Hello everyone! Please, do not kill me! I know, it's been a few weeks since I last updated and I'm sorry. But I'm back! I promise. So how is everyone? Are y'all having a nice Valentine's Day? I hope so. You guys deserve the best! I'm already starting on Chapter Five, so hopefully that will be put up soon. I hope you are all doing fabulous! I love you all, Happy Valentine's Day! I hope y'all enjoy the story!
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I laid the dress carefully on the bed, and gathered my stuff to take to the bathroom.
I walked down the hallway, and down to the bathroom. I closed the door, and locked it. I grabbed my shampoo, conditioner, and my razor, placing them on the shower shelf. I reached over turning the shower knob, letting the water warm up to a nice temperature.
I began to strip out of my clothing, dropping them on the floor. I turned around and stared at my naked reflection in the mirror.
I knew I was beautiful, people had told me that my whole life. That is one of the reasons Royce married me, he wanted a trophy wife. And I was stupid enough to fall in love with him. I couldn't hate Royce though, he gave me my little boy. And I loved Zachary more than anything in the world.
No matter what Royce had done to me, I would never regret Zac. He was my whole world, and I wouldn't ever give him up. I knew my son was safe here. His uncle Jasper would never let anything hurt us. Jasper had almost lost his life, trying to protect me one time.
It was five months after Royce's death, and I was still a mess.
I can barely recall Jasper trying to get me away from some guy who had tried to take me back to his place. The guy wasn't going to let me go that easily, he pulled out a knife.
I remembered the painful gasp Jasper let out when the man plunged the knife into his stomach three times, before running off.
I remember screaming, and dropping to my knees beside Jasper. I took off my jacket, pressing it against his three bleeding wounds.
I cried for Jasper to stay with me while I called the police.
I remember hugging Alice at the hospital, squeezing tightly as her tiny body shook with her erratic sobs. We sat in that small, waiting room until the doctor told us we could see him.
Jasper was pale when we saw him, his eyes were closed and he had bandages wrapped around his waist. He was laying so still on that hospital bed. I cried harder, wondering if he was going to make it.
I remember when Jasper woke up and held both Alice and I together. He whispered in my ear that he would do it all over again if it meant I was safe.
That night I knew I couldn't stay on this destructive road any longer. I was putting everyone I loved in danger.
I shook all the thoughts from my mind. I stepped into the shower, relishing in the heat of the water.
I quickly scrubbed my hair, and shaved. When I was done, I grabbed a white towel from the rack and wrapped it around my body.
I stuck my head out of the doorway, looking both ways to make sure no one would see me. I ran to my room, only stopping at the door when I heard two familiar voices inside. There are only two people who would be in my room before a party.
I burst through the door, causing Alice and Bella to jump in surprise. They both grinned when they saw me step in.
"Rosalie, welcome back!" Bella laughed. I walked over to them, opening my arms to hug Bella.
She looked at me warily, before stepping back. I pouted out my bottom lip, throwing her my puppy dog face.
"Rose, as much as I would love to hug you, I can't. Alice would kill us if I got this shirt wet." She said, while beckoning to herself. Alice nodded, a small smirk slid across her lips.
I rolled my eyes, and turned back to my suitcases to find my undergarments. I heard Alice and Bella scurry into my closet, so I quickly changed and grabbed a silk robe from my bag, tying it around my body.
I walked over to the closet, stopping in the doorway when I heard what they were saying.
"Bella, these heels will look fabulous with your dress." Alice insisted, thrusting the silver heels towards Bella. I watched as Bella chewed on her bottom lip, anxiously.
She was going to fight with Alice about this.
"Don't you think I could wear some shoes with a smaller heel? I don't want to break my neck before I see Edward." She stated, before pushing back the shoes to Alice.
Alice gave her a tight-lipped smile as she stared Bella down. Bella shifted uncomfortably under her unwavering gaze.
Bells wouldn't last long, she couldn't stand Alice staring at her like that.
I smiled, as Bella's shoulders slumped forward and grabbed the heels from Alice's grip. A victorious grin came upon Alice's face, before turning to me.
"Bells, I don't know why you always pick fights with Alice. You never win a single one." I laughed, and moved in closer. Bella shot me a sour look, but couldn't help smile a bit.
"Okay, guys. Enough chit chatting about my amazing manipulative skills, we have to get ready!" Alice sang, as she twirled around.
Bella and I stared at each other for a moment, before bursting out into giggles.
~~~~Thirty minutes later~~~~
"Let's go. I want to go see my Jazz!" Alice whined, as I clasped the strap on my red heel.
"Ali, as much as I love you and my brother being married together, I don't enjoy the mushiness." I said, rollling my eyes.
"Well, if you would stop moving away so much you would be use to it." She teased, sticking her tongue out. Bella smiled and shook her head, as she grabbed the door handle.
"Ready?" She asked, pushing a few strands of her maghony, brown hair out of her pale face. I saw her tug at the hem of the midnight blue dress, that clung to her.
Poor Bella. Forever oblivious to her own beauty. I stated in my head.
She opened the door, and Alice skipped out her lilac purple dress swaying with the movement. Bella followed after her. I took a deep breath, and glanced at the mirror next to me.
The dress fit me perfectly, the red satin felt smooth against my skin. A bit of cleavage showed, but not enough to be inappropriate. And thankfully, the dress ended right above my knee. All in all, it was decent enough for a night like this.
