You've Got Mail
A/N: Co-written by KittieKat121 and Jalice2254 :)
Chapter 26
*TEXAS*
"Maria, this is my girl Alice. Alice, this is, uumm, Maria." She smiled cattishly before stepping around me to give him a lingering hug. Bristling, I crossed my arms over my chest and raised a brow at him as he flashed a sheepish grin and rolled his eyes. "Jazz, is that any way to treat your ex girl friend?! I mean, we DID date for quite some time, ya know!?"
First off, Jazz is MY nickname for him. Secondly, his EX GIRL FRIEND?! Turning to him with a raised brow, I crossed my arms tighter over my chest and glared his way. "What does she mean 'ex girlfriend'?!"
"Oh, honey, I mean exactly what I say... For a girl like you to question that when she's still an obvious virgin is outrageous." UM, WWWHHHAAATTT?!
"Maria, stop. Now." His voice was low with a dangerous edge as he reached for me. Scowling, I jerked away from him and slowly backed away, questions whirling around in my head. Why hadn't he told me?!
"Don't touch me, Jasper. As for you, Maria, our relationship is our business so butt out. And keep your slutty ass the hell away from MY Jasper!"
Then, I was gone.
~000~
"Alice, talk to me," he sighed, running a hand through his hair exasperatedly, as I huffed and turned to look out my window. "Like you talk to me, huh?!"
"We dated off and on after my family and I moved back to Texas. Towards the end when we broke it off for real, she was cheating on me, didn't think I realized what she was doing behind my back." Blowing out a breath I didn't know I was holding, I reached almost instinctively for his hand before sinking further into my seat. I was supposed to be mad at him.
"You slept with her." My voice was low and accusatory with a glinting edge. It was a statement, not a question.
"Maria is very... persuasive," he chuckled sardonically and ran a hand through his hair as I saw red just before I exploded. "Am I not good enough for you or tall and exotic enough for you?!"
"WHY. NOT. ME?!" Angry tears fell from my eyes as I sniffed and shoved his hand away with a scowl. "Am I not pretty enough or tall or what? Do I not have the right curves or something? Tell me, please Jasper, because you at least owe me that."
His voice rose to match mine as he leaned across the console towards me. "You're a lady, Alice, and I intend to treat you like one!" Good god, is that the ONLY excuse he knows?!
"I'm not going that far with you because I respect you, Alice. We need be within marriage and know each other better and of age. I said we'd burn that bridge when we got there, anyway."
"You must gave really loved Maria, then... And it's not for lack of trying, either believe me... I HAVE tried."
He sighed again before running his fingers through his hair in exasperation. "I'm not making the same mistakes with you, Alice. Why can't you just accept that we are waiting?!"
"So sleeping with me would be a mistake," I scoffed, blowing my hair out of my face. "I can't accept it until you give me a reason but me being a lady..."
"You know that isn't what I meant, Alice... You take me to heaven and back sleeping in my shirt as it is, I can't imagine what it'd be like to actually make love to you... Marriage first, though."
Growling, I threw my feet quite unceremoniously onto his dash board and plucked his sunglasses from the cup holder. Letting my hair drop between us, I fought both the oncoming blush and giggle. Who but my Jasper says "make love" anymore?!
"Dammit, Jasper! Grow a pair and hit me with it already!"
"I love you, ok?!"
~000~
To: Alice Cullen
From: Alice Brandon
Received: 5.45pm
Subject: RE: BIG News
Pix, are you crazy? You have to tell your parents how old he is! They'll find out eventually and if you keep it a secret then it's gunna come back and bite you in the ass...
Besides, didn't your dad treat him at the hospital? Doesn't he know how old he is?
Twining our fingers, I smiled at him before settling deeper in my seat with a sigh. "Love you, Jazz." God, that never gets old!
Chuckling, he leaned across the console and lightly pressed his lips to mine, driving single handedly. "I love you too, Alice." What would Kitty say?!
