taking pictures, hoping not to scare them away.
They flapped their wings, squawking and squealing at each other. We laughed as they bantered back and forth. When two males started going after each other, I couldn't help but giggle, setting my ribs on fire. Jasper joined in, turning red.
When neither of us could take anymore, we kept walking, passing three other kinds of birds, some smaller animals eating nuts and berries. I was shocked at the amount of frogs that were sitting around the denser bushes where rain had created little pools of water on the leaves.
"Are any of these poisonous?"
"Some. Especially the smaller ones. But they don't go after you; it's only if you go after them. We'll be fine."
I watched Jasper look around the palm trees and brushes, as if looking back on something. I snapped some photos before he noticed, gaining a smile from him. He was so handsomely adorable when you caught him off guard.
"Let me take some of you, baby."
I pulled the camera back when he made a swipe for it. "No. I love pictures of you. We don't have many."
"Yes we do. I'll make mom give you some."
"I want pictures of you now. Like this. Happy."
He growled, tugging on his hair before giving in. We wandered the rest of the way to the clearing around the waterfall. By the time I took a seat on the towel that Jasper had laid out, I had taken almost 300 photos. And I loved each one.
We sipped on water, relaxing from our trek.
"Are there any animals or fish in the water?"
"Shouldn't be. We had it dug out a few times to make it deeper. Originally it was only about a creek deep. But it kept overflowing each time it rained. The fish would have to swim against a currant to get over the drop at the top."
"Then how does the water go against the current?"
"I don't have a clue. One of those things, I guess. I heard of other waterfalls that go up, not down. Add this one to the list, in that it goes up to go over."
I raised an eyebrow, staring at him. Jasper laughed, shrugging.
"Feel like swimming, baby?"
"Sure. Is it cold?"
"Shouldn't be. There is a great view of sun from here, usually that warms the water."
He helped me up and into the water. I held onto his arm for support in case I lost my footing. The water was a perfect temperature as we made it to the middle. Even the depth was perfect, coming up to my ribs and up to Jasper's hips.
"You ok, baby?"
I nodded.
"Will you be alright if I take a dip?"
I nodded again, letting his arm go. Once I was stable, he turned and dove under the water, coming up a few feet away, slinging the water out of his hair. I would have been more than happy to do the same, but knew my ribs wouldn't hold up under something like that.
He wadded back over to me, "Want to lie back in the water?"
"I don't think my ribs would handle it."
"I'll hold you up. Just relax."
I did as told, Jasper bent down, scooping me up. He brought my legs up as he laid my head back. His hands held firm under my back, taking the strain off of me. I closed my eyes to enjoy feeling weight less. It was almost hypnotic.
He started to turn in a circle, making the water rush over my body. I opened my eyes and smiled.
"That was great."
Jasper smiled, bringing me back to my feet. He slipped his arms around my shoulders, kissing me. I held onto his middle, laying my head to his chest. We stood pressed against one another for a while, before getting out and eating some fruit on the towel.
"Are you enjoying it, baby?"
"Yes, more than I thought I would. I wasn't sure how sore I'd be. But now I doubt being sore would stop me from enjoying it." He smiled and nodded.
"Good. I'm glad. I hope you enjoy your gift tonight."
I lifted an eyebrow at him. "What is it?"
He snickered, "Can't say. It wouldn't be a surprise anymore if I did."
I groaned, "I hate surprises."
"I think you'll like this one."
"Jasper..."
"We both deserve some nice surprises after what happen to us."
I paled, "Don't you ever do that to me again."
It was his turn to go pale. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been stupid like that. I thought I'd have been able to make it."
"Was your arm hurting when you started?"
He had the nerve to blush and I couldn't stop myself, smacking the top of his head hard. He yelped, rubbing the spot.
"Do you have any idea what I felt watching you crash? What it was like to see you land on your head, seeing that bike hit you? I thought you were dead, Jasper! Dead!"
I felt my blood pressure rise a bit, a flush creeping over my face. I knew getting myself worked up wouldn't help things but I wanted to let him have it.
"Bella, baby, ok, I'm sorry. Calm down." He got up onto his knees, trying to grab hold of my arms to stop me.
"I'm not done being mad at you! I want to get mad at you! I want to let all my anger out!" I was outright screaming at him, Jasper flinching as he leaned back from me. His hands were holding me still as I tried to get up.
"Ok, ok! Calm down, baby. This isn't good for your health. You just got out of the hospital. Please. If not for me, the baby. Think about the baby."
