Summary: Emmett disagrees with his family, especially Edward,for leaving a heartbroken Bella behind after her birthday incident, so he decides to return and care for her.

" I wouldn't have left her like you did!"

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Stephanie Myer is the respective owner, I'm just fooling around with the characters.

" Yes...I'm in love with you... Bella Swan,"

He was.. what?

Her eyes were open and wide as her heart continuously pounded ferociously in her chest, so hard it felt like it would burst. Her head felt airy and her thoughts were a jumbled mess. Her lips were wet and released from a tremendous amount of pressure. And the words that were spoken right then were foreign to her ears.

She was both in shock and disbelief.

Rosalie had been right. Emmett was in love with her.

And they.. kissed.

And how was she supposed to respond to this? How was she supposed to feel?

She hadn't pulled away when he neared her, or even when their lips met. She could admit, they did feel nice. They were a cool, distinct contrast from her warm ones, and being in his arms, feeling his tight embrace, she never felt more safe, more secure. Her pale face was undoubtedly flushed as she stared into the eyes of the man hovering over her, and she blinked- not really knowing what to say.

How was she supposed to respond to his confession? And could she... could she return those same feelings? As she stared into those eyes.. those deep topaz eyes that were smoldering so close to soft black, she felt herself lifting her face towards him, her eyes dropping to his red awaiting lips.

They felt so good on hers. She wanted to feel that again.

It had been the first time.. she ever felt so secure.. so cherished before in her life.

She kissed him, wanting more, and he responded quickly, wrapping one of his arms around her waist again, while the other propped himself onto the dashboard of the bed. His kisses were amazing, and he was a little rough, but she didn't mind at all. In fact, it made her all the more aroused. But then, just as one of her hands had trailed down his chest and rested at the hem of his shirt, he pulled away.

He stared into her eyes, and they were as soft as they were dark- loving even. A smirk however, spread across his lips as he observed her from above.

" You're something, you know that? ," He whispered, and she blinked, breathlessly. She was so high on his kisses, but that didn't mean she didn't notice the look he had been giving her.. of love and admiration, she practically melted right there. All that mattered then.. was feeling him caress her skin, over and over. She didn't care how long, or in what way.

Charlie would be coming home late so it wouldn't matter to her either way.

He pulled away from her then and sat beside her, leaving Bella feeling rather flustered, more so incomplete.. empty.. whatever you want to call it.

She just wanted to kiss him again, damn it.

" Emmett, please," She begged.

" Bella, I know you're horny right now, but I really would like you to say something, anything about what I just confessed to you,"

" I'm," She paused, swallowing- her heart thumping wildly in her chest. "...really confused.." She confessed truthfully, and blushed. He seemed to be content at that, because he nodded his head then, smiling a little.

" Trust me, I am too- or.. at least I was. My feelings for you... in the back of my mind I feel like maybe they've always been there, just that when I decided to come back to you that I finally met them face to face. It wasn't easy.. coming to that realization without realizing that I was going to hurt people I cared about. But I love you Bella, so much it's unexplainable, and I want you to know that.. I'll always be here by your side, to protect you and be your shoulder to cry on when you need it,"

" You don't have to say it back- not if you're not ready. You must have all sorts of mixed feelings right now, along with your teenage hormones, but I wanted to let you know also that I truly care for you. I came back for you because I guess... I cared so much that I couldn't see you fall apart because of some idiotic mistake." He finished, softly, and Bella's eyes began to blur. She was on the verge of tears, and it was so embarrassing but she couldn't help it.

He sounded so sincere and loving- it was the gentlest she'd ever seen him and she loved this side of him. His eyes were searching hers, waiting for an answer, and even a little concerned as tears slid down the sides of her face. She lifted a hand and gently caressed his cheek with the back of her hand. He leaned into it and closed his eyes then as she touched him, and she heard a soft growl erupt from his throat.

Then, just as fast as she could blink, a wicked grin flashed across his face and he had her arms pinned against the bed, both hands in his large one. He hovered over her once again and leaned dangerously close to her face, his lips just millimeters away from hers. He used the other hand to lift her chin up with his fingers again.

