Chapter Thirty Eight.

Bella

I felt Jasper's hunger, his need, and I knew he was fast losing control so I relaxed and let him lead me, my own body hummed with the tension, the anticipation, as I felt him enter my body meeting resistance at first before breaking through and filling me with himself. I had expected the pain, we'd had plenty of sex education lessons but nowhere did it say how wonderful the feeling was after that. My brain exploded with bright colours and my heart beat faster, my whole body felt aflame and his body no longer felt cold but hot. As he began to move, slowly at first, I felt my body crying out for more, to take him further inside me and keep him there, never set him free again. Then he began to move faster my breath came in gasps and my body burst into coloured flame before suddenly I no longer existed in this world, in this room but was flying through a wonderful dream world of bright colours breathless and unable to think or speak. I felt a coolness inside my body that I knew had come from him and tightened around him as I floated back to my body and into his embrace. It felt like hours before I could speak, do more than listen to his murmurs of love and feel his body relaxing and melting into mine.

Suddenly there was a banging at the connecting door and a worried voice,

"Bella? Are you OK? Answer me or I'm breaking this fucking door down."

I shook my head, what was Peters problem? I looked at Jasper who frowned then seemed to understand.

"Tell him you're OK Bella or he'll do it"

"I'm fine Peter really"

"Thank fuck for that."

The relief in his voice was palpable although I still had no idea what had worried him.

"We'll be in, just give us a few minutes"

"OK Major"

"Time to face the others Bella. You realize they're going to know what happened."

I stroked his face,

"I don't care, I love you, but what was that all about?"

As I got up to shower Jasper looked at the sheet and I blushed to see the blood there. Understanding blossomed as I ran for the shower. Peter had smelled the blood and thought Jasper had killed or bitten me.

Jasper

Her face was just as sweet when she blushed and I joined her in the shower wrapping my arms around her.

"I'm sorry it embarrassed you but it shows Peter cares, besides it's a great honor to be your first, and I hope to be your only"

"You are and you will be"

I kissed her and then reluctantly we parted to dress and face the others. I just hoped Peter wouldn't make a big thing about it, Bella was very sensitive. When she was ready we both went through to find Garrett and Charlotte playing scrabble while Peter was carving an animal out of a piece of soap, "Rustic art" he called it!

They all looked over and said hi then the scrabble game continued and even Peter controlled himself well enough to just wink at Bella before carrying on his carving. Bella went over to him,

"What is it Peter?"

He held the tiny sculpture up and I saw a caged bird about to take flight from the open cage door.

"Its beautiful."

"Its yours Bella, a thank you for setting The Major free of his self-imposed prison.

He set it gently in the palm of her hand and she leaned over and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you for everything. Thank all of you"

Garrett looked up and pouted,

"Hey how come he gets a kiss and I get nothing?"

"Well now Garrett there are many reasons for that but we don't have time to get into all of your many failings, lack of sex appeal, bad breath, a terrible squint, crooked legs, take your pick."

Garrett moved very quickly and Peter was just a shade too slow which meant the two of them fell to the floor in a tangle of arms and legs. I just shook my head and Bella, holding my hand again, ignored them, she really was remarkable! She went to sit in Garrett's place looking at the board then glanced at me perplexed.

"Charlotte speaks fourteen languages so she plays multilingual scrabble"

"And Garrett?"

"He can barely speak English" Peter's choked voice was soon cut off by Garrett's arm around his throat,

"Actually Bella I'm only one behind her, never could get the hang of Indonesian."

Bella

When Peter and Garrett finally finished their wrestling match they settled down so I could explain what had happened in Denali. When I finished they sat unspeaking and I wasn't sure if it was because they didn't believe me or if they were trying to work out what it meant,

"So Bella, what you're telling us is that you can kick vampire ass without any help, awesome!"

"Trust Peter to put it so succinctly. Do you have any idea how far you can project this power?"

I shook my head,

"I was only interested in getting away from Denali and back to Jasper."

"It could be that it only worked so well because you were so anxious to get back to The Major. Maybe it only works when you're stressed. You've never felt anything like it before?"

"No, Garrett that was the first time"

"Yeah but Eleazor gave you the idea it might have been there all the time but you never had any need of it."

"Well there's only one way to find out Peter, are you volunteering?"

"No...no way..."

I grinned at his panicked voice and concentrated. As he flew into the air and hit the French doors they crashed open and he grabbed the rail outside.

"Hey, I was wrong, Bella have a heart."

I let him go and he collapsed onto the balcony, kissing the tiles.

"Oh yes, Terra firma again".

Then looked up at me,

"Why am I always the one who gets experimented on? Its discrimination"

Garrett was laughing so hard he could hardly speak,

"Well Peter, Bella recognized a rat when she saw one. Your kind always end up as lab specimens."

I closed my eyes waiting for the crash as they collided but it stayed quiet so I opened them again. Peter was still on his knees looking up at me in supplication.

"Please Miss Bella don't throw me over the balcony. I'll be a good boy I promise"

Jasper groaned but I very graciously acceded to his request.

"Just watch it, or you'll get more of the same."

He grinned at me,

"Hey I won't tell your little secret, you don't set on me again, truce?

The penny didn't drop immediately but when I saw the evil grin on his face I colored.

"OK Peter you win. For now."

Garrett and Charlotte exchanged glances and shrugs but I didn't imagine my secret would be a secret for long.