"So, how was your date?"
"It was alright."
"Just alright, where did Emmett take you?"
He took me to an MMA match in Port Angeles.
"He didn't?"
"He sure did."
"You must have loved that."
"Yeah it was great, we sat in the front row and I started telling the fighters what moves to use. Then at the end of the night, a trainer approached me and asked if I wanted to join."
"You're joking."
"Nope, but I told him I was only 16, but that I would ask for permission to train."
"You're really going to ask Dad?"
"Yeah, if he says yes, Emmett said he'd take me. How was your day?"
"I heard something really interesting about the Cullens," Bella tells her little sister.
"Oh, yeah and, what's that?"
Bella went on to tell her everything that Jacob had told her. That all that information made her think that maybe the Cullens weren't human.
Then suddenly it occurred to Astrid, "You know when Emmett took me out to eat, he didn't order anything for himself. He said he was on a special diet."
"See that's weird."
"Maybe, I assumed he was on a low carb high protein diet," Astrid tells her sister.
"There's more to the Cullens than meets the eye," Bella says.
"Well, whatever, I really don't care one way or the other. It doesn't affect me in any way that they're different, but good luck to you unraveling this mystery."
"Thanks."
Astrid said goodnight to her sister and went up to her room. She went to her bathroom, took off her makeup and got ready for bed. She got into bed, turned out the light. She wondered briefly what the Cullens were, but shrugged it off and went to sleep.
The next day she is rudely awakened by the ringing of her cell phone. Astrid looks at the caller ID and sighs.
"What's up, Emmett?"
"Hey did I wake you, I'm sorry."
"It's fine, what did you want?"
"I was wondering if we're still on for today?"
"Yeah, I told you to come by at noon. Oh, my dad will be here so he's going to want to meet you."
"Alright, thanks for the heads up. Well, I'll let you get back to sleep. I'll see you at noon."
"Fine, fine, I'll see you then."
With that, Astrid hung up. She turned over onto her back and stared at the clouds rolling by. She knew she would never get back to sleep so Astrid decided to get up and make breakfast for her dad and sister.
Astrid gets up, goes to the bathroom to shower and change. When she was dressed, she went downstairs and started making French Toast. Astrid thought that if she made a nice breakfast for her dad maybe she could convince him to give her permission to train for the MMA.
By the time Astrid finished breakfast, Bella and Charlie were up. Bella came downstairs first and goes into the kitchen. She looked at her little sister and smirked, she knew that all this was just to butter Charlie up.
Charlie comes downstairs to the smell of French toast, eggs, bacon, and freshly brewed coffee. Astrid smiles at her father and serves him his breakfast.
"So to what do I owe this feast to?"
"Nothing, Dad, I was up early so I decided to make breakfast," Astrid said as she serves breakfast to Bella as well.
Charlie eyes his daughter suspiciously, "Uh-huh, what do you want to talk about, Princess?"
Astrid sighs, "Okay, you know how I had a date last night, right?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Well two things, first he's coming over again today to help me study."
"And who is he?"
"Emmett Cullen."
"Which one is he?"
Bella swallowed her food, "The big buff guy, he's senior."
"A senior? I don't know how I feel about you dating a senior, Astrid."
Astrid rolls her eyes, "Dad, please, we're not dating. We just went out as friends that's it."
"Okay, so where did your friend take you?"
"We went to an MMA match in Port Angeles."
Charlie chuckles, "You must've really enjoyed that."
"Oh yeah it was badass, but that's not the best part."
Charlie couldn't imagine what the best part was. He cautiously asked his youngest, "What was the best part?"
"Well, I was yelling out what moves the fighters should use and sometimes they would actually listen to me. So at the end of the night, one of the trainers asked me if I wanted to train with them. All I would need is your permission, Dad."
"You want to train to become an MMA fighter?" Charlie said looking at his daughter incredulously.
"Yeah."
"I don't know, Astrid, isn't that a bit dangerous?"
Bella rolls her eyes, "Dad, Astrid has been in martial arts since she was four, that's all she does is train."
"How are you going to get to Port Angeles?"
"Emmett said he'd take me."
Charlie raised an eyebrow at that, "He did, did he?"
"Yeah, he wants to see me fight."
Charlie sighed, "Give me a few days to think about it, okay?"
"That's all I'm asking for."
Charlie wipes his mouth with a napkin. He then stands up and takes his plate and coffee cup to the sink. He's about to wash it but Bella tells him that she'll do it.
