Shattered

Thirty-Four

(UNEDITED)

-Emmaline's Point of View-

. . .

"Finally!" Emmett sighed heavily as we walked down the front steps of the school, "I can't wait until we graduate...again."

I giggled, but I knew what he meant.

We had just finished up our last day of school before Christmas Break, and my Mother and her "friend" will we in town come tomorrow evening. Then my Father and his "companion" are due to arrive the morning before Christmas Eve.

Apparently none of them wanted to push things on me too much or too fast so they are trying to limit their time here.

I wish they would all realize that I'm fine about the whole situation.

Did they really expect me to ball up my fists and stomp my feet in a perfect impression of a spoiled toddler throwing a temper-tantrum?

"You're coming over tonight, right?" I looked up and asked Jasper as he helped me into my car.

"Of course Darlin, I just have to step out for a bit and then I have to go pick up your Christmas gift."

I smiled, "I can't wait to see what it is, I seriously don't think you're going to be able to top your birthday gift to me."

We had already planned to go somewhere as soon as we graduate, although there were a couple of weekend trips in the little trip-booklet. but I wanted to enjoy every moment without stressing about school or family.

Once I'm out of school nobody can say anything, not that anyone is actually here to tell me what to do regardless, but I know how my parents are.

They want everyone under their thumb for as long as they can hold them there, this includes me, more so, this especially means me.

"I think I've picked out something pretty special, I do hope you like it." He smirked.

I grabbed his jacket and pulled him down into my window, "I will love anything you give me because I love you, now I gotta go, and don't forget the rope." I said before I kissed him.

"Yeah the rope!" Emmett yelled, "sounds kinky."

Jasper and I still hadn't had sex, but I like to play with Emmett so I shot him a mischievous smile and I winked, he could take it how he pleased. He had decided to clap Jasper on the back roughly and congratulate him on have a "hardcore relationship."

I rolled up my window and drove away, the rope was in fact for the Christmas tree I asked Jasper to pick up for me.

Marta and I had gone and selected the tree we wanted and we purchased it but I needed Jasper's truck to haul it to the house.

Now I found myself going home to pick up Marta so we could go and pick up all of the decorations for the tree as we had already had the inside and outside of the house expertly done. Something in sure my mother will comment on.

But the tree is different.

No matter what, every since I can remember I have picked the Christmas lights and ornaments/baubles that I liked the most and then my parents had let me decorate it to my hearts content, they won't change a thing about the way I decorated it.

Not even when I was five and only the bottom half of the tree had Christmas decor covering it, but the top half remained bare.

I pulled up to the house and annoyingly honked just because I know how much Marta hates it.

She rushed out of the house and grumbled as she got into the car, "you know how much I hate that."

I laughed and turned up the Christmas tunes as we headed to the mall, not only were we going for Christmas decorations but I also wanted to pick up a few gifts.

I had decided that after the whole thanksgiving fiasco when Jasper and his family came to my rescue, that I wanted nothing more than to be a part of their family. So for Christmas I am going to tell Jasper that I want to become a vampire.

I'm not leaving too much behind.

My parents don't see me too much to miss me, the idea of children has never crossed my mind. To be honest I would pity any children I ever would have had, I've had such a terrible examples of parents that I would surely mess them up somehow. I will get old and then what, just die?

No becoming a vampire offers me so much more.

Family, love, and everlasting time.

Marta and I walked from store to store, our arms filled with wavy bags and we still weren't finished.

"I'm going to put these in the car and then we can continue." She said.

"No let's just call it a day, it's getting late and I'm exhausted, I'll just go gift shopping with Jasper tomorrow." I suggested.

She smiled, "I like him for you, he brings out the Emmaline I knew was in there the whole time."

I blushed, "I love him more than anything in this entire world." I confessed. "I just hope my mom will like him."

"Honeybee, I know you love your parents and forgive me if I'm speaking out of line but, who cares what your mother thinks?"

I thought about it.

"Jasper is a perfect gentleman and he love you, so that's all that should matter."

I nodded, what she said was true, I didn't need the approval of anyone on my Jasper, I love him and that's all that matters.

We walked out to the car and put the bags in the trunk before heading home. We pulled up to the house just as Jasper was getting off his truck.

"Hello Darlin, nice to see you Marta."

We both smiled at him and he came over and collected all of the bags for us.

Marta unlocked the front door and Jasper and I went into the family room where he set the bags down and then gave my lips a light peck before heading back outside to fetch the tree.

I made sure the area I wanted the tree to go was cleared and then I sat on the floor and began taking the prices off of the ornaments and baubles.

"Where do you want it Darlin?"

He carried the tree in one hand over his shoulder while he carried the base in the other hand, I smiled. "Just set it down of there in the clearing please."

He set the base on the ground before placing the trees small trunk into the base. He was adjusting it a bit when Marta came in with some water for the tree.

"Will you spend the night and help me decorate it?" I asked.

He took a seat next to me and picked up an ornament ever so lightly, the slight action made my heart race and he smiled, "if that's what you want."

"I'm gonna go start dinner" Marta announced, "Jasper will you be joining us?"

"I wish I could Marta, but my moms really particular about family dinner." He lied.

I smiled, I bet if they were human Esme really would be anal about family dinners.

"I better get going, I still gotta go and pick up your present." He said. "I'll be back a little later, just text me when you're all finished up with dinner."

I walked with him to the front door and kissed bye before turning to go and help Marta with dinner.