Chapter 11

Jasper's POV

I can honestly say that I don't think I have experienced a weekend more agonizing than this one. After Isabella being told by an unknown enemy that we are a Mafia family, both my father and Charlie agreed it would be best for the time being if she remained at the house until a threat assessment could be made. Add to the fact that she found out we had been having her followed while she had been living in Phoenix well.

Three guesses as to how well she took that news.

Isabella spent most of her time in the guest room that had been made up for her, I think she wouldn't be as mad as she is if it weren't for the bodyguard that was currently shadowing her every move. Though after she slapped him for, accidentally, following her into the bathroom Alec has been a little afraid to get on her bad side. Apparently she has a really hard hit, in fact Alec swears six ways from Sunday that Isabella hits harder than Rosalie. Something I wouldn't have believed if Emmett had told me that Isabella had slapped him too.

Emmett and Charlie are both beside themselves with worry. Isabella has flat out refused to see either of them, actually, she has flat out refused to see anyone but Alec and Felix. Felix, via Esme's request, had taken Isabella some breakfast and had stayed in the guest room ever since.

Alec told Esme, when returning Isabella's empty plate, that Felix was trying to help Isabella deal with everything that she had learned yesterday.

Christ, was it really only 24 hours ago that Isabella learned the truth?

Walking into the garage I see Edward and Emmett helping Rosalie as she works on Edward's Volvo. Alice was sitting in the back of Rose's BMW reading a fashion magazine.

"Hey," I greeted sullenly.

Emmett looked up, his face looking as depressed as I felt.

"Still not talking to you either, huh." I stated to him.

Emmett shook his head sadly, poor lug has never went so long without talking to Isabella. It showed just how pissed she was.

Alice suddenly huffed in irritation and threw her magazine aside.

"I'm getting pretty sick of her attitude..." Alice began but was quickly cut off by Rosalie.

"YES! You've already said but I seem to recall that when you found out you tried to go to the POLICE!" Rosalie snapped at her.

It was true. Though our parents are part of the crime family, okay so my father is one of the four dons, neither of us were told until two years ago but we all didn't exactly have the best reaction either. Alice had the worst reaction of all of us and now she was acting as if she'd known the whole time.

Alice's response to Rosalie's words was to simply grumble under her breath.

"Look, I'm just saying it's gone on long enough," Alice huffed out.

Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"It's been 24 hours Alice, your hissy fit when on for four months. Besides the only reason why you're pissed is because she wouldn't play dress up for you at the mall." Rosalie said through her teeth.

Ah, there it is. Everyone usually bows to Alice's will so for Isabella to actually make a stand and stick to it is rather unheard of.

"When did that happen?" Edward asked.

"Not long before that bastard effectively ratted us all out to her," Rosalie explained as she finally pulled her head out of the Volvo's engine. Grease stains covered her cheeks and I saw, sickeningly, Emmett's eyes darken with lust. "Alice and I tried to convince Bella that the guy was just someone who wanted to cause trouble for Charlie for a past arrest but she wasn't biting, didn't exactly help our case that she saw the saw that you all own sells for $2000 a pop. Then Alice here tried to change the subject completely by going all diva on her and tried to force Bella into Victoria Secret, clearly it didn't go very well." Rosalie finished explaining.

Isabella. Victoria Secret. Fuck!

"HEY! Don't even think it man," Emmett's stern voice suddenly burst the image that was forming.

I scowled at him.

"You the pot or the kettle in this one?" I asked.

Emmett looked thoughtful for a few minutes before eventually nodding in agreement and began picking up my sister's tools.

"She hasn't said a word to anyone?" Edward asked in concern.

"Not exactly," I replied. "she called Alec a pervert for accidentally following her into the bathroom before slapping him. I also just found out that she's been talking Felix since this morning." I told him. "Otherwise, not a word." I finished sadly.

Emmett looked at me sharply.

"Felix?" He questioned.

I nodded.

"Alec said he's trying to help Isabella come to terms with what she learned last night." I told him.

"Wow, who would have thought that Felix is actually capable of a conversation." Edward said amazed.

"Still, tomorrow's Monday. She won't be able to avoid us any longer." Alice huffed, still clearly annoyed.

I turned to glare at Alice, she really was the pot calling the kettle black here.

"Alice did you or did you not go to the police to rat out my parents for being part of a crime family but also tried to get put into witness protection?" Edward demanded in irritation.

