First and foremost this is the original story before I started to rewrite it... and got stuck in the writing of the rewrite. If you are following the rewrite you will notice quite glaring differences between this and the one you have already started following. I do not intend on giving up with the rewritten version, however, I think you guys waiting for me to get over my blank slate of a muse isn't going to happen any time soon. So I am re-posting the original. This was my first completed story and it is very different from how my last stories flow.
Secondly, this is not beta'ed. NOT AT ALL. There will be mistakes in spelling (I'm Australian and some words we spell differently). The layout will honestly have you wondering what the hell I was thinking. I wasn't; well that's not true. What I was thinking was that I knew what I was doing and screw anyone else... yes I was a conceited little shit even at the age of 31.
Thirdly, there are 68 chapters to this story, including the epilogue and two outtakes. All of which have been uploaded to my profile I will try to upload as often as I can. Please understand that I have a busy life in the real world. This includes two children, one grown and the other with disabilities. So while I should be able to update wherever I am, if something happens please understand that I will miss updating.
Last but not least. I am not SM. Not even close. I do not own the franchise, work in any capacity with the publishing houses or studios. I merely escaped from reality to play with some characters that I fell in love with while reading four books in a matter of days.
"How about this one, do you think it would be right?" the agent asked over the desk showing us the house on the computer, using that virtual walkthrough thing that they use now.
I looked over to Jasper and immediately knew his reaction was the same as mine. That house wasn't what we were looking for. We didn't know what it was but we knew that once we saw it we would love it.
"I was thinking something a little more open." I smiled, you could see the country boy in him, and I knew that it was going to be extremely hard to please him. I giggled at the annoyed look on the agent's face, we'd been sitting in the office for about an hour if not more.
"Do you have an internet link that we could look through... wait what's that one?" it seemed that Jasper saw something that he liked but didn't quite get a good look at it. She clicked on the screen once more and I saw the look on her face. She was hoping to all things that were holy and held sacred in her life that we had finally found something that we liked.
It was; the property was not big but not small, the house itself was the old-style ranch home with a porch running around the perimeter of the house. Jasper would be able to have his horses and Junior would have so much room to play around in that we'd probably have to have a dozen more kids before we ever thought that we would get crowded. I smiled as I read the list of all the extras that were included within the house. Six large rooms, three separate bathrooms, and the main room with an en-suite that was truly big enough for all the fun that I could have in there.
"Can we actually see it, not just this virtual thing?" I asked while squeezing Jasper's hand, hoping he felt the same way I did.
"Of course, when would be the best time for you both?" she eyed the both of us before glancing through her palm pilot for the next available viewing.
"You free now?" Jasper asked as he sat closer to the edge of his chair. He looked like a kid who was about to get everything they ever wanted.
"S-sure I mean; give me a minute to clear this with my boss and then we'll head out." She stuttered before leaving the room giving us some time to talk about different aspects of the house we both liked.
We were joined by the owner of the land as well as the estate agent and realtor. To say that it was a group affair wasn't far off the mark. But the picture didn't do the house justice it was magnificent. The veranda was deep and well cared for, the wooden floorboards were freshly polished. The inside of the house needed a little work, nothing major just things like fresh paint on the doors or some of the old-style shutters repaired. I was lost in visions of the future with us here, having Whitlock style cookouts, and watching Junior and Jazz riding horses around the property.
We spent an hour just walking around the property, looking at all the little things that made the place even better, or what Jazz would think of so he could make it our home.
"What do you think?" I asked as we rounded the fields near the house where everyone was waiting.
"Well I can't lie, I love the place, but... do you think we could afford it?" I saw his face fall when he mentioned the price. The money didn't bother me, especially since we had great backers for the foundation and all the money I had received from both the column and as recently as the radio station. I knew what he was thinking. He didn't want to rely on just my money; he wanted to make it our home, equal shares in the cost and care of the place. While he had some put-away, working at the gym wasn't as lucrative as what I was doing.
"Jazz you love the place right." It wasn't a question just a simple statement, but he nodded anyway.
"Well, why don't we put a payment down and we pay it off? If I put more into it, it doesn't matter, I'm hopeless with caring for things like this. Ask Peter or Jake. Tools and I do not go well together." I waited until he met my eyes before I continued to argue for our dream house.
"Think of it this way if you want. With all the work you would need to do to make this house our home, within the house itself as well in the paddocks, it will work out equal in the end." I smiled when I saw the little twinkle in his eyes.
