AN – I know it's been a while and I apologize, but here is the next installment of the story. Enjoy!

As always, I do not own any part of Twilight, I'm just playing with the characters.

Chapter 2 –

Peter followed the sounds of destruction and found Bella creating a new clearing for them about two miles away from the house. He watched for a few minutes knowing she needed to release some of that anger and he preferred it not being aimed at his body.

"Little one, are you ready to talk?"

Bella spun at the sound of his voice and growled low. Turning from him, she continued to knock down a few more trees before throwing herself to the ground in a huff. "Why, Peter? Why did he hide it from me? Do you think it's because he wants them back, that he has tired of being with Jasper and me and wants to go back to the way things used to be?"

Peter grimaced at the hurt he could hear in her voice and moved to sit next to her. "I'm sorry, sis, really I am. I know he has hurt you deeply, but there is no way that the old man could ever leave you or Jasper as he would be leaving his heart behind. I'm not going to make excuses for him, but I can see that he is scared to death that he is going to lose you over this. Poor Jasper is caught between you on this as usual, but is more on your side than normal as he was kept in the dark too. Believe me, after everything that we went through thanks to that bitch Maria, if there is anything Jasper hates more than her it's being lied to."

"Ugh." She sighed in frustration. She knew that Peter was speaking the truth, but it still hurt. The bond she felt with both her mates had never wavered and it was still strong even now. Putting her head in her hands she took a deep breath. "I overreacted."

Peter chuckled as he put his arm around her shoulders. "Little one, you are woman and by that alone you are prone to overreact from time to time. This time, it was an understandable reaction to what happened based on your history with vampires in general."

"Yeah, some history." Bella huffed. "Either being hunted by one or left by them."

"Well you could look at it that way, or you could remember that everything that you went through led you to your mates."

Lifting her head, she looked at her brother. "Oh Peter, I know I hurt him with my reaction and he really didn't deserve it. What am I going to do? He's going to be so mad at me."

"Ok, now stop right there." He turned to face her, staring her in the eyes. "Carlisle is not and has no right to be mad at you for anything. You may have gone a bit overboard, but you had every right to react the way you did. I'm sure he is sitting in the house worrying over how to get you back."

"What would I ever do without you, Peter?" Bella asked as she stood up. "I think it's time I go talk with my mates and get this all straightened out."

Laughing, Peter stood up and linked his arm through hers. "Let's not find out and in the process of doing that, I shall escort you to your mates."

Jasper stood looking out the window filtering the emotions he was feeling from his mates and trying to come up with a solution to their current situation. He knew that there was no fixing the problem with Carlisle until Bella calmed down and came back home so he tried to focus on the shit storm that was heading their way. There was no doubt in his mind that they would be able to keep avoiding their old 'family'. With a snort he closed his eyes, leaning his forehead on the window.

"Jasper?"

Not wanting to talk, he sent a shot of curiosity at Carlisle in response.

Carlisle sighed knowing he had a serious hole he had to dig himself out of. "Are we going to be able to come back from this?"

"I don't know." Jasper sighed, knowing that wasn't the answer he was looking for. "I may have a cooler head about this, but it will all come down to Bella and you know it."

"I know and I won't be able to apologize enough. I understand why she is so hurt and upset, I even understand why she left, but there is one thing I don't understand." He paused until Jasper turned to look at him. "What I don't understand is why you are here with me and not out there with her?"

Turning around to fully face him, Jasper thought over what he wanted to say. He knew that this talk really needed to wait until Bella returned, but he could feel Carlisle's pain and knew he needed to try to help him at least a little. "I am here as I knew that Peter would take care of Bella."

"Ah yes, ever the big brother." Carlisle snorted. It had taken him awhile to accept the instantaneous familial bond between Bella and Peter. At first he couldn't understand why Jasper was ok with it until he had asked. Jasper informed him that other than knowing Peter for over a century, being an empath did help. "I think I should go talk to her. I need to apologize and Peter will most likely just make things worse."

Jasper growled as he turned to look back out the window, sensing a change in his other mate's emotions. "Peter does the one thing we both fail at, Carlisle."

"And what is that Jasper?" Carlisle asked as he stood from his chair. Cautiously he moved up to stand next to his mate, aware that his close proximity might not be welcomed just yet.

"He is there for her no matter what, Peter is her rock."

"Isn't that what we are supposed to be for her as her mates?" Carlisle huffed. "Don't answer that. I know the answer and I know Isabella, so I am grateful that she has Peter, I really am. I'm just anxious to hold and apologize for hurting her."

Jasper glanced at his mate, wishing he could tell him it would all be ok but knowing that he couldn't honestly say those words. Sensing that Bella was on her way back, he moved to the door. "Wait here, I need to check on Bella."

Carlisle nodded as he watched his mate walk out the door. Staring out the window, he watched as Jasper made his way to the tree line and disappeared to find their missing mate. All he could do was hope that he hadn't totally screwed everything up beyond reparation.

Standing just inside the tree line, Jasper waited for Bella to get closer. As she drew nearer he finally allowed himself to breathe while still trying to stay calm for her benefit. He wasn't quite sure what to expect with her, but he did know that they needed to talk before she confronted Carlisle.

Peter slowed to walk as he and Bella saw Jasper waiting for them. With a quick peck on her cheek, he nodded at Jasper and ran off to the house already knowing he was charged with keeping Carlisle inside until they were ready to deal with him. He was always left to play referee.

Jasper opened his arms and buried his face in Bella's neck as she wrapped her arms around him. They just stood there taking comfort from the other, knowing that they were ok and they still would be after this issue blew over.

Rubbing her cheek against Jasper's chest, Bella finally broke the silence. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what, darlin'?"

"I overreacted and caused so much pain for all three of us. I know how he feels about us and yet I still have those damn insecurities that cause me to act like an all-out bitch."

"Oh, darlin', I understand why you reacted the way you did. I would have done the same thing had it been me that found his phone. I know I might not be showing it but I am just as hurt by his actions as you are." Jasper leaned back so he could look her in the eyes. "I don't want you feeling bad because of your reaction to Carlisle's inactions. You are justified in your feelings."

"I hurt him, Jasper, and I never want to be the cause of his or your pain." She sighed as she took in the comfort that he was offering. "I need to go talk to him. Tell him that it hurt that he didn't tell us what was going on, but that we will work through this like we do everything else."

"Are you sure, Bella? I felt your anger earlier and no one is going to criticize you for your response to the messages." He rested his chin on her head. "If you are sure then I will be there and we can all sit down and figure this out."

She nodded her head as she squeezed him one last time before stepping back from his embrace. Taking his hand she lead him back towards the house and was almost to the house when Charlotte came from the side of the house.

"We've got company coming."

They turned to look down the long drive and tensed, waiting to see who the visitors were.

Peter and Carlisle came out of the house as the car pulled up and took their places beside their mates. Peter placed an arm around Charlotte's shoulders and grimaced as he saw who was in the car.

"How in hell did they find us?"

To be continued….

AN – (ducks behind desk) Please don't be upset with the delay in this update or the way it ended. I am working on the next chapter and hopefully it won't take as long to update this time. So, other than that, what did you think? Please review and let me know you still want this going.

Reminder, there is the FB page for updates and discussions. Just search for Bella & Jasper – Love Under a Blood Moon and you should be able to find it easily. It will be the hub for all Twilight fanfic discussions as I have Darkness and Love Under a Blood Moon as well as one shots that are in the works. If you aren't reading the other two Twilight stories…I highly recommend them, lol, but I may be a bit biased.