I guess I lost a lot of fans when I didn't update for 8 months : / That is expected, I'm sorry guys. If this story has gone to crap, you can tell me. I'm just going to keep on swimming, just keep swimming. I'm sorry for the delay again guys, this chapter did not want to be written.
Edward clearly understood what his sister was saying and he turned to glare at Jasper, "You did not propose to my sister."
Everyone went silent and turned their attention to Jasper. His eyes scanned the room, giving off the impression he was planning an escape. I tried my best to stifle a giggle and failed. Edward turned a cold gaze to me, clearly not as amused as I was. I shrugged at his expression and gave him my best cross look. He couldn't honestly be upset with the pair, we had just gotten married ourselves. Edward was being a hypocrite if he thought that marriage was a bad idea for them.
I was not the only one with that opinion. Alice turned to her brother, hands placed firmly on her tiny, unready to bear a child hips as she gave him her best reprimanding glare, which was pretty damn good. "And why on earth, would that be a problem Edward?"
"Do mom and dad know?" He asked, completely ignoring Alice's cold look. " Why didn't you tell me you were planning this," his attention was averted back to Jasper. "That's my sister!" he pointed at her, as if we all didn't already know who Alice was in relation to Edward. "I mean, isn't it enough I'm fine with you guys being together. And now you're getting married?"
"Who gettins married?" Ayden chirped in from my side, having not understood where the conversation had turned. He looked up at me, his big brown eyes questioning. "Momma?"
The tension in the room eased tremendously as everyone laughed at Ayden's innocent question. Everyone but Edward that is, who still wore a grim expression. Alice dropped her focus from Edward and moved to mine and Ayden's side. "I am sunshine," she said, showing him the flashy ring that adorned her finger. Ayden's eyes lit up as he starred at the ring. His little fingers latched onto Alice's hand as he admired her ring with wide eyes.
"You marryins Jaspa?" Ayden finally looked away from the ring and to Jasper. Alice giggle while Jasper nodded his head and then Ayden flung himself into Alice's arms, kissing her face. "Thank yew!" he cried in between kisses.
While everyone laughed at my son's weird antics, I could see Edward out of the corner of my eye giving Jasper a disgruntled looked. I made a mental note to make sure to talk to him over his irrationality before I looked back at Ayden.
"Why are you thanking Alice, baby?" I asked him once he'd settled down and was now standing on the bed, just holding Alice's hands in his own, bouncing lightly on his toes.
Ayden turned to look in my direction and gave me a funny look. Like always, he expected me to know the answers to all my own questions. "Momma," he began, as if I was the three year old and he was eighteen, "I so happy, cause now Jaspa really is gonna be Uncle Jaspa!"
I turned to see how Jasper would react to being considered an uncle and saw his cheeks flush pink. He looked abashed and I just had to smile at that. The moment was too adorable.
"Yes he is," Alice told Ayden, dropping a kiss to his nose before letting his hands go and marching towards Jasper's side, sending Edward an angry glare. "I'm happy not everyone has a problem with that."
Edward threw her an exasperated look and opened his mouth to begin pleading his case, but I cut him off. "I'm so happy for you guys," I said while I attempted to stand up. Edward was at my side immediately, making sure I was able to stand up straight, his hand placed firmly on the small of my back.
I gave him a warning look before walking towards the couple, my arms extended for a hug. "I'm also a little happy to not be the only eighteen year old bride."
Emmett let out a howl of laughter at this, while everyone laughed together. I gave them all a pointed look; I wasn't trying to be funny. Emmett shrugged, "Sorry Bells, it's kind of funny."
"Look I think we've all had enough excitement for one night, why don't we call it a night and we'll talk about things tomorrow?" Edward instructed and I knew it was only for my behalf. Since I fainted at the wedding, Edward worried about me being under even the slightest bit of stress.
He didn't even give me a chance to hug anyone else before ushering me back to my side of the bed all while attempting to kick everyone out of the room. Alice pushed right past her stubborn brother, "Good night Bells."
Once the others had seen Alice saying good night, they marched right to my bed side, Emmett pulled me into one of his giant bear hugs, earning a nasty look from Edward. "Night Bells!" He chimed before standing back and letting Rose give me a much gentler hug, "See you in the morning," she said sweetly before taking Emmett's hand and leaving.
Jasper was lingering by the wall, pretending to be interested in the painting of a beach shell. It was obvious he was too afraid to come near me with Edward right there. Ayden, oblivious to the tension leapt off the bed like the little monkey he is and grabbed Jaspers hand.
"Uncle Jaspa," he said while dragging him towards the bed, "We gots to say night night to momma and daddy now. Before you read me my story, member?"
"Of course I remember Ayden," Jasper replied sweetly, allowing himself to be dragged around like a rag doll by my son. Ayden hopped onto the bed by my legs, crawling up next to me in order to hug me without 'smooshing' my belly as he liked to say.
"Night momma," he kissed me on the cheek, "I having a sleepova wif uncle Jaspa and aunty Ali, is that otay?"
