Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns all things "Twilight"…I'm just using her characters as puppets in my own little fantasy world.
Here it is the much-awaited face to face between Jasper and Bella. I hope it's too your liking. Please R&R and let me know what you thought. The next Chapter will be Alice and Bella's face to face meeting. I've received a lot of feedback on what you would like to see happen when those two meet up. I hope I make you proud with the final product when I'm done with it.
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Some of my favorite reviews…
Heroicfailures wrote: Thanks again! I loved the reference to the Steph Meyer books! lol and realistic too, I'm pretty sure within a couple hours of buying the book everyone was nearly finished, I know I was!
Thank God you made Jacob married! I don't think I would've been able to deal with any drama between him and Bella as well lol
Can't wait for more! Xoxo
Jprince1010 wrote: It was a good transition chapter. I knew he would show up there. I think you
did a great job of reflecting Bella's anxiety around her family's reaction to the break-up and new boyfriend.
2kute4u wrote: she should totally ** slap Alice she deserves it!
Now on with the story…
Edward was so great throughout the whole funeral and my up and down emotional roller coaster I took him on. He never once lost his temper when I lashed out at him, nor did he leave my side that whole day of the Memorial service for my grandmother.
My dad, James, Victoria, and Edward's parents left the next evening. My dad and Carlisle had to work on Monday, so they couldn't stay. Esme and Carlise allowed Edward to stay and return with me on Wednesday. My mom would be staying for another week to help my PaPa with packing up the house, since he decided to sale it. He said his house was too big for one person and he didn't want to be in it alone.
My mom helped him find a nice little apartment in a senior community. We went and took a tour of the community and it was really impressive. I knew PaPa would be happy there. He was moving into a two-bedroom apartment so mom and I could have somewhere to sleep when we came for a visit.
I was going to miss PaPa when I left. I had gotten use to being here in Phoenix and was kind of dreading going back to Forks. Plus I knew that I would have to finally face Jasper and that backstabbing Alice. I didn't want to put it off any longer. Edward and I were together now and I didn't want to hide it from anybody.
Tuesday evening Edward and I were sitting in the living room while my PaPa and mom went out for awhile. My mom had told Esme that it would be better if Edward just stayed at the house with us in the bedroom James and Victoria had stayed in.
I would never try anything with Edward in this house, it just didn't feel right. All we did was kiss and hug that's it.
There was something I had been meaning to talk to Edward about, something that I wanted to inform him of before I did it. Since we would be leaving in the morning, I figured that I shouldn't waste anymore time with telling him.
"Edward, I want to talk to you about something. More or less, I want to inform you of something to see how you feel about it," I told him.
He clicked off the TV and gave me his full attention.
"What is it love," he said while playing with a strand of my hair.
"Well, as you know I plan on talking with Jasper when I get back. I want to hear what he has to say and I also…"
Here goes nothing, either he was going to understand or he was going to get upset. He had a right to know either way.
"I'm going to tell Jasper about what happen between you and I that night at the club and about the kiss at Mike's party. How do you feel about that?"
He had stopped playing with my hair when I said that last part and gave me an unreadable stare. I didn't think he was going to say anything, because he was silent for so long. I took that as a bad sign.
"Bella I'm not going to pretend to be ecstatic about you telling Jasper what happened between us, but I don't want our relationship built up on secrets either. So I support your decision and will be there with you when you tell him for moral support," he said.
"I don't want any secrets in our relationship either Edward, that's why I'm choosing to tell Jasper everything. There's just one thing, I need to do this alone. You can't be there and I think it's fair to Jasper that I face him alone. Not that he deserves me being nice to him after what he's done."
I could see that Edward was going to rebut my decision to speak with Jasper alone and I didn't want to argue with him about this, then out of nowhere, his expression changed on his face right before he spoke.
"If you feel like you have to do this on your own Bella, I won't stop you. I will be there for you afterwards, each and everyday for the rest of lives. I swear this to you Bella. Once this is done with you and Jasper, we can move on with us."
"Thanks for understanding, this will all be behind us soon. I don't want to waste anymore time not being with you completely without my past being resolved," I told him.
