Chapter Six: Strangled Smile

Emmett POV

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I yelled once I was face to face with Rosalie after Bella had run off.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Lauren, Jess. Go." I ordered and they didn't question it. They left and I continued looking at Rosalie. "Why did you tell Bella what happened on Wednesday?"

"Because." She smirked.

"Give me a real fucking answer Rosalie!"

"Okay fine. I was jealous. We had just...gotten together and seeing you with her...hurt. And she had the right to know."

"I can't believe you. I really care about Bella."

"Really? Because if you cared about her, you wouldn't have fucked me two days before your date with her." She said.

"It was a mistake, Rosalie."

"Why'd you do it the, Emmett?"

"Do what?"

"Have sex with me? Wednesday." She asked, sounding put off.

"I..."

"You still have feelings for me?"

"NO!"

"Then why?"

"Because I had a horrible day! I failed a calc test, got put as second for the next football game, and I knew..."

"Bella wouldn't have sex with you." She said, not meeting my gaze.

"Yeah."

"I really loved you." She blurted out. "No matter what I was doing to Bella, I really loved you."

"Then why'd you keep doing it? Bullying Bella." I asked and I could see the tears forming in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away and then her face became angry.

"I dont have to tell you jack shit. I did it because I wanted to." She said and ran away. I felt horrible, if horrible was even the word fof how truly low I felt. I just stayed their before it began drizzling. I'd parked on the way far end of the street so I decided to go back into the music shop.

"Emmett? What are you doing back here? Thought you had your date." Collin asked when I sat at the small counter he had set up.

"I did. She ran off." I said and he slapped the back of my head. "What was that for?"

"What the hell did you do?" He asked.

"Wednesday, I was leaving practice and I was sitting in my jeep when Rosalie walked by. She looked upset and I asked if she wanted to talk. I mean I don't love her anymore, but I did. Anyway, we began talking and one thing led to another and..."

"Please tell me that 'and' is you throwing her out on her sorry blonde ass."

"Nope, I mean I did it in her sorry blonde ass, but I didn't throw her out on it." I answered, feeling ashamed.

"Oh, Emmett. What is the matter with you? Bella knows this?"

"She doesn't now. Rosalie told her after Bella slapped her." I said and Collin tried holding his laugh bus failed. "What do I do, Col? I really like Bella and I want to fix this."

"I don't know. She probably feels like an idiot, right now. Thinking you liked her."

"I DO like her!"

"No, if you like Bella, you wouldn't have had sex with Rosalie." He said and I stormed out of there, needing to clear my head. What the fuck had I done? I'd ruined the possible best relationship of my life...and it hadn't even begun. I was utterly disgusted with myself for having sex with Rosalie only two days before my date with Bella. She had been right to run away from me. I walked into my house, only to be stopped by my very worried mother.

"Em? Hon, what happened?" She asked, wrapping a towel around my soaked body. "I thought you were on a date?"

"I was. It was going great..."

"You swoon her with your music?" She asked, as we sat down at the kitchen island.

"Yeah, it worked...then we ran into Rosalie and her friends."

"Oh God. What did they do?"

"Rosalie started picking on Bella...and then Bell lost it and slapped Rosalie,"

"Good, she deserves it." My mother mumbled.

"I know, and then as were walking away...Rosalie shouted we had sex in my jeep Wednesday."

"Is there anything this girl won't do?" My mother asked, not believing the truth. My mother wasn't stupid and immediately knew she was telling the truth when I couldn't meet her in the eyes. "Oh, Emmett. You didn't."

"It wasn't supposed to happen!"

"A lot of things aren't meant to happen, but they do. Why in the world would you have sex with Rosalie...and two days before you and Bella had a date."

"As much as I can't stand Rosalie and don't want to be with her...we were REALLY good together if you know what I mean." I grumbled. Like I said, my mother was my best friend. She knew everything about me and my life.

"Yes, I know." She said, sounding angry at me.

"Are you like...mad at me?" I asked, afraid of the answer.

"No, but I'm really disappointed in you, Em. Bella is a sweet girl who has been through enough these last six months. She didn't deserve this, Emmett. Especially from you." She said and walked away. I walked up and changed my clothes and began pacing around my room. I couldn't take the silence anymore and turned on my Ihome and pressed PLAY. I continued pacing the floor

"I think I've already lost you. I think you're already gone. I think I'm finally scared now. You think I'm weak - but I think you're wrong." Played in the back round and I had never listened to this song as much as I was right now. "I think we should try. I think I could need - this in my life I think I'm just scared - I think too much. I know this is wrong it's a problem I'm dealing."

