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Chapter 9: First Date!
We head down to the lobby. I am just about to turn the corner when Jasper grabs my arm and swings me behind him. I look up into his face in confusion. I am just about to ask what was wrong, when he whispers Lauren.
"Jazz, you're just going to have to deal with her because we have to go through the lobby to get out of the building."
"Seriously, there's no back door or anything?"
"Nope! Sorry!"
He sighs softly to himself, "Fine; but if she comes towards me you have to get rid of her."
"No problem." I tell him with a smirk on my face.
We walk into the lobby and immediately Lauren starts towards Jasper. I quickly wrap my arms around his waist and watch as her eyes narrow when she sees it. I do a little happy dance in my head, for being so close to Jasper. Lauren stops right in front of us and rolls her eyes at me before addressing Jasper.
"Hey Jasper, where are you going?" she says in a voice that was suppose to be sexy but really only made her sound constipated.
"Out!" Jasper replies bluntly, while pulling me towards the door.
"Oh cool, can I come?" Lauren asks, following us.
I stop and turn quickly around to face her.
"Why in the hell would we want you to go on our date with us? We don't even want to be in the same town as you, let alone the same restaurant." I say, with a smirk and see her eyes narrow even more than before.
"Wait, you're taking her out on a date? Why? She's not even pretty; it must be a pity date."
I could see Jasper starting to get really pissed off, so I quickly started talking before he could say anything.
"Lauren, why don't you get over yourself and realize nobody wants you. He made his choice and it's me, so get over it already. Maybe if you stop stalking people who don't even like you, you could meet someone who could actually stand to be around you for more than three seconds without wanting to bash their own skulls in. Now if you would excuse us, we have somewhere to be that doesn't involve being around you."
I pull Jasper out of the building before she can open her mouth to say anything.
"Thank you for that, I was really ready to hit her. And I was raised to never hit a woman. But she is pushing me to my breaking point." Jasper says with a grateful look on his face.
"Don't worry about it. I can totally understand why you would want to hit her. She is annoying as hell. I don't get why she can't just get over herself and leave us alone."
"She's psycho that's way. But never mind her I'm not going to let her ruin our date."
"Speaking of our date, where exactly are you taking me?"
"It's a surprise!" He says, sending me a sexy smirk.
"I don't like surprises." I say, quickly starting to get worried when he turns down a dark alley. "Hold on, you're not planning on trying to kill me are you; because I will so kick your ass right now?"
He chuckled loudly. "Of course I'm not planning on killing you. This is just a short cut to where we're going, so come on."
He pulls me through the alley and into a small park. We keep walking until we come to a clearing in the trees and I can see a lake from where we were standing. When I take a second look I can see four people standing down by the lake. They seem to be lighting candles. As we walk closer I realize that the four people were our friends. To say I was confused about what was going on wouldn't even begin to describe how I was feeling. They look up as we got closer, and smile at us.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" I question curiously.
"Well we were just leaving, and we hope you guys have a great time." Alice answers, before grabbing Edward's hand and following Rose and Em, up the trail.
"Okay, so how about you tell me what's going on then?" I ask, looking at Jasper.
"Well I kind of ask them for their help setting this up for us."
It was then that I actually looked around. What I had thought were candles were really sparkling white Christmas lights that ran throughout the trees around the clearing. The glare from the lights on lake almost made it look magical. There was also a blanket laid out on the ground with a picnic basket on top of it. I couldn't help but smile when thinking about all the time and planning that he must have put into this. I look over at him to see him watching me. When he sees me smiling, a big grin spreads across his face.
"So do you like it?" he asks in a voice that almost sounds like he was worried I would say no.
"I absolutely love it. It is really beautiful and thoughtful, thank you."
He takes my hand and softly kisses the back of it; before pulling me towards the blanket. We sit down and he pulls the basket towards him and starts pulling out containers of food. I open one of them, and the aroma from it makes my stomach growl. I blush hoping Jasper hadn't heard; if he had, he chose to not comment.
"So what is all of this?" I ask him.
"Well I hope you like Mexican food because I made Guacamole, Beef Tortilla Casserole, and Sangria to drink."
"I love Mexican food! Wait, did you say you made all of this?" Sweet! One more thing to add to the list of why he's so perfect.
"Yeah I grew up hanging with my mom a lot. And so I would always be in the kitchen with her while she cooked. So I just learned by helping her out," he replies with a shrug.
"Well I can't wait to try it." I tell him, as he hands me a plastic plate with food on it. I take a bite of the casserole and literally moan; it was that good.
"I take it that you like it?" he asks, with a smirk.
