Emmett's POV
"Hey Bells..." I replied. Bella looked purely shocked to see me stood at the doorway of her home. I took in the features of the woman stood in front of me. Bella was now 28, but she looked no older than 23. Her brunette locks flowed effortlessly over her shoulders, her fringe pulled by roughly over her head. Her eyes were bordered with faint purple circles, her skin so pale it could pass for a vampire. Her fragile little lips turned a darker shade of pink, as she bit her lower lip, typical Bella. She looked Ill. But there was no doubt how beautiful she was.
"Emmett, What, How, Why..." She stuttered. Oh no, she looked unhappy. Why did I run off to see her for.
"Bella, I found the letters. I can't believe you would place the trust of Masen's upbringing with me and Rosalie." I looked into her eyes as I spoke, they were still as vibrant and full of wonder as they were the first time I met her. I moved closer to Bella realising the large gap. She shuddered. I immediately took a step back.
"No No! Please don't go Emmett you have just got here!" she exclaimed. One small tear ran down her plump cheek.
"I'm not leaving Bella, but you didn't seem comfortable being near me-"
"No, I'm just cold, side effects and all, Sudden changes in temperature. You want to come inside?" She interrupted me. I smiled.
"Sure Bells." I walked past her and into the landing. I followed her directions up the stairs and walked through Bella's bedroom door and sat on her bed. I patted next to me as she followed and sat by.
"Bella I just want to apologise-"
"No Emmett please don't, I just want to say how much I have missed you. Missed your smile missed your bear hugs, missed being around you and the family. Don't put a negative on this please, I'm happy you came to see me. Even if it was unsuspected." She again interrupted me. I couldn't help but smile, I could feel the smile curving up towards my eyes and with that I grabbed her and pulled her into me and wrapped my arms gently around her delicate body.
"Bella I have missed you so much. It has pained me not to be able to visit, to have to leave you. Every day I have thought of you, the family has not been the same since..." I trailed off, figuring it may hurt if I mentioned the incident or Edward himself. "...I'm so happy you don't hate me." I let go of her, suspecting she may need extra room to breathe and relax. I took her hand and placed it in mine. It had been too long since I had seen Bella, I wanted to be close as possible. God I have missed my favourite little human. I smiled again. Why it is now I am here with Bella am I managing to smile? Damn if I knew a visit to Bella would stop the heartache I would have never stayed away.
She looked up at me, a smile creeping up on her face.
"Emmett, I do not wish to talk about what happened, when he left...what happened afterwards. I'm guessing you already know how I got Masen in my life?" She looked down and returned her gaze to my face again. I shook my head. I didn't wait around to read his letter, I was set on seeing Bella and I wasn't going to give him an opportunity to attempt to stop me again.
"Well...I was raped Em. After a party I was out of my face, I can't remember who's party it was I was so shit faced. I drank to drown the pain. Seemed it got me into a worse pain. But from it all I have a handsome loving amazing son." She was fighting back tears by the end, but I knew they were happy tears as she smiled whilst talking about Masen. What the hell Bella was raped? Man I am going to kill that son of a bitch who did this to my Bella Bear...Wait My Bella Bear..No Emmett stop thinking say something your freaking the poor girl out
"Bella, you may wish to change the names on the guardianship-"
"What? I knew it, how could I be so stupid, course none of you would want anything to do with me how stupid could I be!" she shouted, not at me but to herself. I grabbed her shoulders gently, trying not to hurt her.
"Bella look at me, look at me Bella Please" Moments later she lifted her gaze, tears flowing down her cheeks staining her shirt.
"We all love you; we always have and always will. Maybe I went the wrong way about how I told you. It's just that me and Rose aren't together no more so you might of wanted a couple to raise Masen, such as Esme and Carlisle" I grimaced, at the thought of Rosalie, she would go ape if she knew I was saying this. Ruining her chances for a child to look after. But this was not about her. It was what is best for Masen.
