Sorry I've been away for so long. I just graduated from high school last Tuesday and to celebrate a friend of mine took me to Disney the next day. So in short things have been kind of crazy around here. And I also lost the hard copy of this chapter so I had to pick through the mess that is my room to find it. This chapter is in Emma's point of view.
I let out a growl at the knocking on the window from my place on Rosalie's chest. The gentle shaking of her chest from her chuckles causes a smile to spread across my lips. "If you don't get out there they'll break down the wall or the whole cottage. Then Edward and Bella will be very upset with us." She said, not making any move to pull her arms away from my body.
"Well it's their fault for leaving you unprotected when the big bad wolf is roaming about." I said with a smirk before giving her chest a playful bite. Alice, Esme, and Bella had decided to separate us since it was the night before our wedding and Alice claimed that we should keep some tradition. The plan was for me to stay in our room while Rose stayed with the rest of the female family members at Edward and Bella's place. It was the perfect plan, too bad my hands and lips didn't think so.
"Please, you are neither big nor bad." Kate's voice floated through the closed door on the other side of the room. I growled out again, my agitation at my time with my soon to be wife being interrupted showing clearly. "Come on Emma, you and Rose had plenty of time for some lovin after the wedding. Plus, you guys are making Jasper all frustrated and stuff." Emmett said, from the other side of the window.
I groaned and let Rosalie pull away from me and watched as she gathered both mine and her clothes. The smirk on my face from watching her flawless body slipped off when I heard Kate tell Bella that she might want to deep clean the guest bedroom. I quickly jumped up and dressed once I realized that Rose was pulling on her last article of clothing.
Once we were both fully dressed she walked up to me and started playing with the buckle of my belt. I smirked at her, knowing that this was something she did whenever she didn't want me to leave. "I know that the pack more than likely wants to drag you to a strip club or two. I have no problem with that, but…" She trailed off, focusing all of her attention on my belt.
"But?" I asked gently, trying to keep the grin off my face. "I don't want you getting any lap dances. Your lap is mine." She blurted out. Rose stopped playing with my belt and looked up, taking in my sly grin before rolling her eyes. "I didn't mean to sound so…possessive." She said, shaking her head at my highly amused grin. I hold up my hands and shrug my shoulders. "I should be lucky that you're even cool with me going out with the rest of the guys like this." I said, truly surprised that she is actually letting the boys' plan go through.
"Yes, well, Alice said that it's an important part of this process or some shit like that." Rose said, shaking her head. I chuckled and pecked her on the forehead. Just as I opened my mouth to tease her a little bit Kate waltzed her way into the room. "Now that you two are dressed and done having your alone time, it's time for you to go." Kate said, pointing at me while a smirk over took her features. I growled at her, barring my teeth and letting my canines extend. A soft hand on my cheek turned my head to look back into Rose's golden eyes. She softly smiled at me and kissed my lips when I closed my mouth. "Go have some fun with the boys. I'm all yours tomorrow." She said, brushing her thumb across my cheek.
I grinned back at her and nodded my head. "You'll be the beautiful one in white, right?" I said, jokingly. "No. She'll be the one in black mourning the fact that she has to spend the rest of time with your ass." Kate deadpanned, effectively ruining our little moment. "I told you to tell your sister that it was time for her to go, not antagonize her." Mama said, coming up from behind Kate to lean against the door.
I looked over at her and pulled out my best pout. "But I wanna stay with my Rosie, Mama." I said, quietly. Her hands flew up to cover her eyes as she stomped her foot down. "I hate it when you do that! I swear if you don't leave this house all the data on you gaming consoles will vanish." I rushed over and kissed her cheek before rushing back to Rosalie to do the same. I jumped out the window and landed down next to Emmett's bulky frame. "Operation Emma's Last Night of Freedom is a go!" Seth shouted out, jumping on my back and ruffling my hair before howling out in excitement.
Tonight should be interesting.
"I never thought that I would see so many stretch marks and C-section scars in one place at one time." Jake said, a deep grimace on his face as he glanced around the strip club Seth had dragged us to. We were on the outskirts of the reservation and Seth had brought us here knowing that the owners wouldn't bat an eyelash at serving me whatever I wanted. I nodded my head in agreement as I took a sip from my glass of vodka. "Leah, stop glaring at her every time she takes a drink. We both know she can handle her alcohol." Quil said, as he leaned back in his chair next to her.
I glared over at him and shook my head. I appreciated him trying to help, but that probably wasn't the best way to do it. "I'm actually kind of ready to leave. I'll see you guys when we get ready in the morning." I said, standing up and drinking the last of my drink. "Dude, it's your bachelor party. You can't go now, man!" Seth yelled out from across the club. One of his hands was filled with a wad of ones and the other was beckoning a topless woman towards him. I just shook my head and gave him a small wave before leaving.
