Chapter 7: Bathroom Gossip Part 2
APOV
I saw Bella's eyes widen even more. At this moment, she reminded me of those big headed dogs with small bodies and gigantic eyes. Those things freaked me out.
Speaking of freaking out...
"Alice? Are you insane? He's older than you," Bella reminded me. Psh, like I cared about that. I didn't act my age unless it came to clothes but that's besides the point.
Hey!" Rosalie grumbled from her spot on the counter. "He's only three years older."
I laughed a little. Bella can be a bit dramatic sometimes.
"Bella, I don't care if he's ten years older than me."
Rosalie and Bella made a face.
"Ew," Rosalie muttered and Bella nodded in agreement. I rolled my eyes. ANYWAYS!
"I love him."
Rosalie fidgeted. "Not to be cruel, but if you love him, why did you start dating James?"
I flushed. Crap. Could I really tell her it was because he looked like Jasper? Fuck it, I'm telling the truth.
"He reminded me of Jasper." I shrugged. Blond hair, blue eyes, tall.
"I knew it!" Bella pointed her finger at me accusingly. "I asked you about it all the time and you always changed the subject," she crossed her arms over her chest and huffed.
Rosalie grinned. "Well at least he was in your thoughts."
Yeah, he was. Every morning I woke up to the memory of his lips on mine. I could even feel the sweet tingling feeling as if it had really happened again. And each morning I wished it had. I drifted off to sleep with the image of his smile in my head.
"Yeah he was. Except, every time James and I kissed or fooled around, it felt wrong,"I explained to Rosalie. I felt like she should know that I really do want to be with her brother. I know that it doesn't seem like that since I still fooled around with James and I'm not going to lie, he made me feel good and forget what happened at home. He was a substitute for Jasper who wasn't here. I needed someone to comfort me like I had to Jasper. I didn't tell Bella because she was always busy trying to keep her grades up to get a full scholarship and ran the Swan household. "To tell you the truth, he was a reminder of the day I met Jasper."
Bella bit her lips to keep from laughing.
"When was this?" Rosalie asked me. I flushed.
"Uh, two years before everything went down. You guys had been in the pool. Bella and I had climbed up the tree so I could see him."
"More like stalk him," snorted Bella. I shot her a look.
Rosalie was away in her past, trying to remember this day. "You mean it was you two that Jasper was talking to? I thought he had gone crazy and talked to trees. He was a bit of a hippie before," she finally said with a smirk.
Hm, I didn't see that coming. But then again, he was always running around yelling at Edward and Rosalie for not picking up after themselves at the park or whatever.
I had messed up royally. I shouldn't have moved on. It was stupid. But I missed him so much. He didn't call or write. Nothing. Some days, I wasn't even sure he was alive. That thought had me crying myself to sleep multiple times. Friday night, when I told him about James, Jasper had stood up and told me 'Nice' and walked away. I had chased after him but he went straight for his room. Bella decided then that it was time for us to go home. She had held me while I cried.
Rosalie jumped off from the counter and walked to me. She had the most serious looked on her face that I had ever seen.
She towered over me. "Hurt my brother and I will steal all your shoes and throw them over a cliff while you watch, tied up."
Bella let loose a laugh.
I swallowed hard. "Mhm."
Rosalie cracked a smile and then giggled. "Your face."
I flipped her off before moving in front of the mirror to look at myself. My eyes were rimmed red and my face was a bit red too. I sighed.
"You know, Jasper told me he liked you became you were amazing but still down to earth." Rosalie commented.
Bells snorted again. And again, I shot her another look. She flushed and looked at her own reflection and then frowned.
"What do you mean," I asked Rosalie. I knew I could trust her. She was close to her brother, that much was clear that last night Jasper and I crossed paths.
"Simple. He doesn't do much of the designer shits. He always annoyed me about spending so much money on materialistic things." She shrugged.
"Oh."
I didn't really know what to say. I loved the high end things. My closet was filled with designer 'shits'.
"All I'm saying is that tone it down a bit. Wear designer stuff but not all that fancy. Get it?" Rosalie motioned to her outfit. She looked good but simple. I nodded my head.
Bella moved to my side, sheepishly. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been a tad dramatic," she apologized.
I waved her off. "Don't worry about it."
"Hey Bella?" Rose murmured.
Bella looked at her through the mirror. "Yeah?"
"Edward really likes you," Rosalie said with a soft content smile.
Bella looked at Rosalie like all her shiny wavy hair was completely gone.
I nudged her. "See, I told you. He didn't even piss about the fact that Em, James, and me were there." Edward had been polite and sweet. James had gotten mad because he had offered to buy me something from the concession stand when he saw me staring at the large bag of Skittles calling my name. And when Emmett spilled his super size Pepsi when James pushed him, Edward went back to the concession stand to buy two Pepsis. One for James and one for Emmett. How had he known that Em would dunk James' drink...I don't know. But I'm glad he did. James and Emmett got along but they weren't exactly best friends.
"Why do you seem so shocked," Rosalie arched an eyebrow, confused.
Bella blushed and looked down at her hands. "It's because," she cleared her voice. "Because he can have any girl in this school but he likes me. It's shocking. There are girls who are up to his level."
Rosalie watched Bells fidget for a moment before shaking her head. I sighed. Blind Bella and stupid Bella weren't my favorite Bellas.
