Author's Note: Sorry for the wait but I was sick and I had to finish high school and I just started at MTSU on the 31st of August. Remember Bella's room number? Well, turns out when I picked it, I was kind of foreshadowing my own life cuz that's my room number! LoL :) How weird is that? Anyways, did you guys like the last chapter? Good. Anyways, I'm going to do something that I have never done before and dedicate this chapter to someone! This chapter goes out to Dreamngo4it9 for leaving the longest review I have ever gotten on any of my eight stories! Thanks! This chapter kinda sucks and moves slowly but it gives out a lot of information. That includes... Wait - wouldn't you like to know?! Ha! I guess you'll just have to read to find out and just know that if you don't pay attention in this chapter, you just might miss something important! Also, I went back and re-read some of my favourite stories so I could catch up since I haven't been on here in forever and I just have to say that EZRocksAngel does, in fact, ROCK! Chapter twenty of her awesome story, 'Creature of Habit' has one of the best scenes ever at the end! I won't tell what it is cuz I don't wanna ruin it but go check it out! Don't forget to read the A/N at the bottom, I know it's long but it's important!

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Cell Phones, Conversations, & Revelations

We all left the house that was now going to belong to Emmett (when he signed all of the papers and moved in) about a half an hour later. Everyone rode back the same way we had gotten there but, now, there was an awkward silence between Edward and myself. I just looked out the window, listening to music while Edward kept his eyes on the road. Angela and Ben were very quiet in the back seat and I didn't really have the heart or mind capacity to start a conversation with either of them. My mind was reeling about what had happened in the house earlier...

We arrived at the campus and Edward and Alice drove to where they had been previously parked. We all got out of the cars and 'huddled up' together. Angela and Ben were talking together, no doubt about their plans for this year, and Edward was paying excessive attention to the driver's side of his Volvo. I turned to see that Alice and Emmett were deep in conversation. Uh-oh. That couldn't be good. Emmett kept looking in my direction and Alice had a wicked grin on her face. Yep - definitely not a good sign.

Before I could go over and attempt to stop whatever it was that they were plotting, a red BMW convertible pulled into the empty spot beside Alice's car. That made her stop talking with Emmett and turn to face the blonde that was in the front seat. The blonde put the roof up and got out of the car before setting the alarm. Alice ran to meet her and they were both squealing as they hugged one another. When they pulled away from one another, we were all met with the face (and body) of a supermodel.

I turned to my brother and saw that he was in a daze. Could it be, perhaps, that his dream girl was standing right in front of us?

Emmett POV

Uh.......... Hum-a-na, hum-a-na, hum-a-na...... Wait. What's my name?

BPOV

Alice pulled the blonde towards us and I finally figured out who it was. Before I could say anything, Alice beat me to it.

"Emmett, Bella, this is Rosalie. Rose, this is Bella, my roommate, and Emmett, her brother. These are Bella's friends, Angela and Ben." All four of us nodded when she addressed us and Rosalie smiled at each of us. I could tell that she was going to be easy to get along with.

"Well, it's nice to meet all of you. As Alice mentioned, I'm Rosalie, but you guys can call me Rose for short." She couldn't seem to take her eyes off of Emmett. He was the same way. Creepy.

"Ok, now that introductions are over, how about we get things rolling? Rose, you can go ahead and take the Phillips estate off of the market because Emmett's ready to buy." Alice seemed to be the designated speaker of our group.

"Really? That's great. It's only been on the market a few weeks. Have you seen the house?" She directed the last part to Emmett himself. We all turned to look at him even though we all knew the response.

"Uh..."

"Yes, we just came from there. We've only been back for maybe five minutes," I said. I had to save my brother.

"Oh, ok. When do you want to sign the paperwork? The office isn't open 'til Monday so that's the earliest we could do it." Emmett smiled at her choice of words. I just rolled my eyes. That was such a typical guy (and Emmett) thing to do. It took him a minute but soon he was able to respond with a nod. By that time, I hadn't even noticed that Edward had moved behind me. No, I didn't notice until I heard him chuckle... again. My brother and I seemed to be very amusing.

"Well, now that that's settled, on with the festivities!" What was Alice talking about? We all looked at her like the odd bird she was and she ignored us.

"Alice, what are you talking about?" Edward asked. I loved the velvety texture of his voice. Plus, we seemed to think the same way at times. That was a good sign.

