Evening fun part 2

"What time is it again?" Caius asked.

Jasper took out his phone "It's almost half past eleven."

Just as he was showing us the time on his phone and I looked at it, a call was coming though and once again today, I saw her name flash on the phone. I felt my stomach drop almost as fast as my panties did before. I had a guy here who wanted my attention and I was about to give it up for Jasper? The best way to get over someone was to find someone new, right?

"Alice is calling you… again." As I said it, realization flashed on his face, and he looked disappointed, but didn't say anything, just putting his phone in his pocket.

Jasper hadn't stopped looking at me, silently saying something to me that I didn't want to hear. Rosalie looked between us for a second and left, leaving us to resolve shit that was happening with us.

I wanted to go off on him, to tell him to fuck off. The alcohol in me definitely wanted me to do that. But my sadness and disappointment were sobering me up enough so that I knew not to make a scene.

"I'm going to go home." I told him coldly and turned to leave.

"You're running again." He pointed out just as coldly and my blood boiled more. I hated that he said it like that.

"What the hell do you mean by that?" I said trying to keep my posture, but my hands flew to my hips as if I was a cartoon character.

His facial expression was still now with me as he said "Every time something happens, you run. You ran from Edward and now you're running from me?" He came closer to me, calming down a bit more, keeping his cool "Don't go." His breath felt hot on my face and I had the urge to kiss him again. I licked my lips and he looked down and was leaning in. He leaned in and I let him. Jaspers lips brushed mine and I swear I was going to lose control and allow him everything.

His words flashed again towards me. How dare he tell me that. Every time I have run away from someone I do it because it's a reaction of something hurtful they have done or said. I wanted to go but I didn't want to prove him right. I was embarrassed to tell him that I was feeling insecure about the Alice thing whatever it was, but the cat was out of the bag anyway, seeing as I was reacting now.

I pushed him away a little "Why don't you answer Alice's phone?" I asked tight lipped "She has been calling you."

He pushed off me and closed his eyes as if he was having a sudden headache "I didn't realize that I had to tell you everything about everything."

I know I was harboring a huge crush on him but was I imagining him liking me too? Did I imagine him brushing his lips against mine and wanting me as I wanted him?

I shook my head "You don't." If he didn't have to then I didn't have to explain anything to him as well. I turned on my heel and headed to the bar "Leave me alone, please." I hated to admit that it hurt me, but it did. So why not have something more to drink.

Was I truly that stupid? To have dumbed my boyfriend to have picked someone unavailable? Perhaps it was karma. Typical me… You know what – Jasper could go to hell with all of this. I was already in the club… or the café, so I didn't need him anymore. I should send him a thank you letter. I looked around and no one was paying us attention. It looked like that at least. And still looking around I didn't see Jasper anywhere.

I remembered that the bartender had been nice to me, and even if it was low and I was feeling self-conscious, I was going there not only for a drink but to flirt with him. He did look rather cute, but he wasn't Jasper. And that only made me ask for another drink. I don't know if he knew what I was doing but he was flirting back and smiling back at me since the moment I went to the bar, and I smiled towards him making him stop in his tracks and ask me how my evening was going. The plus side of flirting shamelessly with the bartender was that he was willing to give me drinks. The downside was that one might get sloppy after that amount of alcohol.

"Bella, how's it going?" I was so darn drunk that I had to look at Emmett to make sure it was him "Rose and I are leaving. You should come with us." Before I could tell him to stick it, he leaned in closer "People don't drink themselves silly here, unless they don't want to come back."

I looked at the state I was in. If Emmett was right, which probably he was, then I had to go.

I don't remember how I got to Rosalie's and Emmett's place but I sure as hell remember waking up with a splitting headache, my heart racing out of my chest and feeling nauseous.

"You have a glass of water by your side." Rosalie was sitting in the armchair next to the sofa I was on. I took the water that was on the nightstand and sipped it, afraid that it would make me feel sicker if I chugged it.

I was so embarrassed. I was sleeping on my crush's friends couch. How pathetic! I slowly sat up. I needed to get away from here and out of their lives. I was done embarrassing myself. I couldn't believe that I had let this happen in the first place.

"How do you feel Bella?" Rosalie asked. She looked fresh, like she was fresh out of the shower, sipping her coffee, reading something on her iPad.

"Like I have to go…" I said barely audible.

She looked at me, picking her eyes up from her iPad "Don't be silly. Emmett's out getting us breakfast. Have something to bite first." She was authoritative in the politest way possible. She wouldn't ask me to stay but she would tell me to stay. I of course could still decline, but that would be up to me entirely.

"I am so sorry how I behaved last night… I barely remember it." I confessed to her. I don't know what it was about Rosalie, but I felt like I could tell her anything.

