Chapter Forty Seven

Bella

When I woke up I felt confused, I hadn't been that tired yet I got the impression I had been asleep quiet a while. It didn't seem like a normal sleep either, my head felt fuzzy, like I'd been drugged or some thing, what was going on? Surely this wasn't normal, even for a human vampire relationship? I got up feeling stiff and sore but blissfully happy although a little sad I was alone. I showered quickly and as I came out to get dressed I heard voices outside in the hallway and realized the others were back as I recognized Peter and Hunter.

"Well things are certainly gonna be less fraught now he's marked her as his. I was beginning to think it might come to a serious altercation. Do you think she'll act any differently now?"

"Fucked if I know Hunter but if she does he can always use his secret weapon."

"No, he wouldn't do that Peter."

"No? I'll bet he already has, that's how he was so sure it would be safe for us to come back. He's not going to touch her again until she's recovered and hopefully by that time we'll know what the fuck is going on here and hopefully get shot of that ass hole Jay or whatever the fuck he's calling himself now. He and Alice make a good pair, they deserve each other."

"I thought you and Alice Cullen had buried the hatchet."

"Yeah well, its not where I would have liked to bury it."

Their voices drifted off and I sat on the bed confused and a little angry. What secret weapon did Jazz have that he'd used on me? Peter and I needed to have a little chat! I dressed hurriedly, or at least as quickly as I could with aching limbs and a sore stiff back and went up on deck to find him.

Jasper

As soon as I saw Bella I knew there was something different, she felt different and not just because we were now fully bonded, there was something strange in her emotions, a confused mess of love, contentment, confusion and even a little spark of anger. Was she angry at me for sending her to sleep? Surely she didn't know I had done so, how could she? I'd never done more than make her feel less nervous before. She smiled and came over to kiss me while I put an arm around her pulling her close, happy she smelled of me now.

"Everything OK Bella? I thought we'd better get the others back, its not safe to be alone for too long."

She smiled and nodded,

"I knew they'd be back soon and strangely I'm pleased to see them, all of them."

She stressed the last and I tensed, did she mean she was happy to see Jay back? Or was I reading way too much into her words? I should know Bella better now but she was puzzling me.

"I'm just going to see if Hunter will set up the hot tub again, I won't be long."

I watched her walk away slightly uneasy and with no idea why.

Bella

I found Peter sitting alone whittling, his legs dangling over the edge of the deck and stood up close behind him tapping him on the shoulder,

"Ah if it isn't Sleeping Beauty. You're looking radiant, I guess The Major was good for you."

"Yes he is but I wanted to ask you a very important question while we're alone."

He grinned and patted the deck beside him,

"Come and sit with Uncle Peter and tell, him what ails you."

"Could we go for a walk? Out of earshot I mean?"

He looked curious now and shrugged getting up and following me onto the dock. I took his arm and we walked slowly down towards the edge of the pier until he stopped and turned to me.

"Right well no one can hear us now."

"Are you sure?"

He nodded,

"Yep."

"Good, I want to know what Jasper's secret weapon is."

His face fell, the smile sliding almost comically off to be replaced by alarm.

"I don't know what you're talking about Bella."

I took a couple of paces towards him and he stepped back as if afraid I might attack.

"I heard you talking on the boat and I want to know what you meant by Jasper's secret weapon."

He held out and blustered but in the end he told me what I wanted to know and I found myself amused more than angry. Well now, two could play at those games!

"Thanks Peter, that wasn't so hard now was it?"

"You are a bully Bella Swan."

"Oh I'm much worse than that, I'm also a sore loser."

I put my hands on his chest and pushed hard watching with a smile as he overbalanced and fell straight into the oily water then walked back to the boat accompanied by curses and splashing.

They had all seen Peter fall in although no one seemed quite sure why he had overbalanced and I wasn't going to tell them, neither did Peter when he hauled himself back onto the dock and sloshed soggily aboard stripping off as he did so but ignoring all their questions. He shot me a baleful glare and stomped below still swearing under his breath and I knew I would have to watch myself.

Then I went to see Hunter who was only too happy to get the hot tub working again and before long we were all seated in there enjoying the warm bubbling water. I sat very close to Jazz and he put his arm around me pulling me even closer so our bodies were almost as one. I waited until everyone was chatting, mostly about their theories as to what was going on and started to caress his leg from the knee up his thigh, softly and going a little higher every time until I was touching what by now was a stiff erection. He hesitated in his speech and a hand came across to stop me but I just used my foot to creep up the inside of his other thigh and he groaned softly. By this time both Charlotte and Alice had caught on and were trying not to laugh.

I bobbed under the water and he let go, expecting me to come back up for a kiss but instead I kissed somewhere he was not expecting and his body quivered even worse as I ran my hand up the leg of his swim shorts to touch his erection causing it to pulse even faster. He grabbed my shoulders and pulled me back up to sit on his lap, a bad move on his part as I continued to wriggle on his lap rubbing myself against the swelling in his crotch, hidden from view by the bubbles.

He moved me to his side and shook his head, his eyes almost black with desire once more as he put his head against my neck and whispered low in my ear,

"Bella I know you don't want to do anything with the others back but if you keep that up I'll take you with a boat load of vampires listening in."

"Promise? Only from what I heard you wouldn't touch me again until, I was fully healed. Instead you'd be sending me to sleep. Care to do it in here?"

He groaned much louder and I smiled,

"I thought not. You try that little trick again Mister and you will pay for it. I decide when I'm ready and when I want you, its a joint decision not just yours, do you understand?"

As he nodded still wriggling to get away from my touch everyone else burst into laughter except Peter, whom Jazz was glaring at balefully. Now how exactly would he get out of that one I wondered.