A/N: hey guys, sorry for the late post but I'm doing my exams in the next few weeks so that comes first. But here it is chapter eight, pivotal moment happening for teen Rose and Emmett, the song I love for the end of the flashback is Band of Horses – No One's Gonna Love you, beautiful song so check it out.

Chapter 8 - All These Things That I've Done

Rosalie POV

Walking through the kitchen, steam and heavenly aromas rising with a slap and a sizzle as the chefs got to work, expertly dicing, slicing and chopping away ignoring me as I walked through. Going to the back door just as a familiar truck was backing up, I waited for the driver to put on the breaks and hop down, walking towards me with a clipboard in his hand.

"Hi Rosalie"

"Hey George, got the right order this time?" he scratched his chin and nodded as he opened the back of the vehicle. Going through the order meticulously and getting a couple of the kitchen helpers to carry it to the stockroom, I turned to George after signing the clipboard he had handed to me.

"All good?"

"Yep, keep it up George. See you"

"Bye, Rose" waving over his shoulder he climbed back into the truck and I went back inside, folding the order sheet as I walked back into the restaurant. Hearing my phone go off, I reached into my pocket and pulled it out, seeing Alice's name flash across the screen as it rang.

"Hey Alice, what's up?"

"Let's just say that someone has an admirer" raising an eyebrow I walked away from the dinning are and headed to the office.

"Cryptic. Any chance I can skip the whole guessing game and get to the point Al?"

"Hmm, okay then buzz kill. Do you remember Robert Walsh?"

"The English boxer with the ad campaign?"

"Yes, well he will be in a fight on Thursday night so we need a venue for after the fight, a sort of celebration if he wins or drinks and such if he doesn't" leaving the office door open, I sat down behind the desk and crossed my legs as I continued to listen to Alice.

"What do you need me for?"

"Well I had been thinking about a place for it when Robert suggested your restaurant, seeing as you catered for the launch party. Would you be interested?" hearing Robert's name I smiled, the English man was nice to be around he had a sense of humour and wasn't nearly as demanding as any of Alice's other clients.

"Sure thing, how about a semi-formal thing? Open bar, light snacks and some music, keep it relaxed with some champagne if it goes well?"

"Sounds great, email me the details; you know the cost of it all and so on" turning to the computer on my desk, I started to make an invoice for the various costs for the evening.

"Alright then, anything else hun?"

"Yeah, Rob took a bit of a shine to you and asked for your number, shall I give it to him?"

"Whoa, right to the point there. I'm pretty sure you've had this planned out, since the launch party Al"

"So is that a yes?" sighing I heard the way she had phrased her question as more of a statement.

"Sure, what the hell"

"Okay, see you tonight Rose. I'm making chicken fajitas for dinner"

"God help us" I murmured to myself, low enough for her not to hear, Alice though talented when it came to her job and others things could not cook. Most of the time I ended up cooking or we got take-out food, I had a feeling that we would be eating out tonight or I would have to step in.

"What did you say?"

"I was just talking to one of the servers that sounds great Alice. See you later"

"Bye"

"Ms Hale?" turning round just as I was in the middle of sliding my jacket, I saw Danny walking up to me whilst the tables were being cleared as it was the end of the day.

"Danny, I've told you, just call me Rosalie" he nodded but looked worried. "What is it?"

"I wanted to ask if I could take the next couple of days off? My mom, is in the hospital and there isn't anyone to look after my brother and sister" he wrung his hands and hung his head as he spoke; painfully shy his voice was shaky and unsure.

"I'm sure we can work something out, I doubt we'll be too busy this weekend"

"Thank you"

"No problem, let me know how your mom is doing" smiling and then winking at him, he smiled back and I patted his shoulder, before checking the time and seeing it was nearly eight, I should be going home so that I could sample Alice's cooking. Yum.

"Bye Dave!" the head waiter who was walking by to a nearby table, turned his head and smiled.

"See you tomorrow Rosalie" waving at him I turned round and pushed the door open, buttoning my coat up as I did so, not paying attention to the man walking up to me.

"Rosalie?" turning round I saw a familiar face heading towards me with a wide smile.

"Robert? What are you doing here?"