I had the funny feeling that Edward would never truly forgive Alice for that. No matter how many times she apologises, there will always be that lingering feeling of mistrust because of her actions. Even though they were brought on by fear.

"Yes, well. It's not like I went through with it." Alice mumbled.

Rosalie narrowed her eyes.

"Only because they wanted to shove you in a town smaller than Forks instead of Beverly Hills like you wanted." Rosalie hissed. Then again, was it from fear?

Emmett scoffed, it was pretty predictable of Alice really.

"Good thing Dad brought in those two US Marshalls that you talked to Alice, else you'd be sleeping with the fishes right now." Emmett said.

Alice flushed, knowing that what Emmett said was right. To some degree anyway, just because we never lay a finger against women and children doesn't mean we won't make sure they can't send us all to prison. After all hasn't it been said that 'currency is the currency of the realm?' Another words, everyone has a price.

Who said that again?

"Pretty poor way to repay the man that took you in after your parents death." A voice from the doorway said.

Spinning round I found, Marcus. What is with this man and shadows? He always does it.

Alice paled.

"I proved my loyalty to the family." Alice returned in a steady voice.

Rather impressive with how pale she is.

"Indeed. Esme wishes to speak with you all." Marcus replied before taking his leave.

As soon as we were certain that Marcus was a good distance away everyone breathed a sigh of relief before we returned our attention to Alice.

"You may have proved your loyalties as far as Carlisle is concerned Alice but the others aren't so convinced." I told her sternly before heading off to find Esme.

It didn't take long before I found Esme, she was handing over two mugs of coffee to Charlie and Carlisle before leaning against the breakfast bar.

"She's refusing to open the door, actually she's refusing to breath a single word to me." Charlie said helplessly.

Esme looked at him sadly.

"I'm sure once she's had time to come to terms with everything she'll start talking to you again." Esme told him gently before giving him a hard look. "But if you actually think that Bella never would have found out that you had been having her followed for her protection, then you're an idiot." She added sternly.

Charlie looked at her sheepishly.

"Yeah, I know. Suppose I should be thankful that she's even alive to be able to be mad at me." Charlie reason sullenly.

I couldn't hear anymore, so I cleared my throat to announce my arrival.

"Ah, Jasper there you are." Esme said smiling. "I wanted to talk to all of you before school tomorrow, where are the others?" She asked.

"Here." Edward said.

"Right, let's move this into the living room. I've just told Alec to try and see if he can't coax Bella out of her room." Esme told us before heading off to the living room.

We all followed but I was now on auto-pilot. I was consumed with the desire to see Isabella, God was I pathetic. It's been 24 hours and I'm acting as though it's been a life time.

Once we had all settled down in the living room there was nothing but silence between all of us.

"So...what is it that we need to talk about?" Emmett asked cautiously.

"Well, first of, don't go threatening Mike Newton again." Carlisle told Edward, Emmett and I sternly.

"What!" The three of us said in shock.

"Dad, you didn't hear what the little fucker said yesterday before you called about Bella finding out." Edward told him angrily.

"Language!" Esme snapped.

"I'm sorry, Mom but he is." Edward replied, only far calmer than a second ago.

"What did he say?" Carlisle asked wearily.

"Hang on, I'll go get the recording." I said before heading off to my car.

I made quick work of running out to the car and grabbing the recording. The sooner they heard this the better, especially with Isabella still holed up in her room. For once, I was actually glad that she was so pissed off with me, it meant she'd be safe from hearing something so vile.

An hour later I had replayed the recording for everyone in the room and they were ticked of.

"Okay...punish him. Legally!" Charlie told us sternly, his face an ugly shade of purple.

"Gladly." Emmett said darkly.

I looked at my best friend and could practically hear the wheels in his head turning.

"Emmett...what are you up to?" I asked cautiously.

"Let's just say that by the time we're done with Newton, he'll be hard pressed to find even a dead woman that will find him attractive." He replied darker still.

Gulp.

Please God, help Isabella find it in her heart to forgive me. I really do not want to be on the receiving end of Emmett's wrath.

One thing's for sure, tomorrow will be very interesting in deed.

A/N: There we go everyone. For those with a good memory, or the original story saved to their computers, I am pushing back the story a little and adding new chapters to show Bella coming to terms with the family business and Jasper wooing Bella. Not to mention some hysterical revenge against Newton and his groupies.