Emmett was fifty feet away from Alice's door when it dawned on him that he still had Grace's glass in his hand. He could see her in the distance and quickly caught up to her. "Miss Hale, you forgot your drink. Chez Emmett takes their customers thirst seriously." Grace turned around and looked up at Emmett, his cheesy grin with full dimples and sighed, "Did I mention, Jasper calls me Drama Queen too?"

"I guess it's a good thing I'm a patron of the arts. I like drama, prefer comedy but...take a sip of your fizzy orange water."

Grace took a few sips of the water and walked up a bit to sit on a bench overlooking the water. Emmett sat down beside her, resting his arm across the back of the bench and her shoulder. "Alice must think I'm very rude."

"No, she's just worried about you, as am I."

"I guess you want an explanation why I jumped down your throat."

"You didn't jump down my throat, you hissed at me. Just don't tell me you are a Slytherin because that's a deal breaker for me. All hail Gryffindor!"

Grace laughed and rested her head against Emmett's chest. "I went to a Harry Potter exhibit once and I was sorted in to Hufflepuff. I didn't mind because Cedric was a cutie. Edward sort of looks like the grown up version of him except Cedric's hair was tame."

"He's been told that before. It's nice to know my wife shares my passion for Harry."

"You can read Harry to our babies in my womb."

"I'd like that, Miss Diversion."

"I don't like thinking about it and if I tell you, it may ruin the rest of the night."

"I definitely want to know now and I promise you it won't ruin the night."

"It's going to make you very angry."

"Then you better hold your glass. Now tell me why you hate the nickname, Gracie?"

Grace visibly shuddered, "Well I hate thinking about it so the short version is that I was almost raped and Kevin, the rapist pulled me in to his room and said it was his turn to fuck me. I protested and he started calling me names and saying things like: we all know you're the school whore Gracie, I hear you begging for it Gracie. He shoved me on to his bed and put his hand right up my dress. He untied the wrap of my dress leaving me naked and on display. I screamed "NO GET AWAY!" and he shoved a sock in my mouth. He was tying my hands over my head when I kneed him, tore the sock out and screamed help. I had the door unlocked and was just about to open it when he grabbed me by the hair and screamed he was going to fuck me until I passed out. Luckily for me, he made another snide comment and Ben heard him say Gracie. He flung the door open and saw me crying while Kevin was pulling me towards the bed. Ben beat the crap out of him and I ran to Ben's room. The Campus Police told me I could press charges but the fact that I was dressed the way I was and the fact that I was on the floor to have sex would make it very hard for me to get justice."

"Fuck, I want to rip this motherfucker's limbs off and beat him with them." Emmett roared.

"I knew you'd react this way, Em."

"Tell me you went ahead with charging the fucker for attempted rape anyway."

"No, I didn't want my parents finding out what I was doing on campus when they thought I was at the library studying. I also had two more years of school to go and didn't want the entire campus looking at me and judging me. I let it go but every time I hear that name it makes me think of his hands on my body."

"Baby, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I'll never use that name. Did you tell Jasper?"

"No, I knew he'd kill Kevin and end up in jail. Other then Ben you are the only person who knows."

"So the fucker got away scott free?"

"No, Ben got some revenge for me. Kevin always had pot and small amounts of coke in his room. He was the residence's dealer. Ben snuck in to his room and planted large amounts of pot and more coke then called the cops. He was kicked out of school. That's all I wanted, to never have to see him again. I exchange Christmas cards with Ben and Dan still. Last year, Dan mentioned that he ran into Kevin's sister and she told him that he was in prison for embezzlement in Arizona."

"Well he better stay in Arizona because if I ever see him..."

"Em, I don't want you in jail either. Now take a sip of my water and kiss me. We'll both feel better."

"I'm glad you trusted me enough to tell me, Grace. You could have made up a story about a tormenting bully in grade school."

Grace smiled softly at Emmett and held his face in her hands, "Em, the only time I'll ever hide something from you it will have something to do with a surprise gift or birthday party. You know little white lies."

"Like when I will tell you that you look fabulous in a dress and what I really mean is I want you out of it?"

"Exactly! " Grace laughed, "Can we go back to Alice's before she comes looking for us?"

"Sure, what do you want me to tell her because she will ask?"

"Bad memories of a jackass in college who called me that. Tell her I never told Jasper because he would have maimed the guy and ended up in jail."

"That will work, I'll tell Edward not to call you it either and use the same reason if he asks."

When they got back to Alice's, Grace went up to the bathroom and Emmett explained what happened. Alice gave Grace a hug and promised not to use the nickname.