"You...You and Rose broke up?" She stuttered. I understood her confusion, when Bella came round our house in forks me and rose were inseparable. But Rose never understood me, she never listened, so pre occupied with herself she even forgot I lived at the house once. And the tip of the iceberg, she was happy when Bella died; she thought Bella's 'death' would stop me moping about the house depressed. How wrong was she, I had to leave, I lived in England for a whole year on my own, wrapped up in the self guilt that wasn't even mine. I loved Rosalie, just not enough. We always knew we were not mates, but we tried so hard to make it so. I believe we were just relying upon each other for happiness. Happiness that I never gained.
"To cut a long story short Bells, Me and Rosalie were never destined to be together for eternity. We were never truly mates, yes I loved her, and she loved me. Just not as much as she loved herself" A small growl came out as I said them last words. To even think them made me angry. To say them out loud sent me mad.
"Oh...Emmy Bear I'm really sorry..." And she pulled herself onto my lap and hugged me with all her strength. I laughed wrapping my arms around her.
"You were never one for self preservation were you Bella, I mean sitting on a vampires lap when he is truly angry. what's up with that?" I joked.
"ha-ha, funny Emmett. I know you will never hurt me. And you needed protecting, from the hurt,. I could see it forming in your eyes." She smiled and ruffled my hair.
"Hey human that's my job!" I huffed as I playfully attacked her ruffling her hair and tickling her pinning her to the bed. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she was creased up with laughter. "Em..Em Em Emmett Cullen Seriously Stop it" She managed to squeal out as I stopped tickling her. I sensed another human in the doorway. I didn't turn around, my gaze and smile fixed on Bella as she wiped the tears from her cheeks still trying to catch her breath.
"Mommy, are you okay what's gone on?" The other human spoke.
"Masen sweetie this is my close friend, we are play fighting don't worry sweetie. She returned her gaze to mine. I turned around to see Masen. Toy story pyjamas and a make shift cape was tied around his neck, with a small smile on his face he looked at me. His eyes lit up and beamed his smile, bearing his teeth with 2 missing.
"SUPERMETT! IT'S REALLY YOU!" He shouted, and ran over, stopping in front of me. I picked him up and spun him round at human speed, causing his cape to flow out behind him. I put him down on the bed next to Bella before he got too dizzy.
"Wow Supermett that was soooooo cool. Mommy you see that? I was flying!" by this point he was jumping up and down on the bed Bella was giggling as Masen attacked her with pillows and hugs. She looked up at me, her eyes sparkled with something familiar, yet I could not figure it out.
"I err, I need to eat" I raised my eyebrows and Bella nodded, fully understanding my need to hunt. "Come back wont you Emmy Bear?" Emmy bear? She still remembered that name? I laughed, and hugged her. "Of course Bella, now go sleep you look shattered. And you Supermase." His little eyes lit up once more. "You can be my robin to batman. My right hand man, what you say kid?" I asked him. He stood up on the bed so he could reach my high five. "Dude you are tall. I'm in!" he ran off out the room, his cape flowing behind. That Kid sure is fun.
And with that Bella was already asleep on the bed, her breathing decreasing into a shallow breath, her beautiful heartbeat stuttered lowly, she sighed in her sleep, I stayed for half hour, checking to see if she was ok. "Come back..." She muttered. I didn't act upon it, thinking it would be about Edward. My asshole of a brother. "Come back Jacob Masen misses you" I understood that. why am I so jealous of this Jacob? "Come back ..." I was nervous, was she going to say Edward? Edward Doesn't deserve Bella "Emmett." She sighed falling into a deeper sleep. If my undead heart could beat, it would no doubt of jumped out of my ribcage. The way she was so complacent saying my name in her sleep, and the smile followed shortly afterwards gave me hope. Hope for what Emmett what the hell? It was then, whilst she slept that I realised, I'm in love with Bella Swan. The thought swirled round my mind, nothing else invaded it, for the next 10 hours whilst Bella Slept and I hunted. I'm in love with Bella Swan... I'm in love with Bella Swan... I'm in love with Bella Swan...Damnn, I'm in freakin' love with Bella Swan! Edward Is Going To Rip Me To Pieces...