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"Char...not now," I growled at her.
"It's not true. Jasper is my mate," Alice argued, tossing a glare Bella's way. I looked over at Bella as well, she was finished feeding and was now sitting with her head hung low and held in her delicate looking, but blood covered, hands.
"Oh, it's true, honey...and I couldn't be happier that he is finally rid of your fake, superficial ass," Char sneered at her.
"Bella?" I whispered, approaching her cautiously. I was choosing to ignore the insults that were flying back and forth between Alice and Char at the moment. None of it fucking mattered. The only thing that fucking mattered to me right now...was Bella.
I knelt down beside her and tentatively brushed her hair out of her face. She lowered her hands and looked up at me then...and what I saw there...I never ever wanted to see again. She looked so defeated and broken.
"I don't want to be this...this monster, Jasper," she said, motioning to her body practically covered in smears of blood and looking so very disgusted with herself.
"It won't always be this way, Bella. I promise you, it will get easier," I told her, hoping she would trust me – just this once.
"Can't you just...I don't know...put a stake through my heart or something?" she asked seriously. This can't be happening. I can't have finally found my one true mate only to have her want to die? Life can be a cruel bitch at times – obviously – but this? No, this is fucking unacceptable. If she were to die – I would follow her; of that much I was certain.
"That's only in the movies, darlin'. You can't really die," I informed her, partially lying to her. I know lying to her isn't the way to get her to trust me...but how the hell am I suppose to tell her the truth about this? There was no way I was going to tell my - apparently suicidal - mate how to off herself.
"Yes, you can. All you have to do is..." Alice began. That fucking bitch! Char lunged at her and I didn't intervene – at all. In fact, if she hadn't...I would have. She pinned Alice to the ground, holding her face down in the dirt so that her words were muffled and unintelligible as she attempted to explain to my mate how to kill herself.
"How about we demonstrate instead - using you," Char snarled into her ear. Edward growled at Char which only caused Peter to go into full on protective mode of his mate. He crouched defensively between Char and Edward, looking lethal as he verbally dared Edward to try and pull Char off of Alice. I had used my patience up for the day – I proved that earlier when I yelled at my mate. Apparently they hadn't realized that though – they were about to, however.
"ENOUGH!" I roared, standing up and glaring down at all of them. They all stopped bickering immediately and stared up at me fearfully. I was still shirtless, so my scars were clearly on display and my whole body was quivering with the amount of hostility I was feeling at the moment. Bella's fingers twitched as she stared up at me with concern instead of fear. Concern for...me? Well, maybe something good has come from this fucked up day after all...besides the mind blowing orgasm, that is. My cock scoffed at my thoughts. He was no longer oblivious to our predicament due to yelling at her and was blaming me, of course, for ruining his future chances of meeting her pussy up close and personal.
"No one is going to die," I stated, looking pointedly at Bella. "And now is not the time for this shit! I don't give a flying fuck what any of you think or have to say right now – save it!" I yelled. "Now we are all going to get the fuck up and walk back to the cars. Then, we are going to drive to the next forested area with animals so that Bella can feed some more. Once that's done...without any arguments...we are going to finish with a nice quiet drive to the house. Am I fucking clear?"
"But...Jasper?" Bella whispered hesitantly. I whirled around to face her, ready to tell her to shut the fuck up again and do what I said...something told me not to this time, however. Common sense maybe? I don't fucking know. My cock shook his head in disagreement – he was clearly taking credit for this wise move. Something about self preservation or some shit.
"What is it, Bella?" I asked, using the last tiny scrap of patience I had left.
"I'm naked," she replied, motioning down to her outfit - or lack thereof.
Oh, right – how the hell could I forget something like that? I must really be stressed the fuck out. My shirt was now covered in smears of blood as she clutched it closed around her further. There really wasn't much point in getting her something else to wear when she was just going to be feeding some more once we got through town. But driving through town that way, just might raise some suspicion if anyone saw her; so I suppose we'll have to get her clothes.
"Alice, go get Bella some of your clothes," I ordered her.
"What?" she gasped. "I am not giving her any of my clothes! You can't seriously expect me to," she scoffed, acting like a child.
"And pray tell, Alice...why the fuck not?" I growled, taking a step towards her. I had seriously had enough of her petty bullshit to last me the rest of eternity.
