Ya'll know I don't own Twilight. But I do own some of the characters here (Emmett's family).

Heya! Forgive me for the somewhat slow pace of updating; school began a week ago and it's getting in my way. Anyway, thanks for those who wished me a happy birthday! The reviews are awesome and since the story almost has 80 reviews now, I'll make a special chapter. :)

The song that will be mentioned as Danny's song is Written in the Stars. I have a link on my profile if you want to listen to it in case you haven't heard it yet.

11: Dare You to Move

Today's Sunday; it's been 2 days since prom, and I still feel like cloud nine. Ever since that night, all I could think about was my future with Rosalie. There were so many things waiting for us and I can't wait to marry her and have kids with her and grow old with her because I'm sure that she's the one and nothing will ever change my feelings for her

"I want you to meet someone," I whispered to Rosalie as we walked to my car. We just had breakfast at Bella's house and I invited her outside to go somewhere.

Rosalie's brows creased slightly. "Who?"

"It's a surprise." I opened the passenger door for her and gave her a smile as she got into the car.

We spent the whole fifteen minutes on the road singing along to the songs the DJ played on the radio. When we finally got to our destination, Rosalie looked so confused. I took her hand and led her to my brother's tombstone.

"Hey Danny," I greeted as I stood in front of Danny's tombstone. "I brought someone special."

Rosalie looked at me – she still looked a bit confused – and then looked at Danny's tombstone. "Hi Danny," she said with a small smile.

"This is Rosalie Hale. She's the girl I told you about a week ago." I wrapped my arm around Rosalie's shoulder and pulled her closer to me. "And I want you to know that we're going steady."

"Emmett's told me a lot of things about you," Rosalie said. She looked up at me and smiled. "He tells me everyday how much he misses you."

I chuckled. "You're the only girl I ever brought here, Rose."

Rosalie looked flattered; she was blushing. But it's true; Rosalie's the only girl I ever brought here to 'meet' Danny. She's the only one who made such an impact on me. Rosalie and I spent the next hour sitting under an old oak tree near Danny's tombstone, talking about some of my memories with Danny. And then Rosalie started to talk about her father.

"I miss my Daddy," she blurted out. She was staring at her hands now.

I pulled her closer to me and wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"He's the one who taught me how to be comfortable with what I am. He taught me how to fish, make a pie, and how to pray. He always made me pray before I go to bed and before we eat." Rosalie rested her head on my shoulder. "He was there for me through thick and thin. And then he died because of pneumonia when I was ten."

I sighed. This was the first time Rosalie talked about her father and just by hearing her say those things, I knew she loved her father so much. "I'm sorry."

Rosalie looked up at me and smiled weakly. "It's ok. It's been a long time and…" She took my hand and our fingers intertwined like it was made to be like that. "You're the only one I talked to about Dad aside from my Mom and Jasper."

"Speaking of Jasper…he kind of scares me," I blurted out.

Rosalie chuckled. "He's really protective, I know. He promised Dad that he wouldn't let anything bad happen to me…that's why he was so furious after the Victoria incident."

I absentmindedly made circles with my fingers on Rosalie's shoulder. "I know this sounds out of the blue, but believe me, I've been thinking a lot about this lately…I want to marry you someday and build a house with a white picket fence for you with a nice yard for our kids to play in. I want to have four kids – if that's okay with you – two boys and two girls. I want to grow old with you, Rose."

Suddenly, tears strolled down Rosalie's cheeks.

"Did I say something wrong?" I panicked. Did I say something wrong? Oh my god. I made her cry. Stupid…stupid…stupid Emmett… "Baby, are you okay? I'm sorry. Did I say something wrong?"

Rosalie's sobs grew softer as she pulled away to look me right in my face. "No…" she croaked. "It's just that…I want to have the same things with you but I feel like I can't give you that."

I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry for bringing this up. But I know you'll be great. I know we'll be great together."

