Chapter 3

Jasper join the others in the living room where they seemed to have figured everything out without us.

"Bella, Jasper we are all going to head out to get some of our friends to come as witness." Carlisle informs us both.

We both nod our heads knowing that there is no reason to argue.

"Alice and Edward are going to head to the Denali's and as for their help, Esme and I are going to look for Alistair, Rosalie and Emmett we need you to track down Garrett."

Carlisle says his name with so much disdain like he is some sort of scum.

"What do you need from me?" I ask him wanted to be of help.

"We need for you to stay here so when they all show up you can greet them. Jasper will be staying also to make sure nothing goes wrong. And please try to not mess everything up Isabella."

I just look down at my feet. I mean what else can I say. I didn't mean for all this to happen, but I also didn't want my daughter to feel like some kind of prisoner in her own home. She deserves to be a child however long that is going to last.

They all pack their bags and leave without so much as a goodbye. Not even Edward, I thought he would at least say goodbye to me, but he is just gone.

"Come on Bella let's get this place ready for a few more guests. And look at the bright side Peter and Charlotte should be here tomorrow so we will get some time with them before everything becomes so chaotic."

This brightens me up. I immediately start making up the guest rooms for the people who would like them. I also prepare the game room down stairs so everyone could have a little fun.

The Cullen's don't use it much themselves I think only Jasper and I are the ones to really come down here. Not even Emmett who is like a big kid comes down here at all, though I think that's more because of Rosalie.

We have a pool table, a pin ball machine, every video game console you can think of with just about every game known to man for them.

Renesme and Jasper resume their chess game as if it were never interrupted. I grab a book to read to kill them time.

I am so lost in my book I didn't even realize how dark it had gotten outside. When I look to where Renesme and Jasper were I only see Jasper there staring at me.

"Where's Renesme?"

"I put her down for bed in Edwards room. You looked to being enjoying your book we didn't want to disturb you."

"Sorry about that Jasper."

"Bella don't apologize it's okay to take some time for yourself."

"Wait, did you say Edwards room?" I was confused. I didn't think Edward still had his room here. I never even thought to look either.

"Yeah he took the bed out but his couch is still in there so she made herself comfortable on it. Well as comfortable as you can be on that hard thing."

I just nod not knowing what else to say.

"Bella, can I ask you something?"

"Of course, Whats up?"

"Do you still believe that Edward is your mate?"

"Well of course he is, why else would he have married me and turned me?"

"I don't know Bella. I know how much you love him I mean I feel that everyday even when he hasn't been there for you."

"I do still love him very much. We just need to get past this hurdle we are going through."

"Okay Bella, but just remember even if you love one another doesn't mean you have to be each other's mates."

"Okay Jasper, but come on who else would want me? No one, Edward will always be the only one. You'll see things will work out."

He just sighs but doesn't respond. Clearly we are done with this discussion.

The rest of the night we just sit there in silence. With Jasper it was never an uncomfortable silence though. We were able to just be and do what we wanted without worrying about small talk to fill the silence.

The next morning Renesme runs down the stairs and jumps in Jasper's lap.

"Well good morning, how did you sleep?" I ask her with a smirk on my face.

"It was okay. Edward's couch isn't very comfortable."

She never called Edward dad. She remembers how he wanted her to be destroyed she could hear everything that went on around her while I was pregnant. She knows Jasper was the only one who helped us. That is why she is so comfortable with him.

"Well how about tonight sweet pea you sleep in my bed?" Jasper asks her using his little nickname for her.

I look at him confused and just mouth 'bed'? He nods his head at me smiling.

"Really Uncle Jasper that would be awesome. Maybe you can even tell me one of your old war stories?"

"Whatever you want." She hugs him around the neck tightly.

"Well before we go making plans for tonight how about we get this day started with some breakfast?" She nods taking off to the kitchen.

When we get there I make her a bowl of cereal as well as a small glass of blood.

She can survive on both we found out. We started bagging animal blood for her since Carlisle and Edward were so against her having bagged human blood.

After her breakfast she starts playing the piano. I think that was one thing she inherited from Edward was her love for music. She picked up how to play the piano rather quickly, especially since she had no help in doing so.

One day she just saw Edward playing it and the next thing you know she is a master at it teaching herself how to play and compose her own songs. She really is a gift and so compassionate with everything she has already had to deal with in her short life.

Without any warning the front door just slams open and we hear a male voice yell out.

"Honey I'm home!"

Jasper immediately grabs Renesme and I and pulls us behind him and crouches in a defense position.

Slowly a figure steps into the living room and looks at us puzzled.

"Oh come on Major aren't you happy to see your brother?"