"Alright, girls I'm going fishing with Billy, I'll see you all tonight. Astrid, I expect you to behave with your friend and if you're going to go out, call me."
Astrid rolls her eyes, "Of course I'm going to behave, Dad. Besides, Bella is going to be here anyway. And even if she wasn't, I told you we're-"
"Yeah, I know you're just friends. But still, behave."
"Okay."
Charlie grabs his fishing gear and heads for the door. As he walks out he kisses Astrid on the head and says bye to Bella. He would do the same to Bella but that wasn't the type of person she was. After Charlie leaves, Bella starts the dishes while Astrid wipes down the kitchen table. When she finishes, Astrid goes upstairs to read for a little while until noon. Eventually, she looks up from her book and notices the time. Grabbing her bookbag, Astrid heads downstairs to wait for Emmett. As she enters the kitchen, Bella sets a turkey club sandwich with chips and soda in front of her.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Just as Astrid and Bella finish their lunch the doorbell rings.
Bella smiles, "I'll leave you alone with your boyfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend," Astrid huffs.
"Okay, whatever, just remember what Dad said. Behave."
"Yes, Mom."
Bella laughs as she goes upstairs. She was going to continue with her research. Once Bella goes upstairs Astrid goes to answer the door. She opens the door and sees Emmett standing there with his book bag slung over his shoulder and a big grin on his face.
Astrid looks at her watch, "Right on time, what were you doing sitting outside my house until it was time?"
"No, of course not, I'm just a punctual person," Emmett tells her, "Are you going to invite me in or are we going to study outside?"
Astrid steps out of the way, "Come on in, Emmett."
"Thanks."
He walks into the house then follows Astrid into the kitchen. Astrid goes to the fridge and grabs a soda for herself.
"Would you like anything, Emmett?"
"No, thanks," Emmett says as he takes a seat at the kitchen table.
"Okay then."
Astrid sits down in the chair next to him and opens her book bag, "I did you do the anatomy assignment yet?"
"No."
"I guess we can get started on that first," Astrid tells him.
Emmett nods and takes out his book and notebook. They get to work on their homework. When they finish move on to the other homework that they had. About an hour later they finished all of their homework.
"I guess you didn't need my help after all," Emmett observed.
"Nope, but thanks for offering. So do you want to watch a movie or something?"
Emmett smiles brightly, "Sure that'd be great."
They get up from the table and go into the living room. Astrid turns on Netflix and decides to put on Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat... I'm Fluffy. For the next hour, she and Emmett are sitting there laughing their asses off.
When the show ends, Astrid puts on the movie Wanted. She sits down next to Emmett again and starts watching the movie. As the movie progresses Emmett stops watching and instead starts watching Astrid. How she's completely absorbed in the movie how her eyes glisten at watching the action. How she unconsciously leans forward during the exciting parts.
"Why are you staring at me instead of watching the movie, Emmett?" She asks with taking her eyes off the screen.
"Because you are far more interesting than the movie."
"Well, stop it, it's annoying."
"Can't help it, you're so beautiful."
Astrid pauses the movie and turns to look at him and raises an eyebrow, "Oh that's good."
"No, I mean it. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever met."
"Emmett, what do you want from me?"
"You," Emmett says as he leans in and captures her lips.
Astrid kisses him back, Emmett lifts her up and brings her into his lap so that she's straddling him. She cards her fingers through his hair while he holds her tight to his body. They continue to make out until they hear Bella open her bedroom door. Astrid jumps off his lap and sits down next to him and unpauses the movie. A few seconds later they hear Bella go into the kitchen to get a glass of water.
Emmett leans back into the couch with a smug look on his face while Astrid completely ignores him. When the movie ends Astrid gets up and stretches, then she notices the time. It was almost time for Charlie to come home. She's about to tell Emmett that he needs to leave when he gets a text message. It's Jasper telling him that all the boys are going hunting if he wants to go along. Emmett texts him back that he'll be there in a little while.
Standing up he looks at Astrid, "Hey I have to go, my brothers want to go get a bite to eat."
"Don't let me stop you."
Astrid walks Emmett to the door, and he walks out with a smug look on his face, "See you around, Astrid," He says over his shoulder.
"Yeah, see you, oh and Emmett," Astrid yells then jogs out to his Jeep and opens his door. She leans up and kisses him hard.
"Just because you want me doesn't mean you can have me," Then she slams his door and struts off into the house.