"You don't remember Jasper as well?" she questioned with one raised eyebrow.

I tried to remember… I remembered Jasper looking so good that I was about to give him my all, but I was angry with him because the call… Oh! Alice had called him, and he had told me off… And then I talked to the bartender and then the lights flipped off. "Umm…. We had a fight and then I got drunk with the bartender. That's about it."

She nodded as she was putting her iPod away "Yes well that and on the way here?"

I tried to remember but nothing was coming back. Oh god what did I do?

Rosalie saw the mortified look on my face and shared me the embarrassment of asking her what happened "Well, Emmet went to get you when he saw that you were getting drunk. On the outside you didn't look so drunk, but obviously, seeing as you don't remember it was good that he came then, because the rule is that BDSM is not practiced under alcohol and if you're serious you respect that rule." She cleared her throat, trying to stop the scolding "So we had a cab waiting and as Jasper saw us leaving, he came to get you. He said that Alice wasn't a thing for you to worry and before you could answer, you puked."

I blushed. God… "What's the Alice thing?" I asked her, in hopes that she would know, seeing as they were friends. Also, I wanted to ignore the vomiting.

She smiled "Don't you know?" obviously goading me on "You did tell him to pick up her call."

I was facepalming when Emmett brough us breakfast. Good. I could use a distraction.

I was heading home with a full stomach and much less feeling sick. I was so tired though. I barely could think about me and Jasper. My mind did anyway.

Jasper had looked like a god yesterday and I couldn't help but to want him. He had held up his promise – to show me the people and the place where I could come and be myself and explore myself. The people, of what I seemed to remember were alright. Caius was creepy a bit, but it seemed like he had beef with Jasper. And the Maria chick seemed off… Other than that it was alright… I think. Jasper was interested in me… At least it looked like it. Sometimes I couldn't understand if he was or wasn't interested.

Even if I had gotten what I wanted, I was still missing a piece. Partially. I realized that I wanted Jasper more than I cared to admit. He wasn't just someone who would teach me what I was interested in. He was something more. He was a complex human that I wanted to get to know more, and I wanted to see how we would work together and if we would in the first place.

I had to stop comparing him to Edward. Starting now, he was Jasper and Edward was just Edward. Edward would always be linked with us, whatever we would be… Or not be. But I knew no matter the outcome, we weren't going to happen. Ever. And that was alright too.

I had an evening shift, and I couldn't really rest that much until I had to go to work. Thank god I was working with my manager today. I adored her for many reasons, most of all I adored her for her calm nature.

"You look different." Angela, my manager said, as she was helping me put some books away.

"I went to a party yesterday." I smiled at her "Maybe that's it?"

Angela shook her head, pushing her glasses back up from her nose, concentrating on me "No… It's something else." Angela was more like a friend than my boss to be honest, always being friendly towards me, and explaining everything I didn't understand.

"Are you and Edward back again?" She kept questioning me.

I bit my bottom lip, wondering if I should be honest and just how much "Umm… No. I met someone new."

She stared for a while before she went back to putting books away "Is it working out?"

"I have no idea."

Before Angela could answer, I heard the bell, indicating that someone had come in the shop. I was rounding the corner when I saw Alice. Fuck!

She was wearing a skintight white dress under her fluffy pink coat, wearing oversized glasses, looking around until she found my eyes staring back at her. Goddamn. What the hell was she doing here? Was it something Jasper had said? Did she know about us? Was she coming back here to say something about Edward and me?

I couldn't stop to look at both of us again, the way we dressed. I didn't look half bad today, but my black jeans paired with a tank top under my cardigan, wasn't even in the same category as her outfit. I still often felt small next to her even though she was shorter than I was. It was the personality that made her seem so big. I was thankful that I wasn't her personal dolly, how she and Edward had wanted me to be. I don't think I would look good in pink fluff.

"Bella?" she questioned in a fake happy voice "You work here?"

I pointed to the name tag I was sporting "It seems so. Are you looking for something specific?"

She came closer to me "Sure. This would be faster, and I am in a hurry as it seems. I was hoping if you would have the book Fifty Shades of Grey?"

I smiled at her, it not reaching my eyes. Was this something she was reading for Jasper? I didn't want to ask. Fifty shades of Grey was a bad representation anyway, I was sure Jasper wouldn't like it "Sure, I'll get it to you in a sec."

I didn't have to look for it long, but Alice was following me anyway, commenting on some books that we had displayed. I saw Angela eying her, but didn't say anything, as she just kept working.

"Here it is." I showed her the book "Do you want just the first book or the whole trilogy?"

