Isla de Cascadas Hermosas
by Wizardtho
Chapter 07:
BPOV
I had never been one to like surprises. I usually hated them, honestly. Somehow, when Eleazar told me he had a surprise he was working on the other night, I became excited to find out what it was.
Today was apparently the day. We were going to the mainland, but he wouldn’t tell me why. I guess that was the surprise part. I was actually looking forward to this. Maybe he would take me to see some of Rio’s sites while we were out. I hadn’t exactly gotten to see anything on the way here, because of the situation surrounding how I arrived in Brazil.
Once we got to the mainland, Eleazar gave me the most brilliant smile. He kissed my lips lightly, asking, “Are you ready to see Rio? I know you’ve felt cooped up on the island lately. Today is all yours to explore, my darling mate.”
I chuckled, happy that he wasn’t trying to do something extravagant. “We’re exploring? That was my surprise? I love it, Eli! Thank you. Can we go see a few things today, as along as the sky stays cloudy?”
With another kiss to my lips, he brought me into his arms, assuring me, “We will tour as many things as you wish to see, as long as the weather permits. Today is for us to have fun.”
It felt like Brazil was a completely different world compared to the states.
Eli wanted to take me to the Tijuca National Park. I could understand why after a while of walking around, because he climbed us up to the treetops. You could see the most amazing view of Rio from there. At one point, I asked while looking around, “What’s that? Eli, over there… at the top of that mountain. I can’t quite make out what it is.”
He chuckled, “That is Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer. It is a very popular statue, Poco Paloma, at the top of a long set of stairs.”
I instantly wanted to go there, and almost begged, “Can we? Please? I want to see it.”
With a kiss to my neck as he held me a bit closer, Eleazar offered, “I actually had planned on that being one of our last sites of the day. I would like to show you a few other things on the way there. Does that sound acceptable, my little beauty?”
I grinned widely, “Yes, more than acceptable. This view is incredible, Eli. I’ve never seen anything like it, but I have to say, I still think our island view from the treetops is my favorite.”
Our next stop was Jardim Botanico, Rio’s botanical gardens. Eleazar filled me in on its history, and explained that there were more than 8,000 species of plants to see. The orchids alone were cause for tourists to flock to the gardens to see them. I had to admit, though orchids were not one of my favorite flowers, the ones contained in the gardens were quite pretty.
In the downtown Lapa neighborhood, he showed me the wildest looking steps I’d ever seen. It was crazy, but beautiful, in a colorful sort of mishmash way. Vibrant blue, bright yellow, as well as deep greens mixed with shades of red, black, even white… all in one colorful set of steps. Eleazar had called them Escadaria Selarón, and explained about how they connected the night-life that happened between the neighborhoods of Lapa and Santa Teresa.
Thankfully, the only times the sun had shown so far, had been when we were inside a building… and only for a brief few moments. I was hopeful that our luck would hold, because my mate finally told me we were on our way to the statue I had spotted earlier.
I couldn’t wait to see it up close. Since we had done a lot of walking today, Eli offered to take the tram up to the statue, which I gratefully agreed to. The tram ride made for a relatively short trip up to the statue.
Once there, we had one more set of steps to go up before reaching the foot of Christ. I looked around, noting the amazing view we had at sunset, before looking to Eli… only to see a sly smile on his face while looking over my shoulder. I turned, then squealed in excitement at seeing Jasper leaning against the foot of the statue casually, like he belonged nowhere else in the world.
Without a thought, I was racing up the steps. I was in his arms, being twirled around, before I could even register that I’d reached him. He laughed happily as I rushed out, “Jasper! Holy shit! What are you doing here? Can you stay? How long are you in town?”
He laughed as he set me down, kissing me on top of the head, then stood holding me away from him at arm’s length, “You look good, Sugar. Havin’ a mate agrees with ya. Let’s take the questions one at a time, though, ‘kay?”
I purposely took a breath to calm myself, then Jasper grinned, “I’m actually your surprise, if your man over there didn’t spoil it. He invited me out to see the both of ya.”
He gave Eleazar a smirk, and when my mate’s arm wound around my waist, I asked, “Wait… so you came to visit alone? Where’s Alice? Why isn’t she with you?”
Jasper’s features clouded with too many emotions for me to catch before he explained, “That’s a longer story, so let’s leave that one for until we get back to the house. Just suffice it to say that as long as it’s okay with you and your mate, I’ll be stayin’ on the island with the two of ya for a bit.”
