So, I've neglected this story and I feel awful about it. Originally this story was going to go on for three more chapters (I think) but I just got caught up with others…that I left this one last place. Since I did that…I lost my outlines and I had nothing to remember exactly what I wanted to write. So in my poor desperate attempt to end this story I came up with this. It's not the original ending but I think it fits. Hope you…

ENJOY!

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Foolish Games

Chapter EIGHT: Coffee Kisses

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Jason frowned, "What would you say if I told you I'm completely crazy for you?"

Jason stared back at the blank face of Alice. Jason could have sworn at least five minutes pass before Alice move a single millimeter. She took hold of Jason's coffee cup and whipped around. For an instant she looked completely lost.

"Alice?"

"Huh?"

Jason felt completely shot down and embarrassed. He didn't know whether to stay and wait for her response or just leave.

"Please," Jason begged, "say something."

"You're kidding right?"

"What?"

Alice rolled her eyes and a bright smile appeared on her face. "Did Jenna dump you or something?"

"No. You don't believe me?" Jason jumped over the counter. Alice widened her eyes at the invader of her space.

"Why should I?" She protested.

Jason was almost at a loss for words, "Because I really do like you!"

Alice snickered, "And you somehow thought that I would swoon to your romantic charm and fall helpless?"

She did an over dramatic swooning, something Jason wish she didn't make fun of.

"Oh, Jason!"

"Alice…"

"So what? Were you going to ask me on a date and expect me to be with you for the summer or something? A little summer romance?" Alice asked.

"Uh, yeah. I suppose. I mean I have a summer tour and all but I'm sure I can ditch it."

Alice laughed and lightly punched Jason on the arm. "Yeah right. So where are you taking me? Some cheesy picnic on the beach or a candle lit dinner?"

"Well you're just gonna have to go so you can find out." Jason struggled to keep a straight face. Perhaps this can go in his favor. Alice smirked as she poured her own latte. She quietly sipped her cup. Jason's insides ached. He wondered how she would taste like if he just kissed her. Like a latte no doubt but the curiosity of how she would taste grew on him. A possible new flavor.

"So Jason Grey has a crush on the Latte Girl. How sweet." Alice teased, still half believing Jason's declaration.

"Yup and they have a date tonight at 8." Jason grinned back.

"Oh really?"

"Yes, I think you owe me for over pricing my latte."

Alice smiled behind her own cup, "Maybe I made it a little special and that deserved to have the price spiked."

"What did you put in it?"

"A sprinkle of Loooooove." She danced around Jason as she continued to tease him. Jason was about to say something when he felt his phone vibrate against his leg. He quickly took it out and saw he had a text from Nate.

We're in big trouble.

That's all it took to make Jason leave. But before he actually did, he reminded Alice of their deal.

"At 7, ok?" He assured.

"Sure buddy." She rolled her eyes.

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Jason jumped out of his car to meet up with his brothers and his parents at the hotel. He barged into Shane's suite and the faces of everybody looked like they all received a blow lower than …low. Jason felt a bit guilty that he had the widest grin plastered on his face. He couldn't help it. There was nothing that could wipe the silly grin he had because he was beyond happy that he had a date with Alice.

"We're going to cancel your summer tour." The manager barked at them. He had entered and didn't waste a millisecond informing the brothers on the bad news. Jason frowned. Maybe there was one thing that could rain on his parade. He had been looking forward to this tour since they began talking about it a couple of months before.

"WHAT!" Nate sprang to his feet. He clearly was outraged. "That's not fair!"

The manager growled, "What's not fair is this rascal running off set and costing us a fortune."

He pointed at Shane who looked unmoved. Mr. and Mrs. Grey had a miserable face painted. They weren't sure what to do with their son now.

"What's not fair," mimicked Shane, "is this rascal… Are you kidding me? You promised that my song will be turned into our next single. You pulled a stupid song out of your ass and forced to film that crap. That's not fair. I don't care about the money we lost. I can just sell-"

"Shane quiet, honey." Mrs. Grey begged.

Shane continued, "What's not fair is having our idea's be second place!"

"Obviously canceling a tour isn't enough for you." The manager growled. Jason and Nate hoped Shane wouldn't cross the line.

Shane glared back, "Cancel everything. I am NOT performing or doing anything until we get what we want!"

Their manager fumed, "I'll deal with you later."

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Nate hung around Jason's room. He had plans to bother his brother but since Jason was busy getting ready for this date, Nate wasn't doing much. He laid out on Jason's bed staring at the ceiling. Jason shook his head at his brother.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked.

