The Friday after Rosalie had shared her story with Bella, Maya headed over to the Cullens for a girl's weekend. Rose had been down ever since that night as memories from her past came back to haunt her. Maya hoped that a weekend of mindless chatter and gossip, along with a good dose of shopping, would help take her mind off the past and current worries.
Their plan was to spend a few hours today chatting and then the girls would go hunting while Maya slept so they could head out early tomorrow for shopping.
The boys had, as always, taken off for a boy's night hunt in order to give them some privacy. Or as Rose called it, "fleeing in fear". Apparently the boys had learned the hard way that if they stayed for a girl's night they would very quickly be subjected to make-overs or fashion criticism.
No matter what it was called though, it meant that later that night as Maya raided Jasper's closet for one of his old button-up shirts she had the room to herself. Crawling into bed she looked at the clock. It wasn't super late, but if she had to be up early tomorrow for a round of shopping, she probably wouldn't be able to stay up until Jasper got back. Closing her eyes she snuggled down in his bed. Inhaling his scent, she smiled loving the feeling of being surrounded by it as she drifted off. If she couldn't have Jasper there this was defiantly the next best thing.
Unfortunately it couldn't have been 20 minutes since she laid down when Rosalie came to get her. Apparently Jacob had come with an update on the Victoria situation and Carlisle was calling a family meeting.
Grumbling she climbed out of Jasper's warm bed and slowly made her way downstairs. Spotting Jasper in a corner, she immediately made her way over to him and leaned into his chest.
"Tired Darlin'?" he asked as he rubbed her back.
"Mm I was this close to getting to sleep" she whined.
"Poor thing" he teased, "perhaps you will get lucky and this will be quick."
She sent him her best puppy dog eyes. "And afterwards I'll get cuddles?"
He laughed outright at that "Sure Darlin'."
"Okay, now that everyone's here, would you mind filling us in on your information Jacob?" Carlisle asked, getting the meeting started.
"Not much to tell" Jacob confessed, "Victoria has made a few more appearances and each time she keeps managing to get closer and closer. She still flees at the first sign of confrontation though, so we have yet to get an opportunity to catch her."
"Have you noticed a pattern?" Jasper asked, sparking a whole debate.
Everyone put forth more theories and ideas, but the problem was without more information they were basically in the dark. From their failed attempt at catching her they knew trying again would be futile. However no one could really come up with a better idea without more information about her and her theorized gift.
The one or two ideas that were put forth that had potential Edward shot down as being too dangerous to Bella, Jacob usually backing him up as Bella looked on smugly. One would think after Maya's last tongue lashing the two would be restraining themselves and at least trying to play nice, but they weren't. They were acting just as entitled as ever and browbeating and annoying the rest of the family, who only wanted to return to their peaceful lives, into compliance.
"Why did I get up for this?" Maya asked Jasper in what she had thought was a quiet voice. Unfortunately she had said it just as there was a lull in conversation and everyone had heard her. Blushing as all eyes turned to her, she ducked her head silently cursing her luck.
"I'm sorry, is the fact that a deranged vampire is trying to kill Bella boring you?" Edward snarled at her.
"No" she groaned out, already dreading the inevitable argument that would ensue if she didn't cut this off. "I'm just tired of going around in circles. She shows up, we spot her, she takes off. At this rate, unless something changes, this will never end. She won't attack unless she is sure she will win and if our guess about her gift is right, we won't be able to trap or catch her off guard. Which makes this whole topic pointless. Unless you have a suggestion on how we can catch her? Some way to break this cycle?"
Edward just growled at her, unwilling to admit that he had nothing.
"We could take the fight to her" Emmet suggested excitedly. "Track down her evil lair and then box her in when she least expects it!"
"That would leave Bella unprotected" Edward told him. The 'you idiot' part left unsaid, but everyone heard it anyways.
Rosalie tensed up, prepared to defend her husband, but Jasper beat her to it. "Emmet's idea has merit Edward. We've tried catching her on our territory and it hasn't worked. As Maya said, if we want to catch her, we have to try something new. Given that none of us have chased her past our boarders before she'll probably assume she is safe beyond them and will drop her guard. At this point it may be our only opening to catch her unaware. And Bella wouldn't be unprotected, the wolves would still be here. Which also means that Alice would be able to see."
Everyone looked over at Alice at that. She held up a finger as her eyes glazed over, obviously shifting through her new visions this idea provided.
