Three days. Three very long days. That's how long Bella had been sleeping in her bedroom. That didn't bother me. Well, perhaps it did. I had began to enjoy sleeping with her in my bed. The first night, though I was lonely, I let it go. But three? The second day I asked her what was wrong, but she refused to say. She said nothing was wrong. Horrible liar, I thought to myself but let it go. I knew she'd tell me when she was ready. But by the third day, today, I became anxious.

"Bella, what's wrong, darlin?" I asked, leaning against the door frame of her room. I watched as she began to pack for the short trip to her parent's house.

I seem to surprise her and her face shot up quickly. Her eyes were slightly wet, her cheeks red. "Nothing," She sniffled. "I'm fine."

"Please? I can't make it better if you don't tell me what's wrong." I said, moving towards her.

She turned her back to me, going to her dresser. "I'm fine. Really."

I walked behind her and slowly wrapped my arms around my waist, giving her time to move away from me if she wanted to. She didn't, but rather leaned her head against my chest. She let out a heavy breath. "Tell me when you're ready. Please?" I slowly kissed her cheek, letting my lips linger on her flesh. They were salty with tears and I sighed heavily.

She slowly pulled away, her breath barely a whisper. "Do you mind giving me a second? I need to make a phone call before we go."

I nodded and walked out of her room, shutting the door. I wondered what I had done already. What I had done wrong. I only wanted her to be happy. Perhaps I had come on too strong, but it was so hard not to. Up until three days ago she had come on just as strong. Like two magnets pulled together.

I already had my things ready to go. We were leaving late in the afternoon to arrive around ten at night. Bella didn't want to travel in the morning, and nor did I. We would stay there for two nights then leave late Friday afternoon. It was around four and I wondered who she'd call. I knew it wasn't Alice, otherwise she wouldn't push me out of the room.

I went to my room and laid on the bed, which felt completely too cold. I put an arm over my eyes, taking in deep breaths. I could almost feel Bella's sadness radiating from her room. I hated that there was nothing I could do to calm her nerves. She seemed so on edge.

I wondered if she wanted me to go still. I would stay if she didn't want me to. I would do whatever I needed to make sure she was happy and comfortable. Though, not that I wanted to have a TV dinner for Thanksgiving, but I'd suffer.

I didn't hear my door open, but I heard her feet padding against the wooden floor as she came in. I didn't bother to move my arm as I waited for her to speak. Much to my surprise she crawled in bed with me, laying her head on my chest, her fingers resting on my hip.

"I'm sorry I've been so distant. I've just had a lot on my mind." She said in a soft tone. "It's not you. It's me."

"I've heard that before." I said gently, moving my arm from my eyes to around her waist, holding her to me.

"But it doesn't make it any less true." She countered.

"Can you tell me what you've had on your mind?" Bella shook her head slowly, her cheek brushing against my shirt. "Do you want me to stay here?" I said in a low voice.

"What?" She asked, lifting up onto her arms. "No! No, not at all, Jasper. Please don't be angry with me." She said in a pleading tone.

"I'm not angry. You've done nothing to be angry with. I just want to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong. I want to make sure you're happy and-"

She launched forward and attached her lips to mine, her fingers wrapping around the sides of my neck. I pulled her on top of me, kissing her back as passionately as she kissed me. Something else I missed over the past three days. My hand massaged down her back, coming up just underneath her shirt.

"You do too much to try to make me happy. I want you to be happy too, you know."

"I know. And, you do make me happy. Very happy, darlin." I told her as I leaned my forehead against hers.

"You're my best friend." She said in a tiny voice. I barely heard it.

"You mean I beat out Alice?" I said coyly, causing her to giggle.

"Yes, barely but yes."

"How did I manage that?" I asked, stroking her back gently.

She snuggled closer to my body before she decided to answer. "You've got a nicer ass." She answered sarcastically.

"Really? Have you seen her ass though? You could bounce a quarter off of it." I answered back, just as sarcastic.

