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Chapter 7

I was somewhere dark, I had no idea where. I started walking and noticed that I was passing a couple of booths. Was I in the Diner? How odd. I noticed that a little way ahead of me there was a flickering light and I saw a dark figure sitting there. I started to walk toward the shadowy person. The closer I got the familiar the figure became. I gasped as it was Jasper. At the sound of my quick intake of breath he looked at me and smiled lazily. "You kept me waiting a long time." Was all he said then he indicated the seat right next to him and I sat down without a word. I was hypnotized by his beauty, but more importantly by the look in his eyes. I had never seen that expression on him. It was pure lust. Before I could ask anything I suddenly felt his lips on mine, they very extremely soft and wet as he expertly molded his mouth to mine. First he applied just a bit of pressure, but gradually he increased it to a delicious extent. I moaned at the pleasure that he invoked in me and he used this opportunity to deepen the kiss. After what felt like an eternity I felt his tongue running along my lower lip and I instinctively opened my mouth to him. He wasted no time exploring my mouth as our tongues fought for dominance. I felt so hot and flush all over when he wound his hands in my hair. God, he certainly knew what he was doing and knew how to play my body to his satisfaction. I lifted and straddled his waist never breaking the kiss. When I grinded myself on the bulge in his pants, it was his time to moan. We pulled apart panting and breathing heavily. I looked into those haunting dark eyes and felt a wave of unadulterated lust wash over me. He opened his mouth to say something, but what came out was this horrible beeping sound. What the hell? I looked at him questioningly. "Jazz?"

With a sudden bolt I sat straight up in my bed. Holy shit! It was a dream, just a dream. I felt extremely wound up though. After a couple of minutes my breathing returned to normal and I realized that my alarm-clock was furiously beeping on my nightstand. I quickly shut it of. I had never felt this affected by a dream before. Jesus, what a way to start a new day! I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower. I needed a long, relaxing shower after this. Oh, God, how on earth was I going to be able to look Jasper in the eyes after this dream? When I would see him all I would be able to think of would be his lips on mine and his hands on my body. Lord, have mercy! Hmm… I called him Jazz in my dream. I liked that nickname, it suited him perfectly.

Nothing remarkable happened that they at school. As I had predicted as soon as I saw Jasper I blushed furiously and couldn't meet his eyes. I stuttered like an idiot and felt embarrassed beyond belief. But like so many times before Jasper calmed me down and he had never mentioned my weird behavior for which I was greatly thankful. When school was let out I noticed that Bella's face was tomato red and Edward was grinning like an idiot. I figured he had finally asked her out. I was very happy for them; at least everything went well for them.

However, by the time we arrived home I was very frustrated with myself and went up to my room sulking. My brothers stayed clear of me, they knew when I was in this mood it was better if they avoided me. I couldn't believe that I wasted a whole day building my friendship with Jasper because of my stupid dream. I let it affect my life way too much! I was lying on my bed berating myself for my stupidity when my phone rang. My heart was beating out of my chest and I reached for my cell with shaking hand as I was hoping that it was Jasper. However, when I noticed it was Bella I sighed deeply to calm myself and replied the call.

"Hey, Bella! What's up?" I asked trying to sound like my usual cheerful self.

"Hi, Alice! I guess you are wondering why I called you." She started and I heard her taking a deep breath before she continued. "So I get to the point directly. I assume you know that Edward had asked me out." It wasn't a question, but she paused anyway waiting for my reaction. I had to smile at this.

"Yes, Bella, I had a feeling about that." I said mildly. I could practically see her blushing at the other end of the line.

"Um… Yeah, and I need a favor." She said.

"Ok, Bella, how can I help you?" I asked sweetly. I had an idea about what it was.

"Can you come over tomorrow after school and help me get ready? Please." She said this very quickly. I couldn't stop my loud squeal at the news. She was voluntarily let me play dress up with her. I knew exactly how I wanted her to look on their first date so I readily agreed and hung up.

Well, their date ruined a little my plan for Friday night. I was planning to go the Diner again and see Jasper. Hmm… I didn't want to give up another chance to spend time with him and there was no way I was going there with Emmett. Wait a minute! That gave me a great idea: Rose. So I quickly called her.

