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10: Birthday
The smell of black coffee woke me the next morning. I slowly opened my eyes and saw Emmett still sleeping. I looked around for the source of the strong coffee and found Alice sitting at my desk with a huge mug in front of her.
"Hey." I said groggily.
"Hey Rose. Did he give you trouble? sometimes he gets pretty crazy when he's drunk. I smiled down at Emmett. "Nope. No trouble at all. He was just more talkative, and more opinionated than ever. But that's Emmett for you."
"Very true. It's almost noon now. I think we'd better wake him.
"Let me get a picture of him first." I said jumping up and grabbing my phone. I snapped a picture of Emmett who had his hands stretched above his head. He still wore a smile even as he slept. He looked like an oversized baby.
Alice took a few too.
"Okay, wake him up." she whispered.
I approached the bed and gently shook him. "Hey, Emm, wake up sleepy head." I said in a low voice.
"No." he moaned and opened his eyes. Once the light hit them, he squeezed them shut and pressed his head into my pillow.
"Oh fuck me." he groaned.
"Nope, I can't." I said sitting next to him.
"Rose, come on. It's too bright. I never thought I'd feel this bad ever again. What did I drink?"
"Alcohol of course." I said.
"Obviously. But what drink?"
"Forget it. What matters right now is that you need to get up and drink this coffee.
"Coffee. God, Rosie." he groaned again. Alice giggled. "Rosie. Well, isn't that cute?" I turned and shot her a look. She grinned. "Well, it is!" she said crossing her arms.
"Mary Alice Cullen, shut the fuck up. Stop shouting dammit!" he sat up his eyes shut tightly.
Alice handed him the coffee and he opened his eyes enough to get the cup to his lips before taking a drink. I handed him the two Aspirin and he took them with the next gulp of coffee.
When he was done, he opened his eyes and fell back against the pillows. He looked at me with a worried look. "What did I say last night?" I snickered.
"What?" he demanded. "Nothing bad." I assured him. Alice left the room with the empty mug, closing the door behind her.
"I remember some stuff." he said sitting up.
"Do you remember what we talked about?" a slow smile spread across his face. "Yeah." He smiled wider then. "I do."
"Okay." I braced myself for the conversation that was inevitable now. But I knew without a doubt what needed to be said. I knew what I wanted, there was no doubt in my mind as of last night.
"So, you said you loved me." I began. His cheeks turned light pink and I chuckled.
"It's not a bad thing."
"Rose." he began but I put a hand on his.
"I said we'd talk about it today, so we are."
"Okay." he sat up next to me "So what else happened?" he asked.
"You told me you saw Connor with Lauren. You also mentioned that Lauren looked like one of those huge balloons you get on your birthday." he started to laugh. "You've got to be kidding. I wouldn't say that." he laughed and then with a grin he said, "Actually yeah I would. But Rosie she did look like that. All blown up and stuff. Your sister doesn't look like that."
"Well, I wouldn't compare Lauren to a birthday balloon. She's not that pretty." I said running my fingers through my hair.
"She isn't as beautiful as you Rose." Emmett said looking at me his blue eyes intense. I stared back.
"I know you've been waiting forever. And I'm sorry for making you wait this long." He looked a bit confused as I continued.
"But I've thought about it quite a bit. and after these past few weeks I've realized a lot. I've come to the conclusion that Emmett, I can't not be without you anymore. I honestly can't see me without you by my side anymore. So, I guess what I'm saying is that I want…"
He held up a hand, "Rose. Are you saying yes? Or I mean are you asking me out? What's the deal? Either way it's a hell yeah."
"Well, I mean you said you…" he interrupted me again and took both my hands in his before speaking.
"Okay. I'm asking you officially. So, Rosalie Swan, would you do me the greatest honor of being my girlfriend?" He smiled an adorable smile at me before I flung myself at him, rapping my arms tightly around his neck.
"Yes! Emmett Yes!" He laughed as we held each other tightly there in the middle of my bed.
I pulled back and looked up at him.
"But Emm. I want to take things slow. I don't want to mess this up. I think we both know what could happen if I do." I want this, whatever it is, to last for a long time. I want it to be different." He nodded in understanding, a huge smile still on his face."
"I understand. Hey, as long as I got you, I'm happy. We can take things as slow as you want." I smiled and was just about to say something when we heard a commotion outside and we went to see what was going on. We opened the door and Alice was there bouncing in place with her brother and Bella. As soon as the door opened, they ran in. Edward closed the door and leaned against it as Alice began talking a million miles a minute.
"I am so happy you two finally got together. I've been waiting for such a long time for this to happen. I can not believe it! And four days before my birthday! I love you guys so much! Oh my gosh, come over here and let me fucking hug you because this is just so fucking fabulous!" Then with strength I never knew a human as small as Alice could possess, she grabbed us both and squished us in a tight hug as we both kept laughing.
"Like I said, it took you two a long time. I'm happy for you both." Edward said as he and Bella all but ripped us away from Alice and squashed us both in a hug.
"Thank you." I said as we both smiled at each other.
"Well, you two do finally deserve happiness." Bella said rubbing her eyes. "I'm glad you two finally stopped beating around the bush." she looked directly at me when she said that last part.
