[Bella's POV]
Walking into the house I could hear my lullaby softly playing. Edward must be here, and I really didn't want to deal with him right now.
"Lets go up to my study, Bella. You can eat in there while I get all the books you'll need." Jasper lightly guided me to the stairs with his hand on the small of my back. I nodded in answer carefully walking up the stairs. I was lead to a room on the far end of the hall.
There was a small table on the wall to the left with two commertable looking chairs on either side of it. A redwood desk was against the back wall over looking the woods behind the house. The right wall was covered with floor to ceiling book shelf's. Sitting my breakfast on the table I went to look at his book collection.
"If you see anything you like feel free to take it. I don't mind." Jasper smiled at me over his shoulder while walking to his desk. I nodded to show I heard while browsing his shelf's. Most seemed to be nonfiction ranging from war topics to mental health. There were quite a few classics, but from the looks of it Jasper didn't seem to like fiction.
"Why do you have so many books on mental heath?" I asked moving back to the table to eat.
"When I have the control I want to work as a therapist." He was gathering a pile of books from a small case next to his desk. "I want to help people, but not in the same way as Carlisle. With my gift I would be able to feel how they feel, and hopefully help them learn to deal with thier emotions." He leaned on the egde of the desk facing me.
"Really! That would be a great way to help people your right, but would you be able to handle that emotional climent?" I asked while pulling my McGriddle out of the bag.
"I don't know," he shrugged. "I want to try though. Who better to help with emotions than an empath?" His smile was thoughtful. "You need to eat, Bella, and then we should head back to your house with Alice. It might be easier if we're already working when your father gets home."
"Bella!" Alice bounced into the room with an envolope in her hands. "When are you meeting up with Jacob?" She asked while handing Jasper the envolope. They had a converstion I too fast for me to follow while I finished my food. Jasper's eye's narrowed but he nodded.
"We're meeting after his patrol shift. Five I think. He said he'd call me."
"Great! We can definintly get at least the first draft done by then. I'll go get my school things, and we can go." She left the room in a hurry. Jasper watched the door close behind her as if it was the end of good book. Had something happened?
"Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, yeah it's all fine. I knew this was coming I just thought that I had more time." He seemed upset. "Alice is ending our marriage." His voice was soft as if he didn't want the family to hear.
"What! Why would she do that?" Alice and Jasper splitting up seemed imposible. From the outside they seemed like a wonderful pair. Of course they were never had large PDA moments like Emmett and Rosalie, but they never looked unhappy.
"She says its for the best, but I know she's been see someone else already." He looked over at me. "If your ready we can get all of this in a bag and go."
"If you want we can go to a cafe instead of my house Jasper. I don't want you to have to spend more time with her." I knew he would have to see her here, but I could help him get some space from her for now. "And yes I'm ready to go." I added standing to toss everything in the trash bin I could see next to the desk.
"I don't mind, Bella. I wouldn't mind getting away for a bit though."
"It's settled than. I'll tell Alice we don't need her help." I left the room quickly to find the little pixe. I knew her room was near Edwards so I headed that way. I was a girl an a misson. I thought Edward said vampires mated for life? How could Alice walk away from hers? Turning the corner to Edwards room I saw him waiting outside it.
"Bella, can we talk now?" Edward pushed off the wall toward me.
"Now, Edward," I sighed. "Alright, but not for long. Jasper is going to help me with my history paper." I crossed my arms.
"Jasper? Why are you going anywhere with him? He could hurt you Bella! He's already tried once!" There was an edge to his voice that I didn't like. For the first time he truly sounded daneruos.
"Edward I was bleeding, and he had to deal with the bloodlust of five other vampires on top of his own! The only person in the room who didn't want my blood was Carlisle!" I tossed my arms into the arm. What would it take to get it though his thick skull that I didn't blame them for what happened.
"Bella, you need to be more careful with who you spend your time with."
"You're not my father Edward! You have no say in who I spend my free time with!"
"Bella, love, I just want whats best for you." His voice still had that low edge. I glared into his eye's.
"Good that makes two of us, and I know whats best for me." He smiled as I spoke as if he already knew he would win this fight. "We're over, Edward. I won't stand for this anymore. The chapter of my life where we are dating is over. Now get out of my way I need to speak to Alice." I pushed past him to keep looking for Alice. I could see a door at the end of the hall, so I went toward it.
"Bella, you can't mean that. Let's just talk, love. We can work this out." Edward grabbed my arm before I could knock on the door.
"There's nothing to talk about. I'm not doing this anymore. All we've done since we got back from Italy is fight. You want total control over what I eat, who I see, and what I do in my free time. That isn't the relationship I want. I want to be someones equal, but it's like you see me as a child that needs to be sheltered. I won't put up with it anymore!"
The door opened, and Alice stepped out. She smiled at me while moving over to her brother.
"You hear her Edward. She's not going to change her mind, and by not listening you're only proving her point. Bella I heard you and Jasper wanted to just go to a cafe, and thats fine. Have fun alright. I'll Edward here so he won't bother the two of you. Can you tell Jazz that I'm sorry. He'll know why." She sounded sad as she guided Edward to his room. Turning on my heel I went back to Jasper's study.
He was leaning on the wall waiting for me the bag with the books on the floor beside him. I smiled walking over to pick up the bag. He pushed off the wall moving to the stairs that led to the living room. Tossing the bag over my shoulder I quickly followed after him. The rest of the family was there.
Emmett was playing on his Xbox with Rosalie's head resting on his lap as she read a magazine. Carlisle was going over files from the hospital, but he did look up and smile at us as we left. Esme was working on a laptop. She gave as a smile too, but hers seemed sadder.
"Are we taking your truck?"
"Yeah I bring you back here on my way to La Push if you want."
"Can I drive? I won't push it fourty, I promise."
"Sure if want to." I tossed him the key's walked to the passanger seat.
"Thanks, Bella!" His smile's really nice. He was careful putting the truck in drive. "You know Rose could give the engine a tune-up. Might help it run better."
"You think she would?"
"She likes fixing cars, and if you say you needed her help with the engine she I think she would." Jasper seemed just fine with the speed of my old truck. "A tune-up could help the truck run longer, too."
"I'll ask her if you think it'll help."
"By the way where's the radio Em and Rose got you?"
"I tore it out. When you guys left I didn't want any reminders."
"I'm sorry."
"It's fine. I'm just glad my families back." I smiled at him before looking out the window. The world past by in a blur of green as I waiting for the memories to hit. My darkest hour, but the pain never came. Jasper reached over the center console to grab my hand. I could feel his gift working filling my with a false feeling of calm.
"You're not alone, Bella. Not now." He sounded calm, steady. A rock unmoved in the storm that raged around it. "We won't leave again." It was a promise. One that I clung to.