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Angela Webber had always been known for following her head instead of her heart most of the time. The few times she did listen to her heart and not her head usually turned out well for her and yet right now she was not sure if she should be following the cries of her heart or the voice of rationality in her head. She was sitting in the front of the van with Jasper as Leah caught up on her sleep in the back. The Bass player had chosen to ride with Jasper instead of Edward because if she were going to be honest with herself he confused her. At times he acted like he were her big brother and then other times he would do or say something that made Angela think he could possibly have romantic feelings for her. Since she was confused already about her own feelings when it came to the bronze haired male she really did not fancy the idea of adding his mixed signals to the mix.

Jasper had been driving in silence since he did not want to disturb Angela. She seemed to be lost in thought and every now and then she would sigh deeply. The Southern singer was not sure if he should say something or not because they weren't the closest out of the group. Sure they were friends, but it was more casual friends instead of close ones. Finally he decided that if she wanted to have a conversation with him then she would be the one to start it. For now he would enjoy the silence he had been given since the bane of his existence was sleeping in the back.

"Jasper can I ask you a question?" Her soft voice broke through the silence like a knife through warm butter.

"Sure thing darlin' you can ask me anything you want." He said taking his eyes off the road for a second to glance at her and offer a friendly smile. "What's on your mind?"

The shy girl took a deep breath and looked over at Jasper. "Well since you are a guy I thought maybe you could help me understand what a guy I know is thinking when I tell you how he has been acting. You see there is this guy that I have been friends with forever, not forever, but like since we were children. Anyways, this guy and I have always been friends, but recently he's been acting differently. This guy is known to be a player and usually has a new girl on his arm every other day. The last couple of month's though he hasn't been with any girls as far I can tell. He never talks about having a date and he never brings around any girls. The way he acts with me is different than it was before. I mean he has always been nice and everything yet now it is like he goes out of his way to spend time with me and do nice things. Am I overthinking this or is it possible that this guy likes me?"

"First off Angela I know that you are talking about Edward." He stated with a small laugh. "Everyone knows that boy is head over heels in love with you and we were simply waiting to see how long it took the two of you to finally hook up. Look, Edward is my best friend and you are my friend as well. I know that you may be nervous about trying to date him, but I can tell you that he cares about you in a way he has never cared for another girl. If you feel the same ways about him then give it a shot, but if you are not sure then let my boy down gently alright?"

Angela bit her bottom lip and fiddled with her fingers. "What if I give it a shot and it does not work out? Not only would I lose a friend, but it would make everyone choose sides and I don't want that."

The honey blond nodded in understanding. "That is a possibility yes, though if you do not take a risk you could be missing out on the best thing in your life. Sometimes you need to take a risk to find happiness."

"If you believe that then why haven't you made a move on Leah?" The question was out of her mouth before she could think twice. Her face immediately heated up with a blush after the words left her mouth. She hadn't meant to be nosey or anything it just short of popped out. "I don't mean to be all up in your personal business or anything, but I have seen the way you look at her. You l-"

He was quick to cut her off. "Please do not use the l word. I don't feel that way about anyone and I never will. Sure Leah is pretty cool and I care about her, but I care about everyone in our group. Besides even if I did want to pursue something with her I doubt she would share my feelings. You know how she is and you have seen the way she is with me. She constantly has to one up anything I do."

The dark haired Bass player let out a light laugh. "You are the one who doesn't see clearly Jasper. Why do you think Leah always aggravates you? Why do you think she is always trying to one up you? It's because she likes you. What you have to understand about Leah is the fact she hates feeling weak and to her emotion is weakness. She is showing you that she likes you the only way that she knows how. It's like playground rules or at least that is how I see it."

"I suppose I could see that even if I do not believe it." He told her before taking one hand off of the wheel and holding it out for her to shake. "I will make you a deal. I'll think about what you said about Leah if you give Edward a shot and tell him how you feel. Do we have a deal?"

"We have a deal." She replied shaking his head before they lost themselves in casual conversation.

TBC….

AN: Hey people I may not be able to post until after Halloween and so I thought that you all would like a chapter. I hope that you liked this chapter and I would love to hear your thoughts as always!

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