"You got the call from Alice, right?" I nodded turning the rest of my body to face him properly as he came to a stop in front of me. "Well, I wanted to catch you after work, I heard about a late night vintage style dinner round the corner. Fancy a coffee?" looking at my watch, then back at Robert as he gave me a grin.

His grin was cute and there was something about him that drew me too him, "Oh, what the heck" shaking my head and smiling back at him I walked up to him and he held out his arm, I hesitated for only a second before taking and walking down the road with him.

Laughing harder than I had in a while, as Rob regaled me with a tall tale on how a friend of his back home had somehow on a night out spent the night atop a bus shelter, on his birthday, dressed in a tutu and clutching a loaf of bread, only to be rudely woken by a passing police officer I sipped my decaf coffee and listened intently.

"He almost shat himself!" he finished his anecdote with a loud, deep laugh that made me laugh even harder, smiling so hard my cheeks started to hurt.

Looking down at my watch I stopped laughing and gasped grabbing my jacket and standing up much to Rob's dismay, judging by the way his smile faded.

"Was it something I said?"

"No, no, no...I should have been home over an hour ago, Alice made dinner and I'm meant to be her test subject" pulling on my jacket and flicking my hair over my shoulders I smiled at him as he stood up as well.

"That bad?"

"Eh, it could be better, but that is probably just the chef in me talking"

"You're a chef? I thought you just managed the restaurant?"

"I do but I started out in the kitchen as a cook, then when I realised the business wasn't doing so well financially I offered some help to Michael. It turns out I'm good at the business side of things so he gave the job as manager" glancing down at my watch I buttoned up my coat and Robert got out his wallet throwing down a few bills and stepping around the table to stand beside me.

"You don't have to pay"

"My treat" he said dismissively with a shake of his head. "After all I've made you late for your gourmet feast with Alice"

"Thanks" stepping outside he went to the edge of the street waving his arm out as a cab drove past without stopping.

"Just like in London, can never get a cab when you need one" taking a few steps towards him, I stuck out my hand as I spotted an empty taxi which came to a stop near us. "Do you know something I don't?" he asked tilting his head in my direction with a raised eyebrow.

"Nothing that I'm immediately aware of" smiling and tucking a lock of hair behind my ear, I checked my phone and saw the missed calls and three texts all from Alice. Opening the door and motioning for me to get in, I slid in and he did too shutting the door and reeling off my street name then telling the taxi driver to then go to the hotel.

Pulling up on my street outside the complex where I lived, I turned to Robert and smiled as he grinned at me.

"Even though I'll probably get an earful from Alice, I had fun thanks Robert"

"Any time gorgeous" opening the door I turned back to him and gave him another smile before he moved closer, I could see where this was going so when he was barely an inch away from me, I turned my head so his lips brushed against my cheek.

"Good night" I said in a rush handing the cab driver a crumpled note and getting out of the cab, walking away before it pulled away from the sidewalk.

Quickly going to flat door and letting myself in, I was ambushed the moment I shut the door behind me.

"What's the point in having a phone if you don't answer?" she berated, glaring at me and putting her hands on her hips sounding a lot like my mother had.

"Sorry, I lost track of time, I saw Robert"

"Robert?" she repeated, dropping her hands as her expression turned quizzical and the illusion was shattered.

"Robert"

"Robert?" her voice got higher pitched as she continued to stare at me like I had a third boob.

"Yes Robert"

"Robert Walsh?" rolling my eyes I shrugged off my coat and hung it up as she continued to gawp at me.

"Yes Alice, Robert Walsh do you know many Robert Walsh's?"

"No, I just thought you weren't interested in him" I shrugged despite the almost kiss, he was fun and easy to be around, not like the complicated mess that was me and Emmett. There was an accomplishment; I had gone nearly a whole day not thinking about him since he got back.

"He's nice"

"Nice?" she looked at me her expression now turning suspicious as I kicked off my pumps, then she suddenly gasped as something seemed to just dawn on her "Oh my gosh...Rosalie what did you do?"

"Nothing!"

"Really?"

"Really, we had coffee talked, laughed. That's all" her shoulders slumped with disappointment and walked back to the couch and sat down, crossing her legs whilst I sat next to her.

