Broken (Jasper Hale love story)

Chapter 5.

The next few weeks go by slowly and before I know it it's Cara's birthday. I stand cooking bacon and pancakes as she sleeps in. Humming a song I remember our mom singing to us I smile as my eyes find the small pile of birthday presents on the sofa. A knock at the door bring me out of my little trance and I stiffen up not expecting anyone. I haven't spoken to Bella or the Cullen's since I told them my secrets, not that they haven't tried. I just don't want to, scared incase they do tell the state that I took Cara away when I was seventeen instead of letting them know so they could take her to the system. The knock comes again, sounding more urgent. I sigh taking the pan off the heat before going over and opening it. Behind it stand the Cullen's with the man and women I assume are their parents and Bella. Alice, Rosilne and Bella holding gift bags.

"What do you want?" My voice hostile.

"Its Cara's birthday. We've brought gifts." Alice is bouncing on her feet showing her excitement.

"I can see that." I say before turning away and going back to her breakfast. I hear the door close and their footsteps follow me.

"Where is she?" Someone asks.

"Asleep. She doesn't wake early on the weekends." I finish the last pancake plating it up with her bacon setting it on the table. I look around at everyone and shake my head as I go to wake Cara up.

"Come on sleeping beauty time to wake up now." I whisper in her ear.

"Five more minutes." Her voice is gruff from sleep as I stroke her hair.

"Its your birthday baby, your breakfast is going to get cold." That seems to do the trick as she throws herself from her bed racing out of the room. Since taking care of her when mom got sick I've learnt you never come between sleep and food with my little sister. I smile as I walk into the room watching as she devours mouthful after mouthful not caring that everyone's watching.

"Thank you Cas." She says around a mouthful of bacon causing me to laugh at her which only earns me a glare.

"Your welcome baby." I kiss the top of her head as I walk past into the kitchen area so I can wash up. Just as I'm finished Cara comes in and hands me her plate telling me she's going to have a shower and get dressed. I smile down at my task knowing she will get me to do her hair again. I'm about to dry the dishes but a pair of hands in the corner of my eye stops me. I follow them seeing Jasper with the dish towel in his hands.

"Thanks." I smile as I run to the bathroom and throw the door open. I quickly get to work on washing Cara's waist length hair before closing the door and leaving her to finish up. I stop in my room grabbing my brush and some hair ties and pins before returning back to the front room coming everyone sitting down.

"We're sorry about our last visit Cassandra, I hope you can forgive us." The man says. I nod my head still a little skeptical about it all before the women comes over to me.

"I'm Esme and that's my husband Carlise, sorry for not introducing ourselves on our last visit." She says taking ahold of my hand.

"Its alright." I shrug my shoulder and take the only seat available which is next to Jasper. As soon as Cara comes back in she bounds over to me with her hair wrapped in her towel and sits on the floor infront of me.

"Can I have it down today? With a little plait?" She asks smiling at me not bothering about her presents. I nod my head and get to work on towel drying her hair before throwing the towel on the floor at my feet. I brush her hair softly before plaiting her fringe until it wraps around her head like a crown and secure it under her hair with a hair tie.

"Go open your presents baby." I tell her but she stays where she is as if she's frozen. "Cara you okay?" I ask picking her up and placing her on my lap.