Twilight – I Love You

Author: L

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters.

Rosalie's Point of View

My mind flashed through the last three days as I watched Emmett kneeling on the floor in front of the television, playing on the Xbox 360 with Jasper. Alice was sitting next to me, describing a dress that she had seen in one of her fashion magazines. She was making plans for us to go shopping tomorrow and I nodded unconsciously at her request.

Every time Emmett shot me a cheeky grin, I found myself melting right there on the couch behind him but he always immediately turned his attention back to the game. It had been like this for the past few days now. In all the years that I had been with Emmett, there were numerous occasions when he was barely able to tear his gaze away from me but lately, he would just give me the odd kiss once in a while and then completely ignore me.

"Rose?" Alice asked, waving her hand in front of my face.

I broke out of my thoughts and focussed on her worried expression.

"Are you alright?" she whispered, throwing a cautious glance at the boys. To be honest, the volume that we were speaking at didn't really matter because they were acting as if they were oblivious to our existence anyway.

Sighing as I stared at my husband's handsome face, I longed for him to hold me in his strong, muscular arms and kiss me passionately. "Alice, do you think Emmett loves me?" Her reaction to my question was of pure surprise and I was shocked as well that I had actually said it out loud.

She didn't even need to consider her answer before replying. "Oh Rose, of course he loves you. He's always loved you." Alice turned to look at the boys again and smiled at Jasper's expression which was full of concentration. "It's different for Jasper and me because he can sense emotions and he knows when I'm starting to feel a little lonely. Even though they've been alive for decades now, somewhere inside them, they are still teenage boys and this is what teenage boys do," she giggled, gesturing towards the console.

Resisting the urge to jump off the couch and throw the Xbox 360 through the window, I started fidgeting with my fingers. "I know," I mumbled glumly. "I just miss him." Suddenly, Alice's expression became blank and her eyes were filled with a familiar faraway look that told me she was having a vision. I was starting to get impatient as I waited for her to regain consciousness.

"Wow." She said the word in such a low voice that I had to watch the movement of her lips carefully in order to make sense of the sound that had left them. The situation with Emmett was making me extremely irritable which didn't bode well for Alice who was still looking dazed.

"Alice, are you going to tell me what you saw or are you going to sit here looking like you just walked in on Carlisle and Esme?" I snapped. Shooting her an apologetic smile for my misdirected anger, I turned my head to glare at Emmett but as usual, he didn't acknowledge me in any way at all.

Her face broke out into a huge grin and she shifted her weight onto her knees which allowed her to tower over me. "Trust me, Emmett really does love you," she almost shouted with excitement.

This was enough to make me intrigued and I desperately wanted to know what she had seen in her vision because it had been a while since Emmett had done something romantic for me. The last tender moment that we had shared was almost over three months ago. The next thing I knew, my hands were grabbing Alice by her shoulders and shaking her with urgency. "What did you see? Was it about Emmett? Tell me Alice," I pleaded.

A mischievous sparkle could be seen in my sister's eyes. "Well," she teased. "I think the best thing for you to do is to wait and find out for yourself. Come on Rose, you don't want all of Emmett's effort to go to waste, do you?"

Although I knew Alice was right, I was reluctant to admit it. "Fine," I grumbled. "It had better be a really good surprise now that you've got me all excited about it." Her glowing face told me that I was really going to love it. Nevertheless, it was hard for me to imagine my husband – who was, and still is, completely mesmerised by a game – actually managing to let go of the controller long enough to come up with a romantic idea to surprise me.

Misery and confusion must have been visible on my face because Alice started to comfort me. "Don't worry, Rose, you only have to wait for another thirty minutes and then you can see what Emmett's done for you. It's really amazing. Jasper's never done anything like that for me."

I couldn't take my eyes off of Emmett now. Silently praying for time to speed up, I played back one of the many moments that reminded me why Emmett was the one person I wanted to spend eternity with.

"Rose," I heard Emmett say softly as he approached our bed. His arms were around me within seconds. Feeling his cool breath on my neck, I turned around and kissed his cheek tenderly.

"I'm fine." It came out as a strained whisper and I could tell that he knew I was lying. His face was scrunched together in a frown and I knew he was trying to figure out the reason behind my unexpected argument with Edward tonight.

Emmett had jumped in just as Edward had advanced towards me and started growling furiously. I watched in horror as they threw themselves at each other and had to be separated by the rest of the family. Sighing in defeat as I realised he would be hurt if he thought that I couldn't confide in him, I decided to tell him the truth.

"When Edward told Bella that there was so much that she hadn't experienced as a human yet and she said that she couldn't care less, that she just wanted to be a vampire, I called her an 'idiot' in my thoughts. That's why Edward started yelling at me," I confessed.

Although I was worried that Emmett would take Edward and Bella's side, I found myself frozen in his arms, unable to say anything else in my defence.

