A/N A huge thanks goes to my special friend OoJasper'sAngeloO for her beta work, and my pre-reader jascat. She also gave me the idea for this story, but the plot is mine. This chapter is mostly filler to get to the next chapter but we find out who Jasper smelled, and Jasper and Bella have a heavy conversation. Hope you enjoy.

I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.

Jasper's POV

I was able to stop myself before I got to her house. I realized that it was my matin' instincts that had kicked in. I still didn't want to have the family know of my existence, at least for now. I needed time to get to know my very human mate and for her to fall in love with me.

I also needed time to actually fall in love as well. While my instincts to protect and care for her is automatic, fallin' in love takes a little longer. That doesn't mean that I don't care, I do very much. I need her to be safe and happy. That right there is the only fuckin' reason I'm allowin' her to help me, it makes her happy.

Doesn't mean that I won't fuckin' rip his ass apart if he touches her. I needed to see what was goin' on. He was a male and I needed to make sure that he wasn't goin' to hurt her. I'm very possessive and there's no fuckin' way that she's goin' to be datin' his ass. She could be friends as long as she didn't let him touch her.

After takin' a few seconds to let myself fall into my tactical mind set I found out which way the wind was blowin' and then sneaked around to the other side of her house while stayin' out of sight and far enough away in case it was the mind reader. My friends had shared with me about the gifts in the family. Includin' how far to stay away from the mind reader.

When I finally got close enough to see, but not close enough for him to hear my thoughts, my vision went red. I wanted to fuckin' kill his ass slowly. He was in the tree, watchin' my mate. Fortunately for his ass, she had apparently showered and then dressed in the bathroom. At least I hoped she had, I would ask her and if she had dressed in the bedroom I was goin' back and killin' him for sure.

Since she was packin' a bag I was hopin' that she wouldn't be long, but until I knew he was gone, I wasn't leavin'. He was a male and I would never leave her unprotected. I had no clue really as to why he was watchin' her, but I could feel some longin' and protectiveness comin' from him. Oddly enough there was no lust and that right there is the reason I wasn't killin' him just for watchin' my mate.

I saw him suddenly reach into his pocket and pull out a cell phone. Apparently he had a text message and I watched as he frowned and looked around as if he had been told about me watchin' him. He sent a text back and then took off in the opposite direction from where I was at.

Once I knew that he was gone for good, at least for now, I quickly made my way back to the area that Bella was to drive her truck to. I was supposed to wait in that spot until she got her truck there. After I got in then we would start the trip to Seattle.

I felt so fuckin' alone waitin' for her to get there. When she finally came down the road, I ran to meet her and had hopped into the truck without givin' her a chance to stop. She was shocked and was also feelin' excitement along with some worry.

There was no fuckin' way I was gonna allow her to feel that shit. She was my mate and she would only feel safe, cherished, loved and happy. So while I knew the emotion, I had no clue why she was feelin' it. So I asked her what was wrong.

She looked at me puzzled. It only took me a minute to realize that while I had told her my history, I hadn't said a fuckin' word about my gift. When I told her that I could feel what she was feelin' and I could also manipulate her emotions she turned beet red.

She then interrupted and reminded me that I was for the most part naked. She was right of course, but that didn't mean that she could just fuckin' change the subject and expect me just to go along with her. I saw the bag she had pointed out and grabbin' it I quickly threw the pants and shirt on. They were a little baggy, but I wasn't gonna complain.

"Now, please explain why you're feelin' worried and a little scared. If you're scared of me then I can go huntin' on my own and leave you be." I told her honestly. While I meant it, it didn't mean that it wouldn't hurt me.

"No!" She shouted.

"Then please tell me what's wrong." I practically begged.

"Well, I'm wondering; were you at the house watching me and have you been here longer and was watching me the last few days?" She whispered.

"No, I just got here when I was attacked and then you found me. I did find a vampire sittin' in the tree that faces your bedroom. I only know that because I saw you when you came back from your shower. I don't know who he was, but it wasn't a sexual thing. He was only feelin' protectiveness and longin'. While I can feel what others are feelin' I can't determine why their feelin' what they are feelin' unless there's somethin' specific that they are doin'."

I heard her gasp and then felt her fear. It wasn't directed at me. I needed to let her know one very important detail about vampires, "Darlin', I need to ask you a question. The vampires that you know, what color are their eyes?"

"They are a golden color, why? Does it matter what color of eyes vampires have?" She told me.

"Well, yes and no. Most vampires have red eyes. Like mine are or should be. I'm sure that they are still a little black because I still need more blood. My friends that I know that live around here do have golden eyes. That's because they are what we call animal drinkers or they like to refer to themselves as vegetarians.

Mine are red because, well I hunt humans, but not innocent humans. I hunt criminals, you know rapist, murderers, robbers, drug addicts. Even when I didn't care about who I killed I have never hunted females of any age or children. I can promise you that I'll never hurt you. I hope you can believe that."

She took my hand and squeezed it while smilin' at me. I felt her trust along with her attraction and it was for me. I was kind of taken aback because I have been a vampire for years and never have I felt those emotions directed at me. I have found my mate and I couldn't be happier.

Actually yes I could be happier. I could be layin' in bed with her makin' love to her. One thing is for fuckin' sure, she would always be worshiped and she'll never leave our bed unsatisfied, but for now I really needed to fuckin' slow my instincts down. I must remember that she is human.