"How did you guys no?" I asked. Alice grinned. "Sorry. I sort of eavesdropped. Forgive me?"
"Sure, only because you're the baby in the family." Emmett agreed and she grinned.
When we got downstairs, the first thing I saw was Alec and Jake sitting together on the couch watching a movie and eating sandwiches.
"Well, what do we have here?" I asked stopping near them. Emmett had gone into the kitchen with his brother for lunch.
"Rose!" Alec exclaimed with a huge smile. "We're just watching a movie. Oh, how was it sleeping next to Emmett last night?" Alec said winking. "Yes, we heard about it."
"Um…" I blushed and decided to hell with it.
"Well, it was great. We slept up until a half hour ago, then he woke up, drank black coffee, we talked and now we're together. Isn't that great?" Jake set his plate on the table in front of him and he threw his hands up in the air. "Finally! It took forever!" he exclaimed as Alec clapped. "Fabulous! Emmett is a great catch."
I smiled as I pushed my hair from my face. "I know." I said before they returned to their movie. I took Jake's plate and took it into the kitchen. Tyler was there with Emmett, and they were talking and making eggs and what appeared to be a sandwich the size of both their hands stacked on top of each other.
There was popcorn popping in the microwave and I saw a bag of various bags of candy on the table next to a bottle of soda and cups.
"What's all this?" I asked them rinsing the plate and putting it into the dishwasher.
"Lunch." Emmett said as he put everything on a tray. Tyler sat at the island and ate his eggs.
"You're going to eat all that?" I asked, amazed. But then I mentally smacked myself. Of course he was. He was Emmett Cullen. widely known to be able to eat just about anything and not gain any weight, whatsoever.
But he surprised me. "Nope, we, as in you and me, are going to share it. While we watch True Blood. I didn't forget that." he grinned and I felt my cheeks get hot.
"Okay. Come on." I said excitedly.
"Hold on Rose." he said as Tyler reached over and handed him the bag of popcorn. He put another in, and a few seconds later, it was popping away.
Besides the huge sandwich, there were curly fries in the oven, and because Edward insisted on getting it, a large pizza, which had just been delivered.
We were in front of the TV a few minutes later. The tray piled high with food sat on the table in front of us as True Blood started.
We didn't say a word, that is, until Emmett saw something on the screen during the opening sequence of the show.
"God Hates Fangs?" he started laughing and he paused it, the sign frozen on the screen.
"I know, it made me chuckle too." I said as he kept laughing.
We started the show again, and watched for a few before he paused it.
"Alright. I didn't get this far. She hears people's thoughts? And that guy, Mac…" he stopped and looked at me before we both said, "Creep!" before laughing.
He cleared his throat and with a southern drawl I never knew he could imitate so well, he said, "Well, ya can hop aboard the Mac Express, and ride it all the way Tuh Heaven." I had been drinking water when he did that, so you can guess what happened next. It flew out of my mouth, and he started guffawing.
"Rose, every time!" he kept laughing as he handed me a napkin. "What is it with you and letting stuff fly out of your mouth like that?" he winked at me and I blushed.
"I don't know." I said as I wiped the table dry, before once again, resuming the show.
There weren't any more interruptions until the end of the first episode. And by then I definitely knew who Emmett's favorite characters were. Sookie, obviously, and Tara. And he thought Lafayette was outright hysterical.
I wasn't about to tell him that my favorite was three episodes away. It definitely was going to be interesting to see what he thought of everything.
All the food was gone by the end, so we got up and took all the dishes to the kitchen to wash.
"Rose, I don't even remember why I didn't watch the rest of the first episode. I really should have."
"I told you, True Blood is addicting. Bella couldn't get me away from the TV when I first started. She said it was unhealthy for me to be watching so much vampire action."
"Bullshit." Emmett said handing me a plate. "There is never too much vampire action. Hell, there's never enough action. They need to make more action packed romance movies." I laughed.
"And how do you suppose the heroine falls in love with the man of her dreams in a movie like that?" I asked him.
"Rose, love is a very powerful thing. Don't you know?" he flashed a dimpled smile at me and I nodded.
"You're right. It is. And maybe nobody good enough has written a script for a movie such as this one."
"It'll happen one day." he said as we closed the dishwasher.
A few minutes later, Emmett and I were outside with Cookie, Alice's new dog, when he reminded me of our candy store excursion.
"We should go today." he said throwing Cookie her ball. She ran off to fetch it and I smiled.
"You're right. It is four days away. And it takes me a while to make those. Want to come along?"
"Rose, I'm driving, remember?" he grinned and I laughed as Cookie came racing back.
We left Cookie under Bella's care while we were gone. Edward was at work for the day, and everyone else was off doing their thing. So Bella could use the company.
We decided we'd go to the Candy Crate. I'd always loved going there, and there was a huge variety of candy.
"Is this our first date?" I asked Emmett as we got into his car. Jasper sat in the backseat on his phone, probably texting Alice.
"Let's make it our unofficial first date." he said with a grin.
"Okay." I said smiling.
"Y'all are so sickly sweet. Makes me wanna vomit." Jasper teased as we drove to the store.
