*Annabell's POV

  I told Jasper he run but I couldn't pin. His arms were absolutely fortable and I didn't want him to let go. Thinking about how I didn't reize him, I couldn't help a cold shiver of loneliness run down my spine.

  He gently pressed me closer to him. "I'm here, my love. I'll always be here." He whispered into my hair, pg another kiss oop of my head. The smell of forest mixed with Jasper's st of horses and rhythmic rog as he walked was so rexing, I must have fallen asleep. When I became aware of my surroundings again, we were in my house.

  I felt the familiar atmosphere of my room. Jasper was sitting in the huge leather armchair by my window with me snuggled into his embrace, on his p. "Oh, we're home already." I felt my cheeks warm up. "Umm.. how long did I sleep?" Realizing I was clutg his shirt in my hands, fused I let go.

  "About an hour, I think." He lightly chuckled. "When we arrived here, I wao let you sleep in your bed, so you had more fort. But you grabbed my shirt and wouldn't let go." The heat in my cheeks rose some more. "Not that I'm pining." He added caressing my cheek.

  "I find your arms to be most fortable." I quietly fessed, letting my hair hide my flustered face. That made me realize how dirty my hair was. I frowhere seemed to be so much dried blood in them. Ugh, I gotta myself up. "I guess it's a good thing my blood doesn't make you hungry right now." I ented.

  "I do have to agree, it makes things easier. Especially since you 't be turned." I thought about why I 't be turned. Pausing, he asked, ed. "Is something wrong, angel?"

  "I umm... I just feel like I learned all about myself for the first time today, sin locked all my memories regarding my abilities away for so long..." I'll stop aging at some point, huh? "I'm trying to cope with the knowledge, that I'm actually immortal." I wasn't sure what it meant.

  "That in particur, makes me very happy." ented Jasper, lifting my face by my with his stro gentle fingers. "It means I stay with you forever... if you allow me to." I heard him whisper before he kissed me. The kiss was just as ge it felt like his decration of love to me and when he pulled away I longed for more. I bit my lip. Even though it wasn't an issue for Jasper, I had to get rid of all the blood soon.

  "I seriously need a shower and I probably throw my clothes away." I paused, remembering that Catelyn show up any moment. "And I better mao do that before Catelyn es. Or she'll have a heart attack."

  Jasper helped me stand up. With his support I walked into the bathroom and sat on the edge of the bathtub. I tried to move my left arm. "Ow." Damn. No go. I have to... "Jay? Would you help me wash my hair, please?" My face must have been pletely red when I got the words out of myself. I agreed to let him help me but I hoped I'd somehow manage on my own.

  "You are so stubborn." I could practically see him shake his head in disapproval. I was like an open book to him. "Of course I will. Please, try to take it easy until you recover, Ann. I don't want to see you like that again, my love..." His voialler. I knew I'd be the same way, was it possible and the situation was reversed.

  Reag for his hand, I pulled myself up but staggered and I'd fall if his strong arms didn't catch me. "Whoa... I'm sorry. I promise to take it easy. But-" Realizing I feel his bare chest under my palms, where I pced them when he helped to steady me on my feet, my wot stu my throat as my mind stopped w momentarily. "Ummm..." I pletely fot what I wao say.

  "I thought you were in a hurry." His deep quiet voiear my ear sent my heart on a race. "We really do o get the blood out of your hair before someone sees you and starts asking questions." He observed.

  Focus! I reminded myself. I really didn't want to try ing up with an expnation for being so bloody without any serious wound as it retty much already healed. "Yes." I agreed, grabbing the edge of my tank top.

  Of course, I couldn't get it anywhere above my waist with only one hand. Jasper's haly stopped me. "Umm, were you serious about throwing the bloody clothes away?" He asked thoughtfully.

