Bella pov

It was still morning when they turned off the highway, "We'll need some groceries." Rosalie told them even as she pulled into the Safeway parking lot. "The place isn't too far from here." Bella almost felt like apologizing for needing groceries, but the vampires looked a little pleased to have a reason to go grocery shopping. "You'll need meals. We booked the place as long as we could, and if we leave after dinner tomorrow I can still get you back before curfew." Rosalie said as Bella got out of the car. "Of course you need snacks too."

"Oh, oh, I want to pick out the food." Emmett sounded excited and Bella started to walk faster to catch up with Rosalie.

"Don't let him pick out the food." She whispered, even knowing Emmett could hear her. "He probably couldn't keep a gold fish alive, I don't want him experimenting with me."

"Hey!" He stopped and turned around. "Why would I want a stupid fish?" Bella tried not to smile at his dumb act. He winked at her when she wasn't completely successful.

Rosalie took control of the cart, and Bella walked along with her picking up a few things. "Hey, does the place have a microwave?" Bella asked as they stood in front of the rotisserie chickens and when she got a yes to the question she just grabbed two of them. No cooking necessary. She didn't want to waste her time with them with cooking, not when it was all just for her.

"Hungry?" Rosalie raised an eyebrow, proving she knew how much most humans ate for a meal.

"Lunch dinner, Lunch dinner again." Bella grinned, pleased with herself.

"No, no no." Rosalie took one of the chickens and put it back. "You aren't going to eat just one thing the entire time. Everyone will think I don't know how to care for you."

"I don't want us to waste time with my food." Bella leaned in towards Rose to whisper.

"I rented the place with a kitchen because I expected we'd have to cook for you Bella. It isn't a problem." Rosalie pulled the other chicken out of the cart.

"I'd actually like one for lunch at least." Bella said and the chicken went back into the cart. They could use whatever leftover meat there was in whatever they made for dinner, but if it required cooking Rosalie would probably be alright with it. Bella did wonder if her vampires did compare notes and talk about who wasn't able to 'maintain' the human. Poor Alice would have lost that game in Portland if they did, and it wasn't even her fault.

Rosalie steered them away from the deli to things that would actually need to be cooked. Since it was just the three of them and no one here knew why they were buying groceries they just bought what Bella herself would need and no extra food to pretend they'd eat it.

The cabin wasn't far from the store, but it was remote, and the street they ended up on was clearly only wide enough for one car on the road and one on the shoulder waiting to be passed. They stopped at a house to pick up the key and continued down the road to the cabin.

It was a small, intimate cabin directly on the beach, and Bella took in the obvious care someone took of it and the large deck that held a good sized hot tub that overlooked the ocean. She started to smile and looked over to see the other two looking pleased. The soft kiss Rose gave Emmett made her feel a little like a third wheel on a honeymoon, but the look Rosalie gave her after she pulled away was too soft and welcoming to feel in the way long.

Emmett grabbed their bags and Bella grabbed the food before Rosalie could, and they went in to explore the place they'd spend the next day and half in.

The cabin opened up into a room that had to take up half of the place. An intimate living room with a fireplace was to the left, and one wall of that room was French doors that led out to the deck and the hot tub that was easily visible. There was a pergola over the deck providing some shade in the sun and some protection from the rain. Bella watched the waves hit the beach with a smile, anticipating opening the window and being able to sleep to that sound. To the right in the room there was a dinette and one wall held the kitchenette. Bella headed toward that with her groceries.

Emmett had gone into another room and put the bags down before slipping back out to stand with Rosalie looking out the French Doors. "Looks like enough beach for you Bella Bear?"

"I think it'll do." She tossed the empty grocery bags into a drawer and moved to glance at the tiny hall that had two doors in it. She didn't resist glancing in the rooms, and the bathroom was very nice. The bedroom had a large bed. "Ah, one bedroom guys." She told them and pulled herself back into the main room.

"Yes, it's yours." Rosalie told her and Bella felt a little awkward. Sure they didn't sleep, but perhaps they'd want to do other things and now they didn't have a room for that. "If anyone comes to ask its 'ours' and Emmett is sleeping on the couch. It's a fold out bed."

Bella nodded, but gave Emmett an apologetic look. "Sorry, about the bed."

He grinned at her, "Don't be, we still have the hot tub, the couch, the dining table, the beach, the floor, the wall over there." He pointed at a wall and Bella started blushing as she couldn't help but visualize some of this. Rosalie chuckled at him.

"We'll be fine Bella." Rose told her with that soft smile and Bella felt her heart beat a little faster, so she tore her eyes away from Rose and stared out the window they'd been staring out.

"So, anyone want to try and make sand sculptures?" Bella asked and willed the thoughts of Rose and Emmett having sex all over the cabin while she was sleeping out of her head. For once she might have a different reason for not being able to sleep.

