Chapter 4

BPOV

I walked quite slowly for the whole seventeen miles home. I think every emotion in the book ran through my body. I was excited to see my beautiful Rose but I was also nervous. I felt guilty for not trying to understand her better but I felt angry at her for not understanding me either. I wanted to hold her in my arms and never let her go and then I wanted to slap her at the same time. Of course every thought I had only stuck for a moment or two and by the time I was finally home I was more eager than anything. I walked into the house and found Rosalie sitting cross legged on the floor in the far corner of our bedroom.

"Rosalie?" I asked cautiously.

"Hey, you're home." She looked up at me with weary eyes.

We stared at each for a few moments without speaking. I could see that Rosalie looked horrible now that I was standing close to her. She was wearing the same clothes she'd been wearing when I left a few days ago. Her hair was unkempt and her skin looked dull and lackluster. My heart would have been in my throat if it were possible.

"How long have you been sitting there?" I asked.

"How long have you been gone?" She countered.

"Look, I know I fucked up, Rose! I'm sorry….again. I thought everything was about me, but now I see it's not and I feel terrible for accusing you of…." I hung my head.

"Whatever." Was all she said, still staring out the window.

"I talked to Carlisle and Esme, by the way. They really helped me understand a lot of things. Rose, I never realized the sacrifice you were making to keep my secluded so I wouldn't go on a human hunting spree. I wish you would have told me that you need to be around humans. How was I supposed to know?" I was inching closer to her.

"You never asked." Is all she said.

"God Rosalie! I Love you! Will you at least look at me?" I hollered.

She still sat still and silent as ever, just staring out the window. That's when I got an idea. Esme had told me that when Rosalie was first changed she always complained about the temperature. She hated how cold she felt all the time. Esme would run her a hot bath and let me just soak until the hot water warmed her skin. Even though it was a temporary fix, it always calmed Rosalie and made her feel better.

After rummaging around in the bathroom for a while I found some candles and bubble bath. I filled the tub, lit the candles and went back to get my poor Rosalie. I went into our room and picked her up and swooped her into the bathroom before she could protest too much.

"Bella, what are you doing?" She was starting to seem a little bit more interested.

"You'll see. This is going to be our new thing. Just trust me, okay." I winked at her and she nodded back trustingly.

I stood in front of Rosalie and helped her out of her clothes. When she was undressed I started taking my clothes off too. We were standing less than an inch from when she finally through her arms around me and just held on like she was never going to let go. Once we were in the tub I held her in my arms. There was no need to speak or even move. When the water started cooling off I'd drain it and run more hot water in. After a while Rosalie finally relaxed completely and started to talk.

"Thank you, my Love." She hadn't referred to me lovingly in days, I felt like she was coming back to me.

"I'd do anything for you." I said into her ear.

"I know. That's what scares me." She said while poking me in the ribs.

"So, Rose…I was thinking maybe we should go to the "zoo" tomorrow"? I said.

"Bell, there's no zoo around here." She said looking up at me.

"Well I was thinking the Mall. You know, we could hang out and people watch. You could even get into a heated argument with the parking attendant or hiss at some dirty old man for checking out your ass." I offered.

"Oh Bella that's the best idea you've ever had!" She turned around and kissed me.

So that's how we made up. That's how we learned more about each other in four days than we did in the years we'd been together. That's how I learned that our relationship wasn't just about Rosalie protecting me. I learned she needed protecting too and I'd never stop protecting her.

Looking back, I guess the person I have to thank the most is Julianna. Last I heard, her and Edward were swept up in some amazing love story-ish type of thing. I wondered if some day he'd marry her and then turn her or maybe even have kids together…..nah that's just too weird!

The end.

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