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No one said anything as Rose continued to glare over at Edward and Alice looking for an answer. She was fucking smart – she knew it had something to do with them. It usually did.
"Well?" she growled at them when they refused to respond.
"They're kicking him out," Peter gritted between clenched teeth, deciding to answer for the two pussies who still refused to meet anyone's eye.
"What?" Rose and Emmett both gasped in shock. I stifled the bitter laugh that was just begging to break free at their reaction. They shouldn't be so shocked really - I fucking wasn't.
"It doesn't fucking matter – I'm out of here," I told her, turning to move past them...but Rose stopped me with a hand on my arm.
"Like hell it doesn't! You aren't going anywhere! You are part of this family," she replied, making sure to sneer the word family at Carlisle.
"Rose, just let it fucking go. They have made up their minds apparently. It's something I should have fucking done long ago anyway. You and I both know, I've never truly belonged here," I argued with her, placing my hand over hers as she was still attempting to keep me from leaving. I could remove myself easily from her grasp, but I would never hurt Rose that way. She has been a good friend to me and I would always consider her a part of my family – regardless of where I lived.
"Jasper, please...you can't just leave!" she implored, tightening her grip on me further - desperately. "Carlisle tell him he doesn't have to fucking leave!" she demanded, glaring at him. I think I actually hated Carlisle in that moment, just for the simple fact that he was hurting Rose right now by forcing me to leave. I wonder how Edward and Alice will explain that - collateral damage? All for the greater good?
"Rosalie, I believe it is in all of our best interests that Jasper leave us for a while," Carlisle stated firmly, not giving in to her pleas. For the greater good it is! What he should have said was, that it's in the best interests of Edward and Alice - and what they fucking wanted, they always got; it had nothing to do with him, Esme, or any of the others like he would have them believe. They have him completely fooled. I'm not sure whether to pity him or be angry at that fact. For someone centuries old, he's still so goddamn naive when it comes to them.
"Esme?" Rose asked her incredulously. "Are you really okay with this?" I'm not sure I wanted to hear the answer to that one. I knew she would side with Carlisle, her mate. In the past, I may not have understood that since I rarely sided with Alice, but after finding Bella...I guess I can't really fault her for it. It still doesn't mean her response won't hurt...out of all of them, her dismissal of me will hurt the worst. I really was turning into such a fucking pussy. My cock was silent this time - even he was not happy with this turn of events...though I suspect it only had to do with being forced to be further away from Bella.
"Rosalie...you know I love you all as if I bore you myself; but I think that Carlisle may be right under these circumstances. I don't want Bella to feel as if she is in danger while she tries to adjust to this new life," Esme defended, glancing worriedly over at Bella – who looked like she was horrified that they were using her as an excuse. Which is what it was – an excuse – nothing more, nothing less. They had been waiting for me to screw up again...I knew that, and I didn't need that psychic bitch to tell me either. This just finally gave them the ammunition they needed. Well, I hope they are fucking happy now.
"Bella?" Rose questioned, looking to her for help. "Is that how you truly feel? In danger from Jasper?"
Bella's eyes widened as she looked from Rose, to me, to Carlisle and back again. She looked utterly confused and torn and I couldn't let her feel responsible for any of this. It wasn't her fucking fault I drank from her. I just wish I had more time with her, and I'm not even sure how I'm suppose to leave her. If the sheer desire to be near her isn't fucking enough, that rope will surely prevent me from going very far. Looks like I'll be living in the forest for awhile. Oh fucking joy. I never was a fan of living as a nomad. While it's true, I'm a soldier and a vampire...that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a nice soft bed to recline on while I read...or fuck - yeah, I'm definitely going to fucking miss a bed. Not that a tree wouldn't do, mind you...how the hell did I get on this topic? Oh, right...
"Rose, leave her out of it, please," I told her, sending her my resolve. This arguing was fucking pointless – I was leaving regardless. It's not as if they would suddenly change their minds anyway. Edward and Alice would get what they set out to achieve – my absence and access to Bella. At least that was Edward's motivation. He finally looked up at me when he heard that thought...the small smirk twisting on his lips made me fucking sick.
