AN: I own nothing…. BIG thanks to my amazing beta….
Chapter 11
Edward POV-
"What's your favorite color?" Jasper asks as his first question. Out of all the things he could have asked, he chose my favorite color? Jasper sure is one of a kind…
"Um, I guess red." I respond after thinking for a moment.
"Mine is, orange." He says causing me to laugh, because the room decorated for him is orange.
"Well um… what's your favorite book?" Jasper loves to read, so this question is perfect!
"I don't really have a number one, but I like Eragon. I can't wait for the last of that series to come out this fall. Okay my turn, have you always been like this?" He asks suddenly serious.
"No, I use to look normal." I reply and then go silent. I want to ask about his wings, but I'm not sure how. Jasper seems to have no problem jumping between heavy and light topics but I'd probably make things awkward. "What's something else that you love?"
"Swimming," He says getting a faraway look in his eyes. "I use to love swimming so much; I loved how Forks High had an indoor pool. Swimming was always my favorite unit in physical education."
"Oh." I say, before going silent. I've never been a fan of swimming and now in my predicament, I knew I wouldn't like it.
"It's ok to ask." He whispers. "I know you want to ask about my wings."
I spend another full minute just staring off to the side before I lock eyes with him.
"Do they hurt when they come out?" The question comes out as a whisper, and I am unsure if he had heard me until he opens his mouth.
"Not really," He says absentmindedly placing his hand across his back, as if remembering how it feels. "I guess you could say it's like taking off a band aid or something. For me it's almost freeing in a way. I can't fly or anything, though sometimes I wonder if my father hadn't bound them to restrict their growth if I would have been able to. I don't even know why I have them. Father doesn't like to talk about it, sometimes I wonder if it's a curse."
Once he finishes rambling he looks up at me and blushes.
"Sorry, um I talk too much sometimes."
"It's ok I like hearing you talk." I say praying that it didn't sound too corny.
"Um, thanks." He says, staring into my eyes.
The sound of the clock brings us back to the present.
11:30 I say to myself as Jasper stands.
"I um, need to go to bed. Thank you for the gift Edward." I watch as he limps to his room. I don't want him to leave, but I know he must be tired and there's a small chance he's not ready for me to see his wings again. "I'll see you tomorrow Edward, goodnight." He says giving me a smile before disappearing behind his door.
"Goodnight Jasper." I say before I stand and head down stars to eat. I can't believe he is staying.
As the days go by Jasper's limp lessens and the bruises around his ankles and the scrapes around his hand heal; and before I know it he has been here for a month.
"Is there anything you miss?" I ask, one night as we sat in the living room talking.
"The ocean, I use to sneak away from home during the summer for an entire month and go to California to the beaches there." He says with a wistful smile.
We talk about random things until Jasper turns to the clock.
"It's late," Jasper notices when the clock reads 2:00; his wings had grown hours ago and he was currently wrapped up in the snuggie. "I should um, I should go to bed."
Why does he all of a sudden become so scared and nervous? Have I done something wrong? I wonder.
He's standing before me in a matter of seconds.
"Please, I just want to try something," he whispers quietly before his soft lips meet mine. (OK, Just go with Edwards lips still look human, though with lots of fir) "Goodnight Edward" he says, and is gone before I know what hit me. With a dazed look in my eyes I slowly reach my paw up lightly touching my lips that still tingle from Jasper's kiss…
That was five days ago, and after coming back to reality, I thought the whole kiss was a fluke or a one time thing. Surprisingly every night ends the same since then, Jasper would tell me he has to go and softly our lips would meet for just a moment.
Its 5:00 a.m. when Sam emerges, to find me waiting for him in the kitchen.
"How are things going Edward?" I don't think Sam would ever believe it but I looked up to him like a brother ever since my change.
"Things are going good Sam. Um I was waiting up for you because I found some plans I was hoping you could see through." I say pulling out my notes about an indoor pool area that could attach to the main house. Given it would take up the grass area in the backyard, but I didn't care. This would be my gift to Jasper.
"You want to build an indoor heated swimming pool?" Sam questions as he views the plans.
"Yes, I am also taking Jasper to a secluded beach house that we own. This is meant for a surprise for him, so we'll be gone till it's finished."
"Ok, I'll make sure it's done."
We wait until the sun sets before we take a private limo driven by Seth, a good friend of Sam's, who already knows about my little secret and is trusted to keep it to himself.
"Sir we're here." Seth says as we pull up to the beach house.
"Wow." Jasper gasps from besides me. He hadn't questioned me at all when I asked him to come on vacation with me. Now I just hope he'll stay until the surprise is ready for him. Sam had found a crew that could do it in about three weeks, since we offered to pay extra to have it done faster.
I notice boxes inside the house as we step in. Boxes from my past life, father must have shipped them here to get them out of his main house. I didn't care about that stuff; none of it mattered to me.
"Wow Edward, this is beautiful." Jasper says, as we walk in.
I'm unsure when it happened exactly, but I'm now aware of this strong pull I have towards Jasper. I want to be near him, to know more about him. A part of me wants to tell him the truth, but I also knew he would hate me for the person I once was.
AN: What did you think?