  "I guess so. With the blood obviously already dried up, it's no good anymore anyway." I replied, little puzzled by his question. Although I got the expnation soon enough, as the tearing sound of fabric rippled through the bathroom. "Oh." I was slightly shocked. Then I found it extremely funny. "You... could have... said something... first. You know?" I got out of myself while shaking in a fit of ughter. Sometimes I fet how ve his strength be.

  "You're right. Sorry, Ann." Said Jasper apologetically. His solution was definitely much more simple than trying to get it over my hurt arm. It was just ued.

  "It's alright." I reassured him. Fog on the fact that Catelyn walk in any minute, instead of that I was standing in front of Jasper only in my jeans and bra, while he was topless pletely, I sat down ohtub again.

  Turning the water on, I made sure it has the right temperature and o Jasper while leaning slightly backwards above the bathtub so he had better access to my hair, holding onto the edge of the bathtub with my right hand to keep myself steady. I heard him move the shower head lower but he left it in it's holder on the wall. Then he leaned down to me. He pced one hand on my back, practically embrag me. His ued touy bare skin caused me to inhale sharply. "Rex, Ann." His voice was soothing and I rexed, resting my back against his hand.

  "Hold onto me, angel." When I let go of the edge of the bathtub to my arm around his back like he had his around mine, he lowered me slowly into almost horizontal position, while supp my back. That got my head uhe small streams of water from the shower but it also put us close enough for our bodies to toubsp;Catelyn is ing... I kept repeating to myself, while taking deep breaths to help myself rex. That was actually slightly terproductive right now.

  Jasper started slowly massaging my head to help water wash all the blood away. His st, usually soothing, now in bination with the sensation of his bare skin on mine did the exact opposite to what I needed. It seemed intoxig to me and I felt my body getting warmer. Fog on the gerokes of his fihrough my hair, rather than how every time I inhale, my breasts get pressed to his strong body or the movement of his muscles under my hand as he kept washing my hair.

  "Are you alright, Ann?" He asked apparently worried.

  "Mhmm." I wasn't sure my voice worked. His fingers momentarily stopped.

  "Are you sure?" This time his voice wasn't worried, it was husky and quiet. Taking another deep breath I nodded. Bloody clothes. Gotta dispose of them, fast. I reminded myself again.

  "There-There's a shampoo over there." I motioned with my head towards a little table o the bathtub. Reag for the bottle he uionally pressed me clainst his firm body and the sensation made me gasp.

  Blood. . I desperately tried to keep my mind off of the fact that the only obstru between mine and his upper body was my thin ce bra. "I'm sorry, love does it h-" Otherwise we were skin on skin and when he pulled back after grabbing the shampoo, that movement made his body lightly rub against mine.

  Jasper didn't finish his question. Because when he spoke and moved back with me still pressed to his body, that motion made his warm and hard muscles stroke the top of both my ce covered breasts. Even through the thin fabric, it sent a tingling wave of pleasure throughout my whole being and I couldn't stifle a moan that escaped my lips which cut his words off.

  Embarrassed I bit my lip. "My love..." He leaned all the way to my ear aing the movement, on purpose this time, sent another way of pleasure through me. "Mmmm I 't get enough of your lovely voice. There's o be embarrassed." Jasper's hoarse voice ulling me in. It made my knees feel weak and if I was standing, I was sure they would give out.

  "Th-the blood..." I somehow still remembered. "Catelyn should arrive soon." I wasn't sure how she would react, was she to find us in this position. "If she finds us like this and with my bloody top on the floor, she'll probably try to take you down with a pan thinking you're murdering me." I giggled.

  "Poor pan." He said and we burst out ughing.

  Resuming the repetitive motion of his fihrough my hair to massage the shampoo in and then wash it out with the st of blood, the pleasant smell of roses filled the bathroom. I made sure to focus on his fingers in my hair rather than those on my bad the rest of his body. It was so rexing I felt myself dozing off. "Ann? Are you with me?" I heard his voice. There was no more sound of running water.

