A/N: Sorry about that delay! Real Life has been hectic and also have no computer at home to write as much as before. I will try to update at least once a week, I won't make any promises though. The story will continue do not think that i will let you all down! Thank you to all the readers and reviewers! I appreciate your patience!
A special thanks to my "Beta" GAjujubee for all her help and encouragement! If you haven't checked out her story "Coming Home" please do so!
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"Isabella." I heard my brother say with a smile on his face. I let out a sigh of relief that Angela's friend had the chance to charm, Edward. I just hoped she had the courage to actually speak to him.
"Isabella, would you do me the immense honor of accepting this rose?" He smiled at her with such an intense smile that I knew he was hooked, one way or another.
"I would love to." She smiled at him and placed her hand on the rose to take it, but Edward didn't let go. Instead, her hand stood placed on his while he stared at her with those eyes I only witnessed in him once before. I cleared my throat so that they could realize that they were in a room filled with other women vying for his attention.
"Okay ladies, unfortunately, we will now say goodbye to the ones that didn't receive a rose." Mike spoke to the girls.
One by one the girls bid goodbye and walked out of the room. Some seemed sincerely sad, while others just seemed pissed. I knew how hard rejection was but it was a decision that had to be made.
Once the ladies had exited the house, Mike turned to us all. "So ladies, the gentlemen usually stay for late night drinks but, unfortunately, they have to excuse themselves early. We will see you all soon. Please make yourself comfortable. Good Night, ladies." He said and then waited for us to bid goodnight.
"Ladies, it was a pleasure meeting and chatting with you all. Please make yourself comfortable and we will see you soon." I smiled at each of "my" girls.
Edward and Emmett made the same speech and we then headed to cabin or as we guys called it "the mansion". Once there, we each headed in our own directions to get ready for bed. When I walked out of the shower refreshed and dressed, I heard Edward calling me from what sounded like the living room.
"Jazz, Gabby wants to talk to you." He yelled up to me. Hearing my nieces name, I made my way quickly to the living room.
Once there I noticed, Emmett and Edward sitting on my lounge chairs smiling.
"You're in for it." Emmett whispered.
I looked at him questionably and grabbed the phone. "Gabby bear!" I smiled.
"Uncle Jazzy! So…How was it?" Were the first words out of her mouth.
"What? No ,I miss you, no love at all.? Sheesh, I'm hurt." I chuckled.
"No. No, Uncle Jazzy, I miss you lots, but how was it? Did you find an auntie for me?" She questioned.
I placed my hand over my mouth to hide the laugh that was threatening to come out. "You are a handful, missy."
"Grammy, what do you call people that take forever to get to the answer?" Gabby called out on the phone.
"Procrastinating." My mother laughed in the background.
"Yes, Uncle jazzy, stop pro cra sti nating." Gabby mumbled into the phone.
I let go of the laugh I was hiding and held onto my side.
"I told you." Emmett laughed.
"I am not procrastinating, missy. I had a good time." I laughed.
"Well, what else? More please." She sighed. I smiled as I imagined the puppy face she puts when she says "More please".
"They were lovely ladies. Me, Uncle Emmy and Daddy had a nice time."
"Were they pretty?" She continued to question.
"Yes, quite pretty, but none as beautiful as you."
"Well, the girl has to be beautiful, like me! She has to make you laugh and smile, like me! I like when you smile, Uncle Jazzy."
"Okay, I'll make sure to look for that."
"Okay. Oh! Did any of them have my favorite color? If she did, she must be like me!"
As the words left her mouth, I remembered the dress and the color that belonged to Alice. How right my niece was and she hadn't even meet Alice.
"Why yes, and she was very beautiful." I smiled remembering her beauty.
"Yay! Oh, I'm so excited! Tell her I said hi, okay?"
"Okay, now it's time for bedtime missy. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Oh but Uncle Jazzy one more thing. Just say yes or no, okay."
"Okay." I agreed.
"Do you think Daddy will find me a mommy?" She asked with sadness in her voice.
"Yes." I assured her as I thought about earlier in the night. I definitely thought it was possible.
"Oh goody! Okay, goodnight Uncle Jazzy. Put daddy on!"
"Goodnight princess. Talk to you soon." I said and then handed the phone to Edward.
After Edward hung up, we sat around chatting about the night for a while longer and then headed to bed.
I laid in bed thinking about the next day. It was to be the first of two group dates and I already knew who I wanted that to include. With a smile on my face, I fell asleep.
