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Peter

Jasper and I watched the fight in the rink, taking in how our newest recruit fought with everything he got. The boy was built above the average height of most fighters here and could become as big as Emmett someday.

"What do we know?" Jasper asked, his hands tucked in his pockets as his unyielding gaze watched the boy with black hair beat a guy unconscious without any hesitation.

I blew out a breath, "He's 20. He dropped out of college and started working fights. Did a few jobs for Leah before she told Emmett about him."

"Why's he trying to join us?"

I shrugged as the referee finished the countdown.

"Why does anyone join the family? The kid needs money and wants to make a name for himself. I'm sure he's just lost."

"Any family of his own?"

"Leah mentioned he only had a sibling. I didn't ask about the parents."

"Better to take him in instead of leaving him with Leah. God knows what sort of shit she'll get him into." Jasper shook his head before walking down the stairs as the kid jumped down from the ring. His nose was bleeding; he probably had it broke one too many times, but other than that, he seems fine. His opponent, on the other hand, was being dragged off by his coach.

"You did well. Not a lot of people could take on Jared and walk out of the ring without a scratch on him."

"Maybe Jared needs some more practice," I smiled at Jasper. The cockiness in this kid's tone was similar to my brother's.

"Maybe. So," Jasper motioned for our new candidate to follow us as we walked towards the bar across the room. Leah sure knows how to set up fights. I'll give her that. "Tell me about your reasons for being here."

The boy frowned, his brown eyes contrasting with his tan skin, "I need a job. Leah said I could get one if I could manage to impress you. With good pay."

"Well, impress you did." I agreed.

Jasper handed me a glass of whiskey and noticed the distant expression on the young man's face.

"Impressing us with your skills is for Emmett and Peter to assess. For me, you need to pass something else. Have you had any problems with drugs in the past, or are you currently using?"

This made the boy straighten his back, standing slightly taller and his jaw ticked. "No, sir."

"You do know that if any of my men report to me that you've been involved with any gangs prior, use drugs or drink while on the job, I will find out about it," Jasper spoke directly as he always did. I had to swallow down the smirk that threatened to reveal itself on my lips as I took a sip of my whiskey, "Tell me about your family."

"My family?" The boy perked up before clearing his throat. I closed my eyes as the next words came out of his mouth, "I don't have one, sir."

Strike one.

Jasper stared him down until the kid's eyes looked away. I sighed, disappointed that he lied from the very beginning and impressed that he thought he could get away with it. Jasper, though?

Jasper leaned forward as he intimidated the boy like he always knew how to intimidate others.

"You're hired," I almost let out the breath I'd been holding in as Jasper shook the boy's wrapped up hand, and as he took my best friend's hand, Jasper pulled him forward to whisper into his ear, "That's the last time you lie to me, understand? Or I will track down that sibling of yours and ask them why their punk of a brother is trying to become a gangster. Imagine how ridiculous that sounds before you commit to this job."

Releasing his hand, Jasper motioned for the young man towards the lockers. The furrow of his brows and shaken expression was quickly wiped away before he turned to face me.

"Emmett will give you the rundown. He'll be waiting for you outside, so change quickly. Go on."

"Remind me again what your name is?" I asked.

I stared dully at the boy as he turned with a sunken face and muttered, "Paul."

Shit.

I kept wracking my head around the kid's name the entire drive back home.

Paul.

As in Paul Swan?

Bella's little brother, who she'd thought was in college this whole time, making a life for himself. How could I not see the similarities? The brown eyes, dark hair, and squaring of his shoulders when Paul was challenged were all Bella.

Leah had told me his last name was Lahote—not Swan. I'll have to talk to her about that.

Jasper was silently fuming in the driver's seat, his knuckles white as he gripped the steering wheel.

"What are we going to do?" I had to ask. Jasper released a breath though he didn't look my way as the light turned green, flashing over us through the windshield.

"Do about what?"

"Don't give me that, Jazz. What are we going to do about Bella's brother?"

He sighed, "He's old enough to make his own decisions now. If he dropped out of college and decided to work, I can't stop him."

"You fail to note that he'll be working as some thug for the family," I said through clenched teeth. Jasper's blue eyes gave me a sideways glance that made me turn my head, "Don't give me that look. It annoys me when you do that."

Jasper chuckled, "You mean it turns you on?"

I flipped him off as we pulled into the driveway, but neither of us moved to get out of the car yet as we saw the lights on from the living room window upstairs. Bella was home from work already.

"I don't agree with him working with us either, Peter, but think about it. If we turn him down and he goes off to work for some other wannabe thug like James, how do you think Bella will feel then? When her kid brother gets into hardcore drugs and starts murdering people. Innocent people." Jasper put his hand on my shoulder to get me to look at him, and damn it if his reasoning wasn't getting to me.

But still...

"I just wish he didn't have to fall into this line of work."

Jasper gave me a lazy, sympathetic grin, "I know. Give me a day to think it through. I might have to threaten him to run back to college or...get Bella to do it. But you know what that implicates."

I nodded.

"It would mean telling Bella what we do and who knows if she'll want to have anything to do with either of us after that."

And maybe we were selfish—no, we were definitely selfish—but the thought of losing Bella was probably the worst thing that could happen to either of us.

We walked in through the front door and could hear soft music playing upstairs. I found myself smiling as I shrugged off my jacket and walked up the stairs to find my girl.

She was in the living room, sound asleep. She curled up on the couch with a pillow tucked under her head, and a blanket draped over her legs. Her long hair was spread around her, making her look like something ethereal with her beauty.

The fleece blanket draped over her slid off slightly as she moved, exposing the ivory smooth skin of her bare legs.

