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Anna sighed as she walked into the house, Charlie stood from the chair and approached his daughters with a blank expression. "Dad--" Bella was cut off by Charlie hugging them before pulling back, his hands resting on their shoulders. "You two are grounded till you are well into your eighties, you hear me?" Charlie told them both, the sorrow in his eyes made Anna feel terrible. "Yeah, we hear you," Anna breathed out before hugging her father again, she rested her head against his chest for a much needed fatherly hug. Bella stepped back letting her younger sister have the comfort she needed.

"Are you okay?" Charlie asked Anna who sighed as she relaxed completely. "Yeah, it's just been so stressful and I just... needed a hug from my dad," Anna answered him making Charlie sigh before he ran his fingers through her hair. Anna and Charlie had always had a closer bond while Bella and Renée were closer; and with everything that had been happening and with what was to come, Anna realised how short her time with her father would truly become. Anna and Charlie worked together to cook dinner and the Swans' sat together in the living room watching Full House in comfortable silence.

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"Goodnight, Dad," Anna spoke before closing her door, leaning her head against it with a slow sigh. She stood up straight and removed her clothes to change into her pajama's when her eyes locked onto the recent wounds. Her wrist had small incision scars from the metal stints that were put in, the long scar down her forearm from when she cut herself with glass to distract James was now a faint line. James' bite was still visible on her shoulder but the injury above her abdomen from Victoria was faint but still visible as she gently dragged her fingertips over the wounds. Insecure thoughts flooded her mind as she looked at her body in the mirror, her eyes becoming glossy.

"Absolutely breathtaking," A familiar Southern drawl pulled Anna's attention from her reflection to the man standing by her window. "Every part of you is angelic, Annabeth," Jasper continued as he took slow steps towards Anna whose heart picked up at the sight of her beloved. "And each scar tells a story," Jasper placed one hand on the side of Anna's face while the other rested on her hip as he pulled her in. Familiar sparks and tingles soared through Anna's body at the light touches, sending her heart into overdrive as she placed her hands on Jasper's chest. "You're a survivor, Anna," Jasper whispered.

"I missed you, Jasper," Anna whispered, resting her forehead against his as she closed her eyes. "I will never leave you again, Anna. I will keep that promise for eternity," Jasper whispered back to her as he let her aura and smell of Jasmines and Vanilla surround him completely. "I knew a life without you, and then you came into my world and I saw a purpose, then I lost you but I won't let that happen again because life isn't worth living if I'm not with you," Jasper continued as Anna sniffled, her heart felt full for the first time since before Jasper left Forks with his family under Edwards orders.

Anna wrapped her arms around Jasper, she rested her head against his chest and closed her eyes. Jasper rested his own head on top of Anna's, his eyes closing as they swayed slightly just enjoying each other's presence. Jasper loathed being away from Anna, he had almost come running back twice just to be with her again. He remembered the conversation he had with Carlisle about the genuine pain he felt being so far away from Anna, how every emotion around him felt suffocating without her nearby, and how he had never had to fight so hard to not feed on a person before. Carlisle had told him that's what it was like for Mates who were torn apart or distant; it made Jasper realise that Edward was selfish.

Selfish to tear him and Anna apart because he couldn't protect the human he fell in love with, selfish to think that he could be the leader of the family when he couldn't protect them. Carlisle needed to take charge and Jasper wasn't going to follow Edward's orders just because they were what was best for him and Bella. He spent his life following the orders of a person claiming it was for the best but it wasn't and now he had someone more important to protect, love and respect. Jasper knew in that moment as he held the woman he loved in his arms, she was the one he would move heaven and earth for; he wouldn't leave her again.

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"It was a vote?" Anna asked Jasper as the two walked through the forest, it was something the both of them enjoyed and something about the woods was peaceful and soothing. "Yeah, Rosalie wasn't on board but everyone else agreed much to Edward's distaste," Jasper told her as he held out his hand to help her keep balance as she walked on a fallen tree with a smile on her face. "I had a feeling that Rosalie wouldn't be on board considering her own values in regards to human life," Anna spoke before letting Jasper grab her waist and place her back down on the ground. "But while I respect where Rosalie is coming from as she didn't get to choose, Bella and I are choosing this life," Anna added.