Edward attacked my lips with his own, being sure not to cross any boundaries we set for ourselves. When we heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway, we pulled away from each other and turned the TV back on.
It just so happens that an episode of CSI: Miami was on and we both were fans of the show. It was an episode we had seen before, but we watched it anyway.
A few moments later we heard my mom and PaPa come in through the garage door. They walked into the family room where we sat watching the television show.
"Hey you guys. What have you been up to," my mother asked.
"Nothing much, just watching TV and talking," I answered.
"Anything good on today," PaPa asked.
"We love CSI: Miami, so we've been watching reruns of the show and we caught a movie earlier on TBS," Edward answered.
"Bella would you mind helping me with dinner in the kitchen please," my mom asked.
"Sure mom," I said giving Edward a smile and getting up from the sofa.
I'm sure my PaPa would keep him entertained while I helped my mom. He really liked Edward and went out of his way to make him feel comfortable.
In the kitchen, my mom had taken out things for us to make dinner. We made beef stroganoff with buttered rolls. I sat the table while my mom made some lemonade.
I called PaPa and Edward into the dining room just as my mom sat the bread and lemonade down on the table.
My mom made my Papa's plate, while I made Edward's plate and then we served ourselves. Dinner was a nice occasion and afterwards, Edward and I cleaned up.
I needed to go finish packing and so did Edward, at least that's the excuse he gave so that he could go upstairs too without suspicion.
I was in my room putting my freshly laundered clothing into my suitcase. All the shoes I brought were lined up in the bottom. The forecast said that it would be cool in Forks tomorrow, so I sat aside a pair of skinny jeans, a black sweater and some black pumps. Everything else got packed away.
Once I was done packing my things away, I went in the bathroom and took a shower. I put on my pajamas and put my wet hair in two French braids so it would be wavy in the morning.
Edward knocked at my door 10 minutes after I was done with my shower. He had on his pajamas too and smelled fresh from a shower. We decided to go back downstairs and spend some time with my PaPa before we would be leaving in the morning.
The morning of departure was hard for me. I woke up before my alarm went off and decided to get my day started anyway. Even though I had taken a shower the previous night, I still took another one this morning to help me wake up.
After I was dressed and had my hair and make-up done, I stripped the bed of all it's linen. My mom would be washing it and packing it away sometime today or tomorrow. I made sure I cleaned the room on Monday so my mom wouldn't have to worry about that.
I took all my luggage downstairs and set it next to the door. I went into the kitchen and started some coffee. I didn't want any breakfast and I'm sure Edward wouldn't want to eat either. Our flight was leaving Sky Harbor Airport at 8:05 and we would be arriving in at Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle, WA at 9:55. Esme would be waiting for us when we arrived.
I had talked to Rose and Ang a hand full of times during my stay in Phoenix, so they knew that I would be arriving home this morning and I told them we could get together on Thursday after school. They both were aware of what happened between Jasper and Alice.
Jasper had told Rose the day I asked him not to call or text me anymore. Rose told Ang, since she knew I was close with her and that I wouldn't want her left out of the loop.
Rose has been giving Jasper and Alice the cold shoulder and wouldn't stop even after I told her not to do that to them. She said that Jasper didn't deserve me in the first place and that he could settle for the little pixie with no boobies. I couldn't help but to laugh at that. It was funny, and true. Ali couldn't be no more than a small B cup, while I was a nice full 36 C.
Ang called me last night before I went to sleep and told me that she believes Ali and Jasper are together, because she saw them leave school in his Range Rover the past two days and they've arrived to school together each morning.
Of course Jessica, Lauren, Mike, Tyler, and all the other gossip mongers were curious as to what was going on and I'm sure that they probably know Jasper and I are no longer together and that he's seeing Ali now.
Whatever…good for them!
When the coffee was done, I made myself a cup and took it our on the back patio. I just wanted to take in the desert scenery one more time. It was so peaceful and quiet here, just like Forks, but in a different way.
Edward joined me on the patio not long after. We sat in a comfortable silence before he got up and put his hand out for me to grab. We went back inside where my mom and PaPa were sitting at the table drinking their own cups of coffee. They were both going to take us to the airport.
