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Summary – Jasper slips up and only Esme can comfort him – 1995
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Family goodness
By:
AngelBabs81 and potterfan2006
It had been two days since Jasper had slipped up and killed a human. He had been inconsolable since then, not even his beloved Alice could get through to him.
Down the hall, Alice was in Esme and Carlisle's room, sitting on the edge of their king sized bed that was coved with a red satin comforter. "I just don't know what to do," Alice said with a slight whine in her voice. "He doesn't even want me near him."
Esme was hanging up Carlisle's pressed shirts and gave a loving look at the grey one. He had been away for three weeks for a medical conference in Europe. She missed him dearly. After finishing she looked back to Alice.
"I know, dear," she said in a motherly tone. "Would you like me to try and talk to him?"
Alice nodded her head. "But I doubt he will let you near him."
Esme patted the younger woman's hand and smiled. "I can try." she left to go to Alice and Jasper's room. She knocked lightly on the door.
"Go away" Jasper said in an agonized sounding voice.
Esme ignored him and opened the door, locking it behind her. She didn't want any interruptions.
"If you really wanted to keep someone out you would have locked the door," she told him.
Jasper was sitting on the bed with an abandoned guitar beside him. He acknowledged what she said with a nod, but still could not make eye contact with this gentle soul.
Esme moved forward, she sat on the bed. "Jasper, we are a family and whatever happens to you affects us all. But, know that no matter what happens we love and care for you."
"How can you say that after what I have done" he asked in a quiet voice looking briefly up at her, his eyes were red from the recent feeding and filled with the anguish he felt at what he had done.
"Because that is the way this family works," she told him in soothing voice. She knew deep down, if Carlisle had been there Jasper would never had killed.
Jasper sighed, "Is Alice terribly upset with me?"
"No, she is not," she told him sitting up straighter on the bed and crossing her legs. "In fact, she's upset at herself for not being able to help you."
"I'm sorry I'm putting her through this. I promised myself that I would never do this to her again, not after what I put her though our first few years together," he put his face in his hands.
Esme put her hand on his shoulder as she spoke, "Alice is not concerned about the past and is worried about the one she loves in the present." She continued, "Jasper, know this, no matter what happens, we are a family."
"How could you want a monster in the family?"
"Because we are a family of monsters," she stated softly. The softness seemed weird considering what she was saying. "At least to humans, we are monsters. But I'll tell you a secret, Jasper. We are a family of good monsters."
Jasper gave a small sad smile, then sighed, "So I guess I shouldn't hide. I think I need to talk to Alice."
"Do what you think is necessary, but never shut us out," She told Jasper, giving his shoulder a gentle squeeze. "We love you, no matter what."
"Thanks, Esme," Jasper said reaching over to give her a hug.
Esme smiled, hugging him back. "Always remember that, Jasper." She stood up and left the room.
In her room, she told Alice, "He'll be fine." Before she could say more Alice raced out of the room.
The End