A/N: Sorry for the lack of updates! Real Life has been hectic lately. This chapter is mainly helping transition the story but I hope you still enjoy it!

JPOV

I threw a pillow around my head as I heard the phone ring, trying to ignore it. I groaned as I realized that whoever was calling wasn't about to hang up. This was the third call in a row. I looked over at my alarm clock. 9:30? Who the hell calls someone on New Year's Day that early? I hadn't even gotten home from the sorority until an hour ago. I had been with Maria until about 3 or so and then I had gone back down to the bar and drank myself stupid with Demetri. In fact, I was pretty sure I was still drunk. All I wanted to do was to sleep.

I snatched up and read the caller ID, Edward. My stomach dropped as I thought that maybe this was about what had happened last night. Should I answer? Did he know? No, Bella was the one who brought up not telling Edward.

I finally decided to pick it up. "You better have a good reason for waking me up this damn early." Play it cool.

He chuckled into the phone, "Good night last night, huh?" What with Maria or your girlfriend?

"Yeah, I guess you could say that. What do you want?"

He sighed into the phone, "Will you do me a huge, huge favor?"

"Sure man, what is it?" I would pretty much agree to anything to alleviate the guilt I felt about last night. Not that I should feel guilty, it was a mistake that meant nothing.

"Well, Bella's heater broke at her place and she has no place to stay so…." Fuck. I know he is not about to ask me this, "I kind of told her she could stay in my room until school starts."

I felt anger immediately boil up as I wanted nothing more than to rip him a new one for telling her it was OK before asking me. I bit my tongue as I realized this could be my way of making amends for what had happened last night, even if he didn't know it.

I sighed, "Sure man, whatever." I could practically hear his shock over the phone. I could tell by his silence that he had already planned on arguing with me about this.

"Really?" he questioned.

"Yeah, I mean, I'm going to be working a lot anyway so I'm sure I'll hardly see her even when I am home."

"Wow man, thanks a lot. I was in deep shit with her last night for bailing. I am getting some major brownie points with this. I owe you." Huh, so maybe that was why she was all in a tiff last night?

"No, don't worry about it. You can just buy me a drink next time we go out."

He chuckled into the phone, "Sounds good, well she should be over there fairly shortly. I told her where the spare key was so don't worry about that."

"I wasn't about to. Well, if that's it I'm going back to bed."

"Yeah, yeah that's it. Thanks again, I'm sure I'll talk to you soon." I quickly shut the phone and it finally hit me that I would be staying in the same house as Bella, the woman I had been fantasizing about for the past month, alone for the next few weeks. I was in deep shit.

A Few Hours Later

I woke up well into the afternoon with a pounding headache. I got out of bed and opened the blinds, quickly shutting them as the sunlight seemed to burn my eyes.

I had no plans for the day besides laying around the house and I had no idea whether Bella would be doing the same. I realized I really had no idea what Bella did outside of Edward.

The notion that Bella and I could be alone for long stretches of time annoyed me to all ends. I knew I wanted her but I also knew part of her appeal was her being unavailable. It had happened to me in the past. Being obsessed with a girl who was taken, once I had slept with her though, the attraction faded. I figured it would be the same with Bella. Not that I would find out.

Plus, after last night, I knew she wasn't completely immune to me either. I thought about last night's kiss. Bad idea. I felt myself getting hard just thinking about it. I needed a plan of action if I was going to get through these next few weeks.

I eyed the mini fridge in my room and shrugged. I'd just play the part of the lazy drunk she thought I was. I was sure we could ignore each other and if not, I could just be an ass to her. Hell, I didn't have to try to be an ass, she just brought it out in me naturally. I grabbed a beer out of the fridge and walked downstairs.

BPOV

I froze as I heard Jasper's door open followed by footsteps coming down the stairs. I had been here a few hours and had already unpacked all my stuff. For awhile, I hadn't even been sure he was home but his car was in the driveway and Edward had told me he would be here.

I had been sitting in the living room watching TV for the past hour. I would have preferred to stay in Edward's room but sadly he didn't have a TV in his room and I didn't have the password to get onto their Internet.

I tensed as I heard Jasper coming further down the stairs, which were right next to the TV. I was chagrined to realize I was actually nervous. What the hell did I have anything to be nervous about? I steeled myself as he finally got to the bottom step. We made eye contact and I immediately thought of last night. No one should look this good when they had just woken up.

I eyed him up as we made eye contact. He didn't look like he had just rolled out of bed. He had achieved the tousled hair that most guys would have spent hours trying to perfect. I had even seen Edward primping over his hair to try and achieve this look with little luck. Jasper didn't even have to try, it just wasn't fair. I felt underdressed in my jeans and T-shirt even when he was still in his pajama's.

I finally took in the rest of him and realized he already had a beer in his hand. Seriously? It wasn't even 4 o'clock yet.

He took a swig from the beer, glaring at me the whole time, "Hey there roomie." Talk about insincere greetings. Hey, I was just about as happy as he was to be sharing the same space for the next few weeks.

I gave him my haughtiest look, "I thought it was too early for even you to be drinking."

"Well, you know what they say darlin', the easiest way to cure a hangover is to never stop drinking." My heart sped up a little bit, I would never admit it out loud but I secretly loved his accent.

"Whatever, Japer, we both know we don't want to be in this situation so let's just play nice for the next few weeks and then we won't have to see each other for a long, long while,"

He chose not to respond, instead raising his glass in a mock salute and continuing on his way to the kitchen. I felt that albeit brief, this had been a good way to start our 'cohabitation,' preferring not to give it a more intimate term. I needed to keep my distance from him especially after last night. If we could keep this up we would be fine, I knew it shouldn't be too hard.

I couldn't lie to myself and say I didn't find him…appealing, in a 'sleep with once and forget about the next day' kind of way. I mean, he was practically a walking Adonis. But being with Jasper had more stakes than was worth taking, no matter how great he had made me feel in the span of 25 seconds. Plus, I needed a stable relationship in my life, one that Edward provided. I had had enough of unstable adult relationships in my life to mess around with some guy who was just looking for his next lay.

I mentally shook myself, I was just horny, that was all. Edward and I hadn't slept together in almost a month. No need to go thinking about 'what ifs.'

I glanced over at Jasper, who was busy making himself a sandwich. Fuck, I hadn't had sex in over a month and wouldn't in probably another two weeks, if I was lucky. Well, their shower head would have to suffice for the time being.

I tried not to glance at Jasper as he stood in the kitchen, keeping my eyes glued to the TV. I hoped to God he would just go back in his room for the rest of the day, as I had no plans and nowhere to go if he chose to stay down here and inflict his presence on me. I didn't have to work until tomorrow and didn't have a car even if I did have somewhere to go. Luckily, he finished and walked upstairs, not even sparing me a glance.

I hoped to God this would set the precedent of our interactions for the weeks to come.

I know, nothing too exciting but they are officially living together now! I pretty much have the next chapter written and I hope I will have it out fairly soon!

Please review if you have the chance, I really appreciate them! Also, I'm kind of at a crossroads with the direction of the story right now, so bear with me in the timeliness of updates, thanks!