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She stepped aside and motioned for us to come in.
"Good morning, boys," she said with excitement in her eyes.
BPOV
I panicked for a brief moment. Jasper, my best friend, was standing at the door with Edward, my new employee.
Jasper might not have been as bad as I was with one night stands, but he certainly could have taken a close second at some points in his life... and I didn't even want to think about the whole guest bedroom only rule. All I needed right then was for Jasper to fuck things up by fucking Edward and dropping him.
Then I remembered – this is Jasper. Jasper would never do anything to intentionally cause me or my business harm, mostly because he knew Rose would kick his ass if he did. She'd never been afraid of Jasper and frankly, I thought the girl had been looking for a fight.
I watched Jasper lead Edward into my house and a strange sense of peace washed over me. I know it sounds like that bullshit people say in the movies, but watching them walk in together seemed right. They walked to the couch and before they could sit, I started to tap my foot on the tile entryway.
"I don't know what you two have been up to this morning, but I'm starving! Let's go," I begged, bordering on whining.
We all walked into the garage, my hand in Alice's, and Jasper holding Edward's. It was so fucking weird. I had never been on a double date with Jasper before and I couldn't get over it. Alice sat up front with me, and I kept having to resist the urge to "Mom" the kids in the backseat, telling them to keep their hands to themselves.
Alice seemed to pick up on my weird mood and put her hand on my leg, giving me a soft smile.
Shit, why am I so freaked out about them? I should be freaked out by the hot woman in my front seat.
I was so confused, not sure where to spend my brain cells worrying. I finally gave up, parked in the lot at Ruth's, and decided to forget about worrying – about anything. I was going to enjoy my lazy Sunday with Alice, Jasper, and Edward. The only person missing was Rose, but she wasn't a regular Sunday morning breakfast participant, so it hadn't even occurred to me to invite her.
We all got out and paired up again, walking side-by-side but no longer holding hands. Jasper put our name on the list as the rest of us walked to the patio. It wasn't too cold for sitting outside, thankfully. Alice and I both ordered a Bloody Mary, and Edward had iced tea.
Iced tea?
Jasper joined us and I noticed he had what appeared to be a non-alcoholic drink as well.
"So, are you the DD today, Jas?"
"I guess so," he laughed.
"What's with the Coke?" I teased, curious.
"We had a little too much to drink last night," Jasper said. "I'd hate to have a repeat."
The boys looked at each other and giggled like schoolgirls. What the fuck? Jasper doesn't giggle like that.
I turned my head to Alice and raised an eyebrow. She shrugged and smiled.
"So, Edward?"
He turned to look at me. "Yeah, Bella?"
"I just wanted to let you know, because frankly, it's killing me... once we're gone from the office, we're totally gone from the office. I know I brought it up a little last night, but I'm out to Rose and Angela and a few other people, a few members of my family..." I stopped to think for a minute. "Oh, obviously Jasper." We all laughed. "Other than that, my private life is mine, and so is yours. I really liked you from the first moment I met you, so I hope we can be friends. Jasper and I are pretty big parts of each others' lives, so if you're going to be sticking around, I just wanted to get that out into the open."
I gave him a big smile, hoping to let him know that I was sincere. He smiled back, that funny crooked smile that he and Alice both had, and it made my heart flutter. I could already see how much he liked Jasper and I wasn't sure how that was going to pan out, but I wanted him to know that he had a friend in me no matter what.
"So, did you two... ya know?" Alice asked.
I giggled and slapped her shoulder playfully.
"What?" she said. "He's my brother. I was going to ask him in private later, but as long as we're getting all mushy with our feelings, I might as well ask now."
"No, we didn't... you know, Alice," Edward said. "I did stay at Jasper's place, and we do have plans to hang out today, though."
Edward was practically beaming as he spoke, and Jasper was watching him, radiating the look right back. I simultaneously wondered if Jasper was in love with Edward, and if it was possible for my life to get any weirder.
"Jasper, can I talk to you privately for a moment? I just need to clarify a few things. Please don't be offended, either of you," I said, looking at Edward and Alice to gauge their reactions.
They both seemed okay with it, maybe even relieved to get some private time of their own together. I practically dragged Jasper back out to the parking lot, anxious to get what I needed to say off my chest.
"Jasper, holy shit! I see the looks you're giving Edward, like you're ready to have his puppies. What the hell? Did you let him sleep in your room?"
