Episode One-hundred-fifteen: Here

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Episode One-hundred-fifteen: Here

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I woke up to very gentle kisses on my forehead. They were lovely and soft. Jasper’s mustache tickled my skin, making me giggle softly. Without opening my eyes, I pulled him towards me for one on the lips. It was long and lingering, his mouth perfect against mine. His steady hand went to the small of my back and brought me closer to him.  

“I forgot how good your kisses are,” I whispered against his mouth after a few splendid minutes. “I don’t know how I could. You are the best kisser,” I informed him as my fingers stroked his cheek, my eyes still closed. 

Jasper pulled me so that I was on top of him, rolling flat onto his back with his hands on my hips. I snuggled into him, my head tucked under his chin. We laid there like that, just relaxing, for a long time. I was comfortable and felt so warm and safe like I was being wrapped in the perfect security blanket. His hand trailed up my spine as I pressed my nose into his chest, breathing him in deeply. 

“I’m going to wake up every morning next to the two people that I care about most in the world,” he said in wonder into my hair. “My girlfriend wants to be with me so much that she flew me first class around the world.” I laughed a little, just snuggling deeper as I nodded my head. “Wow, wow, wow.” He rocked us a bit. 

“And your boyfriend and girlfriend are going to work very hard to make sure that you’re happy and feel loved every single day. Edward will give you plenty of work to do, and you can help me, and we’ll keep you busy. And we’ll make you forget all about that place,” I swore solemnly. His heart thumped like a drum against my cheek, fast and in a rhythm. 

Jasper drew in a deep, ragged breath. “It sounds like a dream.”

“It does,” I agreed, finally lifting to look at him in the face again. His eyes were glassy and almost too blue, looking up at me with such wonder. I leaned forward to kiss his lips again. “Mm, we should probably start getting ready for Eddie to get home.”

He nodded before just kissing me again. We couldn’t stop, and I didn’t mind one single bit. I giggled against his mouth. After maybe fifteen minutes, he finally pulled away to peck lightly at my cheeks. “Your hair is crazy right now,” he mentioned in my ear, making me laugh louder. 

“I’m not surprised since I went to bed with wet hair,” I murmured as I lifted off of him and rolled to the side. “I’ll straighten it and go put some makeup on for Tony just to mess up. Do you want to pick out what I’ll wear tonight?” 

Jasper smiled. “Yeah, I’d like that.” 

“Honestly, you should see my underwear collection now. I’ve never owned so much slutty lingerie in my life,” I confessed as I pulled open both top drawers that were mine before going to the bathroom to plug in my straightener. Yawning, I stretched my arms over my head as I popped my back. He was almost nervously walking to it, slowly peeking in before smirking a little to myself. I pushed my lips together to keep from laughing.  

Lifting something from it with his fingers carefully, he held it up in front of his face. It was a black, lace and mesh, teddy with red roses sewn into the sides. His mouth made a little o, his eyes meeting mine. “This is definitely a dream,” he confirmed with a firm nod of his head. 

“If this feels like a fantasy, just wait until tonight,” I teased as walked over to him so that I could I take it from his grip. “Now, go get a dress for me.”
 
I straightened my curls and did simple makeup. Like I joked with Jasper, I knew that Edward was going to ruin it. It didn’t take that long to do my hair with the expensive straightener. Just as I was making the last pass, Jasper brought me a pretty little silky blue dress. 

“So, we’re distracting him with skin?” I asked in a laugh as I took it from him. 

“How are we going to surprise him, hm? Shall I just be sitting on the couch and see how long before he notices?”

Giggling, I shook my head. “He would right away. You should hide in the shadows and literally pop upon him.” Jasper laughed as well. “You can go to the guest room. You really can’t see down the hall with all the lights off, especially in the kitchen. Just wait until his back is turned, and I guess that I’ll distract him with my tits.” I looked down at my chest. 

Snorting, he shook his head. “Okay, sounds fun. I’m going to get dressed.” 

When I was done, I went around the house to light candles. They were leftovers from the night the electricity went out way back in October. We hadn’t needed them for anything else. I carefully scattered them everywhere, making the house romantically glow. Next, I got out the cheese plate and a couple of bottles of wine along with three stemless glasses. 

My heart jumped into my throat when Edward’s ringtone began to play. Jasper stopped beside the island, his eyes huge. As I reached for his hand, I answered. “Hi, honey!” I said it a bit too high, my voice cracking before I coughed. 

“Hello there,” he chuckled. “You okay?”

“Yeah. Just something in my throat,” I roughly cleared it. “How are you?”

He hummed. “Not terrible. Tired. Just ready to be home and in your arms. Have you spoken with Jasper any, perchance?”

“Mmhmm,” I hummed. “I’ve talked to him a lot, actually. I think that he’s already feeling a lot better. Nothing a little sleep can’t fix.”

“Oh! Oh, good!” He sounded instantly relieved. “Hopefully, I can talk to him tonight. I’ve been missing you both terribly today.”

I bit my lip. When I looked up at Jasper, he had tears in his eyes and was smiling. “I know that he wants to talk to you.”

“I still want to send him something,” he asserted a bit more cheerfully. “I’ll talk to him first before we try to pick something out, though. I don’t know what would help right now.”

“Mm, probably just lots of cuddles and kisses.” Our boyfriend nodded with a big happy grin. 

Edward sighed heavily. “I wish I could give that to him.”

“You will,” I assured him. “Very soon. I promise.”

“Yeah,” he took in a deep breath before continuing. “Keep working on him for me.”

