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Chapter 6

The feel of warm sand under my feet was amazing. I stretched where I stood. It felt good after being so still on the boat for fear of being knocked overboard. I had no intentions or wants to drown. I had enough close calls with water to last me a lifetime.

Jasper had already dragged the lifeboat up the beach so it couldn't drift away. He had left a few minutes ago to hunt. He said he would be back within an hour. I wasn't worried.

The setting was peaceful and I felt safe with Jasper so near. I knew he would do everything he could to protect me. After all, Jasper is a old fashioned man. He even insisted he help me down from the lifeboat. I was kind of grateful because left to my own devices I was most likely to fall on my face.

The shade of the trees helped with the hot weather. Jasper said that the closest state was probably Florida. The cruise ship had been set to dock there. Who knows how far the nearest civilization is. It could be hundreds of miles. I would never be able to make a journey that far in a little lifeboat with such limited food supplies.

I wondered what we would do about shelter. Jasper didn't really need it but I did. Though it's likely that he would want someplace to just hang out or something. Staring at the beach all the time would wear down a person. Vampire or not it would be maddening.

I wasn't alone for very long. My mind had kept me busy till Jasper had gotten back. His eyes had lightened some. They were a bright gold. He came and sat next to me. His shoulder lightly brushing mine.

His skin wasn't as cold as usual. The hot temperature had contributed to his new body heat. We sat there in silence for awhile enjoying the land.

Then he started talking. He told me about the various fruits he had seen. Bananas, coconuts, and oranges were only a few of many. I wouldn't run out of food. He had also found a spring not far from here. That would be my source of fluids and a place to clean up.

I brought up shelter then. Jasper said he already thought of that. He knew how to build things fairly well, a small cabin or house wouldn't be that hard to make with his vampire abilities to help.

It might take a week or two to build which was okay. The weather was warm enough that I wouldn't freeze to death. Sleeping on an ocean vs. sleeping on a beach would have a heat difference.

Jasper had gotten up an moved down the beach about a 150 feet away from where I sat. The next thing I knew I was watching amazed as he started uprooting trees. He left four standing in a large square. I'm guessing to act as posts. I didn't know much about building anything.

He chopped the posts down to around 30 feet. Organizing the limbs and trunks into piles. Jasper was moving fast. So fast that he sometimes blurred. When he stopped separating the trees he began lining them on the inside of the four standing trees one by one.

The side of his hand was blurring into a motion similar to a chainsaw. Each tree that lined the floor stood two feet on the outside of each of the posts. When he was done with that he took a break and came back over to me.

"What do you think?" He said as he sat down in front of me. "It looks great so far." I spoke while looking him in the eyes. "I have to go find materials to make ropes to tie everything together." Jasper said. That explains why he stopped. By now the sun was high in the air it must be around noon.

"I guess I'll eat while your away it has to be around lunch time." I said while smiling brightly. Jasper didn't have to come over here to talk to me after all he could have just gone into the forest to retrieve whatever he needed for the cabin.

He smiled at me and nodded then got up speeding away vamp style. I stood up and carefully climbed into the lifeboat, eating a warm meal from a package. Surprisingly these rations aren't that bad. While not the best tasting thing in the world it was still heaps better than anything Renee had ever made. Her cooking was the reason I had to learn to cook after many years of her creations.

I wondered what kind of animals are in the forest. Maybe Jasper can take the meat from the animals he eats. There are also all kinds of sea life around these parts. I'm sure lobsters and fish fill the area around here.

It was an hour later that Jasper got back. He had huge coils of vines with him. Setting them down not far from me he got to work weaving them into thick strong ropes. I wanted to help, I felt useless but I knew the chances of me bleeding were high.

We started talking. He said that he could strip the animals meat from his meals as long as he kept his venom from them. Deer and panther are common apparently. He also didn't mind hunting down sea life for me. I could tell he didn't mind all the work he would have to do for me. He said that he felt needed and that it was a great feeling to take care of someone else for a change. I wasn't offended. Mostly because he didn't seem like he was controlling me. He was sincere in his desire to help me.

The chance to build something from scratch was a fun challenge for him. I had to admit I was a little disappointed that I couldn't help much. The inside of the cabin would have to be decorated though and he said that I should do it. After all he was the one that was designing our shelter.

This was turning out to out to be an amazing experience. I told him that. Jasper was happy that it wasn't horrible to trapped with him. He had been worried about that. Which was so ridiculous to me that I couldn't stop myself from letting out a laugh. Jasper laughed also embarrassed that he felt that way. It was refreshing that I could fluster this vampire man.

Jasper told me that he wanted to explore the whole island. He wanted me to accompany him. I agreed immediately. I was ecstatic at the chance to see the sights. The island was beautiful so far. The best part was that he said he would carry me around. It would be a relief not to have to endure my clumsiness. Plus I was secretly excited for the chance to be that close to Jasper's cold body again.

This crush was scaring me. I was afraid he would be able to tell. That would be way too embarrassing. He was turning me into a hormonal teenage girl. It was annoying. He grinned at me as he told me about another stupid thing Emmett did. Ten years ago he had crashed into and broke one of Edward's precious pianos. I forgot whatever I was thinking about instantly. The days with Jasper kept getting better.