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Dark Salvation

AN: Yay! 175 reviews came in and I am posting right away. See, that wasn't so hard and you didn't have to wait until next Saturday for this chapter. In response to a PM. We are not holding them hostage. That would imply that we aren't going to post them until we received x number of reviews. We will post them on our original posting schedule, weekly, or when we received the requested #, whichever comes first.

Also, Edward does NOT love Jasper more than he loves Bella. He's been separated from Jasper for 8 months with no real contact. If you were separated from your significant other for that period of time, wouldn't you be glad to see them and have a rather involved reunion? We can separate Bella and Edward for a year just so you can see their reunion if you'd rather have that than the following chapter. Just let us know. :)

Edward POV (chapter 41)


It was unbelievable…just like it had always been. To have my other love back in my arms…it was indescribable. We slept, snuggled together on the large bed. We would wake on occasion and talk.

He told me of how he managed to free the slaves, though, a few stayed on, some just couldn't be mainstreamed…and I, in turn, told him about Bella, how wonderfully beautiful she was, round with my child, and how terribly afraid I was that I would screw this up.

He whispered soft words in my ear as I cried out my fears, and then made sweet love to me. This was how it was supposed to be. Him, me, Bella, Alice, the four of us, interconnecting, weaving in and out of each other's lives…

He slept through our pit stop in Italy, and it was all I could do not to shiver as I tightened my grip on him. So much hurt, so many horrid things had happened to him here. I wished that he would never have to return here, but I knew that wish was in vain. He would have to come back on occasion. There were still subs around, still people under him that had to be monitored, looked after, but in between times, he would know how much we loved him.

"Would you be the baby's godfather?" I asked him after he awoke, somewhere over the ocean, as we snuggled together.

"What?"

I smiled. "I love you, Bella loves you, though, I have the feeling she'll want to smack you upside your head, as she's been threatening to do, but we both want you to be the baby's godfather."

"Edward…I…I can't…"

I put my finger over his lips. "No. You are not allowed to use the word, 'can't', Jasper. It no longer exists. You're your own master, you can do…anything you like."

He smiled at me. "I am, hmm?"

I grinned and pushed him down, hovering over him once more. "Yes. Unless it's for fun and games, no one dominates you any more."

I felt his cock twitch, and mine did in response. "I don't know…I rather like you dominating me, Edward."

I let out a growl and bit his neck gently as his hand closed around me. I moaned and he whispered, "Show me, Edward. Show me how you can dominate me. I'd willingly be your slave…forever."

"No, not slave, lover, friend," I panted.

There were tears in his eyes once more. I kissed them away and gasped in surprise as I felt the condom roll onto me. "Again?" I asked.

He smiled. "I love you. I need you. Please?"

I moaned and slipped into him. He was already stretched wide for me, but I felt his muscles clamp down, sucking me in. I gripped his shoulders as his arms wrapped around me, tugging me to him. I could feel his cock, hard, seeping precum between us, and I reached a hand down to grasp him.

"Edward…" He cried. I kissed him as we rocked, silencing him. No words had to be said.

We moved together slowly, softly, making love, rather than a frenzied fuck, taking our time to kiss and sigh and pant and moan and hands roamed. I pulled out of him and he looked at me in surprise, but that was before I smirked and dropped down to take him in my mouth.

"FUCK!" He cried as his hands fisted in my hair. "Edward…oh…more…please…"

As if I'd let go…I thought as I continued to suckle him. I took him right to the brink, I could feel his orgasm start, but I pulled away and slammed into him once more.

He let out a howl of relief and covered us both in his cum. My head fell to his shoulder and I felt him kissing my ear. "I love you," he whispered.

I looked into his eyes. They were brimming with tears again, as were mine. I smiled. "I love you too, Jasper."

"Forever?" He asked softly, almost shyly.

I nodded. "Forever."

When darkness began to descend, the pilot announced that we needed to return to our seats and we reluctantly let go of one another long enough to use the bathroom and dress.

We made a pit stop in New York to refuel and we went into the airport for something to eat while the pilot took a nap. We walked around LaGuardia and a brilliant idea came to my mind. "I need to…" I said, gesturing toward the bathroom.

Jasper grinned. "Okay. I'll just wait here."

I shot him a look and pulled him inside.

"Edward, what are you…" But he trailed off as I led him into the handicapped stall, flicked the door locked, shoved him into the wall, and sucked him off.

I stood after I tucked him into his pants and smirked.

