Chapter 4
JPOV
I walked into the bar and couldn't believe how nervous I was. I might see her tonight. It's been ten years and I still thought about her. Is she married? Does she have kids? If so, maybe I can finally get over her. How can you still think about someone you've never really talked to? Not that I didn't try to talk to her, she just never wanted to talk to me. I'm hoping she'll give me a chance tonight. Will she run away from me again?
I looked around. I saw the table with Emmett, Rose and a bunch of our classmates, but she wasn't there. I looked out at the dance floor but I didn't see her there either. I did notice a hot brunette dancing between two guys. I could only see her back, but the way she was dancing, swinging her hips back and forth was very sexy. Maybe I'll try talking to her later if Bella blows me off.
I walked to the table and sat down across from Emmett. "Hey guys, what's up?" I asked as I still kept looking around. Rose looked at me and said "Hey, Jasper, are you looking for Alice, I think she went to the bathroom." I glanced at her and said "no, is Alice here? I'll have to go find her later and say hi." Rose looked at me confused, "well who are you looking for then?" Emmett got a grin on his face and said, "no way, you don't still have a thing for her, do you? It's been 10 years; she wouldn't talk to you then, what makes you think she'll talk to you now?" Rose still looked confused, "I'm totally lost, and who do you have a thing for?" I glared at Emmett as he opened his mouth and said Bella. Rose had been taking a drink of beer and nearly choked on it. "WHAT?" She yelled as soon as she could talk. "Jeez Rose, settle down." Emmett said as he patted her back. "You knew he had a thing for Bella in high school and you never told me?" She said louder than I would have liked. I looked around to make sure no one else was looking at us. I'm glad the music was so loud. "Yeah I knew, I didn't tell you because Bella couldn't stand him. She wouldn't talk to him and always ran away from him. It was pretty funny actually." Rose's face was beet red and she looked pissed, "are you fucking kidding me? She was totally in love with him in high school, why do you think he was the only guy she couldn't talk to?"
She froze; I think she realized that she just said that in front of me. I was totally shocked. Then I felt hope, and then disappointment that I didn't know sooner. "Is she here? Is she dating anyone or married?" I asked Rose. "Yeah, she's here. No, she's not seeing anyone." She looked at me. I wanted to scream. I managed to ask her calmly, "Where is she?" Rose pointed to the dance floor and said "over there, dancing between Edward and Mike."
I looked at the dance floor again. I finally spotted Edward. He was one of the guys dancing with the hot brunette, which meant that the hot brunette was Bella? She finally turned around and I saw her face. I think I stopped breathing for a minute. She was soo beautiful. She still looked the same, but she had grown up. Her heart shaped face was flushed from the dancing. She was smiling that beautiful smile that I remembered so well. I could tell she was enjoying herself. I think I could have watched her all night.
She turned back around and so I could see her back end again. Very nice. Mike was behind her again. What I wouldn't give to be where Mike was right then. Just as I was thinking that, Mike started walking back to our table. I figured it was a sign. Without saying a word to Emmett or Rose, I stood up and started walking to the dance floor.
I got behind her and she looked even better up close. I just stood behind her watching her dance. I had to touch her. I couldn't stop my hands as they clasped around her waist. She didn't pull away, so I pulled her gently closer to me until we were touching and I started moving my hips back and forth with hers. It felt so good to be holding her like this. I put my arms around her waist and pulled her even closer to me. This is heaven I thought. I had to know if she still smelled the same, so I put my forehead on the back of her head and took a deep breath. Ahh, strawberries and freesia, just like I remembered. All of a sudden she froze up and stopped moving. I let her go regretfully. She took a deep breath and turned around.
She looked so confused and dumbfounded, I couldn't stop myself and I grinned at her. "Hey Bella, your dancing has really improved since high school." She looked at me like I had two heads. She opened her mouth to say something and then closed it again. This is actually pretty funny. She finally figured out something to say and squeaked out "Hey Jasper, thanks, your dancing is great." She winced and I found is so adorable. "I need a drink; it's so hot in here." She said as she started walking away. At least she wasn't running. I had to touch her again so I put my hand on the small of her back and walked to the table with her.
"Can I get you a drink? I'm going to get a beer for myself." I asked not wanting to leave her side, but knowing she might need a minute to get used to the idea of talking to me. "Sure, I'll have a Mike's Hard Lemonade." I couldn't help myself, she was so freaking cute so I winked at her and said "I'll be right back, please don't run away." She blushed, a deep red that I remembered from high school. God, could she be any cuter? I hated to leave her, but the sooner I left, the sooner I could get back to my Bella. My Bella, that sounded so wonderful. I will do whatever it takes to make sure she is my Bella by the end of the night.
