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DISCLAIMER - ALL CHARACTERS BELONG TO STEPHANIE MEYERS.
STORYLINE BELONGS TO ME.
Jasper pulls to a stop in front of the hotel and turns to me asking me, "What's been eating you up lately?"
I take a deep breath and say, "The Volturri is responsible for Edwards's condition, a first step in attempting to destroy Carlisle and the family."
Jasper POV
I gaze at Bella across the seat comprehension then relief dawning on my face as I realize that Edward has not been himself and that it's not been his fault that he is acting this way.
Then confusion as I wonder how long it's been going on, how many years he has been under this influence with none of us being the wiser before red consumes my vision as I am filled with rage and fury realizing that Bella said Aro and Volturri as well as destroy Carlisle and the family.
Then I ask tightly, "Do you think they might have also had something to do with Alice's visions as well?"
Bella looks at me sadly whispering, "At this point I don't know. I think Alice had a lot to do with losing her visions but who's to know. If they could get to Edward and influence him without any of you being the wiser, what's to say that they did not get to Alice in some way as well?"
Just as I'm about to ask her more we both see the family pull up in their respective cars.
Bella's eyes plead with me not to say anything yet as we both see Esme and Carlisle walking towards us laughing.
Esme hasn't laughed since before Bella arrived and this is not way for her to find out that her son is being used to destroy his own family.
I close my eyes and send out waves of calmness as I also take it in because I know Carlisle is going to sense that something is wrong.
Just as I open my eyes I feel Bella reach out to grasp my hand leaning in to kiss me gently but passionately. I reach up cupping the back of her head to deepen the kiss moaning into her mouth as I feel her other hand tighten and grip my shirt.
Finally pulling away I hear Carlisle knock on the window as she whispers, "I'll explain everything later, and I promise to tell you everything. You and the children are my life, the air I breathe, my reason for being and I will do anything to keep you with me."
"As will I" I whisper leaning my forehead against hers as we hear another knock, more insistent this time.
I pull away to see Carlisle looking at us anxiously as I roll down the window to speak with him.
"Is everything okay?" Carlisle asks as Esme glances between us.
"Yes" I say quietly squeezing Bella's hand as I feel her anxiety spike, "Everything's fine, we're getting out now."
Carlisle looks at us for another moment before stepping back and wrapping his arms around Esme.
"Thank you" Bella whispers as she kisses me on the cheek.
"You are my priority Bella and we'll work everything out, I know we will. I love you, don't ever forget that" I say stroking a finger down her cheek.
"I love you too Jasper, more and more each day" she says as I release her so that she can get out and greet out children.
I get out of the car handing the keys to the valet as I walk around to watch her kneel down to scoop our children in her arms and hug them.
Watching them, I realize that I would die or kill for them just so that we could be happy. I also realize that I have had enough of the meddling of our vampire royalty in matters that don't pertain to them and I will do anything and everything in my power to make sure they pay for their crimes.
Bella POV
I feel Jaspers hand at the back of my head pulling me in to deepen the kiss and I groan realizing that kissing him is one of my favorite things to do, next to cuddling with my children.
Pulling back I sense Carlisle approach and knock on the window as I whisper, "I'll explain everything later, and I promise to tell you everything. You and the children are my life, the air I breathe, my reason for being and I will do anything to keep you with me."
"As will I" Jasper whispers leaning his forehead against mine as we hear another knock, more insistent this time and it's at that moment that I truly realize what is at stack here.
The happiness of my little family and well as they family that has taken me in, as well as the extended family of wolves that we had left it Forks. It makes me smile again to know that I protected them before we left, as they should not be pulled into this fight that is not of their making.
Jasper pulls away to see Carlisle looking at us anxiously as he rolls down the window to speak with him.
"Is everything okay?" Carlisle asks as Esme glances between us.
"Yes" Jasper says quietly squeezing my hand as he feels my anxiety spike knowing that I am going to have to tell them both everything, "Everything's fine, we're getting out now."