I frowned not liking where this conversation was headed, then nodded, “Jasper, you know you’re always welcome. I’m sure Eli agrees with me. Come on. It sounds like you need to talk, and I could really go for a drink or two after a long day of exploring.”
He smiled, kissed my temple, then gave Eli a fierce hug. They exchanged words in Spanish, then we were on our way back to the marina.
Once we reached the island again, Eleazar offered to get Jasper settled into my old room while I freshened up from our day out. I gratefully agreed. When I came out in a yellow ruched halter top and matching floral sarong, I saw Eli making some sort of drink in a pitcher. I padded barefoot over to him, kissing his shoulder as I asked, “Whatcha making?”
He smiled, offering, “This is Brazil’s national drink, called Caipirinha. It is made with Cachaça, which is a Brazilian rum, made from sugar instead of molasses.”
Jasper laughed, adding in as he came up behind me to lay his hand on my shoulder, “The name of your drink roughly translates to country bumpkin, Sugar. We’ll see how ya like it, though. We’ll just be havin’ the Cachaça alone.”
I chuckled, thinking about drinking a country bumpkin, then leaned into Jazz. “It’s really good to see you.”
He hugged me to him, then offered, “Why doncha go relax, Bella, and I’ll help Eleazar with our drinks. Then I’ll explain what landed me at the foot of Christ at sunset.”
I nodded after searching his eyes, knowing whatever it was wouldn’t be good. My mate seemed to know at least a bit more than me, because he patted Jasper’s back, telling him softly, “You’re here now. Relax. You’re with people who care about you.”
Once we were seated comfortably on the back patio near the pool, Jasper said from his lounge chair, “It was a mess of epic damn proportions. Alice said she needed to hunt two mornin’s ago. I thought nothin’ of her wantin’ to hunt alone, because we’d hunted separately thousands of times durin’ our decades together. With the threats we were aware of, we’d both agreed it was safer not to hunt anywhere outside of a 10 minute run from the house. She never took more and a couple hours to hunt, so when I was talkin’ to Peter on the phone and she still wasn’t home, I started to worry. She’d been gone for the better part of the mornin’ by then.”
I looked at him worriedly, but he just patted my hand as he continued, “There’s a GPS chip that can be enabled on our phones. I had them privately installed, and only I can access them. Alice’s was enabled before I even handed her the phone, ‘cuz I was worried… bein’ cautious. I logged in, and found she was nowhere near where she shoulda been, so I hauled ass in her direction. I thought maybe someone took her, or she was runnin’ from someone. Boy, was I wrong. Come to find out, she’d been cheatin’ on me with at least two of the three Cullen males. I found her while she was in the middle of a tryst with Emmett.”
I gasped loudly with my hand over my mouth, unable to believe Emmett would do such a thing. It didn’t make sense. Something wasn't right. “But…”
Jasper shook his head, “He didn’t know, Sugar. From what I’m gatherin’ so far, Alice concocted this elaborate story… well more than one, really… to cover up for her money grabbin’ ways. She told Emmett one story, but Carlisle another. Both of them had been with her separately, but from how Emmett said a few things, they’d been with her together, too."
He cleared a slight growl from his throat, then continued, "Anyway, Alice told Carlisle that I was seekin’ a companion to look after her, in case anything happened to me… but I couldn’t choose, since I’d come to trust the males of the coven. One of the agreement points was that $100,000 would be transferred to her account each month. I’m bettin’ if I call Em, he’d tell me he had the same stipulation in his agreement. They both thought the agreement was mutual… that I’d agreed, but didn’t want to hear or see anythin’ to do with it. Mighty sneaky, the little bitch was. Even Rosalie thought I was goin’ along with it, and that’s why she eventually agreed for Em.”
I was completely disgusted with what I was hearing. It made me feel almost sick, so I sat my drink on the table. It only got worse as Jasper kept going, though. “That’s not all, Sugar. She told Em somethin’ totally different. It seems Em and Rose didn’t know the true meanin’ of companions, because she played up that angle like it was all pleasure related. I don’t know how she worked the money into that one, but I’m sure she did. That stupid plan of Alice’s was tearin’ their relationship apart. I had to explain to both of them the true meanin’ of companions, just so they’d understand how badly Alice twisted it all. Em made it sound almost like she had a courtesan deal… bein’ taken care of for her companionship while still bein’ independant. It was sick, if ya ask me.”
