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JPOV

I cannot believe that I just stood there and let Edward walk away. What the fuck am I thinking? I'm such a dumbass for letting him leave like that. I know he's going to think that I want to end things and it couldn't be further from the truth. I don't want to end this, If anything I want to move forward now more than ever.

It's just shock. I'm in shock.

When he said the name Masen, it felt like my heart stopped. I know that name. I know it very well. Julie Masen is one of my mother's friends and a sorority sister from her Alma Mater while her husband golfs with my father. I knew they had one child, a son, but never in my life would I have imagined that child to be Edward. I'd never met their kid so when he explained that he was said kid, I was stunned silent. That is it!

I remember Mother had started going to Forks to see friends after I had come out to them. She and Dad started to avoid me a lot more than usual at the time, so I spent most of my time with my grandpa. However, the Masens' did visit our home on more than one occasion and had always said that their son was busy with school. So that was it for me. It wasn't like I sat there and held conversations with them. I just knew them. In fact, Mr. Masen never liked me and since I suspected that he was homophobic, I stayed away from him.

When I think about that and then I think about what Edward said, the more pissed off I get. I want to hit something. I want to call his parents and give them a piece of my mind for being such assholes but that won't help him…or me.

We have to be careful about this. I doubt that Edward wants them to know what's happened to him after he left and I don't want to be the one to say anything. It is Edward's story to share. However, I want to be there when he does. I want to be the one holding his hand and be the shoulder he needs to cry on.

Nevertheless, I waited too long to say something and before I knew it, he was walking away. By the time I came to and ran after him, it was just in time to see him getting in a cab.

I pull my phone out, ready to press "3" to speed dial him, but I wait because I don't know what to say. He'll be distraught and I know he won't listen. So I let him go.

~~00~~00~~

It's now Wednesday and I'm a wreck, but I can't dwell on it, I've got a lot that needs to be done today. I've just left Emmett's office at the coffee shop and now I'm on my way to see Jake and his realtor, Leah Clearwater-Giordano about an apartment she wants me to look at.

If I like this place, and I'm hoping I will, then Tanya and Edward won't be too far away from me. It's just a short drive from where I live and I love that convenience. Not that distance would've made a difference to me. I don't care if the place is clear out in the Hamptons as long as they're out of that place, I'd commute. My cell rings and I check the caller ID. Seeing my mother's office, I reject the call.

Monday night I had made the mistake of answering her call and after hanging up on her, I swore I wouldn't make that mistake again until I'd resolved the living and working issue with Edward and Tanya.

I pull up to the address Jake gave me and he's there along with Leah. I met Leah yesterday after Jake had given her my address. She was so different from what I thought. She wasn't the friendly, flirty type he made her out to be. Actually, she was the exact opposite. She was pleasant, yes, but she was also a no nonsense person.

Over lunch, we got to talking about Jake. She said he was a goof–which I already knew–and that what had happened between them, happened in college on a drunken night. She said that they were good friends now and that Jake had been the one to introduce her to her husband, Demetri, at a work function. After lunch, she took me to a couple of available places but I wasn't interested. I knew that I wouldn't be the one living there, but I was taking a bit of advantage seeing that neither Tanya nor my boyf…nor Edward was there to choose. I didn't think I could call him that yet, but I smiled at my mistake. I liked how it sounded.

When I pull up at the apartment, my phone rings again. I check the caller ID before rejecting the call. Alice.

I get out and walk over to Leah, greeting her before lightly punching Jake on the arm. He smiles at my simple greeting though I can see the worry in his eyes and I know why.

After Edward had left me in the park, I went back to work in a daze. I couldn't function. So I ended class earlier than usual, made up a family emergency and left work. Once I got in my car, my first instinct was to go straight from the NYU campus to Edward, but I wasn't ready. He needed convincing and I couldn't give it to him yet. I wasn't ready because I was angry, confused, and I wanted to punch a hole in a wall. So, I went to Jake's office. Luckily, when I got off the elevator on his floor he was talking to his secretary, Jane. As soon as he saw me, he immediately told her to cancel his meetings, called me in his office, and locked the door.

We were in his office for what felt like hours while he just sat there and listened to my rants. Everything was just collapsing around me and I needed to get it out. I got angry, I broke shit, and then I apologized saying I'd replace everything. He said fuck it, he didn't care. I told Jake everything I could remember, everything I was feeling, and then collapsed on his couch in exhaustion because I didn't know where to go from there. I just knew that I still wanted Edward. That much I was certain of. So Jake said to look at this as a glitch in the road of discovering whatever the hell was happening between me and Edward and to go on. Help him and his friend, Tanya. Get them out of there and see where it would all lead.

So that's what I'm doing today and everything is coming together a little earlier than I expected, which is working out perfectly for me because I don't want to stay away from Edward any longer. I want to see him so bad. I've hardly slept these past two nights. All I can think about is him. I miss him in my bed. I want him in my arms. I want him crawling across my chest like he unknowingly does in his sleep and snuggles into my side. I want that back.

