Chapter 1
"Fucking hell, Alice!" I whined, twirling in a little circle in front of the mirror. I was wearing a short black dress which was ripped down the back, which just about stopped in a decent place which had holes all over the front that were scattered all over my tummy and chest. It pushed up my boobs so that they were rising over the edge of the dress. Overall, the dress just covered my bum, but if I were to bend down…And wearing 4 inch heels certainly didn't help when I wobbled.
The door to the bathroom burst open as Alice, supposedly my best friend, or in other words the-girl-who-forced-me-into-this-so-called-dress came skipping in. She squealed and clapped her hands as she circled me. I backed away from her when I saw what she was wearing; black high waisted shorts with a white boob tube that just about covered her chest. Her boobs were spilling out the side as well as out the front. She wore similar heels to me, but they were even higher, maybe about 6 inches and strappy. She looked like she had just painted her eyes in black paint and her naturally pale skin was even paler and her lips were nearly white.
"Oh my god; you look so hot!" Alice screamed.
She adjusted my dress, pulling it higher then lower until more of my chest was on show.
"Jesus Christ, Alice! What the fuck are you playing at! I can't go out like this!" I screamed at her, slapping her hands away. She shoved me. For a small person, she was strangely strong. I toppled onto the edge of the bath. She leapt on me, grabbing at the huge rollers in my hair, and pulling them out. I started screaming and screaming as I saw the loose, sexy curls of my hair in the mirror. She grabbed her makeup bag and started applying makeup to it, until my face looked like hers. My face felt terribly heavy and stiff. I made a grab for the shower cap and turned the switch on. Water started chucking out of the shower cap. I whirled round and aimed it at where I thought Alice was, but she was too quick for me. She had already made a lunge for the towels and had pulled it up to protect her face.
She leapt on me again, as I screamed and kicked out on her, not sure weather to laugh or not. I toppled over the edge of the bath and water shot out towards the ceiling and mirror and all over the floor. Alice started screaming, and giggling as she tripped on the towel she was holding and toppled over the edge of the bath and straight onto me. We started screaming in laughter, rolling over and over, clutching our tummies, until Emmett and Jasper ran. Emmett was carrying an umbrella and stabbed it at open air as soon as he was in the room and Jasper has a baseball bat behind his ear. There eyes slowly travelled around the room, down the line of water that was squirting at the mirror, down to my hand that was holding the shower cap and across our tangled bodies. There was silence for about 5 seconds, and then at exactly the same time Alice and I burst out laughing. The boys looked at one another, thinking that we were being attacked, then slowly dropped their 'weapons' and shuffled on their feet scratching their heads. This just made Alice and I laugh even harder.
"Ah…you thought…you thought that we...we…were…" Alice gasped. I tried to push her off, but that just made the water squirt Emmett and Jasper in their faces.
Eventually, after I had managed to change the direction of the shooting water; Jasper ran over to the tap and turned the tap off. Emmett gripped Alice by her hips and hauled her off me. Alice continued to laugh at the look that was plastered across Emmett's face as he noticed what I was wearing.
"NO WAY IN FUCKING HELL ARE YOU WEARING THAT!" Emmett yelled. Jasper whistled lowly, making Alice snort.
And there goes my happiness…I thought.
"See, Alice! Even Emmett agrees with your bad choice of outfits this evening!"
"Oh, for fucks sake! Of course Emmett's gonna say that. He's your older fucking brother!" Alice argued.
"TO RIGHT I AM! NOW, GET CHANGED INTO A PROPER OUTFIT!" Emmett yelled. He glanced at Alice and mumbled "you too."
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me, right? I spent good money on these outfits, and I ain't taking them back or wasting them! You hear me? And besides, you don't seem to have a problem with your outfit, do you Emmett?" Alice huffed.
I glanced at Emmett. Besides from the fact that he's my brother; I really wanted to jump him right then and there. Emmett wore a blue shirt that had the first 3 buttons undone and black trousers. He stank of lynx and had a gold chain at the base of his throat.
Jasper wore the same but the shirt was grey and only had two buttons undone and his sleeves rolled up.
"That's not the fucking point, Alice. She's my fucking sister. I don't want some random dick feeling her up tonight while I'm busy, do I?"
