Meanwhile, at the Cullen house, Emmett was in his room, trying to pick out what to wear. He wanted to make a good impression on Selene since the first one didn't go very well. But, he didn't want to look like he was trying too hard. Emmett stood in his closet, looking around; his head fell back in frustration. Emmett was about to yell for Alice when she comes dancing into his closet; she runs her hands down his wardrobe and picks out a pair of khaki pants, a striped long sleeve shirt, and a pair of white sneakers. Alice turned to look at Emmett, then picked a baseball cap.

"There now you look good, and it doesn't look like you're trying too hard," Alice said.

"Will she like it?"

Alice smiled, then shrugged, "Beats me, I can't see shifters, remember?"

"Right, shit, I wish you could. It would make my life much easier."

"Why, Emmett?"

"I don't know if Selene is going to like me or not."

"Emmett, Selene will love you. She might have a problem at first, but give her time and let her get to know the real you, and everything will be fine."

"Thanks, Alice."

"You're welcome, Em. Now, go shower and change before Selene gets here. It's almost noon. I'll see if Esme has lunch ready," Alice said, then flounced out of Emmett's room.

Emmett took a deep breath to steady his nerves. He then went to his bathroom to take a shower and change. When Emmett got out of the shower, Emmett quickly dried off and got dressed. Looking at the clock, Emmett noticed that he only had five minutes until Selene arrived.

Emmett made his way downstairs and went into the kitchen, "Is everything ready?" He asked Esme.

"Yes, everything's ready, don't worry, Sweetheart."

"Thanks, Mom."

Esme hugged her son and kissed him on the cheek. At that moment, they heard a car turn off the road and make its way up their drive. Emmett held his breath in anticipation as he listened to his mate, getting closer and closer. He looked at his parents nervously, Carlisle put his hand on Emmett's shoulder.

"Why don't you meet her outside. That way, we don't overwhelm her."

Emmett nodded and made his way outside. He watched from the porch as a silver Ranger Rover pulled up to the house. The Range Rover parked in front of the house then idled for a while. Emmett was beginning to wonder if Selene was going to leave when the engine finally turned off. A few minutes passed then the driver's door opened. Emmett's breath hitched when he saw his mate get out of the car.

When Selene pulled up to the Cullen house, she saw Emmett standing outside, parking the SUV, Selene stared at Emmett for a few minutes. 'Damn, he's attractive,' Selen thought. 'I don't know if this is a good idea, maybe I should go.'

The minute Selene thought about leaving, she felt a little prick of pain in her heart. Selene placed her hand over her heart, 'Damn imprinting pull is getting stronger.' She thought.

Resigned to her fate, Selene turns off the engine, but she sat there for a bit longer. She took a deep breath and opened the door to her vehicle. She stepped out of the Range Rover and shut the door. Selene took off her sunglasses and made eye contact with Emmett. She watched in satisfaction as his breath hitched.

Selene confidently but cautiously made her way towards Emmett. Emmett walked down the steps in a daze as he stared at Selene. They walked towards each other and met halfway. Selene and Emmett stared at each other for a few seconds until Emmett came out of his daze. He cleared his throat then offered his hand, "Uh, hello, I'm Emmett Cullen."

Selene looked at his hand then up at Emmett. She smiled at him and took his hand; Selene thought his hand was a lot colder than she was expecting but not unpleasantly so, "Hello, Emmett, I'm Selene Clearwater."

Emmett noticed that Selene's hand is slightly calloused but still very dainty in his hand. Looking deep into her sea-green eyes, Emmett brought Selene's hand to his lips and kissed it. 'Oh, he's good,' Selene thought.

"It's nice to meet you again, Selene."

"It's nice to meet you too, Emmett," Selene responds sincerely but hesitantly.

Emmett's brow furrowed at Selene's hesitation, "Is something the matter, Selene?"

"To be honest, I'm a little uncomfortable being here."

Emmett nods, "I can imagine that you are, but I want you to know that I'm not going to hurt you, and neither will my family."

Selene eyed him suspiciously. Emmett laced his fingers with Selene's, "I promise, I could never hurt you, Selene."

"Can you say the same thing about your wife?" Selene asked.

"You don't have to worry about my soon to be ex-wife. She won't do anything to you."

"Uh-huh, you'll forgive me if I'm not entirely convinced about that. I'm stealing her mate; I'm sure she's a little pissed."

"Rosalie is not my mate, Selene, she never was."

"Oh, so that's the blonde bitch's name."

Emmett smirked, "Yeah, it is, are you jealous, Selene?"

"I don't get jealous, Emmett, I have nothing to be jealous about."

