My Love Resides In Tennessee

A Emmett and Bella Story

A/N: Special thanks for Tasha or as she better known as KCLutz4475 as my beta...thanks hon.

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I stood in front of the full length mirror this morning after showering and dressing to make sure I looked presentable to start my day. I became lost in my thoughts as I stood there reminiscing over all the time that has passed since my birth, starting with the love of my mother and father for the first couple of years of my life only to be torn apart by my mother's death, leaving my father heartbroken and alone to take care of their only child.

My father did the best he could through the years. He was the Chief of Police in Forks, Washington and enjoyed his job immensely, but I think most of his love he held for his work was because it kept his mind off my mother that he still missed and I was sure he did until that faithful day that he died.

After I turned eighteen and was in my last year of high school, my father answered a call of a robbery that had taken place at the local liquor store. My father not using his spidy sense that he declared he had on so many occasions during his life, walked into this establishment, surprising said robber who shot first and took names later, killing my father. I was devastated. I was left the house and what money that my father had saved for me to start college the following year.

I had missed a lot of school at first, but I studied hard to make up all I had missed. I was determined to graduate for it was my father's wish and I would die to make his wish come true.

During my last semester of high school, I was just starting to get back on my feet when a family moved into Forks. They were different than most of my classmates and the other students stayed clear of them, watching them from a distance, but would never approach them. I was not one of them.

A couple of days after they started in school one of them approached me and introduced herself to me, she was a pixie of a girl, short slim very pretty as they all were, she wore her black hair short and spiky, she also was a bit hyper, she found it hard to stand still for any length of time.

The guy who was with her seemed to be able to calm her by simply laying his hand on her shoulder, we became friends immediately; her name of course was Alice as she introduced the boy's name next to her as Jasper.

I met her brothers and sister in the lunch room later that day and learned their names as she went down the table where they sat, first being Edward followed by Emmett and his girlfriend Rosalie. Her family was a bit leery of our friendship which at the time I didn't understand, but later would be made aware as to just why they were a little apprehensive.

After a while I became close to her brother Edward and would understand their apprehension, when I found out they were vampires, living as close to humanity as they could and I would find myself irrevocably in love with him, regardless of his vampirism.

I grew close with their family, well that is with the exception of Rosalie, who later would be my protection in my vulnerability against the same family who would try to stop something that they would soon learn, that they had no control over.

You see a lot had happened between the time I meet the Cullen's and eventually became of part of their family.

Back when my father was killed I stayed in the house where I grew up. I used the money he saved to live on while I finished high school; giving up all hopes of college.

My father's best friend Billy Black who lived on the reservation and was chief of the Quileute tribe that wasn't far from Forks, tried to talk me into selling the house and moving in with him and his son Jacob, who was also my best friend.

I refused, not because I wished to live alone, but because Jake had a huge crush on me, he would forever want to kiss me or talk me into going on dates with him. I tried to tell him I didn't feel the same way he did, but it didn't detour him from trying.

I had since learned that all those stories Billy used to tell us as children, weren't just stories after all but were entirely true. Once Jake transformed into a horse sized wolf to protect his tribe from nomad vampires, human drinkers unlike the Cullen's who feed from animals and called themselves vegetarians.

I also learned about the treaty set forth by none other than Jacob's great-grandfather. I had also learned shortly after that, that there were more shape-shifters and was surprised when I learned who they were, one being my best friend Jacob and two of them being friends of Jake's and mine…Embry and Quil.

Billy kept after me to move to the reservation, but I still refused. He knew I was dating one of the Cullen's and tried as hard as he could to get me away from them. I was eighteen, stubborn and did as I pleased.

After a while, I wanted to take Edward's and my relationship to the next level. Edward continually pushed me away, using the excuse that he didn't want to hurt me. I also wanted to become one of them which he also used the excuse of he didn't want to damn my soul to hell.

After a year of arguing with him about this he finally broke and moved him and his family away from me. He told me he didn't love me. He told me that I was nothing more than a distraction to him, and then he left me in the woods to fend for myself. To say I was broken would be an understatement.

