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Chapter 19 – Trouble Comes Back Around

Jasper and Bella were happy. They had helped each other move on from the past and looked forward to a very bright future. Over the next couple of weeks, they went out on dates and spent as much time together as they could. Of course it was more time than Charlie knew since Jasper stayed in Bella's room at night. Sooner or later though the other shoe had to drop and the trials had to come for the couple.

They had been a couple for almost three weeks when that other shoe dropped and Bella found out why her protection detail never went away. She had been at school and walking to her next class. Edward was not at school that day since it was sunny and he had a secret to keep just like all of the other Cullen family members. The wolves were watching her from the woods and knew ever move that she made. She was grabbed from behind and before she knew it she was being taken away. She was afraid.

Bella's assailant threw her to the ground when they were clear from the school and took a deep breath, "You do smell good. The mistress never returned so I am assuming that she got into some trouble, but that is ok. I will take you for myself," the vampire sneered.

Bella was shaking she looked up into the blood red eyes and she knew a fear that she had never experienced before. This vampire had been able to take her from her school. The Cullen's could not be there to protect her because of the sun and she wondered if she was about to die. Her one thought was that she just wanted to be able to see Jasper one last time.

She waited for a blow that never came. When she looked up the wolves were surrounding them and Jasper was there right behind the stranger. He had the other vamp by the neck and one arm twisted behind his back. He was there to save her.

"Now I think you owe this little lady an apology. You scared her and I don't like people scaring my girlfriend," Jasper said in a deathly quiet voice.

"You can go to hell! I don't have to listen to you, we were told we can have her and I will have her. You cannot stop me!" The stranger yelled.

Jasper smirked, "Wrong answer!"

The stranger was able to break away from Jasper's hold and turned on him. He tried to grab him around the waist and squeeze, but couldn't get a grip. Jasper was too skilled and too quick. The other vampire knew that he was on the losing side of the battle, but decided he could take casualties with him and turned to grab Bella. Before he could get to her though, a giant black wolf jumped in his way to protect her. Bella screamed and the vampire jumped back. It was all Jasper needed to make sure he could never hurt her again. Within minutes, the nomad vampire was set ablaze and he was gone for good.

Bella tried to go around the wolf and get to Jasper after the fight was over, but every time she tried to move around Sam, her path was blocked. She wasn't sure why they were keeping her from Jasper; she only knew it was pissing her off. "If you don't get out of my way, I will make sure that you regret it!" Bella yelled.

The black wolf turned his head and looked at Bella before moving. She could have sworn that there was a look of amusement on the wolf's face when he had turned to look at her. It wouldn't have surprised her. She knew that wolf was Sam and he wasn't normally talked to like that.

Bella skirted around him and ran to Jasper. He caught her and pulled back ever so slightly so that he could look her over, "Are you alright? Did he hurt you? Did he get a chance to bite you?"

"I'm fine. Might have some bruises, but he mainly just scared me. I wasn't bitten," Bella answered all of his questions in turn.

"Thank God!" Jasper croaked as he pulled her back into his embrace and buried his face in her hair. They separated a bit when they heard a voice coming from behind Bella.

"I guess there were more of them. Do you think this one was alone?" Sam asked as he emerged from the tree line.

"I only smelled him so I would guess that he was alone, but you can never be sure," Jasper said seriously.

"His was the only scent that Paul and Quill picked up also. We will make sure we stay on guard though," Sam said looking directly at Jasper. He continued a minute later after his perusal "Is this something we need to be concerned about? You know what the treaty says."

"We know what it says and I will do anything to keep Bella safe. There is nothing to worry about. This is between us," Jasper said through clenched teeth.

Bella knew that Jasper was upset. She also knew that the rules of the treaty said that they could not bite a human, but Jasper was not a threat to her. Plus she felt that it was her decision on if she wanted to become a vampire or not. She glared at Sam, "I think that is my decision, not yours!"

"It is the terms of the treaty with the Cullen's Bella," Same tried to explain.

"And if I want to become a vampire? What if it would make me safer?" Bella countered.

Jasper pulled her a little closer and whispered a warning in her ear, "Bella not right now." He was trying to tell her that now was not the time or the place for the argument.

Bella turned on him, "So you are just like Edward! You love me now but don't want me forever!"

"Sweetheart that is not it at all. I love you and I do want you with me forever. I was just saying that now is not the time for this discussion," Jasper tried to explain calmly.

Sam spoke up, "The treaty stands as is for now." He signaled his pack and disappeared back into the woods.

"Come on Bella, I will get you home. We will tell you dad that you got sick," Jasper said picking her up and carrying her to her house. He ran the whole way and Bella buried her head in his chest.

Bella felt her feet being lowered to the ground when they arrived at their house. She unlocked the front door and walked inside.

Jasper noticed that Bella had not looked at him since he put her down. She seemed to be trying to distance herself. He felt confusion, anger, and hurt coming off of her in waves. He let out a large breath, they needed to talk. He followed Bella into the house, "Bella do you want to tell me what is wrong?" He knew it was what she believed he felt about her turning into a vampire.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing," Bella mumbled. She was hurt. She knew that it went against the treaty, but Alice had seen her as a vampire. She knew that she was going to be changed, but it seemed that Jasper had the same feelings on the matter that Edward did and it hurt more now than it had before.

Jasper walked up behind Bella standing in the foyer. She seemed confused about where she wanted to go. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his chest, "I think you are under some mistaken thoughts about what I want and what I don't want about the future." He felt her jump a bit.

