DISCLAIMER : I do not own any of these characters, from Twilight or Cruel Intentions, or the part of the plotline that comes from Cruel Intentions. I also do not own any HSM characters that make appearances or may be mentioned.

A/N: Big thank you to everyone who reads, and a HUGE thank you to everyone who reviews.

If Hearts Could Explode

Arianna Lillian

Chapter 7

"Oh, Danielle, thank you so much," Kathryn said into the receiver. "You know, when you bring me those pictures I'll have to give you some… compensation," she added suggestively. Kathryn hung up when Rosalie came in. "Cecile got off easy so I thought I'd intervene," she said casually.

"Good." Rosalie said plainly. "She deserves more," she continued, her mind clearly elsewhere.

"And where are you this morning," Kathryn quipped playfully.

"There's a new guy in town chasing after Bella. It's quite inconvenient."

Kathryn scoffed, "Why do guys like the dumb twats?"

Rosalie shook her head. "The problem would be that even if Jacob gets her to cheat on Edward, he's not completely devoted to me. Emmett is. If Jacob gets Bella to cheat, it won't break her heart because he's so infatuated with her, whereas Emmett would leave her. But I feel as though he can be persuaded to join my side," Rosalie finished with a smile. She almost danced out of the room, running into Alice.

"Hey, you look awfully happy for this early in the morning," Alice said, forcing a laugh.

"Good fuck the other night," Rosalie said with a shrug. Her eyes locked with Alice's. "What's wrong," she asked seriously.

"Nothing," Alice lied. But Rosalie could see right through it.

"Something."

"I got a text message about that night, too," Alice said quickly.

"I only know of five people who know about that day, Alice," Rosalie said, then realized that five was a good amount for something that big. "We covered it up though."

"Me, you, Emmett, Jasper, and Kathryn," Alice finished as a question.

"Yes, that's all. We told Em and Jazz and Kathryn helped with the clean up. That's all. Unless…"

Alice's breath caught in her throat. "Unless," she said, on edge.

"Unless she spilled."

Alice narrowed her eyes, "Kathryn wouldn't just spill."

"Sebastian." Rosalie ventured.

"He wrote it down."

"And gave it to Annette."

"So Annette's going to try and blackmail us," Alice said, almost in disbelief. "But I thought she published the whole journal at Manchester."

Rosalie shook her head, "Kathryn read the published journal and said that it couldn't have been the whole thing because a lot of her other secrets were left out. She figured Annette wanted to keep more secrets in case she needed them. But what is she trying to get out of us."

As if on queue, Rosalie and Alice's phones rang buzzed. The same text message was sent to both phones, saying: First order of business: lay off the new girl. And have Kathryn lay off, too. But Rosalie's continued on a bit: And don't tell Bella about you and Edward. I mean it.

Rosalie tossed her phone, "The bitch isn't smart enough to pull this off. I'm telling Bella about Edward. It's pivotal to my plan."

"Be careful, Rose, we don't know how much she knows and we can't be absolutely positive it's her. Maybe the person does have power."

Rosalie sighed, "I might hold off on it then, but don't count on it."

Alice nodded. "Okay. Just, please be careful. I'll try to dig up some dirt on Annette. Where she is and all that."

"Okay, sounds good," Rosalie said with a sigh as Alice left the room.

Rosalie texted Emmett: I'm telling Bella I fucked Edward. You should stick around for afterwards and talk to her. She'll obviously want to find Edward, but maybe you could pretend you care and give her the old charm. Just think of it as one step closer to fucking me. =)

Then she also sent a text to Jacob: You should come to the baseball game with me tomorrow. Its probably the best way to get acquainted with the new school and it's a lot of fun. Plus, you'll get to be in my presence, which will exponentially increase your social status.

It took less than a minute to receive two reply messages. One from Emmett: Sounds delicious. I want you so bad, Rose. Hm, typical. She didn't bother with a reply.

And one from Jacob: Sounds good. A new school means a new beginning. Maybe you can help me get over Bella.

Rosalie didn't like the sound of that, but Jacob was apparently a smart guy. Before she could even reply, she ad another text from him: But being able to be seen anywhere with you, Rosalie, is an honor.

