A/N A huge thanks to my special friend OoJasper'sAngeloO for her beta work on this chapter. Like I said in the last chapter there is only two or three chapters left so I want to finish this story before I update my other ones. Not to worry I have some extra time off this week and hope to get chapters out for the other two stories. Hope you enjoy, there is a character death just so you know.
I do not own Twilight or any of the characters, I do own Catherine.
Jasper's POV
Our son JJ is two months old today and while we have had a few drawbacks both Cath and I are so fuckin' happy. I don't think any of us really took into account how hard it would be for a human to deal with a hybrid. Bella and Nessie both have been a huge help with JJ and I can see that the presence of our son has been a great help in healin' the family.
Cath was holdin' our son and his arms were movin' around like a baby does and he accidentally came down on his mama's arm. He does have vampire strength and the blow broke her arm. He also was kickin' and broke a rib at the same time he broke her arm.
For us that meant that she couldn't hold him unless he was calm or until he was older. That broke her heart and she cried for days, not from the pain of broken bones, but from the pain of not gettin' to hold her son. It broke my heart to see her hurtin', but I wasn't goin' to allow her to be hurt again. I knew our son didn't mean to hurt her, but right now he couldn't control his actions.
Once he was older and could better control himself then she could hold him. What I did do for her was bring him to her and I would sit with him in my lap and she would talk to him or sing. He really loved it when we both would sing to him, he would lay there quietly watchin' us, smilin'.
He had his mama's blonde hair and dark brown eyes, but he looked just like me when I was his age. At least that's what Em said. He had done one of those computer enhancements and when JJ was older he looked just like me. I couldn't believe how fuckin' lucky I was to have a chance to raise a son and to have such a beautiful and gentle woman as Cath who truly loved me for myself.
Carlisle finally did allow Edward and Alice to get their limbs back, but they were warned to stay at the cottage and stay away from the house. I was there when they were put back together and I warned them that if I even smelled them close to the house that I would hunt their asses down and rip them apart and then burn them. When they asked Carlisle how he could stand there and allow me to threaten them his answer was simple, "It's either abide by what Jasper says, or face death. He is now mated and I don't condone what the two of you did to both of them or to Jasper all of these years. If he feels that his mate or son is in danger from either one of you, I will not stand in his way of doing whatever he feels is necessary to protect his family."
Edward of course screamed like the child he is about wantin' his mate with him. Bella made it very clear that she was not goin' to move back to the cottage. She did go there to talk to him, but always came back sad and more disappointed than before she left. It was last night that she finally came to me and just needed a shoulder to cry on.
Cath was there and Bella had asked Rose and Em if they would watch both Nessie and JJ for a while. Then she came and asked us if she could talk to us and of course we knew she was really needing to vent. I could feel her heartbreak and it pissed me off that someone had done that to her. Of course I already knew who and I wanted to go and fuckin' rip his ass apart.
She told us that she had contacted Jenks and had him start the divorce paperwork. Apparently Edward was still tryin' to control not only her and Nessie, but me as well. The thing is that Bella said that what made her realize that she needed to end their marriage was the fact that Edward was refusin' to accept that he was wrong. He refused to apologize to anyone for his actions.
He was still tryin' to make her keep Nessie away from me and wanted her to try to talk some sense into me to leave my wife and son and go back to fuckin' Alice. She felt he was beyond help and while it hurt, she knew she was doin' the right thing. Cath and I both held her while she sobbed.
The tension around the house could be felt by everyone. Peter and Char had chosen to stay with us as Peter didn't trust Edward and Alice not to try something. I was so fuckin' grateful to them for that. Still the tension wasn't goin' to let up, so I talked to Cath and Bella and we came to a decision.
I talked to Bella as she and I have become close and I knew that she would tell me the truth in what she thought about my idea. She not only loved it, but thought she might do the same at least for a little while.
I talked it over with Cath and so we asked Bella if she would like to join us. We decided that it would be best if we moved away from the family. That way Carlisle and Esme could deal with Edward and Alice and we wouldn't have to worry about them walkin' around and possibly tryin' to hurt Cath.
To keep Alice from seein' where and what I just told Peter to make arrangements to buy a place of his choosin' and then we would just move there. We weren't gonna let Carlisle or Esme know where we were movin' to and would keep in touch by emails. I hated that we had to leave, but I just couldn't take a chance with my family.
