Endlessly ▸ Jasper Hale [4]

IX

NINE; UNWELCOME VISITOR

"Papa!" Eden shouted excitedly as soon as she saw Charlie through the car window. She unbuckled her seatbelt and was out of the vehicle the second it came to a stop.

"She is her mother's daughter." Jasper sighed, a smile on his face nonetheless.

Cassadee winked at her husband. "I don't see how that's a bad thing."

"I'm sure it will be when she's a teenager."

Cassadee scoffed. "Obviously I'm not that bad since you married me."

"How many times did you almost give Charlie a heart attack in the last year?" Jasper questioned with a raised brow.

"She's never leaving the house when she's older." Cassadee said after a moment of thought, looking at her father as he picked Eden up and smiled at her.

"She's definitely never having a boyfriend."

"Or girlfriend." Cassadee added, looking back at her husband. "Just be glad Jacob didn't imprint on her."

"Good point." Jasper nodded in agreement as he got out of the vehicle and walked to the passenger side to open Cassadee's door for her.

"You know I can open my own door right?" Cassadee joked as she got out of the car.

Jasper rolled his eyes before closing the door. "You can never just let me be chivalrous without making some kind of smart comment can you?"

"I wouldn't be myself if I weren't a smartass." The brunette pointed out before kissing the blond, a smile on her face when Jasper wrapped his arms around her waist. "I recall you saying you have a present for me?" Cassadee said after pulling away, biting her lip as she glanced at down at his lips.

Jasper smirked when he saw her continuously looking between his eyes and lips. "I will show you at home tonight while Esme and Carlisle watch Eden."

"I think I have a pretty good idea of what it is." Cassadee said before pulling Jasper into another kiss.

"Gross!" Eden shouted at her parents, giggling immediately after as Charlie laughed.

Eden's parents laughed as they pulled away from each other, both smiling as they watched her interact with her grandfather. Cassadee took one of Jasper's hands that was resting on her waist and pulled him to the giggly duo, only letting go of his hand when Charlie pulled her into a hug with his free arm.

"Happy birthday, Sassy Cassie." He said, kissing his daughter's head. "How's Bella?"

Cassadee forced a smile. "She's fine, Daddio." Although it wasn't a lie, she felt guilty for having to act like Bella was practically on her deathbed when it was the complete opposite. The part she hated the most about the whole situation is the fact that no one else seemed to think about how Charlie felt. Cassadee was the only one that seemed to understand that Bella and she were the only family he had left. If either of them died Charlie would be beyond devastated.

"How long has it been since I last saw you?" Charlie questioned, looking between his daughter and granddaughter. "Like a week? She isn't even a month old." He remembered, looking at Eden.

"Don't think about it." Cassadee waved her father off and pinched Eden's cheek. "Just think about how cute she is!"

"Yeah!" Eden agreed enthusiastically. "I'm cute!"

Charlie laughed. "If I didn't believe she was your daughter before, I sure do now."

"I still don't see how that's a bad thing."