All I could do was nod. He smiles and begins to eat his own food. We eat in a comfortable silence and when we're both finish, we decide to go sit by the lake. I kick my shoes off and roll my pants up, and let my feet fall into the water. The cool water felt great against the Texas dry heat. Jasper drops down next to me and hands me a cup of Sangria. I sip it and look out over the water where I can see a couple walking on the path, holding hands. I imagine that it was Jasper and I out taking a stroll, and not really talking about anything important; just enjoying each other's company.
"Hey how about we play 20 questions?" Jasper asks, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Okay but how about instead of 20 questions we do ten; we each get five to ask?" I ask.
"Okay, but I get to go first." He says, staring out across the lake.
"Okay, shoot!"
Jasper sits his glass down and quickly glance at me before asking his first question. "Who was your favorite teacher in high school and what did they teach?"
"That's an easy one, Ms. Cardwell, she taught English and Creative Writing. Which just so happen to be two of my favorite subjects. Plus she was just the nicest person. She was always there when her student's needed her, and she never made us feel like we were stupid if we didn't know something. She's definitely one the reasons I want to be a teacher." I answered without really having to think about the answer. "Okay, my turn. What is your dream car?"
He laughs before answering. "You know the car from the Dukes of Hazzards?" He looks over at me and I nod. "That's my dream car."
I couldn't help but laugh too.
"What is something you can't help but spend money on?" He asks.
"Shoes! I have over two hundred pairs at home. I can't help it; if I see a pair of shoes that I think is really cute, I have to buy them no matter how much they cost."
"That's such a girl answer." He says, while laughing.
"Well, I am a girl. Alright then, what's the craziest thing you have ever done?"
We sit in silence for a few minutes while he thinks about his answer.
"It has to be one dare night at the frat. I had to call Domino's and order a pizza. Then when this poor girl delivers it, I had to ask her if she would have sex with me. She stood there and stared at me for a good five minutes and then she actually said yes. So I had to bring her in the house and make out with her. Then when she asked for a tip, I had to flash her. I don't know who was more embarrassed, me or her. But after that I gave her a fifty dollar tip; I felt so bad for doing that to her."
I was rolling on the ground laughing by the time he finished his story. I could totally see Emmett and the other guys daring him to do that.
"Oh my God, I would have loved to have seen her face." I gasp out, trying to catch my breath.
"Trust me it was priceless. I still can't believe she actually said yes. Talk about an awkward moment right after she said it. But she was a good kisser at least."
"What if she had said no?"
"Then I was supposed to say her loss and then slam the door in her face. So I'm kind of happy she said yes, because that would have been rude as hell."
"Yeah that would have been."
"Alright, if you could change something about the world, what would it be and why?" He asks me, staring out over the water.
I think about that for a few seconds before answering.
"I would change the pressure that little girls face to be thin and perfect. Like I never bought into that whole "you're not pretty unless you look like a super model thing", and I wish other girls wouldn't either. They should always know that they're perfect just the way they are, and they shouldn't let anyone tell them differently." When I look over at him, he was smiling at me. I raise my eyebrow, asking him why he was looking at me like that.
"Believe it or not, but I expected you to give an answer like that. You just seem to be one of those women who don't need someone else to validate her. And I really respect that."
I lean over and softly kiss his cheek. "Thank you! That was really sweet of you to say. So my next question... what is your worst habit?"
He chuckles before answering, "Taking a note from what my mom always says, it's not cleaning up after of myself. I mean, I'm really bad about it, especially with my clothes."
"Okay seeing as how I'm a neat freak, we're going to have to change that."
"We'll see about that. Let's see, my next question is would you rather regret doing something, or not do it at all?" he asks.
"I don't believe in regrets. I think we were supposed to do everything that we do, and learn something from it. Whether it turns out to be a good thing or not; there was a reason we were supposed to experience it."
"Okay, I feel you on that one. That's pretty much what I think, too."
"Well, I want to know if you have any phobias?"
"Heights! I'm scared to death of heights."
"Really, so you haven't been on a roller coaster, planes, or anything?"
"Planes I can do, roller coasters HELL NO! Why would you want to get on something that takes you that high in the air and start flipping you upside down? That doesn't even sound fun."
"Okay we're going to have a problem on that front too, because I'm a roller coaster junkie. I love them to death. If I could spend my whole life at an amusement park I would die happy."
He groans. "As long as I don't have to get on one I'll be just fine."
"But where's the fun in that. I'm telling you now, never go to an amusement park with me because you will be getting on one, whether you want to or not."
"Well thanks for the warning; I'll make sure I never do. Anyway how about we get some dessert then we can ask our last questions?" He asks, standing up and reaching his hand out to me.