" But that doesn't mean you can try and take advantage of me and my body," He muttered seductively, and pulled his face away and let go of her wrists. He plopped down on his back next to her and chuckled. Bella, who was yet again, left in a state of shock, wiped her eyes and snorted after she recovered from his trickery.

" Go to sleep Bella,"

" You confess your love for me. You kiss me. And you expect me to just go to sleep?" She replied rather bluntly, earning a snort from Emmett.

"Yeah. Pretty much."

"But-"

" I thought you were confused about your feelings. You seem to be pretty sure about them right now," He teased.

" I am," She paused awkwardly. "But... but-"

" I know, I know," He said, sighing all knowingly. " You just can't resist me, and I get that. But you really do need to rest. It's getting late Bella and I don't want to keep you up. Come on."

She gave up then and sighed as his arms wrapped around her, his forehead resting at the top of her forehead, and her ear at his chest. She should have been freezing, she realized. Whenever... Edward touched her, it was without a doubt like she had made skin contact with a cold object, something no one would be able to cuddle up to for longer than a second.

She thought all vampires would have that effect.

She guessed wrong.

With Emmett... it wasn't like that at all. Sure he felt cool, but it felt really nice, especially since she was undoubtedly hot from all the kissing they had just done. In the back of her mind she sort of grimaced at that, that vampires didn't sweat or give off heat so he didn't have to worry about the normal after characteristics of making out, or even breaking away for air.

Lucky him.

" Are you even trying to go to sleep? You're squirming like every five seconds,"

" I'm sorry I'm just recovering that's all. It all just happened... so fast," She admitted.

" I know what you mean," He replied beside her, one of his hands brushing against arm, his thumb rubbing her skin soothingly.

"I wanted to wait and tell you, but I figured I might have as well gotten it out before something else got in the way,"

And then for some reason, Edward came to mind.

" You...you don't mean... Edward.. do you?"

" It's a long shot but considering the circumstances, I don't exactly exclude the idea," He replied, sighing. She lifted her head to look at him to see his eyes staring ahead of him, oblivious to the fact that she was now staring at his face. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and his lips were pressed. He looked determined, deep in thought too. Whatever he was thinking, it didn't seem to be too great.

" Does he know how you feel about me?" She was almost too afraid to ask, but she had to know.

"Well, If he doesn't now...he'll find out soon, with Alice being there and everything. Probably."

Alice. It was the first time she heard her name, anything at all about her since she left. And she had to admit, she missed her like crazy..

" That doesn't worry you.. at all?" He looked down at her and smiled. " Nah,"

"Now go to sleep. Your staring is really starting to freak me out,"

She blushed.

She was hoping he hadn't noticed that.

ooOoo

She awoke the next morning with a tired and bitter but expecting frown on her face. The sun peaked through the closed sheer, peach-colored curtains of her window, that was also closed since last night- and blinded her eyes like it did every morning. The room was slightly cool and the covers felt thin and useless against her body.

And like every morning, she woke up alone.

Of course he still wouldn't be here, she had told herself when she finally got out of bed. If Charlie had barged in and seen them together- not that he would since he usually doesn't come in without knocking first but just imagine the situation!

That would not end well.

What a way that would have been to meet Charlie for the first time.

Bella slowly and sleepily trudged to the curtains. She used either of her hands to pull them apart, and she cringed as the light pierced her eyes and felt the bones of her forearms crack- in need of a good stretch. The storm had seemingly left the small town of Forks, leaving large and small puddles for kids to come out and splash in and tires to run over.

Meeting Charlie for the first time.. Bella blushed at that.

Like he was her boyfriend or something.

Yeah, that would smooth over real well with Charlie.

But they weren't even together.. were they? She hadn't even told them she loved him back when he confessed to her the night before.

How pathetic was that?

Leaning a little into the window she could see a faint rainbow behind the now white-grey clouds- too faint to capture in a picture, and she sighed as her eyes adjusted to the light flooding her eyes and room. It always took a while, sleeping for hours in complete darkness, more of a while then most people probably.

