Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Stephanie Meyer does.

Chapter Three

At around seven the next morning, I shut off my music and went into the woods to hunt. I quickly took down two deer. If I was going to be around Emily all day, I had to be prepared.

I stopped. Was it only a year ago when I was having those thoughts about Bella? It's so strange how quickly things change.

I went into my house and showered, then I dressed in a pair of jeans and a long sleeved black button down.

I was almost out the door when my phone rang. I didn't recognize the number but I answered anyway.

"Hello?" I asked softly

"Edward, it's Emily. I got your number from Bella. Listen something came up this morning. I have to help my mother with something, but I'm free this afternoon if you still want to do something." She said.

My heart sank. "That's fine, Emily. I'll see you at three o'clock? Is that okay?" I asked her.

"Yes, that's great. See you then." Emily said. We said our goodbyes and hung up. Now what do I do? I sighed and went to sit on the couch. I mindlessly watched the show that Emmett was watching. He was into it, laughing at all the funny places, I was laughing more at him than anything.

Finally, at two forty five I stood up and grabbed the keys to my Volvo and drove down to La Push. Now that we got along with the wolves we were allowed in La Push, but we had to behave of course.

I pulled into Emily's driveway at three o'clock sharp and turned off the car. I got out and approached the door. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door three times and stepped back.

Emily opened the door with a skeptical look on her face. I was almost insulted. Did she not trust me? She had plenty of reasons not to trust me, but I was grateful for this chance to prove I could be good for her.

I smiled at her anyway and said, "Good morning. Are you ready to go?"

She nodded and shut the door behind me. She looked simple yet amazing of course. She was just wearing a pair of jeans, a plain black long sleeved shirt and a red jacket. I had told her to dress comfortably and she had.

I opened the passenger door to the Volvo and she got in murmuring "Thanks."

Mentally sighing, I climbed into the driver's seat. This was going to be a long day. We drove to Forks in silence. I didn't want to push her to talk to me if she didn't want to. There was a nagging voice in the back of my head that told me she's only here because she felt sorry for me or because this was making her feel less lonely.

I noticed that my gas gauge was almost on E so I pulled into a gas station and said, "I just need to get gas, would you like anything from inside?"

Emily nodded and I got out and filled up my car. We went inside together. Emily picked out some snacks for her to eat and walked to the cash register where I was standing.

She had only a soda in her hand. "Is that all?" I asked her smiling a bit.

She nodded shyly and handed them to me. She looked positively adorable standing there looking timid and out of place. I smiled at her and I knew my eyes were shining with the overwhelming happiness I was feeling.

The bell over the door rang, announcing a new customer. I smelled her before I saw her. It was Nadi. I turned to look at her. She looked shocked; either to see me in a store or seeing me with Emily, I didn't know.

Emily followed my gaze to Nadi and she smiled. Nadi waved to her and she walked over to the counter and handed the cashier her black card Carlisle gave her.

Emily walked over to her and said, "I'm really sorry for all the things I said to you before. I was just angry that I had everything and then you took him from me just by looking at him. I was jealous and I'm sorry. You deserve him." She sounded sincere and I was proud of her for apologizing to Nadi.

Nadi smiled at her and said, "I forgive you Emily. I understand what it must feel like, but I'm glad you'll have your love story, too."

Nadi surprised us both and leaned down and pulled Emily into a hug. I knew from Nadi's thoughts that the things Emily said about her being a freak had really hurt her and Nadi's thoughts confirmed this.

What surprised me even more, is Nadi's thoughts held no animosity. They truly were forgiving, 'No matter what she said to me, called me a freak and whatnot, I can't hate her, or Edward for that matter. It all worked out for the best. Edward broke Bella's heart so she could find Jake. And Sam broke Emily's heart so she could find Edward. I wonder how Rosalie is going to take this.' Nadi laughed mentally as she released Emily.

I smiled at her and she said goodbye to us. I saw her get into the car with Sam. Nadi was praying Sam wouldn't smell Emily or I on her, but he did. His thoughts were furious as they drove away, Nadi almost had to force him to leave. I felt sorry that she would be alone with him, but there was nothing I could do now. I knew she could handle him anyway. She was his mate, and a scary one at that.

I paid for the gas and Emily's soda and we left. I opened her car door for her again and she smiled at me this time.

Once we were driving, I tried to get Emily to talk to me. Asking her about her family. She told me how her parents thought she was throwing her life away for Sam when she moved to La Push. I told her a little about my time with Carlisle and Esme.

"What about your real parents?" She asked softly.

I tensed up. I hadn't even really talked to Bella about my parents. She only knew about them dying from the Spanish Influenza, but here I was willing to spill anything to Emily. So I did. I told her all about my parents, their professions, their personalities, their interests, and how it felt for me when they died. If I could cry, I would have. I pulled over and Emily hugged me. Never had I felt more at home than I did in her arms.

She pulled away from me and touched my face. I raised my hand and rubbed her scars. She looked down shyly and I laughed. She looked at me with questioning eyes but I shook my head and pulled back onto the road.