"Well, we girls are going to have a slumber party! That means that you boys have to find something else to do for the night because we are all going to be busy. (A/N: At this point, Ben and Angela are the only ppl that are officially, publicly dating so everyone else is just kinda... there for the time being) Got it?" She gave pretty much everyone there a death glare. We all nodded our heads in unison and then Rose asked where said slumber party was going to take place. Alice seemed to have an answer for that, too. "Simple - Bella's and my dorm-room. Anymore questions?" She looked around at all of us and our faces before saying, "Good."

With that, I went to give Emmett a hug before turning to give one to Ben and, inevitably, Jasper one, too. Well, wouldn't it have just been mean to have poor Edward so left out? I didn't want to be rude so I did what any good person would do. I walked over to him and chanced a glance at those emerald orbs before pulling him into an awkward hug. Luckily, a few seconds later, he returned the gesture. I don't think that either of us wanted to let go but we had to. At the last minute, I felt Edward slip his hand ever-so-slightly into the top of my pocket. What was that about? I didn't know but I turned to see a smug smirk appear and disappear on his face in a flash. I would so be checking my pockets later.

Alice grabbed my hand and dragged me to her car just as I turned to see Rose doing the same to poor Angela. We all squeezed into the little Porsche just before Alice peeled out of the parking lot and onto the highway. I turned to see all of the guys piling into Ben's Equinox and Edward's sexy smirk had reappeared as he waved to us before ducking to get in the backseat.

Forty-five minutes later, we were on our way back to the dorms with new pajamas, pizza, chips, all kinds of candies and snacks, and in tow. I had a feeling that we would all be getting very little sleep tonight. We made our way upstairs and found that they had finally turned the air-conditioning on! It was a good feeling. Once we were settled and changed inside Alice's and my room, Rose popped in the first c.d. of many and we all attacked the pizza. (Plz note that Bella still has her jeans on for the time being. It's important for what's about to happen)

Five minutes later, plates were loaded down, music was playing, and make-overs were being given (mostly to me and Angela). I knew that the 'girl-talk' was on its way. So when Rose looked at Alice and she (Alice) nodded, I wasn't completely surprised.

"It's time," she said. Time for what? Girl-talk, that's what.

"So, Bella, what's the story with Emmett?" Rose asked.

"Well, that depends. What do you want to know?" I said around a bite full of mushroom pizza. (The best pizza ever!)

"Well, what's he like? What's his favourite colour? Where was he born? I want to know everything." I could tell by the look in her eyes that she was honestly interested in my brother. And, ya know what? I don't think that there had ever been a more perfect match.

"He loves sports, mostly football and baseball. Last time I checked, his favourite colour was red. And, he was born here in Tennessee." I wasn't about to tell her about Em's past. That was his story, not mine. "Why don't I just give you his number?" I wiped my hands free of any lingering sauce and took the Blitz that was already in front of me. I entered the number that I knew by heart and saved it to her phone. No sooner than I handed it back to her did she start texting. I had a feeling that we were only going to have her partial attention for the rest of the night. Unless, of course, Alice got a hold of the phone at some point...

Which reminded me...

I slid my hand into my pocket as I stood up. "Alice, I'm just gonna go to the bathroom. I'll be right back." She didn't seem to be paying too much attention to me since she was busy trying to get Rose's phone away from her. This was supposed to be a girl's night and that meant no boys allowed. Whatever.

I snuck to the bathroom down the hall and pulled my phone out. When I did so, a tiny piece of paper came with it. How did I know what was on the paper? I guess you can call it women's intuition.

(181) 762-0913

I studied the paper before entering the number into my phone. When I was finished with that, I hastily pushed the paper back into the small pocket on my jeans before typing 'hey' in the message box. Then, I shoved my phone back in my pocket and practically ran back to my room.

I closed the door behind me to find that Angela was in the corner (most likely texting Ben) and Alice was still trying to get the phone from Rose. I just changed into my shorts and tank-top, grabbed my plate and took a seat next to Angela. She smiled at me just as her phone went off on the floor beside her. I was right after all. I couldn't really say much different for me seeing how as my phone went off only seconds after her's. I picked it up and read who it was from on the front before pressing the 'view now' button.

'i was wondering what was taking u so long. Alice keeping u guys busy?' I smiled as I read it and hit reply.

'not really. rite now, she's trying to obtain Rose's phone. she was txt'n' Emmett earlier and got caught. LoL'' I smiled as I hit send but when I looked up, I was met with the face of a furious pixie.

"What do you think you're doing?" she asked.

"Um," I started but my phone went off in my hand. I looked down at it and flipped it open before Alice had a chance to grab it from me.

