K: Here’s chapter 3. So apparently Jasper had a redeeming quality to y’all. Interesting. Also, a lot of y’all asked about their ages. Jasper is 25, while Alice is 23, also this takes place in present time -2010- (that should help with the flash backs)
Robs: Lookie here another Jasper chapter... AND the moment y'all have been waiting for is here. There are gonna see each other again for the first time in five years :::gasp:::
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I grinned when the reddish hair of one Edward Cullen came into view as I walked to baggage claim. We did the manly one arm hug and laughed about each other’s looks; his hair was longer then I remembered and apparently I wasn’t dressed to impress.
“Fuck off dude, I had to work twenty-four hours, then fly ten hours to get my happy ass here for you.” I teased, punching him in the arm. “I’m tired, need coffee, but I’m glad to be back.” Not to mention, glad to be away from Kelly.
Edward grinned as he closed the trunk of his car once my bags where inside. “Well, we have to get the tuxes, but I’ll get you some coffee beforehand.”
“Marry me,” I teased before getting in the seat. He just shook his head, laughing as he proclaimed his undying love for Bella. I gave him my best smile as I watched the city zoom past us, wishing that someday I might have what he has, but with Alice… again.
The ride towards our destination was a pleasant one. Edward was telling me how insane Bella was being with wedding planning, especially when it came to the catering. That made sense to me since Bella had her own catering company. But I noticed the conversation always jumped over the topic of Alice and it made me wonder if this was what the week was going to be like, avoiding it like the plague only to have to face it head on when we were forced to.
We arrived at a four story building. Its brick and mortar walls giving it an historical look to it, ‘Meyer Fashion Consulting, LLC.’ was scrawled out in a mirrored finish.
“What, you couldn’t just order yours online?” I teased as we got out of the car. Edward just flipped me off, before holding the door open.
I followed him through the lobby, wondering what we were doing here. Once inside the elevator I finally asked.
“Alright, I thought we were getting the tuxes?”
He started to rub the back of his neck as he gave me a stupid grin. “Picking up the tuxes?”
I raised my eyebrow skeptically at him. “At Meyer Fashion... what-the-fuck-ever? I thought you were ordering them and having them shipped to you?”
“Uh... no... Um, Ali picked them up.” He hesitated slightly, “She's Bella's second in command and the only reason the wedding is coming together on time.”
“Ali?” I asked feeling as though the wind had been knocked out of me. I wasn’t expecting to see her, not this soon anyway. “Fuck... Jesus couldn't you have warned me! I could have at least shaved!” At least my cap was hiding my over grown hair, I thought as I scrubbed my face roughly with my hands.
I could see Edward studying me. “She has a thing for scruffy guys... not that you'd care about that right?” He shot an eyebrow up, challenging me.
“Right, ‘cause I've got Kelly and she's got Gerald.”
Edward snickered as the doors opened up on the third floor. “Garrett,” he corrected.
I rolled my eyes. “Whatever,” I huffed, sounding like a spoiled child.
Edward turned his head slightly to smirk at me. “You seem jealous bro.”
You think? I thought as I glared at him slightly. “As long as she's happy what does it matter right?”
“Yeah,” Edward agreed, but I could tell he saw right through my bullshit.
The closer we got to where her office was, the more I felt like I was going to be sick. I hadn’t been this nervous since our first kiss.
~*~*~*~*~ February 19th 2000~*~*~*~*~
“What the hell is he doing?” I asked Emmett, looking over to see him chewing on the inside of his cheek.
“I think Rosie just challenged him,” he offered.
I scratched my head trying to figure out how we got from Alice’s thirteenth birthday party to this. “I don't get it.”
“Okay pick your places people!” My trouble-making sister called out to everyone. Sometimes I wish she didn’t know shit about me and Alice. Granted there’s nothing going on with us, I mean sure I thought about it but I’m like one of her brothers’, so that would make it wrong? Right?
“She said that he would traumatize someone by kissing them,” Emmett whispered before sitting down. Edward put his drink on the table and smirked at us, shoving me between him and Emmett.
I looked between my two best friends, trying to catch up with the change of events. “But I thought she meant like if Alice kissed her brother it would be traumatizing?”
“Are you boys done gossiping like the bunch of girls you are?” Rose asked impatiently.
I looked at Edward trying to get him to stop this, this wasn’t fair to Alice. Instead he gave me a look that clearly told me to shut-the-fuck-up.
“Yes ma'am.” I heard Emmett respond to Rose. I shook my head slightly, he is seriously whipped.