"I'll get her some of mine, Major," Char offered kindly. "Bella needs real woman's clothes, not toddlers. And besides, Alice's are hideous; I'm sure Bella wouldn't want them anyway," she added for good measure. Why can't anyone just shut the fuck up these days?
"They are not!" Alice screeched, clearly offended more by that than anything else anyone has said or done to her today.
"Please, they are so last year," Char scoffed, rolling her eyes at her dramatically.
Alice gasped in horror and looked to Edward for back up. "Tell her, Edward. Tell her my clothes are not 'last year'!"
"You know I don't know a thing about clothes, Alice. You pick all of mine out for me...so why are you asking me?" Edward asked, shaking his head at her in disbelief. Even he thought she was being ridiculous - which is saying something.
"They're not 'last year'...I know they aren't. She has to be lying... right?" Alice mumbled to herself, off in her own little world. Char looked quite happy with herself over Alice's distressed mumblings.
"The clothes, Char," I reminded her, sighing heavily.
"Sorry, Major. Be right back," she replied, taking off to the truck to get them.
"Jasper, your..." Edward began to say.
I raised my hand up to stop him right there. "Don't. I don't want to fucking hear it, Edward," I growled at him. "Not another fucking word from any of you," I added, making sure they all shut the fuck up before I tore someone apart – accidentally, of course.
"But, Jazzy you..."
"Major, you need..."
"Jasper, I was only..."
"NOT ANOTHER FUCKING WORD!" I shouted angrily, the ground literally shaking as the sound reverberated around us. I turned around to see the only person who hadn't tried to speak – Bella. She was studying the ground intently with her eyebrows furrowed...seemingly deep in thought. She clearly looked upset still...and I didn't like it. Please tell me she's not plotting her death or some stupid shit...
"Are you okay?" I asked her, much more calmly and quietly. I didn't want to upset her further. She blinked and looked up at me in shock.
"Yeah, I guess," she shrugged. "Oh, and they just wanted to tell you about your pants," she whispered, frowning up at me.
"My pants?" I asked her in confusion, before looking down at them. Well fuck. I forgot they were still soaked through from her pussy juices earlier. My cock rolled his eyes at me, telling me to pull my head out of my ass and pay the fuck attention before I get him chopped off. He was right for once. I was stressed the hell out right now, they had pushed me to my limit and beyond. I was slipping, and I needed to get control of myself and my senses before I let something happen to Bella...or, let her happen to someone else for that matter.
"I'd call Char and tell her to grab you some...but...my ph-..." Peter trailed off as I glared at him. I pulled my phone from my pocket and dialed Char myself, only to have it ring and ring...but she never answered.
"Why isn't she answering, Peter?" I asked him, concerned.
"I don't know," he replied, looking concerned himself.
Neither of us had long to worry, fortunately, as we heard and smelled her approaching. We could also hear her cell phone ringing and her cursing angrily at it as she got closer. She arrived a few moments later, dashing over to Peter and smacking him upside the head wordlessly.
"They just keep calling back," she huffed at him angrily. "You deal with it," she growled, pressing the phone into his hand.
Peter raised his eyebrow at her and she nodded stiffly. He looked down at the ringing cell phone excitedly; it was like she just gave him the best gift ever by giving him permission to answer it. I swear he is addicted to this shit – maybe he needs to call a hot-line himself for help. He smiled widely as he pushed a button to answer...
"You've reached Peter's identity crisis hot-line...who are you?"
"Yes, Peter?" a male voice whispered nervously into the phone. "I...I think...oh boy, you are going to think I'm crazy but... I think I'm a vampire," he whispered conspiratorially. Oh for fuck sake! What is wrong with these fucking people?
"You do, huh?" Peter snickered in amusement.
"Yes, I crave blood...like real blood!" the guy replied, sounding like he was on drugs - which he probably was. Bella rolled her eyes as she licked some smeared blood off of her right hand and arm. Now that, is a true vampire. I wonder if she'd let me lick some blood off of her too... My cock was holding his hands over his ears and singing 'la la la' over and over. Someone should tell him avoidance isn't the answer.
"Well...do you sparkle?" Peter asked him seriously. My eyes widened in alarm as he said this. Is he fucking insane? Did he want to get us all annihilated?