It was Saturday, which meant no school, and gratefully no homework this time. Her History teacher Mr. Dagger, who practically praised the thought and survived on the idea of torturing his students with spontaneous pop quizzes and ten page research reports just for the hell of it, had been out for a couple of days because he was sick, and saved Bella from having to spend her weekend at her computer desk for hours at a time with mugs and mugs of coffee at her side.

It must have been some flu though, because nothing broke down Mr. Dagger. He was built like a football player, and pierced his opponents with sheer fear whenever they took notice in him on the field, which supposedly earned him his infamous nickname "The Dagger", while he played for the Forks High football team as a Spartan, during his sophomore year up until he graduated.

That was something that really confused Bella because, she would figure if anything, that they just took his nickname out of his last name.

That would of had to sound ridiculous, announcing his name before a football game.

John "The Dagger" Dagger.

Okay, but that's besides the point.

The point is, all great things must come to an end eventually- which is being solely directed on the opportunity of no homework for History, but that didn't exclude the crap load of other homework she had to complete from her other courses. She would have to do them later though, she didn't really much up to doing it right away, or even on a Saturday.

She grabbed her clothes, her underwear, a simple long sleeve shirt and jeans- what she pretty much wore everyday, and walked to the bathroom. Before she closed the door to shower and tend to the rest of her morning hygienic routine, she could hear the television roaring a hockey match from downstairs. Charlie was definitely there and awake now.

After showering, she ran a hand through her damp locks and jogged down the stairs and spotted Charlie on the couch. She called out to him and he looked back from the television. He sent her a small grin and waved- which took a total of two seconds before his eyes were on the screen again.

" Morning Bella,"

" Good morning to you too Dad. You didn't eat breakfast yet did you?" She asked, jokingly.

" We ran out of cereal and instant oatmeal, so no. I didn't want to risk choking you to death with the fumes of burning food," He replied with a sorry chuckle as she entered the kitchen. She reached on her tiptoes into the cabinet by the refrigerator and pulled out a two large silver skillets and a small one, and set them on the counter. Next, she grabbed a medium-sized bowl from underneath the cabinet and turned towards the fridge.

" Pancakes and eggs sound good?" She asked, grinning a little at his response.

Since when had her father had a sense of humor?

" Sounds great Bells,"

Breakfast was prepared and finished soon enough. At the sound of glasses and plates hitting the table, her father strolled in, sighing at the smell. She took her seat across from him and smiled before she started eating her eggs first, then took a sip of orange juice before turning to him as he cleared his throat.

" So, you seem happy this morning. What's up?"

" Really? I hadn't noticed. Nothing." She stammered, blushing a bit.

He raised an eyebrow. " Well you've been so down lately it was a little unexpected to see you actually smiling when you greeted me this morning," He said, stabbing two pancake squares and placing them into his mouth. When he was finished chewing and started tending to his coffee, he added.

" Oh I get it. You're excited because you're going to visit Jacob today right?"

She had forgotten all about that.

She really was pathetic wasn't she?

She had promised him she would visit this weekend didn't she?

" Yep, I guess you saw right through me," She said even still, taking a sip of her orange juice. " I thought maybe I would drive over and surprise him rather than call first,"

He gave her a look first, and then after a few seconds he slightly smiled, though his eyebrows furrowed- like he was starting to worry.

" Well I guess I could let you drive today. But be careful alright?"

She nodded, smiling. " You have my word,"

Going over to Jacob's after not seeing him for such a long time.

Yes, she was without a doubt nervous about the visit. He knew about how much of a wreck she was before- when Edward had just left and she was left in a state of depression, locking herself up in her room for hours at a time and completely cutting off everyone around her socially.

She didn't know what to expect. She hadn't seen him in ages. As far as she knew he had been in La Push all that time worrying about her, and she felt terrible. He was one of the last people she would want to shut out or hurt, but she couldn't just face him like that, not after she had been through so much, and she couldn't let him see her like that.

Not to mention, once she was at the peak of her depression, Emmett had returned.

Jacob wasn't fond of the Cullens at all. None of his family had been for years, she remembered him telling her while they strolled down the First Beach in La Push that windy afternoon. It had been a day before she had decided to do some research at the library nearby, and just a couple of days before she had put the pieces together and finally came to realization that the man she had been dating was a vampire.