"I don't think so," Bella's voice shook.

"Oh I think so. You see, I don't have the same feelings as Edward on the matter. I want you with me forever and I happen to trust in Alice's visions about your future. I think that you will become a vampire and I hope that I am there by your side when it happens. If that is what you want, then I support you in that decision 100%. If you didn't want it, then I would support that also. I want you to be happy and if that is as a vampire and in my world, then I am ready for you to be there forever," Jasper explained.

"Forever?" Bella asked.

"If that is what you want, then yes. I love you, but I will say that even if things don't work out or if we were not together, I will/would still support you and what you want."

She turned around in his arms and pulled him down for a kiss. When they pulled apart she whispered, "Thank you."

"I love you. I just want you to be happy. Now tell me what time your dad gets home."

"He should be home at about four today. Why?"

Jasper didn't answer her at first, but instead pulled out his phone and called Carlisle. He explained the situation and waited for his father to show up, "Carlisle is coming over to help with your alibi. You passed out at school and called me to pick you up. Carlisle came over with me to make sure that you were alright."

Bella was still in his embrace and smiled up at him. She shook her head and laughed a little, "Good alibi and my dad will probably buy it too. Adding Carlisle to the plan was a nice touch."

"I thought so. What good is it having a doctor in the family if we don't use him," Jasper smirked. He gave her a small kiss before continuing, "Now you dad should be home in about two hours, but just in case he has heard about your absence, Carlisle is on the way over now."

"Thank you Jasper," Bella said as she squeezed him a little tighter around his waist.

Carlisle arrived about ten minutes later and it was good timing because Charlie did get home about thirty minutes later. Bella was lying on the couch with Carlisle checking her pulse when Charlie walked in.

"Bella are you alright? I heard that you left school early," Charlie said as he walked into the door and rushed to her side.

"Hi Charlie. She is fine. She called Jasper and said that she wasn't feeling well and fainted. I took Jasper to pick her up and check on her. I thought the school called you. She is fine. I think her blood sugar was a little low," Carlisle explained.

Bella looked up at her father as he sat down next to her, "I am fine dad. I feel a lot better."

"I was worried Bells," Charlie groaned.

"I know dad. Sorry," Bella said hoping that Charlie wouldn't ask too many questions.

"Charlie, she just needs to rest and make sure she gets something to eat. She ate a little something when we got her home, but she needs to eat a little more to keep her blood sugar up. It is something that happens a lot," Carlisle advised.

"Ok, I will make sure that happens. Thank you for coming and making sure she was ok," Charlie said shaking Carlisle's hand.

Carlisle continued, "Esme is actually on her way over with some dinner for both of you. Jasper if you want to stay, I will drive home with your mother and we will see you at home in a little bit."

"I would like to stay if that is alright with you Charlie," Jasper pleaded.

"That is fine son," Charlie said. He turned to Carlisle, "Thank you for everything."

After Charlie offered his thanks, there was a knock at the door and Jasper got up to get it. Esme was standing there with a dish in her hand, "Hey is she alright?"

"Yah, she is. She is laying down in the living room. I will take this," Jasper said as he directed Esme to the living room and he took the dish from her and took it to the kitchen.

He heard Esme enter the living room and immediately go into mom mode. He smiled as he walked back into the living room.

"Are you sure that you are alight dear?" Esme said looking worried at the girl on the couch.

"I am fine. Don't worry. I feel bad about everyone worrying about me," Bella said groaning.

"She will be fine. She just needs rest," Carlisle injected his professional opinion. After a couple of more minutes, he grabbed his wife's hand, "Come on, let us go home to the others. Jasper is going to stay a little bit longer." He nodded when Charlie offered his thanks again. He pulled Esme towards the door and when they passed by Jasper leaning against the wall at the entrance of the room, Carlisle placed his hand on his shoulder and squeezed.

Jasper could feel the pride coming off of his father figure and the love coming from his mother. He was happy to have their support. He turned to the girl lying on the couch and sent her a wink before following his parents out the door to say good bye. He returned a couple of minutes later and went to the kitchen to heat up the meal Esme made for them.

He finally "left" when Bella had eaten and needed to calm down. He met her in her room and together they lay down on the bed, "Are you sure you are alright?"

"I think I will go postal if one more person asks me that question," she said turning her smiling face to look at him behind her.

He laughed, "Point taken." He kissed her and felt himself being drawn in. Deepening the kiss and his hands started to wander. He pulled back and hid when he heard Charlie coming up the stairs. Bella pretended to sleep when Charlie looked in on her. As soon as her door was closed, Jasper came out of hiding and went back to his spot on her bed.

"I am glad that you have super hearing," Bella whispered.

"Me too," Jasper smirked.

Bella turned serious and Jasper felt the change in her emotions, "What were you doing there today? I thought you couldn't go out today since it was sunny."

"I was worried since Edward couldn't be at school today, so I stuck to the woods and watched you. I am glad that I was there now. If something had happened to you, I don't know what I would have done," Jasper choked out. He couldn't imagine her not beside him any longer. She had become too important.

Bella looked up into his eyes, "I am glad you were there also. I am alright and you were there to save me." She did what she could do calm him. She could feel the swirling emotions in him.

He smiled down at her. In the last few months she had become his world. In the last few weeks, his love for her grew. He needed her like he needed blood. No one was more important than Bella to him now.