Jasper got up the next day with a bit more of a positive attitude about what he was going to do, he was going to avoid and ignore. He had decided that rather than completely avoiding Edward he would just avoid the topic, he had to act professional and if Edward needed help with his work then he must be there for him just as Alice had said. There was no getting around that part, he had to do his job other wise other students would begin to notice something odd about his behaviour. He got up and dressed in record time, unfortunatly while pondering on these thoughts he had been in bed a little late. He decided to grab a coffee from a cafe today on the way to work and off he set with his satchel in hand. He pulled up outside of the cafe and quickly walked inside, he was hit instantly by the warm comforting smell. He had always loved coming here, it was a hang out for him and his friends in their younger years when they needed somewhere to meet up. He made his way to the front and ordered his coffee, he also ordered a croissant to go because he knew that he would have to eat something to keep him going until lunch. They were quick with his order and he was exiting the shop in no time, unfortunately he wasn't watching where he was going and he walked smack bang in to somebody. The coffee he was holding fell from his hands, luckily it didn't hit him or the other person on the way down. He lifted his head to apologise and was met with those green eyes that where beginning to dominate his mind, there in front of him stood Edward with a stunned expression on his face.
"Urm, sorry, I wasn't really watching where i was going." Jasper quickly said, and made to walk to his car. There was no way that coffee was that important that he would risk spending time alone with Edward. He quickly got in to his car and sped off towards the high school, it seemed that he just couldn't escape this ridiculous situation he found himself in. He got to the school and made his way to his classroom, cursing his bad luck all the way. He settled himself down in his seat and opened up the bag that held his croissant, he may have lost his coffee but at least he had food to keep his energy up. Just as he was taking the first bite the door to his classroom opened and in strolled Edward, he must have looked like a deer caught in headlights. He couldn't believe that Edward actually had the front to just walk in bold as brass, like nothing had ever occurred between the two of them, okay maybe he was letting the past control the present a bit too much. He remembered his avoid and forget technique and smoothed out his expression in to one of questioning.
"What are you doing here so early? Class doesn't start for another 40 minutes." Jasper quickly bit out, he was looking towards the door praying for somebody to come in and interrupt the conversation.
"Oh well you left so quickly this morning you forgot to get another coffee, i thought you might need one." Edward replied, laying a cup on his desk in front of him. Jasper couldn't help but think that this was a sweet gesture, that a teenager would come in to the school so early just because he had forgotten his coffee. But then he thought this wasn't just any teenager, this was Edward whom he happened to have shared one night with. Edward was chewing his lip and looked like he had something really important on his mind.
"Look, I -"
"Please don't." Jasper cut Edward off before he had a chance to get started. "We both know what happened was a mistake, it should not have happened. Had i known that you would be my student in a few weeks time there is not a chance it would have happened. We shouldn't even be discussing this, especially not in the school. This is the last time we can talk about anything regarding that night, it is highly inappropriate now and you must realise that. I don't mean to sound cruel but i've worked far too hard to get myself in to this position, I would really appreciate if we could keep this between us. But this has to be the last time we mention it at all."
Jasper was surprised at himself that he had found the strength to actually say anything about that night to Edward, especially not something so clear cut and logical. He gave himself a pat on the back and decided he would have to inform Alice of how well he had actually done to refuse talking about the subject. His voice had broken up a little at the end of the sentence he must admit, he had just realised how much he had wanted him and Edward to have a chance at something a little more than a one night fling. He looked up at Edward to see his reaction, and he was sure those beautiful green eyes had become a little watery. Oh god no, Jasper thought, please don't let him start crying, he had no idea what to do when people started to cry in front of him. He didn't know if he would be able to keep up this professional distance stance if he had started to cry and he was thankful when Edward started speaking, in a much stronger voice than he was probably feeling right now.
"I understand, but i just want you to know that i didn't leave that morning because of you, i left because i was embarassed. I couldn't believe i did what i did without telling you how old i was or anything. I know the way i went about it was wrong, but i will never regret that night nor will i ever call it a mistake. It was actually the best night of my life, and i was hoping that it had meant something a bit more to you as well than just something that could be forgotten so easily. And if you want to continue fooling yourself that we can just forget about it then that's fine, i'll play along. But we both know that there was something there between us that night, something that ignoring what happened isn't really going to get rid of and that something is still there now. But whatever, Sir." Edward put a lot of emphasis on this word. "We can just pretend everything is all good and we're a normal student and teacher."
With that said Edward walked out of the classroom, slamming the door behind him. Oh no, Jasper couldn't believe it, he couldn't believe that he had upset him that much. He looked so wounded and hurt that it was making Jasper question whether it really was the right thing to do about it. He didn't know if he should stay or if he should go after him or anything. He put his head in his hands, he could feel a migraine coming on.
