CHAPTER 3

I had just gotten home from school and I made my way up to my bedroom to shower and get ready for my party. Well, not really a party. Just my parents, "uncles" and siblings were going to be in attendance. At least that I knew of.

I undressed in my bathroom and put my clothes in the hamper. I saw slight bruises on my hips where Jasper had held onto me. I smelled his cologne all over me, which is why I came straight up to my room after I got home from school. No passing go. No collecting $200. Just straight up to my room to shower, do my hair and dress before this evenings festivities. Pretend that everything was ok. Pretend that my heart wasn't in a million pieces on the floor of my brand new car.

Esme continued tidying up the house noticing that Brianna had rushed thru the house like a bat out of hell when she got home from school. She sighed and prayed that everything was ok and that she was going to be fine and well for tonight.

Carlisle stepped out of his office. "Finally, I'm caught up on my paperwork and charts" he chuckled as he saw Esme with her worried look on her face.

"sweetheart?' he asked her.

"I'm fine" she answered him with a smile and a slight kiss.

"Is Brianna home?" he asked even though he knew she was home. He had heard her footsteps up to her bedroom when she came in from the garage.

"Shes up in the shower." Esme told him as she straightened an accent pillow on the couch.

"We will talk with her tomorrow, I promise." Carlisle said to her with a smile as he brushed her cheek and kissed her again.

Esme nodded. "I should go upstairs as well to get ready." She told him as she walked towards the stairs as Emmett and Edward came barraling into the house roughhousing as usual.

"Emmett McCarty and Edward Anthony I swear to god if you break something before this evening we're going to have an issue" Esme yelled at them. The boys stopped and stared since their mother never raised her voice. Heck, she hardly ever talked. They stopped and straightened themselves before saying almost in unison "Sorry mom"

Esme nodded in acceptance of their apology and made her way up to hers and Carlisles bedroom so that she could take a shower and relax.

I stepped out of my shower and lathered myself up and down with my Bath and Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom lotion. Then I slipped into my robe and sat down at my vanity so that I could start blow drying my hair. I had decided during French class today that I was just going to leave It how it fell. Which in my case was loose auburn curls down to about the middle of my back.

I then started working on my makeup. First was my liquid foundation which everyone told me I didn't need but on special occasions I went all out. Then of course was my black eye liner and my black eye shadow which were part of my every day routine along with my black mascara. To finish it off, I brushed on some loose powder foundation and a dark burgundy colored lipstick. I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled. I wasn't a very vain person but I couldn't help but toot my own horn at how gorgeous and perfect my makeup and hair had turned out.

I would have to manage my own dress since I didn't want anyone to see the bruises that now resided on my body which, telling by where they were placed, there was no other way then an intimate encounter that those bruises could have been put there. I walked over to my bed and sat down to put my stockings on when I heard a soft knock on my door.

"Hang on a second" I yelled to whomever was on the other side of the door. I finished putting my stockings on before HE peeked in the door.

"are you decent?" Jasper asked me jokingly.

"aww you missed me naked by about 3 seconds" I answered with a chuckle.

"darn" he said snapping his fingers.

"Could you help me with my dress? I mean, I can't ask momma, sissy or Rosalie because, well, you weren't the easiest on me Jasper." I said showing him the bruises on my hips.

"I'm sorry." He told me as he brushed my cheek. "and yes I can help you" he told me. I smiled and nodded and went into my walk in closet and put my strapless bra on and then my black ball gown. The top was strapless and corseted up the back and the bottom was well it almost looked like Cinderellas dress from the ball except mine was black and strapless and corseted. The part I needed help with was the corset in the back since I couldn't very well do it on my own.

I walked out of the closet holding my dress up and I went to hold on to one of my bed posts since it was a true corset with boning and all.

"Tell me if I hurt you." He told me with a smile.

"I know and I will." I told him with a chuckle as he began working on lacing me up. I probably should have eaten before getting into my dress because at this rate there was no way I was going to be able to eat. There was no room for my belly to expand. Wait, nix that. I might has well have breathed as well because I wasn't sure there was enough room for my lungs to expand either.

Jasper finished a short time later. "go look in the mirror" he told me as I made my way to my full length mirror. I looked into it and smiled.

"you look beautiful" he told me as he placed his arms around my waist from behind.

"thanks." I told him with a smile as I turned around and looked at him only to realize just now that he was wearing a tux. Granted, its what my father and brothers would be wearing also but on him, it looked amazing.

"close your eyes" he told me and I did as I was told. Then I felt him turn me around once again towards the mirror and I felt something land around my neck.

"open your eyes" he told me and when I opened them I saw the most beautiful necklace I had probably ever seen in my life. It was a white gold heart with 3 black diamonds to accent it. I smiled at him.

"thank you" I told him.

"Its engraved on the back as well, but you can read that later." He told me with a smile as he bent down and kissed my cheek.

I nodded and smiled.

"we should probably be making our way downstairs." I told him.

"yes we should…I will head down first…take your time" he told me and I nodded. He kissed my cheek again and left the room.

I, on the other hand, went over to my vanity to get my Japanese cherry blossom body spray and I sprayed a couple sprays into the air and walked thru it.

I put a pair of black earrings into my ears and then slipped into my shoes. I looked myself over one last time and then made my way downstairs as well.