"Alice did, Em mention that before I met you I told him I might dump his sexy ass for you?"

"No, he neglected to mention that."

"Ah but Grace asked if you had a nun fetish." Emmett replied quickly.

"Nun fetish...ah the St. Francis Academy movies, Sound of Music and Sister Act. You have good taste in movies Grace. What's your position on horror movies?"

"Hate them, I hate blood and gore. I like comedies, drama, action adventures, spy movies, and animated films."

"Do you like Bond movies?" Alice asked.

"Yes and the Bourne series."

"I fuc..freaking love the Bourne movies." Emmett replied with a fist pump and huge grin."

"I'm not a huge Bond fan but I do like Matt Damon. Did you call Edward when you went upstairs, Em?"

"No I just grabbed the water. I'll go call him now, seven right?"

"Yes that is correct Emmett." Alice replied rolling her eyes. "So tell me about your family Grace."

Grace spoke about her parents for a few minutes and how close she was to James' mother and father. After explaining who James was and getting a high five from Alice for handling him the way she did, Grace moved on to Rose then finally Jasper. "My brother and I have the same special bond that you have with Em. Jasper would both kill for me and die to protect me. Like I said before; when Emmett said he'd die for you I fell even deeper in love with him. The way a man treats his sister is very telling. Mind you, I never pushed Jasper's buttons the way you press your brothers. Alice, you have to admit that you give them reason to call you, the Evil Pixie. Jasper calls me a Drama Queen."

"They both just get their panties in a knot because I know better than them. I can sense things Grace. I can feel it in my bones when one of them is going to do something stupid. It took me five seconds to know you two were made for each other. Em is a good poker player but I can read his face in seconds and know what is going on in his head. Sometimes it's not very much, Alice teased. I can just tell when Edward has spent a week sleeping on his office couch. I call him and threaten a visit unless he goes home and goes out to socialize. Thank God for Angela or he'd never get out in the real world."

"Do you have Angela on speed dial?"

"No, I've got it memorized: her cell, home and work. I wish Edward would realize what a gem she is but his first love is his career and Angela won't settle for being second."

"I don't blame her. I have a confession to make when I saw Em and Edward in the pub; it was Edward I was drawn to. I loved Em's smile and laugh but I'm normally not a huge fan of guys built like him. I'm glad it was Emmett in the cafe because I wouldn't have played second fiddle to a career either. Fate brought us together."

"Yes, I'd have to agree. Emmett Cullen! I know you are on the stairs listening to us. Get your ass down here."

"Know it all, Evil Pixie," Emmett grumbled and made his way down to the shop floor. "I got Edward, he said he'd see us at seven."

"Good, Grace looks better than me. I'm going to go change. Start locking up for me, Bear. Grace grab one of those boxes behind the counter and put everything you've picked out so far in it and leave the box under the table."

"Yes, Boss, " Grace replied with a grin.

Emmett simply stuck his tongue out at his sister then did what he was asked to do. He locked the store door, flipped the sign to closed then headed in to the studio to turn everything off. Em, knew Alice would check everything herself but he really didn't mind doing it.

"Can I do anything Em?" Grace asked.

Emmett stopped for a second, opened the cash register and took out most of the bills leaving only the change and the equivalent of fifty Euros. "Bring this money up to Alice, she'll put it in the safe."

"Sure. Alice I'm on my way up with money so get decent!"

Alice was standing on a chair in her large closet wearing red boy shorts and a red cleavage-boosting bra. She pulled a clear box out and asked Grace to grab it. "Just put the money on my bed, I'll deal with it in a minute."

Grace opened the top of the box and gently took out the beige peek-toe 6-inch Louboutin heels. "I have these shoes too, I brought them with me. Em is going to freak when he sees my shoe wall in my wardrobe room. He wouldn't let me get off the boat in these heels; he forced me to take them off. I own one pair of running shoes and maybe four pairs of ballet flats, everything else has a minimum four inch heel."

"I wear them for height you wear them to make your legs look longer."

"That and I've always just loved them. So what are you going to wear?"

"A flirty pleated maroon skirt and a black top."

"Cute, I'll wait for you downstairs..."

"You don't have to go Grace. I'd like you to stay actually. I love this idea of finally having a sister. So what is the first thing you do when you get home from work?"

"Most of the time I'd start making dinner then go take my clothes off. James wanted dinner served to him in sexy lingerie."

"What a pig! Don't tell, Em that or he'll get ideas."

"With your brother it won't be an obligation when I do it. Emmett made me see how much he was controlling me. He always told me what to wear for company events. He wanted everyone to know he had the sexiest girlfriend. He had the utter gall once to ask if I'd blow one of his clients. I laughed and told him he was funny. Now I can see that he was serious."