I don't know how long I laid there broken. I guess Jake got word of the Cullen's departure and came looking for me. He became worried that I had left with them and called Carlisle. Billy kept his cell phone number encase he need to get in contact with him for treaty reasons. Carlisle was the father figure, he and his mate Esme cared for the coven or family as they wished to be called.

When Jake
found that I hadn't left with the Cullen's, he informed Sam, the Alpha of the wolves at the time and sent out a search party. It was Sam who found me and took me to Jake's.

With Jake's help and eight months later the Cullen's returned without Edward, they had finally heard from Edward and found out the way he left me and made their way home to beg for forgiveness, which eventually I accepted. The wolves were livid that I would return to the family that left me broken and eventually Jake forgave me as well, telling me I couldn't help who I fell in love with, but still hated the idea of me being so close to that family.

Eventually Edward returned and after a lot of groveling I accepted his apologies. We married after graduation to Jake and the Packs disapproval. It was as you say the last straw that broke the camel's back. Jake cleaned his hands of me. He wouldn't take my calls or speak to me what so ever.

Edward had promised me to turn me if I would marry him first and that's what I did, while on our honeymoon, Edward and I made love for the first time. It was amazing, but he left bruises on my hips from grabbing to hard and that was the end of that. I was heartbroken once again, but something happened with that one time being together, something no one thought possible. I became pregnant with his child, half vampire and half human.

Edward became outrageously afraid for me. He thought the creature growing inside me would kill me, which I guess she did in away. He was hurrying around the house packing and talking to his father who was a doctor at vampire speed, I couldn't hear what he was saying, but I knew it couldn't be good.

While Edward was loading the boat to take us back to Brazil to the airport to get us home, I called Rosalie, I knew she missed her human life and wanted nothing more than to become a mother herself, although she disliked me I knew that she would move heaven and earth to help me keep my child and I was right for she was waiting for us at the airport with the family and went into protection mode.

The family pleaded with her to let them destroy the child and she wouldn't hear of it, she protected me until the day I delivered the child which consequently did killed me, pushing Edward to finally turn me.

Edward hated that he had to turn me, but did it because he couldn't stand the fact of him being in the world without me in it. Jake was there as well, even though he was still mad at me for marrying Edward he too hated the fact that I was going to die and gave Edward permission to turn me after taking over as Alpha of the wolves.

But there came another aspect to all this… once Jake laid eyes on our daughter, he imprinted on her. That sent me off into a rage and it surprised me that Edward was more accepting of it. Edward said that it would give our daughter Reneseme more protection. Which I guess he was right. Reneseme grew at an accelerated rate, just as she did while carrying her, within four months I delivered her and here we were five years later and she was married to Jacob living in one of the cottages on the property.

"Bella," Edward said as he entered our room bringing me out of my daydream. I looked at his reflection in the standup mirror as he walked up behind me. "Yes Edward," I replied.

"We need to talk," he replied sadly. I turned to look at him worried that something was wrong.

"What is it Edward, is everyone alright? Is someone hurt," I asked.

"No…everyone is fine, it's just…I think we need to talk about something, it's important," he replied. "Will you meet me out on the patio?" he asked. I stood there concerned for a few seconds before replying with a nodded.

"Yes, of course, give me a few minutes," I told him as he nodded his answer and left me to finish getting ready for my day.

Edward and I haven't been seeing eye to eye lately, we have been arguing a lot, if truth be known, it has been worrying me, but I figured we would work out in some way as we did all our arguments, but this time was different, there wasn't really any yelling, it was mostly calm more in a tired of dealing with it kind of way.

What really bothered me was I just didn't care anymore whether he was mad at me or not. I looked at myself in the mirror once again before heading out back. I was wearing my tight jeans that hugged my legs and sat low on my hips, I had a blue tank top on with matching button up shirt that I had fastened half way up. I also wore the boots Jasper bought me for Christmas last year that hit me knee high.