So are you and you’re not even getting laid. A voice said in my head
I felt the guys grab my arms, pulling me down roughly. I made a strange ‘oof’ sound as my butt collided with the hard wood floor. “Dicks.”
“Yes we have them,” Edward said humorlessly. “You're supposed to sit.”
“That's not what I…” I shook my head at him. I was calling him a dick, not what he thought. And maybe I didn’t want to sit or and play, and I didn’t think I could take watching Alice kiss someone else.
God you’re pathetic.
I looked up to see Alice watching me as she waited for the game to start. I gave her a half smile that went bigger when she ducked her head and started blushing. Rose had told me that Alice had a crush on me but I don’t see how, I was just the smart kid that hung out with her brother.
I heard Rose prattle on about the rules of the game and how she would go first as an example. As much as I loved her, she was so freaking vain sometimes it wasn’t funny. I couldn’t help but smirk as Edward jumped up, ready to take his opportunity to prove something to Rose.
I watched as Rose tried her best to look uncomfortable. Poor Emmett shifted next to me, averting his eyes. This is exactly why I didn’t want to play this stupid game.
When Edward and Rose broke their kiss, you could tell Edward was definitely pleased with what he done. Rose on the other hand was trying to hide the fact that she liked the kiss, but I don’t think she was doing a good job of it. For starters, she went to her spot way too fast and wouldn’t keep eye contact with anyone. Once she was settled enough she finally spit out a comment about thinking of Emmett the whole time, which seemed to appease him. But I could see in her eyes that she really liked it.
The game continued. Awkwardly, Angela and Ben kissed next. If they weren’t so uncomfortable with each other, I would have thought it was cute to see them. I knew Ben had a thing for Angie, and from what I heard Alice say; the feeling was mutual.
“Okay Alice, your turn...” Rose said. Oh great now she acts like she’s concerned. I mean come on! Does she really think Alice is going to want to chance her first kiss on the possibility she might have to kiss her brother?!
I lifted my knees to my chest and held on to my legs, preparing to hide if she had to kiss Edward or worse, Eric Yorkie. I saw Edward raise an eyebrow at me and I just shook my head at him. There was no way in hell I was going to tell him that I was debating on whether to jump in front of whoever the bottle lands on so she has to kiss me, or vomit at the thought of someone else’s tongue in her mouth.
Either declaration would surely get my ass handed to me.
I watched as Alice’s dainty hand spun the glass bottle with a simple flick of her wrist. The damned glass bottle taunting me, knowing that it could make or break my sanity as it spun around in two… three… five… six circles.
How pathetic was I? Letting the centrifugal force of the bottle decide my fate.
“Jasper, stop being a goon and give the girl a birthday kiss!” I heard Rose snap at me, bringing me from my mental ass kicking.
I pulled myself up to my feet and met Alice in the middle. Well this is interesting, I thought as I looked down at her.
She looked up at me, slightly chewing on her lip. “Um... height difference?” she pointed out.
Fuck being six feet tall.
“I uh, could pick you up?” I suggested, feeling the heat rise to my face as I processed the implications of that. Of course having her in my arms and her legs wrapped around my waist…
The sound of someone clearing their throat brought me out of my mini fantasy. “Or you could use a bar stool?” Edward suggested curtly.
“Uh, yeah…” Jesus Jazz, why couldn’t you think of that? I scolded myself as I went to get a barstool. Probably because I was enjoying my little day dream of pining Alice between me and the wall as I kissed her and ran my hands – Whoa… what the fuck?
Oh Jesus, please tell me my breath is okay, I thought as I did a quick check.
When I came back into the living room, Alice was staring down at her shoes while everyone else whispered and chattered. I placed the stool beside her and the room got quiet. And not needle dropping quiet either. No, we’re talking quiet enough to hear planes taking off from the airport in Seattle, quiet. Okay maybe I’m exaggerating, but there is no way in hell everyone cannot hear my heart racing right now.
Alice climbed up on to the stool and sat on her knees. She placed her hands on my shoulders, as my hand instinctively went to her hips. I made sure to keep a foot between us because I’d be embarrassed if she knew I was being a typical hormonal teenager right now.
She took a deep breath and looked at me. She was shaking slightly and I didn’t know if it was fear, excitement, or just ‘cause there were eleven people staring at us, waiting with baited breath.
I gave her a small smile. “You trust me?”
She nodded, “Of course.”
“Then close your eyes and follow my lead okay?”
“Okay,” she whispered as she closed her eyes. I gently cupped her cheek in my hand and smiled as she relaxed into my touch. I slowly brought my lips to hers before closing my own eyes. Her lips were so soft against mine that I wasn’t sure I was actually touching them.