'LoL. nice. i wondered what he was up to... so, what r u guys doing? girl-talk?' I smiled to myself again. Like I was really going to tell him. Plus, Alice was kinda hovering over me so I couldn't tell him if I wanted to. I snuck a glance at her and wasn't shocked to see that she was still glaring at me.

'LoL, wouldn't u like 2 kno? um, can u get Jasper to txt Alice or somethin' so that we can tlk? she won't quit hovering....' I hit send just before Alice lunged for my phone. I had anticipated this and leaned my body in the other direction. Not two seconds later did the chorus of 'You Belong with Me' fill the room. I wonder who that could be...

"Hello?"....... "Jasper?"....... "No, I'm not busy, I can talk. Hold on just a second." Alice turned to face us. "Um, yeah. I have to take this but I will be back. Don't think I'm just going to forget that this is supposed to be a girl's night." With that, she turned and walked out into the hall.

'that better, Bella?' Oh the things that boy could do to me. And that was only with his words. The things he could do with his mouth...

'yeah. much better. thnx. so, what r u guys doing? i'm kinda bored now that we're all on our phones and i have nothing to do in b/w txts.'

'that sucks. hold on a second.' No sooner than I read the text did my phone start vibrating more than it did when it received a text. I looked at the front and saw the name of the person that was calling.

"Hello? Edward?" There was chuckle just as I looked up to see both Rose and Angela look at me when I said his name. I turned away to look out the window just before he started talking.

"Yes, it's me, beautiful Bella." I caught my breath when he said that and heard another damn chuckle through the phone.

"So where are you guys?" I asked him.

"We're all doing different stuff. Emmett's texting Rose, Ben's doing the same with Angela, and Jasper's on the phone with Alice back in our room. I got bored so I decided to take a walk. What about you ladies?" I loved to hear his voice.

"Um, about the same here, only vice versa. I'm standing at the window, just looking outside. Aside from talking to you, I'm actually kinda bored."

"Look out your window, down by the big tree." That was random... but I did it. As soon as my eyes found the tree, I ignored it and focused on the Greek god standing next to it. I was met with a huge smile which I returned along with a small wave. I heard him chuckle through the phone and was brought of my Edward-induced daze.

"What? Find something funny down there?" I replied with a soft laugh of my own at the end.

"Nothing really. Just the effect I have on you, Love." Wait - what did he say at the end there?

"So you think it's funny that I'm entranced by you?"

"I didn't say that, you did. I just said that I found the effect I had, or should I say, have, on you amusing." He paused for a moment, allowing me to ponder what he had said. "So I put you in a trace, do I?"

I just kind of stammered on my line. What did someone say to that? It looked like I was up a creek without a paddle.

"I, uh, I just thought that I'd say something to fill the void. I'm not a big fan of awkward silence." I finished with a light chuckle which was met one of his own.

"I'm glad."

"Why's that?" We hadn't left each other's line of sight since we had first made eye contact so when I got tapped on the shoulder, I had to force myself to turn away. I didn't want to tear myself from those amazing green eyes for even the slightest second. How did he make me feel this way? "WHAT?" I whisper-yelled causing Angela to jump.

"What's got you so on edge, Bells?" she asked with her phone in her hand.

"Nothing. Just, um, talking," I held my phone up for her to see, "to Edward. What's up?" I pulled the phone back to my ear and could hear the breath of one amazing guy on the other end.

"Well, Alice has become a bit preoccupied with Jasper, the same with Rose and Emmett so we kinda decided to put the slumber party on hold for now, like on hiatus. Alice said we should just regroup later today since it is only six o' clock, sound good?" She had a slight smile on her lips and I began to wonder exactly what she and Ben had been talking about. I nodded with a small smile of my own and was secretly dancing on the inside. This meant I could actually go hang out with Edward rather than just talking on the phone. I turned back to the window and continued my conversation with the magnificent man outside.

"So, guess what."

"What?" he said mockingly in response, acting like a total Valley Girl. I had to stop myself from laughing in his face, so to speak.

"Well, Alice's little slumber party got put on hold until later tonight. So, I guess we can actually hang out..." I trailed off to see what his response would be.

"That's sounds good. You wanna meet me down here? We could take a walk or something." I felt my heart quicken in my chest at his words and nodded before I realized we were on the phone.

"Yeah, that sounds fine to me. I'll be down there in a minute. Just let me grab my key."

"Ok, I'll see you in a minute."

