Chapter 4
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"Need help?"
She jumps with the sponge still in hand.
"Jesus Emmett."
"Oops didn't mean to frighten you."
She laughs. I take the sponge from her hand.
"Let me do this." I say and start scrubbing her truck.
Her shorts and slight midriff were driving me mad. She bites down on her lower lip looking upon me.
"Something wrong?"
"Um nope." She turns with a blush.
"So'd you sleep well?"
"Actually yes I slept quite well."
I nod with a smile and soap down her hood. Bella picks up the hose and starts spraying the side I've finished washing. A gust of wind hits and my shirt is soaked along with part of my pants.
"Hey watch that."
Bella's eyes widen.
"I'm so sorry the wind…"
"Damn Emmett."
"What?"
"Nothing."
I look upon her mischievously.
"No Emmett!" She says backing up.
"Come here."
"I mean it Emmett you stay back!"
Her jaw drops as I bend down and manage to yank the hose from her.
"EMMETT!" She yells as I spray her.
"YOU'RE SO DEAD!"
"Am I now?"
I lean against her truck and fold my arms enjoying the view thoroughly as her shirt is soaked. Wrongly enough I find myself wishing it was white but sadly it wasn't. She reaches back down for the hose and I grab it just as she does and yank it just so and I pull her towards me. Bella giggles and I wrap my arms around her.
"That was all I wanted." I say but that was far from the truth I wanted much, much more. I look upon her eyes desiring a kiss.
However we both turn to Charlie clearing his throat.
"Dad!" Bella says and steps away from me as I drop my hands quickly.
Charlie shakes his head looking directly at me. I turn around and go back to washing the truck.
"I'm heading into work Bella. You know the rules." He says looking directly at me.
He leans into Bella before he leaves.
"You still got that pepper spray right?"
"Dad please it's just Emmett."
"I'm just saying you never know…"
Once Charlie leaves I turn to Bella.
"Pepper spray huh?"
"Yep don't make me use it."
I pretend to be scared.
"Not that, anything but that."
Bella laughs and starts toweling down the truck.
"So you got plans today?"
"You mean besides pepper spraying vampires?"
"Yep I mean I can imagine how busy that must keep you."
"You've no idea."
"Hmmm, thought maybe we could hang out."
"Isn't that what we're doing now?"
"Well yes I suppose it is but I mean something besides washing your truck."
"Well we could wash your jeep next."
"What are you trying to say that my jeep is dirty?" No dirtier than my mind I currently think.
She shrugs.
"Well it is your jeep…" She hints.
"Point taken."
I start walking off.
"Where you going?"
"Thought we were going to wash my jeep."
She laughs and follows.
I stop halfway to my cabin and turn to Bella. I pull her to me and wrap my arm around her.
"Emmett!" She gasps as I jump into a tree.
"I figured we wouldn't get interrupted up here."
I caress her cheek and lean against the tree with my free hand. I do something I've been wanting to for quite some time.
My lips lock with hers and I swore that time froze literally. I didn't want it to end as I come closer but carefully remembering she's still fragile. I never wanted anything or anyone so bad and yes that included Rose but I only realized it at this very moment. Bella had stirred up something in me something that made me think. Had I really even lived before now? I force myself to stop knowing if I don't I could take things much further or at least I would try to.
Bella looks to me and puts her hand her lips.
Bellapov
I'm utterly speechless as I look upon Emmett. I never knew such a kiss existed. My heart feels as though it could literally fly out of my chest. Not to mention other things I'm feeling and thinking. Who would have thought? Is what keeps popping in my mind over and over. Emmett Cullen? What truly amazed me is he didn't second guess himself or look afraid he just did it.
"Bells?"
I break out of it and smile.
"Um wow…" I say truly astonished and taken back.
Emmett grins.
"Really?"
"Definitely."
"So if I wanted to do that again?"
"I wouldn't throw a fuss."
He laughs.
"I hold you to your word on that."
Emmett lays down in the tree and motions for me to lay against him.
"I could fall."
"I won't let you." He holds out his arms.
Carefully I make my way down and he puts his arms around me as I lean against him. He moves my hair away from my neck and gives me soft little kisses along my neck. I wondered to myself if this was painful to him thirst wise.
