A/N: Thank you so much for all of the follows/favorites, and for coming back to read the next chapter! I did get a comment in the last chapter that Bella was a bit too mean to our Mikey boy. Bella isn't afraid to speak her mind, we all know how much Mike annoyed her and how he acted in the original story, she just acted the way I wish she would have. He's not going to be in this story much, so you won't have to see him being degraded too much more!

This chapter may be a little filler-ish, but I needed to move a few things along. I love Esme, but like Bella, she's not a pushover in this story so be prepared.

bluedaze beta'd this chapter for me and I did pretty good this time, only a few changes, I'm so proud! I can't tell you how much I appreciate her and Kayozm, they are both amazing writers and encourage me when I feel like I'm not good enough to do this. Bluedaze is amazing and if you haven't gone to her page to read her stories, read this chapter then head that way. Where I dabble in this stuff, she rules. I've rec'd before, but, Safe not sound and Home is where you sink your teeth, love are two of my favorite stories ever. Go read them if you like darksper! Kayozm's story Repetitive Dreams is an incredible J/B story that's nearing it's end (so sad.)

Ok, sorry for the long A/N, onward to chapter 4!


New Girl - Chapter 4 - The Captain

ESME POV

Can't Emmett put his shit away, it's like living with an actual teenager for fuck's sakes!

Esme growls under her breath and she picks up the controllers, games and pieces of who knows what off of the game room floor. She shakes her head as she turns on the vacuum to start cleaning up all of the plastic pieces strewn across the rug. He's lucky he's a sweetheart.

Her head pops up as she hears a motorcycle coming down the driveway. What is Jasper doing home? Turning off the vacuum, she walks towards the garage door, apprehension spreading through her chest. I hope nothing happened with Bella Swan, I know how hard it is for Jasper to be around humans. Concerned and already thinking of the things she'll need to take care of if they need to leave Forks, she sighs and opens the door from the garage into the house.

She looks at Jasper as he walks into the house. He looks up at her and smiles. "Esme, why are you so apprehensive?"

Esme, noticing that Jasper's eyes are still bright butterscotch, sighs as she puts her hand on his shoulder. "Sorry, Jasper, I heard you coming up the driveway and was concerned. I know that Bella Swan's first day was today, I thought something might have happened." Embarrassment replaces her apprehension as Jasper smiles wider, shaking his head and laughing.

"Esme," Jasper says, "something did happen today, but it wasn't due to anything I did." She looks at him with concerned eyes. "What happened? Is everyone ok, Jasper?"

"Yes." Jasper says, "Everything is fine, it almost wasn't, but Alice and I were able to get control of the situation without causing any suspicion."

Esme blows out a breath and takes Jasper's hand, leading him over to the couch. "Please Jasper, let's sit down for a bit and you can fill me in on what happened."

Jasper nods and follows Esme, sitting down on the couch and lightly squeezing her hand.


JPOV

Filling Esme in on what happened at school, I feel her getting angry. "Esme, we didn't risk exposing ourselves, Alice told Bella that Edward forgot to take some medication. She noticed he was acting odd, but she wasn't suspicious of anything else."

Esme slammed her hand down on the couch cushion, her anger spiking. "Dammit! No, Jasper! I'm not pissed off at you or Alice! I'm pissed off at Edward! He should have left that classroom the second he smelled her! He could have killed her, she's a child! That on top of the collateral damage, he could have murdered a classroom full of children! It was completely irresponsible of him!"

Jasper's eyes grew wide, a smile on his face, he started laughing. "Esme! Such language, what would Carlisle think!"

Esme harrumphed, standing up and narrowing her eyes at Jasper. "Carlisle needs to stop coddling that BOY. I've always thought he turned him too young. He has no concept of consequences unless someone beats them into him!" Huffing, she turns away and runs to the kitchen, picking up the phone and dialing Carlisle at the hospital. "Carlisle, is Edward there with you?" She sounds mad and Jasper shakes his head as he heads up to his study.

Sitting down in his recliner by the window, he feels his phone vibrate and takes it out of his pocket. Looking at the screen, he sees a text from Alice. Edward just left the hospital, he's heading to Denali. Jasper quickly replies Good, Esme is PISSED! She's on the phone yelling at Carlisle as I type this!

Jasper sets his phone down on the table next to the recliner. Picking up a book, he opens it, laying it on his chest and looking out of the window. Bella comes into his mind, her smirk making him smile to himself. Thinking back to the look of terror on her face when he entered the biology classroom, he growls and feels a jolt of possessiveness go through him. MINE, he thinks to himself. Shaking his head, he thinks about her long hair, how it would feel running through his fingers, gripping it and pulling her head back gently, leaning down to kiss that smirk off her face.

