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Call on Emmett…. Who was Emmett? I racked my brain to remember a Cullen named Emmett. There was Alice, Edward, Jasper, Rosalie… Emmett. Oh! He was the big burly man who embraced Rosalie on my first day. I had not met him yet… but what if he was with Rosalie? I shuddered and shook away the thought. I had no idea where I was going but I didn't want to ruin my first assignment by going back and asking for directions. Instead I found Angela.
"Hello Angela, how are you?" I asked. She was lifting a heavy piece of furniture and I quickly lent a hand.
" Thanks. I'm well enough, how are you Bella?" She smiled. She was one of the kindest workers I had met thus far.
"Oh, I'm doing better. Any idea where this goes?" I huffed. This furniture was really heavy; I could not believe she had been carrying it by herself.
"This is going in Miss Rosalie's quarters, we're supposed to bring it to the front, the carpenter just dropped it off." Her brow had beads of sweat on it, as did mine. It was best not to talk until we moved the furniture; it wasn't wise to waste our breath. Finally we made it to the porch.
"Thanks so much, it would have taken me three times as long!" she gave me a quick hug.
" Anytime." I smiled. It was turning out to be a better day. Then I remembered.
"Emmett!" I exclaimed, I had totally forgotten.
"What about him?" she was completely taken off guard by my outburst.
" I have to find him, Master Edward wanted to see him. But I don't know where he is…" I trailed off. This was very bad.
"Well his room is the fourth door on the right, you might want to try there. If not he might be with Miss Rosalie, she's the room next door."
"I owe you, thank you so much. I have to go, see you later!" I yelled as I ran for the house clumsily.
"You owe me nothing! See you later Bella!" she hollered, already on her way back to the kitchen. I silently made my way up the stairs and counted the doors on the right. When I reached the fourth room I knocked. The door swung open revealing a vicious looking mistress. I curtsied.
"Good day Miss Rosalie, I was looking for Master Emmett, Master Edward sent me." I said as politely as I could. It was because of her that I had more scars on my back.
"He's not here. I believe he already went to see Edward." She answered sharply. I took a sharp intake of breath. I had already managed to fail my first order. I dejectedly nodded my head and turned to go. Then I felt her hand on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry about the other night with the guard. I had no idea he was going to do anything more than a few whippings." She whispered. What was I supposed to say? It's okay? I forgive you?
" It's fine." And I left. I hoped I did not sound too harsh but I did not want to cross boundaries anymore. Should I just go back to Master Edward's? I trudged to the other end of the hall and knocked.
"Who is it?" I heard an unfamiliar, booming voice holler.
"It's your maid Bella Sir" I replied. It felt strange to call myself his maid.
"Who?" the door swung open revealing Emmett. Initially startled, I fell back a step into the nightstand. He let out a booming laugh when I blushed furiously. I straightened up.
" Master Edward requested that I call on you, he wanted to speak with you?" I told him shakily. His size was rather intimidating.
"Oh, good thing I came here already then, eh?" he laughed. So he hadn't run into Master Edward yet?
"Well then, that's good. I'll just be going then…" I turned around, flustered, and marched right out the door when I hit something cold and hard that had not been there a second ago. I bounced backwards and felt myself falling to the hardwood floor. But suddenly two protective arms took hold of me and held me up by my waist.
"Careful Bella. I see you found Emmett, thank you." He smiled, and the contentment reached his eyes. The magnetic attraction I felt towards him just kept growing… But I tried to stay grounded.
" Of course Sir. Is there anything else?" I felt like changing my clothes but suppressed the urge to sniff myself.
"Yes… while I talk to Emmett could you bring me my dinner please?" He winked and I felt my heart stutter.
"Your dinner…" Was I supposed to kill a deer or something? Didn't he drink blood?
"Yes, it should be sitting out in the kitchen." Oh, to keep up the pretenses. I quickly obliged and fled down the hallway and grabbed the platter of meat, cheese and fruit. When I returned to the all too familiar room, Emmett had left.
"Here you are Sir." I bent down and placed the platter on the table by the window. He was sitting by the desk writing something. I stood there awkwardly.
"Anything else? If not I was planning on going to bed." I quickly bit my tongue, that last part was entirely too inappropriate to include.
"No… that's all Bella. Thank you." I felt myself impulsively staring at him again.
"All right, good night Sir." I curtsied for the final time and turned to leave.
"Where do you think you're going?" he exclaimed in false outrage. I was confused… did he not just dismiss me?
"To bed… downstairs…?" I posed my answer as a question. Did I do something wrong?
"You sleep here." He ordered.
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