We've been through so much already that even though I am sure this new information will not break them, I know they will all be enraged and want to go after Aro and the Volturri. But I want to have a plan of action first because at the rate we are going now we will be on the losing end of this battle.
Carlisle looks at us for another moment before stepping back and wrapping his arms around Esme.
"Thank you" I whisper as I lean over and kiss Jasper on the cheek.
"You are my priority Bella and we'll work everything out, I know we will. I love you, don't ever forget that" Jasper says stroking a finger down my cheek.
"I love you too Jasper, more and more each day" I getting out of the car to kneel down and greet our children.
Losing myself in the feel of them in my arms I push the last couple of minutes to the back of my mind and concentrate on them.
"How're my babies doing? Did you guys have fun shopping with your Aunts and Grandma?" I ask brushing their hair out of their faces.
"Yes Momma" Airic replies giggling while Jr just grumbles silently sneaking looks at Alice who just grins and giggles.
I look at Alice giving her a stern glare that she takes before leaning back down to Jr. I rub his back soothingly as I say to him and Jasper mind to mind "From now on you can shop with your Daddy, would you like that Jr?"
To which he smiles widely as Jasper grins before hugging me harder as Jasper reaches down to pick up Airic.
"Thanks Momma" Jr whispers in my ear and Alice glares at me to which I reply, "You will not torture my son with shopping Alice."
"But Bella" she starts to whine.
"I said NO! While Airic may enjoy the constant trips to the shoe and clothing stores, my son is like me and does not wish to spend his day at the mall trailing after you. When he wants to go shopping for clothes or anything else, Jasper will take him from now on. Am I understood?"
Alice finally takes in my expression, realizing that this is a battle that I will win saying, "Yes Bella."
"I thought so" I say quietly.
Jr jumps out of my arms and walk calmly over to Jasper lifting his arms up as Jasper hands me Airic while Jr whispers, "Daddy, shopping with you is going to be so much better than shopping with a bunch of girls."
Jasper chuckles with the men as I smile and we all head towards the elevators so we can go to our rooms to change before heading out to the zoo for the children's entertainment.
We spent the evening at the zoo until it closed, the children having fallen asleep about an hour before we left. Emmett, Rose and Cat had left and headed to their car because Emmett forgot to bring the diaper bag in his excitement to the grizzly bears and tigers.
In the end we all headed back to the hotel in higher spirits than when we arrived at the zoo, even though the issue from earlier was still playing around in my mind.
It was as we were all getting into our cars that I decided to at least tell Jasper and get his advice on how to broach the subject to Carlisle as well as the rest of the family.
"Mom" I call as she is fussing over Cat asleep in her car seat, Emmett and Rose had decided to wait for us to catch us and were sitting in their car watching Cat sleep.
Esme turns and walks over to me smiling; I've learned that she loves it when I call her Mom especially after her breakdown in Forks when I helped her face her grief, we are closer for it.
"Would you mind watching Airic and Jr for the night?" I ask as Carlisle walks up behind her.
"Bella, sweetheart you know I don't mind, you never have to ask me that. I love spending time with my grandchildren" Esme says reaching for the grandchildren in their car seats.
"I know Esme, I just don't want to take advantage of your time with Carlisle or maybe you might have had some other plans tonight" I say looking down.
Jasper chuckles as he pulls Jr from his car seat and starts unbuckling it to move it to the Mercedes.
"Bella look at me" Esme says grasping my shoulders in her hands, "everything else, besides Carlisle, is secondary to my grandchildren understand. I know Carlisle would love to spend the evening with them, isn't that right Carlisle?"
"Yes, Esme dear" Carlisle says smiling as he moves Airic to the Mercedes with Jr.
I smile tearing up before hugging her and whispering, "I understand Mom and thank you."
Esme pulls me into a tight hug before shooing me over to the Hummer where Jasper is waiting.
As I get into the car I hear her muse, "Maybe I could also pry Emmett and Rose away from Cat and have a grandchildren night."
I chuckle grabbing Jasper's hand lying on the console as he pulls away and whispers, "Where to?"
