Chapter Nine

Laughter filled the room in the early hours of the morning, both Jasper and Bella fought for the Polaroid camera that was currently in Jasper's control. They had spent the night embraced together, allowing their actions to show what they could not yet say.

"Give it! It's mine!" Bella yelled as she dove for the arm that held the camera, laughter echoing through the room.

Jasper chuckled as he flipped Bella over and rolled till she was pulled snuggly against his chest, a quick grin and he lifted the camera towards them and clicked, hopefully he was able to get a good image. He shook the image off and snuck another just as Bella let out a loud giggle he rarely got to hear before jolting as she kicked him off the bed and dove for the camera.

"Okay that's not fair." Bella huffed as Jasper surged to his feet and placed the camera on top of his wardrobe. "I should be cross at you for using your height against me."

"And what will get me out of your bad graces?" He asked with a smirk.

Bella replied with a grin, hooked her foot around his bare thigh and yanked him forward till he was lying next to her. "A kiss and one of those photos."

"What my lady asks for she shall get." Jasper replied with a butchered English accent as he leaned in and kissed her, his free hand roaming up her leg and pulling it to rest on his hip once more as he deepened the kiss with a moan.

A hiss escaped Bella's lips as Jasper rocked against her once more, her head falling back as he nipped and sucked at the base of her throat and sending a shiver down her spine. A small growl escaped her lips as she used her momentum to roll him on his back, giving him a wicked grin. "Oh you're in for it now, Cowboy."

It was the bright light of day that woke Jasper, followed by laughter and the smell of coffee and food. What he was not expecting was the body still next to him, it sent his heart hammering as he snapped his eyes open and cast a look down at Bella.

"Oh thank god!" He whispered to himself relieved though the relief didn't last too much longer as another feminine laugh rent the air. "What?"

Bella mumbled and frowned at the sudden sound. "What's wrong?"

"There's another woman here," Jasper said slowly as he turned his eyes towards the door in confusion.

"Peter must have…" Bella started with a yawn only to pause as Jasper shook his head vigorously.

"No, Peter wouldn't just bring a girl home… not one I haven't met nor told me of," Jasper explained with a grunt as Bella snapped up using his stomach as a prop as the laugh sounded again, her eyes blown wide in horror.

That was not a laugh that was easily forgotten and it sent a jolt of fear down her spine because it was the familiar sound of Jade's laugh and with Jade came Demetri. She shot off the bed in a hurry, pulling on her underwear and one of Jaspers long sleeved shirts before making her way to the kitchen, she could hear Jasper getting ready.

"Fuck," Bella uttered as she came face to face with a very amused Jade, but no Demetri.

"How ya' goin' Doll? We expected you to be home hours ago, thought you'd be here, Demi thought you'd be at the gym." Jade explained with raised brows, arms and ankles crossed, and a shit eating grin. "I can see why you didn't elaborate further."

Peter rubbed the back of his head sheepishly as he caught the dark look Bella sent him, followed by his brother when Jasper walked in. He knew that they wanted to keep it between them about what they were… were doing. Honestly, Peter himself wasn't too sure that they were together or just relieving some built up tensions between them.

"Sorry to worry you Ma'am, wasn't my intention to keep her this long but ya know how it is." Jasper informed with a smirk as he walked past and smacked Bella on the ass, earning a laugh from the woman he had only met once or twice.

Jade dropped her arms as she stood straight, giving Jasper a look as she leered at her best friend. "Oh don't I know it."

Both Whitlock brothers raised their brows in surprise as Bella blushed a bright red and hissed Jade's name, tossing the dish towel at her best friend all the while ignoring the looks of both Jasper and Peter as she busied herself with coffee.

"Anyways, I only came to drop off your clothes. I told Demi you left early." Jade informed as she gestured to the duffle bag that sat on the kitchen table.

A frown pulled at Bella's brows in confusion, why on earth would Bella have left early? To where was she going? "What?"

The incredulous look Jade cast her lasted a total of three seconds before the grin was back. "It's Tuesday Doll, you got that family dinner with Emmett, Rose and the Chief. Must have been ridden hard last night for you to forget."

The curses that left Bella's lips at the reminder of what day it was could make even a sailor blush and Jade should know cause it was she who taught her friend the words she was throwing out into the world as she hurriedly threw on a pair of jeans and a jumper over the shirt she was already wearing. When fully dressed Bella turned towards jasper and pecked him on the lips, "Gotta run or I'll be late and I won't live that down again, I'll text you later."

Jasper raised his brows as Bella slammed the front door behind her and turned back to his brother and Jade. "Am I missing something?"

Jade let out a cackle that even Peter joined in with. "Do you not listen to her brother at all? Pops is the Chief of Police in forks, the last time Bella was late to a family dinner the Chief nearly had the whole force out hunting for her."

"Oh I know that story, Paul told me. She was on her way back from La Push an' she got a flat, took her several hours to get it fixed an' by the time she got home there was a search party." Peter explained with a chuckle. "Hope ya ready for an overprotective cop daddy when the time comes."

"That's not all he has to worry about, Daddy Swan's the least of his trouble if something were to go wrong and Isa ends up hurt again. I know several ways to kill a man Whitlock and I have a lot of family in this town that will help me hide the body and all evidence of a crime." Jade informed with a smirk except this time Jasper got the feel of a predator and if he made one false move she would attack, with her teeth, to the jugular.

"I don't plan to hurt her but I don't know what we are at the moment." He replied honestly his hands up to show he meant no harm.

The glare lasted a little while longer before Jade stood and grabbed her helmet and jacket. "Glad you understand then, I'd really hate to go through all that effort… again."

With that she was gone, leaving an amused Peter and stunned Jasper behind. Peter catching the sight of his brothers pale face burst into laughter while Jasper just shook his head and hoped that the 'again' that was tacked on at the end of her sentence was just a way to intimidate him… "It's too early for this; I'm going back to bed."

"It's twelve in the afternoon!" Peter shouted after his brother between his laughs.

Brothers.

Author Note: *humms*