A/N A huge thanks goes to my beta, twilightaddict71484, she helped to make this chapter better, as well as my prereaders Jasper'sAngel, and sinfulroad69. I love ya girls. Here's the chapter everyone has been waiting for, let the fun, and the laughs begin. I really enjoyed writing this chapter. Enjoy!
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Jasper's POV
If I hadn't have been so shocked by her questions I would have laughed. I mean for the life or un-life of me I just couldn't fucking figure out how in the fuck she came up with that idea.
"Bella, not to sound stupid or anything but exactly how did you come to that conclusion?" I asked.
I saw an area where I could pull over and stop. I wanted to make sure my full attention was on her while she explained. After pulling in and turning off the engine, I turned to face her. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't hearing things. She just has to be shittin' me.
She just stared at me for a few seconds before starting her explanation, "Its very simple really. Most of the males are not carrying luggage, even though I have seen a couple of the males carry very small ones. All of the females are carrying luggage so they must be travelers. Now this many travelers all being female, I'm assuming that they are coming here to breed, since its mostly males here."
I wanted to laugh so bad but I knew better so I just calmed down and asked, "Bella, what luggage are you talking about?" That was the safest way to ask without making her feel stupid.
"The ones the females are carrying of course. Are you blind, just look. Every single female has one bag and some have more than one."
I looked but I just couldn't see any luggage anywhere. I even looked around and still didn't see one fucking piece of luggage. I guess I had a look of confusion on my face because she finally pointed out a woman, and said, "See, that female has a red one."
So I studied the woman for a few seconds before I realized that the lady did indeed have a red one. I started laughing before I could stop myself. Now, I just have to try to fucking explain this to Bella.
When I looked back at Bella, I stopped laughing. She looked hurt, "Bella, I'm sorry for laughing but I'm not laughing at you, just your thoughts. So, I'm going to try to explain this to you in a way that hopefully won't embarrass you."
"Those women are not carrying luggage darlin', they are carrying what is called purses. They use them to carry money, credit cards, make-up, and anything that's important that they think they might need away from home. Most of them live here in this town. There aren't any towns that I know of that are made up of only one sex.
What made you think that they were here to have sex with the men?" I had to know.
"It was quite obvious when those females on the corner back there were kissing the males, and well, you could tell what they wanted. One female had her hand on the males private area. Geez, Jasper, don't you know anything about males and females?"
OK, that was it, I couldn't take anymore and busted up laughing. I finally was able to explain that those women were getting paid to do that to the men. Then she asked a question that had me fighting harder than I have ever had to keep from laughing, "Now why in the fuck would the men pay for sex, when they could get it for free?"
I decided right then and there that Esme was going to need to have a very long talk with Bella. I decided to just stay parked where we were and walk around. I knew of a shop that would have just about anything she would need. I was also planning on a little sneak surprise, I was going to introduce her to the world of Victoria's Secret. But unfortunately that wouldn't be today. We would have to go to Seattle for that store. Still a man can dream, can't he?
Every shop we passed by, Bella had to stop and look in the window. I was planning on stopping at the phone store and getting her a new phone. I would take her to the shop where she could find some clothes, and then I would go run into the store I needed. I already knew I was getting her an iphone so it would be quick.
I loved watching her at every new thing she saw. She was feeling so much excitement, and awe at everything. She was so beautiful, and when she pouted I just wanted to grab her and kiss away the pout. But I couldn't.
She got scared when we came to the store that sold TV's. They had several different kinds in the window, all playing the same show. They were showing some game show and while she did back up, at least she didn't get scared like the first time she saw a TV.
We got to the store where she could go shopping for her clothes, and I told her I needed to go to another store and that I would be back in about twenty to thirty minutes. I gave her my credit card and then left.
I was still dealin' with the man about adding Bella to my account when I suddenly felt extreme fear. I knew it was coming from Bella so I told the man I had to run and go check on something and that it was an emergency. I told him that I would be back in a few.
