Bella stepped out her front door the next morning and froze at the top pf the stairs. Charlie was already gone and parked in the driveway behind her truck sat a dark Jeep Wrangler. The tires were enormous and the body stood out amoung the normal four door cars the the surrounding driveways. Courious and caosious, Bella slowly made her way to the drivers side of the jeep and looked up as the window slowly rolled down. Incapable out coherent thought, Bella slowly crossed in front of the vehicle and. The passenger door swung open and Emmett offered his head for the second time in two days. When Bella's hand was enveloped in Emmett's she gasped at the chill on him. Before she could comment, she was in the jeep and Emmett had closed the door and was fastening the restrains. As He leaned across her, she smelt a light cologne wafting from his skin and moaned in pleasure. Emmett gazed over at her and grinned. Their faces were only inches apart. "Hi." Bella mumbled with embarrassment. Emmett smiled. "Hi." He replied in a whisper. He continued to gaze into her eyes and Bella took the opportunity to look over his face at such and blushed when her eyes meet his to find he was still watching her silently. Emmett's eyes were a golden brown. Like honey. Before she knew what had happened, Emmet had closed the distance between them and gently pressed his lips against hers. His lips were hard but he did not try to force himself on her. Softly she kissed him back and then he pulled back. "I'm sorry." He mumbled. "I shouldn't have done that." He started the engine, pulled out of the driveway, and they started the drive in awkward silence.
Bella looked down at her hands trying desperately to think of something to say. Emmett hadn't even looked at her again since the kiss and they were halfway to school. "It's okay." She finally muttered incomprehensibly. How lame, she thought to herself. Emmett showed no sign that he had understood. Finally, he took a deep breath and replied. "It was wrong for me to kiss you. It's dangerous for you to get too close to me. You don't know me." Bella looked over at him. "I want to get to know you. I want to be with you. I don't know what it was but from the first time I saw you I wanted to kiss you." Shut up! She mentally hissed at herself. You're going to make him think you're easy. "I'm not a good person Bella." "I don't believe that." Bella retorted. "I like you, and I know you like me. And you're not going to chase me away." Emmett sighed and looked over at Bella quickly. "Are you sure?" He asked. Bella nodded. "It's your funeral." He finally replied with a smile.
They pulled into the school parking lot and Emmet killed the engine. Beside them, the Volvo pulled in and the rest of the Cullen's stepped out of the car looking at Emmett with disapproval only Alice smiled warmly and waved. Bella noticed and looked down quickly. "Don't worry about them." Emmett told her as he ran the back of his hand across her cheek. "They'll come around." He reached across her once more to open the door then he left the jeep and hurried around to the passenger's side. Before she could move he lifted her effortlessly from her seat and kissing her once more briefly, he sat her on her feet. Jessica passed by with a shocked expression followed closely by Mike. Bella smiled shyly at them. Emmett turned as he lost her gaze. "Hello, Jessica, Mike." He said in a friendly tone. Jessica looked up at him and smiled. Mike frowned and nudged Jessica along faster. After a pause, Emmett drapped his arm over Bella's shoulders and led her towards homeroom. "Lets get this show over with." He told her with a smile.
Bella was pleased that the morning flew by. She couldn't keep her mind off Emmet. His golden eyes and white smile repeatedly flashed through her brain like a movie on repeat. Jessica drilled Bella all morning about Emmett. "Where did you guys meet?" She asked then before Bella could respond, another dozen questions were asked ending with, "Did he kiss you yet?" Bella answered as best she could without giving away to much information. Mike hurried to flank Bella on the way out of the classroom when the hour had ended. He suddenly growled as Emmett appeared in the doorway. Bella couldn't help but smile.
"Sit with us Emmett." Jessica offered when they reached the cafeteria. They moved quickly through the line with Emmett grabbing only a bottle of water. Bella picked a chicken salad sandwich and a Pepsi and they followed Jessica to the table that was almost full with Bella's new friends. They made room quickly for Bella, Jessica, and Mike then hesitated with Emmett Bella was about to suggest that Emmett and she sit somewhere else when Tyler shifted his chair over and grinned at Emmett. "Here you go, man." Emmett nodded his thanks and sat. "So…" Jessica asked with a sly grin. "When's the first date?" Bella choked on the food and glared at Jessica with her entire face turning red. Emmett however wasn't fazed. "Tonight?" He asked calmly. Bella's head snapped around to him. She locked eyes with him for a moment. Emmett leaned back in his chair playing with the lid to his water and waited. "Uh…sure, tonight."