Jasper and I spent a lot of time together. I loved to hear him tell stories of his time in the civil war. He explained to me about his uniform and how it fit him snug, not to brag, but because I had seen a picture of him in it that was in one of the books he found on the civil war and I was surprised as he was to see his picture in it.

After bringing it to his attention, he stating he was the youngest Major to have ever taken that rank. Anyway I loved the uniform it made him seem more interesting somehow, it's not that he wasn't interesting now, because he was, but he seemed so handsome in his uniform.

But foremost I admired his boots and Christmas last year I found an almost replica of the boots he wore in the civil war, they weren't regulation, but they were more of a cowboy boot and I found them far more admiral than the old stomping boots they normally wore.

I checked my hair and turned to meet Edward on the patio at his request. I left our room and flew down the stairs and didn't see anyone around. I listened to see if anyone was around, but the only thing I could hear was Edward as he paced the patio out back.

I wondered where everyone was, as I made my way to the back of the house. After walking out the back door, Edward stopped his pacing and came up to me taking my hand in his.

"Come and sit down Bella," he said as he led me to one of the patio chairs, and I took a seat at his request. Edward turned away from me as he stared off into space. I figured he was taking the time to gather his thoughts in what he was going to say before beginning what he had to say to me. When after a few minutes he didn't say anything I confronted him.

"Edward… What is it?" I asked as I looked at him a little worried. He turned back to look at me and sighed. He looked haggard, as he clucked his tongue to the top of his mouth. He looked down towards the ground as he began to speak.

"Bella… do you remember a while back, when we discussed you becoming one of us," he asked. I looked at him confused, wondering what he was getting at. Why was he bringing up something that happened five years ago, I looked around as I thought, trying to remember which time he was talking about?

"Edward, which time are you talking about, we spoke of my transformation into this world many times," I told him, as he sighed and rolled his eyes.

"I'm talking about when you became pregnant when I was forced into changing you," he chided.

"Forced! Edward, did you bring me out here to start another argument? Because if you did," I said, as I jumped to my feet to leave. He grabbed me and sat me back down in my seat.

"No, Bella, I didn't bring you out here to argue," he said, as he sighed looked at the table, to the ground and then back to me again.

"I just want to know if you remember what I told you. Before you had the baby," he asked just above a whisper. I thought back to that time and looked back up to Edward.

"You said, that you didn't want to damn my soul, turn me into a monster," I replied. He shook his head.

"That was a lie Bella, I have lied to you a total of twice and you still believe everything I say to you," he said. I looked at him shocked at what he had to say, he was saying this for a reason, but as to why I didn't have a clue as of yet.

"Well when the love of your life tells you something, they usually tend to believe them Edward, I mean, their supposed to trust one another, trust that they won't lie to you," I told him.

"Yes Bella, that's my point. Look…the reason I didn't want to turn you back then was simple…you were my singer, if I turned you; you wouldn't be that to me any longer. Also…I loved being close to you because you were a human, I loved the humanity in you. I've tried so hard to love you Bella, the way you deserve to be loved.

You gave me no choice when you had Reneseme. You and Rose wouldn't let any of us near you to take care of that problem. I felt like if you had my child that I had to stick it out with you, vampire or not. I love you Bella, but I'm not nor have I ever been in love with you," he said as he lowered his head in sorrow.

I was in shock, I sat there with my mouth hanging open and if my heart was alive it would have broken clean in too. I didn't know what to say. I don't know how long I sat there just staring at him. Until I began to get mad…the madder I got the more I wanted to beat Edward to a pulp. I stood up and rolled my hands into fists.

"Why did you marry me then? If you didn't love me, why did you even bother," I questioned. He shook his head.

"I was afraid of losing you, your life force. If we kept on the way we were you would have left me for Jake or someone else," he admitted. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Then I wondered if Alice had seen this and if so why wouldn't she have told me.

"Did Alice know of this," I asked, being a little afraid of his answer. He snapped his head up to look at me.

"No! She saw you becoming one of us, but she didn't see the circumstances behind it, I hid my true feelings from her, she would have told you if she knew," he replied. I huffed shaking my head. He talked as if it was an everyday occurrence.