"What, so you'd rather her wear a fucking long sleeved coat, jeans, as well as a coat on in case she get's cold in a fucking night club!" Alice poked Emmett in the chest.
Emmett rubbed the place where she poked him, thinking about it for a few long seconds. "Yes. Yes, I would. That's the best suggestion you've said all day, Alice."
Alice screwed up her eyes. "Prick" she hissed at him and shoved past him. Emmett froze then turned around and followed her out the room. They stared to yell at each other out in the hallway. Other than that, there was silence. I coughed, waking Jasper from his day dream. He looked at me, forgetting I was still laying awkwardly in a tub that was filled with water.
"Oh, right!" Jasper laughed, as he helped me out the bath tub. "Sorry."
"That's okay," I smiled up at him, grabbing a towel and drying myself and then paused. "Hey, Jasper, you're a guy."
"Well spotted, Bella" He grinned.
"Well why doesn't Emmett like what I am wearing? Not that I like it, but why?"
"And I should know this because….?" Jasper trailed off.
"You're a guy who is my brothers best friend, my best friend's boyfriend and is the one who always knows what's right to say and what isn't." I said.
Jasper sighed. "Because, Bella, he's your older brother. You may not know it, but I'm sure that he would do anything to protect you and having your little sister wearing a skimpy but a really hot dress, and going clubbing, may be a little bit hard to do that. I think he's scared that he might lose you."
I stared at him, not blinking, and then recovered myself.
I burst out laughing.
"Trust me, Emmett's to childish to think that way! You can't be serious!" I nearly toppled over on the floor because of the wetness from the water. Jasper grabbed hold of my wrist and I clung onto his shoulder.
"Get away from my boyfriend," Alice snarled, coming back into the bathroom.
I stepped away immediately, but slipped again. The bathroom went wonky, as I nearly fell, but strong arms caught me. I looked up.
"Oh, it's you," I huffed.
"Of course it's me. Who else would it be?" Emmett hissed back.
"I dunno," I shrugged, shaking my arm free from his grip.
"Hey, Alice, you should really clean this shit up," Jasper said, glancing round at the puddles and the steam.
"Fuck it," She announced. "Now, I am going out to the car, and I expect Jasper to follow me so that we can have a quick shag, and for you, Emmett to say some things to Bella. Take as much time as you want."
Alice grabbed a startled but pleased Jasper, and towed him out of the room. We could hear Alice start to giggle at something Jasper said and then the front door slammed and there was silence.
I looked anywhere but at Emmett.
"Look, Bella, wait…I thought you didn't even like that dress?" Emmett questioned.
"I don't, but obviously you don't want me to have a boyfriend and I will just live at home by myself, except for an old cat. And then you will live right next door, ready to punch any boy who I've invited into the house for whatever reason, while all your girlfriends come and go as they wish in your house and you can have some fun with them."
"Bella, that's not what I mean."
"Then what do you mean? Huh? Because ever since I've left home you've followed me round like a little lost puppy. You scare all my friends away and I can't do anything alone. And btw, I don't fucking need you to live in the same fucking flat as me! I want my privacy to!" I cried.
Emmett pulled me into a big bear hug.
"I'm sorry, Bells. I just want you to be happy, but at the same time I want and need to protect you. There's all kind of bad people and things out there that I need to protect you from. Alice has Jasper, and you have me even though our relationship is different to theirs. You get that?" Emmett pouted.
"Yeah, sure," I lied.
"Bella, I am here for you, okay? Dad lives ages away, and mum never sees us anymore, and I just wanna look out for my little sister."
"But who's gonna protect you?" I mumbled into his chest.
"I don't need protecting. I am Emmett Swan and I am strong and powerful and can fight anything away," Emmett grinned.
I pulled back and looked at him. "I'm not a baby, you know. I am twenty three years old. I can look after myself."
"Should I be hurt?"
I shoved him in the chest. He didn't move. I frowned. How the hell did Alice push past him?
"Come on then. We're going clubbing!"
"So, am I allowed to wear this dress?" I asked as I grab my bag from the bed and we make our way down the stairs.
"Yep," Emmett grinned down at me.
"I hate you," I muttered.
Emmett looked at me and chuckled. "I figured you would find it more of a punishment if you wore it."
"Why am I supposed to be punished?" I frowned.