Emmett laughed, he loved how self-confident his mate was, but she wasn't arrogant about it. At hearing Emmett laugh, a shiver went through Selene, which annoyed the crap out of her. The longer she was there with him, the stronger the imprint pull was getting.

"Are we going to stand here all day, or are you going to invite me inside," Selene asked.

Emmett smiled, "No, of course not; let's go inside."

Emmett gently pulled Selene towards the house; they walked up the steps and entered the house. Instantly, Selene was assaulted by the smell of the other vampires. Emmett noticed Selene stiffen; he put his hands on her shoulders, "It's alright, Selene, nothing's going to happen."

'Right, they're not the type of monsters that I'm used to,' Selene reminded herself.

Selene relaxed slightly, and Emmett led her towards the kitchen. They walked into the kitchen, where Esme was finishing up with lunch. Esme turned around when she heard Emmett and Selene enter the kitchen, she smiled at the young lady and offered her hand, "Hello, Selene, I'm Esme Cullen, Emmett's adoptive mother."

"Hello, Mrs. Cullen, it's nice to meet you," Selene said.

"Please, call me Esme."

"Alright, Esme."

At that point, Carlisle, Alice, and Jasper walked into the kitchen. They introduced themselves and shook hands with Selene. Selene smiled at the rest of the Cullens, "It's nice to meet you all."

"I hope you're hungry, Selene; we prepared lunch for you," Esme said.

"That wasn't necessary, Esme, though I do appreciate it."

"It was no problem at all, dear. Why don't you and Emmett sit down and I'll bring you your lunch."

Emmett led Selene into the dining room, he pulled out her chair for her, and Selene sat down. Emmett sat down next to Selene and served her some iced tea that Esme had placed on the table. She smiled at him and took a sip of her drink. A few minutes later, Esme comes in with Selene's lunch. She made Roast yuzu chicken with Japanese slaw and dilled tomato and cucumber salad. Selene smiled at Esme, "This looks delicious, Esme; thank you."

"You're welcome, Selene, I hope you like it."

"I'm sure I will."

Selene placed her napkin on her lap and took a bite of the chicken. She hummed at the taste, "It's delicious, Esme, you're an excellent cook."

"Thank you, Selene, I've had quite a bit of practice cooking for Bella."

Selene slightly frowned, and her stomach soured at the mention of the troublesome girl, but she didn't say anything. She went back to eating her lunch in silence. Her expression did not go unnoticed by Esme and Emmett; they looked at each other and wondered what that was about.

Esme left the dining room to give Emmett and Selene some privacy. Selene looked at Emmett, she set her fork and knife down and wiped her mouth, "So, Emmett, if we're going to make this work, why don't we get to know each other first."

"Okay, what would you like to talk about," Emmett asked.

"Let's start with the basics. Why don't you tell me about yourself and how you became a vampire?"

"Well, I was born in 1915 and grew up in the small town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, as part of a large Scotch-Irish family. My parents considered me a wild adolescent, I was never one to worry about consequences and preferring to gamble, drink, and womanizing."

'Yep, he looks like the type,' Selene thought.

"I worked on the railroad with my older brothers in Gatlinburg. Carlisle turned me in 1935 after being mauled by a black bear. Rosalie followed the scent of my blood and found me almost dead. She carried me over a hundred miles back to Carlisle. Amazingly, she was able to resist not drinking my blood. Carlisle changed me, and the rest is history."

Selene nodded, "And you've been with Rosalie ever since." She stated.

Emmett looked at Selene, feeling guilty, "Yeah, but there was always a strain between us. I ignored it, for the most part, thinking that it was normal until I saw you in that valley and knew that you were my mate. What about you, what's your story?"

While Emmett was telling her about his life, Selene had continued to eat her lunch. Once she had finished, Selene began her story, "I was born in 1984 to Sue Uley and Eldoris Attwater. My parents had known each other for a year before I was born. But unfortunately, my father couldn't stay with my mother, so he left when I was nine months old. Two years later, my mom married Harry, and he adopted me; that same year, my half-sister, Leah, was born," Selene explained.

"It wasn't until I was ten years old that I would meet my real father. I had always had problems in school with my dyslexia and my ADHD, so when I turned fifteen, my birth father paid for me to go to a private school in New York that would help me with my learning disability. I stayed in New York for the next seven years, and just now came back when my mom told me of my dad's death."

"What do you plan to do now that you're out of school," Emmett asked.

"I can do anything I like; my father set up a trust fund for me and my half-brother, Percy, so if I want I, could live off of that, or I could go to UW and finish college."

"You have another half-brother?" Emmett asked.

"Yeah, Percy Jackson, he's a year young than my brother Seth. That was another reason why I moved to New York; my father wanted me to know my other brother."

