Rosalie

Having left Bella at home, and with the thought of seeing her soon, after I had spoken to Rosalie and saved my Austin Martin from a violent death, I was happy. I sped home quickly. I wasn't looking forward to the confrontation which would follow, but the thought of seeing Bella so soon keep my foot hard on the accelerator.

As I started down the drive, I could hear Rosalie furiously pacing around up stairs. Emmet was with her trying to calm her down. However she just thought he was as annoying, and useless as a fly. I could hear that everyone was tense, this made me feel guilty, I knew I should have told them, but as things often happened when Bella was round my admission just slipped out before I could stop it.

I pulled up outside and stepped in through the front door. Carlisle was there to meet me, with Esme close behind.

"Dining room, quickly, you have some explaining to do." I didn't think Carlisle was angry, he just wanted to get the it sorted out quickly before Rosalie did something she might regret later. As we walked in and took our seats, I could hear Alice and Jasper floating in from outside, they came and sat down, Alice on the other side of Esme and Jasper next her. Emmet was trying to persuading Rosalie to calm down before they came down. However I could hear her fly down the stairs and into the dining room.

As she burst in through the door she shouted. "Why, Why did you tell her," She was furious at me. The only reason she didn't have me in a strangle hold was because Emmet was there with his hand on her shoulder, he was cross too but he wanted to hear my reasons for telling her before he tried to kill me.

"I love her." It came out before I could stop it. Now they are going to think I am an idiot. "I don't know why I told her, I just feel able to talk to her."

"You could have talked to us; we are a family; that is what family's do they talk to each other. They don't go telling their latest fling all the secrets that could force us to leave the state."

"Latest fling; what you think she is?" I was mad now; I stood up to face her. I had been alone for nearly a century and Rosalie thought Bella was my fling. I wasn't like some adolescent teenager who had flings. That just wasn't me. I knew Bella was the one. "Do you not know me at all Rosalie? Do you think that little of me, that I would tell her if I wasn't serious about her. This would affect me too you know."

Emmet came in like the peace keeper.

"Edward, she didn't mean it like that. She just meant it would have been nice if you had told us what you were going to do before you did it, then we could have been prepared."

"I know in an ideal world that is what I would have done. But it just happened. It seemed like the right thing to say at the time. She is smart she would have figured it out. The only difference is that I asked her to tell me what she was thinking rather than her keeping quiet, or running the idea past one of her other friends." Ok the beginning of that sounded like the adolescent teenager I was trying to avoid, but hopefully they will see what I was getting at.

"He has a point. With her being a black out on the thoughts situation it was better she confided in him, than anyone else. But you still should have told us if you were going to let her know." Emmet insisted.

"I still think it is too risky, it is because of the thoughts thing that I think she shouldn't have been told. We will never know until it is too late if she is going to tell. Also Edward doesn't know what she is really thinking. He has to believe what she says, and I personally don't trust her."

"You will never trust her, because you are jealous that I find a mortal more attractive than you." I think from her expression I had hit the nail on the head. She exploded.

"Jealous, jealous, you think I am jealous of her, I could snap her like a twig and then enjoy the best drink to date. I stepped closer. I could feel the mood in the room changing; Jasper was trying to calm everyone down, however he would have to work a lot harder if he hoped to succeed this time.

"You wouldn't," I spat. At this point Carlisle stood up and put his arm on my shoulder, I decided it was time to accept Jaspers calming influence as it was time to get the discussion under control before one of us lost it.

"No she wouldn't," Carlisle confirmed. "We should just be happy that Edward has found someone he loves." He turned to me. "I know it can't have been easy for you being alone all these years…" He was cut off by Rosalie.

"If he wasn't so picky he could have been happy years ago. First I wasn't good enough, then Tanya."

"It wasn't a case of being picky," how could she think I was picky, it wasn't like choosing a puppy, it was falling in love. "I just…" How could I put this politely? "I just didn't have that connection with either of you. Not the connection I have with Bella."

"Rosalie, as far as Alice can see the arrangement will work out well. Can't you just be happy that Edward has found someone, like you found Emmet?" That seemed to do the trick. Remind Rosalie of her love for Emmet and instantly the anger in her eyes vanished. That was the thing about vampires when we find some one to love, we love them passionately. That was my worry; I hoped I could tame that passion so I wouldn't harm Bella.

"I won't be happy about it, but as long as Alice keeps a close eye on the situation and lets us know as soon as it may change, then I suppose I could be polite, and save the Austin Martin." Yes! I thought break through.

"Thank you Rosalie. That is all I want from you, and thanks Carlisle and everyone for accepting Bella into the family, you can't begin to imagine how great this makes me feel."

As I started to leave the room, I could hear Alice quietly humming the wedding march, I smiled to myself.

"Do you really see that happening," I could hear Esme excitedly asking Alice. She grinned. "I do hope it works out well for them."

With that I was out of the door and running. I ran to the meadow. I loved it here; I lay down under the stars and looked up. I imagined doing this with Bella, I was sure she would like it. Who doesn't like looking up into the black sky filled with tiny bright pin pricks. In Forks this was a magical time because usually the sky would be filled with clouds, and all you could see is the moon, if you are lucky. The sky was obviously clearing for tomorrow which Alice was sure would be a clear sunny day. I wasn't sure how long I lay there, I lost my self, but it must have been a long time because I could tell that the sky was a shade lighter. I jogged home, I still had a few hours before the sun rose properly but I needed to change before I arrived at Bella.