"Because, you're acting too sad and it's starting to bug me."
Typical.
Emmett frowned when I didn't reach for a coat but didn't say anything. As we walked down the front steps of Alice's house, in the distance behind the car was movement. I could tell immediately who it was; Alice and Jasper, having their shag.
"Unbelievable," Emmett muttered. "Bella, don't look. There may be some nudity behind the car and I don't want your virgin eyes to see anything."
"What? Why? I've seen it all before" I argued.
Emmett froze, stretched an arm out and blocked the pathway so I couldn't walk any further. He slowly turned his head and glared at me, raising his eyebrows. "Got something you would like to share, virgin sister?"
Uh, yeah. I'm not a fucking virgin! I wanted to shout at him; instead, I held my tongue.
"I was joking!" I rolled my eyes as he carried on walking.
"OI! JASPER, QUIT PLAYING AROUND. VIRGIN OVER HERE!" he yelled, pointing at me.
"Could you say that any louder for fucks sake?" I whispered.
"Yeah, why?"
"Urgh, for Christ's sake" I huffed.
"'For Christ's sake?' Who the hell are you?" Emmett chuckled.
I pushed past him.
Alice staggered round the side of the car, looking slightly flustered.
Nice.
"I thought I told you to take your time?" Alice whined.
"Yeah well, we made up, didn't we, Bells?"
"Absolutely not," I muttered. "Where's Jasper?"
Alice smirked. "He's just cooling down."
Emmett snorted, and ran round the side of the car, almost like he was eager.
"Ah, mate! What happened to you?" Emmett boomed.
Alice and I turned around to hear a response.
"Alice happened." Jasper mumbled, shyly.
"Need a quick cold shower, Jazz?" Emmett chuckled.
"Shut the fuck up, Em!" Jasper huffed as he walked round the car. I tried not to notice his red face, tousled hair and erection.
Alice skipped up to him, giggling. "Lovely," she sighed, her eyes pausing on his trousers. "We ready to go then?"
"Yep," I grinned.
"I'm driving!" Emmett yelled, snatching the keys from Jasper's hands. "I've always wanted a car like this!"
"You can have it, if you want," Jasper smiled.
Although coming from totally different families, Alice and Jasper are totally rich. Alice's parents used to be in the acting business and occurred in a few films that Alice and I loved to watch and they have so much money that they don't need any jobs to pay the bills whereas, Jasper's family have always been rather wealthy because it ran through the family. Both parents make sure that each of their children are not spoiled and know one thing; how to share.
They were each brought up in a total different universe to Emmett and me. So it was rather strange when Alice chose to sit right next to me all day on our first day at secondary school. I loved her for that. We would never have been so close if she hadn't done that. I love her.
Then one day I had Alice round my house in year 11, and Emmett had his friend Jasper round who went to collage with him, and Alice and Jasper suddenly got very friendly and started dating. We all became very close, and eventually, we moved to New York together.
On the way to the club, Emmett broke a few speed limits, not appearing to care when he threw his head back hollering. I bowed my head in shame.
Eventually we got to the nightclub, Zone we planned to go to. The trouble with living in New York City was there was a higher amount of crime rate than in Forks where we used to live. It took a while to adjust, but even now I was still pissing myself when I saw a group of men. Realising this, Emmett shrugged out of his jacket and pulled it over me, Jasper doing the same to Alice although she rolled her eyes at him.
Once we were in, I groaned as I saw the flashing lights and the sweaty bodies grinding up against each other on the dance floor. I literally could not hear a thing apart from some shit, upbeat music that was playing. I jumped when Emmett walked into me. He grinned as his eyes scanned the crowd.
Jasper towed us over to a booth and we all sat down. Jasper and Emmett went to order drinks while Alice and I soaked in the atmosphere. We couldn't help but notice a large group of boys over by the toilets. They all had drinks in their hands and were trying to attract some girl's attention. I didn't want to get involved with them for sure.
"Oh, wow," Alice whined. "Whose idea was it to come to where fucking prostitutes hang out?"
I followed her gaze to where I could see the group of girls that the rowdy men were trying to attract. They were all caked in makeup and in shorter outfits than Alice's and mine which was definitely saying something. The prettiest was definitely the blonde girl with the wavy hair that sat on a bar stool laughing.
