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Chapter 23: Starting out
Bella's POV
It had taken a whole week to convince them to let me hold Jeremy, and in terms of vampires, a week was pretty long. The sweet smell of human blood on my second hunt had drawn me towards the human in possession of this sweet smell, but I had held myself back. I had thought of my father and the Quileutes, of Jessica and Angela, Ben, Tyler and Mike. They were all human beings who lived in Forks and they had families and friends. I couldn't possibly take that away for a brief moment's pleasure. I remembered my son and thought of his beautiful face; he too was half human and I couldn't risk not being able to control myself in front of him…his half vampire self must have a good example set; his intelligence was probably higher than other babies' as well as his perception. He was after all, a hybrid between a human and a most perfect being.
Jasper's POV
Bella had been begging Rosalie and Esme to hold little Jeremy for a week. I had held him a couple of times, but never in her presence; I didn't want to make her feel left out. I knew what it felt like to be deprived of something you longed for so much; I knew what it felt like to not be allowed to do something you had wanted to do for a very long time – I remembered how it had felt the first few months of vegetarianism; when I could not taste that sweet human blood but had to make myself content with tainted animal blood.
Bella's POV
When I held Jeremy for the first time in my life, my eyes started stinging with the tears my body wouldn't allow to be shed; at that moment, I longed for something I had never thought I would long for – I longed for the human ability to cry and to feel warmth. I looked down into my son's wonderful eyes. He was so beautiful and I loved him like I had never loved anybody else … not even Jasper…
I swore to myself that I would always protect him from anything, no matter what the cost would be. I would pay the price to keep him safe and alive, to keep him happy and content, and to keep him loved. I would be willing to give up anything just for him to be able to smile. I knew now that Jeremy had become my whole world.
Jasper's POV
Three years later, I found myself in the garden, underneath a wonderful white arch and a canopy of young pink roses above me. Jacob was on my left and Billy was in his wheelchair in the middle of the arch, waiting for my bride to come so that he could marry us. I had picked Jacob to be my best man because I knew that no matter what had happened, he had always respected me and Bella loved him dearly like a brother, and she always would. I looked at the beautiful vampires on the white chairs which were arranged into a few rows in front of the arch with an aisle in between. The Denalis had come, as well as some of Carlisle's old friends; people he had met in his voyages before he had changed Edward. I had invited Peter and Charlotte as they were my only remaining friends from that horrible past; they had been the ones to show me that I could live differently, and that I could live a better life. The wolves were all sitting down in a couple of rows. Young Quil Aetera had already phased as well as Leah Clearwater. Seth had been unable to attend as he was at home with his high fever. His mother, Sue, had opted to stay at home with him just in case he happened to phase at that point in time. Jeremy was in Esme's arms and I lost myself looking at him before the music started and my eyes went directly to the back door of our huge house.
Bella's POV
As I walked down the aisle towards Jasper, with Carlisle at my side and Alice and Rosalie standing right behind me, I felt the whole world disappear and it was just us two. I looked into his eyes and held them to my own. My feet were moving of their own accord, in pace with the music and my heart would have been hammering its way out of my chest had it been able to beat at all. Had my eyes been able to produce tears, I would have had a couple running down my cheeks, and a natural blush would have graced my cheek bones. But I was a vampire, perhaps not as beautiful as the other vampires in the garden, but beautiful enough to be Jasper's one and only bride. I looked at my beautiful blonde husband-to-be and I smiled as I reached him. Alice had done a great job with the decorations. The whole garden had become a blend of pink and white. Everything was based on floral patterns and romance. Petals were scattered on the grass. My dress was a beautiful bright white garment, specifically designed for me – leave it up to Alice. But all I could think about at that moment was Jasper and Jeremy and how soon enough we would be a proper family. Billy started reading from his book and soon enough, the moment for exchanging vows had come. We did it as calmly as we could, being vampires, as we wanted to savour the moment, and the exact point in time at which Jasper slipped the ring onto my finger, I felt complete.
Jasper's POV
Bella was now Isabella Whitlock Hale. She was not a Cullen like she had always hoped she would be; at least not on paper, but she was mine and she was a part of our family…she was everything….Bella and Jeremy had become my life and I loved them more than I had ever loved anyone or anything else; even Alice. When I looked into Bella's red eyes, soon morphing into a dark yellow colour…the colour of beer…I saw nothing but love as they shone.
Our first dance was amazing. Bella kept staring into my eyes and no words needed to be spoken. I could feel all of her emotions springing towards me, flowing like a breeze, surrounding me with their warmth. It was at times like these that I counted my blessings concerned with being an empath and being able to receive and project waves of emotions. I knew I was projecting love towards her; I didn't need to try…not this time.
Bella's POV
He was amazing. His hands on my waist made me feel like my world had suddenly become more whole than it had already been. I had missed this closeness that Jasper and I had shared before Jeremy had been born and before everything had started with my pregnancy. I loved Jeremy more than anything but I had missed these intense moments I'd had with Jasper long before. The look in his beautiful golden eyes was filled with the love he was projecting. Oh Jasper; how he had changed my life…how he had transformed me, in both a literal and a metaphorical sense. How my life had changed in just a matter of months. I had been Isabella Marie Swan; the chief's daughter, dating Dr. Cullen's son Edward and one of the above average students at Forks High School. Now I was married to Jasper Whitlock Hale, I was a vampire and we had a son who was a human-vampire hybrid.
And I wouldn't change a thing.
Alice's POV
I felt myself stiffening during Bella and Jasper's first dance. I gasped when I saw them in my mind.
Edward's POV
I read a mixture of jumbled thoughts coming from Alice's brain. She had been thinking about Bella's improved grace ever since her change and suddenly everything had gone black. I looked in her direction and saw her eyes glazed over. I looked into her brain but it was still all mixed up and jumbled.
Jasper's POV
I felt panic coming from my right side. I angled my head towards Alice and Edward and saw that her eyes were glazed over and Edward was looking at her intently. What was happening?
Bella's POV
Jasper had turned his head to the side. He was looking at Alice and Edward and I gasped when I saw the state that Alice was in. Terror had taken over her whole form and Edward's face was set like stone; my mind flashed back to that day at the very beginning when he had held me back from Jasper, in fear that Jasper would hurt me. Something bad was going to happen…something horrible was coming. I could tell. Edward wouldn't be like that otherwise. He had found his happiness with Alice; it was not jealousy. And Jasper would have disregarded jealousy; he had become used to it in the first few months.
Suddenly, I felt everybody's heads turn to my other side. The music had stopped. I followed their heads and if my heart had been beating it would have stopped.
Alice's POV
Crap!
Edward's POV
Shit!
Jasper's POV
Fuck!
Aro's POV
"Hello Isabella…Jasper…It's been a while." I said. I looked to my left and watched Caius smiling evilly at the bride and groom, who would soon be no more.
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