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" I just don't not understand why you are so taken with Bella, she is only human"
"Rosalie, she is Edward's mate, we took in Emmett as you asked, we cared for him because he is your mate, we are only doing the same for Bella"
"NO Carlisle, you aren't even with Em it took you just under a year to fully accept him as your son, yet that human can walk in and within in two weeks, it's all Bella this, Bella that, Bella I would die for you"
"Rose, you know it's not like that, don't be silly"
"DON'T BE SILLY!"
I felt like I could explode with anger, how dare Carlisle call me silly, why won't listen to my story, just for a second at least.
"Oh Carlisle, how silly of me, I thought you would sit and listen to what I had to say, but you are only proving my point. When I came to this family, it took a long time for us to accept one another and I was one of your kind, she isn't and yet she suddenly seems to be the perfect daughter"
Carlisle's Point of View
I could feel so many emotions rising up inside of me, I was saddened that Rose was feeling this way, but I was mad that she was so accusing of me. Of course I wouldn't prefer one to the other, but her words were infuriating and I tried hard to keep my patience with her.
"Rose please, listen to me, you are my daughter, Bella is not, not yet at least. Of course I wouldn't prefer her over you, you are special to me, and yes you test my patience to the extreme's half the time, but I love you and a person's fault's make them who they are as much as their strong points"
"If you couldn't chose one over the other than why don't you treat me like you treat her"
" I do, I do.."
"No Carlisle, you DON'T , you don't treat me like you treat her, whenever she comes around you suddenly act differently, like your trying to impress her.. you are you are trying to impress her aren't you, you want her to keep coming over, never minding what the rest of us feel"
"Of course I'm trying to impress her, I want her to feel accepted and welcome in our family, but that doesn't mean I don't care for you any less, than I do for her"
"Oh I understand"
She snorted at me and I knew I wasn't getting through to her, the walls she had placed around her were though to penetrate and it longer to get through to her than the other children.
"When I first accepted you into the family, I felt awful for what I had done, you had suffered so much that night and I was scared that you would fear or hate me for what I had done to you, because I never had the chance to get to know you when you were still human. Whereas I have that chance with Bella, I can get to know her before she becomes one of us, if she becomes one of us. Meeting Bella has given me another to get things right. "
"I never hated you, I just didn't understand why you wanted to save me in the first place"
I walked forward and grabbed her hand.
"Because everyone deserves a second chance, even those who don't believe they do"
Rosalie's Point of View
Carlisle had a point and I knew it. I felt bad that he had been seeking for a chance to fix things for himself, having to wait this long must have been pure torture. I was glad we had found the time to talk like this, sure the circumstances hadn't been the kind I had wanted but I had to take it as it came.
"I'm so sorry.. dad"
As soon as the last word came out, I saw a rapid change on Carlisle's face. He no longer looked like a man who was trying to win a never ending battle with a girl, but rather as a father who was trying to make his daughter realize just how much he loved her.
"Rose I do understand where your coming from, really and im not saying that you have to adore Bella and be her best friend, but she is Edward's mate and you need to respect that."
I hung my head, dad could be so comforting and yet so firm and he normally got the balance of those emotions just right.
"I know that, dad"
He smiled and held out his hand.
"Home time?"
I didn't have to answer, I knew things weren't perfect but I knew dad would be by my side to help make them better.
