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Scars	By : astartelydianna Category: Twilight Series > Het > Bella/Jasper Views: 4933 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 4
Bella POV
Jasper escorted me back to my truck and then we went our separate ways after I’d eaten. I went back to my apartment and showered before getting ready for bed. I spotted the shirt I’d taken off earlier on the bathroom floor and picked it up. I don’t know why I did it but I put it on and headed to bed. For some reason I knew that something reminding me of them, of him would make me feel safer and it did. For the first time I fell asleep almost as soon as I got into bed and when the nightmares came I wasn’t alone. They were there protecting me.
If only they really had been there... But then the rest of my dreams were peaceful.
I got up in the morning to my alarm and was tempted to ignore it and return to my nice dreams but I knew I had to get to work.
I got up and ready before leaving the apartment for another enjoyable day of work.
I actually had a couple of jobs to make ends meet on my tiny apartment. I worked as a cleaner for a hotel four days a week and worked four nights a week in a club behind the bar. Unfortunately it meant that on a Wednesday and Thursday I worked a whole day cleaning and then the evening behind the bar.
I finished work around four and got home about half an hour later with a grumbling stomach. I changed out of my uniform and pulled on a pair of shorts and Jasper’s shirt. I really would have to wash and return it so I may as well wear it now right? Then I headed to the kitchen...well the kitchen half of the room anyway.
I put some toast in and then started making some eggs. Nice and easy and would quieten my complaining stomach.
Jasper POV
It was a few days before I decided to knock on Bella’s door. I was ashamed to say I had watched her a few times over the past few days but it wasn’t like I had much else to do and it wasn’t like I actually snuck into her apartment. I just stopped by on my way out to hunt to look through her window and see what she was up to.
I got that same possessive satisfaction knowing that she was still using my shirt, as her lounge around shirt. I didn’t like her living in that apartment though. It was tiny and her neighbours didn’t seem like the nicest bunch of people either...surely for a danger magnet like Bella this was not a safe place to live...
Although the way my feelings towards Bella were headed weren’t exactly brotherly even if they were only the brotherly type I shouldn’t let her stay here. She was better than this. So finally on Saturday morning I knocked on the door.
“Just a second!” I heard her call, then the door flung open and there she was with a handful of cash in her hand. “Oh...Jasper.” she gasped in surprise. “Sorry, I thought you were the landlord, he’s the only one that ever really knocks on the door.”
“Sorry I surprised you.” I replied, as she gestured for me to come in.
“So um...what brings you...um here?” she said gesturing to her home.
“You actually.” I told her. “I wanted some company and thought I could get you back on the ice.”
“Of course, I’d love to...but it’s raining out.” She replied.
“We’ll go find a rink indoors somewhere.” I shrugged, then I winced. “Let’s just not take your truck though.”
“Don’t pick on my truck.” She laughed.
“We can go in my truck.” I decided firmly. “You ready to go?”
“Well...I could use a jumper...” she mumbled before she started rummaging through a pile of clothes sat on a chair. I frowned at her and she raised her eyebrow at me.
“What are you doing here Bella?” I asked her. She started to answer but I cut her off. “I mean what are you doing with your life, in this town, in this apartment? You are so much better than this...”
“Jasper it’s not that bad...I’m doing what everyone else does. I’ve got a job and a home and that is my life.” She replied with a small smile. “That’s what us humans do.”
“Didn’t you want anything else? A future? A family?” I asked. I felt the anger before her mouth opened.
“Of course I did!” she yelled, pushing me although I obviously didn’t move. “I wanted a future with your family! But you all disappeared! No one of you even said goodbye! Just because he didn’t want me anymore didn’t mean I didn’t care about any of the rest of you!” She started hitting at my chest although I barely felt it.
“I’m sorry.” I told her quietly. And I meant it. I didn’t mean I was sorry for trying to attack her...although obviously I was sorry about that too, I meant I was sorry for not thinking of her feelings about us all leaving. Sorry that not one of us even stopped before leaving to say goodbye to her and that we’d miss her. We had welcomed her into our family and then dumped her like she was nothing...like she real was nothing more than a human pet. I caught her hands to stop her from hitting me since she could only end up hurting herself. “I promise you Bella that if I decide to leave this town I will let you know. I will say goodbye, I owe you that.”
“You don’t owe me anything.” She said coldly. I didn’t say anything but instead waited for her to calm down. “Sorry.” She mumbled after a moment.
“Have you thought about going to University Bella? Even on a part time course?” I asked her.
“That takes time and money Jasper and I need my time to work and my money for rent.” She replied.
“I’ll make you a deal.” I told her as an idea struck me. “If you go to university you can live with me and if and when I decide to leave town the house is yours.”
