desiderium- Jasper Hale

Pt 50: badass junior

"Hey dad," I whisper, giving him a kiss on the head, as Bella and I waltz into the kitchen where Dad was sat. "Jaspers gone to put Micah to bed. He'll be down in a moment."

"Did you have dinner yet?" Bella asks, as we both look over his shoulder at the papers in front of him.

"Uh... oh, no. I haven't," Charlie replies, clearly stressed out by the workload that these cases have been causing for him.

"This kid, Riley Biers," Dad says, as Jasper walks in behind me, wrapping his hands around my waist. "Disappeared over a year ago. And his poor parents have been papering Seattle with these things ever since."

"You think they should just give up?" Bella asks sympathetically as my eyes stayed trained on the photo of the missing person. The one who abused and bit me. Victoria's little minion.

"Well, I wouldn't if it were either of you," He replies, looking up at the both of us. "Not ever."

My eyes trail up to Jasper as he looks at me knowingly. Even so, I was surprised at myself. I didn't feel angry as I looked at the photo of the boy. Just bewildered, and a little flat. Other than that, I felt nothing towards the missing boy that was Riley Biers.

"What do you reckon?" Jasper asks me as we huddled together in bed. "About seeing the flyer."

"I feel sad," I tell him honestly. "Those parents are never going to come to peace with what's happened to their child. They'll never know for sure- yeah, he's a dick of a vampire, but he's still their son."

Looking up, my eyes caught onto Jaspers smiling face.

"What?" I ask innocently.

"Marry me," he says, as I give him a strange look.

"Have you really forgotten that you've already asked me to marry you?" I ask, bewildered at his nerve.

"Of course not, but it wasn't right," he says.

"What is different between them and now?" I ask with a quiet laugh.

"For one, we had just had a wild day of fun and so you weren't in your truest mind," he says with a wink. "Whilst, two, I didn't have a ring."

"Bloody hell, Jasper," I laugh, my face red from the embarrassment at the memory. "I don't see no ring now anyway, so instead I'm getting another proposal without the sex and without the ring? You're right, this is better," I finish with a sarcastic laugh.

Jasper smirks before rolling over to his bedside table.

"What are you doing?" I ask him confused.

"I got this for you," he replies, pulling out a beautiful ring box.

"Is this..." I start, my voice catching in my throat causing me to sit up as the box sits resting in the palm of Jaspers hand.

My eyes didn't leave him, as he moved up from the bed, standing before me before getting down on one knee.

"Sophia Swan, my nearest and dearest, my sun and moon, my breath, my fire, heart and soul... my greatest and truest love," He starts, causing me to roll my eyes with a laugh. "I know we've done this before, but I wanted to do it again, in a way that I can be proud of- a way that shows who we are, each as individuals, a couple and as a family. At home, done in love, and with the greatest of passion and intention. I want you forever and into eternity. I don't know what the future will hold for us, but what I do know, is that if we've got each other, we've got everything we'll ever need. I love you, I want to marry you and I want to grow and prosper with you."

"I love you, Jasper," I tell him, my smile wide and tears obvious. "Of course I'll marry you, forever and into eternity."

Leaning in, my arms wrap around his neck as our lips lock with each other. I couldn't help but laugh into the kiss as he spins me around in our room.

Suddenly, small claps could be heard from the bedroom door as we quickly spun around the meet the smiling gazes of my sister and Edward.

"Can't get out of sharing the good news this time, brother," Edward smirks. "Now we're witnesses, the world's going to know!"

I couldn't help but laugh as they entered further into the room, Edward giving his brother a big hug as Bella embraces me in our own.

"I'm so happy for you," Bella says proudly.

"Thank you, Belles," I say with a smile.

"Congratulations!" Edward says with a smile as he too, gives me a hug.

"Oh!" I gasp, looking over at Jasper. "The ring- you haven't given me the ring!"

The four of us laugh, as Jasper takes the beautiful ring out of the box, grabbing my hand as he pushes it up my finger.

Bella and I couldn't help but squeal shortly as we looked at the beautiful engagement ring that now graced my finger. It felt like it was designed just for my hand- almost as if it were made for me- for us.

I couldn't be happier.

"It's just a sprain," Carlisle says, as I look at my sister concerned. "Should heal fairly quickly."

"Are you sure?" I ask him as he looks at me with a smile.

"Certain," Carlisle replies.

"Trying to walk and chew gum at the same time again, Bella?" Emmett sasses, as he and Jasper walk through the kitchen doors.

"You have no idea," I say with a grin as Jasper wraps his arms around my torso.

"I punched a werewolf in the face," Bella tells him with a smile.

I couldn't help but smirk as I looked at Edwards face. Poor thing had been sulking since they left the house.

"Badass," Emmett states, clearly proud. "You're gonna be one tough little newborn."

"Tough enough to take you on," Bella says certainly.

"Just like her sister," I say with a laugh.

"Badass junior," Jasper smirks as the three of us laugh at his remark.

Suddenly, Rose steps up from the couch in a huff, throwing the newspaper to the side of her, and leaving the room.

"Don't worry about it," Emmett comforts Bella, as she looks at him desperately.

"Got any leads?" Edward asks, a certain urgency to change the subject evident in his tone.

"No sign of the intruder," Jasper starts. "But Victoria continues to make appearances."

Bella, still caught up in Rosalie's attitude, steps up, moving to follow Rose onto the veranda.

"Should I?" I ask, looking over at Emmett.

"Nah," he says with a shake of his head. "They need to sort it out."

"Yeah, you're right," I say, letting out a huff as I struggled to focus on the conversation had between the boys.

I hope this works.