His phone buzzing snaps him out of his thoughts. Sighing, he picks up the phone without looking at the caller. "Alice." He says, sitting back on his recliner.

"Well there Major, I've been called a lot of things, but never Alice." the voice on the phone laughs, as Jasper's face breaks out in a huge smile. "Holy shit, Peter? Is that you?"

Laughing, Peter answers, "Who else would it be Major, besides Alice obviously?"

"Well Captain, if you are calling, you obviously know something about what went on today, don't you?"

"I know a few things, Major, but I'm a little confused by what I've been told. I thought you and Alice were together?"

Jasper laughs. "Peter, you know damn well that Alice and I were never together. We just thought I'd be less threatening to the Cullens if we showed up as a couple. We told the Cullens we broke up last year, but we're still friends."

"Friends who fuck, you mean?" Peter laughs and Jasper hears Char laughing in the background.

"I believe the kids nowadays call it friends with benefits, Peter. But we stopped fucking last year when we broke up. Alice thought it best, but now I'm wondering if she knew more than she shared with me."

Peter snickers. "Are you telling me the Major hasn't gotten his dick wet in over a year?" Jasper hears a smack. "Dang it, Char, don't do that!" Jasper laughs. "Peter Whitlock, stop picking on Jasper, or you'll find out what it feels like to not get your dick wet for a lot longer than a year!"

"Major, you just ignore Peter, tell us what is going on there, Peter has been chomping at the bit to call you for the past 3 days!"

Jasper sits up, looking at the phone, then putting it back to his ear. "Captain, what do you know?"

"Major, all I know is that you are going to need us soon, and that there are some major changes coming. That's all that I've gotten."

"Well, Peter, to make a long story short, my mate is in Forks. To make a long story complicated, not only is she the Chief of Police's daughter, she's also human."

Jasper waited for a response, after the silence dragged on for almost a minute, he checked his phone to make sure Peter hadn't hung up on him.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Peter yelled into the phone.

"Quiet down Captain," Jasper growled. "I was as surprised as you are!" Rubbing his hand over his face, Jasper sighed. "She's beautiful, Pete, and sassy. You should have heard her talking about Edward being a douchebag, it was priceless!" Sobering, he continued. "She's also Edwards' singer."

He heard Char gasp loudly in the background. "That little shit better not lay a hand on that girl!" Char yelled. "I'll rip him apart myself!"

"Char, calm down sweetheart, it was close, but Alice and I were able to remove Edward from the class he was in with Bella, he's on his way to Denali."

"Bella," Peter repeated. "Her name is Bella?"

"Yes, Bella Swan." Jasper smiled to himself. "She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen"

"Awww, Char, the Major has it bad!" Peter says, laughing. "Major, I think it's time for us to come to Forks for a visit. My knower is going off something fierce. You are going to need us."

Jasper hears the Jeep coming up the driveway, a myriad of feelings making their way up to him. Excitement from Emmett and Alice, confusion and a bit of anger coming from Rosalie. Sighing, Jasper says, "That might not be a bad idea Peter, I'm not sure what is going to happen. I'd love to have some backup in case something goes sideways. I need to decide what I'm going to do."

Jasper hears the door from the garage open and Alice and Rosalie bickering. Hearing Carlisle's Mercedes coming up the driveway, Jasper knows there's going to be a family meeting. "Gotta go Peter, everyone's home and we need to talk about what happened today. When will you be heading here?"

Peter hmmm's to himself. "We'll head out tomorrow. We should get there Thursday or Friday. Is the cabin still out there?"

"Yes, no one has stayed in it for a while, but it's there."

Esme knocks quietly on the door. "Jasper, I'll get the cabin ready for them, tell them I look forward to catching up"

"Was that the beautiful Mrs. Cullen?" Peter says. "Tell her thank you and we'll see her soon!" The call ends and Jasper stands up, heading towards the door. Opening it, he smiles at Esme. She is non-judgemental about Pete and Char's choice of diet, and he loves her for it. "Thanks Esme, They look forward to seeing you."

Esme smiles, grabbing Jasper's hand and lightly squeezing it. "Things are about to get interesting." She laughs and turns around heading down the stairs. Jasper follows her down to the dining room, so the family can talk through what is coming next.

Jasper thinks to himself. It may be time to go back to the Whitlock coven. The Cullens will always be his family, but he's finally found his mate. She won't be human for long and I'll need Pete & Char to help her to transition into her forever with me. Once I convince her to be mine, he thinks as he walks into the dining room.