"Everything." Nate mumbled. He sat up at the foot of the bed, "I can't believe it. Our summer tour. What are we going to do over the summer? Nothing?"

"Write songs?" Jason suggested.

Nate scoffed and mumbled something about original songs never making it on to an album.

Jason squired some hair produce in his hand and combed his fingers through his wet hair.

"What do you think they're going to do to Shane?" Nate asked.

Jason shrugged, "Community service?"

Nate laughed, "Like Shane would ever lift a finger."

Jason cleared his throat and threw on his jacket. Nate raised an eye brow.

"Going somewhere?"

Jason rolled his eyes, "I finally got around to ask Alice out."

Nate frowned, "You too?"

"What do you mean 'you too'?" Jason narrowed his eyes at his brother.

Nate sat up, "I don't know. Just thinking about how Shane got after Erica…promise you won't go crazy?"

"First of all, I won't be dumb enough to let her go. Second, I can't promise anything if things don't go my way. Hey, pass me my phone, will ya?"

Nate tossed Jason his iPhone over, "Who are you going to call?"

"A couple of people."

Nate looked at Jason suspiciously. His brother was flipping through the phone book they provided in the hotel. Jason thumbed through the pages until he reached his first call. His finger lead him through a string of numbers and ads on a page. Jason dialed the number and waited while the phone rang.

"Yes, this is Jason. Is this the Silver Cinema?"

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"Hey Alice." Jason smiled once the door of her apartment opened. Alice shyly leaned on the door frame.

Alice shifted around, uncomfortably, "Hi…"

Jason hoped that she wasn't weirded out by their date. The last thing he wanted to do is make her uncomfortable.

"Um, your chariot awaits." Jason pointed back to his car.

Alice cracked a smile and rolled her eyes, "Whatever."

Jason opened the car door for her and raced around to climb into his own seat. He turned the ignition on and pulled out of the parking lot. Alice still had this 'I don't believe this' smirk on her face.

"So where are you taking me?" She asked.

"Secret."

"Ooo, sounds so romantic and predictable." Alice laughed, "Are we going to the park? There's like some small concert going on."

Jason shook his head.

"Candle lit dinner under the stars?"

He shook his head again.

"The beach is too far from here to go walk." Alice sighed.

Again, Jason shook his head.

"Tell me! I'm dying to know!" Alice perked up.

Jason smiled, "You'll see."

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Alice gasped. Jason grinned like an idiot at her reaction. They walked into an empty theatre. Alice looked back at Jason, undecided to whether believe it or not. Popcorn and drink in hand, Jason looked around.

"Hey, looks like it's just us." Jason tried to act surprised. It didn't go unnoticed by Alice.

Alice narrowed her eyes, "You didn't…"

"Where so you want to sit?" Jason scanned the array of empty seats.

Jason called the movie theatre to rent out a single space for their date. A typical dinner and movie was his style but romanticized. The several perks of being a celebrity gave Jason the advantage to impress Alice on a seemingly regular date.

"How many people are outside complaining about the hold up?" Alice marched up the incline and picked the best seats in the house.

"None," Jason smirked, "They don't even know that this movie is on this screen, yet."

"What movie?"

"The last Harry Potter movie."

Alice's mouth dropped, "You're kidding. But it comes out in a month! How could we be watching it?"

Jason didn't answer. The lights dimmed and the movie began. Alice watched in awe as the last installment of the Harry Potter movies played before her eyes. Jason never really used his fame or money to pride himself in the latest things. This was different. He needed to impress Alice. He didn't know how else to put his best foot forward than to use his advantage. During his calls, he cleared out a whole movie theatre and ordered a special screening of the seventh installment of Harry Potter. His parents will give him a good yell at the bill later on but once Jason has Alice around, it won't matter.

Alice face brighten up after the movie was over. She let out a sigh and stood up to stretch out her limbs. Jason still held on to the empty popcorn bucket. They had finished their bucket in the first half hour of the movie. It was that intense.

"So where's my candle light dinner?" Alice joked.

Jason just smiled and made his way out of the theatre. Alice bounced beside him, wondering about their next destination.

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Jason ran out into the park. Alice rolled her eyes at how childish Jason was. Jason jumped on to the swings and swayed around in it. He waved Alice over, hurrying her up to join him. Alice dragged herself.

"This isn't what I was expecting." She tried to hide a grin that was forming.

They were alone in a completely deserted park. It wasn't late for normal young adults. Then again, most normal young adults wouldn't take a date to a park. Mostly everybody was enjoying a concert on the other side of this park. They could faintly make out the music and the cheering crowd. Alice plopped on a swing next to Jason. He smiled down at her and swung around.

"You don't have anything planned here, do you?" Alice guessed.