"Oh shut up. You and Alice were worse." I said and Emmett chuckled.
"We were not." Jasper said.
"You so were." I said giggling.
"Whatever." he said as we arrived at the candy store. Alice was visiting friends, so Jasper came along, completely bummed without his pixie at his side.
When we entered, our noses were assaulted with the sweet aroma of chocolate, cotton candy, coffee, and something else I couldn't place.
We approached the counter and were met by Angela's sister, Maggie.
"Rosalie, honey, how are you?" she ran around the counter, her stomach leading the way. She was due in November, and was super excited. She was having a baby girl.
"Maggie, hi. We're here for candy. Did Ange tell you about Alice's party?"
"Oh, of course. We'll definitely be there, right after church."
"I'm so glad you'll be able to make it."
"I'm excited. Now, what kind of candy are you looking for sweetie?"
I told her what I needed and together we packed it up, with Emmett keeping up and grabbing all the samples.
"Emmett, you must be pretty hungry. I heard last night was quite a success. The papers are loving your movie, and the critics are giving it great reviews." Maggie said beaming at him. Emmett grinned around a mouthful of chocolate strawberry marshmallows.
His response came out sounding like, "Thunks Maah."
Maggie chuckled and patted his arm. In a candy store, Emmett was a totally different person. It was cute. I mean he was still Emmett, but put him in a store full of candy, and he didn't say a word. Except of course, when he was spoken to. Other than that, you could expect complete silence.
"Do you happen to have that special wire I used for the candy and balloon streamers at Bella's wedding?"
"Of course. What colors would you like?"
"It's Candy Land themed so I'm going to go with every color you have except black."
"You've got it." Emmett and Jasper helped take everything to the register and I paid for it all. Emmett was looking inside the box of pink and blue Reeces Peanut butter cups I'd gotten in advance for Bella's baby shower. Everything was in the trunk five minutes later. It was my turn to get groceries, so they tagged along.
Emmett walked behind me, his hands on top of mine as I pushed the cart. I felt like such a dwarf next to him. When I saw our reflection in the stainless steel side of one of the huge refrigerators, I had to laugh. He was a whole foot taller than I was..
Everyone stared as we shopped. I knew this would definitely call for various stories on us tonight. But it didn't bug me.
Jasper walked behind us, texting Alice.
"What are you doing, Jasper? Sexting my sister?" Emmett asked him, looking over his shoulder as we stopped at the bakery. Jasper smirked.
"You know it. Alice loves it when I send her sexy messages. She says they get her all hot and bothered. Make her wanna touch herself, that's how bad I am." Emmett wrinkled his nose in disgust and I laughed.
"Well you did ask." I reminded him. Emmett said, "Yeah, I know. Ugh. I regret it already Rose."
"I would hope you did." I smiled at him and he smiled back.
When we walked out, pushing the cart side by side, cameras flashed. And for once, it actually didn't bother me. I put on a smile, as did my bodyguard and boyfriend, and we walked confidently to Emmett's car.
When we got home, it was already all over the internet. The headlines were:
In Laws… Or not?
Rosalie Swan and Emmett Cullen make trip to candy store!
Is Rosalie Swan Finally Over Connor Williams?
Sweet Love: Emmett Cullen and Rosalie Swan spotted loaded down with sweets today afternoon, and they were all smiles!
Has Rosalie finally Found a New Beau? We say YES!
"The pictures are cute! I like the one where you two are walking out of the grocery store the best." Tanya said a note of approval in her voice as I was trying on the dress Bella had made for me for Alice's party. She, Tanya and I were locked in my room, and she was looking at all the headlines on my laptop.
"Now, spin for me." Bella said sitting on the edge of my bed as I did a spin for her. The dress swirled around me and she grinned. "I love it. Red definitely suits you Rose. Now, put your arms up. I want to make sure the bodice isn't too big, or too small." I held my arms up as she tugged and pinned.
"Okay, Jane will alter this some more tomorrow. It looks great otherwise. Here, let me help you out of it. I don't want you poking yourself." Tanya got up and they helped me out of the beautiful dress that looked like it should have been made for a ball, or some sort of royal event.
I grabbed clothes and went to shower while Tanya tried hers on. Bella had promised to wait and try hers on until I got out. This would be the first dress she'd designed for herself since she found out she was pregnant. Last night's was one she'd bought at Jane's sister, Renata's store.
I stepped into the tub, the warm water feeling great on my skin. I stood under the water for who knows how long before washing my hair out with my favorite shampoo. I smiled, spotting the adorable little kangaroo on the front of the bottle.
As I rinsed my hair, I thought of what today had had in store for me. Who would have ever guessed that Emmett and I would have started our relationship? I certainly didn't. Of course, he knew there were a few things I hadn't yet sorted out, in terms of Connor. But he was willing to take it slow. We weren't that serious. We were just starting. He wanted to get to know me more, just like I wanted to get to know him more.
And that was perfectly fine with me. The media could say whatever they wanted about what they thought we were, but we, and everyone we that knew so far, knew the truth about the whole thing.
That reminded me that we might want to tell our parents soon. I knew Esme and Mom would be absolutely thrilled about the whole thing.
