VOTP CH.7

"Naked? You found me NAKED on the bathroom floor? How in the fuck did I lose my clothes?" I practically screeched, eyeing Jasper suspiciously.

"Don't look at me like that. I sure as hell didn't strip you," he raised his hands in defense.

I got up and started to pace around the room. Jasper's apartment was fairly small, but I guess one doesn't need a big place to live when living alone. I wonder if he ever had girlfriend's over. I internally smacked myself for thinking that. Then I wondered if he was seeing anyone, or had a girlfriend. Did he sleep with them? Were they serious? Oh my gosh, what if he was a married man and here I was pacing back and forth in a wife beater and boxers that just so happened to belong to this nonexistent woman's husband! I smacked myself for real on that one before blurting out, "Are you married?"

Jasper's eyebrows pulled together with a look of disgust and then starting laughing at me.

I stood there with my hands on my hips and just stared at him, expecting an answer. I probably stood there for an hour...More than likely it was only 2 minutes. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out why he was LAUGHING at me.

"What the hell is so funny? If you're married, I need to know! Oh god, you're married aren't you?" I'm not sure why, but I started to strip of the clothes I was wearing. I yanked the tank top off and headed towards the bathroom as I tried shedding the boxers. I was hoping out of the first leg when Jasper ran in front of me and blocked the doorway to the bathroom.

"Alice, I'm not married. I don't even have a girlfriend. Haven't been on a date in about 6 months."

I stopped mid hop and immediately felt like a dumb ass. Followed by the dumb ass feeling came the cry-fest that had been bottled up for three days.

Through my tears, I saw Jasper's eyes grow wide.

"I just...I thought...oh I don't even fucking know anymore! My best friends are gone...I can't call their families...James and his weirdo friends are probably long gone to Mexico by now and I accuse the single most gorgeous man I've ever met in my entire existence of cheating on his nonexistent wife!" I couldn't help but to wail. I felt like my life was falling apart. It may seem the typical teenage problems, but having two of your best friends go missing for three days isn't exactly average.

"Alice, listen to me," Jasper stroked my cheek before pulling me into his bedroom. I tried not to focus on the fact that we were half way to home base as he attempted to comfort me. Little did he know, I was already over it. Typical girl, I guess.

"We're going to figure this out. I've known James for a long time. Since we were in middle school. There's a lot that you don't know. There's some stuff that even I don't know. But one thing is for sure...we will find your friends. Come hell or high water, we'll find 'em. I went and looked around the house last night while you were asleep. The place is completely deserted. Completely spotless too. You would never have know that just 4 days ago, there had been a wild party there. I found some stuff, though, that might help us out. I'm not promising anythin' but I'll do what I can to help you." He pulled me to his chest and rubbed my back as I all but melted over his southern drawl. It wasn't a redneck accent like I'd heard spoken by that weird kid from Kentucky when I was a senior. It was more like Bill off of TrueBlood. I don't know how long I'd be gone but I sure was glad I remembered to set my DVR to record the season premiere of that. I just had to know who Sookie would shack up with this season. Oh right...Jasper was caressing my back...

I didn't care that I had known him for four days. I didn't wonder how he knew that I loved my back to be rubbed. I also didn't know how the hell I stumbled upon such a seemingly good guy as Jasper. I DID know that I sure as hell was gonna try to ride this out as long as I could. After we found Bella and Rosalie, we would go back home and I'd never hear from Jasper again. I'd stay up late at night and talk to Rose and Bells about this moment and after chewing them out for disappearing I'd thank them for the private time. Depending on how this goes, I might even get a little lemon time in. But I'm not thinking that far ahead...yet.

Damn my one track mind. Fuck, what did he say?

"Mhmmm," was all I could mutter to him, hoping it was a sufficient enough answer.

He laughed and I could feel it rumble through his chest. I inhaled his scent through my nose and held my breath for as long as I could, trying to hold his smell in my nose.

"Are you...sniffing me?" he asked me. He pulled himself away to face me.

"It's the weather up here," I said, trying to disguise my creeper tendencies by blaming it on allergies.

"Yea, sure. The weather is the same here as it is where you live." He raised his eyebrows at me and it was added to the list of sexy facial expressions he makes.

I sheepishly grinned at him and got up. We were getting too close for barely knowing each other and my lady parts were screaming. I'd have to have a sit down talk with them later because this sexual anarchy cannot continue. "Are you hungry?" I asked him, hoping that the talk of food would snap me out of it. I felt no reaction in my belly which means the ovaries must have rallied up my stomach to be on their team.

"Starved, actually. I'm afraid I don't have much here. I've been working alot lately and haven't gone to the grocery. Is take out okay? I can order in or we can go get something." He pulled his keys from his pocket.

"I think ordering in would be great. I just wanna sit. We've been over almost the whole state looking for Rosalie and Bella and I'm just tired. I know that seems selfish when my friends are missing but I just can't focus or even think right now because I'm so tired. My brain is wore out and it's begging for a break." I sat down on one of the bar stools and put my head on the counter. I'd been having these really weird headaches since the night of the party. At first I thought it was just a hangover, but it didn't go away.

Jasper sat down next to me and rubbed my back. I tried to hide my face because I knew the tears were coming soon. I didn't normally cry at all but then again, my best friends didn't normally get kidnapped either.

"Listen, this is what we're gonna do. I'm gonna order some chinese take out. You're gonna get in the shower. I'll get you some towels and clothes. After you shower and we eat, we'll go to the house and see if we can find anything. If we find something, we'll keep looking. If not, we'll look somewhere else."

I raised my head and smiled at Jasper as he wiped my tears away with his thumb. Even though we'd only known each other for four days, it seemed like there was a part of me that felt full. It felt like I was whole when I was with him. It was absolutely ridiculous to even think but I felt like I finally understood what my parents always told me about knowing when THE ONE walked into your life. Now, I'm not gonna drop to my knees and confess my undying love for him or anything. I barely knew the guy and he may not even feel anything for me. The look on his face as he rubbed my cheek said otherwise, though.

"You're really great, Jasper" I said to him. "You're too kind of a guy to not have girls falling all over you. I really appreciate you taking care of me and I'll like you even more after I get out of that much needed shower."

He grinned from ear to ear and said "Well thank you, darlin'. You head on to the bathroom and I'll grab you some towels. What do you usually get when you order chinese?" He walked to the hall closet and grabbed two towels and then shut the door. He handed them to me.

"Beef and broccoli with steamed rice and an egg roll. I've got some cash in my purse. Hang on a second." I ran into the bedroom and retrieved my purse from beside the bed.

"Don't you dare try to give me money for this!" Jasper hollered from the living room.

I didn't bother arguing with him as I reached inside my purse to get my wallet.

I could barely hear Jasper yelling about the size of my meal when my headache came on full forced.

Following the headache was when I saw it.

I saw myself lying naked on the bathroom floor as James stepped over me and walked out.