Rosalie grinned and replied, Good answer. You want to pick me up? I'm not ready to reveal my new car to the world yet.

Another text came in from Jake, I have a cycle, I don't think that's really your style. I could borrow James' new car? You'll love it.

Rosalie grinned at the thought of a new car, even if it wasn't hers. But she'd be driving her new car soon enough. Sounds good. But I must admit you do truly need to get over this Bella girl.

Jacob's reply was quick, I know, and I am. Tomorrow's Saturday and I'll be with the one and only Rosalie Hale, why would I be thinking about Bella?

Good answer. And with that, Rosalie dialed Bella's number. "Hey, listen, we need to talk about something. Let's grab some lunch tomorrow before the baseball game," she said cheerfully enough.

They met at a diner by Bella's house because Rosalie actually enjoyed driving, though she despised the mere thought of a diner; plus, there was an athletic supply store nearby so Emmett would have a "reason" for being there.

"Listen, Bella, I've got to tell you something," Rosalie began.

Bella looked a little nervous. "Sure, anything. You've been so helpful and welcoming me and everything."

Rosalie frowned a bit. "It's about Edward." Upon seeing Bella's shocked face, she pretended to be concerned. "Nothing bad, and nothing that should affect your relationship now. It's completely in the past." She went on. "We told you about how we used to vacation together and everything. And we were never romantically involved or anything, but we've slept together… on numerous occasions. Nothing recent and it never really meant anything, but I felt like you should still know."

Bella sat quietly for a few seconds. "Thank you for telling me."

"It's nothing now, but I almost felt like I was lying to you by not telling you. And I know Edward was probably planning to tell you." Time to plant the doubt. "He probably wanted to give it some time or something. He would normally tell you stuff like this, wouldn't he?" Bella's uneasy face was exactly what Rosalie had expected. "Oh no, now I'm rambling and you're getting unsure. I'm not trying to come between you two or anything, I would never! I just didn't want to hide things from you. Relationships are built on trust, including friendships. But like I said, I'm sure Edward was planning to tell you, and you shouldn't feel threatened by me or even upset he didn't tell you yet."

Bella smiled, "Thank you, really, Rosalie. It means a lot to me that you went out of your way to talk to me and everything. Thank you." She nodded to reiterate the thank you and got up. "I've uh- got to go. I'm – I've got stuff to do before tonight."

Rosalie said he goodbye and as soon as Bella turned her back, she quickly texted Emmett: Dumb cunt headed in your direction. Remember… one step closer to finally getting me.

Emmett sighed when got the text. He walked out of the athletic store with a bag of ice hockey equipment. And that was one of the other things that drew Rosalie to Emmett. Rosalie had an uncontrollable attraction to hockey players.

Emmett casually walked towards the diner and pulled out his phone to check it. He saw Bella out of the corner of his eye and "accidentally" bumped into her. "Oh geez, I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention at all," he apologized. "Oh Bella! Hey! I didn't even realize it was you. What are you doing around here?"

Bella looked upset. She sighed, "I was meeting Rosalie for lunch," Bella said, sounding clearly dejected.

"Hey, is something wrong," Emmett said, sounding like any concerned big brother.

"Nothing," Bella said unconvincingly. "I just found out some stuff that… I don't know. Maybe I should talk to Edward about it. He's involved."

"Talk to me, Bella," Emmett said, sounding genuine. "If he's involved, maybe you should talk to someone else. I mean, I'm a good listener… if you want to vent."

Bella didn't answer him, but she didn't hesitate. "It's just that Rosalie and Edward slept together before he was with me so it shouldn't be a problem… right?"

Emmett nodded to show he was actually paying attention. He had to be careful with how he worded everything. "It doesn't sound like you're upset that he slept with her…" he ventured.

Bella didn't say anything, so Emmett continued with his thought. "I mean are you upset because he slept with her or because Rosalie told you before Edward did?"

Bella started to say something but stopped herself, ending with a small sigh. "Yes that's it. Why couldn't he tell me? We have no secrets, no reason to hide anything."