"Sparkle? What the fuck, dude? Vampires don't sparkle," the guy replied incredulously.
"How do you know?" Peter questioned, licking his lips.
"Because they just don't. I mean...that would be so...gay," the guy scoffed dismissively.
"I see. Where did you say you lived again?" Peter asked deviously. Oh fuck no! This has gone far enough. I grabbed the phone from his hand.
"Vampires aren't real. They don't exist," I told the guy, quoting Bella from earlier before abruptly ending the call.
"Aww, Major. I just wanted to show him a real vampire. What's wrong with that?" Peter asked, pouting.
"Peter, one of these days you are going to bring the Volturi down on your sparkling ass and I won't be able to save you," I growled at him.
"They don't fucking care. They play with the humans all the time – it's the same thing," he argued, ignoring my warning.
Char handed Bella some yoga pants and a sports bra before walking back over to Peter and smacking him once again upside the head. "You need to listen to him, Peter. He's right. You can't keep tempting fate," she told him. Char was big into fate and destiny. I never really bought into all that crap...though I didn't believe in her true mate bullshit either and look where that got me? So who knows, maybe there's something to it.
Peter didn't respond, however, he was too focused on Bella at the moment...who was taking off my shirt...right there...in front of everyone. Apparently she was over her earlier embarrassment after she dry humped me in a tree. Go figure.
"Uh, darlin'? You could go behind a tree, if you'd like more privacy," I told her, earning a growl from my cock, who had stopped singing and had grabbed a bowl of popcorn deciding to enjoy the show after all.
"What's the point? You all saw it earlier anyway," she replied with a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders. She finished taking off my shirt and it pooled on the ground behind her. She turned around and bent over to pick up the shirt, and my god...was she trying to kill me? My cock was in awe, sheer and utter awe as we stared at her amazingly firm, round, naked ass. He quickly added number six to his list of positions – ahh, yes, doggy style. A classic. I approved wholeheartedly.
Peter, Edward, and Char all moaned in unison, causing Alice and myself to glare at them. Bella continued to get dressed, completely oblivious to the reactions she was causing. When I growled at Edward, who was moaning the loudest, I felt some amusement coming from her and heard a quiet snicker. Oh, so she wasn't oblivious after all...she was teasing me. Well, two can play that game, darlin'.
"Char, you didn't happen to grab me some pants also, did you?" I asked her, motioning down to my wet crotch and now clearly erect cock - thanks to Bella's show. Bella's eyes honed in on it immediately, and she instinctively licked her lips before her eyes widened and looked the other way.
"No, I didn't, Major. I'm sorry, I forgot about that," Char replied. "I can go get you some now if you'd like," she offered sweetly.
"Nah, no worries. I can just take them off and get some clean ones when we reach the cars," I told her, unbuttoning my wet jeans. After unzipping them as well, I brought my fingers up to my nose and inhaled deeply – mmm, she smells so sweet and delicious. Bella's eyes couldn't get any wider if she tried, and I swear I heard her whimper. I was just about to put one of my fingers in my mouth to taste her lingering sweetness when my phone began to ring in my pocket. Damn it.
I grabbed it and looked at the id before answering. Carlisle. Well fuck, here goes...
"Carlisle."
"Jasper? Is everything okay, son? Your mother and I are at the house, but no one else is here. Where are you?" he questioned worriedly.
"We had to stop and feed Bella. It's taken longer than we thought, due to the lack of wildlife here and a large town just a few miles away," I told him.
"Is she...is she calmer now?" he asked hesitantly. Bella growled in response, causing me to grin into the phone. Apparently she didn't like people talking about her behind her back...or in front of her on a phone, as the case may be. I knew how she felt, they talked about me and my supposed control issues all the time.
"She's doing great. Completely normal for a newborn," I defended her, while staring into Bella's ruby eyes. She frowned and looked back down at the ground. I was confused by her reaction. I wasn't sure if it was the 'normal' or the 'newborn' comment that she had a problem with. I was personally hoping she had a problem with the 'newborn' comment...because honestly, she wasn't a typical newborn; she far exceeded the skills of any newborn I'd ever encountered. If it was the 'normal' comment - well that was just more brooding and I fucking hate that shit.
