ALICE/ JASPER TIME!

37.

NEW YORK… CELTICS?

*.*- JASPER'S POV -*.*

Is it really possible to fall in love with this woman in such a short period of time? Does that really happen?

Fuck, I'm screwed.

What I dislike the most about that statement is that it's figurative, not literal. We still haven't done anything. Maybe that's a good thing? Girls still like that, right? Being wooed?

Cue the internal sigh.

I just want Alice to feel special when she's with me, 'cause that's how girls should be treated. Especially girls like her.

"Hmm… what else do you for fun? I mean, do you like sports?" I ask, engaging her into another topic. It's interesting talking to her, 'cause she has this bright optimism in her wanting to come out. She's like a black-haired Tinkerbell. My Tinkerbell.

Alice ponders my question. "I like baseball and gymnastics. I can do both, but not very well."

I nod in contemplation. Nice. Gymnastics… wonder how flexible she is-

Goddamit, Jasper! You just thought about treating her right, and then you go imagining her in bed?

I'm so sorry for being an admittedly fucked-up individual.

"I also like basketball, though, I'm not familiar with all the rules and how NBA goes," she adds. Double nice. Score!

I've only known one person who enjoys contact sports – Bella. But that's because she grew up watching the sports channels with Charlie.

"But you know some of the teams, right?" I prod hopefully. Come on! We can watch the games live if you do.

She giggles. "I only know LA Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, and…" She pauses to think. "New York Celtics?"

The last one causes me to laugh out loud. Her lip quickly finds its place between her teeth in embarrassment. I try to die down my laughter with fake coughing. "Sorry, that was inappropriate." I glance and see her blushing. "That should be Boston Celtics while New York is Knicks."

Her eyebrows arch up. "Oh." She then guffaws at herself.

After almost a minute of her mirth, she shrugs. "And to think I live in New York!"

I shake my head in amusement. "But damn, Alice. You're such a sports snob. You only know the Greats," I tease.

She kisses me on my cheek. "I know."

I confess that I am like Alice on this one. I only know the "famous" ones. The teams with basketball caps being sold and the teams always playing before summer begins. Yeah...

Who wants to see Bella and Edwa- I MEAN ALICE AND JASPER watching an NBA game? Oh, you all know what that means... ;)