"Bella, you're at a higher level than those girls. They throw themselves at Edward. like Tanya. Yeah she thinks she's the hottest thing in the world but her skanky ways notch her down a lot. She's insecure." Rosalie explained to her. "This might make me sound conceited but so be it. There was this party last year at Jessica's Stanley's house. and Jess was giving every boy in the hot tub a strip tease." She made a face. I laughed.
"I remember. Emmett was shouting for her to put it back on," I smiled at the memory.
Rosalie smiled. "Yeah. Edward and I had gone outside just in time to see Jessica's lame dance. I was drunk. I went up there with Jessica and started dancing along with her."
I nodded. "More guys started crowding around. They all wanted to see Rosalie Hale strip down. Emmett was so red." I laughed.
Rosalie flushed but nodded. "Tanya came running out when the the guys' yelling got louder and she saw what Jess and I were doing. She got so mad. She ran toward us and pulled down her bikini top and of course, the guys' started calling her hot and sexy and other stuff that I will not mention. Edward told me that she knocked him down on her way to the hot tub."
"Edward didn't look at her boob or at them dancing. He took off his shirt and went to go give it to Rose. He picked up her clothes and then they left after that," I said. Bella
"He held my hair as I puked my guts out and took care of Lucas while I slept off my hangover," the soft tender smile returned to Rosalie's lips. They were close. I could see that since that day on the tree. when she started appearing on the news, Edward was always next to her, holding her hand as she ducked her head. And the way they talked to each other, it would've fooled me if I hadn't seen the way she looked at Em.
"You're better than those girls. Edward wouldn't have picked you if you weren't. And Edward smiles when he sees you, he doesn't frown like you do at your reflection." She winked and walked to the door. "By the way, you should dress simple tomorrow, dinner at my house tomorrow." Rosalie told me, as she unlocked the door. "See ya."
She scooted out, leaving Bella and I alone.
"I like her." I announced.
"Yeah me too." Bella smiled at me and we followed Rosalie out.
*.P.R.?.*
RPOV
It felt so good to just relax after running around chasing a energetic two year old. Fuck, my son could be a track star when he grew up.
Alice's conversation had been lingering in my mind all day. I wanted to talk to Jasper but he was working. What a loser. I sighed.
Edward walked down the stairs. It seemed to me that his smile will never leave his stupid face.
"Hey Rosie," he said cheerfully. I eyed him. He seemed happier...if that was even possible.
"What's up with you?"
He gave me a look and looked away before I could determine what his little look meant.
"Nothing," his voice cheery.
"Do you know when Jasper's coming back home?"
As soon as those words left my mouth, the door opened and there was Jasper. His blond hair was plastered over his forehead from the rain and he was drenched. Obviously the rain had picked up.
"Hey!" I said excited. Finally, I could talk to this fucker.
He studied me suspiciously and then said, "Hi." His voice was still guarded and I heard Edward snicker.
I ignored it. "How was your day?"
Jasper sighed. He settled on the couch after he had hung up his coat and kicked off his shoes by the door.
"It was alright."
Edward decided to butt in. "Hey Rose, what did Alice want during lunch?"
Jasper's eyes snapped to Edward. He didn't say anything, just kind of stared. It was like Alice was the person who-shall-not-be-named. Taboo.
I rolled my eyes. "She wanted to talk."
"About what?" Edward asked me. I turned to glare at him but he was too busy making his way to the refrigerator to find something to eat. Esme had gone to see her mother in Settle after I got home from school so there wasn't any food.
Jasper leaned back on the couch and closed his eyes. He was pretending to not listen but I knew him.
"A boy," I said loudly so Edward (and Jasper) could hear me.
Jasper's lips twitched and I smirked. Ha.
"Really? Who?" Edward came back in with some frozen pizza and soda.
"Jasper of course."
Both Edward and I watched Jasper's eyes open and land on me.
"Me?" He seemed both shocked and please.
He was worse than a girl. Like there was 100s of other Jasper. Idiot, he was the only Jasper in this fucking town. Could he really be this stupid?
Edward stifled his laughter with his food. Jasper sort of scared him.
"Yes you." I muttered.
"What she say?" Jasper moved closer to the edge of the couch, waiting for my answer.
"I don't remember. Guess you'll have to ask her whenever you see her," I sang out the words. Jasper sent me a look that brought to mind 'If looks could kill.' But since they didn't I just grinned my biggest and cheesiest grin at my brother.
Edward watched us, amused.
"I guess so." Jasper relented.
Victory! Maybe I should tell Alice maybe she could come over some other time, I wanted to talk to Jasper without having Edward here to butt in when he should just sit and look pretty.
"Hey Edward?" Jasper turned his attention away from me.
"Hm?" Was the only answer Edward could give since he had oh, about three pizzas stuffed in his mouth.
"Can you watch Lucas tomorrow? I want to spend some time with Rosie here."
I stared at him. The whole time he had been here, he hasn't called me that. I didn't mean to tear up but I did. It reminded me of before things went downhill. The memories...
Edward noticed my tears and he nodded his head. "Sure thing."
Jasper stood up, grinning. "Cool. I'm going to sleep. Catch you tomorrow." He came over to plant a kiss on my cheek and whispered, "Sweet dreams doll face."
Doll face. More tears spilled over and down my cheeks. Jasper wiped some away before kissing my forehead and heading upstairs to his room.
"'Night." Edward called.
"'Night." I barely whispered.
Secrets revealed next chapter. Jasper POV.