"How long until you get here, do you think?" Carlisle asked curiously. He seemed to have something else on his mind and when I heard Esme giggle in the background, I cringed in disgust. Eww, I did not want to think about them getting it on – I've had to hear and feel the emotions of them far too many times for my liking. Everyone else wore the same expression on their faces as well.
"Not long," I told him meaningfully.
"Oh," he replied in disappointment. "Okay then, we'll see you soon."
"See you soon," I replied, ending the call. A shudder of disgust rippled through me as I pocketed my phone, only to remove it once again a moment later. I couldn't put it in there – I needed new pants. Which brings me back to my task at hand...
I walked over to Bella, who was now completely dressed and looking sexy as hell in those clothes, I might add. My cock informed me he preferred her naked, but I ignored him – I had my own plan. "Here, hold this for me, darlin'," I told her, handing her my phone. She tentatively took it from my outstretched hand and gasped audibly when I pushed my jeans and my wet boxers down my hips and my cock sprang free, lightly slapping my stomach. I stepped out of them and stood up, standing before her naked and fully aroused. Edward and Peter groaned in disgust, and looked away...clearly they weren't interested - and thank god for that. Char nodded to herself silently as she appraised me – something tells me she had guessed at my actual size. I'll admit, I'm on the larger side – even for a vampire. My cock was acting...well...cocky about that, as he posed for their viewing pleasure.
"Oh my god," Bella groaned, her sweet scent filling my nose as she became wet in response. Exactly the kind of reaction my mate should have.
It was then that two small hands tried to shield my cock from their view – Alice. And with that...all hell broke loose once again. Bella growled angrily as soon as Alice's hands made contact with me. She crouched and snarled at Alice while baring her teeth, she was about to attack...with intentions to kill. I pushed Alice away from me and lunged for Bella, sending her a mix of calm and lethargy as my restraining arms made contact with her. I should have known better – she was a newborn and her protective instincts for her mate would be much more aggressive because of that fact. I should never have been playing games, not with Bella being a newborn as well as Alice, who is still technically my wife, standing right fucking there.
I'm an idiot.
"Jasper?" Alice whispered, confused and sad.
And an ass.
"We need to go - now," I stated, changing the subject. We would have our talk – later. Alice stared back at me for a few moments before stalking off toward the cars. Apparently sad turned into angry rather quickly. That's fine; angry I can deal with...sad, not so much. I didn't want to hurt her more than I already have...but it was inevitable. I mean, Bella and I did dry hump in a tree – surely Alice can see we have a connection. I would never cheat on her just for sex. I'd like to think she knew that since I'd proven that fact with years and years of unsatisfying, monogamous sex with her. Then again, she never realized I was unsatisfied.
The others followed behind me, as I carried Bella. I stopped just as we reached the tree line next to the cars and Peter grabbed me some pants.
"Are you going to behave?" I asked Bella. I needed to let her go in order to put them on, but I wasn't sure if I could trust her not to rip Alice's head off just yet.
"Yes," she gritted out.
I studied her for a moment as well as her emotions. She wasn't lying...but she wasn't telling the truth either. She really wasn't sure what she would do. I wasn't comfortable with letting her go yet and I would definitely need to keep both hands on her. I believe her shield has strengthened and is now blocking even more of my gift than before. It was a bit concerning; if her shield gets too much stronger, she very well may be able to block me completely - even with contact.
"Peter, I need you to pull my pants up," I told him, earning a huff from Bella.
"Aww, come on, Major! Isn't it enough that I had to dig around in your pocket earlier...why me? Can't Char do it?" he asked, earning a growl from Bella at the mention of Char doing it. I raised an eyebrow at him and he looked resigned...until...
"I'll do it," Bella sighed, squirming in my arms. I let her down, but kept a tight hold on her as she stood in front of me. There was just enough distance between us that my naked cock wasn't touching her, a fact that disappointed him greatly.
"You will, huh?" I asked her in amusement.
"Just stay still, I wouldn't want to...accidentally...catch anything in the zipper," she threatened, smirking at me. My cock was so not amused by that threat, and he remained completely motionless but still hard as a rock.
