Chapter Thirteen

Jasper's POV

Six months later...

"Are your eyes closed? Hey! I said no peeking!" Edward instructed me as he held tight onto my hand, leading me with measured footsteps out of our house and across the front lawn.

"They're closed, they're closed! Jeeze...I'm just trying not to fall in the dirt here," I joked along with my lover as he and I took a few more steps that switched from soft grass to hard pavement, putting us out in the street, I surmised even though I currently could not see.

"I won't let you fall; I promise," Edward told me with a gorgeous smile evident in his positive words to me, his grip tightening on my free hand as he finally brought our small venture to a stop.

"Are we there yet?" I joked again, smiling behind my hand that covered my eyes, as I felt Edward promptly let go of my fingers, followed by me hearing him walk forward a little more before turning around.

"Alright, Jazz...open your eyes..." Edward's cool, velvet voice sounded above the few, faint cars that drove down the main road that connected to ours some ways down, and I quickly blinked open my eyes as per his command.

There, sitting handsomely next to Edward's smirking form, was a brand new black and red-designed Ducati Monster motorcycle, with a staggering 796 engine, beautiful LED taillights, signature Monster trellis, and the unmistakeable cast aluminum rear sub-frame that provided the overall concept of the sleek, simple machine now at my fingertips.

I knew my mouth was hanging open, I knew that Edward was smiling brightly at the way I tried to speak but failed several times, only half-sounds and incoherent words coming out for a moment, while my wide eyes ran over and over the breathtaking Ducati motorcycle that I honestly could not believe I was looking at.

"Well...what do you think...?" Edward's jovial voice somewhat snapped me out of my awestricken state as I finally recognized the need to close my mouth and blink my eyes before answering him.

"This is...this...wow...uhh...God...whew...man..." I rambled, my dazed, dreamy fog still trying to clear as Edward laughed amiably at my bumbling state before wrapping his arms around my shoulders from the side, his rose-colored lips near my cheek as he whispered.

"It's yours, baby...this is for you," Edward cooed the words that made me lose my breath all over again.

"Are...are you serious? Really? You really mean it! Oh my God ! Oh...wow, Edward...thank you so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you...!" I absolutely exploded into a chaotic scramble of joy and marvel, of unbelievable gratitude and soul-clenching love for this man before me, kissing me on my cheek and ear.

"You're welcome! You're welcome!" Edward laughed merrily as I threw my arms around my lover and lifted him off of the ground, spinning us both around for a few, gleeful turns that made him laugh and squeeze at my shoulders, before I carefully set him back down.

"Oh, man...this is...this is amazing, Edward...really. I'm like...I can't even talk right now because I'm just so...so..."I continued to try to pour out the toppling, invigorating emotions that were constricting my throat and warming my heart from so much happiness currently swaddling me in her wonderful embrace, made even more radiant by the beaming, pleased smile Edward had on his stunning face for me.

"I can see that, sweetheart," Edward chuckled once more, briefly lifting a hand to my unruly tresses and smoothing down a few curls in a loving gesture that soothed my racing mind and eased my overwhelmed senses.

Now able to think a bit more clearer, I blinked once more at the expensive machinery set before me, looking unfathomably dashing against the fading afternoon light behind it, before turning to face Edward directly.

"But, wait...Edward...darlin'...how were you able to afford this...?" I asked my lover with a genuinely worried expression on my face, steadily mentally preparing myself to tell Edward without a second thought to take the Ducati back should he have suffered financially because of it.

"Don't even worry about it, Jasper...call it a gift...from...me and my family. We all wanted you to have it, baby...you deserve it," Edward provided calmly, letting his hands roam down either of my black sweater-clad arms until he could lace our fingers together, his mesmerizing jade eyes softly boring into mine, telling me even after his words had ended that I truly was entitled so such a present, that there was no reason for me not to have it.

I let my own cobalt orbs search his for a moment more, simply to just appreciate all the warmth and admiration I was able to see there, before I stepped closed to Edward, squeezing his hands inside my own as I pressed our lips together in a chaste, bold kiss.

I purred only for Edward to hear as I felt my boyfriend slowly bring his arms up to wrap around my back, our fingers slipping away from one another as we easily embraced the other in a solid hug, our lips never parting as I savored the comforting feel of his strong chest pressed against mine, the delightful mint and jasmine flavor that was purely Edward wafting into my nostrils and teasing my lips from being this close and connected to him like this, the love I could feel radiating off of this man for solely me as I graciously accepted his gift with a kiss.

"...Edward..."I breathed, my eyes remaining close, the simple, tranquil bliss of this moment far too perfect for anything else to even touch my other senses, as he and I both rested our foreheads together, continuing to hold the other tight, "...I love it. I can't thank you or your family enough...this is the best thing anyone's ever done for me..."