"Hey, Rose! How are you?" I greeted her cheerfully. I had to smile as it was like how Bella greeted me.

"Hey, Alice! Considering we saw each other not an hour ago I'm still well." She said in her usual matter-of-fact way. "I guess it's more than just a social call. So spit it out. How can I help you?"

"Well, I was thinking that the both of us could go to the Diner Friday night. You know, we could talk as we usually only see each other during lunch. And Bella is going on a date with Edward." I explained.

"Wow. So Bella will actually start dating. I had never imagined that I would see the day…" She trailed off in her amusement. "Wait a minute! Are we going there because you want to spend time with me or because you want to see Jasper?"

I saw no reason to lie. "Both." I said simply. I heard her musical laugh. "I'm glad I amuse you. So can you come?"

"Sure, Alice. Who was I to stand in the way of true love?" She said still chuckling. I smiled too then we hung up.

I was lying on my bed studying for tomorrow's classes. I thought that I should get a sofa in my room after all it wasn't as stupid an idea as I originally thought when Edward put one in his room. It would make studying more comfortable. I should talk to Mom about it. I was musing over this when my door suddenly burst open and Emmett walked in. His abrupt appearance startled me and I jumped a little on my bed which made him laugh.

I sighed. "Emmett, I had told umpteenth time to knock on the door before you enter!" I said exasperated.

"Sorry, little sis, but I need to talk to you." He said completely unapologetic. He came in and plopped down on my bed making it groan under his weight.

"How can I help you, Emmy?" I asked deliberately using his most hated nickname. If I felt frustrated he should feel the same.

"No need to be mean, Ali." He said. "I want to talk to you about Rose." He began confidently. This peaked my interest; Emmett usually doesn't come to me with girl problems. But again, he had never had problems with girls before Rosalie.

"Ok, please continue." I said motioning with my hand to go on.

"Alright. I know that you are friends with her and knowing you I'm sure you talked to her about me, too." He said cocking an eyebrow at me daring me deny it.

"Huh. It's very presumptuous of you to think that we don't have other topics to discuss beside you." I retorted.

The corners of his mouth turned up in a devilish smile. "Oh, yeah?" He taunted me. "Like what? Discussing your huge crush on Jasper?" My mouth hung open. Shit! He had noticed, but I guessed I was pretty obvious.

"What do you want to know?" I asked in a defeated voice.

"About Rose or about your crush?" He asked back.

"We are not talking about my crush, that's for sure." I said angrily.

He just laughed. "Oh, little sis, you see I wasn't completely sure about the Jasper thing, but thanks for the insight." He winked at me, and I cringed at my own stupidity. I was usually better at deflecting Emmett's tactics. "So about Rose…" He started and his voice immediately became softer. "Can you give me some tips about how to persuade her to go out with me? She keeps saying no to all of my attempts." He sounded so vulnerable. I had never seen him like this. Who would have thought that this tiny town in the middle of nowhere would change us all so much…

"Well, it's true we talked about you, Emmett, but I'm afraid she hadn't said anything that would be helpful to you." I said softly. What Rose had said was very private, and I was sure she would eventually tell him that herself.

"That sucks!" He cried. "Ok, anything that you suggest? I mean you are good at matchmaking. Take Edward for example, you managed to land even him a date." He said with an exaggerated eyebrow wiggle. I burst out laughing, there's the Emmett I knew.

"To tell you the truth I didn't do much with Edward. I only made sure that he had spent time with Bella outside of school." I said while forming an idea in my head. "I certainly can do the same for you."

"How?" He asked becoming excited at the new development. "Like going to the Diner together so you can Jasper-watch again?"

I hit him on his head. "Do you want to hear my plan or not?" I asked annoyed.

"Of course, tell me every detail of your master plan."

I ignored his sarcasm and shared my ideas. "First of all, only Rose and I are going to go to the Diner this Friday." I held up my hand when he wanted to interrupt me. "And not just because of Jasper. Second, I thought that we could host a movie night on Saturday. Mom and Dad go to that gala in Seattle so we can invite the others over and have fun. You can show Rose that you are capable to act normal, too." I finished with a smile at his indignant expression.