Emmett nodded. He found Selene's story fascinating, but then again, Emmett found everything about Selene fascinating, "I take it you got your eye color from your dad?"

"Yes, I look just like him but more feminine."

"And your brother?"

"He looks more like his mom, but has my father's black hair and green eyes," Selene informed Emmett. "So, Sam tells me that you and your family are 'vegetarian' vampires, what exactly is that?"

"We only feed off the blood of animals; that's why our eyes are amber instead of red."

"Huh, interesting."

At that moment, Esme came out with some chocolate cake for Selene and some coffee. Selene thanked Esme and began to eat her cake. There was a companionable silence between Selene and Emmett, but it was ruined when Bella and Edward showed up.

The minute Edward walked into the house; he picked up Selene's scent. Curious, Edward led Bella towards the dining room, following the smell. The couple walked into the dining room, where they found Selene and Emmett talking. Edward frowned when he saw Selene's eyes narrow at the sight of Bella. When he tried to read her mind, Edward found that he couldn't hear anything.

Emmett looked up from his conversation with Selene when he saw her stiffen. He looked at Bella and Edward and frowned when he saw the expression on Edward's face. What was his problem? Esme comes back into the dining room, having heard Bella and Edward arrive.

"Bella, it's so good to see you."

"Hello, Esme, how are you?"

"I'm good dear, are you hungry? I have some lunch made if you want anything."

"Yes, please."

Selene finished her cake, and she and Emmett stood up. Emmett takes Selene by the hand and led her over to Bella and Edward, "Bella, Edward, I'd like you to meet Selene Clearwater, my mate."

"Yes Bella and I have already met, how are you?"

"I'm good, Selene, how are you?"

"I'm fine, thanks."

Edward didn't say anything; he only continued to frown at Selene. It was frustrating for him that he couldn't hear her thoughts. Selene smirked at Edward.

"What's the matter, Edward, disappointed you can't read my thought?"

Edward looked at Selene surprised, "How did you know-"

"Other than by that constipated look on your face, Sam told me about your powers."

"How are you able to hide your thoughts?"

"It's a natural talent," Selene said. She then turned to Emmett, "Why don't we continue this conversation somewhere else so that we can have some illusion of privacy?"

"Alright, would you like to see the rest of the house?"

"Sure, why not?"

Selene looped her arm through Emmett's, and they left the dining room. They made their way upstairs so that Emmett could show Selene the rest of the house and his bedroom. As they walked, Emmett pointed out pieces of artwork that they had picked up throughout the years. Selene stopped when she saw a picture frame full of graduation caps.

"Are those graduation caps?" Selene asked.

"Yeah, we move around a lot."

"That must suck having to go through high school over and over."

"Yeah, it does, but it's necessary."

Emmett showed Selene the second-floor where the other bedrooms were, then he took her downstairs to the basement to his room, "And this is my room."

"It's nice," Selene said as she walked around his room.

Selene noticed that Emmett had an affinity for video games and sports memorabilia. She thought it was a bit childish, but he was a guy, what did she expect? There was a sofa in the middle of the room and a large flat screen, Emmett led Selene over to the sofa and offered her a seat. "Would you like to watch a movie?"

"Sure, why not?"

Emmett put on Harry Potter and sat down next to Selene. They watched the first two movies before Selene decided it was time for her to go home. Emmett gave Selene a disappointed look but understood that she couldn't stay with him all night. He turned off the movie and walked her upstairs. They walked out of the house, and Emmett escorted Selene to her Range Rover. Right before Selene got in, Emmett gently grabbed her arm.

"Will I see you again soon?"

"I don't know, maybe. Give me your phone so that I can give you my number."

They exchanged phones and programmed their phone numbers into each other's phones. When they were finished, they handed each other their phones back. Emmett looked at Selene's number committing it to memory.

"Would you mind if I call you?"

"No, of course not."

Selene was about to get in her SUV when she suddenly remembered what the Elders had said, "I forgot to tell you, Emmett, the Elders have decided that since you're my imprint, you're allowed on the reservation as long as you don't hunt there."

"Really? What about the treaty and the wolves."

"In your case, the treaty doesn't apply, and the wolves can't touch someone's imprint, it's our most supreme law. So, you'll be perfectly safe. Sam said he would talk to the pack and let them know that you have permission from the Elders to be on our land."

"Okay, then, would you like to do something tomorrow on the reservation? I think it's only fair since you came into our territory."

Selene smiled; she was taken aback by how Emmett was going out of his way to make Selene feel more comfortable. She appreciated the gesture, "I'd like that, Emmett. If you want, we can meet at the treaty line and go to La Push together. What time would you like to come over?"

"Is ten too early?"