Jason nodded, "Nothing at all. Just wanted to spend time with you."

"Why?"

"Because I hardly do." Jason said.

Out of his brothers, Jason has to be the most straightforward. Shane liked to play around. Nate can never admit aloud. Jason never tried those games…until recently. Not that he didn't like Jenna but that was the last time he would ever pretend to be with someone. Mark his words he would never do with these foolish games that other people play at. Nothing good can come out of trying to make someone jealous. Alice and Jason ran around the park like kids. Alice shrieked at the top of her lungs when Jason was chasing her. He caught her in no time. He picked her up and spun her around until they down came tumbling down. In an exhausted laugh, Alice collapsed into Jason's arms. A certain pang in his gut told him she was it. Perhaps, Jason didn't need to look any further. If his gut is telling him this is perfect then who is he to deny that feeling?

"It's a shame it's cloudy." Alice sighed. "We could have had a wonderful time stargazing."

"True." Jason scanned the thin layer of clouds blanketing the sky.

The moon was bright enough to look like a fuzzy white ball in the sky but the stars were concealed. It was the prefect start to the summer. Sure, Jason might not be touring across America to meet Connect Three's devoted fans but Alice makes up for it.

Alice scoffed, "What am I saying? I could just look at you and it could be considered stargazing."

"Ha ha ha. You are funny." Jason said dryly. Alice giggled.

They laid out in the moist grass until Alice let out a huge sigh.

"I'm pooped."

"I think it's time for a certain overworking achiever to go to bed." Jason looked at his watch, "No wonder. Your bed time was four hours ago!"

Alice looked at her cell phone which told her it was a half hour past twelve. She glared at Jason.

"My bed time is at 8:30?" She asked.

"Oh you're right…it's at 8 o clock sharp!"

Alice chased Jason until they ended up collapsing on the ground again.

Alice was breathless, "Ok ok, we should go this time."

Jason took out his keys and escorted a tired Alice back to the car

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Jason could help but to stare at how cute Alice looked slumped in her seat, her eyes half open. It must be because of all her work. Jason was glad that maybe he could be helping her out in someway. It was the least he could do. No girl should be working five jobs.

Alice lazily smiled up at Jason, "Are there anymore surprises up your sleeve or is there more?"

Jason grinned, "There is on last thing I want to tell you."

"What's that?"

"Seeing how you always work and work. I decided to call all your jobs and got you fired." Jason announced. The thought back to all the phone calls he made before picking Alice up.

Alice's face dropped and suddenly she didn't look so tired. She sat up straight, "You can't be serious."

Jason kept his face straight, "The only job you'll have is being the Latte girl and studying at school."

"Why did you do that? I have tuition to pay off, and insurance, and my share of the apartment!" Alice raged. She couldn't believe that Jason was capable to get her fired from her jobs. She needed them to survive.

"I could pay for that." Jason pointed to himself.

Alice scoffed, "I'm not some charity just so you can feel good about helping out some poor girl."

"It's not about that." Jason drove, pressing the on gas a little harder every passing second.

"Then what is it? You want to win me over by buying me? That's not a good way to do it." Alice crossed her arms defensively and looked out the window.

Jason pulled into her apartment complex. He killed the engine and sat quietly as Alice fumed in her corner.

"I didn't how else to spend the summer with you." Jason finally said, "I don't know how to fit in your life of thirty jobs.""Jason I never said you were going to fit and I have five jobs." Alice corrected. The minute that comment left her lips, Jason was devastated. So maybe she wasn't interested in him.

"You can't seriously throw away your money on some girl you don't know." Alice scolded, "How am I going to fit into your schedule? Jason, have you not thought of how many things your risking?"

"What's life without risk?" Jason softly replied.

Alice gulped, "Jason. Why?"

Jason bit his lip, "Because, you're the best thing that's happened to me in a very long time. And if money's the issue why you can't be around me, then I'll solve it."

Alice shook her head, "Incredible."

"I'm sorry if you don't see it that way." Jason spoke up again, "But I'm not letting you go."

Alice was left speechless. She began to unbuckle her seat belt but Jason stopped her.

"I don't know how else to prove to you that I do like you. A lot, to be honest." Jason held her hand. Alice looked down at their hands slowly intertwining together.

"I'm not very glamorous and I won't ever walk a red carpet." Alice muttered out. She didn't take her eyes off their hands.

"I'm not asking you to do anything." Jason smiled. Was this his small break?

"What are you asking, then?"

"Just to be with me." Jason clarified.

Alice had a pained expression as if she was wishing he wouldn't have said that. Jason gave her hand a squeeze.