To: Alice Brandon
From: Alice Cullen
Time Sent: 6:25 pm
Subject: MORE news
I AM crazy Kitty... Crazy in love with this boy beside me...
I'll tell them later... Right NOW, I have to tell YOU something!
Jasper has an ex named Maria that he never told me about...
We were shopping at the mall for our third date and he gets a call saying that his alcoholic dad is in the hospital having his stomach pumped from poisoning so we go to the hospital and boom there's this tall exotic beauty purring his name and shit and I almost slapped a hoe right there... Then she has the nerve to hug him AFTER he calls me "my girl Alice" and omg Kitty I almost died when she said they were bed partners... Why didn't he tell me that?!
So I run out to the car and GET THIS his "excuse" for sleeping with her is that she's "persuasive" whatever the hell that means... So I'm like what I'm not good enough and yadayadayada... THEN, in response to my "why won't you at least try" was him yelling at me...
Kitten, he told me he loved me.
Sending the email, it was all I could do not to laugh when I imagined her reaction. She'd probably blow a gasket or some thing...
"Who are you talking to now?" Somewhat distracted, I waved him off, knowing I'd tell him later, and waited anxiously for Barbie Girl to ring through the car with her reply; surely she was still awake... It was only about 12:30 her time... Probably with Jasper...
"We're home, darlin'."
~000~
An hour and a half later, I climbed the stairs after showing Jazz the door with promises to see him later. I couldn't exactly let him come upstairs with me or any thing, now could I?!
Pulling his shirt over my head, I pulled the comforter tight around me and checked my phone, again. Still no Kitty...
"Hey, sweetie. I just wanted you to know that I misjudged Jasper and I think you guys are a really cute couple. I love you and only want your happiness."
Smiling gently at my mom as she sat on the edge of my bed, I looked anxiously out my window. Relieved when I saw no sign of him, I turned to her as she pulled me close. "He does make me happy, Mom..." More than is safe, I would think...
"Ok, Alice... Just don't get too serious, alright? I mean, I want grandchildren... Just when you're out of high school and married, well off on your own two feet." OMG, could this be any more awkward?! Rolling my eyes, I took her hands and sighed.
"Jazz is... old-school. You have nothing to worry about, I promise... Can I go to bed now?" Smiling, she nodded and kissed my forehead before leaving my room and closing the door behind her. Now I just hope to the dear lord above Jasper didn't hear any of that...
Sighing, I lay down and turned towards my window, waiting for him. I must've been tired cause the next thing I know, I'm in dream land with Jasper curled around me.
"Love you, Alice. Dreams sweet dreams."
I was indeed dreaming some VERY sweet dreams... Up until Barbie Girl startled me away from the sleep of the dead.
Pulling me protectively closer, Jasper rested his chin on my head with a groan. "Who's calling you at 2 o'clock in the morning?!"
Her voice was shocked and quite loud as I held the phone, his arms still tight around me. "Pix what the hell?! He told you he loved you?"
~000~
"Uumm, yeah... it wasn't exactly one sided, though..." I trailed off, waiting for reaction from her, as he rolled his eyes and lay back down with a sigh. Silly, silly boy.
"Pixie! Tell me everything." If possible, her voice rose.
She wanted EVERYTHING?! OOOKKK... "I was jealous and pissed and all those other jealous girlfriend emotions... knowing he slept with her wasn't helping things either... so I did the only thing I could to keep myself from killing her bare handed, I ran away..."
"Okaaay...and then what?" She asked, growing impatient.
"Well, he came out to the car and drove us to the park so we could talk things through..." and lord if he wasn't listening right over my shoulder...
Oooh, that boy. Rolling my eyes, I shot a playful look over my shoulder as I stood and walked to my en suite bathroom, closing and locking the door. I didn't need an eavesdropper!
"Pixie, will you hurry up and tell me the story already?"