Bella was wearing one of Jasper's hoodies that practically swallowed her small frame up. The hem rode up her waist, exposing those curves of hers, and I couldn't help kneel in front of her to brush the strands of her hair aside. Bella gave me a little sigh as she leaned into my touch, and my body started reacting before I had a chance to even think about anything inappropriate that I wanted to do to this beautiful body of hers.

Pulling the blanket up to her stomach, I made to stand up and let her sleep when I heard her call out to me.

"Peter?"

I smiled as I finally saw those enticing eyes of hers as Bella sat up, rubbing the sleep away with her hands.

"Hey, babe. Sorry I didn't mean to wake you."

Bella wrapped her arms around my neck as I sat down next to her, placing a kiss on my cheek until I turned my head so that I could capture her lips. My palms rubbed her legs before gently tugging her forward. I sighed into her neck as I kissed her shoulder, rubbing her back as she straddled me.

"I had a dream about you." She moaned into my ear as I licked the tender spot behind her ear.

"Oh yeah? Was it a good dream?"

Bella's hips pushed against me, and I cursed under my breath when I felt her warmth rub my growing erection. Bella's small hands massaged my shoulders and neck before lightly tugging my hair and giggling when I crashed my lips against hers.

God, I loved this girl.

I froze. Love? I love this girl?

Holy shit, I do-

"It was a really good dream..."

I sensed her hesitation for a second. I forced myself to stop thinking about what I'd just admitted to myself to look into her lust-filled eyes.

"Tell me about it."

Bella blinked before her gaze turned to look over my shoulder. She bit her bottom lip as her cheeks flushed pink, and I couldn't resist kissing her neck once more. Making her let out a breathy moan as my hands slid under her shirt to press my thumbs against her soft skin.

"H-hi Jasper..." Bella breathed out. I smiled into her skin as I heard Jasper approaching us on the couch before he walked around to sit on the loveseat across the room.

"Hey, darlin'. Is Peter bothering you again?"

"Bothering?" I asked as I gave Jasper an incredulous look. I thought it would be comical, seeing his usual grin, but this time, my head stopped when I noticed the intense gaze he watched us with. "Are you jealous Bella likes me more than you, Jazz?"

"Peter," Bella breathed as I gently bit in her earlobe. "Um, maybe we should stop..."

A second later, Bella moved off my lap to sit on the couch. She draped the blanket over herself as her cheeks were set aflame with embarrassment while I was left perplexed by her sudden change in mood. I frowned with concern, but it was Jasper who spoke next as he stood up and sat next to her, "What's wrong, Bella? Did we make you uncomfortable?"

Bella shook her head but still wouldn't look at either of us, so Jasper curled his fingers under her chin to gently make her look into his eyes.

"You can tell us whatever is on your mind. We won't get offended or angry."

Bella bit her bottom lip before glancing at both of us for a second. Then she found the grey blanket to be the most interesting thing in the world as she ran her fingers over it.

"Well, I had a dream that made me feel...strange. Then, just now, while Peter was kissing me and I saw you...I..."

"Did you get turned on with both of us in the room while he was touching you?" Leave it to Jasper to be so blunt.

I swallowed as she nodded quickly. With a groan, Bella covered her face with her hands, "Ugh, I don't know why! It's never come up before, but..."

"Bella, look at me, darlin'," Jasper said as he placed a kiss on her lips, "That's the hottest thing I think I've ever heard you say. Did you think we'd judge you for dreaming or fantasizing about us being with you?"

"As if we haven't thought about it plenty of times," I muttered, which earned me a glare from Jasper and a look of surprise from Bella.

"You...have?"

Jasper chuckled, cupping the back of her neck to pull her closer to him, their lips almost touching. "You sound so surprised. It's a little inevitable, don't you think? When we both practically worship you every night. In this living room. My room. Peter's room..."

"The kitchen and the shower," I mused, knowing we were starting to embarrass and excite her more and more. I couldn't get enough of it, though. Heat coiled in my stomach, the pressure going down to my groin almost painfully as I imagined what the two of us could do to this amazing woman right now if she wanted us to.

Bella's cheeks turned a bright red now as her hands rested on Jasper's chest. My heart started pounding in my chest, anticipation and tension ringing throughout the room between the three of us.

"You don't think...that I'm—"

I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her up against my chest as I felt an overwhelming need to silence those toxic thoughts from her mind. From her body. I rested my chin on her shoulder and kissed her neck. With Jasper in front of her and me sitting behind her, I knew we could both feel the slight shiver that ran over her.

"We would never think badly of you, Bella. Never." I whispered into her ear.

She whimpered, and I watched as she closed her eyes while Jasper leaned forward to kiss her cheek.

"We don't expect anything. If at any point you get uncomfortable with either of us, you say so, and that'll be enough."

Bella nodded, not speaking as she bit her bottom lip.

"You know tons of people experiment to find what works best for them in the bedroom," I added, running a finger over her shoulder and down her arm.

"How would it work? I mean, you're both such good friends and care for each other. Wouldn't I get in the way? How am I not doing that already?" I could see this truly worried her, to the point of stressing over ever coming between us when Jasper and I never had a problem from the very beginning.

I exchanged a look with Jasper, seemingly coming to a mutual understanding before he stood up, "We won't make you do anything that you don't want, but will you let us show you? We've never done this with anyone before, and I'm not going to lie, Bella, it may be a little difficult at first trying to get past the fact that I have to see this ugly bastard ravage you," I scoffed but was grateful when a smile graced her lips, "But for you, to have you...we'll do anything."

I placed a kiss on her shoulder as Jasper extended his hand to her, giving her this choice to venture into something neither of us had any experience in.

And when she took his hand, putting her trust in not only Jasper but in me too, I knew it would be an unforgettable night.