Once the boys arrived back with the drinks, Emmett quickly gulped down his beer as fast as possible, ruffled my hair and disappeared into the crowds.
Jasper, Alice and I were in no rush as we realised that we would be here till about 2 in the morning if we were accompanied by Emmett. That meant we had 4 more hours.
"Hey Bella, keep your eye out for a man, it's not fair that you're always single! Your expectations are too high, I suppose," Alice laughed.
I glared at her. "I do not have high standards! I just don't want to be in bed with every single man I see!"
"Sure," Alice grinned and then mumbled. "But you do have high standards, right Jazz?"
I glared at Jasper.
"Of course not, Bella," Jasper mumbled but told me differently with his eyes.
"Oh for fucks sake, I can shag any guy I like if I wanted to! I can't help it though if all the hot ones have girlfriends or are complete dicks! Name one guy in this room you would consider getting to know if Jasper didn't exist."
"Piece of cake," Alice scoffed, patting Jasper's hand in reassurance. "What about the guy over there?"
"Gay," I said noticing he was holding hands with a man.
"Him?" Alice asked.
"Fuck no!"
"Well look at that dark haired guy, by the bar, he's-"
"What about him?" Jasper pointed.
I sighed but swivelled round and gulped. Fuck, he was beautiful. His bronze hair was all messed in different directions that no amount of gel could help. Even from across the room I could tell that his eyes were bright green, with a pale complexion, a high jawbone and red lips. He wore a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, something around his neck and blue jeans. He was standing with the beautiful blond haired girl I saw earlier and Emmett. They all stood by the bar, but Emmett had his arm around the blond haired girl and with his other hand against the angel's arm. They were having a staring competition and finally the bronze-haired beauty nodded once, not looking anywhere but Emmett. Emmett and the blonde haired girl grinned and she quickly gave the angel a kiss on the cheek and then disappeared into the crowd with Emmett at her side.
The angel grabbed his shot glass and downed it, slamming it down on the table and turned around. Our eyes immediatly met and something flickered in his eyes. I was the first to look down in embarrassment.
"Ooh, that was so hot," Alice smirked. "Why'd you look away?"
I shrugged, looking up again.
"Oops, missed your chance there, babe, didn't you?" she said as we stared at the place where he had been standing seconds before.
I remember feeling so upset and angry at myself that I had looked away. I kept telling myself that I should have smiled at him sexily but of course I didn't. Little did I know that I would see him again that evening.
After an hour of Alice's teasing and gossiping about the angel, Emmett and the blonde plus 3 more rounds of drinks, I began to feel the familiar feeling inside of me. I was starting to get wasted. I excused myself from the table when Jasper and Alice started to make out and headed in the direction of the loos.
It was a bit of a struggle as I tried to shove through the crowds, but eventually made it in one piece.
I went to the toilet, flushed the chain and washed my hands. Strangely, the toilets were empty. I splashed cold water on my face and was lost in the thought of the angel and didn't realise that someone entered until I felt them breathing behind me. I quickly turned around and noticed it was one of the drunken blokes I had seen earlier.
My breathing started to hitch as he grinned at me.
"I've been waiting for you," he grinned, stumbling over to me.
I couldn't believe this was happening.
He pressed me against the wall so I wouldn't be able to get away. I remembered how I prayed in my mind that it wouldn't happen, that I was having a nightmare, but I knew I was stuck. Nobody knew I was in here.
I started to scream but his sweaty hand slapped over my mouth. I tried to push his other hand away as it trailed places it shouldn't. His hot, heavy breaths filled the hair, blowing on my face and he started to place wet, sloppy kisses on my neck.
I struggled with all my might to get away from him, but I couldn't move. His body was too heavy for me. His hand on my mouth was making it hard for me to breath.
Not again, I thought.
Then suddenly the door burst open and he was off of me.
I sunk to the floor in relief as my legs gave way.
My eyes tried to close, but I fought to keep them open as I watched the bronze-haired angel punch the bad man again and again. The angel was thrown backwards, but he charged forwards again, grabbing the guy by the throat until he was up against the wall.
