Disclaimer: Don't own Twilight. Never have, never will. –sigh-

Robs: This is my first chapter in two chapters! Did y'all miss me? Well, here it is, the end of the plane trip, the end of the month? Maybe. Do they talk about the fact they knew each other previously? Maybe! Read on and find out!

Kristin: What the Hale do I have to say… YAY I GOT A BREAK! Lol no seriously, I cannot stress how awesome Robs is. In fact she is so mother flippin' awesome I believe a good portion of you all need to go read Chasers because Mr. Edward Cullen is up and he let it all out to Robs…. –shakes head- seriously bbs check it. Special shout out to the girls UU on Ravlery…. Haha bet you weren't expecting that huh ;)

Thank you's to: Amber and Kels for betaing this :D the peenateers for keeping us in stitches. Our tweets, our peeps, our families and our readers. We love you all!

Playlist suggestions: 4 in the morning by Gwen Stefani; If you seek Amy by Britney Spears [it's Britney bitch! Hahaha]


Chapter 18: Worth the Wait.

APOV:

I paced nervously, wringing my hands and looking at my phone what seemed like every hour only to see it had actually been just a few minutes.

Where is he? I thought, texting Bella to find out if she had heard anything. Four hours. It had been four hours since he was supposed to land! I could feel tears start to form at the base of my eyelids as I thought about all the things that could have gone wrong; terrorists, crashes… airplane theft. Anything is possible, right?

I checked my phone again as a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around me. Instantly I knew, Jasper. I smiled and threw my arms around him, jumping into him as he picked me up and hugged me to him. He kissed my ear before whispering into it. "I'm so sorry baby, my fucking phone, I forgot to charge it and then they had some stupid mechanical shit wrong with the plane, I didn't have my card on me other wise I would have used it to pay for a call...baby are you crying?" I smiled, again trying not to cry in front of him.

"I'm so happy you're home!" I kissed him rather roughly, my hands tangling themselves in his hair.

"God, I missed you so much." He mumbled against my lips. That made me smile. I broke our kiss and stared into his eyes.

"Two more days. Welcome home, baby."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next two days were a whirlwind of activity. We were getting things ready to do our first music video and we were getting prepped to do interviews and Saturday was our first photo-shoot. Spin, our first single was getting pretty good airplay and we were quickly breaking into the music world. We were starting our tour in June, kicking it off with a private concert, much like the Seether one we had gone to.

Our first group interview was Friday morning, and we received a question that was slightly shocking. They asked about our relationship statuses. Maggie answered with married and the rest of us taken. Thankfully we didn't have to say who by. Billy had warned Jasper and I earlier that making our relationship public may hurt the band. We didn't want to risk it.

That afternoon I had to have a rather difficult discussion with Edward. Thank God my father came up to help me with it. We had both agreed at the baseball game that it was time for me and Ed to go our separate ways. We'd always be brother and sister, but like my dad said, I had my wings; it was time I learned how to fly on my own.

Dad, Edward and I sat in the living room, me directly to my Dad's left and Ed sitting across from us. Ed looked nervous. "Dad, I said I was sorry about the fight," before he could finish Dad cut him off.

"Edward let me speak." Ed nodded, looking dejected. I hoped he would take this okay. He wasn't known for his controlled temper. "It's obvious that you still have anger issues, son." Ed ran a hand through his hair, making it messier than it was. "Mary Alice is your baby sister, it was very kind of you to help her when she asked for your help. That being said, she is an adult now. She needs access to her accounts and you will no longer have any say in how she spends her money. She also has something she needs to tell you." Our father looked at me and nodded. I looked to Ed who looked back at me slightly hurt and confused.

"Double D, I'm moving out. I found a realtor and I'm going to get my own place." For a moment I thought he was going to be okay with it. I was wrong.

"What?" He whispered darkly at me. I watched as his eyes flickered brighter, he was pissed. "You're doing this because of him? He almost killed you!" He hollered at me standing then.

"What are you talking about? He would nev-" He stalked up to me and glared menacingly at me.

"Do you not remember the pneumonia?"

"I was sixteen! He didn't even know me then!" I yelled back jumping up and trying my best to stand my ground. He took another step towards me.

"He fucking knew you!" I opened my mouth to interject, but he cut me off again. "He was the guy who kept you out in the hailstorm!" I looked at my dad, who looked at us confused. We never told our parents about that stuff. "Your random hookup? J.T.? Jasper Thomas? You honestly don't remember?!"

His face flashed across my mind. I couldn't see it fully, it was blurry, then Jasper's flashed across my mind and they melded together. They were a perfect fit. He was younger, happier, more trusting. It was Jasper, my Jasper.

Holy shit.

I was pulled out of my reverie by my dad jumping in between Ed and I and pulling me away. Ed looked completely irate as he grabbed a vase and threw it against the far wall. Dad kept pulling me until I was out of the condo.

"Princess, I think you're gonna have to stay with some friends or that boyfriend of yours until Edward gets his anger under control." I looked at him sadly and he cupped my cheek in his hand. "Don't worry Princess, he'll forgive you. He always does." He smiled warmly at me before placing a kiss on my forehead.

I walked him out of the building and sat in my car, placing my forehead on my steering wheel. He took that a lot worse than I had expected. I pulled out my phone and called the only person I wanted to stay with in this situation.

It rang three times before I heard the phone pick up and his laugh come out of the earpiece of the phone. "Wait a minute Coco, your momma's on the phone" I smiled at him.

"Hey Jazz."

"Hey baby, how'd it go?" He asked cheerfully.

I chuckled darkly. "Well, I'd be surprised if his precious LCD TV isn't ripped to shreds." I heard rustling like he was moving on the bed.

"Baby, you okay?" He sounded worried, I sighed. I didn't mean to make him worry.

"Yeah, my Daddy pulled me out of there before Double D lost his mind." I chuckled lightly at myself. "So I was wondering…" I trailed off and chewed my bottom lip.

"What's up baby... Shit! Coco, no! Coconut! Damn it, dog…" My ears perked up, what had Coco done? "Well, I guess I didn't like those shoes anyhow." He sighed as I smirked.

