Jasper laid on his side, his hand holding his upper body up as he looked down at his wife. She was staring at him almost demanding his complacency in this, he quirked an eyebrow,
"Let me see if I understand you correctly, you want to take our two young children to Port Angeles were you know that Jessica Stanley, Angela Webber, and Isabella Swan will be just to force Isabella to tell you what she knows, if she knows anything at all."
Cassie nodded, "pretty much and I haven't decided anything, and it was simply a thought. That's all. Besides humans have a natural fear of us and this chick is trying to get close to one of us. Not to mention I have a bone to pick with her."
Jasper leaned over his mate, "oh and why is that? To the best of my knowledge you've never spoke to her in your life. Or are you hiding something from me?"
His tone was teasing and caused Cassie to smile at him.
"I don't have anything to hide from you. I just pay more attention to our own lives than those insignificant humans."
"And what would be a threat to our lives, darling?"
Cassie looked him dead in the eyes, "those damned wolves."
Jasper growled, besides Rosalie he was the one that hated those shifters more than anyone else. Jasper would willingly admit that he hated the wolves and would kill all of the mangy mutts if he could. Especially as he knew that at least one of them felt a shameful lust for his mate, and that pulled at his rage and anger, though he had an idea that his pack mates would have given him a good beating for thinking of a 'filthy bloodsucker' like that.
"Besides the obvious, what do those mutts have to do?" Jasper's fingers skimmed her exposed stomach with feather light touches.
Cassie looked at her mate, "I went grocery shopping for Esme once and ran into Isabella Swan."
"And…"
Cassie turned to the ceiling, "She reeked of shifter. She knows them, it's probably how she found out about us and all the other things that go bump in the night."
"They broke their own contract," Jasper snarled out, though his hands stayed gentle in touching his mate.
Cassie hummed in agreement, she thought that it was more than likely one of the younger and newly turned wolves. They were usually the ones that were most naïve and ignorant of their own rules and laws. She mentally scoffed at the thought of what would happen had it been them that broke the contract, the wolves would have been on them like white on rice for "justice", but they broke the contract and Carlisle was fine with leaving well enough alone. Not that it would affect their family like this, with Edward being a jerk, Alice being insecure, but at least Cassie had her twins to make her smile, especially with this hectic and strained tension in the family.
"When are you planning this?"
Cassie closed her eyes just imagining falling asleep with her husband's soothing touch after a night of passion, but she could actually sleep so there was no point in that, "I'm not actually planning anything because then Alice would see it as she watches the family in case anything happens. But I was thinking about Thursday."
Jasper gave her a slight kiss on the cheek before progressing lower, "then…" kiss to her collar bone, "it seems as if…" a kiss to the ball of her shoulder, "we have plans…" the top curve of her breast "Thursday." He didn't have to say anything as Cassie was more focused on the feelings he was leaving her with in the wake of his sensual kisses.
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Not actually planning anything for that week was easier than Cassie thought it would be. Of course she did think about what she would do with her babies and hubby, but the actual confrontation that she wanted with Edward's little thing on the side wasn't in her plans. Cassie was just hoping that it would happen, and from the worried looks that Alice was shooting her way, Cassie was almost certain that it does.
It had been four days since that night when Alice and Cassie went to the bar and Edward left for the Denali clan in Alaska. Alice had come to Cassie and wanted her opinion on if Alice should watch Edward to see what he decides and when he would be coming home, but Cassie advised her to just let Edward be this time. Especially when he returned and the girls had knocked some sense into his brain that would mean that he had a lot of groveling to do. Of course, Cassie didn't tell Alice that, Alice was too sweet a vampire to really enjoy the humor that Cassie saw in that scenario.
