A/N: Hello, my lovelies! How have you been during this long hiatus of mine? I hope that you will come back to this story once more and I hope more that I can update in a better cycle. Anyway, thank you for keeping this story going and here's a small update for you lot. Enjoy!
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Sadie chewed on her tongue the entire way to the city, trying very hard to keep her complaints to herself. The last thing she wanted in the world was for Emmett to make their excursion last longer than she knew it would. It was a clear fact that he'd keep her there all night because he had said that to her the moment they pulled away from the Cullen house.
Emmett jumped out of his Jeep once they were parked and moved over to her side. He offered her a hand out which she took. A little spark of heat flooded up her arm from where his ice cold skin had touched her burning one. She glanced at his eyes to see if he had noticed, but quickly looked down before their eyes could meet.
It would be so much easier for me to leave, Sadie thought, pulling her hand back and sliding it in the pockets of her jeans. I can't believe that this is what happened when I decided to run away from…everything. She rolled her eyes. Thank God that Edward isn't here right now, hearing these thoughts and the ones that I have need to get rid of before people can get hurt again. Specifically, the whole entire Cullen coven.
"So," Emmett began, shoving his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. "Where do you want to go first, Wolf Girl?"
"Don't call me that," Sadie muttered under her breath. Her eyes scanned the rapidly darkening sky and then at the buildings that were lighting up. "And I thought it was your choice of what we did. You won back there and the deal was that I do whatever you wanted here." She turned her gaze on him. "So, where do you want to go first?"
A small smile touched Emmett's face and made Sadie's heart flutter for a moment. The wolf turned her gaze away from him and mentally forced her body to calm down.
"Why don't I trust that look on your face?" she asked.
"Just because." Emmett pulled one of his hands out of his pocket and wrapped that arm around Sadie's shoulders. "Let's get something to eat. You look like you could use some chow before we spend the rest of the night in town." He began to propel her forward. "I know a really nice sit-down pizza joint this way. I'll order two pizzas with everything on it, except for mushrooms, olives, and anchovies." His nose wrinkled. "I hate anchovies. And I know that you do too."
"How do you really know anything about me?" Sadie asked, glancing up at him. "We haven't exactly been buddies since I arrived on your doorstep. We haven't had long talks about our histories or personal qualities. How do you know what I like and what I don't like?"
"I just do." His smile became teasing. "Besides, no one ever really likes anchovies on anything. Unless they're aliens and you don't look like a little green man."
A smile touched Sadie's face. "Maybe I'm a little green woman that has had a transformation that lures you in?" She wiggled a finger at him. "You ready to be probed, Mr. Emmett?"
Emmett's laughter filled the air and he shook his head at her. Sadie's smile grew and she poked him in the side. Happiness swelled up inside her and all she wanted was to keep that smile on his face and hear his laughter all around her.
Get a grip on yourself, Sadie thought, letting the laughter fall away easily. You're a wolf and he's a vampire. You don't have what your sister and her mate had. No one ever could. Not me. Not ever.
She was surprised when she found herself leaning more into Emmett's body as they walked. It was something that felt so natural, but foreign and dangerous at the same time. Yet, she couldn't make herself pull away from him completely.
Dangerous…dangerous…Run!
"No," Sadie whispered so quietly that she hoped that Emmett hadn't heard her.
The giant vampire escorted her towards the pizza join that he had been talking about and held the door open for her. He took his baseball hat off before entering and placed it on top of her head with a proud smile. His fingers trailed lightly down her cheek, almost a light caress and his amber colored eyes smoldered. Sadie offered a brief smile before they were led over to a booth in the corner by a beautiful waitress.
"What can I get you?" the waitress asked, pulling out a small pad of paper and looking at Emmett.
"Two Dr. Peppers and an order of your hottest boneless buffalo wings," Emmett told the woman as he draped his arm over the back of the booth where Sadie was sitting. "And some breadsticks with marinara sauce."
"Sure thing, honey," the waitress said, smiling before walking away.
"Sure thing, honey," Sadie muttered in a mocking voice when the waitress disappeared. She heard Emmett snicker. "What are you laughing at?"
"You." The vampire shook his head. "Are you always mocking the waitresses in the dine-in restaurants that you go?"
"No." Sadie brushed his hand away from its perch on her shoulder. "I just don't like being around them when they want to hit on the cute person that I'm with." She cast a sidelong look at him. "And don't read into any of that. I don't think that you are cute."
"Sure." He grazed his fingers over her shoulder. "I'm sexy."
"Arrogant." Sadie glanced in the direction that the waitress had gone off in. "Do girls like that always throw themselves at you and the others?"
"Yeah, but none of us have ever been interested." Emmett looked at her with a small smirk. "Because we've always got our eyes on someone else. Like we should."
A cold chill went down Sadie's spine, causing her to shift her position slightly. She leaned forward to break her contact with Emmett under the pretext of grabbing the menu. Sadie didn't settle back against the booth until the waitress appeared with their drinks and the appetizers.
Emmett quickly ordered a couple pizzas like he had promised, all without taking his eyes off of Sadie.
Danger…danger.
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Eating with Emmett in such close quarters had been an event. He had given Sadie his Dr. Pepper and let her devour the appetizers, only choosing to eat a few bites whenever the waitress came over to check on them. He had to do it in order to keep some questions away from him and his dining habits. Having been around vampires as long as she had, Sadie knew that normal human food would make a vampire sick and they'd have to go somewhere private to remove that food that they couldn't digest properly.
