Maybe Baby

AN: Once more this is a JALICE fic and I own only those characters I created and the slight personality changes in cannon charries. So anyways it's date time. Also if you follow the link in my profile you will find an album that will be created dedicated to this story since sometimes describing outfits doesn't do them justice and Alice's outfit will be in there.

Chapter 2

POV: Jasper

I looked down at my watch as I stepped into the lobby of Alice's building. I knew the clichés of New York and even more the fact that her apartment was not that small. When Peter and Charlotte first moved to New York they made a big deal about splurging on an apartment while paying $1,500 a month and the thing was like a shoe box. There were 3 rooms, and I am counting the bathroom as a room since it was rather large while the closets were small, no closet was small. Alice's apartment had 4 rooms that I could see. The main area had a decent sized kitchen with a few barstools and she tucked away a small bistro table in the dining area, a half wall separated the living room from the kitchen and dining, while further down the hall there were 3 doors. One was Alice's bedroom which had a small shower, large mirror, of course a toilet and a linen closet, another door went to another room which was smaller and housed a futon, a desk, an elliptical, an ab-lounger, a decent plasma screen and a rolled up yoga mat while the final room was another bathroom with a garden tub, toilet and sink, it was cramped but at least she had the works. I'd have to remember to ask her where she did her laundry because I hadn't seen anything in her apt, though Peter and Charlotte had a small stacked one in a locked closet on their small balcony.

"Evening" the doorman greeted pressing the elevator button for me though I knew I was perfectly capable. I had felt horrible for forgetting his name, but last night I was a little too wrapped up in the intoxicated pixie I was with so I returned his greeting and noticed his gaze take in my navy suit, blue and gray striped tie with my laptop bag resting on my shoulder.

"I've been in meetings all day" I chuckled tugging at the tie with my free hand, I didn't mind dressing up but I was not at all dressed like I had the night before, I might scare Alice off though she might like it. My mother always calls me her handsome man when I dress up, and though it's sweet, I'm an adult now and it can be really embarrassing.

"I suppose I should just be thankful you aren't a scrub then" he laughed and I couldn't help but crack an amused smile.

"Scrub? Do you yanks really use those terms?" I asked as the doorman laughed. It really was bad that the entire time I was chatting with him I kept glancing at his nametag which was covered by his crossed arms.

"Nah, my 13 year old daughters love that song so I indulge from time to time, makes me feel young" he chuckled.

"Really? That song makes me feel old" I frowned only to hear him laugh some more.

"You're still young, you can't be more than 24 or 25" he smirked.

"29" I corrected glancing to the surprised look on his face.

"How much longer you got left before that becomes the big 30?" he asked with a smirk.

"About 4 months" I shrugged, I was really trying not to think about it, in my family making it past 20 without getting married was hardly ever done, well Raleigh was engaged at 23 and Ryland had been married only a year they were essentially with their spouses at 20 and had both had long engagements, finishing college. I was the black sheep of the family, even my youngest sister Ashley was close to getting a ring and she was literally 18, dating a 25 year old. At any rate I was the second oldest and nowhere near settling down like my siblings were all keen on doing

"You do know you will from then on be able to stay 29 forever?" he was smiling amused. I couldn't help but wonder why the elevator was taking so long, it wasn't that I didn't enjoy talking to the man but this was ridiculous.

"Yeah" I said lamely as the elevator dinged signaling its arrival only to open and reveal a very disheveled older man and a woman who was close to Alice's age. I heard the doorman beside me chuckle quietly as the couple made their way towards the doors and I stepped into the elevator.

"I'm ready!" Alice answered opening the door after I knocked only for her dog Millie to run and jump at my legs.

"I see that" I laughed as Millie would jump and wind up head butting my legs while she tried to climb. Alice was dressed in dark boot cut jeans with a black silk top with flower patterns, Kelly green heels and a matching green clutch.

"Millie no!" Alice said sternly causing the small dog to falter only slightly before pouting and going back to jumping.

"Mind if I leave my things here?" I asked patting my laptop bag.

"Course" she said as I followed her in, Millie hot on my heels but still bouncing around me.

Alice leant down, picking Millie up but careful not to touch her on her clothes.

Setting my laptop bag on the dining room chair I removed my tie and tossed my suit jacket over the chair. Turning to Alice I reached out to pet Millie and chuckled when she instantly calmed and began to lick my wrist while Alice looked on astonished.

"She never calms like that" she said looking at me amazed.

"I've been told I'm a very calming person" I chuckled before removing my hand while Alice set Millie down.

Alice smiled as Millie chose to sit on my shoe and look up at me with her tongue hanging out. I glanced down at the dog before meeting Alice's eyes. Leaning down I gave her a peck on the lips only for her to fling her arms around my neck and deepen the kiss while Millie began to whimper now that the attention was off of her.

