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First of all I want to give a MAJOR shout out to my beta and her highly appreciated and detailed comments on this story. DAZZLED EYES22 - This story wouldn't be the same without you.

A/N:

This is/was actually an OUTTAKE to my other Fan Fiction story Starting Over that revolves around Edward and Bella, but it took on a life of its own and is now an individual story. I am posting it as a separate, but parallel story to Starting Over. You can read one without having read the other.

I am posting this a bit early, but it was just sitting on my computer waiting to be put out there and I am a fucking impatient person.

So you had their first kiss, now it is time to follow Jasper's fascination with Alice once more. I hope you like the chapter and I expect to hear from you in the comments below.

A few was wondering what Bella would say to Alice going around and kissing girls. Well StartingOver covers that event - Chapter 14 girls.

Also a major thanks to those of you who dare to take a chance on this story. Thank you for the alerts and comments. I always reply back to the best of my shitty ability. Enough bullshitting. Go read Lovelies.

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Week Two

The date had been perfect. She was so outgoing, happy and bubbly which was utterly contagious. The kiss. I hadn't been able to forget about that magic kiss. Imagine having kissed all the girls that you ever met and then just knowing when your lips touched the right ones. Alice's soft affectionate caress and her daring brave persona made it all come together for me. The moment when I mustered up all my courage to finally taste her soft glossed lips, I knew with a new clarity that she was the one for me.

I finished drying my hair. My stomach was in knots. I was frantic to get to that coffee shop to see her beautiful face. I was ecstatic and bouncing out of my skin to make time move fast enough so I could see her. I made a slightly poofy ponytail and finished the simple make up I always wore. I stepped into my heels and slammed the door behind me.

Disappointment washed over me when I saw there was no Alice waiting for me at the coffee shop. I scanned the line and the crowd hoping her small frame had been swallowed up in the throng of people. I checked my watch. I was right on time just Alice wasn't here. I bit back my frustration and figured she was just running late. I got in line and picked up two coffees praying by the time I had paid that she would have showed up. I waited silently by the door, sipping on the bitter fluid. I didn't even feel like drinking my coffee anymore. I chucked it in the garbage and stomped somberly off to my office when I realized waiting for her was fruitless. Perhaps the date hadn't been that great for her. Perhaps, I pushed her into kissing too soon. Perhaps, she finally figured out dating a girl wasn't her thing after all. The latter was an inescapable possibility that I had naively ignored because my ass had gone and caught feelings. I never did that. I never put myself out there like I had helplessly done with Alice. Now that I had, I just ended up getting hurt. It sucked. I knew it was stupid taking a chance on a female who didn't even know herself or even if she was gay. I set myself up for this one that was for sure.

I slipped into the elevator dreading the meeting now. Was I supposed to enjoy being locked in the same room with her for two hours discussing business and formalities when it was obvious that she had changed her mind? There was no way of getting out of this, so I just plastered a professional politeness across my face and did my thing. I wasn't going to let her affect me, but being stuck in that room with her, smelling her perfume, watching her tongue peek out between her teeth was going to be torture.

The time moved at a deadly pace. At ten, I watched Aro filter through the cubicles ready for our meeting. I searched for Alice, but she was even coming? I was distraught. Despite the torture, I just hoped to see her. Just as business associates.

I picked up the latest proposal and found my way to my meeting. I greeted Aro and sat down next to Leah. She was glaring at me from the corner of her eye, probably reading my gloomy face. I didn't care. She could just go fuck off.

"I'm so sorry that I'm late." Alice's chirpy voice sounded from behind me. "Just a quick trip to the ladies." She added in. I glanced over my shoulder and found those magic big blue eyes. I controlled my smile and just kept my face drawn in a polite grimace. Alice frowned for an instant. Her gaze flickered back and forth between my eyes when Aro chimed over the small gathering.

"Alice, dear, let's get started."

"Of course, Aro." She added and sat down.

I dived directly into the new graphics, the layout for the web, the logo, labeling, and every detail for her new clothing line. Alice listened attentively while giving nothing away if she loved it or hated it. There was nothing indicating if I completely surpassed her goal or if I failed miserably. At the end of the meeting, Aro turned expertly to Alice waiting for her response. I realized that he put a lot of faith into her skill. She had tried to make eye contact with me several times, but I refused to hold her eyes for too long and focused on the layout instead. It hurt to watch her gaze bore into my soul, when I couldn't have her. I would strip my soul bare for her if she wanted me, but the fact of the matter was she didn't.