She squatted down in front of me and I held onto her shoulders to keep my gift going and restrain her if need be. Her position was going to kill me - but oh - what a death it would be. She looked up at me through her eyelashes as she slowly dragged the pants up my legs, rising as she went. Fuck, she is so damn sexy! She wiggled them up over my hips, and I'll admit, I was too dazed to even help her at this point. Once done with that, she seemed to be contemplating how to proceed. She would need to touch my cock in order to zip and button them...he was waiting anxiously for her next move.
She bit her bottom lip as she very tentatively reached her small hand forward and with just the lightest of touches, moved my cock. Holy fuck! The jolt through my body as she touched me was almost like it's very own orgasm. I could live a very satisfying life with just that feeling alone. My cock nodded in agreement but was still clutching his position list tightly in his grasp as she tucked him gently inside my pants. He had hopes and dreams...and who was I to discourage them. I was hoping and dreaming right along with him. She pulled the zipper up and buttoned them deftly, looking extremely proud of herself.
"There," she stated, her palm now resting on my abdomen above the waistband. She stared up into my eyes and I stared right back down into hers. God, I wanted so badly to kiss her right now. I leaned forward just slightly, my tongue snaking out and moistening my lips in anticipation. Her lips parted in response and I took that as my sign that she wanted it too. I was just about to close the distance to her lips when a throat clearing interrupted our moment.
"What is it, Edward?" I growled at him.
"Alice, your wife, says that state trooper is headed back here to make sure we've left. Just thought you'd like to know," he replied angrily.
"Alright then, let's go," I replied, cringing at his comment and quickly leading a mortified Bella to the truck. We hopped in and Edward walked back to the Volvo. It was then that I noticed the inside of it...the backseat was completely torn apart, pieces of cushion and leather littering the inside. The interior roof had pieces hanging down looking like Christmas tree lights. I chuckled in amusement as Peter started the truck and pulled out. Edward pulled out behind us, Alice in the passenger seat staring out the window as he continued to berate her for letting the bear ruin his 'baby'.
We made it through town, uneventfully. Which surprised the hell out of me, but I was very thankful for. We found much more wildlife in the forest on the other side of town, thank god. Bella sated herself on two deer and one more bear. I tried to convince her to have just one more, but she claimed she couldn't eat another bite. She still looked disgusted with herself and it bothered me greatly. She needs to get over her aversion to being a vampire – there's nothing she can do to change it now and I refuse to have her moping around in self loathing like Edward; he was enough to deal with for fuck sake. Speaking of Edward...both he and Alice were radiating smugness during Bella's hunting trip. I didn't know what was going on with them, but I wasn't really concerned since they were silent – which was rare, come to think of it. Oh well, as long as they stayed that way, I was quite happy.
The rest of the drive was also uneventful. Shocking, I know. Although, Peter whimpered as we passed by a cell phone store. I simply reminded him he could come back later and buy as many as he wanted – that seemed to tide him over and earn a glare from Char. Not my fucking problem, darlin' - he's your mate.
We were almost to the house when Char's phone rang once again. She huffed angrily and pushed a button on the keypad to answer...
"Who are you and what do you fucking want?" she growled into the phone.
"Geez, Char...what the fuck did Peter do this time?" Garrett responded.
"Gary!" Char squealed, practically bouncing in her seat.
He chuckled at her enthusiasm. "How you doin', hon?" he asked sweetly. Garrett was a suave motherfucker...he was a nomad but even still, he had a way with people, especially women. Sometimes I wondered if it wasn't his gift.
"Oh, you know...same old," she replied, glaring over at Peter.
"Yeah? What's he into this time?" Garrett asked her in amusement.
"Phone hot-lines! Can you believe it, Gary?" she huffed.
"I can actually. What I can't believe is that Jasper still doesn't think vampires exist," Garrett chuckled.
"That was you, fucker?" I asked him, completely shocked.
"Yeah, it was me. Been working on my all human voice. Must be good too, to have fooled you guys; never thought I'd pull it off. I just couldn't resist when I came across a list of crazy ass hot-lines...all with the name of Peter. Too much of a coincidence if you asked me; so I decided to check it out," he explained, laughing.
"Garrett, I happened to have just gotten this hot tip for a new one. I'd let you use the idea if you'd like to try it out yourself - maybe join the business...what do you say?" Peter offered, looking giddy at the thought of having someone 'in the business' with him.
