Author's Note: Sorry it's been so long since I last updated, I literally haven't been able to edit my story due to some FF error for WEEKS. Thanks for all the good reviews, and the critiques they were helpful and very nice. The timeline is going to get a little skippy now that Bella and Jasper have confessed their love for one another, no need to go by a daily play by play. This chapter is set roughly a few weeks after the last chapter.

Chapter 8: Camping Out

Jasper and I were at the pond. We came here a lot to talk, it was better than a simple dinner and movie date, that just wasn't for us. He'd taken me to dinner in Port Angeles a few times, but it was a little uncomfortable for me since I was the only one who ate and the fact that every girl in the place stared at him.

Charlie had taken well to the fact that I was dating one of Dr. Cullen's children, I was nervous to tell him I was dating Jasper, but not telling him wasn't an option, I wasn't sure how it was going to work out between us, but I knew that it would. Jasper was going to be around in my life.

I was thinking about our future together now, with my head across Jasper's lap. The day was warm but he kept his hand moving across my forehead and the back of my neck to keep me cool.

"Let's stay out here forever," he whispered to me. I smiled up at him, grabbing one of his hands in my own.

"Forever is a long time."

"Not for me," he disputed.

"Well I only have one forever unlike some people," I giggled. The issue didn't come up very often, in fact we'd only even acknowledged it once or twice. However, when the topic of forever did arise a shadow would fall across Jasper's eyes. I had pretended not to notice before, but now as I watched that familiar shadow appear behind his brilliant eyes, curiosity got the best of me.

"Why do you do that every time the word 'forever' comes up?" I asked casually.

"Do what darlin'?"

"Something gets darker behind your eyes," I pulled myself up to plant small kisses on either side of his face. He smiled in return.

"Do you work tomorrow?" he asked abruptly. I pulled away with a skeptical look on my face.

"That isn't exactly the answer I was looking for, but no, I don't," I answered. Jasper pulled me into him and buried his head playfully into my neck.

"Camp out with me here tonight," he asked, his mouth only inches from my ear. Tingles ran down my spine.

"Hmm, Charlie doesn't love you that much," I reminded him.

"Tell him you're with Jessica." He turned my body around so I was straddling his lap, I loved and hated when he used his strength like this. I loved it because it thrilled me to no end, but I hated that he could not only hear my heart racing but also he could feel what I was feeling.

He kissed me deeply on the lips for further convincing.

"Mmm," I reluctantly pulled away, "You're not going to be a bad influence on me, are you Mr. Whitlock?" Jasper let out a low growl and flipped us over on the blanket so he was on top of me. I wasn't sure why, but whenever I used his real name, Whitlock, it excited him…I used it as often as possible.

"Will you?" he breathed between kisses.

"Will I what?" I had forgotten what the original question was.

"Will you camp out with me tonight?" he slid his hand over my shoulder, causing the strap of my tank top to fall down my arm, exposing the skin just above my breast. He kissed along the hem of my shirt, up to my shoulder, and down my arm driving me wild.

"Yes."

We rolled back over and I laid my head across his lap again, like before. I'm not sure how long we sat there for, just listening to the water. I knew something was bothering him though. The thing about Jasper and his empathic abilities was that I could feel his emotions sometimes too, but only when I was touching him.

"What's wrong?" I finally asked.

"I'm leaving in a few days," he said quietly. I shot up, panic filling my heart and mind. Jasper took my hand and caressed the back of it. "Calm down, I would never leave you permanently. I'll only be gone for a few days, a week at most."

"Where are you going?" I asked only slightly calmer than before.

"I do have a family," he reminded me, "Carlisle and Esme miss me, so do Alice and Edward. I need to visit them."

"Of course, I'm sorry I freaked out," I felt silly.

"Don't be sorry, it's bothering me quite a bit, knowing I'll be away from you," he admitted.

"It'll just be for a few days, right?"

"Of course."

"Well, it'll be fine then," I was of course, faking my enthusiasm, and it seemed to have worked. Jasper smiled and pushed some hair out of my face, then leaned in to kiss me.

"Come on," he said getting up, "You need to go home and pack for tonight," he held his hands out for me to steady myself with as I stood up.

"And what are you going to do?"

"I am going to set up our camp site, in the mean time you can call Jessica to get your story straight," he smirked.

"Oh, you are a bad influence."

Dad was fine with me spending the night with Jessica, he was going to watch the game and turn in early anyway. I went to my room to pack some clothes and call Jess.

"Hey, it's me," I said into the phone.

"Oh hey Bella, what's up?" Jessica responded.

"Um, well, I told my Dad that I was spending the night with you tonight, I was wondering if you could cover for me if he calls," I felt bad asking her to lie, but it was Jessica, she'd asked me to do it for her a thousand times.

"Sure."

"Thanks, Jess."

"So?" she pressed.

