Author's Note: Guys! Tell me what you think of it! I already know how it will end but I still want you to tell me how you think it should end.
"Emmett, are you sure you know what you are doing?" I asked him as we were on our way to Embry's house. It wasn't like him to come up with an answer to a problem and not tell me. I was also still worried that it would be something that I would not be pleased with. Either way I am not going to be pleased.
Emmett did not laugh as I hoped he would. He did not smile. He had not been doing much laughing or smiling for a while, and it was all my fault. "Yes, I have been doing a lot of thinking lately, and I have decided that my comprimise is as good as any."
Even though his tone sounded light and almost casual, it didn't escape my notice that his foot stepped on the gas so that we were going from 80 miles per hour to 120.
We got to Embry's house quicker than usual. The one time I didn't want to get there fast, we did. Great.
"Come in, guys." Embry said after I rang the doorbell.
His house was so familiar, it brought back such innocent memories that seemed so long ago. I missed the days where things were not complicated. We wandered about the house before finally settling down on the large sofa in the family room. Ironic? Yes.
"You guys told me you have a solution to our current predigament." Embry said.
It was not a question, but I answered it anyway. "Yes." I looked over at Emmett fot help. "Em?"
He cleared his throat rather loudly. "I think that, given the present circumstances, you and i should share Rose." He said this with so much confidence that I was sure he was kidding and was going to tell us his real comprimise at any time. When he didn't, it slowly sunk it until I choked on my own venom in utter shock. I looked over at Embry to see his reaction, he was just staring blankly at Emmett.
"E-Emmett?" I asked to break the silent. "You are serious."
"Yes." He said and I didn't miss the grave tone in his voice. "I think it is the best possible way to go about fixing this. You see, anything else I propose would be biased because I love her, and anything you porpose would be biased because you love her. Equally shared is the only way."
Where is all this coming from?! I didn't have the slightest clue how Emmett planned onmaking things any better.
As if reading my mind, Embry proceeded to ask the question to which I was desperate for an answer. "How would that work? Like one gets her for one week and the other gets her the next?"
"Well, I am open for suggestions, but I think you basically understand the gist of the plan." He replied.
"So, maybe starting next week we could take turns each week with her?" He asked.
"I think that sounds pretty fair. How about since it was my idea, I get her first?" Emmett asked seriously.
"I guess that is fair. Then we have a deal?"
"Wait, wait!" I screeched in a high, annoyed voice. I stood up, too frustrated to stay still. "You guys make it sound like I am some child being handed over to her divorced parents every other week. I am not going to be told where I can live and when I can live there. That gives me absolutely no freedom what-so-ever." By the end of my hissy fit I was nearly shouting, I had no idea where all the anger was coming from. I suspected it was all the anger I had bottled up inside of me from the beginning of this mess.
They both gaped at me, apparently my sudden outburst took them both by surprise.
"Rose." I heard the pleading in Embry's voice. He lifted his hand and reached for me for one brief moment and then dropped at as if deciding that physical contact was not a very brilliant idea with Emmett in the room. "I did not mean to upset you-" he stopped talking, apparently at a loss for words.
"I think what Embry is trying to say is that we both can't love you anymore than we already do. I don't want to speak for Embry, but I can say that I would rather share you than be completely without you." He looked at Embry for support.
"Yeah," Embry agreed quietly."That is exactly what I wanted to say."
I looked at them softly, I guess that I really didn't understand why they wanted to split me up. Now I saw that it was because no other agreement could make them both equally happy. I smiled at Emmett ever so lightly. "Wow, Emmett, that really was a good idea."
Emmett gaped in mock surprise. "You say that like you are surprised about it."
We both laughed, even Embry chucled quietly. I turned to him. "So it was good o see youm but Em and I really should be getting home now, we have to tell our family the ood news, no one was completely crushed today."
He smiled at me. "See you around?"
I returned his smiled. "Yeah, see you." I swiftly kissed him on the lips, avoiding getting too physical because of Emmett's presence, and then walked out the door with Emmett at my side.
"You did well, babe." Emmett said and he put his arm casually around my shoulder. His mood seemed very happy now that we found a solution.
"We did well." I said and nuzzled into his chest.