"Holy God…Edward…you really are a natural at that."

I laughed and pulled him back out into the hallway, my stomach rumbling. We never did get dinner, however long ago that was. I saw the familiar golden arches and thought, 'why not?' and led him to the McDonalds.

"Edward! You're being bad?" He asked me as we got in line.

I grinned. "I think after the marathon sex, I can afford to eat some junk, don't you?"

He nodded and we ordered fish fillet sandwiches, southern chicken sandwiches, a ton of fries, myself, a giant chocolate milkshake, and Jasper, the biggest sweet tea they had. We sat there eating, holding hands across the table, not giving a right good shit who saw or what they thought.

I smiled at him as we finished and I said, "Want to have some fun?"

His brows knit but I pulled out my phone. He smiled and nodded. I dialed my home number, sure that's where they would be, and waited for one of our girls to pick up. "Hello?"

My smile grew. "Hey, Ali."

"EDWARD! Oh my God, let me put you on speakerphone…" I heard her rattling around before she said, "You've got us!"

"Hey, girls! How are you? How's the baby?"

"We're fine." Bella said. "I'm ready to have this baby, though."

I laughed. "I'm sorry, love. It won't be much longer, I promise."

"You'd better hope so, Edward. I don't want to be as ugly to you as Rose was when she had Sage."

I shuddered. Emmett had told me horror stories. "I'm sure everything will work out. I promise."

"I miss you. When are you coming home?"

I thought a moment. "Give me just a sec, okay?" I handed the phone to Jasper. 'Bella,' I mouthed as he put the phone up to his ear.

His smile was blinding. "Well, hello there, little mama. How's the baby bakin' business goin'?"

I could hear them squealing, leading to a lot of questions as to where, when, how, and Jasper promised to explain everything once we got home. He handed me back the phone and I asked them if Emmett could come pick us up. I knew Alice wouldn't want to leave Bella for much of anything, and Rose couldn't do it. And…well, I wasn't exactly comfortable asking Mom or Dad to do it. They told us they'd call him right then.

Our trip to Sea-Tac wasn't spent in bed, but we did sit as closely as possible on the couches in the front, my head on his shoulder, and then, his on mine before he ducked down and gave me one of the best blowjobs I'd had in recent history. After I was sated once more, I asked him more about what had happened in Italy. And to my surprise, Jasper told me everything.

My fists clenched at the thoughts of what could have happened had I not killed Aro. Jasper would have been stuck in that life forever. I forced myself to relax. "But it's over now. You're coming home?"

He took my hand and squeezed it. "My home is with Alice, Bella, and you. I will have more trips to make. The subs are still my responsibility. I need to ensure they are all put back out into the real world with a smooth adjustment. But, I'm back. I am not that monster anymore."

I nodded and stroked his hair as he settled next to me again. Just then, a thought popped into my head. He needed to be warned. "Just so you know, now that you're back and all, Alice threw out all of your clothes."

He looked at me in surprise and laughed. "That sounds like my Alice…"

I smiled. "I'm so glad you're coming back. It's all I can do to live with the two of them…"

"Live with them?"

"Oh. Right. You don't know…"

"Don't know what, Edward?"

I thought of how best to put it. "Well, that…that weekend, before you left? Well…it kind of, um…led to Alice and Bella growing closer…"

"They're lovers?" He asked me.

I nodded. "Yes."

"And this doesn't bother you?"

I thought a moment. I might as well be honest. "In the beginning it did, but then I got used to it. Now, I never know if I'm going to find them cooking, or find them having sex in bed. It makes coming home in the evenings a contact sport."

He laughed again. "So, is Alice living with you?"

I shook my head. "No, she lives in your house. But she spends a lot of time over with us, more so now that Bella is so far along in her pregnancy. Alice…she gets lonely…" I trailed off as I saw the sadness enter Jasper's eyes again. "Shhh, don't cry." I whispered.

"I can't help it. I left you, abandoned you all…" His cries grew harder and I pulled him to me tighter.

"Shhh, you left to fix yourself, to get well, there's nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all." I kissed the top of his head. "They're so excited to have you back, we all are."

"I'm sorry, Edward. I'm so sorry…" His cries turned into sobs, shaking us both and I just hugged him until he calmed down.

"It's over now, Jasper. You're home." And to prove my point, and damn if it wasn't perfect timing, the captain came over the intercom telling us to put on our seatbelts. Jasper straightened and sniffled just slightly before he kissed my lips and slipped on his seatbelt. I did the same, and finally, we set down. Home. We were home.