She shook her head "Just the first book. I'm sure Edward isn't even going to read the first one, let alone the whole series!"

I blushed "This is for Edward?"

She smirked "Yup. We have this running joke about the theme." She eyed me up and down, making sure I understood that the joke of the theme was me. Did Edward tell her what I wanted him to do? That just seemed kind of wrong.

I wanted to throw the book at her, but I was polite "So just the first one."

Even if she was being mean to me laughing at me, I didn't care – she was leaving the money here in the store, which was just a good thing for the store. She was losing money to try and humiliate me. Oh no?

Alice dialed someone and tried to call them as I was ringing her up. She was looking somewhat annoyed when they didn't pick up her call. She huffed and texted something.

I knew it must've been Jasper and that made me smile.

"Trying to reach someone?" I asked, not able to help myself.

She looked at me a little annoyed "In fact I am. I'm going to this party slash fashion show flash art exhibit, down the street, and I am not turning there alone." She checked her phone "Oh! And I won't have to!" She smiled at me, putting down two 20-dollar bills, much more than what I needed for the book and taking it with her.

Did she just tip me?

"Was that Alice Cullen? Edwards sister, Alice?" Angel questioned as she came form the back, walking next to me "She was dressed to kill. What did she want?"

To show how dumb I was to ask Edward of those things, to laugh in my face, to show she was better than I was. So many things in so little time.

"To humiliate me." I rolled my eyes, choosing that this was good enough of an explanation.

Alice was meeting Jasper, and even if Alice didn't know this, that was the most hurtful part. I had accepted that Edward was who he was, and that was alright. But Alice was taking Jasper or trying to take him. Was I going to lose Jasper to Alice as well? I didn't want that to be the reality, but I wasn't sure if Jasper wanted her or not. Perhaps he wasn't sure as well.

"What's up?" Angela pushed into me, seeing my face change.

"Well she is kind of going to see the guy that I umm… The guy I met." I told her, clocking inn the cash Alice left behind, as mine and Angela's tips.

Angela looked for a minute or two towards me before she said "Well… You should meet him again tonight. In fact, I think you should go meet him now." She leaned in, whispering "I'll close up. Go."

I looked at her. What was I waiting for?

My phone rang and Angela and I jumped up a bit. Looking at the phone I saw Jaspers name flash on the screen.

"It's him." I mumbled.

"Answer it!" Angela urged.

I obliged to her, truly interested in what he would say. There was silence at first, as if he didn't anticipate me picking up the phone "Bella…" he finally said "I didn't…" he sighed "How are you?"

I licked my lips "I'm okay. I had a rough morning though. How about you?"

"I'm… I'm so sorry Bella." My stomach turned when he said that. Did he see Alice and was letting me down now? He continued "I've been talking to Alice, but I don't want to anymore. It's not me."

I felt hope return to me as I told him to hold on and putting my phone away, not explaining to him that I was a minute away from him. I didn't need Angela to tell me to go – I was going no matter what.

I saw a big line for the event, but knowing the way around the building, literally, seeing as it was the same construction as the library, just the mirror form, I sneaked in the event. I wasn't about to wait in the line to the event where I wasn't going to be let in anyway. I wasn't looking the part, nor I wasn't someone famous. I was just me. I was just Bella Swan.

But I was about to have someone they were never going to have.

The people were staring at me but that was alright. I was just looking for someone. I was hoping to do it faster than later, seeing as I saw some guards, looking at me funny. Perhaps it was also that I looked frantic.

Then I saw it. I saw that pink fucking fluff. Thank god it was moving away, walking somewhere. The pink fluff was walking away from the person I was looking for.

I saw him standing there, looking at me through his lashes, hic icy blue eyes staring back at me through the crowd. I was tired of the maybes and being scared of what I want, but fucking hell I was going to do this and do this now. I didn't care! I was striding across, pushing some people past me, so I could get to him.

When I reached him, I almost chickened out, but I didn't listen to that tiny voice in my head. I took hid face in my hands and I kissed him. He was surprised, but it only took him about a second to wrap his arms around me and push me closer.

I didn't mind the silent commentary we were gaining. Jasper turned and pushed my back against the wall. The hit wasn't that bad, but it definitely made me gasp for all the other reasons than the air escaping my lungs. Jaspers hands were burning hot on my hips, as they pushed me closer to him, and I swear I could feel every inch of him.

"Excuse me, but you have to – you have to stop. Sir!" someone was saying, as I felt more hands on me, less burning hot on my skin, more pulling us away type.

Jasper and I parted, as a guard pulled us apart. Jasper just muttered "Fuck off." He looked at me again, hunger in his eyes. Pulling me away from them and away from everyone else he said, "We have to go."