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RosePOV

"You're canceling again?" I asked Alice, surprised. I knew I shouldn't be, considering the fact that she had been canceling on me since Monday. We were standing outside of school at the end of Thursday's classes and Alice was staring up at me with puppy eyes and a worried frown.

"I'm so sorry, Rose! I really have to finish this assignment and the guy in the library won't let me take the book home with me…" I raised an eyebrow at her, my gut telling me there was something else going on. "I just have to get this done before tomorrow and we'll be able to go to that party," she explained, exited. I thought about it. Alice knew I had serious trust issues and therefore she never lied to me.

"Fine," was my final answer. "If you need anything you know where to find me!" I shouted to her as I walked towards my black Hyosung GV250.

"Thanks Rose, love you!"

I am an understanding kind of person. I understand that you do not always get whatever you want in life. I also get that life is a fucking bitch and then we die. I tend to give people a break when they ask for one simply because I don't really care about what they do, not even Alice. I am bored. In general sick of this life I lead.

Once I got home I entered what I should call my home and was greeted by my parents in their usual oh so loving way. Parents who are so full of each other they fight over everything, yelling and throwing things, chattering glasses and punching holes in the doors. They do not even notice me anymore. This is my life, and I loathe it.

I need distractions, and always have. Alice helped me get out of the country last year, for academics. I went to Sweden for an entire year: the only thing I missed was my best friend. I came back hopeful, but was met with nothing but disappointment when I finally came back home to my trustworthy parents, note the sarcasm.

I want to get away from all of this. I want a new life, and I want to take Alice with me. Alice has her own problems, of course, but I believe we can work through ours together. One thing the both of us are in desperate need of, like a man trapped in a desert thirsts for water, is love.

AlicePOV

I felt bad for canceling. I really did. If only Jasper had stopped being such a jerk and let me bring the book home. He was ruining everything.

I walked into the library with my head low.
"Hi." Jasper greeted when he saw me.
"Hi." I snapped, not even bothering to look at him. As I stepped to the bookshelf I could feel his presence behind me. I reached for my book but before I had a chance to take it down he grabbed it and held it out toward me, smiling. I snatched the book from his hand without saying a word and took a seat at the nearest table.
"Are you okay?" His accent was so sexy that I wanted to punch him.

"You know what? No, I am not okay. I am sick and tired of having to spend all my free time in the library just because you won't bend the rules for me this one time and help me out. I don't get it, like, come on! All the other helpers usually do, so why do you have to be such an asshole?" I said, more harshly than I intended. I was more annoyed with myself for not having finished the assignment already than I was with him for not bending the rules. The fact that he didn't kiss my ass to get on my good side, which was in my pants, was very sexy.

"I guess I'm not like everyone else then..." He answered with a sad smile, and walked away.

Damn it. I opened the book and took my computer out of my bag, but I could not help watching him as he walked away. God, I loved watching him walk away from me… For fucks sake, focus Alice! I tried concentrating on the words in front of me but I couldn't think clearly. All I could think about was Jasper's broad shoulders, his messy dirty blonde hair, and the way his muscles flexed as he moved. Why had I let him get into my head? I started to feel bad. He had done nothing wrong. I glanced over at him, but he had his back turned to me.

I got out of my chair and walked towards him, swallowed my pride and poked his back. He turned around.

"I'm sorry, you didn't deserve that." I apologized. "I'm just frustrated about this assignment that's all."

He smiled at me, his brown eyes filled with kindness. "Do you want some help?"

"So, how are you getting home?" Jasper asked conversationally as we walked across the parking lot.

"Um… I'm not sure, actually." Rose had given me a ride on her bike this morning and I did not think as far ahead as how I would get home. My mind works in mysterious ways.

"You want a ride home?" Jasper asked without missing a beat. I looked at my watch; it was already 08.30 P.M.
"If it's not too much to ask then yeah, that would be great. You would be a total life saver." I answered relieved.
"Jump in." He said as he unlocked his car.