"Em, can be a real idiot sometimes but he's going to treat you like a princess."

"Yes, he is already worshiping me. How can you stand being so far away from him?"

"We talk every couple of days, Skype, e-mail and we even exchange letters. Plus he comes to see me twice a year and I go back home twice a year. I meet Edward in London and we go home for Thanksgiving every year."

"Not Christmas?"

"No, it bugs Em, since it's his favourite holiday but I like Thanksgiving better."

"That would be because Black Friday is better shopping than Boxing Day." Grace laughed.

"Exactly, try to make him understand that would you? This Christmas I'll make the exception like I said."

"Good because I need a bridesmaid and Em needs his former favorite person on earth there when he gets married."

"I hope you know that you are the only person I'd settle being second for."

"Thank you Alice. So what does, Em love?"

"Food, a cold beer, watching football, sex, reading, working out, food, sex, going to movies, food and sex," Alice replied with a smirk.

"I figured the food and sex part out already," Grace laughed as Alice went over to her dresser to put a silver necklace on.

Alice slid her feet into her heels and grabbed her purse. She was about to leave the room when Grace reminded her about the money. She quickly tossed it in to the safe that was hidden in the closet floorboards and grabbed a black sweater. "Let's go Grace, do you need the bathroom?"

"Might not be a bad idea."

"Meet us downstairs."

Emmett smiled when he saw Grace at the bottom of the steps, "I missed you, Gorgeous."

"I was barely gone twenty minutes!"

"I know but I still missed you. I'll forgive you if you kiss me."

"Smooth, Emmett!" Alice laughed rolling her eyes dramatically.

Grace rolled her eyes too before she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a long passionate kiss and a peck on his nose. "So where are we going to eat?"

"To my favorite restaurant in Venice and it happens to be right here in Murano. It's called Trattoria Busa Alle Torre Da Lele. Lele is the owner and he adores me so be prepared for a feast."

"The food is great, Sweetie especially the seafood."

"I love seafood so I'm happy. Do they serve Tiramisu?"

"Yes and it's heavenly," Alice answered.

Walking over to the Trattoria, Alice played tour guide pointing out places of interest and Emmett would interject ever so often to show Grace a piece of architecture he admired. Alice teased her that she must really be in love to eagerly listen to Emmett prattle on. Grace hit Alice lightly in the arm and told her that Emmett had promised her an architectural tour of Venice on Friday. Alice made it clear that she'd only be joining them for dinner in that case. Alice spotted Edward sitting at a table for four on the piazza with a glass of red wine in his hand. She picked up her pace and yelled at him, "Edward Cullen you get over here and kiss your sister!"

Edward rolled his eyes, put his glass down and walked over to his little sister. He opened up his arms and got ready for the Pixie to jump in to them. She surprised him by just walking in to his body. He kissed the top of her head a few times since that was the only part of her that he could reach and hugged her tightly.

Grace noted the difference in the greetings and pulled Emmett back for a second. "Edward is quite conservative and stiff compared to you. He looks happy to see Alice but his body is so rigid. He braced himself."

"You have to brace yourself with Alice or she could knock you down. She's done it to me. You are right though, I think he's spent too much time in London, he's adapted the stiff upper lip and all that other proper shit."

Grace elbowed him lightly, "Stop swearing! I think I'm going to start a swear jar when we are living together."

Emmett kissed her cheek then laughed, "Baby, I'd just put in a thousand bucks to cover the first month."

"I'd say I was in love with a Neanderthal but you are far too intelligent to qualify as one."

"Thanks, Gorgeous."

"You do get that I wasn't exactly trying to compliment you!"

Emmett laughed again and turned on his mega watt dimpled grin, "I am what I am and you love me for it."

By the time Emmett and Grace sat down at the table Alice had gone inside. She came back out with a tall well built red head who slapped Edward and Emmett on the back in greeting. "Buona sera, bella," he said to Grace who knew he was saying good evening beautiful.

"Grazie, buona sera." Grace answered before shaking his hand.

"Grace, this is Lele, he will prepare a feast to celebrate your engagement."

"Emmett sei un uomo fortunato."

"Grazie, Lele." Emmett replied and shook his hand.

A waiter appeared with four more wine glasses and poured house red in to each glass. Lele took a glass and raised it for a toast, "Per Emmett e Grace possono avere molti anni di felicità."

"Grazie," Grace and Emmett said in unison.

Once Lele left, Grace looked over at Alice, "He told, Em he was a fortunate man and wished us many years of happiness, right?"

"Almost, it's actually a lucky man and the full toast was Emmett and Grace may you have many years of happiness."

