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Bella's fingers were warm to the touch as Jasper held her hand and part of him was excited; strange, how he felt centuries younger. But another part of him felt revolted at what he was doing as his mind drifted back to Alice, his wife. His wife. Bella gave him a sheepish smile and Jasper forced a tiny smile on his face. Never in a million years would he have expected himself to leave his wife. Oh, men do it all the time and Jasper had seen his fair share of heartbroken women; their emotions were cyclones to him and just one of the many reasons why he tried to stray away from people. But heartbroken men and women: abused and scorned, cheating hearts combined with the wounded, their emotions crying out for someone, for anyone to take notice of them. This was why Jasper tried to stay away from crowds, why he tried to stay away from people in general. Because the stronger a person felt about another, the stronger those emotions became.

Like Mike.

Like Alice.

The human male didn't catch his eye; Jasper could tell he was striving not too and the blonde didn't blame him. The thought occurred to him as Bella lead him to the back of the store, to use his power and make Mike feel something better. But just as quickly as the thought entered his head, it left. That would have been an emotional invasion of privacy, and Jasper didn't want to hurt the boy anymore then he already was. "I didn't think you would come," Bella confessed as she led Jasper to the camping section where he could see a single gray tent set up. Bella plopped down on the entryway of her tent, legs splayed outside onto the floor.

Jasper eased himself down. "I hadn't planned on it," he answered truthfully. He could feel her shyness creep up now as the two of them took in the situation: the two of them in the back of a well lit store, alone…for the most part. Mike remained up front with his head down and the telepath was with him.

"Ah…sorry if you were doing anything…" she trailed off and looked down at her hands. She was biting her lip again.

"You like to bite your lip don't you?" Jasper questioned as he saw a slight blush spread across her cheeks. Her nervousness was apparent but she looked kind of…cute.

"You notice everything don't you?" Bella murmured as she glanced down at her feet before she raised her eyes. Their eyes met and Jasper felt her emotions even as he struggled to build shields around himself: anxiety but stronger then that was an attraction with a hint of lust. "Jasper," Bella whispered, "can I ask you something?"

He cocked his head to one side even as his mind scrambled for an approipate response for the question he was sure she would ask. "What?"

"Can I kiss you?"

Those four words hung between them as Jasper tried to think of a proper answer. He could feel Alice's presence in the back of his mind and hear her words ringing in his ear: You choose her! He ran a hand through his hair, even as she leaned forward. Her cheeks were bright red as she half raised herself, pressing her lips to his in a chaste kiss.

Jasper reacted on instinct: he wrapped one arm around her, holding Bella close. Her lips were slightly parted and he took that as his cue to slip his tongue inside, deepening the kiss. Lust was surrounding the two of them, engulfing them even as logic demanded that the two of them not do anything naughty. Jasper pulled away first, resting his forehead against Bella's. "Guess I shouldn't have?" Bella whispered an awkward smile on her face.

Jasper felt a smile that was more genuine then the first stretch across his face. "Bella Swan," he whispered, "you're getting under my skin."