Emotions

Jasper's POV

Some of the emotions that came from the girl I expected, such as fear, exhaustion, adrenaline, hatred, and despair. One emotion in particular I did not expect to feel radiating from her was lust. She looked up at Edward right now, with the most beautiful blush, and deep down inside, almost impossible to detect under all the fear and exhaustion was lust. Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised by this, we were all attractive after all, but there I was looking dumbfounded and staring openly at the girl. Emmett gave me a curious glance, but fortunately Carlisle was focused on driving, and Edward was too busy smiling at the girl to notice.

"Don't worry Bella, you'll be happy with us. I promise." Edward said quietly.

Bella sighed and I sensed despair and confusion coming from her. She leaned back into her seat and looked passed Edward and out the window. It was midmorning and we had been on the road for almost 12 hours. We were passing through a small town and Carlisle was pulling into the parking lot of a small diner. He looked at us in the rearview mirror and said, "Bella we're going to stop and take a little break. Are you hungry at all? You should probably have breakfast. Would you like to sit and eat?"

Bella shook her head. "No, I'm not really hungry. I just need to stretch my legs and..."

She just trailed off and I sensed embarrassment and urgency coming from her. I almost laughed. She was probably to shy to say she needed to go to the restroom. I decided to relieve her from her embarrassment and said, "Yeah Carlisle, a restroom break would be good." Relief flooded through Bella and again I almost laughed.

Breakfast, Kashmir& Splats

Bella's POV

With everything that was going on I didn't even want to think of food. The restroom on the other hand was all that I could think about. We got out of the vehicle and walked into the diner. I felt stiff and sore, and stretched, it felt good. It was a nice little diner. The kind of place you would say was quaint. A few people were seated in booths, enjoying their breakfasts. The smell of the food made my stomach turn over. I made a beeline to the ladies room. I noticed that Jasper and Emmett went to the counter to order something to go, while Carlisle and Edward waited for me outside the restroom. The thought did cross my mind to make a scene, but my four abductors practically outnumbered the people in the diner, which consisted of three elderly customers, a tiny twenty-something waitress and I'm assuming one cook. No, making a scene would do no good.

I looked at myself in the mirror and saw that my hair was a mess. I tried to brush it out with my fingers. I rinsed my mouth out with some water and splashed my face. I had dark circles around my eyes, and I looked really tired. It had been a long night. I had somehow fallen asleep, but woke up to Edward shaking me from my nightmare. In my nightmare I was running through a forest. I was trying to get away from my captors, but Edward caught up to me. He grabbed me by my arms and swung me around to face him. He continued to hold onto my arms, but he stared into my face. His mouth moved, but I couldn't understand what he was saying because no sound came out. Then his eyes lowered to my neck and he licked his lips. His eyes came back up to my face and I seen him glance at my lips. He tilted his head down and kissed me softly at first, and then more urgently. I felt my body respond to his kisses. My heart raced and my breath quickened. I pulled away from him to catch my breath and he just disappeared. Suddenly I felt afraid and I knew that if I didn't run I would die. So I ran. Or at least I tried to. I kept tripping, falling, getting tangled in vines and losing my footing in mud. I couldn't get away, no matter how hard I tried. I became more afraid and I felt this urgent need to escape, but could not. That is when Edward woke me. His beautiful face inches from mine, reminding me vividly of the dream.

I didn't mean to start crying, but the night's events followed by the nightmare finally did me in. I just don't understand what these men want with me. I thought about it for hours and still have not been able to form a conclusion. Now I wondered about Alice, Rosalie and Esme. What kind of women would marry men who kidnap teenage girls? What kind of family were they?

I walked out of the bathroom and wasn't surprised that Carlisle and Edward still stood there waiting for me. Edward took my right elbow and led me to the counter where Jasper and Emmett seemed to be disagreeing about something while pointing up at the menu.

Emmett turned to me, "So Bella, what are you hungry for? Pancakes sound good don't they?"

Jasper rolled his eyes. "The thought of pancakes is making her queasy." How did he know that? "Bella, wouldn't you prefer something like bacon and eggs?" The thought of bacon and eggs made me even queasier.

Edward squeezed my elbow, and looked down at me. "What would you like?"

I looked at the menu. They had pictures of greasy breakfast foods like omelet's and sausages, which normally I would love, but considering the circumstances, I told Edward that I'd like just a bottle of water and a blueberry muffin. The waitress, named Bonnie, handed me my order and Carlisle paid for it. I was surprised that nobody else ordered anything.

We walked back to the vehicle, Edward still holding my elbow. He helped me into the SUV, and we were off. We drove for a while in silence. I drank my water and ate my muffin, and my stomach started to feel a bit better. Emmett and Jasper started to talk about a football game that they apparently wagered on. I didn't pay much attention. All I really gathered from their conversation was that Emmett lost the wager, and was accusing Jasper of cheating.

Edward nudged me, and I looked up at him. I almost gasped out loud. My heart was beating so hard I wouldn't have been surprised if everyone in the vehicle could hear it. Edward was gorgeous, and he was smiling down at me, and it literally took my breath away.

"So Bella, what do you for fun?" I just gawked at him. Here they are kidnapping me and taking me hundreds of miles from home to only God knows where and he's asking me what I do for fun! "Um, well, I like to read, listen to music, watch movies, and stuff like that."

He nodded his head. "Well, I like music. I play the piano actually. I'll play for you someday."

I just nodded my head. Should I say Thanks, I would enjoy that?

A cell phone rang, it was Jasper's, the ring tone was Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, for some reason I thought it suited him. He answered the phone, and he listened to whoever it was on the other end. He seemed really worried. All he said was "I'll let you talk to Carlisle."

Carlisle reached for the phone and listened. Edward tensed beside me. He seemed angry and worried. Carlisle hung up the phone, his only words were "Damn it!" As he said this all three Jasper, Edward and Emmett glanced at him in surprise. Carlisle sighed. "Why can't things just go according to plan?"

"What's going on?" I'm sure the look on my face showed how confused I was. I was starting to get anxious too seeing these four men obviously worried about something.

Carlisle looked at me through the rearview mirror. His face was tense. "There's no time to explain right now Bella, but it's extremely important that you stay in the vehicle with Edward. Edward will keep you safe. Don't even open the windows." He pulled the vehicle onto the side of the road, and left it running. He stepped out, followed by Emmett and Jasper. I watched them walk out towards the rear of the vehicle. Emmett stretched and cracked his knuckles. Both Jasper and Emmett removed their shirts and I blushed. Both guys were muscular. Emmett was built like a body builder, and Jasper was built more like a soldier or like someone who has done a lot hard menial labor.

I looked away and saw that Edward was watching them as well. Just then, another vehicle pulled up behind ours, and three men and a woman stepped out. Carlisle had left the vehicle running with the radio on. Some country song was playing that I didn't recognize. I couldn't hear the conversation outside, but it didn't seem friendly. Carlisle spoke to the woman and they both seemed tense. The rest of the men's body language seemed almost predatory. Both Jasper and Emmett seemed ready to pounce.

"Bella, you shouldn't watch this. Please turn around and face the front of the vehicle." Edward was looking at me worried and angry.

"Why?" I looked back at Carlisle, and in a movement quicker than I could see, he jumped on the woman. Emmett and Jasper jumped two of the other men. I was stunned. Edward grabbed me and pulled me into his lap, trying to force me to face the front of the vehicle. Right before he managed to this, the last thing I saw of the confrontation was the woman's head flying towards us and hitting the back window with an audible splat. That's when I screamed.