Chapter eleven
Thursday 7th November
Today was a non-pupil day at school because the teachers all had training to do. I woke up around 8 to hear dad snoring away in his room. I tiptoed down stairs and watched TV. At 11 i started to cook my dad's favourite breakfast, full English breakfast. He stumbled sleepily down the stairs to see me setting the table for two. I smiled to him.
"Morning Dad," I said trying to sweeten him up before Jasper came round to ask to not only take me away for Christmas but to let me have a week off school as well.
"Morning Elizabeth, what's to eat?" he said sitting down as i put a nice hot cup of tea in front of him.
"Full English Breakfast," I said smiling as i put him plate down, piled with the steaming food. I sat opposite him and started to eat. He ate and smiled, unaware of our scheming, we ate in comfortable silence.
"So what time is Jasper coming round?" Dad said smiling.
"About 12ish..." I said innocently once i had finished. I glanced at the clock to see it was 11:45. I stuck the plates in the dish washer and went to get ready.
Dad was sitting in the living room, now dressed when Jasper arrived. I opened the door and said hello before leading him into the living room. This was the second time Jasper and my Dad had met and i was nervous. Jasper calmed me down as we sat opposite my dad.
"So you want to whisk my daughter off to Texas for Christmas?" He said smiling slightly. Jasper flashed him a dazzling smile.
"I would indeed like to take your daughter down to Texas to do some research for our final history project," He said smoothly, charismatically. I could see my dad start to fall under Jasper's spell.
"Well... where are you planning on staying?" Dad said shiftily.
"Before my parents died and i came to live with Carlisle and Esme i lived in Houston in Texas. My parents left me a large estate just outside of Houston, i was planning on us staying there," He said smiling. I hadn't asked where we were going to stay, but it sounded great.
"I see, have you got dates set yet?" My father pressed.
"I was hoping to go on the 12th of December to the 2nd of January," Jasper said, i felt the wave of content-ness and acceptance flow out of Jasper and into my Father. My father smiled and nodded.
"It sound good," He said only half aware.
"I shall of course be paying for everything," Jasper continued. My Father just nodded and shoed us away.
After confronting my father Jasper took me back to the Cullen's. Although it wasn't a major trip Jasper had Rosalie and Bella take me shopping for a more suitable wardrobe whilst he, with the help of Edward planned the details.
Apparently Jasper had said it was usually between 15-18˚C in winter in Houston which was a lot higher than we get here in the height of Summer.
"You're going to love Texas!" Rosalie said smiling, "Jasper's house down there is fantastic!" She and Bella seemed ecstatic about our trip.
"If you don't come back dating him we'll cancel every flight back until you do!" Bella said grinning at me. I sighed.
"You two are unbelievable!" I said laughing slightly.
"Well why is he taking you anyway? I doubt it's for history research," Rosalie said slyly. I rolled my eyes at her.
"I don't know why, i guess it's because otherwise i'd have to spend it with the grandparents from hell," I said shrugging.
"Sure!" They said in unison sarcastically.
"Why do you think he's taking me away then?" I said crossing my arms as Rosalie hit the highway at 170mph.
"Jasper? Hmm...maybe because he so loves you!" Rosalie said flashing a smile in the mirror. I rolled my eyes.
"Jasper doesn't love me..." I said frowning and looking out the mirror, "We only faked that remember?"
"Sure... but think about it. He is still holding the facade up at school, that's because he LIKES being with you he is just too shy to admit it even though he knows how you feel. He is obsessed with you Lizzie; i mean he's worse than Edward was with Bella. He is 100% in love with you he's just worried that he'll do something wrong. That speech you gave him last month really hit it home for him; everyone knows he's more than curious about you. It's more than your blood that he wants Lizzie, he loves you," Rosalie said honestly.
"Lizzie, i have never seen Jasper like this before. Not even when he was with Alice. Edward says you are all he thinks about. He is over Alice now, he only see's you now. No one has ever been brave enough to get that close to Jazz, not even any of us. You don't care about his past and that's what he needs, to just forget everything that's happened and just look ahead. That's why he is taking you away and if you two don't come back together it'll be an opportunity wasted," Bella said to me. These two are more set on getting us together, i thought but i was smiling to myself.
"He's shy?" I said incredibly. I had never thought of Jasper as shy, but it made sense.
"Edward says he thinks he'll make a fool out of himself in front of you if your together..." Bella said smiling, "Give him time in the holiday but if it gets to the start of the third week and there is no sign of him asking you out i'd just start to seduce him. Worked for me..." Bella was laughing.
"Yeah... that's how you got Renesmee... i'm not planning on kids..." I said flatly which caused Bella to scowl and Rosalie to laugh hysterically as we pulled up into the parking lot.
Rosalie forced me into a lot of skimpy bikinis, explained that Jasper had a pool. I had a lot of shorts, jeans, tops, dresses, shoes, cardigans, well new everything. In Alaska a summer wardrobe didn't exist so i needed a lot of new clothes.
"This is so cute!" Rosalie said pulling out a baby blue dress with baby pink butterflies on it.
"Jasper would like that!" Bella said as they pushed me and it into the dressing room. They where right, it was cute and i loved it. I came out with it on and they 'awwwed'.
"I'm getting this!" I said as we went off to spend Jasper's money.
Jasper had insisted on buying everything i needed for this holiday and as we stuffed my new suitcase and all of our shopping bags into the boot i was lucky he was, this had cost a fortune. Well a fortune by my standards.
"He's going to love the new underwear," Rosalie said smiling when we were half way home. I blinked a few times.
"I didn't buy new underwear," I said slowly.
"We bought some for you," Rosalie said grinning, "Something to wear if you end up having to seduce him," I rolled my eyes.
"I will not sink that low!" I said flatly. They laughed. The rest of the way back was spent singing along to the radio and taking the piss out of Bella's honeymoon.
Jasper and Edward were talking at vampire frequency when we got back. They turned and smiled at us as we came in with all the bags.
"Has she got everything she needs?" Jasper said peering nosily into one of my bags.
"Clothes wise yes...we'll go out closer to the holiday to get the rest," Bella said grinning at me as she handed me one of the bags she was holding. I got sight of lace and groaned.
"Bella!" I moaned as her and Rosalie disappeared.