BPOV

In the morning I start to stir, slowly stretching my limbs out, a few cracking in response and sigh softly before turning over and snuggling back into Jasper's side. A deep chuckle makes me blush, but I peak from under the covers up at him to see an amused smile meeting my eyes.

"Come on sleeping beauty," He says softly, wiggling his body down so that we are now eye level, "we have a couple of friends that are going to be here in a couple of hours to meet you." Jasper tells me, tucking a lock of my hair behind my ear.

I raise an eyebrow at him. "A couple of my friends that I have yet to meet?" I question him. I think on that for a moment before I remember him telling me about his past and a couple of friends who helped him out. "Peter and Charlotte?"

Jasper simply smiles and kisses my nose before wrapping me up in the comforter and carrying me into the master bathroom. As he sets me down onto the counter, Jasper gets to work on starting the shower, the hot water quickly steaming up the mirror and as soon as he's done, he walks back over to me and stands me on my feet. Swiftly, he tugs on the blanket, stripping me completely due to last night's activities, I blush instantly, and Jasper slowly walks me to the shower and steps me under the hot water. Tilting my head back, I close my eyes, letting the water drench my hair, I hear Jasper pumping out the shampoo and before I can move, his hands are gently rubbing my scalp. Carefully his fingers detangle any knots in my hair before rinsing out the shampoo and proceeds with conditioner.

As I let the conditioner sit for a few minutes, I turn us so that Jasper is now under the water and I mimic what he had done for me. Jasper kneels down so that I can reach properly and as I condition his hair, his head comes down to my shoulder resting there gently. Once both of our conditioner is out of our hair, we take turns washing each other's bodies slowly. Before long, we have completed all tasks and step out. Jasper wraps a big fluffy white towel around me and dries my hair gently with another. I let my eyes close, sighing contently as I let my head rest against Jasper's chest as his hands dry my hair almost completely then makes quick work at drying my body. Before I know it, the towel is wrapped back around me, and Jasper is dressed completely.

"Well that's hardly fair," I comment making him chuckle.

"You need to get ready and I need to start on your lunch, they'll be here soon," He explains and leans down to kiss my forehead gently. "Besides, I think if I allowed you to dry me off, we wouldn't be having our friends over until tomorrow." And with that he is out of the bathroom before I can blink.

I shake my head, clearing my thoughts and walk into the bedroom to pick out some clothes to wear. Pulling out a pair of dark wash jeans and a red camisole with a black cover up, I lay those on the bed then pick out a matching set of red laced panties and bra set. Once I am dressed, I go back into the bathroom and place the towels in the hamper then brush my teeth and hair, opting to leave it down. By the time I am done, I can smell food cooking from the kitchen which in turn makes my hunger noticeable to me as I walk down with it growling angrily.

"Chicken fajitas?" Jasper asks as he turns around from the stove when I walk up behind him.

In response, my stomach growls much louder than before when I was walking down the stairs making me blush. "Does that answer your question?"

"A few more minutes, darlin'. Peter and Char should be here in a half hour or so," Jasper tells me.

I bite my bottom lip in deep though and pull my eyebrows together as I wonder if they will like me or not but before I can get too deep into that particular thought, Jasper pulls me into his arms, gently encasing me. "They're going to love you, darlin'."

His voice, while soft and reassuring, leaves no room for any more doubt so in response I nod and lean into his embrace, inhaling his natural scent of honey and spice. My stomach decides to make itself known once again a few minutes later and luckily the food is done by then. Jasper helps plate the food as I grab a coke from the fridge and grab a paper towel. I watch as he makes virtually the best-looking fajita I've ever seen and kiss his cheek as he sits the plate in front of me.

"So why haven't you seen your friends for so long?" I ask as I eat my lunch, watching as he stills for a moment before turning around to face me from cleaning up the dishes. I raise an eyebrow in question when he doesn't respond to me right away.

He clears his throat. "Well in short, Alice didn't think it would help with my control to be around them…" He trails off looking a bit nervous as he does so.

I take a drink of my coke before asking, "And why is that?"

Jasper waits until I finish my mouth full of food before responding by switching foot to foot. "Because they don't feed the same way as I do."

I don't think I have ever seen him this nervous before, so I slide down from the tall chair and walk over to stand with my arms wrapped around his waist. "So, she made you stay away from the other half of your family because she thought you weren't strong enough to be around them? Clearly, they aren't bad to be around or else you wouldn't have me meeting them. The way they choose to feed is only natural for you, what's so wrong with that? Not that I agree with killing innocent people but, they can't help that. Gotta survive somehow right?"

