Rosalie's POV
I watched Alice grow more and more impatient with every second that I didn't answer her. The problem was, this was Edward. Was I willing to potentially hurt somebody that made him happy just so that Bella could be happy? It didn't take long for me to realize that the answer was yes. A hundred times yes. This was who I was and Alice knew it. I put my friend's happiness before some stranger. Besides, I knew Edward. Edward didn't like blondes. But even more than that, he would love Bella.
"Ok… I got it," Alice perked up at my voice. I pulled her out of the bathroom. We peered around the people until we spotted our friends, just as we had left them.
"Ok, we need to get Bella and Edward alone together. If we could get Edward to ask her to dance…" I paused. How would we do that?
"Why don't we ask Emmet or Jasper to ask Tanya to dance? Then Edward and Bella would be left together," Alice volunteered.
"Jasper," I stated. She frowned. I held up my hand to show I wasn't done, "Jasper, because he doesn't like blondes," I said as I tried my hardest to avoid eye-contact. Luckily Alice didn't say anything. She just raised an eyebrow at me and nodded her head. I sighed, I didn't need Alice knowing how insecure Tanya made me feel. What about her had Edward liked? It wasn't that I still liked him, but it was a blow to myself esteem to see them together.
He was gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. I watched as Edward and Jasper played basketball in the driveway. I had been playing with them earlier but had decided to quit and make some lemonade instead. I was coming out of the house when I heard them talking.
"So what do you think about Rosalie? Are you going to ask her to the dance?" Jasper asked.
"I think she is a great girl and all, but she just isn't my type. She is a little bit to…oh what's the word…I guess she can just be a bit full of herself. I love her though, but I just love her as a friend. Plus, I don't like blondes," he replied. They laughed a bit and then went back to basketball as they talked about whom Jasper should ask.
I never told them I had over heard them, but I had never forgotten. Edward and I remained close though. I was even closer to him than Alice.
It didn't take us long to get back to our friends. I saw Alice sidle up to Jasper and begin to whisper into his ear. I don't know how she did it, how she got him to give up dancing with her, but Jasper began to nod as Tanya rejoined our group.
"What did I miss?" She asked. Edward slid his arm around her waist and Alice cringed. She elbowed Jasper in the side and he spoke up.
"Tanya, would you care to dance? I would love to get to know you better," he said. Edward beamed at his friend and I almost felt bad for him. He didn't know what our true intentions were.
Tanya's dress sparkled under the lights as she glided over to Jasper. She gracefully took his hand, which was followed by a quiet hiss from Alice. Jasper led Tanya towards the dance floor and Alice started to follow.
"What are you doing?" I whispered. She blinked, shook her head, and returned to my side. She smiled sheepishly. We watched Jasper and Tanya's retreating figures until they were completely immersed in the crowd of dancers.
"While they are dancing, I think I'll go mingle with the adults," Alice said. She removed herself quickly. Bella raised an eyebrow but made no move to object.
"So uh… Rosalie, would you like to dance?" Emmet asked shyly. I smiled in a way that I only did around him.
"Of course Emmet. Lead the way." I hooked my arm around his. It felt like I belonged there. In a way that was scary because I had never felt like that around a guy.
I turned my head just as Bella started to edge away from Edward. She looked quite uncomfortable.
"Edward, you should ask Bella to dance," Emmet piped up before I had the chance. I gave his arm a quick squeeze; he really was perfect.