She pursed her lips for a moment while glancing down at the proposal. The tension was growing thick in the room. Her sweet pink tongue peeked out. I wanted to sigh and melt in my seat. I wanted to taste that soft and sweet tongue again. It was uncomfortable watching Alice and wanting her, while knowing Leah was following my every move beside me.

"It's perfect, Jasper." She finally said, with measured enthusiasm. "Don't you think so, Aro? It is completely the vision I had - the aesthetics, the lines and the imagery. It's all there. Now, Jasper and I will finish up the infinite details. There are just a few minor specifics that we don't need to bore everyone else with." She flashed a little coy smile and waved her hand to dismiss them. What the hell was she up to?

My boss offered to take Aro for lunch, while Alice and I finished up business. Everyone else exited the room. Leah as the last person. Alice got up and closed the door, which I suspect was purposefully left open. She pulled out a chair beside me, sat down and crossed her legs just staring at me.

"Did I do something wrong?" She asked. "You seem detached, distracted."

"No." I said quietly. She glanced down at her hands laid in her lap. Bright red nail polish covered her fingertips. It was utterly feminine and true to Alice's happy going attitude. I tapped my pen against the table impatiently and confused. I didn't really want to put myself out there more than I already had.

"Then I don't understand." She said honestly. "I had a great time Saturday and I thought you did too. I mean you kissed me, so I figured that meant you weren't bored out of your mind." I watched as her tongue snake out, and my toes started to curl in my shoes while grinding the heel into the floor.

"I did have a great time, Alice." I said, hammering the pen more furiously against the glass surface of the table. "You weren't at the coffee shop this morning." I said quietly. "So I put two and two together." I shrugged feigning indifference, while my heart hammered away in my chest.

She stared at me confused. Evaluating. Her elegant mouth popped open before she laughed a cute little giggle. "I over slept. I was forty five minutes late for work. I didn't mean to ditch you or anything. I swear. I slept through my alarm clock. Bella had to yank me out of bed." She narrowed her eyes at me. "Are you upset that I missed our coffee date?"

I shrugged in response, but I liked the mention of our coffee date.

Alice placed a hand on my knee and the instant feel of contact made a tingle run up my leg. "I'm sorry I didn't text you then. Can I make it up to you? Tonight, perhaps?"

I smiled involuntarily then lost all my resolve to push her away. "I would like that." Alice nodded a slight bob of her head, but her body was almost bouncing out of her seat. "I know a place we can go for a drink." I suggested, but I needed to make something clear. I knew so far that Alice was a quite honest person and wouldn't sugarcoat anything to spare a few hurt feelings. "I thought that you not showing up this morning was your way of saying you changed your mind."

She laughed and the smile lit up her entire face. "Are you kidding me? After you kissed me like that, you expect me to change my mind? You are delusional. You shouldn't go around lip locking like that if you want to scare people away. It didn't, quite the opposite…" She licked her bottom lip rather salaciously. I just stared once more at her boldness. "I want to try more." She smirked and did a quite unsubtle once over down my body. I gasped and dropped my pen feeling the familiar needy warmth spread throughout my body. "Oh and that reminds me. You know how Bella doesn't know?" I nodded. "Correct that, she saw us kissing, so that cat's out of the bag. She confronted me yesterday morning and how could I not admit to a kiss that great." She beamed.

I laughed quietly. "So how do you feel about her knowing?" I wondered as we had talked before about Bella knowing. Coming out was usually a pretty big deal and not something everyone took lightly. Though, my family had.

"I like it actually. I never wanted to lie to her. I hate lying and now I don't have to. So when I go home tonight, I can just tell her I have another date with you."

I laughed. "You are bold and brave, Alice. I'll give you that."

"No, I just know what I want… sort of." She said and shrugged. Her eyes were twinkling with interest. It warmed my heart to hear her say those words. That all my worries this morning were for nothing. It was just a mishap that she didn't show up and it meant nothing. What did mean something was the fact that I had another date with her. "I gotta go. I think Aro expects me to go to lunch with them." I turned and glanced at Aro staring in our direction. "I'll see you later."

My heart was all over the place when I exited the meeting room not long after Alice had bounced after Aro. Her chipper laugh could be heard as the elevator door closed.

I settled in front of my computer and tried to gather my thoughts around work, but it was utterly impossible. To make matters worse, Leah entered. She closed the door and sat down in my chair with a spiteful smirk on her face.

"What, Leah?" I groaned.

"Oh, you got it bad." She teased. I glared at her, stunned all her anger from last week had dispersed. I had expected her to be all up in my face, barking orders and treating me like shit for a long time.