Before I have time to think about it, Jasper has his hands tangled up into my hair with his lips pressed against mine, kissing me sweetly and deeply and only pulling away when the need for oxygen becomes too much. My heart is pounding against my chest as I look up at his closed eyes. My hand comes up and strokes the side of his face, tucking a strand of blonde hair behind his ear.

"What did I do to deserve you?" Jasper whispers softly.

Instead of answering, I reach up and kiss him again and this time Jasper pulls me tightly to his chest, turning us so that I am pinned against the island. His hands go to my hips to lift me up, but we get interrupted by a knock on the door. I blush when I pull away. He growls and nuzzles my neck for a few moments before pulling away.

"I think your family is here," I say softly and motion him to open the front door which he seems to do with slight reluctance but kisses me softly before doing so.

I let them have their time with one another as I finish my lunch before cleaning my plate and putting away what little dishes there are. I can hear them talking so I leave them be until my task is done and I have nothing else to do. Jasper walks in and comes to wrap an arm around my waist as two other vampires with bright red eyes walk in right behind him.

Charlotte is petite like Alice, maybe a smidge taller than her with beautiful blonde hair that would put Rosalie's to shame. Peter, who stands next to her, stands just a bit shorter than Jasper with blonde hair as well. They could literally pass as brothers. Their eyes, while very bright red, do not scare me or make me nervous because I feel safe in their presence.

"Bella," Jasper starts, "this is Charlotte and Peter."

Charlotte smiles brightly. "It's nice to finally meet you, sugar."

I smile back and reply, "I've heard a lot about you. It's nice to meet you."

Peter gives me a goofy smile, one that reminds me of Emmett for a split second before I push that thought away quickly. "No wonder you almost ate her Major, she smells delicious!" He remarks.

While Jasper growls at his comment and Charlotte smacks him, seemingly hard, I can't help the laugh that escapes my mouth. Which makes all eyes go back on me once Peter stops rubbing his head and grumbling about only joking. Peter makes a move to step closer, but Jasper keeps a firm hold on me so return, I wiggle out of his hold and take a step towards Peter as well. Jasper lets me of course, but doesn't seem happy about it, especially after his comment.

I roll my eyes. "Not the first time I heard that before. Nice to meet you too Peter," I tell him with an arched eyebrow.

Peter gives another goofy smile and has me in his arms in less than a second, giving me a bone crushing hug. "I knew I liked you," He says with a chuckle.

I return the hug and laugh a bit. "Just don't plan on eating me for a snack, I don't think Jasper would like that very much," I tell him jokingly.

Peter sits me back on my feet and I walk back over to Jaspers side, getting pulled close to him when I do. "Yep, she's going to fit in just fine."

Charlotte is currently painting my toenails a pretty sparkly blue color as we sit in the little reading area with bean bag chairs. Peter and Jasper have gone out to have some bonding time and left me and Charlotte at home to keep each other company. I like her, she kind of reminds me of Alice but she isn't as intense as her. While she suggested we get to know one another and asked to paint my nails, she gave me the option to say no. She didn't assume she could just do so without asking what I wanted to do or have to beg me to change my mind. She even let me pick the color of the polish. So now we are talking quietly amongst ourselves as I watch her carefully polish my toenails.

"He loves you, you know," Charlotte tells me quietly.

Automatically, my head shoots up to look at her directly. "What?" I ask, not believing I heard her correctly.

She stills her movements. "Oh," She says softly caught off guard. "I take it you guys haven't actually said so. I'm sorry, forget I said anything. With everything going on, I figured he would've told you that."

I shake my head. "What do you mean everything going on?"

Just then Jasper and Peter walk through the front door carrying bags, talking as they walk into the kitchen. Within a couple of seconds, Jasper has walked into our little bubble and is now kneeling down next to me. Looking up from Charlottes handy work on my toes, I give Jasper a smile.

"Did you have fun?" I ask.

Jasper chuckles. "Peter has never grocery shopped before, of course it was fun," he gives me a quick kiss. "How was the bonding with the two of you?"

Charlotte is the one to answer quickly, giving me no chance of tripping up over what we were talking about moments before they came in. "Good. She agreed to go to the mall with me later on this week," I smile over at her, thankful she answered.

Jasper raises an eyebrow at me. "Shopping? You?"

I shrug with a small blush. "In need of a female around I suppose," I answer him honestly.

A/N: What a lovely icebreaker for Peter eh? And once again, I owe an apology for such the long delay. For the passed couple months, it has been nothing but a roller coaster I can't seem to get off. I am going to try to get back to my writing so hopefully my next post won't be such a long stretch. Thank you guys for the reviews and faves/follow's!

-bellacullen166