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A/N OMG! Thanks so much for the reviews! Autmn , Hon, I'm so glad to see you reading this story. I'm glad you like it! :) A huge thank you to Donna and Autmn! I hope you like this one! Prepare for Emmett overload!

3: Sweet Darlin'

I didn't see or hear from Emmett for a week after the fashion show. I got busy working on the song, and a new project thrown at me by Zedd. We were collaborating on something that was in my opinion, going to be amazing. Connor hadn't come home since that night, but he made sure to text me every night. Lauren was back here, though. And I was finding it hard not to choke her.

It was the last week of June, two weeks after the show, when Bella told us all we were going to have a Fourth of July bash. We all got excited. She said the Cullens would be there, including Emmett, who was working on a small movie project he had been asked to do. I only knew that because Alice made it a point to fill me in on his whereabouts.

"Will Connor be back by then Rose?" Bella asked me later that night as we prepared dinner while the guys were outside after we kicked them out. Tyler had this tendency to want to lick all the bowls, no matter what was in them.

I was about to answer when Lauren spoke up from the table where she was pealing potatoes for the potato salad.

"Honestly Connor wouldn't be up for a Fourth of July party. He's too busy with his band, you know. He doesn't really have time for a party like this." Lucky for her my back was turned to her. Bella exhaled through her nose.

"Rose?" Jess prodded.

"Um, yeah, he probably won't be here. You know he probably has better things or you know, people to do. And I mean not that I care, because you know, I just love him so much." I said dropping the strawberries I'd just cleaned into the bowl in front of me. "So, I mean, I told him if he couldn't make it, it was alright." I said. I looked up to see both Bella and Tanya looking amazed at my remarks. Jess looked like she was about to laugh. I snuck a look at Lauren. Her cheeks were red and she looked sort of embarrassed.

"Well, I'm sure Mom and Dad will be happy to see him if he does come." Bella said, shrugging. I nodded and resumed washing the strawberries.

That night I was in my room watching The Voice when FaceTime popped up again. This time, I checked to see who it was. I felt my heart speed up when I saw it was Emmett. Okay, my heart was only supposed to do that with Connor. I controlled it and I answered. his smiling face popped up on my screen.

"Hey Rose! How are you this evening?" he sounded like he was in a fabulous mood. I could tell he was happy about something.

"Emmett. I'm fine. It's nice to see you." I said situating myself in my bed.

"I was calling because I, as hard or as shocking as this may be for you to believe, missed talking to you. And also, unfortunately, mother nature decided that it was time that the bouquet died. He held up the poor wilted bouquet.

"Oh no. This is a tragedy of epic proportions." I said and he started to laugh. "I'm holding a bouquet burial ceremony for it in the morning. Everybody's invited." he grinned and we both started laughing.

"Well, I was actually calling to ask about Connor." he made a face when he said his name and I sighed. "Well, he's gone but Lauren's back. Ugh, the nerve of her!"

He looked interested then, leaning forward in his chair. His arms were folded across his chest, his muscles more noticeable now.

"What happened?"

I told him about her comments on the party Bella was planning. And then with a giggle, I told him about my response.

He looked surprised as he started to guffaw. He threw his head back.

"You did not. You seriously said he had better things or people to do?" he started guffawing again and I started snickering. "Well, yeah. I don't know what came over me at that moment. I just felt the need to say it. Was it too harsh?"

"Hell no. That was perfect." He finally composed himself and said, "Another question." he said leaning in close to the camera. I watched. "Yes?"

"What are you doing tomorrow?" Before I told him, I made a mental note to tell Tanya, who also happened to be my manager, to clear my schedule. Because there's one thing I knew about Emmett. Something that took me a whole two weeks to realize. He was fun to be around, and was making me feel different, in a way Connor never had. And even though I couldn't do anything about it, I was going to make sure I was a great friend to him. And hello, we were in laws, right? Didn't in laws talk and stuff?

"Nothing. Why?"

"Well Rosalie." he began, "If I may have your permission, I want to take you with me on a day adventure."

"Well, Emmett, you sound very formal. What sort of adventure?" I asked.