"I don't know what you are talking about and if I did, it is none of your business anyway." I finished grimly.

"Oh Jasper, get over yourself. I did." She said snidely. "With a nice, young and fresh piece of pussy Saturday... and Sunday."

"God, you are crude sometimes." I sighed and shook my head.

"I know, but you never seemed to mind. At least I have a clue, not like that little bird who's making your head spin. Do you even know what you are getting yourself into? Does she? Is she even gay, Jasper?"

I chewed the inside of my cheek. "No, she doesn't know for sure." I answered quietly, choosing to be honest.

"That's what I thought. Anyway, you gave up me for her so she must be special. If you ever need what she is trying to figure out if she can give you, you have my number. I would just love to bite your nipples until they are a delicious pink and sore. Perfect tits, I am telling you."

"Leah!" I spat and cringed. "That's enough."

She only smirked, her dark eyes twinkling with humor. "Whatever. Call me if you need to get off. I'm not sure the little bird knows how to handle pussy."

"Get out, Leah." I hissed, shaking my head. Yeah. Dom and sub, chains in the basement and control were definitely her style.

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I met Alice at her front steps. She was clearly already waiting for me. The wind was chilly for this time of year. I glanced down at her slim legs, her petite feet slipped into a pair of strappy sandals.

"Have you eaten?" I asked and smiled when I saw her.

"Yeah, Bella needed to be fed." She giggled. "So I am good for drinks."

"Okay." I answered while still taking in yet another ensemble of a pencil skirt, bright blue shirt, and a jacket tied at her waist. She surely knew how to make herself presentable.

"Where are we going?" She asked and linked her arm through mine.

"My kind of place." I answered evasively. I wasn't sure if she knew beforehand that we were going to a gay bar that she would concede or be comfortable at all. "I want to take you to a place I can kiss you if I feel like it." I said. Her arm tightened around mine. As we walked, my heels clicked against the almost empty sidewalk. The bar was my favorite. We could just sit like everyone else and enjoy a drink. If we happened to kiss a little, which I dearly hoped, no one would bat a lash at us. It wasn't like that in all kinds of bars. I didn't want to risk putting Alice on the spot when some narrow minded people decided to judge.

We entered the bar. It was warm and only about half full. It was Monday, but had it been the weekend the place would have been packed. We ordered drinks. Alice, true to form, went for a cosmopolitan.

"This is a gay bar?" She mouthed under her breath while glancing at the people here.

"Yes. Does that bother you?"

"No, really. It would be rather hypocritical if I was, considering I am on a date with a girl." She laughed quietly.

"Good point well made." I smiled and took a swig of my beer. "I told you - it is a place where I can kiss you if I want to." I teased, but I watched her reaction closely. It was that wonderful hitch of breath and watching her tongue slip across her mesmerizing teeth.

"I want to kiss you." She offered, before I even had a chance to make move. It was short and delicate, no tongue or almost obscene making out that happened on Saturday. She just softly pressed her lips to mine for a moment. "Can I ask you something? I know it is none of my business, but who is 'finished business'?" Alice made quotation marks in the air. "Is it someone I know?" Alice said.

I nodded quietly and took another swig of my beer. "Leah." I said, not wanting to elaborate further, but wanting to be as honest as Alice always seemed to be with me.

"Oh." She gasped her eyes widening. "But it is finished?"

"Completely." I added simply.

The conversation after that was light and easy. She talked about her parents and how they always thought she was slightly crazy for her 'hunches' and 'feelings' about things. They thought she needed a better equilibrium in her life and had sent her to private school even though they could barely afford it. That was where she met Bella. She told me the sad story about how Bella had lost her husband. I felt so bad for her and understood her sad eyes now. Even the one time Bella had smiled, there was a sadness lingering at the back of it all. Alice was different from her friend with how lively and vivacious she was. I loved her energy and positive view of the world and nothing seemed to discourage her spirit.

"Let me ask you a question, Alice." I met her eyes seriously. "How would your parents feel if they knew you were on a date with me tonight?" Her eyes lowered and focused on picking at a slightly chipped fingernail. She didn't smile and her tongue ran furiously across her teeth. "They wouldn't approve, would they?"

She sighed. "I don't think so." She said quietly not looking up at me.

"Why don't you think so? Did they say something?" I asked and stroked her cheek. I brushed my finger under her jaw and pushed slightly to make her look up. She should keep her chin up not look defeated like this. That wasn't Alice.