His words settled in my head, and I tried to calm down. I was still furious and I knew that half of it was hormones. I was having a raging case of bitch hormones. When I finally settled down, the tears started and I felt even worst for ruining our mini vacation.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to act like that. I'm such a bitch!" I was wailing now, big tears coming out.
Jasper half smiled, pulling me into his lap, looping his arms around me. I rested my head against his shoulder, hiccupping.
"You're not a bitch, baby. It's normal. I'm sorry. You can yell at me if you want. You deserve to get it off your chest."
"I don't want to be mean to you. I almost lost you."
"I'm too much of an asshole to lose that easy."
I closed my eyes, inhaling his scent. I didn't realize how long, I had lain against him, until he nudged me awake.
"You want to stay longer or head back to eat?"
"Eat. Can we catch some more crawdads?"
"A few. I have a nice big dinner in store for us."
I nodded, standing up. Jasper packed our bag, slinging it over his shoulder. I slipped on my flip flops, taking his hand. We walked slowly back towards the house. I headed straight for the couch, needing a nap.
Jasper laid his bag on the counter, smiling at me.
"I'll go catch some, take a nap."
My eyes were closed and I was out like a light before I could answer.
JPOV
Once she was asleep I knew it was the perfect time to get things in motion. Instead of waiting for 5 o'clock to roll around, I called security and had them start setting things up. I nearly ran to the creek behind the house to catch some crawdads. This time around they weren't so easy to grab before pinching me. Most of my fingers were sore and red by the time I got back to the house. Bella was sleeping soundly on the couch and it was a sight to see.
She wasn't worked up or worried about anything like normal. She looked peaceful. Like any normal pregnant woman should. I was half tempted to say screw it and move us to the island just so she could relax and raise our child without worrying about being attacked or kidnapped by that fucker Troy.
But I knew that she loved working and didn't want to give it up anytime soon. Or at least until the baby was here.
I got the crawdads into hot water, making a butter sauce to go over them. As soon as I got the words things were set up outside, I plated them, pouring the butter over top. Outside was starting to get dark, the moon lightening the water. There were candles burning to keep the gnats and mosquitoes away from us.
Heading towards our bedroom, I took a quick shower, dressing in a nice pair of slacks and dress shirt. Looking at my hair, I stopped. It had grown a lot over the last few months. Since being with Bella, I started to want to look nice, for her. So it was time for a change.
I stripped out of my shirt and went to the bathroom. Rummaging under the sink, I found hair clippers and some scissors. Breaking my hair in half, I pulled the top back into a ponytail, before snipping the lower part a bit. Once it was short enough to buzz, I turned the clippers on and went to town.
I had the same hair style as a teen when I started biking, since it kept it out of my eyes when I sweat.
My only hope was that Bella liked it.
Once the work was done, I stood back and stared at my results. They weren't bad. I washed my hair and dusted the hair off my body before using some hair gel on the buzz part of my hair. My shirt was next and finally I was ready.
Bella had packed one dress, which I pulled out and laid on the bed. I left a note for her beside it, before going out to the living room. She looked so peaceful. I kissed her forehead and then her stomach, before heading out onto the beach to look up at the stars.
BPOV
I felt his lips on my stomach and smiled. When I opened my eyes he was gone, but I knew something was up. Getting up, I moved around the house before going into the bedroom where I found my dress and a note.
Bella,
Whenever you're ready, please put this on and meet me out on the beach. I have something for you.
Love Always, Yours Forever
Jasper
I smiled, skipping to the bathroom and dressed. My ribs were starting to hurt, but I ignored them, refusing to ruin this night for us. What I found on the beach was a sight to behold. I gasped, staring at all the candles laid out. There was a path from the porch down to a little area that had been set up. A canopy of flowers hung over a table covered in flower petals and a center piece. Beautiful china full of food, with sparkling cider in champagne glasses.
I looked towards the water line and found Jasper sitting down, staring up at the stars.
He was the most perfect man in the world at that point in time. No one had ever put that much thought into something for me. I moved closer and he turned, looking up at me. When he smiled and stood up, I couldn't help but grin back at him.
He moved closer, taking one hand.
"Hello, beautiful. I hope you like your surprise."
"This is all for me?"
He nodded once, leading me back to the table.
"Of course. Everything is for you."
"You didn't have too."
"I wanted too. You deserve anything and everything."
I pulled him to me, "I just want you."