"Nah man, that's your thing...I'm actually calling you from a payphone right now. You know I don't settle down with anything," he replied. Same old Garrett, never growing roots.
"That's too bad," Peter sighed in disappointment. "Hey, you should come visit though...we are with the Cullens headed to their house in Montana."
"Really? I thought Carlisle decided on Forks or some shit?" he asked. He and Carlisle were old friends, that's how we knew him. I'd actually have to say we were closer to him than Carlisle ever was though. He made sure to keep in touch with us at least once a year, which was often for a nomad. Garrett was incredibly smart and it was the patriot and soldier in him that I personally was drawn to...we understood each other well.
"He did...but things have changed," I told him, looking down at Bella laying across my lap.
"Ohh, gossip huh? What happened? Edward finally lose his perfect control or get a hard on for someone? No wait, it was probably Alice...deciding the residents of Forks weren't well enough dressed for her liking," he said, laughing his ass off.
"Shut up, fucker," I chuckled, I was shocked how close he was on the Edward thing; that just wasn't the reason we left. He knew them well and he also was not a fan of me and Alice together. I was now realizing just how many people had tried to tell me we weren't a good match and yet I had dismissed them all. Yup, I really was a fucking idiot.
"So what was it then?" he asked curiously.
"It was me," Bella said simply.
Garrett gasped and was completely silent after that. "Gary, you still there?" Char questioned, looking down at the phone to make sure she hadn't disconnected him.
"I'm here," he whispered. "Who is that with the fucking sexy as hell voice?" he asked in awe. Just fucking wonderful - another one under her spell. The difference was that Garrett would never attempt to do anything once he knew she was mine...unlike Edward, he wasn't stupid.
"That's Bella," I answered, with a smirk to my voice.
"Maybe I will come visit after all," he replied suavely.
"Uh, Gar...you should know she belongs to Jasper," Peter informed him, glancing back at me warily.
"Excuse me? I don't belong to him," Bella growled angrily. Just fucking great, Peter - thanks for that. One step forward, two steps back. It seems to be the running theme between us.
"She seems to disagree," Garrett chuckled. Fucker. "I'll be a few days, but I think I'll head up that way anyway, if y'all don't mind?"
"The more the merrier, Gary. We'll see you soon," Char replied happily before ending the call.
Looks like we'll be having company. I probably should have checked with Carlisle or Esme if that was okay with them. If it's not, he won't mind though. Garrett is use to having no home or luxuries anyway. He'd hang out in a tree, for all he cared.
Finally arriving at the house, Bella's eyes grew large as she took in the sight before her. "This is what you call a house?" she gasped in awe.
"Yes."
"It's a lodge, not a house," she argued, staring in disbelief.
"Well, when you have so many vampires in one place, you need space," I stated matter-of-factly.
"What do you mean?" she asked, clearly confused and intrigued by my statement.
"Vampires usually run alone or in mated pairs. It's very rare to find large groupings of our kind this way. We are temperamental and territorial creatures, which makes it fucking difficult for us to...share. Space is needed so that we can distance ourselves when those feelings arise. So to humans, this may seem like a large place, but to us...it seems small after only a few days," I informed her. I didn't add that living with Edward and Alice was particularly difficult – she would find that out soon enough.
"Mated pairs?" she asked hesitantly.
"Yes, our other half," I told her, watching her reaction closely.
"And Alice is...your mate?" she questioned, frowning at the thought. I liked that reaction - a lot.
"No, she's not," I replied simply.
"But...she's your wife," she argued, furrowing her brows in confusion.
"Yes, but she's not my mate. We aren't actually together right now either, no matter what she says. I was in the process of breaking things off with her," I told her, once again watching for her reaction. It dawned on me then...Alice had said she saw us not together...so what the fuck was her problem? I really did need to talk to her – soon.
"I'm sorry," she replied sadly, but looked hopeful – she was radiating hope as well. I think she wants to belong to me more than she realizes.
"No need to be sorry, darlin'. I'm not. It was a long time coming," I told her, while pulling her out of the truck. Peter and Char were unloading the luggage and Edward and Alice had disappeared inside the house the moment we arrived. I found it odd that Carlisle and Esme hadn't come out to greet us yet, but dismissed it as them just being wary of Bella still.