The store I had left her at was one block down, and one block over. Since it was day time I had to walk at human speed. On the way there there was a police car flashing its lights and siren going that passed me. Something was telling me that it had something to do with Bella.
I tried to remember what I told her. I gave her my card, and told her to get whatever she wanted. There shouldn't have been a problem. I probably should have just stayed with her, but I wanted to surprise her with a new phone. I must be stupid to have left her alone, what in the fuck was I thinking?
Sure enough when I came around the corner there was the patrol car in front of the store. Shit, this wasn't going to be good. I started running at human speed to the store. As soon as I walked into the store I knew there was trouble.
There was a middle aged woman talking to the police, she was wanting them to arrest Bella. I felt a shit load of fear, from Bella, as well as confusion. What happened next both shocked me, but, at the same time, was a nice surprise.
Bella saw me before anyone else did and flew into my arms. She was crying and shaking. She grabbed my shirt and held on like she was afraid that someone would take her away from me. She buried her face in my chest, and said, "Please Jasper, help me, I don't know what I did wrong. They are trying to make me take my clothes off!"
Of course I noticed that she was wearing different clothes than what she had worn into town. Shit, I had to think fast. I had an idea but I didn't know if she would go along with it. I put my arms around her in what would appear a loving embrace, then leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Darlin', I can get you out of this but you will need to play the part of a lovin' wife. That means we need to show them we are very much in love. Can you do that? If you want, I can send you feelings of love."
She responded by saying that she could pretend, and would go along with anything I said or did, as long as she didn't have to take her clothes off. I felt even worse for my actions against her, because now, she sees the removal of clothing as a form of punishment. At the same time, I just couldn't understand why they would be trying to make her remove her clothing.
Only one way to find out. I kept my arms around her and walked over to where the officers, and the woman were standing. They asked me if I was related to Bella and I explained that I was her husband. What they told me next made me both want to laugh, and break their necks.
Apparently, I hadn't thought things through when I dropped her off. I had done what I thought she would need by giving her my credit card. My mistake was not telling her to use it to pay for any clothes she wanted to get. I had just told her to get whatever she wanted.
It seems that she had found the outfit she is wearing now, and went into the dressing room and put it on. Then tried to walk out of the store. The lady caught her and brought her back inside and told her to either pay for the outfit or take it off. When Bella refused to take it off, and then told the lady that she didn't understand why she just couldn't walk out. The lady told her to give her money for the clothes, and Bella responded by telling her she didn't have any. It was then, that the lady called the police.
So, I did what I do best at least when it comes to humans, I lied, "Listen, my wife has been in a coma for a few months. Unfortunately, when she woke up, the only thing she remembered was that she is married to me. She has no memory of how society works any more. I was wanting to surprise her so badly that I guess I forgot to explain to her that she needed to give you my credit card that I had given her to use."
I then asked Bella where the card was that I had given her. She pulled it out of the back pocket of the jeans she was wearing and handed it to me. I gave her a kiss on the lips as a thank you and then handed it to the lady. I told them that if they wanted to check out the story that I could call her doctor. I also asked them if she paid for the outfit, could they forget what happened. It wasn't her fault that she didn't know.
The lady took one look at Bella and I could feel that the woman felt bad for Bella. She still had a look of fear and confusion. The lady agreed and offered a piece of advice, "For both of your sakes, stay with her and teach her the way things are done before leaving her alone."
The police left after taking down my license information. We then paid for the outfit and left. I still had my arm around her waist, and she had hers around mine. She was still upset but it was starting to fade into embarrassment.
I know that I wasn't supposed to be touching her, but we needed to convince them that we were happily married. What was my excuse right now? It felt too fucking good to have her body up against mine. Even with dried tears on her face she was still the most beautiful woman I had ever met.