"I'd do it again, sweetheart...I was devastated when you lost your first bike...I've been wanting to do this for you for a while now...I'm so glad you love it, babe..."Edward whispered with loving, nearly desperate silk lining his words, the same tone he would use to purr sweet, sultry promises and confessions to me late at night while the both of us were sated and comfortable in bed, simply lying there in each others' arms until we fell asleep.

I loved it, I lived for it...that refined, timbred tone of his voice whenever he spoke so passionately to me; every time, bringing a smile to my lips and wispy, feather-soft tingles to tease at my skin as I could feel how much devotion and purity there was within him, about us.

"Go for a ride with me..." I said rather than asked my beloved boyfriend, only then loosening my iron-clad hold on Edward's shoulders as he and I gradually eased our foreheads away from one other so we may look directly in each others' sparkling, vibrant eyes once more.

"You have to name her first," Edward countered playfully, flashing me with his feisty half-smirk as he shifted his weight to his other leg as he waited for my reply, his witty cockiness delighting me in every possible way as it touched my heart that he remembered something so small that I named my vehicles.

I laughed at Edward's endearing prerequisite before taking a ride on the motorcycle with me, forever loving out light banter and loving antics occurring between us, as he let his hands slide down to rest on either of my hips while I mindlessly trailed my fingers up and down Edward's white-covered biceps.

I rolled my eyes at my smirking boyfriend, my own smile unable to disappear from my features, from perhaps my life, before I cast my now thoughtful stare upon the lovely machinery sitting beside the both of us, the Ducati Monster looking ready to hit amazing speeds and carve down winding roadways, ready to thrill any person who dared to ride and take care of her.

"Nessie," I spoke aloud, answering Edward's witty demand of me in one, single word that both shocked and puzzled my bronze-haired lover at the same time.

"...what...?" Edward chuckled at once, adorable confusion written all over his remarkable face so close to my own, as I grinned in earnest at his obvious lapse at realizing the connection I had just made to create such a name.

"It's a Ducati Monster...like...the Loch Ness Monster...otherwise known as 'Nessie'...get it?" I explained my second motorcycle's ridiculous but clever name to my lover, watching with nearly tangible joy in my chest and eyes as Edward laughed out loud once more, our hands naturally coming together as we continued to remain close, so in love.

I loved how utterly free Edward looked right now as he finished chuckling and merely cast his warm, emerald gaze into my own...how miraculously happy the two of us genuinely felt around each other and in life in general, as if one of us was truly needed to offer stability and peace to the other.

He needed me...and I was certain that I needed him.

Motorcycle or not - in truth, the awe-inspiring piece of custom machinery meant very little to me in comparison to the wholeness I was able to feel each day simply by being someone special to Edward Cullen, and I had thanked God too many times to count because of this same fact.

He could have shown me anything this day, and I would have treasured kissing his lips and hearing the sounds of his stunning laughter even more than the gift itself.

However, the fact that my Edward had actually gotten me something as impressive and unbelievable as the Ducati motorcycle...I was blown away all the more...completely overwhelmed...completely beside myself.

And it was all because of Edward.

He never failed in making me realize even more happiness, even more spectacular possibilities that had me falling in love with life all over again.

He was the very enchantment that made everything worthwhile, exciting, and positive.

I loved him so much.

"Nessie it is, then," Edward confirmed affectionately to me, touching his nose to mine in a charming display of tenderness of which I found myself seamlessly melting in its magic, me being forever appreciative of the sweet, cotton-soft pleasure...as well as the intense, world-crumbling pleasure...that Edward always seemed capable of enveloping me in.

"...let's go for a ride, sweetheart..." Edward finished cooing the precious words to me, giving my hands a subtle squeeze inside his own before gently sliding away from my fingers, my softened sapphire eyes watching as though I were watching a dream happen right in front of me, as Edward, glorious in his colorful, natural beauty, stepped up to the motorcycle and beckoned me to follow.

I released the air I had not realized I had been holding inside my lungs, my lips curving into a broad smile once more from such a gesture, as I first offered the absolute love of my life, the one person on this earth I would happily live and die for, a quick nod in affirmation.

"Yeah..." I breathed the word, my southern voice not entirely sounding like my own due to the wonderful, yet staggering amounts of emotion and graciousness currently coating my vision and making up my world, as I began walking the short distance towards my new gift...and the man who made it all possible.

Author's Note: WIN! THIS STORY IS FINALLY OVER! XD I hope you all have enjoyed my little fic, yeah? As for the song titled 'Slept So Long,' go listen to it now. It is the shizz bang booty, and it helped inspire me to write this story. XD Cheers and goodwill.