Holy Crow
Chapter Two
"Oh, crap," I groaned and bit my lip as I leaned down to grab my keys. I apparently have butter fingers, as I'd dropped my keys and they flown under my truck. The parking lot was wet from the earlier morning rain, I was only lucky that it'd stopped.
I sat my backpack in the cab of my truck and then got onto my hands and knees so that I could reach under my truck.
"Stupid…freaking…Ah!" I screamed and almost knocked my head on the underside of my truck when two large hands reached under my truck on the other side and then grabbed my keys.
"Hi, Bells," my eyes went wide and I almost laughed at myself. I could see Emmett now on the other side of my truck, smiling and laughing at me as he watched me.
"Morning, Em," he seemed pleased by the spur of the moment shortening of his name. With a quick wink he stood up and then walked over to my side of the truck. I stood and took his offered hand with a small smile of my own.
I lost my balance halfway though and I practically threw myself onto him, but he was sweet about it, thankGod. He smiled and let me situate myself before he leaned in and whispered to me,
"Good morning," I think I almost fell again. Only this time it wasn't because I lost balance, but because my knees went weak and wobbly under the sweet deep baritone of his voice.
"Want your keys?" I was ripped from my thoughts by the jingling of keys above my head. I looked up and noticed them, and with a blush I realized that he was much, much taller than me. I couldn't reach those even if I jumped!
"I'll have to climb you," I said seriously as I looked into his laughing eyes.
"Try it," he dared, something smoldering in his dark amber eyes. But I knew me, and I knew I wouldn't have the courage to even pretend, especially not with him looking at me like that. So with a small grunt of exertion I jumped up with my arm fully extended above me to try and reach my keys. I didn't even get close and he raised his arm up even higher!
"Not fair!" I practically whined.
"It's not my fault you're a total shrimp," I stuck my bottom lip out, just the tiniest bit, in a small pout. He seemed to notice and take pity on me. I knew I musn't have been very cute, so he was sparing me some embarrassment at least.
"Fine, fine. Cheater," he said giving in as he let his hand drop enough so that I could snag my keys from him.
"Thanks, Em," he grinned, showing his perfectly straight and bright white teeth. I felt suddenly like I was teetering and if someone happened to accidentally tap me I'd fall over, frozen. He was just so handsome. He had to be illegal.
The thought was enough to make me blush and as I looked at him, he just smiled even wider.
"What you blushing about?" he teased, my eyes went a little wide at being called out, but I tried to play it off with a shrug and an innocent look. Though it didn't make the blush go away.
He chuckled deep in his chest, and then lifted a hand to my face. His thumb brushed lightly against my warm cheek and the cool feel of his skin on mine left a burning heat in my face.
Suddenly I heard someone whistle behind us, and I almost jumped ten feet into the air. My blush only intensified, my arms dropped from where they'd rested against his chest and his own arms fell to his side from where they'd held my arms. I bit my lip nervously and then turned to the open door to my truck to grab my bag and slam the door. When I looked back to Emmett he was glaring somewhere behind him.
"Time for class?" I interrupted him. He looked a little upset, like his mother had taken away his favorite toy on Christmas or something, but he seemed to recover soon enough.
"Yea, come on. I'll walk you to your first class," I gave a nod of my head and slung my pack over my shoulder before following the eldest Cullen boy to my class.
EBEB
"That was you?" I said before dropping my face into my hands blushing furiously.
"Well, you two were going to be late if I hadn't found some way to communicate with you," Alice said grinning. I ignored her smug tone as I dropped my head onto my arms on the table in a new way to hide myself from the curious stares around me.
Though we were missing a few of the other Cullens, I was still apparently a spectacle, sitting with any Cullen was obviously something out of the ordinary if you weren't a Cullen yourself.
"What've you done to her, Alice?" I heard Emmett say as he sat down at the table beside us.
"Embarrassed her," she said simply before taking a sip of the water in front of her. I looked up and noticed that Emmett didn't have a lunch today, I'd already scarfed down a few handfuls of french-fries and a bag of chips, with a coke- I hadn't really been hungry.
"Oh, well if that's all," he said with a grin before grabbing the back of my chair and pulling it towards his. Though I was smiling into the crook of my arm, I wouldn't let him know that I was pleased at his actions.
"Very nice, Emmett. So very nice," I said with a sigh, as I composed myself and controlled my smile. I looked up at the smiling teen and then snagged the only thing he had for lunch with him. A bottle of sprite.
I tapped his arm with it, as if it hurt him, and then crossed my arms over my chest and pouted again. It was mostly for show, but I hoped it at least made him feel bad! Well not really, but still.
"Ow, that hurt my feelings," he teased, as he rubbed the spot over his heart.
