Emmett's Point of View

Edward, Jasper and I decided to do some hunting tonight. I was eager to join in, anything to take up some time. Nights never seemed to drag on in the past, before I met Bella. Of course, I had Rose to entertain me all night back then. Without her, there was nothing much left to do. I'd like to head back over to Bella's place. Just to make sure she was still alright. It was driving me a little crazy. Caring for the well-being of a human is a full-time job. Humans were so fragile.

I finished hunting a while ago, I was just walking through the woods now. Lost in my own thoughts. The rain wasn't letting up. It didn't bother me. A smirk came to my lips as I recalled Bella's hatred of the rain. Every little thing reminded me of her.

Even though I was a bit distracted, I heard someone approaching me at a fast speed. I rolled my eyes heavily as I took in the familiar scent of my ex-wife. She slid to a stop right in front of me, she appeared a bit haggard. Her hair was a mess, which was startling. I've never seen her not take care of herself. Mud coated around her legs, from her ankles to her knees. Again, this had taken me off guard. She usually did her best to avoid getting dirty. But here she stood with total disregard.

"What do you want?" I muttered, lowering my head.

I didn't want to look at her. The feelings I had were confusing. She was so familiar, but at the same time, it felt like we were strangers. I had been blind for so long, but I could see her clearly now.

"We need to talk." She said, folding her arms across her chest.

"No, we don't. There is nothing left to say."

She snorted. "You don't get to decide when there is nothing left to say. You are the one that cheated on me. At the very least you could talk with me about all of this."

I couldn't stand when she kept throwing that in my face. That I cheated on her. She used those words to get exactly what she wanted from me. She knew that I felt awful about that situation. And as always, she used that against me.

"What do you want to talk about?" I snapped, glaring in her direction. As badly as that comment hurt, it also pissed me off. I was losing patience with her. Dealing with her drama was taking a toll on me.

She flinched, but kept her expression hard. "I'm starting to understand why you did what you did. We had our problems. But I'm willing to forgive you. You don't have to run to her. Think about it, Emmett. She is human, how much time do you really think you will have with her."

I narrowed my eyes, attempting to contain the growls bubbling up from my chest. "I don't care if you forgive me. Our relationship is over. And that's the last time I'm going to say it. I don't love you anymore. Honestly, I don't know if I ever did." I paused, watching the pain wash over her eyes. "And as for her being human, let me worry about that. Maybe, someday she won't mind becoming a vampire."

"Don't you see how selfish that is?" Rose growled, taking a step towards me.

I stood my ground, watching down on her. "It's only selfish if I force her to turn. Which I would never do. It will be completely up to her. I'll accept whatever she chooses."

Rose turned her back rigidly. Clearly, she wasn't pleased with this conversation. "I'll be leaving in about a week. I'll be staying with the Denali clan for a while. Until I can sort through all of this."

I nodded slowly. "I knew about that already. Who will be going with you?"

The others had been talking about making the move as well, they didn't think their presence in Forks was a wise choice. Not with me actively pursuing a human. But I had a feeling that the idea of it was becoming more acceptable. After everyone had the chance to meet Bella. Directly, or indirectly.

"No one is coming, it will just be me." She glanced behind her shoulder to make eye contact. "But don't think this will be the last time you will see me. I'll return in about a year. I hope that she will be out of the picture by then. I'll let you play human with her for a while. But you are my mate, Emmett. There is no changing that. No one will get in between us."

I rolled my eyes. "You can believe what you want. But don't get your hopes up. I'm in the process of moving on. I think it's time that you do the same. Eternity is a long time to be in love with someone that will never reciprocate those feelings."

Rose huffed, whipping her head back around, letting her blonde locks sway. She had nothing left to say. She just quietly ran away from me. Once she was out of view, I released a long breath. She was a handful. I don't know how I ever had the patience in dealing with her self-righteous attitude. I leaned against a tree, trying to refocus myself. I wish she would just leave me alone. At least she would be leaving Forks next week. Bella would be thankful. Maybe she would have the chance to make some friends now.

Although, she is just trading one stalker with another. I would be hanging around her now. As much as possible. At the very least, it would deter other dudes from thinking they had any chance with me. Edward mentioned that I did have a few potential rivalries for Bella's affection. I was eager to show them who was truly worthy of her.