"He didn't even try anything?"

"Sort of" cocking an eyebrow I sighed and told her about the incident that happened only a few minutes ago in the cab. When I was finished she smiled at me triumphantly, nodding and waiting until I had finished before speaking again.

"I knew it. So are you going to see him again?"

"I don't know, maybe. Alice this wasn't a date and it won't turn into one, so don't get your hopes up"

"Why not? He is down to earth, funny, good looking and has a cute accent what's not to like?"

"He's not..." I stopped myself, I had been about to say, he's not Emmett. But that would only raise questions, like what was going on and I wasn't ready to answer those questions. I had an over whelming sense of déjà vu, yet again I was hiding my relationship with Emmett from my friend, if you could call it a relationship that is.

"He's just a friend Al, let's leave at that" clapping my hands together and making her jump a bit I sat up and glanced over at the kitchen. "So where's dinner?"

"I may have had a mishap with the chicken" was her sheepish response.

"What happened?"

"I got a call from Jess and I went into the bedroom to check a few emails and so I forgot about the chicken, until the fire alarm went off" pressing my lips together I supressed my laughter, putting a hand over my mouth as Alice got up and turned her back to me and headed to the kitchen, however a little snigger did slip out.

"So what's for dinner?"

"I got Chinese take-out"

"Did you get dumplings?"

"Yes and Chicken Chow Mein"

"Great" hopping up I followed her and none us said any more about Robert although my mind was definitely on a particular man, though not one my friend would have liked me to be thinking of.

"What is this?" said Roger as he picked up the papers I dropped in front of him.

"Papers for emancipation, I refuse to stay here any longer" glancing up, he was shocked but what did he expect to happen?

"You're leaving me? But I've already lost your mother, now you want to leave me as well?" his voice got quieter as he glanced up at me.

"She left because of you..." Emmett slipped his hand into mine, squeezing it lightly and mutely nodding when I looked to him. "She overdosed because of what you did to her, for my own sake I have to leave before I do the same" he gaped open mouthed at me.

"Rosie, I...I lo-"

"I don't want to hear it" swallowing round the lump in my throat and gripping onto Emmett's hand tighter I mustered my strength and continued. "I will get the petition for emancipation, with or without your co-operation Roger" at the use of his first name his bloodshot eyes widened, taking a step towards me I was instinctively pulled back by Emmett.

Looking at the two of us and how protectively he stood over, he smashed his hand on the table, almost shaking with rage as he glimpsed at us.

"You are my daughter for fuck's sake, mine! You should be here not with some boy who only want's one thing, when he gets it he'll leave you Rosie. Why else would he stay?"

"You are wrong" shaking my head I let Emmett put his arm round my shoulders and pull me to his chest.

"I wouldn't do that to you"

"He whispers sweet nothings in your ear, but he doesn't mean it. I bet he told you that he loved you, if you fell for it then your stupider than I thought" letting go of him he reached out and I stepped away and walked closer to my so called father, a triumphant smile growing on his face.

So without any warning what so ever I grabbed the half empty can of beer on the table throwing it across the room, where it hit the wall leaving a beery stain on the off white wall paper.

"Don't think you can control me, you can't. I know your tricks I've seen them enough times, when you belittled my mother and then beat her to a pulp, why she ever loved you in the first place I'll never know" staring him down he gritted his teeth and scowled but said nothing "I will not stand for it, neither you nor any other man will ever do to me what you did, every day to the woman you supposedly loved" I straightened up and he looked incensed. "You are my father so I will not press charges, but touch me again or come anywhere near me and I will not hesitate to call the police right away"

With those words I turned to Emmett and walked out, when we were by his truck I put my hands on the hood dropped my head and breathing slowly. Trailing after me he stood behind me wrapping his arms around me and staying quiet, just holding me as I closed my eyes and leaned back into his touch.

"Thanks for coming with me"

"I would have offered if you hadn't asked me first" turning round I looked up at him and gave him a soft kiss, resting my forehead on his chest for a moment before pulling away then he took my hand stopping me in moving away so he could pull me back.

"Why do you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Pull away from me all too soon" leaning down and pressing his lips to mine soft at first I was the one to deepen the kiss, fisting the front of his shirt to pull him closer to me. My body in between him and the car, it was like I couldn't get closer to him I loved the feel of his lips against mine but I wanted more.