"That was so sweet of him. I can see why you like this place so much and I haven't even tasted the food."

A large plate of ugly white looking crustaceans was placed in the middle of the table and Emmett moaned in bliss. Alice gave him the stink eye and told him it was for the table not just him.

Grace chuckled, "What is it that has him so excited?"

"This is Canoce and it's also known as Mantis Shrimp. It's one of the sweetest crustaceans you will ever eat. There is actually a fishing embargo in August, fisherman have just started to be able to catch it again."

"I love lobster and crab but nothing compares to Canoce," Emmett muttered as he took one in his large hand and pulled the sweet meat out. He brought it over to Grace's mouth and she bit half of it off. Emmett quickly ate the other half.

"It's ugly but damn is it ever tasty. It is so sweet," Grace concurred.

"I could eat this entire plate myself but I won't." Emmett added as he started pulling the meat out of several Canoce to save Grace from getting messy fingers. He only had a few left when he realized that Edward and Alice were just sitting back letting him do all the work. He growled at them and left them on the plate before he speared two on his fork and ate them. Grace had been eating them as he worked so she had one more and then figured she had eaten her share. Edward and Alice's forks were battling for the sweet meat as Emmett worked around them. A plate of fried shrimp and calamari were placed on the table. Edward abandoned the fight for Canoce and started to eat the calamari. Grace had just finished a shrimp when Emmett offered her the last Canoce.

"It's yours, Em you did all the work. Thank you for the offer though."

Emmett popped it in to his mouth then wiped his hands before taking a sip of wine and helping himself to shrimp. Alice and Edward ate most of the calamari and Grace and Emmett most of the shrimp. Next, two plates of spaghetti in cuttlefish ink and two plates of grilled branzino fillet were put on the table. Edward claimed the spaghetti and Emmett took the fillet.

Alice smiled at Grace, "I like both so why don't you taste them and which ever one you like best you keep."

Alice was pleased to get the spaghetti since she actually preferred it. They played a game of 20 questions while they ate and indulged in the excellent house wine. Grace was full but couldn't resist ordering a Tiramisu with a glass of Amaretto. She spoon-fed Emmett the Tiramisu she couldn't finish and sipped on her drink. Emmett leaned over to kiss her and lengthened the kiss because she tasted like coffee and almond paste from the Amaretto.

Edward told them to rent a room so Alice swatted him and Emmett kissed her again just to annoy him. Grace came out of the kiss with a big grin on her face and she stuck her tongue out at Edward. "You are far too young to be an old fuddy duddy!"

Alice and Emmett started to laugh and Edward eventually grinned at Grace who was giving him the same look he was shooting at her. They thanked Lele and promised they would be back.

They all went back to Alice's and the boys groaned as she insisted on showing Grace a photo album of the three of them growing up. Grace fell in love with a few pictures and asked Alice if she could get her copies of them as her wedding present. Alice agreed and talked Emmett in to letting Grace spend Thursday afternoon with her. It was a little after midnight when they said good-bye to Alice and headed over to the dock.

Grace was drunk and Emmett discovered a drunk Grace was a horny girl. He had his arms wrapped around her waist pinning her arms to her side to keep her from undoing another button on her blouse. She was grinding her butt against him telling him to take her from behind. Emmett was glad the darkness was hiding his erection when he carried her off the boat. Grace giggled a good bye to Edward and Emmett put her down once they were in the private garden. She wasted no time undoing the remaining buttons on her blouse and tossing it at Emmett. She stopped for a second and pulled both her skirt and underwear off leaving her just in the 6-inch heels and her bra. "Let's fuck in the pool, Em!" She announced loudly.

"Grace, you are drunk and water is not a good place for you to be in right now."

"You're mean!" Grace replied taking her bra off and flinging it to her right. Emmett was going to retrieve it when she started heading to the pool area. He quickly caught up to her and breathed a sigh of relief when he found her leaning over the patio table. "Fuck me here."

"Grace, I think the bed is the best place for us."

"No, I want you to fuck me on this table then you can fuck me in bed."

"Grace do you love me?"

"Yes."

"Then do as I ask please." Emmett picked her up, carried her in to the suite and placed her on the bed.

Grace started playing with herself as Emmett undressed and joined her in bed. "Now do you want me to fuck you or make love to you?"

"Fuck me, fuck me hard!"

"As you wish." Emmett replied and kissed her gently before clamping his teeth down on her nipple.

Grace was fast asleep in his arms when he left a light kiss on her temple. "You are going to be hung over and sore in the morning, my silly girl." He listened to her soft snore and let it lull him to sleep.