Chapter 10
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Sadly, we own nothing related to Twilight or The Commitments. We do, however, own the hopes and dreams of two little girls who may just may grow up to get everything they ever wanted but never really thought they could have.
A special thanks to our pre-readers Jasper's Woman, L, Jiff Simpson, Luee Fishes.
Just a reminder that this is set in 1996… :D
Chapter Songs:
"I Will Wait For You" Andy Williams
"Goodbye Girl" David Gates
APOV
It was Monday morning. Instead of leaving the sexy man sleeping beside me, I got to have the alarm turned off and enjoy his superbly sexy body. I was lucky that once a month I worked Tuesday through Saturday. That was my schedule this week, so I was able to spend one more day with Jasper.
At that moment, I should have been thrilled waking wrapped tightly in Jasper's arms, my head tucked under his chin, my palm over his heart. His heart beats were slow and restful. Mine weren't. Tonight was the third concert he would have in New York. After the show, he would get on a bus and head to the next city, then another, then another.
I didn't want him to leave me, but I knew he couldn't stay. There was no way that I could go with him. I had to work; there was no way that Bella could make the rent without me. The ultimate fear that made my heart race wildly was that he would find someone else, someone better, someone sexier, while he was on the tour.
I just had to find a way to get over my insecurities that I wasn't good enough for him. Jasper had told me that I was special to him and that he would come and visit me whenever he had a break between shows. I believed every word he told me. I didn't have any reason not to. I just needed to trust him enough to not let my self-doubt overcome what I felt when he promised to be faithful.
I sighed and felt Jasper stir beneath me.
"Good morning, baby," he said as he kissed the top of my head.
"Morning, Jasper," I said as I raised my head and found his lips with mine. I poured my heart and soul into the kiss. I knew Jasper was it for me. My hand remained on his chest covering his now racing heart. I smiled into his lips knowing that he was enjoying the moment as much as I was.
"God, Alice," Jasper moaned into my mouth as his hands began to roam my body. "I could spend the rest of my life just lying here in bed with you." His teeth nipped gently at my shoulder while his fingers moved down to cup my ass, his hands moving me completely astride him. Unlike last night's wild, turn-this-world-on-its-axis sex, this was sweet, tender sex. We took our time, memorizing each other's faces with our fingertips. Our hands found every erogenous zone imaginable and repeatedly exploited them. There were no words to describe the experience we shared. We simply each gave the other everything we had inside of us.
After the sweet sex in bed, we had smoldering, hot sex in the shower, only stopping when we were pelted with ice cold water now coming from the hot tap. After the super steamy shower, we reluctantly pulled our bodies apart and got dressed.
I was making homemade waffles when Jasper put a wrapped box on the counter beside the stove.
"What's that?" I asked.
"Why don't you open it and see, Ally?" He grinned widely.
I quickly washed the stray waffle batter from my hands, tugged the beautiful pink bow off the box and opened it.
"A phone?" As I removed it from the box, I found it a little odd that he would give me a phone, when I already had a good cordless phone here at the condo.
"It's not just an ordinary phone, Alice. It's a cell phone. You can take it with you wherever you go - work, the grocery store, the park. No matter where you are, you can call me and I can call you. This way it will be even easier for us to keep in touch with each other," Jasper informed me.
"I've seen a few of the big wigs at the store with these phones. Thank you so much, Jasper. This is great," I stated as I hugged him tightly.
"I'm glad you like it. I realize that there may be times that we both call each when one of us is busy, so you can easily leave a message in the voicemail system built into the phone. Nobody will hear the messages on my phone but me, and you will be the only one who can hear the messages I leave for you."
"Oh, I can just imagine how Emmett would distort absolutely any message that I tried to leave you," I laughed.
"I don't even want to imagine it," Jasper said as he shook his head. He reached into the box and pulled a card from among the tissue paper. "This has your phone's number in case you want to give it to Bella. My phone number is on the bottom, but I have already programmed my cell number, Rosalie's, and Emmett's into the phone's memory."
"I can't believe you did this for me," I told him.
"Did what?" Jasper asked.
"Gave me the sexiest man in the group's phone number. I can't wait to call Emmett and—," Jasper quickly silenced me with lips until the smell of burnt waffle forced us apart.
"Sorry," I giggled. "I just couldn't resist messing with you, baby," I told him as I trashed the burnt waffle and put a new scoop of batter on to cook.
"You've already been around Emmett too long," he told me. "You love messing with me as much as he does."
"Oh, you bet I do," I told him with a smirk. "I just hope that you don't let Emmett do to you everything that I have done to you." I winked at him.