We drove off. The silence in the beginning of drive drove me mad.
"Thanks again for helping me today, it was really nice of you." Fishing for something to say.
"It was no problem; you did all the work anyway," he laughed. "Hey, wont your parents be mad that you're home so late?"
"Nah," I answered with a carefree tone. "I have been living with my dad since my parents divorce and he's away on business right now. The thing is that he is always away and is hardly ever home." I confessed. Trying to remain happy whilst the tormenting picture of going home to an empty house breaks me down from the inside. I hate being alone. Always have, and probably always will. Being scared of the dark does not help. This is why I like it when Rose sleeps over, which is practically all the time.

"Oh, I'm sorry, that must be hard." He said sincerely. The car rolled down my street and when we were outside my house I told him to stop and I got out of the vehicle.

"If you want I could keep you company." That surprised me. I looked at him, our eyes meeting. "If that wouldn't make you uncomfortable, of course! I just thought I could stay for a while and make sure you're okay."
"Yeah sure, if you want to" I couldn't help the smile forming across my face.

He got out of the car and walked with me inside my house. We walked through my home and once in my room, I sat down on my bed whilst he just stood in the doorway.
"Wow!" His eyes were wide. "You have… a lot of photos." He said, nodding to himself as he walked inside my room and looked around. As he was examining the pictures on my walls he asked if I like art. For some reason I felt a philosophical and deep answer was appropriate at the time.

"Art is my soul's way of communicating with the world." He turned and met my gaze.

"These are your photographs?" He asked as he walked towards me and sat down beside me on my bed.

"Yeah," I felt my cheeks grow warm and brushed the back of my hair down, embarrassed. I wanted him to like my art, because it was the realest part of me that not a lot of people understood or even got the chance to see. It was the part of me I locked away from the world, my anchoress who stayed alone in the dark, that I knew society did not want. They wanted the popularity queen who was nothing but sweet all the time. It was exhausting.

"Tell me about them," Jasper requested, looking at me curiously. "Which one is your favorite?" He turned his head to look at the wall across the room from the foot of my bed, the one covered in my black and white photography collage. I hesitated before carefully starting to tell him about what had inspired my favorite piece, "I have always been drawn to the beauty that is human life. I find even the small thing extraordinary when it comes to features, whether it's a crocked smile, a knuckle on a hand or in this case, a female curve." I looked over at the photo. I had taken it two months ago before going to bed, in the picture you couldn't see my face. All you could see was the curve that started just under my left breast and ended at the very beginning of my thigh. It was a subtle picture, tastefully showing the naked body.

"Who's the model?" Jasper asked, curious. I was quiet, not sure if I should tell him it was me. I waited too long and he looked at me. After seeing my face realization shone in his eyes and he half smiled kindly. I met his gaze for a second before I glanced at his lips. He raised an eyebrow and he smiled crookedly before slowly leaning into me.

I had not noticed that we were sitting so close, it felt natural. Our fingers were touching slightly and I could feel the warmth from his arm on mine the closer we got.

Our lips were almost touching now, his breath lingering intertwined with mine in the small space between our lips. My eyes were hooded and all I could feel was his warmth and the anticipation of what was going to happen in my stomach. He lifted his hand to my cheek and brushed his knuckles lightly over the warm skin before he slid his fingers to the back of my neck under my long hair. He pressed his palm lightly against me and pulled me closer so that our lips finally met.

At first there were only small and light kisses, and then he pressed his lips harder to mine and opened his mouth slightly. I pressed myself against him as my hands went around his neck and into his hair as I opened my mouth as well and our tongues met. I felt his other arm wrap around my waist and his hand pressed against the small of my back, effectively pressing me even closer to him.

I pulled away from him and swung my leg over his. He put his hand where my thigh meets my ass and pulled me towards him so I was straddling him. Our lips met again and I pulled at his hair and he pressed me against him, one hand on my hip and the other at the back of my thigh. I pushed my hips towards his and felt his erection against me and moaned. He pushed his hips towards mine as I did the same again and rubbed myself against him. He pulled close, put not close enough. I wanted more.

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