Jasper was laughing; not the tinkling little giggle from earlier, either – true laughs.
"Jasper Whitlock, are you fucking laughing at me?"
"I am. Oh my god, you are so funny right now, Swan. Really, you should see yourself going all Mother Hen on me. I kind of like this side of you. It's a little hot."
Now he's teasing me, too?
"Jasper! Fucking be serious for a minute," I whisper-yelled. I really wanted to let loose on him right then, but it wasn't the time or place.
He pulled me into a hug and only once he had done so, did I realize why I was so upset. I always had Jasper; always. We were best friends from the start. He knew every detail about me, every mole on my body, every worry, ever fear. He knew about the tattoo at the base of my neck that most people never saw. He knew all of my heartache, my dreams, my wishes, and my secrets. I was worried that I was going to lose him to Edward, and it scared me.
"Shhh. It's okay, Bella. Take a deep breath, sweets." He ran his hands across my back in soothing circles, whispering to me and hugging me.
Oh fuck, now I'm crying. Oh dear god, what more can go wrong? Am I PMSing?
I wiped away my tears before Jasper could see them, but couldn't hold in the sniffle. He hugged me tighter to his body and pressed his lips into my neck.
"Bella, sweetheart, you don't need to cry. I do think it's fucking hysterical though that I've watched you swim through a sea of pussy all these years, and I bring one guy to breakfast, and you're freaking out. I mean, I know you work with him and shit, but come on. It's still me, Bella, maybe just an evolved version. Shit, maybe we're both ready to have actual relationships? Who would have thought."
He shook his head as if it had occurred to him just then. A mini epiphany while snuggled into the arms of your best friend in a greasy spoon parking lot, that's what we had both been reduced to.
"Jasper, do you think you're going to date Edward?"
"Well, we have plans to go on a real date this afternoon. I'll be honest, had I not been so drunk last night, we would not be here right now." He chuckled and I gave him a confused look. "We'd be back in bed, B. But, I also know how important last night was for you and Alice, and Edward and I wanted to be here for you guys, too. I don't know where it's going to go with us, Jesus, I'm just getting to know him, but there's something different about these Cullen kids, I'll give 'em that."
Cullen, that must be Alice's last name.
I laughed and then he joined me, our bodies shaking together. I decided I was too hungry, too emotional, too raw. We agreed to head back inside, praying our table would be ready soon and Crazy Bella would get fed and become Rational Bella once again.
"Sorry, I don't know what has gotten into me today. I think I just need some food. I apologize," I said, once I returned to the table.
I took my time smiling at Edward and then turned to smile in apology to Alice as I sat back down. She scooted her chair closer and kissed me. Not a quick peck on the lips, mind you. Right in front of everyone, Alice cupped her hand behind my neck and pulled my lips against hers in one of the hottest kisses I have ever gotten. She moved back, leaving me breathless, my eyes still closed.
"You're so cute when you're hungry, Bella." She gave me one last peck on my nose. "Are you sure you didn't bump your head harder than you thought this morning?"
My eyes flew open in panic at the overshare detail.
"Hit your head?" Jasper asked.
"We might have gotten a little carried away in the shower this morning," Alice said, giggling.
I buried my head in my hands. This embarrassing shit might just be why Bella Swan doesn't do girlfriends.
Jasper and Edward were laughing and I peeked through my hands to see them holding hands on top of the table. I could barely contain my bubbling, albeit irrational, anger.
Thank god, they called our group for a table right then. I wasn't sure how much more of this surreal world I somehow found myself in I could take on an empty, slightly liquored up stomach. I made sure to bring the rest of my Bloody Mary to the table; there was no way I was going to let the alcohol go to waste when I so clearly needed it.
I also ordered a coffee when the waiter stopped by our table, in dire need of caffeine. We sat, transfixed by our menus, until the waiter brought our drinks, biscuits for the table, and took our orders. I wasn't even sure I heard anyone else's order, the gnawing hunger in my stomach now ringing through my ears. I ordered my usual, mile-high biscuits and gravy and assumed Jasper did, too. These were our gut-busting breakfasts which required a nap after.
Good times.
I looked at Alice with almost pleading eyes.
"Remind me not to starve you again." She laughed and kissed my forehead. "What other Bella rules must I follow, Jasper?"