When I walked out of the bathroom freshly showered and my hair combed and hanging down my back, Bella grinned and walked over to my bed and held up a white bag that had her dress inside. Nobody except Jane and Bella knew what it looked like. I waited a bit impatiently as she slowly took the dress out.
It was a beautiful gold dress made out of what looked to be very shiny silk, or satin. It looked cute. I helped her into it and when I zipped her up, I gasped.
"Bella, wow." Tanya said, her green eyes bright. "It looks beautiful. You look breathtaking. Just wait till Edward sees you in it."
"You really look very beautiful Bella." I said.
Now that it was on her, I saw that it showed off her belly, spilling over it like a golden curtain. It was off the shoulder, and the sleeves were lace. The skirt was a layered skirt, and it rustled as she moved. It made her look like a queen.
"You're just missing the crown. And the gold wings and you could be a fairy queen." I said and she beamed at me, her chocolate brown eyes dancing. I knew she was just dying to show it off to Edward, but Alice was downstairs bonding with both her brothers. I was sure Bella didn't really want to ruin Alice's surprise party.
"Thank you, Rose. I can't wait till Emmett sees you. He'll drop dead when he sees you in that dress." I felt my cheeks burning and Tanya grinned.
"Alright, change Bella. We need to find out what us girls are wearing tomorrow night to go see Emmett's movie!" I mentally smacked myself. Crap! I'd forgotten that was tomorrow. Yes, she, Bella, Alice, Jasper, Jess, Ange, Riley, Tyler, Esme Mom and I were going to the midnight showing. We had purchased the tickets weeks before.
Emmett and Edward had invited our Dads for a guys' night. The rest of us would come back here when the movie was over to giggle and talk all about my boyfriend… wow! My boyfriend! And discuss how great we thought his movie was.
We called Alice upstairs after hiding the dresses in Bella's room, and we went through all our choices.
I would wear a pale blue blouse with black leggings and black flats. I thought it was a great look for a midnight showing.
When we finally went downstairs, Emmett and Edward were nowhere to be found. Tyler and Jess were in the kitchen making marinaded steaks and baked potatoes.
"I like when your hair's like that." Austin said from the table. I touched my hair, which was getting curly. It always happened when it started to dry.
"Oh, thanks." I said just as Emmett came in from the backyard, covered in dirt. Edward was right behind him. They were both laughing loudly.
"Oh Emmett, Edward." Bella said getting them towels. I noticed then, that they were soaking wet. Water dripped onto the floor. I couldn't tear my eyes away from Emmett's soaked shirt. It clung to his chest and stomach, perfectly showcasing his magnificent abs. He turned and caught me staring at him. He winked, his blue eyes twinkling and I blushed and hid my face in my hair.
I went to the living room and found Jake and Alec making out on the couch.
"Um… boys… if you don't get a room, I'll kick you off my couch." I grinned and Alec pulled away from Jake a huge smile on his face.
"Oh Rosie, Sweetie." Jake said grinning at me, his dark eye dancing with pure excitement as he stood, pulling Alec up with him, "When and if I ever see you and your beau making out… well, I'll tell you later." he winked and then he and Alec went upstairs.
I felt someone touch my hair and I whirled around, startled. I saw Austin smiling at me as he held a few strands of hair between his fingers.
"It really does look nice." he murmured. He let it go and I nodded and moved off to find Emmett.
"Thanks Austin." I called as I went into the kitchen. Emmett was there, happily eating a slice of pizza we had left over from earlier.
I went over and helped with a salad as Emmett and Edward talked at the table. I was glad to see him there, and I knew he would definitely be here more often now.
That night, after Emmett had gone home, Bella and Edward let me know that they were looking for their own house.
"We're going to have this baby in four months. We need our own house. And we didn't want to bother you with a newborn." Edward explained.
"Well, I can't stop you from leaving." I said smiling at them. "Just promise me I get to babysit? A lot?"
"Of course. I think you'd be the best of them, besides our Moms, of course." Bella said and I laughed.
"Right. When were you planning on moving?"
"We found a house not too far from here. It's oh, twenty seconds from your front door." Edward said with a smile.
"You bought the house across the street?" I asked.
"Yes. It's perfect for us. We didn't want to be too far from you and the rest of the group. Besides, if I need company, I would rather you all be twenty seconds away rather than twenty minutes." Bella said.
"Well, if you guys need anything, help, furniture, anything, just let me know. My album release party isn't until November anyway."
"I was actually thinking you, Mom and Esme could go with us to shop for everything. Don't get me wrong, I love Alice but…" she trailed off and she and Edward exchanged a smile.
"I get it. Besides, I don't think Jasper would really like tagging along on that kind of shopping adventure."
'Exactly." Bella said with a grin.
It was great to know that they were happy with what they were doing. Even though it meant them moving out. But Edward was right. They were about to have a baby. They needed their space. Their own house, rooms, everything. I couldn't wait to help them move in. And the house across the street was beautiful and screamed Bella. I couldn't wait to visit her there.
