A/N: DECIDED TO SURPRISE YOU WITH ANOTHER CHAPTER. THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET AS ALWAYS DON'T OWN TWILIGHT BUT I DO OWN OVER 27 BOTTLES OF NAIL POLISH.
I got back from my rounds and went into the kitchen to grab some lunch. Maria was stirring something on the stove.
"Hey Maria." I said as I pulled out some leftovers from the fridge.
"Hey Mister Jasper, did you eat breakfast this morning?" She asked me wielding her wooden spoon like a weapon.
"I grabbed some pop tarts, sorry Maria I couldn't sleep." I explained as I shoveled some food into my mouth.
"Missing that miss Bella ain't you son." She said kissing the top of my head before messing up my hair.
"Yeah, more than I thought I would. It was easier when she was mad at me." I said as she sat down at the table with me. She started sipping some of her famous tea with a smile.
"Your daddy was the same way with your momma. Before he'd go anywhere he'd try to make her angry. It never worked but he sure did try." She laughed a little and glanced over at a picture of my dad on the wall. "Your daddy loved your mom something fierce, the day he met her he came in here and declared he was going to marry her. Thought your grams was going to have a heart attack."
"Momma told me that story once; I wish I could have known him." I loved hearing stories about him, but at the same time it made me sad.
"He was a good man, you take after him. He would be proud of you, you know. Now get out of my kitchen you have some paper work to go do." She said shooing me out of the kitchen with that spoon of hers. I laughed as I went to the office and checked my phone.
I'm bored, how's astrid?-bella
I chuckled silently and texted her back real quick
She's fine, sorry you're bored darlin. I'll call you later I have to work-jasper
I turned on the computer and started to go though the emails. My phone went off again.
Party pooper : ( -bella
I ignore it, I had to or I wouldn't get any work done. After I finished my paperwork I went and feed the horses and took Ciarra for one more round. When I got back to the house I had dinner with Maria and Papa, then played a game of chess with him. I decided to turn into bed and went upstairs, I checked my phone before I went to sleep.
Forget about me already?-bella
I decided to call her instead of responding to her text. She answered after two rings.
"Jasper!" She nearly screamed into the phone. "Oh my god I'm so bored. There is nothing to do here. I went fishing with Charlie and Jake today." I laughed at her hyperness.
"Sorry darlin, how was fishing?" I asked feeling bad she was bored.
"Alright I guess, Jake asked me out. I told him yes."
"Oh really? Where are you two going chuck-e-cheese?" I teased, I could tell she was sticking her tongue out at me.
"Yes actually, than we're going to the newest Pixar movie. Thought I'd let Billy have a day to himself." She was the kindest person I've ever met.
"How is Jake doing, that tooth grow back in yet?" I asked as I started to get dressed for bed.
"Yeah, he's looking forward to the fourth grade. He's a good kid, he put the bait on the hooks for me today." She was so great with kids, I'm glad she found something to do."Oh, there's a new doctor in town."
"Back two days and you've already gone to the ER?" I said as I collapse onto the bed.
"No" she giggled out. "Sue was telling about him, he brought his whole family here. She said he was really nice."
"That cool" I yawned loudly "Darlin, I need to get some sleep. I'll text you tomorrow okay?"
"Yeah, sorry if I kept bothering you." she whispered.
"Don't worry, I'll text you when I can, I only get reception at the house so I can't respond all the time." I explained hoping she would keep texting me.
"Okay, well hope you get some sleep." She said sounding a little disappointed.
"Hey bells, I miss you." I said before she hung up.
"Miss you more." She said as she hung up the phone.
The next few weeks went on like that. I'd work all day and she'd send me silly jokes or funny text. I'd spend the evening texting her or calling her back. Most days we talked about how bored she was or how she missed her brother. I knew it was the first day of school so I sent her a message when I was finished working.
How was the first day of senior year.-jasper
I waited a few minutes and my phone went off.
Pretty decent, made a new friend-bella
Really? That's good-jasper
Yeah, her names alice, she's really hyper but nice.-bella
I was happy that she was making new friends, she didn't really like to venture outside our little circle.
Hyper can be fun, remember when we gave Emmett red bull.-jasper
Sue still hasn't forgiven him for that lamp lol-bella
I snorted some air out of my nose, he was running from us and caused a floor lamp to crash unto the dinner table during the middle of thanksgiving.
Show choir isn't the same without you. I'm scared she is going to give me a new partner.-bella
What did she do last year after I left?-jasper
I had completely forgotten I was her partner in choir; I was so focused on running that I couldn't see anything else. God I'm an idiot.
We only had one concert after you left so she let me dance with Angela and Ben.-bella
I hope lets her keep doing that. It might look weird but besides Emmett the only other guy I trust her with would be Ben.
