xi. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASPER BECK PT. 1

saturday, january 16th

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TODAY WAS JASPER BECK'S 27TH birthday.

  The day before had been fairly uneventful. Awsten and Lula still weren't talking, Beth and Lula were still hanging out and watching movies, and Winn was late for work.

  But today, today was gonna be huge. Jasper was going to have his party, and he'd see all his friends, and it was going to be so so fun.

  Jasper has always been one of those people who just absolutely adores his, and everyone else's birthdays. He found something about the whole concept to be fascinating.

  "I'm not going," Lula told Beth.

  "You have to go." They were back at Lula's apartment now, and Beth was laying on the couch, staring up at the ceiling. "He's your friend, it's his birthday."

  Lula shook her head, and walked over to the door to grab her shoes. "I'm not going. I don't care if he's my friend."

  "C'mon, Lu. I'm sure it'll score some brownie points with Mr. Tommy Beck if you go." She paused. "Maybe he'll give you a raise or something."

  Lula walked over to the hallway mirror and fixed her hair. As she was adjusting the collar on her shirt, she said, "I don't care. He said he's probably not going for very long." She paused. "And besides, he's like my second dad. All I need to do if I want a raise is to play catch with him or something."

  "I'd play catch with Thomas Beck any day of the week," Beth smirked.

  "Shut the fuck up."

  "You get it, cause bal—"

  "Shut the fuck up."

  Lula walked over to the door to take her jacket off the coat rack, and Beth sat up. "If you don't want to go to this party, then how come you're getting ready?"

  Lula turned around. "Because I really, really want to go," she admitted. "I've been excited all month. It's just..." She looked down at her sneakers. "You know the mystery guy?"

  Beth nodded.

  "He's friends with Jasper, meaning he's gonna be there...And we just..." she trailed off. "I don't want to see him."

i wrote that song 'debra' @jasperbeckisamilf
so you just gonna bring me a birthday gift on my birthday to my birthday party on my birthday with a birthday gift

Lula Sparrow and Beth Johnson arrived at the party about an hour before it started.

  Jasper had asked them and Winn to arrive early so they could hang out before the party really started, but Winn was most likely going to be late.

  Lula was holding the tupperware container of cupcakes nervously as she and Lula rode up in the elevator.

  It suddenly occurred to her that since Awsten was in town visiting, there was a good chance he was staying with Jasper.

  "Fuck," she said aloud. "Fuck, fuck, fuck."

  Beth looked over at her. "What?"

  The elevator doors opened and before Lula could answer, Beth stepped out.

  But Lula didn't move. She gripped the tupperware tighter, and her best friend stuck a leg in so the elevator wouldn't close. "C'mon, Lu? What's wrong?"

  "Fuck, what if he's already here? What if he's here early?"

  Beth stuck an arm into the elevator as well, and pulled Lula out by her sleeve. "Then I'll punch him in the jaw, c'mon, let's go. Jas and Winn are waiting for us."

  Awsten wasn't there yet, and Lula let out a heavy sigh of relief. She held out the tupperware to Jasper and smiled at him. "Happy birthday," she said.

  He thanked her and took the cupcakes, setting him on the counter. Then, he turned back and pulled his friends in for a hug. Jasper kissed the top of Lula's head and thanked the two of them for coming.

  After they all broke away, Jasper took a few steps back and picked a polaroid camera off his counter. "My dad bought it for me," he explained, holding it up. "Say cheese."

  The three of them heard the apartment door open. As Winn Evans stepped in, he knocked on the wall to signal he was here.

  "You're early!" Jasper cheered, rushing over to pull his best friend in for a hug.

  "Anything for you," Winn smiled. "Happy birthday, man."

  Jasper took a step back and pulled out his camera again. "Say cheese," he repeated, taking a photo of Winn as well.

  "So where's the dreamy Mr. Thomas Beck?" Beth asked Jasper, a goofy grin forming on her face.

  "Stop trying to get with my dad," Jasper said, admiring his camera. Without looking up at her, he continued, "He's coming later I think. But if you hit on him I'll throw you out the window."

  "Fuck you, Jasper."

thinking about how this is probably gonna be a really short fanfic compared to my other ones