"Jazzy, she had teething toys." I smiled at the thought of our puppy and placed the blue-tooth in my ear before starting to drive. "I really hate having to ask you…" I trailed off unsure again.

"Shit, I forgot about those…" I heard a squeak and a low playful growl from Coco. "Baby, you know you can ask me anything right?" He reassured me.

"Yeah, baby can I stay with you for a bit? I have no idea how long Double D is gonna be pissed at me." I asked sadly.

"Of course, I don't see why you don't just move in anyway…" Jasper sighed. "Sorry I won't go there. You're always welcome here, Alice." I smiled at the thought, but I knew why I couldn't move in with him.

"Or, in a bit, when things are settled, you can move in with me and thank you, Jazzy. It means a lot to me to be able to stay with you and our puppy."

I could hear him smile. "Are you on your way here?"

"Yes sir, I am. I can not wait to see you and our baby girl."

"Good 'cause I don't know who missed you more…" I heard Coco whimper a little and he laughed. "You're right it's pretty even." He said cheerfully.

"Well, I know why you missed me." I purred, thanking God that the teasing can finally end.

I could hear him smirking as he chuckled into the phone. "You know I want more from you then the mind blowing sex, Ali." Sure, but that doesn't mean you weren't thinking about it, now does it?

"I know. You never say no though."

He laughed at that. "Hey now, neither do you! Ow!, alright I'll stop teasing your momma, Jesus. What did you teach our little girl while I was gone, baby?" Well it appears that Coco just defended my, uh, virtue? I laughed.

"I just taught her that boys should be nice to girls. So when she's older and meets a nice guy dog he'll treat her properly." I snickered. God I am such a dork, I thought.

"Well the same rule applies to Coco as it does Jordy, no dating until their forty." I snickered at him, good luck with that. "And all perspective dates better know that I do know how to shoot a gun well…" He laughed as I rolled my eyes. I think every dad says that shit.

"Well then, you are gonna be in denial for a long time." I said while laughing at him.

"When do you think our daughter should date then?" Wait, what did he just ask me? He does realize Coco is a dog right? I got the distinct impression that he was not talking about her though.

"Umm. Well," should I call him out on it, or answer? Answering was the best way to avoid a fight. I took a deep breath before continuing, "well, ugh I started dating at like 15. So 15 or 16 is okay."

"Well.... can I supervise the dates?" He asked.

"No!" I growled playfully. What the hell was he thinking?

"Baby! Come on! I know what boys think!"

"Oh really now?" That made me think of something I had been wondering about for about five years. "What the hell where you thinking when you had a 16 year old girl pressed up against a house?" I asked in a teasing manner.

"Well, Mary, you want an honest answer?" He remembered. I smirked and wondered how long he had known.

"Yes, as a matter of fact I do, J.T."

"Well there was a mixture of things. I was taken aback by the beautiful young girl that bothered wasting her time on me when my girlfriend who was pregnant just up and left me. But yet I couldn't stop myself from touching you or kissing you and when Ed showed up I didn't want to let you go, but you pulled away so I did."

"Why didn't you ever try again? To get in contact with me?" I asked, curious as to if he had such a strong reaction to me then why didn't he try more than once. He sighed, that is never a good response from him.

"Baby, please just come home. I would rather hash this out with you here."

"Alright. I would've let you... you know?" referring to that fact that I knew he wanted to do more with me than make out against a house.

"Trust me, if I knew then what I know now…" He chuckled darkly. I knew he was thinking about James. I turned around the corner of his street.

"I'm turning on Elm now." I heard background noises as he started to move.

"We'll be waiting baby. See you at the door."

"'Kay," was all I said before pressing the end call button. I pulled up in front of his house and got out. I walked up the path and the stairs, the door opened before I reached it and Jasper embraced me, kissing me firmly on the mouth as Coco licked my cheek.

When we parted I took Coco from him and he pulled me into the house, his arms wrapped around my middle from behind me as we ascended the stairs to his room. He took Coco away from me and put her in her bed as I sat on the edge of his bed.

"So... I made out with you." Well, that was dumb. You've done a lot more than that now. I mentally smacked myself. I am such an idiot. He sat on the floor in front of me, crossing his legs Indian style.

"You did, but if I remember correctly, I made the first move."

I smirked at him, he did kiss me after all. "Why yes you did." I purred as he smiled and shook his head with a smirk plastered on his face as well. "And shoved me against the house." I shook my head, "Fucking ghost indeed." I shook my head at myself. He laughed.

"Hey, first all, I was trying to get you under the damned awning to protect you. And you were the one that said your little friend was 'fucked in the head' about the ghost shit." He said defensively, I chuckled at him.

"Yes, well she said you were a ghost. I never said I believed her…" I chuckled some more before continuing. "But all that grinding," I shook my head at his defense of protecting me from the rain. "I thought I was gonna lose my virginity against a house!" I stopped myself. Fuck that was a stupid thing to say, he probably never had that intention. I blushed at my assumption. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Well your moaning and hair pulling sure didn't tell me to stop." I blushed again as he brought up the point, but shit, it felt really good.

"Hey. You were the more experienced of the two." I retorted. He shifted so that he was resting his hands on my thighs and looking into my eyes. The way that he makes sure I'm not lying to him.

"Do you regret the kiss?" He asked before resting his head on top of his arms in my lap. I smiled at him again.

"No... I never did." He grinned at my response.

"Me neither, I do regret listening to him... think he's what you wanted?" I could feel my eyebrows shoot up in the air.

"What? Who? Who are you talking about?" I stuttered a little, I wasn't dating anyone at the time, what the heck was he talking about?

"Ed…" He trailed off. I waited a few moments for him to continue, but it was obvious that he wasn't going to.

"What about Ed? He said you left a message and he didn't tell me 'cause he didn't think…" I rolled my eyes at the fact he didn't think J.T. had the best intentions. "His words, 'I was trying to protect your virtue.'" I shook my head at the memory. His eyes met mine again, he looked slightly angry.

"Wanna know what he asked me when I went to find you the next day and apologize for not thinking clearly and getting you out of the rain?"

"Yeah." He asked you something? He said you left a message on the phone.

