Jasper's Point of View

I opened the car door and took a deep breath of the cool air. Bella's smell in the car was maddening. Small spaces were not a good thing when it came to Bella and me. Thank god we'd be outside for a while.

I heard Bella's door slam. She marched over to me. "I am not dancing, Jasper! You cannot make me do it!" she yelled, poking me in the chest with each word. She had obviously seen the stereo and come to the conclusion that we were dancing. She was right.

I stifled a smile. I knew she hated dancing. Teaching her to dance was exactly the thing to get her mind off of Edward.

"Oh, can't I?" I challenged.

She faltered. "Well, I guess if you really wanted me to dance there wouldn't be anything stopping you. You do, after all, have superhuman strength. You also could probably persuade me pretty easily if you wanted to." She was going to lose the battle of the dance and she knew it.

"Just give it a try. I promise to stop if you don't like it," I reasoned.

Bella heaved a defeated sigh. "Alright, but if I get hurt I'm blaming you."

"That sounds fair." I really doubted she would get hurt. I was there, and I wasn't planning on hurting her.

"What kind of dancing are we doing anyway?" she asked. I didn't answer and led her over to the clearing in the trees. There was the stereo sitting on the little table I placed there earlier that morning. There was a nice sized clearing in the trees that was perfect for dancing.

I pushed play and the sound of Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman flooded the forest. I watched her face fall.

"Swing dance? You want me to swing dance?" she asked incredulously.

"I sure do," I replied, sending a wave of calm over her. She took a few deep breaths and then glared at me.

"Just a warning, I will fall down. I'll fall down a whole lot," she said.

I just smiled at her and said, "well, it's a good thing I'll be there to catch you then."

She sighed. "Teach me then, Jasper."

An hour and a half later, Bella had gotten all the basic steps down. I could tell that even though she didn't want to admit it, she was having fun. I had successfully taken her mind away from Edward.