I couldn’t believe this. It was so unreal. “Courtesan? Really!? That’s just a fancy word for a prostitute, in my opinion. Jesus, she actually sold her story that way to Em? And poor Rose. I can’t imagine what she’s been going through. What about Esme? Are Carlisle and Esme alright?”
Jasper nodded, “He was mighty apologetic, Sugar, but he didn’t sound like their relationship was havin’ problems. All he said was that she went along with it, and thinkin’ that if I was lost, they would still be able to protect Alice… well, I could see her agreein’ to that easily. He thought all of this was to make sure she’d be taken care of if somethin’ happened to me… that he’d become her companion eventually. Now he knows I never agreed to a damn thing; certainly not to him fuckin’ her.”
He growled slightly before shaking his head, “Anyway, I had to get out… get away from that mess… so Alice could bury herself in her own lies. Right about now, she’s freakin’ out, thinkin’ I’m missin’ or ash. She’s probably called Carlisle already, wantin’ to know if he’s heard from me. I warned them both to play it off like nothin’ was different, except for the hookups. Those stopped the moment we talked. They’ll make whatever excuses they need to, because after she can’t see them in person to ask for more money, she’ll need to do it over the phone.”
I didn’t understand, so I asked, “More money? Why would she need more? She’s getting $200,000 a frickin’ month, Jazz. That’s almost triple of what Charlie makes in a whole year!”
They both chuckled at that, then Jasper explained, “Yeah, but that’s a drop in the bucket from what she’s used to spendin’, Bella. While I was at Peter’s, after this all went down, I cut off all her fundin’ from me. She has no access to any of my accounts, so she only has pennies available compared to what she’s used to havin’. There’s no way she should be spendin’ nearly the ‘allowance’ she’s bein’ given while layin’ low, but then… this is Alice we’re talkin’ about. This is where she’s gonna show her hand, Sugar.”
I hummed, “Ah, poker reference… gotcha. Well, I say we change the subject. You need some fun, Jazz. No more serious shit for tonight, okay? You’re here with us now, and that’s all that matters.”
He readily agreed, then I saw my mate smirk as he hit a button on the remote, which was laying on the coffee table. Music drifted through the outside speakers, the sensual Spanish sound instantly capturing me, as it always did when Eleazar played it for me. He had been teaching me different types of dances lately. Samba, Tango, Salsa, and Bachata were among the many, but this song had a very sexy Kizomba vibe.
Just as I was about to suggest Eleazar play something a bit less sensual, I felt a cool hand taking mine. Eli gave me a slight smirk along with a wink, right as Jasper asked, “Dance with me, Sugar?”
With the slightest of nods from my mate, I relaxed and stood, accepting Jasper’s invitation.
Jasper led me to the open space a few feet away, immediately twirling me into position as I heard a whispered, “Kizomba,” from Eleazar.
Jasper let out a slight breath, but didn’t say anything while leaving an unnatural amount of space between our bodies. It made our moves feel all wrong, which inevitably caused me to miss several steps.
When my mate finally took over at about the midway point, he told Jasper, “Watch and learn, my friend. Contact is the key. Bella loves this dance, but with the space you had between you, she couldn’t follow your cues. Tease her, play with her… she doesn’t need much to bring out the sensuality of the dance.”
I let out a breath of relief when he pulled me close, connecting our foreheads while wrapping one hand in my hair. The other hand glided slowly down to take its place on my tailbone, with it being his leading hand.
The tension melted away as he began to move with me, teasing the nape of my neck with his fingers as our bodies moved together. It reminded me of our lovemaking in so many ways, that I couldn’t help but become aroused. As always when that happened, Eleazar hummed while nuzzling my neck, then teased me further by tracing a random pattern on the bare skin just above my skirt.
When the song ended, we were both almost breathless with need for each other. I heard a low whistle from Jasper off to the side before he said in an awed tone, “Balance… coordination… takin’ the smallest cues… her scent… all heightened. Should I also assume her libido has matured to that of vampire nature?”
I couldn’t help but laugh at Jasper’s raised eyebrow, since he said it at a tone that I shouldn’t have been able to hear. I replied with a cheeky grin, “Not quite, from what Eli has explained, but you can put heightened touch, hearing, eyesight, and libido into the deck. Mine just isn’t fully to vampire standards yet… yet being the key word. The last one is gaining steadily, though, from what we’ve been able to track.”
