"Are you sure it's him?" Luis asked, tapping his fingers along his desk.
"Yes…Positive. It's Hector." Armando said, hearing Luis growl through the phone.
"Get rid of him, and then get back here." Luis ordered, before slamming the house phone against the receiver.

"You can't leave!" Veronica exclaimed, grabbing onto her son's hand, worriedly.
"Why not?" Emmett questioned, watching as his mother turned away, "Mom, why not?!"
"Hector is dead!" The Romano Mafia killed him!"

Emmett slowly nodded his head. He reached into his back pocket and held out his gun.
"I'm going." He growled, loading his gun, "I can handle myself."

Emmett stormed towards the front door and threw it open.
"What about Rose?" Veronica asked, watching Emmett stop in his tracks, "She doesn't deserve this."

Emmett didn't say anything. He shoved the gun into his back pocket and slammed his fist against the door.
"You're putting her life in danger." Veronica whispered, cautiously approaching him.
"I can protect the both of us."
"No you can't!" she proclaimed, grabbing onto his arm, "You think you can, but you can't!"
"Let him go Mom." Eva muttered, making her presence known, "He'll learn when he attends his girlfriend's funeral."
"Shut the hell up Eva!" Emmett shouted, snatching his arm away from his mother.
"Honey I can't just sit back and allow an innocent girl to die."

The more they talked about Rose, the angrier he grew. He could protect her. He cared a lot about her. He wouldn't let anyone intentionally hurt her.
"She's NOT innocent mom!" Eva hollered, stepping back as her brother moved towards her.
"I mean it Eva! Shut up about her."

Emmett looked once more at his mother before storming out. He pulled the gun out of his back pocket and stared down at it. He has never killed anyone before. He's seen plenty of people die, but not by his hands. Emmett blinked away the stress filled tears ready to implode out.

Veronica entered her bedroom to see Luis pacing the room, holding his cell phone against his ear.
"I want whoever killed Hector dead by tonight!" he hollered before hanging up his phone.

Veronica wrapped her arms around her husband's waist. She rested her head against his muscular chest as he tossed his cell onto his bed.
"I'm worried about Emmett." She whispered, feeling her husband's arms wrap around her, "He's so angry Luis."
"He needs to kill someone."

Veronica pulled away. A look of sheer panic was evident on her face.

Ice skating was fun for Rose, but challenging for Emmett. He watched little boys and girls skate and do tricks, and he couldn't even skate in a straight line. Rose almost passed out from laughing so hard. Emmett was definitely going to be sore tomorrow.
"Rose!" Bella called out, skating towards her.
"Hey Bella!" Rose greeted, waving at the couple, "Hey Edward!"

Emmett managed to approach them without falling. He held onto Rose to make sure he didn't trip or fall.
"Emmett this is Bella and Edward." Rosalie introduced, holding onto his hand, "We go to the same school."

They waved before Emmett carefully skated away. He needed to use the bathroom. Rose laughed as she watched her boyfriend use every fiber of his being not to fall.
"Does he-" Bella started, being cut off by the shaking of Rose's head.
"No he doesn't."
"We should go Bell." Edward said, passing Rose a quick goodbye smile.

Bella agreed and followed her boyfriend off of the ice. Rosalie prepared herself to skate around the rink, but spotting Paolo stopped her.
"Leave!" she shouted, skating towards him as he came onto the ice.
"No can do." He replied, skating around the circle, "Your father ordered me to watch you."
"Do you have to do everything my father says?" Rose asked, closely following behind him.
"Yes, you're lucky! Your father considered the fact that you're on a date and only sent me. Your brothers have two guards on them right now." Paolo responded, picking up his speed.
"Just leave and we'll pretend you were here." She pleaded, also quickening her speed.
"Sorry Rose…" Paolo stated, coming to an abrupt stop, "No can do. Your father would kill my daughter in retribution for you."
"He would not!" she laughed, "He loves Lauren like a daughter!"
"That may be true, but she's not his daughter…You are ." he explanined, starting back up on the rink, "Rosalie you have to remember you're his blood…his little girl. If something were to happen to his precious daughter, something will happen to mine. You know? Eye for an eye."
"Emmett's coming!" Rose exclaimed, watching him carefully step onto the ice, "At least keep your distance!"

"Hey Rose!" Emmett called out, pushing himself off of the wall.
"Hey!" she replied, grabbing onto his arm to prevent him from falling, "Emmett this is Lauren's dad."

Paolo shook Emmett's hand as Rosalie waved him off. He skated off of the ice, took his skates off, and left to smoke a cigar.
"Why was he here?" Emmett questioned, as Rosalie shrugged her shoulders.