"You know that you are the only one for me, Alice," he said as he came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I leaned my back into his chest, and he kissed my neck lightly sending shivers from my head to my toes.
Before I burned the condo down from Jasper's sexy distractions, I pulled the final waffle from the iron and put them on plates. We enjoyed each other and breakfast as our hands and feet massaged and lingered playfully on various parts of each other's bodies. I took as many mental pictures of our time together as I could before we were parted for only God knows how long. In this moment, I didn't think life could get any better than this.
It didn't take Jasper long to show me how the cell phone worked. I was amazed that I could keep this phone in my purse and that no matter where I was I could call him or he could call me. It did help relieve a lot of my anxiety knowing that contact with Jasper was literally at my fingertips.
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BPOV
"Really! You'll do it?" Edward asked me with a huge smile on his face. Even his eyes were smiling.
"If you really want me, you've got me," I smiled. If only Edward knew the secondary meaning to those words. He held my heart in the palm of his hands. The angel smiled at me, patted me on the shoulder and told me that that it was sweet of me to let Edward get his way on just this one point. The angel was adamant, however, that I needed to keep it strictly professional. The devil strutted by the angel like it was hot stuff and told me that I better make sure that the set trailer had sturdy enough shocks to handle Edward's masterful thrusting.
He grabbed the script out of my hands and kissed me soundly on the lips making my toes curl. The devil just nodded and simply said, Told you so, as Edward proved once again just how perfect his thrusting skills were.
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When we finally had worn each other out, we begrudgingly got out of bed, showered together (at the devil's insistence no less) and got dressed. The devil was not happy in the least about the getting dressed part. The angel said that getting dressed was an absolute must because it was pretty sure it was going to have a hard time walking straight after witnessing all of the sexy times Edward and I had shared since last night.
Edward decided that he needed some more time with Tanya, so he drove me home instead of calling for his driver. This was one walk of shame that I wasn't too concerned about. As we pulled up in front of the condo, Jasper was getting in a car to leave. Alice was snuggled tightly in his embrace.
Jasper stopped and quickly came over to Tanya, opening the door and helping me out. His fingers lingered on the door longer than necessary before he shut it. All I could do was shake my head and laugh, especially after the words that soon followed.
"God, you are looking mighty fine today," Jasper said.
"Why thank you, Jazzy-bear," Edward said with a smile and a wink. "You're looking quite the stud muffin yourself today," he added as he got out of the car.
"You know I wasn't talking about you," Jasper said as he rolled his eyes. "What made you decide to get this beautiful girl out today?" Jasper lovingly stroked Tanya's hood with a big grin on his face. "Are you ever going to let me behind the wheel?"
"Never," Edward answered as positioned himself between Jasper in the car.
"You're just scared that she's going to like me more than she does you," Jasper quipped.
"Oh, I don't think so," Edward stated. "Tanya is a one man car, Jasper. She knows I give her anything and everything that she could ever want. She would never think about letting any other man use her."
Alice and I just looked at each other before bursting with laughyer at the absolutely goofy exchange between our men.
"What's so funny?" Edward and Jasper asked at the same time.
"For a second there, I was pretty sure one of you was going to rip your clothes off and have your wicked way with Tanya," I admitted between laughs.
"Bella, I am pretty sure while their verbal sparring was going on that you and I could have stripped naked, pranced in front of them, and they wouldn't have even noticed since they were in the wicked trance Tanya placed on them," Alice chuckled.
Jasper approached Alice cautiously, like a lion stalking his prey. "Alice, there is no way in hell that I would not have noticed that." The look on his face stopped her laughter immediately, and I had a quick moment of worry that she might actually strip right here and have her wicked way with Jasper on the sidewalk. Their kiss was so hot that I was expecting one or both of them to spontaneously combust from the excessive heat.
Jasper pulled back and stroked the hair behind Alice's ears. "I've got to go, baby. I will see you at the arena in a few hours, okay?" She nodded her response, smiling sultrily at him, her eyes glazed with lust. As soon as Jasper was in the car and it drove away, the happiness that was on her face disappeared and was replaced with such sadness that it tore painfully at my own heart.
"What's wrong, Alice?" I asked as I wrapped her tightly in my arms.
"He's leaving New York City tonight to start the tour," she said softly as she sniffled in my ear.
I rubbed circles on her back. "It's going to be okay, Al," I assured her.
"I know. I'm going to miss him," she admitted. "Sorry about that." Alice stepped away from me and wiped the tears from her cheeks. "I think I'm going to go rest for a bit. I'm going to meet Jasper at Madison Square Garden before the show tonight."
Edward gave me a quick hug and a kiss. "I know you want to go be with her. I'll see you later."
