Super special thanks to Hadley Hemingway for beta'ing this around all her May to December duties! Thank you Hadley!

Emmett's POV

My brother and Bella are buttering me up for something. I woke up this mornin' and they had all my favorites made for breakfast. Then after I ate they took me to see a movie I've been wanting to see, even though Edward hates going to the movies. They even got me popcorn, a drink, and candy.

I'm smarter than they think and I know they're up to something, but I'm also smart enough not to say anything and let 'em keep spoiling me 'til they're ready to talk.

It's been a great summer. I've had so much fun spending time with Bella and Charlie, and my brother's been happier than I ever seen him.

Bella is awesome and I'm so glad she came back. She's not stuck up or anything like some celebrities might be. She's really nice and funny. She loves my brother, so I'm not sure how smart she really is. Just kiddin'. My brother's pretty great, but I'd never admit that to him.

Charlie is da bomb. He hangs with me all the time, but what Bella and Edward don't know, is we eat a lotta junk. He's the best. Bella's so lucky she has him for a dad.

Right now Edward's gone into town and me and Bella are just chillin' at the house. We learned early on that it's best for Bella to just stay home when Edward goes bill paying or grocery shopping. Most leave her alone, but in such public places she's bound to attract attention.

"So, Em, I'm headin' back to Nashville soon."

That hurts my heart. I don't want her to leave, but I know she has to. "I know," I say sadly. "But I'd rather not talk 'bout it. Outta sight, outta mind, ya know?"

She leans over and puts her arm 'round me for a hug. "I know, sweetie, I don't wanna leave you either."

Just then the front door opens and in walks my brother. "What's everybody lookin' so down for?" His eyes zero in on me. "Hey, Em, I brought ya somethin'." He tosses me a bag.

When I look into it, I jump outta my seat and start dancing. In this very bag I'm holding is the newest Call of Duty game. I been begging for it for months. Every time I'd ask, he'd point out all the new games I got between Christmas and my birthday.

'Cause, yeah, I'm a teenager now.

Bella heads to get us chips and drinks, while I sit down and school Edward on how the game is played. After 'bout ten losses, he finally gives up and lets Bella have a go.

I kick her butt, too.

I'm relentless. Tearing up everything in my path. When neither Edward nor Bella want me to pound 'em in the ground anymore, Edward hits the power button on both the TV and the game, right in the middle of my desolation.

"What the heck, man? I was killin' it." I toss the controller down with a huff.

"Hey. You got, you played, you conquered. Chill out with the attitude. We needa talk anyway," Edward says, letting me know I almost went too far.

This is it.

Whatever they been buttering me up for is 'bout to come spilling out. Wonder how bad it's gonna be?

Edward plops down on one side of me, while Bella takes her place on the other. This might be more serious than I thought. I sit back and look between the two. Edward's got wrinkles on his forehead, telling me he's trying to come up with how he's gonna word whatever it is.

I let him off the hook. "Just spit it out, man. Y'all are worryin' me with all this silence."

He finally starts talking , so I turn and pay attention. "Well, uh, ya know Bella's headin' back to Nashville soon?" I nod my head, not wanting to think 'bout that right now. "Well, ya see, she, um, er, –"

"Edward, please, just say it," I beg.

"Well, I was hopin' you guys'd move back with me," Bella says, surprising me.

My head snaps in her direction. Did she just say what I thought she said? She wants us countryboys to move to Nashville?

Shoot, yeah, I'm in!

I must not be giving 'em much to go on though, 'cause Edward starts up again. "Ya know I'd never make a decision like that if ya wasn't on board. I just wanna be with her and you love her, too, so when she asked I knew ya probably wouldn't mind. I mean –"

"Stop, just stop." I hop up from the couch and face 'em. "When do we leave? Do I needa pack now? I'm movin' to Nashville!" I start jumping up and down singing'.

"Whoa, slow down, Em." Edward grabs me and holds me still. "Are you happy? You wanna move to Nashville?" he asks, looking unsure.

"Heck, yeah! When do we leave?"

I'm excited. A brand new adventure. Bella jumps into Edward's arms and he spins her 'round. Guess they was expecting some resistance from me. No way. I'm ready to blow this popsicle stand.

