Chapter 1

A/N: I don't own twilight Stephanie Meyer does. This is about how Angela and Emmett from my story Love and Chocolate got together. You should read Love and Chocolate so you can understand what's going on. You don't have to but it would help to get the story.

APOV:

I hate parties. It's not that I'm socially inept it's just I hate being cooped up in a tiny space with tons of people talking loudly because the music is always too loud. I always feel out of place at gatherings like this. Half the people here I don't even know. But here I am filling bowls with chips because of him. Emmett McCarthy-Hale. I'm completely in love with him but I'm stuck in the dreaded friend zone. This is his congratulation party for landing the assistant DA job downtown.

"You know you can stop staring at my brother like that. It's kind of stalkerish." My best friend Rosalie says with a knowing smirk. "Shut up. I hate you right now. You should be more sympathetic to me. After all I am your best friend." I say sarcastically. She rolls her eyes at me and says "Why don't you just go over and talk to him. Here take this beer and give it to him." She says. "I can't. Tanya barely leaves his side. She'll get all bitchy girlfriend on me." I say weakly.

Tanya Denali, what can I say about her? She's drop dead gorgeous with her long strawberry blonde hair and model figure. I'm nothing compared to her. I'm always the cute one never the sexy one, always the best friend and never the one. What I wouldn't give to be Emmett's one. "Don't worry about her. I'll take care of ice bitch and you talk to my brother. Ange you're perfect for him even if he doesn't know it yet." She says encouragingly. "Fine but if things go badly I'm blaming you." I say sternly. "I know." She says with a huge grin and walks over to distract Tanya.

Well what have I got to lose I think to myself as I adjust my dress trying to make my girls look at least a little more desirable. I can't believe I let Rosalie talk me into wearing this dress. It's a dark purple ruched tulle knee length strapless dress. It has a sweetheart neckline which I hope will accentuate my not so large bust. There is a satin sash with small delicate flowers at the empire line. It has corset detailing at the top to help give me and hour glass shape. I paired it with some strappy heels and I curled my hair and pulled it into a half up half down style. All in all I think I look pretty dam good just not good enough for Emmett. With a girlfriend like Tanya what guy would look at me?

I grab two beers and walk over to him. He looks so sexy wearing a black button up shirt with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. His darkwash jeans hug his sexy ass nicely making me think of a bunch of naughty things I would love to do to him. I shake my head to get rid of my sinful thoughts and walk over to where he is standing. "Hey Emmett. Rose told me you could use this." I say trying not to sound so nervous. "I do. You're a lifesaver Angie." He says giving me that heart stopping dimpled smile of his. "By the way you look great tonight. The guys here will be knocking me away to get to you." He says sweetly. "Yeah right." I say and roll my eyes. "Believe me Angie I know how guys think." He says with a sexy grin. Dear lord this man is making me crazy.

"Hey you wanna go out on the porch and get some fresh air. I can hardly breathe with so much cigarette smoke." He says and takes my hand leading me to the outside. I feel like my heart is beating out of my chest. We both take a seat on the steps. We both take a drink from our beer and make small talk. Talking to him feels so natural. I just wish he would see me as more than a friend.

"How are you and Tanya doing?" I ask dreading the answer. "Good. We're good. Like any relationship we have our ups and down's but I couldn't be happier." He says with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. Something's up but I don't push it. "So what about you, breaking any hearts lately?" He asks with a mischievous smirk. "No, not really. Ben and I are still friends but nothing serious." I say trying not to sound too pathetic.

"So congrats on the job." I say trying to change the conversation. "Thanks. I should say congrats to you too. Rose told me about your promotion." He says genuinely and pulls me into one of his signature bear hugs. I feel my heart skip a beat at the feel of his big strong arms around me. We pull away slowly and our faces are so close our noses are practically touching. His beautiful blue eyes look deeply into mine and I swear I can see something other than friendly emotion pass through them.

He leans in slightly and our lips barely touch when he suddenly pulls away. He stands up quickly. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that to you. I don't know what got into me." He says running his hand through his golden curls. "It's fine really." I say with a small smile still trying to figure out what just happened. "It's not ok. I shouldn't have put you in that situation. We're still friends right?" He says offering his hand to help me up. "Yeah of course." I say trying not to cry.

I take his hand as he helps me up. We stand there for a moment our hands still clasped together. Why can't I just say it? I want to shout it. I love you Emmett but I'm too scared to say anything. He looks at me again like he's trying to figure out what to say next when her nasal voice burst forth interrupting our moment. Tanya.

"There you are sweetie. I've been looking all over the place for you . Could we please get out of here? I promised Aro I'd stop by at the opening of his new club on Chippewa." She whines in her annoying voice. "Sure love. Go to the car and I'll be right there." He says and kisses her lightly on the lips. I can't help but wince at the sight. Rose comes up next to me giving me a questioning look. I shake me head letting her know I don't want to talk about it right now. "Sorry sis, I don't mean to cut out so early but you know how Tanya can get sometimes." He says to Rose apologetically.

She rolls her eyes at him then says "Fine but don't forget about brunch tomorrow." She says bossily. "How could I forget our tradition? I wouldn't miss spending time with my two favorite girls." He says with his dimpled smile and pulls us both into a tight hug. He pulls away and gives Rose a peck on the cheek then turns to me. He looks at me for a moment then kisses me softly on the cheek lingering a little longer than normal. He turns and leaves heading down the street to where his car is parked taking my heart with him.

"Ok what the hell was that?" Rose asks with a hand on her hip giving me that 'you have to tell me everything' look. "Honestly I couldn't tell you because I don't know what that was." I say even more confused than I was before. She grabs my arm and pulls me back into her parent's house. "Let's steal a couple bottles of champagne and have us a slumber party like when we were girls."She says with a huge smile. I nod my head yes. She always knows how to make me feel better.

A/N: I hope you like this. Please Review. Next up Emmett's POV. He's feeling a little bit more for Angela than he lets on.