But that wasn't what Cassie was focused on at that moment in time, it was finally Thursday and she was getting her little twins ready for a day out with her and Jasper, as well as explaining in the simplest of terms that the twins couldn't use their gifts while out in public. She pulled little baby sweatpants on her daughter and a pair of khaki jeans on her son, her son pointed at a blue plaid button up and her daughter pointed out a comfortable red t-shirt with a cute little lion on the front that said 'RAAAW', they both had socks and pull on shoes. Looking at the two of them standing before her, Cassie smiled at how cute they were. Sia so took after her when it came to fashion, comfy and cozy was the way to go. But it seemed that Alice and Rosalie had corrupted her little Bi, he was dressing to impress already.
Grabbing a hold of Sia's hand and swinging Bi up into her arms, Cassie left the twins' room and went down stairs where Jasper was waiting for the three of them. It took a little while with Sia taking a careful step each time down the stairs.
Reaching the bottom, Jasper stood there with the car keys in his hand smiling. He gave his wife a kiss and then kissed each of the children's forehead, rocking back on his heels, Jasper heaved Sia up into his arms.
"We all ready?"
Cassie smiled, "As ready as we'll ever be. Let's get going."
Cassie could practically feel Alice's despondent feelings at whatever she saw and couldn't change. But she reminded herself, that if no one else was going to help her family, then she was. This problem needed to be dealt with and needed to be dealt with quickly.
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It seemed that their reputation preceded them. Everyone in Port Angeles knew of them, they all stared in shock at seeing Jasper and his "girlfriend" and children. The people had just thought it was a rumor, an untrue rumor but a rumor non-the-less, yet there was the proof walking past them with two small young ones in their arms and Jasper with what looked like a baby bag over his shoulder.
The locals had to admit that the girl was just as beautiful and perfect looking as Jasper and his children would go to be killers in the looks department with genes like those. What with her expressive eyes and waterfall of pitch black hair, she contrast against her "boyfriend" and drew everybody's eyes. Then there were the children that were a perfect blend of their parents. Their little smiles and dimples just had everyone swooning falling in love with the little ones immediately. Especially when the little boy looking up to his mother smiling and exclaiming "Mama!" looking for a kiss and hug, which the young mother gave with eyes filled with love and a beautiful smile.
Jasper watched his family in content and happiness, despite the stares from everyone around them. Jasper knew that this outing was more of his wife planning on taking care of the family and everything but he was truly happy to have gone out with the ones that he loved more than anything. His thoughts were broken through by a tug at his sleeves, looking down Jasper couldn't help but smile at his daughter,
"What is it, darling?"
Sia's popped her thumb in her mouth, "can we go to th' p'ace w'th 'ld th'ngs?"
Jasper hooked his hands underneath her armpits and lifted her up onto his hip. Looking over to his wife seeing her holding Bi the same way and smiling at them, Jasper looked back at his daughter and not paying attention to any of their not-so-discreet watchers.
He nuzzled into her cheek, bring forth a bubby baby laugh, "Yeah, we can go to the antique store and you know what?"
"What daddy?"
Jasper looks around playfully before leaning in and whispered in her ear, "We can find a present for momma's birthday."
Sia's smile brightened and jerking her head up and down with her thick hair flying everywhere. Jasper knew that Cassie could hear him but she was nice enough to look confused at what her daughter and husband were whispering about.
Jasper walked up beside the other half of his family, taking Cassie's hand, they continuously ignored the whisperings around them and speculations that were no doubt being shared, Sia was chatting and telling her brother about all the things that they'd find in the antique shop and the adventures that the found treasures might've been involved with.
His daughter had her mother's imagination that much was for sure.
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Cassie pretended to look the other way when both Sia and Bi came to drag Jasper off somewhere. Of course, Cassie truly had no idea what they had dragged their daddy off for, just that Jasper wanted her to stay and not follow them. Knowing his wife as he did, Jasper knew that Cassie wouldn't want them to be looking at or buying what they were. Bi had found his mother a sweet drop pendant, the chain was obsidian with a bright blue chrysocolla cradled in four bars twirling upwards slightly. Jasper thought it was very beautiful for his wife and that she would love it. Jasper told Bi as much, which caused his little face to erupt with a smile, before going back to continue looking with his sister. Jasper didn't just let his children look, he did as well but one necklace had caught his attention. The pendant was on a long sterling silver chain just as the outer lay of the slender pendant itself. The inner gems were onyx and crystal diamond set within a frame of filigree and all Jasper could picture was it setting around her neck with the bottom point dipping between his wife's chest. He set it aside along with Bi's choice of necklace, looking around Jasper wondered where his little ones had gotten too. Both Sia and Bi were leaning over something in Sia's hand, quietly walking up behind them, Jasper looked down at the necklace and sucked in a breath. Cassie would love it, a round bronze rim circled a picture of an owl that closely resembled Cassie's old owl Hedwig.