"If you ever touch her again, I will hunt you down and hurt you so bad you will feel the pain for weeks on end," the angel shouted in a beautiful voice. "See this? This can get you a criminal record! This can get you chucked on the streets! Don't you dare mess with her again; otherwise I will find you and beat you." He said pointing to the card around his neck.
The bronze-haired angel pushed the guy to the floor as he lay there before scrambling to his feet and running out the room.
The angel slowly turned to face me as I lay on the floor breathing heavily. I remember groaning to myself thinking that I was lying in someone's piss.
He slowly walked over to me and crouched down next to me.
"Hey, honey, can you hear me? I'm not going to hurt you, I promise. I would never do that to you okay? Do you believe me?"
"Yes," I mumbled. "I trust you 100%."
He smiled. "My name is Edward Cullen and I'm going to help you, okay? Now what's your name?"
"Bella," I mumbled, breathing slowly and deeply.
"Okay, Bella, I'm going to get you out of here. But first, did that man hurt you?" His eyes smouldered into my eyes and I was finding it hard to concentrate. Edward, what a beautiful name. "Bella? Can you hear me? Did that man hurt you anywhere? Did he harm you?"
I managed to shake my head.
"Thank god," he muttered to himself.
"Do you think you can sit up for me?"
I slowly pushed myself up and his hands gently wrapped around my waist as he helped me get to me feet.
As soon as I was up, I wobbled and he caught and steadied me. He put his arm around my waist and I leaned into him as we slowly hobbled out of the toilets.
"Oh, fuck," I moaned as he led me out into the club. The music was literally beating in my ear drums and my head. I couldn't stand any longer. My legs felt like jelly and I couldn't feel them.
"Bella, it's okay, I'm going to take you up to the lounge, okay? It's safe, I promise. I won't hurt you."
I laugh to myself now thinking about what I must have looked like in my short outfit being practically carried. Edward must have seen everything as I lay out on the floor and he was such a perfect gentleman, never bringing it up that evening. I was too embarrassed to even ask.
Luckily the lounge was right next to the toilets and it was air conditioned. He walked past the lounge though and opened a door which led into what seemed to look like an office. It had a huge desk straight ahead, covered in paper and pens and a comfy, leather chair behind it. There was a little sitting area to the side of the room which he led me too and gently placed me down on the couch.
I heard a mini fridge being opened and a clunking as something was pulled out.
"Oh fuck, not more alcohol," I groaned.
He chuckled, "its water, I thought you could do with some. You seem very hot."
I sat up and grabbed it from him, gulping it down. With the last few centimetres left I poured it over my head.
"Oh shit!" I cried, jumping up. "Shit, I'm so sorry! I didn't think! I will buy you a new one, promise!"
The water had drained into the couch's material and I was so embarrassed to even think that my manors were under control.
He gently put his hands under my chin and lifted it up so I had no option but to stare into his gorgeous, emerald eyes.
"I'm glad to see you are feeling better but its fine, Bella. It's just water. It will be dry in half an hour..."
We stayed like that for a few more seconds before I cleared my throat and pulled away. I stood there with my arms at my sides, glancing around the room.
"What is this? I don't think we're allowed in here, Edward," I murmured, liking the sound of his name on my voice.
He smirked. "Oh, I think we are, Bella. This is my office. My Father and I are the owners of the club."
"Huh," I said. FUCK, FUCK, FUCK! I thought, KILL ME NOW...
"Yeah..."
In that awkward silence, I had time to think about what had just happened. I started to shake and my eyes started to water and I sat back down on the couch.
Immediatly he was at my side, holding my hand, rubbing soothing circles on it. He gently lifted my face so that I looked at him. He frowned softly and with smooth swipes of his thumbs he wiped away the tears under my eyes. He glanced down at his thumb at the mixture of salt and water.
Even now I can't believe I did it, but I gently held his hand bringing it to my lips and licked it. I heard him gulp, but he didn't move his hand away from my face. I placed soft kisses on each of his knuckles and then his palm.
Then I looked up at him from underneath my eyelashes, he was staring down at me in awe and something else, but whatever it was made his eyes darker. It felt like he was leaning in to me and I quickly pulled away, leaning back.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, letting go of his hand. He frowned, looking at it.
"Don't be sorry..." he whispered back, cradling my hand. "Why were you so upset?"
"I just remembered, what...he..." I stammered like a fool.
