Hey guys here's the next chapter. It's just a bit of fluff but I hope you enjoy it. Sorry if I missed anything I've been up since midnight writing. Im kind of running on empty.

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From the moment Jasper pulled into the school parking with me people wouldn't stop looking or talking about it. Jasper and I walked into school fairly close, not holding hands or anything but just close enough to say there was something there. As surprising as it was I thought I would've had to do more pretending but with Jasper everything just felt so natural, all the jokes and teasing. It was almost like he was my best friend all over again. He leaned against the locker next to mine, as I grabbed my chemistry textbook, and looked down the hallway nodding at a few people.

"Didn't get in too much trouble last night, did you?" Jasper asked turning his gaze to me.

I smiled and shook my head. "Only by Rose, because she wanted the who, what, where, when, and why. As long as I got home safely from a friend Dad is normally fine with it, but I think it helped that he wasn't home last night."

Jasper smiled. "So Rose and Emmett are living with you?"

I closed my locker and shook my head. "No, they just come over so much that it seems like they live there."

Jasper laughed, before taking my textbooks from my hands. "That sounds like big brother Emmett."

I smiled thankful that he took my heavy books for me. "Are you going to take those somewhere?"

"Just taking you to class," Jasper explained. "Can't I help out?"

"I didn't object," I teased nudging his arm slightly.

He seemed so carefree as he put his arm around my shoulder, pulling me into his side. "Oh I see how this is going to work."

When we got to class Jasper pulled my hair lightly before walking down the hall to his class. I leaned against the wall in the hallway for a second and saw people looking at me. I guess this was going to work. I took my seat in class before the five minute bell rang and Angela took her seat next to me. "I'm so sorry I wasn't at work last night. I was sick and I had to watch my little brothers."

"Don't even worry about it," I soothed.

"So what's up with you and Jasper?" she asked with a giggle.

I smiled and shrugged. "Nothing, we are just hanging out…"

She gave me a playful glare and then I felt embarrassed by having to say we might be a "thing" so that famous red blush of mine rose to my face without any real warming making Angela laugh at me. "Nothing going on, eh."

"We are just enjoying each other's company." I shrugged.

"So when did this start then?"

"We started talking a few weeks ago and then last night he picked me up from work and took me home." I lied smoothing, surprisingly. Well, it wasn't all a lie.

Angela wanted to say something else but the bell rang and Calculus started. I pulled opened my textbook and pulled out my homework just wanting this class to be over quickly. As much as I loved math, I wasn't such a morning person to get my brain moving about all this stuff. Angela and I had been in an accelerated math system since we were in the second grade so being in calculus junior year was quite an accomplishment for us. Our class was mostly filled with seniors give or take a few of us. I was so thankful when Finch just assigned us book work for the day because then I could get the work done and just wait for the day to end. Angela was too caught up in the assignment to get around to asking any more questions and I was kind of happy about that.

Eventually lunch came and this was the part I was most nervous of. I hated lunch now normally because Edward and Alice would flaunt themselves to everyone and this arrangement really left me by myself since I had no other friends on my lunch shift. I sat at the empty table I usually do with my book, a bottle of water and a small bag of chips. I was truly finding my book interesting when it was plucked from my hands and a familiar chuckle filled my air.

"As good of a book as that is, how about you have someone to talk to?" Jasper smiled.

"This is different," I commented.

"Well we have to keep up appearances don't we?"

I nodded. "At school to say the least yes."

"Do you have work after school?" Jasper asked leaning back in his chair.

"Yep," I nodded. "I work at Barnes & Noble tonight, then I go over to Java for an hour so I can lock up for Kim."

Jasper let out a low whistle. "Why are you working so much?"

"I know it's not much, especially with my hours but I need to save money up somehow. There is no way I'm getting a full scholarship to university and Dad doesn't make enough to get through anything except Forks Community College."

"Do you still want to go to Columbia?" Jasper asked.

I smiled at him, "I can't believe you remember that. Yes, I still want to go there and I still want to major in journalism."

"Of course you do," Jasper teased.

"What about you Mr. Senior?"

Jasper gave a sort of shrug. "I've applied a few places, but you know my dad. He wants me to go into the army like he did."

"What do you want to do Jazz?"

He smiled. "I've missed that nickname."

Then the bell rang signaling to go back to class. Jasper walked beside me with his hands in his pockets but it bothered me that he seemed off since that conversation. I put my arm through his as we walked to class and outside my door he leaned down and kissed my cheek.

"I'll take you to work after school." he murmured before walking away.

I bit my lip and watched him walk down the hallway until he blended in with everyone else. Sitting down in class I only hoped it would go by fast so I could see him again. I felt so guilty now for asking him that question, it changed his entire mood. I want to apologize for making him...uncomfortable, or whatever it is that it did to him.

Time went extra slow of course for my last two classes before the bell finally rang. I headed to my locker to grab my bag for work and swap out textbooks. My heart literally stopped beating when I saw Edward leaning against my locker casually. Standing in front of him I gave a tight smile.

"Can you move please?"