Chapter 7
The First Date
"Where should we go?" I asked as we walked towards my car.
"It's been a long day and I haven't eaten." Jasper said after he thought about it. "Should we grab something to eat?"
"Definitely, I'm starved." I said, just now realizing how hungry I actually was.
"What would you like to eat?" He ask.
"Um, I'm down for anything so whatever you want is fine by me." I smiled back, biting my lip in nervousness.
"Okay, why don't we head back to my place with the others so I can grab my wallet and stuff."
The other four piled into the car that the production staff had left for us to get the boys back home. I followed behind them to make sure I did not get lost and made casual conversation with Jasper about nothing of consequence until we pulled into his driveway.
"I'll be right out," Jasper said running into the house only to come back a minute later with his wallet and keys in hand. "Ready little lady?"
"Sure," I said, letting loose a small giggle at his phrasing.
"I have the perfect place in mind for dinner if you wouldn't mind us taking my vehicle?" He asked.
"I don't mind at all," I said as he guided me towards his truck. He opened the door for me and held my hand as I got stepped up into the cab. Once inside I shot a quick text to Alice and Rose to let them know that we had taken his truck and that my keys were in the car for one of them to take home later.
After closing the passenger door and walking around to the driver's side, Jasper drove us to our destination.
"So, what do you like to do in your spare time?" I asked as we chowed down on the bread that was offered at our table before our meals arrived.
"I love to swim and when it's a nice day I go riding." He replied with a smile.
"Riding? You have a horse?" I wondered.
"Not exactly. I do love horseback riding but I meant on my bike." He chuckled.
Suddenly visions of this hot piece of man meat on a motorcycle flashed through my mind and I was very interested in seeing some of them in real life.
"Oh, I would love to go riding with you some time." I smiled at him, hoping it was having the desired effect. Judging by the way he struggled to swallow his saliva I am guessing it did.
"What do you like to do? When you're not going through random guys bedrooms, of course." He asked. We both laughed at the last statement because the whole concept of the show we just filmed really was quite ridiculous.
"Whenever I get spare time I like to read or just relax by listening to music." I answered. "I also am learning some photography from Alice."
"Cool, maybe I could model for you some time." He said striking a ridiculous pose making me laugh so hard that I snorted in a very un-lady like manner.
"That was adorable," he chuckled with soft eyes noticing my embarrassment as I dropped my fork, covering my face.
After diner we decided to take a walk in a nearby park to keep getting to know each other. Walking around the pond in the fading sunlight there was a comfortable silence that enveloped us and I could not help but want to hold his hand to get some sort of contact with this handsome man. He must have read my mind because I felt our fingers graze each other and then he laced his fingers with mine.
We walked through the park for a while making quiet conversation, so we did not disturb the peaceful sounds of the warm night.
"How did I do? Do I get a second date?" Jasper asked as we stood on my porch.
"That depends." I said, with a teasing smile.
"On what?" he asked, smirking at me in amusement.
"On if you call me tomorrow to ask properly." I said, looking at him slyly through my eyelashes.
"And how do you suppose I do that when I don't have your number?" He said moving his face closer to mine.
"You could ask for my number," I suggested not moving at all, showing him that he would have to be assertive and take what he wanted.
"May I please have your number so that I may call you tomorrow?" He asked his face now so close that our lips brushed against each other as he spoke.
"Yes," I said just as his mouth crashed over mine in a soft yet passionate kiss.
I could feel myself being lifted so he did not have to bend at such an awkward angle because of our height difference. Losing myself in the kiss I graciously accepted his tongue as it traced over the seem of my lips. Moving in sync with one another we continued our kiss until our lungs were screaming for air and we were forced apart.
"So, about that number," He said once he had regained his breath.
I let out a breathless chuckle as we traded phones and put our numbers in each other's phone.
"I'll call you tomorrow darlin'," he said leaving me with one last brush of his lips across mine and a firm kiss on my forehead.
Walking into the house I shut the door and slid down it with what could only be the world's silliest grin spread across my kiss swollen lips.
"You okay over there?" Alice asked from her seat in the kitchen with a smug grin on her face as Rose made no attempts at hiding her laughter.
"Yeah," I sighed stupidly.
"I told you so," she said still grinning at me as I got up and walked over to the couch so we could all dish about our new guys.
We sat up for a while after I got home sitting around in our night clothes and talked until we all began yawning.
Shes riding in the middle of his pickup truck
Blaring Charlie Daniels, yelling, Turn it up!
They raised her up a lady but there's one thing
They couldn't avoid
Ladies love country boys
I sat up in my bed and looked at the alarm clock on my dresser. Seeing that it was only 12:30 in the morning I was ready to cuss out whoever the hell thought it was a good idea to call me at this time of night.
"Hello?" I grumbled to whoever it was.
"Hey gorgeous," a husky voice drawled over the line.
"Hey," I said a little happier that it was Jasper calling me other than someone else. "What are you doing it's like the middle of the night?"
"It's now tomorrow," he said in a bashful tone.
"Oh?" I said, my brain still foggy from sleep.
"Yes, I told you last night that I would call you tomorrow and it's now tomorrow." He let out a low, nervous chuckle.
"Oh," I said again my brain slowly becoming more alert.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you, I just don't sleep a lot and I tend to forget that other people do sleep a full eight hours." He began to ramble and I felt a smile form on my face.
"It's okay," I said once he pause in his talking to take a breath.
"I was wondering if you wanted to go out with me tomorrow, er... Uh, I mean today," he said with an awkward chuckle.
"Sure," I said smiling bigger and giggling for the second time in less that twenty-four hours since we had met.
"Great! Well, I'll just let you get back to sleep." He said bashfully.
"Okay, I'll call you in the morning, I mean when the sun is actually up, to finalize those plans." I said.
"Okay, good night Isabella." If I was not half asleep and already laying down I would have swooned at his use of my full name.
"Good night Jasper."
We hung up and I fell back to sleep with a smile on my face and my heart beating a mile a minute because that is just what this boy did to me. In less than twenty-four hours this guy had taken control of my brain. The only question was what would he do with my heart if/when he gained control of that too.
I still had not forgotten about all those girls in his DMs and all over his social media accounts.