"Can you do me a huge favor?"
"Anything, love. You name it, and it's yours," he told me.
"Could you get us in the concert tonight? I don't know how well she's going to take it when Jasper leaves after the show tonight. I'd really like to be there for her just in case she needs me."
"You've got it. I'll give you a call later and let you know what time I'll be by to pick you up."
"Thanks, Edward. You're the best," I gave him a quick kiss.
"You and Tanya would definitely know that I am the best," Edward joked, and I playfully swatted his arm. Then the devil reminded me that I had a whole lot more to offer Edward than Tanya ever could.
I stood on my toes and gently nipped on Edward's ears before soothing it with my tongue. I moved back and looked him straight in the eye. "I think that you know who is really the best," I blew the stunned Edward a kiss. "See you later, babe," I called before winking saucily and heading for the apartment.
Alice had shut herself in her room by the time I had gotten in the condo. I knocked on her door and after a moment she told me to come in. I sat next to her on her bed, and grabbed her hand in mine.
"Did you tell him how you feel about him?" I asked her.
"No, I wanted to. I really did, but no time felt like it was the right time," she admitted.
"Are you going to tell him before he leaves?"
"I'm going to try, Bella. You know I suck at this stuff. I hate not being in control of situations."
"I know you do."
"You look extremely happy this morning," Alice said quickly changing the subject. "Things are still going great with you and Mr. Cullen, huh?"
"More than great," I said then sighed. "I've done the exact same thing you've done, Alice."
"What's that?"
"I went and fell head over heels in love with him."
"Did you tell Edward?" Alice asked with a smirk.
"No, Miss. Smarty Pants, I didn't. It's just no time felt like the right time," I sweetly threw her earlier words right back at her.
"We make quite the pair, Bella."
"That we do, Alice. That we do," I said as I got up from her bed. "I'm going to go finish that story that's due today. I'll be in my room if you need me for anything."
"Thanks, Bella," she answered as I closed her door.
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APOV
I was surprised that I was actually able to take a nap after Jasper left the condo. I was awakened out of an amazing sex dream by the ringing of my phone. I reached over to answer it, and it was just a dial tone. Then I realized that it must be my new cell phone ringing.
"Hello," I answered it groggily with a yawn.
"Hey, Alice!" Emmett boomed in my ear causing me to move the phone away so I wouldn't become deaf from his unbelievably loud voice.
"What's up, Emmett?"
"Well, I knew that you just got your new phone. There is one number that is imperative that you keep in it at all times no matter what," Emmett said.
"Whose number would that be?" I asked even though I was pretty sure that I knew what his answer would be from the few times that I had seen him.
"Mine, of course," he boasted. "Who wouldn't want the number of the sexiest man in Double Vision?" I fought back a snicker after hearing his words. "I take that back," he said.
"Take what back, Emmett?"
"Who wouldn't want the number of the sexiest man alive? ME!" Emmett bellowed.
"What are you doing, Emmett?" I heard Rose ask him on the other end of the line.
"I was just calling our Alice to make sure that she always had this stud at her service," Emmett said to her. I heard a fairly loud thump. "Ouch, Rosie, that really hurt," he whined.
"Sorry about that, Alice," Rose said. "I was wondering how long it would be before Emmett decided to try to play phone games with you. I think that he would have his cell phone glued to his ears if he could." She laughed.
"That doesn't surprise me in the least, Rose."
"I hate to cut the call short, but it's time for sound check again," Rose sighed. "We will see you in a bit."
"You bet."
When I got dressed for the concert, I decided to wear my comfy, faded Levis. I also decided to add a cheesy element to my outfit– my favorite - and very worn out - Double Vision concert t-shirt.
I'd had this shirt since my 16th birthday. Bella and her parents got us tickets to the concert in Seattle for the show. It was the first time that Bella and I were allowed to drive out of town without parental chaperones. It had been the most incredible night of my life to that point. We had 5th row center seats, and it was all I could do to not throw myself up on the stage and have my wicked way with Jasper.
Ten years ago, this shirt was way too baggy on me. So baggy, in fact, that Bella and I both could have worn it. Now, it hugged every curve of my body. I had no doubt when Jasper saw me in this shirt… well, he would enjoy it very much. I was going to put on my favorite pair of heels, but after last night's mad dash to go in hiding with Emmett, I decided to just wear my Keds. They would make for a much easier escape from the giant oaf if I needed to get away from him. I threw my cell phone, keys and chapstick in my shoulder bag. I wasn't sure why I put the phone in my purse because there was no reason that I should need it tonight, but I wanted to keep his gift with me as much as possible.