I walked out, and joined Alice and Bella at the top of the stairwell. We all walked down together, I could hear voices as we came to the last step.
"Rosalie, welcome back." I heard a smooth, velvety voice say. I turned to my left to see a wild mess of bronze hair, then a pair of deep green eyes, and finally the signature Cullen smirk.
"Edward Cullen, it has been a while." I said, keeping my voice distant. He grinned even more as Bella rolled her eyes at us.
"Will you two hug already?" She laughed, causing Edward to let out an exasperated sigh.
"If you insist, my love." He mumbled, playfully. He opened his arms to me and I wrapped my arms around his lean figure.
"You need to stop leaving me, Rose. No one acts like they hate me better than you do." Edward joked, as he gave me a gentle squeeze. He let me go and wrapped his arms around Bella's waist, still giving me that smirk.
"Whoever said it was an act, Eddie." I smiled at him. He grimaced at the horrid nickname.
"Don't call me Eddie." He grumbled, as he led Bella into the living room. I knew I had won this round.
I followed them, and was greeted by loud shouts of my name coming from all the familiar faces of the small town.
Angela and Ben came and hugged me first, asking how Zachary and I were doing. I politely replied.
Lauren greeted me while holding a newborn in her arms. Tyler came over and took the baby from her, placing a sweet kiss on her cheek.
"Well, Rosalie Hale. Long time, no see." I heard Mike say behind me. I quickly turned around, and took a step back when I saw how close he was to me.
Jessica was standing behind him, shooting daggers at me. I rolled my eyes at both of them. They still acted like teenagers even with a child on the way.
"You are looking quite lovely this evening." Mike drawled, as his eyes traveled up and down my body. I felt myself tense, but remained calm.
"My eyes are up here, Mike." I seethed through clenched teeth. His baby blue eyes shot to mine, and he had a boyish smile on his face.
Ignoring him, I turned to Jessica who was not looking too pleased at the moment. Her blue eyes were staring intently at me, as if I was hiding something. I knew Jessica was the town gossip, so I had to be careful.
"So Rosalie, why do you move around so much?" She spat out, bluntly.
Okay, so no beating around the bush today.
"Well, Jessica. If you must know, I want Zachary to have different learning experiences. And the only way to do that is to move from place to place. He actually loves it, he always makes new friends." I simply stated. That was the excuse I always used, but the people closest to me knew it was a bold face lie.
They knew I couldn't stand to be in one place too long. It was partly because I was afraid Royce would find me, even though I knew he was dead. And the other part was that I didn't want to get close to anyone. If I got close to someone, that would mean letting them into my life. Letting them into my life would mean they would know everything about me. Them knowing everything about me means they would know what Royce did to me. And I let that happen. I couldn't let someone look at me like I'm something broken.
"Oh. Where is your son anyway? Is he not back from his new school yet?" She attempted to joke, as she peered around the room. I bit my tongue to stop myself from slapping her. She did not have to be such a bitch.
"I don't know. I'll go find him. Excuse me." I murmured, stepping away. I clenched my hands to keep calm. I needed to see my little boy. I needed to hold him, and watch his face light up when he talked about his paintings.
"I don't know where he is at, Alice. He was looking for the restroom earlier, but I haven't seen him since." I heard Jasper whisper hastily to her.
"Well, we need to find him. He's your best friend and he needs to meet your sister." Alice replied in a stern voice. Jasper chuckled, and I heard a slight movement.
"You are a frightening little monster, darling." Jasper joked, his Texan accent slipping into his words. I peered in the hallway to see them kissing and looked away. I didn't want to intrude on such an intimate moment between them.
I snuck upstairs, thinking they hadn't seen me.
"Rosalie, while you're up there will you make sure Zachary is wearing the outfit I laid out for him. Thank you." Alice called up to me.
I rolled my eyes as I took two stairs at a time.
Of course she would lay out a outifit for my son.
I walked straight to his door and quietly opened it.
When I did, I immediately froze at the sight inside his room.
Zachary was sitting on his bed, fully clothed. But he wasn't staring at me, he was staring at the man looking at his paintings.
The man was large, and muscular. He had curly brown hair and pale skin. He looked as if he could take down a full-grown grizzly bear.
Who was this man? Why is he in my son's room?
I cleared my throat, loud enough for him to hear. Zachary and the intruder quickly turned towards me.
"Mommy! Come see what I painted on the walls." Zac squealed, standing up to take my hand. I let him take drag me over to the wall and the man, who was staring intently back at me.
My eyes narrowed, and I felt my hands curl into fists. My motherly instincts were kicking in, as I figured maybe the stranger was in here for different reasons.
I stepped in between Zac and him, making sure they couldn't see each other before I crossed my arms over my chest.
The man was still staring, it was as if someone had hit pause and he was frozen in time. Yet, suddenly the mysterious man came to life.
His large hand shot out and I almost flinched.
"I'm R-rosalie, and you must be Em-" He paused, noticing his mistake. "I'm Emmett, and you must be Rosalie. I've heard a lot about you."
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EMMETT HAS FINALLY BEEN INTRODUCED! I would like to thank everyone for hanging in for this moment. Also, I put in a bit of a special Alice and Jasper moment for you Jalice fans! And how could I forget about Edward and Bella? Isn't Zachary just adorable! Don't worry... He gets cuter! Obviously, Emmett is about to get a bigger part in the story, so I hope you guys enjoy it!