Chapter Four

As Emmett pulled up, Alex's jaw dropped open.

"That's your truck?" She yelled as Emmett stepped out.

He smiled his goofy grin.

"Sure is!" Her grin easily matched his.

He grabbed her bags, and she jumped into the front seat, quite the feat for anyone, even vampires and shape-shifters.

Alice and I piled into the back, struggling with our seatbelts, but Alex on the other hand, had it on in five seconds flat.

She laughed as he purposefully swerved in the empty parking lot of the homeless shelter, causing all of us to laugh along with her.

They were obviously going to be close, the way they effortlessly got along, like siblings.

"Did you bring a football?" He asked her.

She tilted her head.

"Duh, if I'm going to be hanging with you I better bring something to keep me entertained." She smirked.

"You saying I'm not entertaining?" He challenged.

"Nope, not one bit. Without your knowledge of sports, you would just be plain boring." She teased.

Emmett swerved again.

"How about now?" He asked.

She shook her head.

That was all it took for Emmett to go off road. He turned onto the grassy lining of the road towards our house, the truck bumping.

Alex shrieked with laughter.

"Emmett!" Alice and I cried.

Eventually, we got to the house.

"I think I dislocated my back." I groaned.

Alex hopped out of the car happily.

"Okay, with your knowledge of sports and a car, you're entertaining." She said.

Emmett's jaw dropped.

Suddenly he raced towards her and scooped her up over his shoulder, grabbing her bags as well.

"Emmett!" She pounded lightly on his chest.

"Am I entertaining now?" He laughed, walking steadily towards the house.

"Well, you're strong." She shrugged as best she could from her position.

Alice and I couldn't help but laugh.

Emmett kicked open the door as gently as he could, but it still opened with a bang, and set both Alex and her bags down.

"Wow, nice place." She commented, surveying her new home.

"Hello Alice, Leah, Emmett." Esme hugged us.

"Who's this?" She questioned, looking at Alex, who had a shy smile on her pale face.

"This is Leah's new friend. She just got kicked out of a homeless shelter, and she doesn't have anywhere" But before Alice could finish, Esme interrupted.

"Oh good, I just remodeled that room next to yours Leah. She can use that room; is that alright?" Esme smiled widely.

"Totally, thanks a bunch! I really didn't look forward to sleeping on cardboard tonight." Alex gave a quick bow of her head in thanks.

"Well, I always love new members of the family. Do you want anything to eat you guys?" Esme smiled.

Emmett of course answered no, but Alex and I nodded.

"Come on then, I just got some pizza." Esme beckoned us to the kitchen.

Alex gave Emmett a smile, and then followed me and Esme to get some food.

"I'll put your bags in your room, okay?" Emmett hollered, and we heard his footsteps as he went upstairs.

Alex smiled at me.

For one in my life, everything was perfect.

"This is my room?" She exclaimed.

We were standing in the doorway of a beautiful room.

Its walls were painted a dark grey, and accented with a deep purple. The sheets were a grey blue and the pillows were red. There was a desk in one corner with a dry erase board above it, and a glass door that opened up into a balcony shared with my room. And the curtains were made of thick black fabric that was glossy and satiny.

"Yep, do you need any help unpacking?" I asked.

"That would be really great, thanks." She grinned.

We started with her suitcase. Basically everything she owned was black, some was dark purple, or dark grey, but nothing else. She had some assorted silver jewelry, spiders and skulls, skeleton earrings, and other such things.

We packed those things away in her purple drawers.

We then worked through her backpack. I took her toiletries to the bathroom that was in the middle of our two rooms, one that we shared. When I came back she had unpacked her soccer ball and football, and was gently tossing the football in the air. She kicked the soccer ball expertly into the corner by her desk, and threw the football in a perfect throw onto her bed.

"Ah, done!" She fell backward onto her bed.

I smiled at her. She was so beautiful, so perfect for me.

I noticed that it was well past ten.

"You'd better get to sleep." I said.

"Yeah, you too, thank you for the help, and thanks for letting me stay here, really just thanks for everything!" She hugged me, making my cheeks burn.

"No problem." I hugged her back.

"See you in the morning, and then we can play some football!" She proclaimed.

I chuckled.

"Sure we can. I know Emmett has been dying to play with someone." And then I turned the lights off and shut the door.

I was in love with Alex.