"Together…I like the sound of that…" She looked up at me and kissed me gently. When she pulled away, her tears were almost gone and a smile was gracing her face. "Now it's my turn to introduce someone to you."

I stood up and helped her get up. We walked back to Danny's tombstone to say goodbye. "We have to go, Danny. I'll bring her back here some time," I said as I patted the marble tombstone.

"Bye Danny; it was nice meeting you." Rosalie kissed her fingers and then gently patted it on Danny's tombstone.

God…if only Danny was here to meet this wonderful girl beside me. I know they'd be friends in an instant. I kept on telling myself that Danny was in a much better place now and that he's happy for me as we walked back to the car. Rosalie insisted on driving. I didn't believe that she could drive at first, but when she told me step by step how to drive, I let her with a wide grin.

To be honest, I didn't know what to think or feel when she parked the car near Forks General Hospital. There was something inside me that made me think that Rosalie has a relative in there. She grabbed my hand and pulled me to the front door. Right when she entered the hospital, the nurse at the reception desk smiled and nodded at her, which gave me the idea that Rosalie goes here often. We took an elevator and stopped at the third floor of the hospital and stopped in front of the room with a sign above the door that says 'Pediatric Cancer Ward'.

Right then, I didn't know what to think. As Rosalie's pushed open the door, the smell of vanilla filled the air and I couldn't help but look around the room. There were about four kids inside the room from ages five to ten; three boys and one girl.

"Miss Rose!" one little guy gushed as soon as Rosalie entered the room. "You're back!" He jumped off of his bed and ran towards Rosalie to give her a hug.

Rosalie kissed his forehead and wrapped her arms around him. "Hey Sammy, I missed you."

The rest of the three kids ran towards Rosalie as well and they wrapped their little arms around her, forming a big group hug. Rosalie was right in the middle of the group hug and I could tell by the look on her face that she was happy and content being with these kids. And then the kids turned to look at me, who looked like a fool standing a couple of feet away from them with a puzzled look on my face.

"Who is he?" the boy with red hair and tiny freckles on his cheeks asked with a tone of jealousy or something. The other kids looked at me from head to toe, as if trying to judge me by the way I look. And to be honest, I feel kind of pressured and intimidated by these kids.

Rosalie stood up and went over to me and held my hand. The little brunette girl widened her eyes when she saw that little move. "This is Emmett McCarty. He's my boyfriend."

"He's too tall for you," the red headed kid pouted. "And he has big arms."

Now these kids sound really funny. I guess no boy would be perfect for Rosalie to them. I could already tell that they really like Rosalie. Rosalie gave my hand a gentle squeeze and then knelt in front of the kids.

"He's not too tall…I'm a bit tall too you know. He's perfect for me." Rosalie blushed as she said those words.

I kinda blushed myself. I looked down and rubbed the back of my neck. There's something about the way Rosalie talks that makes me wanna grab her and kiss her until we're both out of breath.

Rosalie stood up and went back beside me. "Em, this is Mark," she pointed to the boy who hugged her first. "This tall boy here is Brian, the one with the cute freckles is Tyler, and this little girl here…" Rosalie let go of my hand and picked up the girl. "…this is Julie."

"Hi guys," I gave them all a nod.

"You wanna know what those big arms are for?" Rosalie asked the kids.

All of them shrugged; they still weren't warming up to me. These kids are hard to please. Rosalie then whispered something to me and then smiled at the kids. I dashed over to Mark and Tyler and scooped them up; man, these big arms really do come in handy. I ran around the room with the boys in my arms. They were giggling and laughing the moment I picked them up. After a couple of minutes, I put them down so I could make Brian 'fly' around the room, after Brian was Julie, who laughed her face off as I carried her around the room. And all the while, Rosalie looked so happy. She was beaming with delight. Whatever makes my Rose happy is fine for me.