"Well, tell me this." he said as he reached for something on the table.

"What?" He had a paper in his hands as he answered. "I have never and I mean ever been grocery shopping before. I started to laugh but he stopped me by holding up a hand. "Hey, please don't laugh at me. Let me explain." He pouted as he said this.

"Okay. But please hurry. I don't think I can hold my laughter in much longer."

"Well, when you're an actor, you hardly ever have time to shop, so you rely on junk food, or if you're lucky like I am, you have your Mom to do your grocery shopping. Well, long story short, I lost a bet against my Dad, so now I have to grocery shop on my own, which to me seems very strange and difficult. So, since Bella already rejected this awesome invitation I thought I'd ask you because you're nicer than she is at times. I smiled. "Okay, but I'll warn you, my Mom taught me how to be a perfectionist when it comes to picking out produce, so don't be complaining when I'm spending more than a minute selecting a bag of apples for you. I will not be dissatisfied when it comes to produce. So, you have to promise you'll deal with my perfectionist ways. In return, i promise to take you to Starbucks and aside from that, you'll get beautiful fruits and vegetables and stuff. Does that sound like a plan?"

"Starbucks, I love Starbucks. It sounds like a fabulous idea. I'll pick you up at eleven. Do not be late, otherwise, I'll be discouraged from this trip altogether and run crying to Mom and plead with her until she does my grocery shopping." he said with a grin.

"I'll be waiting on the front steps." I promised.

"Good, I'll go so you can rest. Night Rose."

"Night Emmett." I said. He flashed me a smile before we disconnected.

I smiled to myself as I closed my laptop and got under the covers. I was just beginning to doze off when my phone rang, the ringtone letting me know it was Connor. I sighed and answered.

"Hey." I said yawning. "Hey Rose." he said in that deep sleepy voice I'd fallen in love with months before. "How's your trip going?" I asked.

"It's alright. Could be better. The acoustics in these cabins suck though. But Eric said we had to be isolated for this. I was calling though, to tell you I will actually be at the Fourth of July bash." I knew this was supposed to make me happy and overjoyed, but somehow, this actually made me dread it. "Oh you are?" I asked hoping I sounded as pleased as possible.

"Yeah, I wanted to spend it with you Buttercup. I miss you." I felt like he'd just slapped me. Yeah right he was wanting to spend it with me. I knew that when he got the chance, he'd ditch me and run right into Lauren's clutches. But I didn't say that.

"I'm glad you'll be here Connor." I said yawning again.

"I'll let you sleep Buttercup. I just wanted to let you know. Tell your sister for me, okay?"

"I will. Night."

"Good night." he said before he hung up. I put my phone down and rolled onto my side and closed my eyes again.

The sun was hot on my skin as I walked my hair blowing around my face. The sand was hot under my feet as I walked. I took a deep breath and smelled the salty sea air. I looked ahead and saw someone walking toward me. I ran toward them and smiled when I saw it was Emmett. My heart pounded in my chest as he reached me and rapped his arms around me.

"Hey Buttercup." he said his trademark dimpled grin on his face. His blue eyes were twinkling.

"Hey Emm." I said. He didn't let go, instead carrying me to a blanket nearby. He sat down with me in his lap. "What were you doing alone Buttercup?" he asked holding me close to him. I leaned my head against his chest and I laughed. "I was looking for you."

"I told you I was coming back in a second." he said. I grinned and looked up at him. He was still smiling that adorable dimpled grin. And yes, his gorgeous blue eyes were still twinkling.

"Maybe I was impatient and I missed you." I said. He chuckled and bent down his lips touching mine. I felt my pulse speed up and I rapped my arms around Emmett as we kissed again.

My eyes flew open and I blinked as I tried to calm my breathing. I looked around and saw all my belongings in my room. I looked at the clock and sighed with relief. It was only nine. I jumped out of bed and ran into my bathroom. I showered as fast as I could. I dressed in my favorite top and shorts. I brushed out my hair letting it fall down my back. I was always startled by my own beauty. I always told my Mom I wished I wasn't as pretty as I was. She said it was a blessing, and to not be ashamed of it. She told me that I would find a man who would love me for more than just my beauty. I wondered then if Connor only wanted me for that reason. I shook myself out of those thoughts as I ran downstairs for breakfast. Tyler was at the table with a plate of muffins. Jess and Tanya were there too, still half asleep.

