Ok here is Ch7. If you let me know what you think at the end, I will send you a sneak peak of chapter 8. Which is already written and GREAT! I think it is what you all have been waiting for! (Hint Hint)

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I woke up the next morning, to find that Alice was not back from here date yet. It seems that she decided to stay the night at Jasper's. I can't blame her. After 4 weeks on the road, I would want to spend every night with my boyfriend too, and they have had yet to have a night alone together. Feeling energized, I decided to go for a run. Just because I am on vacation doesn't give me an excuse to get out of shape. I found a pair of calf length black spandex and a white tank top. With a my hair in a ponytail, a baseball cap to block the sun and my Ipod to drain out the world, I took off down the drive way in a jog to warm up.

Once I turned to head towards town, I began to run at a full sprint. It was then that I let my mind wander. I began to reflect on the events of yesterday. It was apparent that I should not watch Nessie without supervision, but as soon as I began to feel overwhelmed Emmett miraculously showed up. That was the second time he came to my rescue. I had expected him to leave after we fed him. I mean, that is what he showed up for in the first place, I wouldn't have blamed him if he ran out, I wanted to. But he stayed. And I have no idea, what was about to happen before Bella came home. Was I about to kiss him? Would I have let him kiss me?

Yes, you were asking for it.

Did he even want to kiss me? Maybe he was just caught in the moment. Maybe I was just caught in the moment. That has to be it. Although I cannot deny that I am physically attracted to him, I cannot say that I know who he is. He has shown me two completely different sides of himself. The first time we met, he was arrogant, rude, and self centered. But at the fair, he seemed so remorseful, and even did the gentlemanly thing and went to go get my purse. And I cannot discount that he ran off the boy who grab me. Then yesterday, I saw this caregiver in him. He handled Nessie perfectly. The way he cut her pizza before she ate it, and how he volunteered to read her a bedtime story. It was easy to see the adoration he had for Nessie in his eyes. But the arrogant side of him never went away.

Thinking about Emmett, was beginning to make my head hurt. There where just to many questions. As I looked at my surroundings, I realized I was now on main street. How the hell did I get this far into town? I had to have run 3 miles already. I looked down at my watch and notice that a little over an hour had pasted. I could feel the heat of the day beginning to catch up with me. My legs began to fell wobbly. My vision was oscillating in and out of focus. Maybe I should have eaten or brought a glass of water.

I sat down on the curb to try, and get my bearings. I looked around to see if their was a general store, so that I could buy a bottle of water, but then I realized I didn't even bring money with me. So Dumb! As a sat there with my head in my hands, chastising myself, and willing my vision to correct, a felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Rose, you okay?"

I looked up to see a pair a blue eyes starring back at me. This would happen now!

"Um yea, just a little tired."

"Did you run here?" Emmett asked surprised.

"Well, yea."

"Rose it is almost 100 degrees outside."

"Yea I realize now it was not the best idea I have ever had."

"Come on." He said grabbing my arm, and lifting me to my feet as if I weighed nothing at all.

"Where are we going?"

"To get you more energy." He said as he led me into a dinner. The smell of food assaulted my nostrils, and I heard my stomach growl. At hearing this, Emmett let out a chuckled. The I realized at this moment, I am technically broke.

"Um Thank you for the gesture Emmett, but I didn't bring any money with me on my run."

"Rose, pick a booth."

"But I"

"I will pay, just sit."

I walked over to the booth towards the back of the restaurant, and sat facing the wall. I didn't want anyone else to see what I mess I was. I could feel my hair sticking to the back of my neck, which mean I was sweaty, and I am pretty sure my face was flushed. Real cute, Rose real cute. I chastised myself. Wait why do I care? I shouldn't care if I look cute around Emmett, Right? Shit. As I sat there debating with myself, Emmett sat across from me. As soon as his butt hit the seat, our waitress was at our table.

"Hey Emmett, I have not seen you around for awhile. How have you been? I missed you." She said in a nasally voice.

I had to giggle at her eagerness to talk to Emmett. She was of average height with light brown hair and green eyes, which never left Emmett.

"Hey Jessica, I have been good." Emmett said sounding annoyed. "Do you think you can get us some waters?"

"Yea." She said as she literally ran off. Once she left, I could control myself, I began laughing uncontrollably. I looked over I Emmett and he was just starring at my with a straight face, which only made me laugh harder.

"Are you done?" He asked.

"No. She literally ran off to do your bidding." I said in between laughs.