The kids finally warmed up to me after half an hour of goofing around with them. While I was playing with the kids, Rosalie went out and bought pizza for them. The smiles on the kids' faces were so adorable when Rosalie came in with the pizza. We had lunch with the kids and then spent a couple of hours more with them before a nurse came in and told us that visiting time was over. Julie almost cried; she didn't want us to leave. She even begged the nurse to let us stay so we could be with her while she undergoes her chemo. The stuck-up nurse didn't even look sympathizing when she said no.

"We'll be back next week," Rosalie cooed as she wrapped Julie in a tight hug.

The other kids wrapped their arms around Rosalie to form a big hug again. "Can't you come here on Wednesday?" Mark asked.

Rosalie smiled at him. "Of course, I'll come on Wednesday."

Julie pulled away from the hug and walked shyly towards me. I picked her up and kissed her cheek. "Can you bring Emmett with you on Wednesday?" she asked.

"Of course I'll come too," I answered with a grin. Didn't see that one coming; I didn't think they'd ask for me to visit again. Man, where have I been all this time? Before Rosalie came, I didn't even know that there's a cancer ward for kids here in Forks Hospital. I didn't even care at all about the people here in the hospital…I thought the only thing that matters is me. My life and nothing else. And now it's like I have a whole new perspective. A new journey. With Rosalie.

"Bye guys," I waved at the kids. They waved back and grinned eagerly because of Rosalie's promise that we'll bring toys for them on our next visit.

"Is it okay if we have dinner somewhere else?" I asked as we hopped into the car.

Rosalie contemplated it first and then checked her cell phone for messages from Jasper. "It's okay I guess. I'll just tell Jasper that I won't be home for dinner."

I smiled and caressed her cheek and then drove off to the steak house to get some food and then brought Rosalie to the old house near the river bank just a few blocks away from the town.

"Wow," Rosalie mused as she got out of the car. "This place is huge!"

I grabbed the food bag from the back seat, took a blanket I've been keeping at the car trunk, and then led her inside the house. "A huge piece of crap," I chuckled.

"No, it's beautiful," Rosalie sighed. She spread the blanket on the floor and then helped me set the food. I ran to the kitchen and found a bunch of candles in one of the cabinets and a matchbox as well.

"How did you know this place?" Rosalie asked as she took a bite of steak.

"Danny and I used to mow the lawn of this place when Mrs. Potter was still alive. She was such a sweet old lady. She'd make pie for us so we could eat after we tend her garden and then let us play after. When she died, this place became our playground of some sort."

Rosalie nodded towards a huge painting behind my back. "Is that Mrs. Potter?"

I nodded. "I know…she looked like Blythe Danner."

Rosalie nodded. "I was about to say that. She's beautiful. Did she have kids?"

"Yep; but they all left her to have families of their own. Her husband died during WWII. She left this house to her eldest son but I think he didn't give a rat's ass about this place." I took a bite of steak and then looked around the room. "She made all these paintings."

"No kidding," Rosalie mused. Her eyes were twinkling as she looked at the paintings on the wall. "These are beautiful. I wish I had the chance to meet her."

I told Rosalie more stuff about Mrs. Potter as we ate the rest of our food and even told her that Danny started saving money when he was in his freshman year in high school so he could buy this place someday. By the time he died, the money he saved could cover half of the price Mrs. Potter's son offered him. Danny loved this place so much; he didn't miss a weekend of working here.

We cleaned up the food boxes right after we were done eating and then brought the blanket out so we could just lie in the grass and watch the stars. The sky was pretty clear tonight and there were lots of bright stars. The air wasn't too hot or too cold either so it was perfect.

Rosalie rested her head on my arm and then wrapped her arm around my waist. "I wish we could spend every night like this."

I smiled and held her hand with my free hand. "If you want to…I could make that happen. What else do you want?"

Rosalie fell silent for a moment. "I've always wanted to ride a horse."

"Well that's a bit hard. I'd have to wait until the carnival opens for the Holidays." I gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "What else?"

"There's nothing else. I just want to be with you." Rosalie sat up and planted a gentle kiss on my lips.