"You would have killed your own child, just to keep from turning me…You would have kept me with you for the rest of my human life, like a pet…like a play toy, you never would have touched me again, just so you could have your singer, your own part of humanity!" I yelled and if I could cry I would have been shedding human tears. He didn't say anything he just kept looking towards the ground.

"So…What do I do now, now that I'm… what did you call us? Monsters… I guess I'll have to live out eternity alone on top of everything else.

"Bella…you won't be alone, you have the family, Jake and Reneseme," he said nonchalantly.

"Yeah…I guess your right Edward…that should be enough for me," I said sarcastically. "And just where will you be while I'm living out eternity with the family…huh," I asked.

"I'll be with the Denali's," he said just above a whisper. I nodded my head knowing what was happening right before my eyes. Tanya…He was going to Tanya.

"How long have you been seeing her Edward," I asked, as he once again jerked his head up to look at me in surprise at my understanding, and then lowered his head knowing he was caught, but still tried to slide by without telling me.

"Bella, there isn't anyone else," he lied.

"See…I saw through that lie Edward. Tanya that's who, you're going to her and don't insult me by trying to deny it," I told him.

"Okay…yes! I've been seeing her…she's my mate Bella, my true mate. I just can't do this anymore, I can't be here pretending to be someone I'm not, okay? I'm sorry Bella. I really didn't mean to hurt you. But I can't live this lie any longer," he told me.

"Edward, if you hadn't lied to me from the beginning, we wouldn't be in this mess. Because you lied you have destroyed everything. Damn you Edward. Are you at least going to say good-bye to your daughter," I asked. He shook his head.

"No…she has Jake now, I don't want to hurt her as well," he said, as I let out a loud laugh.

"Edward…will you ever grow up? You are going to hurt her more by not telling her good-bye, she already feels distant from you and now you're just going to leave without telling her good-bye?" I asked him in disbelief.

"I'm sorry Bella, I really am…I've got to go Tanya is waiting on me," he said as he bent down picked up his bag and shot off into the woods. I was hurt, pissed, confused. I looked around the place not knowing what to do. I opened my mouth and screamed as loud as I could, before everything went black.

I don't know how long I laid there. I wondered how I could have passed out, vampires didn't pass out. I tried to open my eyes with no luck. I thought maybe someone had attacked me and maybe threw me on a bonfire and burnt me to ash, maybe I was dead, I mean… again.

I felt a tingle running all over my body. I could swear I could hear my heart beating again, the warmth coming back to my body. I could feel my lungs fill with air. I felt lighter somehow. I tried to open my eyes again and this time I was able to, everything was blurry at first.

I could feel the sun glaring down on me, as the blurriness cleared, I also got the biggest shock of my life. The largest, blackest, bear I had ever seen was standing over me. I drew in a breath as he roared out the biggest growl I had ever heard.

I let out a scream and I rolled to my side to make a run for it, but I moved at human speed, my heart was beating so fast that I swear I thought it would make an appearance. I knew what I thought, but I didn't have time to figure out what exactly was happening to me.

Just as I seen the bear take a swipe at me I heard a shot ring out and the bear fell backwards. I scurried away like a land crab only to back into someone's legs. I screamed again and fell to the ground.

"Its okay ma'am, he's dead," the deep voice of a man said. I looked up to see who was talking to me to find the most handsome man I had ever seen in all my life. He's eyes were as blue as the sky above, his short hair laid in short blonde curls and as he smiled those dimples made me melt right where I was, he was tall dressed in overalls, as he reached down and pulled me up by my arm. "Are you alright ma'am?" he asked.

After standing and getting a better look at him I saw who I was talking to. I took in a deep breath…wait I can breathe, I put my hand to my chest, my heart was beating, I looked down at my arms, for I was standing in the sun, but there wasn't any sparkling on my skin. What the hell? I thought trying to figure out what was going on. I looked at my savior, as he was still standing there smiling at me.

"Emmett? Is that you," I asked. He looked at me with a furrowed brow.