"Come on, let's go inside. I'll show you around," I said, tucking her securely into my side. She fit perfectly there, as if she was made for me out of a mold or something. I wondered how else we would fit so well together... My cock yawned and stretched, peeking his eyes open at that thought.
Entering the house, found Edward and Alice sitting on the sofa with Esme in a chair across the room, looking distraught. Carlisle stood in front of them, shaking his head at something they had said I guess. Carlisle looked up as we approached them. "Son, sit down," he ordered me sternly. What the fuck? He knows he can't talk to me that way...I'm not one of his teenage vampires. I'm a grown man and a soldier...I don't respond to parental scoldings well. I raised my eyebrow at him and made no move to sit down.
"Fine then, stand," he huffed, crossing his arms across his chest. O-kay...what the fuck is his problem? Alice and Edward shared a look before Carlisle ordered Bella to sit down as well. Is he kidding me right now? She's my mate...if he doesn't get to order me around – he doesn't get to order her around either. She didn't know this, however, and attempted to pull away from me to walk over to the sofa. I let her go because this was her home now too and she was capable of making her own decisions – as long as they didn't involve draining entire towns, that is. She sat down uncomfortably, scooting to the end so she was as far away from Edward as possible. I really need to ask her what happened before I arrived back in Forks...something definitely happened that made her wary of him, that's for sure.
Peter and Char stepped inside and froze as they took in the scene. It did look like I was on trial or something...
No...they wouldn't fucking dare...
"Son, it has been brought to my attention that you are not in control anymore," Carlisle stated, looking at me disapprovingly.
Those little shits! I will fucking kill them! I growled angrily at Alice and Edward as they averted their eyes from me. Guilt. Pure fucking guilt radiated off of them as they wouldn't even look me in the eye. So this is what they were fucking planning earlier? Unfucking believable.
Bella looked confusedly up at Carlisle and then over to Edward and Alice as she put the pieces together herself. She gasped in shock and looked over to me.
"That's exactly what I mean," Carlisle said in response to my growl.
"Are you fucking kidding me, Carlisle? You have no fucking clue what you are talking about right now!" I yelled at him.
"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to stay here if you continue to act this way, Jasper," he replied, cringing as my growl grew more menacing. This was fucking unbelievable...was he seriously kicking me out? How could he do this to me...all over what they told him without even knowing the fucking facts first? Well fuck them! I don't need any of them...well except for one. Bella gazed over at me sadly but remained silent. I don't know what I was expecting; maybe to hear her defend me or something – I don't fucking know – but it didn't happen. Peter and Char growled along with me in response. I was stupid to have stayed with the Cullens this long anyway...they weren't my family. Peter and Char were my true family...and Bella was my true mate; but she apparently was siding with the Cullens at the moment. To say it hurt...was an understatement.
"Fuck you – all of you," I growled. I turned to head out the front door but was stopped as Emmett and Rose came bounding inside.
"Honey, I'm home!" Emmett exclaimed happily before taking in the tension filled scene.
No one said anything to them, everyone just stared silently as Emmett glanced between me and the rest of them in confusion. Rose doing the same, but her eyes quickly settled on Alice and Edward, as she gazed at them suspiciously.
"What the fuck is going on here?" Rose finally demanded.
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AN:
Good question, Rose! Still progress with Bella and Jasper I'd say...I mean she did pull his pants up and tuck his cock in nicely. If that doesn't spell love...I don't know what does. Hehe. Also, I really hope you all like Garrett because I've decided to play with his character a bit in this story.
I would love to know what you thought. Please leave me some feedback? I have cookies... that I won't share. But I do have some, hehe.
Side note: So my girls did really well on their first day of Kindergarten, at least until the one threw up around an hour before the end of the day and I had to go pick her up. I think it was the school lunch that made her sick, she hates tomatoes and she thought she had to eat them for some reason (not like she eats what she's told at home, so I have no clue). Plus it was 100 degree heat index and I think the heat, nerves, and tomatoes spelled disaster. Surprisingly though, her twin sister stayed in school and finished out the day by herself, so we were very proud of her sister for that. So overall, I think they did really well. I on the other hand, bawled my eyes out. We all survived though. ;)