Author's Note: A big thanks to my beta AgoodWITCH for her ever speedy beta work. TwilightMommyof4girls for prereading and biting her nails with me. The WC ladies who helped me by being there and encouraging me. Now to the continuation…Mt. Emmett!

Chapter 14

My heart was pounding as I motioned for Edward to duck under my loft to get out of sight, hoping I could delay this until after we were home. I hurriedly threw on my clothes, not taking time to fight with my bra, and throwing a sweatshirt lying over my desk chair to cover up a little better as I rushed to the door, where Emmett was still pounding so hard the door trembled in its frame.

When I opened it, an irate looking Emmett glared down at me before trying to peer through the crack in the door.

"What is your problem, Emmett? Are you trying to damage my door so we have to pay maintenance fees?"

He ignored me completely, glaring down at me. "Let me in, Bella. I need to speak to this fucker. Who the fuck takes a girl's virginity in a dorm room within a few days of meeting her? Nobody worthy of my little sister."

I opened my mouth to protest, but was stopped by his hand and narrowed gaze. "Don't bother denying it. Don't think I haven't noticed you slinking off to see your little boy toy the last couple of weeks. Plus your room reeks of sex and you look freshly fucked, so don't even try it."

My heart was really pounding now, my eyes filling with tears. I hated that now my memory of my very first time was going to be sullied by this encounter. I hated the fact that my brother's heart was going to get broken in a few seconds. Worst of all, though, I hated that the brotherly relationship between Edward and Emmett was about to be strained, potentially beyond the point of mending.

My voice cracked as I pleaded with my older brother, begging him not to push, to wait just one more day. "Emmett, please. Just please let it go for tonight. I promise I will tell you all about it once we get back to Forks. Please, Emmett. I'm begging you."

Emmett's eyes closed for a long second, the pain on his face etching itself painful stroke by painful stroke into my permanent memory. When he opened them again, tears were welling there, breaking my heart even more.

"Please don't tell me it's who I think it is. Please, Bella. Please don't tell me Edward is in there with you."

I sucked in a staccato breath, trying to keep from sobbing and losing the battle already. Emmett's face shattered before my eyes for a millisecond before his hand slammed into the door above my head, knocking it out of my hands as he shoved past me into the room. His body arched in a fury that reminded me of a Alpha Male Gorilla protecting his family in the wild.

I grabbed his arm, begging him to stop as he zeroed his gaze in on a pained looking Edward, standing in front of my desk, his shirt on backwards and only one shoe on. Emmett was on him like a fury, fists flailing all over Edward as he tried to block him, begging him to stop and listen.

"No, you fucker! I trusted you! You were my brother! How could you do that to Bella? How could you treat her like that? Why would you ever think I would let a man-whore like you within one hundred miles of my baby sister? You fucker! You took her virginity in a mother fucking dorm room? I'm going to fucking kill you!"

I screamed, running over to grab his hands, trying to stop him from hitting Edward and give us a chance to explain, only managing to get myself hit in the process. Emmett kept swinging for a fraction of a second longer before he realized what had happened and immediately froze in remorse at the same moment Edward's fury rose and fought back.

Edward pushed Emmett off of him, screaming back at him as he landed a few more blows. "How fucking dare you lay a hand on her? I'll fucking kill you for that. She may be your sister, but she's always been more than that to me. I've loved her since I was ten fucking years old, Emmett! I've protected her and taken care of her because I fucking love her, you asshole! And nobody is ever going to hurt her again!"

By this time, my RA shoved into the room, looking panicked before calling for someone to call security. This gives me the perfect opportunity to place myself between them and stop the violence.

"Will both of you fucking stop it already? You both love me, and I love both of you, so stop beating the shit out of each other, please, and let us explain, Em."

I turned to him, resting my hands on his balled fists. He stared down at me in hurt fuelled anger. "Please, Emmett. Let us explain."

He bit the inside of his lip before moving to grab Alice's desk chair and straddled it, facing us as he gripped the back with white knuckles. I turned to Edward, cupping his already bruising cheek with my hand and fighting the tears again before nodding to my chair. He mirrored Emmett, his own cracked hands gripping the wooden rail as he stared at Emmett regretfully.

"First, let me take care of the RA and then I'll be back. Neither of you move." The both nodded, keeping their gazes locked on one another.