She snorted and pinched my side roughly. I whined in somewhat pretend pain. She laughed softly at my silliness. "Oh, do you think that's funny?" I asked her, raising an eyebrow. She didn't answer, but simply smiled. I grabbed her up in my arms and threw her roughly to the other side of the bed, pinning her down as I went. She giggled loudly, a smile on her face.

I lowered my mouth to hers, kissing it swiftly. She moaned softly, her arms wrapping around my neck. When I pulled away her mood had suddenly changed.

"Thank you for putting up with me." So said, her eyes tearing up.

"I don't put up with you. I love being around you and I miss you. I've missed you."

She slowly leaned up and kissed my chin lightly. Bella's tiny fingers twisted into my hair, causing an errant chill to run down my spine. She was so intense in her look. I could tell there was more behind her mood swings than she was willing to say right now. But, I had at least some peace of mind that she was going to just up and leave me, so I decided to not push my luck. I was happy to simply be around her, in any form or fashion.

We decided to leave a few minutes later and grab some fast food on the way to the tiny town of Forks. There wasn't much on the way of food there, so it made sense. And though her mother cooked, it wasn't always... tasty, to say the very least. I had been amazed that Bella had turned out to be such a fantastic cook with such a bad teacher. I didn't worry too much about Thanksgiving though. I knew Bella would do most of the cooking.

For the most part we listened to music, each taking turns on what we wanted to listen to. Though Bella's tastes weren't as varied as mine, we seemed to like generally the same sounds, which was a good thing.

I spent a lot of the trip down thinking about Bella. I was so worried about her. I hated feeling so useless. I wanted her happy, smiling. But, I knew Bella. She was going to be stubborn about her feelings, bottle them up until they exploded.

Also, I wanted to know what brought on the sudden change in behavior. That could explain a lot of it. But, she wasn't willing to share that information either. It was frustrating. Bella could be so open at times and at others she was like a safe. If it was about other people, and not herself, she could keep it locked away. But, what could she keep hidden that would effect me? I had no secrets.

It was around nine thirty at night by the time we arrived in the wet little town. I already knew the way there. I had gone with Bella many a time. The cruiser was sitting in it's normal spot, along with her mother's tiny green Honda.

I grabbed Bella's back pack and my own after helping her from her seat. She smiled at me gratefully before placing a gentle kiss on my cheek. I wanted more, but that would have to wait. I didn't want to make her uncomfortable in her parent's house. Though, the idea of sneaking into her room in the middle of the night was very tempting. That might be something I should look into, Ithoughttomyself.

Before we even got to the door it swung open, a very happy looking Renee on the other side. She reminded me so much of a child. Bouncy and light. She rushed out and wrapped Bella in a large hug, squealing loudly.

A moment later Charlie appeared, smiling. He came over and shook my hand. "Hello, Jasper. Have a good drive down?" He asked, ushering me inside.

"Nice and quiet." I told him honestly. "Not a ton of driver's on the road, surprisingly."

"Well, nice and quiet is a very good thing." He smiled at me.

A second or two later Renee and Bella came back in, their arms wrapped around each other's waist still. They were giggling about something. "Dad!" Bella said brightly before wrapping him in a hug.

"Hey, kiddo!" He squeezed her. As he pulled away he looked around her shoulder. "Where's Edward?" He asked, practically spitting his name out.

Well, this is something I didn't figure. I would have thought that Bella would have told her family about them breaking up at the very least. That would have made them happy. I found myself a little angry that she hadn't told them about me-or rather, us. But, I should have figured. She wanted to keep it to ourselves. I guess that meant her family as well.

"Uh, he's not coming." Bella said, blushing as she looked down at her feet.

"Oh, did he decide to visit his parents this year?" Renee asked innocently as she shut the door, locking it behind her. Not that it did much good. They lived in the middle of no where. If anyone could find the place they'd have to be real idiots to try to rob the Chief of police.

"No. Well, actually I don't know what he's doing. We broke up." Bella said finally.

"Oh, that's too bad." Charlie said a bit to brightly, earning a glare from Renee.

I felt like an intruder into this conversation. I wasn't uncomfortable standing in the middle of this. I wasn't sure what Bella was going to tell them and I didn't want to say too much. "Um, I'm going to take this stuff up to your room." I said, eager to get away from the tense moment.

