la collection 2

15. Baby

anonymous asked:

I loved your Jasper fic about having a baby! It had me in tears! Could you write a one shot that is a prequel to that in which Jasper realizes that the reader has fallen in love with him too because he could feel their emotions despite the reader trying really hard to hide it from him? Thank you!!!

Jasper x Reader

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It wasn't easy hiding your emotions from somebody who specialised in reading them. It was even harder when their ability to do so verged more upon the lines of a superpower. Yet, somehow you'd made it this far.

You were one of two non-supernatural beings who knew the secret the Cullens kept from the rest of the town. From the rest of the world. It was something you'd figured out almost entirely on your own. You had known they weren't human - but vampire wasn't your first guess either. It was Alice who confirmed it for you.

Still, sometimes you wondered how the Cullens would react, one in particular, to your secret. You were falling in love with Jasper.

Edward knew all about it, but Bella promised you she'd keep his mouth shut. You weren't ready. What if he didn't feel the same way? What if he felt your emotions and distanced himself out of discomfort? To avoid this, it was you who did the distancing.

Back when it was just a meagre crush it wasn't so bad. Edward confirmed that Jasper was only picking up feelings of happiness and mirth, thus was the reason he gravitated around you. But as that crush morphed into something more real and long-term, you were terrified that Jasper would realise it before you were ready.

"It's not love, (Y/N)," said Edward as you stood in the school parking lot. "He senses panic whenever you're around him now."

"Then I'm succeeding." You replied. Both of you were leaning against Bella's old truck. He was waiting for her and you seized the opportunity to squeeze out more information.

"But don't you want to start a relationship with him? I don't understand why you're hiding from him." He looked up at the dark grey clouds forming overhead. "I know you're afraid of being thrown into a situation you aren't ready for. Why don't you try to spend time with Jasper? So what if he realises how you feel about him?"

Edward wasn't wrong. It felt like you were waiting to cross a busy highway and once you made it to the other side, you'd never be able to go back. You'd be stuck. Regardless of if you liked it on that side.

It was a complicated way to be.

"Then what do you suggest?"

"I suggest you spend time with him. He thinks you're afraid of him, you know. I won't betray his privacy. Though I can say he's thinking you don't like him at all."

Your stomach sunk. You could at least try.

He was standing over by Emmett's jeep, also waiting. It couldn't hurt to say hello. Edward gave you a look before you nodded and walked towards Jasper. He smiled when he saw you.

"(Y/N)," he started, "it has been a while."

"Yeah..." You trailed off; you were a mixture of awkwardness and anxiety. "How have you been?"

If Jasper was picking up on the discomfort he didn't show it. You were grateful. But was it worth him thinking you didn't like him at all?

"I've had better days." He replied curtly though not unkindly. Before you could ask him what was wrong, Emmett and Rosalie appeared. Emmett rustled your hair.

"Need a lift, (Y/N)?" His deep voice cut through the tension.

You spared a glance at Edward, who gave you an intense knowing look. "Sure."