Hearing his phone ring I all but groaned out loud when he opened the car and pulled out the large unwieldy thing that was supposed to be a cell phone. Taking the call he did a lot of listening, making occasional sounds of agreement before hanging up and leaving the door open before turning to look at me.

"That was my mom, dad's got a late shift at the hospital Alice is round Bella's for the evening and my mother has one of her charity balls that seem to go on forever"

"So your house, your big house is going to be all empty?" raising an eyebrow he seemed to cotton on quickly.

"Yeah, do you want to watch a movie or something?"

"Sure"

Getting to the house barely twenty minutes later it had started to rain on the way and so fat droplets were falling heavily, drumming on the car roof as we peered out, we didn't have any umbrellas on us either. Looking to each other with smiles on our faces we put our hands to the door handles getting ready to run out in the pouring rain.

"Race ya?" I nodded and we leapt out of his jeep, me running to the front door and squealing loudly when he came up behind me and scooped me up into his arms.

"Emmett!" spinning round we were soaked in seconds, slapping his shoulder he put me down his hair plastered to his forehead, his clothes soaked but he just laughed his eyes lighting up. Placing my hands on his chest, and moving closer he stopped smiling looking at me and lowering his head, that is until I took him by surprise and pushed him back due to being taken by surprise he stumbled and fell on his ass, right into a huge puddle.

Laughing hysterically at the shocked expression he wore I ran to the door as he stood and more glared at me with a smirk that ruined the seriousness. Reaching the door just moments before he did, he trapped me placing his arms either side of me on the door his eyes dark as he peered at me and as I stifled the last of my laughter.

"I guess this means I win"

"Yes, even if you did cheat" childishly I stuck out my tongue at him, until he ran a hand up my thigh to my torso, inching his hand under my wet shirt and round to my lower back sending chills running through me.

"So what's my prize?" I said in a voice thick with lust as there was barely an inch of space between our chests, and even lest space between our lips. He lifted me up by my bottom and I wrapped my legs round his waist to stop myself from falling though it brought me into contact with his very obvious arousal. We both fell silent, our eyes connecting then he cleared his throat and put me back down getting out his key and letting us in and out of the rain.

Walking in after him and shutting the door he shook out his hair with one hand, looking back at me with a small smile and leading me to his room. Watching him as we walked in silence, I took the chance to check him out especially as due to the rain his clothes clung to him in a way that...showed off his best assets, so to speak.

Striding into his room, he disappeared into his walk in wardrobe to reappear with a large purple polo shirt and a plain black jumper and jeans, handing me the polo shirt he dropped the clothes on the end of the bed and stripped off his shirt.

It wasn't the first time I had seen him shirtless, but droplets of water slid down his chest and perfectly sculpted abs. Turning his head and smiling at me he threw the wet shirt in the laundry hamper, picking up the dry sweater when I went over to him and stopped him with a deep kiss.

With a raised eyebrow when I pulled away he turned his body to face me properly, gently pushing him back so he sat on the edge of the bed I kept eye contact with him and took off my jacket and peeled off my t-shirt slowly so I was only in my jeans and bra. Kissing him again, I pushed back and straddled him deepening the kiss until he stopped and pulled away, putting both of his hands on my cheeks.

"Rose, we don't have to do this if you're not a hundred percent sure. I love you and that isn't going to change, you don't have to do this because of me" he meant the fact that he clearly had so much more experience than me, this would be my first time and that thought was kind of scary.

"I want to, I'm ready...I, I care about you" he knew what I meant, even if I couldn't quite say it, he knew I could tell by the way he looked at me.

"I love you" he said before turning us over so I was underneath him and kissing me, slowly making his way down my body to shimmy off my jeans and then his own. "Are you sure about this?"

"Make love to me Emmett" his response was to kiss me again holding me close, giving the contact I so craved.

Thursday night came and I was rushing round the restaurant to make sure everything was sorted out as Alice was the first to walk in her eyes glued to the screen of her phone as she nearly bumped into Danny as he brought in a few buckets of ice.