I turned to see if Jasper knew of Ayden's plans and he nodded, "Alice and I invited him," he told me before bending down to give me a hug. "Thanks for the approval," he whispered to me before letting go. My face broke out into a smile and I mouthed 'any time.'
"Of course that's okay sweetie, you promise to be a good little boy?"
Ayden nodded his head. He stood up on the bed, bouncing down to the end where Edward stood and threw himself against Edward's chest, Edward wrapped his arms tightly around Ayden. "Night daddy," he said quickly before sliding out of his arms and onto the floor. He took Jasper by the hand again. "I always a good boy," he told me before dragging Jasper out of the room, leaving Edward and I alone.
Edward groaned before sinking down onto the bed beside me. "What's your problem?" I asked as I eyed his grumpy expression. "You do realize you have no room to be angry with your sister."
"Jasper hasn't always been the gentlemen you know now," Edward stated, like I was supposed to understand him. He saw me glaring at him and continued, "Jasper was like me, before I met you. I was okay when he started dating Alice, because he seemed to have changed, but I know personally what he was like. And knowing a guy like that is marrying my sister, well it makes me nervous."
"Oh," I replied lamely.
I never knew that Jasper wasn't always the sweet, kind guy I knew. It seemed unfathomable that he'd ever been a womanizer…just like Edward. It was painful to remember the kind of person Edward once was. I wasn't an amazing person either, so judging him isn't entirely fair, but that didn't make him any better. I knew Edward was different; he proved it to me each day. But not everyone else believed so. There were people back home who believed it was all an act that would eventually come crumbling down. They were wrong of course, Edward was a good guy. Yet, I couldn't get the funny taste out of my mouth after hearing Edward's worries. Did he think Jasper would revert back to his old ways? They had been best friends since they were in diapers. They'd done everything together, with Emmett by their side. If Jasper reverted…would Edward?
"I'm sorry," Edward said, snaking his arms around my waist and pulling me to his side. "I was acting childish. I think I just need some time getting used to the idea."
"Yeah, time," I managed to say in response, my mind running wild with horrible thoughts of Edward changing back.
Edward seemed to tell I was no longer with him. He placed a delicate finger beneath my chin and urged me to look him in the eye, "Bella, is something wrong?"
I mentally cursed him. He knew I was an awful liar, who had an impeccably hard time lying while looking someone in the eye. I was being stupid. I didn't want to start an argument when I was tired, so I turned from him and ducked my head into the crook of his neck, "Just tired," I mumbled against his warm skin.
Whether Edward believed me or not, I wouldn't know. He pulled the covers over us before wrapping both arms around me and snuggling against me, one hand resting on my bulging stomach.
"Sleep," he instructed while placing a kiss to my temple. Because I wasn't lying about being tired, I shut my eyes and allowed sleep to take me.
The last few days of our honeymoon went by with a lot less drama. Edward apologized to Alice and Jasper for freaking out, while Rose and Emmett appeared to be on better terms, though I made a metal note to confirm that with Rose once we were home. (I was currently on a mental note streak, making them left and right).
Ayden spent nearly every moment with Jasper while we were on the island. By the time we arrived home, I expected Jasper to be sick of Ayden, but he was just the opposite.
We were all at the Cullen's house, bags scattered everywhere while Emmett and Edward recounted the details of the trip with Carlisle, Alice and Rose doing the same with Esme. I was sitting on the couch, reading a magazine with Ayden in my lap. Ever since I'd gotten pregnant, I'd begun reading stupid gossip magazines. I knew that the majority of the things written in the articles were just a bunch of lies, yet I couldn't stop myself. I had to read at least one every day, just to get my daily fix. If that wasn't enough, I'd found myself going on Perez Hilton's website just to keep myself pleased.
I was in the middle of reading some new drama between Brad, Angelina and Jen when I felt a presence hovering over me. I looked up to see Jasper smiling down at me. I managed to reciprocate his warm smile, but my stomach felt uneasy. I couldn't erase Edward's words from my head.
"Bella?" His voice shook slightly and I was immediately alarmed.
"Is everything alright Jasper?"
"Oh, I'm fine," he assured me before going on, "I was wondering if I could take Ayden for a few hours today? I'm sure you and Edward have to unpack, and there was this park I promised I'd take him too soon."
Ayden began bouncing in my lap, "Can I go momma? Pwetty please!"
"How could I ever say no to that face?" I replied with a smile before giving Ayden a tight hug
"Alice and I will be sure to feed him," Jasper told me, not that I ever would have doubted their babysitting abilities. "If I'm not mistaken, I owe him mashed potatoes and turkey."
"Let me guess," I laughed, "He told you how much he loves Thanksgiving dinner?"
"He may have mentioned it," Jasper replied with a charming smile. Seeing his smile brought me back to my unnerving thoughts. How could he have ever been the bad guy? Jasper seemed too nice for that. Had he fooled Alice like he'd fooled me? Was it an act?