Jasper looked to Eli for confirmation, who nodded while adding, “She won’t gain much during her transformation in those categories, Jasper. Her libido has doubled since her arrival on the island, and at the rate of progression, it won’t be long before the next permanent rise occurs.”
I saw a flash of a look pass between the two men, but chose to let it go in lieu of downing my drink.
Only seconds later, Jasper took my hand, asking me curiously, “Care to try again, Sugar? I promise I’ll take your mate’s advice.”
I chuckled, catching Eleazar’s wink from my peripheral vision, then smirked as Jasper twirled me out into the open space, “You sure you can handle me, Jazz? I like it close, as you saw when I was dancing with my sexy mate over there.”
He just wrapped a hand on my hip in response, then pulled my body flush to his, causing me to rest my forehead against his chest. He was taller than Eli by a couple of inches, yet his scent was just as alluring, which prompted me to inhale deeply through my nose.
When my body rested yieldingly against Jasper’s, we were touching from practically head to toe. He let out a hummed, “Perfect, Darlin’... I can definitely handle anythin’ ya throw at me. Just be prepared, ‘cuz I’m a master at the art of teasin’.”
The song started over then. Jasper only put space between our bodies when he was twirling me, proving his words time and again, when our bodies met once more. He was a natural at subtle cues, guiding me flawlessly from one erotic step into the next, even though I heard slight moans come from him when my leg made barely-there brushes against his prominent length.
Jasper was holding the back of my upper thigh while dipping me when the song ended. I was almost as aroused as I was when my dance ended with Eli. I think they could both tell, because Jasper righted me, tapped my ass playfully, then twirled me toward my awaiting mate with a chuckled, “Time for me to sample the island’s game, Sugar. Don’t go wearin’ out your mate too fast, or you’ll be sleepin’ before I get back.”
I could only give a chuckle of my own in reply as Eli grabbed my ass and nipped the top of my breast, “Not likely, seen as it takes a hell of a lot more than a single hour or two romp to wear me out, Jazz. No worries… I’ll be wide awake when you return.”
We didn’t even make it into the house for our first round. Apparently, Eleazar found the sight of Jasper dancing with me highly erotic… and my reaction to our dance even more arousing. Though he didn’t say it outright, his eagerness to take me right there on the plush poolside lounger said it all.
It was only seconds before my mate consumed every bit of my attention, and I couldn’t have cared if Jasper got back early to find us deep into each other right there in front of him. It was passionate, needy… and severely sexy to see my mate wanting me so much that he just couldn’t stand to wait another second.
Over an hour later, I slowed my movements on top of my very sexy mate, only to feel him swell inside me as he eyed where we were joined, “Oh, no, Isabella. I’m not even close to done… and neither are you. I can sense that I still have much to do to satisfy you tonight, my sexy mate.”
I ducked my head, biting my lip because it was true. I was starting to worry that Eleazar would soon feel he wasn’t enough, which was far from the truth… I just wanted him so much that I felt this unquenchable need for him all the time.
He lifted my chin, caught my eyes, then pulled me in for a scorching kiss. When it slowed to a natural stop, he whispered against my parted lips, “Never feel you have to hide it from me, Bella. I told you. Vampires have unending sex drives. I would gladly spend the rest of our days together in bed pleasing you, if that’s what you wanted. It would be difficult to hunt, but I’m sure we could figure something out.”
I chuckled and pecked his lips, since the look on his face was absolutely adorable, then whispered seriously, “You don’t feel like I’m too needy? Like I’m not being satisfied with our lovemaking? I’d hate for you to thi-”
Eleazar cut me off by pressing his lips to mine as he flipped us, planting himself firmly between my thighs before thrusting to the hilt, offering with a satisfied groan, “I believe that I do very well in pleasing my sexy little mate, thank you. The way you come for me, Isabella, leaves no room for doubt. Though, should you feel the need to test out your chemistry with Jasper, I would very much enjoy the show. Christ, were you sexy dancing together.”
With another deep, slow thrust, he hummed, “Mmm... what do you say, My Heart? Would you like to see how well Jasper would do pleasing you? You’ll have the chance very soon, if we don’t move from our current location.”
It was extremely difficult to think of anything but the pleasure while Eleazar was so deep inside me, but then as he paused for a second before pressing deep, his words caught up to me. I ended up groaning loudly, “You want that? Ungh, fuck, Eli… so deep. You want to watch Jasper and I together? Are you contemplating -holy sweet hell, right there.”
All words ceased meaning after that, since Eli had found my sweet spot, then quickly had me crying out in ecstasy through an intense multiple orgasm.
