Jasper drove me straight home in a silent car. We kept the conversation to a minimal while we relaxed in each other's presence. It was almost refreshing not having to keep conversation with one another. To be able to sit next to each other, and be perfectly okay with staying quiet was something that I could get used to. I liked to just relax in an open silence; where if you wanted to talk, you could, but you're not obligated to.

We pulled into my driveway a lot faster than I was hoping- though, I would never admit that out loud. The windows were tinted with a blue hue, meaning that my mom was sitting inside watching her late TV shows. I wanted to invite Jasper inside to spend more time with each other, but I kept reminding myself that we would see each other tomorrow, too.

"Thanks for today." I broke the silence with a gentle smile. "I had a good time." And I did. I couldn't remember the last time that I took an adventure in the woods and just relaxed together- if I could remember a time, at all.

"It was my pleasure, Miss. Lockhart." Jasper gave me his half-smirk.

I gave him one last smile before grabbing for the door handle. I felt a pause in my movements and before I really knew what I was doing. I leaned over the center console and planted a kiss on Jasper's cheek. I felt my lips tingle slightly as I quickly opened my door and ran towards the door to my house.

Jasper's car was still in the driveway when I unlocked and opened the front door. I gave him one last cheeky smile and a quick wave before closing the door behind me. I took notice as my mom turned around in her seat to look at me entering, but I didn't greet her yet. I peaked out the window next to the door and watched silently as Jasper pulled away. I smiled to myself before turning towards my mom.

She was sitting on the couch with a similar smirk to my own looking at me, "Have fun?"

I felt heat raise into my cheeks as I gave her a small nod, "Yeah. I had a good time."

"So," She paused the movie that was on the TV. "You and Jasper... You two are getting close, huh?"

"Mom..."

"What?" She gave me a cheeky smile. "I'm simply curious."

I bit my lip as I thought about my answer. "I really hope we are."

Mom smiled at my answer before patting the spot next to her; inviting me to take a seat, which I gladly did. Once I was on the couch, I cuddled into her side while she played with my hair. "I'm glad, baby. You seem to be getting a lot better since we've moved down here."

I didn't mention to her that it was mostly because of Jasper that I was getting better, I just nodded my head with a matching smile. I didn't think that I couldn't have gotten better without Jasper in my life, but he was definitely the reason that I felt better quicker.

Mom and I sat up watching the rest of her movie until it was time to go to sleep, around 11:30 pm. We both split up with a silent goodnight- meaning a kiss on the cheek from both of us- and went into our own rooms.

I grabbed my pajama's and got dressed in my bathroom. I did my usual routine for bed- brushing my teeth, slipping my hair up in a pony tail, and drinking a glass of cold water- and then made my way back to bed. I snuggled into my comforters as I fell asleep quickly.

A soft knocking woke me from my slumber. I groaned slightly as I looked at the clock; 12:34 am. I rubbed my eyes to clear my sight as I listened for the knocking to start again. It did.

I looked towards my window with a fast paced heartbeat, my mind already making up silly scenarios. It could be a masked murdered leading me to my death, or a wild animal trying to get into my room. I even thought about it being a ghost trying to haunt me, but nothing my mind made up was correct.

I turned on my light to see Jasper standing on the other side of the window. Even though I knew that Jasper wouldn't hurt me, it still made my heart jump into my throat- from fright or the fact that Jasper was outside my window, I wasn't sure.

I jumped out of bed and silently made my way over to the window. I opened the window and raised my eyebrows at the man standing outside. "What are you doing here?" I whispered looking down at him. Even though my house was only a one-floor house, the house itself was elevated off the ground, giving me about a foot on Jasper.

"I was on my way to go hunt, but I had to check up on you." Jasper whispered back. Now my heart was racing because Jasper was here- I definitely knew that.

"At midnight?" I tried holding back my laugh, to try and make it seem like I was upset about him being here, but he knew that I wasn't- he could feel it. I moved away from the window and waved my hand, "Come on, you're letting the warm air out."

I stepped away from the window as Jasper jumped into my room graciously. It almost made me jealous how easy everything was to Jasper. It was effortless how he jumped into my window. I quickly shoved those feelings away before Jasper questioned me on them. I did not want to have that conversation.

Jasper closed the window behind him, which I was grateful for. I wasn't kidding when I said the warm air was escaping. I gently rubbed my arms to try and get friction between my hands to warm myself up. Jasper seemed to notice- not that I thought he wouldn't. "You're cold." He didn't seem like he was asking me. It seemed like he was making a statement about it.