"We are making this choice for ourselves knowing what we won't be able to experience due to immortality but all the things I'll get to do with immortality tends to overpower mortality," Anna told Jasper as she rested her arms around Jasper's shoulders. "She'll understand in time, Darlin'," Jasper told her, his arms wrapping around her waist. "I know but I think I might have to talk with her because Graduation is coming up and--" Jasper kissed Anna to stop her from continuing her sentence. While Jasper was keen for eternity with Anna by his side, he agreed with Rosalie that she was missing her chance at humanity; at a potential family of her own.

"While kissing is definitely one of my favourite ways you shut me up, it isn't gonna change my mind or words," Anna told Jasper as she pulled back from his lips. "What holds you back, Jas? We need to talk about this because this choice isn't just mine to make, it's a shared choice. I want you to talk to me," Anna expressed to Jasper, her eyes flickered between Jasper's eyes as she spoke before resting her hands gently on the sides of his neck. Jasper leaned forward and delicately kissed her before pulling away, he grabbed one of her hands and led her to a familiar spot where the two would often sit. The ravine space between the Cullen's territory and the Quileute Reservation, the two often sat by a large boulder.

Jasper sat in silence as he looked out to the forest, Anna smiled allowing him to put his thoughts into words; moving to lay her head on his lap and closing her eyes. "I want to be with you for eternity. And knowing that you want to be with me too makes me the happiest I've ever been in my long life," Jasper began as he played with Anna's rings, the familiar bloodstone ring still resting on her ring finger; she barely ever removed the jewellery. "But I can't disagree with Rose when it comes to your humanity like what if you decide one day that you want a child? I can't give you that, Darlin'," Jasper spoke solemnly but Anna simply smiled softly at her Southern Love.

"Jasper, can I be completely honest with you?" Anna asked despite knowing the answer. "Of course you can, Darlin'," Jasper told her as she sat up to look him in the eyes. "I adore children, I do but... the idea of labour is terrifying to me. I admire the idea of creating a child of your own flesh and blood but I don't want that," Anna told him before looking down. "I understand and accept that this choice will never allow me the opportunity of giving birth to a child but it doesn't limit the option of adoption," Anna continued without hesitation. "There are so many children in the world who deserve a chance rather than adding another to the world. Whether or not they carry my DNA, they'd be my child and that's what matters," Anna finished off as she looked up at Jasper.

"Adoption?" Jasper asked with an amused smile despite the adoration in his eyes. "Absolutely, but thats something we can do in the future. Right now, it's us and our time to be together and find where we end up," Anna answered him as she cupped his face in her hands. "This is one of the many reasons that I love you," Jasper told her before kissing her, Anna deepened the kiss causing a growl to escape Jasper that made Anna swell with pride for his response to her. Jasper moved back against the forest as Anna lightly pushed him, she straddled his waist and ran her fingers lightly across his stomach under his shirt.

Anna loved how Jasper responded to her touch, the way he would move into it and let her have the power over him. She moved her lips to his jaw and began kissing down towards his collarbone, not missing a single bite scar upon his pale porcelain skin. Admittedly, Anna hated that she couldn't mark him with Hickeys due to his dead skin which greatly amused Jasper each time she complained about it considering he had left her with the light bruises and teased her. As Anna moved to tease Jasper further, someone else's voice caught their attention, "In the middle of the forest?" Anna and Jasper looked to see Paul standing on the other side of the cliff with a blank expression.

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Rosemary Speaks

I will be featuring a few more scenes between Anna and Charlie because I'm a sucker for healthy father-daughter relationships (mainly because I've only learned about those since my mother married my stepfather years ago) and Charlie is literally the MVP of Twilight.

Also, Jasper and Anna were reunited again and something about them simply holding each other was way more intimate and romantic to me then those scenes where they kiss. I'm a very cuddly person so maybe I just value hugs over kisses.

But speaking of Anna and Jasper, we stan a healthy relationship with proper communication!
That's why I adore Jasper and Alice, because you know they had expert communication skills.

Anyway, how was that for an ending?
Next chapter is gonna be interesting but not what y'all are probably expecting.

See you next chapter!