Chapter 2 – Facing Carlisle

Carlisle:

Now that Jessica and Bella have gone home since Charlie is now back from his fishing trip and the weekend is over, it is time I dealt with my errant daughter. She has had time to think about her actions and I am going to inform her that tonight after everyone has gone hunting, she will stay behind and we will have our discussion in my study. I want to get her version of the incident also. Her mother and surprisingly, her brother Edward, spoke to me on her behalf. I understand the situation, but I cannot allow her to act like that and attack someone even though she was provoked. At any time, it could be a human or like I pointed out to Esme and Edward, what if it had been Bella? She needs to learn to keep her emotions under control at all times. Even though her mother punished her already, I still feel it is my place to enforce my expectations and have my say in the matter. She knows better.

Leaving the hospital and driving home, I thought about this matter all the way home. Pulling into the garage, I sat in my car for a little discussing the matter in my head. I noticed the kitchen door to the garage open and my big bear son Emmett came out and walked toward my side of my car.

"Hey Pops, got a minute?" Emmett asked.

Opening the door and getting out I told him I did. I closed my door and stood with my bag resting on the hood of my car. "What is it son?"

"Pops, can you please go easy on my Rosie? She is sorry for what she did and Tanya was a pain. I wanted to smack her myself. She kept taunting Edward and me. Rosie stood up for Bella and us. Please Pops, give her a break!" Emmett asked.

"Emmett, I understand the situation, I will give Rosalie a chance to explain herself and get her point of view, but she cannot be allowed to go around attacking people just because they are teasing you or her, even though they are in the wrong. She needs to control her emotions so if it happens again, things do not get out of hand. You will have to trust me on this. I will not be harder than I have to be on her. How would you feel if someone attacked Rosalie the way she attacked Tanya?" I asked him.

"When you put it that way, I guess I see your point, but please, don't be too hard on her," he pleaded for her.

"I promise I will only be as hard as I have to. Have I ever been too hard on you," I posed the question to him.

"No Pops, but this is my Rosie we're talking about, I just want to protect her," Emmett said sincerely.

"So do I Emmett, that is why I need to have this little "discussion" with her," I explained. Emmett, this discussion is between my daughter and me. You need to trust me, son."

"Yes Pops, I trust you, I don't want to think about it," he said.

"Then go get the others and go for a hunt. Stay out until I let Alice know it is okay to come home and don't worry, Rose will be just fine. This is something I do not look forward to," I told him.

"Okay Pops, I'll get the others," Emmett said sadly as he turned to get the others.

Emmett being Emmett, couldn't just go to the others and suggest going for a hunt, no he had to be himself and call them his way…stepping into the kitchen with me right behind him, he yelled at the top of his lungs, "HEY EVERYBODY! POPS WANTS US TO GO FOR A HUNT SO HE CAN TALK THINGS OVER WITH ROSIE! BAIL OUT IN 5 MINUTES!"

"Emmett! Can you say it any louder?" I chided him.

"Sure Pops! HEY EVERYBODY! HUNT IN 5 MINUTES! POPS SAYS…"

"EMMETT!" I chided him again.

"WHAT?" "Oh sorry, Pops!" "What?" The big ham asked.

"Never mind!" I said as I shook my head trying to get my hearing back. Walking toward the stairs, I was almost run over by Alice and Jasper. Edward was already out with Bella. Esme came out with a worried look on her face. "Don't worry darling, Rose will be okay," I said trying to ease her mind.

"I know. I just hate when my babies are punished. I just want to leave and get away. Don't do anything until we are out of earshot," Esme said.

"I know dear. I've done this before," I reminded her. She left with the others and I went to knock on Rosalie's door. She softly walked to the door and opened it and stared at me with an attitude.

"Rosalie, I am going to take a shower and then I will call you to my study so we can have our talk," I told her.

"Yeah, talk alright," she said sarcastically.

"I would lose the attitude if I were you, Young Lady! Unless you want to make it worse for yourself," I warned her.

"Sorry dad, just not in a good mood," she said sullenly.

After my shower I put on comfortable clothes. Sitting down on the bed, I thought of the task in front of me. I hate disciplining my children, but I have to do it for their own good. Steeling my nerves and resolving myself to the task, I got up to call Rosalie to my study. Stopping by her door, I knocked softly and said, "Rosalie, come to my study." I then walked to my study leaving the door open for her. I stepped behind my desk and sat down as I saw her come and stand in the doorway. I motioned for her to take a seat in one of the chairs in front of my desk. She sat down with a huff.