"I'll be okay." I shrugged my shoulders, not really bothered by the cold air. My body would get used to it.

Jasper seemed lost in his thoughts for a moment, like he was contemplating something before he stepped towards me. He quickly slipped off his jacket, leaving him in a v-neck black shirt, before handing it to me. I opened my mouth to protest but he stopped me, "I insist. I don't need it." He smirked down at me.

I bit my lip as I grabbed the jacket from his hands, my finger tips brushing against his knuckles making my heart thump. "Thank you." I said sincerely as I slipped the jacket over my head. It was a pretty thin jacket, but it smelled just like Jasper. Even if it didn't warm me up, I didn't want to take it off.

"You're welcome." He answered softly. I moved over towards the bed, sensing that Jasper was following me. "Did I wake you up?"

I shrugged my shoulders as I sat down on my bed; Jasper stayed standing, looking down at me. "Not really." I lied.

He raised his eyebrows at me, "You know I can sense when you're lying."

"Really?" I sighed tilting my head to crack my neck, getting the kink out of my shoulders. I saw Jasper tense at the sound but he didn't protest. "Sorry. But I really don't mind."

"No, not really." Jasper smirked looking down. "But I just got you to admit to it." My mouth popped open while Jasper silently laughed.

"That was sneaky." I shook my head, not really mad. His laughter really helped to ease my mood. It was almost contagious.

Jasper's smile dropped, "I can't stay long. I have to go hunt if you want to meet my family tomorrow." The thought of meeting the rest of the Cullen's- officially- made me smile, and almost very nervous.

"What if they don't like me?" I asked biting the inside of my cheek as I looked up at Jasper through my lashes.

"They'll love you." Jasper said shaking his head. "Esme already loves you because you make me happy." My heart thump at his words, but I smiled nevertheless. "I should probably go so you can get some sleep."

I reached out and grabbed his hand without thinking. Jasper tensed slightly but didn't pull away from my touch. "Please... stay?" I bit my lip. I already knew that he couldn't stay. "Until I fall asleep?"

Jasper stared down at me for a while, and I was beginning to think that he was going to reject my invitation. He sighed before pulling up a chair from my desk. He placed the chair next to the head of my bed, closest to where I usually sleep. I gave him a silent thanks before getting into bed. I laid down and faced him, sitting in my chair, with a tired smile.

"Are you going far to hunt?" I asked breaking the silence.

Jasper let out a small chuckle, "It amazes me how well you're taking all of this." He shook his head as I smiled lightly. "No, we're staying in the around. Nothing too special; we're probably just gonna catch some elk."

"Poor Bambi." I whispered, trying to joke. "Maybe it wasn't a hunter that killed Bambi's mother, maybe it was a vampire."

Jasper laughed, "It's a good possibility."

It fell silent between us again, like it did back in the car earlier. Not at all uncomfortable, but I knew that he wasn't making conversation this time so I could fall asleep, but I didn't want to sleep yet. Not when Jasper was here in my room.

I reached forward and grasped his hand between mine; his hand was almost twice the size of mine. It's size put my small delicate fingers to shame. Even though Jasper's body temperature was cold 24/7, it was almost warming to touch him. Maybe it was mind over matter.

"You make me happy, too, by the way." I whispered as I continued to stare at our interlocked fingers. "My mom said that I looked a lot happier since I've met you. Back in Massachusetts, I couldn't imagine that I'd ever be this happy and to be completely honest; I'm scared." I finally looked up into Jasper's golden eyes. "I'm scared that one day I'm going to wake up and you're going to disappear. That you actually were just some dream."

"I don't think I can disappear." Jasper whispered back. "I think I'm in too far to leave you." He cracked a smile. "Besides, who else would make sure you didn't get into danger, or hurt yourself?"

"Bella." I answered with a small laugh.

"I think she'd do more damage; she's as much as a danger magnet as you, maybe even worse."

"Edward has his hands full with her." We both laughed together. It was nice listening to Jasper joke around and relax. He had such a beautiful laugh that it was almost a crime if he didn't share it with the else of the world.

