A/N: All Chapters have been re-uploaded with 1grammar, spelling, and story consistency changes. The Prologue through Chapter 10 are affected by this change. All these chapters were previously beta'd, but have not been re-beta'd because the overall changes were not major.

In-Regards to Lemons/Sexual Content: All Lemons/Graphic Sexual Content in the story have been removed. If you want to read them you will need to go to TWCS. There is a link in my Author's Profile to the listing of all my stories on that site. You will also find all current Outtakes on TWCS.

Story Details: This story is slash, M/M relationship between Jasper & Edward.

Series Info: This is the third and final story in the Change Series. Please read Change: A Journey of Struggle followed by Change: A Journey of Acceptance before reading this story.

Prologue: Not so Warm Welcome

The Olympic Peninsula of Washington State is home to a small town by the name of Forks. It is an area of the country that we had not visited in nearly seventy years. The last time we lived in this area was 1935. It was here that we discovered the Quileute Shape Shifters. They referred to themselves as werewolves, but they were not true werewolves. It was Forks that we, the Cullens, would be calling home for the next few years. The tiny little town was the perfect place for us due to its nearly constant cloud cover.

The past few years had been quite eventful for us. Edward and I had gotten married and we'd completed Medical school. Medical school had been a challenging ordeal, but I was very proud of myself. I was also very proud of Edward. Both of us had completed our residency requirements. It had been a test for what would be coming in our move to Forks.

Today we were visiting Forks in advance of our move. Carlisle and Esme had arrived earlier in the day, and gone up to the construction sites of our new homes. Esme wanted to be sure that everything was going according to plan. We were schedule to take possession of our new homes in just a few weeks.

Edward and I had decided to join Carlisle and Esme for the trip. The rest of the family had made other plans. The two of us had decided to drive cross country on our new Ducati Superbikes. We got numerous looks from residents as we rode into town. Two very expensive motorcycles being driven by two fully leather clad men with full face helmets would attract attention. We knew that in a town this size we'd attract attention for the first few weeks or months. We were new and new things made humans talk.

Edward and I parked our bikes alongside Carlisle's brand new Mercedes AMG. Rosalie and Edward had insisted that Carlisle purchase himself a new vehicle before the move to Forks. Carlisle wasn't a huge spender, but it didn't take much arm-twisting after he saw the new AMG.

"Where is Esme?" Edward asked after pulling off his helmet.

"She is at your new home taking measurements. It appears the contractor finished with your house early. Esme wants a new set of measurements for wall and floor space," Carlisle answered.

"What about the other houses?" I asked.

"The main house is nearly complete, and requires mostly interior work and some landscaping. The contractor believes he'll be finished by the end of this week. Rosalie and Emmett's place should be done by the end of next week," Carlisle said.

"I guess they really wanted that bonus for finishing early," Edward replied.

We had settled on building three homes in Forks. The main reason for this was that we were going to be playing older ages then we'd tried in the past. So far it had worked out very well. Alice had mostly made clothing, and hair style changes to give us an older appearance. No one had questioned our ages or even gave it a second thought.

Edward and I would be living together on our own for the first time since we'd been married. It had been difficult for Esme to accept the necessary changes, but we would all still be very close by and we'd get together a few nights every week.

Rosalie and Emmett were also going to live on their own. Their home would be a mile from the main house. Our home was a half mile from the main house, but in the opposite direction. Edward and I had insisted upon the extra distance. Emmett and Rosalie were known for being wild and carefree with their sex life. Edward and I wanted to be as far away as possible, but still close enough to keep Esme happy. Riley, Alice and Demetri would live in the main house with Esme and Carlisle.

"Esme has looked over their work and is quite happy with the results," Carlisle added.

"Shall we head in and introduce ourselves to our new co-workers?" I asked.

Carlisle led the way and Edward and I followed. For the first time Edward and I would be working together alongside Carlisle. Completing our residency had been a test to see if we could handle being around human blood. It had been excruciatingly difficult at first, but by the end of our residency I had learned how to control my reaction to human blood. I learned how to ignore it and complete the task at hand.

Carlisle had been extremely proud of us. In recognition of our efforts Carlisle organized a hunting trip to Africa. For the first time ever I got to taste lion, not mountain lion, but large African Lions. It was the best vegetarian vampire meal I'd ever eaten.