Sadie was allowed to bring a to-go cup of Dr. Pepper with her as they left. Emmett made sure to tip their waitress greatly for her service. The wolf could feel the cold stare of that girl on her back as Emmett escorted her out onto the street.
Bitch, Sadie thought, wondering if she should turn around and flip the waitress off. Bitch ain't worth my time.
The cool night air surrounded her as she stepped out, bringing pleasant scents to the wolf's nose. She took a slow breath and let the cool air seep into every pore of her body. Emmett stood there next to her, looking up at the sky and taking an unnecessary deep breath.
As if realizing that he was being watched, the giant vampire turned his gaze away from the sky and onto Sadie. A soft smile touched his lips and he turned to face her completely. Sadie stood like a statue when Emmett zipped her jacket up a little bit more and then touched the brim of the hat that he had placed on her head, readjusting it.
"You up for a little arcade fun?" he asked, smiling down at her. "I'll buy as many coins as we need to get a real good prize at the end of the night."
Sadie blinked stupidly and nodded. "Sure, but if I win more tickets than you, I get to choose the prize. Okay?"
"Deal."
Emmett's hand found hers and he guided her down the street. Sadie glanced down at their hands and wondered why this felt so right and so wrong at the same time. It was like someone was trying to push her to something that she didn't and did want at the same time. An inner battle that she knew that she could easily lose if she didn't put up her wards quickly.
"How long have you and Rosalie been together?" Sadie asked, looking at him.
His smile faded as he looked into the distance. "A long time, but I guess it's short in vampire years." He shook his head. "I've never met someone so pretty and bitchy. Then again, when we first met she was sweet as can be. We were inseparable and happy and everything seemed to be great in our vampire history. But after a decade or two, she really changed. She'd get mad over the smallest thing and bitch me out for hours. It's kind of sad, but I enjoyed the cold shoulder that she gave me because that just meant that she wasn't yelling at me."
"That's not sad," Sadie said, watching his face. "And she shouldn't have done that to you."
"She still does it, but I don't think that I can leave her. We have been together for a long time and we were in love. Once anyway. Now I think it's just expectation and memories that are holding us together. And that's no way to live, even if we're vampires bound by blood."
Sadie elbowed him in the side. "You'll find happiness someday. Maybe Rosalie will have a severe personality change. Or, more likely, you'll find someone else to make you happy forever and ever and ever."
"Maybe." That happy smile returned to his lips as he met her gaze. "So, how about after we get some prizes from the arcade, we go to see a movie? I think there's a good one playing this week. A horror one."
"Can we yell at the movie characters whenever they do something really stupid and cheer at the baddie in the film?"
"Duh. What kind of movie wouldn't call for yelling at the screen?"
Sadie smiled at him. "No movie calls for silence."
Emmett let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her, holding her close to his side as they walked. "See? I told you that we were going to have a good time here."
"And you didn't disappoint," Sadie said with a smile before seeing a flash of blonde hair a head of them.
Her heart stopped for a moment, thinking that Rosalie was in the city too, but the girl turned slightly to peer into a storefront window and revealed that she wasn't the beautiful vampire. Sadie bit her bottom lip, wondering why she was getting so nervous about seeing that beautiful, bitchy blonde while she was alone with Emmett. It wasn't like she and Emmett were doing anything that the vampires had done for years before Sadie was even thought of.
It's his fault, Sadie thought, glancing up at Emmett. It's my sister's fault. It's her lover's fault. It's the world's fault. It's my damn heart's fault.
The wolf took a slow breath and her lungs filled with Emmett's surprisingly pleasant scent. She forced her smile back onto her face and tried to keep the mood light for the rest of their city adventure.
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Sadie hopped out of Emmett's Jeep when they returned to the Cullen household, a large stuffed bear held loosely in her arms. She heard the front door slam open and saw a whirlwind of blonde hair streak past her. The wolf stepped back and turned to see Rosalie launching herself into the arms of the giant vampire she'd spent so many hours with.
"Emmett!" Rosalie sang, putting her hands on either side of his face. "My dear Emmett! Where have you been with that wolf? You had me worried when you didn't answer your phone and I had no clue where you went. No one told me anything." She pressed herself closer to him. "But that doesn't matter. You're back with me and that's all that matters right now."
Sadie watched as the blonde vampire locked lips with Emmett in a heated, passionate kiss. Her heart thudded painfully in her chest and her happiness fled her body like it wanted to get away from the scene that she couldn't escape.
"Thanks for the food and the movie," Sadie whispered, edging around the kissing vampires. "I'll – I'll see you later, I guess."
Neither Rosalie nor Emmett seemed to hear her as they made out.
Sadie moved quickly up the stairs to the front door and closed the door behind her. Esme looked at her with concern on her face, but Sadie shook her head with a smile, silently asking for no questions. All she wanted to do was shower, change clothes and go to bed before she could break down in stupid childish tears.
Alice and Jasper were sitting in her room when the wolf entered it, closing the door behind her. Sadie looked to Jasper and saw the mixture of her emotions in his eyes. Her eyes turned towards Alice and her tears spilled down her cheeks. Alice pulled the wolf into a tight hug and let Sadie cry for something that she could never have.
Love.
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A/N: Well? What did you think? I have no idea where I'm going in this story anymore. I know the ending that I want to get to, but the middle part is the hardest part for me. And this story may not be extremely long with my fleeing Muses, but I'll try to keep it interesting for you all. Please leave comments in the box! Thanks! –Scarlet