Hi everyone,
Jemima84 mentioned that it was a bit hard to read with the long paragraphs so I'm trying to make it better, but I'm not an overly technical person so it might be a while before I get the hang on how to do things here on
Jemima84: you guessed my plot line! okay so it's pretty obvious what's going to happen... but I just wanted to tell you all that Jasper will make his apperance soon!
You probably all noticed a change in POV in chapter 2 and I just wanted to let you know that once in a while a Rosalie POV pops up. Because 1. Alice talks a lot so sometimes I have to give her a break so she wont strain her voice! 2. I think we need more Emmett!
This is a short one (sorry), but I hope you like it!
Baby Norber
Chapter 3.
Alice POV
Rosalie didn't bite this time, but I knew that she eventually would and as I made my way home I thought about how to set her up with Emmett. Dragging her to the auction would be the easiest, but there could be a chance that she wouldn't end up getting him and I was planning on dragging her along anyway. Plus, knowing Rosalie it probably wouldn't be a good idea to make a blatant set-up. If she smells a set up she'll go running for the hills.
I guess I can understand her as most of the guys she's been set up with as been total pigs only wanting to date her because she's beautiful and being able to brag about it. The thing about Rosalie is that she's incredibly beautiful; I swear to God I've heard kids ask her if she's Barbie! And okay sometimes it kind off goes to her head, but I'm honestly surprised she as down to earth as she is and, like me, she's not afraid to let her freak flag fly. Now, if only I could get her to admit "to the public" she wants to be a mechanic. I know it's her dream to reopen her fathers shop and I could just imagine it… it would be so awesome and she would hands down be the most glamorous mechanic in America!
But I think that project is going to take a lot more effort than getting her together with Emmett (whom I'm convinced is her soul mate!).
I realise that my parents wont be home tonight (yes, sadly I still live at home at age 20 – pathetic I know) so I decide to head over to the firehouse in hopes of snagging some left over pizza. Of course I could count on Emmett to deliver the goods. He might be Rosalie's romantic soul mate, but he is definitely my pizza soul mate.
"So, anyone got any ideas on how to haze the new guy?" Emmett asks as he's munching on a slice (Rosalie will have to work on his table manners) and as no one has any ideas I quip, "New guy?" and Billy come in telling Emmett off for the hazing comment and explains to me that a guy from Texas is coming in a couple of weeks. "Before or after the auction?" I innocently ask and Edward scoffs at me "We don't want to scare him off Alice" and I roll my eyes, "You're not insinuating that I'm scary, are you?" at least Emmett laughs at my comment, but sadly he'd the only one. "Alice, we all know you're a devil in angels clothing" Billy states and continues "and I'm pretty sure auctioning him off could be considered hazing".
I try to explain that it could be a good way for him to meet the local community and raise money for a good cause, but when I jokingly add that it would be nice with a new "hot piece of meat" it turns quiet. "Come on guys, if you're allowed to objectify women then I'm allowed to objectify men – and don't deny you do it" I give all of them the stink eye "Plus, I am 20 years old! Sometimes you all seem to forget that…" I end my statement by taking a bit bite of pizza. Case closed.
After a couple of minutes the conversation picks up again, but I'm to bummed to join in so I decide to go home.
"Hey Alice, wait up" Edward is sprinting down the road after me. "I'm sorry about in there… it's just" he runs his hand through his hair in frustration as he's trying to come up with the right words.
"Remember when you were 8 and had your first ballet show?" I nod, "and you were so scared that I had to hold your hand until the very last second before you had to go on stage?" I nod again, "You're still that girl to me, Alice and I know you've grown up, but to me you're still that little scared girl who needed her big brother to protect her from the bad things in life" I smile at him and take his hand "That's very sweet Edward and she's still in here" I place is hand on my heart "but I've grown up too and though sometimes I still need a protective big brother what I need more is a friend" he gets it and gives me a hug.
I smile into his shoulder when he adds "I guess it doesn't help that everyone of my friends have become surrogate older brothers too" I laugh and shake my head "No, not really" he hugs me once more (what's gotten into him today?) and tells me he'll talk to the guys "but don't expect immediate results – some of them are quite thick you know" he winks and walks back to the firehouse.
On my way home I plot how to get Rose and Emmett together and I think I know just how to do it. Oh, the cleverness of me.