"Aw, poor Emmett," Alice said with a small smile as she leaned back in her chair on the two back legs. Her balance was perfect, I knew that if I ever tried anything like that I'd fall flat on my back. And Emmett would laugh, he seemed to love it every time I tripped. Jerk, I thought to myself with a smile.
"So where's everyone?" I finally asked, getting curious as I looked around our table.
"Edwardo, Rosie, and Jazz went on a trip with the parents. Hiking," Emmett answered as he leaned over me to take his drink back. I tried to reach to get it back from him, but it was no use, he was far too fast.
"Well why didn't you guys go?" I asked as I accepted the fact that I'd never be able to keep anything from Emmett if he really wanted it.
"Had work here to do," Emmett answered quickly, though he didn't look at me. I sent a quick glance to Alice who was smiling smugly at Emmett.
"Oh!" she said as if realizing something. She looked back to me and her smile changed into a gentler one, kinder even.
"I wanted to stay home with Emmett. I didn't want him to be all by himself," I gave a nod of my head before taking a sip of my coke. I remembered what I'd talked to Jessica about in Spanish, she'd told me how the young and handsome Cullen couple, Carlisle and Esme had adopted the Cullen and Hale children.
I thought it was sweet, though Jessica seemed jealous. Why she would be jealous about something like that, I wasn't sure. She probably just wanted to be apart of the Cullen family any way that she could manage.
"Hey, do you wanna come over to our house after school?" Alice asked me. I was a little shocked by the offer, but I knew that I wouldn't turn it down. Who would?
"Sure, thanks," I said smiling, Alice's smile was terribly infectious. I was sure the more time I spent with these two the more I would be smiling.
"I'll have to go home and check with my Dad, but you could come and pick me up couldn't you?" I asked looking over to Emmett, the side of his mouth was curved up in the most gorgeous smile-smirk thing that I've ever seen. I almost choked on the air in my lungs.
"I'd love to," he offered, I smiled a shaky sort of smile and then quickly turned away so that I could get a sip of my drink, my throat was suddenly very dry.
EBEB
"Thanks, Em. I had fun tonight," I said as I stood beside his tall jeep. His back was leaning against it and he was smiling at me from under the moon light. The distant porch lights glared at us, but it was so far away the orange glow was hardly noticeable.
"Me too, Bells," I smiled. The way he said my name was just unbelievable. His voice was so smooth, and soft, but perfectly clear and rumbling.
"I'll see you Monday, then," I said after a small, but still comfortable pause. He smiled and then suddenly reached out, his arms pulled me into a quick hug before he pulled away.
"Sounds like a plan," his hand tugged lightly on a longer piece of my hair before he opened his jeep door and pulled himself up and into his seat.
"Bye, Emmett," I said stepping back with a wave.
"Bye, Bella," I grinned as he cranked the car, I could practically feel the jeep's vibrating voice from here. And it was certainly loud enough to drown out any other noise around. Just like Emmett. I crossed my arms over my chest to fight off any chill, not that I really noticed it as I walked up to the porch grinning.
Charlie was already passed out on the couch as I walked in, I grabbed a water and a granola bar from the kitchen before I walked up the stairs to go to my room. I dropped onto the bed, played a little music on my radio, not really caring though what I was listening to.
I propped myself up and onto my pillows with a smile as I snacked. I closed my eye for a moment and remembered some of my afternoon. After Emmett and Alice picked me up in their jeep we ran by the store, picking up snacks, before driving on to their house.
We'd played video games- to my utter disbelief- and watched some television. Alice had even picked out some horror film for us all to watch. Emmett had laughed while I buried my face in a pillow and cringed, repressing screams.
Before it was time to leave, Emmett had taken both me and Alice out in his truck to go through worn and beaten truck trails around the large wooded area around their house. I'd had to strap in and grip anything that I could to not scream when we'd flown over bumps and fallen trees.
Mud had flung up against his truck, and we'd practically tipped a few times, but he hadn't cared. Emmett apparently loved speed, and loved the danger of flying through the forest at night. And I apparently did not, but it had made him laugh. Which I certainly did love.
I blushed a little at my girlish thoughts. I hadn't ever really thought about boys the way that I was thinking about Emmett now. I knew that it was just a little crush, but it was rare for me to ever actually have one. Back home, in Phoenix I hadn't ever had a boyfriend, and I hadn't wanted one.
So thinking now, that I was actually starting to like a boy, made me infuriatingly girlie. I was blushing, and grinning constantly at any thought I had about him. And God was that embarrassing. I finished off my snack and then hoped off my bed to head to my shared bathroom. I needed a cold shower to get Emmett Cullen out of my mind. I just hoped it would work.
But it was highly doubtful.
EBEB
A/N: I heart Bella and Emmett. haha I figured since I got ten reviews I'd update! It was far more than I was expecting, and I wanted to give you guys a second chapter! Thank you so much for your support. It's so appreciated. :)
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-Marry