"Alice, watch it!" looking up and seeing me she looked to Danny and smiled apologetically, to which he smiled back enamoured already. Well she did look well put together as always, in a wraparound sleeveless dark purple dress that made the most of her figure with a thin zebra print belt and matching shoes she looked gorgeous.

"Hey Rose, he won! Offers for magazine interviews and covers are flooding in, wow" she said as her phone beeped wildly. "The press are eating this up, not only is he an amazing athlete he is gorgeous and everyone wants a piece of him now"

"That's great, is he on his way?"

"Yeah, after all the press are here he will make a fashionable late entry"

"Press?"

"Yes, that is where you benefit my dear. Seeing Robert arrive here with all of the paparazzi, this will become the top spot you'll be swimming in all of the new customers"

"Really?" she smiled p[leased with herself, as flashes went off outside as the vultures descended to capture a decent picture of Robert as he arrived at his victory party.

Barely half an hour later and Robert's manager and wife were there, along with many people who I half recognised from the Levi's advertisement launch party and some whom I did not but assumed were fellow sportsmen. One very bitter looking man with dark skin and long dreadlocks, drank his third glass of champagne and was being consoled by a pale looking woman with flame red curly hair in a dress that showed much too much flesh.

Robert's arrival wasn't so much seen as felt, the flashes outside increased tenfold and making my way to the front doors I saw him get out of black Mercedes with a thin yet busty brunette with a dress that could have been painted on and dark red lipstick, hanging on to his arm.

Smiling for the camera's flashing at him, he made his way inside and then caught my eye smiling widely and whispering into his date's ear, before she went one way and he walked over to me.

"Enjoying the attention, Mr Big shot?" he smiled almost bashfully scratching the back of neck and looking round for a moment.

"Did you watch the fight?"

"No" seeing the look on his face I rushed to explain. "I had a lot to do here to set up" plus I had been set back a little by a randy Emmett at my flat.

"Okay then"

"But congrats on the win, I think you could use a drink"

"Yeah, do you have any whisky? Black label?"

"That I do" smiling at him I saw Emmett walk in along with Bree Tanner, Alice spotted them too and she weaved through the others to get to them, hugging her brother after shaking Mrs Tanner's hand with a smile. Getting the attention of one the waiters I asked for Robert's drink and then excused myself, heading towards the trio.

"Ms Hale, what a pleasure to meet you again" greeted the older woman warmly, shaking my hand enthusiastically.

"Mrs Tanner, please call me Rosalie"

"Then I insist you must call me Bree. Mrs Tanner, always reminds me of my mother in law, a very formidable woman I assure you" laughing and nodding I agreed.

"Okay, Bree. Can I get you a drink?" I aimed the question at the three of them with a smile, acting indifferent to Emmett quite well.

Making the rounds and introducing myself and handing out more business cards and collecting a few, I saw Robert fending off a very drunk red headed woman who seemed to be attacking him with her mouth.

"Excuse me honey is there a problem here?" aiming the comment at Rob, he looked at me with a panicked expression and the woman glared at me.

"No problem here" she answered scathingly.

"I wasn't asking you dear, I was asking my boyfriend here" she looked shocking and mildly sheepish, before untangling herself from him and slinking off, with a few mumbled words under her breath.

"Thanks for that, I thought I was going to have to find a crowbar or something"

"Not used to being irresistible to women?" he rolled his eyes at my smirk and then he took a deep gulp of his drink.

"I've never been in that sort of position; I was always the loser at school"

"I find that somewhat hard to believe"

"No it's true" he put down his glass and crossed his arms over his chest. "Up until I was sixteen I was a weedy kid, I got picked on a lot but when I finished school I got a summer job at my uncle's gym and he introduced me into boxing"

"And here you are"

"Yeah, at first I just wanted to stand up to the bullies but I got really into, I watched Rocky about fifteen times and memorised most of the lines.

"Really?" he nodded. "Why do you want to fight?"

"Because I can't sing or dance" he replied getting Sylvester Stallone's slur down perfectly. I laughed out loud and out of the corner of my eye I saw Emmett looking at me, his expression not exactly happy.

A/N: so any thoughts on what if anything should happen between Rosalie and Robert?

Until next time thank you for reading! :D