He leaned away from me and in a voice that was obviously his impression of Double D said. "What do you want with my girlfriend? I didn't know any better at the time... All I knew was your name was Mary, and you seemed to have a thing for dark haired men…" He trailed off. What the fuck? Seriously? I suddenly had the urge to go become very violent with my brother at the condo.

"What did he say?!" I yelled, causing Jasper to jerk away from me, "And where the fuck did you get that I had a thing for dark haired men?" I asked him angrily. I made out with him and he didn't have dark hair at the time. He shrugged.

"Like I said I didn't know any better. All I know is there was this kid outside your house smoking, telling me that you were his and all I could remember thinking is "of course, he's what I assume woman call mysterious." So I asked him to tell you that I was sorry, and thank you…" I jumped up cutting him off and started to pace his room.

"I'm gonna kill him!" I yelled angrily. He rested his hand on the edge of the bed and was leaning on the balls of his feet. I stopped and looked at him, curious still. "Wait. What were you thanking me for? And please, Ed is nowhere near my type." I rolled my eyes at his assumption.

"I was thanking you because in that brief time we were together it was just us... I wasn't worried about how you were gonna screw me over and you didn't laugh at who I was... this stupid redneck kid who was drowning in his own pity party." He smiled slightly at me. He was right on that one, I never once thought anything bad about him, or knew he had money, or cared really. I sat back down on the bed next to his hand.

"You wanna hear something stupid?" He looked apprehensive and nodded slightly. I cast my gaze to the floor and chewed my bottom lip before continuing. "I walked up to you 'cause I felt like I had no choice. I didn't even think about anything I was doing, I just did. I had to make sure you were okay." I looked back at him, wanting him to know that that was the way I always felt for him. "That's the same feeling I always get when you're sad."

He smiled "Ali... You wanna hear something really stupid?" He asked as he stood up and walked to his dressed and pulled something out.

"Sure."

He shook his head, "Ever since that day... her eyes, your eyes where in my thoughts, my dreams. So much so I thought I was going insane. That was until I saw this." He handed me a ripped out magazine ad. My very first job. I looked at him confused.

"My cover girl ad?" How did he get this? He blushed a little as if caught doing something he shouldn't have.

"Yeah, the eyes, and the smile... I couldn't place it, but they made me smile, like I hadn't done in a long time. And then when we met at Sue's, I couldn't explain it but something drew me to you. And slowly its been coming back to me." He smiled at me then. I smiled a bit shyly in return.

"I didn't remember you... you're..." I tried to think of a good word for it. "Different, now. Well not now... then... the hair and you were so...Well, you were happier and you don't sound the same, except for the accent. I dunno. I only went for James 'cause he kinda looked like you... and he had the accent." Good job rambling Alice. I mentally smacked myself again. I bet I just made no sense.

He sat next to me on the bed and puts his head in his hands. "I wasn't happier then Alice, I was already starting to get like this. I mean, that was two weeks after Maria left with my baby girl.... And then you showed up like a damned angel leading me to the possibility of Heaven.... only to get the dream of this wonderful woman who wanted me, not my family name or money, well yea, lets just say the asshole everyone knows and loves today was in the process of being born." He shook his head and rubbed his face. "Jesus Christ... I really did fuck up your life."

"You didn't screw up my life." I moved so that I was kneeling in front of him and moved his hands so they weren't covering his beautiful face anymore. He looked at me sadly so I smirked at him, trying to lighten the mood. "And I definitely wasn't an angel." I considered telling him I was stoned when I walked up to him as well, but thought better of it.

"Yes baby I did... if I wouldn't have gone outside Uncle Charlie's when I did, you wouldn't have met me... and you most definitely wouldn't have gone after James." Apparently I didn't do such a good job lightening the mood. Now he was blaming himself for shit. I shook my head and shrugged at him.

"If it weren't him it would've been some other blond guy." Fuck, what did I say? I wrinkled my nose. "I really do have a type." I said to myself before looking back at him. "And I am glad I met you. I was seriously starting to think I was a lesbian before you." I answered honestly and jokingly all at the same time. He gave me a small smile. I grinned back and decided to pump his ego a little. "And you smelled really good." He smelled the same then as he did now. "Man, I am an idiot, how did I forget the way you smelled. And your lips... geez. I love your lips." I waggled my eyebrows at him making him pull me up and sit me in his lap.

He leaned his head on my shoulder. "Wanna know when it all clicked for me that you were her?" I nodded. "Honestly it was at the picnic... When you were about to introduce me to your parents." Why didn't you say anything before? I looked at him unsure of what to say.

He continued. "You see Ali, you have very unusual eyes... And I remembered as we danced under the willow tree that these emerald green eyes, when the owner of said eyes, is truly happy; there are flecks of gold that seem to dance with your laugh." He cupped my face and looked into my eyes. "And I was a fool to forget that hint until I was back home, but your eyes did that at the picnic and when we got our little girl over there." He nodded towards where Coco was now snoozing comfortably. I smiled at him.

"I was happy...very happy. Why didn't you ever try to find me again?" I asked again, chewing the inside of my cheek and having that same feeling of insecurity I did when I figured out that he wasn't going to come back for me at 16. He moved his hand to my neck, rubbing my jaw with his thumb.

"I didn't think you wanted me." He answered simply.

"Why not?" I grabbed his unoccupied hand and put it against my heart. 'Can't you see that might heart beats for you?' He chuckled a little sadly.

"Well you're brother is a very convincing actor."

I scowled at him. "Wait, you thought I liked dark haired guys? Ed has red hair." Seriously Jasper was making no sense, I knew there was more to this story then he was letting on.

"He was wearing a fucking beanie, and what I could see of his roots were dark, as was his beard."

I nodded to myself. "Yeah he did that, but then why would I have made out with you?" He gave me an eyebrow, so I explained by I was asking. "You seem to have put a lot of thought into it, not trying to start a fight or anything." He relaxed and shrugged.

"I don't know Alice." He laid back on the bed and I moved to his side. "Jesus, I don't know what to say. Fuck, I was still with Maria at that point in time." He rubbed his hands over his face, he cheated on his girlfriend with me. That's kind of a big deal.