In just six short weeks Carlisle, Edward and I would be working at Forks Community Hospital. Hiring three doctors from the same family was unusual, but the hospital had been looking to expand for several years. Its attempts to lure in qualified doctors had been met with little success. Forks was a small hospital, but many of the emergency cases they deal could at times require the attention of a specialist. However, Neurosurgeons weren't cheap. The hospital had been weary of hiring a fresh face, but Edward had graduated top of his class at Harvard and come with huge recommendations from residency.

My specialty was a bit easier to recruit, but few doctors want to move to a small town with low pay. Being a Trauma Surgeon also meant that I would be Co-Director of the Emergency Department with Carlisle. We were replacing the last Director who had gotten a job at a hospital in Portland, Oregon that paid much more. Carlisle had accepted a general surgeon's position along with handling some of the director responsibilities for the Emergency Department.

Carlisle approached the Nurse's station where a slim middle aged woman was seated. She had short black hair and dark skin complexion. She did not see us approached as she expressed annoyance at the computer screen in front of her.

"Excuse me, I'm Doctor Carlisle Cullen."

Her head snapped up quickly and her face paled as she looked at us. "Well this is going to be interesting," Edward whispered.

"I am Sue Clearwater the Director of Nursing for the Emergency Department, and an Elder on the Quileute Tribal Council," she said after recovering quickly. None of us missed the part about her being on the Tribal Council.

"This is my son, Edward and his partner Jasper. They are the new Neurosurgeon and Trauma Surgeon," Carlisle said.

"Dr. Snow explained that Edward and Jasper were married, but that Jasper was going to use a different last name to avoid confusion?" Sue replied.

"Yes, ma'am. I'll be using my family name of Hale. We felt three doctors going by the same last might could get confusing," I replied using my southern accent.

"We were in town checking on the construction of our homes and decided to stop in and introduce ourselves to the staff. If you're not too busy we'd appreciate a tour and introductions," Carlisle said.

"I can introduce you to the nursing staff, but I'm on shift so I will be unable to give you a tour. I can page Dr. Snow to provide you with a tour," Sue replied.

"That would be wonderful," Carlisle replied.

Dr. Snow is the Chief Medical Director for Forks Community Hospital. He is a middle-aged man with a wife and two children in college; and a native of Forks.

As we waited for Dr. Snow, Sue introduced us to the nursing staff that was currently working. "Angela Weber is the evening shift Charge Nurse, and is excellent at her job," Sue said after introducing us to Katie and Austin.

"Doctors Cullen and Doctor Hale we were not expecting you for another six weeks," Dr. Snow said as he approached.

"We were just check in on the construction of our homes, and decided to come and introduce ourselves to the staff." Carlisle replied.

"Wonderful! I see that you have met Sue, and some of the nursing staff. She'll be Dr. Hale and your right hand here in the ER," Dr. Snow said.

Dr. Snow took us on a tour of the hospital, and showed us where our offices would be located. Forks Hospital was small, but more than adequate to handle the needs of the community and surrounding area. We thanked Dr. Snow for the tour and Sue for introducing us to the nursing staff.

I pulled on my riding gloves as we headed toward our bikes. As I looked up I could see two teenage boys drooling over them. They both had black hair and russet colored skin, which meant they were likely boys from the reservation.

"Hello," Edward said as we approached.

"Hey. Are these bikes yours?" the older kid asked. His tone was excited.

"Yes they are. Are you two into motorcycles?" I asked.

"And cars," The older boy said. "I just finished rebuilding a Volkswagen Rabbit."

"You'd get on well with my sister Rosalie. She loves rebuilding old cars and tuning up new ones. Although I think she might tease you about your choice of cars to rebuild," I replied.

"German engineering is the best," He argued.

"Edward and I are both partial to British built cars. Edward has an Aston Martin Vanquish and I've got a Jaguar XKR-S," I replied.

The boy's eyes lit up like it was Christmas. "Oh wow!"

"I'm Jasper, by the way," I added.

"I'm Jacob and this is Seth," The older boy said.

"Nice to me you both, but we need to get going," I said. Carlisle had already left.

"Thanks for letting us admire your bikes," Seth said.

"You're welcome," I said. "We're moving to the area so maybe you'll get to admire the cars at some point."

"That would so cool," Jacob replied. "Thanks again."

We got on our bikes, and waved bye to them before heading to catch up with Carlisle.