"We're not doing that" Edward argued, not even entertaining the idea. He was not going to leave Bella's safety in the hands of those mutts.
"Edward, it would be the smartest option" Carlisle reasoned, only to be glared at by Edward.
"I think it would work," Jacob told him. "It would suck that we wouldn't get a chance to kill this leach, but if it means Bella is safe then I'm in."
Edward snarled at him, moving so he was right in his face. "Don't you mean that it would give you another chance to put your filthy hands on her."
Jacob smirked, "if that's what she wants."
From there the two dissolved into a childish shouting match. Everyone else looked on with exasperation, wanting to just get this meeting over with. Especially now that it was clear Maya was right. They were just going to go around in circles since Edward was refusing any plan that entailed them leaving Bella "unprotected". They could simply ignore him and go ahead with it anyways, but with the possibility of Victoria having an evasion gift of some kind they needed Edward's speed in order to have a chance at pulling it off. Which unfortunately left them with only the option of somehow convincing him to leave Bella's side for a while to help with the plan. Something he was well aware of and was using against them to ensure that they made Bella their priority. Which none of them wanted to do. The only reason why they were even helping was because Victoria could be a danger to them all and there was a good chance she would kill Charlie as well as Bella if she attacked while he was home.
Finally, the arguing grew to be too much for Maya and she turned towards Bella. "Feel free to speak up and stop this at annnnyyyyy time."
Bella scoffed, "they're just worried about me. You don't have to be jealous of that."
For a second Maya just stared at her, wondering how she came to that conclusion. "I'm not jealous" she told her, speaking slowly as if Bella were stupid. "I'm annoyed. Those two are acting like five-year-olds that can't share a toy and you could get them to stop at any time but aren't."
"And how do you suggest I do that?" Bella snarked, not wanting to stop the boys. Watching the two fight over her made her feel special and smug knowing they would do whatever they could to make her happy.
"I don't know Bella" Maya said, throwing her hands up in frustration and pulling away from Jasper's attempts at comfort. "But try something! Anything will be an improvement over this!"
Bella's face grew hot as her anger rose. Who did Maya think she was? She had no right to question her or try and act as if she was any better. She may have the Cullens and most of the pack convinced she was great, but Bella knew she was nothing more than a stray that her mom and Charlie should have never taken in. "Maybe I should act more like you! I could parade around like you are now, dressed like a slut begging for attention! That should work right? After all that is how you caught Jasper wasn't it?"
Jasper growled at her words. It seemed like the human was determined to push her luck. To see how far she could go before he finally snapped and attacked her to defend his mate. Glancing over at Edward, he saw the mind reader already focused on him, his fight with Jacob temporarily forgotten as everyone focused on Bella. Either you convince her to stop insulting my mate or I will he silently told the boy. Edward glared back at him and moved back to Bella's side.
Maya, meanwhile, only rolled her eyes as Esme gasped in shock at what Bella said. Movement out of the corner of her eye caught her attention and she shifted to see Emmet put a hand on Rosalie, presumably to hold her back. Her lips twitched in amusement. Rose may look like the perfect lady but when angered she was almost as eager to start a fight as her husband.
Turning back to face Bella, Maya drew in a breath and released it. Yes, she was no longer allowing to Bella to get away with saying whatever she wanted, but there was a time and place for everything. She was not going to start an outright fight with her here in the Cullen's Livingroom she promised herself. She was not going to sink down to Bella's level. Drawing in a deep breath, she aimed for reasonable.
"Bella, I don't know if you're aware, but its almost bed time. I was in bed. So unless I've got a football team hidden in Jasper's closet, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter what I'm wearing. Yes, I probably should have changed before coming down, but I'm tired. I want to go to bed. So if we could just hurry this whole pointless meeting up, that would be great."
Rosalie snickered as Bella's face turned even redder, her anger combining with her embarrassment. She should have known Maya could handle the little human by herself. Glancing over at Alice she was glad to see her sister had stopped focusing on her visions and was paying attention. As kind as Alice was, Rosalie knew she loved drama like this and if she missed it, she would spend the whole night pestering her for details.
"We-well, what was your excuse for Laurent? Only a truly desperate whore would walk around naked in front of the first good-looking man she saw after being dumped" Bella accused, trying to defend herself after she noticed no one besides Edward and Jake was agreeing with her.