When we get up to the apartment, the landlord, Mr. White is there to meet us. We shake hands and as soon as he opens the door for us, I know that this is the place. I want it. It's great. It has a nice spacious interior and looks like a good enough place for the two of them to live. I don't say anything right away but when Leah meets my eyes I give her a nod and she smiles and mouths okay. I let the landlord finish the tour before telling him that I'll take it. He shakes my hand enthusiastically and heads out to get the papers.

"He can draw up a lease so fast?" I ask Leah.

"I had a hunch. This is a great place," she says with a cunning smile.

"Yeah, it is," I say as I move through the kitchen. "We need furniture. Fast."

"Okay then. Want me to call my interior decorator now?" Leah asks, pulling her Blackberry out.

"That would be good."

She moves out of the room as she dials just as Mr. White walks back in with the papers. A lease is then worked out between us for a year before we both sign the agreement. I make a check out to him for the security deposit and six months' rent. While Jake doesn't even bat an eye at the figure, the landlord's eyes are bugging out of his head. We shake hands again before he hands over the keys and makes his exit. Leah comes back in the room, saying that the decorator will be meeting her after lunch which she offers to buy for the three of us.

At lunch, my fingers ache to dial his number. Jake tells me to and even Leah–after asking what was wrong and Jake giving her a quick rundown of things minus a few details–she starts egging me to call as well.

So I do.

I take a deep breath as it rings three times before Tanya answers. "Hello."

"Tanya, hi, umm…is he…?" I'm not sure what to say to her. I want to know about Edward but I'm afraid of what I'll hear.

"He's here, Jasper, but he's asleep right now," she says. "Jasper, what happened? I mean, when he came home…"

"I didn't say anything. Did you know?"

"Yes."

"Everything?" I ask, wondering if Edward shared every bit about his past with her.

"Yes. Everything, fuck, Jasper, I was even there when he called that ex of his and the punk blamed him for outing them. I know everything, Jasper," she says with an edge in her voice.

I know how she feels. When she talks about his ex, all I see is red. I want to pound that idiot's head in, but I push past the thought and reply, "Okay, please don't tell him I called. I just…I just wanted to see if he was okay and I'll see you both soon."

"O…okay then," she says before we end the call.

Lunch ends on a quiet note on my part as I sit there contemplating on what to do next before coming up with the perfect solution. Jake is watching me most of the time, but he says nothing. Leah pays for lunch plus tip and we all leave. Once outside, I head to my car after Jake asks me to wait for him. He goes to discuss something with Leah for a minute before they say their goodbyes and he heads back over to me.

When he gets in the car, he tells me that Leah is off to meet the interior decorator at the furniture store. He says that she'll bill him and I'll pay him back. I tell him thanks and when he asks where we're headed to next, I simply smile.

"You'll see," I say before driving off.

We drive in silence while I try to figure out what I'm going to say when I get there. When I pull up outside of their building, Jake jokingly asks if I want him to stay in the car and keep it running. I throw him an angry glare, promptly shutting him up before ordering him to get out of the car. We stand by the car while I look for Embry. When I spot him, I leave Jake by the car, telling him to wait there and walk over to Embry. We work out the same deal we had last time but this time, I pay him two hundred bucks to watch my car without him even asking.

After Embry gives me the go ahead, I walk back to Jake telling him to follow me.

"So this is where Edward and his friend, Tanya live?" he asks, looking up at the decrepit building.

"Yeah."

"What makes you think he'll want this, Jasper?" Jake inquires when we get to the door.

He makes a point. Edward will fight, you know that much.

"It doesn't matter," I turn to Jake and say. "I'm not going to take no for an answer. I can be stubborn and I'm determined to get them out of here. The Masens did a number on him, Jake. He doesn't know what he wants. He thought that I was rejecting him and that was so fucking far from the truth. I need to make him understand, and this is the best way to do it."

As we enter the building, we practically walk into Tanya who looks like she's on her way out.

"Jasper," she says in a surprised tone. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to see Edward. Where are you going?"

"He's awake so I was going to get us something to eat," she tells me while looking at Jake with a curious expression on her face before she asks. "Is something wrong with him?"

I look at her puzzled face for a minute before following her eyes and looking at Jake. What I see makes me want to laugh. He's just standing there in stunned silence as he stares at Tanya. The look on his face is almost comical because it's one I haven't seen in a long while. It's the same goofy look he had on his face after our camp master's daughter had French kissed him behind the camp office while I played lookout for them. Jake looks that way now, like he's going to drool all over Tanya any second.

"He's fine or he will be in a minute." I punch him on the arm and he suddenly snaps out of it, throwing me a deadly glare for the hit. I chuckle and look back at Tanya who just rolls her eyes and turns her attention back to me.

"Listen, just take it easy on him, okay?" she asks.

"I will," I reply before she pats me on the shoulder and moves around us making her way out of the building.

Jake and I walk up the stairs and when I get to Edward's door, I take a deep breath and knock. It's a while before he answers and when he sees Jake and I standing there, the stunned look on his face says enough.

"What are you doing here?" he asks in a hoarse voice.

"I'm here to help you move."


Thanks to my girlies for rocking this chap. What do u think? You think Edward will fight this?

Next: Part two and Edward's take on this.