Chapter Eleven

Domenica's POV

"Go." I said groggy, I had managed to pull myself up a little pressing with my right hand into the plush bed.

"You know what? No. Rose knows that I am here." Emmett said defiantly, I felt his arms getting tighter around my waist.

I tried once more to break free from the hold I could feel his muscles tightening and my heart fluttering.

I shook my head quickly closing my eyes, "I need for you to go I really want to be alone for a bit." my voice cracked.

The moment I saw Emmett again my memories were being provoked like an angry viper ready to strike. I secretly asked for this just by coming here and I knew that despite the feelings that had been awoken, there would be nothing reciprocated.

He was with Rosalie now she had kept her promise, I winced remembering how bloody Emmett had been the last time I saw him.

This was an odd feeling my chest was burning, I feel like I may throw up and I wanted to cry. I have the man that I had loved so deeply before holding on to me, his cold grip only made me want to throw him back on the bed. Yet there would be nothing that I could do but be grateful.

Right I'll just settle for being a little broken and pissed off.

I pulled my lips into a stiff line, I would not hold in my emotions, I loved being part human because of the feelings, emotions and fire that I could feel inside of me.

"I'm sorry." Emmett whispered pulling me into a hug.

I sucked in the air before breaking down in his arms, I could say no words in between the sobs that escaped from the deepest part of my soul. I rested my head on his shoulder feeling the coldness that had replaced the warm embrace I now remembered. I kept my face away from his face hoping to calm the tears long enough to see so that I could get the hell out of this house. Plus a small part inside reminded me to be careful now I was not the predator, he was for now I was now the one with the pulse. The distant memory of the way his heart raced when we were together echoed in my head.

"I…ca…a…n't." I sobbed pulling away lifting with all of my strength out of his arms.

"Stay." Emmett asked.

I shook my head pulling out of his arms I couldn't tell if he voluntarily released me of if he was just caught in this moment with me. I quickly climbed to my feet running from the room to the stairs, I did not waste my time by climbing down instead I jumped from the small landing on the floor. I landed in the hallway with a soft thump before running to the front door flinging it open on my way out.

"Domenica!" I hear a voice call, I could not tell who.

The cold night air helped to dry my face as I ran through my veil of tears towards the forest.

"Just jump the river and you can fall apart." I thought aiming for the river but someone was standing at the rivers edge waiting for me, it was Rosalie.

"How perfect." I said bitterly coming to a stop.

"I want you to run for the forest, go back to Brazil or wherever and be gone." Rosalie demanded.

"News flash blondie he has no clue who I once was with him" I gritted through my teeth, "now if you will excuse me your highness."

I stepped past Rosalie who reached out grabbing my upper arm, "I mean it! Just go away, everything was peaceful with our lives until you showed up. Thank you for giving me Emmett but just go away."

I jerked out of her hands starring, she starred just as hard back into my eyes.

"I do not want Emmett! GOD! Are you always this damn selfish! Your niece is in danger and the first thing you think about is losing Emmett, to me. I was his human life you narcissistic, egotistical, holier than thou wretch! You are his after life and even if I thought selfishly enough to give you some much needed competition I would but I can't. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER ME!" I yelled.

"GOOD! You walk around this place like you are God's gift to the world, I highly doubt that I am the egotistical one here! You get to be part of the human world and part of our world! Do you know what I would give to be like that! You show up here heart STILL beating, capture Emmett's attention and I am just suppose to sit back and play happy? If you want competition then bring it on!" Rosalie challenged.

"Bring it Barbie!" I yelled.

"Wait!" Emmett yelled out, "we have to get the mud ready."

Rosalie looked to him with a smirk while I looked towards the forest careful not to look at him.

"Did you bring a bikini D?" Emmett joked.

I was trying not to laugh but could not stop myself, "you mean your wife isn't concerned with breaking a nail?"

"Wouldn't that be your concern?" Rosalie shot back.

I turned around looking only to Rosalie, "of course not my nails can actually grow back."

Rosalie snarled at me, I grinned sticking my tongue out a little with a laugh.

"All of you stop it right now we have bigger problems than fighting over Emmett!" Edward snapped joining us.

"Not at the moment we don't!" Emmett corrected.

Rosalie and I were still contemplating how to take each other out to notice the little argument on if now would be a good time for Emmett to hold his mud wrestling contest.

I rolled my eyes at Rosalie before stepping towards the river.

"NO!" Emmett yelled quickly grabbing my arm.

"What is it with you people grabbing me!" I snapped turning to face him.

My guard dropped the moment we locked eyes his topaz eyes were not as bright as they had been a few days ago but still equally as beautiful.

"I need you here." Emmett said, a growl was coming from Rosalie.

"No you don't you have your family, the pack and my sisters I can take care of things in Brazil. I can find the real culprit of this whole mess." I said.

"Then I will go with you could use back up and it gives me a minute to have some answers." he stated.

