JASPER POV

After Alice explained why she more or less tricked Carlisle into meeting me, I did understand. If I had not seen it before myself, I wouldn't have believed it either. Though I've only seen the meeting of 1 other mated couple, and it pretty much went the same way, except, Peter recognized his mate as a human girl.

FLASHBACK

We were in New Orleans, during a much-needed break from fighting, one of the few times, Maria actually took time out and let her officers have fun. It was Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. There were so many drunks roaming the street, a good meal was on every corner and in every alleyway. A group of girls passed us by, and 1, a petite blonde with ta-tas till next Tuesday, caught Peter's eye. It surprised me since Peter never went for human girls. Maria offered sex and blood as rewards to fighting, both male and female, human and vampire. When he needed a release, he'd often go for a female vampire, sometimes a male, but usually a female. But never a human. So, when he snagged the busty blonde by the arm and spun her around. I thought he decided her to be his meal, maybe her blood called to him. Later he told me it did, but not as a meal. He spun her so fast her Mardi Gras mask flew off, and when he looked upon her face, Peter froze for a few moments, before he gave her his devilish smile I'd seen way too many times.

"Well, little lady looks like it's your lucky day. How about a kiss for good luck on Mardi Gras?" he drawled in his best southern gentleman's accent.

"Yea, cowboy, I'll give ya a kiss," the little lady said in her broken French Creole accent. I watched as they made out for about 5 minutes. He whispered in her ear and she giggled. She sent her girlfriends on. Peter then walked over to me. I spoke to him at vampire level.

"Peter, have ya lost your God damned mind?" I asked him

"I don't know about my mind, but my dead heart belongs to her. Major, change her?"

"Captain, we are not on a recruiting mission." How am I supposed to explain to the Mistress we now have a newborn?" I asked him

"Tell her we saw her fight in a bar, fighting MEN in a bar," He said with a smirk, now this would be a doozy.

"And if she can't fight?" I looked at him sternly.

"One problem at a time Major, I can't leave her. She's mine, I just know it." The Captain had gone batshit crazy.

"Is that why you had us standing on this corner all night, your fucking knower bullshit?" I just shook my head. I knew the Mistress would have my balls in a box beside her bed for this.

"Go get her, we'll take her in the woods, but when she wakes up, she is your responsibility, you keep her controlled and you train her." Peter gave me a salute.

"On it Major." I walked over to her with him.

"Howdy do, Ma'am I'm Major Jasper Whitlock, this idiot here is my brother and Second in Command, Captain Peter Whitlock.

Well, Mon Cheri's I'm Charlotte," again she spoke in a mix of English and broken French Creole.

"Well, Miss Charlotte, my apologies in advance if I hurt ya any," I said to her. She furrowed her brow in confusion at my statement, just before I sent her a burst of lethargy. She slumped, and I caught her quickly, before biting her neck. I pumped as much venom into her neck as I could manage, before lifting her up bridal style and speeding off to a secluded bayou area. Once I laid her down, I completed her bites by biting into her wrists, femoral arteries, and ankles. I then left Peter to look after her while I kept watch.

By the beginning of the third day, her features were all vampire, and I could see what Peter saw in her. She was beautiful. I could hear her heart starting to speed up

"Her change is almost complete Captain. I'm not chasin' after her if she bolts back to Nawlins', so ya better be prepared.

I went out to the edge of the bayou. I took a book out of my sack and lounged up against a tree. I waited for the show to start. I heard when Charlotte's heart took its final beat. And then I didn't hear anything.

The next thing I heard was Peter scream, then a hiss, followed by a female's scream and a hiss. I walked back towards the swamp to see what was happening, and they were sealing each other's claimed marks.

"Excuse me you two, but can we get the fuck out of here." Before the words could move past my lips, Charlotte was on me like a little blonde rhesus monkey wrapped around me, with her teeth in my neck.

"Char honey, you don't want to do that baby. The Major's our friend." Peter was pulling his mate off of me.

"Only because we need to get her fed and get the fuck out of here, before that bitch Maria comes looking for us, I'm letting this slide for now, But I'm holding you responsible for this. You will receive your punishment back at camp for this Captain." I told him while holding my hand at my neck as the little monkey's venom oozed out.

"Major, I'm sorry I miscalculated, she was so calm when she awoke, I didn't think she would react." He's lucky Charlotte was being protective of him, or I'd punch him square in the nose, but couldn't risk her biting me again. We took off to find her a meal, so we could head back to our camp.

END FLASHBACK

I was brought out of my memory by Alice coming over to me and slipping a piece of paper in front of me, with an address on it.

"You should get headed that way now," she told me. "He'll be expecting you soon," We said our goodbyes with a familial hug, before making my way towards the hospital.