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Chapter 13
Edward's Point of View
As I followed Jasper up the stairs, I felt nervous. He was strangely quiet, looking thoughtful as he pondered on what to say.
We settled down in the sofa of the second floor living room, and I waited. I had a hunch on what he was about to tell me, and I was ready to reassure him.
Finally, Jasper cleared his throat. "Edward," he began. "You know I think of you as my brother in many ways."
I merely nodded.
"I really don't have any problems with you marrying Bella," he went on. "If it's you… Well, I think I can be reassured of many things regarding her. For one, she's intelligent, but she can be quite clumsy sometimes. I know that you'll be responsible and mature enough for her safety. I can trust you on that, right?"
"Of course, Jasper," I answered.
Jasper nodded slowly. "I know you must think this is…strange. We've been friends for a long time, and we know each other like a book. But…this is my sister we're talking about, Edward. She might not be my biological sister, but she's as good as, and I don't want her to get hurt.
"I guess you can say this is…kind of a warning," he said, smiling sheepishly. His smile disappeared and he turned serious. "If you hurt Bella in any way, any way at all… Well, you're going to have to answer to me." There was no hint of bluff in his expression. "You're my friend, Edward, but my sister comes before you. If you hurt her, whether it's emotionally or physically, I might have to hit you. If you make her cry for any reason at all, I'll never forgive you. Do you understand?"
I nodded confidently. "Don't worry, Jasper. I promise I'll take care of her. I'll love her forever."
He seemed to relax slightly at my tone. "Good. I trust you."
"I know how special she is to you, Jasper," I said softly. "I won't make any mistakes. I promise."
Jasper smiled slightly. "You know, I feel like…I feel like I'm sending my own daughter away. I just… I don't know how to explain it, but I feel…wrong. I feel like Bella marrying at such a young age is a mistake…"
"You're just nervous, Jasper," I said easily. "You have nothing to worry about. I won't let anything hurt Bella."
I knew I wasn't going to let anything hurt her. Nothing at all. If Bella got hurt in any way, I was going to avenge her myself. I would do it before Jasper did. Nothing would ever get away with hurting my beautiful Bella.
Jasper nodded, his eyebrows still furrowed. "Yeah. Yeah, you're right. I… I'm sure it's just nerves." He did look anxious.
"Dude," I said, laughing. "You're going to have to let her go sometime. She's not a baby anymore."
Jasper laughed uneasily. "Yeah, I guess… I guess seeing Bella being born into the world with my own two eyes really changed my perspective. She's always seemed so fragile… Please, Edward." His eyes were pleading. "Please take good care of her."
I smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, Jasper. I will. I promise."
I didn't realize that making this promise would be the first step to my biggest mistake of my entire life.
AN: Some foreshadowing at the end there, eh? It was short, but it's an important chapter. You'll see why later on. Remember! Reviews, reviews, reviews!
IMPORTANT! So I was feeling really bad for not updating much this week. So I decided to post the first chapter of my new story, Loyalty, a bit earlier than I'd planned to. I thought you guys might forgive me more this way. Will you go read it and let me know what you think about it? Does this mean I'm forgiven?
