Falling for You

Winter Break

"Honey, I'm home." Emmett burst through the front door of the apartment. "Are you all packed and ready to go?"

"Yes, Emmett. You should know that, considering the fact that you were the one to put everything in my truck."

"When are we leaving?"

"As soon as Edward gets back. He's in his last final right now." I watched Emmett as he plopped down in a chair and started flipping through the channels. "So why are you suddenly interested in riding home with me?"

"Because Edward's so dull when he drives. He puts in one of his CDs and doesn't talk the whole we." He never looked up from the TV.

I watched him suspiciously, "So this has nothing to do with Edward's attempt to keep me safe from myself?"

He finally looked up at me with what appeared to be a shocked expression. "How can you accuse me of such things lil' sis? Is it a crime for me to want to spend time with you?"

"God, Emmett, you are such a bad actor. You and I both know that Edward is putting you in my truck."

He shrugged, "Maybe he is. But is that such a bad thing?"

"He worries too much about me. You all worry too much about me."

"I beg to differ." Edward had somehow slipped into the apartment without either of us noticing.

"Hey, bro. You ready to go? I think we should head out now so we at least have a chance of arriving by the end of the week."

I glared at Emmett. "Is it really necessary for both of you to pick on my truck? It's a great truck especially for me."

Edward raised an eyebrow, "What does that mean, 'especially for you'?"

"Well, the thing's like indestructible. If I were to ever get in any kind of an accident, it would remain completely intact."

"Yeah," Emmett chuckled, "I suppose that is a good car for you." He turned back to his brother. "So are you ready to go? I'd rather see Rose sooner than later."

"Yeah, let me just make sure everything's turned off in my room."

Edward headed to his room while Emmett and I headed toward my truck. Though I complained, I was glad to have Emmett's company. It was a three day drive, and I didn't want to make it alone. I would have ridden with Edward, but I wanted to have my car at home. I'd always liked the freedom I felt in driving my old truck.

The trip ran pretty smoothly. It took three and a half days to get there, but it was fun. Emmett wanted to spend the whole time playing some sort of road game. At one point, we were playing a game where I had silver or white cars and he had colored cars, and whoever saw the most of his cars won.

"Silver," I called out as we passed one of the last cars we'd see as we were so close to Forks. I looked in my rear view mirror to check on Edward, who I knew would be irritated by my 40mph pace. He was just going to have to deal with my need to go the speed limit. I was the police chief's daughter.

I glanced down at the paper in Emmett's hand on which he was keeping score. "Hey, you haven't counted my lat ten cars. You're cheating."

"Nuh-uh. You just don't want to admit that you're losing."

I pulled off the side of the road. We were only twenty miles from Forks, but I didn't care. Emmett wasn't going to force me to play this stupid game and then cheat.

I watched as Edward got out of his car and walked to my window. He tapped lightly and I rolled the window down as far as it would go. "What's the matter?"