"So what?"

"So are you going to be with Jasper tonight?" she giggled. Word spread fast when people found out that the chief's daughter was dating a Cullen, word spread especially fast when Jessica caught wind of it.

"You already know the answer to that," I told her, though I did feel a bit giddy talking about it.

"What's it like with him?" she asked.

"What is what like with him?"

"You know," she chuckled, "The sex? Jeez Bella do I need to spell it out?"

"Oh…well, we…don't, I mean we haven't…" I stuttered over my words, I could feel my face getting warm.

"Oh," she said surprised, "I just thought since he was older…so what are you all doing tonight?"

"We're camping out," I answered quickly.

"Ah. Romantic night under the stars huh?" she asked.

"I guess…"

"Well, I'd pack something sexy if I were you," she suggested before hanging up. I hadn't thought about…sex, with Jasper. I mean I had, but he'd never brought it up so I never did. If we were going to do it though, tonight would be a perfect opportunity. I pulled out the flannel pajamas I'd packed and replaced them with a pair that Mom had bought me a few Christmases ago, they weren't very sexy, just silk and the shorts were a bit tighter and shorter than I'd ever want to wear to bed, but they were the best I had.

I also pulled the clothes I'd been wearing off and hopped into the shower making sure I shaved my legs thoroughly. Before putting clothes back on I decided to put on some sexier underwear, again, not much of a selection but I did have a black lace bra that had matching lace boy shorts. I felt stupid, who would camp out in shit like this? Jasper would think I was mental. I stood there in my sexy underwear for five minutes before conceding and putting clothes on over them.

I heard Jasper pull up in front of the house, and applied a bit of tinted lip balm before going downstairs to meet him. Charlie wasn't home from work yet so I wrote him a quick note before leaving.

Dad,

Jess came and picked me up before you got home. We're going to be in Port Angeles watching a late movie so I'll call you tomorrow morning when I wake up. I left some hamburger out to thaw in case you feel like eating something decent, if not, there are Pizza Rolls in the freezer.

Love,

B

"You smell good," Jasper noted as I walked outside to greet him.

"I wanted to take a shower before leaving," I answered quickly.

"Why are you nervous?" he asked.

"I'm not…" I was going on the defense, a tell tale sign I was lying.

"Empath," he chimed pointing to himself.

"I'm just worried about Charlie finding out what I'm really up to," I lied.

"Bella, darling, if you don't want to then please tell me, I don't want you to feel guilty."

"No, I want to spend the night with you," I assured him. He brushed my face with the back of his hand before throwing his car into reverse.

While I had been packing Jasper had been setting up our campsite. He's laid out a humongous blanket, it had to be at least 6ftx6ft. There was a tent just big enough for two in a corner that had layers of thick down blankets spread across the floor. I took my shoes off before stepping on the blanket and I walked over to the tent and crawled inside.

"Did you get it fluffy enough?" I laughed, falling back onto the bouncy floor.

"There's about seven down blankets, and a slightly inflated mattress under that. I just want you to be comfortable when you sleep," he explained.

A few hours later I was wrapped up in a blanket leaning against Jasper watching the water and listening to the sound of the forest. Not to be cheesy, but it was magical, especially since I was sitting there with a vampire.

"What time is it?" I yawned. Jasper looked at his cell phone.

"It's half past midnight, would you like to go to bed?" he asked.

"Hmm," I mumbled under another yawn. I stood up and walked over to the tent to get my bag. Jasper followed me. I had completely forgotten that I was wearing lace underwear but when he laid down across the floor of the tent looking too sexy, I was reminded.

I decided that I didn't want to be the one that brought it up, if we were going to do anything I wanted it to be mutual. I couldn't even imagine how humiliated I would be if I threw myself at him and he turned me down. So, I grabbed my pj's out of my bag and threw them down as I started unbuttoning my jeans.

"Oh, would you…would you like me to step out?" he asked shakily. It was now or never, I could at least hint to him that if he wanted to have sex with me…well I'd be up for it.

"No, that's okay." I slid my jeans down my legs, exposing my underwear to him. I could feel my face getting hot as he gazed at me. I grabbed the hem of my shirt and pulled it off over my head. I started folding the discarded clothing, stalling so he could see me like this a little bit longer.

"Bella?"

"Huh?"

"Come here."

I slid over to him, my heart pounding. He kissed me deeply, our bodies conforming to the million layers of fluff underneath. I have to admit, I'd never been this comfortable in a tent, though it was a little excessive.

"These," he started, sliding his forefinger just under the hem of my panties, "are the underwear you wear on a camping trip?" I nodded like an idiot. He smiled at me devilishly sending chills down my back. He kissed me again, his tongue parting my lips for entrance which I gladly obliged. His hand started moving down my chest but before he got to the good part he pulled away, his eyes seemingly worried.

