AN: SO I received 14 reviews for the previous chapter I'm at 191 reviews, so close to 200. :) I'm so happy! Ok so side note is, I don't have a beta, I don't plan on getting one but I have been informed through private messages that my grammar and such sucks. Do you as my readers want me to find a beta? (I don't know how to go about doing that, nor do I know how to proceed with updating and having a beta read the chapters first). Please in whichever way you want let me know if I need a beta.

~Chapter 16~

Edward POV-August 14th Continued-

"Come on!" Alice said turning on her heal and walking into JC Penny's. I took a deep breath before the three of us followed her.

It was going to be a long day, I thought as the automatic doors opened for us.

The morning went by in a blur as Alice picked handfuls of clothes for me and Em to try on. Alice herself got four full bags of clothes while at JC Penny's, and that's not even counting the three pairs of shoes she found for herself. Emmett and I both ended up with two bags, though why Alice felt the need for me to get more I will never understand. I still had almost a full closet full of clothes that are unworn, I tried to argue this with Alice and she just told me to stop complaining and get the clothes. After we had a cashier check us out we took all of our bags to the car so that we didn't have to carry them all over the mall. It was now nearing 10:00 and there were hordes of people rushing here and there within the mall, the parking lot I found was now packed full of cars. I naturally gravitated towards Esme of Emmett's side as the day went on; we visited three more stores before noon and I was terrified of getting separated from them as the crowds within the mall grew. Thankfully Esme and Emmett seemed to notice my reluctance to be far from someone and one if not both of them stayed by my side. Around noon my stomach growled and we were finally able to take a break as Esme announced that we should stop for lunch. We made one more trip to the car so that we could place our bags inside then we headed towards the food court.

I enjoyed eating at the food court, though all the people were a little overwhelming. I found the food to be good; Emmett and I each had a slice of pizza, a coke, and a pretzel. After lunch we made our way towards the other side of the mall, since we have yet to venture over there. I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed a music store, "The Piano Man" the sign said and inside its window on display was a beautiful grand piano much like the one I had.

"May we go in there?" I asked pointing towards the music store at the same time Alice yelled out "OH VS! Come-on they are having a sale!" VS? I thought to myself as I looked around and my eyes fell on a pink store with neon lights reading Victoria Secrets. I made a face at the same time Em said something about not wanting to go in there with his sister, part of me wondered if he had been in there with his girlfriend.

"Edward how would you feel if you and Emmett go into the music store and I follow Alice, then when we are done we'll meet you inside The Piano Man." Esme's solution sounded reasonable but the thought of being separated made my nerves shoot up as I ran a hand through my hair, processing what she had suggested. I knew that I didn't really want to be separated from Esme but The Piano Man looked like an interesting store and I could tell there weren't many customers inside of it.

"Come on Ed, let's let the women go in there alone." Em said pointing towards the store that Alice was inching towards as she also waited for my reply.

"Don't call me Ed," I said as I rolled my eyes and a laugh escaped my mouth. "We'll be ok Emse, you and Alice go in there, "I said pointing towards VS "and Em and I will be in there." I said pointing towards the music store. My voice was shaking a little but all in all I sounded sure of myself. Esme gave me a slight skeptical look before turning and walking towards VS, which Alice had already disappeared into.

Emmett and I made our way into the music store and I headed straight toward the back to the shelves that said "Music Books". Emmett followed me as I looked through the selection finally finding a piano one that I liked. I wanted to buy it but knew I shouldn't ask for it, the book was for beginners, and contained all the scales and even fingering charts, but the book got harder as you neared the end of it. I made my way around the store and found myself staring at the piano my fingers itching to touch the ivory keys. About thirty minutes after we enter the store a man approached us.

"Hello there young fellas." He said with a slight Scottish accent. He was an older mad possibly in his 60's, he had faded red hair and was slim of built. "Sorry I couldn't help you kids sooner. Anything you two are looking for that I can help you with?"

I figured by the way he talked that he was the store manager or owner.

"No, we um…" I stumbled out trying to get my voice to work. He was the first stranger to talk directly to me. "We're just looking." I was able to say as it stumbled out of me.

"Ok, well you kids let me know if you need any help." He said as he started to leave. "Feel free to play the piano, if you know how." He said not waiting for a reply as he approached two women who had just entered the store, I heard one say something about a flute before I turned my attention back to the piano.