"Shh...It's okay Bella. He's gone. I will protect you. I promise," Edward hushed me.
I shook my head and covered my face with my hands. I couldn't stop sobbing. I knew that if Edward didn't come in, I would have been in a much worse state.
Edward gently pried away my hands with his, whispering soothing things in my ear. I leaned in to him helplessly, my head under his chin, listening to his heart as it beated through the material of his shirt.
"Let me see that beautiful face of yours," Edward murmured quietly after a while.
I ignored him.
"How did you know I was in there?" I whispered.
He froze. I pulled away and looked up at him, interested in what he had to say.
"Edward, please tell me."
He sighed and held my hand, looking at it as he spoke.
"When I saw you at the booth, I...I was overwhelmed by your beauty. I have never seen such a beautiful woman before and I guess I was in a trance," he spoke softly while I scoffed. "When you looked down I went into my office and looked at the security cameras, desperately wanting to watch you...I know that sounds bad, but I just wanted to...I guess see if you always so beautiful. Don't ask me why, but it mattered to me.
"I saw your friends start to get intimate with each other, and saw you squirm as if you were ruining the moment. You got up and shoved into the crowd to the toilets. Our camera was down in the ladies toilets, and I became suspicious when I saw a man enter the toilets. I was worried when you didn't come out and ran into the toilets, knowing that you did not know this man and nobody had seen you enter the toilets..."
There was silence.
"Tell me what you're thinking, Bella," Edward said nervously.
I opened my mouth but no noise came out.
"Bella?"
"I don't know what to say," I whispered, looking up at him.
"Show me then," Edward replied.
He started leaning in to me and my head shouted things for me to get out and never come to the club again. But my heart told me to go for it, after all he had saved me, and Alice seemed to approve.
I shut my eyes and leaned in slowly, following my heart. I felt his warm, scented breath on my face just before our lips met. We slowly stayed locked like that for a few seconds, before he pulled away and then back, so slowly and gently. His hand caressed mine, and I slowly pulled my arm up his, to his shoulders where I deepened the kiss. His left hand held my neck and I leaned into him and pushed myself up onto my knees so that my head was facing down and his up, whilst my legs straddled his.
We continued to kiss slowly and softly, and then I thought about what I was doing, where I was and more importantly, who I was with. I didn't even know Edward. He could be lying to me, pulling me into a trap, maybe planning to hurt me. I thought about Alice and Jasper who had probably noticed by now that I had disappeared. They were probably frantically looking for me and Emmett. What the hell was I doing?
I pulled away and jumped to the other side of the room in panic. Edward was startled by my reaction and stared up at me in surprise.
"I have to go...thanks for...you know," I stuttered and ran out the room, past the lounge and threw myself into the club.
I could hear him following me. He yelled out my name but I ignored it and shoved myself into the crowd, hoping that he wouldn't be able to see me. I kept my head down low, but searched the crowd with my eyes hoping to find Alice or Jasper, but I couldn't see with all the moving turning bodies. I stopped moving, frantically round when I felt somebody grab me. I looked up to see Edward there, his eyes wide and awake. I was surprised he had found me. I tried to tug away and get to the exit sign, but my body was compacted in a small space.
"GET OFF OF ME!" I yelled, but it still wasn't loud enough for anybody to hear.
I couldn't breathe. My tummy was in knots. My legs were like jelly. I was so weak and Edward didn't loosen his grip. He tried to tell me something, but the room was spinning and I felt faint.
Then suddenly I was free. Emmett shoved Edward backwards, making him loose his grip. Emmett quickly spun round in front of me, holding my hands, but facing Edward.
"Get your fucking hands off my sister!" He yelled viciously.
Edward froze, staring at me.
"Sister?" he winced.
"Yes, sister!" Emmett roared.
The music stopped as everybody turned to look at us. People crowded round, trying to find out what was going on.
"Calm down," Edward snarled, glaring at my brother.
"Or what? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GONNA DO?" Emmett yelled, shoving Edward's chest angrily.
A sob escaped me and my eyes swelled up. Everything was blurry as tears escaped down my cheek.
Edward and Emmett both turned to look at me as I sniffled and wiped my face. I felt someone either side of me and looked round to see Alice and Jasper. Alice wrapped her arms around me, stroking my hair whilst Jasper approached Emmett.
