One of A Kind

Eclipse: Chapter Fifty-Nine

The car ride surprisingly has been very quick, thanks to Jasper's fast driving. The three-hour ride he warned me about, ended up being two hours. Jasper never used to drive this fast when I was human. He always seemed to be holding back, but now he doesn't have to anymore. We have been talking about anything and everything that came up. I didn't realize how much I missed having normal conversations with him.

He grabs my hand and brings it up to kiss the back of it. A bold move for him. He freezes for a moment, realizing the move he just pulled.

"Oh, uh, sorry. Old habits." He says, dropping my hand.

I instantly grab his hand, squeezing it tight. "Nothing to be sorry for." I smile at him. "This is a date after all." He smiles back at me and starts lightly rubbing his thumb on the back of my hand. He used to do that a lot when we were dating.

We pull into a parking spot at the amusement park, and we sit there for a moment, staring at the extremely long line outside. The mood was slightly dampened. We both are thinking about long lines and screaming children.

"Well, let's go have a great day!" I say, hoping to lighten the mood.

"Every day is a great day with you," Jasper says, looking over and smiling at me.

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"That was so much fun!" I say, hopping into my seat in the car.

"It was!" Jasper responded, getting into the car as well. Today was one of the best dates Jasper and I have been on. He appeared so free and happy for the first time in a long time. That is all I ever wanted with him. For him to feel free to be himself around me.

"You seemed so happy today," I say, smiling at him.

"I am happy." He replies, grabbing my hand with one hand, and reversing out of the parking lot with the other. "I finally feel like I can breathe, figuratively speaking of course."

"Me too." I squeeze his hand. "Ever since we returned from Italy, I have felt like I have been holding my breath. The feelings of betrayal and anger weighed on my chest. But these past two months, that weight on my chest has lightened little by little," I pause and take a deep breath, "Until today."

He turns and looks at me, tension filling the atmosphere. "What happened today?"

"I realized that I fully trust you again. Once I came to that realization, the final piece of the weight was gone." I can feel tears building behind my eyes. Jasper sees that and quickly pulls over onto the side of the road, turning the hazard lights on. He grabs the side of my face and pulls my forehead to his.

"I love you, Janetta." He whispers to me.

"I-I love you, too," I say back, tears spilling onto my cheeks. "I love you so much. You took the broken pieces of my heart and put each back together. You fixed what you broke, and you made it better." I grab his face and pull him in for a kiss. This kiss is different from the other ones we have shared. This kiss was desperate. We were desperate for more. Our mouths trying to take over the other's. Tongues fighting for entrance into the other's mouth. Our hands roam all over each other's bodies.

He fists my hair into his hand and pulls my head back roughly. This is what both of us were waiting for. For the moment he didn't have to be careful of his every move with me.

"Let's get back to the house. I need to show you something." He says, lust filling his eyes.

"Okay," I say, breathing harshly. Well, at least I found another thing I didn't lose when I turned into a vampire. Desire, and what happens when we give in to desire