Chapter 23

A/N: I didn't go to work today. Last night I had a horrible allergic reaction. I broke out into hives, body was red as hell, face, ears, and hands were swollen, my tongue was swollen to the point where it was hard to breath (but I still could just barely), and my eyes were red like I was crying for hours. It was scary. Today, I'm home because of that. I told my boss that I think I'd rather stay home in case I have another reaction. I have no idea what happened. I didn't try anything new. Like for real. I took a drink from the same brand of chocolate milk I have been drinking since I could drink on my own. The date is good still. I took pain meds that I have taken plenty of times before. I guess the only new thing was shaving my legs, but it's the same brand and razor that I have been using. It was out of the package new, but still the same. The shaving cream I've used plenty of times. So…yeah. Long story short I almost died. XD

Bella came over to the house to hang out with me while we waited for Jacob to get don doing whatever werewolves do on their time. She and I were going over to La Push to be babysat by the wolves while the Cullen's fed.

She and I were playing a soothing game together. We made a rule that we could only knife and not shoot. Just for fun.

We customized out characters and she picked camo pants and a bright yellow shirt for her character.

"Why did you do that? Do you want to be seen or not?" I asked, pointing to the character.

"I hit randomize." She argued back, a smile never leaving her face.

"The only thing your character can blend in is a field of daises." I laughed out.

I turned the corner, in the game, and was scared by Bella's character. I started to shoot. It was an instinct thing. I stopped shooting when I realized what I was doing. I didn't kill her though.

She paused the game and looked at me. "You're breaking the rules!" Bella accused.

The Cullen's were having fun watching us play. Jasper was behind me, rubbing my back. I loved hearing him chuckle or laugh.

"Hey, hey!" I began to say. "Did you die? No? Then shut up." I laughed out.

Bella shoved me playfully and unpaused the game. She was above me, in the game. I was looking up at her while she was looking down.

"Come down here, Bella." I called out.

"No, I don't want to die like a little bitch."

"Fine, then I'll come to you." I said and started to run my character up to where she was.

She panicked and jumped off where she was, dying of fall damage. I burst out laughing and held my belly while Bella was just sitting there in shock.

"Oh, look at that. You are a little bitch." I said to Bella.

When she respawned, she ran into a room and started to wait there. I ran past the room she was in, without knowing, and she made a yelp sound. That caused me to turn around and I saw her in the room.

"Hey, Bella." I said as I crept my character forward.

"Damn it, Lori!" She said as she went to knife me, but missed. She was horrible at this game. "Stop fucking me."

"Hey, now. I thought we agreed to be discreet about that." I replied.

Since the game was almost over, we agreed on shooting until it was over. During the last round, I shot at her and she was dodging it. I saw how low her health was and I got really excited.

"Look at that. You have a cunt hair of health and I'm going to pluck it!" I bounced on the floor.

Bella died in the game and started rolling on the floor, laughing and crying. "Please stop. It hurts!" She cried out. "My belly and face, I can't!"

Jasper put his face in the crook of my neck, muffling his laughs. Edward and the rest of the Cullens were hiding their faces, laughing, or chuckling. Even Esme was finding this amusing.

"Sorry, when it comes to games I get competitive and I don't have the brain to mouth filter anymore." I admitted shyly.

In the end I won the game. It was fifteen to two. She killed me twice out of luck.

It was time to go and I sighed. Jasper came with Edward to drop Bella and I off with Jake. We met at the line and I leaned over to Jasper when Bella and Edward got out of the car.

"I have my phone, Jasper." I said softly. "Be safe for me."

Jasper kissing my forehead and hugged me to him as much as he could. "I don't like this. I hate the idea of leaving you with these…mutts." He growled out. "But, I understand."

"You all need to eat and stay strong. You can't watch us while hunting." I kissed his chin. "Nothing bad will happen to me." I promised and ran a hand over his smooth cheek. "I love you."

Jasper's eyes looked like they went darker, if possible. "Again…" He whispered.

I smiled and ghost my lips over his. "I love you, my sexy cowboy vampire." I whispered.

His lips turned into a smirk and he pressed hard against my mouth. I let out a small gasp, tangling my hands in his hair. Oh, no. I know what he was doing.

I broke away slowly, feeling breathless. "Bad…vampire." I scolded breathlessly.

Jasper looked unaffected by what happened. He simply smirked at me and got out of the vehicle.

Before I could open my door, he was already there. He opened it for me and took my hand to guide me out of the car.

"Behave yourself." He said softly and pressed a kiss to my forehead. "I'll be back soon."

"Take your time, Jasper. Feed as much as you want. You deserve it." I tapped his belly. "Don't get fat though. I have a small fancy that involves your abs."

Jasper gave me a pretend offended look, which was adorable on his face.

Giving him a playful wink, I walked past Edward and Bella making out. I flicked Jake's arm and smiled warmly at him.

"Hey, Jake." I greeted.

"Hey, Lolo." He greeted back and gave me a bear hug.

His bear hug wasn't as hurtful as Emmett's hugs. Thank god. I don't need two people giving me death hugs.

A/N: This is just another fun chapter. I thought I'd bring out Lori's competitive side when it involves games she enjoys. :) I've noticed I have weird title names. Sorry about that. XD Know what would be cool? Getting fan art. XD