"Ok, that sounds like a good plan." He said thoughtfully, and then he raised one eyebrow at me. "The 'others'" he used air quotes at the word "include Jasper as well?"

I sighed deeply at this. Of course I wanted to invite him, too. I would give anything to spend more time with him, but I knew it maybe a little too much and too soon for him. I would have to try to persuade him to come, but I wouldn't pressure him. Besides if he wouldn't come I would be the fifth wheel and that sucked.

"Yes, I will invite him, but I doubt he will come." I said and the disappointment in my voice was all too audible.

"Well, Ali, I have to tell you that the idea of you dating anyone is freaking me out, but this Jasper dude seems nice enough." He said; see he could be serious when he wanted to. "I hope it works out for you." Well, that was a surprising development. It seemed that everyone just simple liked Jasper. He was certainly very likeable…

At dinner I informed Edward about his plans for the weekend and also told him that I would help Bella get ready. Surprisingly he was okay with all of this, he usually got angry at me for interfering. Hmm… interesting. It seemed that the key to bend him to my will was a small dark haired girl. I could have serious fun with this. I suppressed the urge to laugh evilly. Edward simply raised his eyebrow warningly at me, he knew what I was thinking. I just smiled at him innocently.

As that night I didn't have any sexy dream about Jazz I could act like my normal self the next day. Jasper was sitting with us at lunch and I was debating with myself whether I should invite him now or later at the Diner. But then I remembered how he acted there the last time which was a rather polite indifference, and beside everyone was here.

"So my parents go out of town on Saturday and I thought you can come over to watch movies with us." I knew I said it kind of out of the blue, but I had no idea what would be a good introductory line. However, everyone readily accepted except for Jasper. So I turned to him.

"And what about you, Jasper? Can you come over?" I asked softly while looking into those fathomless eyes. He looked exceptionally delicious today. He was wearing a dark grey sweater with a navy blue button-down shirt underneath it which made his eyes look almost violet. A tight fitting pair of jeans that emphasized his cute little ass. So what if I shamelessly ogled him earlier? And of course he was wearing his usual boots.

"I'm working on Saturday." He simply said. It wasn't a definite no, but for the life of me I couldn't read the expression on his face.

"How long?" I asked and hastily added. "Because we would meet around 6 or 7. It's kind of an evening type of activity." I was looking at him from under my eyelashes not bothering to hide my eagerness for him to come. He turned to me and studied my face looking for signs of I don't know what. The magical bubble that his closeness created was interrupted by Emmett, but this time he did it for my benefit.

"Come on, dude!" He started. "You have to come over or else Alice is going to be a pain in the ass ruining our evening." He winked at me over Jasper's head so he wouldn't see.

Jasper sighed deeply. "Alright, I'll go over. I finish at the Diner at 4, but I have to go home first so I can go around 6." I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. I didn't know whether he had accepted because of me or of my brother, but sure as hell I was happy. Jasper was going to watch movies with me. Well, us, but that was beside the point.

"You can come over whenever you want." I said excitedly bouncing a little in my seat. Jasper flashed me a devastating smile, as a reaction to my visible happiness, which made me melt.

Jasper and I walked side by to our next class and I was still riding high over the progress we made during lunch. Fortunately, in Biology we had to do lab so that made it possible for us to talk a little. I was busy thinking about the best way to inquire what movies he liked when he spoke up.

"So, Alice, where were you born?" He asked, but I was totally stunned. Okay, I did not see that coming, it was so out of the blue that I just stared at him for a couple of seconds. "I just figured if we are friends, then I should know some things about you." He explained, and I made a happy dance inside at the fact that he thought of us as friends.

"Well, Edward and I were born in Chicago. Mom and Dad were there at a convention as Mom wasn't due for at least two more months. We were born premature, but fortunately we hadn't suffered from any lasting disorder." I felt immense pleasure sharing this with Jasper so I added. "But we lived in Anchorage. We moved here because Mom wanted to live in safer and smaller town." I said and as I felt encouraged by his question I asked him back.

"And what about you? I know that in Texas, but which city were you born?" I smiled at him. I immediately noticed that he tensed at my question and I was about to backtrack when he answered.