BPOV
I had never been one to like surprises. I usually hated them, honestly. Somehow, when Eleazar told me he had a surprise he was working on the other night, I became excited to find out what it was.
Today was apparently the day. We were going to the mainland, but he wouldn’t tell me why. I guess that was the surprise part. I was actually looking forward to this. Maybe he would take me to see some of Rio’s sites while we were out. I hadn’t exactly gotten to see anything on the way here, because of the situation surrounding how I arrived in Brazil.
Once we got to the mainland, Eleazar gave me the most brilliant smile. He kissed my lips lightly, asking, “Are you ready to see Rio? I know you’ve felt cooped up on the island lately. Today is all yours to explore, my darling mate.”
I chuckled, happy that he wasn’t trying to do something extravagant. “We’re exploring? That was my surprise? I love it, Eli! Thank you. Can we go see a few things today, as along as the sky stays cloudy?”
With another kiss to my lips, he brought me into his arms, assuring me, “We will tour as many things as you wish to see, as long as the weather permits. Today is for us to have fun.”
It felt like Brazil was a completely different world compared to the states.
Eli wanted to take me to the Tijuca National Park. I could understand why after a while of walking around, because he climbed us up to the treetops. You could see the most amazing view of Rio from there. At one point, I asked while looking around, “What’s that? Eli, over there… at the top of that mountain. I can’t quite make out what it is.”
He chuckled, “That is Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer. It is a very popular statue, Poco Paloma, at the top of a long set of stairs.”
I instantly wanted to go there, and almost begged, “Can we? Please? I want to see it.”
With a kiss to my neck as he held me a bit closer, Eleazar offered, “I actually had planned on that being one of our last sites of the day. I would like to show you a few other things on the way there. Does that sound acceptable, my little beauty?”
I grinned widely, “Yes, more than acceptable. This view is incredible, Eli. I’ve never seen anything like it, but I have to say, I still think our island view from the treetops is my favorite.”
Our next stop was Jardim Botanico, Rio’s botanical gardens. Eleazar filled me in on its history, and explained that there were more than 8,000 species of plants to see. The orchids alone were cause for tourists to flock to the gardens to see them. I had to admit, though orchids were not one of my favorite flowers, the ones contained in the gardens were quite pretty.
In the downtown Lapa neighborhood, he showed me the wildest looking steps I’d ever seen. It was crazy, but beautiful, in a colorful sort of mishmash way. Vibrant blue, bright yellow, as well as deep greens mixed with shades of red, black, even white… all in one colorful set of steps. Eleazar had called them Escadaria Selarón, and explained about how they connected the night-life that happened between the neighborhoods of Lapa and Santa Teresa.
Thankfully, the only times the sun had shown so far, had been when we were inside a building… and only for a brief few moments. I was hopeful that our luck would hold, because my mate finally told me we were on our way to the statue I had spotted earlier.
I couldn’t wait to see it up close. Since we had done a lot of walking today, Eli offered to take the tram up to the statue, which I gratefully agreed to. The tram ride made for a relatively short trip up to the statue.
Once there, we had one more set of steps to go up before reaching the foot of Christ. I looked around, noting the amazing view we had at sunset, before looking to Eli… only to see a sly smile on his face while looking over my shoulder. I turned, then squealed in excitement at seeing Jasper leaning against the foot of the statue casually, like he belonged nowhere else in the world.
Without a thought, I was racing up the steps. I was in his arms, being twirled around, before I could even register that I’d reached him. He laughed happily as I rushed out, “Jasper! Holy shit! What are you doing here? Can you stay? How long are you in town?”
He laughed as he set me down, kissing me on top of the head, then stood holding me away from him at arm’s length, “You look good, Sugar. Havin’ a mate agrees with ya. Let’s take the questions one at a time, though, ‘kay?”
I purposely took a breath to calm myself, then Jasper grinned, “I’m actually your surprise, if your man over there didn’t spoil it. He invited me out to see the both of ya.”
He gave Eleazar a smirk, and when my mate’s arm wound around my waist, I asked, “Wait… so you came to visit alone? Where’s Alice? Why isn’t she with you?”
Jasper’s features clouded with too many emotions for me to catch before he explained, “That’s a longer story, so let’s leave that one for until we get back to the house. Just suffice it to say that as long as it’s okay with you and your mate, I’ll be stayin’ on the island with the two of ya for a bit.”