Then she spoke up bringin' me out of my thoughts, "I hope I'm not being too forward, but I left my dad a note lettin' him know that I wouldn't be home until tomorrow night. I don't really want to drive to Seattle and back in one day. I thought that maybe we could find a motel room or at least I could and you could go on back to the cave. That way I can drive back tomorrow. You don't have to stay with me. Maybe we can get a room and then I could eat and relax and you could go... huh... what do you call it when you go and ah, eat? Anyway, you could go and do what you need to do and then meet back at the motel in the morning and then drive back. What do you think?"

I swear my heart just beat! I would get the whole evenin' with my darlin' mate. My dick started to have thoughts of his own and I was so fuckin' glad that the pants I was wearin' were too baggy. I did not want to frighten her with how I was reactin' to her.

I quickly told her that if she really wanted me to stay with her that I would be more than happy to oblige her. I told her we could find a room first and then while she ate and relaxed then I would go "hunt" and then after findin' me some better fittin' clothes then I would join her.

The rest of the drive was spent with both of us askin' questions, just gettin' to know each other. I found I was out of my league because when she talked of music and TV shows as well as movies, I had no clue as to what she was talkin' about. I knew about TV's as well as movies, but like I said before Maria had no need for us to know about the modern world.

Music I could relate to because I used to play a guitar when I was human, I remember that much. I did tell her that I had no clue what she was talkin' about and explained that while we knew about music, movies and TV's we weren't allowed to listen or watch. They were nothing but major distractions as far as Maria was concerned.

We ended up in a better part of Seattle and got a room quickly. It had a Jacuzzi. One thing is that Maria always taught us to take money from our kills. I had kept most of mine and actually put it into a bank without her knowledge. I was rich and could afford anythin'. I told my beautiful mate to allow me to pay for the room.

The night went too quickly for my likin'. Bella fell asleep about three am and I was left sittin' in a chair wishin' like hell I was layin' next to her, but like I said I needed to go slow with her.

When we got back to Forks we knew more about each other and I could feel that she was beginnin' to enjoy bein' with me. I think she was kind of worried that I might take advantage of her once in the motel room. I had a question for her that I really needed her to answer.

"Do the other vampires know that you know what they are? Can you tell me their names? I think that at least two of them maybe my friends."

"No they don't know yet, but I plan on confronting Edward tomorrow at school. He's the one I've spoken to the most. Actually he's the only one so far that I have met except for Dr. Cullen. You and Peter said that I need to befriend them without letting them know about you. Do you know why? I mean, I have no problem becoming friends with them." She told me.

"I'm not sure, but you never told me their names." I replied.

"Oh sorry. Let's see, I don't know Dr. Cullen's first name or his wife's. There's Edward and then Alice. Then Emmett who is huge by the way. His girlfriend is Rose. I'm not sure if that's her actual name or a shortening of it, but that's all I know. I will say that from your description of the vampire sitting in the tree it sounds like it must have been Edward. I wonder what he was doing watching me. It must have been him that I was feeling watching me. What I can't figure out is why."

"Maybe that's why Peter says that you need to get close to them. It does sound like that you have met my friends. It was Emmett and Rose. I spent almost a month with them. It wasn't a good time for me with Maria and they helped me to forget and understand about mates. It was because of them that I realized that I was feeling the mating pull." I told her.

What I didn't mention is the fact that I have indeed met my mate. I can't tell her yet, but if she didn't pick up on it soon I just might have to. There's no fuckin' way I can stay away from her for days or even one whole day. My instincts would force me to follow her to make sure she was safe and just be close to her.

If any male touched her then I would have to act. If she touched another male then my instincts to claim her might kick in and I would end up doin' somethin' to hurt her. It was dangerous to allow her to be away from me, yet I couldn't put the family in danger by knowin' about me bein' here. It was then that I realized why she needed to befriend the Cullens. They could protect her.

I would need to talk to Peter about if I should let Emmett and Rose know that I'm here. I could tell them and then they could make sure that males stayed away from what belongs to me. They could also be on the alert for Maria or her army.

I had bought a phone and a waterproof bag so I could swim to the entrance of the cave without ruinin' my phone or my new clothes. The hardest part was sayin' goodbye to my mate. I had to stay away from her place and stay hidden from view in case Maria figured out sooner rather than later that her soldiers weren't comin' back.

When she got out of school tomorrow she would call me and I would meet her somewhere. What I hadn't counted on was how fuckin' hard it was gonna be to be separated from her. The pain almost kept me from swimmin', but once I made it to the cave I could call Peter and ask him what I should do about bein' away from her.

I had been smart and did remove my clothes before jumpin' in and so after I was dried I put them back on and then checked my phone. I would have to charge it whenever I met Bella and I would have to be careful so it didn't run down before she got out of school.

I called Peter and he had information that his gift was givin' him. He told me that I would need to follow my mate after tomorrow as he felt she was in danger. If I wasn't careful, she would be dead by tomorrow night. . .

A/N Please tell me what you think. The next chapter Bella will confront Edward to tell him she knows what him and his family are. She's also going to become friends with Alice. I need to say a huge thanks to everyone who has reviewed, and added this story to their favorites and alerts. I have been blown away by the response to this story. Love you guys.