  "Oh, I think I dozed off for a moment, didn't I?" I couldn't believe I did. However, I was really tired out from today's events. Also, that I was trying to get my hand w as fast as possible, didn't help much. "Oh my god, it's Monday!" It totally slipped my mind.

  "Yes, a is. Is something wrong?" Asked Jasper obviously fused.

  "Yes! I fot to pick up my groceries! Mrs. Johnson has them always ready for me on Monday. She's so kind to prepare groceries for me, acc to the list I give her every week. I just e, pay and leave. She always has them ready for me in a bag so I don't o search for stuff around the shop." Unlike majority of the youngsters, some of the older people were o me. There was really only few though.

  Jasper pulled me up to my feet with him. ing my hair in a towel, he started gently pressing out the excess moisture. "Don't worry, angel. I'll go get them for you. Catelyn is just pulling in to the driveway." He informed me. Helping me bay room and into a shirt, Jasper pced a kiss on my forehead. "I'll be right back." And he vanished.

  Remembering the state my jeans were in, I took scissors and cut the rest of the fabric, that was holding them on my hips. Shaking them off of the was easy. Pulling trousers on, over the cast was little harder, but I somehow managed. Just when I got them on, I heard the front door being closed. "Annabell? I'm here." Called Catelyn into the house.

  I tried and slowly hopped over to the staircase. "Here aunt Catelyn." I called back. "I'll be down in a minute." Clutg the railing I carefully hopped down, oair at a time. Reag the ground floor, Catelyn rushed to me from the kit.

  "Annabell, are you cooking again? I thought we agreed that you won't risk like that any- oh my god, what happeo you child?!" I could picture her praying as I heard her cp her hands together upon seeing me. I tried to cover most of the damage on my body with clothes but there must have been few bruises still visible.

  "Ermm... I fell dowairs at school. Nothing serious, really. I'll be ok in no time. Doctor just said to take it easy for a while and stay home." I tried to make it as believable as possible.

  "Nothing serious you say? You are barely walking, my dear child!" Damn, she is perceptive as ever.

  "Well, there may be a broken bone or two..." I admitted.

  "e here, sit down." Catelyn helped me into the kit and I sat down by the table.

  "Umm, there are pancakes in the fridge, would you please...? I feel like I did all day." I literally did since breakfast but she didn't o know that, just to worry more.

  "Of course, child. You o eat more. Don't fet to take care of yourself." She handed me the pte, slightly pestering me. But I knew she means well. "That brings us back to the cooking though."

  "I swear I didn't cook, auntie. I ummm... Jasper made the pancakes for breakfast for me as a surprise because I mentioned I'd like some..." I felt my face getting warm as I admitted I had a guy cook for me and taking a bite I hoped we could end this versation.

  "Who is Jasper? Oh my, you like him! I see it on your face child." She excimed and my face must have turned all shades of red. "Are you sure it's a good idea to let a guy in your house though? It may be even dangerous." Voiced Catelyn her . If she knew we slept in the same bed... well that I slept in bed with him...

  "Jasper is not just some guy." I knew Cately mean ill but I felt an urge to defend him since he wasn't there to do it himself. "Jasper is the most g ale man I've met and I'm the most blessed girl in the world since he chose to spend his time with me. He makes me happy, just by being there. And I never felt more safe than by his side."

  Catelyn giggled. She freaking giggled. She made me say it on purpose! "I see, I see. If that's the case, I am happy for you child." She said holy. "I've noticed you are being more your cheerful self again tely. Now I know why. You are in love, my dear." I'd swear she was smiling. And she was right. "Alright, I put you sagne in the fridge and the rest in the freezer like always." Informed me Catelying ready to leave. "Is there anything else I do for you before I go? It's getting te and you look exhausted, child. Let me help you back to your room."

  Oh no, I left the bloody clothes on the floor, she 't go to my room! I started to panic, thinking how to prevent her from going upstairs. Just then there came a kno the door.