"Let me say hi will you?" Alice said turning to look past her dangling feet to her dog and the sad pout it held on its face.

"Let's get going" I smiled pecking her cheek before setting her down before me.

On our way to dinner neither of us spoke, the cab driver seemed a little to nosey for my tastes and it seemed Alice felt the same way as she chose to cuddle into my side the entire drive to the restaurant Peter and Charlotte had suggested.

"I just have to ask" the cabbie said breaking the silence while we sat at a red light.

We both glanced at him only to see he looked a little confused.

"Yes?" Alice said tightening her grip on my waist.

"Isn't he a little old for you, I mean no offense man she looks like jail bait… and I don't mean… she just looks young" he was now stuttering not wanting to offend me it seemed and then not wanting to offend Alice.

"How old do you think we are?" Alice asked calmly while I simply rose my lips in a half smile at his response.

"You look like my 17 year old daughter" he said gently knowing talking about a woman's age was always a touchy subject, "You look about 25" he said meeting my eyes in the rearview. I was now full out smiling as I remembered I too had wondered if Alice was in the club with a fake ID that night.

Alice giggled while I chose to correct him, "I'm 29 and she is 22"

"Really? Dude you don't look that old!" he said before once more frowning, I took it as a compliment as I had before since this man was obviously older than me judging by the sprinkling of grey hair and his 17 year old daughter.

"No he doesn't" Alice grinned while the cabbie laughed when she pecked my chin. "Do I really look 17?" Alice asked me seriously while the cabbie continued to laugh.

I chuckled lightly before responding, "Yes"

Alice punched me in the side before pouting only to raise an eyebrow, "So you hit on me anyways?"

I opened my mouth in shock, I think it really fell open actually since the cabbie was now laughing his ass off at my expression or her question, "No" I stuttered while she grinned.

"Then you didn't think I was 17" she smiled happy with herself.

"I thought you looked 17, but knew to get in there you had to at least be 18 and 21 to get a drink" I finished, pleased with my answer even though I knew she very well could have had a fake ID.

"It could have been fake or I could have snuck the drinks" she seemed to be having fun with this line of questioning, of course my squirming probably wasn't really helping.

"Which is why I stuck around to find out" I sighed while the cabbie continued laughing.

"Now aren't you glad you stuck around?" Alice smiled before kissing my lips once.

"Yep" I smiled. Our ride continued in peace for the most part, the cabbie did have to make a comment about Alice's height when we got out of the car and she of course made a comment about size that made me blush and the cabbie burst into further hysterical laughter before driving off.

Dinner

"So you know I have a brother and a sister, what about you?" Alice asked me after we had finished discussing her siblings and their relationships, as well as her brother-in-law and niece.

"I have 4 brothers and 2 sisters, 2 sister-in-laws, a nephew and a niece and another one on the way" I responded with a smile while Alice's eyes continued to grow wide.

"Wow your parents had 7 kids?" she asked looking slightly mortified.

"Yep" I laughed at her expression. It was odd to most people that my parents had so many but at the same time once anyone met them they understood why, both my parents love kids and have been in love for a long time.

"Where are you in all that?" she asked after I gave her a moment to gather her thoughts.

"I am second oldest, my brother Rick and his wife Darcy have two kids, a boy and a girl named Tara and Reese, Rick is a lawyer like my father while his wife is a high school gym teacher, after me are the twins Raleigh and Ryland, Ryland is married to Sophie and they are expecting their first child in about 5 months, he is still in law school at Yale, my sister Raleigh is engaged, her wedding is in 3 months and she is going to one day be a shrink." I had to pause to chuckle, Raleigh was always so easy to talk to and no one ever had problems telling her what was going on so she could give advice. "Her fiancé is a lawyer, my father's law partners son, his name is Lucas. Next is Tristan who is attending Yale to follow in my father's footsteps, then you have Ashley, like you she's into fashion and has done some modeling but her real love is photography, her boyfriend is Oliver and he is a doctor, second year intern, finally there is Court, he's still in high school, plays baseball like I did and desperately in love with his childhood best friend Lily" I finished with a smile. Alice seemed shocked.

"Wow you have a huge family" she said with wide eyes.

"And that's only immediate" I grinned.

"My family is pretty big but half of them are surrogate family" she sighed.

"Having a large family has its ups and downs though, everyone has their own opinion on any and everything" I sighed, so far I had only told Raleigh and Rick about Alice, Rick of course told Sophie and I'm sure Raleigh told Lucas by now, but they both seemed supportive and Raleigh seemed a little too excited about the prospect of me bringing a date to her wedding, not that it was next week or anything.

"Small families are that way too, I have people who aren't even blood putting in their two sense, no one wanted me to run away to New York for my career, my brother-in-law told everyone I would do well and I needed the experience though I overheard him telling my sister in a year or two I'd be home cursing my decision to leave" Alice smiled ruefully. Apparently her brother-in-law had been right; she didn't seem to like the hustle and bustle that was New York City.