After a few minutes of celebrating, we finally settle down. I got a few questions for 'em now. "So, where we gonna live when we get there?"

Bella speaks up. " I was hopin' ya'll would wanna live with me?" She says it like a question, so I give her an answer.

"Well, duh."

"All right smarty, knock it off. Don't be disrespectful to Bella. She was just makin' sure you was okay with it," Edward snaps at me. Whew, he's touchy when it comes to Bella, but I don't blame him. I ran her off once already, so I wouldn't put up with my crap towards her either.

I look to her with an apologetic expression. "I didn't mean nothin' by it, Bella. I'm sorry. I love ya and want to move with ya. I thought you'd just know that."

She reaches over and wraps her arms 'round me, givin' a good hard squeeze."I love you, too, Em, and I do know that. Why don't we have a seat and I'll tell y'all 'bout where you'll be livin'."

She spends the rest of the evening going over where she lives and where I'll be goin' to school. Sounds exciting. But the very best thing I heard all night is that Rose is not only in my same grade at my same school, but she lives on the same property as Bella.

Sweet.

She seemed kinda shy when we had dinner at the beginning of summer, but I imagine that's cause she was someplace different for her. When I get to be around her every day, she'll surely loosen up. Right? I can't wait to find out.

The very next weekend has us packing up everything we own and readying to leave this small town behind. I'm really gonna miss Charlie. He's become like the grampa I never had. He promised he'd visit more than ever now though, 'specially since me and Bella are both gonna be there.

We ship our stuff out on Monday morning and plan to hit the road early Tuesday. By that night, we're pulling into a driveway. Out front is a huge house that I know is Alice's, but we continue 'round the back to a smaller house across the yard.

I see somethin' I gotta ask Bella about. "Can we swim in the pool?" I've always wanted to swim in a private pool.

"Yep. We all share." She looks at me and grins. "Rose loves the pool."

Uh oh, does Bella know I might like Rose? Nah, I was cool about it, there's no way she picked up on that.

We head inside where Bella shows me to my room. Her house is awesome and my room is way bigger than my other one was.

"We can paint it whatever color you want," she tells me.

"This is great!" I hug Bella. I know our life is gonna be so much better now, thanks to her.

Walkin' back outside to help unload the truck, I hear voices. I look up and see Alice and Rose headed our way. Gotta play it cool.

"Hey, we saw you pull in. Need help with anything?" Alice asks. She's so sweet, but my eyes trail over to Rose.

Bella hugs them both. "Nah, we're good. Just grabbin' a few things. We'll get the rest tomorrow. Hey, Rose, would you show Emmett the pool and where everything is? Y'all be careful not to get too close though. No swimming tonight."

Rose leads me to the pool, and I can't help but follow her. She's pretty quiet so I ask her something to try and get her talking. "You like swimming?"

"I love it! I come out here as much as Ali will let me. Do you like swimming?"

"I love it, too."

"Oh, good. Now I'll have someone to hang out with. Ali hates getting in the pool, and Bella's been away all summer."

We go in the pool house where she shows me the toys and floats. They got all kinds of stuff. I wanna check to see how warm the water is.

When we go back out, I sit on a lounger and pull my shoes off then hop up and walk closer to the water.

"Bella said not to get close," Rose reminds me.

"I just wanna see how warm it is. Don't worry, I'll be careful." I give her my biggest smile that I know shows my dimples… the one Bella says is gonna have the girls beating down my door one day. Rose blushes, and I'm so busy looking at her that I trip and before ya know it, I'm in the water.

I come up coughing and sputtering, since I got a ton of water up my nose.

I see Rose run over, and I can tell she's worried. She reaches her hand out to help me, so I take her hand and start pulling myself up. I lose my footing though, and I accidently pull Rose in with me.

She comes up gasping and yellin' and I can't help laughing. She looks to me and her face turns really red. "I tried to help you and this is the thanks I get! You're a jerk, Emmett." She pokes me in the chest on her way to the ladder.

I stop laughing immediately. "I'm sorry, Rose. It was an accident."

She doesn't seem to care about what I say though, since she's already getting out and starts stomping off toward her house. I'm really gonna have my work cut out for me to get her to even speak to me again.

Crap!

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