A/N: Hello! First off – Thank you for your amazing reviews. The first chapter did far better then I thought it would. Second – the game played in this story is a little redundant. I know it has been used many times before in fanfic but I needed it to set up certain things within this story, so please just bear with it. And lastly – thanks to my amazing beta MsNaomi05 – she is awesome!

Disclaimer: I own Nada.....Stephenie owns all....even Jasper :(

Jasper POV

I was riding through the field of corn back towards the barn to put the tractor up for the night. Surprisingly it was not as hot today as I expected but that didn't stop me from wiping the sweat from my brow. I still rode around today with nothing but my wife beater on. I hated getting farmers tans but it was to be expected with the job. I worked whatever position needed to be filled on a day by day basis on my family's farm. Today was spent out on the tractor for the majority of it.

I had just finished putting the tractor up for the night when my cell rang. I looked at the caller ID and was glad to see who it was.

"Hey Peter, what's up?"

"Hey Jazz, I was thinking...we should have a bachelor party for James tomorrow."

I shook my head as I started walking up the path towards the house, "You know Victoria will kill all of us if we get a stripper? Charlotte too."

"Yeah yeah, I know man that's why I did some research. There is this gentleman's club called Royale that has a service where they send two lingerie clad girls to your house or where ever to be the bartenders and entertainment for the night."

"That doesn't sound too bad. Rather harmless. Maybe I can book the Hilton and we can have a guy's night in? Get plaster and watch the game?"

"Yeah yeah, that sounds good. I'll let you go and call me tomorrow once you know." He hung up the phone and I slipped mine back into my pocket. Today had been a very long day working in the field. My family owns a 10,000 acre farm here on the outskirts of Phoenix and I have been working on it since they bought it when I was 15. I was originally born and raised in Texas and I have the thick accent to go with it. The guys tend to make fun of me for it – the chicks dig it.

My house was located a couple miles down the road from my family. And by family I mean Peter and Charlotte. They have been my family since I was 15. Peter is my cousin and only a few years older than me. When my parents died they took me in and we moved here. Peter and I own and operate this farm now while Charlotte is a stay at home mom with their little two year old named Paul.

I made it into my house and got on my laptop. I did a little research and found the number I needed to call for the gentleman's club. I decided I would call them in the morning. I called the Hilton and booked the room for tomorrow night. I also called Demetri and Felix to make sure they would come. They both worked on the farm with us and James. Demetri is the one who manages the dairy section of the farm on the back forty. Felix was the general manager over all of the other employees that work for the ranch, and James was the accountant that kept track of everything. Peter and I did a little of everything and anything that needed to be done. We were business partners and best friends.

Next I called Victoria and begged her to allow us to take James for the night. A million promises later she finally agreed to let him come. I decided to turn in and would deal with everything else when the rooster crowed.

The next day passed in a whirlwind. I called and made plans with the gentleman's club. I spoke to a girl named Jane who promised me that I would get her best bartender for the evening – one o'clock am was the latest the two girls were allowed to stay. It was going to cost me $3000 for the night. $1000 to each of the girls and $1000 to the club. I was cool with that. We were all chipping in for everything anyways. Though, I was never really comfortable paying for an 'escort' type of service but if this is what James wants then I'll happily oblige. My friends are my family and I would do anything for them.

Jane informed me that each girl had her limits of what she would do and each thing would cost extra. I assured her that we were not those types of guys. We just wanted to drink and watch the game. I was told to be at the hotel at 6 pm to let one of the girls into the hotel room so she may set up. When the elevator finally opened I was met with a pretty girl who introduced herself as Jessica. She had long dull brown hair and a bubbly personality. Not my type but I am sure that Demetri and Felix will love her.

I quickly let her in and showed her around. The rest of the guys were downstairs having dinner. I explained to her who everyone was and what our intentions were for the night. She seemed to be cool with everything. She told me there was one other girl coming and she would be here shortly. I excused myself so she could set up the bar and I made my way downstairs.

When the elevator doors opened downstairs I was met by the most gorgeous beauty I had seen in a long time. She had long shiny brown hair that came down to the middle of her back. It was a curtain across her face which she kept trained looking down at the ground. She was in a simple t-shirt and jeans. I slipped passed her as she walked in. I turned around hoping she would look up at least once before the doors closed.

