A/N: I'd like to thank Quieria, jessa76 and ShayShaysaysHEY for their reviews on the last chapter. I know it's been a very long time since I've updated and I'm very sorry about that. I'm trying to decide where to end this story and if I want to shift it into a two story thing or try to tell it all at once. I know the ultimate ending after all. That's been written and everything. The thing is that getting to the ending has been slower going than I expected and to top it all off, I'm debating splitting this into two stories or just one. I'm really thinking that two stories might be the way to go but we'll see. Anyway, keep reading. I appreciate it. Hugs to you all! And I'll try to update soon!

Marley had actually been surprised that Emmett hadn't wanted to have lunch with his family. Instead he sat with her and Kendra. It seemed that his family noticed that Emmett had chosen to sit with her and her friend as well because any time she looked up, one of them were looking over at their table. It made things feel a bit awkward but it was no more awkward than having Emmett staring at her whenever they were in a class together. She seemed hyperaware of the attention that he was giving her now and it was taking some getting used to but Marley figured that there were worse things that could happen. Having someone like Emmett staring at her in class seemed like a pretty good problem to have to be honest.

She wasn't surprised that Kendra wouldn't let her get a word in at lunch though. She kept talking and talking and Emmett didn't seem to mind either. He made small talk with her and laughed when Kendra had commented on Alice buying so much stuff when Marley had gone shopping with Alice and Jasper. He agreed that Alice could get a little out of hand with the shopping but Marley jumped in to tell them that it had actually been fun. Sure, it had been a whirlwind and it was hard to keep up with her sometimes but Marley had enjoyed herself.

When Kendra asked Emmett his intentions with Marley though, Marley had wished that she could have excused herself from the table. She was blushing bright red at the moment and couldn't believe that her friend had just asked that. If anyone would be looking out for her though, it would be Kendra. Looking down, she used her hair to find her face as best as she could. Marley focused on her food for the moment, picking at what was left of her sandwich. Suddenly she wasn't so hungry though.

Emmett chuckled at the question and gave Kendra a slow shrug of his shoulders. "I don't really have a plan, if that's what you're asking," he said with a grin. "We're just getting to know each other and seeing where it goes."

Kendra narrowed her eyes as she watched him. She folded her arms across her chest and frowned, clearly not satisfied with that as an answer. Maybe Marley's parents wouldn't give Emmett the third degree but Kendra would and that was her intent right now. "You're telling me you have no intentions? It's never crossed your mind to ask her out on a date? Or to kiss her?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at Emmett.

Emmett didn't bat an eye as she asked him those questions. Instead he grinned a little more and looked at Marley. She was still blushing but she looked up at him, tucking her dark hair behind her ear to uncover her face, as if she wanted to hear the answers to those questions as well. He chuckled at that and put an arm around her. Instead of directing anything to Kendra though, he spoke right to Marley. "Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? I know asking you on a date during the week might sound stupid but it'll be a movie and maybe grabbing something to eat after," he said with a little shrug. "If you're interested."

Marley laughed and nodded her head, biting her lip for a moment before saying a word. "Most people go on dates on the weekends but I'm not opposed to going to the movies after school tomorrow or whenever you wanted to go," she said with a bright smile. "Don't let Kendra bully you into asking me out though."

"Nah. I wanted to ask you out on a proper date," Emmett said with a chuckle and a slow shrug of his shoulders. He even brushed a little hair from Marley's face as he tucked it behind her ear slowly. "Just seems that some people have less patience about those sorts of things than others. We can go after school tomorrow. Today you're going to meet my family though."

Marley sighed a little and rolled her eyes. She had hoped that at some point today Emmett would give up on that idea. She wanted to spend time with him, not try to make a good first impression on his family. "If that's what it takes, then fine, I'll meet your family today," she said with a nod. "At least I can say that I know Alice and Jasper like me already anyway."

Emmett laughed and shook his head. It was a loud, booming and infectious laugh that made both Marley and Kendra giggle. He kissed her temple softly, breathing her in for a moment. In that moment, it was easy for Emmett to forget about everything but Marley although he tried to keep in mind that they weren't alone and that Marley was, in fact, very human which made her fragile. He kissed the top of her head and then smiled at her, seeing that he'd made her blush again.

"You blush easily," he said with a chuckle, lightly tapping his index finger just under her chin. "It's cute. I like it."

Marley gave him a nudge and she noticed that Emmett had the good sense to play along and move a little when she nudged him, as if she really could shove him if she tried. He was good at playing at being a human that was for sure. "You're really good at making me blush. That's all," she said with a shrug.

"You didn't answer my questions, Emmett," Kendra said after clearing her throat. She had folded her arms across her chest again with an eyebrow raised. She was doing her best to give him a glare although it seemed that Kendra even had a hard time being mad at Emmett.

"Well I just asked her out so that answers that question. I didn't ask her out just to satisfy you, if that's what you were thinking," Emmett said with a shrug, his attention shifted to Kendra now. He still had an arm around Marley's shoulders though. "I asked her because I wanted to do it. It was something that I hadn't gotten around to doing until now though. As for wanting to kiss her, I do. Very much. I just won't make that move until I know that Marley is ready."

Marley looked up at Emmett, her eyes a little wide. She had thought that he wanted to kiss her. It seemed that way a few times now although she couldn't seem to figure out why he stopped himself from kissing her. Marley had thought that she had given him all the signals to let him know that she wanted that too but clearly she hadn't been or he would have kissed her already. The idea that Emmett was nervous to make the first move was kind of adorable actually. She leaned in and softly kissed the corner of his mouth, smiling when he looked at her.

"First date and then first kiss, is that what you were thinking?" Marley asked with a soft laugh. When Emmett nodded, she smiled a little brighter. "You don't have to do things in that order. Next time you feel the urge to kiss me, just kiss me already."

Emmett chuckled softly and kissed her temple softly. "First date and then first kiss," he softly said. "That's the way that it's supposed to go and that's the way that it's going to go. Patience."

Marley rolled her eyes, laughing softly at him. From what she could tell, Emmett wasn't one to have patience so him telling her to be patient amused her. "Are you going to have the patience to wait for that?" she asked, her eyebrows raising as she looked at him. She had to bite her lip to keep from laughing when Emmett gave her a slightly shocked look. "It's fine. I'll be patient. I'll let you make the first move when you're ready. Just don't make me wait too long, Emmett Cullen."

Emmett laughed, that loud and boisterous laugh, and nodded, a grin on his face. "Of course, Marley Bradford. Whatever you want," he said with a little shake of his head. He could tell that she wanted him to kiss her now but Emmett was going to make her wait. Since she said that he could make the first move, he was going to see how long it took before she jumped at the chance to kiss him first.