AUTHORS NOTE:

Sorry for the wait, real life has interfered once again!

~Always-B-Happy

P.S. Never let life hold you down, be happy.

This is a story from my wild imagination that uses the awesome characters from Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. Stephanie Meyer owns The Twilight Saga and all its true glory.

Last Time…

"Iza?" I asked again worried.

"Bella, are you alright?" my father asked, I could hear the genuine concern in his voice.

She held onto me as her breathing became labored. I quickly picked her up and laid her back down on the bed. Dad was by me instantly.

"She can't breathe," he stated as he got the oxygen mask that hung on a hook above the bed. He moved to place it on her but she flinched away. "Emmett, I need you to hold the mask over her nose and mouth."

Chapter 6:

Emmett's POV

I nodded and did as he asked as he turned on the oxygen. Soon she calmed down, "Bella, are you better now?" my father asked.

She nodded and clung to my hand. "It's okay Iza, I'm here."

She calmed down more.

"Okay, can you explain to us what caused you to panic?" Dad asked gently.

He motioned for me to move the mask. She looked at me as she spoke, "The hospital. I… I don't think I can go through it to leave." she had tears in her eyes and her breathing started to become erratic again. I quickly moved the mask to her face again and took both her hands in mine.

Carlisle nodded, "Okay. If you don't need to see where you are going will that be better?" She shrugged. "Emmett makes you feel safe yes?" she nodded, "Okay what if I made an exception, if Emmett carried you out of the hospital with your face tucked into his neck, do you think that you would be okay with that?"

She shrugged but nodded and motioned for me to move the mask, "I feel safe with him."

Carlisle nodded, "Okay then. Emmett leave the mask off. I need to make sure your breathing is okay, may I?" he asked showing his stethoscope. She nodded.

Carlisle checked her lungs and said she was okay.

He motioned for me to lift her. I didn't have to be told twice. She clung to me and buried her face into my neck.

Carlisle lead the way making sure everyone we passed didn't touch her and gave us plenty of breathing room. The entire time I was whispering sweet nothings into her ear.

Once we were outside I let her know and set her gently on the ground. She stuck to my side but looked up at my father.

"Thank you so much for all your help. I know you could have just made me stay in there…I…" She was tearing up as she let go of me and quickly stepped up to my father and gave him a tiny, 2 second hug. She was back at my side before he realized what she was doing.

He smiled gently at her nodded, "If was my pleasure to help you Bella."

She nodded happily; I could see she felt proud of herself for hugging him. I squeezed her side gently letting her know I was proud too.

"Son, call me when you have a chance, and I hope to see you again soon Bella. However I do hope it is under better circumstances." My father said.

Iza gave me directions to her apartment; it was the worst part of town and the worst apartment building in the area.

I tried not to lose my temper. I could see she knew this.

She stayed quiet while I got my breathing under control. "Okay here is what we are going to do, you and I are going to go up and get what you need for a day or two. Then we are going to my place and I will call a moving company to come and empty out the apartment and take everything to my place."

She nodded, "Thank you so much Emmett."

Soon after, we were pulling up in front of my new house. "I just moved in so there isn't much but I think that is best. This way we can decorate together."

She smiled and went to look around as I put her stuff in my room. She came in and looked around at all my stuff.

"Emmett, I know you know that I am falling for you and I feel very safe with you. But I … I need to know if you expect anything from me…at night." she said not looking at me.

I pulled her into a hug, "Sweet Iza, I do not expect anything from you. All I need right now is for you to snuggle into my chest and have a good night's sleep."

She giggled, "Thank you so much Emmett. You make it so much easier to fall in love with you!" as snuggled into my chest.

We spent days together, she was worried about going back to work but I told her that I didn't want her working in something she didn't like. I would prefer she do something she enjoyed. When she got worried about money I informed her that I had bought my old football team. I couldn't play anymore so now I owned the team. I also assured her that we would never need for money.

We started going out on date nights at least twice a week and each night we would hold each other as we slept.

My family stayed away for the most part and Alice stopped bitching about Iza going back to work after I told her Iza would no longer be working at the diner for the tenth time in a row.

It seemed that my sisters-in-law thought Iza was with me for my money, just as she had feared. But my brothers, they didn't understand. But believed me when I told them she wasn't with me for the money. My dad, he was the only one who had seen the two of us interact. He saw the love I had for her and her hesitation to accept me.

I had a moving company move in her belongings, what little she had. We both went shopping to fill our home with furniture. Soon it was full and homey. Yet we still had done nothing more than hug and sleep holding each other at night.

Today would be 4 months since she had stumbled into my life.

I had finally had enough of my family. My Iza was going to take a day to clean the house and she didn't want me home. I decided to call my family and have them meet at my parents' house.

I kissed my girl goodbye before heading out. When I arrived at my parents' everyone else was already there.

It no longer felt like home though, so for the first time in my 26 years of life, I knocked on the front door.

My dad answered after a few minutes, "Emmett you know you don't need to knock."

I sighed, "I'm sorry to say this dad but I think I do."

He sighed, "I'm sorry it has come to this Emmett."

I shrugged and followed him to the living room where everyone was waiting.

I sat on a chair, apart from everyone else. My father joined my mother on the love seat and my brothers were with their wives on the couch.

"I know that most of you don't agree with my decision on who to love. I want you to know that I am disappointed in how you have acted. I told Iza that you would all accept her. That you would not see it as though she was after my money, yet it has been 4 months and not one of you has tried to get to know her. Not one of you ladies have tried to apologize for upsetting her and not one of you guys has apologized in their name.

I love Iza. She loves me. I am going to ask her to marry me and I am going to give her a better life. None of you know what she has gone through. None of you will know or understand unless you give her a chance. If you are to be invited to our wedding you should get to know her, because I am letting her decide who will be invited to our wedding. Not to mention we will be organizing our wedding alone or with a planner, none of you are to interfere. This is your last chance to reach out. When she reached out you all slapped her hand away. If you have anything to say I would like to hear it." I said as held my head high.

My mother stood from her seat and came towards me, her eyes locked with mine and them my face snapped to the right. She slapped me. My mother who had never raised a hand to me, never really raised her voice to me or my brothers, slapped me.

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Note: Emmett was sent to boarding school at the age of nine and on summers would only see his parents for a few weeks. The Cullen home was his home but what he means is that he is there to stay this time.

~Always-B-Happy

P.S. Never let life hold you down, be happy.