"I won't be far, Edward. Stay the fuck away from my mate!" I addressed him with my thoughts. He rolled his eyes and glanced over at Bella, who was keeping watch of his every move from the corner of her eye. That's my girl.
"Could someone explain to me exactly what the hell is going on?" Emmett exclaimed. "Because I can't think of a damn thing that Jasper could have done that would warrant kicking him out or would make Bella afraid of him." Apparently Rose hadn't told him what I had done - I was surprised she kept that secret from her mate. I fully expected her to tell Emmett at the very least.
"Jasper bit and drank from Bella," Alice piped up. Fucking bitch. I wanted nothing more than to make it so she could never fucking speak again. I could always rip her tongue out... it could be considered for the greater good and all that shit - since she seemed so interested in that aspect lately, she would understand, right?
"Dude!" Emmett turned to me. "So how was it?" he asked, reaching his fist out to bump mine. Only Emmett could find a way to lighten the mood at a time like this. Well, Peter probably could also - he was too angry at the moment, however. Pure malice was radiating off of him in huge waves; if looks could kill...Edward and Alice would be a huge pile of fucking ash by now. It's really too bad that looks can't kill.
"Emmett," Carlisle said disapprovingly.
"What? She smelled delicious. I was just wondering is all," he defended himself. "Hey, wait a second! Wasn't it Eddie who was all 'I need to suck her blood'?" he questioned curiously. Good fucking point, Emmett.
"I wasn't going to do anything," Edward argued adamantly. His emotions told me differently, however. He was flat out lying.
"Edward didn't do anything to Isabella. In fact, he left home to save her from himself when he was tempted. She was a singer and yet he resisted," Carlisle explained, gazing over to Edward proudly. Fucking pathetic. He really is completely clueless. Edward's intentions were, and still are, far less than pure when it comes to Bella – that's for fucking sure. Carlisle would never believe me though.
"Fucking freaks," Bella mumbled to herself. Everyone looked over to her questioningly at that, myself included.
"Bella, is something wrong?" Carlisle asked, truly curious and concerned. At least he cared about someone other than Edward, Alice, and his mate for once.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, there is," she stated, glaring at each one of them. "You must be confusing me with someone else...because I can assure you, I can't sing! And I don't know what kind of freaky arrangement you have going on here, but I will not sing for you while you all have sex – nor do any other favors for that matter. Oh, and let's get something else clear... I don't belong to any of you either," she finished, sneering the last part at Edward and myself.
Carlisle looked as if he was in a daze, while Esme looked completely appalled that she would even imply they were running some weird family sex thing. Alice was staring at her with wide eyes and disbelief, while Edward's mouth was opening and closing so fast, it was creating a breeze. Rose looked completely confused, while Emmett was snorting as he attempted, unsuccessfully, to hold in his laughter. Peter and Char...were still glaring at Edward and Alice.
And I? I was confused as fuck.
"Bella? Who the hell told you that you'd have to sing to them while they had sex?" I asked her incredulously, since no one else had gathered themselves together enough to do it.
"He did," she replied, jerking her thumb in Edward's direction.
"I...what? I never said that!" Edward argued, shaking his head.
"You did too! I heard you," she growled at him, her hands beginning to clench and unclench as her anger increased. Not good – but who was I to intervene? They all thought they could handle her on their own, let's see how well they do.
"Bella, when did you hear him say these things?" Carlisle asked, finally snapping out of his daze. He was definitely not good in high pressure situations. Sometimes I wondered how he did so well as a doctor. Must just be family high pressure situations.
"When I was burn.." she began to answer.
"I just talked to her while she was changing...but I never said anything like that!" Edward interjected hastily. Panic was radiating off of him. He was definitely hiding something...
"Yes, you did! You said that I was a singer and that I had to be with you because of it. You said my body would sing to you during sex, and you were moaning when you said it," she argued vehemently, giving him a look to rival the one on Peter's face. Ashes, ashes...