"No, that's fine."

"Great, then I'll meet you at the border at ten."

"Okay, see you then."

Selene and Emmett stared at each other for a few moments more, then Emmett leaned in and kissed Selene on the cheek, "Have a good night, Selene."

"You too, Emmett."

And with that, Selene got into her Range Rover and left the Cullen's house. Emmett stood there and watched until Selene turned onto the highway. He sighed and went back into the house. Immediately, Esme and Carlisle came up to Emmett to congratulate him.

"Thanks, you guys. I think it went well for our first official meeting." Emmett said.

"I think so too, Sweetheart. She seems like a lovely girl."

"Yes, I'd have to agree with Esme, Emmett."

"Selene was a little tense when she got here, but I guess that was to be expected."

"I'm sure as she gets to know us, Selene will feel more comfortable," Carlisle observed.

At that point, Alice and Jasper came into the living room. Alice hugged Emmett, "I'm so happy for you, Em."

"Thank you, Alice."

"You know, I didn't talk to her very much, but from what I heard, she seems to be perfect for you. And she's so beautiful; I love her eyes."

Emmett sighed, "Yeah, me too. Well, I think I'll go pick out something to wear for tomorrow, care to help me, Pixie?"

Alice squealed and grabbed Emmett by the hand and dragged him to his bedroom.

Meanwhile, Selene arrived in La Push and went straight to Sam's house. She knocked on the door, and Emily answered, "Selene, you don't have to knock, you're always welcomed here."

"Yes, but it doesn't feel right barging into your house. What if you and Sam are making out?"

Emily laughed and invited Selene inside, "Is Sam here?"

"Yes, he's upstairs, he'll be down in a minute. Would you like something to eat while we wait?"

"No, thank you, Emily, but how about something to drink?"

"Would you like a beer or a soda?"

"Soda, please."

Emily went to the fridge and got a Dr. Pepper for Selene. They sat down on the sofa, and Emily asked Selene how her date went, "It was nice, Emmett's mother made me lunch, and he told me about his life. After that, he showed me the house; then we went to his bedroom to watch Harry Potter. Everything was going well until Bella and Edward showed up."

"Why what happened," Emily asked.

"Nothing, I don't like the Swan girl. If it weren't for her, my dad wouldn't have been in the woods with the insane vampire, and he probably wouldn't have had a heart attack."

"You don't know that for sure, Selene."

"No, but I think him encountering that vampire added the stress to his heart."

"Maybe you're right. What else happened?"

"Nothing much after that, we made plans to see each other tomorrow here."

"Here? But Sam told me that the Cullens weren't allowed in La Push," Emily said.

"That' right, but Emmett is the exception because he's my imprint. The Elders said he could come here. That's the reason I'm here; I wanted to warn Sam."

"Warn me about what, Sel?" Sam asked as he came downstairs.

"I wanted to let you know that Emmett is coming over tomorrow."

"Ah, and you want me to make sure the pack doesn't do anything."

"Exactly, especially Paul."

"Right, I'll make sure that Paul behaves. They all know the law; an imprint can't be harmed."

"I know, but I get the feeling that Paul won't care."

"You're probably right. I'll talk to the pack tonight."

"Thank you, Sam."

"You're welcome, Sel. So, how did your date go?"

Selene went explained how everything went and even told them that Emmett was filing for divorce, that he would be divorced in ninety days. Sam nodded, "That's good, did you run into his wife?"

"No, the blonde bitch had gone to visit relatives. Hopefully, she'll stay there, but I doubt it."

"Do you think she'll try to win Emmett back?" Emily asked.

"I wouldn't doubt it, but it's not going to work, I'm his mate, or so he says."

"You don't trust him?"

"Yes and no. I trust him not to hurt me, but I don't trust that Emmett won't go back to this Rosalie bitch."

Sam smirked, "Are you jealous?"

"I don't get jealous, Samuel, especially over a blonde bimbo like her. In all honesty, I don't care if he gets back together with her or not," But as Selene said that, she felt a pang in her chest. Selene rubbed the sore spot over her heart.

This action did not go unnoticed by Sam, "I think you do care, Sel, you won't admit it to yourself. I think the imprint pull is getting stronger. Isn't it?"

"I hate to admit it, but I think it is."

"It was inevitable, Selene," Sam told her.

"I guess you're right, well, I'm going home to get some sleep, unless you want me to go on patrol?"

"No, that's fine, you go home. I need to talk to the pack about tomorrow."

"Okay, Sam, thank you."

"You're welcome, Selene. Have a good night."

"You too."

And with that, Selene got back in her Range Rover and drove home. She had to let Leah know that they'd have to postpone their shopping trip until the following weekend.