Chapter Ten: Firsts

I sat on my bed and thought. Anticipation laced through my brain like shoe strings. What would I say to him? I was glad Charlie was out fishing again. He would have been suspicious of all this. I couldn't pretend that I was totally ok either.

At 11:59 I got off my bed and headed for the door. I would meet him at the front door; the sooner to see his face.

"Bella?"

I whirled around, shocked. Emmett was standing next to my window. His pale skin had a hint of color in it, his eyes a butterscotch color. He had jeans and a light colored flannel shirt on. The expression on his face was off though; worried, nervous, and apprehensive. It looked weird on his glorious face.

"Bella, I'm so sorry you had to find out that way. I always planned to tell you myself. Bella, I'm a vampire and I swear I won't hurt you." He said in a rush before I stopped him.

My legs were moving before my mind told them to. I ran to him screaming, "oh, Emmett!" I launched myself at him and slammed into him, my arms wrapping around his neck. It felt like running into a brick wall but I didn't care. He was there and my remaining fears dissolved at the sight of him. I buried my face into his chest, breathing in his sweet scent.

"Whoa. Hey, Bella. I was ready for you to be scared or angry. This is unexpected." He chuckled, wrapping his huge arms around me.

I looked up at him, savoring his perfect features so close to me. "Sorry. I just missed you."

He tilted his head to the side, considering me. You aren't afraid of me?" his expression was perplexed.

"No, it doesn't matter to me what you are. My boyfriend is a vampire, no big deal." I shrugged in his hold.

A smile spread across his face. "Good. I want you to be right here." He gave me a gentle squeeze. "I missed you this weekend. It was a long two days." Emmett sighed.

"I know. I thought about you a lot." I inclined my face up to his, hoping he would kiss me.

Suddenly, his hands were holding my face. Emmett's eyes were smoldering as he said, "do you remember right after I asked you to be my girl friend and you said yes?"

"yes." I breathed, dazzled by his proximity.

"I was about to say something to you but I stopped. It was bad enough that I asked you out over the phone. I wasn't going to say this over the phone too. Sorry about that, by the way. I'm about to say something I've wanted to say for a while." He paused to gauge my expression, rubbing his thumb over my burning cheek. "Bella, I love you." Then his lips were on mine. It was fantastic, like nothing I'd ever felt before.

But what neither of us expected was my reaction. Blood boiled under my lips and burned where he touched me. My hands tangled into his soft curls, holding his face to mine. My body melded into his and my lips opened of their own accord, breathing in as much of his delicious breath as I could.

He pushed my face away gently, easily breaking my hold on him. I stared up at his suddenly pained face.

"Sorry. You smell too good. Open mouth isn't in your best interest either." He whispered, staring at my throat.

I realized what he meant and tried to move away. "Do you want me to…?"

He refused to let me move an inch. "No, just be careful. I'm venomous."

Before I could ask, his lips were on mine again. I kept my mouth shut and held still, which left me breathless and sagging against him.

"I love you." His arms came around me as my breathing stabilized. I looked up into his perfect face and put my hand to his cold cheek, loving the feeling of it.

"I love you too." I gasped, finally. his smile was breathtaking.

He leaned down to kiss me again but his head snapped up suddenly. "Your father will be here in about five minutes."

I began to panic. "I'm not supposed to be here. Neither are you!"

"Calm down, Bella. I can get us out before Chief Swan gets home. Climb on my back." Emmett said. I looked at his face, trying to see if he was joking. He wasn't.

As much as I love Emmett, I hesitated. What was he going to do?

"Oh, come on. It's the only way, little coward. I won't let anything happened to you." Emmett promised, reaching for me. I had moved to my door so he grabbed me and slung me onto his back. I clamped my limbs so hard around him it would have choked a normal person.

"I'm a little heavier than the average backpack." I tried to sound casual but it was off.

He chuckled boisterously. Then he curled into a crouch with me on his back, aimed at the wide open window. Emmett sprang out the window smoothly. He landed in my yard then shot off to the forest, me clinging for dear life to him.

Emmett had to loosen my strangle hold on his body himself when he stopped. "Stay here, don't make a sound. I'll go lock your house up and be right back." He was gone before I could blink.

I leaned over and put my head between my knees, breathing deeply. I was dizzy from the trip. It scared me a little how fast he moved. My eyes closed as I tried not to get sick.

"Bella? You ok?" Emmett's voice was very close. "Open your eyes, love."

I did and he was sitting in front of me, his beautiful face inches from mine. I almost fell over. He stunned me.

"Sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you, Bella." Emmett had a repentant grin on his face. "Everything is taken care of at your house. Let me know when you're ready to run again." He added.

His sweet breath swirled around in my head and made it hard for me to think. I leaned toward him, inhaling. He took my face again and pressed his lips to mine again. His hands drifted from my face down my neck. I reached up weakly to touch his face. I didn't get to because my legs gave out and I collapsed.

Emmett caught me before I hit the ground. "Bella? Are you alright?" his frantic voice came.

"You made me faint." I accused shakily. "I think I forgot to breathe."

He smirked. "I leave you breathless. If I were human, I would be too." Emmett chuckled. Then he let a little seriousness color his expression and voice. "Should I take you to Carlisle? I have no experience in this."

"Experience in what?" I asked, confused by his hands on my hips, stroking my back and sides.