It took another month for Peter to find a nice place big enough for all of us to have our own space. Em and Rose after talkin' it over with us more than once decided that maybe they should stay with Carlisle in order to keep track of what Edward and Alice were doin'. They were overly protective of Cath and JJ.
We were packin' up and gettin' ready to move. We would be leavin' in a few days and to be honest there was a part of me that truly wished we had moved sooner. Maybe if we had then everything would have worked out like we planned.
Bella had received the divorce papers and took Edwards copy to him. She had Jenks forge Edward's signature as she knew he would refuse to do it. Since it was already filed and a done deal Edward couldn't do anythin'. Oh he could probably go to court and tell the judge that it was a forged document but then he would have to go into details as to why it was done and it would cause problems for the family.
She was actually worried when she came back and said that Edward was acting strangely at the fact that their marriage was now in the past. It was almost as if he still wasn't acceptin' that he wasn't married anymore and was demandin' to see Nessie.
Since Nessie was now appearin' to be about twelve or thirteen Bella decided to let Nessie decide if she wanted to see her dad for the last time before we moved. Bella had sat her down with my help and explained that her dad had done some things that were bad and that he wasn't remorseful so her mom just couldn't stay with him.
She was smart and told her mom that she knew that her dad and aunt had hurt me and she really didn't want to talk to him. She did agree to go to see him, but only if I went with her and her mom. I could feel that she was afraid that he might either try to influence her or do something to her or her mom.
The visit went as expected with Edward tryin' to get Nessie to get her mom to forgive him and come back to him. He ended up makin' her cry and that's when Bella stepped in and she took the girl home. I told him that he should really stop lettin' Alice convince him of her version of the truth and realize the mistakes he made and own up to them. His reply was that "I was a monster who had destroyed not only his marriage but the family as well."
I should have paid more attention, but I was too busy tryin' to get things ready for our move. We would be drivin' since our son did drink blood it was a concern about him bein' around more than just one human. Of course we decided that when Cath needed to stop that we would keep JJ in the car while she did her human things.
The day before we were due to leave Bella needed to go shoppin' for some clothes for Nessie and Rose and Em went with them. Carlisle wanted to talk to me privately and asked if Esme could stay with Cath and JJ while we hunted. We would only be gone for an hour at the most. That was a fatal mistake on my part.
Esme's POV
I was in the kitchen making a sandwich for Catherine. She was in JJ's room watching him sleep. I couldn't believe how lucky we were to have this gentle girl in our family and how she had brought the real Jasper out. She had also given us another child to love and watch grow up. Although it didn't look as if we would actually get that chance now that they were moving.
Suddenly I heard a sound that would have made my blood run cold if I had any. It was a voice that I knew and I knew that both Catherine and my grandson were in grave danger. I ran as fast as I could and when I got to the doorway my heart sank.
Just as I got there I heard a snarl and then a crash and then Catherine's scream of pain. The sight of Edward standing over JJ's crib and reaching in to kill him made the monster in me come out. I had heard the conversation between him and Catherine and knew what I needed to do.
He told Catherine that since it was Jasper's fault that he lost his wife and daughter that he was there to kill his son. Catherine trying to protect her son had lunged for Edward only to be thrown across the room and into the edge of the brick fireplace. She was unconscious and even I could tell her back was broken.
The rage took over and I acted. How dare Edward try something like this. I lunged for Edward just as he was about to twist JJ's head to break his neck. I have no memory of the next few next thing I knew was that I was standing next to a fire outside of the house. I recognized the few parts left that had belonged to Edward. I had apparently ripped him apart and had started a fire and threw him in it. I hated that I had killed him, but it was for the best. I could have never lived with myself had he been able to kill JJ.
I remembered Catherine and quickly ran back inside. She was still out and the baby was still sleeping although how he could through everything I have no clue. I quickly checked Catherine and I could hear her heart still beating, but it was slow. I called Carlisle and was unable to speak because of the emotions coming from me, but he understood that something bad had happened and hung up.
It only took Jasper and Carlisle a few minutes to get to the house. Of course they saw what was left of the fire which had completely consumed Edward and had gone out. As soon as Jasper saw his wife he dropped to his knees begging for her to be alright. I needed the same thing. I'm not proud that I had to kill Edward, but I am glad that I was able to keep him from killing our precious grandson.
