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His deep blue eyes regarded me warily. "Don't be like that Edward."

"I said get out." I pointed to the door.

He ignored me and stepped closer. "No. Do you know how hard it is to fucking track you down?"

"Excuse me," I said incredulously. "But if I remember correctly, you left me. You cut all contact with me. Why the fuck would you want to track me down when you're the one who threw me away? Now get. The fuck. Out!" I stepped past him and yanked open my bedroom door and pointed my finger out of it, not looking at him at all. My jaw was clenched so tightly I feared my teeth would shatter and yet he still refused to move.

"I heard what you said all those years ago."

When I didn't answer, he carried on.

"Do you remember?"

Of course I remembered. I remember everything we'd done together.

"I felt the same way. Still do. I never stopped lov-"

I bolted from the room. I couldn't stand around and listen to the bull shit he was spouting.

I flew down the stairs and out of the back door, racing into the dimness of the woods beyond.

When I finally stopped I laughed humourlessly to myself. Of course I would end up here of all places. This place was like a muscle memory.

It wasn't long before I heard his footsteps coming up behind me. "What is it about this particular spot?" He asked. "We always seem to find ourselves here." Jasper set down his flashlight and handed me my overcoat.

I slipped it on and zipped it up. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"I still don't want to talk to you."

"Figured as much. Well you don't have to talk, but you can listen." He pulled his jacket tighter around him and leant against a tree. "I meant what I said in your room. I'm just sorry I never got a chance to say it back." His voice cracked, but he carried on regardless. "I came looking for you, you know? As soon as I turned eighteen I left my family and went to Seattle, but by then you had moved to New York. So I started saving for a ticket out there and then there you were. On billboards. On TV. In nearly every fucking magazine, practically naked in swimwear and underwear adverts. And don't get me started on that god damn blue and gold suit." He ran a hand down his face in the dim light. "You had left for Italy by the time I made it to New York. I was always that little bit too late. So I came back home. Back to Texas and to school. I followed your career through the media. Then when Rosalie announced she was going back to the Pacific Northwest, I jumped at the chance to go with her. I've spent the last eighteen months studying in the city, hoping for the day you would finally come home. You could not believe my excitement when she said that Emmett had proposed. That he had let her go once and refused to do it again. I knew then that I would finally get my chance. The chance that I didn't take almost four years ago." He walked over to me and looked me in the eyes. "I love you Edward. I've loved you since the very first time I saw you, asleep on this boulder."

A sob erupted from my chest, quickly followed by another and then another. I covered my face with my hand as I drew in a deep breath and released it shakily. "You have no idea how much I longed to hear those words from you." My voice quivered as I spoke.

"I promise you that you will hear them every day for the rest of our lives if you give me another chance. Give us another chance." He reached out and put his gloved hands on my cheeks. "Tell me you still feel it. Tell me you still feel the same way about me."

"I tried -so fucking hard- to forget you, but it was impossible. I do. I do still feel that way."

His thumbs brushed away my tears and then his lips were on mine. I melted in his grasp, losing myself in the familiarity and warmth of his kiss. His lips parted, allowing my tongue in. I groaned at the unmistakeable taste of him.

When we finally separated our breath came out in pants and we shivered from the cold night air.

"We should head back inside. Everyone will start to wonder where we are." I started walking back with him at my side.

"You really are oblivious sometimes. There's no one else at home."

"What? Where is everyone?"

"Ali has a sleepover with Bella and Eric, and Rose and Em took your parents to a show in Seattle. They won't be home until tomorrow. We're all alone."

"So why didn't I know about it?"

"It was a last minute decision."

"Okay. So how did you get into our house?"

"I was already there. You breezed past me without a second look." Now that I come to think about it, the house was unusually quiet.

We crossed the lawn and stepped up onto the veranda, shaking off the snow. "Did you want to watch a movie or something?" He asked, peeling off his gloves and rubbing his hands together.

"I'm actually pretty tired. I'm going to head to bed." I said, letting us in the back door.

"But it's only eight thirty." He sat down on the couch and picked up the remote.

"I'm still on NY time. I'll see you in the morning." I made my way upstairs and left him sitting there.

000

I tossed and turned for ages in bed. I felt exhausted yet sleep evaded me. I had heard Jasper go to the guest room about forty five minutes ago.

I climbed out of bed and padded downstairs to the music room.

Esme had made sure the piano was kept well tuned for me. Keeping the lights off, I walked over in the moonlight and pressed a couple of keys softly. Their sound reverberating around the room.

I sat on the soft padded bench and started playing. I went through 'Your Song' by Elton John and was playing 'Always' by Bon Jovi when I felt his presence enter the room.

