Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns all things Twilight related. I just get to have fun with them. Although if I could, I'd totally own Jasper and Emmett.
Summary: Jasper is visiting his cousin in Austin, TX on New Year's Eve. He runs into the last person he'd expect to find; Bella. What happened after their passionate night together? And how will they ring in the New Year? AH/AU/OOC. Rated M for a reason. Continuation of my one-shot "Stranger on Horseback." Read that first please! Important Author's Note at the bottom! Enjoy!
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JPOV- December 31st- 10:00pm
"Are you sure you don't mind coming to Charlotte's New Year's party?" my cousin Peter asked me for the thousandth time since I got here an hour ago. I was organizing my things in his guest bedroom and had just gotten changed for the party that was about to get underway.
Peter was a grad student at UT-Austin and he had an apartment near campus with his girlfriend, Charlotte. He was 24, three years younger than me, but we've been as close as brothers ever since we were kids on the ranch back in Mustang Ridge. He had been so busy with school and his job as a grad assistant in the English department that we hadn't been able to see each other in a long time and New Year's was the best time for the both of us. Charlotte loved throwing parties so in turn, my attendance was required, but I didn't mind.
"It's no problem, don't worry," I assured him, "It's New Years Eve, let's enjoy it."
"Maybe we can finally get you a woman," Peter smirked, "Must be awfully lonely back home on the ranch."
"Nah man, I'm not ready for that," I said shaking my head.
"When are ya going to tell us about this mystery woman man?" Peter questioned, "In fact, you've never even said that there even was a woman, but I know you Jasper."
He was right, but I tried not to let him know it. I never told anyone about the one that got away. She disappeared on me after a night filled with passion and tenderness. I haven't seen her since, but there is not a moment that goes by that my mind is not on her. Her sweet voice, the feel of her body against mine, her adorable laugh…I was completely hooked on her.
But none of that matters anymore. I woke up to find my bed empty four months ago, every trace of her gone except for her scent on my bed sheets. I knew her name and I knew where she worked in Austin, at the university, but something inside was keeping me from tracking her down. She obviously left for a reason that morning, obviously wanting nothing more from me. I wouldn't bother her by looking for her.
"Just drop it man," I pleaded, "I'm here to have fun tonight."
"Alright," he acquiesced; still not looking entirely convinced that I was alright, "Let's go ring in the New Year!"
We exited the room and were surprised to see that a good amount of people had already arrived. We headed over to Charlotte who was standing behind the kitchen counter which was acting as the bar for the night.
"May I just say that you are looking beautiful tonight ma'am," I told Charlotte as she smiled. She and Peter had been together for three years and they were absolutely perfect together.
"Good lord, Jasper, I'm surprised that accent of yours doesn't have women falling at your feet," she teased. She was originally from North Carolina so our Texas twangs still surprised her sometimes.
"You mean like you did with me?" Peter joked back.
"Sure honey," she smiled, giving him light peck on the lips. The love between them was so strong it was almost hard to watch sometimes. I turned away from the counter and people watched for a while. There were pretty of attractive women here but I didn't feel attracted to any of them.
They just simply weren't her. I'd never felt this way for a woman in my life. It was like I had to know her. I don't think I would ever forget the night we had together as long as I live.
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Still JPOV- Later that night, around 11:00pm
The party was in full swing and I was nursing my second Jack and Coke on the outskirts of the crowd. The music was blaring and everyone was dancing in the middle of the room. I know it probably looked odd; me just standing in the corner not socializing with anyone, but I was content to just watch. I already politely turned down a handful of girls asking for a dance.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the door to the apartment open and close. It was as if someone had set my body on fire, ever nerve on my body was hyper-aware of everything. I caught a flash of deep brown locks amongst the crowd and my heart stopped. No, it couldn't be could it? However, the crowd was so thick; there was no way I could get through to see for myself.
"Having fun man?" Peter yelled over the music suddenly. I hadn't even noticed him approach me. He was trying and failing at dancing along with the music, so I definitely knew he was feeling buzzed.
"Yeah, I am," I told him, hoping he couldn't tell that it wasn't the whole truth.
"Hey so listen there's someone I want you to meet," he said, clapping me on the shoulder.
"I don't know Peter…," I trailed off.