We stepped out of the plane to, surprise, rain. We were on a private runway. I looked around, surprised to find Emmett in his jeep, waiting. How did he know where to come? "Alice," I said low under my breath.

Jasper smiled. "No secrets, right?" We'd decided to not keep our relationship a secret from our family. The public didn't exactly need to know, but our family was fair game. Besides, Emmett…he was smarter than I gave him credit for.

I nodded. "No secrets."

He grinned and grabbed my hand, bringing it to his lips to kiss. I smiled and repeated the gesture. We walked to Emmett, who rolled his eyes. "Look, guys, I love watching some guy on guy porn, but not when one is my brother, okay?"

Jasper and I looked at each other and laughed. Jasper shook Emmett's hand. "Em, good to see you again."

Emmett nodded. "You too, Jazz-man. You gonna keep him on the straight and narrow now?"

Jasper looked at me and winked. "I make no promises."

Emmett nodded. "Good. He's been a stick in the mud too long."

I flipped him off and Jasper just laughed. "Not to worry, I won't let him be a stick in the mud anymore. Scouts honor."

The ride back was nice. Emmett kept up most of the conversation and I just listened to him going on and on about Sage and all the things he was doing now. I smiled as Jasper asked him a few questions. It felt as if everything in the world was right.

"We're here." Emmett said, jarring me out of a sleep I hadn't realized I'd dropped into.

"Thanks, Em." I said, yawning and stretching from the back seat.

He shrugged. "Look, I can hold off Mom for a few days, but you're going to have to make up some kind of excuse as to why Jasper's here or whatever."

I grasped Jasper's hand. "We love each other. Bella, Alice, Jasper and I are all in love. It's…complicated."

He shrugged. "Nah, it's not, really. Ro and I understand that."

"Y-you do?" I asked.

He grinned. "I'll explain it to you some time." And just like that, I remembered the conversation we had, or well, the comment he made about 'from one bisexual to another'. Hmm. I guess so. I'd forgotten it.

I stepped from the jeep and found Jasper staring at my house. "Jazz?"

"Hmm?" He asked.

"Are you alright?"

He smiled. "I'm perfect, Edward. I just can't believe I'm finally…that we're finally…"

I smiled and kissed his lips. "Come on, let's go see our girls. Thanks, Em!" I called to the jeep.

He gave us one quick beep and we made our way to the door. I saw the door open before Alice ran out and jumped Jasper. I stood and smiled, watching them for a second as he began kissing all over her face, before I made my way inside. I found Bella settled on the couch, knitting. Why she took up knitting was beyond me. She wasn't that good at it. Not that I'd tell her that…I dropped down next to her on the sofa, pulling her close and kissing her softly. "Thank you, Bella. Thank you."

She smiled. "I'm so glad to have you home."

I rubbed her stomach and felt the baby kick. "Hi, little one, I missed you too." It bumped my hand again. I kissed her stomach and trailed up her body. "Bella…" I whimpered.

"Edward…" She moaned, her arms going around my neck. I helped her up and moved to the door.

"Hey!" I called out to the couple making out in my lawn. Jasper had her in his arms and Alice's legs were wrapped around his waist as he devoured her mouth. They broke apart and I grinned. "I'm going up to ravage my beautiful wife. Feel free to use the guest room, okay? There's a queen sized bed in there."

Jasper's eyes met mine and I knew, he needed alone time with Alice as much as I did with Bella. Jasper and I had already had our 'welcome home' loving. Now it was time for our women to get the same treatment. I gave him a nod, and he did me, before I turned back and helped Bella up the stairs so I could love her gently the rest of the night.

Alice POV

I was a nervous wreck. Why, I'm not sure. I mean…I've been desperate for Jasper to come home for months now. I knew he had things to do, but then, when I heard his voice, when I knew Edward was bringing him home…I was fluttering around like I was on speed or something.

"Alice, will you quit pacing? You're wearing a hole in my nice new carpet." Bella teased.

I rolled my eyes. "First off, thank God you changed that crappy carpet, and second, I can't wear a hole in it. Will you relax?"

"If I do, will you?" Bella asked warily.

I stuck my tongue out at her and she giggled. "Ali, just relax. He'll be here soon."