I frowned not liking where this conversation was headed, then nodded, “Jasper, you know you’re always welcome. I’m sure Eli agrees with me. Come on. It sounds like you need to talk, and I could really go for a drink or two after a long day of exploring.”
He smiled, kissed my temple, then gave Eli a fierce hug. They exchanged words in Spanish, then we were on our way back to the marina.
Once we reached the island again, Eleazar offered to get Jasper settled into my old room while I freshened up from our day out. I gratefully agreed. When I came out in a yellow ruched halter top and matching floral sarong, I saw Eli making some sort of drink in a pitcher. I padded barefoot over to him, kissing his shoulder as I asked, “Whatcha making?”
He smiled, offering, “This is Brazil’s national drink, called Caipirinha. It is made with Cachaça, which is a Brazilian rum, made from sugar instead of molasses.”
Jasper laughed, adding in as he came up behind me to lay his hand on my shoulder, “The name of your drink roughly translates to country bumpkin, Sugar. We’ll see how ya like it, though. We’ll just be havin’ the Cachaça alone.”
I chuckled, thinking about drinking a country bumpkin, then leaned into Jazz. “It’s really good to see you.”
He hugged me to him, then offered, “Why doncha go relax, Bella, and I’ll help Eleazar with our drinks. Then I’ll explain what landed me at the foot of Christ at sunset.”
I nodded after searching his eyes, knowing whatever it was wouldn’t be good. My mate seemed to know at least a bit more than me, because he patted Jasper’s back, telling him softly, “You’re here now. Relax. You’re with people who care about you.”
Once we were seated comfortably on the back patio near the pool, Jasper said from his lounge chair, “It was a mess of epic damn proportions. Alice said she needed to hunt two mornin’s ago. I thought nothin’ of her wantin’ to hunt alone, because we’d hunted separately thousands of times durin’ our decades together. With the threats we were aware of, we’d both agreed it was safer not to hunt anywhere outside of a 10 minute run from the house. She never took more and a couple hours to hunt, so when I was talkin’ to Peter on the phone and she still wasn’t home, I started to worry. She’d been gone for the better part of the mornin’ by then.”
I looked at him worriedly, but he just patted my hand as he continued, “There’s a GPS chip that can be enabled on our phones. I had them privately installed, and only I can access them. Alice’s was enabled before I even handed her the phone, ‘cuz I was worried… bein’ cautious. I logged in, and found she was nowhere near where she shoulda been, so I hauled ass in her direction. I thought maybe someone took her, or she was runnin’ from someone. Boy, was I wrong. Come to find out, she’d been cheatin’ on me with at least two of the three Cullen males. I found her while she was in the middle of a tryst with Emmett.”
I gasped loudly with my hand over my mouth, unable to believe Emmett would do such a thing. It didn’t make sense. Something wasn't right. “But…”
Jasper shook his head, “He didn’t know, Sugar. From what I’m gatherin’ so far, Alice concocted this elaborate story… well more than one, really… to cover up for her money grabbin’ ways. She told Emmett one story, but Carlisle another. Both of them had been with her separately, but from how Emmett said a few things, they’d been with her together, too."
He cleared a slight growl from his throat, then continued, "Anyway, Alice told Carlisle that I was seekin’ a companion to look after her, in case anything happened to me… but I couldn’t choose, since I’d come to trust the males of the coven. One of the agreement points was that $100,000 would be transferred to her account each month. I’m bettin’ if I call Em, he’d tell me he had the same stipulation in his agreement. They both thought the agreement was mutual… that I’d agreed, but didn’t want to hear or see anythin’ to do with it. Mighty sneaky, the little bitch was. Even Rosalie thought I was goin’ along with it, and that’s why she eventually agreed for Em.”
I was completely disgusted with what I was hearing. It made me feel almost sick, so I sat my drink on the table. It only got worse as Jasper kept going, though. “That’s not all, Sugar. She told Em somethin’ totally different. It seems Em and Rose didn’t know the true meanin’ of companions, because she played up that angle like it was all pleasure related. I don’t know how she worked the money into that one, but I’m sure she did. That stupid plan of Alice’s was tearin’ their relationship apart. I had to explain to both of them the true meanin’ of companions, just so they’d understand how badly Alice twisted it all. Em made it sound almost like she had a courtesan deal… bein’ taken care of for her companionship while still bein’ independant. It was sick, if ya ask me.”