It was sweet of Alice to try and make friends with Jasper. I guess everything I felt about Edward, Alice must've be feeling about Jasper. I knew Edward was essentially her best friend.
Jasper looked at me, gauging how much I would snap at him if he revealed too much. One of my eyebrows shot up in warning.
"Well, unless you want to be highly entertained, keep Bella far away from the Stoli," he said, laughing. "Oh, and dear god, please do not allow Bella to miss too many gym days in a row, she gets really cranky if she doesn't workout. Although, perhaps she'll be channeling that energy differently now."
"Jasper!" I admonished.
Alice was laughing hysterically, trying to get her sentence out, but getting caught up in her own laughter each time.
"Worse than this?" she asked Jasper, looking right at me as she spoke.
I made a mental note to get her back for that later and told her so with my narrowed eyes, which only made her giggle harder.
"Besides, Jasper, it's no secret that she was... uh... getting plenty of exercisebefore," Alice said, still laughing her ass off.
Shoot me. Shoot me now. Wasn't breakfast my idea? How had this suddenly gone so wrong?
I decided to chime in to the conversation. "Edward, would you like to know some of the Rules of Jasper?"
"Oh, Bella... Bella, Bella, Bella." Jasper smirked at me, and I knew I was up proverbial Shit Creek without a paddle. "I would like to remind you that should you decide to invoke a reading of the Rules of Jasper, I will have no choice but to reveal Bella's birthday. And isn't it coming up soon?"
He looked at Alice when he said this, probably hoping it would get her all excited. Sure enough, she began to bounce in her chair and I knew it was only a matter of time before I'd be forced to spill. I was going to make her work to get that information out of me, though. Mmm, maybe during a nice bath together.
A hush fell over the table as I contemplated my plan. I decided playful was best. If I made a big deal of my birthday, it would only make everyone more curious. I threw my hands up in surrender.
"You win this time, Whitlock." I winked at him.
The tension at the table eased, and I was grateful. I took a deep breath, reminding myself that everything would be okay. As the biscuits began to hit my stomach and the coffee kicked in, I felt even more normal.
"So, what do you guys have planned for your date? It's a date, right?" I asked. I looked between Edward and Jasper, not really sure which of them I had directed the question to.
They exchanged looks as well, then Jasper spoke up. "Yeah, it's a date, right?"
Edward nodded and smiled at him.
"We don't have any real plans," Jasper explained. "We just wanted to hang out and spend some time getting to know each other. Maybe we'll go walk around the park or something, watch a movie. I dunno." He ended with a shrug and I could see the happiness all across his face. "What about you guys?"
I looked at Alice.
"We haven't made any plans yet for the day," I said. "However, I do intend to ask Alice on a real date before the day is over. This running into each other at bars has got to stop." I smiled at her and squeezed her hand.
"Oh, really?" she asked.
"Mhm. Do you think I have a shot?" I asked with a wink.
"I don't know. I don't usually go on dates with just anyone," she said.
My playful Alice was back, and I settled into my chair with an easy laugh. I smiled sweetly at her. "Consider it your way of apologizing to me for the tile head banging incident?"
The table erupted in laughter again, and the waiter (God bless him) showed up with our food.
I smiled at Jasper as we began to tuck into our biscuits and gravy. We were quiet as we took the first few bites of our food and I was thinking how nice it was. Even if Bitchy Bella reared her ugly head, if Jasper and Alice embarrassed me, this was what Sundays were supposed to be like – friends, family, together. Love and laughter.
"How's your omelet?" I asked Alice.
She closed her eyes and moaned with the bite she had in her mouth. "Heaven. You want a taste?"
"Fuck, Alice, when you put it that way is there anyone that could resist?"
I licked my lips and she speared a bite for me. She brought the fork to my mouth and slid the eggs in, pulling the fork back out more slowly than necessary. I chewed up and swallowed my bite.
"You're right, it's pretty good." I smiled. "How is your breakfast, Edward?"
He patted his belly, his food already half gone. "Ugh, so good."
We finished up and shared a few more funny stories before getting in the car to drive back. I explained to Edward that Sunday at Ruth's usually meant a nap for Jasper and I. I didn't tell him that sometimes it was a nap together, but Jasper added that part in himself, making me smile. I could see with these small concessions that Jasper wasn't going to push me out of his life, but I was still a little worried.
