A POV
"Holy shit, Pix, we got to run." Ed muttered and pushed his way down the grandstand. I noticed Jasper racing across the field, so I quickly pulled off my heels, taking them in my hand and running. Ed got to the car first, and started it while I jumped in. Jasper got to the parking lot seconds after me and almost ran right pasted us. Ed snickered and watched Jasper, this really amused him. I leaned from the passengers sit and blared the horn. He jumped in just as Maria got to the parking lot. Ed and I teased him a bit before we dropped Jasper at his house. I carried my shoes into Ed's house, dropping them at the door and going to get changed.
"Hey Ali, you want to stay at Hale's tonight?" Ed called from down the hall. I finished changing and followed his voice. "Bella's coming tonight." He said with a wink. I knew I could stay, but his parents weren't going to be here tonight, so there's nothing stopping them from making a lot of noise.
"Fine. I'll talk to Em and crash there." I sighed and when searching for my cell phone. I sent Em a quick message and packed my bag.
For sure, meet me at the Hale's. -Em
I closed my phone, not bothering to message him back and went to find Ed. When we pulled up, I saw Emmett's jeep in the driveway and tossed my bag in the back.
When I got inside, Rose and Emmett went upstairs, which usually means I stay in the TV room until they come to find me. I made the mistake once of trying to look for them. Never again. I flipped through the channels and finally decided on the Simpsons.
"Ali?" I heard Jasper's voice coming for the doorway. I turned to see him hanging in the door and my heart stopped. He was wearing a white undershirt and jeans, but it was the way he propped himself against the door frame that really made me hot.
"Uh,-" I snapped my attention from his body to his face, "-Hey Jas." I mumbled sheepishly. He caught me looking and gave me a slight wink. He moved from the doorway and sat on the floor next to me.
"What'cha watching?" he droned and smirked suggestively.
"Simpsons." I muttered as I tried to fade the redness from my cheeks.
He nodded as the Simpsons theme song played through the speakers. "Thought you where at Ed's?" He muttered and grimaced.
"Yeah, well, he wanted to get laid, so I'm staying at Emmett's." I mumbled, with a little bit of irritation towards Ed, I mean I know he wants to get laid but he could have told me earlier.
"Alice, why don't you stay here?" Jas asked, he wasn't suggesting anything but was seriously puzzled and searching for an answer.
"Why do you want me to stay here so badly Jasper?" I whispered in defeat, hoping he wouldn't take it as a challenge.
He sighed, and shook his head as a strand of honey blonde hair fell into his face.
"Hey Jas, if I told you I wouldn't fuck you, would you still be so persistent about me sleeping here?" I thought out loud, expecting his answer to be a lie.
"Yes." He said firmly, the sincerity was apparent in his voice. I was taken back a moment by the honesty in his features. I'd expected him to say yes, but I didn't expect him to actually mean it.
"Okay." I whispered and he pulled me into his lap while he ran his fingers through my hair, therapeutically.
Jasper and I ordered in a pizza for dinner and spent the rest of the night watching movies together. He held me all night, occasionally placing gentle kisses on my temple. Rose and Em only left her room once in a while to eat. Each time Jas and I broke apart, still carrying on our act. I wasn't sure what time it was, but I could feel sleep coming, I rested my head lightly on his chest, and let sleep take me.
I woke up to this really irritating banging noise, in a different room from where I'd passed out. I rolled over, bumping into Jasper as I did and waking him up.
"Mornin' Darlin'." he drawled, his accent unusually thick and tired. Suddenly I'd forgotten all that I thought of before this moment. I snuggled in closer to his chest and rested my head there. His arms wrapped around my waist and I listened to his heart beat. Everything about this moment was so peaceful, so perfect.
Bang. Bang. Bang. The noise that'd pulled me from my slumber repeated, and the door clicked open.
"Jasper. Get the fuck up, you're going to be…" Rose's voice trailed off as her eyes fell on me. I gave her the strongest smile I could muster, but we were totally busted.
"I'm not going." Jas whined and pulled the blankets over our heads. In a split second though, the blankets were ripped from us and tossed to the floor.
"Morning Alice." Rose's accent coming in a little thicker than normal, and the sarcasm was clear in her tone.
"Oh my god Rose, get out!" He whined while she took a seat at the foot of the bed. I tried desperately to hide my face in the pillow, but there just wasn't enough fabric. Rose didn't move while a playful smirk curled on her lips. As if it couldn't get any worse, Emmett walked in, muttering something to himself.
"Oh there you are." He mumbled, his eyes locked on Rose as he sat down next to her. "Oh, hey guys." He mused, with a massive grin.
"You knew about this?" Rose said to Emmett and his features mimicked our 'busted' looks.
"Ali we are so talking about this later." She muttered as she stood up and grabbed Emmett's hand, pulling him out of the room. I grabbed the blankets, pulling them back over my head as I whimpered in pain. This totally wasn't part of the plan. I wasn't supposed to show him I loved him. Not yet anyways.
As soon as I was up and dressed, I called Ed to come get me, I'd avoid this conversation with Rose as long as I could. She knew I had a massive crush on Jas, but she's going to freak on me. I spent the entire weekend at Ed's, really dreading my return to school Monday morning. I was so nervous, would this be the same? Would I still spend my lunches alone? Would I sit with Rose now? How would I act around Jasper? Could I control myself? These were all questions that kept me up the past few nights.
"You okay Al?" Bella mumbled. We finally got to spend the day just Bella and I. Ed had to work and his parent's were out, so we planned a huge movie marathon.