"Why did you dye your hair?" I asked curious. He laughed.

"Because I was doing the one thing you told me not to do, I was trying to hide."

I bit my lip, why did he do that? "Were you mad at me?"

"No, I was mad at myself... 'cause in less then 24 hours I had convinced myself that some random girl wanted me. And then was slapped in the face by someone I thought was her boyfriend. So I did the only thing I knew how. I hid, I didn't want to be Jasper Thomas anymore. I dyed my hair, dropped the accent, signed over everything I own to my daughter, took a crappy ass job so I could pay child support for a kid I never got to see enough, and gave up on my music because I didn't want people to find me." He looked at me and gave me a small smile. "I could never be mad at you Ali."

With that I straddled him and gave him a playful scowl as his bit his lip, resting his hands on my hips and looking up at me with excited eyes. "I'm always pissing you off." I said to his last comment. And figuring that he had told everything to me, I should probably do the same, I placed my hand on his shoulders and cocked my head at him. "I wanted you, I checked my messages everyday for weeks. I even…" Did the dumbest thing ever. I closed my eyes and took a deep calming breath before continuing. "I went to Seattle 'cause that's where all out of towners go, to try to find you, and then I was discovered... and I never found you." I shrugged and bit my lip, feeling very stalker-like all of a sudden. "And I sorta forgot what you looked like, but I never forgot you."

He smiled at me slightly. "Well this is an odd turn of events don't you think? Here we are five years later." I rolled my eyes and laughed a little.

"Yeah, when I stopped looking." I shook my head and laughed at myself. "I should've stopped looking a long time ago." He smirked at me so I returned it with one of my own. "And who would've thought...we have a puppy and everything."

He laughed good and hard then. "Momma would've." I gave him an eyebrow.

"Oh really now?"

"Yep, but I'm not going to go into her voodoo thoughts right at this moment in time." I chewed my lip, hoping that me pining away for him for five years wasn't stupid.

"You don't think that's stalkerish do you?"

He smiled reassuringly. "Nope, I think it shows... commitment... and determination... which apparently I lack." Whoa, did he just say he lacks commitment? Is that why he hasn't said that we were and item? Shit. I tried to smile for him, I'd have him in whatever form he'd let me have him in.

"Yeah."

He rubbed his hands up and down my thighs. "I'm a real dumb ass aren't I?"

"Nah." I looked towards the window. "I was a mess back then." His hands moved my head so that I was looking at him again.

"You were and still are beautiful Alice." Of course I am, I thought as I smirked.

"Thanks." I leaned down and kissed him. "That wasn't all I was talking about though... I dunno I think I would've made things worse for you." I chewed my lip thinking about his hiding and shrugged. "I mean I already had." He raised an eyebrow at me.

"And how do suppose that?"

"I was a dumb kid. I never listened to anyone, I would've," I knew what I would've done and I felt the guilt stab at my heart. I knew why we were separated at that point. "I wouldn't have done the wrong thing with the Jordy thing and I made you hide even more 'cause you got let down when I wasn't what you thought I was."

He looked at me confused. "How would you have done wrong by Jordy? And I don't expect you to be anything, but you Alice." Please don't make me say it Jazz! I thought desperately. I felt like such a bad person. I could feel the tears start to sting my eyes.

"Okay just try and remember I was 16, and incredibly selfish… Okay?" He nodded, so I continued. "I wouldn't have wanted...her too, not then." Hoping to God he finally understood what I was saying.

The look on his face told me he knew what I was saying. "Oh, baby... no that's not selfish at all."

"Yes me telling you that I would've let you give up Jordy is totally unselfish." I spat sarcastically before looking away.

"Baby, look at me.... You were just a kid then too. I wouldn't dream of you wanting to be with some dumb teenager that knocked his girl friend up, nor would I expect you to give up on your dreams for her. Just the fact that now, in the present, you're willing to stand by me while I work out all this shit, when there's always a chance that it can all come crumbling down like a house built of cards, means more to me then you would ever imagine." He smiled his perfect dimpled smile at me. God, I love him. I couldn't help but return the smile.

"Yeah well, it's you. I would do anything for you. And Jordy, I love her already." I grinned stupidly at him, "she's my type of kid."

He chuckled at that. "Your type of kid huh? Well I'm glad I am able to produce a child to your specifications Ms. Cullen." He smirked at me. Fuck, why is it that when he says shit like that I always think about the kids we could produce? I smirked back, trying to play it off.

"Those are some good tadpoles you have there." He laughed at me and I joined in. We talked in movie quotes and odd facts. Welcome to Jasper and Alice's world.

"Oh you so asked for this!" He dug his fingers into my sides tickling me as I tried to wriggle away from him. He pinned me under him as I squealed for him to stop. After a few minutes he did and started to kiss me, his lips leaving a trail of fire down my neck.

Thank God it's the end of the month! Our pace quickened as we stripped each other of our clothing desperate to touch each other again. His mouth never left my body, sucking nipping and kissing everywhere. Fuck, that feels good. I ran my hands across his muscles then through his hair, he groaned slightly when I tugged on his hair to force his mouth back onto mine.

Our bodies seemed to move together on their own accord, reconnecting after the time we had spent apart. Our mouths parting and our tongues danced together. Everything felt right and good, nothing mattered, it was just us.

I felt him push against my entrance and my body tingled with anticipation. It had been far too long. He thrust in making us both moaned in unison. I had forgotten how good and right it felt to do this with him. We started to move slowly, our hips working together to bring us to the edge as we kissed and touched each other.

Time melted away as we pleasured each other until we came crashing over the edge together, panting each others names reverently. When we were done he held me for a few moments, calming our breathing, his forehead on mine, staring in my eyes. 'I love you', I said with my eyes. I saw something flash across his face too, and then it hit me. We had just made love. Holy shit.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next day was an early morning. We had to get up and meet everyone at the studio. It was the day to shoot the music video, and hopefully because the idea was fairly basic, it would only take one day. Any time Jasper and I were in public we couldn't do anything that would show us as anything other than good friends, Billy thought it would be best that way.