That fucking ass! So while she's writhing around in pain, he's being completely inappropriate. I will fucking kill him if he touched her while she was incapacitated, without the ability to tell him no.
His eyes grew large as everyone looked over to him suspiciously. "I didn't touch her! She's beautiful and I can't help being attracted to her...but I swear, I never laid a hand on her," he defended himself. He was partially telling the truth... but there was still some deception in his statement.
"Then why the fuck were you moaning, Edward?" Rose growled at him, moving towards him ever so slightly as her fingers twitched in anticipation. This was not a topic Rose would handle well, considering her own brutal history. If we find out he did touch her...Rose will kill him long before I'll be able to get to him.
"Edward? You need to explain yourself," Carlisle demanded after a stern look from Esme. I was appalled that he even needed her to prompt him; maybe he was beyond hope.
"Imighthavemasturbated," Edward murmured in a blur of noise, while staring intently at the floor. Now, being vampires we hear things much better than humans, and to a human, that would have made no sense whatsoever...but to us, yeah we heard it – unfortunately. Fucking pervert!
"Edward! You didn't," Esme gasped in horror.
Bella looked completely repulsed and cringed further away from him in response. It was clear she didn't know what he had been doing when he was talking to her, she just heard him doing it – vaguely – through the intense pain of the change. God, he's one sick fuck! Who the hell gets turned on watching someone go through that amount of pain?
"I couldn't help it," he groaned in frustration. "I'd never felt those feelings and urges before – ever. It was all so overwhelming and then I was touching myself before I even realized what I was doing and then...it just happened. When I finished, I was mortified by what I had done in her presence. But I promise you, I never touched her," he explained further, looking extremely embarrassed at his confession – go figure.
"And you want to kick me out – while he gets away with that?" I directed angrily to Carlisle. Surely he would see him in a different light now - right?
"Yes, well...while I agree what he did was inappropriate, he didn't hurt her in any way," he argued in Edward's defense. Unfucking believable. Beyond hope it is, I guess.
"He got off when she was in pain, Carlisle!" I yelled, getting more and more pissed off with him. How can one person be that fucking blind? I didn't think it was even possible.
"As if you didn't do the very same thing," Bella scoffed at me. Are you fucking kidding me? Is she really going to compare what I did to what Edward did to her?
"I tried to fucking save you!" I roared at her. It had been one fucking thing after another today and I simply couldn't deal with this bullshit anymore. I was once again...losing it, and it would only help to prove their 'your out of control' accusation further.
"Jasper, I think it's best if you leave now," Carlisle ordered, moving to stand protectively in front of Bella – protectively in front of my mate. What the fuck did he think I was going to do? Did he really believe that I would hurt her? How the fuck could he think that of me? I've done a lot of things that he's disapproved of...but I've never hurt anyone in this family - ever. That may change very soon at this rate, however.
I turned my incredulous gaze away from him and back to Bella, hoping to see some sort of reaction that would tell me she feels this intense connection to me too. I couldn't have imagined everything from earlier – she even said herself she felt the pull of the rope when she ran. How can she simply sit there and say nothing as I'm forced to leave? More fucking hurt coursed through my whole body - the kind of hurt that only she could cause...and with that, I was officially done. I needed to get the fuck out of here... right now.
I started toward the front door...only to be stopped once again...
"No, wait! Jasper, don't go," Bella said frantically. I stopped dead in my tracks and spun around to face her. She looked so utterly confused and shocked at her own words, as if she wasn't even sure why she was stopping me in the first place. I knew why, however.
Alice gasped and looked from me to her, her head whipping from side to side comically. "Alice, you said this would work," Edward mumbled lowly to her.
"No, no, no. You aren't suppose to say that!" Alice shrieked, standing up.
The room was completely silent once again as everyone turned their attention toward Alice. "What I mean is...you don't know what you are saying, Bella – you're confused," she tried to backtrack. Too fucking late, bitch. I opened my mouth to call her out on it, when Emmett beat me to the punch...
