Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight
A/N: THis is my longest chapter to date, over 3000 words!!
School has begun, so I'm back to weekly updates from daily ones.
APOV
I suddenly had a strange feeling that this dinner was going to be a very eventful one.
You think I'm wrong?? Don't bet on it. Cause I'm Alice.
And I'm never wrong. Ever
BPOV
Edward drove the car at least 20 miles faster than the speed limit, while Alice gave him continuous directions to the restaurant we were visiting. New York could be highly confusing if you didn't know your way around.
Alice, however, never had a problem with directions; she had been born and brought up in New York and knew the city like the back of her hand.
Edward generally loved going fast, just like Alice. I'm sure she made him take the more deserted roads, so that we wouldn't get stuck in traffic and could go faster.
"Edward, slow down will you?" I snapped. "I'm driving on the way back." Fast driving gave me the creeps. I was always afraid we would crash into a telephone pole or something. Also, when your father is a police chief, you tend to be a stickler for rules.
Edward just smirked and continued going at the present pace. "Bella, relax", he said. "It's not like I'm going to get us killed"
I beg to differ. Traffic accidents are the #3 cause of deaths. I decided to take a different approach. "Edward" I said, more gently this time, "Please go slower. I'm begging you"
Edward sighed, slightly annoyed, but he finally gave in and soon we were going at a remotely normal pace.
"Bella, you're no fun" whined Alice. "We really shouldn't take you anywhere"
I turned back and made a face at her but she seemed to be too lost in thought to notice Alice was behaving really strangely for some reason. She had a wide grin plastered on her face for the entire journey and seemed generally oblivious to her surroundings.
"Why are you smiling, Alice?" I asked, curious.
"Oh, it's nothing!" she replied. "I'm just looking forward to tonight, that's all"
I was skeptical about that but I said nothing.
Alice had this strange ability which she called 'female intuition', some people called 'psychic' and everyone else called 'bloody weird'. She got these 'feelings' whenever something exciting or out of the ordinary was about to occur.
Questioning her further on the subject would be futile, so I dropped it.
Ethan, meanwhile, was very quiet. He was staring intently out of the window. He loved the lights of the city in the evening and thought talking ruined their effect. Having been born here, Ethan loved New York City.
While, Alice was in her own grinning dream world, and Ethan was looking out of the window, Edward and I listened to a classical radio station. Had Alice been paying attention, she would have definitely mocked my taste in music.
I was quite the classics lover, having been influenced by Edward's taste in music.
The day's events had taken their toll on me, because I was feeling extremely fatigued all of a sudden.
I had apparently dozed of on the way because Edward shook me gently, telling me that we had arrived. He opened my door for me, and Ethan, imitating the gesture opened Alice's door for her.
Who knew that one day with Edward would be all it took to bring out the gentleman in Ethan!
The restaurant was some fancy Italian place. Rose loved Italian food and Emmett… well Emmett loved food in general, so it was perfect for them.
Alice was almost bouncing with excitement as we walked inside.
"What is up with you" I asked.
"Nothing", she said, a little too quickly
"Fine, don't tell me" I huffed, and she just shrugged. Weird!
We found Emmett and Rosalie sitting in a secluded corner along with Aubrey. Em looked unusually formal in a tux while Rose looked gorgeous, as usual, in a stunning red dress. She had her hair in an updo and wore beautiful diamond earrings.
Aubrey looked adorable in a fuchsia dress. Ethan looked extremely happy to see her. Looks like someone's getting a crush!
We sat down at their table, while I introduced Edward to them.
"Nice to meet you, Edward", Rose said, but before he could reply, Emmett crushed him in a bear hug. Edward looked slightly overwhelmed. Alice laughed lightly at his bewildered expression.
"Daddy!" said Aubrey. "You're gonna scare him away!"
A waiter came to take our order and we were in the process of deciding what we wanted when Rosalie's phone started to ring.
"I have to take that" she said apologetically. "Em, I'll just have a salad. I'll be right back". She went out to take the call.
Emmett grinned deviously and placed our order. I realized that instead of a salad he ordered pasta primavera for Rose.
"Emmett, didn't Rose want a salad" I asked him.
"I know. She's on some stupid diet, so I'm gonna make her eat, at least today", he said. I hoped for his sake that she wouldn't mind, else we might have a case of homicide in our hands. Yes, an angry Rosalie is one of the most dangerous things known to mankind.
Rose returned almost immediately with some news.
"My brother, Jasper said he was free today, so I invited him over here. If that's fine with you guys…"
"Sure…" we all mumbled.
"Great. He'll be here in a few minutes".
We chatted with each other for a while, waiting for the food to arrive. Edward and Rosalie were having a heated argument about some sort of car engine.
Ethan was whispering a secret into Aubrey's ear and she was giggling. I smiled at the sight.
