On My Way
AN:
I first need to respond to a nasty GR…
This IS FanFiction… But some of the things I write about ARE based loosely on real life…
NO, I do not fact check every little thing… If you'd like to do that for me, BE MY GUEST!
I work 50+ hours a week, I'm a single mom and I write to relieve stress from my job…
Which if you've read my Bio, you'd know is a Domestic Abuse Advocate…
This last review of yours:
"And oh, dear lord! I just read your bio, and you're studying Domestic Abuse and Violence Advocacy? Are you advocating for the abuser?
Again, I know this is fanfic, but really...you would advise an inexperienced 16-year-old rape survivor to enter into a new relationship within a MONTH of being raped?
This is disgusting!"
No, I'm NOT Advocating for the rapist/abuser, this actually happened to someone I know and this is the sentence the boy received, for a different reason though.
And if the entire Bella/Jasper relationship is bothering you, stop reading… No one is forcing you to read it.
So… Because of this not so nice Guest Review y'all get the date night chapter…
Chapter 5
We arrived at a little sea food restaurant on the wharf "I hope this is OK?" Jasper asked. "I didn't even think to ask where you'd like to go."
"No, this is great. I love seafood."
He took my hand and led me into the restaurant.
"Table for two please, on the deck."
The hostess smiled and led us to a table on the deck, which had huge glass windows that could be opened on nice days, but seeing as though it was the middle of winter, they were closed and the fire pits were lit throughout. They were small and gave off just enough heat and light to make it romantic.
"When the weather is nice, the windows are off and the tables aren't here; the chairs are around the fire pits for a more casual setting. On football Sunday's they put a big screen out here and everyone wants to be here to watch the game." Jasper explained.
"Did you come here a lot?" I asked.
"No, Uh- one of my ex-girlfriend's parents owns it." He shrugged.
"Oh."
"Hey, it was a long time ago. High school."
We were both quiet as we looked over the menu, trying to decide what to get.
"Oh, my goodness! Jasper is that really you?" And suddenly there's this blond woman wrapped around him and kissing him.
"Tanya?" he questioned, like he wasn't sure if that was right.
"Yeah! Do you like?" she giggled.
"Uh…" he looked at me and then back at her with a raised brow "you look different."
"Well, after a failed marriage, daddy thought these would cheer me up!" she said popping the P.
"Failed marriage?" Jasper asked.
"Oh, yeah. After you ran off to the military and left me, I dated and married Laurent. You remember him, right?" she smirked.
"Who could forget him."
"Well, he cheated on me and daddy had it annulled because it was less than a year." She shrugged. "So, it never really happened. "Oh, who's this? Is Alice meeting you?" she finally noticed I was there.
"No, this is my date." Jasper stated firmly.
"Isn't she a little young?" she laughed.
"Don't you have better things or people to do?" Jasper spat.
"Why so nasty?"
"Gee Tan… Let's see… You fucked half the football and baseball team behind my back and didn't think I'd notice, always made fun of my little sister, said disgusting stuff about my father, why do you think I just broke up with you? No excuses?"
"Come on Bella, I'm sorry our date was ruined." Jasper sighed.
We stopped by the hostess station and he handed her a twenty to cover out drinks and a tip for the waiter's troubles.
"I'm so sorry about that." He apologized as we walked along the boardwalk to the car.
"It's fine. Things happen." I shrugged.
"I didn't even know she was still in the area. Last I heard she was in New York, that's why I came here, the food and service is great."
"It's still early, we can go somewhere else." I suggested.
We drove until we found a pizza place and it looked nice.
Going inside it was small and cozy, romantic lighting, candles on all the tables, Italian music softly playing over the speakers, a small mom and pop place.
"This is perfect." I whispered to Jasper.
We took a seat to the back and ordered a meat lovers pizza and soda's.
We each talked about what we did a little bit more, well him as much as he could.
"As I said, I have two more years, I'm not sure if I'm reenlisting or not, a lot can change in two years." He held my hand and kissed it.
"I'm hoping to graduate on the fast track, so in two and a half years, and open my own business."
"That's a lot to take on at a young age." Jasper said seriously.
"I know what I want. My grandmother's shop will get updated once my shop takes off, but my shop will be state of the art and I'll do wedding cakes, specialty cakes, etc…" I let Jasper know.
"And why won't your grandmother's shop do those things?"
"She promised I'd keep it simple. The ladies there just do simple pastries and donuts and birthday cakes. Nothing fancy. Now once they retire and I must start replacing them, I will start replacing them with women and men who know how to do the fancier things and I'll update then."
"You've got it all planned out." Jasper surmised.
"I do. I have had for quite a while."
"I like that. I'll probably go into teaching once I leave the military."
We ate dinner and talked more about what we'd like to do in the future.
"Are you going to tell me what your dad was so upset about today?" I asked Jasper while we were eating dessert.
"You." He looked at me.
"I knew it. Why did you lie?" I asked as tears started to form in my eyes.
"It's not what you think. He's concerned about this" he moved his hand back and forth between us "because of everything you've been through and that we might be moving too quickly. He reminded me that you're only 16 and while you're mature, you're still a minor and I've got a career to think about." He sighed.
"Jasper, I understand. Really."
"I'm not walking away Bella. I already told you we're taking this slow. We'll be apart for the next two years, too many things can happen in that time. I'm not stupid. You're a beautiful girl, you're going to be a beautiful woman. Men will be begging you to go out with them."
The drive home was quiet and as we pulled into the garage I opened the door to get out and Jasper stopped me.
"Bella, I still want to work on this thing between us, I know there's something here."
"We'll take it day by day. That's the best." I smiled as I got out of the car and walked inside.
Thankfully everyone seemed to be asleep, I took the backstairs to my room and sighed in relief when my room was clear. I took a hot shower and climbed in bed. In three days was the hospital ball and I was trying to get excited about that. Although I was nervous as hell.
AN:
The next few chapters will jump a little to get them through the next few years…
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