Jasper looked around to make sure that Cassie wasn't nearby before heading towards the checkout to buy his wife the three necklaces. Tobias and Celosia following behind him quietly, knowing that any sort of noise about what they were doing would tip their mother off, and it was supposed to be a surprise.
The attendant at the checkout had just finished wrapping the necklaces and placing them in the bag when Cassie walked up behind them with a bag of her own. Looking in, Jasper saw that it was more books. If anyone thought that Jasper was the bookworm in his relationship then they would be sorely mistaken as Cassie was the one to find and read new books, though Jasper was always happy to read whatever book Cassie might have picked up.
"Are you all ready to go?" Cassie shot a curious look at the bag in Jasper's hand.
Jasper only smirked and made sure that she was unable to look. He picked Sia up and placed her on his hip while Bi ran to his mother who smiled beautifully and lifted him up onto her own hip while Jasper followed her out the door leaving behind a star-struck male attendee.
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Jasper held onto Cassie's hand as they walked. Neither had to speak or fill the air with nonsensical chatter. Their children spoke more than enough for them, though the little ones seemed to attentive to what was going on around them then speak. Of course both Jasper and Cassie pretended to not see Stanley, Webber, or Swan close by as they wandered around. Though it was difficult to not bust out laughing when the three of them had seen them, the gob smacked expression on their faces was hilarious. It was even funnier when their eyes drifted down to their children and their eyes widened in shock, but Jasper and Cassie focused on acting human and keeping their children from complaining.
"Mommy, I'm hungry." Bi spoke up, turning his eyes towards her. Cassie smiled before sneaking a look over at Jasper who was shaking his head in amusement.
"Of course baby. What about you, dear?" Cassie turned to Sia who was nodding her head rapidly.
Jasper looked around them before turning to his wife, "I guess we should get some food then."
Cassie continued forward with Jasper beside her, along with the gossip queen Jessica Stanley and the invader Isabella Swan trying to trail them unseen. Jasper rolled his eyes as he watched the three girls, though Webber did try to get them to leave the Cullen couple alone, seat themselves not even three tables away from them in the little Bistro that Jasper and Cassie had found to feed their children.
Of course Jasper and Cassie could speak at an octave too low for their human ears to eavesdrop on them.
"Just how to you plan on getting her to speak to us, Darlin'?" Jasper spoke softly helping his little girl with the safety belt around her waist.
"She'll come on her own. We're too intriguing for her to leave us alone," Cassie didn't even look up from showing the menu to her little son to answer him.
Jasper only sneered at the thought of a human approaching them of their own free-will. It was a completely different concept to him for humans to voluntarily get close to them, they all usually strayed away from vampires at any given chance.
"Why would she do that?"
Cassie looked up and shot him a loving smile, "Because Edward has given her too much attention, she no longer sees the danger that we could place her in."
Jasper sighed, he loved his brother, he truly did, but he was too stupid for his own good sometimes. It wouldn't be for another thirty minutes before Isabella would gather the courage to walk up to their table. Cassie was using a napkin to wipe little Bi's mouth off has he had made a mess of his spaghetti. Jasper only looked on fondly, until the stench of human was right upon them.
Casting a glance out of the corner of his eye, Jasper could see the little human fidget nervously. Sighing inaudibly, Jasper turned to the human girl,
"What can I do for you Ms. Swan?"
Looking at her, Jasper couldn't help but chuckled almost darkly. She looked like a deer caught in the highlights.
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