The next day, as breakfast was brought to each cabin, Mike asked us guys to give him a list of three girls, each for the group date later in the afternoon. I wrote mine down, already sure on who I wanted, and ate the great breakfast.
A few hours later, I was ready to start our evening.
"Gentlemen, its time to go." Mike called from outside. When I stepped out the door, a limo was waiting for each of us. "Remember the cameras will be attached to your collars and will start recording as soon as you're in the limo. Have fun."
As the limo pulled up to the ranch, my nerves began to get the best of me. I was never the type to be nervous but, for some reason, I was. I walked over to the car and waited for Edward and Emmett to get their girls out of the limo. Once they had waked away, Angela peeked out first. Angela looked stunning in a pair of brown pants, white blouse and brown boots. Senna looked nice in her getup but my eyes zoomed in on the brown short hair beauty and, when they met her chocolate brown eyes, all signs of nervousness vanished. She had on a pair of black jeans, a white button up shirt with a light yellow one underneath and a pair of black cowgirl boots.
When my hand met hers, strangely, an electrical current ran through it. It was the same spark I felt when I first saw her the prior night.
"Alice." I smiled at her and bowed my head.
"Jasper." She mimicked me.
I then turned to the ladies and said a polite hi to them, again.
"So ladies, how about we get started?" I suggested motioning towards the stables.
After selecting our four horses, each of the girls mounted theirs like it was second nature to them. I looked over and noticed Alice with a look of fright in her eyes and immediately panicked.
"Something wrong, Alice?" I asked coming up behind her.
"Umm…I'm kind of too short to get on." She whispered as a blush crept on to her face.
"Not a problem. Here, I'll help you out." I grinned extending my hand to help her up.
"Thank you." She smiled at me.
"Anytime." I smiled and then turned to mount my horse.
The rest of the afternoon was spent riding around on the ranch in complete tranquility. Of course, Angela and Senna talked to me the whole evening and, again, Alice was quiet. It was making me a little sad but I figured she had her reasons. I knew she wanted to be here, but I wondered why.
Later in the evening, Senna ridiculously decided that the girls should show me what they were made of and try the obstacle course. Since Alice was short and had trouble getting on and off her horse, I decided to help her down. When I was holding her around the waist, her left leg caught in the stirrup..
"Ouch! Ouch!" She yelped as she stumbled off the horse.
"I'm so sorry, Alice." I apologized profusely as I helped her to the benches on the side.
"It's not your fault. I'm so clumsy at times." She tried to assure me but I saw the pain in her features.
"I don't think you are clumsy at all….quite the contrary. You are as graceful as they come." I assured her to try and ease her pain and also because it was true.
She smiled back at me and then looked away, I'm sure hiding the blush once again.
"So tell me." I said deciding to try and get her to finally let me get to know her.
"Yes?" She turned to me.
"Why have you been so unbelievably quiet?" I grinned, jumping right in to my questions.
"I just figured that you would get around to getting to know me. I didn't want to vie for your attention. Selfishly I wanted this...time to have one on one time with you." She said looking at me with complete honesty in her voice and eyes.
"I completely understand, but if we are being honest here, it drove me crazy. I thought you weren't really interested." I confessed
"No, not at all. I'm very interested." She again smiled at me.
"Well then, I'm glad you are." I grinned, happy to hear that she was really interested in me. "So, tell me about yourself Alice, of course, other then what is on the video?"
"I don't know...I think it says it all. I think that the best way to get to know me is spending time with me. I'm a great friend and great listener. I'm very close to my family and I love shopping." I chuckled. "My friends say I'm overly obsessed with shopping, actually. Oh and my favorite color is yellow! I don't know if you noticed." She smiled at me. For a second, I saw the excitement that I always saw in Gabby's eyes.
"Well, a girl can never have enough clothes...at least that's what my niece tells me." I smiled at her.
"She's right, you know. I wish everyone understood, as she does." Alice smiled at me.
"You are much like that little pixie of ours." I assured her.
"How so?" She asked truly interested.
"You'll see." I said which made Alice eye's brighten up. Then I caught onto whatIi had insinuated but didn't correct myself because, deep down, I felt like Alice was someone I could see myself with in the long run.
Unfortunately, before we could continue with our conversation, Alice and I heard a scream coming from behind us.
"I can't believe this!" We heard a girl scream and turned to see Kebi, Edwards date, storming towards a new limo that had appeared.
Everyone around us stood in awe staring at the commotion that was coming from where Kebi had come.
What the hell had happened?
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