"Ah come on Jasper," he said, "No pressure. She's just someone I work with at school. She's professor in my department and I'm working as her grad assistant this year. I've been bugging her all week about my favorite cousin coming to stay with me."
I was imagining a middle-aged cat lady, and I was curious as to why someone like that would be interested in coming to her grad assistant's New Year's Eve party. It wouldn't hurt just to be nice and say hello to appease Peter.
"Sure, alright, let's go say hello," I said, and immediately I was being pulled through the crowd. How Peter and Charlotte fit all of these people in here I'll never know.
We came to a stop behind Charlotte and another woman and my pulse instantly quickened. The woman had her back to be but she had dark reddish brown hair that fell in waves down to the middle of her back. Peter tapped her shoulder and she turned to face us.
"Hey Peter," she said, not looking at me yet but I was freaking out on the inside.
"Professor I'd like you to meet my cousin, Jasper Whitlock," Peter said motioning towards me. As soon as my name fell from his lips, her eyes widened and she sucked in a breath. Slowly she turned towards me and our eyes locked.
"Jasper…" she said, her voice merely a whisper due to the music playing. Her face displayed several different emotions; shock, nervousness, longing, and something else I couldn't quite place.
"Bella…" I almost whispered, it had been so long since I had spoken her name.
"You two know each other?" I heard Charlotte ask, and I reluctantly broke our gaze to see that she and Peter were watching us with confused expressions on their faces. Bella recovered first.
"Oh, um, we met awhile back," she answered vaguely. A higher power was looking out for us as the song changed to "I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias and Charlotte let out a squeal.
"Oh baby I love this song! Come dance with me!" she pulled him off to the dance floor leaving Bella and I alone.
"We should talk," I stated, and she nodded. I lightly grabbed her wrist to lead her away and I was instantly hit with the warmth I had grown so accustomed to feeling that night. I let out a soft sigh at the familiarity.
I led her gently through the crowd until we reached my guest bedroom. We walked in and I locked the door behind us, we didn't need anyone barging in on us right now. I turned back to face her and Bella was sitting on the bed, fidgeting and looking everywhere but at me.
"So you of all people are working at the university with my cousin, huh?" I stated, and she looked up at me finally.
"Ironic, right?" she replied, "You look good."
"So do you," I answered, which was a massive understatement. She looked breathtaking. I ran my eyes down her and was extremely pleased at what I saw. She was wearing a skintight deep blue strapless dress than clung to her in all the right places. And I'll be damned if she wasn't wearing the hottest pair of fuck me heels I had ever seen.
"How've you been?" she asked shyly.
"Miserable," I answered almost immediately.
Her eyes caught mine once more and I held our gaze as she asked, "Why?"
I ran my hand threw my messy locks and sighed, "I don't know Bella, maybe I'm still a little distraught over the girl that I spent one of the best nights of my life with disappearing without a reason."
She gasped and her eyes widened at my outburst, but I continued.
"It must have taken you a lot of effort to disappear like that huh? I mean the shop that had your car was a good mile or so down the road. You actually would have rather walked all that way on foot than wake up next to me? I mean damn Bella was it that terrible for you?"
Bella's eyes were filled with tears and her shoulders were shaking with silent sobs. "I sw- swear, that wasn't it at all…"
"Then what was it?"
"I was scared!" she suddenly exclaimed, her voice thick with tears. I felt myself calm a little at the sight of her so broken.
"Why darlin? What had you so scared? Was it something I did?" I pleaded with her, sitting on the bed next to her, turning her to face me.
"No, no, no, you were perfect," she assured me, as I detected a smile somewhere under all those tears, "That night with you was one of the best I've ever had."
"Then why did you leave?"
"It was the perfect-ness of it all that had me freaked," she admitted, "I had known you all of a few hours and I was feeling things for you that I had never felt for anyone before."
I reached over and brushed some hair out of her face and held her in my hand, my thumb lazily stroking her cheek, "Darlin', I wish you would have told me. I would have told you that I was feeling all of the same things."
"You were?" she asked sounding surprised.
"Of course. I'm not a one night stand kind of man. That night happened because I felt this undeniable intense connection to you. I was just as freaked as you."
