Hi! I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Halloween! Thank goodness is over though -.-* (The doorbell gave me tons of headaches)
Chapter 37: For the Time Being
During our leave from La Push, Alice has been driving me insane with her tiny tantrums about sitting in the back instead of the passenger seat. I rolled my eyes, mostly blaming myself and her "monthly gift" for how she was acting. Alice finally stopped fussing when I pulled into the McDonald's drive-thru. In a blink of an eye, the little pixie dove over my lap to yell out my open window. I was tempted to push her out so that she could land on her face. "That will shut her up."
"I would like a cheeseburger with no cheese, please?"
" Alice, what-" I sucked my teeth in when her sharp nails dug into the skin of my thighs. She snapped her eyes on to me and I held my hands up in surrender, remembering how she frightful she looked back in Charlie's office. "Shit..." I shuddered at that horrific memory. "Never again..."
"So you want a hamburger, Miss?" said a perplexed voice of a young man inside a medium-sized speaker box.
"No!" hissed the annoyed pixie as I hissed in pain when her nails dug deeper. "I specifically asked for a cheeseless burger! Not a hamburger!"
Lord, help me!
"Miss, a cheeseless burger is a hamburger." corrected Mr. Anonymous. By the stifling sound of his breath, I could tell he was trying his best not to laugh in hysterics.
"Hey, lady!" yelled an atrociously large man from behind us. "Move it! I'm hungry here!"
Alice's eyes sparked with danger as she lunged half of her body out of the car window. "Why don't you come here and say that?" She then shook her tiny fist at him and I couldn't help but laugh; It was oddly adorable. "I'll shove my foot down your throat, asshole!"
The man's red puffy face slowly turned to a sick purplish color as his beady eyes glared at Alice from his navy Aerostar Ford van. Just as his grubby fingers curled under his door handle, I wrapped my arms around Alice's waist and pulled her back inside until she sat on her seat.
"Excuse me, Miss?" spoke the confused voice from the speaker. "I'm only trying to do my job..."
"That wasn't directed towards you." I assured the speaker, throwing a wary look at the fat man stumbling out of his vehicle through my side mirror.
"I'll come over there, alright!" the large man shouted, slamming his door so hard the van almost shook. "I'll show you a thing or two about respect, little girl!"
The fuck? I glared at the bastard who was struggling to walk as far as his feet would carry him. "What the hell is wrong with this fucking moron?" I felt Alice's need to lunge herself out of the window again, but I held her in her seat with one hand while I stuck my head out.
"Hey, fuck off!" I shouted, and the fat man threw me a malicious smirk. "That's no way to speak to a lady!"
"That ain't no lady!" he growled, stumbling again. "That's an inconsiderate little bitch!"
Is this guy really serious?
"Oh yeah? " sneered Alice, fumbling with the lock of the car door on her side. I cursed when I failed to stop her from getting out. "Come say that to my face, you blithering ball of vomit!"
"Alice! Get back in here!" I hissed, wanting nothing more than to smack some sense across her pretty little face but I couldn't; There were cameras all over this drive-thru.
"Look at you!" taunted the sassy pixie, her little finger pointing at the approaching fat man. "You can't even walk! And your broken down van is five inches away from our car!"
"Alice!" I hissed again, receiving a death glare from her. "Get in the damn car! Don't you have any decency?"
"Sir, I'm not sure what's going on out there but..." cut in the concerned voice from the black box, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to call security."
I swore again and begged the anonymous voice not to do anything rash after I take care of the two bickering idiots. Sighing, I got out of my car and walked around it until I stopped behind Alice, who looked like she was ready for the kill. Before the tiny woman could sink her sharp claws on the lethargic glutton, I wrapped an arm around her small waist and threw her back into the passenger seat. Ignoring her shrieks of protests, I stalked over to the disrespectful vermin. In his dark beady eyes, I could see "hate" plastered on my scarred face as he watched me stop in front of him.
"Listen," I snarled, my hands fisting the front of his tattered army jacket, "you uneducated swine..." His big grubby hands found their way to my shoulders to push me away, but I kept a firm hold on his disgusting jacket. "You think I'm actually going to let you insult my woman..." I shook him in aggravation as an excuse for what came out of my mouth. "What the fuck is wrong with you? Is that really how you to speak to women?"
The blithering bastard opened his mouth but he didn't dare to say anything. My knuckles made a sickening cracking sound as my hands gripped harder on his dingy collar.
"This is what I want you do." I continued, my eyes burning through his dull ones. "I want your fat ass..." I demanded, the fat man threw me an apprehensive look, "to march over there..." One of my hands let go of his jacket and pointed to my car in front of us, "and apologize to that poor defenseless girl."