I stepped closer applying a little more pressure, feeling her hands on my neck.
I touched my tongue to her bottom lip and she opened her mouth slightly. When my tongue made contact with hers I was gone. All I could think about was getting closer to her as my hand slid to her lower back and pulled her in closer to me. I wanted to taste more of her, she was sweet like cherries and for once everything made sense to me.
I vaguely heard the rest of the gang cheering and whistling at us, but all there was for me was her. Alice tilted her head, deepening the kiss as she started to play with the hair at the base of my neck. I felt my body shudder and I knew she had an idea of what that did to me but it didn’t stop her. If anything it egged her on. I pushed closer, moving the hand that was gripping the fabric at the side of her dress for dear life, and sliding it up into her hair. Her arms wrapped around my shoulders.
I don’t know what came over me but just as I slid my tongue in farther, I fisted my hand in her hair and tugged on it slightly. Much to my surprise she moaned into mouth.
Sweet Jesus, I wanted to hear that again.
Emmett’s shout of approval broke through the lustful fog rapidly taking over my body, causing me to end the kiss. I put my forehead to hers, panting slightly.
“Happy Birthday Ali Cat,” I whispered, opening my eyes to see a happy smile on her lips.
“Thanks,” she said breathlessly.
God... I want to kiss her again.
“Maybe next year we should play Seven Minutes in Heaven,” Rose teased.
I went to roll my eyes and realized my glasses were slightly fogged. I chuckled slightly as I pulled back to take them off. I saw Alice give me a confused look. “My glasses are fogged,” I explained as I wiped them off with my shirt.
“Sorry for fogging up your glasses,” Alice apologized, quickly getting off the stool.
“I uh... sorry,” I studdered out confused. I wasn’t upset about it, I just thought it was funny that we fogged them up. I picked the stool up and saw Alice back in her spot hugging her knees. I shook my head and took the stool away.
When I came back, I sat down with my legs crossed and looked at my lap. Why was Alice acting like she didn’t like it? Did I do something wrong?
I felt Emmett nudge me, “How was your first kiss playboy?”
I bit back a smile as my face heated up. Emmett knew me well enough to know that was a confirmation that I liked it.
“Come on that looked hot from where I was sitting.” Emmett said nudging me again.
I nodded my head in Edward’s direction, silently telling Emmett to shut it.
“Hey man I kissed your sister, so you're allowed one.” Edward said before chewing his lip.
Okay so he caught that…
“Yeah, but it's different,” I said softly as I looked over at Alice. She had her cheek on her knee looking at Rose who was going on about something or other.
“How so?” Emmett asked as Edward quirked an eyebrow at me.
“Uh... well Rose is older? And uh... not blood relation?” I stammered out.
Edward shrugged, “Like I said, just this once... ‘cause that... the tongue and stuff was my fault.” He lamented. I just chewed on my cheek and nodded. That was Edward’s way of telling me Alice was off limits. “So you can talk to Em and I'll go sit by Ben over there.” He pointed over to where Ben was sitting next to Angie before getting up and joining them.
Emmett nudged me again. Seriously, what the fuck?
“What?”
“How was it?”
I nodded my head. Great, fantastic, better than I thought possible. “Hot,” I said chucking slightly. Yes, definitely hot.
Emmett grinned as if he knew some big ass secret. “So you gonna do anything about that?” he asked waggling his eyebrows at me.
“About what?” I asked dumbly.
“The obvious mad chemistry between you and little Ali?”
I shook my head, “Ed would kill me.”
Emmett shrugged. “I wouldn't let him kill you. Wouldn't a beating be worth it though?”
Sure easy for him to say, he’s twice my size. And sure, Edward’s a tad shorter than me, but he makes up for it in speed.
I glanced over at Alice who was smiling about something now. “Yeah, but I can't man, she just turned thirteen.” And I’m going to be sixteen, I added in thought. Besides, I don’t want to cause more rumors. It’s bad enough the shit they say about me and my parents. What would they say about Alice and me dating?
Emmett shrugged again. “Yeah well… not trying to piss you off or anything... but she's starting to get pretty hot, and you know... other guys are gonna notice.”
I nodded in response. I knew that. I’ve known that for a while. Eric had expressed his fondness for Alice’s new curves on more than one occasion.
Wait, what the hell did Emmett just say?
I punched Emmett in the arm. “You have Rosie man.”
“Dude I do, and I am one lucky motherfucker... but I ain't blind.” He laughed. I hated when he laughed after I hit him.
“Neither am I man,” I confessed. “I know Alice is growing up. I just can’t yet...”