He kissed me softly, running his hands up and down my back. "And you have me, forever, baby. But I want to give you the world."
"You already gave me the only things I ever wanted." I ran my hand up against his face, cupping his jaw. He leaned into it, closing his eyes. "You and our baby."
They opened and he smiled warmly at me. "I love you."
"I love you too." I kissed him hard, before winding my arms around his waist. Our kiss went longer, turning deeper and deeper before Jasper pulled back. He smiled, laughing softly.
"None of that, baby. Neither of us is healed enough. I have more to give you." I grumbled, but nodded.
He went to his side of the table, leaning down and picking something up off his chair. My mouth opened when I saw it, but I couldn't say a word. It was the most beautiful flower tiara I'd ever seen. With long ribbon running down to the ground.
I bent my head down so he could put it on top. Once it was secure with a bobby pin, he pulled my chair out and helped me sit down. I could smell all the wonderful things that he had picked for dinner, my stomach growling. Jasper lifted an eyebrow, smiling. I giggled and shrugged.
"I guess the baby is more hungry than I thought."
He laughed, nodding, as he started to add things to our plates. We ate in silence, nipping on our food and sipping our cider. Once we were both full, I sat back and waited to see what he wanted to do next. Sure enough, Jasper got out of his seat, moving over to a blanket on the sand. There were pillows covering it. My eyes stopped on the stand with a guitar. The CD player beside it with speakers.
"Jasper, what is that?"
He smiled up at me, as he worked it. "My last surprise for you. Come here."
I got up, moving over to him. He helped me onto the pillows, getting me comfortable before moving back to his surprise.
I watched and waited as he pressed buttons, opening and closing cases. When he was ready, he turned, pulling the guitar into his lap. The sight of him brought all the good memories back to me. I smiled, watching and trying to figure out what he was going to do.
"I wrote some songs for you."
I blinked, surprised. "What? When?"
He frowned, "Different times. But the one I want to play for you now is the one I wrote when I broke up with you."
"It was only a day." I smiled to soften the hurt.
He shook his head, "It was too much time. You'd be surprised the kinds of things I do when I get depressed and drunk."
I glanced down at his wrist and nodded, "I know."
His followed my gaze and flinched, moving his scar from view.
"Yeah. Well. I'm not stupid enough to do that again. I've learned my lesson for good. Too many things to live for. To many people."
"I hope so."
He licked his lips, nodding. "I wrote this trying to convince myself that life wasn't as good without you even with all my fuck ups."
I nodded, smiling. "Ok."
Jasper looked petrified at the thought of having to play it in front of me and I wasn't sure what I could do to help.
"Am I making you nervous?"
"I'm worried you won't like it."
"I'll love it. You wrote it for me."
"It wasn't created during a happy time."
"No, but you were thinking of me anyway. I'm hoping the song helped you see that I was worth fighting for?"
He snorted, "Hell I knew that before I started writing it. This was my way of forcing my mind to let my body physically fight for you. I wanted to protect you from all my bullshit, yet I'm too selfish to stay away."
I smiled, moving onto my knees and ignoring my ribs. Stopping in front of him, I grabbed his face and kissed him. "I'm glad you're selfish. I want you just like that."
He smiled, nodding and I sat back, mere inches from him. I wanted to experience everything Jasper had to give. I wouldn't have cared if the song was a funky two step. I would love it to death because he wrote it for me.
START SONG NOW
He reached over and pushed the play button, drums and piano starting. On cue Jasper started to play his guitar to the music, and I sat back to give him room. It seemed that the longer he played the more relaxed he became. Just watching his fingers gliding over the strings was enough for me. All I could do was smile at him.
To say I was shocked when he opened his mouth and started to sing, was an understatement. I was dumbfounded. His voice was beautiful. I didn't know he could sing like that.
Ten miles from town and I just broke down
Spittin' out smoke on the side of the road
I'm out here alone just tryin' to get home
To tell you I was wrong but you already know
His eyes met mine and I nodded, knowing. Even when he had left, I knew we would get back together despite all the pain it put me through.
Believe me I won't stop at nothin'
To see you so I've started runnin'
Memories of chasing him down the hall and into the staircase came to mind, along with our coming back together. I blushed, and Jasper smirked, knowing exactly what I was thinking about.
All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you
I watched and listened to what the song said and meant. His words describing our fight completely. All the emotions from that day put into a few lyrics.
