Chapter 17… Blackout.

Bella's POV.

My cousin inspired the cheese stick part… She loves cheese ha!

I was eating before school started. Edward and I have had our relationship for about 6 months now. Emmett still had no clue of our relationship. But today we would tell him. It was Wednesday and the first day back to school. I had spent the best Christmas break ever. Edward and his family took me and Em to California Lake Tahoe… more snow. It was fun and romantic. He took me to the beach at night once.

I was eating a cheese stick when I heard Em.

"Bella hurry we're going to be late." He really wanted to see Rose. They have officially been going out for 3 months.

"Ok Em lets go." I said as I walked out the door with my purse and books. Alice had taken me shopping after my birthday. It was fun but also scary.

Lately I've been taking my car to school, Emmett rode with me. Em calls her Lizzie, which made me laugh. Like you could really name a car. I told Edward and he said he looked more like a Paul. That had me rolling on the floor.

"Lizzie's looking kind of dirty, want me to wash her after school." I smiled at Em

"Yeah, sure Em."

"So Bells what's new?" Emmett asked kind of bored. He knew we hung out every day so there really wasn't anything new.

"Well Emmett there is something I need to tell you" I said it nervesly.

"BELLS YOU'RE NOT PREGNAT!" I kind of had a feeling that that would be his first thought.

"WHAT! No way" I couldn't help but scream.

"Ok well what's wrong?" he has calmed down a bit ,but he was still on high alert.

I parked in the school parking lot. I looked at him and gave him a really tight hug.

"Emmy please don't be mad." He pulled me back to look into my eyes.

"Edward and I are going out." He let go of me and faced away, he made a fist and it looked like if his knuckles could, they would be ripping out of his skin.

"How long." Was all he could ask.

"6 months."

"6 MONTHS." He screamed. " BELLA how could you not tell me sooner. I'm your brother. CAN'T YOU TRUST ME ANYMORE!" he yelled some more.

"Em, of course I trust you. But I knew you would react this way." I paused. "I was scared you wouldn't let me be with him."

"Bella you can't see him" was all Emmett said. Those words alone made my heart ache.

"Em I'm 18 I don't have to listen to you again." I was mad. He could not deny me the right to see my boyfriend.

"Bella please listen. You're young and beautiful. Please don't believe into his crap" We saw the silver Volvo park next to us. I automatically ran towards him. As soon as Emmett would get out it might get dangerous.

"Hey Bella" Edward said as I crushed my body to him.

"Em please don't do this." I pleaded.

"Move Bella." Em was out of patients.

"Emmett what's wrong." Rose asked.

"Rose your brother is going out with my little sister." Emmett looked at Edward with disgust.

"So" was all Rose said.

"He can't" was all he could come up with saying.

"Why not?" Rose asked confused.

"Because I don't want her to get hurt." He said it in a low tone.

"Emmett you can't protect her all the time. She needs to learn how to make her own mistakes and learn from them." Rose said as she tried to reason with him.

"Em why is it ok for you and Rose to go out but not me and Bella?" Edward spoke for the first time since he said hi to me.

"Because, I can protect Rose." He almost yelled at him.

"And you think I can't protect Bella."

"Yeah, I think you can't"

"Well your wrong. I can protect Bella just as much as you can."This was getting out of hand. Emmett grabbed me tight and threw me at Rose. She caught me with arms wide open.

Emmett tried to punch Edward in the face but he caught Em's hand. So Em tried the next shot with his free hand but he was aiming for Edward's Stomach. Edward caught that hand too. Then Edward had Emmett's hands pinned to his back.

"Emmett stop, I don't want to fight you, your scaring Bella." He let Emmett go and as he did, I ran to Edwards arms. Right when he caught me Emmett hadn't seen me and I hadn't seen that he swung at Edward. I heard Edward scream my name at the same time I Blacked out.

I opened my eyes.

"Bella love are you awake." Then I felt cold arms on my cheek.

"Edward" my voice sounded awful. I cleared my throat.

"Love are you ok"

"Yeah, but the back of my head hurts. What happen?"

"Oh Bella, When you ran to my arms your brother hadn't noticed you and tried to punch me but hit you head instead. Why did you do that" he looked serious.

" I didn't want you to get hurt. Besides I didn't think Emmett would try to hit you again."

We were inside my car. We were in the back seat while I had my head on his lap.

"Where's Em?" I tried to sit up but Edward pushed me down gently.

"Edward I want to talk to Emmett."

"Bella, Emmett feels miserable at the moment. Let Rose comfort him for a while."

"Ok." I sighed. "So. You want to comfort me?" I asked as I bit my lip and winked at him.

"Oh Love" was all he said before he brought his lips to mine. Carefully he pulled me up so I could sit on his lap. He pulled me closer to his body. It was burning me with desire. I started to unbutton the top of his shirt only, as I started to kiss his neck. He let out a low moan that made my desire stronger. I stopped at the thought that Emmett could see us and this would only make it hard for him.

"Sorry." I paused as I tried to catch my breath. "If Em see's us this will only make it harder for us to me together."

"Your right" he said with a frown.

"Come on lets go play nice with Emmy."

"Ok" The rest of the day we didn't go to school. Emmett wasn't happy that I was with Edward but he would let me make my own mistakes.

As I lay in Edward's arms in my room I looked out the window. I couldn't be happier then I was at the moment. The night was beautiful. But same as every night since my birthday, I felt like we were being watched. It wasn't a stocker creepy feeling, more of a killer scary feeling. I ignored it once again. And I feel asleep to the sound of my boyfriends beautiful voice humming my lullaby.