The man scoffed in my face, his putrid breath provoking the remnants of my breakfast to burn my esophagus. "The hell I'm not!" he pushed me with all the strength he could muster. "That little tramp of yours offended me first!"
PUNCH!
"Don't insult her in front of me!" I yelled, my knuckles swelling at my sides while the bulbous bastard whimpered in pain. "I'll beat your fat ass so fucking hard you'll start urinating blood." I threatened, watching his hands uncover the bluish bruise on his right eye. "Now get to that apology. That other eye is getting pretty damn lonely."
His hands flew to his face again as he staggered over to Alice's window. He bent his gargantuan body so he could speak to her. I folded my arms across my chest, feeling quite proud of myself. "That'll teach him." I grinned when he stumbled back to me.
"That wasn't so bad, wasn't it?" I sneered, giving him a pat on his shoulder, causing him to flinch away. "Now get out of my sight before I beat your ass to a bloody pulp."
Scared shit by my promising threat, the enormous bruised fellow hurried back to his navy van, his heavy pants making me laugh. As soon as I turned around, the sound of screeching tires told me that he took off. "Coward." I laughed again, realizing that he'll miss his chance to order his food.
"Miss, I told you for the eleventh time..." sighed the annoyed voice, "we could only serve you hamburgers!"
I opened the car door, feeling rather smug for what I've just done but also annoyed that Alice was still trying to make that impossible order.
"But I don't want a hamburger!" she whined, scooting over to the passenger seat. "I want a cheeseburger with no cheese and a nugget!"
"Alice, enough!" I snapped at her and she stuck her tongue at me. I disapprovingly shook my head at her and then faced my open window. "I'll have two number threes and..." I laughed when I heard the young man sigh in relief at my normal order, "two large cokes, please?"
"No!" squealed Alice, grabbing on to my arm. I yanked it away just when her nails stabbed me. "I want a McFlurry!" Her large brown eyes were now frantic. "With oreos!"
I chuckled as I told him to replace one of the large cokes with her oreo Mcflurry.
"Make sure you stir 'em!" Alice demanded, leaning over me like before. She huffed when I pushed her back on her seat.
"Would that be all, Sir?" asked the young man, his voice emitting contentment.
"I want a nugget!" shouted the pestering little monster, bouncing cheerfully in her seat.
"Hang on." I told the speaker box before turning my head to the happy little woman. "Alice, calm!"
"I can't help that I'm pmsing, Jasper!" she chirped, still bouncing in her seat. "Damn it, Alice..." I blinked a couple of times before turning back to my window.
"Just one more thing." I said, wondering if this mental person bouncing next to me was the devil in disguise. "The girl has knack for trouble!"
"Mhm, what is it, Sir?"
"Throw in some chicken tenders." I smirked when I felt a surge happiness radiating from the bouncy girl.
"That'll be $12.99, Sir." confirmed the young man. "Drive up to the next window."
"Thank you." I said, following his instructions. Having already paid in the first window, I drove to the second one. By the time we pulled by it, Alice lunged over me for the final time, her small hands anxious to receive our orders.
"Alice, please!" I shouted, gently shoving her back as the kid from the speaker box handed us a large white bag, decorated with shady sketches of Ronald McDonald playing basketball and other crap. "Calm down! You'll be eating soon! Don't worry!"
The russet-skinned boy laughed at Alice's peppy behavior as his seemingly strong, toned arms stuck out of the window to hand me my drink and her oreo McFlurry.
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" she demanded, her eyes bright when I held her frozen treat in my hands. Hoping it will calm her the hell down, I quickly handed her the McFlurry. With a soft giggle, Alice began licking the white cream off the edge of the spoon with her soft pink tongue. "Oh sweet baby Jesus..." I know I won't be able to control myself if I kept staring, so I forced myself to look away...immediately.
"Thank you...umm..." I stammered, focusing on the kid's name-tag, "umm...Paul?"
"Uhh...no problem." he said, his eyes darkened as he noted the way Alice enjoyed her frozen treat. He snapped back to reality when he caught me scowling at his inappropriate facial expression. "Sorry, did you say something, Sir?"
I shook my head and my mouth opened to say something but a satisfied moan erupted from the seat next to me.
"Oh so good!"
His eyes glazed over again as he watched the tiny woman indulge herself in a seemingly sexual manner. I also looked back at her, and instantly felt myself go hard; Her long dark lashes tickled her soft rosy cheeks as her little pink tongue swerved on the tip of the spoon, lapping and sucking off the cold white cream. Some of it trickled down the left corner of her inciting plump lips. I almost came when her tongue slowly licked it away."Oh god...she's torturing me!"