Don't worry darlin, I'm sure everything will be okay.-jasper
I know, well Alice is here she wants to go though my clothes. I think her and rose are going to best friends.-Bella.
Have fun-jasper
I flipped my phone open to text my sister.
Hey sis, hows it going?-jasper
Fine, missing Emmett. How about you missing bella?-Rose
More than you can know. Heard she made a new friend.-jasper
Yeah, not sure how I feel about her.-Rose
Rose has never liked to share the Swans so I wasn't sure how to take that.
What do you mean.-jasper
Just a feeling, I gotta go Emmett is calling me.-Rose
I left my phone upstairs and went to play chess with papa, he beat me again. We discussed the upcoming auction and how we were going to get the stock to where it needed to go. After awhile we went to bed and fell asleep happy that she was doing better. The weeks dragged by till one day my phone went off around noon. It was a picture message from Rose.I opened it up.
We miss you!-Rose
The picture was Bella and Rose blowing me a kiss. Rose was dressed in some white and gray outfit with her hair down. She had my color but moms wave. Lucky her, my hair did different things everyday, it drives me nuts. Bella had all her hair put up in that blue beanie her brother got her and a green and blue striped shirt. She looked happy and relaxed. I knew she probably had her all stars on and they probably were covered in doodles.
Miss you too.- jasper.
I saved the picture and made it my backdrop. I love my girls and missed them something awful. I went back to work and made sure I was caught up in all my online classes. My days were filled like that, wake up early,work then do more class work. text Bella. Finally it was a minute pass midnight her time on her birthday.
Happy birthday darlin, wish I was there.-jasper
I had sent her a arrangement of tea roses. They were her favorites and I hoped she'd like them.
Thanks, -Bella
I laughed at her attempt to text me back then went to sleep. I must have been on edge because papa made me quit early, saying I was spooking the horses.
"Son what's wrong?" he asked as I petted Astrid and feed her an apple.
"It's Bella birthday and it the first we've ever spent apart from each other. I always take her to dinner and we watch our favorite show together." I explained as we walked up to the house.
"I just need your help for a couple more months, than you can go back." He said putting his hand on my back.
"I know, just miss her so 't worry papa, I'm fine." I said hoping to quell his worry.
I skipped dinner and went to check my phone.
Sorry, I slept texted. Thank you so much for the flowers.-Bella
No problem darlin, how was your birthday?-jasper
It was great, Emmett came down for dinner. Alice and her brother joined us. Rose made me dump cake, it was delicious.-bella
Alice had a brother? I quicky scrolled though all my messages.
Got a new lab partner, its alice's brother how random is that.-bella
That message was from a month ago, how did I miss that.
So more randomness, assigned Alice's brother as my dance partner.-bella
That was from two weeks ago, I wish she's quit sending me messages during the day. I glance at them than forget when we talk later that evening.
Wish you were here, watching tooth and claw by myself isn't as fun.-bella
I need to reply to her, can't believe I had missed so much of her life.
How about I turn it on here and call you so we can watch it together.-jasper.
Let me go make some popcorn and then call me.-Bella
I got into my pajamas and found the dvd with tooth and claw in it and turned it on then called her. We watched the show together. Making comments, repeating lines to each other. It was like watching it with her, I even heard her breathing even out to sleeping.
"Bells, darlin." I half yelled to wake her up.
"Mistletoe, yeah sorry." She sounded startled and half awake.
"Darlin, hang up the phone. Talk to you soon."
"Alright, thank you for calling me." She hung up the phone and I turned off my t.v and went to bed.
We had our first show choir concert tonight. It was awesome, edward said I should try out for the musical.-Bella
It was a couple weeks after her birthday. Who the hell was Edward? She loved show choir but she never expressed an interest in theater.
That's nice. What's the musical this year?-jasper
Also who the hell is Edward, but I didn't type that in I just kept yelling it to my empty room.
Guys and Dolls, thinks I'd make a great sister sarah.-bella.
She sounded really excited about this.
You should do it, you'll have fun.-Jasper
I think I will, alice is doing the costumes for I'm having dinner at her house tonight. Ttyl.-bella
I was starting to grow jealous of this Alice girl, she was always with Bella it seemed. Bella text were becoming short and not as often. I decided I needed to talk to my sister.I called her and after the fourth ring she finally answered.
"Hey brother of mine, what's up?" She answered sounding like she had something in her mouth.
"What are you doing?" I said as I sat on my bed.
"My nails, Bella had a concert tonight, she did great."
"She told me, she's thinking about doing the musical now."I ran my fingers though my curls getting them tangled in it.
"Yeah, that pixie talked her into it, along with that brother of hers. I'm doing stagecraft on it." She sounded preoccupied.
"Is she alright, she's been sounding off lately." I asked hoping she noticed it too and it wasn't just my paranoia.
