Maybe Baby
NOTE: I had to tweak Alice's description just like 3 words because I changed Alice and her sister's celebrity lookers. I've always wanted them to look a lot alike and so with much love for Zooey Deschanel I opted for Katy Perry, they both seem to fit a whole lot better too.
AN: So I wanted to sort of introduce y'all to some of Jasper's family and focus a little bit on how he spends the first of many weeks away from Alice.
Chapter 4
POV: Jasper
I'd made sure to call Alice upon my arrival back home in Texas, she of course could only talk for a few moments since she was working but all the same she promised to call me when she was finished with work for the day as I headed home and unpacked, spending the rest of my day doing laundry, cleaning out the fridge and taking care of my small yard.
"You really should lock your door you know" Darcy said while I sat in my den going through my mail.
I glanced up as my sister-in-law and sister Raleigh entered the room, my niece and nephew watching cartoons in my living room.
"Now why would I do a thing like that when I knew it would only be a matter of hours before you two showed up?" I asked with a smile though it was a rhetorical question. Since I had told them about Alice or rather told Raleigh and Rick, but knew Darcy would find out I expected their visit.
"For one we could be psychopaths coming to murder you and steal your valuables" Raleigh said plopping onto the sofa with Darcy, both looking at me expectantly.
"Well tell us more" Darcy finally urged after I simply continued going through my mail.
"Do I look like a gossip queen to y'all?" I asked with a chuckle as Raleigh rolled her eyes and Darcy shook her head.
"Oh come on you have to at least tell us about her" when I raised an eyebrow in challenge she continued, "Or we could tell mom and gram while we're at it, I'd give it an hour before those two would be here grilling you" Raleigh smirked knowing just how much I would not want that to happen.
"Her name is Alice, she's 22, works for a fashion magazine in New York, originally from a small town about an hour from Biloxi, where her family still lives, and she has a dog named Millie" I finished with a sigh knowing they would want more but what else did they really need to know.
"What kind of dog?" Darcy asked with a smirk.
"Boston Terrier" I replied shaking my head, apparently they were going to be that nitpicky.
"What does she look like?" Raleigh asked motioning with her hands for elaboration.
"Oh she is considered blue, very rare, but she has patches of…"
"Stop being a smartass we meant Alice" Raleigh growled as I laughed, I wasn't stupid I knew full well what they wanted to know but they weren't specific and I was going to make them work for it.
"She's about 5 foot tall, has long black hair, blue eyes" I finished hoping they were done.
"Wow she's short" Raleigh commented.
"Hey I'm only 5'2" Darcy interjected causing Raleigh to grin and me to chuckle. Raleigh wasn't all that tall herself but then again compared to the men in the Whitlock family no woman was really that tall.
"So what else?" Raleigh asked ignoring Darcy's further pouts.
"Like what else? I'm starting to wonder if I should have taken a picture" I said looking at them both; I really didn't know what else they wanted to hear me describe.
"You don't even have a picture of her?" Darcy and Raleigh both exclaimed in surprise.
"Just of her face for my phone" I shrugged and within seconds my sister was snooping through my phone so I rolled my eyes. You would really think only having 2 sister's surrounded by a bunch of boys would have made Raleigh a little less girlie but then again even the males of my family were nosey when it didn't have to do with them.
"Awe she is cute" Darcy said causing Raleigh to give her a look, I knew it well. In my sister's opinion cute was reserved for children, animals, and items not adults.
"Of course she's cute, when has a Whitlock ever gone for anything less" Raleigh said with a smile, at least I knew both girls approved of her looks.
"Well thank you for the compliment" Darcy smirked.
"So…" Raleigh urged again.
"Really what more do you need to know?" I asked, aside from telling them Alice's life story which really I don't think is any of their business this soon in our relationship there isn't much else.
"How are you two gonna handle this?" Raleigh asked, for once sounding like the smart and caring sister she is supposed to be.
"I will see her whenever I am in New York, we'll talk on the phone, e-mail, chat online… it's not rocket science" I explained feeling the instant void that would be our relationship. I felt a little pathetic knowing I would most likely find myself bringing in my youngest sister for advice. Gee how pathetic does that make me feel only having her to ask for on advice on long distance.
"Don't forget web cams!" Darcy chimed in before blushing slightly as Raleigh snickered.
"Right" I replied just as my phone began to ring, Raleigh instantly grinning I didn't even have to ask who was calling.
"Can I answer it please?" she begged when I leant forward to retrieve it. I simply shook my head before shooing them both.
"You're no fun" Raleigh pouted standing to leave.
"So I've been told" I shrugged as they left and I heard the living room TV click off before I answered the phone.
"Hey" I sighed, one weekend and I'm already putty in her hands over a damn phone.
