I DREAM OF RAINBOWS

Disclaimer: The Cullen's, the Swans, and most of the characters mentioned in the story that are known from Stephanie Meyer's beloved Twilight Saga, are all hers and hers alone. I neither have nor wish to pass them off as mine. I do appreciate the fact that she did bring them to life and allows us to play with them in our imaginations. The only thing I will claim is the current storyline.

The awesome and talented dowlingnana searched out my errors and corrected them.

It didn't take him long to pull himself back together as he did call his mother back. They didn't talk for very long as Jasper had already explained in his earlier call to her about both parents needing to be present at the meeting tomorrow morning. And as he got off the phone, took a deep breath, walked over to pick up his briefcase to withdraw the contract and his notes so he could get to work on all of the changes decided upon he did realize that tomorrow was going to be the beginning of the unexpected and that battle lines were going to be drawn.

CHAPTER 7: OPPOSING FORCES

After working a few hours to get everything just right with wording in the contract and making sure the three conditions requested by Ms. Swan were included as she wanted, Jasper went to bed exhausted, but, definitely ready for the events of the next day. Earlier in the evening he had talked with his mother and requested for both parents to be at the meeting tomorrow when he presented the outcome of the meeting with Ms. Swan and her agents.

Of course, she did question him as to why and he was more than ready to tell her and as he continued explaining all that had transpired she was laughing as much as her son was doing. She had to agree with him that it looked as if one particular young woman was going to teach two of her children a lesson that they wouldn't forget in a very long time. So, she told him that she and his father would be present.

Jasper had his rough draft ready for his secretary to type up and have ready for him before the time for the meeting. He had taken the time before calling it a night to even email the contract over to her at the office with the instructions to get it done first thing, but, not to discuss its contents with anyone at the office.

He was up and around early the next morning in spite of the lateness of the hour of when he had gone to bed. Jasper was looking forward to Edward's and Emmett's reactions to the proposed contract that contained the stipulations that Ms. Swan had insisted upon. A vision of the coming meeting, as he imagined it would go, flashed every so often through his mind as he prepared to get ready to go into his office. The sheer idea of how his brothers were going to react kept bringing a smile of delight and a twinkle of humor would be reflected in his eyes. He did wonder if his mother had mentioned anything to his father and if so, what his reaction would have been to what she would have told him. Then as he walked out the door to get in his car he was curious about how early his parents would be arriving and what excuse they would be giving for showing up to attend the meeting.

From the moment of his arrival Jasper was constantly on the run preparing for the upcoming meeting. Of course, to make matters a bit more stressful, his two brothers had to end up being late getting to the office. His parents had arrived and were made comfortable in Edward's office while everyone was waiting. Carlisle had tried questioning Jasper a bit further about the upcoming discussion that was about to take place, but, all that Jasper would tell him was to wait for the fireworks to begin as he was sure they would.

"Fireworks?" Carlisle questioned with just that one word. "What is that boy up to now? What is he about to dump on his brothers that is going to be unpleasant?" He questioned as he turned to his wife, Esme, since she had been very reluctant to tell him anything other than their presence had been requested by their middle son.

"Like I told you last night, dear, Jasper informed me that he would like for us to be here for this discussion as he felt that our presence would help to keep the meeting toned down and help maintain a quieter side of things.

"That his meeting with Ms. Swan, whose best seller, is the target that Edward and Emmett are wanting to acquire to make into a film is to be the topic they all will be covering. And, it is the outcome of that meeting he will be talking about today to get a final agreement from everyone to proceed with the finalization of the contract." She told him with a bit of humor sounding in her voice. Then she continued, "According to Jasper the contract is one that could cause a bit of conflict from either or both of our other two sons. And, that this Ms. Swan is a very determined woman that seems to know what she does and doesn't want; in other words, she has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to voice her opinion about things.

"And, because of that trait of hers, Jasper thought we would find amusement in being present to watch both Edward's and Emmett's reactions to her stipulations that she had her agent to demand for them to be incorporated into the contract." Esme finished explaining to her husband.

"Oh, so Edward and Emmett are about to butt heads with a female version of themselves; especially, our Edward." He remarked with a bit of a laugh.

"From what Jasper has told me, or, rather, the little bit that he did say, that's exactly what is about to happen in the very near future, if the contract is accepted by everyone."

"Well now everything is starting to make more sense. It's not that Jasper wants us to keep the conversation more civil, exactly, but, that he thought we might enjoy the direction the conversation would take once Edward and Emmett are informed about the young lady's demands.

"Do you happen to know what these explosive demands might be that are likely to set our young men off into orbit?"

"No, but, I'm sure we'll find out soon." Esme told him since the arrival of both missing sons could be heard through the door as they greeted Edward's secretary.