"Woooow" Maya turned to face Jacob, a hand on her heart. "I think I'm offended for you Jake. Apparently, you and the rest of the guys don't count as good-looking. That or she doesn't consider you a man."
He glared at her for that, mostly for voicing the thoughts he himself was having. It hurt, especially after Bella punched him for trying to kiss her. Yes he could admit that it was a dick move, but he desperately wanted her to look past Edward and realize she had other options besides spending the rest of eternity with a blood-sucking monster.
(I'm not agreeing with him or saying what he did was okay, its never okay to make a move on someone like that without their consent. I'm simply writing out what I believe HE may be thinking in order to rationalize his own actions)
"That wasn't my point! And besides the wolves were there too! So they also saw you naked!" Bella yelled in frustration.
Maya opened her mouth to reply, only to stop at the sound of a growl by her ear. "This is a very interesting tale I'm hearing mate" Jasper purred into her ear, pulling her harshly against his chest. He knew there was an explanation for all this. That Maya would never actually cheat on him or run around naked in front of others without reason, but it didn't stop him from feeling territorial.
Maya rolled her eyes, "It would be significantly less interesting if Bella weren't leaving out parts."
"I don't know little sis. I don't know any story involving a vampire, a pack of dogs and a naked girl that could be boring" Emmet joked, earning glares from many members of the family and a smack to the back of the head from his wife.
Jasper growled again at the picture that was being painted and Maya let out a groan of frustration. "Nothing happened! I was finally going to show the boys why cats are better when some of them on patrol picked up the scent of a vampire. We all took off to follow the scent and came across Laurent in the field with Bella. Anyone with half a brain could see he was toying with her as he circled in for the kill. So we were waiting for our chance to attack without putting her in danger. But the stuff he was saying was pissing me off. So I shifted so that I could correct him. And yes, clothes do not survive a shift, but its not like the dude even noticed. He was too focused on the fact that I was a shifter."
"And the wolves?" Jasper asked, trying to figure out just how often she had shifted in front of them these past few months he had been gone.
"They're very respectful and try their best not to look. Just as I do when they shift" Maya told him with a glare, done with the whole conversation. Turning back to Bella, she decided to get the conversation back on track. "You know, one would think that you would grateful that we ran all the way up a mountain to save your sorry ass, pardon my language Esme, and not try to use that situation to cause problems. A situation that we seem the be repeating with Victoria. Which brings us back to the point of this whole meeting; what are we doing about her? Because if no one has anything of value to add, or if Edward is going to keep rejecting our plans, I'm going to bed."
Everyone refocused after that, multiple theories and ideas being thrown around, but no real solutions presented besides the ones Edward shot down. Finally, Carlisle called the meeting to an end as he noticed Maya leaning more heavily on Jasper as she fought back yawns.
Maya slowly made her way upstairs as Carlisle and Esme saw Jacob out and Edward drove Bella home. Collapsing on the bed, she was ready to close her eyes and never open them again. She was so done with all the drama going on. Just as she was drifting off, she heard the door open and close and the soft sounds of someone crossing the room. Picking up the fresh scent of her mate, she smiled into the pillow.
"Are you intending on joining me in this bed like you promised?"
"Mm I'm considering it" he told her, coming to a stop next to the bed.
"Only considering? Well, that's a shame."
Jasper sat down on the edge of the bed and rolled her over so he could see her face. "Well, what can I say? I just found out my girl walks around naked in front of other men."
Maya worried for a second that he was truly upset, but the teasing glint in his eye reassured her and she smirked. "Oh dear, have you discovered my secret? That you are in fact, not the only man to have ever seen me naked. You poor thing. How will you ever cope?"
He shook his head and growled, leaning down to run his lips over her neck as his hand moved to trail along her thigh. "By reminding you of why I'm the only man you allow to touch" he purred in her ear.
**Smut Warning**
His words made heat pool between her legs and she clenched them together. "O-oh, will you now?"
"Mmhm" he nuzzled at her neck for another moment before gently biting down on it as he wedged his body between her legs.
She gasped at the feeling. Which quickly turned into a moan as she felt the rough material of his jeans slide along the inside of her bare thighs. Her hands came up to tangle in his hair and she pulled him into a kiss, running her tongue along his lower lip, begging him to deepen it. To give her more.