The music video we were shooting was considered in public, the director and crew had no idea of our relationship. Which made things hard when I was dressed by the costume designer in a skirt that barely covered my ass, knee high boots and a tank top that showed my bra straps. I would've thought something of it, if it weren't for the fact Maggie was dressed similarly. I joked with her about how uncomfortable it was before we walked into the all white room. Jasper and Seth got to be fully dressed, and in black. When Jasper noticed what I was wearing his eyebrows shot up to the ceiling and he gaped for a minute before realizing where we were.

Shooting was fun, first they had us all together jamming out to the song, then they had us jamming to the song separately. I felt kind of like an idiot singing the song and dancing to it while everyone watched me, so I just looked at Jazz while he smirked at me. I watched Jasper as he rocked the guitar, his hair falling in his face, fuck he's so hot like that. Then we had to joke around together, Maggie and I laughed when we got to that part, it was hard to be natural when you're worried about showing you derrière. After the director noticed how uncomfortable we were, we got to change into black shorts, that made things much easier.

Then Jasper and I did something bad.

Things had been going great for the goofing off stuff, the director kept commenting on how we all had great chemistry together. Maggie and I tried to swing dance together, key word there, tried. We ended up falling on the floor, laughing at ourselves as the guys did too. The guys got into some odd slap fight that ended up with Jazz giving Seth a noogie. Then while Seth was trying to teach Maggie how to play the drums, and looking like she was stabbing him, Jazz grabbed my hand and spun me in a circle and winked at me. That made me laugh and jump up, wrapping my arms around his neck as he wrapped his around my waist. Before I could wrap my legs around his middle I noticed Bella gaping at us. Shit, that wasn't good. I jumped down and we tried to play it off, but a few people on the crew were giving us curious glances.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sunday we didn't have to do anything with the band so Jasper went condo hunting with me. I was determined to find something quickly so the agent took me to a bunch of new constructions. Jasper seemed to have a problem with every single one. Towards the end of the day we were both getting grouchy and I was starving, but hell-bent on finding a condo, because we didn't really have a lot of time before we left on tour.

The last place the realtor took us to was close by Ed's condo and although it was completely finished, it still had a few empty condos. She took us to the top floor and down a gorgeous white marble and wood paneled hallway.

"This is so cool." I said looking up at the fantastic chandeliers in the hall and the crown molding. Beauty is in the details, I had never wanted to take architectural photographs of a new construction before. I looked back at Jasper, he walked along as he had done in every building. Hands in his pockets, looking at everything, everything but me that was. What the fuck was up with him?

Kayla, the realtor who was killing herself trying to sell the both of us on condo after condo, smiled politely as she unlocked a door to the condo I was assuming was the reason we were here. She stepped aside to let us go in first, before following us in. The foyer looked very much like the hallway, with a glass chandelier and everything. This place was awesome!

I felt Jasper's hand touch mine and our fingers intertwine. I looked over and smiled at him. He smiled a pained smile. I didn't understand what was going on with him.

"Now, I know you said three bedrooms, but this is two plus a den and two and a half baths." She opened the door on her left showing us half bath. Everything gave off that vibe of a modernized old style. I bet the bathroom even had a freestanding tub. I squealed internally at the thought. I looked at Jasper again as she showed us into the main hall, to the right was the small den, the floors here were wood and there wasn't a window, but that was fine.

"Coco's room." I giggled at Jasper. He laughed and gave me the first real smile since we'd woken up that morning. Then we walked into the massive family room, there was huge windows that showed the Seattle skyline. Fabulous! It even had a fireplace with built-ins for a LCD or Plasma TV and surround sound. I was gonna make Double D drool with this place. She showed us the small balcony before leading us to the eating area and massive kitchen. The cabinets were done in cherry woods and the fridge and dishwasher were hidden so they looked like they were apart of the cabinetry. I was officially in love.

I looked at Jasper, he was being awfully quiet. He looked down at me. "Do you like it?" He whispered in my ear.

"I think so. I haven't seen the bathroom yet." I answered honestly, gauging his reaction.

He smirked and shook his head, "Well then, shouldn't we go check it out?" I nodded as Kayla led us to the master.

The master was huge, it had a sitting room in front with a large walk in closet. Almost as big as the one I had at Double D's. The actual 'sleeping' area, as she called it, had another smaller closet. I looked at Jasper as he checked it out chewing his cheek. Don't say anything. You just got a dog together, it's stupid to try to see if he wants his own closet.

We walked into the piece de la resistance, the master bath, complete with freestanding tub. It was beautiful. I was sold. Well, mostly, I kept thinking about the future, my future with Jasper. I couldn't see my future without him. And with him came his daughter. I was cool with that.

"Where's the second bedroom?" I asked Kayla curiously. She raised her eyebrow at me. We had yet to go beyond the master bath.

She smiled warmly. Yeah, she saw a commission in her future. "Right this way." She led us out and down the hallway again to the very end and through an arch. She opened the door to the left to show off the old-fashioned yet modern bathroom and then the right, which led to a huge second bedroom. Hopefully someday Jordy's room. There was a huge bay window area, and a pink chandelier, I smirked at that. It was as if this place was made for us. I went over to the closet and saw a walk in closet about the same size as the smaller of the two master closets.

"Does it have a laundry room?" I asked, looking at Jasper out of the corner of my eye. Smug bastard smirked.

"Why, yes it does." She responded enthusiastically, leading us back into the hall and into a small room next to the den. I looked around and saw that I would need to buy a washer and dryer, but overall it was nice.

"We can christen it later." I heard Jasper breath into my ear.

"Sold. How much?!" I told Kayla, a little too enthusiastically. Jasper snickered.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

After signing the documents, Kayla told me that she would probably get a response to my offer within two days. She would call me and I could go in and hand over the check since I was paying in cash. I was praying that I could get my perfect condo. Not much else I could do there but wait.

I didn't have to wait long. Kayla called me a few hours later to tell me my offer was accepted and I had a meeting first thing in the morning. I was so ecstatic I took Jasper out to dinner.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Monday was another interview. We were really getting prepped for our tour. That's when I found out Jasper had written half the songs on the album. Including Spin. I looked at him oddly while he was talking about the song he kept sneaking glances at me. What the heck did that mean? And why did no one tell me my guy had written those songs?