Once the car was loaded up with our luggage, we left for the airport. My goodbye with my PaPa was the hardest. I didn't know when I would be out to see him again and I knew I would miss him and worry about him. He assured me that it wouldn't be a long wait before we saw one another again.
He shook Edward's hand and my mom gave us both hugs and then we were off to check-in at the reservation counter. We made it through the security checkpoint with no problems and went to wait by our gate. Edward went and got us both a cup of coffee and a slice of banana nut loaf bread from Starbucks.
We sat and talked until it was time to board the plane. Our flight was quick, it seemed like we had just taken off before we were landing. We made our way to baggage claim, where Esme was there waiting for us. After retrieving our luggage we headed to the short term parking garage where their black Mercedes was parked.
We made it to my house much too soon. Edward helped me carry my luggage into the house and then he took me in his arms and kissed me on the mouth, dipping his tongue inside of my mouth deepening the kiss. He pulled back sooner than I anticipated and said we would continue this later, but he had to go because Esme was waiting.
I told him I would call him as soon as Jasper and I had our talk. He wished me luck and kissed me once more before turning and walking out the door.
Once I was inside of my room, I looked around like I was somewhere foreign. It felt good being back in my own room.
After I unpacked and put my bedding back on my bed, I texted Jasper asking him to meet me at the beach in La Push.
He wrote back right away saying that he could be there in 30 minutes. I replied back with "see you there."
I arrived at La Push beach in under 20 minutes. I waited on the hood of my car for Jasper to arrive. I felt the butterflies in my stomach and couldn't suppress them. I think I was more nervous of my reaction to seeing Jasper again after that night, than anything else.
I knew that I would never feel the love I felt for him before all of this happened. I would always have love for him because he was so much a part of my life for so long and we do have a lot of happy memories. I just didn't know how long it would be before we could ever be friends again.
Five minutes after my arrival, he was pulling in to a spot next to my car. I looked up and our eyes met through his window, which was rolled down. Otherwise I would have never been able to see him through his tented windows.
I didn't feel that spark that I normally would feel when I would look into his blue eyes. Today it was as if I was looking into the eyes of a stranger. He rolled up his windows and then got out of his truck. He spoke to me first.
"Hey Bella, I've missed you," he said.
"Hi Jasper, please don't say things you don't mean," I said acidly.
Calm down Bella, you can do this. Don't allow his presence to make you react on impulse. Go with the plan you made for yourself and it will all be over soon.
"Sorry Jasper, that came out harsh. I asked you here so you can tell me what made you fuck my ex-best friend. I want to hear your side of things," I said a little more nicely.
He winced a little at the directness of my words. I don't think he was expecting for me to come right out and lay my cards on the table. I don't know why though, what did he think I was asking him here for? A quickie on the beach…hell to the fuck no!
"Bella, I'm really sorry about all of this. I never intended to sleep with Ali. We all had been drinking pretty excessively that night and I was asleep when she came into that bedroom that night. When I woke up, she was giving me a BJ and I felt things that I never felt when we were together like that. It's like she awoke something inside of me that had been suppressed."
"I'm really sorry to have hurt you Bella. My God, I've loved you since I've met you. Believe it or not, I still love you. We have too much history for me to just be over you like that. I've tried staying away from Ali since you've been gone dealing with your grandmother's funeral, which I'm deeply sorry about, but I couldn't stay away long."
"She's like a drug that draws me in and after awhile, I just felt that my destiny was with her. Alice and I are together now Bella," he said bringing his speech to an end.
I felt the tears well up in my eyes, but I pushed them back down. He would not see me drop one fucking tear over him. I would cry in private.
"Well I must admit I expected for you to be a little less forthcoming with your feelings. However, I'm glad that you didn't hold anything back. That makes what I'm about to tell you so much more easier," I told him.
"What you and Ali did hurt me deep, I mean I'm not sure when I'll be able to be friends with you again and I don't think I may ever be friends with her. But you should know that you're not the only guilty party when it comes to deception."
"The night of Mike's party, Edward kissed me when you all went to get the car and I liked it so much that I couldn't stop thinking about it. The night that you and Ali fucked, Edward saw the two of you on the dancefloor making out. He didn't tell me that until later after I saw you and Ali fucking."