"What if…" I bit my lip. "What if he…" I couldn't say it. I couldn't say what I felt. What if he didn't want me? What if he only wanted Edward? What if I could never be an equal in this relationship? I'd die. It was hard enough when I realized that one day didn't get me pregnant, then, when I found out Bella was pregnant…I was terribly jealous, wondering if it was Jasper's until I heard Bella telling Edward that logistically it was impossible for it to have been Jasper's. That made me feel marginally better, but still, it hurt to have your best friend, your lover, experiencing something you wondered if you'd ever have.

I hadn't realized Bella had gotten up off the couch until she grasped me in a hug. "Shhh, don't, Ali. He'll be so excited. I'll bet he won't be able to stop himself from ravaging you when he sees you."

"What if it isn't me he loves enough? What if it's just Edward?"

Her eyes narrowed. "I never want to hear you say that again, Alice. Jasper loves you. He wants you. Granted, he wants Edward, but it's no different from what we have now, already."

I smiled. I hadn't really considered being in a relationship with a woman, sure, I enjoyed playing, but actually being with someone the way I was now connected with Bella…it was as if she had healed the parts of me Jasper's leaving the first time had done to me. Now, if I could just get Jasper back here…Suddenly we heard Emmett's huge jeep pull up. I suddenly felt sick and let out a small moan. "Oh, shit. Bella…"

"Shush." She said. "Go, greet them. I've got to sit back down. This kid's gotta be a soccer player."

I giggled and turned for the door when I felt a swat to my ass. I turned back to look at her. She grinned. "For luck." She said simply as she sank back onto the couch. I swallowed hard and walked to the door, swinging it wide.

And there he was. I looked at him, his eyes met mine and I ran to him. His arms opened wide and he took me in. My lips were all over him as his were on me. I breathed in his scent. He smelled so good…better than my memory remembered. His body felt right under my hands, too skinny, but the food Bella and I cooked could fatten him up just a little bit, back to a healthier weight.

We stood back, just staring at each other for an eternity. "Alice…" He whispered.

"Jasper…" I said back.

His hand traveled to my face, and I closed my eyes against his touch. "I'm so glad you're home."

"For good, Ali, I swear, for good."

My eyes popped open and I squealed as I jumped into his arms. My arms snaked around his neck and his large hands grasped my ass as I wrapped my legs around his waist. "Do you mean it?"

"Forever, Ali-cat. You're mine and I'm not letting you go again." His lips descended to mine and I was once more lost in my Jasper.

We were broken out of our reverie by Edward. "Hey!" Our mouths left one another and we saw him grinning. "I'm going up to ravage my beautiful wife. Feel free to use the guest room, okay? There's a queen sized bed in there."

Jasper's eyes left mine to meet Edward's. They had a silent conversation before I heard Edward leave. "What do you say, Alice?"

"I don't care where we are as long as you're with me, Jasper. I'd go to the ends of the earth to be with you."

He groaned and gripped me tighter. "I can't wait to be with you, Ali-love. I need you now."

I moaned into his mouth as I kissed him again. "Okay. Besides, Bella and I can get up and make you a breakfast for a king for your first day back…"

He shook his head. "I don't want anything but you three. That's all I need."

I smirked. "Then, I guess you'll get the three of us for breakfast in the morning."

He laughed lightly and kissed me again, carrying me up the steps. "My favorite treat."

Edward POV

"AHHHHH! I hate you, Edward! WHERE ARE YOU???"

Shit…I could hear her screaming as I ran down the hall. I'd been in the middle of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy when they called me and said Bella had gone into labor. She wasn't due for two more weeks, but apparently the kid was as impatient as I was.

I saw Alice coming down the hall, angry face on. "Don't start, Ali. Where's Jasper?"

She smiled at the mention of his name. "He's on his way. He had to finish with a patient too."

Things had finally fallen into place. Jasper and Alice were living together at the lake house, though; they had been over most nights. Jasper and I had what we liked to call a 'date' night every Friday night, and Bella and Alice were doing the same. We had already decided that we would continue once the baby was born, but make it twice a week so we could take the baby with us one night, or stay in the one night so that Bella could have a break from it. I was terrified of becoming a father, but after everything that had happened in the past year, I was more than willing to give it a try, and I was desperate to know what my child was.

I burst into the door. "Bella! I'm here!"

"Finally!" She screamed at me, but then tears poured down her face as she reached for me. "I was afraid you wouldn't make it!"

I chuckled. "I'm not likely to miss my firstborn's entrance into the world, sweetheart."

Her hand grasped mine and then tightened as she let out a growl again. Fuck. She had super-human pregnancy strength. "Darling," I said softly as the contraction passed. She looked at me. "Can you please try not to break my hands? They are, after all, what will keep the little one in diapers."