That night I started on the candy streamers in my room. I had all the candy out of the bags and sorted out into mounds around me on my bed as I strung the jolly ranchers, blow pops, mini AirHeads, bubble gum, and fireballs expertly through the wire and string. I made sure none of the lollipop sticks would poke out by rapping them in blue, purple and pink cellophane.
while I worked, I had my music playing, and I was texting Emmett.
How's the candy stringing going?
Emmett
I stopped what I was doing and grabbed my phone.
Good. I already have three done in less than a night. I think it's a huge accomplishment
Rose
I set the phone down and began working on the fourth one. I was lucky Alice had gone home and taken my cousin with her. Those two never left each other's side. I knew he was taking her to meet Aunt Lucy next month. I was scared and happy for her all at once. Scared because she'd smother poor Ali. But it was also entertaining to think about.
I got a reply from him a few minutes later.
Can't wait to see them.
Emmett
You'll love them. And if you're nice, I'll make one just for you.
Rose
I'll be well behaved, Rose. I promise. ;)
Emmett
I blushed and wrote back.
You'd better behave.
Rose
I will. That's why I'm going to sleep. Hangovers suck. See ya tomorrow Rose.
Emmett
Good night.
Rose
Good night.
Emmett
I sighed and set the phone on my bedside table. I put all my supplies away and went to brush my teeth.
When I crawled into bed, I smelled Emmett on the pillow next to mine. I inhaled his scent and grinned. I closed my eyes and promptly fell asleep, ready for what tomorrow would bring.
The next day whizzed by. I finished up on the candy streamers, started on the gift bags, and managed to take a nap. And when the evening arrived, I dressed and brushed my hair back, smoothing out the curls with my fingers. I braided it and went downstairs to meet up with the rest of the group who'd be going with us.
Edward was already with Emmett Carlisle and Charlie. Alice had gotten us a limo, to accommodate all of us.
"Okay, we have the people, the tickets, and the limo. Is everyone ready to go? No turning back. If you forgot your extra pair of panties." she stopped and looked directly at me. I shook my head as everyone laughed. "I'm sorry, no time to get them. Now come on, out the door. Alice was literally vibrating with excitement. Austin was going to come along, but had had last minute plans with old friends of his, and he didn't want to miss out on a moment without them.
He waved as we left out the door. The limo was already parked in the driveway. A guy got out and opened the doors for us and we all filed in. I sat between Alice and Bella, who had stuffed her purse with all her snacks.
Mom and Esme sat in front of us laughing and talking about their husbands.
When we arrived at the theater just after nine, there were already huge crowds there. Cameras were everywhere. Other celebrities were here too. We climbed out and people screamed when they saw us.
Jasper and Riley got on either side of me as we walked to the VIP line. Suddenly the cameras turned to all of us and they flashed feverishly.
"Rosalie! Are you excited about this movie?" a woman asked holding a microphone out toward me.
"I am. It's very exciting just being here and seeing all these people here supporting Emmett and the rest of the cast on an amazing movie. I can't wait to watch it for myself."
"Have you met anyone who worked on the movie with your brother in law?" I smiled.
"Oh yes. I've met all the cast. THey're all amazing people. So easy to get along with."
"One last question before we interview your very gorgeous and glowing sister. Have you considered taking a chance at acting?" I chuckled.
"I have once or twice. Maybe one of these days I'll actually try it on for size. It seems like it would be a lot of fun."
"I can't wait to see that. It was nice catching up with you Rosalie." she smiled and moved on to my sister.
"Surprise surprise. They didn't ask about you and Emmett." Alice said under her breath.
"Oh." she looked at me, "What was with you guys and those huge boxes of candy I saw in the pictures?"
"We had to take them to Angela's." I said.
"For what?" she asked.
"For Halloween. Maggie wanted me to drop them off."
"Oh, okay." she dropped the subject and turned to talk to Bella who had just finished up with the camera girl.
Someone tapped my shoulder and I turned to see Miranda Blake behind me.
"Hey Rose! How are you?" she looked pretty happy. The same blond guy she'd brought to the party was with her. He nodded at me.
"Hey Miranda." I smiled at them both.
"Emmett didn't come tonight?" she asked.
"Nope. He's with his brother."
"How sweet. I wasn't going to come, but Ross could only make it tonight, and he asked me to come with him."
"That's really cool." She nodded and turned to say hello to the rest of the group.
When we were inside the theater at an hour to midnight, Bella had already broken into her snacks. She handed me a small bag of goldfish and I grinned. My favorite. When the screen finally turned on and the trailers for all these other movies started showing, I was ready to go with snacks, soda, and my pillow.
When we walked out of the theater at almost three, we were all talking about the movie. It had surpassed all our expectations. The critics had been right. This movie was the movie of the year. It had everything. Action, romance, even comedy. It was perfect. The action scenes were of course, outstanding. Emmett had fit his role to perfection. I knew this movie would definitely be up for lots of awards when the award season arrived.
When we got home, we found Edward, Emmett, Dad and Carlisle sleeping on the couch and on sleeping bags on the floor.
"Come on." I whispered as Jasper and Tyler took pictures. I peaked over at Emmett, who was sprawled out on a sleeping bag his arms over his head and a peaceful smile on his lips. We all went upstairs and to our rooms. I crawled into bed pulling the covers unto my chin. I was out like a light.
