On My Way

**Edward is NOT nice in this… FYI… This is Jasper/Bella**

Chapter 1

"Jasper! Be nice to Bella or no pudding for you tonight." His mother Esme scolded him for pulling my pigtails, as she pruned her roses while we played in the garden.

"But mom she won't leave us alone." Jasper whined.

"I told you boys to play nice with her while Alice was at ballet." Esme scolded.

"But she's a girl!" he protested.

"Jasper Lee Cullen! Don't make me get up!" she threatened.

"OK! Come on Bella. Let's ask your mom to make us some lemonade." He pulled us towards the kitchen.

"Mommy, can you make us some lemonade please." I grinned at her with my toothless smile.

"Yes. Go get the other boys, lunch is ready." My mom Renee shooed us away. "And wash up too."

That was my life from the time I can remember until I was 12.

We lived in the guest house at Cullen Manor and the Cullen's paid for me to go to the same private school as their children, I was best friends with Alice Cullen, we were total opposite's but we loved each other just the same; we were inseparable most of the time.

The holidays and summers were the worst. The Cullen's would always travel, I missed them dearly.

My mom would always go out and party when they were gone, leaving me at home by myself, so I'd read and taught myself how to cook. I also advanced a grade, to Alice's dislike.

Summer's starting at age 10, the Cullen's started paying for me to fly to Forks, Washington and I got to spend the entire summer with my dad and grandparents, those were the best times. I loved my dad, I wanted to be with him all the time, but the court said I had to stay with my mom; so at least I had the Cullen's and Esme.

At 12, everything went to hell.

The Cullen's announced they were moving to Alaska, Carlisle had been offered a position at a hospital there and my mom had met a guy, they'd dated three weeks and got married over the weekend, she wanted to be with him and he didn't want a kid, so she was sending me to my dad.

The Cullen's packed all my things and drove me personally, on their way to Alaska, instead of flying like they'd originally planned to do.

Carlisle and my dad talked for quite a while and when they came out they were shaking hands.

Carlisle and Esme gave me big hugs and said they'd never forget me and they hoped to see me again one day.

Alice and I clung to one another in tears, our parents exchanged phone numbers for us and addresses and we wrote on and off for the first couple of years, but they moved around a lot due to Carlisle's job, the last thing I knew and last picture I had of them, Alice and Edward were 14. Emmett was 16 and Jasper was 18 and they were in Chicago.

My dad had gotten full custody of me, we received cards from my mom, occasionally.

Here I am a junior at 14 due to skipping a few grades, dating Jake from the Reservation who looks like he's 18 because he's so huge, but he's 14 as well, not a junior. He's also our quarterback and a pretty nice guy, not someone who I think I'll settle down with long term or even lose my virginity too, but to go out to the movies with and hang out with, he's a great guy and we're together all the time anyway because our dads are best friends.

My best friend's Rose and Maria are encouraging me to apply to the University of Washington with them so we can all room together, although I was thinking of just going to a culinary school, but they said it's a waste of money, plus I won't get all the business training I need. I just want to take over my grandmother's bakery one day and make it bigger and better than ever.

"Bella, do you really want to cook for the rest of your life?" Maria crinkled her nose.

"It's not really cooking Maria." I laughed at her. "It's baking, and yes I do. You know I'm relaxed and in my element when I'm in the kitchen."

"I know. But are you going to be one of those stereotypical barefoot and pregnant women?" Rose sounded offended.

"Hell no!" I shouted and we all fell over in a fit of giggles.

"Well that's a relief. I'd hate to see you waddling around with Jake's baby." Maria imitated a pregnant woman.

"No babies for me!" I tripped her. "I'm going to be an independent woman for as long as possible. I refuse to be like my mother."

"I'd have no problem being like my mom." Rose threw her blond locks over her shoulder.

"That's because she's married to one of the wealthiest men in the Pacific North West." I chided.

"Well there's that." She smiled.

"All the plastic surgery?" Maria laughed.

"Definitely that!" Rose agreed.

"Well my mom dates any and everyone, so long as they have enough money." Maria shrugged.

"Maria, your mom doesn't need the money."

"Oh, I know and she knows and most the men know it too, she's a gold digger." Maria said matter of factly.

I loved my friends, they were my total opposites, but we had the best times together.

Most people thought they were stuck up, they really weren't. They had just been dealt bad hands in life.

Take Maria for instance, her father had been a stockbroker in Seattle, he traveled back and forth a few times a week for work, he was killed one night during a snow storm; a drunk driver ran him into a snow bank and drove off, not calling the police, he bled out from his injuries.

He left them with set for life.

Rose's mom had remarried a few years ago, he was a nice man and took great care of them. He was from old money; logging to be exact. He gave them everything they could ever want and with Rose's mom going through domestic violence while she was pregnant with her, from Rose's biological father who was now serving time in prison.

And of course, you know my story.

"Bells! Jake's here."

I ran downstairs, Jake and I were going to the movies tonight with a group from the Reservation.

"Looking good girl." Jake smiled.

"Gee, thanks." I rolled my eyes. This is how you knew he was still 14 and not 18.

"Billy is driving you two and he'll pick you up since I'm working tonight. You can stay with them tonight or come home. Your choice." My dad said.

"I'll come home. I've got a big report due on Monday." Truthfully, I didn't want to sleep over at Jake's he'd been pushing for sex and that was a big NO.

