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Overwhelmed
Rosalie only comes back to Forks — a place that only holds bad memories — once a year. This year she finds herself with an unlikely companion, facing a truth she thought she had buried years ago.
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Rosalie had been a late-bloomer when it came to dating.
It wasn't until her sophomore year in college that she started dating. Her first relationship didn't last more than four months, but Alec was the perfect man to introduce her to the carnal side of life. But more importantly, he taught her to be confident in herself. When their relationship fizzled out, she was disappointed but her heart recovered quickly.
She went on a handful of dates for the remainder of her sophomore year, but no one really caught her eye. She met her next serious boyfriend when she got a job as a receptionist at an auto repair shop. His name was Paul and he knew every line to every Lord of the Rings movie. They would watch them together, curled up on the couch, and he always smelled like peppermint and motor oil. It was strange and she liked it.
She could have loved him.
They broke up by Christmas.
She dated no one for the remainder of her junior year, but it didn't bother her. Senior year she met Victor. Of all of her boyfriends, he was the best kisser and the funniest, too. He had read every book she had and more, and it didn't terrify her when he talked about the two of them taking a graduation trip to Europe, seeing all the sights they'd both always imagined seeing.
The month before graduation, however, he took her home to meet his parents and two little sisters. He told her his plans for the future, how he wanted to be a stock market broker, and they could go to New York together. It had hurt her so much saying goodbye to him…more than anything had ever hurt her before.
She dated her colleague, Royce, a year later. He was an ass.
She'd dated Marcus next. He had been her longest relationship, yet. She had been with him for four years of her life and he had even proposed the weekend before she left for Forks. She had said no. He hadn't understood why.
No one ever would and that's why she'd always say no.
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