"No. I didn't get them taken away." Alice said sourly as we pulled out of the parking lot.

"It's going to be a long year. I have her for morality too. That's going to be fun." Alice said sarcastically.

"Oh Ali. You'll be fine. She teaches Morality? I just thought she was a freshmen teacher." I said a little too excitedly. Alice rolled her eyes at me.

"Did you even look at your roster?" she questioned. I hadn't really looked at my roster. I just kind of skimmed it. The truth was I was a little depressed with Emmett's leaving and didn't really care about school.

"Not really. I just kind of skimmed it." I admitted.

" Mmmmhmmm. That's what I thought," said Alice as she grabbed my purse from the back and pulled out my roster. Alice read me my roster out loud.

"And finally last but not least Morality with Ms. Swan 8th period. Congrats Rose. You and your new girlfriend are going to have fun together talking about God and our bodies." Alice said sarcastically and smiled. I was more than thrilled to have an actual class with the person I couldn't get out of my mind. I took a deep breath to try and make the butterflies in my stomach go away.

"New girlfriend? Really Alice, what makes you say that?" I asked trying not to sound too interested.

" Please Rosalie, I'm not blind. She was way too concerned for you. Most teachers just would have thrown Royce and not said anything to you. The whole hand on the shoulder thing and 'are you okay?' she's into you. And here I thought I was barking up the wrong tree because she had a picture of her and some guy on her desk." Alice said seriously. She was looking at me now and waiting to see how I would react. I couldn't believe it. I knew I wasn't crazy. She must have liked me a little. The butterflies in my stomach came back. I was more than excited for school tomorrow. I looked at Alice and smiled.

"You're crazy Ali. She was just being nice. Was the guy hot?" I asked innocently.

"I'm not crazy. I know what I'm talking about. He was really good looking. He's probably her boyfriend. You better be careful. You wouldn't want to break up a relationship would you?" Alice said playfully. I rolled my eyes.

"Trust me I won't be breaking up any relationships. Can we stop talking about this now? We're here." I said turning off the car and grabbing my bag. We got out of the car and headed inside the restaurant. It was our favorite restaurant. They had the best sushi in Connecticut. We sat on pillows at a low table in the dim light. Alice ordered us sake. They never asked for i.d. here. Alice and I were regulars and we knew they would give us whatever we wanted anyway. This isn't exactly the cheapest place to eat. Our bill is always well over 200 dollars. Last year Alice and I ate here almost three times a week. The owner of the restaurant even sent us a Christmas card.

We had a new waitress who Alice flirted with throughout the whole lunch. At the end of the meal Alice got her phone number and a date for this weekend. We left the restaurant and I dropped Alice off at her house. I drove home and parked my car in the garage. My mother hated it when I left it out in the driveway. I walked in the house and was not surprised to find it totally empty. The answering machine was blinking with a message. I walked over to it and played the message. It was my mother. She was going to be late as usual. She had dinner with a client. My father was on a business trip and wouldn't be home for a few weeks. I had the house to myself. This was a rare occasion. Usually when my parents were gone I had Emmett here with me. We would do homework, watch TV, and cook dinner. Sometimes we would go swimming or go in the Jacuzzi. If both my parents were away on business, Emmett would sleep over.

I thought about calling Emmett but it was only 2 o' clock. I decided to go swimming instead. I walked out of the kitchen and down the steps to the basement. There are four rooms in the basement. The one is a big room with a huge leather sectional, a TV over a fireplace and two armchairs. There is also a bookshelf filled with books. That room opens up into the bar room to the right. To the left you have my room with a bathroom and down a little corridor you have the theater room. Moving my room to the basement was the best decision I ever made. My parents' room was all the way up on the third floor. I could easily sneak Emmett in through the back door that led into the den.

I put my bikini on and walked out the back door to the pool. I dove into the cool clear water and began swimming laps. This would help clear my head a little. There was no way I was running for soccer conditioning today in this heat. Swimming was the next best thing. I swam until I was too tired to move. I got out, dried off and showered. After the shower I flopped on my bed turned on the TV and called Emmett. He was so excited to tell me everything about college. I could hardly get a word in. After an hour of listening to Emmett talk about college football, classes, and parties I was starting to get extremely tired. We said our good-byes and he insisted even though he was busy, he would see me in a month for the Homecoming game and dance. I hung up and fell sound asleep. Instead of my usual dreams about Emmett, Ms. Swan took his place. Even in my dreams I couldn't escape her. And to be honest, I didn't really mind.