When the day of Alice's surprise party was finally here, I woke up feeling very excited.
It was almost nine, but Alice and Jasper were already out of the house. Emmett arrived a half hour after I woke up with Esme and Carlisle.
Last night, Emmett and I had told our parents, who were absolutely thrilled that we were finally a couple. Esme literally cried and Mom wasn't far behind her in the tear department. Our Dads just smiled knowingly and watched as their wives cried their little hearts out.
"Buttercup!" Emmett swooped down on me and lifted me off the ground, spinning me around before setting me on my feet again. I held onto his arm to regain my balance.
"Good morning to you to." I laughed as he took me by the hand and we went to the table where everyone was seated for breakfast. Bella and Jess already had a huge list in the middle of the table. By the looks of it, something had gone wrong. I took a sip of my juice before asking what had happened.
"It's not really a big deal." Bella began but Tanya interrupted.
"Not a big deal? Honey, Bella, please! It's a big deal. A huge, huge deal. I can not even begin to tell you just how big this deal is."
"Okay, calm down. Start from the beginning." I said calmly taking another sip of juice.
"Okay, so the bakery sent us a picture of the cake we ordered. It looks great. The design is exactly how we wanted it but they flipped Alice's name around, and her age.
"How so?" I asked.
It said Happy 32nd Birthday Alice Mary!" Tanya exclaimed, throwing her hands up in frustration.
"hey look at it this way. In ten years, they'll wish her a happy twenty third. It'll make her feel young again." Emmett said and we laughed. Tanya couldn't help it either.
"Well what do we do? I can't have them make another cake."
Bella helped fix the problem as I ate my breakfast. Esme beamed at me from across the table from where she sat next to Carlisle.
We decorated the living room and the backyard with all the decorations we had purchased and made until nearly two in the afternoon. Emmett stuck by my side the whole day only leaving when he was needed elsewhere. I loved having his presence near me. He always made sure I was happy. Even now, at four days of being together, he tried his best at everything. Esme and Carlisle had raised him well.
As I headed upstairs to shower, I got a phone call. Thinking it was probably the bakery letting us know that the cake was ready, I answered without looking at the screen.
"Hello?" By then, I was in my room pulling the hair tie from my hair.
"Rose hey." I froze where I stood my hand with the hair tie still halfway to my dresser.
I clenched my jaw hoping he'd hang up if I stayed quiet.
"I know you're there."
"What the fuck do you want asshole?" I hissed.
"Calm down, Kitty Cat." he said amusement clear in his voice.
"Fuck you." He knew I hated that nickname. Kitty Cat my ass. He had Lauren's kitty cat to worry about now.
"I just wanted you to tell Alice that Lauren Junior and I wish her a happy birthday."
"Well, tell Lauren and Junior this. Fuck you and go to hell!" And with that, I hung up, and blocked the number. That asshole had gotten a new number just to call me. The nerve of the fucker!
I got into the shower and spent at least a half hour in there before getting out. I got dressed and Bella came in and we did our hair together.
"Guess what happened?" I decided it was best to tell my older sister first. I knew my boyfriend's first instinct would be to take his car and drive to Connor's and beat him to a pulp.
"You and Emmett finally had sex?"
"Bella! No! At least not yet. Actually that would be better than what I'm about to tell you. Connor called me."
Her eyes widened in surprise as she looked at me in the mirror. "He did not! What did he want?"
"Oh, he did. He wanted me to wish Alice a happy birthday."
"What? How did he know it was Alice's birthday?"
"I don't know. I can't even remember if I told him when we were together."
"Well, let's push that aside for now. What are you going to do?"
I turned the curling wand off and made sure all my hard work had paid off. I wasn't as good as Alice when it came to doing my hair. Surprisingly it looked great.
I thought about that last question. What was I going to do? Could I do anything about him calling me? I had to laugh at the whole Junior bit though. Like Junior would even know who Alice was!
"Bella there's really nothing I can do. I already blocked his number. Unless he decides to get another number, we're safe from him calling me again."
"Oh Rose." Bella turned, her hand resting on her belly while she fixed her hair with the other. "What about Emmett? Are you going to tell him?"
I smacked my forehead. "Shit."
"You have to. If there's one thing I learned about those Cullen men, it's that they're very and I do mean very intuitive and can somehow figure out what you're thinking. Though I think Edward does that better than the others."
"I want to tell Emmett, but I know he'll get into his car to beat him up. I mean I'm all for Emmett giving him a good beating but I don't want to see him in court, much less prison."
Bella bit her bottom lip thoughtfully for a minute as I put my hair supplies away.
"Well Rose you have to tell him either way. Don't wait too long though. My suggestion is that you tell him before tonight's over. Promise me you'll say something to him? I don't want your relationship to be ruined because of one thing you didn't tell him. I want you two to last a long time."
I pressed my hands to my cheeks and released the breath I'd been holding. "I will Bella. I promise. Tonight after the party. Just make sure Edward and Tyler don't let him out if he makes a run for it. Like I said, I don't want him in any legal trouble. Connor would do anything to pay me back for dumping him."