I ran quickly up the stairs. I automatically knew which room was Bella's. It was a cute little space, and clean. It was still decorated like it was when she was a teenager. I had a feeling that her mother visited this space often by the lack of dust in it. It had constant care. I put her backpack down on her bed, keeping the other one on my shoulder. I would be sleeping on the couch, not that I minded. It was longer than Bella's bed and the hotels around here weren't the greatest. If you could even call them hotels.

When I came down the stairs I stored my stuff by the couch. Charlie was in his chair, watching some sort of game. I notice that the girls were no where to be seen but I had an idea of what they were talking about. I plopped down on the couch and realized that there was a full beer sitting in front of me on the coffee table.

"Figured you needed a drink." Charlie said with a smile, sipping on his own beverage.

"Thank you," I said politely.

"The saints and the cowboys are playing. This should be right up your alley." He chuckled, turning the sound up.

I wasn't going to tell him that football really wasn't my thing. I knew what was going on, but I didn't really enjoy it. I'd rather play than watch. I smiled at him and took a large sip of my beer. I was nervous for some reason. Like suddenly he would dislike me now. Like he would instantly know that I was sleeping with his daughter. I knew that wasn't the case. But, I did have to wonder what their reactions would be when they found out we were dating. They didn't seem to have a problem with us living together, but we were simply roommates to them. If they knew we were dating they'd have to figure out that we were sleeping together. No one was that naive.

I took a another large drink, keeping my eyes directly glued to the TV screen.

Renee and Bella finally came out from having their little talk. I smiled at Bella reassuringly as she flopped back on the couch with with her arms crossed over her chest like an angry teenager. I wanted to put my arm around her, to comfort her, but I didn't want to make her uncomfortable in front of parents.

Renee came around the couch and wrapped me in a large hug. "Jasper! It's so good to see you again!" She said brightly before placing a kiss on my cheek.

I was use to this, not that it made me more comfortable. I knew Renee had a slight crush on me. I turned my head, pleadingly asking for help with my eyes, only to be met by two rolling pairs.

"Mrs. Swan, it's nice to see you again, too." I said politely.

"Please! Renee. I'm not a teacher this week." She said as she waved a dismissive hand at me. "So, how was your trip?" She asked as she sat down beside me on the couch.

"Fine," I said a bit nervously. "I'm a little tired." I lied. I woke up at noon. I wasn't tired at all.

"Yeah, me too." Bella added quickly as she realized what I was going for.

"Why don't we let the kids get ready for bed?" Charlie said as he stood from his easy chair.

Renee opened her mouth to protest but was met by a hard glare from Charlie. "Yeah, I guess we have a long day tomorrow." She muttered sourly.

I smiled gratefully at Charlie before I quickly grabbed my backpack. I headed to the bathroom to change into some pajamas.

When I got out of the bathroom I realized that Bella's door was slightly cracked, light filtering from it. I peaked inside to see Bella sitting on the bed, staring off into space.

"Goodnight." I said in a soft voice so to grab her attention but not to startle her.

She looked up from where ever she was looking. "Goodnight." She said with a slight smile. I knew she only gave it to me to make me feel better. It wasn't a real smile.

I opened my mouth to ask her what was wrong again but stopped quickly. Now was neither the time nor the place to have this discussion.

I tried to sleep on the couch in the living room. I really did. But, it didn't work very well. I missed Bella and was worried about her. I wanted to kiss her and tell her that it was going to be alright. I wanted her to do the same to me, honestly. So after a couple of hours I gave up and gave in.

Like a hormonal teenage boy I sneaked into her room. I could hear the mixed snores of her parents down the hall causing me to walk with a little more confidence. I knew they weren't going to wake up any time soon if they were sleeping that heavily.

Bella was rolled to her side, her back to me. As quietly as possible I shut the door behind me, inching my way towards her. I crawled into the bed, causing her to roll onto her back. I moved over her and slowly pressed my lips to hers, like she was my sleeping beauty.