I finally met her eyes and they were sad and dejected. "We never talked about that sort of thing at my house. My parents always thought it was below them to acknowledge such blasphemy. They didn't even approve of me studying fashion instead of becoming an accountant or whatever. They felt it was an industry filled with wackos and you couldn't make a proper and respectable career as a fashion designer." She sighed, running her fingers down the stem of her glass a few times. It turned eerily quiet, even the soft music stopped for a moment. Now, I understood our conversation from Saturday. Why she never spoke to anyone about her feelings and confusion as to her sexual orientation. Carrying around that kind of baggage and prejudges from home would make it hard to open up to anyone, especially those close to you that you were afraid of losing.

Alice suddenly pulled out of her dreary reverie and smiled at me. Her eyes brightened and lit up. "But I am going to prove them wrong. They will just have to admit they were mistaken. I will make a career and I will love who ever I chose to."

I smirked, loving her resolve. "Good for you, Alice."

We left the bar, just strolling along the sidewalk. Alice laced her fingers into mine. I loved the feeling of just holding her hand. Without knowingly deciding, we ended up in front of my apartment building and I wanted nothing more than to ask her to come upstairs. Any other girl, I probably would have, but not Alice. I was so attracted to her there was no saying how the night would end. I didn't want to push her too far, but I couldn't trust myself not to do that if we were alone in my apartment together.

I leaned in and kissed her. Alice immediately parted her lips, letting our tongues mingle. She was forward and demanding more than I could handle. Well, almost. Wrapping my arms around her waist, desire to touch her, feeling her skin against mine, wanting to see her body, her breasts, her legs, almost made me lose my resolve. Yearning took over. I couldn't help but rudely wonder if she was shaved, waxed or natural.

Her hands were at my hips running behind me when I felt them lower gently over my backside then up to the small of my back. Her soft touch felt indescribably nice. I sighed into her mouth.

"You're groping my ass in public, Alice." I mumbled thoughtlessly into her mouth. I groaned mentally, sounding completely like I was a complaining cave woman.

Alice didn't deter. "I know. I've been staring at it all night. It is a very nice ass and I wanted to know what it feels like." She countered, completely confident. I was in awe of her yet again, but there was no fucking way she was coming upstairs when I was in this much danger of ripping her clothes off the second that the door closed.

I smiled. "You want me to walk you home?" I asked.

"I'm fine, I'll catch a cab home. It's going to start raining soon." She said the same moment the first drop hit my hair. She let go of me and raised her hand as a yellow car pulled up. "Thanks for letting me grope your ass." She snickered and opened the door. "Coffee tomorrow!" She stated climbing in. "Anytime and coffee it is." I said the same time she slammed the door shut.

I pushed the door open to my apartment when an enormous shadow stepped out of the darkness. My heart raced violently and my vision blurred with fear. "Damn it, Emmett." I sneered when I quickly realized it was just my brother.

"Glad to see you're getting some. I love watching chicks make out, but it is just a little disturbing watching your sister having her ass fondled." He laughed.

"Stop watching me, Emmett. God!" I hissed. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"My roommate is fucking the brains out of some chick and I got tired of listening to it. I think he is on Viagra because they just never stop! I called you, but you didn't pick up. I figured I would just come see if you were home and to my luck you were." He grinned and followed me up the stairs.

"Emmett!" I sighed. "Please watch your mouth." I slipped the key into the lock and turned the complaining metal. "You want the spare room?"

"I though you would never ask. So who was pixie?"

"Pixie?" I asked and turned on the lights.

"You want it that way? Ass fondling girl." He laughed.

I groaned. "Manners." I reminded him simply.

"Do I get to meet her?"

"No." I cut him off and slipped out of my heels wiggling my toes.

Emmett kept pushing for details about Alice and I refused to answer. He put a movie on, made some popcorn and we watched it together. Emmett sprawled his long legs onto the coffee table and hovered over the popcorn. By midnight, we were both asleep on the couch and neither of us resurfaced until the next morning.

I met Alice every morning of the week. Every day, I was thrilled to see her and she hardly restrained showing affection. She wasn't afraid to hold my hand, kiss me briefly, stroke my cheek, or place her hand on my thigh. She was a force to be reckoned with. I loved the twenty minutes that we had in the morning and the emails she sent during the day. She told me the nicest, most endearing things, and was so open and honest. It was startling. It was like she could see into my soul and accepted every bit of me. I wasn't used to it as I was no one special. I was just Jasper as plain as they come, but when Alice looked at me I felt special.

We didn't go out during the week, as she didn't want to leave Bella alone too much or other times I had to finish projects at work. I got to see her in the mornings and I was happy about that.

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