Giggling, I rolled my eyes at her; did she not read my email?! "He admitted to sleeping with her, using the excuse that she was very "persuasive" and I said well it's not for lack of trying, to which he rolled his eyes... Then I asked why not me and listed off a bunch of things that she had and I didn't and he said he wasn't making the same mistake again, which of course offended me... I mean, he thought sleeping with me would be a mistake?! So then he said that I took him to heaven and back simply sleeping in his tee shirt... He said he couldn't imagine what it'd be like to actually make love to me, his exact words... Who says "making love" anymore, anyway?! So I was like why won't you at least try and he like really really yelled at me and slammed his hand down on the console and was like 'because I love you ok...' That's it... Happy now?!"
Whew, that was a lot to say in one breath...
~000~
She squealed excitedly as I playfully rolled my eyes. "And you said it back, right? TELL me you said it back!"
"Of course I said it back, Kit," I squealed just as loud and excitedly, brows in the ceiling; she thought I wouldn't say it back?! "I just said it better than he did... if you get my meaning..."
"Pixie!" She gasped, "Tell me you didn't do anything stupid!"
Oh my God...! That's what started all this and she thought we'd do THAT?! "Kitty! No, we didn't do anything! Believe me, he's not too willing... all we did was kiss, babe, calm down!"
"Well, good." She stated, "I mean, I know you're dead set on sleeping with him, but I really don't think it's a good idea."
"Kitty, nothing happened... and, honestly, I do wanna wait... kinda... sorta... mostly..." I sighed, running a hand through my hair, as she took a breath and continued.
"Pixie, look at the facts." She stated in that wise old owl talk, "You're barely legal, he's four years older than you, your overprotective older brother is dead set against the relationship, your parents have no idea how old he really is and when they find out they're going to flip! Do you really think sleeping with this guy is the best move for you right now?"
"Kitty, I know this... ALL of it!" I sighed and ran my hand through my hair... again. "I do wanna wait, and we ARE waiting so calm down!"
"On a separate note, he uses the words 'making love' to talk about sex?" She teased, laughter creeping into her tone, "How is he not a virgin?"
I couldn't help the flat out body jolting giggle at her words. "I know, right?! Guess that's just his gentlemanly nature... he did say Maria's 'persuasive'..."
"Don't worry about this girl, Pixie." She said lightly, easing to a different subject, "I mean, what's she got that you haven't?"
"Besides Jasper's first time, beauty, money, sexual flair, curves... Need I continue?!"
"But he broke up with her." She pointed out, "So he obviously doesn't want her."
"Only cause she was cheating on him," I countered with a sigh. She needed to see Maria before telling me that I actually had something on her...
"Babe, look," She said, sighing exasperatedly, "He's dating you. He loves you! If he even glances at her it's going to be a look of regret at ever dating her in the first place."
"He'd probably tell me the same thing..." I sighed, sitting on the counter with my ankles crossed.
"Exactly!" She yelled, "So what are you worrying about?"
"I don't know, Kitty..." Flinching as Jasper knocked lightly on the door, I slid from the counter and unlocked the door. Cracking it open, I flashed a sheepish smile as he pulled me into his chest. "Still talking, babe?"
Nodding, I cupped the receiver and held up the universal "in a sec" sign as Kitty continued.
"Besides, you're the most gorgeous girl I know." She told me matter-of-factly, "Why would he even think about another girl?"
"I don't know, Kitty, but we have an eavesdropper..." I said, trailing off, as he smirked and pulled me against him with a chuckle. "You've been talking far too long, babe..."
She laughed, "You want to get back to lover boy?"
Giggling, I nodded and play fully kicked my toes up at him as he scooped me into his arms and sat me on the counter. Smirking, he stood between my legs and snatched the phone.
"Whoever you are, my Alice is too busy for you... She'll talk to you later..." Snapping the phone off with a smirk, he crashed our lips together as I quietly gasped; he hung up on Kitty?!
A/N: Heyyy...so, he said the 'L' word ;)
Review! Next update soon :) The next chapter skips a couple weeks :)