"But why me? I mean I'm nothing…"
Bella never finished her sentence as my lips crashed down on hers. Her lips molded against mine in the same perfect way they did all those months ago. She opened her mouth slightly and my tongue found its way to hers. We made out like that for a few minutes but I reluctantly pulled away before it could go further. We were both breathing heavy and Bella's lips were swollen. I smiled that it was me who made her react this way.
"Now let me tell you something right now darlin'. You are not 'nothing.' You are beautiful, sweet, smart…every inch of you is perfection to me. Anyone who considers you less than that is obviously an idiot."
Bella smiled up at me and whispered, "I've never felt this way before. It's like I was meant to be broken down by your ranch, like I was supposed to meet you."
My heart swelled to twice its size at her admission and I instantly knew that what I was feeling was true.
"I'm so glad you feel that way baby. I feel the exact same way."
"You do?" she asked and I nodded.
Her eyes filled with tears once more, but this time she flung herself at me. Her arms wrapped tightly around me as she kissed every inch of my face and neck. She pulled back and placed a soft peck on my lips. Neither of us were holding back and soon Bella was underneath me as I hovered above her kissing her senseless.
Her soft moans only spurred me on that much more.
"Jas, Jasper," she whimpered.
"Yes darlin'?" I asked, nibbling her ear. Once again I was rewarded another beautiful moan from this beautiful woman before me.
"I want, no I need," she said, "I need you to touch me."
"Are you sure baby?"
"Of course Jasper," she said stroking my face and brushing a curl out of my face, "I've made the mistake of walking away from you once before, I'm not making it again. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. I want you."
"I want you too, but I don't think this party is the right place for that," I said regrettably.
"You're right," she sighed, "We could go to my place? My apartment isn't too far away."
"Sounds perfect to me darlin'," I smiled, kissing the tip of Bella' nose, "Let me grab some clothes to bring with me."
I felt Bella's gaze on me as I quickly moved around the room and when I had everything I needed, I scooped her up in my arms and crushed my lips to hers. We broke apart, panting and breathless with lust and desire.
"Ready to get out of here?" I asked her softly, feeling her shiver as my breath washed over her.
"God, yes," she gasped, gripping my hand in hers, nearly dragging me out of the apartment and down to her truck.
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About 15 minutes later, we pulled into the parking garage of the building where Bella lived.
"You really do live nearby, don't you," I acknowledged and she smiled as she pulled into an open parking spot. Once we were out of the truck, Bella grabbed my hand once more and led me inside of her building. We silently stepped into the elevator and held each other close we climbed the five floors to get to her apartment. Once inside, I barely had a moment to look around at the space when Bella spun me around and had me against the wall kissing me passionately. I instantly felt myself harden with arousal and Bella moaned at the feeling of it between our bodies. I pulled my lips from hers and trailed them down her jawline and along her naked collarbone.
"Jesus, baby," she moaned, running her fingers through my hair, "I need you."
"All in due time darlin'," I whispered, "Bedroom?"
Bella slipped her arms around my neck and jumped up, wrapping her legs around my waist. My hands immediately went to her ass to hold her against me and she ground her center into my cock.
"Down the hall, last door on the right," she spoke in my ear.
My legs carried us swiftly down the hall and over to her large bed in the center of the bedroom. Laying her down gently, I placed my weight on my arms, and hovered my body over hers.
Kissing her gently on the lips once more, I leaned back to pull my shirt over my head. I threw it across the room as Bella's small hands ran up and down my chest.
"So gorgeous…" I heard her mumble.
"Can you sit up for me darlin?" I asked, unzipping her dress when she did. She laid back down and I slowly pulled her dress away from her body. I became impossibly harder at what I found beneath the fabric.
Bella's perfect breasts were encased a sultry black strapless bra and she was wearing a matching black lace thong.
"So beautiful…" I whispered against her lips. Bella reached out to unbutton my pants and when her hand brushed against my cock as she pushed them down along with my boxers, it was my turn to let out a groan.
I removed them the rest of the way and Bella reached out for my hand, pulling me back down to her. Bella pushed me back so that I was lying on my back on the bed. She straddled my waist and my stiff cock was pressed against her ass. She leaned forward and kissed my neck, sucking gently.