The kiss was sweet and gentle at first and then it grew passionate and needier as the seconds passed by. I sat up and gently pushed down Rosalie so she would lie down on the blanket. I placed myself on top of her and brushed away stray strands of her hair as we kissed. She wrapped her arms around my neck which made me become drawn intensely to her. I removed my lips from her lips and started to go down to her neck, leaving feathery kisses on it, and then my lips slowly made its way to her shoulder. Our hips were touching and I was almost about to touch her breasts when I realized that this was a sweet innocent girl with me. Damn; I don't want her to feel my hard-on and I definitely don't want to touch her private parts this soon coz she might think I'm some sort of a pervert so I pulled away, breathless, and slumped myself beside her.

I watched the rise and fall of Rosalie's chest as she panted and I couldn't help but smile at her. "That was rather good."

Rosalie giggled and steadied her eyes on me. She looked like she could do nothing but stare at me all night long. "Your dimples are showing."

"I know. You like it huh?" I nudged her arm playfully.

"Yeah, you look like a boy when your dimples show off." Rosalie placed her hand on my cheek and giggled. "I love those dimples."

Before I could say anything, tiny rain drops started to pour. We ignored it and just remained lying on the blanket side by side. And then the rain fell harder. We were starting to get soaked. Rosalie jumped up and twirled around, looking like a giddy little girl.

I laughed and joined her, twirling around like an idiot. I stopped for a second to watch her. Aw man, she looked like a cute little girl. I went over to her, wrapped my arms around her waist, and wiped away the strands of hair on her face. Right at that moment, I knew in my heart that she really is the one. Looking back, I didn't think I'd fall for an innocent girl like Rosalie. I thought she wasn't worth my time. And then there were the times that I came across her path while she was being bullied or seduced which seemed like it was meant to be. Hell, look what she's done to me now. I couldn't help but think of the last song Danny composed before he passed away.

I wasn't meant to love like this

Not without you

Cause when I look at my life

How the pieces fall into place

It just wouldn't rhyme without you

When I see how my path

Seem to end up before your face

The state of my heart, the place where we are

Was written in the stars

Damn…I really am becoming a softie. I don't care though, as long as I have Rosalie. After a few minutes or so under the rain, hugging each other, Rosalie asked me to get her home. I didn't bother to get the blanket because it was soaking wet so we just walked hand in hand back to the car. I'd probably have a hard time cleaning the car tomorrow morning, but I don't care if the seats get wet. Driving while raining made me remember of the night when Danny died, so I tried my best to drive as safe as I could.

It wasn't raining anymore when we got back to our neighborhood. I parked the car in front of Bella's house and walked Rosalie across the street to her house. Jasper was sitting on the bench at their porch. The look on his face told me that he was disappointed.

"Why are you wet?" he asked with a firm tone.

Rosalie looked down and bit her lip. "We sort of danced under the rain."

Jasper's brows furrowed. "You what?"

"Jas…"

Rosalie was cut off by Jasper scoff. "Get inside and dry yourself."

"No," Rosalie replied shakily; it was clear that she doesn't answer back at Jasper that much.

Jasper's jaws tensed as his eyes darted from me to Rosalie. "You shouldn't have done this. You know that."

Rosalie looked at her brother with strained eyes. "We were just having fun."

"Get inside," Jasper said firmly.

Rosalie shook her head. I reached her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Get inside now, Rose." Jasper's voice was firmer and colder now.

Rosalie looked at me with sorrow in her eyes and then ran towards her house. Jasper took a deep breath and shook his head. "You let her get soaked."

"What is wrong with that? Rose was just trying to have fun," I snapped. I didn't try to hide the irritation in my voice. He's too strict.

Jasper shook his head again and looked like he was about to lunge at me. "You..." He looked like he was trying to find the right words to say but he couldn't come up with anything. With that, he walked back to his house and slammed the door shut.

So now you know some of Rosalie's activities. I hope I'm not boring you with the fluffy chapters. They're an important factor (or whatever you want to call it) to Emmett and Rosalie's story.

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