My wish was granted as she looked up to push the button. She had amazingly rich dark chocolate eyes I could spend hours swimming in. I smiled at her and she smiled back. I tipped my hat at her and said "Ma'am" in the sexiest tone I could muster. She turned a slight shade of red as the doors closed. She was cute.

The guys and I finished up what was left of our dinner and decided it was now time to go on up. I gave the room a quick ring to let them know we were heading up. The guys joked all the way up about how attractive the girls might be. I explained what one of the girls looked like and Demetri called dibs before he even saw her. We all laughed at him as I slipped the key in the door. It swung open and we all walked in. I walked around the corner to the living room section where the party was going to be and I stopped dead in my tracks. There standing behind the counter was the girl from the elevator. I tried to be a gentleman when I saw her standing there in her underwear but all my thoughts and better judgment flew from my mind.

She had on a lacy dark blue underwear and tank top set that matched beautifully with her skin. Her pert little breasts barely showing over the top of her tank top and her lacy boy shorts hugged her round firm little ass. I was trying my damnedest not to stare. Thankfully, she hadn't noticed me yet because she was still behind the bar mixing a drink. All the guys were standing around and the girl Jessica was standing in front of the bar in a pink underwear get up. I could care less about her. I was more interested in the beauty behind her.

"Welcome gentlemen..." Jessica spoke up. "My name is Jessica and behind the bar is Bella and we will be your entertainment for the night. Now, we are pretty open to things but please ask before you do. Bella is a killer bartender so whatever drink you need she will happily be able to supply you with. Now, which one of you handsome boys is James?"

A huge smile spread across James' face as he stepped forward. Bella finally looked up from the bar and walked around to in front of James. What I wouldn't give to get in between those legs. Stop it Jasper. Gentleman. Act like a gentleman. Your momma raised you better. She stopped in front of James and handed him a drink, "A little birdie told me your favorite drink is a long island ice tea. I make the best there is around. Let me know if there is anything else you want."

He took his drink and she walked back over to the bar. I quickly went and turned the TV on finding whatever game I could find first and leaving it on. The rest of the guys got their drinks and sat on the couch. I saw Jessica sit down between Felix and Demetri, flirting like crazy with them both. They were all over there joking and laughing and Bella was behind the bar. Her back was turned to me as she straightened things out and finished setting things up. I walked up to the bar and noticed a small tattoo on her back. It was on the edge of her left hip and angled inward. It looked to be a baby foot print. Intriguing. I have a tattoo too but most have never see it.

"Excuse me ma'am..." She jumped at the sound of my voice and spun around. I saw that same red blush filter across her face. "Could I get a beer?"

"Sure, what kind would you like?"

"What would you suggest?" She quickly spun and grabbed a beer out of the cooler, poured it into a frosted mug and set it down. She then proceeded to cut up an orange and squeezed it into the glass. I looked at her curiously. I had never seen that done with a beer before.

"Don't look so afraid. The beer is called Blue Moon and it is one of the smoothest beers you'll ever drink. Trust me." And I did. I took the glass from her and took a hefty swig. It was surprisingly good.

"Wow. You were right. This is rather good....I'm Jasper by the way" I stuck my hand out.

"Bella." Her hand was tiny and warm with the softest skin my hard working hands had felt in a long time.

We heard Jessica laugh loudly over the TV which had been changed over to a music station. "You wanna join your friend over there? You don't have to stay behind the bar the whole time."

"Nah. I will wait a little while. First drinks always go by the quickest." She smiled at me and I swore I felt my heart quicken its pace.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Shoot."

"What was that tattoo I saw on your lower back?" She flushed a deeper red and looked down.

"You saw that did you?" She let out a sigh, turned around and pulled her shirt up slightly so that I could see it. Sure enough it was a child's foot print. "I'm not supposed to talk about my personal life with the clients – Jane's rule."

I leaned over the bar a little towards her; "It'll be our little secret." Her eyes seemed to glaze over slightly like she might cry and when she blinked the look was gone.

"The foot print is my daughters. She's six now. I got it on my lower back on the left because eventually I would like to have three more kids and get their foot prints tattooed there too. Then it would be a trail of foot prints across my back. It's the way I keep my daughter with me when I can't." That totally stunned me. Bella was a mom. She was probably a really good mom. I shyly glanced at her left hand and noticed no ring, but an indent of one. On her right hand was a diamond ring.

