Finding Hope

Chapter 2

A.N.- Thank you for reading and reviewing this story! I'm so happy you like Daddy Jasper and little Harry. Now to answer a question someone asked about Harry being a hybrid like Nessie. The answer is no. Harry is not like Renesmee so he won't be growing ridiculously fast or anything. What he inherited from Jasper will be made clear as the story goes on. Basically you won't know until Jasper knows. At least that's what I have planned right now. I don't think I have anything else to address so enjoy!

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"Harry! Get back here!" Jasper said feeling his patience running out. A little giggle from under the window in the hotel room answered his order. The blonde vampire flashed towards the little toddler who did not like baths it seemed. Said baby was currently sitting on his rump only wearing his cloth diaper and giggling like mad at the game he thought they were playing. He was trying to be extra careful with his strength since he didn't want to hurt the fragile little one, but he finally gave up on trying his best to do it the human way. Quickly scooping up the now squirming toddler he headed into the bathroom determined not to let Harry slip from him again.

"No bath!" Harry screamed trying to kick Jasper, but the vampire held him away from his body easily. He wasn't worried about getting hurt, but his marble like body was sure to hurt the baby if he actually landed a hit on the vampire.

"Little one, it's just a bath. Ain't nothing bad goin' happen to ya in the tub." The blonde said. He let his gift touch upon Harry's turbulent emotions and let soothing waves of calm surround the child. The little boy stopped struggling, but now was looking at him accusingly with frustrated emerald and crimson eyes as if he knew exactly what Jasper was doing to him. The blonde chuckled and before he knew it he leaned down and kissed the baby's button nose. Jasper couldn't help it the way Harry looked at him was too adorable to ignore. Still with his gift wrapped around the toddler while thinking it was quite convenient to have when raising a child. He took off the diaper and settled Harry in the bathtub that was already filled with water up to Harry's waist.

Even with gentle waves of peaceful emotions coming from Jasper and giving an almost invisible hug to the baby, Harry was still looking frustrated. In the child's revenge his tiny hands slapped the water causing it to splash a little onto Jasper's button up shirt making Harry giggle and do it again.

"So that's how it is, huh?" The southern vampire asked. "Alright then, as long as ya get clean splash all ya want."

Of course by the end of bath time Jasper sorely regretted his statement. He was wet and he had to dry both himself and Harry. The bathroom's floor was soaked and the blonde felt a little bad for whoever had to clean it up in the morning when they left.

Finally after getting the toddler dressed in the yellow stripped pajamas, the ones the Whitlocks had bought today while they were out, he set the baby down on the bed next to him. Harry was blinking tiredly up at him. Bath time seemed to wear him out and Jasper had a feeling he would be asleep soon. He too was exhausted, well mentally that is, he didn't realize how much work it was to be a single parent. Jasper had a new found respect for all the parents who had to raise their child on their own.

Stretching out on the bed after slipping his shoes off he rested his head rested against the white pillow. Harry yawned cutely his sleepiness washing over Jasper making the vampire smile at the little boy. He loved feeling the emotions of Hadrian. They felt like they were soothing his very soul and at the same time healing something Jasper didn't realize was broken. To feel something other than bloodlust, despair, guilt, and all the other emotions that came from within himself made Harry's feelings feel like touching a little piece of Heaven.

He looked over to his side when the bed shifted a little bit and he saw the baby cuddle into him. Harry's little breaths becoming slow with sleep and his emotions shifting every once in a while as dreams swept him away. Jasper sighed closing his eyes letting his mind drift sluggishly as he tapped into the emotions his baby was feeling.

His brow furrowed a bit at the last thought. Yes, Harry was his child even if the toddler hadn't always been his. What mattered now was that the little one was in his life. He didn't understand the mysteries surrounding the child and probably never would. Yet he knew this was a good thing that he hoped he would never take for granted.

After just flitting from one thought to another without much effort for a while he stopped once midnight came around so he could think about the plans he had made with his brother. Pete and Char had left last evening to run to the house they were going to live in. Jasper was to travel by train to get there. The stormy weather would hold until tomorrow so he would be able to travel during the day. But after that they would need to hide out in hotel rooms by day and do all the traveling at night. It would make it longer to get there since currently they were in Minnesota, but it was better than running there the whole way. Jasper imagined it was not something Harry would enjoy or would be safe for him either.

A small smile tugged at his lips when a little hand fisted his shirt in its grip. Right now Jasper felt like he had everything he would ever need right there with him. His son was special and the blonde didn't think he would ever be able to deny him anything when those big red green eyes looked up at him.

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A.N.- Short chapter, but I wanted to get a little something written for Father's Day.

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