A/N: I am so sorry it took so long for me to post this chapter. I wasn't able to continue with any of my stories due to Hurricane Irene. But FINALLY, I have power and time to continue with all my stories and I am excited to start back up! - Bella

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Chapter 4

(JPOV)

Isabella and I walked hand in hand back to the main house. I could see Peter and Charlotte sitting on the porch swing waiting for us to return. As we approached the steps, I noticed Peter was smirking at me radiating amusement and Charlotte had a nervas smile. I guess I understand why she is antsy around me. We weren't all that close at Maria's compound and her memories place me as the arrogant son of a bitch I've always been known to be.

"You guys have fun?" Peter asked wagging his eyebrows at us in a suggestive manner. I narrowed my eyes at him and flipped him off, pulling my Isabella into my side as he started laughing. I scowled at him but otherwise didn't say anything.

Once he calmed himself down, he stood up, pulling his mate with him.

"Now that your back, we can get on with the pleasantries." Peter said putting his hand on the small of Charlottes back. "You remember my Char, right Major?"

I nodded my head as Char extended her hand.

"It's nice to see you again sir." She said.

I studdied her hand momentarily and then proceeded to reach forward with my own and grasped hers in a firm handshake.

"Pleased to meet ya again ma'am." I drawled.

She smiled at me as she let go of my hand and replaced it with Peter's.

"And you already met our Bella." Peter smiled at her fondly. Lucky for him, his emotions were showing only familial affections so I didn't have to deck him.

"Indeed I have." I answered as I picked up her hand in mine and kissed her knuckles. I'm sure if she could have blushed she would have as she smiled sheepishly looking into my eyes.

It took alot to break eye contact, but there was something I knew I needed to do before any more was said or done. I looked at them all intently in the eyes and proceeded.

"I just wanted to thank yall. All of you. For getting me out of that place." I said looking down. "I never knew I could live a life like this and I'm more greatfull for the chance to explore it than anything in the world. Not only have you saved my life and sanity, but you brought me into your home and brought me to my mate. I'm no good at all this, nor am I familiar with it anymore. I can't remember what it's like feeling such positive emotions from others and definately not from myself." I sent them a dose of what I was feeling to emphasise my point.

"Don't even mention it brother." Peter said as he clasped me on the back. "I always knew I'd be comin back for your punk ass someday, and when I found out that it was time, none of us hesitated to get everything set up and bring ya home."

"Yeah, ya helped Peter and I escape from that horrible place and there still ain't a way I could ever repay ya for savin me sug." Charlotte added.

I felt Isabella put her hand on my chin and direct my gaze to her face. She had a small smile on her lips as her golden doe eyes looked at me adoringly.

"From the moment Peter and Char told me of your exsistance, I knew I had to meet you. I knew you would be special to me and I knew that when the time came I would play my part in what ever way I could to bring you back. In saving Pete an' Char, you also played a part in saving me. If you hadn't helped them, I surely would have died that day in the woods." She told me sending me waves of an unbelieveably strong emotion.

I didn't know what to say to that. I've never had someone say something like that to me before. So I decided words wouldn't be enough. Leaned down, pulled her into my chest tightly, and kissed her sending her as much grattitude, joy, and adoration as I could muster.

We mutually broke the kiss and she gave me a breath taking smile. I started getting a feeling inside me. It was a warm and fuzzy feeling that made me feel unbelieveable. It was so strong and earth shattering. I've never felt this feeling before. I can't even name it! Me! An empath! And I can't name this feeling!

"Well now that that's outta the way, how bout we head inside and show the Major around." Charlotte offered with a smile at us.

"That would be great Charlotte. Thank you." I said.

As we entered through the front, I noticed that so far all the floors were a medium color hardwood. The main room was huge! There were plenty of windows making everything bright and cheerie. The walls were painted a dark tan color and had a few bookshelves filled with books and trinkets from around the midwest.

"This here is the great room, or livingroom." Char said.

There was a beige sectional and a glass coffee table painted to match. There was a large beige ottoman and a lazyboy chair to match. A big screen television mounted on the wall. Beautiful paintings of places in the country were hung on the walls bringing the room together.

I followed everyone down a narrow hall and made an immediate turn into what looked like a dinning room. The room was painted a dusty maroon with an off white carpet. The table and chairs were a dark cherry wood with white cushions on the chairs. There were two paintings of what looked like different vineyards on the walls along with a dark cherry wood wine cabinet.