"I don't fucking think so, Alice," Emmett sneered at her, puffing out his chest and actually looking menacing instead of the jovial guy he normally does – well, to vampires at least; he scared the humans no matter what he did.
"Stay out of it Emmett, you don't even know what's going on," Alice scoffed, completely dismissing him as some idiot. He's far from an idiot; he's actually quite smart, he just chooses not to flaunt it all the time, unlike the others. He also tends to downplay his intelligence; sometimes joking around, sometimes he just doesn't want people to know how truly smart he is. Only Rose and myself know what he's capable of...the rest never bothered to really get to know him beyond his playful, joking side. Sure Rose jokes about him being a 'dumb guy'...bears, sex, and video games are his favorites after all...but that's only part of what makes Emmett who he is - he's a lot deeper than they realize. It was their fucking loss because Emmett is a very loyal and true friend to have. I can't count the number of times he's had to listen to me rant and rave about Alice and our relationship. He's also listened after I slipped in my diet, but not once did he ever say anything negative or judge me in any way - he would simply listen and let me get it off my chest. He, like Rose, will always be considered family to me, no matter what happens after this.
"Really? Because if you ask me...it looks like you and Eddie there planned this," Emmett scoffed right back at her. And that just proved he is smarter than Carlisle by light-years.
Alice plopped down on the couch and rubbed her temples furiously. "I don't understand, none of this is suppose to be happening," she mumbled to herself.
"Love, I think you are confused. Jasper hurt you, remember? It's not safe for you to be near him," Edward interjected, attempting to take the focus off of Alice.
"Don't fucking talk to me, you pervert! And I told you to stop calling me that!" Bella growled at him, her anger spiking further. She was clearly on the verge of losing it as well - only her doing so would be bad...very, very bad. Char and Peter tensed beside me, they saw it coming too. None of the Cullens seemed to, however. Incompetent, useless...
"Bella, I'm truly sorry for what I did; I really am. But lov-..Bella...we are just trying to keep you safe and do what's right for you now," Edward said, attempting to reason with her.
"He's right, Isabella; listen to him. Jasper will be leaving us I'm afraid, but we'll take care of you and you will be safe here with us. Everything is going to be okay – you'll see," Carlisle reassured her.
She stared at him silently, showing absolutely no sign of what she was thinking about what he had said. And when she didn't respond after a few more moments, he took that as her compliance. Edward smiled in response, thinking he was getting what he had hoped for all along. Carlisle looked over to me, waiting for me to leave no doubt... but before I could move a muscle... her voice rang out - crisp, clear, and determined...
"No. If Jasper's leaving... then I'm going with him," Bella stated defiantly, crossing her arms across her chest.
Pride. Pure unadulterated pride welled within me as my mate stood there staring them all down, while also silently daring them to even try to keep her there. Fuck, I love her! They couldn't control her; more specifically, Edward couldn't control her the way he had hoped to...
Edward growled at that thought and looked about ready to lose it himself, all because he wasn't getting his way after all. Not that it would matter...if he tried to restrain her, well it would be the equivalent of a lamb fighting a lion. He would be slaughtered just like one as well. The only question was, would it be me, or Bella doing the slaughtering.
"You want to go off with a married man, is that what you are saying?" Edward asked her, trying a different approach to get what he wanted and tossing me a smug smirk while doing so. That manipulative fucker!
"No," Bella gasped in horror at his insinuation. "I don't mean like that and Jasper said..."
"And exactly how do you mean, Bella?" he asked her, cutting her off quickly. "Because we all saw what you did up in that tree with a married man – is that the type of person you are, Bella? A common whore?" Edward taunted her. Oh, I don't fucking think so. I had him pinned by his throat to the wall in less than a second. How fucking dare he call my mate a whore!
"Jasper, let him go – right now," Carlisle ordered sternly, attempting to approach us to save his precious Edward, but not being able to, due to Char and Peter blocking his path. That's my family.