She shot me an evil glare. "I'll have you know Jake wants me to open a joint venture with him!" And then she screamed as another contraction hit.

Shit. They were close together now. Wait a minute… "Jake what?"

"Now is not the fucking time, Edward." Alice said from where she stood on the other side of the bed, patting Bella's sweaty forehead with a damp washcloth. "Can we discuss this later?"

I blew out a breath. Jake had become a thorn in my side since he and Bella decided they needed to 'spend more time together'. Apparently they had a lot in common and were best friends back in the day. Of course, I knew that, I just didn't like it. So now I was forced to go on double dates with him and had been sworn to do triple dates with him and his wife, Jasper, Alice, Bella, and myself. I was not what one would call a happy camper.

Bella let out another cry just as the doctor came in. "Okay, let's see how we're developing." He dipped under the sheet to examine Bella. "Well, you're almost there, Mrs. Cullen." He nodded to me. "She'll be going into transition soon. Be prepared."

I gulped but nodded. "Bella, love, you're doing splendidly…"

"Easy for you to say!" She shouted.

"Whoa…someone needs some good drugs in here." Jasper said as he popped his head in. He smiled. "Hey, little mama." He came over and kissed her damp forehead. "Do you want me to hit Edward in the balls for you?"

I just looked at him, my mouth gaping. "You know, if you do, that will only hurt you in the long run." I hissed at him.

He grinned. "No, not really. It wouldn't hurt me in the least."

I looked at him, wounded and he laughed. Fucker…I would get him back the next run we had. I'd fix him. Devious plots were running through my head before Bella let out another shout and she said, "Edward…I don't think I can do this."

I turned my attention back to her and kissed her softly. "Of course you can, love. You can do this. I have faith in you."

"I love you," she whispered.

"I love you too, Bella. Now, let's bring this baby into the world, okay?"

She nodded and we turned to the doctor, who had just walked back in. He took another peek and said, "Okay, Bella, it's time."

The miracle…it was indescribable. Alice and Jasper were sitting in the corner, and just their presence seemed to calm Bella and I both. I watched my wonderful wife as she pushed and pushed, and before long, we heard the soft cries fill the room. "It's a boy," The doctor said.

I smiled and kissed Bella hard. "You did it, love, you did it."

She smiled and the doctor put the baby on her breast. She fingered his soft downy hair, which was an odd shade of bronze, just like mine. He already had Bella's heart shaped face, button nose, and cupid-bow mouth. "Hi, little one." She whispered. He opened his eyes and looked at her. I couldn't tell what color they were, not just yet, but I hoped they'd be her beautiful brown.

I didn't realize I was sobbing until Bella reached up to wipe away a tear. "We did it, Edward. Us. We're all fixed."

I looked over at Jasper and back to Bella. She nodded. "Jazz, come here, meet your godson."

Jasper stood Alice up from his lap and walked over like he was walking on eggshells. I smiled at him. "Say hello to Whitley Andrew Cullen."

Jasper gasped in surprise. "Whitley?"

Bella smiled. "He was always going to be Whitley, whether you came home or not."

Tears were falling freely from Jasper's eyes as the nurse took Whit to be cleaned up. Once he was all clean, she brought him back over to me. I shook my head. "I think he needs to be held by his namesake."

The nurse nodded and handed him to Jasper. He held Whitley as if he were a ticking bomb. "What…? How do I?"

"Just like that," Bella instructed. She was already playing the part of a mother perfectly.

"Say 'cheese', Jasper." Alice said softly, her camera in hand.

He looked up in surprise, but nodded as she snapped a picture of him holding the baby. "Oh, that's perfect. You're going to make an excellent father."

He swallowed hard and looked at her. "F-father?"

She nodded. "I took the test this morning before Bella went into labor. It was positive."

"P-positive? We-we're going to have a baby too?"

She nodded and smiled uncertainly. Jasper handed me Whit and strode over to her, falling to his knees. He kissed her stomach softly. "I swear to you, I'll be everything that you need me to be, okay?" He was talking to her stomach, but then he looked up at her. "Alice, will you marry me?"

She swallowed hard and tears fell from her eyes as she nodded. "Yes, of course. A hundred times, yes, Jasper."

He stood and pulled her into a huge hug, lifting her small frame up. "Oh, God. We're going to need a bigger house…"

I smiled. "You know…I might have an idea about that."