Emmett nodded and I felt oddly relieved that he understood what I meant. “Hey don't let this go anywhere but between us, ‘cause Rosie scares the shit out of me,” Emmett said leaning closer and lowering his voice, “but I hear Ali is saving herself for you.” He informed me as he raised an eyebrow, giving me a pointed look. “If you follow what I am saying.” I nodded, I knew what he was talking about, I just didn’t understand why me. “And I wanted to say treat her with respect or I'll kill you myself.”
I nodded. “Trust me, if I ever do anything to hurt her you and Ed both have my permission to kick the crap out of me.”
“We'd do it without your permission,” his tone was deadly serious.
I looked him dead in the eye so he could see how serious I was being. “Okay then, I give you permission to kill me.”
He nodded. “Thank you,” he said grinning before glancing at Alice. “Be gentle too...” He trailed of suggestively.
I groaned and put my head in my hands. “Jesus Em, does everything go back to sex with you?”
“Just saying...you know height difference...” he chuckled slightly as I looked over at him. “Don't break her... I am sure there's a breaking point even when a girl has that much flexibility.”
Oh Jesus, he did not bring up the fact that she can stand on her toes and bring her leg up over her head.
I blushed as images of her doing various stretches for her ballet classes flashed through my head. “Emmett, okay, I get your point. If it ever comes to that, I’ll be careful with her.”
He nodded and grinned, “Good.”
My memory faded back into my head as the sound of a sultry musical voice hit my ears. I bit my lip as my eyes focused on Alice’s backside. She had the phone resting between her ear and shoulder as she talked to someone on the phone.
I stood back as Edward walked further into the office. I took my time, just wanting to look at her longer. She had definitely grown up in the last five years. Her hair was shorter than I remembered it and it now hung in loose curls to her shoulders. Her legs still looked fucking amazing.
Damn this is going to be a hard week.
“Hey Ali!” Edward’s cheerful greeting reminded me that I wasn’t alone.
Alice waved at him and held up a finger. “I swear to Christ, Jonathan, I will tell Mike the truth about the Crate and Barrel knock off bed if you don’t –” she paused, listening as the person on the line spoke. “That's what I thought.” She said victoriously. “Now, you're gonna be at the chapel to do our hair at what time? Ten A.M.? Yes... that is what we agreed on. Thank you Jon, give a kiss to Mike for me.” Jesus, she was no longer walked on, that’s for sure.
I shoved my hands into my pant pockets as I watched her hang up and make her way to Edward, where she hugged him tightly, grinning widely.
Edward turned them so that she was now facing me. “Look at who I brought with me.” He said as he smirked. Alice’s smile dropped as her eyes got wide.
I felt the left corner of my lips turn up as I tried to smile at her. “Hi Ali Cat...”
She bounced from foot to foot, her hands locked together and hanging in front of her as she turned to look at her brother. “Um... what's he doing here?” She asked.
Oh good, so this is a shock for her too, I thought as I looked at Edward with my own eyebrow raised at him.
“Well, I haven't seen him for about five years... I thought I'd hang with him a bit,” he said giving Alice a pointed look. “Since he is still my best friend.”
She huffed at him before turning her attention back to me. “Hello Jasper, how are you?” She asked formally.
I straightened my shoulders, bringing myself to my full height. A natural reaction when one is treating me with formalities in their voice. “Good, thank you Alice, how about yourself?”
“Fantastic. Now that you're here, can I expect that I’ll no longer have to run errands for my big brother?” she asked giving me a polite smile.
“Sorry to have inconvenienced you ma'am.” I responded, silently cursing the fact that my accent came out thicker than I wanted. I looked over at Edward quickly. He was watching us with confusion written all over his face.
“I wasn't inconvenienced,” Alice said. I looked to see her looking down as her cheeks turned slightly pink, making me curious what was she embarrassed about?
I looked back at Edward. “Tuxes?”
“Yeah, did you want to try yours on real fast to make sure it fits? ‘Cause, Ali here,” he said as he nudged Alice earning a smile from her, “has a way with these dealers to get shit done quickly if it doesn't fit.”
I chewed on my lip and nodded. It made sense seeing as I was the only one who hadn’t been fitted properly. “Uh yeah.”
Alice walked over to a bar that was hanging off the side off her desk. My eyes stopped where an origami swan sat on top of a stack of papers. I smiled slightly at it and wondered if she still liked them or if it was just a coincidence. “This one is yours,” Alice said breaking me out of my musings as she handed me a Tux. “Bathroom is right there,” she said pointing to a door across the room.
“Thanks,” I said turning to where she indicated. As I walked by Edward, I took my hat off and flung it at him hard. He chuckled slightly so I knew he was aware that I was calling him a dick for this situation.