Glancing up at the sky I took note of just the hint of the sun creeping back up into view. My exposed skin began to glisten softly as the clouds parted. It was time to head back home. I knew that there weren't any humans this far into our property, but you could never be too safe with these things.

On my way back, Edward found me. He ran next to me, a tired look on his face. "Isn't there anything else you can think about?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Not likely."

"I admit, she is a wonderful girl. I can see why you're drawn to her."

I grunted, flickering my eyes in his direction with a bitter look. "Don't mess with me Eddie, I'm not in the mood."

Edward raised a brow. "I wasn't joking, she seems really nice. Her thoughts are always kind. And at times a bit amusing to listen to."

I paused, feeling envy chew at me. I'd never admit that's how I felt. Especially to Edward. But of course, he already knew what I was thinking. He could read my mind. I didn't have to say anything.

Edward snorted in response to my thoughts. "Don't worry, I'll stay out of your way." He muttered, before running off ahead of me. I trusted Edward and the others. I knew they would support what I wanted. And that was Bella Swan. I just hope I didn't do anything to ruin things. I planned on telling her the truth about us. I just wasn't sure when would be a good time. We were getting to know each other right now.

It's best to take our time with all of this. There really is no right or wrong way to build a new relationship with someone. And it's been a very long time since I've dated. If that's what this was. That was another thing I needed to figure out. What were we doing exactly?

As I made it back to the house, I went straight to getting ready. I didn't want to waste any more time away from her. I would stop over as soon as her father left.

Alice was waiting for me in my room. Actually, it used to be the room that she and Jasper shared. Once Rose and I split up, I ended up taking over that space. While Alice and Jasper moved to the room at the end of the hall. I couldn't complain. The room was completely empty, the only thing that was left was my big eighty-inch flat screen tv and my leather couch. Alice was seated on the couch, a serious look on her face.

"What is it, shortie? Is something wrong with Bella?" I said with anxiety tumbling around inside of me.

"I'm not exactly sure,"

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Well, it's the strangest thing, I keep losing sight of her. One second, she is there, the next I can't find her. But I know she is alright. Jasper stopped over to check himself. She is still asleep. Perfectly fine. I don't know what this all means."

I frowned deeply. "Has something like this even happened before?"

"Never, it's really strange. Just be careful. I have a feeling that something is happening here. We should be on guard." Alice said with a tight nod.

"I'm heading over right now. I'll let you know if I notice anything out of the ordinary."

With that we went our separate ways. I made my way down to the garage, noticing Esme coming in from outside. She was carrying a large pot of flowers she just planted. She eyed me warily.

"Emmett, where are you off to, so early?" She smiled kindly.

"To Bella," I said hesitantly.

Esme was one of the others that tended to lean towards Rose's side. She just didn't seem to understand that my feelings for Rose had never been true. I was fooling myself. She saved my life. She was by my side from the very start of my new life as a vampire. Of course, I thought I was in love with the woman. I was attracted to her, she was gorgeous. It wasn't a lie. Physically, she was a good-looking woman. But Bella was so much more. She didn't just satisfy my eyes; she satisfied my soul. I felt whole when I was with her. She treated me as her equal. She never demanded anything from me. She deserved the world but would never ask for it.

"I heard Rose is moving out at the end of the week." She replied quietly.

"I heard no one was going with her."

Esme paused, shaking her head slightly. "She told us she would prefer to go alone. We all wanted to be there to support her. But it's not what she wants." She paused, reaching over to squeeze my shoulder. "We are here to support you as well, with your new relationship. All we want is for both you and Rosalie to be happy." She held the same motherly tone that at times reminded me of some foggy human memories of my own mother. Esme was always so kind and compassionate. I was relieved that she wasn't still upset with me.

I knew she was really disappointed in me for having the affair. But it seemed that she had moved past it. I promised her that I would never cause her to be disappointed again. That seemed to be enough for her.

I nodded my head in appreciation, before moving past her to climb into my Jeep. "I'll be back later," I called out to her, before backing the Jeep out of the garage and zipping out of the driveway. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Rose lingering in one of the windows at the front of the house. She was glaring in my direction. Appearing tormented. I didn't feel bad. I couldn't think about her, or her feelings at the moment. All I could think about was the fact that there may be something wrong with Bella. Alice was having trouble detecting her future at times. That couldn't be a good thing.

