Hey party people! Big stuff goin down in this chapter! :D :D
SM owns Twilight, but I got's two new unicorns for Christmas. :D I named one Jasper and the other Peter. :) Me so happy.
"Are you sure you want to work today?" I asked Esme as we sat in the kitchen eating breakfast. "Yeah, you had a rough night. I can take your shift today." Emmett agreed.
"No, I'm fine. I want to go to work. I'm not going to let a little thing like this stop me." Esme smiled taking a sip of her water.
I shrugged and changed the subject. I knew Esme wouldn't give in. "Edward and Alice have dates tonight." I smirked.
Meat Head looked surprised but Esme only smiled and nodded. "With who?" He asked. "The Whitlock's." Esme replied.
"Really?" He asked with raised brows. "Yeah, Edwards going out with Peter and Alice with Jasper. I think it's a double date." I said nodding.
Emmett smirked and sat back. "Well, I think I may be a little bit relieved about that." He said looking over at me. I raised a brow. "Why is that?" I asked. "Because maybe now I have a chance with you." He replied sheepishly.
I smiled shyly and put my head down trying not to blush. "Awww..." Esme cooed. Emmett and I both chuckled. "Why would you think you don't have a chance with me?" I asked.
"I saw the way you looked at them." He said shrugging. "That's why I backed off."
"Well can you blame her?" Esme asked. "Those boys are hot!" She said fanning herself. I bust out laughing. "Maaaa..." Emmett whined with a disgusted face.
"Come on, we're going to be late." She said standing up and pinching his cheeks. I giggled as he stood up and swiped her hand away.
Emmett drove us to the café and since he had nothing else to do, Esme made him work with me.
I was alright with it at first but now it's getting frustrating. He glares at every man that I talk to. I don't know if I should be flattered or mad.
I walked into the kitchen and sat the dishes in the sink angrily. "Careful." Esme said looking up at the loud noise. "I'm sorry Esme. I'm just so... Arg!" I said pounding my head on the wall.
"Hey, hey, hey. What's wrong?" She asked walking over and grabbing my shoulders. "I can't work with him." I sighed.
"Why? What's he doing?" She asked confused. "He's running all of my customers away. I haven't made one tip today because he keeps glaring at all the men."
Esme laughed. "It's not funny." I whined. "Yes it is." She said smiling. "He's jealous. It's cute."
I giggled. "It is kinda cute." She nodded. "Tell him to come back here. I'll have a talk with him."
I nodded and walked back out. Emmett was wiping a table as I walked over to him. I lay my hand on his shoulder and he turned his head to smile at me. "Esme wants to talk to you." I said taking the cleaning supplies out of his hands. He looked confused but walked into the kitchen anyways.
"Can I get you a refill?" I asked the elderly gentleman sitting at table 2. "Yes, please." He smiled and handed me his cup. I took it and headed to the kitchen. Old people are so nice.
When I walked into the kitchen, I couldn't help but smirk. Emmett was pouting and washing dishes. He looked up when I sat the cup down beside him. "Having fun Meat Head?"
"I'm sorry Bella. I didn't mean to make you mad or to make you lose tips." He said hanging his head in shame.
"Aww... It's ok." I said as though I was talking to a two-year-old. "Big old Meat Head was jealous of all the wittle bitty men talking to Bewwa."
He pouted. "S'not funny."
I laughed. "Yes it is." Esme and I said in unison. I laughed again and poured the refill walking back out of the kitchen.
"There you are sir." I smiled giving him his cup. "Is there anything else I can get you?"
"No ma'am." He said. "Alright, just let me know if you need anything." I replied walking away.
It was closing time once again and Emmett had just fixed Esme's car when the phone rang.
"Esme's Cafe." Mike answered. It still cracks me up to hear him talk. I giggled. 'Eshme's cafe'.
He held the phone up. "It's for you, Bella." He said. "For me?" I asked walking to the phone. He nodded and held it out to me.
I wonder who would call me? "Hello?" I asked. "Hi Bella! It's Rose."
"Oh Rose! What's up?" I asked surprised that she would call me. "I was wondering if you wanted to come over tonight for diner. I want you to meet Royce." She replied.
"Uh, sure. Mind if Emmett joins?" I asked. "That's a great idea. Royce will have a man to talk to so you and I can have girl talk." She laughed.
I laughed as well. "What's your address?" I asked and wrote it down.
"See you soon." I said hanging up the phone.
"Mind going to Rosalie's tonight for diner?" I asked Emmett. "Sure. Sounds like fun." He said smiling.
"What about Esme?" I asked as the thought struck me. "No worries." He said pointing to the parking lot as Carlisle stepped out of his car.
God UniGod that man was fine with his white doctor's coat and those perfect lips. He's hotter than a goat's ass in a pepper patch.
I shook my head to clear those thoughts.
I rang the doorbell at the address Rose gave to me. "I hope this is the right place." I said ringing it again. "I'm sure it is." Emmett said laying his hand on my shoulder.
A young man with blond hair opened the door. "You must be Bella and Emmett." He smiled stepping aside.
"Yeah, are you Royce?" I asked. He nodded and we shook hands. "Rose is in the kitchen." He said to me as he shook Emmett's hand.
"Nice place." I said as we followed Royce into the Kitchen. "Thank you. Rose does all the decorating." He praised her.
"Are you bragging again?" She asked him as we walked into the kitchen. "Of course I am. When you have something this wonderful you have to brag about it." He replied taking her hand a twirling her around. She laughed and playfully slapped his chest.
"You look beautiful today, as always Rosalie." I said to her. She didn't even have to try and she would be the most beautiful person in the room. "So do you Miss Bella." She smiled and hugged me.
"Emmett, nice to see you again." She smiled at him. "You too." He gave a dimpled smile.