"Rosalie, I want you to tell me what happened in Denali and why you thought it wise to attack Tanya, your hostess," I said sternly.

"Dad, you know what happened. Why do I have to go over it again?" She asked.

"Because I want to hear your version and your explanation. Now start explaining," I ordered her.

"Ugh! Okay, while we were there, Emmett suggested we have a snowball fight. We divided into to teams, Cullens vs. Denali coven. We each made a small fort and snowballs. If you got hit 10 times with snowballs you were out. Whoever had the most players left and if their fort was still in tact, won. We took an early lead with Emmett on our side, and then Tanya started flirting with Edward. She was batting her eyes at him and said that since he is still single he should come and get her while he still could. I told her to stop it and threw a snowball at her. Then she got mad and started enticing my Emmy. She told Emmett to come to her and get some real loving. That's when I lost it and lobbed a snowball at her as hard as I could and it hit her square in the face and knocked her down. Mom yelled at me and sent me in the house. I was furious. She had no right to do that to Edward or Emmett. She has some nerve coming on to my brother and my husband right in front of me. She should be the one in trouble," Rosalie explained disgustedly.

"Then mom came in and said she was going to change clothes because we were wet from the snowballs and then she came in my room to spank me. She had me over her knee when Tanya came in to wipe the snow off her face. She had to walk past my room and saw me in that position. I was so embarrassed. She gave me a look like she was glad I was going to get it. I don't like her and I never want to go to Denali again. She deserved it and I am glad I hit her dad, so don't try to make me say I'm sorry," Rosalie said with a determined voice.

"You better be sorry, young lady. You had no right to act the way you did. I agree Tanya was out of line, but you do not attack someone out of anger and rage. You know better than that, be it human or vampire. Plus you were a guest in her home. You don't treat your hostess like that," I admonished her.

"Well, she was no "hostess with the most-ess" by the way she acted. How dare she come on to Em and Edward! What if she did that to you, how would Esme like it?" She asked.

"We are not talking about your mother, we are talking about you and your behavior. I can assure you, your mother would have handled it more diplomatically and with better sense. Tanya enticed Edward but Edward did not attack her with snowballs. You just let your rage take over. You know you need to control yourself in situations like these. Thank goodness there were no humans around. Even when it is just vampires, you still need to keep your emotions in tact so you don't attract attention. Is that understood?" I said sternly.

"Yes sir!"

"Did you apologize to Tanya for your actions?" I asked.

"APOLOGIZE TO HER! No, I didn't apologize to her. She should apologize to me, Edward and Emmett. I am not apologizing to her, I don't care what you do to me, I WILL NOT apologize to her," she said assuredly.

"Oh yes you will, young lady! You are going to call her, here in my presence, and apologize to her for your appalling behavior and you will be sincere about it!" I told her in no uncertain terms.

"NO! DAD, I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE TO HER and that's final!" She said glaring at me.

"Don't you dare glare at me like that!" I warned her.

"Well, I am not telling that brazen hussy I'm sorry! She had it coming and she deserved it. I would be lying if I told her I was sorry, and we all know how you feel about lying, so I will not lie and tell her I'm sorry," she insisted.

"Then I am going to have to help you lose this high and mighty attitude you are exuding, and teach you that it is better to deal with situations like this with diplomacy and decency, not childish actions like a fight. You should have handled this situation like an adult. Instead, you acted as bad as Tanya and for that, I am going to punish you even though your mother already did. Come over to the couch with me, young lady," I instructed her.

"No, I was already spanked for this, I'm done!" She said haughtily and walked toward the door.

"ROSALIE LILLIAN CULLEN! If you walk out that door, you are going to be very sorry!" I warned her again. Rosalie stopped in her tracks at hearing that. She stood there and then turned sideways. She looked back at me and then at the door.

"Don't do it young lady, you will not get out the door!" I informed her.

She hesitantly turned toward me and looked down at the floor.

"Get over here, NOW!" I demanded.

She slowly came toward me, still seeming to weigh her options, but common sense seemed to win over and she stood right in front of me with her head down looking at the floor.

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