Jasper pulled into my garage and everyone got out of the car. Jasper and Edward walked back to Jasper's house, hand in hand, waving their goodbye to us. Alice and I stood there watching them as they walked, and I set my head on her shoulder.
"I'm so happy for Jasper. Is your brother a good guy, Ali?"
"Yeah, he's a great guy. Is Jasper worthy of him?"
"Hmm. He could be. I saw signs and hints today that there's a whole side of Jasper that even I have yet to experience. It's a little scary and a little exciting. I know he's been sad and lonely, I just haven't known how to fix it. Let's go get naked and crawl into bed," I said with a yawn. "We can talk about it more there."
Once we got inside, she started to undress me and I was so tired that I just stood there and enjoyed her attention. It had been a long time since someone focused on me in a caring way, and I was nearly delirious with a full, happy stomach and a hot, sexy, warm, and wonderful woman getting naked to share my bed with me. Of course, we were just supposed to be napping.
I watched her slowly take her own clothes off, mine having all been removed. She was down to her cami and panties as she motioned to the bed.
"Uh uh," I shook my head at her. "I want to feel all of you next to me. Please?"
She laughed and took the rest of her clothes off, climbing around to her side as I slid in on mine. Her side.
The cool sheets felt nice against my skin, but I wanted to feel her against me too. I needed to be wrapped up in her for this discussion, safe in the knowledge that she couldn't or wouldn't go running out the door at any moment.
Alice's small body had somehow managed to fully wrap around mine. Her breasts were pressed into my back, arms coming around underneath mine, her chin resting on my shoulder. She had one leg flush against my lower leg and hooked her other leg above mine, literally, wrapping herself around me.
I spoke barely above a whisper. "Alice, why did you try to find me? I mean, I'm no saint. If Edward asked Jasper the same questions we just asked each other, he might confess that I wasn't worthy of your time and affections."
"First, who the fuck says you aren't worthy? But I'm getting ahead of myself. We were talking about Jasper and Edward when you lured me in here under the guise of naked bed talking time," she said, kissing my neck. "So let's cover that topic first."
I tried to take a deep breath, but my chest felt tight. I knew confessing the words out loud would mean exposing myself to her; literally, like flaying myself open and showing her parts of me that I didn't even want to look at myself. As if I was taking apart a car and looking at each part, cleaning it off a little perhaps, and then reassembling the entire thing. Sure, it would be worth it in the end, but the process was a bitch to get through.
"Have you ever been with a man before?" I asked.
"I thought this conversation was about Jasper and Edward?"
"It is, Ali, just answer me. I promise I'll get there."
"Yes, I have," she said softly, sadness lacing her voice.
Mental note, revisit this topic.
"Me too. One time; Jasper. I knew he was in love with me and I wasn't sure what my feelings were for him, but I was a little curious. I also thought maybe I could be in love with him, or that I could grow to love him, you know?"
I felt her chin nod against me.
"This was back when Jasper and I first met, in high school. It was our senior year. I had skipped a grade back in eighth, so I was a year younger than he was. I had also just moved from Arizona." I laughed at the memory. "My mom shipped me to live with my dad because I broke a few too many hearts. So, I was new at this tiny school and Jasper became my best friend. We hung out all the time and I knew he was interested, but I wasn't ready yet to ruin my reputation at the new school, on the off chance he was just another asshole trying to get into my pants, you know?"
I took a deep breath, not realizing how hard it was for me to tell the story. I could only imagine how awful it was for Jasper.
"One Friday, we went out to dinner. I knew Jasper saw it as a date, and I thought it was kind of sweet. We went back to his house and I started to get nervous the more obvious it became that he was going to try and make a move on me. By this point, I also knew I could trust him, so when he started kissing me, I stopped and let him know I was attracted to girls. The look on his face as he registered what I was saying, and then went on to ask if maybe I wanted to double check was... heartbreaking. I wanted to give him something, some piece of me to let him know how much I cared for him, and I was enjoying myself. I'd never been with a guy, so I decided to give it a try. Fuck."
I sighed, tears leaking out of my eyes for the second time that day. Alice's hand came up to stroke my hair and I winced when she ran over the large bump from the morning.
"Sorry," she whispered and softly kissed the tender spot.
"When we finished, I almost couldn't bear it. He looked like the happiest man on the planet. Me? Well, it just sealed the deal and I knew for sure that I wasn't going to be playing for the home team again anytime soon. I tried so hard to be gentle and kind. I love Jasper a great deal, I loved him even then, I just wasn't in love with Jasper. I felt horrible, and I could see it across his face. I broke him."