Hold on Bella, I'm coming.

Bella's Point of View

The events of dinner last night were still lingering in my mind as I was getting ready to start my dad. Charlie had already left for the day. The house was really quiet today. The rain was holding off for the moment, but the clouds completely covered the sky above. The lack of sunlight might have bothered me, if it wasn't for the fact that I knew Emmett would be stopping over again today. Nothing could bring my mood down today.

But that didn't stop me from thinking about what Charlie bought up last night. The La Push people thought the Cullens were vampires. Even to this day. What would make them think this? They were different from others in town, sure. But I'd sooner believe they were international spies. Or some other ridiculous theory. I wasn't sure if this was something I should bring up to Emmett or not. What would he think of all of this? Or did he already know?

I watched from my bedroom window as Emmett's Jeep pulled into my driveway. My heart skipped a beat as I dashed from the window to make it down to the door. Of course, I tripped over my feet and soon I was tumbling down the stairs. By the time I made it to the bottom, Emmett had walked inside and was helping me up to my feet.

His topaz eyes scanned over me from head to toe. A look of panic crossed his face. "Are you hurt?" His hand swept through my hair, moving it away from my face to meet my gaze.

I shook my head, distracted by his gorgeous face. "I feel fine,"

Emmett sighed, shaking his head as he gently let me go. "Wow, you are the clumsiest woman I've ever come into contact with. It's a wonder you are even still alive."

I frowned at him. "Very funny,"

"I'm just being honest. I really have my work cut out for me, don't I?" He smirked with a chuckle. His serious mood seemed to melt away to something more playful. More himself. I let it go this time and decided to just be happy that he really showed up.

"Well, if you're done making fun of me, what would you like to do today?" I asked, taking a couple steps, but soon realized that my ankle hurt a good bit. I limped a little but tried not to bring too much attention to it.

Of course, Emmett noticed and quickly wrapped an arm around my waist to help walk me to the couch. Without a word, he knelt down to look closer at my ankle.

I sighed heavily. "It's nothing, just a little sore."

He didn't comment, instead he lightly ran his hands up and down my leg, almost as if he had gotten distracted. This was the first time I've ever worn shorts around him. The amount of exposed skin was far more than he may have been used to seeing from me. My face warmed as I watched him.

"It doesn't look broken," He snapped himself back into focus as his hand slid back down to my ankle. His touch brought a mild amount of pain, but nothing I couldn't manage. "Do you have ice-packs? It's starting to get a little swollen."

"There should be one in the freezer," I said, but before I could tell him no, he got up and quickly made his way into the kitchen. I sat on the couch, staring down at my ankle. It did look slightly bruised and a bit swollen. I didn't think I fell that hard. In the future, I would try to not run down the steps.

Emmett returned with an icepack, wrapped in a towel. He gently placed it on my ankle, before sitting down and pulling my legs into his lap. He kept his hand over the icepack, keeping it stable, before turning his eyes on me. "It's probably best if we just stick around here for the day. Until your ankle is better."

"That sounds pretty boring, you don't have to stick around if you don't want to." I said, chewing my lip.

"I'm not going anywhere. There is nowhere else for me to go." He admitted with a faint smile. "Besides, anything we do, as long as we are together, I'll have fun."

My face went even hotter. "Well as long as, you're sure."

Emmett and I talked for a while, returning to our back-and-forth questions. Mostly he wanted to ask about me, more than share any details about himself. What Charlie had said was in the back of my mind as we talked. Part of me really wanted to bring it up. But I didn't want to offend him or make him feel uncomfortable. Obviously, it wasn't true. I should just let it go.

We talked until lunch time, then my stomach growling ended our conversation effectively. Emmett raised a brow, not looking happy. "You're starving, aren't you? I should have realized."

"It's not a big deal, I'll just grab something quick."

But he didn't let me get up, instead he reached over and grabbed his cell phone. "How about we order a pizza. I'm not really good at cooking."

"That sounds good, what kind do you like?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't really eat pizza. So, what would you want?"

"You don't eat pizza," I chuckled. "That almost doesn't even sound human."

My words made Emmett freeze completely. He didn't make eye contact. "I mean… I can eat it. It's not an issue or anything." He said quietly.

