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"Emmett did what?" Esme asked when I had finally finished recounting the past events for the hundredth time to everyone.

"Esme, really, it wasn't a big deal. Embry didn't get hurt and I am sure that Emmett would never have gone as far as killing him." I said with honest and absolute certainty. I knew Emmett, better than anyone in the world, so I knew then that he wouldn't have killed Embry. Not over me. Maybe to protect me, had Embry been violent, but not over jealousy.

"It does not matter, what he did was wrong whether he had true intent to kill or not." Esme insisted and grimaced in Emmett's direction. I followed Esme's face and found Emmett with his head bowed and his eyes closed. He looked like he thought he really screwed up.

"What's done is done, and there is no going back." Carlisle said, peacemaking now. "Emmett, you know what you did was wrong, and I hope that you won't ever do it again, but we musn't linger on these negative thoughts, it's not good for our family.

"Carlisle is right." Alice chimed in and, for once, wasn't all perky. Jeesh, I loved the girl to death, but I still couldn't help thinking that she was much too happy sometimes, it almost puts me in a bad mood, ironically enough. "Arguing over what happen is not going to change or help anything, so let's just get past it."

"I think I need to be alone right now." Emmett spoke us for the first time since we got home. Then, without another glance at any one of us, he rushed out the door, and was gone.

"Rose, are you okay?" Alice asked me softly.

I nodded, but didn't say anything. She crossed the room and grabbed me and pulled me into her arms without any hesitation. She held me for a few silent moments. As I stifled a pained moan, I squeezed her gently, letting her know without speaking that I appreciated her embrace.

Then she let go too soon and I felt lonely again. "It's a damn good thing you had that vision, Alice." I said and then sniffed ever so slightly.

"It's all over now, Emmett learned his lesson and I know he won't make the same mistake twice. But on the offside chance that he ever does, I'll be watching for it." She assured me and patted my shoulder gently.

I cleared my throat after a few moments of awkward silence and stares. "Maybe I should go out for a while and think, clear my head."

"That's a good idea." Edward said quietly. "And if you ever need someone to talk to- "

"Yeah, yeah, I'll go to you guys." I said absently.

I noticed that Edward shifted awkwardly. "Umm, no, actually I was going to suggest that if you need to talk to someone, you should consider Bella. She is a very good listener and she won't judge you, but she will try to help." I knew only too well that Edward wanted me to get closer to his oh-so-sensitive-almost-wife. And we were getting closer, and he knew it too. Unfortunately he knew everything I said to Bella when I talked to her last because he is a fricken mind reader. Sometimes I really hate getting my damn mind read. I thought loudly, making sure that Edward heard me. I looked up and saw him smiling slightly.

I went to school the next morning as if it were any normal day. But all the while I was really thinking about poor Emmett and how he didn't come home last night. I knew he didn't try to cause trouble with Embry again because Alice hadn't noticed anything unusual in his future. I didn't want to spy on him or anything, Emmett clearly needed his space, and I was trying very hard to respect that.

But that didn't mean I wasn't going to go crazy with worry for him.

"Rose?" Jasper whispered under his breath to me so that no one else would hear. He sat right in front of me in AP English.

"Hmm?" I said and snapped out of my trance of worry.

"You aren't your usual know-it-all self today. Is something still bothering you?"

Okay, I knew that Jasper was my brother and everything, but I just didn't feel like I was willing to spill everything to him. It's one of those times when you want to tell them, but you don't want to make anything feel awkward, not to mention Edward would be able to hear our conversation from Jasper's mind. So keeping all of this in mind, I sat up slightly and held my head high and shook my head. "Everything is just fine, Jazz." I said in what I hoped was a reassuring voice.

"Okay, then." He said, though he didn't look at all reassured.

"Miss Cullen, would you like to take this answer?" Mr. Yostman asked me from the front of the classroom.

I met his gaze automatically. "Yes, Macbeth would qualify as a Tragic Hero because his mistake was killing King Duncan, which ultimately led to the downfall of his kingdom, his wife, and himself." I said coolly.

"Well reasoned." Was his response. I noticed that he seemed somewhat surprised by my answer, and I guessed it was because I looked like I was staring off into space and wasn't paying any attention to him or the lesson.

The day came and went and I found myself once again driving home alone, carefully avoiding Edward because I didn't want to have to explain to my family that I was still upset about Emmett.

When I walked in the door, I was surprised to find my husband waiting for me.

"Emmett!" I screeched and flung myself at him without even thinking.

"Hey there, sexy!" He said in reply and I felt his chest rumble as he chuckled at my reaction.

"Where have you been?" I asked when I pulled away to look at his humorous face.

"Hunting." He said and lifted his shoulders, then dropped them in a shrug. Then I noticed his change in appearance. His eyes were the lightest gold shade, the circles under his eyes were gone, and he had a redness to his cheeks that only "just fed" vampires get.

"That must have been a relief." I said after looking at him for a moment.

He nodded and his face turned serious. "Rose." He began.

I held up my hand to cut him off. "Don't even talk about it," I said and smiled. "I am completely over it."

He smiled for an instant and then dropped his face. "Rose, I've been thinking, and we really do have to talk. About us and Embry." He said softly.

I sighed. "Does it have to be right this second? You can't wait for a few hours? I just got you back!" I said rather stubbornly.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking, especially when I was away. And I feel like by avoiding this conversation, we are just screwing our relationship up, I learned the hard way. We needed to have this conversation anyway, why not make it now?" He said seriously.

I sighed again. "Fine, I see your point." I took his hand and led him upstairs to our room where we could talk on our bed in privacy. "Okay, Em, what is it you were thinking about?"

He smiled ever so slightly, but then it was gone instantly. "We need a solution, and I think I might have found one."

I saw no trace of humor in his eyes, so I could sense that this was going to be something that I either would think difficult or upsetting. I didn't want him to favor himself and tell me that I should forget about Embry, but seeing as he looked relatively upset, I knew it wasn't like that.

"What are we going to do?" I asked him.

He met my gaze. "We need to call Embry so we can talk about this." He said. And I knew that he wasn't going to tell me about his plan until we were with Embry.

Wonderful, because I just love surprises…