"Do I know ya ma'am?" he asked confused.

"I'm sorry, I'm…uhh…I think I'm a little lost, I'm trying to figure out what's going on with me, but I'm afraid my memory is a little vague," I told him as I swooned in dizziness, holding on to Emmett's arm to keep from falling down.

"Maybe you should sit down for a bit, ya look a little peaked," he told me as he pulled off his jacket and laid it on the ground and then lowered me down to sit on it. He stooped down and moved the hair from my face and placed it behind my ear as he looked at me. "Maybe I should see to it that ya get to the hospital, yer not looking to good," he said.

"Thanks, but I'll be fine, I just need a minute," I told him.

"Hey Em…what' ya got there," a voice called from behind us as Emmett looked back, to see two guys enter the clearing.

"She was about to be attacked by a bear Jack," Emmett said pointing to the bear
he shot still laying a short distance away.

"I swear Em, you could find a lady in the middle of the ocean without a boat," the other guy said, as both men hardily laughed.

"Shut up Drew, can't ya see she's a needen help," Emmett reprimanded the man he called Drew.

"What's yer name doll?" Drew asked, as Emmett looked at him giving him the look of death. "I mean ma'am," he continued.

"I'm sorry ma'am, Drew has a terrible time with his manners sometimes," Emmett drawled in his country accent. "He's my little brother, the other one is Jack, he's my older brother, I'm stuck right dab in the middle and my name is Emmett…Emmett McCarty," he told me.

I looked at him confused. How was this possible? I have to be here before Emmett was turned, but where was here? I tried to think back to when he told me his story of how he was turned. I had heard so many of the family's stories, it was hard to remember everything, but as it stands right now, this is something I had to remember.

"Isabella Cull…I mean Swan, but I like to be called Bella, just Bella" I told him.

"Well, it's nice ta meet ya' Bella, I like ta be called Bella Cull, Swan," he said with a chuckle. He was the same Emmett I knew and loved, even before he was changed, he still had the same sense of humor.

"It's just Bella Swan," I told him with a smile.

"Well ma'am it's still nice to meet ya' by any name ya go by," he said. "What'cha doing all the way back here in the foot hills of Gatlinburg, Tennessee," he asked.

"Gatlinburg?" I said more in shock than realization, as I slowly started to remember that's where Emmett said he was from, as I stared off once again.

I was trying to remember everything and I'm sure that Emmett and his brothers thought I was confused, but then again, I was.

I was trying to figure out how I became human again and how the hell I got here in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. I was trying to remember what year it was and then it dawned on me I was alone completely, no money or identification, I had nothing.

"Why, yes ma'am, don't ya' know where ya' are," he asked. I shook my head, not knowing what to do.

"No…I don't know where I am or how I even got here," I told them, as they all looked at one another confused.

"What are we gonna' do with her Jack," Emmett asked his big brother. Jack just shook his head.

"I don't know Em…take her back home, ta' Ma' I guess…she'll know what ta' do," he said. All three men mumbled out an agreement as Emmett picked me up and started carrying me.

"I can walk Emmett," I told him.

"Aww…it's alright ma'am, we'll get there faster ifin' I carry ya'," he said, as they started to jog towards their house. All three men were built like the side of a mountain, huge arms and bodies, like they had been training all their lives.

If nothing else I felt safe being with these countrified men. But the weird part of it was I felt at home in Emmett's arms. I laid my head on his shoulders, as I wrapped my arms around his neck, his strong arms held me close against his chest as he ran. I felt as I belonged there somehow.

As we made our way to their home, I thought about what had taken place. I tried to figure out how this came to be…one minute I'm yelling at Edward for being the prick that he is and the next I find myself looking up from the ground into the eyes of a huge bear that's ready to eat me for his afternoon meal.

Not only that, but it's obvious that I'm no longer a vampire. Somehow I've reverted back to clumsy human Bella. Not a good way to find out your human again while staring up at a bear.