"Hell yeah." Emmett grinned and tossed open the French doors. He was out on the beach in no time at all and Bella slowly followed with Rosalie in tow.

"I hope you realize he likes to sculpt sexual scenes." Rose told her quietly. "This beach is going to become NC-17."

"Can they kick us out for that?" Bella asked even as Emmett found the spot he wanted to work on.

"I paid for a private beach, so if I accidently destroy it before we leave they won't ban us in the future." Rosalie smiled at her and Bella liked the idea of future trips. She moved a few feet from Emmett and started to pull sand into a pile while Rosalie sat on a chaise lounge on the beach and watched them. Bella was going to try and get Rosalie out helping as well, but first she just focused on moving sand. It was hardly fair though, because Emmett made the pile so very fast.

Bella had a good pile of sand when she looked up again and she grimaced at the progress Emmett was making. "Hardly fair, you ass." She muttered and he just laughed at her.

"Here." Rosalie stood up from her chair and shook her head. "Boy against girls." Rose said and walked toward Bella. Bella smiled gratefully and they started planning what they'd turn that pile of sand into. Rosalie moved that sand around far faster than Bella had been and the size of the project grew to be more equal to Emmett's pile.

"Really, that big?" Bella raised an eyebrow at Emmett's creation, clearly a very buxom woman, laying on her side. "No one is that stacked, it's impossible."

"Shut it, no art critics allowed on the beach." Emmett smirked and continued shaping that bust line.

Rosalie was working more seriously now and Bella found herself focusing on a single leg while the rest of the leopard took shape, laying down on the sand. Just because Emmett was doing it dirty didn't mean they had to. "I love leopards, they are so delicious." Rosalie muttered and Bella paused in her work, as she absorbed that.

"I feel like that about turkey." She added, lost as to what to say about Rose's comment. That had the blonde looking up at her and smirking.

"Good to know, but just so you know, poultry blood isn't really good." Rose told her.

Bella grinned, "More for me then."

"Nice pussy you two have." Emmett joked as he stopped to look at their work.

"You too." Bella glanced at the crotch he'd been sculpting. His laugh was loud and wild as she grinned at him.

They finished just in time for Bella to get some lunch. She noticed Rose taking a picture of their leopard with her cellphone and smiled, hoping to get a copy of it later.

She ate and they played in the sand and in the ocean. Bella didn't go out further than her knees though and Rosalie didn't let Emmett tease her for not wanting to be cold.

When she got a little tired she moved to sit on the chaise lounge and watched the other two play with a smile on her lips. Emmett made a huge production of trying to splash Rose, but he never really did. They moved at human pace, with occasional bursts of speed. Emmett proved to her that he could hold his breath for as long as he wanted, by staring at her with a smirk and ducking under the waves. After a while Bella couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he didn't stand up again.

Rose started walking out of the waves and her shorts and tshirt clung to her every curve. The tips of her hair were wet and she brushed then back behind her when they tried to stick to her chest. No woman on TV ever compared to Rosalie walking out of the ocean like a goddess. Bella couldn't even blink as she watched. Some part of her tried to get her to look away, to blink, to appear normal, but it took the splash of Emmett resurfacing to tear her eyes away and the water hit her even from as far away as she was, drenching her. Emmett laughed and Bella did her best to push her wet hair out of her face. "Classic, man, where is a camera when you need one?"

"Ass." Bella muttered, but she was actually a little grateful for the cold shower she'd been given. She didn't want to drool in front of Rose, she really didn't want to, but the vampire was a goddess stepping out of the water.

"Hot tub and dinner, or dinner and hot tub?" Rosalie asked her calmly as she came up to Bella and ran her hand through Bella's hair, straightening some mess Bella couldn't see. The slight hint of a smile was too sexy and Bella blushed and looked away. "How hungry are you?" Rose spoke softly.

"I could eat." She managed, and caught the amused look on Emmett's face as he trudged out of the water to join them. His hair clung to his head and his shirt looked painted on. He shook his head when he got close to them, sending droplets of water all over Bella, but given how wet she was it didn't matter.

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Emmett Pov

He watched Bella drip her way through the living room to make it to the bathroom and chuckled as she did it. Bella looked like a cat that had been forced to swim, all scraggly and awkward.

"Can you set up the iPod on the deck? I'd like some soft music while we hot tub." Rosalie said as she stood by him wringing out her shirt.

"Sure thing." He still had his keys in his pocket so we walked along the outside of the house to get the iPod and the speaker out of the car. After he had the music going on the deck he took his shirt off and draped it over a chair, before going inside. It reduced the mess he'd make when he went inside.

