Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the characters. They're all Stephenie Meyer's invention. I just love to incorporate them into the figments of my own imagination.
Common pairings. All human.
11. Sixpack of beer and two pizzas
Even though Alice thought the entire situation was pretty hilarious, I was scared shitless. My original fear – her age – seemed so insignificant now. So long as my intentions were sincere, Alice was going to be completely supportive, she'd promised. I think she welcomed both the change in my demeanor and the shift of focus away from her and Jasper. Whatever.
My main concern now was Emmett. Unlike Jasper, he hadn't grown up with me. The latter was my childhood best friend. We grew up together and shared everything that went with that. To top that, his parents divorced around the same time my mother died. We became even closer, almost like family. And he truly was like a brother to me. Which was why I didn't mind the whole situation with Alice. I knew he was a good guy. He actually helped me calm down in my hour of need. He'd always been a quiet kid, but after the divorce he became terribly shy. Which was a stark contrast with my rebelling. We were an unexpected pair, but we worked. If I had fallen for Rosalie he would probably back me up, because he knew where I came from.
Wait a minute, back up... did you jast say fallen for? Seriously?
Uhm... I guess so.
Dude, you met her just a few days ago. When you both had been drinking. And you've been stressed out ever since you saw her in your sister's room.
I know, but it's just... I felt something when I was with her. I never feel anything when I'm with a girl. But this girl had been in my every thought since I met her. I couldn't explain it. She just was. There was something intruiging about her and I couldn't put my finger on it. But I was intent on finding out.
Maybe it's a Swan thing.
Which brought me to my current fear. Emmett was going to kill me! Unlike Jasper, he hadn't known me his whole life. We only met when he moved here. We all just started as freshmen and we had a few classes together. When Emmett, Jasper and I had to do a group project together, we just clicked. Jasper's calm, Emmett's goofyness and my... I don't know, wild side, arrogance, whatever you want to call it... complemented each other. Pretty soon, the three of us were inseperable. People actually started to refer to us as The Three Musketeers.
After a while, Emmett had confessed he'd fallen in love with Jasper's sister Rosalie. At first it was a little weird, having her around more. But then again, being twins, Jasper and Rosalie had always been close and it wasn't exactly a huge change. She had her own friends and we all liked her. We just told Emmett to keep the gory details to himself. We didn't want any explicit visuals of our sister/almost step-sister.
But the situation regarding Rosalie was so different from te one regarding Bella.
Like I said, Emmett had only known the me from college. By then, I was already ruined by past experiences and carefully groomed into the cocky man-whore version of me. Yes, Sexward. Jasper new the real me, the old me. And even though Emmett learned that Sexward was mainly a façade, he knew I'd never been serious about any girl. I'd never had a girlfriend, just a lot of extracurricular fucking. We all joked about it and they acted as my wingmen when I was seducing yet another one. It was a good way to pass the time and a great source for storytelling.
How would the guys react when I told them I met a girl who changed everything?
How would Emmett react when he found out said girl was his little sister?
He had told us about his sister before; that he missed her, was very protective of her, and how excited he was that she was moving here.
He was going to freak out!
How to handle this?
I figured I'd probably talk to Jasper first. Maybe he'd offer a fresh view of the situation. At least he'd be able to calm me down somewhat.
Jazz, wanna hang out? Need some 3M perspective – E
Sure, b there in 20. Want me 2 call Em? – J
No it's about him. Need 2 talk 2 u 1st – E
Something happen w/ Em? – J
Indirectly. Will explain when u get here – E
Fifteen minutes later, cue doorbell and enter Jasper with a sixpack of beer and two frozen pizzas. While we waited for the pizzas to be done, we opened the first beers and made some small talk. When the pizzas were crispy and their aroma filled the kitchen, we took them up to my room and settled on the floor, leaning against my bed.
'So... spill', Jasper said as he practically inhaled his first slice.
The amounts this guy could eat never ceased to amaze me. He rivalled Emmett, but his skinny ass never showed it. It was hard to believe.
'I fucked up big time and Em is gonna kill me when he finds out!'
There was no denying it anymore.
'Why? What happened?', Jasper asked, surprised.
Of course he was surprised. Emmett was huge and intimidating, but he hardly ever lost his temper. Surely I must have done something particularly offending to be dreading his wrath and anger.
'What the hell did you do and how come I don't know about it?', he continued.
'Well, do you remember when I told you about Friday night?', I started hesitantly.
He nodded, 'The girl you rescued from Crowley.'
'Yes. Well, there's more to it.'
He motioned for me to continue.
'I sort of ended up kissing her.'
'And this is a problem because...?'
'She's in high school.'
'Again, I fail to see the issue. So, she's a little younger. Big deal. If she were just a score, you wouldn't be so stressed out by it. Obviously, you care. At least to some extent.'
This was why it was a good idea to talk to Jasper first.
'It's not that simple,' I interjected, 'Today I came across two complications. The first being she's in Alice's class and started to hang out here.'
Jasper exhaled heavily and gave me a sympathetic look.
'Did Pix scare you off?'
'Not exactly. She was upset at first, but mostly because she thought we'd been keeping it a secret. But we didn't know until I ran into her here. So when she realized that, and made sure I wasn't going to use her, she came around. Now I think she's actually excited', I chuckled.
'So, basically, you're telling me you met this girl you really like – which is a first – who's friends with Pix, who's fine with it.'
I nodded.
'Forgive me, but I fail to see what the problem is and how Emmett's involved.'
'Well... I also found out that she's Emmett's little sister.'
True to fashion, Jasper choked on his beer. That's the second time this week and the second time after a sister of ours was mentioned. This was becoming a habit.
'Are you kidding me?', he managed to blurt out between coughs.
'Afraid not', I said while patting his back.
When he regained his ability to speak, Jasper agreed that Emmett would probably be less than thrilled about this development.
'But I think it also depends on how you tell him and what your intentions are,' he offered, 'So why don't you explain it to me first?'
I ran a hand through my hair and pinched the bridge of my nose in an attempt to relieve some of the tension, before I started my explanation.
I divulged the tale of meeting her, the consequent texting and the surprise to find her in my house earlier today. Then I told him how I couldn't stop thinking about her, wanting to get to know her, to see her again. And more importantly: how I hadn't tried to take advantage of her, how I wanted more than just sex, how I hadn't even thought of her in that way.
'I think you really need to stress that point when talking to Em,' Jasper suggested, 'If you want to I can be there when you tell him, lestening the blow, offer a third perspective...'
I hated to admit it, but I was relieved that he offered to and I didn't have to ask. Having Jasper present during the confrontation could only help.