"You fucking spineless piece of shit! How dare you call her a whore after what you did, you sick fuck," I growled in his face, tightening my grip on his neck. He couldn't reply, I was squeezing his wind pipe too hard. Honestly, I wanted nothing more than to take off his fucking head at this moment - and I was seriously considering doing just that. It was Bella who stopped me, however...
She somehow managed to maneuver around Peter and Char, which left them in complete shock, and pushed me off of Edward. I was pissed at first, thinking she was defending him, but that didn't last long when she kicked him forcefully in the groin while holding onto his shoulders, so he wouldn't go flying through the fucking wall. Clever girl... and... Ouch. My cock flinched and ducked his head in response. Remind me not to piss her off too badly. Edward fell to his knees at her feet and she yanked his head up to look at her by his hair.
"Don't you ever call me that again. You know nothing about me," she spat at him, placing a foot to his chest and pushing him onto his back, before turning and bolting out the front door. Goddamn it! She really needs to stop running away from her problems – fuck, now I sound like one of Peter's hot-lines – god help me.
"Come on, Major, let's go after your mate," Char said, still glaring at the Cullens.
"Mate?" Carlisle questioned, looking over at Alice confusedly and then back at me.
"You would know this, if you even stopped for one second to find out the facts first before you blindly believed your prodigal children," I sneered at him.
"Are you saying you didn't bite her then?" he asked, with one eyebrow raised.
"Oh, no, I admit that I bit her and drank her delicious blood – I also came harder than I have in my entire fucking existence from it. Then I gave her my venom so she wouldn't suffer for a week straight. But I'm sure you'll find some way to twist that around on me as well," I replied shrugging, making my way to the door with Peter and Char beside me. It didn't matter what he thought of me anymore – I honestly didn't fucking care.
"Hold up, Jasper. We're going with you," Rose stated, grabbing Emmett's hand and tugging on it.
"Em?" she questioned when he didn't budge an inch.
He shook his head at her and turned toward Carlisle. "You know I have always tried to stay out of the petty bullshit that goes on in this family. I've always tried to just let things slide – but this...this is too fucking much and too far. You need to take a good look around you right now and see this for what it is...you're getting played by them," Emmett growled, looking over at Alice and Edward. Alice was crouched down beside Edward on the floor as he held his groin moaning in pain. That sight made me love Bella even more.
"What are you saying, son?" Carlisle bristled.
"I'm saying that until things change...we'll be with them," Emmett replied simply, pulling Rose out the front door without another word or glance back.
"Where will you go?" Esme asked me, looking concerned.
"Does it fucking matter, Esme? Really?" I asked her in disbelief.
"Of course it matters. You all matter to me, you know that," she argued, looking hurt at the insinuation.
"Maybe you need to talk about that with your mate then, Esme. In the mean time, I'll be searching for mine – she's alone, confused, and a newborn. You just better hope she doesn't come back for round two on Edward's ass," I told her, chuckling at the very thought. Edward moaned louder in response, which caused Peter to burst out in laughter as he pulled Char out the front door with him.
"Jasper?" Alice asked meekly, standing up and taking a step towards me.
"Don't you fucking dare try to talk to me," I growled at her, before stepping quickly out the door and slamming it behind me as I left – and effectively in her face. Ahh, that felt so fucking good.
I caught up to Peter, Char, Rose, and Em quickly. They were walking at almost a human pace, waiting for me.
"She couldn't have gone far, Major – not with the mate pull so strong between you two," Char offered in consolation.
"So she really is your mate then?" Rose asked, looking amazed by that information.
"Yeah, she is...my true mate," I replied, smiling. "I finally found her."
She smiled brightly in return – which was a beautiful sight and not something we got to see very often from Rose.
"I've never seen you look so...at peace. Even with what just happened... You're happy," she stated, sounding bewildered.
"I will be, once I find her and I know she will be okay," I replied, nodding my head.
"Well then, let's go find her for you. It's about time you got your happiness, Jasper," she told me, walking over to me to give me a small reassuring squeeze.