Rose was busy making some noodles and using the leftover chicken for it. It smelled disgusting, but it must be okay for Bella. "Hey Babe." He said as he came up behind her and gently put his arms around her from behind as she cooked. He could see the hint of a smile she gave him, but she stayed focused on the food she was making.

They could hear the water running, and the slap of something hitting the ground. "Bella Bear dropped the soap." Emmett grinned as he imagined that. Rose let out a huff of air and didn't comment on his teasing.

"I'm surprised how innocent she still is, given how old she was." Rosalie spoke up and leaned back into him as they waited for the concoctions on the stove to need stirring. "Her family's death came at a bad time for her development."

"Using that Psychology degree now Rose?" Emmett teased, but he could see the truth in the words.

"It isn't like we haven't all majored in that at one time." She shook her head at his teasing and didn't joke back. "Did you notice she's planned her way right out of living? She's so task oriented she doesn't leave room to grow, to meet someone, to find love. All of her plans are designed to get back the life she had and I don't get the impression she liked that life all that much." Emmett frowned as he considered Rose's words and hugged her a little tighter. Bella's plans, the ones she'd shared in the car, were dry and boring.

"Well, what can we do?" He could clearly see Bella Bear was in a rut and couldn't even see it.

"Everything in her life changed and maybe she takes comfort in keeping the same old plans, but she's making a mistake. She needs someone to shake up her life plan and make her see she has options again." Rose's words made sense.

The water stopped running and Bella would be out soon enough. "Nice idea, but I have no clue how that would work Rose." Emmett sighed.

"I'll figure something out." Rose sighed and then reached forward to stir the chicken concoction. "Why don't you shower first, and put on those speedos you were so eager to show her?"

"You could join me." Emmett grinned and ignored the swat to his stomach.

"Maybe later. We have plans and showering with you would leave Bella alone far too long." Rose sounded firm, so Emmett knew to let it go, but the comment about later was promising. Sounded like when Bella Bear was getting some sleep he'd be getting some loving.

He headed into the bedroom to find his bag and pull out the speedo's he brought. He grinned as his hand reached into the bag and he heard Bella's footsteps coming his way. Turning with speedo's in hand he held them up for her to see with a grin and then froze as he say her stop, eyes wide, in the doorway wearing nothing but a towel.

"I forgot some dry clothes." Bella stammered, blushing all the way down to her cleavage and Emmett blinked just a moment as he took in that blush. "Ah, can I?" Bella used the one hand not holding her towel on tight to wave toward the bags.

"Oh, sure." Emmett nodded and waved his speedos at her. "I remembered my clothes. I think Rosie has your bathing suit in her bag." He turned to open Rose's bag and started to hunt for the blue suit that Alice got Bella.

He could hear Bella shifting a little nervously on her feet and smiled as he found Rose's red bikini and pulled it out to set on the bed. "Here it is." He said before looking to see Bella's wide eyes. He scratched his bare chest for a moment and grinned, before reaching back into the bag for the one piece and flung it at Bella's head. "No, that's yours."

"Ass." Bella muttered as she pulled the suit off her head and he chuckled while walking past her for the shower.

"Did you want to see my ass?" Emmett teased and started to undo his shorts as he was walking slipping them down just a little so she could see some of that ass, just some. He could hear Bella turn to say something and then nothing, he'd stunned her silent. His grin grew as he stepped into the bathroom and shut the door.

"Emmett, behave." Rose spoke quietly from the kitchen and he could hear the amusement in her voice.

He showered off the scent of the ocean, as he listened to Rose compliment Bella's new swim suit. Bella also started eating and Emmett was almost out of the shower when the bathroom door opened. He knew who it was and he left the water running with a smile as Rosalie stepped into the large shower with him, even though she was wearing the clothes she'd worn in the ocean and kissed him firmly. Her hand trailed down his chest and his body tensed a little as she wrapped it around his growing erection.

"You were naughty, teasing Bella like that." Rose whispered as she stroked him slowly. When he started to pump his hips she squeezed just a little tighter and then let go. "Get dressed and keep her company while I shower." Her grin was evil as she pushed him out of the shower.

"That was cruel." Emmett muttered, even as he heard Rose chuckled and then start to strip out of her wet clothes. Emmett grimaced as he dried off, but when he held up his speedos he stared down at his hard on and wasn't sure how the hell he'd get them on. One hand moved down to see if he could relieve the pressure a little himself.

"Bella's waited long enough, you get dressed and get out there." Rose spoke firmly and Emmett shook his head at his playful mate, before working himself into the speedos. It was uncomfortable as he tucked himself in and the bulge was very obvious. "You wanted her to know it didn't require a microscope to see."

"I will get even." Emmett teased back and then just shrugged and flung the bathroom door open to walk out with confidence. He managed to swipe Rose's bikini as he did that, leaving her wet clothes or nothing, not even a towel, because he had that wrapped around his shoulders.