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Emmett

A huge smile crosses my face and I look at Edward and Jasper. Carlisle just said we could start with my questions. I love to be first! First is definitely better then second, or third, or fourth, or… I'm sure you get the picture.

For people who don't know me well, you only see the side I portray to the world - the loud, large, full of life, pranking, strong vampire who doesn't take anything seriously. Although I am all of those things, I'm also very intelligent and do take important things seriously. It's just most of the time, nothing is very important to me. I've been blessed to become a vampire and I intend to enjoy every day to the fullest.

There is only one thing missing from making my life complete. A mate. Some vampires exist for hundreds or even thousands of years and never find their mate. After about three hundred years existing without a mate, a vampire starts to become very lonely and miserable. They exist without purpose. It's very sad, really. I've been concerned about Carlisle lately. You can definitely tell things have been weighing him down more as of late.

The basic need of finding my mate has been with me since I opened my eyes to this new life. You instinctually know a piece of you is missing and that piece must be found. I've spent a lot of time thinking and hoping I was lucky enough to find my mate. Now, it seems I may get my wish.

It's quite strange that Alice mentioned her brief visions of our mate started about ten months ago. That corresponds to when I started experiencing twinges of pain in my chest. They were very brief and felt just like a twinge or flutter. Of course, I didn't mention it to anyone. I mean, come on, vampires don't get sick. Our organs no longer function like they did when we were human. Who ever heard of a vampire with chest pain? Nope. Definitely keeping that one to myself.

While I've been waiting for my mate to appear, I've been preparing for her. Most male vampires want to show a mate they can not only protect them for eternity, but also provide for them. My video game software company has done extremely well over the years. It really picked up in the 1980's. Obtaining my Master's degree in Software Engineering, along with the fact I'm addicted to video games, has made me a very successful man. They always say it's best to make a career out of something you love and I took that to heart. My mate will have anything her heart desires. I will make sure she knows how much I love her and cherish her for eternity.

"Alice? Just to make sure we are clear, you've been having brief visions of each of us with the same girl for the last ten months?

"Yes, Emmett. You are correct." Alice replied smiling.

"How do you know this girl is our mate? Could it just be a friend or companion one of us has introduced to the family?" I really needed to know if she made an assumption or there was something concrete to lead her to this conclusion.

"Really, Emmett? Don't you think I would know the difference?

"Hey, it's a valid question!" I made sure to use my serious face so she would understand this wasn't a joke to me. Far from it, actually. Carlisle, Edward, and Jasper all agreed with me and stated such to Alice.

"Ok, you are right. The first clue was the way you looked at her, or Carlisle looked at her, or Edward, or Jasper. I could see the love in your eyes and hers reflected back the exact same to each of you. The second reason is simply because I saw a vision of the four of you and this beautiful girl talking about her having multiple mates. And last, but not least, there will be a ball where you are all in attendance. When you four arrive with your mate, you are announced as such." Now Alice was starting to share helpful information.

Rose spoke up then, "Alice, you should tell them about the possibility of others." Alice's face appeared to turn gray. It was apparent Alice did not wish to share a certain piece of knowledge and the word Rose used of "others" wasn't setting well with me. By the sounds of it, the guys didn't like it either.

"Now, remember keep an open mind. You four may not be the only males to mate with this girl." Alice bravely spoke, although it was clear she was anything but brave at the moment. Quiet growls could be heard throughout the dining room as the males expressed their dislike of this news.

"Geesh! You guys haven't even met her yet and you're starting to sound and act like Neanderthals! Men!" That's Rose for you. She definitely is never in short supply of an opinion and feels it's some sort of responsibility to share it with the rest of us. Thank goodness she is not my mate. Oh, just the thought gives me the shivers. She's way too bossy for me and she smells like Valvoline motor oil. I don't know if it's because she spends so much time underneath the hood of a car in her mechanic shop or if it's just her natural smell. All I can say is - I think she stinks! Literally. I pity poor Alice. Yuck!

All four of us said a quiet "sorry" to Rose and Alice. Thinking about sharing a mate with three other males was bad enough, but now I had to consider the possibility of more? This was just too much to absorb all at once. I'm going to file that piece of info for examination at a later time.

Oh, no. I just thought of something. I haven't actually been the best boy in the world. I mean, I've been with other vampire woman. I'm not a man-whore or anything, but I sure haven't saved myself for my mate. Wonder if she will forgive me? How worried should I be? Maybe she'll have a history? You could now hear me growling again. Yep, definitely didn't like that last thought.

Maybe someone else should ask some questions.

"Jasper? Do you want to go next?" Emmett was actually glad he had a little time to think about what he's learned while Jasper was deciding on his questions.