"Besides I have some ideas that would be good. Well great actually. Our little plan for the wedding is gonna need a little tweaking." I saw his interest skyrocket.
"What are you thinking?" he asked I just laughed. I couldn't help it.
"Does that mean we want this place, that we'll buy it together?" he nodded ecstatically. He knew that the idea of formal gatherings like marriages was a little out of it for me.
"Well how about we get the paperwork going first and then I'll tell you what I'm thinking." I grabbed his hand and dragged him towards the group standing at the front door.
"I think you just sold the property," I called as we walked up the stairs to the main entrance.
The owner looked happy that it was going to someone who really wanted the property for what it was meant to be; the agent was happy because it meant that she wouldn't need to sit through more properties with us; finally the realtor because of the commission that he would undoubtedly gain from the sale of the property.
We headed back to the office building to start the paperwork well more that we signed the contract of intent, while we waited to see Jenks in a few hours after we had finished. As Jane had once more kidnapped her grandbaby and was, meeting up with Chelsea for a coffee play date Jasper and I headed for a little cafe for some lunch.
"Alright now that we have started the paperwork, what have you got planned?" he smiled and I knew it was more than just because we were going to be buying our dream home.
"Well how about instead of it being near the river, we have it at home. Everything else stays the same but just the venue changes. This way we could invite more family if you wanted?" I asked as I bit my lip, hoping that he liked the idea of a home wedding rather than out somewhere where we would have to worry about making sure it was available.
"You really want that, it would mean something reasonably big, not just the extremely small gathering we had planned?" you could hear the energy in his voice.
I knew he wanted to have not just family but friends too and he was willing to give me the small ceremony rather than the normal-sized one he wanted. The smile on his face was worth any discomfort that I would undoubtedly feel later on. He walked because he couldn't run around the table picking me up and gaining a few stares for his actions as he swung me around the room. It was a little unconventional with the whole wedding thing; he wanted to have a big family wedding while I was happy with those closest and dearest to me.
The meeting with Jenks was fine, actually, it was great. He was going to send out the firm's men out to evaluate whether the house and land were actually worth the price they were asking for. I didn't care if it did or not, as long as I was ours soon. We decided not to tell anyone until it was all signed and the house was ours, we didn't want to get anyone's hopes up in case it fell through; something Jasper was sure wouldn't happen. He too agreed that we would pay more than the asked price if push came to shove.
I was sitting on so much that I needed to let something out, well at least the energy that had been building up in me, but I had to keep it together. A secret wedding is something that we both wanted, nothing was really conversational with us so why try and have the conventional or traditional wedding was my view. We had snuck around for hours getting things sorted, both having difficulty with going anywhere since everyone knew we were up to something and wouldn't allow us to do anything on our own.
The hardest part for both of us was not telling either set of parents until it was a few days until the actual ceremony. That wasn't happening for at least another six months. It was one thing for my scatter-brained mother not to realize I was keeping something from her, but father knew all too well. Once we had assured him that, no we weren't going to be having another child he was willing to let us have our little secret. Truthfully, I think he liked the idea of us having our own life that we kept secret from everyone. I know I did.
"So you never really told me why you wanted to wait for a year, is there something you haven' told me about?" he smirked, and I blanched.
I knew what he was hinting at, it wasn't really a surprise. He and Peter grew up together, and I knew he wanted Junior to have a little brother or sister to grow up together, just as he did.
"Ah no, not happening for a little while anyway. I know you want another little one, and I've seen you with Bella, but no, not any time soon. As for why I want to wait for a year, it's simple I wanted Junior to be part of the ceremony while he's still too young for him to actually give anything away." I giggled at his face when I said not anytime soon, I know it hurt his manhood that his woman didn't want to be round with his little one right now.
It's something that Felix sorta put in his head once everything came out about who my cowboy was. Siblings should be close to age, but the way I see it is that if Jasper decides to carry the baby and then give birth I'm all for it, otherwise I sorta still need to get past the first year of Junior's life.
"Besides, I think Bella would make a beautiful flower girl. And with everyone making so many trips out here the last couple of months it sorta gets a little pricey for my parents and I know your relatives would like some time to get the money together." I continued once I got my breathing under control.
"You really are in for the big wedding thing aren't you?" he asked in awe, at the turn around in his favor. I simply nodded my head as he placed a soft but emotion-filled kiss on my head.
"Damn, did I get lucky that night you stopped? Somehow I don't think I'm gonna let you go, ever." He mumbled in my hair. I felt the telltale signs of my signature blush creep on my face as I turned to kiss him, promising him, my forever in return.