"Let me guess, Jane doesn't want the clients to know you're married either, huh?"

She sighed again and started pouring another beer. She took a swig of it before she answered, "Yeah, she doesn't want the clients to think we are unavailable because its 'bad for business' and we get less tips. I really don't care anymore."

"Your tattoo idea is really cool though. Beats mine."

"Oh, and what's yours?" She had a little playful smirk on her face. I set my beer down and untucked my shirt. I raised it up enough to expose my chest to her. On the right side of my chest just above my nipple was the letters 'WR' in elegant script. "What's 'WR' stand for?" Her face was a dark shade of red as I notice her trying really hard to not look at my body or face.

"Whitlock Ranch. It's the brand of the ranch that my cousin Peter" I looked over at Peter and pointed him out, "and I own."

We spent the next several minutes talking about life in general. I learned she was married and her husband was still going to school. Her daughter was very intelligent and was attending a private school which is why she does this job – it pays for the tuition. I couldn't understand a man who would sit by and let his wife be the sole proprietor in the relationship. Let alone work a job like this. I told her about the farm and all of my friends. I came close to telling her about my parents but I didn't. I don't know why I felt so at ease with her so fast. It usually takes months for me to get this comfortable.

Bella filled a couple more drink orders for the guys before Jessica came bounding up to the bar. "Bella, come on and join us. You too Jasper." She dragged us both over to the couches and threw us down onto one.

She turned towards James and gave him a sexy smile, "It's your bachelor party James, what would you like to do?"

"I dunno, what do you girls normally do?"

"A little of everything." She answered before she started bouncing slightly in her seat, "We could play like truth or dare. If you don't take the dare then you take a shot. We've played that one multiple times, right Bella?" She just nodded her head and let Jessica keep talking. I noticed that Bella was rather shy and didn't open up too well. Maybe she has just had a hard life and is in need of a good friend.

"Okay but I get to go first." James answered with a cocky grin. I knew that grin. James was only a few drinks away from being completely shit-faced. "Jessica – truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Favorite sexual position?" I felt like we were in high school again getting drunk for the first time with the girls next door. It was ridiculously lame and childish – yet I couldn't be more interested in the types of answers Bella might give.

"Oh that's easy" She responded, "on top." Jessica looked over at me and asked me truth or dare. I picked truth. I wasn't drunk enough yet to make an idiot of myself. "Same question to you."

I pondered that one for a second before I answered, "I can't say any can I?" Everyone laughed and shook their heads. "Fine then. Um.... probably then sitting with the girl on top..." I looked next to me to Bella. Her face was a steady shade of red now though I don't know if it was from embarrassment or the alcohol. "...Bella, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Age you lost your virginity?"

The red on her cheeks turned deeper. Definitely embarrassed. "17" she barely mumbled and took a sip from her glass. "James..."

"Dammit, I'll do it. I'll be the first one to say dare!"

Bella shook her head and leaned into me to whisper, "I don't know what to ask as a dare..."

I thought it over for a second than whispered in her ear. She laughed out loud and looked at him, "I dare you to take a body shot of tequila." He stood up quickly and shouted 'DONE!' and Bella laughed. "I wasn't finished." his faced dropped a little, "....you have to wear a blind fold and we get to pick who you get to shoot it off of."

Everyone laughed out loud and each guy quickly said 'not it'. He agreed to the body shot. We set up Jessica on the table to be nice to James – his bachelor party and all. He quickly finished and the game moved on. We were all getting drunk left and right because most of the dares consisted of drinking. After a while the game slowly evolved into everybody answering the same questions and the occasional dare being thrown out, and since James was the one leading this game almost all questions were sexually based.

"Okay, Okay I have a question, I have a question..." James set his drink down and looked around. "Starting with Jessica.....last time you had sex...."

They took their turns answering. Jessica said a week, Demetri the same, Felix said two days, James and Peter both said today. I noticed Bella looking down at her beer the entire time. I knew these questions were out of her comfort range so every time I asked a question I tried to stay away from anything sexual. I answered next, "Three months."

All guys laughed at me and Peter spoke up, "That's because you don't date and you're too much of a gentleman."

"Bella didn't answer yet..." Jessica was loud when she got drunk. Bella mumbled into her beer as she answered. "Bella I didn't hear you..."

"Six months okay..." I was a little shocked by her answer. She's married and is gorgeous. Her husband must be an idiot. He also must not care since she works this type of job while raising her daughter. Maybe I am being presumptuous.

