Ok...next chapter..this is the chapter that really explains about Alexis...at least somewhat anyways :P...and Emmett's "hero" type stuff appears :D enjoy and review.

Disclaimer: Cullens...not mine..everyone else...mine...:D you can have Will though.

Thursday night was like any other night. Alexis made supper for Will and he in turn had sex with her unwilling body as she stared at the wall. The only difference on this night was as Will zipped up his pants he informed her that he would be "out" the next night. 'I wonder where he's going to be?' Alexis thought "Oh well. Who cares, at least I'll have one night of peace.'

The next morning, Alexis walked into her 2nd block class to see Emmett Cullen standing beside her desk. She had gotten used to seeing the Cullens around school and in her classes. There seemed to be at least one in each of her classes.

"Hi." Emmett greeted her as she placed her books on her desk.

"Hello." she returned.

"Um, I was wondering if, um, you would lie to go to a concert or something with me tonight?" Emmett asked shakily. He sounded so nervous and looked so adorable that Alexis blurted out "Ok." before she knew it. 'What have I done? Oh well at least Will is out tonight. I need this.'

She smiled at him and felt excited about something for the first time in years.

Everything was in place. Bella and Will were gone to a fancy restaurant with a late movie planned after. Jasper was following behind undetected. Emmett was on his way to pick up Alexis. Edward and Alice were sitting in his car silently listening and watching for everything.

The plan for the evening was to go to a Paramore concert and then to a restaurant to eat and talk. During the concert, Alexis sang and danced around clearly enjoying herself. Emmett thought about how he could approach her without causing her to close up in a shell.

After the concert, Alexis said "I'm not really hungry. Can we just go somewhere else? I don't think I could sit still right now." She snickered.

"Of course." Emmett said 'It will be easier to talk that way' he thought to himself. "How about we go to the park?" he suggested.

"Ooo!!! Swings!!" Alexis squealed. Emmett chuckled and drove the jeep to the park.

Alexis jumped out her door and ran to the swing set immediately. Emmett slowly walked up next to her.

Choosing his words carefully, he said "Alexis I'm really beginning to like you." She stopped swinging, her smile fading from her face.

"Emmett." she sighed. She really liked him too but she couldn't tell him that. "I'm with Will." she said an involuntary grimace crossing her face.

"I saw that." Emmett accused "You don't really like him, do you?" he asked. She looked down at her shoes and kicked at the dirt.

"Alexis, please. What's going on?" Emmett pleaded softly.

"I- there's nothing going on." she lied. "Alexis, please. I can help you." he tried.

"I can't." she whimpered looking up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I need to know what is going on so I can help you"

"Emmett...he...I..." she stammered before bursting into tears.

Emmett darted over to her lifting her out of the swing and sank to the ground with her in his arms. "It's going to be okay, Lexi" he soothed, petting he hair. They sat this way until her sobs subsided. Once she had calmed, she slowly told him her story.

"My parents died when I was 13 years old, leaving me with a small inheritance. It was just enough money for me to live in an apartment while I went to high school. Its nearly gone now thanks to Will." She took a deep breath and continued. "One night during my sophomore year, Will approached me at the door of my apartment. He had figured out that I lived alone and since I was 15, he knew I could be taken away by social services. I still could be. I only just turned 17 actually. That was the first night that he..." Alexis stopped, a tear rolling down her cheek. Emmett gave her a gently squeeze for reassurance. "It was the first night that he raped me and beat me." Emmett growled. "At first I stayed with him in fear of being taken away. Now, it's out of fear of what he will do to me." she finished shakily.

Emmett held her , rubbing her arm softly before saying, "You don't need to be afraid of him anymore. I will keep you safe with the help of my family."

"I don't want to burden all of you with my problems." Alexis said quickly.

"No. Stop right there, Lexi. There's no way I'd just sit by and let that bastard continue hurting you." Emmett asserted.

"But-" Alexis was stopped by Emmett's large hand over her mouth. "But nothing, Lexi." He could feel her smile under his hand. "What?" he asked removing his hand.

"I like it when you call me Lexi." she admitted sheepishly.

"Good. Now I need you to do something on Monday"

"Um, what? she asked, worried.

"You need to break up with Will"

"I can't. He'll be mad." she blurted quickly.

"Yes he will, but you are going to do it during lunch where he won't hurt you. I will be very close by." Emmett assured her.

"But after lunch and after school." Alexis worried.

"No matter what, either one of my brothers and sisters or I will be around to keep you safe"

"But he has a key to my apartment"

"Edward will change the locks for you"

"I'm scared." Alexis admitted.

"I know, Lexi. I know, but you have to do this. We will set it up so that he will be gone all weekend, until Monday morning. Actually, we set up tonight. He's on a date with Bella." Emmett grinned.

Alexis looked at him very worried.

"She'll be fine. She can take care of herself easy. Plus, Jasper isn't far away." Emmett assured her.

"Ok." she yawned.

"You're tired." It wasn't a question. Before she could protest, Emmett lifted Alexis and stood up in one swift motion. He quickly carried her to his jeep, opened the door and placed her inside. He shut the door and darted to his side. When he got in, she huffed, "I know how to walk."
He grinned. "I know but I do it so much better."

Once at her apartment, Emmett walked her to the door and made sure she was safely in with the door locked before walking back to his jeep.

Later that night, Emmett met up with his siblings back at the house.

"Alexis is going to break up with Will on Monday during lunch." he began. "From now on, at least one of us will be around her at all times to keep her safe." Everyone agreed. They all clearly cared about Alexis as much as Emmett did.

"I left the "free weekend cruise" tickets in his mailbox earlier." Jasper said.

"And he will go." Alice assured after looking ahead.

"Good. Now we wait until Monday." Emmett said. 'I think I love this girl.' he thought as his siblings began to move to their rooms for the night. "She loves you too brother." Edward assured him before leaving him alone in the room.

Alone in her apartment, Alexis thought back to the intense conversation she had with Emmett that night. "You need to break up with Will." he had said. She wanted to so bad. but she was afraid of what he would do. She decided to trust Emmett and his family to keep her safe.

As she lay in her bed, she remembered when he had called her Lexi. 'I think I'm falling in love with you, Emmett Cullen.' she thought before drifting into a deep sleep.

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