"Who are you, and what have you done with my wife?" Emmett gasped with a hand over his heart dramatically.
"Shut up," she huffed, rolling her eyes as she smacked him upside the head. And there was the Rose we normally saw.
Emmett didn't even flinch, he seemed to be lost in deep thought for a moment. "So... you say it was the best orgasm you've ever had, huh? On a scale of one to ten..."
"Emmett..." Rose growled at him in warning.
"What? I was just thinking you could play human, Rosie, and then I could be the big bad vampire that bites and sucks on you," Em replied coyly, wagging his eyebrows at her. Him saying that made me remember something from earlier though – back in the tree. Our tree.
"Bella did that," I told them.
"Did what?" Peter asked, perking up.
"When she bit me in our tree...she sucked after she bit. Hurt like fucking hell too," I explained, running my fingers over her fresh scar on my neck. There were two of them from her now; she was ahead of me – but it would all even out when I finally get to claim her...hopefully...soon...very fucking soon. My cock wasn't so sure, he was slightly afraid of her now after what he had just witnessed. No matter, he would change his tune once she touched him again. I also saw that he added something about 'whipping us like a bad boy' to his list – so I'm pretty sure he wasn't as afraid of her as he was making out to be.
"I've never heard of a vampire doing that," Peter replied, furrowing his brows.
"Neither have I, and we've all been bitten plenty of times by newborns," Char added her agreement. "What do you think it means?"
"I'm not sure. I definitely think there's a reason she did it, I just have no idea what it is," I replied, racking my brain for something that would make sense, but coming up empty.
"So it's your tree, huh? It sounded like some interesting shit happened in that tree from what Edward was spewing forth back there. Care to share?" Emmett asked, looking hopeful. Rose looked quite interested in that information as well.
"Oh my god, you should have seen it! Bella was totally naked up in a tree and dry humping him with Alice right there on the ground below. Then the next thing we know, Jasper's encouraging her to come instead of trying to stop her...honestly, it was the best damn tree porn I've ever seen," Peter replied before I could even attempt to respond. "If only I had been able to record it with a cell phone," he added forlornly.
"Aww man, why do I miss all the really good shit?" Em pouted.
"Major?" Char asked, walking over to me and ignoring her husband.
"Yeah, Char?" I answered her distractedly. I didn't like the expression on Peter's face right now...he looked far too deep in thought. So not good when dealing with Peter.
"Tell me you are going to put that bitch in her place," Char growled angrily. I knew who she meant – Alice.
"She's not even worth the effort it would take, Char," I told her, shaking my head. I honestly didn't think I could even be in Alice's presence without tearing her apart after this - not that Char would care, mind you; she'd be cheering me on. Truthfully, I was shocked by what Alice had done - and maybe that makes me somewhat naive myself for not seeing it sooner, I don't fucking know. She may have been hurt by what I did with Bella on our trip, but that still doesn't excuse her betrayal. And if there is one thing I fucking despise more than anything, it's a traitor. So no, it would be unwise for me to confront her at any time in the near future.
"Are you sure? I could help you?" Char asked eagerly.
"Thanks, but no. She's done nothing but cause fucking trouble in my life since she entered it. I'm just fucking glad to be rid of her finally," I told her truthfully.
"Well it's nice to know where I stand," Bella's shaky voice said. My head snapped over in the direction of her voice immediately, only to find her to my left - down wind – glaring daggers at me. None of us even knew she was there – clever, clever girl. How we didn't hear her, I'll never know.
"Bella, I wasn't..."
"Save it! You know, I actually came here to apologize to you, Jasper...but I can see now that isn't necessary after all. Don't worry, you'll never have to be bothered with me again," she sneered, before quickly turning and running away – yet again.
"...talking about you." I finished after she was gone. "Goddamn it!" I roared, swiftly taking out the nearest five trees in my frustration. After I destroyed the trees, I made to run after her...but Rose stopped me once again. Only this time, she almost lost her arm for it.
"Let me go talk to her, Jasper," Rose insisted, wisely moving her hand.
