I was in a bad mood for the rest of the day, and everyone steered clear of me. I was grateful when I looked at the clock and saw that we had only half an hour to go until quitting time. Figuring that no one would come in this late, I cleaned everything up and made myself comfortable in the squishiest booth. This is where Edward and I hung out at the end of the day when Rosalie and the other customers left.

We were playing Uno with cards Edward had brought when we heard the jingle of the bell above the door. I looked around Edward at the door, and saw an extremely muscled man standing in the doorway. He went and sat down the booth that was farthest from us. I rolled my eyes and groaned. I really didn't want to deal with another customer right now. Edward offered to get him, but I just shook my head slightly. It's better than sitting alone like an idiot looking at Uno cards.

I walked up to him with a fake smile plastered on my face. "Hello, may I help you?" He looked up, and I was surprised to see that his eyes were wet and he looked really upset.

"Whoa, are you okay?" I said without realizing.

He sighed. "Nah."

I sat down across from him, and I could see Edward giving me a look. I shot it right back at him, and he just threw his hands up and shook his head. 'Whatever.' He mouthed.

The big man across from me looked at me, and I just smiled. "Do you want to talk about it?" I asked. For some reason, I actually cared about why he was so distraught.

Big man's forehead creased, and he said so quietly I couldn't be sure he really said it, "She cheated."

My face turned sympathetic when I understood that he was having girl problems. Wanting the details, I pushed a little farther. "What did she do?"

"I don't know, she just…" he paused. "Ah, man…" He put his face into his hands.

My heart did a really weird flip because I felt so bad for him. "What's your name?" I asked gently.

"Emmett." He mumbled.

"Nice to meet you, Emmet. I'm Isabella." I held out my hand, and I admit I was a bit intimidated when his huge hand shook mine. It was really soft and he was gentle, and that surprised me.

Emmett looked at the table briefly, and then said, "Could I have a frozen yogurt?" I chuckled and said sure, and when I returned, he seemed to be in a better mood. I handed it to him along with a spoon, and he ate it slowly, looking thoughtful. He looked at my uniform and cracked a grin. "Do you seriously have to wear that every day?" he asked around the spoon.

I scowled. I've had just about enough jokes about my uniform lately. "Yeah, yeah." I put my chin on my hand and looked at him.

Emmett wasn't done though. "Seriously, the only slightly redeeming quality about that outfit is your shoes, and even then they are kind of dumb-looking. I mean, pink converse?" He shook his head in mock horror. At least I hoped it was mock.

I looked at my shoes and shrugged it off. "My manager makes me wear them. I can't have black shoes."

Emmett chuckled, and my heart fluttered before I beat it down. He's just a stranger, I told myself.

Mrs. Dewitt came out and announced that the café was closed in a tired voice. Emmett and I stood up and said bye to each other. I smiled at him and said that he should come by again, and he did.

Everyday.

A/N: Yeah yeah, I know that the pairing is kind of odd, but I really don't like it when characters seem to be restricted to a certain pairing. And I really don't like Tanya, so there's absolutely no way she's going to be in this story.

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