"While you were all out on the dancefloor, Edward and I were up in the VIP lounge doing our own making out. I let him go down on me and then I returned the favor. I didn't let him fuck me, but I probably would have had I known you were practically fucking Alice on the dancefloor in plain view."
"Before you ask, no Edward and I have not had sex. But you should know that him and I are together now. When he came to Phoenix with his parents for my grandmother's funeral, I knew that he was special to me. Even though I told you not to call or text me anymore, I'm sure that if you would have came to show your support and be there for me, I just might have considered us working through all this mess. Now I know that you didn't want us to work through it, you just wanted to be with Ali. I hope you're happy now."
Jasper was staring at me with his mouth hanging open and anger boiling in his eyes. I was caught off guard by the force of his next words.
"What the fuck Bella?!? You've been carrying on with Edward behind my back, but have the nerve to act all hurt and betrayed by what I did. You're being a fucking hypocrite. How could you do that to me? Where were your fucking morals when Cullen was kissing you at Mike's party or eating your pussy while I was on the level below at the club? What the fuck were you thinking when you were sucking his dick? It definitely wasn't about our relationship and me! I can't believe you Bella!"
"Oh no the hell you don't stand there and act like what I've done can top what you've done. Yes I should have told you about the kiss at the party, but I just didn't want to get anything started because they are the kids of my parents best friends. Another thing is that I knew nothing more would happen between Edward and I. You on the other hand fucked my best friend or at least the girl who I wanted to be best friends with. You kissed her and let her feel you up on the dancefloor when I was just a level away. What were you thinking Jasper? Where was your fucking conscience when she was sucking your dick or riding it? What were you thinking when you flipped her over and pounded her from behind? Tell me Jasper, what the fuck were you thinking when you fucked her all that night and I was supposedly sleeping on the floor below? It most certainly wasn't about me and most definitely not our relationship! You can't believe me, I can't believe you…you self righteous son of a bitch!"
"I'm sorry Bella. I'm really sorry I hurt you and I'll have to live with that guilt for the rest of my life," he said sounding defeated.
"I'm sorry too Jasper. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the kiss and that I allowed things to happen between Edward and I that shouldn't have and I'm even more sorry that I couldn't be the girl you want."
"I think it's best if you just give me some time, because I'm not sure when I'll be ready to talk to you again. Every time I look at you, all I see is your face contorted in pleasure while Alice rides you on that bed. At least you don't have visuals to go with the things I've told you about Edward and me. It hurts Jazz, it hurts deep."
"I know we can't avoid each other in class, but that doesn't mean we have to sit together. I will be requesting to have my seat changed in the classes that we share. I'm sure you understand. I need to head back, I don't want Edward to be worried. By the way, I'll understand if you have the need to talk to Edward or confront him with whatever you feel the need to say. I think you ought to know that I will be talking to Alice soon, but you are not invited. Take care Jasper," I said before going to the driver side of my car and getting inside and driving off.
I could see Jasper still standing where I left him, but with his back to me. He was looking out at the water and I'm sure he was crying, just like I was now. These are not tears of regret, but tears of joy. Joy for my new life with Edward.
It was just after 1 and I was hungry. I didn't feel like cooking anything when I got to my house, so I went inside and left a note for James and Charlie letting them know that I drove to Port Angeles and I'd be back later.
I had just put the note on the counter and grabbed my purse when my doorbell sounded. I wasn't expecting anyone, so I didn't know who it could be. I went to the door and peeped through the peephole. I was pleasantly surprised.
"Edward, what are you doing here? Not that you're not welcomed here of course," I added in.
"Well I figured you could use some company and uplifting. I received a very menacing phone call from Jasper a few moments ago asking me to meet him later this evening at the school. He said that you and him had a very interesting conversation and he had some things he wanted to speak to me about. So, we're meeting at 6 and no you are not invited…his words, not mine," he said.
"I didn't think he would actually want to talk to you, but I guess he must feel the need to do so after I informed him I would be meeting with Alice sometime soon."
"I was on my way out to get something to eat, because I didn't want anything that's here in the house. I left a note telling James and Charlie that I was going to Port Angeles. You want to come with," I asked him.
