Chapter 8

"Whoa, Bella" he takes my hands away from his face and stands up. "Just because you want to officially move on from Edward, does not mean you have to be changed."

Now, I was mad. "You're going to deny me to be changed just like he did?" I ask incredulously. "That isn't fair."

"No. I have no objection at all to you begin changed. I just don't want you to do it for the wrong reasons." He assures me.

Oh. "Okay, well I can assure you that I have always wanted to be changed regardless for its reasons. Just because Edward and I are no more doesn't make it any for me to be changed."

"I see. This is a big thing Bella. You cannot go back after getting changed." He comes to sit next to me on the bed and grasps my hands in his.

"I know this."

"If you're sure..."

"I am" I say as quickly as I can. No hesitance in my voice at all.

"Tomorrow after school, we can go talk to Carlisle okay?"

"Thank you, Jasper!" I beam and wrap my arms around him.

As we lay back on my bed, he cuddles from behind me and my back is pressed up against his chest. His right arm securely tucked around my waist, I have never felt happier. I am pretty damn sure I love Jasper Whitlock.

The next morning, after Charlie has left for work, I make my way downstairs to grab myself a pop tart for breakfast. I was never one for cooking. I am surprised by what I find.

"Wow Jasper, did you make all of this?" I ask purely shocked gesturing towards the pancakes, sausage and hash browns on the table.

He gives me a sheepish grin and I am sure that if he could blush, he would.

"Um, no...I can assure you that I didn't do this. However I did manage to stop by McDonalds this morning and pick you up breakfast. I just put everything on the plate and tossed out the evidence, but if you look in the trash, im sure you will find the bags."

I laugh and take a seat across from Jasper at the table. "Thank you so much, Jasper. That was very sweet of you."

"You are very welcome, darlin'."

"Why all the trouble of hiding it when you were going to tell me anyway?" I chuckle.

He gets a serious look on his face as he looks me in the eyes. It's so intense, I can't breathe.

"I can't find it in my dead heart to lie to you, no matter how small the lie may be." He says honestly. I swear my heart burst at the sudden confession and I got tingly all over. I turn away from him to hide my blush and take a bite of my pancakes but the flutter in my heart is still there and I am grinning like I just won the lottery.

There is a comfortable silence as we drive to school. No words need to be said but I am a little nervous about Edward and Alice. No one knows they are gone. The cover story is that they were visiting family friends in Alaska. No matter how much I would like to tell people that Edward left me for his sister since everyone thinks they're blood related, I cant. The thought makes me giggle to myself. Jasper raises an eyebrow at me but I shake my head. No way, if I keep thinking about it, the funnier it becomes.

We pull up next to Emmett's jeep and get out. Jasper grabs my hand in reassurance. I notice most of Forks high is staring and whispering at us as we make our way towards Emmett and Rosalie.

It's just like the day Edward and I arrived together marked as a couple. Could I handle it the second time around? Sure, we're not together... technically, but it's still the point.

I squeeze his hand and he squeezes it back. An unspoken acknowledgement; we will be together through this no matter how difficult it may be.