"I'm fine. Just guy stuff." I said, knowing I would have to explain. I didn't mind telling Bella stuff though, she's always been there for me. I sighed and began to explain, "You know Rose's bother Jasper?"
"The one you have the crush on." She chirped. I swear everyone in the damn world knows that by now.
"Yes. Well, uh…yeah." I stuttered, not knowing what to call us or even if there was an 'us'.
"I see." She mused with a wink. "Go for it Alice."
I chuckled at her response, A little too late for advise. "Already have." I returned her wink, and she pulled me into a big hug.
Monday morning came all too quickly. Ed dropped me off in the school parking lot and told me to message him if I wanted to leave. He spun out of the lot, and I noticed Jas on the other side. I smiled at him sheepishly before making my way into the school. The first period bell rang and I was still sitting in front of Mr. Peter's office, waiting for him to arrive.
"Miss Brandon." Mr. Peter's muttered as he walked into his office, signaling for me to follow. I sat down in my usual chair across from him as he sipped his coffee. "Your parents couldn't be in attendance today?" I shook my head, I don't know why he even asks anymore, they never come to these things.
"Alice, if we have anymore incidents like that at the football game. We will be forced to expel you. Take this as your final warning." He said firmly and showed me the door. "You can sit in front of the office this period and attend your next class when the bell rings." I rolled my eyes slightly at how often that is repeated to me and nodded.
I sat usually quietly through English class, watching the clock and totally dreading lunch time. Time went by too quickly and before I knew it I was being herded out of the class room. I stood in front of the windows, looking at my bench, then back at the filling cafeteria. After a few minutes, I decided to grow some balls and go in. I made my way across the room, felling Jasper's eyes on me the whole time. I found their table in the crowd and immediately locked eyes with Jas. He was sitting next to Emmett, giving me my perfect entrance. There wasn't enough space between them for me to sit comfortably, but I didn't need to be comfortable anyways. I squeezed into the spot, not facing him as my body brushed against his.
"Hey Pix." Emmett's voice boomed across the room, echoing more then usual.
"Hey guys. How's it going?" I chimed, still keeping my attention on Emmett and Rosalie.
"How's your first day back? Hope Peter's wasn't too tough on you." Rose mused, as she looked between Jas and I.
"Just another warning. Nothing too horrible." I muttered, sugar coating the truth. One more big thing and I'm kicked out.
"Nice to see you're back Alice." Jasper said politely, while giving me a suggestive smirk. I couldn't stop myself from shooting him a quick wink before Maria turned back around.
"Well at least seeing her back is better than her front." Maria snickered with her followers. I rolled my eyes and tried to ignore her comments.
"I'm surprised he didn't throw her ass out this time. I mean, I told him about what Cullen did, and if he ever comes here during school hours, Mr. Peters is calling the police." Maria droned on triumphantly. She was making it increasing hard to ignore her, but I was persistent not to react to her stupidity today.
"Good. He's like a total pervert. I don't know why Bella is with him. He's such a whore." Jess Stanley chimed as they all giggled. My hands balled into fists in my lap and I literally bit down on my tongue.
"Oh god, I know." Maria said with a degusted tone. "I don't know why he still hangs around here. I mean, has he got no friends his own age or is he just a total pedophile, scoping out high school chicks." Em suddenly became tense next to me, as the table went quiet. No body moved as they continued there little chat.
"I'd be surprised if Bella hasn't caught something from him. He'll stick his dick in anything that moves." Jess mused. I lost it when Maria's eyes made contact with mine, all control I had over my tongue was gone.
"Except for you Jess. He refused to fuck you, even after you begged him." I chuckled darkly and was faced with three pairs of glaring eyes.
"Whoops, sorry. I didn't realise he was sticking it to you as well Alice." Stanley chirped innocently and they all snickered. Jasper froze next to me at what she had implied.
"Well, you know, he'd rather a challenge. It's not like I was lying naked on his bed when he got home on day." I mused, and a dark smirk twisted the corner of my mouth, "No offence I mean." I could feel Jasper's body pulsing with anger and the deep breaths he took. I remembered the story Ed had told me about Jessica. When he found her naked in his bed and she begged him to fuck her. I remembered how hard I laughed when he told me, he'd thrown her out on her ass. The laughed bubbled up again as I thought about it.
"Oh and you're much of a challenge, slut." Maria countered, daring me to say different. Before I could though, Jasper violently shoved himself from the table and left, slamming the double doors behind him.
Everyone was stunned, no one moved or spoke. I watched Jas out the large bay windows, sitting on my bench and lighting a cigarette.
"Oh my god. He's smoking Maria." Angela tattled, breaking the silence.
"Well, I sure as hell am not going after him." She said proudly and huffed.
"Okay," I chirped and stood up behind her, "I will." Before she could say anything, I skipped happily to the double doors. I sat down next to Jas, not saying anything. If he wanted to talk, he would. I didn't need to ask him to.
"God, I fucking hate her." He spat and took a long drag from his cigarette. I didn't respond, instead, I lit my own cigarette and listened. "I just want her to fucking leave me alone." Again, I didn't say anything, I couldn't because I didn't understand. If he hates her, then why hasn't he left her? As if he read my silence questions, he continued, "I've tried to break it off with her, but she tells me things, and I feel guilty, so I stay." he flicked his cigarette and ran his hands threw his luscious honey blonde hair, his stress was apparent. He took a deep breath before removing his hands from his face and mumbling an apology.
"Why are you apologising?" I whispered. He doesn't have anything to apologise for, at least not in my eyes.
"Never mind Alice." He mumbled and got up from the bench. "It doesn't matter. It never did." His voice was defeated, he slumped his shoulders and left me there.
