I Can't Help but Want You

Chapter 8

"What is it Georgia?" I said walking up to her. My mother was just coming down the stairs and Henry out of his study. The maid looked at me with a smile. Her eyes lit up like light bulbs. She swung the door the rest of the way open. Standing there a large bag in hand was Jasper. He looked at me with a small smirk, my mother gasped. He had a fresh cut on his lip and forehead. I felt the color drain from my face as tears start to well in my eyes again the longer I looked at him. His hair was a little shorter than the last time I saw him but it was still went a bit past his green eyes. The green eyes that were glowing as they looked back at me. I approached him slowly. He just continued to look me in the eyes. I poked his chest making sure it was really him and wasn't some kind of messed up dream. I covered my mouth with my hands a tears streamed down my cheeks.

"Rose..." He said softly. I wanted to hear him say my name for so long now, I feel like I had almost forgotten what he looked like. I punched him as hard as I could in the chest. "Ouch!" He exclaimed holding the spot I hit him.

"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME! Do you have any idea how worried I was about you! You could have died out there! It's snowing for fucks sake!"

"I know but-"

"Why did you leave?! Why would you leave me here alone!? You know how lost I was without you here?! YOU'RE SO STUPID!" I tried wiping away the tears but they wouldn't stop.

"Rose, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I just had to see what it would be like on my own." He pulled my hands away from my face and lifted up my chin to look him in the eyes. He pulled me in and pressed me against his chest. He had gained a lot of muscle since I last saw him. He rested his chin on the top of my head. "I came back because I missed you." My heart skipped a beat.

"Do you like me?" I asked hesitantly. There was a pause. I wiped my tears on his shirt and looked up at him.

"No..." I put my head back on his chest and listened to his heartbeat, It was beating faster and faster the longer we held each other.

"Do you love me?" I whisper so no one but him could hear me but him. He didn't say anything. I pulled away and looked him in the eye. His beautiful green eyes that the light glistened in. He bit his bottom lip lightly then opened his mouth to speak, but instead of his voice coming out it was Luke's.

"Hey, uh Rose? Is this a bad time?" Jasper let me go and turned around to see Luke staying in the driveway close to the door.

"I'm just going to leave you two alone, I have a lot of explaining to do with dad." He patted me on the shoulder and walked into the house. I watched him walk over to Henry who frankly looked pissed but relieved.

"H-Hey Luke, yeah it was a bit of bad timing."

"So he came back huh?"

"Yeah," I said with a smile. I whipped my eyes dry. "How much did you see."

"Eh nothing really, just you punch him and then you guys hugging it out." I nodded then glanced back into the house to see Jasper and Henry yelling at each other. "So can I come in, it's kind of cold."

"Oh yeah sorry." I moved aside and let him in. Jasper shot Luke a dirty look, Luke just smirked and grabbed my hand. I looked down to the ground as we walked to the library.

"I think I know why your brother ran away." Luke said looking for a book. For being a football jock he sure seemed into books.

My ears perked up, "Why?"

"Because he's a loser." I shot him the dirtiest look I could muster. "He is, he gets picked on by the basketball team and the football team, even though he is pretty good at basketball. He's always quiet, like he never talks. That and if you ask me he's kinda creepy. He always has that look on his face like he's about to kill someone."