He hadn't said much, just that they were known as the "Cold Ones" by his family and ancestors, and could very well be related to them based on their characteristics.

And he wasn't far off, in fact he had been spot on. But she definitely couldn't mention that to him. He was her childhood friend and everything. Sure she felt she could trust him with anything, but it would be a matter of safety once he found out, and maybe even sanity on her part. He probably wouldn't even believe her, even if he did start to have his suspicions.

She wouldn't had believed herself either had she met herself ten months ago.

She turned the knob of the stereo in the rusty orange truck she had missed so much. Just sticking the keys into the ignition, feeling those waves as the engine roared, gave her a sense of great nostalgia. She couldn't remember the last time she touched a stereo since her breakdown, and she was glad to be fully functioning again.

Classical music began to play throughout the truck as she drove onto the gravel road towards the reservation, and instantly she thought of Emmett. The stereo had been a gift to her from he and Rosalie for her eighteenth birthday, and it had been the first time in truth that she had ever used it. She realized too that there was a CD in the drive because of the faint blue light against the sleek silver body of the system.

There had been a CD in there all that time? She figured it would have been the radio station.

And wait.. that sounded like...

It was one of the personalized CD's Edward had made for her, with a collection of the songs he played on the piano.

She frustratingly turned the music off and leaned back in her seat as she waited at a red light.

She should have just thrown out the CD completely. It wasn't exactly a normal break-up between them when you consider the supernatural circumstances, but wouldn't that have been smart and appropriate? She was almost positive girls usually did stuff like that whenever they tried to get over their ex's after they were done crying and started to accept the reality. It was like a process, trying to get rid of the things that reminded them of their former relationships, but it would help eventually.

She bit her lip and averted her eyes from the light to the stereo and her hand flew to the giant button to turn it on. She hurriedly pressed the eject button next and the CD slid out, shining against the sunlight through the window and made a rainbow-like glow against the shiny plastic. She pulled it out and stared, reading the almost too perfect cursive on the cover, and sure enough she discovered she had been right.

To my darling Bella, that was written across the front, and she swallowed, feeling a sudden overwhelming sense of sadness wash over her.

Is that how..all girls felt before they started doing this? Sad, overwhelmed, and a little anxious. Whatever. She stuffed the CD under the passenger seat just as the red light changed to green, and she was driving again.

She exhaled. Well she had gotten rid of it for the most part.

She never reached under the seat for anything so she would just forget about it eventually.

Who was she kidding?

This was Edward she was talking about..

She looked out the window- at the gravel roads that were now covered in thick, brown dirt, and realized she was closer to the reservations now than she thought. She found herself pulling the truck to the side soon enough though, as an overwhelming feeling washed over her, and she felt her eyes starting to water.

Her forehead slammed into the steering wheel at the sudden anger she felt, and her hand flew to it afterwards at the pain. She leaned against it, her head slowly dropping to the wheel now, her arms shaking, and her face growing hot. Tears blurred her vision and she felt a lump that was painful in her throat.

Damn him.

She shouldn't want anything to do with him anymore.

He was gone from her life forever, he had made that clear.

She couldn't still have feelings for him now..could she?

No, she realized, that wasn't it at all.

She hated him now, more than ever, for breaking her heart.

For leaving her alone, not caring what happened to her- what became of her afterward.

All this time he came to mind lately, she realized. It wasn't because she still had feelings for him.

No.

She was angry.

Author's Note: What's up guys? I hope you guys liked the update! It has been a couple of days, so when I was finally able to finish this chapter I was pretty satisfied with myself. Yeah, it kind of ends on a sour note but I hope you guys liked it. My purpose for that was to kind of give Bella the kind of characteristics and feelings you would usually feel after breakup.

You know the stages. Shock. Sadness/Depression. Anger, Acceptance(or even switch those last two around). So yeah, that was my purpose haha I hope you guys saw that throughout the story already without me pointing that out to you right now!

I also wanted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! Let's make it this year that I finish this story yeah?

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