"We use this room along with the kitchen attached through this door right here," She said pointing to the left at a swinging door, "ta keep up appearances. On occasion we have human guests over for a drink when Peter discusses work with them."

"What kind of work do ya do Captain?" I questioned with an eyebrow raised.

"We all have odd jobs that brings in the money. Char owns multiple vineyards as ya might have noticed with all the wine an' grapes around the house. I opened a few bars an' night clubs around the country. I mostly just overlook things an' sign the paperwork. Also collect an' sign checks for my management staff. Belly Bean here hasn't found her calling in this life yet, which is understandable with her just coming out of her newborn years. So she helps me or Char with business, but she has her hobbies that she loves and does for fun. Especially with the horses out there. Over the years we came ta have more money than we know what ta do with so if ya ever need anythin, don't be hesitant ta buy it. An' I mean anythin Major." Peter said. Suddenly it looked like a light blub went on in his head. "As a matter of fact, stay right there."

He flitted at vampire speed out of the room and came back holding a manilla folder handing it to me.

"These are things that you will need ta survive out here." He explained. "We gave Bella the same but with a different last name. She picked it out though. I figured that you would want to keep your last name. We can just tell people that we're brother's an' Char and I are married. We tell people around town that ask that Bells is Char's half sister who lives with us."

I nodded my head and dumped the contents of the folder on the table and started to sort through it. I found a Montanna driver's licence and passport with my picture stating that I was 23 years of age. My name remained Jasper Anthony Whitlock. It also included a birth certificate and social security card. There was also two debit cards along with three black credit cards with my name on them.

"Uhh, Peter...I don't have any money." I told him hesitantly.

"Well the silver card is yours that will give you access to the main account that all of us use. We all add money into it as well as the savings account that accumulates mad interest like crazy. We could live off the interest alone, but we all like ta have our hobbies, like I said, that brings in good money so we just keep addin ta it. The blue one is your account alone that only you'll have access to. We put a good amount in for ya to start ya off. The three credit cards have no limit an we all have the same account. We just got ya cards of ya own ta use." He explained.

I didn't know what to say. They are literally giving me a life and all I am required to do is live it. I didn't have to work to earn these perks, I was just given them with enough trust and compassion, making me apart of their family. I always knew Peter was like a brother to me, but I wasn't aware how true that statement was until now.

I sent them all my overwelming grattitude and they all just nodded and smiled except for Isabella who also squeezed my hand in acknowledgement.

We then made our way through the swinging door and discovered a large kitchen with a sliding glass door that lead out to the patio and pool area in the backyard. All the cabinets were painted white and all the appliances were stainless steal. There was a breakfast counter with barstools and a small white table by the window with chairs to match with black cushions. Unlike the dinning room, this room was very bright. Probibally the brightest I've seen since the tour started.

"We have canteens of blood in the freezer an' some alcohol in the fridge along with carrots and apples for the horses. The canteens are labeled between human blood and animal blood. The animal blood also states which animal it came from. Which reminds me..." Peter pondered and then turned his head to Isabella. "Bella, the Major here wanted to change his diet to animals. Are you willing ta show him the ropes and help him out. Keep em from slippin?" He asked with a wink in my direction. I scowled at him for pressuring her into it. How is she suposed to say no infront of me? He should have spoke to her on the side to get an honest answer!

Suprisingly, Isabella's face lit up and she gave us a beautiful, bright smile.

"Of course I will!" She answered then turned to me when she noticed the face I had aimed at my Captain. "What's wrong Jazz?"

I smiled at the nickname she came up with for me.

"Jazz?" I asked grinning.

"Yeah, I thought it would be one of many nicknames I could come up with for you." She mumbled looking down embarassed. "If you don't like it, I can always just call you Major or Jasper like you said."

I placed my arms on her shoulders and brought her about a foot infront of me so she could see that I was pleased.

"No, I love it. I though it was really endearing and made me feel quite special to be honest." I told her trying and failing miserably to stop smiling. I've never smiled as much as I have in my whole exsistance as a vampire than I have today.

He face lit right back up, but then turned suspicous.

"Then what was the face for?" She questioned.

"That was aimed towards Peter for pressuring you into helping me with the animal diet. You really don't have to agree to help. I'm sure I can figure it out on my own. He should have spoke to you on the side so you had a chance to say 'no.' I don't want you to do anything you don't want to do. Especially take on a responsibility like me." I answered looking at the floor and mumbling the last part.