"No." I whispered to myself. "This isn't over yet. It hasn't even begun. We aren't over. I'm...I'm going to win her back." I said to myself, moving to sit at my computer and searched for hours until my eyes wouldn't stay open. I had to win her back, her trust. I needed her.

I drove to Bella's house Monday morning out of habit, only to realize she'd driven herself to school. I sighed and began driving to school and began to feel alone once Just the Way You Are came on the radio. I changed to station, but listening to music made me feel worse and I eventually just turned off the music. I walked into school and there was no sign of Bella anywhere. I had to find her, talk to her. I went to my locker and as I was walking to first period, I saw Bella through the window running inside. I walked over to her and she hadn't seen me, and rammed into me.

"Sorry, I-"She started to say before she realized I'd been the one she ran into. I could see how crushed she was and began feeling even worse. I had done that. Me. I hated myself for doing this to her. She's been through enough with other people, I was one of the only people who she had grown to trust and I took that from her. She began running away but I had to talk to her. I chased ofter her and grabbed her arm, pulling her towards her.

"Bella, wait!" I yelled, once I had her in my grasp.

"Let me go!" She screamed at me, fighting the urge to cry.

"Not until we talk!"

"There's NOTHING to talk about!" She yelled, and I tightened his grip on her. "LET GO OF ME!" She yelled.

"No, not until..." I began before she let out a horrible scream. I could feel my eyes growing wide as she let out the shrill scream. I let go of her before people began thinking I was attacking her.

"We're done here." She said and walked away into the girls bathroom. Having my whole day with her didn't help either. I could feel myself starring at her any chance I could, thinking what would have happened had we not run into Rosalie. We could be together, I could be making her smile rather than cry. We wouldn't be sad and alone. I only wanted to talk to her, but she wouldn't let me get near her. I couldn't sit with my old friends, and I was friends with her friends. We the two of us endured each other's company as we sat at the same table.

I was happy once history came around, it meant the day was almost over and I could get out of here. The teacher began speaking, but I didn't hear a word she said. I only saw Bella. Everything else was zoned out.

"Now, for your debate, I want you to pick a controversal topic dealing with the attack on Japan after Peral Harbor. I will assign you your debate partner and which person will debate pro, and who will debate con. Let's see, Jacob and Mike. Angela and Embry. Emmett and Bella." The teacher told us and I could feel a smile growing on my face. Bella was stuck with me and we would have to work together on this. "Bella, you will be pro, Mr. McCarty you will be con. Any questions?"

I walked out of class feeling a slight bit of hope. Maybe when we were working we'd have a chance to talk about everything. I walked out to my Jeep and saw Rosalie standing by the door. I sighed and walked over and unlocked the door.

"What?" I huffed throwing my things into the Jeep.

"Emmett..."

"I have nothing to say to you, Rosalie."

"I just wanted to ask if you wanted to come over to get your stuff."

"What stuff?"

"the things you lent to me, left at my house." She said and for the first time since I'd broken up with her, she looked hurt about the breakup.

"Sure, follow you?" I asked after a long pause.

"I don't have my car, Jess drove me and she left early for a doctors appointment." She said, looking in the ground. I sighed and opened the door and unlocked her side of the car. She smiled and got in and as I started the car, I could see Bella standing by her truck starring at us. Rosalie knew she was looking and I felt really angry all of a sudden.

"Damn." I whispered, putting the car into drive and pulling out of the spot. I drove to Rosalie's house without a word and stayed in the car as she ran inside to get my things. "Thanks." I whispered once the box was in the backseat.

"Emmett?" She asked.

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry...for Wednesday and for telling Bella." She said, not looking at me.

"Me too." Was all I said before turning the car back on. I pulled out of her driveway and turned on the radio, praying that it wouldn't remind me of Bella. But alas, everything reminded me of her and I eventually drowned out the sound and began thinking about her. I pulled into my driveway without even realizing what I was doing or where I was. My phone ringing made me come out of my funk and I smiled when Bella's ID was on the front.

"Hello?"

"Hi, I don't think we should work on this in person." She snapped.

"How are we going to work on it then?" I asked, feeling hurt that she couldn't even work on a project with me.

"Skype. Over the phone. I'm sorry Emmett, but I can't even look at you without wanting to cry. I'll text you later." She said and hung up. I almost let out a scream but the slamming of the front door told me my Mom was home and I desperately needed to talk to her.

"Hey, Mom." I said and she glared at me. "What?"

"You know what, Em."

"You said you weren't mad!"

"I'm not. But I still can't believe you did that." She said and I I hurried back into my room, just wishing this would go away, but I was smart and I knew it wouldn't just go away. I had to get Bella back, she was my best friend and the girl I loved more than anything.