"In San Antonio." It was his tight lipped answer. After a little awkwardness he relaxed a bit, and the conversation continued on mainly about my family. Jasper had said that he didn't have any siblings and I noticed that he wasn't too keen on talking about his family. I remembered what Bella had said about it, and I desperately wanted him to confine in me about his family, but I let it pass. In time I hoped he would trust me enough to tell.

After school I told Bella that I would be over at her house at 4 to help her, and told Rose that I would pick her up at 5ish depending on when Bella got ready. When I told her I had a Porsche her mouth hung open and her eyes were as wide as saucers. I giggled at her reaction and she made me promise that once I would let her drive it.

At home I decided to change my clothes for the evening. I knew that Jasper liked me in green, but I couldn't wear that color all the time. I had to find something that would look really good on me, even sexy a little so I started to rummage through my closet. I found a lovely dressy top in deep violet color that had a V-neck and it hugged my upper body as a second skin. I matched it with knee-length black pencil skirt. It was perfect with my black stiletto high heel shoe. I knew that I might look a little overdressed for Forks Diner, but I didn't care, I only dressed for Jasper. I thought about our conversation earlier, and I smiled to myself when I remembered how he had said goodbye with a see you on Saturday. Silly Jazzy, we would see each other again today. Soon it was time for me to leave for Bella's. I didn't have to help Edward because he would rather die than let me dress him. But we were twins so I trusted his taste.

Bella was a nightmare to dress up. I knew exactly what dress she should wear for their date, but she looked at the dress so horrified like I was showing her some kind of racy underwear. I sighed and decided to compromise with her. Finally, we agreed on a midnight blue dressy shirt with black skinny jeans. I wouldn't budge on the color as I knew it was Edward's favorite and it looked especially good on her. However, there wasn't any kind of compromise or persuasion that would get her to wear high heels. So I let her wear her usual converse shoes. Makeup was another troublesome topic. I packed my makeup kit as I suspected that Bella wouldn't have any usable stuff. I didn't want to put a lot of makeup on her as she had great skin, I just wanted to enhance her beauty. But making her see that was problematic.

"Bella, I don't want to use a lot of product just a light touch." I said, but when I saw her shake her head I continued. "What about my makeup? What do you think about that?" I asked. I didn't use much just a bit of eyeliner and mascara, blusher and a bit of rose lipstick.

She looked at me and said. "Oh, Alice, you look really beautiful. Your dress is gorgeous, too."

"Thanks. So why don't you trust me? I wouldn't do anything to make you ridiculous. I promise." I said then emphasized my point with a please. She relented and I got to work. I made her eyes look even deeper, but I didn't use blusher on her. She could produce that naturally. When I finished with her hair, too, I let het look at herself in the mirror.

"All ready. Now you can look!" I said and bounced a little in anticipation of her reaction.

"Wow!" She had just stood there looking at herself for long minutes before speaking again. "I look truly pretty. Thank you, Alice! You are a magician." I laughed at her praises.

"Oh, come on. You have already had the perfect material, I just helped you enhance it." I said. "And Edward will have a heart attack when he sees you." Bella blushed at my compliment. I hoped that my brother was prepared for this.

"So do you know where we are going?" Bella asked after her blush calmed down.

"Of course I know." I replied. "But I'm not allowed to reveal that information." I smiled at her which just made her huff. "Let him surprise you. You will love it!"

"Ok. You look truly lovely, Alice." She complimented me again. "Is this all for Jasper's benefit?" She asked with a sly smile.

"Maybe." I smirked at her.

"Poor guy! You will make it hard for him to concentrate on his work." She said and I hoped that at least he would notice it.

Soon it was time for me to meet Rose so I said goodbye to Bella and I wished her luck for their date. I knew that Edward was already on the way over. When I arrived to Rose's she reacted to the car as expected: she all but swooned at the sight. She made some sly comment on my outfit and Jasper.

"So are you ready for Jasper-watching?" She asked when I parked the car at the Diner's parking lot. I looked at her incredulously.

"Did Emmett and you talk this through?" I asked, but her blank expression I elaborated. "He also referred to this as Jasper-watching."

"We didn't. It just really a fitting name." She said. Wow. She and Emmett were really made for each other. If only she saw it, too.

