A/N: Hello, everyone! It's been two weeks since I last update. I hope you have a good holiday.

"What do you mean it didn't work?" I asked. I was pacing back and forth as I tried unsuccessfully to get rid of my frustration.

Rosalie was just filling me in to let me know that our plan to guard Bella didn't work. Apparently, she and Edward were closer than ever. According to my sister, were so close that Edward had been visiting her and Vanessa almost everyday.

"Didn't you and Tanya promised to guard her?" I needed to know more details to evaluate the situation.

"Jacob was there too. He was the reason why our plan didn't work," Tanya explained.

F***ing Jacob. That d**n best friend of Bella was my first choice for her husband. It seemed to me that he was so f***ing clueless as to hand my sister to another man.

"So, what's the plan now?" Tanya asked.

"We need to introduce Bella to other men," I said. Maybe then this f***ing situation would stop.

I had several brothers in mind. Brothers that wouldn't f***ing play with my sister's heart.

"I know! I can introduce her to my workout buddy. He and I met at the gym and right now, he's looking for a girlfriend," Tanya suggested.

"I can introduce her to one of Emmett's colleagues," Rosalie added. Emmett was a lawyer.

"That's good. The more men we introduce the better the chances she would stop looking at Edward. I had a couple of other brothers in mind." The military was one big family. I considered all the men and women in uniform to be my family-especially if they're in the marines.

"Jasper, you do realize that Bella was a successful business woman in the fashion industry who also happens to be a single mother, right? Introducing her to one of your military buddies isn't likely going to work. You guys move around too much," Tanya pointed out.

"We'll see." Military men were also protective of their women-someone Bella would especially need once Vanessa becomes a teen.

I talked to my sister for another ten minutes to catch up with their lives. I do my best trying to keep up with my family even though I'm halfway across the world. It was not easy to do with the time difference. Nevertheless, I do my best to talk to my family on a regular basis.

I had an early day tomorrow. It was my turn to do the watch. I went to my bunker and did my best to sleep. I had to be up by 0300.

The next day was uneventful. After my work I headed back to the barracks as I tried to catch my sleep. Being a single soldier with no dependent meant that the Uncle Sam don't pay me as much money as those that do so I spent the rest of my money trying to fit the rest of the month. The good thing about being a soldier was that I get to have a place to sleep in.

When I woke up, I searched for James. He just got off for the day. James and I had known each other for three years. We shared the same room-along with 100 other people. I knew for sure that he was a good man and would treat my sister right. He had not had a girlfriend ever since his former wife was tragically killed two years ago. Victoria was six months pregnant at the time. They named their baby boy Laurent.

He was supposed to go on a two week leave starting next week. Thankfully, we both grew up in the state of Washington-he in Port Angeles while I grew up in a small town called Forks. I could always ask him to check on my baby sister to see how she was doing. Since Bella lived in Port Angeles now, it would be an easy feat.

James knew about Bella and the fact that she had a little girl. He loved kids and would've made a great father. Hopefully, he and Bella would hit it off and I would make him into my real brother. But I was getting ahead of myself.

Today was supposed to be my day off. I went in search of Maria, a local who I happened to be dating. It had been six months and I decided that I wanted to marry her. She was beautiful and kind. My family would love her.

I went to our favorite restaurant and I rehearsed what I had to say. Maria came through the door, her face and body covered up except for her eyes. She sauntered in my direction and sat in front of me. Maria and I spoke at the same time.

"Listen, Maria. I..."

"My father decided to marry me off to someone else..."

"What?!"

Maria explained that the man was a big time businessman. He had a few stores in and out of the country.

As she was telling me these things, it felt like someone shot me in the chest except that blood did not drip out of the wound. I knew that I needed to let out what was in my chest.

"You know, I was going to propose."

Tears formed in Maria's eyes. "I'm in love with you. However, marriage is more than the feeling you call love."

Things ended with me and Maria that night. I went back to the barracks, where I found James reading something.

"What's up, Jasper? You looked like h*ll!" James said.

"I know. Maria dumped me. Her f***ing father decided to marry her off with a f***ing businessman."

James brought me to the gym. He and I sparred for an hour while I cursed the s**t out of my f***ing situation. When we got back, I felt better. Punching something does wonders for a broken heart.

End Notes: Jasper and his potty mouth. He's in the military and I know first hand that soldiers curse a lot. They clean up their language when they're with family but those F-bombs are in almost every sentence when they're alone with their peers. I don't like to curse so I deliberately put the asterisk so I don't have to see it in the writing. Nevertheless, I'm sure everyone knows he's saying.

As for the moving around a lot, soldiers don't stay in one place as the US government tend to send them to a new place every few months or so. That's why Tanya is so concerned.

What do you think of James being a good guy?