"Well look at you, Rose. Where you going today?" Tyler asked with a grin.

"With Emmett." I said shrugging.

"Oh, Emmett hey? What's with that?"

"We're in laws, we just want to hang out." I said. The three nodded, but Tyler had this knowing grin on his face. Weird.

I grabbed a muffin and poured myself a cup of coffee. I ate and chatted with them until around ten thirty. I brushed my teeth, put on lip gloss grabbed my phone and purse and ran outside and waited on the bottom step, as promised. And at exactly eleven on the dot, Emmett pulled up in his blue BMW. I smiled as I noted that he had the same model as mine.

"Hi Rose." he said grinning as I approached the car. He held the door open for me and I got in. He closed it and I watched as he took long strides to his side of the car.

"Hey Emmett." I said as he slid into the car with ease.

"So, did you get all that laughing out of your system? Or am I never going to live this down?" he asked as he pulled smoothly out of our driveway. Jasper, who had moved into the little house in the back with Riley waved from where he sat talking to Austin about who knows what.

Emmett waved back as we left.

"I never laughed after that." I said and he chuckled. "Rose, you are just too darn sweet. By the way, I being the all to awesome person that I am, made an awesome playlist for this adventure. You will endure it with me because you have to. Pay back for laughing for those two seconds last night." He smirked as he plugged his ipod in. He hit play, and the first song that came on was none other than "Don't Stop Believing" But not just any version of "Don't Stop Believing" It was the Glee version.

"Emmett Cullen, I am impressed!" I said grinning at him. "You like Glee. You are my new best friend. Just don't tell Tyler or your sister, or they'll kill me! Oh my gosh you like Glee!" He grinned and started singing along with Finn. I was so amazed. He sang pretty good. When he finished he smiled at me. "Sing with me, Rachel." I laughed and joined in. If anyone were to look into our car, they would have thought we were two friends who were hardcore Gleeks. I was of course. But after the song was over, Emmett told me he wasn't. I pretended to cry.

"Emmett, you have wounded me." He laughed as we pulled into the parking lot at WinCo. It was a short drive from my house there. He turned off the car and we got out. He and I walked side by side. I grabbed a cart and pushed it inside. I was hoping no photographers would bug us today. They really had no reason. They all knew we were family now. But to them that wouldn't matter because we were just in laws after all. But I didn't think about it.

"Alright, the list." I said stopping by a display of water bottles. He pulled the list out of his pocket and handed it to me. I scanned it and turned the cart, heading for the produce. Emmett followed me, talking the whole time.

"How can they be that green?" He asked as I selected some apples making sure not to bruise them. Even the slightest bump could hurt them. "It's a freak of nature Rose, I swear."

"I ask myself that every time I see them." I said tying the bag closed and putting it in the back of the cart. I stepped over to the bananas. I carefully selected the best looking bunch. Emmett watched my every move. I added them to the basket before moving on to the oranges and then to the dairy section.

I grabbed milk, cheese, and coffee creamer before going over to get some other things.

About a half hour later, he had everything. This was my favorite part of the whole grocery shopping experience.

"So, Emmett, now that we have all the healthy shit, you know the veggies, fruits, cold cuts, milk, etc. This right here is my favorite." I said stopping by the bulk section. "Here you have your Goldfish, your gummy worms, gummy bears, Jelly beans, and my personal favorite, gummy butterflies. And here." I said pointing to another row, "You have your chips, and corn for popping and various kinds of candy." Emmett was like a kid at Christmas as we both picked various snacks. By the end of our grocery shopping trip, the cart was so heavy we both had to push it. I was giggling when we got to the register. The girl smiled at me and at Emmett. She had gone to school with me. "Hey Rose." she said as she rung everything up.

"Hi Angela , This is Emmett." She smiled politely as recognition dawned and she grinned. "Oh yes, your brother in law. Hi Emmett."

