𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟎𝐬 | Jasper Whitlock ✅

Chapter 20

"It took me a while to find you. That was until Alice sent me a letter of your current whereabouts." So much giggle and chuckle left Dorothea's mouth as Jasper gave her butterflies and smooches everywhere on her face, from her forehead to her chin. "About that, you haven't informed me that you knew Alice and Dean."

"The story is quite boring honestly, dear. I help Alice control the then newborn Dean."

"I can just imagine how hectic and bothersome it must be."

Jasper just hums while trying to pull Dorothea into another kiss but the girl stood up quickly leaving a perplexed Jasper on the ground. "I'm apologetic for the way I portrayed before. It was quite immature of me. This is our first greeting since we parted and I reacted like that." Jasper didn't know how to respond just stood up so that he can embrace the girl while whispering calm words. "Whenever you're ready. I'll be all ears for you."

This is one of the reasons to put on the list why Dorothea had fallen deeply for the man, Jasper won't push her to open up and has the best patient she has ever seen. "Will you be mad if I say that I reacted that way because I was scared?" Dorothea believes it's better to spill the truth to avoid hurting Jasper in the future.

"Afraid of what darl'?"

"I'm terrified because my history with love isn't rainbow and sunshine, Jas. And me not being able to see my fortune scares me that it would repeat." They both held each other hands while softly gazing into each other. "It's not that I don't rely on you. I do with all my heart but I'm fearful I'm not enough for you. I'm new to all this." Jasper was honestly hurt by Dorothea's words for her lack of confidence in him but when standing in her shoe Jasper was keen to understand where the emotion was coming from.

Loving gaze upon Dorothea's soft pale skin an idea caught Jasper's mind. "Then look into my future. If there's you in it. There's nothing to worry about." Dorothea considered it for a while, going through Jasper's future would facilitate her a lot from her anxiety, knowing that Jasper only had her in his heart.

Before Dorothea could say anything, Jasper had tenderly removed her gloved hands. Throwing it to the side, Jasper shared a look with Dorothea using his powers to calm her down before combining their fingers together. Their forehead was placed against each other as Jasper kept his eyes on Dorothea's closed ones.

Because of Dorothea's lack of control over her capabilities, she had gone through his past on how he coaxed his way to join the army and after just 2 years the title 'major' was in his hand. She also examined how he met with Maria who turned Jasper, Dorothea felt a little skeptical seeing how Jasper had developed a feeling for the vampire but that emotion went away when she witnesses him leaving Maria alongside Peter.

Jasper was an adventurous man, engaging with many characters on his travel but not once falling in love with the women who had to throw themselves at him.

Many memories went past Dorothea's mind but when her face appears Dorothea had a sense of just how fond Jasper had towards her simply on their first meeting. As time went on the fondness just spread even bigger time and when they were separated that feeling didn't once go elsewhere but grew into love.

This emotion was so much stronger than he had with Maria or anything Dorothea have seen in anyone. That emotion is what made Jasper work so hard to control his thirst for human blood.

Moving to the future, Dorothea was scared at first when non had her in it but after only 5 seconds into Jasper's future, everything else was just about her. Every moment he shared had her in it even without her presence Jasper would still have Dorothea in his mind as if Dorothea was his world and life of existence.

Dorothea had come back to her senses, ultimately, finish scanning through Jasper's mind to look up at the tall man with such a sweet smile that made Jasper's uneasiness banish away. Putting space between their forehead, Jasper quietly mutters his next words, making Dorothea maintain eyes with his. "We don't need to rush. Take your time. I'm not going anywhere anymore."

"Promise?" Jasper sealed the promise by pushing Dorothea closer to him by her neck to connect their lips, to start a kiss filled with his love for her. Dorothea had to stop the kiss knowing Jasper won't, by putting her palm on his solid chest before starting a conversation. "Now, that I ponder about it. Since you are here momentarily. Are you going to engage with my family?"

"If that's the only way for me to stay close to you. Then that's right, ma'am." Dorothea let out a cute giggle still in Jasper's arms and he watches the girl with such hearty eyes. "Then I must warn you. My family is quite... unique?"

"Oh, don't worry. I heard a lot in Alice's letter and that Dean is just making my situation worse, isn't he?" Dorothea tried her best to dominate her laughter but remembering the day Alice had exposed Jasper and how Dean was making Carlisle, Emmet, and Edward's view of Jasper worse was making it remarkably hard for her.

"At least. It's better than nothing but one thing for certain you got the women's side," Dorothea let a thumb out to caress Jasper's nape as he was just imagining the worst-case scenario that could occur once Dorothea brings him home to her family. She looks up at the sky now seeing how late it is, she can imagine her family panicking about her not returning home yet.

"I should get you home. The longer I hold you here, I believe the more madder they will get at me that is," Jasper muttered as he too saw how the sun was now setting, plucking up the gloves he had thrown, and helping Dorothea wear them back before tangling their hands together so that he can drag her way home.

Dorothea didn't complain, slightly enjoying the nervousness Jasper was hiding horribly. She gave the man a quick peck on his cheek before taking the lead back home.