"OK. Just set the alarm and call me when you do." My dad kissed my forehead before I left.

Jake was all kinds of handsy during the movie, I had to slap them away several times.

"What's wrong with you tonight Bella? You're being frigid." Jake asked after the movie.

"I'm not. I just don't want to be fondled."

"Whatever, I'm done with this shit. I've got needs and if you can't fulfill them, I'll go somewhere else." Jake tried to be intimidating as he towered over me while we were waiting for his dad.

"That's fine Jake. We're over! Go fuck yourself. Tell your dad I don't need a ride home!" I walked the two blocks over to the police station.

"Bells! What are you doing here? I thought Billy was driving you?" my dad said as he poured himself a coffee.

"He was. But Jake was being an ass. He's been trying to pressure me." I shrugged.

"Pressure you?" he asked and I nodded, my dad's face turning red.

"I told him to fuck off dad." I laughed.

"Good girl." My dad hugged me. "Let's go, I'll drive you home."

Senior year was here before we knew it.

Although Rose and Maria were a couple years older than me, they never made me feel like I was younger. I guess because I usually acted older than them most of the time anyway.

"Are you ladies ready to have the best year ever?" Maria asked.

"Hell yes!" Rose laughed.

We'd just got back from school shopping and were all ready for our first day.

We had our hair and nails done, Rose's mom took us to lunch then back to their house to lay by the pool for this rare sunny day.

"Are you giving Jake another chance?" Maria asked.

"Nope." I said popping the P. "He was bugging me all summer, at the bakery."

"Royce and I finally went all the way." Rose said out of the blue.

"What!" I sat up on my lounger and stared at Rose.

"I'm not you Bella. I want a family." Rose scoffed. "Not now, but in the future."

"Just be careful." I shook my head.

"I'm on the pill and he used a condom."

"Since when?" I asked.

"Last year. Mom thought it was a good idea. My periods are always on time." She smiled contently.

"I've been on the pill a couple years, it is great for periods and soon you won't have to use condoms." She winked at Rose.

"Who are you sleeping with?" I asked.

"The easier question would be WHO isn't she sleeping with and that'd be Royce and Jake." Rose laughed.

"Ha Ha!" Maria flicked water on her.

"You can go by yourself to the free clinic Bells. They can't call your dad." Rose informed me.

"But I'm not going to have sex."

"Just for your periods silly."

"My dad would shit if he found them." I shook my head.

"Then get the shot."

"I don't know."

"We'll go with you." Maria offered up. "Make a day of it in Port Angeles."

"OK. Let's do it."

We'd planned on next Wednesday because my dad was going on a fishing trip with Billy and they left at the crack of dawn and didn't get home until around dinner time.

First day of Senior year.

Maria, Rose and I show up in Rose's new scarlet 2018 BMW convertible and dressed to kill.

"Mike is going to love you Bella." Rose snickered as we got out of the car.

"Shut it Rose." I flicked her off.

"Jessica will hate you even more." Maria laughed.

"I could care less what Jessica thinks, we all know that."

"They've been apart all summer; Jessica is going to think everything is cool when she walks onto school property. She'll act like Mike didn't break up with her on the last day of school last year because his family was touring Europe." Rose said it in a snotty tone, making us all laugh.

Sitting at our outside table with a few of our friends, we were laughing and having a good time when Mike walked up to our table and whistled. "Looking good ladies." Rose flicked him off, Maria smiled and I yawned; of course, on que with her radar for Mike, Jessica comes running up and flinging herself at him.

"Mike! I've missed you so much. I guess they don't have phone reception over in third world countries. I'm not upset with you for not calling. I was at first, but now that you're back; all is forgiven." She kisses his cheek.

"Jess, what part of we're over, did you not understand at the end of last year?" Mike pushed her off him.

"You were just confused." She shook her head.

"No Jess. I wasn't, I've got my eyes on a bigger prize." He eyed me and walked away.

"I think someone has a crush on Bella." Rose sang.

"Shut it Rose." I shoved her and Jess gave us all the death stare and stomped away.

"Oooohh… Now you've got Jess on your bad side." Someone off to the side said.

"And that's anything new?" We all laughed and headed to class.

The first half of the year flew by, before I knew it Spring Break was here.

Rose and Maria were going away like they usually did and I'd work in the bakery, saving my money.

I always looked at the bigger picture. My friends, especially Maria thought I was crazy to not to want to marry for money, but I wanted to prove to everyone that I could take care of myself, that I'd never need a man to take care of me. My dad made sure I knew self-defense, and how to shoot a gun, of course I had pepper spray and I'd damn well never need their money like my mother.

Over this Spring Break I shared with my grandmother my future for the bakery, about how I wanted to open another one in Seattle, making it bigger and adding a lunch menu and a possibly wedding cakes. She loved the idea, as long as the one in Forks stayed original. She agreed when the time came I could update what was needed, and add a few things, but no wedding cakes or fancy stuff like that and we both agreed Leah and Sue would still be in charge. I was so excited, I could hardly wait to graduate college now to get everything started.

AN:

So this is my new story…

It just popped into my head…

It won't be BETA'd…

I'll just be writing when I have free time and posting whenever, so no schedule or timeline for this one…

If you're an Edward lover… My apologies again…

This is a Jasper/Bella…

I do have a Bella/Edward that I am writing…

I just haven't posted because I want more written and BETA'd…

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