Disclaimer: I don't own. We all know this. If I did that scene in Eclipse with Jasper telling Bella of his past on the cliff edge would have been so different. In my version he'd have shoved Alice off and Bella would have offered her a Zippo to light her way down.

Okay guys here is the next one. It's short, but there was no way to make it longer. I hope you like it. During the phone call regular script is Jasper talking and bold is Bella.

Both are 20 in the memory

Chapter song: Bring it On Home-Little Big Town

Link for song (remove spaces):

http:/ www. youtube. com/ watch?v= wmfi1DxPFvo

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June 2, 2000

God I'm tired, I thought as I push my front door open.

It had been a long damn day; between my way to early final and work I was ready to shower, eat, call Bella, and collapse.

The good thing though was my sophomore year was over. That and Bella would be here in a week to spend a few days before we both went home to Forks for the summer.

I was so fucking ready to hold her in my arms. It seemed like forever since spring break and I missed her warmth.

Sighing at the thought of one more week again I headed toward my bedroom, stripping my shirt off as I went. Tossing it into the hamper I then removed my wallet and phone from my pants pocket, sitting them on the dresser with my keys. I sat on the edge of the bed to pull my boots and socks off and then stood, taking my jeans off.

Going into the bathroom I started the shower, hopping in when it was warm enough. After washing off the heat of the day I stepped out and toweled off.

As I pulled on my pajama pants I heard my phone ring. Rushing over to the dresser I picked it up, smiling when I saw it was my girl.

"Hey beautiful," I said when I answered.

"Hey, I'm not doing this anymore."

My stomach flipped painfully and my knees buckled, causing me to drop down onto the bed.

"What do you mean?" I asked afraid of her answer.

"I'm not coming back to Savannah I can't do it I miss you to much and..."

I had to stop her because I was confused as hell and she was talking too fast.

"Bella wait are you breaking up with me?"

"No! Why would you think that?" She said and I let out a deep huff of air.

"Because you call and the first words out of your mouth are you're not doing this anymore and I can't really understand what else you said."

There was a beat of silence before she said, "Oh God, I'm so sorry. I'm just so excited and the words got mixed up as they came out. I didn't even realize I said it that way. I meant I don't have to do this anymore."

"Oh okay. You just scared the shit out of me for a minute."

"I'm so sorry Jasper. I love you."

"I love you too. Maybe you could explain what's going on a little slower though."

"I can do that." She took a deep breath and then started talking. "When I left after Spring break I started thinking about things. How much I hated leaving you. How it seems to take forever between visits and how quickly the time passes when we're together. I thought about school and how I'm just honing my talent here. I can do that in any art program and get the same degree I'd get from here.

"Once I figured that out I talked to my advisor. She wasn't happy about what I had to say, but helped me fill out the necessary paperwork to transfer to the art program at USC. I found out today that it was accepted."

It took a second to realize that she had stopped talking and I needed to make sure I understood exactly what she was saying.

"Does this mean what I hope and think it means?"

"If you are hoping that when the end of summer comes I don't have to leave and if you're thinking that I will be a new student at USC in the fall, then yes that is exactly what it means. I'm not happy with just making the distance work anymore and I hope that that is okay."

I couldn't stop the grin that spread across my face and I was about to tell her I was more than okay with that, but then a thought popped into my head.

"What about your scholarship?"

"Well I will lose it, but my advisor helped me put together a portfolio for another one. I got it, but it's not as big. It will pay for my tuition. I'm on my own with the dorm, my books, supplies, and food, but I'll just get a job like you so it will be fine. "

"Why would you need a dorm room?" I asked, once again confused.

"I don't know. I didn't want to assume that I could just move in with you, especially springing all of this on you like I did."

"Baby you don't have to ever assume anything. You could have just shown up, said I'm moving in, and I would have been okay with that."

"Seriously?"

"Yes Bella. I love you and can think of nothing that would make me happier."

I could hear the smile, on her face, as she said, "I love you too."

We sat listening to each other breathe for a minute or two before I asked, "Do you need me to come help you pack? I can be there tomorrow sometime."