"You are the first person I've been like this with, Bella. I've never wanted anyone like I want you before so I have no experience with kissing or what to do if the one you're kissing faints." He admitted. I couldn't believe that. He was so good at kissing and he's probably had decades of practice. That thought upset me a little; who else had he kissed before he met me? I looked into his too-innocent face and knew that he was telling the truth.

"Haven't you lived a lot longer than I have?" I asked my surprise marred by my breathlessness.

"Yes, but you are the first girl I've ever wanted. I'm curious though. Have you ever…?" he trailed off, smiling sheepishly.

I blushed. "No, never. You are my first too."

"Huh. You never met anyone you wanted? I've seen human behavior. Love and lust don't always coincide together." Emmett was looking at me intensely. He looked like he could be staking something big on my answer.

"They do for me- now that they exist at all. I've never met anyone in Phoenix that I wanted." I explained. He beamed at me; I love that face.

"That's nice. At least we have that in common. On human, one vampire, both virgins to relationships." Emmett chuckled, his eyes incredibly soft. I love that color on you. It looks beautiful with your pale skin."

I smiled a little. His sister's efforts weren't wasted if he liked how I looked. Emmett's eyes were tracing the contours of my body. I blushed when I realized this.

"I think I'm ready to go now. To your house, I mean." My voice was still a little shaky; I didn't really want to run.

"You look nervous. Afraid I can't protect you from the other vampires, Bella?" he teased me. His curls bounced as he laughed.

"No, I trust you. It's just I'm afraid they wont like me." I was barely audible when I finished.

He boomed loudly. "Let me get this straight. You're going to a house full of vampires smelling lusciously tempting and your only concern is that those vampires won't like you?"

I just nodded. It sounded crazy but I knew he would keep me safe. Not that I believed his family would hurt me. I just wanted them to like me. Maybe they thought I was crazy for being with Emmett. I wanted my boyfriend's vampire family to like me. His sisters already did.

"You truly are an amazing girl, Isabella Swan." He said my full name lovingly. He stood up quickly, pulling me with him. His hands cupped my face and tilted it up, his nose tracing a line on my jaw. The next thing I knew, he was cradling me in his arms and the forest was whipping by us. He kept looking down to make sure I was ok. I screamed when he jumped over the river and he held me closer to his cold, muscled chest.

Emmett's breathing never sped up and he didn't get tired. The only indication that we were moving was the wind and the feel of his strides under me. If I looked at the forest racing around us, I would get sick. So instead of risking it, I stared at Emmett's face. He was jubilant and it seemed like he liked to run, or more, to use his muscles. The urge to touch him was overwhelming.

Finally, I felt him slow down. I looked around at where we were. We were headed down a forest path toward what looked like a clearing.

"We're almost there Bella. I'm going to put you down now." He warned me. When I nodded, he set me on my feet. I wobbled a little and clutched at his arm. Emmett chuckled and wrapped his arm around me.

We stepped into a clearing and there was a large white house with a wraparound veranda. It must be a hundred years old, beautiful in its antiquity. We walked up the porch together and he opened the door. It opened to a wide room that must have originally been several but the walls were knocked out. The back wall was entirely made of glass that showed a breathtaking view of the backyard and the river. The furniture and walls were all varying shades of white inside. It was amazing. So light and open; definitely not what I expected a house occupied by vampires would look like.

"Hey, Bella." Emmett said beside me. I could hear the smile in his voice. He was about to tell a joke.

"Yeah?"

"What's more aggressive than a mother bear?" he asked. I shrugged and waited. "A mother vampire. Bella, this is my mom, Esme."

A woman appeared in front of me. She was pale with a heart-shaped face and caramel colored hair. She looked just like Snow White; the only thing missing was the poisoned apple and the seven dwarves. Carlisle came to stand next to her, his blond hair slicked back. They were both wearing light colored, casual clothing. They were the best looking pair of people I'd ever seen.

I smiled at them. "It's nice to meet you, Esme. Hello, again, Dr. Cullen."

"Bella, you are most welcome here. I'm so happy to meet you." Esme said sweetly. She beamed as Emmett gently squeezed me.

"Hello again, Bella. Please, call me Carlisle." He said, offering me his hand.

"Carlisle then." I said , taking his cold hand to shake it.

"Where are the others?" Emmett asked as they appeared on the stairs.

"Bella!" Alice squealed as she ran down the stairs closely followed by Rosalie. Jasper was a little slower but Edward was the one who was last to come down. He stared at me with perplexed irritation.

"Oh, I knew you'd come! I saw it." Alice giggled as she came to a stop it front of me. She hugged me tightly for a second but I felt Emmett's hand grab mine.

"You saw me?" I asked, wondering what she meant. Alice took a step back when she felt Emmett pull me away from her and back to him.

Alice opened her mouth to speak but Edward stepped forward, looking angry. "You haven't told her! She only knows part of the truth. Emmett you idiot!" Edward shouted. He got in Emmett's face, snarling at him. Emmett pulled me behind him, protecting me in case Edward was in a fighting mood.

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A/N: I posted a new story. It's not really a story; more of a collection of poems I wrote based on twilight. The poem from Shopping and Sonnets is included in the collection so check it out. I have like no reviews on it so please check it out and review. Thanks, love you guys!

Emeralda Violeta