"Sounds good to me!" I say, grabbing his hand and letting him pull me up.
We head back up to the blanket. He pulls out two containers and hands one to me. I opened it and see a piece of cake.
"What kind of cake is this?" I asked.
"White Chocolate Pound cake, but you have to put strawberries slices and whipped cream on it too."
He lays them on the blanket as he talks. I quickly put them both on mine and take a bite. Holy fuck, this is like an orgasm for you mouth.
"This is delicious, Jasper."
"Thanks, I was hoping you would like it. I'll make it for you again sometime. I mean if you want me to. Seeing as how this one is already gone."
"Let me guess, your frat brothers ate the rest of the cake?"
"I was lucky to grab these two pieces. I thought they were going to kill me, just to get a piece. They all surrounded me as soon as I pulled it out of the oven."
We both laugh at that.
"Okay Bella, my last question for you is... how would you describe yourself in five words?"
"You mean besides; cute, sexy, hot, beautiful, and did I mention sexy." I say laughing the entire time.
"Yeah I mean besides those." He grins at me.
"Well I guess I would say: confident, strong, smart, kind, and creative."
"I can see all five of those. What about you, what's your last question?"
"What is your most cherished childhood memory?"
"That's easy for me. When I was younger, we lived in Dallas, and my parent and I would go riding on this one ranch every weekend. I remember it was like the seventh time we went there and we were going down this trail when my dad saw a log off the side of the trail and so he decided that he was going to jump it. So he made the horse go off into a gallop, but at the last minute my dad changed his mind and pulled hard on the reins. Let's just say the horse stopped but my dad didn't. Luckily my dad wasn't hurt at all, except maybe his pride. But my mom and I got a good laugh out of it and we still do."
"I bet! I couldn't talk my dad into going anywhere near a horse. But I've always wanted to learn to ride."
"Well there's a couple of horses up at my parents ranch, I could take you sometime and teach you how to ride if you want."
"Really? That would be a dream come true for me!" So would me riding something else, I think before internally reminding myself that I had just met this man.
"Okay, I'll see when my mom and dad can have us up there. And I'll get back to you about it."
"Okay cool!"
We sit there for a little while longer, talking about random things that popped into our heads and enjoying each other's company. When it starts to get really dark outside, Jasper suggests we head back. I want to say no because I don't want the date to end. After packing up all the empty containers, he takes my hand and we walk back to the dorm.
And then I remember something.
"What about the lights?" I ask him, looking back over my shoulder at the trees that were still giving off a soft glow.
"I'll come get them tomorrow."
We make it to my dorm about five minutes later and he walks me up to my door.
"I had a really great time. I really needed that after the awful week I've had." I say.
"I'm happy you liked it. I was a little worried there at first, but it turned into a great first date."
"Yeah it did…"
Before I could say anything else, his lips were on mine. It wasn't like any other kiss I had had with the guys back in Forks. It wasn't hard and forced, but gentle and natural. It was like our lips belonged together. He pulled back slightly and rested his forehead against mine.
"I've wanted to do that since we first met." He says breathless.
I smile before pulling him towards me again. Fireworks burst in the air, around our heads, as soon as our lips touch again. We stay that way until we were both in desperate need of air.
"And I've wanted to do that since I first met you." I say, when I see his smirk. "But like I said, I had a great time, and I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, you will."
I give him a quick peck on the lips before opening the door and going inside. I lean up against the door, for what felt like forever, before I could remember how my feet worked. I got up and walk to my room, collapsing onto my bed. I couldn't wipe the grin off my face, as I could still feel my lips tingling from the feel of Jasper's lips on them.
I didn't have much time to myself, cause a minute later my bedroom door burst open and Rose and Alice barged in.
"Can I help you guys?" I ask, only slightly pretending to be annoyed that they barged into my room.
"Yep! You can tell us everything that happened!" Alice says sitting on my bean bag chair that I have in the middle of my floor.
"What happen when?" I say, feigning ignorance.
"I don't even try that bullshit with us!" Rose says, laying on the end of my bed. "Spill!"
"Fine!" I say.
We spent hours that night in my rooms gossiping. I told them all about my first date with Jasper, and the epic kisses that we had shared outside. And they in turn told me about their first dates and kisses with Edward and Emmett.
It was well past midnight when they finally left my room, and I grabbed a set of pajamas and went to take a quick shower. But as usual nothing ever goes the way I plan it to.
The moment I walk into the bathroom and let the door clothes behind me, I'm being shoved back into it by Lauren and her two little monkeys, Jessica and Victoria.