I couldn’t believe this. It was so unreal. “Courtesan? Really!? That’s just a fancy word for a prostitute, in my opinion. Jesus, she actually sold her story that way to Em? And poor Rose. I can’t imagine what she’s been going through. What about Esme? Are Carlisle and Esme alright?”
Jasper nodded, “He was mighty apologetic, Sugar, but he didn’t sound like their relationship was havin’ problems. All he said was that she went along with it, and thinkin’ that if I was lost, they would still be able to protect Alice… well, I could see her agreein’ to that easily. He thought all of this was to make sure she’d be taken care of if somethin’ happened to me… that he’d become her companion eventually. Now he knows I never agreed to a damn thing; certainly not to him fuckin’ her.”
He growled slightly before shaking his head, “Anyway, I had to get out… get away from that mess… so Alice could bury herself in her own lies. Right about now, she’s freakin’ out, thinkin’ I’m missin’ or ash. She’s probably called Carlisle already, wantin’ to know if he’s heard from me. I warned them both to play it off like nothin’ was different, except for the hookups. Those stopped the moment we talked. They’ll make whatever excuses they need to, because after she can’t see them in person to ask for more money, she’ll need to do it over the phone.”
I didn’t understand, so I asked, “More money? Why would she need more? She’s getting $200,000 a frickin’ month, Jazz. That’s almost triple of what Charlie makes in a whole year!”
They both chuckled at that, then Jasper explained, “Yeah, but that’s a drop in the bucket from what she’s used to spendin’, Bella. While I was at Peter’s, after this all went down, I cut off all her fundin’ from me. She has no access to any of my accounts, so she only has pennies available compared to what she’s used to havin’. There’s no way she should be spendin’ nearly the ‘allowance’ she’s bein’ given while layin’ low, but then… this is Alice we’re talkin’ about. This is where she’s gonna show her hand, Sugar.”
I hummed, “Ah, poker reference… gotcha. Well, I say we change the subject. You need some fun, Jazz. No more serious shit for tonight, okay? You’re here with us now, and that’s all that matters.”
He readily agreed, then I saw my mate smirk as he hit a button on the remote, which was laying on the coffee table. Music drifted through the outside speakers, the sensual Spanish sound instantly capturing me, as it always did when Eleazar played it for me. He had been teaching me different types of dances lately. Samba, Tango, Salsa, and Bachata were among the many, but this song had a very sexy Kizomba vibe.
Just as I was about to suggest Eleazar play something a bit less sensual, I felt a cool hand taking mine. Eli gave me a slight smirk along with a wink, right as Jasper asked, “Dance with me, Sugar?”
With the slightest of nods from my mate, I relaxed and stood, accepting Jasper’s invitation.
Jasper led me to the open space a few feet away, immediately twirling me into position as I heard a whispered, “Kizomba,” from Eleazar.
Jasper let out a slight breath, but didn’t say anything while leaving an unnatural amount of space between our bodies. It made our moves feel all wrong, which inevitably caused me to miss several steps.
When my mate finally took over at about the midway point, he told Jasper, “Watch and learn, my friend. Contact is the key. Bella loves this dance, but with the space you had between you, she couldn’t follow your cues. Tease her, play with her… she doesn’t need much to bring out the sensuality of the dance.”
I let out a breath of relief when he pulled me close, connecting our foreheads while wrapping one hand in my hair. The other hand glided slowly down to take its place on my tailbone, with it being his leading hand.
The tension melted away as he began to move with me, teasing the nape of my neck with his fingers as our bodies moved together. It reminded me of our lovemaking in so many ways, that I couldn’t help but become aroused. As always when that happened, Eleazar hummed while nuzzling my neck, then teased me further by tracing a random pattern on the bare skin just above my skirt.
When the song ended, we were both almost breathless with need for each other. I heard a low whistle from Jasper off to the side before he said in an awed tone, “Balance… coordination… takin’ the smallest cues… her scent… all heightened. Should I also assume her libido has matured to that of vampire nature?”
I couldn’t help but laugh at Jasper’s raised eyebrow, since he said it at a tone that I shouldn’t have been able to hear. I replied with a cheeky grin, “Not quite, from what Eli has explained, but you can put heightened touch, hearing, eyesight, and libido into the deck. Mine just isn’t fully to vampire standards yet… yet being the key word. The last one is gaining steadily, though, from what we’ve been able to track.”
Jasper looked to Eli for confirmation, who nodded while adding, “She won’t gain much during her transformation in those categories, Jasper. Her libido has doubled since her arrival on the island, and at the rate of progression, it won’t be long before the next permanent rise occurs.”