Thank god Emmett was there…but not a vampire Emmett, but a very human Emmett. With eyes the color of the clearest, bluest sky I've ever seen, he even had a little tan. I wasn't used to seeing Emmett looking so…well…human or so good. I literately had butterflies in my stomach.

I had wondered if I had somehow gone backwards through time. Was that even possible? What other explanation could there be? I mean, for Emmett to be human it would have to be a time before he was turned.

I was now racking my mind trying to figure out what he had told me. What year was it he was turned? And if I did travel backwards through time how did that explain me getting from Forks, Washington to Gatlinburg, Tennessee? I shook my head to clear it…

I would have to think about this, but right now my head was killing me, I would think about it later. I told myself as I rested against Emmett's chest and relaxed.

It wasn't long before we broke through the trees to another clearing that housed three log cabins. One that was bigger than the other two, which I figured was Emmett's mom and dad's house.

Off in the distance was a beautiful view of a river, it wasn't that far off for I could hear the water rushing as it made its way with the rushing current and I wondered if most of it was a water fall of some sort.

The three men slowed to a fast walk as they climbed a set of stairs onto a large porch where sat a couple of old time wooden rocking chairs, in between the two was an old, wooded, round, side table with a basket of wild flowers sitting at the back of the table.

"Ma," Drew called out as we hit the porch.

"I'm in the kitchen Drew," she yelled back with her country drawl. We entered the house as Emmett carried me into the kitchen through a hallway with a set of stairs that set on one side. There were two other doors that I took as other rooms, probably a living room and maybe den or maybe a dining room.

I couldn't see, because they were covered by old time pocket door that slid between the walls on both sides and met in the middle to hide the other rooms from on looker's eyes.

As we entered the kitchen a woman stood at an old wood cook stove stirring a pot of something that smelled amazing. Which brought back once again that I was human again, as a vampire if I had smelled this it would have turned my stomach, but this was a mouthwatering, savory that automatically made my stomach growl. Emmett looked down at me and chuckled.

"I think she's hungry Ma," he said without even giving her a clue that I was there.

"Who's hungry Em," she said as she turned around.

"Who ya got there Emmett," she said looking at me worried. She laid her wooden spoon down drying her hands on her apron and came over to me.

"Are you alright honey," she asked, as she put her hand on my forehead to check and see if I was running a fever. I knew that was a mother thing to do, because it was what my mom used to do to me when I was little after me telling her I wasn't feeling well.

"She's not sick Ma, we found her out in the woods about ta be eaten by a bear," Drew told her. "Em, here shot it, it was a biggin' Ma. Tant seen one near as big since Pa killed that one on the mountain last year," he continued.

"Biggin' hu? Good for you Em, thank God you got there when ya did or she'd been a goner for sure," she told Emmett.

"So why are ya carrin' her fer, if she's not hurt," she asked.

"She was a little shaken' after it was all done, fallin' around and such, I figured it'd take less time if I was ta just carried her here instead of pullin' her along," he said.

"Well put her down son," she said as she pulled out a chair that sat around a huge round wooden kitchen table. Emmett sat me in the chair she pulled out for me. She went to get me a glass of water that she poured from a large pitcher and sat it down in front of me.

"She don't remember much Ma, I mean she remembers her name, but that's about it," Emmett told his mother.

"She knew yer name Em," Drew said with a loud laugh. Emmett's mother looked at him and rolled her eyes, before looking at me. She took a seat next to me and grabbed my hand.

"Don't pay them no never mind honey, they need ta learn more manners," she said as she looked between the three of them, as they all groaned, knowing they were being reprimanded. "What's yer name sweetie," She asked softly.

"Isabella Swan ma'am," I told her and she nodded.

"I'm Mabel McCarty dear and I'm guessin' yea've met my rude sons," she said roughly, as they groaned again.

"Yes ma'am," I told her.

"Now…Where are ya from dear," she asked softly again.

"Forks, Washington, but I grew up in Arizona," I told her.

"Okay… well ya remembered that… what are ya havin' problems rememberin'," she asked.