“Jasper I can’t-” she started.
“Bella one small house is nothing to me...unless you’re worried about sharing a house with a vampire.” I told her. I raised an eyebrow. “Don’t you trust me?”
Bella POV
My insides did a flip at his question. Did I trust him? Yes. Did I trust myself to be around him? Not one bit.
“Of course...but it’s not that simple.” I replied.
“Ah but darlin’ it is that simple.” He told me. “There are always spaces for late applicants Bella and you’re smart you could get in I’m sure.”
“And the tuition fees? It’d take me a couple of months to save up for it.” I asked.
“Easy, I pay it and if you’re that worried about it you can just pay me back.” He grinned.
“You’re impossible.” I rolled my eyes, although the thought of going to university and getting a decent job was appealing.
“I just know you can do better is all.” He shrugged. “If it makes you uncomfortable I’ll stop but I hope you’ll consider it.”
“I’ll apply.” I said. “But I’m not holding my breath I’ll get in and no bribing anyone either. I know what you Cullen’s are like with money.”
“So shall we head off?” he asked. It took my mind a moment to catch up. Yes, we were going skating I forgot. I nodded and we headed away from the apartment block and down the street. Jasper stopped at his truck which needless to say was considerably nicer than mine. I climbed in and laughed as he started the engine and country music blared out from the stereo. Jasper headed all the way to the other side of town to the leisure complex.
I couldn’t help but stare at Jasper as he sang along to the stereo.
“What?” he grinned, between lyrics. I spotted the hat on the seat next to me and picked it up. I smiled and placed it on his head.
“Carry on.” I smiled. We both laughed and before I knew it we were pulling into the car park.
“I think I’ll leave this here.” He said, removing his hat and stepping out of the truck. “Come on beautiful get that butt out of the truck and onto the ice.” I blushed and jumped out of the truck and jogged to catch up with him.
“For someone who has forever you sure like to hurry.” I teased.
Once inside I was nervous about getting on the ice again, it was busier here being daytime and on the weekend. A lot more people to avoid...
None the less I slowly stepped onto the ice and after a few moments of holding the barrier to gather my bearings I was able to start skating alongside Jasper without too much trouble.
“So what would you like to learn ma’am?” Jasper drawled, turning easily on the ice to look back at me.
“Everything.” I grinned.
“Well shall we start off easy?” he asked. I nodded and took his offered hand. I could never imagine having this much fun...on ice.
Jasper POV
Two hours later Bella’s feet were hurting enough that she couldn’t hide it from me so we got off the ice. We sat down on a bench to take off our skates.
“You’re really good Jasper.” She told me, leaning back into the bench obviously a little tired from our efforts.
“Alice and I used to complete, but that was some years ago now.” I replied.
“Wow, that’s pretty impressive.” She said, placing her skate on the bench next to her. “Why did you stop?”
“Unfair advantage.” I replied.
“Ah, of course.” She smiled. “Do you miss her?”
“Of course, I miss all of them.” I said, not looking at her.
“Sorry.” She murmured.
“Bella do you still miss us?” I asked her. Maybe my family may not be as broken as I thought...
“Of course I do, always.” She replied quietly.
“Even Edward?” I asked. She nodded. “Even me?”
“Jasper I don’t need to miss you you’re right here!” she grinned.
“Just checking.” I smiled. “And you still care about the whole family?”
“Of course. I may not be with Edward anymore and in the long run I realised that we weren’t a great match to start with but I still care about him and all of you. Alice was like the sister I never had...and Esme and Carlisle took me in like I really was one of their own...Emmett never failed to make me smile...and Rosalie, okay maybe she didn’t like me so much but no family’s perfect...” she said softly.
“And me?” I couldn’t help but ask. She looked up at me in surprise but she must have been able to see or feel my uncertainty because she shuffled closer to me and leant against my shoulder with a smile on her face.
“We weren’t close either, but you always knew what to do or say when I did need it.” She said fondly. “Now we can be friends.”
“And you never know, I may hear from one of the others soon and we could try and get Alice to come visit you. She’d like that.” I told her honestly.
“Won’t that be weird for you?” she asked me. I couldn’t look away from those big brown eyes staring so innocently up at me.
“No.” I replied. “Not if it makes you happy.” I felt the attraction flare but I wasn’t sure if it was mine, hers or both.
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?*

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?*
After a few moments of tense silence we got up to take ours skates back and headed back to my truck. Whatever it was I was feeling for Bella...it was definitely not of brotherly intent...and if I let my animal side loose it definitely wouldn’t honourable either. I smirked to myself, if only Edward were here to read all my minds inappropriate thoughts...that’d serve him right.
* Lyrics from Lifehouse - Everything
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