With that, we hung up (albeit regrettably on my end), I grabbed my key, and headed downstairs. When I walked outside, Edward was leaning against the tree like an Abercrombie and Fitch model and I had to mentally remind myself to breathe.

"Hey," he said, pulling himself into a full standing position.

"Hey," I so intelligently responded. He pulled his smooth, plump lips into one of his crooked smiles and I felt my heart flutter inside my chest.

"So, how about that walk? I could show you my room if you wanna see it."

"That sounds fine to me. Lead the way." I followed him across the quad, into Lutz Hall, and up to the third floor. "Ya know, we're both on the third floor. Isn't that a bit weird?"

"Maybe. I don't really find it weird so much as coincidence. Well, here we are." We were in front of a door that had 318 on the door. This was just too freaky.

"You've got to be kidding me. You're in 318, too?"

"Yeah. Now quit stating the obvious and follow me." He opened the door, stepping inside and pulling me in with him. There were pictures of Edward and Alice. Edward, Alice, & Jasper in graduation caps & gowns, Edward and Jasper, Alice and Edward with two gorgeous people I didn't know, Alice and Rose, and some of Edward and Alice with an adorable little boy.

"Who are these two people?" I touched the frame of the photo as I asked him. I hadn't realized he was behind me until he spoke.

"Esme and Carlisle. They're mine and Alice's adoptive parents."

"Adopted? That explains why your last names would be different. But do you or Alice have Esme and Carlisle's last name?" He shook his head as he sat on the bed I assumed was his.

"No, their last name is Cullen. Alice and I were given hyphenated last names until we hit 16. Then they let us decide if we wanted to take their last name. Alice wanted to keep hers because although Carlisle and Esme were the perfect parents, she still wanted to keep something that was from her past, her history. I wanted the Masen name to live on."

"Um, if I can ask, what happened to your parents? You don't have to answer, I'm just curious." He laid back, across the width of the bed, and I followed in his motions, my head merely inches from his. He looked into my eyes, as if searching for something before smiling, letting me know it was ok.

"Well, when I was only six months old, two days before Christmas, our house caught on fire. I was just a little baby and my parents did their best to save me. My mom got out before I did so my dad could hand me to her out the window but died from smoke inhalation a few hours later. Their bedroom was right beside the living room, where the fire started. And my dad got caught before he could get out. He was determined to save something and went back for my baby book and some photo albums that were in my room, that was room we climbed out of, and threw them out the window. Just as he had one leg out the window, a beam fell and hit him in the head. My mom and I got out to the street just as the Fire Department showed up. They were able to put out the fire in time to save my father's body but when that beam hit him, it got him good enough to push him onto the window sill and he somehow ended up puncturing a lung. Carlisle worked at the hospital where I was taken and he convinced Esme to take me in. They had just lost a child a few months prior and they knew my parents. Did I mention that my dad had Leukemia? Well, that was one reason he was so weak and fragile. I didn't have any other relatives so the adoption agency didn't really have a problem letting Carlisle and Esme take me. They told my the story of how everything happened when I was about 13. I had started asking questions and they figured it was time I knew the truth. I think you'll have to ask Alice about herself, though. I'm not too sure she would like me telling you her story." He finished with a sigh and a light smile.

"What's the smile for?" I asked.

"I'm just glad we have that out of the way. Ya know, the whole 'so where'ya from?' " thing. I think it's good that you know now what you're dealing with so it's not a shock later." He looked me straight in the eyes when he said this with a smile that I couldn't help but return. "So what about you, Miss Bella? What can you tell me about you?"

Great, now he wanted to know about me. I don't think I could talk for a long time around him, much less, form full sentences and tell him about my life.

"Um, well, Emmett's not really my brother," I blurted out. I was met with a look of pure confusion and couldn't resist laughing.

"Care to elaborate on that, Love?" I disregarded his nickname for me and decided to tell him what I meant by that.

"Well, he's my half-brother. My mom was married before she married my dad and that's why he has a different last name than I do. He's about three years older than I am and I our mom didn't want to confuse him when he was so little. She met my dad when Emmett was three and had moved to Forks from a little Town here in Tennessee. I think it was Manchester or something like that. (Don't kill me, I had to put my little podunk hometown in here somewhere! LoL) That's why Emmett decided to come here for college."

"I know where Manchester is. It's about thirty minutes from here. Ever hear of a music festival called 'Bonnaroo'? It's really big around here."