"Baby, look at me." Isabella said with a serious tone. I complied and saw her beautiful toothy smile. "I would be honored to help you with your new diet. I must warn you that it won't be easy at first, but I will be with you every step of the way. We can come up with a great system, especially with our mating bond being able to feel eachother and my telepathic powers. I promise Peter didn't pressure me into this. I would have said no if I honestly didn't want to but I do want to. I want to make you happy and help make your life easier and if changing your diet does that for you then I will put my all into helping you." She was smiling by the end and I just couldnt resist but kiss her again and wonder how I got so lucky to end up with a mate as wonderful and sweet as her.

As soon as I deepened the kiss, Peter...that fucker...just had to inturupt.

"Alright alright, enough of that! Yall have plenty of time later for that shit later! Let's finish the tour so we can move on with our day." Peter rambled on.

SMACK!

"Ouch woman!" Peter mumbled rubbing the back of his head. "That hurt! What was that for?"

"You bein an ass!" Char explained with her hand on her hip. "They just found eachother an' we have plenty of time before nightfall an' our hunt if they want ta show eachother affection like that. They're a newly mated pair an' their aura's are so strong. Leave em alone!" She ended with her arms crossed accross her chest.

"No, it's okay Char, we can finish the tour now." Isabella told her breaking up their spat. "We have plenty of time after we hunt tonight as well." She finished winking at me and throwing me a good dose of lust. I groaned and pulled her back against my front as we started walking into the hall from the other door in the kitchen. She wiggled her ass against my dick. I hissed at the feeling, then continued to kiss, lick, suck and bite at the mating mark I left on her neck. She giggled and reached behind her and around my neck, bringing me in for another quick kiss. I kept her pressed against me as we both wabbled into the hall after Peter and Char.

The next door we went through led us into the basement. It was completely open except for one door and done up like a bar slash game room. The bar itself stretched the whole way accross one of the walls. There was a flat screen mounted on the wall behind the bar so those who were sitting could watch it. There was a large shuffle board along with a pool table and an air hockey table. Then there was a sunk in area where lots of pillows and cushons covered the floor facing a massive big screen that took up the entire wall that was made into a home theater. I also noticed there was many different gaming consoles hooked up.

I nodded my approval and they then pulled me over to the only door in the room behind the bar. It had many locks on it and a pad that reads your hand prints and eye retna's.

Peter reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring of keys and handed them to me.

"These are all they keys that will give you access to all the rooms in the house, sans mine an' Char's room. All doors leading inside from the outside including the garage have these." He said pointing to the pads that read your prints and eye scanners. I nodded my understanding and he continued. "Why don't you go ahead and put your hand on there so we can get you entered into our security system. Then I want you to look into this lazer so we can get your retna's scanned as well."

I did as I was told and watched as Peter entered in a password as well.

"The password I am entering in here for you is the month and year that you were changed. Anytime something asks for your password, you enter those numbers." He told me then looked to see if I understood. I nodded again for him to continue. He pulled out his own set of keys and used them to unlock the door, then told me to enter my information to ensure that it works properly. I did as I was told and upon hitting enter, the door pushed it's way open automatically.

"All the doors, window's an' walls are made of a special kind of metal that has our venom mixed into it before it dries. It is the only metal that a vampire cannot break. Reguardless though, weapons made of the metal will still not penetrate our skin. The metal is only good for restraints, safes, and what you see here. Once this room is locked down, no outside force can enter inside, no matter their strength, number, or weapon. The house is much the same, but it is not as reenforced as this particular room. You will see why it needs to be so when we enter." Peter explained.

I was quite impressed. As time goes on, the discoveries become endless!

We entered through the doorway and I took my time looking around the room. There were stacks of money piled up on some of the shelves, a large freezer with a glass door that looked like it was holding a good amount of different kinds of blood, there were weapons hung up on the walls which Peter explained that they have many uses and will be explained in greater detail at a later date. I saw a large wine cabinet that held wine up to 100 years in age.

A single compuer with three different monotors sat in the middle of the room. Aparently this was Char's area of expertise. She went on to explain that this was the computer that held all financial information on all of their off shore accounts, as well as mine and Isabella's, the location's of all of their different properties which I understand couldn't be public knowledge for when they move or incase they had to go on the run. It held any and all names, aliaces, and cataloged information on each of us and any other vampires they have come accross over the years.

"Know thy enemies, right Major?" Peter asked and winked.

I laughed to myself remembering when I taught him about the importance of that phrase and shook my head.

"If you meet an unknown vampire you need to enter in the computer. Also, if there is anything you come accross of importance that you feel is irreplaceable you are more than welcome to put it in this room. Weather it is for sentimental reasons, or whatever, this house is just as much yours as it is ours." Isabella said squeezing my hand in reassurance.