I started to shake with quiet sobs. "I broke him, Alice. He's loved me for so long," I whispered.
She held me closer, whispering in my ear that it would be okay, that we would find a way to fix him.
"Oh god, that's part of it, Alice. Now he looks so happy with Edward, and I'm freaking out that he's going to realize what a twat I am and leave me. I would be destroyed if Jasper ever left my life. I need him, he's all the family I have left."
I lowered my head as far as I could in the position we were in, letting the tears fall. I didn't even try to stop; I needed to get it out. The guilt I felt over being with Jasper all those years ago and breaking his heart had been slowly eating me alive, I just never stopped to admit it to myself. I also thought that if I was going to have anything meaningful with Alice, I needed her to know from the start how things were. I needed her to accept that Jasper was my surrogate brother, my best friend, a permanent fixture in my life, and vice versa.
Alice unwrapped her arms from me and I felt the sting in my heart. It was clearly too much for her, too hard. She was going to find someone less complicated, someone that deserved her. I closed my eyes and began sobbing harder, chin tucked against my chest, my body curled into a fetal position on the bed. I couldn't change my past, I could only be who I was and hope that someday I would either find someone again that I would be brave enough to bare myself to and who would be able to handle it, or that I would learn to be okay with continuing to kick them out after some sexual gratification. I knew it had been too good to be true, that I had been asking too much of Alice to stay.
The stream of thoughts continued as I felt her weight shift on the bed, now fully unwrapped from my body. She stood up off the bed and I could hear her soft footfalls on the floor. I wanted to cry out to her, beg her to stay, plead with her. I could be a better person, I did feel like I was good at the core.
The bed moved again, and I was confused. I was too afraid to open my eyes, but I could hear the sound of the comforter and feel the tug of it on top of my body. Then I felt the best thing I had felt in a very long time – Alice's lithe body slipped into bed next to me, this time in front of me.
"Bella, sweetheart, open your eyes."
I felt her soft hands against my body, trying to uncurl me from the tightly wrapped ball I had become. Every muscle was tensed and although my crying had slowed, it had not stopped. Now that Alice was facing me, I felt even more horrible. I wasn't sure I could open my eyes, it was no longer a matter of if I wanted to or not.
I felt her fingertips trace a path on my face, starting at my forehead and swiping over my eyebrows. She leaned closer and kissed my eyes, my nose, my mouth, and then my chin. As if she was holding a magic wand, each spot she touched, each muscle underneath her fingers or lips, loosened and let go. I fluttered my eyelids open experimentally. Alice was almost nose to nose with me and it surprised me to see her so close. I had been so sure she was getting up to leave, but there she was, still with me.
EPOV
Something was clearly very wrong with Bella. I suspected this wasn't her typical behavior, and I could see Jasper was freaking out a little at her, which only added to the tension.
We drove to Ruth's and Alice and Bella each got a Bloody Mary, while Jasper and I abstained. There was no way in hell I was going to add even a drop of alcohol to my system, not with the promise of a sober afternoon with the man sitting beside me. I turned and smiled at him as Bella asked why he wasn't drinking and if he was going to be the designated driver.
"We had a little too much to drink last night. I would hate to have a repeat."
I felt my pants get tight; I was so glad Jasper was looking forward to the afternoon as much as I was. When he turned to look at me, I couldn't help but laugh, which brought him down in laughter, too. His hand snaked under the table to rub up and down my thigh, and I wasn't sure I could wait until we got back to the house.
"So, Edward?" Bella asked.
Oh, right, out in public...
"Yeah, Bella?"
"I just wanted to let you know, because frankly, it's killing me... once we're gone from the office, we're totally gone from the office. I know I brought it up a little last night, but I'm out to Rose and Angela and a few other people." She paused. "Oh, obviously Jasper. Other than that, my private life is mine, and so is yours. I really liked you from the first moment I met you, so I hope we can be friends. Jasper and I are pretty big parts of each other's lives, so if you're going to be sticking around, I just wanted to get that out."
Her sincerity was clear in her smile and the tone she used. I was grateful. I didn't know how far I wanted to go public with my life, after what happened in Seattle. I smiled back at her.
Alice not-so-politely asked if Jasper and I had sex the night before, and I wasn't pleased.