Em and I were discussing some video game I always managed to beat him in and Alice sat unusually silent, making no effort to join any of the conversations. She suddenly sat up straight, unnaturally so, when a tall, lanky man entered the restaurant.
His resemblance to Rose was unmistakable. He had the same classic good looks, with his messy blonde hair and clear blue eyes. He was dressed casually in jeans and a button up shirt. He looked around searching for Rose, and she waved him over.
I suddenly noticed the change in Alice's expression. She was blushing and looked like she was going to faint. Now I get it! This is what the little pixie has been waiting for all this while.
APOV
I could feel it in the air. Something was going to happen…
Then he walked in. He looked like a god. Brilliant. Radiant. Perfect.
His blonde hair was messily arranged and partially covered eyes. His lovely electric blue eyes. They glanced my way momentarily, and I swear he saw right through me. I blushed uncharacteristically.
He was tall, over 6 feet, and looked very fit. He wore jeans and a slightly unbuttoned shirt that showed of his toned upper body. I had the sudden urge to touch him.
It took me a moment to see he was coming our way. I realized that he must be Jasper. Now that I think about it, I can't believe I had failed to see his striking resemblance to Rose.
Rose waved him over and he sat down at the only available seat, next to me!! He smelled heavenly, like musk. I was in paradise.
I was very surprised with myself. No guy had ever affected me like this before. I had had my fair share of dating experience, but he was so… so different from the rest.
"This is my brother Jasper" said Rosalie. Jasper briefly nodded at everyone.
"Hi, I'm Alice" I said, introducing myself, and sticking out my hand for him to shake. He hesitantly shook it and I felt a thrill go up my spine when his skin touched mine. To my delight he held my hand, a little longer than necessary saying, "Pleasure to meet you, Alice"
Our order finally arrived, and Emmett had had the foresight to order an extra pasta, incase Jasper could make it.
He had switched Rose's order for a salad with one for a calorie-rich pasta but she didn't seem to mind too much. Thank god, for him.
Jasper and I pretty much ignored everyone else throughout the meal, and talked (read: flirted) exclusively with each other.
It turns out that he had been living in Texas, but Rose had convinced him to move here, to New York. He said worked as a lawyer, but also owned a ranch back in Texas.
Meanwhile, I told him about my aspirations to build a fashion house, and how far I still had to go to achieve my dream. When I told him my father's company, he recognized the name at once and said that he had worked on a case with my father pertaining to some sort of land issue.
Talking about daddy, I'm sure he'll approve of Jasper, especially considering my track record of boyfriends. Let's just say daddy will always have something against punks in general.
Ethan and Aubrey were giggling madly at the sight of us flirting and I signaled for them to shut up, but Ethan yelled, "Aunty Alice is gonna have a boyfriend" dragging out the boy part.
"And Uncle Jazz is gonna have a girlfriend" trilled Aubrey.
I was beyond embarrassed, but what I did not expect was Jasper's calm reply.
"Maybe" was all he said, but the single word sent me into a frenzy. I was already set to plan our wedding.
See? I knew tonight was going to be special. And it was.
Cause I'm Alice. And I'm never wrong.
Now the only problem left is Bella and Edward… Oh well! I'll think about them later!
The only person I'm going to be focusing on for a while is Jasper Whitlock.
BPOV
Since the time he had arrived, the only person Jasper spoke to was Alice. She did most of the talking (surprise! Not) while he seemed satisfied to just sit and stare at her.
I couldn't help smiling when I heard Jasper's reply to Aubrey and Ethan's comments. Alice looked so happy I thought she might burst.
At one point, during dessert Emmett pulled a red rose out of his pocket and dropped to one knee.
"A rose for my Rose" was his corny line, but he received the intended response when Rosalie threw arms around him and kissed him then and there.
Em had a goofy smile for the rest of the time we were there and he kept whispering in Rosalie's ears. Eww. I don't want to even think about what he was saying. (Shudders)
Edward didn't say much during the meal, I think he was as tired as I am. I stared at him while he was eating, thinking how amazing it was that I had only met him again two days ago, but he was, so quickly, a central part of my life once more.
Aubrey begged for me to let Ethan stay over at her house, and the combined effort of her pleading and my fatigue caused me to give in.
Jasper and Alice looked reluctant to leave each other's company and only got up from the table after subtle throat clearing from Rose and not so subtle shoving from Emmett. They finally settled for swapping numbers, and the promise of meeting up soon.
Alice, Edward and I got into his Volvo, and no matter what I said, he absolutely refused to let me drive. Alice was squealing practically the whole way home.
"OH MY GOSH!! HE"S SOO PERFECT. AND SO HOT" she yelled. I felt bad for Edward. At least I could cover my ears. He couldn't even do that because he was driving.
Anyway, serves him right. He should have let me drive.