"Shes right sir." Peter began, "When we built and stocked all of our properties, we did it with the knowledge that you would be joining us someday. If you think something needs to be changed or added, please let us know. We may have been here before you, but you have always been and always will remain our coven leader."

I looked to Charlotte and Isabella who were nodding their heads in agreement. I didn't know what to say, so I nodded my head in thanks and understanding.

We made our way out of the safe room, making sure everything was as we found it and traveled back to the first floor. I was lead to a room in the very back of the house and we stood outside the door looking at Peter expectantly.

"This is a gift from the three of us. We remembered how you like your privacy and figured you wouldn't want this kind of thing in your bedroom. You will see why in a second. You are the only one ta have a key to this room. If ya want Bells to have a key as well, there is an extra on your key chain." He said as he opened the door which was already unlocked. Upon this knowledge, I immediately found the key he spoke of, took it off my key ring, and handed it to Isabella with a smile. She returned with a wide smile and her version of a blush which I found rather adorable. We then stepped inside and I felt my eyes grow wide.

It was a very large room and the walls were all littered with book after book on every topic I could possibly think of. There was one section alone with books that were only about the Civil War. There was a large L shaped desk to match to book cases with a lap top and printer sitting there. I opened and closed the drawers and saw that there were packs of manilla folders, printer paper, pens, pencils, post it's, lined paper,...everything I would possibly need.

"Wow, this is so great!" I turned to face them. "Thank you so much. But how did you know?"

Peter smirked and I could feel his smuggness pouring out of him.

"Well I just 'knew' that you and sweet thang over here had a lot in common, so when she asked me what kind of books and things she should buy to fill the room, I told her to do it how she would do it for herself and she won't miss." He said.

I looked at my mate and saw her ducking her head in embarassment of being called out. She is just so adorable!

"Well the Civil War has always been something that really interests me, and I knew from what Peter told me that you were changed during then. So I got books that I knew interested me and filled the library and tried to decorate everything from a man's perspective." She said looking down at her feet.

That was just not acceptable. I shook my head and approached her.

"Isabella?" I said putting two fingers under her chin and brought her to look at me in the eye. "You did a wonderful job here and I couldn't have designed this room better myself. But you have no reason to ever be embarassed around me or feel that you can't look me in the eye when you talk to me. Ok Darlin'?"

She nodded her head. "Yes sir."

I smiled at the way she addressed me and kissed her cheak.

"Oh! Bella honey, why don't ya show the Major here what ya showed us with some of the Civil War books?" Charlotte said estatically.

Isabella smiled and walked over to the book cases that housed the Civil War section and started looking through some of the titles and opening them to certain pages. After she had about five books, she seemed satisfied for the time being and came over to my side and handed me the book on the top first.

I couldn't believe it! There I was! A picture that I actually remember getting done right after I was promoted to Major. There also was an entire chapter dedicated to information about me and my time in the wars and me rising through the ranks.

She then handed me book by book. They all had pictures and different information about the youngest Major in Texas. This time was the proudest time in my human life and now it is all documented for me in these pages.

I closed all the books and set them down on my desk and crossed the room to my mate.

"You have no idea how much this means to me. Some of that information I didn't even remember. Thank you for finding this." I told her radiating grattitude. I could tell she felt it because she smiled and wrapped her arms around me, tucking her head under my chin. I squeezed her tight and kissed the top of her head.

"Alright, alright, we can finish the trip down memory lane later. Ya have one more room ta visit upstairs. Ya can visit our bedrooms at another time, not that you'll be spendin much time in mine and char's room and all and Bells can show ya yours, and her's on her own. Char and I are gonna go hunt. Capeash?" Peter winked at us.

I rolled my eyes at him and followed everyone out of my office, properly shutting and locking the door behind me.

I watched as Peter and Char walked straight down the hall, into the large great room and out the side door where the driveway and the garage were located. I felt Isabella slip her hand in mine, which drew my attention to her. Her golden orbs shown brightly with her breath taking smile that always drew me in.

"Ready?" She asked.

"As I'll ever be." I said winking at her.

I'm sure if she could, she would be blushing right now. That is something I've noticed about my girl. Even though she can't physically blush, she does quite often on the inside. I bet it was one of her human traits as well.

I followed behind her as she dragged me by my hand up the large spiral staircase to the top floor. We walked all the way to the end of the hallway to the last door on the left, which was a bedroom you could see from the front of the house.