"Well…Well…Well, little Miss Raggedy Ann! It's about time you showed up. We need to have a conversation, and less be honest you don't have a choice in the matter." Lauren says stepping away from me, walking over to the sinks.
"Tell your two little monkeys to let me go and we really will have a conversation." I snap at her, trying to get away.
I doubled over when I felt Victoria's fist connect with my stomach, knocking the air out of me.
"Now… now, no need for name calling." Victoria hissed in my ear.
"Bitch you better be so lucky you jumped me! But I can promise you'll pay for that." I yell at her.
"Control yourself Vicky there will be plenty of time for that later. Right now I actually need her to be conscious for this." Lauren says, turning back around to face me. "Now let's get down to business!"
"Let me guess, I better stay away from Jasper or you'll make my life a living hell, right?" I say with a smirk on my face.
"While that's part of it, it's just a small part. The gist of it is that you missed with the wrong girl! I've tried to be friendly with you…" I have to stop her right fucking there.
"Oh really? When was that? When you were shoving me out of your way? Or when you were pouring your drink over my head? Please let me know, because I honestly don't remember." I laugh, only to be cut off by her hand making contact with my face. "You stupid bitch, you better make sure that these whores are always around you, or your ass is grass."
"Now where was I?" She asks, completely ignoring my outburst.
"She messed with the wrong girl." Lauren tells her, with a proud look on her face.
Oh sweet baby Jesus, is this girl really that dumb.
"Thanks Jessica!" Lauren says, rolling her eyes. "Anyway, I know that you're new around here but you better quickly realize that I don't take too kindly to little dumbass freshies trying to make a name for themselves. You think you can take me on? I will squash you like a bug then help you pack your shit so you can run back to whatever hick town you're from."
With that Lauren signaled for them to move me away from the door, as she walked over to it. She pulled it open but paused in the doorway.
"And you are right, you better stay away from Jasper or next time I won't be so nice." She says, and then walks out, calling over her shoulder to Victoria. "Have fun!"
With that I was slammed up against the wall, my head bouncing off it. As Victoria and Jessica landed blows to my body. I freed my one of my arms, just as Jessica went to punch me in the face, and quickly threw my elbow back, making contact with her nose.
She gasped and backed away as blood poured out. I swung around to Victoria who still had a hold of my other arm and was hitting me anywhere she could. I swung my loose fist and connected with the side of her face, taking her by surprise and causing her to drop my arm.
That was all the advantage I needed as I dove at her, knocking her to the ground. My fist made contact after contact with her face, before I felt someone wrapping their arms around my waist and pulling me up off her.
"Calm down Darlin" Jasper whispered into my ear as I continued to try to get at Victoria. However Jasper kept a strong grip on me, so I had to watch as Victoria got up and grabbed Jessica before running out of the bathroom.
"Are you okay?" Jasper asks, finally letting me go.
"I'm fine!" I tell him going over to a mirror, and checking my face for any bruises. "What are you doing here?"
"I ran into some of my basketball teammates outside and we've been out in front of the building talking. I was still out there when Lauren came out, grinning like a Cheshire cat. And I had a bad feeling, so I came up here to check on you, and I heard the noise coming from in here." He says, grabbing a napkin and wetting it, before wiping the little bit of blood that had come from a split in my bottom lip.
"I came in here to take a shower and those bitches jump me. I swear I'm going to make them regret the day they were born." I tell him, glaring at my reflection.
"I would tell you to just let it go, but I have a feeling that we are way past that point. So I'm just going to say be careful and remember that we have your back. I mean all of us: Rose, Alice, Emmett, Edward, and me. You don't have to do any of this on your own." He says, pulling me into tight hug.
"Thanks!" I tell him. "I think I'll save my shower for in the morning, I really just want to go bed."
We walk to my dorm and I open the door as he turn to walk away. I grab his arm to stop him.
"Why don't you stay here tonight? It's already pretty late and I really don't want to be alone right now." I ask him.
"Are you sure?" He asks.
I don't answer him; instead I pull him into the dorm, making sure to lock the door behind me. We go into my room and I go into my closet to pull on my pajamas before going back out to see him standing there in only his boxers.
'Okay Bella remember keep your hands to yourself.' I keep repeating in my head.
"Climb in!" I tell him, before shutting off the light and crawling in beside him.
At first we both laid on the edge of the bed, but our body slowly seem to migrate towards each other and I ended up with my back pressed against his chest and his arm wrapped around my waist. I snuggled closer into him before finally closing my eyes and falling asleep.
(A/N: This is one of my longest chapters yet! And for the people who read the original while the date was the same, there was also a lot more stuff added to this. I have no clue where any of this came from but hopefully you guys like as much as I do.)
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