Alice finally calmed down a bit when Edward pulled over and refused to start the car again until Alice stopped screaming. She reduced her volume, but that didn't stop her from rambling on and on about Jasper.
At one point, and no I'm not joking, she asked me, "Bella, you'll be my Maid Of Honor, won't you?"
"Huh" I asked, slightly worried for her sanity.
"At mine and Jazzy's wedding, silly!" she continued, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world
Jazzy? How the heck did Jasper become Jazzy? And why was she planning a freaking wedding??
These were the very intellectual questions that ran through my mind.
Edward looked generally freaked out by the turn the conversation had taken, but chose, wisely, to say nothing.
He had miraculously managed to navigate back to Alice's apartment without any instructions (she was too busy rambling, remember?) Actually, it was because of a magical little technology called GPRS.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to make here is that we eventually reached Alice's apartment and I practically sprinted towards the door in a bid to get into the house and out of this stupid dress as soon as possible.
Don't get me wrong. Much as I love Alice's designs I prefer my good ole sweats any day.
Edward and I went into our respective rooms to change. Alice's cell phone started ringing so she stayed in the hall to answer the call. It took me less than two minutes to change; I was so used to Alice forcing me into various dresses.
I went to the hall, and Alice had just finished her call. She began shrieking loudly, like she always does after she gets good news in a call. Edward however, didn't know her shriek was a normal occurrence, so he rushed out of his room, to the hall, thinking that something had happened to us.
The thing is, Edward was changing halfway. So, he had rushed to the hall in nothing but his boxers. Yum! My eyes began to roam his body shamelessly. They traced the smooth contours of his perfectly toned chest and I nearly swooned then and there.
The marble sculpture he called his body, was a sight I had sorely missed, all these years. I drunk in the view of his beautiful body like someone dying from thirst in the Sahara.
Bad analogy, but you know what I mean!
Edward eventually realized that Alice and I were okay. He also realized his rather limited clothing. He blushed very slightly, but his skin was so pale that it was quite noticeable. He mumbled something under his breath, which sounded somewhat like an apology, before fleeing into his room.
When he was safely out of earshot, Alice whistled softly and said, "Looks like someone enjoyed the view. I can't say that I blame you. He has such a hot body! Of course, I'm sure you and his body are very good friends!!"
It was now my turn to blush. I tried to change the topic quickly.
"Anyway, who was on the phone?" I asked.
"Jasper" she replied, unabashedly.
I should have known. Who else could have caused such a reaction in Alice!
"He said he missed my voice already and couldn't wait to see me in person again." She continued. "He asked me out for tomorrow. He's just so perfect!"
Alice was smiling so brightly, that one couldn't help but feel happy for her. My happy go lucky best friend had been on a lot of dates, but has never been in a serious relationship before. She totally deserved someone who cared about her, and looked after her.
No man has ever managed to make Alice commit to a relationship before, but Jasper just might be the one to do it!
My phone vibrated and I picked it up. I had received a text message from Mr. Cullen. He said that I had to go to work tomorrow, and that he would mail me a report, because some project had come up suddenly.
By this time Edward had emerged from his room once again, now (sadly) fully dressed. Alice said that she was going to her room to pick an outfit for her date, and knowing Alice, that might take a long time!!
I wasn't ready to sleep yet, and apparently neither was Edward. We stayed up watching a movie, but half way through my eyes began to close of their own accord. Not wanting to fall asleep on the couch, I forced myself to get up.
Edward was watching the movie with a lot of interest so I had to wave my poke him to get his attention. He turned around, raising his eyebrow questioningly.
"I feel very sleepy" I said, yawning. "I think I better get to bed. Mr. Cullen texted me saying I have work tomorrow"
"Who's Mr. Cullen?" he asked
"Richard Cullen. He's my boss and owns the real estate company I work in" I replied
"You work in Real Estate?" he asked, surprised. "I thought you wanted to get into journalism!"
I was about to reply when I yawned once more.
"I'm sorry, Bella. I'm keeping you up, aren't I. You go sleep now, we have plenty of time to talk later" said Edward.
His next move had me taken aback. He leaned over and kissed me on the cheek, before whispering, "Goodnight Bella" softly, into my ear.
I walked giddily to my room, a combined effect of my drowsiness and the innocent kiss.
I could hear Alice on the phone, presumably with Jasper. She was giggling softly. Lucky Alice!!!
I fell into my bed groggily and fell asleep almost instantly.
In the middle of the night I swear I felt Edward's soft lips on my forehead. I smiled in my sleep.
EPOV
I kissed her goodnight on her cheek, but it took everything in me not to do so full on the lips. I watched her go to her room, and then continued with my movie.
Once it was done, I went back to my room to go to sleep. I lay awake tossing and turning for two hours. Something didn't feel right.
I finally got up and went into Bella's room. I kissed her softly on the forehead before going back to bed.
I fell asleep at once, a smile upon my face.
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