"No, we didn't... you know, Alice. I did stay at Jasper's place, and we do have plans to hang out today, though."
Of course, our version of "hanging out" may be quite literal.
Bella's voice broke me out of my silent lusting.
"Jasper, can I talk to you privately for a moment? I just need to clarify a few things with him. Please don't be offended, either of you."
I nodded my head to let her know it was okay with me. I respected them for keeping their friendship so long. Once they were both gone, I raised my eyebrow at Alice.
"What?" she said defensively.
"Alice, I can see the look in your eyes. Please be careful. I love you and I don't want to see you get hurt. It sounds like Bella is quite the... womanizer."
I reached across the table to hold her hand. Alice had always been such a lover; she gives herself so freely to people, never thinking too much about the consequences of what might happen to her. That's exactly how she ended up with Sasha, her last girlfriend. They lasted three years, mostly because Sasha knew how good she had it with Alice at home, waiting to clean her up every time she OD'ed or fucked someone else. Or both.
"Edward, thank you for looking out for me. I really do appreciate it, but Bella is no Sasha, trust me. I can see it in her eyes, she's a good and loving person. She does so much for others. If only I could get her to see how deserving and worthy she is as well, it would be perfect. And, I see that look on your face, Edward, I'm not taking her on as a fix-her-up project. I really have feelings for her."
She trailed off, getting quieter as she finished her sentence, and I knew any argument I could find was useless; Alice was already in love.
"What's up with you and Jasper, anyways? Don't think I don't see the moon eyes you're giving him."
I couldn't help the smile that crossed my face at his name. Alice was right, I was practically fucking giddy.
"I don't know, Al. I really like him. We had a good time last night. I went back to his place and we knocked back a few too many, but both admitted that we wanted to take it further and see where it goes. He seems like an amazing guy."
"Huh. You're smitten." She smiled at me. "I like seeing you like this."
Just then Bella and Jasper walked up. Bella apologized for her behavior as they sat back down. Jasper smiled and took my hand in his, and all ability to use my brain flew out the window.
Alice scooted her chair closer to Bella and gave her a kiss. Cute, but gross.
"Hit your head?" I heard Jasper ask.
"We might have gotten a little carried away in the shower this morning," Alice said with a giggle, and I felt a little sick.
The hostess called for our table, and we were seated. I'd never been to this place before, so it took me an extra few glances to settle on something. Thankfully they brought Bella's coffee and biscuits for the table quickly, because I was seriously starting to worry about the little stress kitten across from me.
This was a whole different Bella – the one I knew from work was professional and kind, but not overly so. I could see the way she looked at my sister and it made my heart swell. Alice had been through too much in the last few years and she deserved to have someone genuinely care for her. It was a great opportunity to watch Bella and Alice together.
Looking over, I could see Bella pouting at Alice, wrapped up in their own quiet conversation.
"What other Bella rules must I follow, Jasper?" Alice asked.
I saw Jasper look at Bella and her eyebrow shot up into an evil warning glare. Remind me not to piss her off...
"Well, unless you want to be highly entertained, keep Bella far away from the Stoli," he explained. "Oh, and dear god, please do not allow Bella to miss too many gym days in a row, she gets really cranky if she doesn't work out. Although, perhaps she'll be channeling that energy differently now."
"Jasper!" Bella gasped.
Alice was laughing hysterically, trying to get her sentence out, but getting caught up in her own laughter each time.
"Worse than this?" Alice pointed at Bella, and I was so glad that Alice and Jasper were getting along. It made me happy to see Alice trying to be friends with him, knowing what it would mean to me.
"Besides, Jasper, it's no secret that she was... ah... getting plenty of exercisebefore," Alice sputtered.
Bella looked right at me and said, "Edward, would you like to know some of the Rules of Jasper?"
"Oh, Bella... Bella, Bella, Bella," Jasper said. "I would like to remind you that should you decide to invoke a reading of the Rules of Jasper, I will have no choice but to reveal Bella's birthday, and isn't it coming up soon?"
A hush fell over the table and a few tense moments passed before Bella surrendered.
"You win this time, Whitlock." Bella winked at him and continued, "So, what do you guys have planned for your date? It's a date, right?"
I have no clue.
"Yeah, it's a date, right?" Jasper asked me. I nodded and smiled at him.