Once inside her private bathroom, I took one look at myself and groaned. My hair was almost completely past my ears, I was growing a two day beard, and my white button down was wrinkled all to hell.
Now I knew why that jackass told me to dress to impress. He had this planned! Fucker! I thought as I stripped out of my clothes and put the Tux on. Everything seemed okay. I mean the pants were good, the shirt wasn’t too tight and the sleeves were the right length.
“Uh, it looks okay to me.” I said loud enough for them to hear.
“Come outside,” I heard Alice instruct. I rolled my eyes cursing to myself as I quickly tucked the shirt into my pants before opening the door.
Alice looked me over, nodding before clearing her throat. “Spin slowly please?”
Probably the most inopportune time to be thinking about this, but the way she worded her demand in the form of a question reminded me of the one time she tried to dominate me in bed, causing me to smirk at her. “Want my arms up too?” I asked, wondering if she’d get the reference.
She smirked back, and the sparkle in her eyes told me she remembered. “Yes please.”
I just laughed slightly shaking my head as Edward snickered. He had no clue what his little sister and I used to do behind closed doors. I slowly spun for Alice so she could inspect the fitting.
When I completed my revolution, I was now facing Alice who was biting her lip and nodding at me. “Looks good,” she said.
I nodded and looked down at the hem on the pant legs. “The pants will be okay once I have the shoes on I'm sure.” I rocked back on my heels to wiggle my sock covered toes at her. “I didn't think you'd appreciate a test run with the chucks.” I teased.
“Yeah...” She said crossing her arms and biting on her thumb nail. “Um... go ahead and take that off... glad that at least one thing is good to go for this wedding.” She mumbled, smiling slightly.
I nodded and went back to the bathroom, quickly changing before coming back out. Alice was leaning against her desk as she and Ed spoke in low tones. I took my hat back from him tucking it into my back pocket. When they were done with their conversation I felt I needed to thank her again.
“Thanks for helping out. Like I said, sorry if it's been a problem for you Ali.” I said giving her a sad smile.
“I've dealt with worse on my own,” she explained giving me a sad smile in return. I noticed Edward scowling at Alice and figured it had to do with prom.
Alice walked over to the bar that was holding the remaining Tuxes and grabbed them. “Make sure you guys don't get them dirty, especially you Ed. Yours is white and I will die if I have to find a dry cleaner to take shit out a suit jacket in under twenty-four hours.”
I laughed a little at her instructions. “I guess it's a good thing Em's not in charge of these.” I teased.
“No,” she said arching her eyebrow in amusement, “you are as a matter of fact.” She said as she handed them over. Her hand brushed against mine and that same current that once flowed between us, sparked back again. I bit my lip, watching her to see if she felt it too. I hadn’t felt that in so long I wasn’t sure if I wasn’t imagining it. But I knew she felt it, the way her mouth formed a slight ‘O’ shape in surprise and her eyes locked onto mine. Do you feel that with him? I asked her silently.
I gave her a small smile. “I'll make sure they're safe and ready for the big show.” I broke eye contact with her to look at Edward who was smiling like he knew the answers to some important question. “You ready?”
“Yep,” he responded, grinning as he pulled Alice into a hug. “You coming to dinner tonight?”
She pulled away, and her eyes darted from Edward to me and back. “Uh no, date with Rhett remember?”
I saw Edward’s smile fall a little at the mention of the Armani prick. “Oh so then, I'll see yah tomorrow?”
She nodded in response before looking at me. “See yah later... Nnn-Jasper,” she stuttered.
I nodded in response, “Take care Alice.” I turned to head towards the door but was thwarted by Edward’s next question.
“What? Y'all aren't gonna hug?”
I closed my eyes, trying to steel my nerves. “Don't want to wrinkle the Tuxes?” I offered as an excuse, wanting to kick my own ass for sounding seventeen again.
Edward came over, grabbing the Tuxes from me. “Asshole,” I muttered to him under my breath. I turned to see Alice looking rather unsure herself. I gave her a quick smile as she held her arms out for me. I laughed slightly as I closed the distance between us, pulling her close to me. “It's just a hug amongst old friends, right?”
“Right,” she said, hugging me back. I held on tighter, fighting against every impulse I had screaming at me to kiss her and tell her how much I missed her and still, to this day, loved her. But I never did. Instead I let her go. She pulled away, quietly moving to sit behind her desk where she began working again.
“Come on...” I heard Edward whisper. “Still want coffee?”
I looked over at Alice one last time while nodding in response to Edward.
This is definitely going to be a hard week.
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