I can't believe I've made you all wait this long! I DO have two excuses – one of which is extremely valid!

One: I seem to have become obsessed with Grey's Anatomy, and thus I'm really into Calzona fics at the moment, but I DO still love this one, it's my baby.

Two: I've changed career paths AGAIN, and as such I was training abroad for 6weeks with NO time and NO internet – I'm a flight attendant now and the hours are rather tough to get used to!

ANYWAY, enough with my crappy excuses, on with some Jalice :)

Alice

The weeks following Rose and Emmett's wedding moved quickly. They'd chosen to go to Fiji for their honeymoon, and as promised, Rose emailed every day, including pictures for us.

I began spending more and more time at Jasper's; using the pretence that Ava was missing her aunt and needed a substitute.

One night, after putting Ava to bed, Jasper returned to the living room.
"Do you want some dessert? My mom made this ridiculously fantastic cheesecake yesterday…"

I grinned. Jasper could eat for the state. No, scratch that, he could eat for the entire country.
"I'm totally full Jasper, that pizza nearly knocked me out!" I laughed.

He shrugged, plating a piece for himself and coming to sit back down.
"Suit yourself."

He watched me as he ate, smiling between mouthfuls.
"Seriously, just try some."

I rolled my eyes, convinced he would not shut up until I'd at least tried a little."
"Ok." I conceded, opening my mouth as a fork-full rose towards me. I placed a hand under my chin out of instinct; my pants were DKNY after all and did not need to be covered in cheesecake. I moaned softly as I tasted it, Savannah seriously made the world's greatest food.

Jasper chuckled, wiping a piece of cream from the corner of my mouth. My skin buzzed at the casual contact.
"Good?"
"So good…"

The next bite was offered to me again, and the next, to the point where we'd shared the piece.
"Thought you said you were full…" He grinned, placing the plate on the side table.
"I am…I can't move now…" I moaned, curling up a little and closing my eyes. I was so comfortable. Comfortable enough that I didn't notice Jasper's hands move until they were dangerously close to my ribs. He poked softly, beginning to tickle me. I squealed, trying to move quickly.
"Don't you dare, unless you want to spend the rest of the evening scrubbing vomit out of your carpet!"

When I turned, our bodies were close, and I was effectively pinned under him. I bit my lip, waiting for panic to take over.

Jasper

I'd inadvertently pinned Alice to the couch before I'd realised it. I tensed. I didn't want to scare her, but I didn't want to pull back in any huge hurry either. Being close to her felt comfortable. Right. Her eyes were wide and expressive, and as she looked at me she bit her lip, as if willing herself not to panic. I moved my hand and stilled it on the side of her stomach.
"You ok?" I asked quietly.

She didn't respond immediately, as though she was taking stock, trying to ascertain for herself if she actually was ok. Moments later there was an almost imperceptible nod, and she released her lip from between her teeth.

We were close enough that I could feel her warm breath against my face, and I could feel her body relax under mine. I sat back a little, not willing to lose such close contact. To my surprise, she sat too, this time much closer to me than before. Her willingness spurred me to raise my arm, resting it over her shoulder. I was rewarded with a smile as I began to absentmindedly trail my fingers from the top of her neck to her shoulder.

The contact elicited another smile from Alice. I realised that Alice's smile was quickly becoming my favourite thing. I watched as one side of her mouth curled a little more.
"What?" She queried, her expressive orbs penetrating mine.
"It's just…your smile."

A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she averted her gaze shyly.
"My smile?" She questioned, chewing on her lip as she brought her eyes up to meet mine again.
"It's beautiful. You're beautiful when you're happy."

What happened next took me by surprise. Her eyes glanced from mine to rest on my mouth, then back to my eyes as she leaned in even closer, quickly eradicating the remaining space between us. I leaned in too, our foreheads touching gently. I could feel her soft breath against my face again as she closed her eyes, pressing her lips to mine.

Her lips felt even softer than they looked and still tasted faintly of cheesecake. I moved slowly, aware of letting Alice set a pace she was comfortable with, but as she pressed her lips more firmly against mine, I subconsciously raised my hand, cupping her cheek.

Moments later we pulled apart slowly.

"Are you ok?" I asked softly, my hand still resting on her cheek. Her eyes sparkled as her entire face lit up.

"I'm way better than ok."