"That's it, baby, don't stop..."
I stopped ogling at her as Alice's cheeks became darker than blood when we both heard Paul's perverted comment. Alice dropped her spoon in her cup as I glared at the russet-skinned moron, who quickly turned from a dazed maniac to a nervous wreck.
"Sorry." he said, beads of sweat forming on his forehead as he looked down at his feet. "Have a...umm...great day."
"Yeah, you too." I muttered, glaring at him as I slowly exited the drive-thru. "Freak." I added once we were on the road. I could feel Alice's eyes on me as I made a right turn.
"What was that all about?" asked Alice, licking her spoon again. I focused on the road to avoid another orgasmic show. "What is it, Jazz?"
"You seriously don't know what just happened back there, Alice?" I asked her in disbelief, my foot stepping on the brake once the light turned red.
"Not really." she answered, her voice muffled by her plastic spoon. She smacked her lips together, savoring the delicious taste of her ice-cream. "I was too busy eating my McFlurry. But what happened though?"
"Nothing, Alice." I scowled, mentally accusing her of being the world's evilest tease. "Just fucking nothing."
"Oh, okay!" she tittered. "I thought it was something important though!"
I rolled my eyes at her, my foot switching to the accelerator when the light changed to green. "Yep, she's a fucking tease..."
"Oh my god, Jasper!" squealed Alice, excitement eliciting from her bell-like voice as she stared out her window. "Stop here! I want to see something!"
"See what?" I grunted, ignoring the angry drivers behind me as I came to a full stop in front a large brick house.
"This house is for sale!" she chirped, bouncing as she ate the last bit of her McFlurry. She set it down on the car's cup holder and looked at my face. My heart pumped harder and faster when her large eyes twinkled with joy. "Can we see it for a quick second? Pretty please?" She pouted her bottom lip at me and I huffed in annoyance.
"No." I said, refusing to give in to her adorable pout.
"Please, please, please..." she carried on, now tugging the sleeves of my gray jacket. "The realtor is right there. Please!"
"Fine!" I shouted, throwing my hands up in aggravation. I couldn't help but chuckle at her sudden squeals of delight as she skipped out of the car. Reluctantly, I followed her, silently praying that this won't take the whole day. I had a feeling it will.
"Excuse me!" shouted the happy little woman, scaring the tall blonde lady who just came out of the front door. "Excuse me!"
"Yes, dear?" said the lady, clutching her heart as her wide hazel eyes stared at the dark-haired pixie who gracefully sprinted towards her. "How may I help you?"
"I couldn't help but notice that this house is for sale." Alice said, her beautiful smile charming the once frightened real estate agent, who lowered her hand from her bosom as her own smile formed on her red lips.
"Ah, yes." She sighed, turning around to reopen the red door. "Are you willing to see the inside? It's quite lovely."
Alice's excited giggles made the woman smile wider. I could feel mine doing the same. It's really amusing how oddly contagious the pixie's happiness was. She turned to me, her brown eyes pleading for my permission. "Ugh! Stop, looking at me like that!"
"Fine." I sighed, nervously scratching the back of my head, feeling that familiar yet unnerving warmth bubbling in the pit of my stomach. "Wait..." I stopped as soon as I took a step forward, realizing something important. "I almost forgot." I saw Alice skip inside the brick house after the blonde woman. "We still didn't finish with our little problem..."
"Jasper, you coming?"
My eyes snapped to the small dark-haired girl, waiting for me by the red door.
"Uhh...yes." I uttered. She beamed at me when I followed her inside the house. Before she could skip off, I grabbed her by her arm. Her charming smile faded away when she saw my serious expression. "Don't forget. We still need to talk..."
The happiness vanished from her wide eyes at my sudden reminder. She ducked her head with a pout and murmured, "I know." And then she trotted away, this time without grace or joy.
Soon after we checked out the house, Alice and I decided to go to the vacant park that was right around the corner. Besides listening to what I had to say, Alice kept rambling about the brick house.
"Mrs. Weston said that the previous owners are selling it for a special price!" Alice said, lighting up with complete happiness. "I really want that house, Jasper! It's perfect!" She remained quiet as she bit into her "hamburger".
"Don't you think it's a little too big for you?" I asked, remembering the large shower in the master bedroom. It's so huge I could fit my whole apartment in it.
"I don't mind." she chirped, her eyes twinkling. "Whatever you say won't change my mind about it." She smiled at me while taking another bite. "And, Jasper?"
"Mhm." I emitted, watching her enjoy her meal.