"With a degree in fashion you definitely need to be here or in LA if anywhere for a while" I smiled knowing fashion wasn't an easy business like many thought. Ashley loathed the idea of moving away from Texas and had hated her first year at UCLA and instead transferred to SCAD after that, preferring to stay in the South.

"I don't know, I don't hate it here but I miss the relaxation that comes with living in such a quiet town, here I can go to the same club once a week and rarely ever see regulars while back home I knew almost everyone" she sighed, I could tell she missed her home a lot.

"That has its advantages, if we had met in your home town everyone would know you take strangers home with you" I smirked causing her to blush before I received a quick kick to my shin.

"Well be thankful because you wouldn't have had that chance if we had been in Biloxi" she smirked right back while I simply shook my head, she was probably right, but then again I was still a gentleman until the pixie before me broke through my resolve.

"I beg to differ, I was nothing but a gentleman, I may remind you that you were the one who accosted me" she let on manicured brow raise and pursed her lips.

"I did not accost you I merely nudged you" Alice smiled tilting her head to the side to give me a pleased smile.

"I was still a gentleman" I pointed out before smiling at her once more. "Besides, do you hear me complaining?"

"Can I get you any desert or anything?" the waitress asked breaking into our moment when she once more tried to avoid Alice and focused on me, I merely nodded for Alice to speak to her.

"We've got better plans for desert thanks" Alice said with a smug smile and sexy glance in my direction while I handed the waitress my credit card without a word. "Apparently our server wanted you for her own desert" Alice shot my way with an amused smile.

I shook my head and chuckled. "She probably thinks you are my little sister" Remembering our earlier cab conversation I watched as her face changed to annoyed and chuckled again.

She was suddenly sitting beside me in the booth and staring intently at my face. "I guess I'll have to show her I'm not" she smiled and though I liked the idea I didn't understand why girls always felt threatened when women even looked at their dates. Ok so maybe it was a double standard but it's rather pointless to do unless the person is blatantly hitting on them and ignoring you, which I suppose our server was doing.

I leant down towards Alice and gave her a soft kiss on the lips before wrapping an arm around her shoulder holding her to me. As luck would have it our server brought out our check and my card and said a hasty goodnight before walking away. Alice giggled and I couldn't help the light chuckle coming from my chest.

Alice's Place

"What time is your flight?" Alice asked as we sat on her small fire escape with a bottle of wine.

"8 a.m." I smiled leaning down and kissing her hair.

She didn't respond but sighed in kind before taking another sip of her wine. We'd been peacefully sitting outside sipping wine for the better part of an hour just watching the people and cars around us.

"When will you be back in town?" she asked, I knew she'd been wanting to ask all night but she had refrained and I was grateful since I knew I wouldn't be back for at least 2 weeks and after that I had no idea.

"2 weeks from now I have a few more progress meetings, I'll be in town early that Thursday for a day of meetings and Friday I have a site visit, if you want I can change my flight arrangements so I can stay till Sunday evening" I answered hoping she indeed would want me too.

"Why don't you stay with me?" she asked catching me off guard. Yes we had been moving at record speeds last night but today we had managed to keep it in the realm of an appropriate relationship.

"I'd barely get to see you Thursday and Friday" I replied so she would know what she was in for.

"Nonsense, Hank or whomever is working when you get in can let you into the apartment when I'm not around, the door locks itself, at least I'll get to see you more and you won't have to deal with a hotel" she finished as if it was the most logical thing in the world.

"If you're sure, I do not want to impose" I said knowing it would likely be a huge inconvenience for Hank or whomever was working having to let me into her apartment every time I came around.

"You would not be imposing, besides Millie would enjoy your company greatly" she grinned pointing at the window behind us where Millie was licking the glass and eyeing me. "I think she has a crush on you" Alice giggled.

AN: Alrighty so here is one more chapter, I wanted to focus on their first date and I also wanted to make a scene where someone thinks Jasper is a perv because believe it or not I know a couple with a greater height difference then Alice and Jasper who are OLDER that have that issue in public. Basically he's 6'4 or 5 and she is like seriously Alice height maybe taller 4'10 (she stands on a stair whenever she goes to hug me if there are stairs around) so we were at a restaurant having dinner and they were cuddling, well she dies her hair so you can't see any gray and has a great body for a woman of her age, well the couple behind me were making comments about older men and their gold digging, younger women, after a few more minutes of eavesdropping, yes I was eavesdropping cause I was bored and out with adults I realized who they were talking about since I couldn't spot anyone else other than them. When they called our party, telling us our table was ready their daughter who is older than me told them off and they left embarrassed because her parents were even the same age so when I see Alice and Jasper, I really do know how different they look as a couple, and not because he's so tall but because she is so small compared to everyone ELSE