"Why?" he finally asked. "Why do you think that she's an idiot?" He watched me carefully, flinching nervously at the slightest movement that I made. "I'm sorry, babe. If you don't want to say, you don't have to," Emmett said quickly.

"No, it's alright," I reassured him. I kissed him briefly to stop myself from breaking down and I relaxed a little at the thought of elaborating on my feelings. "I've always wanted a baby, and to hear Bella say that there was nothing else in her life that she wanted to have more than immortality, it made me feel angry. I would give anything to have a baby, our baby, and she's willing to give up the experience of being a mother without even thinking it through."

Nodding once to show that he understood, the anxiety on his face betrayed his feelings. "I know I'm a real bitch..." I trailed off, remorse sweeping through me as I accepted the fact that I had ruined the night for everyone in the family. Carlisle and Esme would probably make me apologise to Edward and Bella tomorrow but I wasn't thinking about that right now. I didn't care what other people thought about me; my husband's opinion was the only one that mattered.

"No, you're not," he immediately protested. "I just want to know something."

Waiting expectantly for him to ask his question, I was beginning to feel concerned about the way he was acting. It was rare for Emmett to look this upset and I hoped that he wasn't disappointed in me. "Emmett?" I prompted him carefully, stroking his arm as I did so.

He gulped once before opening his mouth to speak, but no words came out. My lips met his affectionately and this seemed to give him the same confidence that he had gave me. "Would you ever, um, given the opportunity, choose a baby over me?" His voice was filled with hesitation and he could feel my body grow tense.

The expression on his face fell and I instantly felt guilt surge through me. "Emmett, it hurts me that I could never have a baby with you but I'm OK with that as long as I have you." I moved closer to him and stared into his eyes while taking in the peace at the same time. "I don't think I could have a baby if I didn't have you by my side."

A loving smile crept onto his face and replaced his sad one. Emmett tightened his grip around me and we sat like this for the rest of the night, waiting for the sun to rise.

A warm feeling filled my entire body as the memory ended. Alice was now bouncing up and down on the couch, trying to get my attention. "What is it?" I asked with confusion as I tried to get the scene out of my head so I could focus on what was happening now. She opened her mouth to answer me but I interjected with another question. "Where's Emmett gone?"

"Upstairs," squealed Alice. Pulling me off of the couch, she dragged me halfway up the stairs and pointed to my bedroom. "Your surprise," she beamed.

I watched Alice bounce back down the stairs and I eagerly flew up them. Standing outside the closed bedroom door, I listened intently to the soft, romantic music playing in the room. My legs lost control as I opened the door to reveal what appeared to be... heaven.

Alice definitely wasn't lying when she told me that Emmett really did love me. I felt two arms wrap themselves around my waist, leaving me feeling full of bliss.

Emmett's Point of View

I started leaving a trail of kisses down her neck. She turned around and pulled me into the room with her as I closed the door behind me, never taking my eyes off of my breathtakingly beautiful wife. The floor was sprinkled with red and pink hearts; I had spent most of the morning cutting them out of the pieces of card that Esme had bought for me. There were rose petals scattered all over the bed and I had also lit candles as well.

Seeing the happiness on Rosalie's face made me feel that I had finally proven myself worthy of her love. When we reached the bed, I sat down first and she placed herself comfortably in my lap with her arms around my neck. "I love you," she whispered before kissing me. "How did you manage to do all this?" Rosalie asked as we broke apart unwillingly.

Grinning as I thought back over these past couple of days, I started to explain. "I gave Jasper permission to drive my Jeep and completely destroy it if he helped me out." I paused and chuckled at Rosalie's astonished expression. "The Jeep is nothing compared to being able to see you smile this."

As I was about to continue with my story, she kissed me passionately, neither of us wanting the moment to end. When she finally pulled away from me, I needed a minute to remember what I was saying before. "We pretended to be so absorbed in the game that we weren't giving our gorgeous wives the attention that they deserved. Jasper had to tell Alice that I had something planned for you though because I was worried that I would slip up and make a decision, and then she would have a vision and tell you."

When I noticed the embarrassment flash across her face, I stopped speaking. "I'm sorry for doubting you," she murmured.

"Rose, don't be sorry," I told her firmly. "I didn't plan all of this to make you feel bad. I really wanted you to know how much I loved you and I wanted to show you that by surprising you with a romantic gesture."

While she listened intently to my explanation, a look of admiration mixed with her warm expression. "Emmett," she breathed tenderly. Rosalie gently pushed me so that I fell backwards onto the bed and she then proceeded to wrap her legs around my waist. "I love you so much for just being here with me, for just being you."

I knew that it would be really hard for me to try and come up with an even better idea in the future but it was worth it if in this moment, Rosalie knew how much she meant to me. "I love you too, Rose. I just needed you to know that the way I feel about you will never change. I love you and I always will."

"You're so sweet," she smiled. Her lips met mine once again as she started removing my belt with ease. "And I just thought of the perfect way to thank you for all this."

The End