The door opened and the surprise that both men had been informed about a moment ago was apparent on their faces as they came face to face with that unexpected surprise. Both were wondering why their parents were there and what the problem could be. They knew they were late arriving as Jasper was expected to give them a full update as to the new contract he had been sent to get signed so Emmett could get started on lining up the necessary actors and crew for the new project they were eager to get underway.

The interest that had the public all astir about the newest best seller by a newly upcoming author named Isabella Swan was what they wanted their next project to be based upon. Emmett had read the book and brought it to Edward's interest with great excitement about wanting to make the story into a movie while the interest was climbing and appeared not to be abating anytime soon. He had explained to his brother that since the author was new to the game, or, so, he thought, then they should be able to get the rights without too much of a problem and at a reasonable price.

Edward had taken the time to consider his brother's request and had discussed it with his other brother, Jasper, who agreed with their oldest brother, Emmett, up to a point, but, as he pointed out that to have a better chance to acquire the rights they did need to make a reasonable offer that was in line with any other offers they would make. Of course, he did say that since the author wasn't an established one then they would offer a lesser amount than what they would to a well-known and established author that had several published works under their belt as the saying went.

"Mom, Dad, what brings you both out and down here so early in the morning?" Edward asked as he step forward to give Esme a peck on the cheek and to shake his father's hand. Emmett followed the same pattern as did his baby brother before all four persons took a seat and got comfortable. Edward took the seat behind his desk, Emmett took a chair in front and off to one side of the desk while their parents resumed the seats they had taken on the couch that was against the wall nearest to Edward's desk while they waited for Jasper to come in. And that didn't take long to happen, but, until Jasper did arrive polite conversation to appease the curious nature of both men was begun.

"Oh, nothing special." Esme responded before her husband could answer since she knew the boys could read him like a book. "We just wanted to see what projects you boys might have going on. As you know we do from time to time, like to keep a check on how the company's doing since we do have an invested interest both financially and personally in it."

Carlisle looked at his wife, gave her a gentle 'thank you' smile and then with a nod said, "Yeah, what your mother said."

Both men looked at their father and then over to their mother and they observed a sly smirk on her face, but, before they could question the reason for such a look, the door opened and in walked Jasper with a bunch of papers in his hand.

"Damn, brother, you look like you haven't slept. What's going on? Problem with the newbie?" Emmett couldn't help himself after taking one look at the harried appearance of Jasper.

"Nothing that hasn't already been handled. All I need to do is quickly fill you two in on the details and we all sign off on the final contract before I leave to get back to Seattle and get Ms. Swan's signature. After that everything is finalized and the project will be a go." Jasper told them with a quick smile and a sly look, which both of his brothers caught, over to his parents.

But, before either Edward or Emmett could question him about the look Jasper quickly launched into the details of the contract and right on cue the fireworks began. "What in the hell did you say" came from Edward. "Like hell will I have someone messing with who I hired or my script changes" came from Emmett. And without giving the floor to the other brother both men were talking at the same time, saying the same thing, but, with different words and being very forgetful about the presence of the parents that is until Esme stood, walked over to her eldest and youngest, motioned for both of them to lean in towards her at which time she grabbed their earlobe and pinched. Each man yelped and came to a quick silence. "Damn, Mom, that hurts!" they both said together.

"Now, both of you show some respect to the other. I don't see anything in the contract that isn't out of line and it speaks that you are dealing with a well-informed young lady. My advice is sign the contract or go back with Jasper to Seattle and talk with the young woman and her representative to get things handled to everyone's satisfaction."

Jasper looked at his mother, then his father who was wearing a loving smile as he watched his wife deal with their sons and then he glanced at his two brothers to see what expression was on their face. What he saw, the stunned looks of being caught with their hand in the cookie jar, caused a small chuckle which didn't take long to turn into a full blown bout of laughter. Shaking his head, he looked at his two brothers and asked what they wanted to do.

"I will be going back to Seattle with you to deal with this young woman, but, in the meanwhile, Emmett, why don't you see about getting your short listed of who you want for this project." Edward told his brother. "Once I get to Seattle I'll let this little lady know what is unacceptable in a contract."

"Okay, but, remember we need this project because it is an absolute winner for all of us." Emmett told Edward.

"Son, from what I've understood what Jasper told us about the young woman's stipulations, I believe them to be quite reasonable and think that she is very well-informed as what to ask for, as well, as knowing her own mind. You might have a bit of a challenge in trying to bulldoze your will over this person." Carlisle told his son and then prepared to leave as he didn't see where either his or his wife's presence was needed any longer.

A/N: Okay, it looks like Edward and Bella are about to butt heads for the first, but, not the last, time. Who is going to win?

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