He crouched down behind me and wrapped his arms around my bare torso, not restricting the movement of my arms. I felt his lips on my skin as I began to sing the last chorus.

Yeah I, will love you, baby, always, and I'll be there forever and a day, always.
I'll be there till the stars don't shine, 'til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme.
I know when I die, you'll be on my mind, and I love you, always.

I let the last of the notes die out in the room before closing the lid to the keys.

"You still play beautifully." He whispered against my back, afraid to break the moment.

"Thank you." I captured one of his hands in mine and pulled him round to face me. "Sorry if I woke you."

"I wasn't asleep. You see, I have a problem. There's this very hot and amazing guy in the room down the hall from me, and I just can't seem to get him off of my mind."

"Would it help if you knew that the guy down the hall was having the same issue?" I asked.

"A little."

"Move into my room."

"You sure?"

"Positive."

000

I woke the next morning to Jasper placing feather light kisses all over my chest while rubbing me through my pyjama bottoms.

"I know you're awake." He smirked against my skin, grasping me tighter in his fist. I bucked up into his hand when he bit down on my left nipple and laved it with his tongue.

He ground himself against my thigh. "I want you. So bad. Please Edward. I've waited four years for you."

I pulled him up so he was face level with me and looked into his eyes. Morning stubble and bed hair, he was still the most gorgeous person I had ever set eyes on, and I had worked with models for two years. I would give everything for this man.

"I want to, but I don't have any protection. I wasn't planning on any of this."

He looked a little guilty. "Would it be jumping the gun a bit if I told you I do?"

"What?"

"I was hopeful that we would work things out. I'm sorry if I got ahead of myself."

"Don't be sorry. What are you waiting for? Go and get them."

He leant down and kissed me before climbing out of bed and going to his cases in the corner. He pulled out his toiletries bag and from that he got a box of condoms and some lube. He returned and knelt on the edge of the bed, putting the items on my nightstand. "Are you sure?"

"Yes. Just...go slow. I still haven't..." I trailed off as my cheeks flamed red.

Jasper looked shocked at first, but then his face softened. "I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who was waiting." He reached out and cupped my cheek with his right hand. "I'm not going to force anything, okay."

I turned my head and kissed his palm. "I trust you."

"I love you." He said, leaning down to capture my lips once more.

I pulled him down to lay with me on the bed, kissing him deeply, our tongues sliding languidly together. We broke apart for air when I tugged his sleep shirt off of him, tossing it across the room. I ran my hands over the warm expanse of his chest and down his sides, before running them up his back. His scars were not as prominent any more, but I could still feel them under my touch. He shuddered at my touch.

"I love you too. Scars and all. They're a part of you. They'll never go away and neither will I."

I was pushed into the mattress as Jasper launched himself on top of me. "Promise?" He asked, grinding himself against me once more.

"Promise." I replied, holding onto his hips as my desire for him grew.

We stripped out of the rest of our sleep wear and I grabbed the items off of my night stand, pushing them into his hands. "You take the lead."

He sat back so he was straddling my waist and I put my hands back on his hips. He opened the box and tore one from the strip, ripping the little foil packet open with his teeth.

I drew in a breath of anticipation, but it came out in a rush when he rolled the condom along my length and sank down onto me. I thought for sure I would have been bottom.

The sensation was indescribable and I lost all coherent thought.

Jaspers hands were planted firmly on my chest and he let out a shaky breath.

"Are-are you okay?" I reached up and brushed a stray tendril of hair away from his face.

"Yeah." He nodded. "Just give me a minute. You're bigger than I anticipated."

"We can stop if you want?"

"No." He shook his head in the negative.

I rubbed my hands up and down his sides while he got his bearings. He relaxed and shifted, sinking further down until he was flush against me. I moved my hands to his ass and held him in place, before sitting up until we were chest to chest.

I pressed my forehead to his and kissed him softly. "Take your time."

He moved his legs so they were wrapped around me. "It's alright. You can move." I thrust up and he gasped, his head falling to my shoulder. I took Jasper's erection into my hand and stroked him in rhythm with my movements. I moved my lips and bit down on the side of his neck, thrusting up into him again and again until he was crying out my name and releasing into my hand. The erotic-ness of the whole situation had me following close behind him.

We sat wrapped around one another, panting heavily and grinning like idiots.

"That was the best I've ever experienced."

"I'm glad I can please you." I kissed his shoulder.

"It was well worth the wait. You were worth the wait." He cupped my cheek, bringing my face up to his and kissing me again as we collapsed back against my pillows. I slipped out of him and removed the condom, dropping it into the waste bin beside my bed.

"I love you."

"As I love you."

Aww, reconciliations and 'I love you's, followed by a lemon.

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