His words were the only invitation I needed as I sat down and let my fingers grace the keys. The song was one that I had been practicing lately on the piano at home, it was short and easy. But Esme seemed to really enjoy it. It was still a work in progress and only about three minutes long. I was unaware of the customers who stopped and stared at me as I played, I also didn't notice when Alice and Esme came inside and stood next to Emmett as they listened to me play.

I was embarrassed when I finished playing to see everyone looking at me, I could feel my face heat up as I attempted to ignore all the attention and make sure that my burn scars weren't showing. Esme ended up insisting on buying me not just one music book but a few, telling me that I would like to have something with more than just scales in it.

We continued shopping for what seemed like hours and it was already 4:00 by the time we started to make our way back to Forks, back home. Once we were home Esme helped us bring all the bags in. Emse and Carlisle had plans to eat out since Emmett and Alice were having Jasper and Rosalie over and we would be ordering pizza. Alice insisted on telling me what to wear as we waited for their friends to show. She had me in dark jeans and a long sleeve red shirt that had three buttons which she told me to leave unbuttoned. Looking in the mirror I had to admit I looked nice.

The time was 6:50, Emmett told them to come around 7:00. I was shaking as we sat in the family room waiting for them to arrive. I wanted to meet Emmett's girlfriend and best friend, but I was also unsure of how to act. I was almost positive that they were aware of some of the things that happened to me, I didn't want to have their pity.

At 6:58 a car pulls into our driveway and two people step out.

Emmett is already at the door before they even have a chance to knock.

"Rosie!" He yells as a beautiful blonde woman is swept up into his arms. "Jaz." He says to the young man that walks in after the woman. I couldn't help looking at the beautiful man as he came into the house. He had on a short sleeve t-shirt and I could see his perfect flawless skin. I started to slowly back away, feeling the need to hide.

"Rose, Jasper, I would like you to meet my brother Edward." Emmett said drawing attention to me. I knew I couldn't just disappear now. These were Emmett's friends I had to be polite.

"Edward it's so nice to finally meet you." Rose said as she turned from Emmett and offered her hand. Nervously I took it, and shook it in my own.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Rose, Emmett talks about you constantly." I said praying that my voice sounded strong.

"Well I'm sure he over exaggerates and that none of it is true." She said giving me a smile as she releases my hand.

"And I'm Jasper, I hear you enjoy reading." Jasper said as he too held out his hand. Slowly I took it and couldn't help the warm feeling I got from it. He had small callouses on his hand and I could have sworn I felt a jolt of electricity from where your skin met.

"It's nice to meet you. I believe I got your note about the Riley Jensen, Guardian series By: Keri Arthur." I said my voice quivering slightly.

"I ordered the pizzas and they should be here in twenty minutes." Alice said as she skipped into the room. It wasn't until she finished hugging Rose that I noticed I was still holding Jaspers hand, I looked at our joined hands before quickly pulling mine away. "Rose you have to come see the new clothes I bought!" Alice said as she dragged Rose up the stairs and to her room, leaving just us guys still standing in the entryway.

"So who wants a coke?" Emmett asked, breaking the silence that fell between us.

"Sure, I'll take one." Jasper and I said together. We followed Emmett into the kitchen while he grabbed three cokes and handed one to each of us. Neither Jasper nor myself had trouble with our can, but when Emmett went to open his somehow he succeeded in making it fizz over and get all over his shirt.

This caused Jasper and I to both laugh. While my laugh was quiet his was loud and joyful, I love the sound of his laugh. I found myself thinking.

"Aw man, now I need to change." Emmett said as he left the kitchen and continued his way to his room. By this time Jasper and I had stopped laughing and my heart started to quicken as I realized how close we were standing to each other and that the fact was, we were alone. I could feel my breathing get shallower as I attempted to remain calm.

AN: Ok I hope you enjoyed it. It's shorter that I meant it to be but I do plan to post again soon. :) OH and if you like Dom/Sub stories check out arianawhitlock's story Punishment, if you haven't already, it is also a Jasper/ Edward story. And if any of you have any good Jasper/ Edward stories let me know and I'll be sure to read them, if I haven't already :)