"I don't know, no one really likes Alice but Bella. So they have their own little club that no one else is invited to. Its kinda bullshit. Bella blew off dinner with Charlie and sue tonight." She replied in an icy tone. "I'm trying to like this new friend of hers but she makes it hard. Plus all the rumours about her don't help."
"What rumours?" I was curious now.
"I don't listen to gossip, just heard that a lot of guys don't have a problem with that pixie."She sounded a little smug now.
"Should I be worried about Bella?" I asked almost afraid of the answer.
"Not really they keep her away from everyone mostly. Like they are afraid she'll run off if they leave her alone for five mintues. Look brother I love you but I'm going to bed now." She hung up the phone before I could say anything else.
The text started coming every other day and mostly just hellos and how are you. I threw myself into my school work and helping out on the ranch. Hoping to distract myself. One night I heard my phone going off, it was Bella so I answered it.
"Hey darlin, how are you? I've missed you." I said softly into my phone. It felt like years since I heard her voice.
"Sorry, I got into the musical, did I tell you. We open tomorrow night. I'm so excited. I swear we've been working our tails off.I haven't been this exhausted since I helped you on the ranch" she giggled out that sentence. I had researched the musical so if she got in we could talk about it,but we never got to.
"What role did you get?" I wanted to know everything she had been doing. Hearing her voice reminded me of how much I missed her.
"Sister Sarah, it's so much work. My costumes are so pretty. I have to wear dresses the whole time and heels. It's like they like torturing me. Edward thinks I look nice but I feel so weird in them."
There was that Edward again, who is this guy.
"I'm sure you look amazing darlin. So who is playing Sky?"
I may have been praying that it was Ben, but I doubt they'd give him such an edgy role.
"Edward, he's amazing in it." I heard a door close in the back ground.
"Isabella, we'll be late." I heard a husky voice talking to her.
"I know, give me a minute please sorry." She whispered to the voice.
"Anyways wish me luck I have one last dress rehearsal tonight, I need to go. Miss you."
"Isabella, you know I wanted to get there early so we could eat before." I heard the male voice say before the phone clicked.
Who the hell was that and why the fuck is he her calling her Isabella. Her name is Bella. I threw my phone at the door and almost hit papa as he opened it.
"Heard you yelling son, everything alright?" he said sitting down at my desk.
"Sorry sir I didn't realize I was yelling." I felt ashamed now.
"You were cussin, son you know how I feel about that." He looked disappointed in me.
"Some man was in Bella house talking to her." I whispered. "Another man is going to be touching her and kissing."
He raised an eyebrow at me."What do you mean?"
"She's in a musical, she's playing one of the romantic leads."I said feeling really dumb for throwing a tantrum.
"Jasper, it's just a play, it doesn't mean anything." Papa was trying to be patient but I could tell it was wearing thin.
"She had someone in her house, someone who wasn't me." I whispered the last sentence.
"Son, it was bound to happen. She is a right pretty girl, funny and smart. It's just matter of time before someone else saw that to." There was the sucker punch to my heart. "You have had years to tell her how you feel, you can only blame yourself if you've lost her."
"I know" I seethed, I hate hearing the truth. He gave me a pitiful look and left the room. I collapse on my bed and tried hard not to cry. Papa and I didn't talk for a few days. We went to the auction and did fairly well. Papa left me in charge of buying some new bulls for the ranch.
"You've done good son, just a couple more weeks and you can go home." He said as we started the drive back to the ranch.
"I've been thinking about staying here, I think this is where I belong." I had been thinking about it for a few weeks and more since the other night.
"She still hasn't called you?" He asked without acknowledging what I said.
"That's not the only reason, just don't think there is anything left for me in Forks." I replied.
"Son I told you, I'm not letting you run away. You're going back if I have to drag you." He pulled his hat over his eyes. That was his way of ending the conversation. I drove us to the ranch in silence. He got out and told some of the ranch hands to unload the trailers. He went into the stables and I followed him. He was at Astrid stall stroking her mane.
"She's a beautiful horse, you've been taking good care of her." I found an apple from the feed storage and walked over to give it to her.
"Yeah, she makes it easy though, she's sweet." I replied as Astrid nuzzled my hand.
"Like her owner." He paused and looked at me." Son I'm sorry for what I said a few days ago. I loved Bella too, I was hoping you two could work things out. Sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to."
"Yeah, always thought I would have more time, you were right she is an amazing girl. I was stupid to think someone else wouldn't see that." I was leaning against the stall now and Astrid was nuzzling my head.
"You going to fight for her when you get back?" I couldn't tell if it was a question or an order. Knowing papa it was a little of both.
"I want her to be happy so we'll see." I said, he gave me a smile and walked back to the house. I stayed with Astrid for a little longer before I headed back to the house. My phone was going off so I ran to it flipping it open before looking at it.
"Jas, I need you." her voice sounded like she had been crying.