"Oh okay well then we met at the farmer's market in Gatlinburg fall of 1934, became friends, fell in love momentarily before getting into a huge fight because I said I had been lying about who I was the entire time we knew each other. You understood somewhat when I said daddy dearest beat the hell out of us and we were on the run. Then you went for a frolic in the woods to clear your head. When you did not return for a few hours I became worried, followed your unusually strong scent only to find a bear had beaten me to the punch and used you as a play toy. Although I would have never sunk my claws in quite as hard as momma bear had."

"I heard something kicking the bear's ass so I ran over to you said I love you, I'm sorry tried to turn you but couldn't and then Barbie showed up. I knew you were a vampire by the way, you are walking Popsicle for God's sake." I glanced to Rosalie before looking back to Emmett, "I knew that since she was a pure vampire that she would have a better chance at saving you than I did. So I said take him, care for him and keep him alive she did not hesitate, said you reminded her of someone. Now here we all are happily reunited while plotting to kill an evil mastermind. There are the answers Emmett. Now if all of you do not mind I am going to take myself away from here for a few minutes so I come to grips with my new found memories." I said taking a breath trying to turn away from my little audience.

"I don't want you to be alone dealing with this I had a hand in it so I should be there. Besides I need you in top shape to fight it's cool when you blow up except I never have the opportunity to join in." Emmett grinned still holding my arm.

I smirked feeling a tear drop to my cheek, I rolled my eyes at the emotion, "no need to worry I will be ready as long as I can have the next few minutes to myself."

"So then no to Brazil?" Emmett asked.

"I guess not, I came here to help and I do not turn my back on those I love. I just really, really need to cry without a bunch of eyes plastered on me. Let me be who I am in front of the world then let me have my soul for myself okay." I said placing my hand over my heart with a sniff.

Emmett let go of my arm gently with a smile, he was starring into my eyes again. "Do what you need and then come back to me."

"Thank you." I fought through my scrunched up face.

I turned away from he, Edward and Rosalie before taking a few steps back. I took a couple of large steps before jumping the river and heading into the forest I slowed to a human jog before collapsing to my knees allowing the emotion to run. My hands clutched to my chest trembling as I let out a moan hoping that would douse the burning in my heart.

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Emmett's POV

I sighed watching Domenica jump the river I felt so bad for her I had helped to cause that pain right? I had to make it right and I felt the need to help her as her story of us ran through my head. I closed my eyes for moment, I saw a raven haired woman dressed in a slim form fitting white dress standing near a table of apples.

"Go with out me!" I yelled before jumping the river.

"EMMETT!" Rosalie yelled from behind me.

I could easily smell her trail and hear her sobs so I followed it didn't take long to run up on her. She was sitting on the ground hunched over and another memory hit me.

Domenica was looking down at me her face was soak with tears and blood. I saw a hand reach up for her, must be mine, to touch her face but she bit me instead. It didn't hurt or anything I mean how could it when half of my scalp was ripped and everything else hurt.

"no damn it no!" she choked, another sob.

"it's okay." I whispered touching her trembling chin with my finger.

She held my hand and kissed the back of it, "I'm so sorry Emmett, I love you." she cried, her free hand felt like it was on my face now.

This was it, I thought closing my eyes.

I felt the hand on my face go away, I felt her let go of my hand and then I felt the wind on my face.

I opened my eyes looking at Domenica from a few feet back, it seemed that her sobs were just sniffles now. Without hesitation I walked over to her, sat down behind her and grabbed on for dear life.

Domenica only sighed putting a hand on one of my forearms, "thank you."

"I'm sorry." I said before holding my un needed breath, her aroma was beginning to creep in and it was tempting, spicy.

She laughed slightly turning her head a little towards me, "now you get to fight temptation, I love karma."

"Eh karma is overrated just take matters into your own hands." I joked.

"Oh okay." she said grabbing my hand, she was acting as if she would bite.

"Nah too much dust." I joked.

She dropped my hand cackling, thank God there's her laugh again. I took her hand pulling it towards my mouth before she turned quickly to look at me hey honey eyes locking with mine.

Crap.

I let go of her hand and smiled as we sat here, it was silent except for her heart beating.

"Once this is over I am leaving, you will never see me again. As much as I dislike your wife I am grateful that she saved you." Domenica whispered.

"What if I remember completely how I felt about you? What then?" I asked.

Domenica continued starring before smiling more with her eyes than her lips, I wanted to touch her lips. Before I knew it I was reaching for her lips, she reached for my hand.

"We would be stuck in a cheezetastic chick flick." she whispered, this time we both laughed.

Domenica shook her head at me removing my arms from her, "we should get back the house things are about to hit the fan I can feel it." she said standing, reaching back to help me up.

I reached out taking her hand, she lifted me to my feet and I did not let go. I turned and led the way back to the house she was right I was now fighting temptation. Part of me wanted to bite and have my fill and part of me wanted to give in to it all.