I took her back to the phone store and finished up my business there. The first thing she did when she realized that I was buying her a new phone was to hug me even tighter. Yeah, neither one of us had let go. I finally reminded her quietly that I wasn't supposed to be touching her. I had to let go anyway to sign the paperwork. I hated to do it, because she seemed to calm down as soon as we touched.
Then I took her to a different store where she proceeded to buy clothes, shoes, underwear, bras, everything she needed. I even talked her into buying her first purse. She didn't really want the purse because she kept saying that she had nothing to put in it. I told her yeah, she has a phone and she would get other things over time to put in it.
I showed her how to use a credit card, and then how to use cash as well. I would teach her everything she needed to know in order to be able to function alone if necessary. That thought was one that I didn't like at all.
After that I took her to a restaurant. Food was the one thing she seemed to know and had no problem ordering what she wanted. While waiting for her food to arrive, I showed her how to make a call on her new iphone. She called her mom of course. They didn't talk long, but her mom was excited for her that she was getting along with the family, and myself.
Watching her had been the highlight of my time with her. She was almost childlike in her excitement of seeing and doing new things. I was beginning to see her for the kind, gentle, and pure soul that she is. I kept thinking, how in the hell could I have been so fucking blind to not see her for who she really is?
Now, I didn't want her to chose me because we needed a child to overthrow the fucking Volturi. No, now, I wanted her to chose me because she was falling in love with me. I didn't deserve her, but I sure as hell wanted her and needed her. I vowed to myself that I would do everything in my power to not get her to choose me, but to win her heart, and her trust.
I also made another vow. I would personally see to it that the fucking Volturi died a very slow painful death for what they have put her through, and what they are making her do. Sure, we were victims too. But the only thing that mattered to me was to make sure that Bella, my mate, was loved, cherished, happy, and safe. Even if it took an eternity, I would give her all of that and more. If she will let me.
There's no turning back for me. If she were to choose Demetri, and leave with him, I won't live long after that. I can't survive without her, she's my mate, and it would kill me to lose her. From now on, she would be treated with tenderness, at least from me.
On the way back to the house I got a call from Peter. He had found what we were looking for. I couldn't really talk to him about it in front of Bella, so I asked him for details. There were two problems with it, first, the price was way higher than I had ever heard of, and someone would have to go and get it. I told him we would talk when I got back, and hung up.
I was trying to decide if I should say anything about what happened at the store, when Bella spoke up and asked me not to say anything. She didn't want Demetri to know, because he would then try to touch her. I had to hold back the growl that wanted to come out at that statement. She seemed to be truly frightened of him, but refused to tell me why when I asked her about it.
She was also crying quietly. She was feeling a shit load of low self-esteem. I asked her about it and she told me that I probably saw her as being a very stupid human. That was it, I growled, and quickly pulled over to the side of the road.
"Didn't I tell you once before, DO NOT put yourself down. It is NOT your fault that those fucking bastards kept you isolated, so much so that you have no clue as to how things are done. If anything, its my fucking fault about what happened at the store. I didn't think when I handed you my credit card that you wouldn't know how to use it, or even to use it. But in my defense, I was so fucking excited about getting you your phone, that was all I was focused on at the time. Please, darlin' stop with the negative comments about yourself, and the feelings. I don't like it when you feel that way. It hurts me."
She just sat there staring at me but I wasn't finished, "Now, tomorrow afternoon I would like to take you somewhere different. We won't be going into town again, but I would like to take you to a park that's close to the town we just came from. We could just sit and talk. Even though, I would really like to take you to the zoo in Seattle. Only problem with that is that it takes more time than we have to get there and back. So how about the park?"
She smiled and then said it sounded like fun. I was frozen in place. It was the first time that she had ever smiled at least in front of me. And definitely not because of me. I had made her smile. It was then I made another vow, I would do anything to see her smile like that again. She was so fucking beautiful when she did. Yeah, I would make her smile again even if it was the last thing I ever did.
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