Jasper's POV
As soon as I saw my mate laying there broken and bleedin' I dropped to my knees. I knew not to touch her in case I made her injuries worse. Esme quickly told us what happened as Carlisle took inventory of Cath's injuries. Esme was by the crib holdin' JJ who had woken up. I was shocked that she had killed Edward and disappointed as well. I wanted to fuckin' rip him apart over and over again.
Carlisle told Esme to take JJ downstairs and then turned to me once she was gone. I could tell by the look on his face that it was bad, "Son, I'm sorry but there is nothing I can do. Her back is broken, her legs are as well. The back of her head has been almost crushed and she has internal bleeding. The only way to save her is to turn her. I'm not going to lie to you, with her injuries and possibly bleeding too much inside it may not work, but its her only chance. You need to bite her and you may have to work on her heart to help pump the venom through her body. You have to do it now, she's dying."
He gave me instructions to not move her until the venom has had a chance to start
workin'. He did move her so that she was at least laying on her back and I asked him to stay for a few minutes to make sure I didn't lose control. He then said something to me that I never expected to hear from him, "Son, you won't lose control. I have faith in you and I know you'll do just fine. I want to go and check on our grandson, then I need to go and check on Alice, I have no idea what she may try to do. I'm truly sorry that I allowed this to happen by giving Edward his limbs back. If only I had allowed you to destroy him."
He left before givin' me a chance to reply. I knew he was feelin' a tremendous amount of guilt. I couldn't deal with that right now, I had to tend to my mate. I wanted her to be aware of what I needed to do and was able to get her awake long enough to let her know I had to turn her now.
She whispered her love for me and our child and then told me to hurry up and bite her already. I did just that, makin' sure that I pumped enough venom in her to turn ten men. A couple of minutes later the screamin' began.
Carlisle came back and was more upset than before. He had gone to see Alice and of course Alice already knew of Edward's death. She told Carlisle that she had no other choice than to force my hand and get Catherine out of the way so that I could take my rightful place as her mate.
I wanted to go and kill her, but of course I couldn't leave Cath right now. Carlisle told me that she would probably be destroyed for her recent actions anyway and to just wait it out. He was right and I knew it as well, I could only hope that things would go the right way.
The only problem I had was how in the fuck did Alice think her plan would work? Both Carlisle and I could only see it backfirin' on her. Peter was there to tell me not to worry that she was fuckin' crazy and that everything would work out, at least for that.
He couldn't tell me anythin' about if Cath would make it through. I had pumped her full of venom and then helped her heart push it through her body. It was weak and was very close to failin' so I kept it up for almost two fuckin' days. Carlisle said it was enough after the first day but I wasn't takin' any chances with her.
On the beginnin' of the third day I knew it would work. Her heart was beatin' strong, but her screams were still loud and pain filled. I did try to help her with it, but it still didn't stop the screams. The pain was worse than I remembered, but then I didn't have the wounds she did. It seems that if there's major bones broken that there is extra pain of them healin'.
Of course now, thanks to Alice, we had another problem. She had made a phone call askin' for help in "gettin' her mate to realize where he truly belonged". Her "help" was already on their way and they were wantin' death this time around. They wouldn't be leavin' until someone was dead.
Yeah, you got it, the Volturi were on their way to hold a "trial" if you will for interference of a mated pair. That pair as they had been told was her and myself. I was torn between runnin' with my family and stayin' to see her die.
They would be here just hours after Cath woke up and I have no idea what she would be like and I was worried that she might attack them. They wouldn't hesitate to kill her for that. I wanted to do just that, but Carlisle was wise and said that since the Volturi had been brought into it they should be the ones to deal with her.
Of course there was the other situation about allowin' another human to know about our existence and her havin' a vampire's child. We could all be destroyed because of that. Especially Em and Rose because they were the ones that involved themselves with Cath and allowed her to live although she knew about vampires.
I was beyond worried and there wasn't a fuckin' thing I could do to save my family All of them, as well as myself, would probably be dead by this time tomorrow. . .
A/N Please tell me what you think. Now there is one chapter left and then the epilogue. I'm going to do my best to get them done this weekend. Like I said, I have extra time off and I'm going to use it to write, I hope. Thanks to everyone for their reviews, favorites, and alerts. Love you guys.