I saw a flash of a look pass between the two men, but chose to let it go in lieu of downing my drink.
Only seconds later, Jasper took my hand, asking me curiously, “Care to try again, Sugar? I promise I’ll take your mate’s advice.”
I chuckled, catching Eleazar’s wink from my peripheral vision, then smirked as Jasper twirled me out into the open space, “You sure you can handle me, Jazz? I like it close, as you saw when I was dancing with my sexy mate over there.”
He just wrapped a hand on my hip in response, then pulled my body flush to his, causing me to rest my forehead against his chest. He was taller than Eli by a couple of inches, yet his scent was just as alluring, which prompted me to inhale deeply through my nose.
When my body rested yieldingly against Jasper’s, we were touching from practically head to toe. He let out a hummed, “Perfect, Darlin’... I can definitely handle anythin’ ya throw at me. Just be prepared, ‘cuz I’m a master at the art of teasin’.”
The song started over then. Jasper only put space between our bodies when he was twirling me, proving his words time and again, when our bodies met once more. He was a natural at subtle cues, guiding me flawlessly from one erotic step into the next, even though I heard slight moans come from him when my leg made barely-there brushes against his prominent length.
Jasper was holding the back of my upper thigh while dipping me when the song ended. I was almost as aroused as I was when my dance ended with Eli. I think they could both tell, because Jasper righted me, tapped my ass playfully, then twirled me toward my awaiting mate with a chuckled, “Time for me to sample the island’s game, Sugar. Don’t go wearin’ out your mate too fast, or you’ll be sleepin’ before I get back.”
I could only give a chuckle of my own in reply as Eli grabbed my ass and nipped the top of my breast, “Not likely, seen as it takes a hell of a lot more than a single hour or two romp to wear me out, Jazz. No worries… I’ll be wide awake when you return.”
We didn’t even make it into the house for our first round. Apparently, Eleazar found the sight of Jasper dancing with me highly erotic… and my reaction to our dance even more arousing. Though he didn’t say it outright, his eagerness to take me right there on the plush poolside lounger said it all.
It was only seconds before my mate consumed every bit of my attention, and I couldn’t have cared if Jasper got back early to find us deep into each other right there in front of him. It was passionate, needy… and severely sexy to see my mate wanting me so much that he just couldn’t stand to wait another second.
Over an hour later, I slowed my movements on top of my very sexy mate, only to feel him swell inside me as he eyed where we were joined, “Oh, no, Isabella. I’m not even close to done… and neither are you. I can sense that I still have much to do to satisfy you tonight, my sexy mate.”
I ducked my head, biting my lip because it was true. I was starting to worry that Eleazar would soon feel he wasn’t enough, which was far from the truth… I just wanted him so much that I felt this unquenchable need for him all the time.
He lifted my chin, caught my eyes, then pulled me in for a scorching kiss. When it slowed to a natural stop, he whispered against my parted lips, “Never feel you have to hide it from me, Bella. I told you. Vampires have unending sex drives. I would gladly spend the rest of our days together in bed pleasing you, if that’s what you wanted. It would be difficult to hunt, but I’m sure we could figure something out.”
I chuckled and pecked his lips, since the look on his face was absolutely adorable, then whispered seriously, “You don’t feel like I’m too needy? Like I’m not being satisfied with our lovemaking? I’d hate for you to thi-”
Eleazar cut me off by pressing his lips to mine as he flipped us, planting himself firmly between my thighs before thrusting to the hilt, offering with a satisfied groan, “I believe that I do very well in pleasing my sexy little mate, thank you. The way you come for me, Isabella, leaves no room for doubt. Though, should you feel the need to test out your chemistry with Jasper, I would very much enjoy the show. Christ, were you sexy dancing together.”
With another deep, slow thrust, he hummed, “Mmm... what do you say, My Heart? Would you like to see how well Jasper would do pleasing you? You’ll have the chance very soon, if we don’t move from our current location.”
It was extremely difficult to think of anything but the pleasure while Eleazar was so deep inside me, but then as he paused for a second before pressing deep, his words caught up to me. I ended up groaning loudly, “You want that? Ungh, fuck, Eli… so deep. You want to watch Jasper and I together? Are you contemplating -holy sweet hell, right there.”
All words ceased meaning after that, since Eli had found my sweet spot, then quickly had me crying out in ecstasy through an intense multiple orgasm.