Last time we talked, the night that I walked
Burns like an iron in the back of my mind
I must've been high to say you and I
Weren't meant to be and just wastin' my time
I sobered, my eyes filling with tears.
Oh, why did I ever doubt you?
You know I would die here without you
My eyes fell to his hand, the scar crystal clear in my mind. I shivered, remembering all the blood from that night.
All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you
The depth in his voice rose and the hair on my arms stood up. A cold shiver running down my back.
You and I, right or wrong, there's no other one
After this time I spent alone
I do believe that a man with sight could be so blind
Thinkin' 'bout the better times, must've been outta my mind
So I'm runnin' back to tell you
I felt the tears streaming down my face, my fingers digging into my lap, clenching.
All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
Without you God knows what I'd do, yeah
I sat up on my knees, my body shaking as I watched him sing his heart out.
All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughin' with you
I'm thinkin' 'bout all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through, yeah
Know there's no life after you
He moved in front of me, our knees touching. His voice reaching high and strong. Our bodies swaying to the music.
Know there's no life after you
Know there's no life after you
Know there's no life after you
Know there's no life after you
Know there's no life after you
Know there's no life after you
Know there's no life after you, yeah
As soon as he stopped singing, I threw myself against him, Jasper catching me. His guitar hit the sand, forgotten. I held onto him with all my strength, sobbing into his neck. He held me close, running his hands up and down my back, over the brace.
"I love you so much, Jasper."
"Not as much as I love you." His lips ran up and down my throat, his nose rubbing the side of my jaw. I couldn't stop myself, forgetting about everything other than my man.
My mouth hit his chin, working my way down to his chest, before coming back up for air.
"Bella..." His hands slowed me down, but didn't stop me. "Your ribs..."
"I love you, Jasper. Please. I've never had anything so beautiful given to me."
He moaned, his head falling back. I went back to kissing and suckling his skin, licking as I went along. His hands came up, cupping my face, as our lips locked. Our tongues rubbed and petted one another, our bodies pressed close.
His fingers ran down my side, and around my butt, slipping up under the dress. I felt them tugging on my bikini bottoms, undoing the strings. As soon as they fell away, I shivered, my head coming up as I looked around.
"Jasper, we're being watched by security."
"No." He shook his head, pulling his hands back to undo his pants. As soon as he was free, I growled, shocking both of us. He pulled his shirt off, tossing it to the side. Jasper spread his feet, bracing his body as he sat back.
I leaned forward, kissing his chest, my hands rubbing the skin. He growled, taking hold of my hips and lifting me into the air.
"Keep your arms around my ribs." I did as told and once I was holding him the way he wanted, he brought me down onto him. I whimpered, moving my hips side to side to enjoy the fullness of him inside me.
"Oh... I love you... you feel so good..."
He hummed, cupping his hands over my butt as his face nuzzled my throat.
"I love you too, baby. So fucking much." His hips began to move against me, his hands pulling me up and down him. It was slow and deep and everything I wanted. Nothing rushed, each trickle of pleasure better than the last. My eyes closed as I laid my head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.
Once we were laying flush against one another, Jasper crossed his arms under my butt, moving our hips against one another. His lower belly rubbing my clit with each pass.
"O...o...o...o...Jas...Jasp...Jas...Jasper...yes..." I'd never felt anything like this before, laying over and against him, our bodies rubbing against one another, reaching for our pleasure.
I felt his tongue on my collarbone, his teeth nipping. He trailed back up, catching my lips with a kiss. Drawing back, he sucked on my lower lip, running his tongue across the top.
I felt our bodies growing hotter by the second, coated in sweat. Jasper leaned back, bending his body flat to his feet, against the pillows, leaving gravity to keep me in place atop him. One hand came up, taking a hand full of my hair.
"Come with me, baby, come with me."
I moaned, whimpered and nodded. My mouth fell open, panting as I felt the tingle start in my belly and explode out into my limbs.
"Oh! Jasper!" I cried out, my body spasms as I rocked back and forth on top of him. Jasper was right there, his body turning to stone, his cock getting harder. Just as I started to come down, he came inside me, filling me. It threw me back up into the sky, my body moving uncontrollably. I was exhausted lying on top of him, my eyes closing.
"Love you."
"I love you too, baby." His lips ran kisses across my head, our bodies moving to the side so he could pull his legs out straight. Once he was comfortable he pulled me back on top of him keeping inside me still, my hands holding on to his sides. My knees dangling around his hips.
"Sleep here..."
"Under the stars, baby..."
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