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Previously:

Charlie was fishing on the rez with Billy for the day, so he was already gone. After eating a bowl of cereal and cleaning my dishes, I grabbed that ugly orange vest I had to wear and my keys. I locked the door and turned around to get going, when I ran into what felt like a brick wall, and promptly fell on my ass.

I looked up to see none other than-

"Jasper…" I whispered. I then passed out.

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BPOV

When I woke, I popped up with a gasp, and realized I was on my couch. I did a quick survey of the room to find Jasper in Charlie's recliner watching me. My heart rate picked up as I fumbled in my pockets to find that my supplies were gone.

"There is no reason to be afraid darlin', I'm not here to hurt you. I took the flammables' away from you for my own safety though." He said with a small smirk while slowly raising his hands in a surrender position.

My anger flared up at that. Why would I be afraid? "I'm not afraid of you or your family. He should be afraid though, the 'flammables', as you call them, are for him alone. Where is he?" I started to get up to see if he was here, when I got dizzy, and had to sit back down.

When I looked back up to Jasper, his head was cocked to the side as if in confusion. "Is the he you refer to Edward?" He took my flinch at his name as a confirmation. "He's not here, I'm by myself."

"Where's Alice?" At that, he flinched like I slapped him. It was my turn to be confused.

"I'll tell that story in due time, first, are you feeling okay? I didn't mean to startle you, or make you pass out. I just came by to apologize."

Again, I was angry. "If you are trying to apologize for my Birthday, stop. I told E-Ed-Edward that night that I forgave you. You probably would have been fine if he didn't throw me into that damn table. Why did Alice deem it necessary to have all those glasses and plates for me anyways? It's not like you all were eating cake."

At Alice's name, I heard a small growl. What was that about?

Sensing my confusion, he stated, "Have I got a story for you…" He chuckled darkly and shook his head. "Do you have time to listen, or somewhere you have to be?"

"SHIT! Work! What time is it?" Without waiting for an answer, I ran to the phone and dialed Newton's store. As the phone rang, I looked at the clock on the wall to notice I was only fifteen minutes late.

Mike answered, "Newton's Sporting Goods, How can I help you?"

"Mike, its Bella. I was having problems getting my truck started, but I'm on my way now, okay." It was a lie, but believable.

"Do you need me to come get you? I haven't opened the doors yet."

"No. Everything's fine now.

"Okay," I could hear the disappointment in his voice and rolled my eyes. He just couldn't take the hint that I didn't like him that way. "It's no problem. See you in a few."

I hung up the phone to find Jasper standing in my kitchen doorway. "So…." I started, not really knowing what to say.

With one hand in his pocket, and the other rubbing the back of his neck, he was looking at the floor and nervously said, "If you would like to know what is going on, I could come back at a better time." Jasper is nervous? Vampires don't fidget.

Pushing that thought aside, I replied, "Yeah, I get off work at five, and Charlie shouldn't be home till sundown, if you wanna come by then."

He smiled and stopped fidgeting at that. "Okay, I'll make sure I hunt before I come back, just to be safe." And with that, he was gone.

I found my flammables on the kitchen counter, and made my way to the door for the second time that morning, mumbling, "Stupid, shiny, confusing vampires…."

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The day seemed to go by in a confused blur. Why is Jasper alone? Why did he growl when I mentioned Alice? What was he doing here now? Each time I thought of a possible answer, it just led to more questions. Did Alice leave him? Why was none of the other family with him?

Once I flipped the closed sign, I hollered to Mrs. Newton, "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Okay Sweetheart, be safe getting home." She replied from somewhere in the store. She always insisted on doing the sweep and mop herself at the end of the day, claiming that 'us kids' always missed spots that were obvious. Whatever, it was less work for me to do.

I pulled in my drive and cut my truck off. As I made my way to the door, I caught Jasper coming from the woods out the corner of my eye. I left the door open as I walked in and toed off my shoes. After I grabbed a soda and headed back to the living room, I found Jasper standing at the front door.

"Are you gonna come in, or just stand there all night till Charlie catches you?" I asked with a bit of sarcasm.

His face held a crooked smirk, which made my stomach do a flip-flop. What was that about? Did he just try to dazzle me? "Well, I didn't want to just assume that you saw me. Last time I surprised you, you passed out on me."

Rolling my eyes, I said, "Whatever, get in here and shut the door." I proceeded to walk to the couch and get comfortable. Once he joined me, again sitting in Charlie's chair, I started the conversation. "Why are you here Jasper?"

"Okay, straight to the point." He took an unnecessary breath and started. "I'm here because I thought you deserved to know the truth. I didn't want you going through the rest of your life pinning away on someone who did not, and does not, deserve you."

Again with the anger. If these Cullen's didn't leave me alone, I was going to need anger management. "First off, I'm not pinning away on that douchbag of a brother of yours. Second off, I'm not that meek, fragile little human that Edward" huh, I said his name out loud- progress…"left behind. He will get his, because karma is a bitch." I huffed and crossed my arms.

Jasper must have found my little rant amusing because he was suddenly laughing, and projecting, because I began laughing too. Once we calmed down a bit, I asked "What… is so…. Funny…. Cullen?" between chuckles.

After he calmed down, he stated, "First off, it's Whitlock, I go by Whitlock now. I am no longer part of the Cullens. To answer you as what is so funny, is that Edward is a douchbag, and Emmett calls him that frequently, to Edward's dismay. He can be such a prude. "

I snorted at that. "Don't I know it? Stupid virgin vampire." I mumbled, but know he heard. A little louder, I asked "Why aren't you part of the Cullens anymore?"

"How bout I start at the beginning?" When I nodded, he continued. "Alice and I had been having problems for a while now. It started exactly eighteen years and six months ago actually."

"Wait, when I was born?"

He held up his hand to stop me. "Let me just get through this all and I'll answer any questions at the end." He then got up and started pacing. "Alice had a vision on the day that you were born, but wouldn't tell anyone of it for days, even blocking Edward from it. After about a week, she told us of Edwards 'mate' being born, and that in seventeen years, we were to move to Forks."

That made no sense to me, I thought mates bonded for life. "If he was my mate though, he wouldn't have been able to leave me."

"I know. That's why when he declared that we all leave after your Birthday incident, without you, I knew something was up. After we left Forks, Alice was having visions that were causing her great distress, but wouldn't tell anyone what they were of."

"Couldn't Edward just read her mind?" I snuck in another question. After getting a 'hush' look from Jasper, I took a sip of my soda.

"Possibly, if he had stayed with us. He took off on his own after we moved." I was about to ask where he went, but Jasper held up his hand. "We don't know where he went. He claimed he needed time on his own for a while." He then sat back down looking at me with his hands crossed in front of himself, elbows on knees. "Anyways, Alice started to pull away from me physically and emotionally. About three weeks ago, the visions stopped, but she was still distant with me. As we were out hunting a week ago, I confronted her to find out what was going on. In the middle of arguing, she had a vision. 'Edward is coming home!' She shrieked, and took off like we were talking of nothing but the weather."

Just then, we saw Charlie's cruiser headlights pulling in the drive. I hadn't even realized that it was dark out. "Shit! Please meet me in my room when Charlie goes to bed." I said as I pushed Jasper to the back door. "I really want to hear the point of this story."

In the kitchen, Jasper kissed my hand, and smirked when my heart sped from the action. What the hell is wrong with me? "I'll be back later, Darlin'." And with that he was gone.

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A/N: Let me know what you think, reviews are welcomed. Next chapter will have Jasper's POV.