Tuesday was our very first photo shoot, it was for the album so we were going for a cool, slightly edgy unified theme, which was chosen for us. Fallen angels. Jasper thought it was a dumb idea and pouted about it. They took his pictures first, I watched as he pretended to be trying to rip the wings off, it made me laugh. Seth stood against a wall that looked like it belonged to a padded cell. Maggie pretended to have died on a set that looked like it was by a river on a bridge.

Then they did mine. I was going to be topless, if it weren't for the fact that the entire crew was women and they promised it was going to be artistic and tasteful I would've freaked. As they were kicking everyone but Bella, Maggie and the female crew out, Jasper asked the lady why he and Seth couldn't stay. She told him why and that is when he lost it.

I had never heard him use so many swear words the entire time I had known him, he was fighting to get back into the room and Seth was trying to calm him down and pull him out of the room. Maggie came over and held my hand, confirming my fear that my face must've been a sight. What the hell Jasper? You're ruining the whole thing! I felt like crying because he was about to expose our relationship and potentially ruin the band. Bella walked over and grabbed him by his ear and seemed to be hissing in it. When she was through she let go and he glared at her, but left.

My set was by a large white bed. After they took the photographs and we picked the one that would be used I asked if I could get a few extras. For personal use. In reality, I wanted to give them to Jasper. Sue, the photographer, agreed. Conty, her assistant winked knowingly at me and printed out the pictures for me.

As soon as we were done with that I went to look for Jasper. It didn't take me long, he was behind the building, beating the hell out of the wall while smoking. There was something very familiar about this scene. I walked over to him and looked at him, he turned to me and scowled, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Hey. These are for you." I handed him the manila envelope with the pictures in it.

He opened it and looked at the pictures. "And these are supposed to make everything okay?" He growled.

I rolled my eyes, "Well they were supposed to show you that they aren't that bad. I really like them, I think I look good in them!" I could feel my voice rise a little.

He stepped a little closer to me. "Fuck, baby. I'm not saying you don't look good. Just, Jesus! Do you realize how many guys are gonna see this shit?" He gave me a pleading look. I shook my head.

"Yeah one. The jackass in front of me." I picked up the picture they planned for the cover and showed him. "This is the only one that guys will see, and it will be itty-bitty."

"Christ Ali, that's not my point! The point is," He ran his hands through his hair. "You know what? Fuck it, it's not worth it." He shook his head at me.

I stepped closer to him. "What's not worth it?" I whispered angrily.

He pinned me between him and the wall, making me very aware of how close he was to me. "Us fighting. I told you once Ali, I don't share well." His eyes smoldered a bit. I had no idea what he was saying, if he was breaking up with me or what. I didn't really get a chance to clarify, I heard the sound of a camera flash and my head snapped to see a guy taking a picture of us with a zoom lens from his car. Fuck.

He apparently noticed too. "I can't even kiss you in public now…" He growled and backed away a little, but kept his arms on either side of me. His hands splayed on the bricks. "Ali, I don't like the thought of anyone seeing what I get to see. Room full of women or not. How am I supposed to know that a chick isn't wanting to fuck you?" I laughed at that.

"She can look all she wants, I got what I want." I tilted my head and smiled serenely at him. I heard another flash.

He pushed away from the wall, shaking his head. "Bella's really gonna kill me now."

I bit my bottom lip and shrugged. "Maybe we can play it off as really good friends? I'm sorry I should've confronted you in private, I just needed to make sure you were okay."

He smiled at that. "Alice, if I wasn't as 'stubborn as a bull' you wouldn't have to come out here like that."

I shoved his shoulder in what I was hoping with my eyes he would take as playing off the buddy vibe with the paparazzo before responding. "You were just trying to protect me. Shows me you care." I smiled in return before walking towards the doors to go back inside, hoping he'd follow.

He didn't disappoint. "Owe Alice! That hurt!" He called after me and I smirked at him over my shoulder, looking at him as he bit his lip and looked at the ground shoving his hands in his pockets. I was pretty sure he was having the same impulse I was, flip the nosey bastard off.

Jasper continued to follow me up the back stairs until we got to the third floor, then he pulled me into the hall and we walked until he found what he was looking for. He opened the door and pulled us inside. It was pitch black and small, I heard him lock the door and the rustle of paper as he set the envelope down. What the hell-before I could even finish my thought his lips collided with mine. Good God.

He pulled me up and leaned me against the shelves, making me squeak a little at the roughness. I licked the part in his lips and he granted me access to his tongue, we massaged each others tongues as my hands wound themselves in his hair, and his groped my breasts, grinding his arousal into me. I moaned into his mouth, making him grind even more. I wanted him, then and there, I grinded back, making him moan.

He broke our kiss and I could feel him start to unbutton my jeans and try to pull them down as I reached up to unbutton his shirt hastily. The sound of the doorknob being turned broke us out of our reverie. Thank god we locked it. "Hey, Nick! I need my keys someone locked the door!" I heard a mans voice yell and we quickly redressed, Jasper grabbed the folder and we rushed out of there and back into the stairwell, laughing at our stupidity.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I had had my keys for about two days and other than to show it to Coco, I hadn't gone to the condo. I needed furniture and time to decorate. Right now I had neither, I was seriously considering hiring a designer to do it for me. It depressed me a little bit, I wanted to go to my condo, but I wanted Jasper with me. I knew he disapproved of it for whatever reason so getting him to go was like pulling teeth.

I asked him if he wanted to do something with me that night and he said he did. So I went to the mall and bought a few items I needed. Even went to the liquor store and bought a bottle of Jack Daniels for him and a Mike's Hard Lemonade for me. I went to Applebee's and picked up dinner to go before asking Jasper to meet me at the condo in a half hour. He grumbled, but agreed.

I got to my condo and started to set up, lighting candles and placing them just about everywhere, lighting the gas fireplace, I made a cozy spot for us out of sleeping bags, figuring that we would probably end up passing out here, it might as well be comfortable and then I went into the bathroom and slipped into the lingerie I just bought and the heels I was sure he was gonna die for. Plugged in the CD player and put in a CD. I set up the rest of the items I bought, mainly necessities.