I took a deep breath once I was out in the cool air and watched as it swirled in the air when I let it out. I doubt that I could sneak into Edward and Bella's cottage again without getting caught. I smirked at the thought of still trying anyway and went to start on my way home. Before I could move forward a hand gripped my elbow, I turned and met familiar dark brown eyes. "Mind if your mother joined you for a little stroll?"
I nodded my head and gestured towards the street. "Are you excited or nervous about tomorrow?" Mom asked, once I fell into step beside her. "Are you asking me if I have cold feet or something?" I asked, eyeing her. "Do you?" She simply replied, looking over at me. I smirked at her and shook my head, "Hell no." Mom nodded her head with an amused grin on her face. "I did."
Her words brought me up short, causing me to stop walking and stare at her. "What the hell do you mean?" I asked, completely gob smacked at this revelation. Mom looked up into the sky and rubbed the back of her neck before looking back at me and shaking her head.
"I got scared. I started wondering if I was good enough for her, if I was truly good enough. I questioned the imprint. I wondered if my biology was so fucked up that it would make me think that I had imprinted when I really didn't. You name it and I thought it the night before we were to be married." She said, shaking her head, a rueful smile stretched across her lips. I can't help but stare at her, my brain whirling a mile a second before coming to stop at one question.
"Does Mama know?" I ask quietly, my heart clenching in preparation of the answer I might receive. "No, she doesn't and doesn't ever need to know." She replies firmly, her tone leaving no room for any argument. "It took me like three hours and a couple of glass of my good friend Jack Daniels for me to realize that I was being a dumbass." I slowly let out the breath I didn't know that I was holding and rub the back of my neck. "Why are you telling me this?" I ask as I tilt my head up to look at the stars.
"To let you know that it's okay to question if this is right. It's okay to be scared." I shot my head down to look at her and let out a slight scoff. "No. You still hate her for leaving. You're trying to talk me out of doing this." I threw my hands up in the air and feel my body begin to tremble a little. "What the fuck is it with everyone throwing her leaving in our faces? We both acknowledge that it happened and moved the hell on. She sincerely apologized and I forgave her with all my heart. It's over!" I yelled out, trying to calm my breath.
"You would be right if this wedding was going on right after she came back." She said, slowly laying her arm over my shoulders and pulling my body next to hers and started walking again. "I would think that things were being rushed and that you were just trying to find a way to make her stay. I know that's not what's going on here. I just wanted to be here for you if you were having cold feet like I did. You're my daughter and I just want what is best for you."
I smiled up at her and gave her a small hug. We walked on in silence for a little longer before a thought caused me to smirk. "So does that mean you like Rosalie?" I asked teasingly. Mom looked down at me with a raised eyebrow and said, "Even though she is a bitch at times, I do like her for you and think that she's a perfect match. If you tell anyone what I just said I swear to God I will hide your Playstation controllers out in the woods." I laughed before I caught sight of her no nonsense expression and nodded my head in agreement.
"If you like her and have no problem with us together then why are you still a little standoffish towards her?" She smirked at me and a mischievous twinkle filled her eyes. "Somebody needs to be the intimidating parent. Plus, she needs to know who she'll have to deal with if she fucks up." Mom said, her smirk taking on a wolfish quality. I barked out a laugh at her thought process and nodded my head as we continued to walk back to the house.
"I'm really proud of you. You've turned out to be a very strong person even with all the crazy that has gone down and Rose." She said quietly, squeezing me a little bit closer to her. I smiled bashfully at her praise and tightened my grip around her waist. "Yeah, well, it wasn't that hard since I learned it from you." I replied with a small shrug. We continued on in silence, enjoying being this close to one another and basking in the praise we just dealt one another.
"Since the boys are still out and probably will be for the rest of the night, do you wanna get that video game competition started?" I asked as we made our way into the house. "I was hoping you might ask. Try not to get pissed when I kick your ass." She replied, settling herself down on the couch, her favorite controller already in hand. "Are ya sure that you can handle the heat, grandma?" I asked, jokingly as I settled down next to her.
"First of all I'm not a grandma so don't call me that. I can beat your ass down easily." Mom said, as she playfully punched me in my shoulder. "Second, wait a few years to make me one, okay?" I smirked at her actions and nodded my head in agreement. Rose and I were no where near ready for a little one.
Sorry this one is so short, but I wanted to get this chapter out for everyone that has been waiting for a new chapter. I'm so sorry for the wait everyone. I hope you guys enjoyed this one and please remember to review. And if any of you have a tumblr please feel free to follow me on there as well.