"I didn't mean anything by it," I said quickly, without thinking I reached out to touch his muscular arm. The contact sent a wave of electricity down my arm. Emmett trembled for a moment, looking up at me from under his lashes. The look on his face was dazzling. All my thoughts escaped me. I opened my mouth but couldn't find the words to even say one sentence. He stunned me into silence.

"How does pepperoni sound?" He commented, returning to a more casual demeanor.

I just nodded, still trying to gather my thoughts.

He dialed the number and made the order. I listened to him, enjoying the sound of his voice. I could have listened to him talk forever.

When he finished, he looked at me with concern. "Are you sure you are feeling, okay?"

"I feel perfectly fine, why do you ask?"

"You seem a bit distracted today. Did something happen?"

"Well, when Charlie got home, he did mention something that he heard about your family." I said, looking away from him.

Emmett smirked. "Well, this should be good. Let's hear it. I love hearing the rumors floating around town." He didn't seem bothered at all.

Maybe it would be alright bringing it up.

"Well, he is really close friends with the townspeople of La Push. And they have a pretty interesting theory." I said, watching his expression closely.

Again, he went completely still. Panic and horror crossed his face for a second, before he covered it with a mask of indifference. "Oh really,"

"Yeah, they have some kind of legend about your family being… vampires." I laughed weakly. Hoping Emmett would laugh as well. But that wasn't the case. Instead, it went completely quiet between the two of us. He kept his head lowered. I waited for any kind of reaction, but that didn't happen. The longer the silence dragged on, the faster my heart started to beat.

"Emmett?" I muttered quietly.

He flinched, before slowly moving my legs from his lap. He stood up rigidly.

Panic struck me, I quickly tried to get up to follow him, but the sharp pain in my ankle had me sitting back down. "Don't go, please." I reached out to catch his arm.

He looked down at me with a hard look. "Knowing what you know, why would you want me to stay?" Suddenly his eyes softened. "I'm just going to the door; the pizza has arrived."

As if on cue, there were a few knocks on the door. I released his arm, nodding quietly. "I don't want you to go anywhere." I admitted, watching him walk towards the door. I was speaking more so to myself, but I knew that he heard me.

The fact that Emmett wasn't denying anything had me confused. Surely, he wasn't a vampire. Or should I say, I hope he didn't think he was one. He gave me the vibes that he was crazy, or mentally unstable. Maybe he was offended by what I had said. That must be it. Who would want to be called an evil monster? There was definitely history between La Push and the Cullens. I wasn't sure before, but after seeing how Emmett reacted, I knew there was something to all of this.

Emmett brought the pizza over to me, setting it on the coffee table. Lightly he took a slice of the pizza and passed it over to me, his expression still guarded. "Give it a try."

I did as he said and took a big bite. Of course, it was perfectly delicious. I haven't had pizza in a long time. Nice and warm, cheesy and saucy. Emmett watched me eat quietly, lightly stroking the length of my legs. "There is something I'd like to tell you. I'm not ready to do it yet. I need a few days. But you should hear it from me."

"Should I be scared?"

He nodded. "Yes, you should be. I hope that you won't be. But if we are going to create some kind of relationship, we should be completely open and honest about each other."

"Alright, I like the sound of that. But I'm not sure what kind of relationship you are looking for." I admitted nervously. My cheeks were pink. Hope filled my chest as Emmett smiled at me. Such a kind smile.

"Isn't it obvious Bella," He teased gently, his fingers now drawing shapes against my legs. "I'd like to… hopefully court you… someday. Those are my intentions anyway. I know we have some time left to get to know each other more. But my goal is to earn a place, by your side."

My heart squeezed hard in my chest. I smiled dizzily. Overwhelmed by his words. But I hesitated. "What about Rosalie?"

He snorted. "I've ended things with her. I realize that I've been in a pretty long-term relationship with her. But I feel she was just a steppingstone to someone better. If I never met her, I wouldn't be here, to meet you," He admitted quietly. "I'll be as patient as you need me to be. I won't rush into anything. If you don't feel ready. But there are some things that you need to know about me. Before deciding."

I swallowed hard. Nervously chewing my bottom lip. I couldn't imagine anything in the world that could stop me from caring about Emmett.

A/N: Thanks for reading! If you are enjoying this new idea for a story, let me know in a review. Thanks again!