"Hey." he said. She was one of the few girls I knew who didn't freak out when they saw him, or my sister.

"I can't wait to be at the bash in a few weeks. I am so excited. We need to catch up. How's Tyler?" she asked me.

"Tyler is well, Tyler. His usual self."

"I bet his Australian accent is thicker than ever after spending a whole year back home. I laughed as Emmett and I loaded the cart.

"Oh yeah, it is." She stepped out from behind the register as another girl with braces took her place. She helped us with our things and as she did, she asked about Connor. I shook my head and Emmett made a face.

"Not good I assume?" she asked as she saw Emmett's face.

"Nope. Kind of glad he's not around right now." I said.

"That bad?" she asked. "Like you wouldn't believe." I said.

Emmett patted my shoulder. "It's okay Rose. Just remember what you said to Lauren last night." he grinned then and I snickered.

"Your friend Lauren? What's wrong with her?"

"Like Rosalie said." Emmett said as we walked out, Angela following us, "You two really need to catch up. And." he said, "You should know that he made her cry." Angela gasped. "What the hell did Connor do?" she asked.

"Shh, Angela " I hissed. She turned and saw a photographer trying to look casual as he sat on a bench. He had his camera trained on us.

"Smile." Emmett said nudging me. "Yeah." Angela said as we walked passed the guy. "Like that time Tyler got so drunk he started singing, "Shower" by Becky G! Remember that?"

I started laughing at the memory. "Oh right! And he had that bad ass falsetto going!"

"And those dance moves." Angela added.

"Why do all of you have all the fun without me." Emmett complained playfully as we put everything in his car.

"Emmett, because you have a life, remember?" I said grinning at him. "You're an actor."

"Yeah, actors have better lives than we do." Angela said matter of factly.

"Yeah, even better than producers and songwriters like myself." I said.

"Well, you've got that right. We do have interesting lives. But we don't have as much time to do fun stuff. We have fun acting, but not fun with other people at different times."

"Well, Emmett you are Hollywood's hottest actor. You've been number-one for three years now, and you are the most sought after for roles. Next thing you know, you'll be the richest man in the world!" Angela said.

"Like Bill Gates." I said.

"Yeah, like him." Angela agreed. When everything was in, she smiled and put the cart in the rack nearby.

"Well, I'd better go, I have this family thing I'm forced to attend. So I'll call you later alright Rose?"

"Okay, bye Ange!" She waved at us and was gone. We got back into the car.

"Okay, so we got your groceries, what's next?" I asked. Emmett turned the car on and we pulled out of the parking lot.

"Well, Rose. I do believe Starbucks is in order." he said with a grin.

"You're absolutely right, Emmett. Starbucks it is."

"Yes." he did a fist pump and I laughed. He hit "play" on his iPod and music filled the car again. This time it was, "Bad Blood"

"Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times, you an I!" I started singing and Emmett just smiled as we headed toward Starbucks. "So do you normally sing in your car?" he asked me as we pulled up.

"Sometimes, if I'm in the mood. Guess today's one of those days. Now, here's a very important question." I said as we got out of the car. We walked side by side. "Are we getting Fraps or iced coffees?"

"Well, I think a S'Mores Frappuccino sounds fucking fabulous right now." he said opening the door and ushering me inside.

"It does. I love it with extra everything. Especially the whipped cream." I said as we approached the end of the line. The person in front of us turned and let out a squeal.

"Oh my gosh." she said in a low but totally excited voice, "You're Rosalie Swan and… you… you're…" she couldn't speak when she saw Emmett who just chuckled. "Yeah, I'm Emmett Cullen. Howya doing?" She almost fell over in disbelief. She unthinkingly clutched my arm for support. I smiled and steadied her. "Yes, I am Rosalie. How are you?"

She smiled then and then asked us for our autographs.

"Rosalie, I love your stuff. I've always wanted to meet you so bad. You're my idol." I smiled and felt my eyes sting. I reached out and hugged her. "Thank you." I said. I took a picture with her and then Emmett did. She was happy and said we'd just made her whole year. She left with a huge smile on her face, with two pictures that I knew she'd show her children some years from now.