"I'll do my best."
We hugged and then she smiled. "Okay Buttercup, let's get your dress on. I can not wait until Emmett gets a good look at you!"
I stepped into the beautiful red dress and Bella zipped me up. It was a tight fitting dress, setting off my eyes and hair beautifully. Bella was right. I did look great in red.
Tanya came in when we were done getting ready and declared us perfect. It was almost five. Alice should be here any minute.
"Everyone's ready. Come downstairs. Jasper's bringing the birthday girl home.
I slipped on my silver stilettos and headed downstairs. Esme caught me as we headed down.
"Rosalie Sweetheart, you look absolutely stunning!"
"Thanks Esme." I said smiling at her.
"Jasper's pulling in. Get into place!" Tyler called from outside.
We shut off the lights and hid in various places near the living room.
"I was trying to stay low, but the skirt of the dress was making it hard. Edward Bella and Riley were crowded behind the couch with me.
"Smells like roses back here." Riley whispered his breath tickling my ear. I laughed which prompted a nudge from Edward.
"Shh, Rose."
The door opened and we heard Alice's voice floating inside.
"Jasper why are you standing in the doorway, aren't you going to go in?"
"I wanted to wait for you, Darlin'." he replied as we hear her heels clacking closer.
"Can she hurry this up? I have to pee." Bella whispered and Riley laughed silently as Alice stepped in.
"Jasper, where is everyone? Did the power go out?"
The lights came on and we all shouted, "Surprise!" Edward and I helped Bella up and the look on Alice's face was priceless. Her eyes were huge, and she looked completely surprised.
"Guys! Oh my goodness! Thank you!"
We all rushed her and hugged her, wishing her a happy birthday. Alice looked up at me wearing a knowing grin.
"So, the candy went to Angela's huh?"
"Happy birthday Ali." I said hugging her as Emmett appeared holding a video camera.
He pulled the pixie from me and crushed her in a tight bear hug.
"Happy birthday Pixie."
"Thanks Emm. You look very nice by the way. Very handsome."
"I know, I'm hot." He smiled a cheeky smile at her before his eyes landed on me.
He released the pixie and came for me.
"Rosalie, you look…" he was at a loss for words as he looked at me. I grinned.
"I know, I'm hot."
"Fucking hot." he agreed with a huge smile.
"Emmett your language." Esme chided as she passed. Emmett snorted his blue eyes twinkling as he caught sight of a girl who was coming through the door.
I followed his gaze and saw a petite brunette girl with green eyes and a huge smile.
"Emmy!" she squealed as she ran for Emmett. He caught her and hugged her.
"It's been ages! How are you Emmy?" she pulled away and smiled widely up at him.
"How about you tell me Senna. Mom's been worried about you."
"I know, but I love exploring the world! Oh!" she saw me and her smile widened.
"Rosalie Swan! Oh my gosh! I've always wanted to meet you! Can I hug you? Oh by the way hi! I'm Senna Platt, Emmett's cousin."
I smiled as I gave her a hug. "Hi Senna, it's nice to meet you."
"I have all your stuff! I just preordered your Christmas album! Emmy, how come you didn't tell me you two were a thing? I had to find out from Auntie Esme! I thought we hid nothing from each other."
Emmett laughed, "I would have but again, Senna, you were who knows where doing who knows what, or who."
"Oh you devil!" she exclaimed smacking his arm. "I'm not that bad!"
"Uh huh." he grinned and put a hand on my shoulder. "And don't corrupt Rosie, you hear?" he shot me a grin and Senna giggled.
"I wouldn't dare. How long have you been together?" she asked.
"Four days." we said in unison.
"Only four days? You two look like you should at least be a decade into your marriage that's how cute you are!"
"Now Senna, Honey don't exaggerate." Esme said with a smile as she stopped next to her niece.
"I only tell them what I see Auntie!"
From that moment, more guests poured in. A lot of them Cullen and Platt relatives. I met Senna's twin sisters, Zafrina and Mackenna, and Carlisle's brother's kids, Tia, Liam and Benjamin. There were a lot of others but I couldn't keep track.
The dinner passed by without incident. Everyone loved the food and enjoyed each other's company. Alice had a radiant smile on her face as she chatted with every one around her. Aunt Lucy smiled at her approvingly.
When the dancing began, everyone was out on the dance floor. Emmett and I danced with each other for a long time. That is until Austin cut in. Emmett went to find Alice and promised to be back when we were done.
"You look good tonight Rose." Austin said as we danced to, "Love Somebody", one of Maroon5''s best songs, I might add.
"Thanks Austin. Are you enjoying yourself?" I asked.
"Yeah, it's been an eventful evening."
"It has. I'm just glad Alice is having a great time." Just as I said it, Emmett came back. The song had finished. Austin smiled and left. Emmett took my hand and we started dancing again.
Tiny white lights twinkled above us as we danced along to the music Tyler and Austin had chosen for tonight.
I was tired when it was time for cake. I held Emmett's arm as we headed for the table. The cake was so tall, Alice had to stand on a chair to be able to blow out her candles.
