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Destiny Awaits	By : Lollydolly Category: Twilight Series > Het > Bella/Jasper Views: 19535 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Chapter Four
It was dark out now, no one had bothered to turn on any lights, but the room was lit with pale glow of crescent moon.
Jasper had stayed mostly quiet, the only time he’d made a fuss had been when I’d tried to get up to get something to eat. I’d ended up eating a plate of toast over his head, when it had become clear that I wouldn’t be leaving the sofa anytime soon without a struggle.
Edward stood behind me rubbing my shoulders, and I could feel my eyes getting heavy as it relaxed me. I was tired and I wanted a shower, and a ‘human moment’. We couldn’t feel Jaspers emotions any more, and took that as a sign that he was feeling at least a little better. Maybe he would be ok on his own for a while.
Esme glided over. “Bella, you need to sleep.” She said kindly. “I’ll look after him, why don’t you run upstairs and grab a shower, I think you have some clean clothes in Edwards’s room.”
I tried sliding out from under Jaspers head, in the hopes that he wouldn’t notice. Ridiculous really, as he was a vampire I realised as his arms tightened a little. For about an hour now he’d had one arm behind me, stroking the exposed skin of my back between my shirt and skirt. I didn’t mind at all, it was nice, but I was glad that Edward couldn’t see. I doubted he would let that slide.
Time for a different tack. “Jasper, I need to get up.” He lifted his head about an inch and looked up at me. “I want to go and take a shower, but I promise I’ll come right back. Esme will stay with you while I’m gone. Is that ok?”
He eased himself up into a sitting position, and I felt a trickle of panic from him. I reached over and squeezed his hand. “I won’t be long.”
I got up carefully and stepped back as Esme took my place. He leaned against her shoulder as she rubbed his back and spoke to him with words to quiet for my inferior ears to hear. I stretched and felt my sore ribs protest, but managed not wince.
Edwards’s bathroom was beautiful, all pale marble with a thick cream carpet. I spared a longing glance at the huge tub, before stripping and stepping into the shower. The heat and pressure of the water made me feel better almost instantly. I got cleaned up as quickly as I could, washing my hair and sponging the mud from my ankles.
Smothering a yawn I turned off the water and reached for a fluffy white towel. Everything in this house was utterly perfect, and I was pretty sure that if it were possible, I’d never leave again. After drying off I wrapped the towel tightly around myself and stepped out into Edwards’s room.
I was unprepared for what awaited me. Jasper was crouched on the floor beside the open door, and the moment I was through it he wrapped his arms around me, pulling my back against his chest. His cold skin against my still heated flesh surprised a gasp out of me.
Esme sat on the couch opposite us, clearly trying not laugh. I supposed I looked a bit comical. I flushed with embarrassment and felt my heart thrumming in my chest. Feeling exposed and nervous I tried to pull away.
Jasper, no doubt feeling my discomfort, pressed his icy lips to the base of my neck and purred. “Not really helping” I squeaked.
Esme couldn’t help but giggle, but she took pity on my and helped me disentangle myself. He didn’t fight Esme as he had his brothers, but she still had a hard time getting him across the room to sit on the couch with her. “I’d get dressed quickly if I were you sweetheart, I’ve got a feeling he won’t stay here long.”
Already laid out on the desk were my favourite PJs. I scooped them up and hurried back into the bathroom, careful to lock the door. Not that it would stop him if he escaped Esme's tender clutches.
I don’t think I’d ever dressed as quickly. Once I was decent I glanced into the mirror. The vest top I was wearing displayed the bruises on my upper arms from Jaspers earlier loss of control. They were nowhere near as bad as the ones on my stomach, and they barely hurt, but I knew Edward would react badly if he saw them.
Back in the bedroom I opened Edwards’s closet and pulled a shirt out from the bottom, it would have to do to keep my arms covered.
“The boys have gone out for a quick hunt, Edwards left me to guard you.” Esme said with a sigh. “Though I think we both know you’re in no danger tonight.”
I smiled, glad that at least one person could see the Jasper had no desire to hurt me. He’d just had his face right against my neck, and he hadn’t tried anything. It seemed clear to me, and now Esme, that his mind was too occupied by other things.
I yawned again and tried to hide it, but Esme caught it and chuckled. “Come on Jasper, Bella needs her sleep. She’ll still be here in the morning.” She pulled him to his feet, but he was back at my side in half a second.
“Please?” He rasped, his voice the opposite of its usual velvet smoothness. His eyes begged me as much as his words did. I took the fact that he had spoken as a good sign, it had to mean that he was coming back to himself.
Esme hovered close to us. “It’s ok, he can stay. If you made him leave he’d just come running back up as soon as you turned your back.” I didn’t mind really. It made a nice change for me to be able to help one of the Cullens instead of the other way around.
“You need to sleep Bella.” Esme said. I think she was trying to be stern, but she only sounded loving. I couldn’t help but smile.
“I will, I’ll go to sleep and he can just sit with me or something.” I shrugged and headed over to the couch, already wishing it was a bed. As I expected Jasper followed half a pace behind. Esme handed me a pillow and thick, soft quilt. I hadn’t even seen her leave the room, but that didn’t surprise me. Maybe I’d been hanging around with vampires for too long.
She helped me make the couch up into some semblance of a bed and it was obvious that she enjoyed the extra chance to be motherly. “Will you be alright there?” She asked me doubtfully.
“It’s fine Esme, honestly. Thank you.” I slipped under the cover and sighed contentedly, only now realising how tired I really was.
Jasper leaned down towards me, then stopped, staring. His insecurity washed over me. I’d be glad when he’d gotten back control of his gift. There was no way I could sleep with him looming over me like that, and in any case, you’d have to have a heart of stone to refuse to look on his face.
I lifted the quilt a few inches. “D’you want to get in?”
“Please.” He said again.
“Come on then.” I smiled at him and felt him relax. He lay behind me on the sofa and curled his arms around me and purred his relief, I felt the rumble of travel through his chest and into mine. It was strangely warming.
Esme fussed around us for a moment, tucking in all the edges of the quilt. She kissed my cheek, and leaned over me to kiss Jaspers. The smile she gave us was so full of affection that my chest tightened with emotion.
She settled into the chair at the desk and gazed out of the window.
“You don’t have to stay you know.”

“I do, I promised Edward that I wouldn’t leave you alone with him. Don’t give me that look, I know he won’t hurt you, but Edward worries. It makes him feel better to know that there’s someone here to protect you, if you need it.”
I smiled, recognising the truth in her words. Everything I felt from Jasper now only relaxed me further and as my mind drifted I thought about the situation I was in.
I was in my boyfriends bedroom, spooning with his brother, while his ‘mother’ watched over us to make sure that he didn’t rip my throat out.
“Edwards just gonna love this.” I mumbled sleepily.
I fell asleep with the sound of Esme’s chuckle still sweeping the room.
An: Thanks again for the reviews.

Insatiable_06 – You’ll just have to wait and see, but I can tell you that I won’t be using any of the ways you listed ;P (there will be a bit of Edward bashing though lol)

Tourette – Its up on FF.net now, enjoy.

Ladypandorarose – Have you seen some of the stuff on there lately? Loads of utter smut, I think they’ve relaxed a bit. I’ll still continue to post on here anyway, but I might make it a little more juicy on here.

Makki – Thanks, and I have no intentions of stopping. Thanks for the crit, I had thought a bit about that myself. When I said he’d be over it, I meant more that he’d be a bit less animalistic. He won’t just be over Alice, don’t worry.
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