Chapter Six

Jasper

I was at the airport waiting at least an hour before Bella's flight was due to land, eager to see her again. I had to have her close, I needed her in my arms and I hoped to be able to persuade her to move in with me but it might be a little too soon for her. After all she'd already told me of her mothers views about forming serious relationships at college and her ideas on getting in too deep too young. Would she have persuaded Bella to step back and reevaluate our relationship? Not from her attitude on the phone but the idea she might have changed her mind tortured me constantly and would continue to do so until I saw her again and felt her emotions as she saw me.

The flight was delayed an hour adding to my tension and I paced outside unable to settle down among all the humans, wanting to vent my frustration on something but instead walking around and around like a caged lion. Then finally I saw her plane had landed and there was another seemingly endless wait for her to come through with her bag. I saw her before she saw me and tensed unable to read her emotions among the crowd of others but then she saw me and I could see the love and relief on her face and as she ran towards me I felt her love enveloping me like a warm blanket. Finally I could relax as I folded her in my arms and held her tight.

"I'm sorry you had such a long wait Jazz."

"It doesn't matter, you're here and that's all that matters to me. God I missed you Bella."

We stood hugging as the other passengers surged around us all eager to get to their loved ones or transport out of the airport.

Once in the car I asked the question I was dreading the answer to,

"Your place or mine?"

She turned and smiled at me,

"Clarissa isn't back until the 1st so yours….if that's OK."

I grabbed her hand and lifted it to my lips,

"Darlin' you just made my day."

I drove back to my place relieved I would have her all to myself for a couple of days at least and soon had her settled down.

"Right, Chinese or Pizza?"

She thought about this for a moment,

"Chinese I think and if it's OK I'll have a shower and get changed while we wait."

"My house is your house Bella I told you that before."

"I know you did, just checking."

She kissed me and went through to the bathroom where a collection of her toiletries was slowly collecting much to my amusement. Sooner or later she would have more things here than her place and then she'd have no choice but to stay permanently.

Bella

I felt such relief and joy when I saw Jazz waiting for me at the airport, all the way home I'd been wondering if he'd be there despite telling me he would. Our relationship seemed almost dream like. How could someone so good looking, kind and thoughtful be interested in boring, mediocre little me? It seemed just too good to be true but there he was and wearing a beaming smile of welcome. Back in his arms I felt safe and secure and blissfully happy. I never wanted to be parted from him again but life was rarely that simple or straight forward.

I showered and slipped into the silk pyjamas he'd bought me one weekend along with slippers and a wrap around in the same pink silk, it was the prettiest thing that I'd ever seen and felt so lovely against my skin. It was weird but I felt so at home here in his apartment which was odd really but then I noticed quite a lot of my things had migrated here over the weeks. When I had figured this out and said I'd take them back he put a hand out to stop me,

"Bella, this is your place as much as mine as long as you want it to be, leave them please."

When I went back out he had set up the small table complete with napkin and fresh flowers for me and was just setting out the Chinese meal, always far too much but he had thought my habit of eating the left over's warmed up for breakfast hilarious so he always over ordered. I had tried to pay my own way but he wouldn't listen.

"I like buying things for you Bella and believe me, money isn't a problem for me so please allow me to do this."

So I attempted to pay him back by buying him little things usually tee shirts. I'd seen one he had with a rearing horse on which looked gorgeous on him and decided to buy any tee shirt I saw with a horse on. He now had quite a collection and wore them all for me with a smile.

We sat together chatting about my Christmas as I ate then I noticed he hadn't said anything about his own and when I pressured him he admitted to staying here.

"Why? I thought you were going home and then you told me you'd seen friends. What happened?"

He looked abashed an unusual expression for him,

"You could have come with me, Renee wouldn't have minded."

It was a little white lie but I thought I could have persuaded her. He shook his head smiling,

"I just didn't want to leave here where all your things were, they reminded me you weren't just a dream Bella."

I didn't know what to say to that,

"I'll not leave you again Jazz I promise."

He put a cold finger to my lips,

"Don't make promises like that Bella I might hold you to them. You have a holiday in Yellowstone arranged remember? And you leave me to go home sometimes, then this place seems lonely and cold."

I blushed at the compliment and suddenly wished I hadn't agreed to go with Phil and Renee but he was right, I would be leaving him again if only for a short while. As for going back to the room I shared with Clarissa, well much as I wanted to move in here permanently with Jazz I couldn't leave her on her own, she was my best friend.

He looked at me as if understanding my thoughts and smiled ruefully,

"I guess I'll just have to make the most out of the time I do have you all to myself, it could be worse."

We sat together on the couch watching, or at least pretending to watch, a movie while kissing and caressing. God knows how much I wanted him but he was always the perfect gentleman and the feel of his cold hands sliding over the silk of my clothes was driving me wild enough to be reckless.

Jasper

I could feel Bella's growing desire and mixed with my own it was driving me crazy but could I make love to this beautiful creature without knowing she was mine for all time? Her hand moved, sliding under my tee shirt to caress my belly and I found myself falling into that place where only needs and desires existed allowing myself to drift there on a sea of lust as her hand slowly moved lower until I felt my belt loosen and knew for Bella at least the time seemed right so I slid my own cold hand up inside the silk to smooth her soft warm back then glided round until I could cup her breast in my hand. It was firm and I could feel her arousal as I stroked it gently.

"Jasper, make love to me, please."

Her words were a husky whisper and I picked her up and carried her slowly into the bedroom not sure if I were making a huge mistake but unable to stop myself.