Sweet Jasper sent a car to pick me up. I wish I could have gotten more comfortable in the spacious limo. I just kept wringing my hands and arguing with myself about admitting my true feelings to Jasper. Part of me thought it was way too soon to tell him. The other part of me said that he deserved to know.
We had about two hours to ourselves before the show started. The only way we'd get those two hours was if Emmett wasn't his usual jovial self. I knew that wasn't going to be the case. Emmett seemed to thrive on how people responded to his insanely silly antics. I wouldn't be able to tell him to shut the hell up and just leave us alone. That would be like kicking a puppy that was starved for attention.
When I arrived to the arena, I saw Jasper leaning against the side of the building waiting for me. Despite the large number of people walking by, no one seemed to notice him. I had to stop myself from running to him and throwing myself in his arms. Jasper met me halfway and gave me a heart-stopping kiss. I had thrown myself into it so deeply that I almost forgot to breathe.
"Wow, thanks for that welcome, Jasper," I said breathlessly.
"Only for you, Alice," he said as he walked us inside the arena to his dressing room.
"What made you decide to meet me outside tonight?" I asked curiously.
"I didn't want Emmett to kidnap you again. I want to spend absolutely every moment I can with you tonight." I sat down on the couch while he shut the door and turned the lock.
As he turned from the door, he paused to stare at me.
"What are you wearing?" Jasper asked huskily.
"You like?" I moved my hands up my sides highlighting just how well the shirt showed off my attributes.
"I love it," Jasper said as he sat down next to me. His hands stroked me all over my upper body. "I have never seen one of our shirts look this good," he whispered in my ear, sending tingles of excitement down my body.
"I thought you might enjoy it," I gasped as his hands found their way under my shirt and cupped my breasts. I felt the warmth of his hands replaced by the moistness of his mouth just as I heard the handle on his door turn. When the door wouldn't give, a loud ruckus ensued.
"Hey, Jasper! Open up! I want to see Alice, too," Emmett shouted through the door. I felt Jasper sigh at the same time I did.
"I should have known," Jasper said shaking his head. I pulled my shirt down as he unlocked the door. Emmett ran full speed, well full speed for a big lug like him, and threw himself on the couch next to me. He landed with such a force that I was a little worried that I would be going airborne.
Rosalie followed him in. "I tried to stop him, but you know how Emmett is when he gets his mind set on something," she told Jasper apologetically.
"Rosie, you wanted to spend time with our Alice, too. It wasn't just me and you know it," Emmett said. "Come and join us," Emmett said with a big smile, patting his lap to indicate where he most wanted her to sit.
Jasper came back to the couch and pulled me on his lap, holding me tightly against him. It was so easy for me to just melt into him. We fit each other perfectly. It was like we were truly made for each other.
Before I could even start a conversation with Emmett, he put his head on my shoulder, staring at me with puppy dog eyes.
"I'm so glad that you get to spend this time with me tonight, Alice," Emmett said. "At least you can call me on your new phone every night so we can stay close." He actually batted his eyelashes at me earning him another wallop on his head from Rose.
"Sorry, guys," she apologized for him. "I just can't take you anywhere, Emmett. I swear you are the child that I never gave birth to."
"God, I hope we aren't related considering we just finishing fucking like rabbits in your—" It was Jasper who smacked Emmett this time.
"How many times do I have to tell you that I don't need to know every detail about your relationship with my sister?" Jasper asked while giving Emmett the stink eye.
"Oh, I have no doubt that you will be telling me that at least once a day for the rest of our lives. You know that I love to push your buttons. That's just the button that is the easiest for me to reach...repeatedly," Emmett laughed.
We continued just chatting and being on the receiving end of Emmett's banter. Eventually though, Rose led Emmett out the door so Jasper and I could have just a few more minutes to myself. He kissed me and held me as closely as he could. Jasper and I didn't have much time alone together; it was nice just to be held tightly in his warm embrace.
I broke the kiss and looked him in the eyes. It was now or never. "Jasper, I–"
"Come on, Jasper. We've gotta go man," Emmett said as he pulled Jasper out of my arms.
"Hold on one damn minute, Emmett," Jasper ordered him. "What were you going to say, baby?"
"It was nothing," I said.
"Are you sure?" Jasper asked.
"Yes. Nothing that can't wait. Have a great show," I told him.
"I have no doubt it will be an incredible show. Hope you like it, Alice," Jasper kissed me on the forehead and headed to the stage entrance.