We ordered and waited for our orders. "She kind of looked like Bella." I said smiling.

"Maybe it was." Emmett said, "Maybe, just maybe she wanted our autographs, because we never sign anything for her because she's family. So, to feel awesome, she disguised herself to get our autographs." I laughed.

"We can yell at her later." I said just as they called out our orders.

I thought that after Starbucks, our adventure would be over, he'd drop me off and I would have the rest of the day to do nothing. But with Emmett, I was wrong.

"Rose, I'm stealing you. I got authorization from your sister this morning. I mean I really don't have to because one, I'm Emmett Cullen and I can do whatever I want. And two, because I would have done it anyway. I was kidding about doing whatever I wanted. So, you're coming home with me until Bella decides you can come home. And because since I am Emmett, and I know all there is to know about happiness and joy,Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, I'm going to cheer you up. We'll start with Frozen. Yes, I know that's your favorite movie. And I won't deny that it's mine too. I just love that snowman. So you're coming with me until further notice. Because let's be honest, nobody likes what Connor's doing to you. Shit, he pisses me off just by the mention of his name. And I hate seeing you sad Rose. Trust me, seeing you cry literally made my heart break. I don't like crying. Seeing people sad just fucking sucks. It's like a baby."

" I put my drink down in the cup holder and fisted my hands over my eyes to hold the tears in. The fact that Emmett was doing this for me made me emotional. I have never known a guy as sweet and as caring as Emmett.

"Thank you." I said keeping the tears back. I didn't want to cry now. I'd save it for later.

He nodded and we were off. We talked about everything on the way to his house.

"So, what did you do in high school?" he asked me.

"I did everything but volleyball and soccer. I was in everything else, even in cheerleading."

"You were a cheerleader?" he asked with a grin.

"Yep. I was captain of JV and Varsity. Amy was co-captain.

"Wow." he said still grinning.

"Let me guess, were you in football?" I asked.

"Hell yes I was. I was the quarterback."

"That's awesome." I said grinning at him.

We got to his house then, and parked in his garage. We unloaded the groceries as fast as we could. I wasn't going to miss watching Frozen with Emmett. I just knew it would be fun.

We made popcorn and filled a huge bowl with jelly beans and Sour Patch Kids. There was also the two huge bottles of Coke and the pizza we'd picked up on the way here. Our Starbucks drinks sat in the middle of it all.

"I am going to gain a ton after tonight's over." I said settling onto the couch next to him. The ads starting.

Emmett skipped past them and Frozen started.

"You won't gain a ton. I doubt this stock pile we got here will even have a dent in it." he said.

"I will so!"

"Okay, if you do, I solemnly swear to carry you from here back home."

"Well, I mean if you're going to do that maybe gaining a ton won't be so bad after all." I said laughing.

"Here's the thing, after I leave, who'll move you from place to place afterwards?"" I laughed as the snowflakes on the screen tumbled and fell.

"I could just ask Tyler or Jasper to do it. I'm sure they wouldn't mind."

"Hmm, well that sounds okay. I guess it could work that way. But if they aren't around, you call me." I smiled. "I will." I said as "Frozen Heart" started.

Watching Frozen with Emmett was just as I thought it would be. We quoted it line for line laughed together, and even sang, "Fixer Upper" I always cried when Ana was on the verge of death, right before Olaf starts the fire. And when she freezes and Elsa saves her. Emmett put a comforting arm around my shoulders at those parts. I was happy just being here. I was glad that Connor wasn't at the forefront of my mind. Or those gruesome images of the last time I'd seen him on top of Lauren. I couldn't even imagine him any other way but like that. And that made all the more harder not to beat Lauren to a pulp. But I didn't think of that now as Frozen finished and Emmett and I went into the kitchen and washed all the dishes.

"Thanks for that." I said smiling at him from the sink. I was rinsing, and he put them in the dishwasher.

"It was no problem, Rose. Remember, I know all there is to know about happiness and joy. So if you're ever feeling down, I'm a FaceTime call away." he said as he closed the dishwasher. We walked back to the living room just as the doorbell rang. Emmett went to get it and I sat on the couch. He opened it and when he stepped back Alice Bella and Edward came in with Jasper.