"Sounds like fun, but how about we take my car and that way you can just relax," he said.
"That's fine, let's go," I said.
We walked out to his car hand in hand and he opened the door for me and waited till I was inside before shutting it and walking casually to his side of the car. We made it to Port Angeles in 45 minutes. He drove like a maniac.
He took me to this Italian restaurant in downtown Port Angeles. It was fairly empty when we arrived and the hostess was very attentive when she noticed Edward. I don't think she even took notice of me.
"Table for one," she stately hopefully.
Edward looked appalled. I guess he didn't understand why she had made the statement she had made, considering we were so obviously there together. Edward hadn't taken his arm from around me the whole time we were standing there. I'm not sure what possessed him to do so, but he dipped down and covered my lips with his own adding his tongue in for the hostess to see the seriousness of the kiss. He pulled away just barely, still looking in my eyes and said to the hostess…
"Does it look like I'm dining alone," throwing her an icy stare.
"Oh my apologies sir, table for two right this way," she said regretfully.
She showed us to a nice quiet table off to the back away from prying eyes.
"Your waitress will be with you shortly, enjoy your meal," she said before scurrying away.
I could feel the anger rolling off his skin. He was livid and I was a bit scared of him and I think he sensed it because he began to relax.
"I'm sorry love if I'm scaring you, that silly girl just really bugged me. Why she chose not to acknowledge you is beyond me," he said.
"Don't be mad at her love. She was only caught up in your spell. I don't think you understand the affect you have on women," I told him honestly.
"What do you mean? What spell are you talking about? I think you've loss me," he said sounding truly clueless.
"You dazzled her. You can't help it you know. With your good looks, perfect hair, perfect body, and charming smile, women just can't help but to fall at your feet. Carlisle and Emmett do it too, just not as much. Even your little pixie sister can dazzle men to do what she wants them to," I said with a little underlying tone towards the end.
"Oh, is that what you think," he said with a smirk.
"No, that's what I know. You've done it to me too many times for me to count, but the difference is…I wanted you to," I told him while winking my eye at him.
Our waitress turned out to be a waiter and Edward got a chance to see where I was coming from. The waiter, who was very nice on the eyes, didn't acknowledge Edward at all. He spoke to me directly, until Edward cleared his throat…almost growling at the poor guy. I covered a laugh with a cough and Edward looked at me questioningly.
We placed our order and the waiter walked away, giving me a small wink before doing so.
"I'm going to tear that boy from limb to limb if he keep making advances towards you. He was so obvious," Edward said with anger.
"Edward my love, calm down. No matter how many advances he throws at me, it's only you that I want to be with forever. Don't let him get to you, let's just enjoy the rest of our lunch together," I told him while rubbing the back of his hand.
When I food was brought out, it was an older man who served it to us. He made apologies for our waiter and said that our meals were on the house. Edward and I both refused to accept a free meal and assured the man, who turned out to be the owner, that we loved his restaurant and would gladly pay for our own meals.
He had informed us that the waiter was new so his interactions with the customers are monitored, as with all new employees. The owner said that he wasn't impressed with the obvious flirting the waiter was doing with me and that wasn't the kind of behavior he looked for in his employees.
I told him that I wasn't offended and that I didn't want to get anyone in trouble. I was thinking that if he was going to fire the waiter, then he definitely should fire the hostess as well. However, I would prefer that he didn't fire either one. I didn't want that to be on mine or Edwards head.
He thanked us for coming and sent out a slice of apple pie with a scoop of ice cream, free of charge.
We left the restaurant and walked around the area for a little bit, stopping in few shops to browse. We made our way back to my house, because Edward was due to meet Jasper in an hour. Plus I'm sure Charlie would be home soon and would be hungry.
I had Edward stop by the grocery store so I could pick up some salmon to make for dinner. When we got to my house, he walked me in and sat at the counter while I started dinner. The school was only 15 minutes away from here, if you drove the speed limit (which Edward didn't do of course). Right before Edward had to leave, Charlie came home. He greeted Edward and then went to freshen up for dinner.
Edward kissed me goodbye and told me that he would call me after he met with Jasper to let me know how it went. He also told me that he would pick me up in the morning for school, because he didn't want us to hide our relationship any longer…I agreed.