“One, I was planning on it and two, that’s definitely what she said,” I replied sarcastically. Jasper covered his mouth with his other hand, looking away from me. Edward barked a surprised laughed. 

“Oh, god,” he kind of tiredly giggled. “Do you need anything before I get home, or do I need to pick up some dinner?”

“Nope. I’ve got a surprise waiting for you, remember?”

He chuckled. “Mm, right. I’ve been curious all day. I’m excited to see what you have in store for me, but I think that I have a good idea of what it is.”

“Oh?” I questioned as I walked with Jasper to the guest bedroom. With the lights left turned off, we stood in the doorway. Just as we did, it began to lightly rain outside. The droplets clinked pleasantly against the windows. 

“I think that it’s going to involve a good smoke, a better wine, a delicious meal, and probably one of the best desserts that I’ve ever eaten beside my gorgeous pre-fiance,” he answered smoothly. 

I couldn’t help but giggle at his oozing charm. “You know what? I certainly hope so, but we’ll see. I know some of that is right.” 

He chuckled again in return. “I’m almost home. I’ll see you in a moment.”

“Showtime,” I smirked at Jasper once we hung up. He quickly kissed me on the cheek. Leaning into it, I closed my eyes. “I am so excited. Let’s hope that I’m a good actress.”

“You are.” He swatted my ass as I left.  

I went into the living room, going back to the kitchen to open one of the bottles of wine that was waiting for us. I wanted something white. Just as I got the cork free, Edward walked into the foyer. 

“Oh! Mood lighting? That’s a good sign,” he teased as he walked towards the kitchen. Edward threw off his hoodie and put it on the couch. “Wow, this reminds me of some of my fantasies that I was having the night of the storm…” he trailed off when he finally took in my appearance. “If this is my surprise, yay!” I laughed, blushing as I looked away from him. “I don’t know why you’re dressed up like an angel, but I am here for it.”

He pulled me into his arms as I shook my head. I made sure his back was to the hall as I put my arms around his waist. “I’m not your surprise. I’m just the pretty distraction to keep you from figuring it out too quickly,” I quipped, resting my chin on his chest. “What do you think it is?”

“Mm,” he laughed, looking around the island. “Let’s see. I see the wine, so I was right about that. And are we having cheese for dinner?” He questioned. I only nodded. “Yum… Oh, macaroons. Those are beautiful, love,” he instantly complimented me. 

“Thank you. They’re lemon blueberry and strawberry crème. I told Jasper that I would make him some when he came,” I cooed. I saw as the words began to filter into his brain and what his surprise might have been. There was definitely some mental math going on in his head behind his pretty emerald eyes.

“Did you make a practice batch for him?” He excitedly inquired. 

I slowly shook my head, making my boyfriend’s face drop just a little. He had been so hopeful that he was right. Jasper was just creeping behind him. “Nope.” I smiled as his hands smoothed over Edward’s back. 

Whirling around, he instantly began to kiss our boyfriend furiously. His hands grabbed him up in his arms so that he actually picked him up. Jasper’s wrapped around his neck, holding on for dear life. He was not a small or short man, but Edward lifted him a foot off the ground. They were both crying. 

“You’re here!” He wept loudly when he finally put him down to his feet again. His arms wrapped around his shoulders, his big face going to his neck. “Oh, god. You’re here. I’ve missed you so much.”

Jasper closed his eyes, leaning his head against his lover’s. His hand smoothed slowly up his back. “I’ve missed you too, darling.” 

Both of Edward’s hands clutched at his shirt desperately. “I… I need you. I need you here. With me. With us. I need you. I miss you so much,” he almost incoherently sobbed into his neck. “I miss being with you every day. I miss coming home to you. I want to come home to you and Bella every night.” 

Wrapping his strong arms around his waist, he squeezed tightly. His smile was glorious. “I’m here now. I’m not going anywhere. I’m here now,” he repeated in a chant, trying to soothe our emotional boyfriend. 

“Really?” He pulled back in surprise. “It’s not just a visit?” Jasper shook his head in response, and Edward laughed loudly in relief before hugging him again. Once more, he lifted him off the floor for a moment. “Thank you!”
 
“Why are you thanking me? Idiot,” he laughed, rocking him a little as he scratched his nails up and down his back. He smiled at me. All I could do was stand back and watch them. It made my heart so happy, I felt as if I was going to burst. 

Edward suddenly pulled back and took Jasper by the shoulders, looking deeply into his eyes. “I love you!” He all but shouted the words in his face. 

“I love you, too,” he immediately replied, bringing his hand up to his cheek. 

“No! I know that I’ve said it before, as your friend, but I am in love with you. I love you so much.” When Edward realized what he said, he nervously turned to look at me as he still cried some. “I’m sorry. I realize that we should have talked about it before-”

Jasper finally pulled me into the embrace so that I was pressed against his side. I kissed Edward to shut him up, my other boyfriend’s hand on my waist. He turned me so that I was squeezed between them, their arms around me as they embraced each other. 

When I pulled away, he began to ramble nervously. “I love you. I need you both. I’m sorry that I’m selfish and-”

“We want this, too,” our boyfriend promised. “Darling, we want you. And we love you, too.” We both kissed his cheeks at the same time, and I could feel Edward’s tears hot and wet against my lips as they came faster. He kept turning his head from one side then the other to give us kisses in return.

“Do you really?” He asked in a tiny whisper. 

“Yes,” I swore with a smile against his cheek.

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