"Bella…are you a virgin?" he asked softly. Wow. Not the question I was expecting, but it was close enough to the topic.

"Yes. Are…are you?" I immediately regretted asking. Of course he wasn't a virgin. He'd been here for 170 years! I wasn't upset that he wasn't or anything but I certainly didn't want the roster.

"Well, no," he became uneasy, "I've only been with one person though, and that was a very long time ago." I figured he meant Maria, the vampire who brainwashed him into becoming a war monger. Jasper looked so uncomfortable and I could tell he was thinking about his past.

"Hey," I said crawling on top of him, "I love you. I'm sorry if I've dredged up old memories." I kissed him lightly on the lips then crawled over to my pajamas to put them on.

"Don't," he stopped me and threw my pj's over onto my bag. He pulled me back over to his side and positioned himself on top of me.

"I love you too, forever." He leaned down and kissed me hard, my head started to get fuzzy.

The more he kissed me the hotter I became and the more uncomfortable my stupid, lacy, itchy bra became too. After about 15 minutes of making out it was downright in the way.

"Wait," I breathed, sitting up.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Nothing," I strained to unhook the clasps in the back, "This stupid thing is so damn itchy, I can't stop thinking about it and it's taking away from the moment."

Jasper laughed and I felt his cool fingers trace up my back to unhook the bra. "Thanks." I laid back down, but Jasper stayed frozen.

"Wow," he said staring at my chest. I blushed furiously. His body fell against mine and I let out a moan when my bare chest came in contact with his body. I grabbed a handful of his hair and desperately pulled him into me. His lips made their way to my neck and I moaned again, slightly embarrassed at my lack of control.

"We don't match," I whimpered wanting him to strip down for me. He pulled away and smiled at my suggestion. He pushed himself up on his knees and pulled his shirt off, exposing his perfect body, seriously the Gods should be jealous. His scars were visible to me, but that only turned me on more for some reason. He unbuckled his belt and slid his jeans off gracefully, I wish I could be so graceful.

There he stood in front of me in his boxers, and he was clearly just as excited as I was. I sat up and pulled his boxers down, erupting a moan from him as the fabric grazed over his erection. Without thinking I wrapped my hand around him and started pumping slowly. Another growl escaped his lips. There was a lot of friction from the skin to skin, so I pulled myself closer to him and took his length into my wet mouth for some lubrication.

"Shit Bella," he yelped. He allowed me to suck on him a little longer before he jumped back a little bit as if suddenly realizing what was going on. "Bella, darlin', we don't have to do this. I don't want to pressure you into anything." I leaned back a bit and spread my les out for him seductively.

"Do I look pressured?" I raised an eyebrow. He smirked and threw his boxers to the side.

"Now you don't match me," he laughed. He hooked his fingers on the sides of my underwear and pulled them off slowly.

"You're so beautiful it should be a fucking crime," he moaned as he laid back down on top of me. He kissed my lips, then moved to my neck, now using his tongue in different ways. He licked his way over to my chest and I all but screamed when he took one of my nipples into his mouth, flicking it violently and rolling the other between his fingers.

"That feels so good," I whimpered. Jasper kissed my lips again sliding his hand down my body until it rested on my inner thigh. Slowly he moved his fingers to my core, gently caressing the bundle of nerves and making me pant with anticipation.

"You're so wet for me baby," he moaned as his lips crushed against mine again. Suddenly I felt his middle finger dip into me, my heart pretty much exploding in my chest. He started pumping it in and out, adding another finger after a moment.

"Please Jasper, oh God," I moaned, arching my back so he could go deeper inside me. To my complete dismay he stopped. "No, don't stop, please," I begged in agony. He pulled himself on top of me gently, positioning his tip at my entrance. I yelped at the contact and he wasn't even inside me yet.

"Bella, are you sure-" I cut him off and pushed his hips down, sliding him into me. We both let out fierce growls. Don't get me wrong, it hurt, but I was feeling so much pleasure I couldn't even think about the pain. He buried his head into my neck and I could feel him panting against me as he slammed into me deeper and harder each time.

"Fuck Bella, God…" he moaned into me ear, inciting my own moans.

"I think I'm…" I couldn't even finish my sentence. I dug my fingernails into his shoulder, "Jasper!" I could feel myself on the edge.

"Fuck," he growled into my ear as he slammed against me one more time, I could feel him release deep within me and it was over, I threw my head back as I climaxed. Jasper collapsed beside me with a deep sigh. I stayed silent for a minute, allowing my breathing to return to normal.

"That was insane," he smiled kissing me all over.

"Yeah. I thought it was supposed to hurt but it didn't," I explained.

"Well, that was me," he admitted sheepishly, "I covered up your pain with as much pleasure as I was feeling." I thought about this for a moment.

"God I'm glad you're an empath." He chuckled at this and pulled me into him.

"I love you Bella Swan."