"This is your bedroom, and mine is right here." She said pointing to the room directly accross from my door.

"Seperate bedrooms?" I asked her skeptically.

"Um, well before you got here...I mean I didn't know...It's just that before you came, I didn't know we were going to be mates. So naturally I didn't know you would want to share a bedroom...I'm not opposed to it...I'll let you decided." She stuttered out until she saw my smirk. "Hey!" She lightly smacked my arm. "That wasn't nice!"

I couldn't help but laugh at her antics and how easy she was.

"I was just kiddin darlin. I knew that us being mates came as a suprise to you and myself...I'm not sure about Peter, but I know this wasn't something purposely done." I explained with a small smile. I then got very nervas as I continued, finding my shoes suddenly very interesting. "Would you...want to? Share a room? With me, I mean?"

When I didn't hear a reply I started to panic. I was too afraid to check her emotions. I mean mate or not, she just met me today and she couldn't possibly have the type of strong unknown feelings I had for her already. What ever those feelings are. I wouldn't blame her if she said no. I mean she already was stuck with a scared freak like me for the rest of eternity. I murderer that fed off of humans and killed more vampires than I could possibly think of. Why would a goddess like her want to spend more time with me then she would have to?

I suddenly felt Isabella come into my space and place one hand over where my heart used to beat, and the other lightly tracing some of the thickest of my scars I had on the right side of my neck. She then moved to cup my jaw and lightly trace her thumb back and forth accross my cheak. I cautiously brought my head up a bit to look at my mates eyes. They were glassy and filled with venom, mimicking tears that would never fall. She started searching my eyes and bitting her bottom lip.

"Is that really how you feel?" She asked quietly.

I looked at her quizzically. I couldn't have been speaking outloud.

"First, you were projecting your emotions. Second, it seems that with my telepathic abilities and us having mated, when you are feeling heavy amounts of emotion, your thoughts seem to find their way into my head. I'm sure that since I can project them as well, mine will automatically find their way into yours without my doing." She said softly.

I didn't know what to say to that. I just closed my eyes and leaned to put my forehead against hers.

"Baby, I need you to know something. The second Pete and Char told me about you, I was so unbelieveablly intrigued. Those books I showed you in the library with your picture were mine before I found out that you were going to come and stay here. There are more than just those but I decided to just grab the first ones I saw. For almost a year and a half, I would go to book stores and search online for any information I could about you. Not only did you fight in the Civil War which was always something that facinated me, but the vampire wars. You are a warrior and someone to be proud of. I don't know about all of your time with Maria and maybe one day you will tell me about it, but from what I do know, you may have killed and fed from humans, which I don't hold you accountable for even if you continued with Pete and Char's life style. Either way, you didn't have a choice or even the knowledge that life can be different and made to be how YOU want it to be.

"You are not a freak by any standards either. You are so unbelieveablly beautiful in my eyes. Everytime I look at you I can't help but to think about how lucky I am to be mated to you. From the moment I locked eyes on you, I stopped breathing and the world and everyone in it disappeared. Feel what I'm feeling...please?" She asked.

I took a deep unneeded breath and opened myself to her emotions. They hit me like a tital force. I was bombarded with feelings of adoration, pride, admiration, loyalty, awe, happiness, lust, and that unknown emotion. That was the strongest one of them all. It was so heart wrenching and unadultrated. I had to find out what it was and now.

Looking in her eyes, I felt myself start to trace my mating mark on her. I felt her shiver and her lust spike. I stored that piece of information away and proceeded.

"Can I ask you something that is quite embarassing for an empath to be asking?"

"Of course." She said and smiled a bit. "You can always ask me anything."

"What is this feeling that I keep feeling from myself and from you just now?" I asked as I projected it to her with everything I had.

Her eyes widened and I saw the venom come back to her eyes as she looked at me in awe. She didn't answer right away but proceeded to slam her lips with mine and sent the feeling right back at me with a vengance. Her tongue invaded my mouth as we battled for dominance and held eachother as tight as we dared.

After a few minutes, we started to settle down and ended it with a few chaste kisses, but kept our lips bairly hovering over eachother, feeling and hearing us panting for unnecessary breaths with our eyes still sewed shut.

Finally, when we got our breathing under control I heard my answer as Isabella whispered it into my ear.

"Love."

A/N: The Major finally found out that he was capable of loving! What do you think his reaction will be to that? In the next chapter, the Major will be going on his first animal hunt. How do you think that will go? Many more suprises in the next chapter as well...review and tell me what you think!

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