We all surrounded her and sang happy birthday to her before she blew out her candles. Emmett snuck up behind her and shoved her face into the cake as cameras went off. She shrieked, but she wore a huge smile. Carlisle smiled lovingly at his kids as Emmett planted a sloppy kiss on her forehead before helping her clean up.
Esme and Mom cut the cake, giving Ali her face imprint for herself. I stood with Emmett as we devoured the chocolate cake. It had huge chunks of strawberries in it. It was delicious.
Alice was now cornered by Aunt Lucy with Jasper watching her closely.
"So, that's your aunt Lucy." Emmett said looking over at them.
"Yep. I'm glad I'm not her daughter. She would have given you the third degree already." He snorted. "Your Mom did last night, remember?"
"Aunt Lucy's worse." I proceeded to tell him everything she had put Jared and Kim through. He was amused by all of it.
"Yeah, I'm glad Renee's your Mom." Emmett said with a chuckle.
The party went on for hours after that. It was fun dancing and catching up with everyone who had come to help celebrate Alice's birthday. I was sad to see them all go. Senna and I had become fast friends, and she promised to text me in the morning.
It was nearly four in the morning when we finished cleaning up outside. All of Alice's gifts sat on the table in the living room in all sorts of vibrantly colored rapping paper and gift bags.
As I looked at them, I remembered the call I'd received this after noon. I knew it was time to tell Emmett.
Bella was already in bed, but Edward knew, of course.
"I'm going to tell him." I said going outside to find Emmett.
He nodded and went back inside.
"Hey, Emm,, come on." I said tugging on his arm. "I need to talk to you." He looked at me, a bit startled, but didn't say anything as he followed me inside, up the stairs and into my room.
When the door was closed, I sat down, kicking off my heels. I patted the space next to me and Emmett sat down looking at me as I spoke.
"First off, you're not in trouble. He cracked a smile, but still looked worried as I continued. "I got a call today."
"From who?" he asked.
"From someone I haven't spoken to in a while. Connor." He looked enraged and I held up a hand.
"Wait, let me explain. Please?" He didn't say anything but let me continue.
"He called me when I came up here to get ready. He told me he was just calling to wish your sister a happy birthday. I told him to fuck off. I hung up and blocked his number. I wanted to tell you because I didn't want to keep it from you."
He still looked pretty angry. "Why didn't you tell me sooner Rose?" he asked.
"I didn't want to ruin tonight for you, or your sister. I had no intention of keeping this from you."
He sighed then, and it was as though the anger quickly evaporated.
"I know you wouldn't keep it from me Rose. I'm just pissed that he called you. Hey, how did he know it was Ali's birthday?"
"I don't know. I don't even remember telling him anything about her birthday. I was on tour last year, so I missed it."
Emmett looked thoughtful for a minute. "Do you think anyone here told him?"
I shook my head. "Why would anyone do that?"
"I'm not saying they did. I'm just asking if anyone might have."
"I know, but now you've got me wondering who could have told him. I know for a fact it wasn't Tyler. He cut off all ties to him when I walked in on them in July."
"What about Riley? Austin?"
"Riley wouldn't either. He hardly even spoke to Connor that whole year. He and Austin were pretty close though. I don't know. I don't think it was anyone. He probably snooped through my calendar once and just happened to remember. That or Lauren told him. She had everyone's birthday written down."
"Are you sure?" Emmett asked looking deeply concerned. And he had every right to be. If someone from our circle of friends was leaking out info like this, we had to be careful.
"I'll quietly observe everyone from now on." I said and he smiled. "Good. Thank you for telling me Rose. About the call I mean."
"You don't have to thank me, Emm. You know I'd tell you anything." He nodded before Jasper came in. "Can I steal him back? We need to finish cleaning up." I grinned.
"Go. I'll see you in the morning." I said as he stood brushing my now flattened hair out of my face.
"Good night Buttercup." he said leaning down, pulling me close to him. I smiled.
"Good night Emm." He let me go and with one last smile at me, he was out the door with Jasper right behind him.
Alice came in with her overnight bag in hand.
"Sleepover!" she sang flopping onto my bed. "Thanks for the party Rose. I owe you one."
"Alice, it was your birthday. I don't want anything for it."
"You're still going to get something. Now get out of that dress. It's not going to be comfortable to sleep in." I laughed and changed into my pajamas. Alice had already crawled under the covers. She was on her phone. She smiled at the screen and I guessed she was probably texting my cousin.
My phone chimed from my dresser. I grabbed it and smiled.
Good night Rose.
Emmett
I was about to reply when another message appeared.
Remember you always look fucking hot in red.
Emmett
I felt my cheeks grow hot as I replied.
Good night Emm. Or can I call you Emmy? And remember you look fucking hot in anything.
-Rose
I locked the screen and got into bed.
"I'm glad you're with Emmett. Hey, let me know when you're going to go on your first official date. I get to buy your outfit remember?" I smiled as I remembered what I'd promised Alice three months ago.
"Yes. I do remember. I'll text you as soon as I know."
"Perfect. Now, I must get sleep. Bella's shop is finally going to open on Friday and I need to make sure she has everything she needs. So, good night."
I didn't even have a chance to reply. She was out like a light. And so was I not soon after.