When I went back in the kitchen to finish up dinner, I noticed that James and Victoria were sitting in the family room. I didn't even know they were here. They must have been in his room and just came down when Charlie got here. He wouldn't be okay with James having Victoria in his room doing what they obviously had been doing, considering the state of her hair and wrinkled clothing.
"Hey lil sis. How was the flight," he asked when he saw me.
"Hey, it was quick," I said honestly.
"Hi Victoria," I said to his girlfriend.
"Hi ya Bella," she replied.
"So Bella…you and Edward, huh," James asked.
"Yup, are you cool with that," I asked.
"As long as you're happy, I'm happy. I don't need to beat Jasper up though do I," he asked while raising his right eyebrow.
"Nope, I can handle Jasper and it was a mutual decision," I told him honestly.
I left them to their movie while I made the rice and green beans.
30 minutes later we were eating dinner. My dad mimicked James by asking me about my flight and mentioning my relationship with Edward. I answered his questions and he dropped it after that. With Charlie, less is more. That's why we get along so well…he doesn't hover.
It was now 7:30 and I was getting worried about Edward, but I didn't want to call him in case he was still talking to Jasper. I just told myself to be patient and wait until he called me.
EPOV
I pulled into the school parking lot and noticed Jasper's Ducati parked towards the back of the lot. His present from my Bella. Was he trying to make a statement or something by driving it to meet me here today? No matter, I would let him have his say and then I would walk away knowing that Bella is mine and no longer his.
He was leaned up against his bike, watching me as I pulled into a spot next to where he was parked. I got out the car and made my way over to him.
"Jasper," I said with a nod of my head.
He chuckled and responded, "Edward or should I call you a backstabber?"
"If you feel better about yourself by labeling me, then go right ahead. It doesn't matter what you call me, nothing will change," I told him.
"You're pretty full of yourself, now that you have my girlfriend in your bed. How could you smile in my face, wanting to be my friend, when all along you were making the moves on Bella?"
"Jasper I'll admit, it was wrong of me to kiss Bella the first time we met, knowing she was your girlfriend then. I don't know what it was that drew me to her, but I couldn't resist it. I made myself resist doing anything else after that, once I saw that she was so committed to her relationship with you. I was willing to try and be friends with her, but I genuinely wanted you and I to be friends regardless."
"As for what happened at the club, it was just a build up of me wanting her and the liquor that led to what she and I did. I didn't go there with the intentions of doing what we did. It was like the icing on the cake when I saw what you and my sister were doing out there on the dancefloor though. I didn't tell Bella because I knew she would be devastated."
"You didn't tell Bella at that time, because you knew she wouldn't have let you do what you did to her. Don't make it seem like you were doing me a favor, you asshole. You deliberately sought her out and once you got what you wanted, you ratted me out by going to tell her about what you saw and about Alice coming up to my room."
"That's where you're wrong Jasper. Bella found Ali and you together all on her own. When Alice left the room they were sleeping in and didn't return Bella went looking for her because she was concerned about her. After looking everywhere for her she came up to the third level to see if she was in my room, but I was asleep. I heard my door close when she left and I had a feeling it was her. When I found her, she was standing right in the doorway of the room you were in watching you fuck my sister. I had to pull her away and calm her down before she killed the both of you."
"She fell asleep in my room, after crying all night. When I woke up, she was gone and that's when I went to find Alice and we all started our search for her. She didn't even find out about what happened between you and Alice at the club until I had went to her house that night when I gave you and Ali her message. She was done with you when she left my house and that was a choice she made on her own," I told him.
Jasper looked like he wanted to cry. He was in pain right now, because the reality of my words had hit him and he had to face facts.
"She really watched me have sex with Alice? No wonder she left the way she did. I can't believe I did that to her. What was I thinking? Shit, how did all of this even start?"
I reached out to pat him on the back in a comforting gesture and me touching him must have snapped him out of his self pity, because he turned and suckered punched me dead in the jaw. I let him have that one, because I knew he was hurting and I knew I had overstepped some boundaries when it came to Bella.