POV: Alice
After Jasper called I had to get back to work and the day was really not that bad, considering I was working on a Sunday that is. Apparently some issues arouse with the book and that had just turned into a nightmare, so here I am at 7 p.m. finally opening my apartment door, praying Millie hadn't made a mess since normally Hank or Roger, the two nice doormen would walk her with a few other dogs as a side service to some of us, but sadly neither of them are working today and asking creepy James to do it just irked me, let alone knowing he could easily get a key to my apt.
"Hey" I sighed plopping into my side chair while Millie looked up at me bored. The apartment didn't smell like pee or poo so we may be ok until she fully wakes up.
"You sound like you had a rough one" he chuckled into the phone.
"You have no idea, I was only supposed to work a few hours on some last minute additions but no, some idiot spilt coffee on the book, and by some idiot I mean my boss's bratty kids, they are 12 and drink coffee!" I exclaimed surprised at the thought myself.
"Is the book really like in the movies?" he asked causing me to giggle.
"Yes, every night the last of 5 people that are allowed to, drops it off at our head honchos home, along with dry cleaning and such, it's a pain in the ass when it's your turn in rotation, I have to head back at 9 to pick it up since Kate and Tanya both have hot dates and the boys have to have the wardrobe room straightened up so I opted for the two hour break before picking it up since lord knows when the boys will be finished in there it looks like my home town did after Katrina" I huffed. Really it didn't look that bad, but I remember what my house looked like, we'd been lucky and only had some flooding, unfortunately my room and my brothers room lost some roofing and most our stuff got ruined, thankfully we were both away at school and our prized possessions with us.
"Sounds like an excitingly bad day" Jasper said while I twirled a piece of my hair having a stare down with Millie, that dog was being too well behaved for a little thing that hasn't been walked in almost 12 hours.
"I think it could get worse, Millie hasn't been walked in almost 12 hours and she's not chomping at the bit to go anywhere" I said still staring at Millie as she tilted her head to the side.
"Oh no. Have you checked your apartment?" he asked sounding concerned.
"I'm scared to check my bedroom, if she wanted revenge she'd go for the shoes" I said raising an eyebrow at Millie as if in a challenge, she started wagging her tail at the mention of shoes. "Oh sweet god she just got excited when I mentioned shoes"
"Go check" Jasper said sounding just as mortified as me.
"Yeah I think I better" I said standing up but never breaking eye contact with my overly innocent looking dog. She was well trained believe me, but being alone for that long never sat well with her. "I don't smell anything which is always a plus" I sighed opening my bedroom door and yelping at the sight of my brother-in-law half naked with a towel around his waist.
"Ahh" he shrilled gripping the towel in one hand while clutching at his heart.
"What are you doing here!?" I shouted while Jasper shouted something through the phone to me.
"My flight got cancelled due to shitty weather in Biloxi, I called the office they were supposed to tell you since I dropped my cell in the ocean and didn't have your number" he explained chuckling softly as he glanced at the phone.
"Shit! Sorry Jasper it's my brother-in-law, I didn't get the memo he was crashing here apparently" I sighed listening to Jasper continue calling my name.
"You had me worried there was a burglar or something" he said sounding relieved.
"No no, Millie would have hid or pissed right in front of the door, she does that when strangers come in, and every time the maintenance man comes by she does it because she rarely sees them" I explained covering my eyes and backing out of my room.
"Who's Jasper!?" My brother-in-law shouted with an amused smile as I flipped him off before shutting the door. "Woo Alice gotta boyfriend!" he sing-songed loudly.
Jasper was chuckling so I blushed, "What are we 12 Ryan?" I shouted back defensively.
"So I take it he walked Millie then?" Jasper asked and I could just tell by the sound of his voice he was grinning like an idiot out of shear amusement.
"Yes" I growled before plopping onto my couch, allowing Millie to climb into my lap and lick my free hand.
"At least your shoes are safe" he chuckled.
"So true" I replied seriously before he took a long silent pause. "What?" I asked after a moment.
"They're just shoes Alice"
You know I've heard those jokes where the punch line is 'and then the fight started' and right now was one of those times. "I have $400 shoes in there Jasper, not to mention the amount of shopping I would have to do between work, Millie, and sleep to get it done in…" I don't even know what I ranted about but by the end of it all Jasper was apologizing and I suddenly felt bad.
AN: So this did not turn out how I wanted. Jasper's sisters seemed too bubbly and though they really are, they both know Jasper doesn't like to talk much. Jasper is rather shy and reserved but around his family that goes out the window, when you have that many siblings it's impossible. As for Alice I hope you guys enjoyed her moment with Millie, for those of you who have lived alone or known someone who has lived alone and had a pet they talked to like a human you should know the relationship well. Alice looks at her dog like it's a person.