"So, do I." Jasper rubbed his thumb over my knuckles absentmindedly. "I've never felt something so strong towards anybody else, but you. I thought that I felt something towards Maria for a long part of my life, but after meeting you, I could tell that it was nothing but lust for Maria." I stayed silent, not knowing how to answer him. "I felt jealous before, from other people's emotions, so I thought I knew what it would feel like." The back of his throat let out a humorless laugh. "But when Derek asked you to the dance in front of me, it took all I had not to rip out his throat."

I did laugh at that. "I wouldn't have stopped you."

Jasper smirked down at me before continuing. "You make me want to become someone better, Chelsea. I hold down my urges better when I'm near you, reminding myself that if you somehow got hurt, I would never be able to forgive myself."

"Thank you." I squeezed his hand lightly.

"What for?"

"For telling me." I smiled in response. "You didn't have to, but you did. It's always nice to know that your feelings are returned."

"Thank you for existing." Jasper leaned down and kissed our connected hands, making my heart jump at the contact.

"Do you think we could practice?" I regretted my words as soon as they left my mouth. I shouldn't push him to do anything he didn't feel comfortable about.

"I don't know, Chelsea." He sighed looking at the ground.

"I'm sorry." I shook my head, leaning up in my bed. "I shouldn't have said anything. That was wrong of me."

"You're only human." Jasper shook his head, leaning forward to push a piece of hair out of my face. "No need to apologize for your wants."

"I still shouldn't have said anything." I shook my head. "I know how hard this is for you-"

My words were cut off when Jasper started leaning towards me more. My heart was beating heavily in my chest as I watched Jasper quietly. His hand was still holding back my hair, keeping my warm face from burning up from my blush. "Just..." He left the sentence open. But I knew what he wanted.

"I know." I breathed heavily, staying as still as I could for him. He closed his eyes in concentration as he continued to lean towards me. I felt my eyes flutter close once Jasper's nose grazed mine softly. My blood was pumping so fast that it was echoing in my ears.

I felt Jasper's cold lips slowly grace mine as seconds went by- though, it felt like minutes. I tried keeping as still as I could like he wanted, but my hands were itching to bring him closer to me. I tightly grabbed onto his hand- the blanket in my hand that Jasper wasn't holding- so that I didn't get out of control. I felt Jasper's lips twitch into a smile as he felt my hand tighten around his.

"Jerk-" My words got lost as his lips finally landed onto mine. I eagerly kissed him back, but letting Jasper lead the kiss. He softly moved his lips against mine, his hand on the side of my face cupping my neck lightly. I felt him put more pressure into the kiss, meaning that he was getting a little bit more comfortable. I still held tightly onto the blanket so that I didn't pressure him, but Jasper brought up our connected hands and placed my hand on the back of his neck. I hesitantly cupped his neck, not knowing how far was too far.

Jasper's, now free, hand cupped my waist as he leaned more into me. The kiss was still gentle and slow, but I could tell that he wasn't uncomfortable with his hunger. I leaned back to break off the soft kiss and took a deep breath of air. My eyes opened to stare directly into his own murky brown eyes. "I trust you." I said in a breathy voice. My heart was thumping in my chest.

"That makes one of us." Jasper kissed my cheek before leaning away back into his chair.

It went back to being silent while I let my heart relax after that experience. My lips were still tingling with excitement, and my hand was throbbing from holding onto the blanket so tight, but I couldn't be happier. "How was that?" I asked turning my head towards Jasper.

"Better than the first time." He nodded his head slowly. "I still can't lose control around you."

"You did fine tonight." I whispered, wishing that he would just kiss me again.

"I still had control over myself."

"And you always will." I answered immediately. "I trust that you won't hurt me." I bit my bottom lip and Jasper's eyes followed.

"If you keep doing that, I won't have any control."

"Maybe letting loose isn't such a bad thing." The next thing I knew I was being thrown onto my back. I stopped breathing as Jasper leaned over me, my arms trapped underneath his strong hands- careful, not to actually hurt me. I looked up into Jasper's mischievous eyes before laughing.

"You don't want to see me when I let loose." Jasper answered he leaned back up and sat back down on the chair.

"You seem to let loose, just a little bit," I pinched my fingers together. "Every time you're with me." I smiled softly at him. "I like when you're careless. When you're relaxed, I mean."

Jasper gave me a soft grin, "Go to bed, Chelsea. When you wake up, I'll be here for 10 o'clock."

I rolled my eyes with a smile but I didn't argue. I leaned against my pillows and felt my eyes get heavier before finally falling into a dreamless sleep.