I guess I was not the only one shocked because everyone had shut up and was looking at her now. Jessica, being the idiot I am learning she is, spoke first, "But Bella....you're married....."

"Okay...." I looked at Bella and back at Jess, "Let's drop that subject shall we?" The night moved on after that question. Bella kept the drinks coming and I could tell that her and Jessica were both getting as drunk as us. James soon started daring Jessica to kiss pretty much everyone. Myself, Peter and Bella were the only ones she hadn't kissed yet.

"Jasper..." James was looking at me with a stupid grin on his face "...You've been awfully quiet tonight friend. Should I give you a dare and get you to come out of your skin."

I laughed, "Sure James....what do you got?" I took another sip of my eighth, or was it ninth, beer.

He seemed to mull it over for several minutes. He whispered with both Jessica and Felix before a dirty grin passed over his face. "Jasper.....kiss Bella....if she is okay with it of course...."

I looked over at Bella to see a multitude of emotions pass over her face. She hesitated before she answered, "No tongue. I figure what my husband doesn't know won't hurt him. I'm sure he thinks the same way about me anyways." Ouch. I could see the bitterness coming out in her. I leaned over to her and searched her eyes before I completely leaned in. She seemed okay. I captured her bottom lip in between mine. It started off slow and easy but as it went on she got a little more aggressive. Her hands went up around my neck and my hands were on her hips. I could hear the whistles and shouts of approval from our friends when she finally pulled away. She whispered to me, "Sorry...it's been awhile..." I chuckled a little as we settled into play our game again.

Bella got up and started cleaning up the bar area and packing things away. The guys turned the X-box on and attempted to play a game. They were entirely too drunk to even see the screen. By midnight Felix had passed out, Jessica and Demetri had snuck off into one of the back bedrooms and James and Peter were arguing the finer points of an X-box 360 versus a Playstation 3. I just sat there and watched as Bella tried to keep herself busy. All I could think about was her lips on mine. They were so soft and gentle but amazingly passionate at the same time. She was such an interesting person and I wish I could get to know her better. I wouldn't be that guy that would try to take her away from her husband but I could be just a friend.

I walked over to the bar to see Bella snapping her phone shut. "Hey, what's up?"

"I just had to call a cab. I need to get home to my little girl."

I nodded my head, "That's understandable......um....I was wondering if you wanted to hang out sometime?" Her facial expression immediately showed that she thought I was asking her out on a date. "No, no....as friends? I just think maybe you could use a friend?"

"I'd like that. My friends are all co-workers so....."

"Well...how about tomorrow? We could get some coffee and just talk?"

She smiled. "I have my daughter tomorrow since its Saturday and her dad will probably be doing hours at the hospital. I was planning to take her to the park you could join us there?"

"That sounds good, let me get your phone number?" We quickly exchanged phones and entered our numbers in. I scrolled through to see her name – Bella Masen. Masen? I didn't like the sound of that. She didn't look like a Masen to me.

"Jasper Whitlock." I looked up at her and she was doing the same with her phone. "Well, it was a pleasure meeting you but I need to go get dressed and find Jessica so I can leave when the cab gets here."

"Oh...um... Jessica and Demetri are a little....preoccupied...."

She laughed, "Figures. Well, just let her know that I left....whenever she emerges?"

"Yes ma'am." She smiled and walked off to one of the back bedrooms. The phone rang and I answered it. It was the front desk letting Bella know her cab was here. Bella came back out dressed in the same jeans and tee shirt. "Can I at least escort you to the cab?"

She blushed and I liked it more than I should have. "Yes please."

The walk and elevator ride down were not too uncomfortable. I could feel the tension in the air and I thought it was sexually charged. I was definitely attracted to Bella and I could almost swear by that kiss that she was too. We made our way out the front doors to the taxi sitting by the curb.

Bella spun around and kissed me on the cheek, "It was nice meeting you. I hope I hear from you tomorrow." She got in the cab and waved as she rode off. My face was tingling still from where she left the kiss. I touched my lips and thought of that kiss as I made my way back upstairs. Just a friendship with her could be more difficult than I imagined.

A/N: I hope you liked that. The next chapter will be them hanging out together with no alcohol or stupid games. We will learn some surprising things then....Please review, I would love to know what you thought....Thanks :)