When we reached Port Angeles, I wasn't sure what she wanted to do. "So would you like to see a movie, go shopping?" I asked.

"Um, shopping. I'd like to get some new books." She said. I drove to the bookstore and we went inside.

Emily and I lost ourselves in the bookstore. We looked around discussing different authors and book series. Nearly four hours passed before we chose books to purchase and we left.

"Where to next?" I asked in a cheerful voice.

Emily put her hand on my elbow. Her touch almost melted my cold skin. "Um, let's eat." She said. I smiled at her and we went into a Mexican restaurant.

The hostess seated us, after a few disgusted looks at Emily. I wanted to throw her through a wall for looking at her like that.

The waitress didn't treat her any better. Emily was ordering and the waitress was staring at me, winking at me trying to be subtly seductive. She didn't write down Emily's order, I don't think she even heard her.

When Emily finished telling her what she wanted, the waitress was still staring at me. Emily looked hurt so I repeated her order. "It's quite rude to ignore a customer when they are ordering. She said she would like a chicken quesadilla with cheese."

The waitress nodded. "And for you, sir?" She purred.

I rolled my eyes. "Nothing, I'm fine. I'd appreciate it if you'd hurry though. My girlfriend and I have plans after this."

She hurried away. Emily looked at me shocked. "We do?" She asked.

I smiled. "No, I'm taking you home unless you want to do something?" I was hopeful that she wanted to spend time with me.

She opened her mouth to speak, but stopped. Her eyebrows knitted together with confusion then she opened her mouth and said, "Did you just call me your girlfriend?"

I laughed. "Yes. Do you have an objection to that?" My voice was teasing, but I meant it. I had never had so much hope that she wouldn't object.

Slowly, she shook her head. "That's fine." She smiled softly, and I never felt so much happiness in that moment. Emily's food arrived and I ignored the waitress completely.

Emily finished her food and we talked a little bit, and then stood up to leave. I paid the bill and we walked out the door. We were almost to the car, when I heard an annoying, shrill voice call my name. A voice I had never wanted to hear again, but there it was, the horrifying voice of Lauren Mallory.

"Edward? Is that you?" She asked. Emily and I turned around.

"Yes, hello again Lauren." I said, politely. I tried to ignore her screaming thoughts, and tried to focus on the silence that belonged to Emily.

"What are you doing back here?" She asked seductively.

I gritted my teeth together. "We just moved back." I answered simply.

She smiled brightly. "Well, maybe we can get together sometime, if you're not busy."

I shook my head and started to answer, but Emily cut her off. "He's busy."

Lauren turned to glare in Emily's direction, but stopped when she saw Emily's ruined face. She smirked and her thoughts slipped into my head again.

'She's definitely not a threat. Edward will be mine once he sees that I'm way prettier than her.'

I almost growled. She looked back to me but before she could say anything, the scent of another vampire filled my nostrils. I stiffened, but tried to hide it. Emily noticed and looked at me strangely.

My eyes darted over the parking lot until I found the vampire, leaning against a wall, watching us. I focused on her until I could hear her thoughts.

'So he has a new mate? Victoria will be interested to hear this.' She thought, then turned and ran off. I wanted to chase after her but Emily was right here, and there is not a chance in hell I'm leaving her alone.

"Lauren, I'm sorry, but we have to go now, Emily has to get home. I'll see you in school tomorrow." I said then turned before she could answer and I opened Emily's door for her.

Once we were driving she asked, "What was that Edward?"

"There was a vampire in the parking lot. I wanted to get you home safely and talk to the others." I said, hoping she'd leave it at that. She pulled out her cell phone and started dialing.

"Hello?" I heard Sam's voice on the other end.

"Sam, it's Emily. Edward and I were just in Port Angeles. He smelled a vampire. He wants to meet with everyone, the pack and the Cullen's. Can you guys all go to his house?" She asked him.

He was quiet for a minute then said, "Yes. We'll be there in a few minutes." They hung up.

"I'm going to drop you out at home first." I told her.

She shook her head. "No, I want to be there." I knew from experience with Bella it's best not to argue.

"Fine. At least I'll know you're safe." I said. She smiled. We pulled into my driveway a few minutes later. Alice came running out the door to meet us.

"Edward! She wants her!" She screamed. She showed me the vision she just had. The vampire we saw in Port Angeles told Victoria I had a new mate. Victoria wanted to kill both Bella and Emily.

'She still wants to kill Bella because she thinks it was her fault James died. She wants to kill Emily just to hurt you.' Alice told me in her thoughts.

"No." I said, my voice was so deadly Emily flinched away from me. I turned to her in a panic.

"It's okay, Emily." I said in a soft voice and took her hand. She smiled back and we followed Alice inside.

We sat down at the table and waited. A few minutes later, the wolves all walked inside.

A/N: Thanks to Rachel2w2, Merme Cullen, aya163 and xDanax13 who reviewed my last two chapters, I hope you like this one too!

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