"We don't have any real plans, we just wanted to hang out and spend some time getting to know each other. Maybe we'll go walk around the park or something, watch a movie. I dunno." He ended with a shrug. "What about you guys?"
"We haven't made any plans yet for the day, however, I do intend to ask Alice on a real date before the day is over. This running into each other at bars has got to stop," Bella said, giving Alice a smile.
The waiter showed up, thankfully before the girls could get too deep into their flirting. I was stealing glances at Jasper, my hand trailing lazy circles on his thigh. Every now and then, one of us would get bolder and move our hand higher. I caught him sticking his tongue out just a little too far to reach his food once. I almost came in my pants; I closed my eyes and tried to think of puppies and kittens, and kites up in the sky. Mmm, the sky, like Jasper's blue eyes. I wonder if he keeps them open or closes them when he comes.
I heard Bella's soft voice, breaking me out of my sex-filled thoughts. "How's your breakfast, Edward?"
I rubbed my belly, hoping the tablecloth would mask the obvious erection in my jeans. "Ugh, so good."
Through breakfast, I tried not to tell too many embarrassing Alice stories – it seemed like at times we were all in a competition to see who could tell the most awful story about someone else at the table.
After we finished eating and had paid the bill, we got up to leave. Jasper let the girls walk to the car in front of us. He slipped his hand into mine and we stopped for a very brief kiss. He had a glint in his eye that told me we were absolutely in for a fun afternoon... and perhaps evening.
I had forgotten that Jasper needed to drive since Bella had a drink, so we sat up front. He took my hand and we rested them on the emergency brake between us. I decided that I liked Bella's car, and wanted to go to the Mercedes dealership and take a look at what they had on the lot. I'd planned to sell my Volvo, wanting to leave all traces of my life in Seattle behind me.
Alice and Bella were kissing in the back seat and I turned around to scold them, but in a nice way. Ugh, girls.
"Ladies, can you try to keep it in your pants until we get back? It's a short drive..."
"Oh, zip it, Cullen. I saw your hands all over Jasper under the table at the restaurant," Bella said with a yawn.
"You tired, baby?" Alice cooed at her.
"Yeah, Sunday breakfast usually means a nap after."
Turning back to facing forward in my seat, I was grateful to not witness Alice's no-doubt eager response to that. Jasper looked up in the rearview mirror at Bella. "It's been a while since we've had a Sunday breakfast sleepover though," he said, winking.
I was so glad Jasper and I got the discussion of his relationship with Bella out of the way the night before; I would have been much more moody during breakfast had I thought there might be a chance of them ever getting together.
I wonder if he likes it hard and rough, or soft and sweet? Mmm, hard. Sweet. Fuck. I adjusted myself again and Jasper smirked at me.
Jasper parked in the garage and we got out, waved to the girls, and said our goodbyes. I'm pretty sure he had to control the urge to run to his house just as much as I did. At least, I hoped he did.
"So, are we going to hang out at your place? We could go over to mine, or catch a movie or go to the park like you said," I asked as we walked.
Jasper just smiled.
"Weren't you listening? Sunday breakfast means nap time." He smiled and unlocked his front door, walking in before me. Shit, I wasn't even sure I could sleep with the raging hard-on I'd had all morning, much less sleep anywhere near Jasper. We left our shoes in the entryway and I followed him through the same areas of his house I'd been in earlier. He stopped in the hallway and I could see him pondering something.
"Jasper?" I questioned. He turned to look at me. "Are you okay?"
He closed the distance between us and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"More than okay. I've got you back here with me, and I'm just thinking about where I get to have my wicked way with you," he said. He moved his mouth to my neck and began kissing and sucking the skin there. He gently pushed me back toward the guest bedroom, and I took a few steps before I noticed us passing the doorframe and then felt the edge of the mattress against my legs.
"Jasper, I thought we were taking a nap?" I asked between frantic kisses. He pushed me back onto the bed and climbed on top of me.
"Oh, we're going to sleep, Edward," he said, smirking. "We're just going to have some playtime first."
I bucked my hips into his at his words. My hands moved up and under his shirt, palms flat against his chest. Gathering the material, I brought it over his head, exposing him to me. I leaned up to kiss each of his nipples and felt his hands at the hem of my shirt. I unbuttoned the top two buttons and he slid it over my head, pushing me back down. His warm chest against mine felt amazing. His hands were down at the button on my jeans and after I felt the zipper slide down all the way, I lifted my hips. His hard erection slid next to mine, his pants the only thing left between us.