She moaned softly, her arms wrapping around my neck, her soft lips moving eagerly against mine. Carefully I settled my weight against hers, moving my hips between her slightly spread legs.

Suddenly her kisses stopped and her eyes went wide, with surprise or fright. I really couldn't tell. She then shoved me hard and in a harsh whisper said, "move."

In shock I spoke too loudly. "What?"

"Shh..." She hissed. "I have to go to the bathroom. Move."

It took me a moment to realize what she was saying. I chuckled when I did and rolled to my side so to give her room to move. She hopped from the bed quickly and practically ran to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

I was trying to get more comfortable on Bella's tiny bed when I heard. "Oh, thank god!" echoing from the bathroom.

A moment later Bella walked back into the room. I couldn't stop myself. "Everything came out okay, I take it?"

She turned bright red and stuttered. "Um, yeah. I'm going to get some fresh air." Quickly she dashed out of the room, not bothering to get shoes or a jacket as she went.

"Dumb ass," I muttered to myself. "Way to scare her off."

I pushed myself off the bed and went to follow her, only to hear the front door slam. I sighed heavily as I quickly slipped on my shoes and jacket. It was freezing out there.

My eyes searched the darkness for a moment before caught a flash of pale flesh off in the distance. She was sitting in the bed of the truck, her face turned up towards the sky.

"Bella, I am so sorry. I'm a crude jerk."

"It's not you." She said, not even looking at me as she spoke. She brought her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them tightly.

"Then tell me what it is." I begged as I climbed into the bed to sit beside her.

"It doesn't matter." She shrugged.

"Yes it does. If it bothers you then it matters." I said, touching one of her knees.

"I was late." She stated simply.

"Oh," I said quietly, letting her words sink in. "Was?"

"Was."

"As in not anymore?" I pressed. She simply nodded. "How late?"

"Four days." She answered, still not looking at me.

"That makes sense." I said with a heavy sigh. "Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.

"I didn't want to worry you." She shrugged.

"Worry me?" I asked angrily. "It would have been my fault that we were in that position."

"I wanted it. I wanted you. I didn't stop you." She tried to reason with me, her voice soft and pleading.

"Yeah, well, I should have been more responsible." I said, covering my face with my hands in frustration.

"We were both too into it. Look, nothing came of it. We just need to be more careful." She said, pulling my hands from my face.

"I feel like such an ass." I muttered.

"You're not." She shook her head like it would change the way I felt.

We were quiet for a long time. Bella was the one to break the silence. "I guess I can cancel that doctor's appointment." She said, laughing without humor.

"No." I said quickly, turning to look at her. "No. You -we- need to be more careful. You should look into some kind of birth control and we'll continue to use condoms. I can't promise that I won't get caught up in the moment again. I don't want us to be unprepared."

"Okay. Probably a good idea." She nodded, looking away from me. Bella shivered and I quickly shrugged off my jacket. I wrapped it around her tiny frame.

"Please promise to tell me if anything like this, or anything at all, happens. I want to help." I pleaded with her.

She bit her bottom lip and looked down at her sock covered toes. "I didn't want to freak you out."

"Bella, it'll take more than that, okay? It scares me more not knowing." She nodded again. I grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at me. "I'm serious."

Her bottom lip quivered and I realized that she was crying. I ran my thumb over her chin. I pulled her closer to me, my arms wrapped around her. Bella pressed her face into my chest. I hushed her quietly, kissing the top of her head.

"Thank you," she moaned into my chest through her tears.

"For what?" I asked, pulling away to look into her eyes.

"For not letting it go."

I leaned down and kissed her full, moist, lips. Her arms wrapped around my neck as my own snaked under the jacket. "Never. I'll never let you go."

Her mouth devoured my own. I leaned us back, pulling her on top of me. I suddenly realizing, or remember actually, where we were at as my back touched the cold, wet, plastic. I shot back up, causing Bella to laugh. "You okay?"

"Cold," I muttered.

She giggled again, grabbing my hand. "Come on. Let's go inside."

Okay, I don't think you guys liked the last chapter all that much. Not too big of a response. I'm hoping that you like this one better. Just to let you know, I had this chapter already written before I posted the last one.

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