I heard him turn his key in the lock and I positioned myself in the center of the sleeping bags so that I was sitting on my feet. "Ali? Where are you?" He called from the foyer.

"In here!" I watched him come in and stop dead in his tracks when he saw me. I stood up and watched as he took in what I was wearing.

"Jesus Christ, what did I deserve to come home to you?" He smiled.

I started to walk over to him. "Well, I just wanted to spend some time with you since we don't get any alone time anymore."

He looked me up and down again before licking his bottom lip a little and nodding. "I like that idea."

I smirked at him, my plan was working perfectly. "You hungry?" I grabbed his hand and tried to smile coyly at him. "I thought we could talk over dinner." He looked slightly taken aback by that.

"Ah, yeah," He rubbed the back of his neck, "sounds good."

I grabbed his hand and pulled him a little, "Come with me if you want to live." I joked.

"Uh, okay." He followed as I tried not to laugh. I sat on my feet and set up our plates, giving him one and smiling as he stared at me.

"You like chicken fingers, right?" I looked at him, trying to figure out why he was looking at me so strangely.

He smiled warmly at me. "You know that already, baby."

"So, I haven't really had a chance to ask you about this…" I trailed off and continued to eat. He smiled at me.

"You know you can ask me anything, Ali." I prayed this would go well.

"You wrote those songs? Why didn't anyone tell me?" I asked him, I was curious and hoping I didn't sound accusing.

He looked down at his plate, as if the chicken was suddenly up and moving or something. "Well, uh I guess 'cause the only people that really knew were Bells and Seth knew about one…" He looked up at me. "I didn't think Billy was gonna like them." He shrugged.

"Oh." We continued eating for awhile. "They are really good." He looked back at me, confused. "The songs, I mean." I amended.

He looked down and gave a half smile to his plate, his dimple on his left cheek made more noticeable. He's so damn cute, I want to kiss him everywhere. "Thanks... I think they're better now though." He looked up at me.

I tilted my head to the side and studied him curiously. "What do you mean?"

"'Cause the person I wrote them about is singing them." He gave me a cute little half smile again. Wait, he wrote those about me?

"Which songs did you write about me?" I asked not fully comprehending what he had just said.

"All of them." He coughed out, looking at me adoringly. Wow.

I looked down at my plate and could feel the heat rise to my face, "I dunno what to say."

"Ali, you don't have to say anything. I'm just glad you like 'em." I could feel my face get hotter. That doesn't make sense, they're all about me? I looked back up at him.

"Wait. you wrote Spin?"

He chewed his lip and put his plate on the floor next to the sleeping bags. "Uh, yeah?"

"What did you write that about?" Thinking to the lyrics, it was obviously about having sex with someone you shouldn't, but can't help but be drawn to them.

"Well, about you obviously. It uh," He cleared his throat. "I wrote that, that night. I felt inspired."

"It's like the most beautiful but heartbreaking song ever... what night did you feel like...oh." The sex on top of the washing machine. I should've figured it out a long time ago, somehow I never did. I thought about it some. He talked about my thighs a lot in that song. What the hell?

"You felt inspired by my naked thighs?"

He smirked at me. "Yep." He popped the p. I looked down at my thighs.

"Uh why?"

"What? Why not?" He asked in return.

I sat my plate down and pulled my legs out from under me and stretched them out in front of me, still looking at them. "Um... they're thighs? Nothing special."

"Alice, I love your thighs." He traced his fingers against them lightly, making my skin tingle and turning me on all at the same time. I had to bite my lip to keep from moaning.

"Why?" I was still curious to know what was so special about them.

"Well… lets see," he splayed his hand across my thigh rubbed up it as he spoke. "They feel like silk when I touch them." Then he leaned down and kissed the one his hand wasn't rubbing. "And they're quite kissable." He smirked up at me making me blush.

"Okay. Um you're dressed up mighty nicely." I changed the topic off of myself. I always got quite embarrassed whenever someone would talk about me, something that I never grew out of. Besides, he was dressed nicely, trying to look casual with a tee-shirt over a button-up and his dark jeans.

"Well, this was a big occasion.. your first dinner at your new home." He smiled at me and his eyes scanned my almost naked body again. "Although, if I would have known clothing was optional…" He trailed off, I knew what he was getting at and that made me bite my lip.

"It is…" I trailed off.

"Baby, what's wrong?" He looked at me concerned.

"Well... first you are wearing far too many clothes for a clothing optional event." I smirked at him, he smirked back.

"Well, I think we can take care of that, can't we?"

I bit my lip again while smiling to myself. "Yes we can. Strip. Now." I ordered turning on the music and laughing to myself at the memory of his little striptease that seemed so long ago. He laughed as well.

"Oh no! That was a one time event." He pulled his shirt over his head, unbuttoned and took off his dress shirt before undoing his belt and button of his jeans and letting them puddle at his feet. Now he was only in his black silk boxers. He looked at me and gave me an eyebrow. "Better?"

"Much better." I smirked at him as he settled back onto the sleeping bags with me. "Now tell me why you hate this place so much?"

"Baby," he rubbed his face. "It's not that I hate this place so much, it's just, well, I don't understand. I mean," he exhaled deeply. That was never good. "Okay, I understand that you want your independence and no one is happier then me that you see that. But I'm just confused 'cause, you're usually always at my place. And I know the girls would love having you live there with us." He shrugged, I couldn't believe he actually wanted me to live with him. I couldn't contain my grin of happiness. "I've been a dick about the whole thing huh?"

"No I just… I kinda feel bad. I probably should've told you why I couldn't." I put my hand on his cheek.

"There's just something with you and Double D and everything that's gone on I can't you know live with you 'cause then he'll think," that I picked you over him. "You know that I don't love him anymore? Besides don't you like getting away?" I asked looked at him noticing his grin. "We can be naked in the living room! And eat in here too!" I added excitedly.

"I understand baby," He gave me a brief peck and laughed. "What is it with you and eating in the living room?" I shrugged.

"I've never been allowed to."