"Mmm Bella…" I moaned.
Bella didn't say a word as she repositioned herself over me. She gave me a sly look through her eyelashes and I felt my control crumbling away. Before I could register what was happening, I felt her small hand wrapped around the base of my cock.
"Oh my god, baby!" I cried out as she pumped me a few times before taking me into her mouth.
The feel of Bella's warm mouth around me, sucking and licking, was unlike anything I had ever experienced. I quickly felt myself getting closer to release, but that wasn't how I want things to play out.
"Bella darlin', you have to stop," I told her.
Her eyes snapped up to mine, "Why? Is it not good for you?" she asked self-consciously.
"It's amazing baby, but I want to finish inside you."
"Don't worry honey," she told me, pumping me once more and giving me a devilish grin, "We'll have plenty of time for that."
I was inside her mouth once more and I was racing towards release. I felt myself hit the back of her throat while she reached down to cup my balls and I unloaded my seed down her throat, shouting her name as I came.
I moved to sit up in order to remove Bella's undergarments, but she forcefully pushed me back down. Seductively, she slowly removed her bra, followed by her panties. Completely naked for me, I flipped us over so that I was hovering over her once more.
"You're so beautiful my sweetheart," I told her softly, reaching between us to glide my fingers over her slick folds, "Never has a woman affected me the way you do. You're everything to me Bella, everything."
Bella smiled sweetly up at me, breathing heavy as I slipped a finger inside her.
I slipped another inside her and she let out a scream. I pumped my fingers in and out of her wet heat, curling them upwards. Leaning down I sucked her clit into my mouth and a string of profanities jumbled together fell from her lips.
Using my tongue and fingers together to bring her to her own release, moments later her walls clamped down on my fingers as she came. I watched in awe as she came down from her high. This gorgeous creature was going to be all mine. I would make sure of it.
"Shit, Jasper," she gasped.
I moved back up so we were eye to eye, my hard cock positioned at her entrance.
"I can't believe I found you again," I murmured, running a hand over Bella's hair and cupping her face.
"I'm not going anywhere. I made a mistake leaving you before, but I don't think I could bear doing it again. I'm yours for as long as you'll have me," she replied, "But I need you inside me."
Intertwining our fingers together, I slowly pushed myself inside of her until I was fully sheathed. The sensation was overwhelming. I let her adjust to my size until she nodded for me to continue.
I pulled almost all the way before slamming back into her. The only sounds in the room were the sounds of skin hitting skin and our moans.
I set a steady pace for us, Bella's hip raising up and meeting me thrust for thrust. This was slow, passionate love-making and after being without her for four months I was making this last.
Soon, our bodies were slick with sweat, our breathing ragged and heavy.
"Are you close baby? I'm so close," Bella sighed, her walls pulsating around me.
Outside, on some of the neighboring apartments' balconies the residents suddenly grew quiet before the chanting started.
"10, 9, 8,…"
"Oh god Jasper," she moaned as she grew even closer to the edge.
"Mmm Bella, so good, unngh…"
"7, 6, 5, 4…"
"I'm gonna…Oh shit, Jazz, I'm going to cum!" she shouted.
"Come for me baby, let go," I coaxed.
"3, 2, 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
"Oh God Jasper! Shit, oh, Damnit!" Bella yelled as her pussy clamped down around my dick.
I soon followed suit, shooting my release into her shouting my own mixture of words and moans.
As we recovered from our highs, I pulled out of Bella, immediately aware of the loss of contact. Pulling her to me, and curving my body around hers, I reached for the blanket on the end of the bed to cover us.
Tenderly kissing her shoulder I held her tight, not wanting her to be anywhere but pressed up against me. I still felt as if I were dreaming, like I would blink and she would disappear again.
"Happy New Year Jasper," she said softly.
"Happy New Year Bella."
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A/N: Welcome to my brand new story, Stranger Across the Dancefloor! Just so you all are aware, this is a continuation of a one-shot on my profile so go check that out! Also, please be aware that I will not be updating this story until December 31st! That's not to be cruel, I just want to have more chapters pre-written so that after December 31st, I will be able to post on a regular schedule! So PLEASE, if you enjoy what you've read so far, please add this story to your alerts so that you can be updated when chapter two is posted!