His hand squeezed her thigh in response, causing her to gasp at the feeling. With a smirk he plunged his tongue into her mouth, easily taking control of the kiss. She whimpered at the feeling, her hands pulling harder at his hair as her quickly sharpening nails dug into his scalp.
He released his own moan of pleasure at that and broke away from the kiss to allow her to breath. As she gasped for breath his mouth moved down to her throat, lavishing it with attention as he slowly made his way down to her chest.
Reaching the top button on her shirt, he let out a low growl and began to slowly undo them with his teeth. Her eyes met his as he slowly worked his way down and she let out a whimper at the sight. Her arousal spiked once again and she felt her body begin to ache with need as her juices began to leak out and onto her thighs. Throwing her head back she threw one of her legs over his hips and brought her own up to his, desperately seeking some sort of relief. He was quick to pin her back down though, keeping her still so he could finish opening her shirt.
When he finished, he pulled back. Admiring the sight below him as he once again thanked the powers that be for granting him such a stunning mate. It wasn't just her looks that made her so amazing. Though she certainly looked stunning in nothing but his shirt and lace underwear with her hair spread out over the pillow and eyes glazed with lust. No, what truly brought him to his knees was the fact that this beautiful, wild, magnificent woman chose to surrender to him. To give herself to him and allow him to dominate her body. To give up control and surrender to him. To trust him like this.
Growing painfully hard at the thought, he dove down on her, using his teeth to tear off her panties and placing his mouth on her entrance so he could taste her. She was exquisite as ever and without hesitation he began to devour her, loving the sounds she made as she thrashed about on the pillow. She begged him to do more, to use his fingers, to use his cock, but he just smiled and continued to taste her.
It wasn't until he sensed that she was on the edge of cuming that he pulled back. Maya barely had time to suck in a breath to whine at the sudden loss before Jasper was back on her, now fully naked. He gave her no warning as he sheathed himself in her, closing his eyes in bliss at the feeling of her walls clenching down on him.
"Jasper please move" she begged, too desperate to care if she was still uncomfortable due to his immense size. His weight was pressing down on her deliciously, but it meant that she had no space to move her hips as they were being pushed into the mattress.
"Desperate, are we?" he teased, thrusting in and out of her once.
She whimpered at the feeling, "yes! Yes! I'm desperate! I need you Jasper!" She didn't care how embarrassing it was to admit, she just wanted him to move.
"You have me. Always" he told her, leaning down to press a gentle kiss on her lips as he finally began to move.
Tears sprang to her eyes at his words and she clung to his back as he took her, her claw like nails digging into his back.
In no time she felt her climax approaching. "Ja-Jasper I'm close" she warned.
"Cum on my cock Darlin'. Let me feel you" he growled. He picked up his pace and pulled her into a searing kiss, swallowing her cries as she came undone.
He continued pumping into her as she came, prolonging it. Even as he reached his own peak and spilled inside her, he never slowed. He thrusts grew sloppy and her hips began to move harder, snapping up to meet his as she sought to take all he had to give.
**Smut Ends**
Finally, as they both came down from their highs, he rolled over so he was next to her and pulled her to his chest. As she snuggled closer to him, the clock caught her eye and she groaned.
"What's wrong?" he asked, propping himself up on his arm to look her over for injuries, worried he had hurt her.
"It's so late" she whined.
He collapsed back on the bed. "That's what worried you" he groaned.
"I have to get up early to go shopping with your sisters tomorrow. I wanted to get to bed early tonight."
He chuckled, "I don't think there are enough hours in the day to give you enough sleep time to keep up with those two Darlin'."
"You're probably right but I still want some sleep before tomorrow. So hold me tight and shush. I'm gonna get all I can."
Shaking his head in amusement at her, he pulled her close, arranging the blankets around them as he did. With a sigh of contentment, she snuggled into him and allowed her eyes to drift closed as he sent her waves of tiredness to help her fall asleep faster.
When Jasper was sure she was asleep he reached over to grab his phone, careful to not disturb her. Unlocking it, he intended to text Alice telling her to delay their shopping to give Maya more time to sleep, only to find Alice had already texted.
Let Maya know we won't be leaving till 10 – Alice
Placing his phone back on the nightstand he laughed quietly to himself. Alice may drive him nuts sometimes with her over-exuberance and shopping obsessions, but she was a good friend and sister.
Relaxing into the bed, he pulled Maya closer and closed his eyes, determined to enjoy the peace that came before the storm known as his sisters on a shopping mission.