Emmett nodded. "Maybe he… I don't know. If you guys have that much trust between you, I don't know why he would hide something. But he sounds like a good guy. He must have a reason, I guess. It's weird that he wouldn't tell you something big like that. Well, I'm always here if you want to talk." He grinned his huge grin.

Bella suddenly gave Emmett a huge hug, practically leaping into his arms. Emmett smirked and hugged her gently back. "Woah, Bella," he said pulling away with a small laugh. "Don't get too attached yet, we still have the field trip tomorrow," he joked. "And we don't want Rosalie to see you all over me," he joked again.

Bella let out an embarrassed chuckle. "Oh, yes. I'm sorry," she said looking away with a blush creeping across her cheeks.

"No worries, I was just kidding," Emmett answered with a grin. "But like I said earlier, I'm always free to talk." His phone vibrated in his pocket, making a loud noise. "Sorry about that. It's probably Rosalie. Maybe you should talk to Edward about it? Or maybe you should just wait it out a bit and see if he tells you? I'm not sure. Whatever you feel is right," Emmett said and kissed her hand. He smiled at her, then walked away.

Emmett turned down the next street and took out his phone to read his text message. It was from Rosalie. One said: Hurry it up Romeo. Emmett chuckled, but was abruptly yanked into a small, secluded side street. "A kiss on the hand, really," Rosalie's familiar voice taunted.

"Oh I suppose you would prefer this," Emmett said arrogantly, forcing Rosalie against the wall behind her, kissing her roughly. His hands roamed until she let out a moan. "Hm, there we go," he said, pulling away with a smile.

Rosalie playfully punched him in the chest. "You're ridiculous. And for the amount of work I'm putting in to assure Isabella's downfall, you better be a good fuck."

Emmett smiled, "Why don't we skip the bet, and I'll prove it to you now?"

Rosalie rolled her eyes. "According to everyone else we're dating and they assume we're fucking, so why don't you just use your imagination like the rest of the school and we'll call it a day."

"Always a tease, Hale, always a tease."

"You know I hate it when you call me that, Emmy," Rosalie hissed and pushed him away from her.

"Ouch, my woman's giving me sass."

Rosalie lightly slapped him, "I'm not your woman."

Emmett pulled her close again, "I'll make you my woman."

Rosalie kissed him, and lightly bit his lip. "Oh really," she said a bit huskily. "Prove it," she whispered. Her hand traveled to his groin and she kissed his neck. "Do it," she whispered again.

Emmett twitched a bit. "Rose," he said quietly, unable to form a whole sentence.

"Hm," Rosalie let out an evil giggle, "You see I'm not yours. You're mine."

Emmett ran a hand through Rosalie's hair, "Forever and always," he whispered through a slight moan.

Now it was not easy to frighten Rosalie Hale, but those words scared the shit out of her. She didn't show that it phased her, but she was unnerved now. The most frightening part of hearing those words, were how good they sounded in this situation. "I have to go," she said, pulling away from him. "I'm taking Jacob to the baseball game. And you are going to see your Aunt, or that's what everyone thinks you are doing because I need a reason for you not to be there."

Emmett sighed, "Fine. I suppose I can work with that." He gave her a light peck and motioned for her to leave the small street first.

Rosalie and Emmett walked out and then in separate directions. Rosalie immediately called Alice. "If I say 'forever and always,' what do you think of?"

"Oh hello, Rosalie, nice to talk to you too, best friend," Alice said sarcastically.

"Seriously, Alice."

Alice sighed, "Taylor Swift."

Rosalie's life was not one you would think of as being compared to a Taylor Swift song. "Shit are you serious?" Rosalie knew the song well and that whole love story bit was never something she imagined herself in. "But what if Emmett said it?"

There was a long pause before Alice spoke. "Rose… guys just don't say stuff like that, even Emmett. Maybe it means something. I mean it's a big deal for someone to say that, especially someone like Emmett. Just remember that she wrote that song because of a broken heart."

A/N: I know its been FOREVER and I'm so sorry. I've been so busy. I hope people are still reading this.