Jasper had security escort me to a front row center seat that he had reserved for me. The entire concert he sent me so many smoldering glances that had me so excited that I was sure I had ruined my favorite pair of undies.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have a new song that I would like to perform for you tonight. I've never done this song before so I hope you all enjoy it as much as I will enjoy singing it. I want to send this out to someone who is very special to me," Jasper said smiling brightly with his eyes on me.
He sat down on a stool and pulled out his acoustic guitar. Everyone else in the arena disappeared. It was just me and Jasper in our own world. My heart pounded in my chest as I listened to the lyrics he was singing to me.
If it takes forever I will wait for you
For a thousand summers I will wait for you
Till you're back beside me, till I'm holding you
Till I hear you sigh here in my arms
Anywhere you wander, anywhere you go
Every day remember how I love you so
In your heart believe what in my heart I know
That forevermore I'll wait for you
The clock will tick away the hours one by one
Then the time will come when all the waiting's done
The time when you return and find me here and run
Straight to my waiting arms
If it takes forever I will wait for you
For a thousand summers I will wait for you
Till you're here beside me, till I'm touching you
And forevermore sharing your love
As he hit the last notes on his guitar, I realized that I had tears streaming down my cheeks. I ran to the side of the stage and security let me through.
While Rose began singing their next song, I met Jasper on the side of the stage. We just stood there staring at each other. I couldn't catch my breath. I couldn't find my voice. I was pretty sure that this phenomenal man just admitted in front of tens of thousands of people that he loved me.
"Did you mean it?" I whispered as he walked up and held my hands in his, never taking his eyes from mine.
"Every. Single. Word," Jasper confessed as his lips attacked mine briefly. "I know we haven't known each other very long, Alice, but I have no doubt that I have fallen in love with you."
I pulled myself closer to him and ran my hands through his sweat-dampened hair. "Oh, Jasper, I love you too," I admitted as I pulled his mouth back to mine.
"Thank God," Jasper breathed in my ear after breaking our kiss. "I've got to get back out there, baby. Wait for me after the show."
I nodded. "I'd wait for you forever, Jasper."
The next thing I knew, the show was over, the busses were loaded and it was time for Jasper to go.
I stood next to the bus in Jasper's embrace. I didn't ever want to let him go.
"I'll be back as soon as I can, Alice. I swear," Jasper said.
"I know you will," I told him.
"Call me whenever you want. Day or night, okay?" He said.
"Same goes for you," I looked up into his eyes, and I could see that this upcoming separation was something he wasn't looking forward to either. "I will miss you, Jasper."
"I'll miss you too," he pulled me in for one last kiss. I felt his lips whispering his love for me. Our perfect bubble was interrupted once again by the biggest kid on the planet.
"Bye, my Alice," Emmett said as he stole me from Jasper's arms and spun me around, hugging me tightly. "Don't forget to call me!"
"I won't, Emmett," I said with a small laugh.
Rose was the next to say her goodbye to me. "I want to thank you for loving my brother," she said quietly in my ear. "I've never seen him as happy as he's been with you. I cried like a baby when I heard him sing that song for you tonight. He's never been one to show the world how he feels. That should tell you how serious he is about you already."
"Thanks, Rose. Please take care of him for me," I told her.
"I will be taking care of both of them," she smirked as she grabbed Emmett's arm to pull him on the bus. "Come on big boy. I'm tired."
"But Rosie, Long Schlong Silver wants to come out to play before sleepy time," Emmett pouted.
"You know there is no playing on the bus when Jasper is around, Emmett. I swear I don't know why I put up with you," she told him.
"I know why you do," Emmett said with a smug grin. "Because once you've had this schlong," he pointed to his groin, "there isn't another schlong that could for you what mine does."
Rose laughed. "Whatever you say, baby." She patted him on his shoulder and dragged him onto the bus with her.
With one last kiss and a quiet goodbye, Jasper got on the band's bus.
The bus began to pull away almost the second the door closed behind Jasper. My heart stammered in my chest as I watched him drive away.
I heard my phone ringing in my purse and was braced for more of Emmett's goofiness.
"I just wanted to tell you one more time that I love you," Jasper said on the other end of the line.
"I love you too, Jasper." I waved to the bus in the distance even though I was sure he couldn't see me anymore.
"I'll talk to you soon," he murmured.
"Soon," I agreed as I hung up the phone. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Bella standing beside me.
She pulled me in her arms, and I put my head on her shoulder as she rubbed my back.
"I'll wait for you, Jasper," I vowed silently. I held the phone tightly to my chest and hoped that I wouldn't have to wait forever to feel his arms around me again.
A/N: So Alice and Jasper are going to be separated for a while :(. Anyone remember those horribly obnoxiously large cell phones from the mid-90s? Those were a real pain lol.
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