Jasper slid down my body, his eyes never leaving mine, until he came to the waistband of my jeans. He placed a soft kiss at my hipbone before he tugged the jeans off my body. When he finished and was at the edge of the bed, he stood and removed his pants. My eyes trailed over his body, taking in every muscle, etching every detail into my memory.
He started at my feet, feathery touches whispering over my body. He moved up, one of his hands on each leg, until they met in the center and he began to touch my hard dick. He took me in his hands and I could see just how much he wanted me as he leaned down to lick me. Jasper started with soft licks, flicking his tongue around the head, swirling his mouth just barely over the top. He was teasing me, in the best possible way, and I never fucking wanted him to stop.
He covered the tip of my cock with his mouth and sucked, humming slightly. I arched my back and moaned; such sweet torture he was inflicting.
"Jasper, that feels so fucking amazing," I said with a sigh.
He bent his head further and took me all the way into his mouth. I had to fight the urge to fuck his mouth hard, the sight of his lips wrapped around me releasing something primal inside. I gripped the sheets as he continued, all of the muscles in my lower half tensed in an attempt to control myself. I wasn't quite ready for things to end so quickly, but Jasper had other ideas.
I felt him release me from his mouth and I whimpered. He chuckled, his body hovering above mine as he reached over to the bedside table. I could hear him rummaging through what sounded like an impressive drawer full of fun.
Too bad I didn't snoop last night.
He came away from the drawer with a bottle of lube. I couldn't help it, I laughed.
"What's so funny?"
He was straddling my waist, looking at me with a very adorable, curious expression.
"I use the same brand of lube," I admitted, and we shared a smile.
He moved back to my lower body and I closed my eyes again, soaking in the sensations as I felt his hands and mouth on my body. He licked at the tip of my cock, playing with me before taking me into his mouth. As he wrapped his lips around me, I felt his warm, wet finger press at my cheeks and I groaned. He sank a finger deep inside of me, using the knuckle of the finger above it to press my perineum.
"Oh god, Jasper, I'm gonna come," I warned him. He moaned, which I took as a good sign.
It only took a few strokes of his finger fucking me deeply, the pressure of his knuckle in just the right spot, and his hot mouth sucking and licking me, before I began to spill into his mouth. My hips lifted involuntarily and I could feel my dick pulsing as he swallowed everything. His lips tightened over me and he pulled up all the way off me, giving the tip one last wet, open-mouthed kiss.
Jasper slid his body back up mine so that we were in contact with each other the whole way. As soon as he was level with my face, he kissed my lips and rolled to my side, leaving his hand on my chest. I brought my hand up to his hair, running my fingers through it as I scratched lightly. He let out a sigh and hummed into me.
I paused for a moment to catch my breath before turning Jasper onto his back. I pulled him to the edge of the bed, knees bent and legs dangling off, his cock standing straight up and ready for me. Something about getting down on my knees was always a turn on for me, so that's what I did. I pulled a pillow from the bed and got on my knees between Jasper's legs, licking with one long stroke up his hard dick before closing my lips around him. I bobbed my head a few times quickly, increasing the suction of my mouth slightly each time.
"Yeah, Edward. Just like that," he said before moaning.
I brought my mouth up and swirled my tongue around the tip, sucking it softly between my lips.
"Don't tease me, Edward. I want you to fucking make me come."
Jasper thrust his hips as he spoke, more of his cock sliding up into my mouth, and I plunged down onto him. Sucking as hard as I could, my tongue moved along the bottom side of his length. I brought a hand up to gently play with his balls and he moaned, thrusting his hips again. I groaned around him, moving my hand from his balls up to the base of his cock. Wrapping my fingers tightly around him, I began to stroke him in time with my mouth.
"Fuck," he whimpered.
He began to twitch in my mouth and I stroked harder, bringing my lips to the head of his shaft. I licked and sucked at his tip and he came hard. Once I'd swallowed, I removed my mouth and gave one last lick up his softening cock.
Crawling back onto the bed, I saw Jasper move his body so that his head was back on the pillows, and I brought the blanket up with me, covering us. I kissed him softly on the lips and curled my body into his. Lying on our sides, I spooned into Jasper from behind.
"Naptime?" I yawned.
"Mmm, naptime."