Rosalie and Emmett continued skating on the ice. He would occasionally hold onto her waist to prevent himself from falling. He would sneak kisses when she wasn't paying attention.
"Skating is definitely not your passion."
"Yeah, that may be so, but bowling is."

Rose looked up and smirked at him. He grinned back and quickly pecked her lips.
"You're never going to let me live this down, are you?"
"Nope."

"I want to spend New Years Eve with you." Rose spoke up, skating off the ice, "Lauren invited me to come over. She said I can invite you because she's inviting Tyler."
"Yeah that sounds like a plan."

After handing in their skates, Emmett took hold of her hand. She noticed Paolo standing to the side, smoking his cigar.
"Where did you park?" he wondered, pulling her closer.
"Over there." She pointed out, leading him the way.

Rosalie pulled him behind a large van so Paolo couldn't see. He's like a second father to her. It'll be weird for him to see her making out with her boyfriend.

She pushed his muscular body against the van. After pressing her body against his, his hands began to wander. He pulled at the fabric of her sweater as she played with the buttons on his.

Her hand laid over his to stop him from unbuckling her jeans. She pulled away and began heading to her car.
"This is definitely not the place for us to experience our first time together." She replied, pulling her keys out of her purse, "One, it's freezing out here, two, we're standing and three, my best friend's dad is less than two feet away from us," she paused to lean forward and peck his lips, "Some other time."
"Looking forward to it."

Bianca sat in her room and stared at the photo of her parents.
"B!" Rosetta called out, entering the room with Ella and Lucia, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just miss them a lot."
"It's okay to miss them bella." Lucia replied, taking her granddaughter's hand, "We're here for you."

Bianca smiled at her family. She stood and pecked her grandmother's cheek.
"What's going on?" Rosalie asked, entering Bianca's room.
"Nothing." Bianca answered, as Lucia, Ella and Rosetta left out, "I'm good."
"Are you sure?" Rose wondered, taking a seat on Bianca's bed.
"Positive." She responded, scooting closer, "So how is Emmett?"
"He's good."
"Is he treating you well?"
"Yes."
"Have you had interco-"
"What's with all of the questions?!"

"I just don't want you to fall hard for him and then get hurt." Bianca whispered, taking her cousin's hand in hers, "I've been hurt multiple times. It's not a good feeling."
"That's not going to happen." Rose assured, watching as Lucas, Jasper and Dino entered the room.
"What are you punks talking about?" Lucas questioned, flopping down onto Bianca's couch, "Spill."
"Here's your nose Lucas," Rose started, reaching into her pocket, "I found it in my business!"
"You're such a dork!" Dino laughed, shaking his head.

Jasper took a seat next to Lucas as Dino leaned against the wall.
"How was ice skating?" Jasper wondered, causing Bianca to smack Rose's arm.
"Ouch!"
"Ice skating is our thing! You went without me!" Bianca exclaimed, crossing her arms angrily, "You're so not my favorite cousin anymore."

"Please!" Emmett pleaded, taking hold of his sister's hand, "You have to try for me!"
"Alright Em, but I'm not making any promises." Consuela replied, crossing her arms, "I'll talk to Eva, but you know she's stubborn."
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Eva questioned, entering her sister's bedroom.

Consuela pats the seat next to her and waits patiently as Eva walks towards her. The entire time her arms are crossed and her brows are raised.
"Emmett wants you to leave Rosalie alone."
"Thanks for throwing me under the bus." He growled, avoiding eye contact with Eva.

Seriously Eva just stop. Leave them alone. They're young and if you are right about her. I'm not saying that you are, Emmett needs to learn on his own. You can't protect him all the time."

Eva sat in silence and stared down at the ground. She wiped her eyes and nodded her head. Eva couldn't help but be protective. She loved her little brother. Eva just hoped he learns the truth about her before he falls too hard. If that happens then everything will be screwed up.
"I promise to leave her alone and keep my comments to myself."

Emmett stood and pulled both of his sisters into his muscular arms. He kissed both of their cheeks in excitement. Eva could tell Emmett had already fallen for Rosalie and it was nothing anyone could do about it.

Review:
Thank you to everyone who's patient with me and the story. I already have a couple of the chapters written and we will eventually get to the big jaw dropper between Emmett and Rose. Just please be patient. If you can't, then I honestly don't know what to tell you. This message is only directed towards those reviewers who feel the need to rush me. Everyone else, thank you so much! I really appreciate your nice thoughts, reviews and most importantly your patience.

-Rachel :-)