In the Diner I immediately headed in the direction of Jasper's section. Rose followed me while shaking her head. We sat down in a booth and I looked around hoping to spot Jasper soon. But I frowned at what I saw. All the girls in the Diner were sitting in Jasper's section. What the hell? Rose rightly interpreted my look when she commented.

"I guess you made Jasper even more desirable with opening him up." She said and I whipped my head towards her.

"What the hell do you talk about?" I didn't understand, Jasper was still very closed off.

"Well, his sitting with us at lunch was pretty unheard of before you. So the girls, who weren't hooked up on your brothers, came to the conclusion that now Jasper was ready to date." She explained. My frowned deepened at this thought. That was really not my intention at all. I wanted Jasper all to myself. I knew it sounded possessive and jealous, but hell. I was in love with the boy.

"Relax, Alice." Rose said. "Okay, they all want him. So what?"

"So what?" I repeated in an incredulously voice.

"Yes, it doesn't mean that he is interested, too. I mean if he didn't notice them before why would he do that now?"

"I guess, you are right, but it's still unsettling…" My voice trailed off as I caught sight of Jasper himself. Oh, God, what a gorgeous boy! He looked so sharp and neat in his waiter uniform, a total opposite of his usual getup. Not surprisingly I liked both looks. He was walking towards us and when he saw me he smiled a beautiful smile. I thought I was melting until I felt a sharp pain in my shin. Rose kicked me under the table. I looked at her. What the hell?

"Stop staring at him like that. You were looking at him like you wanted to devour him or something." She whispered quickly. So I tried to compose myself, but hell, I wanted to tackle his gorgeous ass to the floor and have my wicked way with him. Good God! Major hot flash. It wasn't helping that he arrived to our table.

"Welcome, ladies!" He greeted us with a gentle smile.

I was mesmerized by his lips. "Hello!" I said in a dreamy voice. I wanted to slap myself. Get a grip you idiot! Both Rose and Jasper were looking at me funny. So I cleared my throat.

"Um… Do you have milkshakes?" I asked Jasper trying to direct his attention back to his job and away from my stupidity.

"Yes, we certainly have." He replied. "In what taste would you like?"

"Vanilla." I figured I should stick to one word sentences until I got myself under control. I saw that Rose could barely contain her laughter at my expense. Rose ordered a coke and Jasper went away to place our order and to give us time to choose the food. I didn't like the way he behaved. While it was friendlier than the last time, it was still far from what I wanted. He didn't even comment on my outfit.

When he left Rose burst out laughing and I buried my head in my hands.

"I can't believe I'm acting like a moron!" I muttered under my breath.

When Rose calmed down she tried to comfort me. "It's not that bad!" I looked at her sharply. "Oh, come on! Maybe he thinks it's cute." She smiled widely at me, but I just huffed. Soon Jasper came back with our drinks, and we ordered food, too. Rose ordered some salad and I ordered a garden burger again. As it was a busy night Jasper was pretty much focusing on his job. I felt physically sick when I saw all those girls flirting with him. I hoped that I wasn't acting that desperate or obvious. Rose noticed my preoccupation.

"You know if you stare at him more intently, you will make him burst into flames."

"But all those girls… flirting…" I couldn't even form sentences.

"Oh, for God's sake!" Rose cried causing me to look at her sharply. "But he isn't flirting back. Can't you see that? Try for a minute forget the fact that he is the hottest guy you've ever seen, and concentrate on his reactions, too." She emphasized her exasperation with a dramatic eye roll. So I did just that, and I had to admit that she was right. Jasper was acting in his usual reserved way. I sighed a huge sigh of relief, and our conversation turn to different topics, and thankfully I could pay attention. Rose said that she would go out with Emmett soon, she just wanted to sweat him for a little bit more. I had to laugh at this. Emmett certainly deserved it.

Soon we paid for our bill and we were about to leave when I noticed that Jasper stepped closer to me. I lifted my head to look at his face. He leaned close to my ear and whispered.

"By the way, you look very lovely!" Then he walked back into the kitchen. I was staring after him with an open mouth. He had noticed! I thought I was on cloud nine for the rest of the evening. I even let Rose drive my car.


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