"Why don't you show Emmett your gun collection Royce?" Rose said. Emmett's eyes popped. "You gotta gun collection." He sounded like a five-year-old. I snickered. Royce nodded with a big smile. "Sure do! Wanna see it?"
This time Rose snickered. Emmett nodded. "Race you there!" Royce said running out of the kitchen with Emmett hot on his trail. "No fair. I don't know where we're going!" He called after him.
Rosalie and I bust out laughing. "Boys." She said. I nodded. "So what's up?" She asked as she opened the oven and took a look inside. It smelled so good. I was starving.
"Not a whole lot." I replied but then I remembered last night. "Oh, we had a small scare last night."
She looked up worried. "What about?" She asked. I told her about someone cutting Esme's brake lines last night and she seemed just as confused as me.
"Esme is so sweet. Why would anyone want to hurt her?" She asked looking confused and worried. "That's what I want to know." I sighed.
"You and Emmett seem to be pretty close." She said changing the subject.
"I know." I sighed. "He said something to me this morning and I can't stop thinking about it." I said rubbing my forehead.
"What did he say?" She asked like she was getting some juicy gossip. "Well Esme and I were telling him about Edward and Alice having a double date tonight with the Whitlock's and-"
"Wait." She cut me off holding her hand up. "Jasper's gay?" She asked surprised. I laughed and shook my head.
"Shut up!" She said jumping out of her seat with wide eyes. "Peter's gay?"
I nodded still laughing. "I know I was surprised at first too."
"Ok. Ok. Continue." She said sitting back down still looking slightly surprised. "So anyways, I told him about the date and he said he was relieved. I asked him why and he said because now he might have a chance with me."
"No way!" Rose said with a huge smile. I nodded. "And all day at work he was being a jealous ass with all of my customers."
"Aww... That's cute. I love it when Royce is jealous. It makes me feel wanted." She said wrinkling her nose with a smile.
"Yeah, it was cute and it did make me feel wanted. It just confused me." I replied shaking my head.
"What's so confusing? Emmett's got the hots for you." She said shrugging.
"Rose I've never been in a relationship before and the only time I've ever been with a man is when... Well..." I sighed and hung my head.
She walked around the table and put her arm around me. "Honey that is not making love to a man. That's not even sex. So don't you even think about that when you are with Emmett. Trust me I know. I was scared to be with Royce after it happened to me too."
"What did you do?" I asked looking up at her. She smiled sadly. "It took a while and a lot of courage, but I faced my fears head on. And it was wonderful." She sighed happily. "Royce was so gentle and caring. He completely let me take charge. That's what you need. Power. You have to feel like you have all the power in the bedroom." She smiled and patted my shoulder. "Besides, I don't think Emmett would mind that." She winked.
All throughout supper I couldn't stop thinking about what Rosalie said. I knew Emmett wouldn't hurt me, but thinking about being intimate with him still makes me scared.
"You ok? You had your head in the clouds the whole time we ate." Emmett asked as he lifted me up into his jeep. I nodded. "Yeah, just got a lot on my mind."
"Wanna talk about it?" He asked standing by my door. I took his hand and smiled. "Not now. But soon." I said and let go of his hand with a gentle squeeze.
He nodded smiling and closed my door. As he walked around the front of the jeep tossing his keys up in the air he dropped them. I laughed at his goofiness. He bent down to pick them up.
He was down for way too long to just pick up keys so I opened my door and called his name.
"Stay in the jeep." He said urgently as he stood back up looking around wildly.
"Why? What's wrong?" I asked worried. "Someone cut my brake lines." He said.
Shit! First Esme then Emmett. What do they have against this family? Then the thought struck me as I pulled Marcus out of my pocket.
"Me." I gasped jumping out of the jeep. "Please stay in the jeep Bella." Emmett begged stepping over to me. "Em, Emmett they want me." I said frantically clutching Marcus to my chest. "What are you talking about?" He asked laying a hand on each of my arms.
"Think about it Emmett." I whimpered. "I was going to ride home with Esme and now I'm riding home with you."
Emmett's eyes widened. "Let's go back in and call Charlie." He said steering me to the house.
"Bella? What's wrong?" Rosalie asked concerned. "Someone cut my brake lines." Emmett said. "Can we wait in here till Charlie gets here?"
"Yeah, sure, come in." She said stepping out of the way with a worried look.
"It seems like someone is trying to hurt you Bella." Charlie said standing in Rose's living room. "Why would someone want to hurt Bella?" Rosalie asked. "Yeah, the only person I can think of who would want to hurt Bella, is in prison." Emmett stated even though we already figured out someone was after me.
Charlie nodded and rubbed his mustache. I think it helps him think. Rub that stache Charlie! May the power of the stache be with you.
"Is there anyone else you can think of?" Charlie asked me. "No." I said shaking my head. "There's my dad, but I think he's still in prison and there's Felix. He's locked up too." I sighed rubbing my forehead. Wait... what about... "Demetri!" I shouted snapping my fingers. "Who?" Everyone asked at the same time.
"The first guy." I said to Charlie. "You remember when I called you to that crack house."
Charlie rubbed his stache nodding. "Possibly."
"You really think it could be him?" Emmett asked rubbing my shoulders. "Why not? I can't think of anyone else who would hate me that much."
"I'm confused." Rosalie said looking puzzled. Royce nodded in agreement. "I'll tell you about it later." I said leaning against Emmett. She nodded.
Charlie sighed. "I'm going to get the team down here to see if we can get some prints on anything. It's getting late. You two should head home." He said looking at Emmett and me.
"I'll give you a ride." Royce volunteered.
Woooo! Lot's of things for Bella to deal with here. Me thinks she will be having a long chat with Marcus.
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