"I'm waiting!" Emmett snarled.
"Don't forget who allowed you to put your dirty hands all over my sister! Where is she, huh? What have you done with her? Got bored and left her? Tell me where she is!" Edward snapped, shoving Emmett back.
"Easy mate," Jasper warned, holding Emmett back as he tried to swing a punch at Edward.
"Oh, shut the fu-" Emmett began but was interrupted by a small voice.
"I'm here, Edward," said the blonde girl who I saw the both of them with earlier.
Emmett struggled to get free as he tried to get to the blonde girl.
She stepped in the middle of the two boys and surveyed everyone. Even though Edward scared me, I was thankful that she had stopped them.
"What's going on?" she said firmly, glaring at Edward and Emmett with her beautiful hazel eyes.
Edward tried to pull her towards him but she smacked his chest and held her ground.
"Why are you so annoyed at my brother, Emmett?" the girl said.
"Because he fucking grabbed my sister and wouldn't let go! She yelled at him, but he wouldn't listen and...She's my baby sister. I'm the only person who can protect her," Emmett snapped, finally freeing himself from Jasper.
"Why did you do that Edward?" the girl questioned.
"Because she wouldn't listen to me! She trusted me but then she ran out and-"
"What do you mean she trusted you? What happened?" the girl asked.
"I caught a man trying to rape her in the toilets-"
"And you're sure that wasn't you, mate?" Emmett muttered angrily.
"Emmett," I whispered, desperately.
He looked at me and then back at Edward.
"I got rid of the guy. She was in shock so I took her back to my office for her to calm down and get away from the noise and lights. I gave her some water. We chatted...then we...we..." Edward trailed off, looking at me. His eyes were uncertain but they pleaded with mine, I looked away.
"Kissed," I finished for him. My voice was so quiet that only Emmett, Edward, Alice, Jasper and the blonde girl could hear.
Emmett became furious. His shoulders rose as he looked between Edward and me. He was so pissed off.
"YOU DID WHAT!" He roared.
I flinched away from his voice, scared of my brother for the first time in a long time...
"HOW DARE YOU?" Emmett shouted at Edward. "MY LITTLE SISTER? YOU GAVE ME PERMISSION, WHERE WAS MY PERMISSION FOR YOU TWO?"
"Emmett, remember what you and Bella talked about before you came out. You don't own her. Remember-"
"Shut the fuck up, Alice," Emmett grunted not tearing his eyes from Edward's.
"Fuck you, Emmett," Alice spat back. "You can't keep Bella locked up all her life. She has a fucking right to do what she wants with who she wants. Nobody can stop her! Not even you! I'm not saying you didn't do the right thing by stepping in, but stop embarrassing her by yelling at this man when he didn't even abuse her!"
"Don't go there, Alice," Emmett warned.
"Calm down, mate," Jasper said. "Stop taking your anger out on the people around you."
"I'm sorry, okay?" Edward said quietly. "I just...I just felt something inside of me and I didn't mean any harm by it. I kissed her, not because I was taking advantage of her, but because I feel something for Bella."
"Apology accepted," Emmett said stiffly.
I stamped on his foot.
"And I'm sorry too," Emmett sighed. "Just, leave her alone."
"I can't."
"Oh believe me, you can." Emmett snapped.
"Then you won't be able to see Rose," Edward replied.
"Excuse me?" 'Rose' spat. "I can see whoever the fuck I want to see, and you can't stop me."
"Rosalie-"
"Both of you can stop all the 'big brother protection' stuff, alright? It's getting old and I think I speak for Bella as well of myself when I say this, but stop trying to control us. Age is just a number. Just because you're older, doesn't mean you can control us. We all have equal rights," Rosalie walked over to Emmett. "You have my number."
She then turned around and pushed her way through the crowd.
"Shows over people! Turn that fucking music back on! EDWARD, COME HERE NOW!" She yelled.
Edward and Emmett stared at each other, before Emmett put his arm around me and walked us over to the exit sign. Before we turned I quickly looked at Edward whose eyes were pleading with me again. When we got to the exit, I turned around to see Edward still watching us but Emmett pulled me round again and shoved me through the door.
What the fuck just happened? I thought all the way home.