I moved away from him, rubbing my jaw at the same time. I didn't want to be in his line of fire in case he decided to let loose again. I made my way back to my car and told Jasper that this conversation was over.
His response was something I didn't expect though.
"Edward, if you hurt her…I will kill you!"
He hopped on his bike and it soon roared to life. He sped out of the lot and I heard the sound of the motorcycle as it took him towards his house. I left soon after and went home. I needed to put some ice on my jaw before it swelled.
When I got home Carlisle and Esme were in the kitchen. I went straight to the freezer and grabbed an ice pack. Mom keeps a stock of them, I'm not sure why though.
"Edward, what happened," she exclaimed as she came over to me examining my face.
"Jasper hit me in the jaw," I said simply.
"What, but why?" she asked.
"He found out today that Bella and I are together," I responded without going into further detail.
"Why do I have a feeling that there's more to the story and you're not telling me," she asked.
"Probably because there is," Alice said from the kitchen door.
I hadn't seen her come in, nor did I expect her to speak up about anything.
"Do you know something Alice," Carlisle asked.
"Yes, there is something that you both should know," she said speaking to our parents.
"What is it sweetheart," Esme asked.
"This isn't easy for me to say and I'm not sure how you're going to react, but it's over and done with now," she said indignantly.
"Jasper and I slept together while he was still with Bella and she caught us. They broke up and now he and I are together," she said putting her head down.
I don't know why, because she was just all brave and confident a moment ago. I can't believe that my sister could be so cold, but she really didn't seem to care that she hurt Bella. She's acting as if she had a right to do what she did.
"Alice! How could you," Carlisle and Esme said in unison.
"I didn't plan it to happen like that, but I just couldn't resist him. I liked him since I first laid eyes on him and I had been drinking that night and we had made out on the dancefloor at the club, so I just took that as a sign that he wanted it too. I came on to him while he was asleep and I guess we just wasn't careful not to be caught," she said lamely.
"No wonder she hasn't been calling you and why Edward said that it would be a bad idea for you to go to Phoenix with us for her grandmother's funeral. I thought she was your friend Ali. How could you do that to your friend? You committed the first "no no" in friendships. NO DATING EXES OR GOING AFTER CURRENT BOYFRIENDS! We can't stop you from dating Jasper, but he is not allowed over to our house for two weeks and you're not allowed to go over to his for the same amount of time," Esme told her with authority.
"Yes ma'am," she replied.
"Edward come with me so I can take a look at your jaw," Carlisle said.
"Alright, but he didn't break it dad. It wasn't that good of a punch," I said to piss off my sister.
She rolled her eyes at me and I thought I heard her say, "he can take you if he really wanted to".
"Whatever," I said as I moved up the stairs to my father's office.
After getting the okay from my dad, I went to my room and took a shower. I pulled on my PJ's and knew that I had to call Bella. I didn't want to upset her, but I wouldn't lie to her either.
I dialed the number and waited to hear my angel's voice. She picked up on the second ring.
"Edward are you okay," she asked.
"Yes my love, I'm fine. It wasn't that bad," I said.
"What happened? I can tell that you're not saying something to me and I don't want you to hide anything Edward," she said.
I told her what he had said to me and how he punched me in the jaw. She gasped in disbelief.
"He did what? I can't believe he had the nerve to hit you. The nerve of him," she said heatedly.
"It's okay Bella. He was hurting and in a way he did have the right to be upset with me. I'm okay, it's not even sore anymore."
"Still, he should not have hit you. He's the one that fucked somebody while we were together."
"Yeah, but like you said…you're not blameless and that's where I come in."
"I know, I guess I'm just shocked more or less."
"So was I," if I'm being honest with myself.
We talked for a little bit longer before she said she wanted to get ready for bed so she could get a good night rest. She wasn't looking forward to facing the student population at Forks High, nor was she ready to see my sister.
I told her I loved her and that I would see her tomorrow and then we disconnected. I noted that she still hadn't told me she loves me, but I would be very patient with her. I knew she was mine forever and I would wait until the end of time to hear her say those three little words, which people take for granted, to me one day.
I closed my eyes thinking of my beautiful angel and soon I was asleep. I couldn't wait to feel my Bella in my arms again. Tomorrow couldn't come quick enough.
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