"Oh god, this is all my fault! I'm so sorry, Major, I didn't know she was there. I'll go with Rose and talk to her; I promise I'll fix this," Char whimpered, moving beside Rose and looking utterly devastated. It wasn't her fault - it was all just a big fucking misunderstanding. There seemed to be a lot of those lately. Why can't things just be simple...we say 'I love you'...and then we fuck...then fuck some more...then some more. Yeah, simple definitely sounded better and better.
"I'm not sure, maybe I should go after her..."
"No, Jasper...she needs girl talk. She won't believe you right now - just trust us on this," Rose interjected, while Char nodded her agreement.
"Alright then, girl talk...but no fighting with her. If she looks like she can't handle the conversation at any point - ease off. She's a newborn, and don't fucking forget it," I warned them sternly. She wouldn't hesitate to tear them apart if she was pushed too hard. Even if she didn't mean to, it would be done before she realized what she was doing. Although, she did leave Edward alive...which is pretty damn impressive after what he did and said to her. Regardless, we couldn't take the risk.
"I'd take offense to you lecturing me on newborn etiquette, Major...but right now, I feel pretty awful - so you get a pass," Char huffed at me. Normally, she'd have smacked me by now for saying that shit. She really must feel awful.
"They'll be fine, Major. Bella won't hurt them," Peter assured me, sounding far too confident in that statement.
"And how the hell do you know that for sure, Peter?" I asked him incredulously. I think all those fucking hot-lines have gone to his fucking head.
"Because we talked," he stated cryptically.
"What exactly happened between you two back in the forest in Forks, Peter?"
"A good therapist never reveals information about his patients. So I'm sorry, but that information is confidential," he told me...seriously. What the fuck? Therapist? Patient? Is he fucking kidding me with this?
"Peter, she's not a mental patient - she's a fucking newborn," I growled at him. My mate was not a mental patient!
"I'm aware of that, but newborns have feelings too, Major," he argued. I so wanted to fucking strangle him at this moment.
"I apologize if you come back and he's not in one piece, Char," I told her, only partially kidding.
"No worries, hon. Just leave all his important parts intact please," she replied completely unfazed, taking off with a snickering Rose before Peter could respond.
"Where's the love?" Peter mumbled, shaking his head.
"I know the feeling, man," Emmett consoled him.
"So what's the plan, Major?"
"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.
"I mean, where do we live now?" Peter asked, raising an eyebrow at me.
"Well, I was thinking about that earlier...and as much as I hate the thought myself...we don't really need a place to live...we could just..."
"Nuh uh. No way in hell will Rose live in a tree, bro. She'll fucking kill me. You better think of something else," Emmett warned. He was right of course, she would never go for that. I had completely forgotten to factor in the girls. Just fucking great - now what the hell do we do?
"Tents?" I asked. It was all I could come up with on such short notice.
"Ohhh, camping! I've always wanted to go camping, but Char always told me no," Peter exclaimed excitedly. Char and Peter had been nomads as well for a period of time, but nomad to Char meant moving from house to house frequently. So I wasn't sure how she would take this, especially if she had said no to him in the past.
"Then maybe we should think of something else, Peter. The last thing I need is her pissed off with me when I need her to help mend fences with Bella," I told him, unsure.
"Nonsense, she'll just have to deal with it," he scoffed. Yeah right, Peter.
"Wait, I just had a great fucking idea!" Emmett exclaimed, bouncing in his excitement. Oh, for fuck sake.
Well, how bad could it really be?
"What's your idea, Em?" I asked him.
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AN:
Ahh yes, misunderstandings suck, huh? She did come back to apologize beforehand though, that counts for something - doesn't it? And don't forget she wanted to go with him. Who else wants Bella to kick Edward some more? hehe
So I just found out that family might be coming to visit next weekend and staying with us for a few days; so in preparation for that, I'll be furiously scrubbing the house. Which means no time to write...which means the next chapter might take a bit longer to post. Before you throw anything though...
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