"Yeah, Emmett's been going since he turned 18. Anyways, another reason Emmett didn't have his last name changed was because he refused." I laughed right here, remembering the story my parents had told at almost every one of Emmett's big events. "He didn't really take to Charlie all that quickly, believe it or not. Our mom died when I was 13 of Breast cancer and then it was just us and Charlie. That is, until a few weeks ago." I wasn't sure if I wanted to tell him or not. How would he feel if I just dumped all of this on him this soon? I know he just told me about his parents but could I do this?

"Do you want to tell me what happened, Bella? You don't have to if you don't want to. I don't want to pry." Who knew a complete stranger would be this caring about me? Well, we had just kind of attacked one another in a pantry only hours ago. Ah, memories...

"Well, my dad, Charlie, went fishing with his best friend Billy, who also happens to be Emmett's best friend's dad, so they were like a second family to all of us. From what Billy told us, Charlie got a big bite and ended up falling out of the boat but hit his head and drowned. Billy's in a wheelchair because he used to be on the police force with my dad, he actually trained him, and got shot during a hold-up one day shortly after my dad had started and had just completed his training. (Who else has ever given a reason?) So, he couldn't really do anything to help but call 911. Luckily, my dad was unconscious so he didn't really suffer. That's good, right?" I hadn't even realized that I was crying until Edward was wiping tears from my cheeks. I smiled, I didn't really know why. Maybe it was because I realized that I had a friend here, because was that friend understood what it was like to lose a parent, or parents in his case.

He rested his hand on my face after clearing it of the traitor tears. He stared me straight in the eyes and I was almost lost in the emerald pools. I didn't know what to do with him. He was so sweet, so smart, and so out of my league. He figured it out for me by leaning slightly forward while gauging my reaction. I guess he saw my response in my eyes because he started to lean up, pushing me on the shoulder slightly to lay back. I complied as he wrapped one hand/arm around my waist, supporting my back against the bed, and put the other on my hip. (If you watch Glee, imagine the kiss b/w Finn & Rachel) I closed my eyes as he got closer and our breaths mingled with one another, catching a glimpse of him doing the same. I felt him pause just as his lips were a millimeters from my own. I wanted so badly to close the distance but I wasn't sure if he wanted me. He had to be the one to make the move.

I wasn't kept waiting for too long. Less than five seconds passed, but it seemed like forever, before he finally pressed his lips to mine. This kiss was different than our last kiss. The other, while still amazing, was raw and full of lust. This one, however, was sweet, yet passionate, sinful, yet angelic. Our lips moved with one another, as if they were one unit. We only broke to breathe but still managed to be touching the other with our mouths at all times. I never wanted this to end. At some point, our lips managed to open up to one another and our tongues met, causing me to feel like every inch of my skin was on fire.

Of course, someone was bound to walk in any moment now. I was enjoying myself too much. I was beginning to wonder why we hadn't fallen off the bed yet when I realized that my head was on some pillows. We had shifted at some point - not that I was complaining. I should have known it wouldn't last as long as I wanted it to.

I heard the door slam against the wall at the same moment Edward's hand was traveling up my torso. We both jumped, resulting in us falling onto the floor.

"Isabella Marie Swan! What the hell are you doing?!" Damn it, Emmett! I'm gonna kill you one of these days! Edward stood and helped me do so before sitting on the bed, as far away from Emmett as he could get. I looked over at the door to see everyone standing in the hall - Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Angela, & Ben.

"Hey, Em!" I heard someone call down the hall somewhere. I was too busy making sure that I was halfway decent, straightening our my clothes and attempting to make my hair lay down flat. I looked over and saw Edward doing the same.

Wait a minute. I recognized that voice. It couldn't be... could it? Just as I thought it couldn't get any worse, a saw one of the people I least expected to see.

"Hey, Bells!" he said just as he came into view. Not that I wasn't happy to see him but this wasn't exactly the best situation to be caught in. Everyone took was busy examining Edward and me just as he said, "Been busy having the ultimate college experience, haven't we, Bella?"

I just snorted as I stood, pulling Edward with me, and leaned against the wall, Edward doing the same. I responded just quietly enough so my friends could hear me.

"Shut it, Jake."

This sucked.

A/A/N: Just for future information, and since this chapter wasn't up as soon as you guys would've liked, I have seven words for you - Work + Scholarships + Applications + Deadlines+ Graduation = Senior Year. I hope that explains why my updates were so infrequent. Plus, I don't have internet at home and have to steal the wifi at work so I can't exactly update the minute I get a chapter finished. Sorry, but I do try my best.

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