I take one look back to see Alice looking at us with a curious expression on her face just as her face blanks as she is pulled into a vision along with me.
It's nice to see you again Edward, how is the family? Aro sneers as he reaches out to touch Edward's forehead, reading all of the memories past and present.
Before I push her out and block the rest of the vision from her.
Pushing him away, Aro laughs you couldn't even destroy the girls' father and she thwarted you at every opportunity. This girl is feisty I must meet her, I wonder if she is as strong as the witch who put the spell on you 50 years ago.
I wonder, brothers, if she is the one from the prophecy, the one the witch spoke of before we killed her for her betrayal of warning us about the old woman seer.
We'll have to plan a visit to go see them; we can make it anytime because their little seer is incapacitated as well.
Edward looks at them in horror of what they are saying before being dragged away screaming.
Alice and I come out of the vision with horrified looks on our faces as both whisper, "Volturri."
"Alice please keep this to yourself, there's more to it than you just saw."
"Okay"
"We'll talk when I get back tomorrow and I will explain everything, I promise."
"Okay."
I feel Jasper's hand squeeze mine as he asks quietly, "What did you see?"
"I'll tell you when we get to the hotel baby, I promise."
"We're going back to the hotel? Won't the family be able to hear everything?"
"Different hotel Jasper," I say quietly pulling out my phone to call and make reservations, "the Hotel 1000, located downtown."
"I've heard about that hotel, but don't you have to call 24 hours in advance to get a reservation?"
"I would if I didn't own controlling shares in this one" I reply hearing the phone ring.
"Hotel 1000, Sheila speaking."
"Hello Sheila, This is Ms. Swan. I would like to reserve the Executive Suite for the next two nights, as well as reserving two additional Exec Suites on the same floor."
"Yes, right away Ms. Swan. When will you be checking in?"
"We're on our way now. Would you also have the bar stocked with sangre, as well as the other suites starting tomorrow? Please make sure that they are all connected."
"Anything else I can do for you Ms. Swan?" Sheila asks.
"No Sheila that will be all, Thank you again" I say hanging up.
"When did you buy a hotel?" Jasper asks in awe.
"With my grandmothers' inheritance money, I figured that we would like to travel and I wanted to be able book a hotel anywhere I wanted. Hotel 1000 is small but lucrative and I like the ability to keep my privacy when I want to. Executive Suites have to have a key card to get to them and have a private stair access that only management knows about, perfect for a vampire."
"Wow Bella, I'm impressed" Jasper says huskily.
I lean over slipping my hand into his lap running my hand over his cock groaning as he hardens underneath my nimble fingers while licking up his neck whispering throatily, "Just wait, you'll be more impressed when I get though with you."
Jasper groans as I continue to torment him, surprising him with my Italian, "Attendere finché la prendo bagna e nella doccia, con me la adorando giù sulle mie ginocchia al tempio di Jasper. Non posso attendere di succhiarla via con le sue mani strette nei miei capelli, pompando il suo gallo profondo nella mia bocca come lei la versa con giù la mia gola. L'Hmmm, saporito."
Jasper breaks to a stop outside the hotel as I lick my way across his jaw to his mouth giggling as he whispers against my lips, "Hearing you speak dirty to me in Italian is so fucking sexy, Bella. I can't wait to hear more."
Pulling away I look at him with passion lidded eyes, "Anything you want baby" as I get out of the car chuckling at the expression of unrequited need on his face.
I walk into the hotel greeting Sheila at the desk, making a mental note to add a bonus to her paycheck because she always has everything ready and waiting for me.
I hear gasps of shock and a couple of glasses shatter as Jasper struts into the hotel up to the desk standing behind me. I hear him groan as I subtly shake my ass at him to quick for any humans to see.
To which he laughs and whispers low enough for only me to hear, "You are such a tease."
Turning around after getting the key, I say, "but you love this tease."
"More and more every day, Bella more and more every day" Jasper says wrapping his arm around my waist as I wrap one around his should and we head to the elevators.
A/N – Italian translation
If you want to know what Bella whispered to him, let me know.