OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE SHORT BECAUSE I DON'T GET Much TIME ON THE COMPUTER, BUT I'M TRYING!
Emmett looked at the text message on his screen. 'At em's place; won't be back til' after practice.' "Dammnit." He mumbled. He really didn't hate that embry guy, but he hated how he didn't know anything about him, and he was spending SO much time with his sister, Emmett wished he knew embrys' past… he shoved himself off the couch and got his coat; he was starting work again tomorrow and he wasn't looking forward to it. At all. He walked down the familiar streets looking at the old and new buildings of Colorado. The scent of pizza invaded his nose and his stomach growled in response. He shrugged. He figured a nice lunch would be cool. He walked into Joe's pizza, smirking at the famous Mario picture on the wall. "Hi can I help you?" he looked to see a girl with bright red hair and shining blue eyes, deeper than his. He felt his mouth go dry, his heart hammer and he knew what was going on; he was in love again…not. Good."
Bella sat on Embrys' counter humming while he was in the shower. She blushed remembering what he said when they woke up.
Flashback
Embry watched Bella as she slept again, her breathing steady, her face flushed from the heat of the blanket, she must have put on them. She shifted and then he was looking in her dark brown eyes. He blushed from being caught. "Uhhh…" she smiled. "Good morning." He opened and closed mouth several times. "I like it when you blush!" he blurted out. He felt heat go to his face and buried his head into a pillow. Bella giggled nervously. "Thank you?" he groaned. Just what he needed to do! He told Bella his big secret, now he can't keep his mouth shut! She poked him in the side and he twitched. She giggled again. "I need a shower." He mumbled.
End of flashback
She moved around the kitchen and got out ingredients for pancakes. She hummed once again as she worked, while Embry was upstairs. He looked at himself in the mirror, running a hand through his shaggy hair. He needed a haircut, which was obvious. He looked at his pale eye and wondered why Bella wasn't disgusted. Did she really care for him? Or was it all a game? His insecurity about her was irritating, but he couldn't help it. Spending four years wondering why your team, your friends dumped when you actually needed them most. It hurt the core, but spending so time with only three friends actually make you more humble. Embry had a terrible ego; no he wasn't mean to fans, or other people, he was too proud of himself sometimes an the accident just knocked him down a couple notches…now he felt a little stronger. He didn't know why but he was going to savor the feeling for a while.
He went downstairs, the smell of pancakes filling his small kitchen. He felt his stomach do a flip when he saw Bella flipping the pancakes and humming as if she did it every day. He walked slowly towards her, his mind in another place. Bella jumped when she felt something cold on her hand. She looked down to see it was embrys' hand; her face heated up in embarrassment. She turned around and smiled at him, hoping her face didn't give away her cover. Embry gave a small attempt of a smile back. She turned back around to put the warm pancakes on a plate, Embry staying close. They sat awkwardly sat at his two person table and ate quietly until Bella said she needed to get to practice. "I'll…walk you if you want."
Embry mumbled after putting the dishes in his sink. Bella froze. She bit her lip as her face heated up again. "Sure." They left the small house and walked quietly to the ice rink. Embry hated the silence, but he couldn't think of anything to say. He was choked up. Bella slipped her hand into his; he whipped his head to look at her. She gave him a shy smile, making his hood suddenly feel hotter. How could she still look at him knowing what was inside the hood? Did she really not care? His uncertainty made his stomach do flips the longer he held his new friends hand.
They finally made it to the rink. At first Embrys' plan was to drop her off and pick her up, but he found himself walking in with her, being curious to see her routine. He sat at the farthest bench from the ice and watched Bella banter with her coach.
"So tell me, did anything happen last night?" James wiggled his eyebrows, earning him a slap in the arm from Bella. "Alright, alright I understand…you don't want to spill!" Bella groaned and glided onto the ice. Embry watched in surprise as Bella gilded, spun and twirled around. From the look the coach was giving her, she was doing pretty well. Bella slipped and landed on her butt. Embry got up without thought and started toward the rink, but froze when the scent of frozen water wafted right above his nose. He was standing barely an inch from the ice; his muscles went stiff and he dare didn't move. He wanted to scream, but he didn't want to look crazy in front of Bella. He took a deep breath and calmly took a step back from the ice.
Bella saw his reaction and smiled at him, in hope of easing his distress. Embry stood perfectly still, just a foot from the ice, never letting his eyes stray off Bella as she glided on the ice. At the end of her practice, Bella went into the locker room, leaving Embry alone with the coach. "So…Bella." Embry flushed. "Huh?" he smirked, hearing the shock in the young mans' voice. "Never mind." By now Bella had come back, dressed in her jeans and long sleeved sweater. Embry walked towards her, grabbing her bag so they could head out.
The walk was silent again, Bella gently holding Embry's hand. They past an elderly couple and Embry heard them talking. "Aw, look at those two." "Ah, young love. So innocent" Embry could feel his entire face go into flames as he sped up just a little. Not enough to be notices, but enough to get away from the elderly couple quicker. They reached Bella's house. Bella was going to make a late lunch and after a little bit of convincing, Embry agreed to join her. Embry watched as she moved around the kitchen, the smell of teriyaki, slowly sneaking through the small house. The both sat on the couch, enjoying the chicken and rice.
Embry felt himself sink deep into the couch, letting the warm food and soft couch push him into relaxation. When the food was gone, Embry was getting drowsy and was leaning on Bella. She didn't seem to mind, in fact, she too was leaning on him. She gave him a lazy smile and snuggled into him. Embry's chest got fluttery and his eyes slowly slid shut. That couple had been right. Him and Bella were like a middle school pair; not sure what to do, just enjoying certain moments. "Embry?" Bella mumbled. "Hmmm?" he was in too relaxed of a state to care. She could have called him Barney and he would have answered the same way. "Can I tell you something?" THAT'S when Embry's eyes snapped open. "sure." He looked at Bella to see her biting her lip. She looked up at him with her big brown eyes, and Embry felt his chest get fluttery again. "Would you let me…help you with your ice issue?" Embry relaxed with a rare grin on his face that made Bella blush. "If you can deal with a guy that screams like a girl." She giggled and snuggled somehow deep into him. "Then I guess we'll start tomorrow." Embry gave another smile, even though his brain was screaming no. he knew with Bella, somehow, just somehow he could break his horrible fear.
PHEW! THAT TOOK LONGER THAN I THOUGHT! BUT I'M DONE! WHEEEEE! NOW THAT I GOT MY SPUNK BACK, I'LL BE ABLE TO TYPE A LOT BETTER, SO THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL COME A LOT MORE QUICKLY! KISSES!