Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, any of the characters in Twilight, or anything related to the books and/or movies. If I did, I would be way too busy- doing dirty things with the Cullen boys- to sit down at my laptop and write this story. The scenes that I did borrow from Stephenie Meyer have been revamped to fit my story.

A/N: EclipsedBrunette, I loved your idea. It was hilarious. I did find a way to incorporate the line into the story. Hope you like it.

Learning to Live Again

Chapter Eighteen: Contentment

My arms were crossed over my chest as I sat staring blankly at the television. Emmett was watching the stupid X Games and refused to let me change the channel. It's not like he didn't have his own television in his and Rosalie's bedroom. I had been pouting for the last hour, ever since I had gone home to take the coldest shower known to earth and change my clothes.

To say I was frustrated would have been the understatement of the year. This was downright ridiculous! What does a girl have to do to be able to get enough privacy to have sex with her hot, vampire boyfriend?! I heard someone run quickly down the stairs and knew it was Jasper. He was trying to hurry this along, knowing my anxiousness to spend some time with him alone.

While Emmett took me home to change, Jasper and Alice had started separating their bedroom. Alice was going to be staying in their old room, which was perfectly fine with me because I didn't need to be plagued by thoughts of what had gone on in their 'bedroom' before they broke up. As if I didn't have enough insecurities. They were converting their upstairs library into a bedroom for Jazz (and me) and moving all the books that they had down into their basement game room.

This would take a normal human family at least all day, but Carlisle, Esme, and Rosalie were all pitching in so they were almost done with everything. Thank God they didn't have to move all of Alice's clothes out of their closet or this would have lasted a week. Emmett had declined helping them, wanting to instead sit here on the couch and torture me with his teasing. He must have been having withdrawals when they were gone.

I felt a cold body come up beside me and plant a kiss on my cheek. I turned to see Jasper, smiling apologetically at me. I had waited long enough. I grabbed his face in my hands and pulled him back down to me, turning my head so I could kiss him fully on the mouth. Like all of our kisses, this one only took a few seconds to get steamy.

I rose to my knees and leaned against the arm of the couch, sinking into Jasper's kiss even more. My hand moved to his shoulders, pulling him closer to me. If Emmett weren't on the couch, I would've pulled Jasper on top of me and put this couch to use as well.

"Jasper! We're almost done. You can make out with Bella then!" Alice called from upstairs.

Jasper and I reluctantly pulled apart from each other and I groaned when he tugged my bottom lip lightly before running back upstairs. I threw myself back against the couch and groaned in frustration. "Bunch of cock-blockers," I mumbled under my breath.

Emmett turned his attention away from the television for the first time and looked at me with a smirk adorning his face. "What did you say, Bella?"

I looked at Emmett and plastered a sarcastic smile on my face. "I said that our family is full of a bunch of cock-blockers, Emmett!" I threw my arms across my chest and jutted my lip out in a pout again. I heard laughter coming from the five vampires upstairs.

"We'll be just a few more moments, Bella, and then you can steal Jasper away for the evening," Carlisle assured me, his voice floating down the stairs to the couch.

Emmett scooted closer to me and leaned right next to my ear. I didn't bother moving but looked at him out of the corner of my eye. "What?"

"Do you and Jazzy have big plans for the evening?" Emmett wiggled his eyebrows, making it known to me what he was asking.

"I don't know," I shrugged. There was no way I was talking about this with Emmett. I hadn't even truly talked about it with Jasper yet. We were just unable to control our hormones around each other.

"Well, if you need me to give you some pointers I can," he offered. I turned my head then but it was too late. Jasper had already run down the stairs and lifted me off the couch, standing me next to him.

"Emmett, we don't need any help in that department, thank you," he said politely to his brother. He grabbed my hand and started pulling me toward the door. "If you'll excuse us, Bella and I need to go buy some furniture for our new bedroom." I smiled widely when I heard him call the room ours and clutched his hand tighter in my own.

"Have fun!" Alice yelled from upstairs, still arranging her room and closet the way she wanted it to be.

Jasper and I walked outside and he pulled me toward Emmett's Jeep. He boosted me into the large vehicle and fastened the harness before sprinting around the front to climb into the driver's side seat. I looked over at him and couldn't stop the smile from breaking across my face. "I love you." It was like I couldn't say it enough times.

Jasper reached over and ran his fingers through my hair. "I love you, too, Bella." He leaned over and gave me a chaste kiss before starting the car and driving away from the house. "Now let's go pick out a bed."

"Jazz, you don't even sleep," I reminded him.

"You do, though. And plus, there are other things to use a bed for, dear Bella." Jasper looked at me again with a smirk on his lips and I felt the familiar blush creep up onto my face.

"In that case, we better get a big, comfortable one," I answered with my own sly smile. We sat in a comfortable silence as he drove the speed limit to the mall in Port Angeles. Every now and then, one of us would sing along with the rock station that was on in the vehicle and I fell even more in love with him when I heard his singing voice. My boyfriend was definitely the perfect specimen.

We walked lazily through the mall, holding hands and stealing kisses the entire time. We were able to pick out a beautiful bed for our room which was going to be delivered by tomorrow. Jasper surprised me and ended up buying himself some clothes. It was just a few band tee shirts, but I took the opportunity to tease him mercilessly and was punished when he dragged me into Victoria's Secret and helped me pick out some news bras and panties.

We were even able to sneak into the dressing room to make out for a few minutes before being busted by the manager. We spent an endless amount of time in Barnes and Noble, looking through CDs and books and discussing what authors and musicians were our favorites. Jasper was a class rock fan, and I had to agree with his taste in music. I was content to stand next to Jasper with my arms around his waist while he listened to some new artists that were being featured in the store. It was a contentment that I had never felt before.

As we were walking across the parking lot to Emmett's Jeep I felt Jasper's body stiffen next to my own and looked up at him to see what was wrong. He pulled me against his body protectively. I noticed that he was looking across the parking lot and had locked eyes with an older-looking guy who was just getting out of his car.

It wasn't hard to notice that he was a vampire. He had the same flawless, pale skin that the Cullens did. His hair was jet black and cut short. He stood a few inches taller than Jasper with a medium build and was dressed in dark clothes. Jasper growled, clutching me tighter against him. He was so overprotective of me, it was cute. The other vampire nodded his head to Jasper and turned away from us.

"What was that about?" I asked.

"I don't know exactly, baby," Jasper said. We had gotten to the Jeep and he helped me into the car. "It's strange to see another vampire walking into a crowded mall. And I don't like the way he was looking at you, either."

"Jasper, he was probably just curious as to why you were with a human girl." I placed my hand on his cheek and guided his face toward mine. I smiled up at him before placing a soft kiss on his lips. "Don't worry so much, Jasper," I whispered. "We have a lifetime together."