"Darlin what happened?" I might have sound like a crazy person to her all out of breath but she had scared me.
"Winter formal is in three weeks." She sniffled. I was a little mad she had scared me for that.
"I know, I promised I'll be back before then." I said trying my hardest not to sound mad.
"I just hate seeing all these couples around me. It never bothered me before but now it's just annoying." She whined, literally whined. "How did I never notice them before now?"
"I don't know darlin, why is it bothering you?" If she was annoyed by couples then she was still single or maybe they broke up.
"Just does, Edward says it's because I'm jealous. He makes it hard to be his friend sometimes." She sound upset. "Plus no one has asked me or Alice. She's more upset then I am. Can't you come home now?"
"I just have finish up some paper work here and get my credits transferred back to Forks, then I'll be home." I said, she never called just to whine and for once I wish she hadn't called sounded so weak and just whiny.
"Okay, I miss you. Well I promised Alice I'd help pick out a dress. Text me okay?" She said quietly as she hung up the phone. It was official I don't like Alice, she is always stealing Bells away.I texted my sister quickly.
Soooooo..just talked to bells, whats going on with her.-jasper
Oh you mean the whining and sounding so undecided you want to beat her with a shoe.-rose
Yeah, well maybe not beat her with a shoe. But yeah she sounded different.-jasper
So it wasn't my imagaination she did sound different. I thought she was getting stronger, doing show choir and the musical.
I don't know, started a while back. That pixie makes all the decisions, she controls everything so bells had lost control of her life. Que the whining, it drives me nuts. Still trying to spend time with her but they don't let her.i miss my friend.-rose
I'm sorry, I'll be home soon.-jasper
It's okay brother of mine, can't wait to see you.-Rose
I spent the next week getting all the paperwork done for the bulls we just bought. Got all my credits transferred, I could graduate but decided to take some electives so I could stay in school. It was the day before I left to go back home I hadn't heard from Bella since that day. I texted my sister to let her know to pick me up at the airport tomorrow.
No problem, can't wait to see me to bring bells.-rose
I thought about it but decided I wasn't ready to see her.
No-jasper
Okay?-rose
I finished packing my stuff and went to bed. The next morning papa drove me to the airport.
"Son, I'm going to miss you. I've loved having you here." He said as he helped my get my bag out of the truck. "Thank you for everything, I'll be up there for Christmas okay." He smiled at me as we went into the airport.
"I'll still take care of the ranches paperwork just make sure to email me everything." I said as he gave me a hug. He nodded his head and I got unto the plane. The ride was long and I was trying so hard not to think of Bella. I wanted to tell her I loved her but it sounded like she's has a new life and I doubt it has room for me. The plane landed and I quickly found Rose.
"Jas, I missed you so much." She screamed as I picked her up in a big hug. "It's been so lonely here." I put her back on the floor and we got into her car. She caught me up on all she had been doing. She said mom had missed me a lot. She let me know that Emmett was coming down for the formal, she hadn't seen him since Thanksgiving. We got to Forks and she let out a sigh.
"Home sweet home brother of mine." She sounded a little bitter.
"Yeah, thanks for skipping school to pick me up." I said wondering why she was mad.
"It was just the last hour, and it was stagecraft. I'm happy to skip it." She answered as we pulled unto our street.
"Why is that, thought you loved that class."
"Yeah, just the show choir is doing their rehearsal now and that pixie is bossing everyone around." We pulled into the driveway and I got my stuff out of the car and started to walk up into our porch. A silver car whizzed by and parked in front of Bella house.
"Shit, sorry brother thought we beat them home." She said putting her hand on my shoulder. A guy with penny colored hair jumped out of the car and opened the door letting Bella out. Her hair was down and she was wearing an oversized jacket over her shoulders. He walked her up to the porch and they stop at the steps. They were talking but I couldn't hear what they were saying. She laughed and he took a step forward putting his arm around her taking the jacket off. She was blushing as he remained to close to her. He reached forward and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She smiled at him and he took a step back. He said something and then walked back to his car. She stood there watching him left when she turned to go in the house she noticed me on the porch. Her face lit up and looked like she was going to run over. I smiled politely and waved then headed into the house. I couldn't deal with her right now. She had found someone and decided I didn't need to know about it.
"I'm sorry." Rose whispered as I stormed upstairs.
"Did you know?" I roared at her before I closed my door.
"I know he likes her but that's all I know." She whimpered out looking at me like I had just lost a puppy.
"Why didn't you tell me." I half yelled, half cried out.
"There isn't anything to tell yet. I was hoping she's come to her senses." She said reaching out to me. I let her give me a hug. "I am sorry, he hasn't asked her out yet but they spend all their time together."
I didn't say anything I just let my sister hug me. We finally broke our hug and I went into my room. I didn't cry I just sat down and tried to figure out what to do next.