"I don't remember how I got here. I didn't even know where here was until Emmett told me, I just woke up with a bear staring me in the face," I told her.

"Well honey, that right there is enough to frighten the whiskers off a porcupine," she said. "Did ya hit yer head or anythin'," she asked.

"No ma'am, not that I'm aware of," I told her.

"Maybe we should take ya into town, go see Doc Evans," she said.

"I don't think she's a wanten' ta be takin' in ta town to the doctor Ma," Jack said. She looked at him with a furrowed brow and then back to me.

"Are ya in trouble girl," she asked softly.

"No!" I said, as I jumped up from the chair. I moved so fast that my head began to swim and I fell against Emmett who wrapped his strong arms around me to steady my footing. "I'm sorry, no… I'm not in trouble; I just don't know what's going on with me right now. Look, I appreciate all you've done for me," I told them as I turned and looked at Emmett.

"Em, thank you for saving my life, I've caused enough trouble for your family, so I'll just be on my way now," I told them, as I began to walk out of the house. I heard Emmett's mother tell him to stop me. I heard his feet lightly shuffle through the house as I got as far as the front porch.

"Bella… wait," he yelled, as he caught up to me grabbing my arm and spinning me around to stop me from leaving.

"Em, just let me go," I pleaded feeling a little lost.

"Where will ya go Bella? You have no money, no idea where ya are, how ya are, or even how ya got here, you need our help. Just stay and let us help you," he begged. I looked deep into his beautiful eyes knowing he was right, but how would I explain what I remembered or what I was before I came here.

What would I say when the doctor asked, what was the last thing I remembered. I sure as hell couldn't tell them that my vampire husband left me and I passed out and woke up here as a human some years in the past, but what choice did I have? He was right.

I had no money and no way to get any. I knew that Emmett was turned sometime in the 1930's… Hell, I didn't even know what year it was, I need time to think, to remember what he had told me about his change, I knew he was killed by a bear and I was sure he told me the year it happened, I even remember that it was sometime in the fall, but with everything that was going through my human mind it was a complete blur.

After being a vampire with the mind range of ten humans all at one time, it was hard to distinguish and separate my thoughts being a human. I laid my head against Emmett's chest and let out a long sigh as he held me close to him.

"Come on Bells, let's get ya somethin' ta eat and then I'll show ya where you can get some rest," he told me. I nodded in defeat, as he pulled me back into the house.

After eating the best stew I've ever eaten in all my life, Emmett took me upstairs to one of the rooms. He showed me where the bathroom was just encase and then laid me down on the softest bed I've ever felt. He chuckled when I moaned in pleasure of feeling its softness. He covered me with a blanket and kissed my check.

"Sleep well, my fallin' Angel," he whispered. The thought of sleeping again after five years was amazing and to actually dream again was very pleasing to me and I think I fell asleep before the actual thought left my mind and before Emmett even left the room.

xXx

I woke up to the sun shining through the four paned, window that hung just above the bed. I moved my arms over my eyes when it dawned on me that I wasn't at home, and what had happened the day before.

I moved my arm and looked at it to find I didn't sparkle in the light. I sighed, wondering what had happened to me. In a way I was glad…I thought maybe I was giving a second chance, but I still couldn't comprehend what was happening to me.

I looked around the room to find Emmett lying on the floor with a blanket pulled up to his neck trying to keep warm from the spring's cool night. I couldn't help thinking that he wouldn't have to worry about the weather cold or warm once he was changed, but as I thought that, a twinge of hurt grabbed my now beating heart at the thought of Emmett being anything but human. He was such a sweetheart now, just as he was in the future.

My mind began to think of what had happened, as I made my thoughts travel to what Emmett had told me about his change, it was coming to me, but with a dis-pleasurable reality of my now slow mind, it was coming back to me at a very slow rate.

I remembered him saying he was found by Rosalie after being attacked by a bear. I remember him saying something about it being late summer or early fall. God! What was it? I was sure it would come to me; it was just going to take time with the slowness of my mind. I just hope I figured it out before he was attacked.

Part two to follow...let me know what you think...huggs