"What about the media? I don't want to be hated by millions of girls." Alice said.

Jason smiled, "Is that a yes?"

"I don't know."

"You'll be my best kept secret." Jason promised.

She weakly smiled, "So then this is it. Jason Grey is asking me to be his?"

"I'm begging." Jason laughed.

Jason waited patiently as the girl next to him contemplated her future life. She took forever to finally decide.

"I'll give you a try. After all you've done, I think it's the least I can do." Alice smiled.

Jason was elated. He leaned over and kissed her cheek. Alice blushed. Jason got out of the car and opened the door for her and she stepped out. He did the old fashion walk to the door and they both faced each other.

"I'm glad you gave me a try." Jason breathed out, "You won't regret it."

Alice tucked a lose strand behind her ear, "I'm glad too."

Jason gave her another kiss on her cheek before saying his goodnights. He confidently walked back to his car, leaving Alice still at the footsteps of her door.

"Jason?" She called.

Jason froze in his steps. He twisted around, "Yeah?"Alice took in a deep breath and walked stiffly up to him. She gave him a quick peck on the lips. It had the potential to make Jason smile for years.

"What was that for?" Jason asked.

"I'm trying this out." Alice smirked back.

It didn't take long that Jason realized what she meant by that. He quickly scooped her up in his arms and kissed her. She was everything he hope she would be and perhaps even better. Coffee is the most sweetest and adrenaline filled kisses there are.

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Three Months Later

Jason hugged Alice tightly. They were back in the park. Everything was nearly as perfect as their first date. The night was clear and they were alone again. He didn't want her to go off to college and Alice didn't want Jason to start promoting their album. The separation only meant distance. A distance they were both afraid of. Their summer had been perfect. Jason only had to leave her twice to go check up on Shane who was force to do some service at Camp Rock. He had fond memories at that camp but nothing can compare to his first summer with Alice.

"Is Shane alright now?" Alice asked out of politeness."He found someone." Jason muttered back, "I don't see how he goes through girls like if they were cars."

"Cars?""Try them out and if they crash and burn before they you get anywhere…get a new one?" Jason pieced out.

Alice weakly laughed, "Oh. What about Nate? How are his acting class going?"

Jason shrugged, "He hasn't said much about them."

"He never says much at all." Alice joked.

Jason tried to play along with her lightheartedness but he couldn't. The felt his immense pressure inside him. It bothered Jason to no end and it was because he won't be able to see the girl he fell for until December.

"I don't want you to go." Jason frowned.

"It's my last semester." She smiled, "Exciting. I can't wait until I get a job."

Jason kept his expression. He wasn't happy that she was excited to start school for the last time.

"A real job." Alice corrected, "One that requires all my time and I would never juggle with four other jobs, ever again."

"Well I'm not sure about that job occupying all your time…" Jason leaned in for a kiss. Alice dodged and stuck her hip out."I will be successful!" She smirked.

Jason smirked back, "But you'll be with me and that's what counts."

She rolled her eyes, "Jason, Jason, Jason. When will you learn that I was meant to fly!"

Alice stretched her arms out. A fresh breeze blew her hair back.

"I can't let you fly alone." Jason pulled her back. Alice circled her arms around Jason, "It's only a couple of months and I can call you every night. Your mom invited me over for Thanksgiving. I got the green light from my parents so I can spend some of my Christmas break with you. I'm hoping I can snag a New Years too."

Jason frowned, "What if you find someone better than me at school?""Like that's possible. I think I should be worried about you." Alice poked his chest. "You'll be surrounded by beautiful girls in their designer wear and expensive perfumes. How could I ever measure up to them?"

"They would never measure up to you." Jason corrected. "Promise we'll make this work?"

Alice nodded, "I promise."

Jason sighed and kissed her one last time. They might be separating from a memorable summer but it was sure that their summer relationship could last longer than a couple of months. They have something more than just sparks. It was like a firework display every time Jason saw her. Yes. Jason will keep her around as long as he can because not even foolish games or distance can separate them now.

"Alice?"

"Jason."

"Don't hurt me."

"I can say the same for you, sir."

"Glad we're on the same page."

THE END

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I think it's a bit choppy in some places but maybe it's just me. Anyways, I've finished off all my stories which is a HUGE accomplishment for me. I have four multi-chapter stories under my belt and four other one shots. I'm feeling quite proud. Anyways, I have two more stories coming up. I hope you check them out. One is Nate's POV on PINK LADY and I think you'll like it. The other story is another Shane/OC. I can't help it with these OC's. AH! Well I hoped you liked this story. It's been difficult to write this while my inspiration is elsewhere.

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