Her laughter rang through the phone and I smiled. "No, that's okay. I don't have much. Just my clothes, books, art stuff, and other little things. I'm going to pack what I don't need for the week and ship it to you on Monday."

"Alright. God Bella I can't wait."

"Me either. I'm so happy right now Jasper."

"I am too baby. I am too."

She sighed and then said with reluctance. "As much as I want to keep talking to you I need to go. I have to finish a drawing due tomorrow and I need to call dad."

"It's okay. Although should I expect an irate call from Charlie later?"

She giggled and said, "No. He knew I'd put in for the transfer and that moving in with you was a possibility. I'm just going to let him know its official."

"Oh well that's good. I guess I'll talk to you tomorrow then?"

"Yep. I love you."

"I love you too."

I listened to the click on the other end before I hung up. I could feel the smile grow as I looked around my bedroom, imagining Bella's things there permanently and not spilling out of a suitcase. I would need to move around stuff, but it would be worth it.

My stomach growled bringing me back to the fact I hadn't eaten since lunch. As I stood my eyes fell on my keys and immediately another thought took over the hungry one.

I quickly got redressed, grabbed my keys and stuff up, and headed out the door. I drove over to Home Depot and got Bella's new apartment key made, grinning like an idiot when the worker handed it over. Once I was done there I grabbed me some dinner from Mickey D's and went back to the apartment.

While I ate I made a list of things I needed to take care of to get ready for Bella before going to bed and dreaming very good dreams.

I got up the next morning early and after eating breakfast I started on the list. The first thing I did was talk to the leasing office, letting them know that Bella was moving in. They gave me a copy of my lease and said to drop it off after she'd signed it. I then went to Walmart and bought Bella her favorite things; shampoo, conditioner, bubble bath, and candles. I also picked up some new sheets, a couple new towels, a small dresser, and a small cabinet for the bathroom. Once I was satisfied with what was in the buggy I paid and went back to the house.

I was in such a good mood that I finished out the rest of my list before dinner.

Clean closet with a full rack empty for Bella's clothes-check.

Clean floor underneath for her shoes-check.

Dresser put together and beside mine-check.

Cabinet put together in bathroom and all her new things put in there-check.

Two shelves on the bookcase empty and waiting for her books-check.

Once I was done I stood back and looked around the bedroom, smiling at what I had accomplished. Now all I had to do was wait, she would be here soon and everything would be perfect.

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Present Day

And for five months things were absolutely perfect.

We'd fallen into living together so easily. Within two weeks it was like she'd always been there. We didn't argue or fight over things that might have drove someone else crazy. We just enjoyed waking up beside each other each morning and eating together.

In that first week we'd decided to stay in LA for the summer. Instead Charlie and mom came down the second week Bella was here. We all went sight-seeing and had a good time spending it together.

After they'd gone back home I went back to work, much to my bosses delight. He was a good guy and had kept my job open last summer. He was going to do it again that year, but had been more than happy to have me there instead.

Bella had gotten a job teaching art at the local Girl's and Boy's club. She started at the beginning of July and by the end of it had found a new passion. She still had her dream of opening a gallery, but she now also wanted to teach art in elementary school.

In August when we signed up for classes she'd picked up a second major; education. She'd have to take a couple more classes, but that was okay with her. She'd kept her job and loved every minute of it. It had felt so good to know that if it had been a bad day for one of us that the other was there to make it go away.

We'd spent Saturday nights going out. We went to the movies, open mic nights where she'd smile the entire time I was on stage, or art studios where she'd tell me everything there was to know about each exhibit.

Up until the end of October things had gone smoothly and then a typical open-mic night turned everything to shit.

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How was it?

Next one starts the bad stuff. It's also going to be a little different. There will be a collection of memories with Jasper's thoughts in between. The memories will span over a time period of four years and will show how things progressively got worse. It's the build up to the straw that finally breaks the camels back if you will. So be prepared. Many of you might not like Jasper much when it's over. I'm warning you now.