"I am glad you find this funny." He said as she ran back with two cup of water. I minute, the cup landed in front of me I began drink like a I was dying of thirst. Once the water was gone from my cup, I noticed that Emmett's minion had left.

"Where did your little friend go?" I asked.

"Your a riot, you know that." Emmett said sarcastically. "I told her we needed more time." He finished as he traded glasses with me so a full cup of water was now in front of me. "Drink up. You look like you need it." He added with a smile

"Ass." I said as I began to drink my second cup. Once I had finished, I began to look at the menu.

"So what's good here?" I asked.

"I normally get the biscuits and gravy."

"Well that sounds like a heart attack."

"Well if I die, I will die a happy man."

"Did you figure out what you want?" Jessica asked Emmett. I think she just decided to ignore me.

"Um yea, do you know what you want Rose?" Emmett asked trying to get the attention off of himself.

"Yes, can I get two eggs over easy, with wheat toast and sausage?" I asked while handing her the menu. She snatched it out of my hand.

"And for you Emmett?" She asked expectantly.

"I will just have the biscuits with the sausage gravy." He said handing her his menu as she batted her eyelashes and walked away to put our order through to the kitchen.

"Please don't tell me you use to date her." I said.

"She wore down my defenses." He responded with a shrug.

"And how did that go?"

"Not well as I am sure you can tell."

"That bad huh?"

"Okay enough about me, what about you Rose?"

"What about me?" I asked getting uncomfortable with the direction that the conversation had taken.

"You have been her for a week, and I don't even think I really know you."

"Well, I could say the same about you." I responded trying to change the topic.

"How about a game of 20 questions then."

"Okay" I said really not liking whee this was leading.

"We will start easy, How old are you?"

"23, you?"

"26. Do you have any siblings?"

"Nope, I am an only child." I said. I was beginning to enjoy this, so I decided to get a little more personal. "Why did you decided to become a firefighter?"

"Ah, you are switching it up." He said "To be honest, I wanted to help people, but I didn't want to be a police officer like my father, but if anyone asks it was because it's a real mans job."

"Why did you not want to be like your father?" I asked intrigued.

"Ah ah ah. It is not your turn. What made you become a singer?"

"Well, since you were so honest, I guess I will be to." I said. "My mother is the reason, I am a singer. One day she heard me singing as a child, and I guess she saw it as a way to escape from her life. Lucky for me, I actually enjoy doing it." I finished looking straight into Emmett's eyes.

Shit, I was too honest. At this realization, I immediately looked down at my hands on the table. Before Emmett had a chance to respond to my moment of weakness, Jessica arrived with the food.

"Let me know if you need anything else." She said directly at Emmett, and she turned and slowly walked away. I am really beginning to dislike her.

"Rose," Emmett said as I raised my eyes to met his fearing what he was going to say next. "It is your turn."

"Oh um..Have you ever broken a bone?" I asked. Considering that he spared me the discomfort of having to elaborate on my previous comment, I decided to spare him as well. Although something tells me that if I would have asked about his father, he would have told me.

"More that I can count, but the worst was when I broke my collar bone." He said with a smile. He was trying to lighten the mood. "I thought that I could ride skate board."

The rest of the meal continued on the same superficial note. We still asked questions back and forth, but never dug any deeper than the surface. It was as if Emmett knew there were just somethings that I would not talk about.

The more the conversation went on the more attracted I felt to Emmett. I began to see how big his heart really was. From the story he told me about taking care of Bella when she was sick to when he used to drive his grandma to the grocery store every week in high school, it was apparent that he was all heart.

After he paid the bill and I promised to pay him back, I felt rejuvenated but not prepared to run back. Emmett must have sense my hesitation.

"Did you want a ride back to the Cullen's?" He asked.

"Please!"

He led me to his jeep, and opened the door for me to get in. The ride back to the Cullen's was filled with more superficial questions. Everything from our favor color and foods to places we have always wanted to visit. Once we made it back to the house, Emmett surprised me again by getting out to open my door.

"Thanks you." I said as I slid out of the car. We were so close that I could feel the heat radiating off of his body.

"No Problem." He said as he leaned his head into mine. Then I felt his lips lightly touch my cheek, and I lightly exhaled and closed my eyes. His lips felt amazing. I could still feel their heat as they left my cheek.

"Feel better Rose." He whispered in my ear as he pulled back and stepped away. I took that as my cue to leave. And just like the night before, Emmett sat in the driveway while I climbed to porch steps waiting for me to get safely inside.