She smiled as her famous blush tinted her pale cheeks. Her eyes locked with mine as her unoccupied hand reached out for me. "Thank you for defending me back there." I smiled at her in return, squeezing her tiny hand. Her exquisite blush turned darker when her fingers laced with mine and my heart fluttered. "It shows you really do love me after all."
"Alice?" I said, seizing the right moment to deal with our previous problem from La Push. Her lovely smile slowly vanished when I disengaged our entwined hands. She glanced back at her half-bitten burger.
"Mhm?" she uttered, taking a third bite.
"I think we should start over." I said, scratching the back of my neck as I avoided the confused look on her face.
"What?" she asked, lowering her burger onto a white napkin. "What are you saying?"
"I just think it would be easier if we start over..." I tried to explain, my hands reaching out to touch hers, which were slowly sliding off the rusty wooden table, "as friends." Her soft brown eyes glazed over and her perfect chest began to rise and fall very quickly. "Did I upset her?" I surely hope not. "I thought I was doing a good thing here."
"Friends don't sleep with each other, Jasper." she snarled, her long delicate brows coming together on the bridge of her tiny nose. I sighed. "Why the fuck does she have to mention the "S" word?"
"Alice, we would be better off as friends." I repeated myself, my eyes trying to convince her. "Think it through. We could still hang out, learn more about each other that we never knew before, and other platonic shit."
"Platonic?" she repeated in a dead tone, her eyes still glazed. "After what we've done together...you want to build a platonic relationship with me?"
"Yeah." I smiled but then frowned at the mention of our meaningless affair. "Alice, I already told you I'm not ready for that...yet."
Alice sadly looked down at her hands, which were now on her lap. I swung a leg over the wooden bench to get up and then walked around the table.
"Alice, look at me." I touched her shoulder as soon as I took my seat next to her. "Please, Alice."
"I thought you were opening up to me earlier." she muttered, a couple of tears falling from her eyes. I cursed under my breath for making her cry so much. "I heard you defending me..."
"The poor silly hearted girl." I thought, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. She sniffed a few times before leaning into my one-armed hug. "Alice, I was defending you as a friend." I admitted, but then paused when I remembered accidentally referring to her as my woman. "And plus, the bastard needed to be taught a valuable lesson."
Alice sniffed again as my hand rubbed her fragile shoulder to soothe her. Without thinking, my face buried itself in her messy dark hair and inhaled the sweet scent of lilac and lavender that was purely Alice. "Oh, god, I almost forgot about her intoxicating scent..." The hand resting on her shoulder, slowly raised to run its fingers through her dark locks, enjoying how silky and soft it felt under my touch. "Shit, Alice..." A familiar stir in my boxers bothered me so when her tiny body began to tremble against mine. "My fucking god..."
"Jasper?"
I smiled to myself, loving how sweet and pure my name sounded on her palatable lips. "Hmm...very sweet..." I licked my own lips, trying to remember the last time I tasted her succulent mouth.
"Jasper?"
"What?" I finally answered, my eyes meeting her mesmerizing ones. A small smile crept on my lips as I worshiped her beautiful elfin-features; that nose of hers, was so tiny and adorable that I couldn't help but pinch it like anyone would to a toddler. Those pale high cheek bones would automatically blush whenever I touched or teased her. Her soft pink lips leave me wanting more and more of their nectarous taste. I could get lost in her alluring chocolate eyes, which always shone with undeniable innocence.
"Jasper!"
"Huh?" I stupidly uttered, still captivated by her.
"I want to go home." she announced, withdrawing herself away from my one-armed hug. "Now."
"Home?" I stupidly repeated her, my brows furrowing in confusion.
"I want to go back to my parent's house."
Reality finally dawned on me. "Really?" I eyed her curiously. "Why your parent's house?"
She shrugged, swinging her little legs over the bench and she got up to dispose of her garbage in a nearby trashcan. I followed suit, but I grabbed her arm when she started to head forth the car.
"Why?" I asked again, my hand refusing to let her go until she gives me an answer.
"Just take me home!" Alice shouted, yanking her arm away before leaving me alone next to the trashcan.
Jasper will come to his senses soon. The rude fat man was inspired by one of the customers from my job. Even though he didn't do anything to me, he still angered me. Ugh, he's so rude! He speaks as though he owns the world! (The nerve!) Well, he didn't even tip Sheila, my co-worker, who is probably the most sweetest person I've ever known. :(
When I was 13, I used to annoy my mother about the "cheeseburger with no cheese" whenever we go to either Burger King or McDonald's. It's still fun to this day. Hehe!
Anyways... Umm I have a surprise for you all on the next chapter, in which I'll explain why Alice wants that house so badly. Just give it a few days until it's ready. :/ And the James shit will come to an end (Thank goodness for that!)
Thank you!