He wrapped his arms around me. "Oh my poor sheltered Ali!" He mused as he pulled me into his lap. "Baby, if this is what you need and it makes you happy, I support it okay. Besides, just think how much fun its gonna be to christen this place." He waggled his eyebrows. Now he's thinking things I like.

"I know right? We can do it anywhere and no one is gonna walk in on us!" Then I thought about what I wanted to be Jordy's room while chewing my lip. How do I broach that subject? "Except the second bedroom… lets not christen that room okay?"

He nodded looking at me questioningly, "Whatever you want, Ali."

I tapped my chin pretending to be thinking. "Hmmm, this room first?" I waggled my eyebrows at him and grinned.

He gave me a devilish look. "Well, since we're here…" He trailed off and started to kiss and suck on my neck. That felt incredible, but I still wanted to tease him a little. I didn't want to give in so easily.

"You sure?" I asked as I let a moan escape. "Um, there's food you could still eat." I couldn't really think of anything else.

"Not hungry." His voice vibrated against my neck as he made sure that lips never left the skin. God, that felt good. I grinned to myself because I had succeeded in creating a good memory in my new condo for him.

"You want me to leave the shoes on?" I already knew the answer.

"Fuck me," he groaned into my neck before looking at me. His eyes were dark green with desire. I bit my lip. "Yes. Now stop talking." He growled before crashing his lips to mine kissing me deeply. I was so distracted by his mouth, his tongue and the way he tasted that I didn't even notice he unclasped my bra until he broke our kiss, smirked at me and pulled it down off my arms.

"These inspire me too, you know?" He groped my breasts, alternating squeezing them gently and weighing them in his hands, his palm pressing into my stiffened nipple. My head lolled back as I lightly moaned into the air as he started to kiss my neck, running light nips and sucking on occasion from the spot just behind my ear down to my breast. I gasped as he lightly took the nipple between his teeth and started to flick it with his tongue. God that felt good. I started to grind my now soaked panties into his obvious erection hidden behind the silk of his boxers.

With that, he rolled us so that I was on my back and he was over me, alternating sucking on each nipple, trying to distract me from his hands sliding down my stomach to the waistband of my thong panties. His groan vibrated through my skin as he curled his fingers between the elastic and my skin, gently scrapping his nails as he did so, making me shiver. He broke suction and looked at me, his eyes dark with lust. "Up," he demanded. I lifted my hips and allowed him to deftly pull them off and toss them across the room.

I bit into my lip and watched him through half lidded eyes as he moved my legs apart with his knees, leaving me exposed to him. He moved himself down and started to kiss my left thigh, starting at the knee, working his way up slowly. Kissing, nipping and licking the skin, as his other hand massaged my other thigh, making me spread them wider for him. It felt so good to have his mouth on me. He was getting closer to my throbbing core; I silently prayed he move quicker. Instead, his hand took the place of his mouth and I opened my eyes to see him smirking at me, his erection straining against his boxers. I want him in me, I thought as I licked my lips and looked at him through lust fogged eyes.

"Do you believe me that I love your thighs?" He asked, massaging them with his hands. I nodded, please just fuck me! I begged in my head. I had the urge to rub my thighs together to relieve some of the pent up tension that was building, but he forced them to stay open.

"Oh no Ali, I don't think you fully understand." I didn't fully understand what he meant by that, I bit my lip and tried to look seductive. My body was tingling with anticipation of him inside me. His mouth was on my body again. "You tell me things with these thighs, like right now, your telling me that you're feeling… neglected?" Yes, very neglected. Now do something about it. I thought as I glared at him and smirked. "But fear not, you'll be telling more shortly."

He moved quickly and buried his face in my crotch, licking in between my folds and then flicking my throbbing clit with the tip of his tongue before taking it in his mouth and sucking on it. Fuck. That felt good. I moaned and my legs fell apart. It had been far too long.

He moved his tongue down and circled my entrance with it while moving his hand so that his thumb was now rubbing into my sensitive bundle. Shit. I ran my fingers through his hair and lightly pulled on it. He slid his tongue into my center, rubbing and twisting inside of me, making me moan and whimper. He was fucking me with his tongue. Where the fuck did he learn that? A finger joined his tongue and they moved together. My mind totally went blank to anything, but the feeling. My body totally unconnected from my mind. My legs were shaking and my chest was heaving from the intensity of the stimulation I was receiving.

As soon as he stopped I regained conscious thought and watched him removed his boxers, kicking them somewhere in the room. He slid the tip of his cock along my slit making me whine a bit. God I need you. He looked at me, his breathing already ragged, I smiled at him. 'I love you, Jasper.' He smiled back and a look flickered in his eyes before he leaned down to kiss me, sliding his tongue into my mouth as he deftly thrust himself inside of me.

I moaned into his mouth as he pulled out quickly and thrust himself inside of me again, not really giving me time to adjust. Fuck, he felt good. My hips started to thrust back, meeting him thrust for thrust. His hands moved along my body as I ran my hands along the muscles of his stomach, feeling them tighten with every thrust. His hand ran slowly down my leg and grabbed one of my heels, pulling on it so I was spread even more for him, making it easier for him to plunge deeper. It was his turn to moan.

I broke the kiss as I spun him around to ride him. One of my hands on his chest and the other in my hair as I bucked my hips on him wildly, slowly unraveling. "You're fucking hot, baby." He moaned, moving his hand to cup my breasts again, flicking my nipples with his fingers. My god. I felt my stomach clench. I was so close I moved the hand from his chest and started to pinch and rub my clit with my fingers, watching him as he bit into his lip, watching me.

"Cum for me baby." He panted. That's fucking hot, how can I say no? I felt my body spasm and I cried his name into the air as my walls clenched around him. "Fuck. Alice." He growled as his hands moved to roughly grab my hips as he thrust up into me harder and deeper, making my eyes roll because I hadn't recovered from my own orgasm yet, and felt him spasm inside of me. He wrapped his arms around my torso and brought me close to him as he bucked into me, finishing himself off and panting my name into my neck.

'I love you.' I thought as he kissed my neck and I pulled one edge of the sleeping bag around us. After awhile we just stared into each others eyes, eventually we fell asleep.