"Beach time!" Alice sang plopping down next to me.

"The beach?" I asked.

"Yeah, the beach. It doesn't matter that it's the middle of the afternoon Rose. What matters here is that we're going to the beach. So we're here to go to the beach. Because we love the beach!" Alice was pretty excited to go. Judging by the way she said beach a lot. I smiled. "Alright, to the beach!"

Emmett and Edward were already outside by the van Bella had since I was seventeen. We used it for things like these.

And so fifteen minutes later, I found myself in a van full of people. Tyler, Austin, Jess Tanya, Edward, Bella, Alice, Jasper, Riley, and Emmett. Lauren had apparently met up with friends. Nobody believed it. Jasper, who had found out what Connor was up to via Bella said, "When I see that asshole, I'm going to beat the living shit out of him."

"After I do that is." Emmett added.

"Sure, yeah, just don't destroy him too much. He hurt my baby cousin, I hurt him."

"Sounds fair." Emmett said. I didn't say anything for a while. I was sitting between both Bella and Alice. Alice sent me a text message.

So, how was it with Emmett? ;)

-Alice

I scoffed looking down. My hair fell into my face and Alice giggled. I replied, just to amuse her and maybe for her to leave me alone about me hanging out with Emmett. We were in laws for Pete's sake. In laws hung out!

It went great.

-Rose

I got a reply seconds later.

Figured. ;)

-Alice

What's with the ;) ?

-Rose

Never judge my super psychic intuition Rose. Just leave it that.

-Alice

At the beach, Emmett sat with me while the others went to swim.

"Don't like to swim?" he asked me. I shook my head. "I do, I just don't feel up to it right now."

"You're still upset aren't you Rose?" he asked me.

"Is it wrong for me to still be upset?" I asked suddenly. He shook his head.

"No, it's not. You're coping with this in your own way. You can be upset about this for as long as you need to be. We're all here for you. Even if it takes three decades, we'll all still be here."

"Thanks Emm." I said leaning back on the towel. He stayed there, next to me for a long time, never leaving my side. Alice winked at me when he wasn't looking and mouthed, "Intuition." before running to catch up with my cousin.

It was later when I thanked him for everything he'd done for me that day. The movie, the laughs, just everything.

We were watching Edward and Jasper as they soaked Alice and Bella with bucketfuls of water. I noticed that our other friends had gone off somewhere.

"Hey Emmett." I said scooting just a bit closer to him.

"Sup Rose?" he asked turning to face me.

"I just wanted to say thanks again, for everything today. I really needed a day like today. I appreciate it." And before I knew what I was doing exactly, I leaned over and hugged him tightly using this chance to selfishly inhale his scent. And my gosh it was amazing. Emmett was amazing. He chuckled and hugged me back. When we pulled away he had that trademark dimpled grin on his face. The one you always saw on Bella's ad for her mens' clothing line. And on the billboard he had downtown near the apartment building where I used to go to visit Angela. And now here it was, in person, in front of me, for me.

"And again I say you're welcome. Stop thanking me Rose. You know you don't have to. Like I told you, it made me sad to see you sad. I hate seeing sad people, remember? It's like those tiny babies you see when they cry and cry and their parents can't do anything about it."

I smiled. "Okay, okay. I'll stop saying thank you. But only if you catch me."

I ran then, hoping he'd chase me to the water. My hopes were answered.

"You'd better run, Rose. remember, I was quarterback." And with that, he came after me. Just as we got to the edge of the water where Bella and the others waited, he grabbed me and dunked me into the water. Bella laughed as I splashed him. Bella and Alice tugged on my arms and we ran back to the sand as the guys chased us with buckets of water. And as we ran, the moon rose behind us, illuminating our way.

A/N Awwww. Wasn't that just the cutest thing? What I would give to have an adorable guy like Emmett do that kind of stuff for me if I were down. Okay, so let us know what you think in some awesome reviews! Thank you again to our amazing reviewers! Yeah, you know who you lovely ladies are! Autmn and Donna!

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