"Bella…" He whispers.
"Yes?"
"Do you feel guilty?"
I feared he was asking this because he did.
"Why do you?"
"Funny I thought I would… I really did but… Honestly this feels too right how can something that makes me this happy be wrong?"
I nod and close my eyes.
"I haven't been this happy in a long time Em and I think we both know that."
"I missed that by the way."
"What?"
"You calling me Em."
Emmettpov
I take notice her heart rate has slowed down and her breathing as well. I lean over and see her eyes are closed. I lean into her shoulder and breathe her in. It's funny really I use to catch a whiff of Bella back when we first met her and it drove me into a thirst that rather alarmed me so I would constantly hold my breath. But now I breathe her in and it's a simple reminder this is the one I'm meant to protect and now as she lays here in my arms her scent is also a reminder of where I'm meant to be. I know now that Bella and I were always meant to be we both just never knew it.
It's getting dark and I knew Charlie will be wondering where she is soon. I lift her up and take her home.
"We never washed your jeep."
She says tiredly as I place her down by her door.
"Honestly I had already washed it. I just wanted to steal a kiss and needed an excuse."
"You're horrible."
"Am I now?"
She smiles and wraps a hand around my neck.
"Goodnight." She says and kisses my lips.
"Goodnight."
Bellapov
"Wait I thought you said you two weren't dating."
Emmett shrugs.
"Well we weren't but well things just kind of happened."
"Oh wow well um okay."
Angela elbows Jessica.
"What she like totally switched brothers or something it's…"
"It's what?" I say looking her directly in the eyes.
"Well it's…"
Emmett tilts his head her way.
"Look Jess I don't usually say much about you're judgmental ways but you need to get over yourself." She and Angela looked to me as if surprised by my words.
I take my tray and rise.
Emmett sighs and follows me out. I lean against the wall of the cafeteria.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine she just gets on my nerves sometimes."
Emmett laughs.
"I never did like her if I'm being honest."
"Emmett." I try to scold but it turns out to be a laugh.
He smiles and kisses my forehead. The bell rings and he walks me to class.
"So would you kill me if I asked you to prom?"
I laugh on this.
"Can I?"
"You can try."
"Ask away…"
"Bells can I take you to prom? Seeing as how this is your senior year and all and it's almost over… and.."
"Ok you can stop with the guilt stuff I get it."
I stop for a moment in thought.
"I'll be a perfect gentleman, wear a tux and all and I'll even get you a corsage."
"Well damn that confirms my answer."
He looks to me confused.
"I was hoping we could cause havoc and make it a prom no one forgot."
"Oh we can still do that just because I'm wearing a tux doesn't mean I can't cause destruction and fear."
"Awesome then it's a date."
"Does it feel weird?"
"What?"
"You know this being your last year and all."
I shrug.
"I really haven't thought about it."
"You have any plans, you know after?"
"Ugh honesty Em I don't think much about those things. Which drives Charlie mad but I don't plan that much ahead."
Emmett nods and seems to be in thought.
"Something on your mind?"
He shrugs.
"Nothing we can't discuss later." He says as we enter class.
"Hey…" I turn towards Jessica.
"Look I'm sorry I didn't mean…"
"It's ok Jess. Truth is I didn't react to great myself. I just felt protective was all."
She smiles.
"I meant no disrespect Bella. Honest."
I smile back on this.
Meanwhile what Emmett was asking me keeps popping in my head. I knew there wasn't much time school was nearly out one more month was it and after prom, well graduation that was it. I begin to wonder what he would think if I just said wherever you go I'll go type of thing? Because that was how I felt now. I'd no certain plans. I know I should be thinking of college and I have off and on but nothing just really screams at me. I know very irresponsible… I look upon Jessica and Angela hell even Mike they all have their lives already mapped out. Jessica for sure I could imagine she already has an entire life map planned out for her.
For some reason though through thinking all of this I turn to Emmett with a smile. Because I realize that for once someone is in the same shoes as me. He too had no real plans and didn't have a clue what he was going to do. Was that why he was asking me?
He winks at me as he pretends to scribble down some notes.