I dashed into the hall, explaining it was a disturbance and I had it handled. It took several minutes of convincing before she left and called security to cancel the guard call. I sighed and sent up a silent prayer before walking back into the room. The second I entered, two sets of eyes rested on me. I moved to lean against the post for my loft to the right of Edward and sighed before beginning.

"Let me start off by asking you to try to keep an open mind and understand where we are coming from, it's not like either of us asked for this fucked up situation, but we're doing the best we can with what we have. Let me just start by saying that you were going to find out about this tomorrow. We already had plans in place to sit you, Mom, and Pop down for a family meeting and come clean about us."

Emmett's tongue swept over his teeth as his grip tightened on the back of the chair. "When did you guys start fucking?"

I swallowed hard, my face heating instantly as I whispered, "Tonight."

Emmett closed his eyes and cursed as Edward reached out for my hand, staring up at me apologetically. I gazed back at him, trying to convey that apologies weren't necessary, and even with this, I wouldn't trade our night together for anything. His eyes softened in a way that said I love you, making me smile slightly before looking back up at a glowering Emmett.

"How long have you guys been together, sneaking around behind my back? You must have thought you were so smart, making me look like a fool!"

I lifted my hand to the top of my head and shook it slowly, fresh tears welling in my eyes. "No, Emmett. I promise you, hiding it was no fun at all. Every time we were around you, I felt like such a bitch. Our first kiss was Christmas night after everyone was in bed. I couldn't sleep so I went down to stare at the falling snow and watch the fire and the Christmas lights on the tree. I was down there a long time before Edward found me and we started talking. As we talked, we discovered we both felt the same way. We were never brother and sister like you and I are brother and sister. It was always just a little different. I don't know how to explain it, Em, but it's always been there for the both of us."

Emmett paled, his face turning a little green. "Oh God, I feel like I'm gonna blow chunks," he grumbled as he shifted uncomfortably in his chair. "So you've just been running around, making out, and…OH FUCK! It was you guys that got caught in Hamilton, wasn't it? Oh, what the fuck? You just sat there while I went on and on about it and Jasper and Alice about split their guts open. They knew, didn't they? God, I feel like such a fool."

I let go of Edward and walked over to Emmett, putting my hand on his arm as I knelt down in front of him. "Emmett, no! God, I'm so sorry. I…I was just so scared. I didn't want you to be angry and I didn't want you to have the burden of keeping it from Mom and Pop or you telling them before we could. I just wanted a little time to have as a couple before we went making big announcements to the family that would put such a strain on it so early. I didn't want you to feel like a fool. I promise. I just didn't know what to do."

Emmett flared his nostrils as he pulled his arms out of my hands and stood up from the chair. "I'm too angry to be in this room right now. It's taking every ounce of will power not to pound Edward into dust. I'll see you tomorrow."

I followed him to the door, sniffling as the tears streamed down my face. "For whatever it's worth, Emmett, I really didn't want to hurt you."

He sighed and closed his eyes at the door. "Yes, you said that."

I could feel my jaw trembling as I curled in on myself, hugging my chest with my arms to try to keep it together.

"Will you at least let us tell Mom and Pop about it tomorrow like we planned."

His nostrils flared as he grunted, his voice laced with pain and sarcasm. "Yeah, I won't spoil the great game plan of the master minds, don't worry."

I chewed hard on my bottom lip as I tried to get control of my breathing. "Thank you."

He turned the handle and started to walk out when I followed him in the hall, standing in my doorway. He was a few doors down when I called out to him, grateful when he turned toward me, although the pain in his face was like a dagger straight into my heart.

"Do you want us to figure out another way home tomorrow? I mean…"

He shook his head before I could finish the thought. "No. I'll drive us. Just be in the lobby at three and don't plan on there being a lot of conversation on the drive home."

I sucked in a breath and thanked him before sliding back into my room and closing the door before leaning against the back and sobbing. Instantly, I was surrounded by the comforting warmth of Edward as he calmed me and kissed my head.

"I'm sorry I didn't help, but I could tell he would have gone on another rampage if I said a word."

I nodded, gripping his waist tighter and resting my head over his heart. "I know. I understand. I'm tired. Can we just go to bed?"

Edward kissed my head before mumbling of course and tugging me toward the ladder that led to my loft. It was tighter quarters, but to be honest, I needed to be as close to Edward as possible. My sleep was fitful and I experienced nightmare after nightmare about our conversation we faced the next evening with Mom and Pop.