When Emmett got home after school, he headed straight for his room, ignoring any of the looks or any of the talk that was starting. There had been a few murmurs in the car but nothing more than that. Because he was there, no one seemed to want to talk about any of it out right. Perhaps because Edward had taken a 'peek' inside Emmett's head and could tell that Emmett didn't want to talk about any of it. Emmett knew that Alice wanted to mention it to him. He could tell that by looking at her but he guessed that Edward warned Alice since she didn't just jump to start asking him questions first thing. The ride home therefore was rather quiet, which suited Emmett just fine, but once they all got out of the car and headed inside, he knew the talking would start.
He heard Bella and Edward talking about 'that girl at school' even if they were trying to keep their voices down as he walked past them. It seemed like Bella wasn't pleased with the situation and Edward was doing his level best to keep her from saying something to Emmett that might not go over well. Emmett found it amusing that Bella, of all people, would seem so disapproving of Marley. It made him shake his head just thinking about it. It wasn't like it was that long ago that Bella had been human herself so Emmett didn't see how she had room to complain about him paying attention to some human girl. Alice tried to stop him to talk but he ignored her as best as he could as he made his way to his room. Right now he needed time to sort out his thoughts. There was too much going on in his head for him to worry about anything anyone else had to say.
He knew, however, that Esme would hear about this, and Carlisle as well, and that would mean talking about it with them but right now Emmett didn't want to talk. He didn't have enough of a handle on his thoughts yet to feel comfortable talking to anyone about the whole situation. Esme and Carlisle weren't home yet so he still had time to avoid the conversation that he knew would be coming.
He didn't know what he would say if he tried talk to anyone at the moment. There would be time for that later, once everyone was home, once he sorted out his own thoughts. Emmett figured there would wind up being some family discussion about Marley later after all. It wasn't like anyone was going to let this drop without trying to sort out what was happening. Right now though he didn't want to think about anything that happened today. He was still trying to process it all.
Emmett had no idea what he was doing anymore. He didn't know why he felt drawn to Marley and now that he stopped to think about it, it scared him. He had never felt that kind of draw to anyone that wasn't Rosalie or anyone that he didn't consider 'food'. He wasn't sure he was over Rosalie either. Emmett, when he sat down and thought about it, didn't know that he would ever 'get over' her. For as much as it hurt to think about her dying, he knew that a part of him still loved her and probably always would. And if he wasn't over Rosalie, how could he give Marley the attention that she deserved? He was, after all, aware of what Marley deserved and in knowing that, it made him wonder if he was being fair to her.
It hurt to think about Rosalie. It brought with it feelings of guilt. Every time he thought about what happened it felt like it was just yesterday that she was killed by those newborns, her body burned. He knew that she wasn't coming back but it didn't change the fact that he thought about her. Emmett knew that he thought about Rosalie often, no matter what kind of pain those thoughts brought with them. It didn't seem right to give anything of himself to Marley if it wasn't 100% and he knew he couldn't give her that.
Emmett sat down and stared out the window in his room. He had a comfortable armchair in his room that faced one of the windows, the one that faced the street out in the front of their house. It made it easier for him to people watch. It was an interesting pastime and it honestly was a good way for Emmett to zone out and not think about anything going on in his own life for awhile. He didn't have to think when he was staring out the window, unless he wanted to come up with stories for the people he saw, but he didn't want to think if he didn't have to right now. Sometimes it was fun, coming up with stories for the humans walking around outside but today he was staring out the window so he could zone out and not think at all for awhile.
There was a knock on his door even though it was opened and Emmett turned his head to see Alice standing there, a smile on her face and one hand on her hip. She looked sweet and pixie like as she looked at him, her head cocked to the side, which made him want to roll his eyes at her since he knew what was coming now that she was standing there. She didn't wait for Emmett to say anything either, just waltzed right in and sat herself down on the couch in his room. "So, Emmett … I noticed that you made a new friend today," Alice said. There wasn't anything unusual to the tone of her voice. It was all said rather plainly but in her cheerful, optimistic tone.
Emmett almost growled at her before he shook his head, sighing softly. He wasn't thinking of Marley as a 'new friend'. In fact, he wasn't sure what was going. He was still trying to process everything and he didn't want Alice and her visions to change anything. He wanted to figure it out on his own although he didn't feel like he was any closer to knowing what he was going to do where Marley was concerned. He knew this was what she was going to do however and while he'd gone out of his way to avoid it, it seemed that Alice was going to bring the discussion to Emmett.
For a moment it crossed his mind that she'd seen this coming, had seen Marley wander into his life and had seen her shake things up, and that Alice was only now coming to tell him but he tried to push that thought out of his head. As it came to him, his mind started to wander, wondering what Alice might have seen, what was inevitably going to happen if he continued on the path he was on. Even if he didn't want her visions affecting anything, he found himself curious although Emmett was going to do his best to get Alice to leave him alone even if she wanted to talk to him right now. "I don't want to talk about it," he said through gritted teeth.
Alice softly smiled and shrugged in a rather indifferent manner. She was watching him intently, almost as if she were trying to stare through to his soul. After a bit, she gave him a smile that was a bit brighter and nodded like she suddenly felt very sure about something. A minute or so after that smile and nod, Alice pushed up off of the couch and seemed to get ready to leave the room. It was like she'd taken the time to take a good look at Emmett's upcoming future and now that she was satisfied she was ready to give him some space. "You will. And she and I are going to be great friends. You'll see," Alice said, smiling as she turned on her heels and left the room without another word.
Emmett did growl once Alice left, fighting the urge to punch something out of frustration. That one little hint about what she'd seen was enough to both excite and frustrate him. She was right about one thing though. He knew that he was going to talk about all of this sooner or later. Emmett didn't want to think about what it all meant or what might happen if he gave Marley a chance to get to him more so than she had already. That was too much for him to process right now.