Seeing the way Ayden took to him was what rooted me into believing that he was a good guy. Ayden may be young, but he always trusted the right people. He is the most perceptive child out there. Edward was being paranoid; there was no reason for us to worry about Jasper and Alice. Jasper made Alice happy and that was all that mattered. She and Ayden trusted him and so did I.
"Mashed tatos, my favowit!" Ayden jumped up and down, pumping his fists in the air. Jasper scooped him up off the couch and threw him over his shoulder.
"We'll drop him off at yours and Edward's place later," Jasper informed me and I just nodded.
"Bye momma," Ayden waved as Jasper carried him away.
I was fully intent on going back to reading my magazine, there was supposed to be an article about Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart that I was dying to read. But then I realized what Jasper had said. Mine and Edwards place? The move in. I cursed myself for having forgotten we were supposed to move into our place today. What was I doing just sitting around?
I tried to hop off the couch, but pretty much tumbled over and onto the floor. Thankfully no one had been around to see that. I slowly got to my feet this time before scurrying towards the kitchen. When I got there, I found Edward in a deep conversation with his father while Emmett sat at the kitchen table, eating what looked like pasta.
"Edward," I said calmly, trying to obtain my husband's attention. Edward paused in his words towards Carlisle and turned towards me, "Can I talk to you for a moment…alone?"
"Ooo, Eddie's in trouble," Emmett jeered, pointing his fork (with pasta pieces on it) towards Edward.
Edward shot him a pointed look before nodding his head at me. I managed to give Carlisle a brief smile before walking back into the hallway. I only waited two seconds in the hall before Edward was at my side, probing me with his hands. "Is everything alright?"
I stepped out of his reach, putting my hands up in my defense. "No," I snapped, sounding nastier than I had meant to. Edward didn't say anything. "Aren't we supposed to move into our place today? What are you doing just standing around talking? I don't plan on being up all night unpacking Edward! If you haven't noticed, I'm pregnant."
Rather than apologizing profusely and rushing to gather our things, Edward smirked at me before ruffling my hair. He ruffled my hair, as if I was a child. I felt my blood boil at that as I did my best to give him a death stare. It must not have been very intimidating because Edward pulled me into a tight hug before whispering in my ear, "Let's go for a car ride. It will make you feel better."
The old Bella would have torn Edward's head off for even changing the subject, but now…I was too tired to do that. A car ride sounded nice. In fact, the idea of going for a ride made me start to forget what had angered me in the first place. Because it made life easier, I allowed Edward to guide me out of the house and to the Volvo. I was beyond exhausted from our trip, so instead of enjoying the scenery, I rested my head against my window and fell right asleep.
When I woke up, what felt like hours later, I immediately noticed we were no longer in Forks. Each house that passed my eyes was as unrecognizable as the next. I had just turned towards Edward to question where on Earth we were when the car came to a stop in front of a little blue house with white shutters and a white picket fence. It was my dream house.
Without even hearing Edward say whether or not this was our house, I had unbuckled myself and threw the car door open. I ran past the open front gate and was marching up the stone pavers, which complemented the fence so perfectly, and to the front door. It was locked, as it should be, so I bounced on my toes as I waited for Edward to unlock it. He was laughing when he reached me.
"I'm taking this as a good sign," he said while nodding at my current bouncy state. I could only nod my head quickly while I waited THE agonizing seconds it took for him to unlock the front door. As soon as I heard the click, with all my force I pushed past my husband and into the foyer.
I followed the hall to the first door way which led to the living room. Its walls were painted the same shade of light blue that the house was, which gave the place a more homey feeling. Against the far wall sat a plush white couch with two arm chairs facing each other at its sides. Before the couches sat a glass coffee table with a while vase on it, bright purple lilacs spitting out of it. Against the wall opposite the couch was a giant, flat screen TV with a DVD rack underneath it, full to the brim with a DVD collection. I lost my breath when I noticed the pictures hanging on either side of the TV. On the left side there was life size portrait of Edward and I on our wedding day, kissing one another in the gazebo where we said our vows. On the right side, there was a picture of Edward, with Ayden and I in his lap, laughing while he reads to us. Both pictures look like they are straight out of a movie, they are so perfect.
"I hope you like it," Edward whispers in my ear before pressing a kiss to my cheek. I don't even give him a chance to say anything else before spinning around and wrapping my arms around his neck and pressing myself against him.
"I couldn't ask for anything better."
Once again, I disappeared didn't I? I apologize profusely for that guys. I got really into Harry Potter fan fiction over the summer and I abandoned this fiction for a while. To my defense, I did start out on this site as a strictly Harry Potter persona and I turned towards Twilight for a long while. I'm really going to try and get out a few more chapters for this and Love Story before I go back to being lost in the Harry Potter world. I need to before its November at least, because by then the seventh movie will be out and I may be lost to the world haha I hope you guys liked this! Please review and let me know what you're looking for from me. I am more than willing to take requests! Ooo, also, who here is a big Harry Potter fan? I'm so addicted, have any of you read any good HP fics recently that you suggest?
