Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the song lyrics used in the story. *sighs*

A/N: This is just a little one-shot setting during "Stupid Lamb".


"don't ask me why I'm cryin'/cause when I start to crumble you know how to keep me smilin'/you always save me from myself." Christina Aguilera's "save me from myself".


ROSALIE'S POV:

I hung up the phone disgusted. I had been trying to call Edward and try to convince him to come home. He wouldn't pick up. I wondered if he even had his cell phone with him.

I didn't know where my siblings were; Jasper and Alice had run off someone without telling anyone where they were going, and well, Edward was insane. No one knew what he could be doing. I kicked the fridge in frustration, leaving a dent.

I wished I had Alice's power so I could keep an eye on all of them. I grabbed a pot that we never used off the stove and threw it at the wall.

Emmett and I had bought a little house to live in together for a while; I had had fun picking things out to put in our house. Now it all seemed useless and stupid. I grabbed a plate and threw it against the dent that was now it the wall.

They just left without telling me, I had no idea if they were okay. I couldn't deal with this!

I grabbed another plate and didn't bother aiming it this time I just threw it on the floor. How could they do this to me? I felt a tearless sob shake my body. Edward hated me because of the way I had treated Bella. I had never hated her; envied her? Yes. I would admit it. She had everything I couldn't and she just wanted to give it up; she was human.

I searched for something anything to throw and settled on kicking the cabinets.

I grabbed at a vase of flowers that Emmett had given me and started to pull back my arms to throw them, sending water down my shirt, when a hand grabbed my wrist.

"Rose…" Emmett soothed. He pulled me to him with one hand and took the vase with the other.

I shook with the unshed tears.

"Shh…Shh…" He wrapped his arms around me as I clung to him. He brushed my long blond hair out of my face.

I loved him more than anything; he was my soul mate.

"Rose?" He whispered my name. It swore it was one of the sweetest sounds in the world.

I looked up at him.

"They're all going to be okay." He kissed me forehead. No one else ever saw this side of Emmett. They saw the goofball and the strong scary Emmett.

I kissed him, wrapped my arms around his neck.

"I'm just worried." I admitted.

He kissed me gently again.

"It's natural, Rosie."

I gave him a shaky smile. "What do you think they're doing?"

He grinned. "Gambling."

I smacked him on the arm.

"I love you." He smiled at me.

"I love you, too." I whispered, kissing him again.

I missed our family. I wanted everything back to normal. Even if I thought it was too much of a risk, I knew Bella made Edward happier than he'd ever been. God, if we could all be together again, I'd welcome her with a hug.

How could such a young human change a family of old vampires? She really had though. Not just Edward but the whole family.

Esme had called when Edward had left, she'd been so upset, and then Alice and Jasper had taken off. I think she wanted me to come and live with them, but I couldn't bring myself to.

I knew they thought I was the bad one somehow. The one who was too vain to worry about anyone but herself. None of them would ever say that, but I could tell that sometimes they thought it.

I was tainted.

I had killed for revenge; and I had enjoyed it. They hurt me, I hurt them. Roy and his friends had taken away the one thing I had wanted most in the world. The dream of my own child that now I could never hold in my arms; sometimes it made me cry, it hurt so much.

But no matter how crazy I got, Emmett was always there to hold me and remind me that things were going to be okay.

I owed him more than he would ever know for that.

"What are you thinking?" He asked.

I smiled. "About gambling."

A grin lit up his face. "I purpose a game of poker than!"

"I'll go get the cards." I swiftly went up the stairs and grabbed the cards off of my bedside table and came back to the living room.

Emmet had already set up a table and chairs. I smiled.

That was my husband, always eager.

"What should we bet?"

He thought about it for a minute and then an evil grin spread across his face.

"Whoever wins gets to make the other person do one thing they want, no matter what it is."

I rolled my eyes. "Predictable."

He just kept grinning and I didn't really feel like betting, but I agreed anyway.


"HOW DID YOU BEAT ME?" I screamed. I had to stop myself from flinging the table upside.

Emmett was laughing. "Alright here's what I want."

I watched his face in horror. He was going to make me do something horrible.

"I want you to play video games with me."

That was it?

"You don't want me to do something nasty?"

"Nope. Just play video games."

I started to laugh. I loved this man!


"My love is tainted by your touch/Cuz some guys have shown me acesBut you've got that royal flush/I know it's crazy everyday/Well tomorrow may be shakyBut you never turn away" -Christina Aguilera's "Save me from myself"