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Chapter 10: Maturing with a Crash

Rosalie's POV

The past week had been so dull I actually believed it was possible to die from boredom. In all my years, there had never been a time where I was so out of things to do. All I did was read magazines, watch TV, and observe the never-ending rain pour from the sky. Whoopie. So exciting.

Today wasn't much better. I was lying on my back, hands behind my head and staring at the ceiling. Emmett was outside washing his precious jeep that he still and wouldn't be allowed to drive--a whole week still. At least I knew I wasn't alone--this week would be long for the both of us. If only I could sleep--maybe I could kill some time.

But before I could get comfy and actually try to nap, the glass making up one of my walls shattered and flew at me as something--or someone--crashed through it, smashing the wall to pieces.

Alice was already up here, clearly seeing the whole thing, with Edward and Emmett flying in after her. Emmett took a protective stance in front of me as Jasper came in, too. I could hear Bella downstairs trying to keep Renesmee downstairs. Jacob was still outside running with those disgusting werewolves that didn't belong in this world. But then again, we didn't belong here, either. But that wasn't what was important at the moment. Whatever just came in my bedroom was.

"Sam," Edward snarled, "what are you doing here?" I could hear Emmett growling lowly.

I didn't hear an answer--Sam was probably still in his werewolf form.

"What the hell is he here for?" Emmett demanded.

Edward didn't answer him. Instead he said to Sam, "You're not going to touch her."

Sam growled a loud, heart-racing growl. Then Alice leaped on top of him a split second before he charged at me, trying to run Emmett over. I screamed as Carlisle came running up. He was at the hospital and must have come home as fast as he could. My three brothers were fighting off Sam.

Emmett flung Sam at the wall, cracking the drywall and taking off chunks of paint. Sam fell to the ground then got back up and growled at my husband.

Emmett decided to repeat his question. "What the hell are you doing here, Sam?"

Sam gave him an icy glare, then had a look on his face that read "oh, shit."

Edward smiled smugly, but said sternly to Emmett, "He was after Rose." He shot a glance my way quickly.

A look of shock and utter horror flashed across Em's face. Then it read anger. "You take one step near her and you're dead. You hear me? Dead. I'm not afraid to rip you to shreds."

I heard another wolf howl outside and I jumped. What the hell was happening? I was normally very unemotional, but my baby might be in jeopardy. What did you expect me to do? Sit there like it was no big deal?

Edward looked quickly at me then back at Sam. "It's just Jacob." Before I knew it, Jake came through the wall as well, destroying whatever remnants of it were left standing, which wasn't much.

Jake snarled at Sam, not making him any happier. Sam made a noise that sounded somewhere between a bark and a growl, a sound that was just as well capable to alarm you as a bomb going off right next to your foot.

After a couple seconds, Sam snarled back at Jake and jumped out of the window, running deep into the woods. Jake headed out of the door and into the hall bathroom.

Emmett came over next to me, one arm around my shoulders and his free hand holding mine. "Are you okay, Rosie?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just startled, that's all." I paused, then looked at Edward and continued. "He was coming after the baby, wasn't he?"

Edward looked unsure, but then said, "Yes, he was."

I looked down at my stomach for a second, panicky and not wanting to say anything, just to make sure I didn't overreact.

Emmett read my face and said, "We'll keep you and our baby safe. Don't worry about that. I will fight for you, and so will a lot of people in this room."

I nodded, then pressed my cheek against his shoulder. "I know that. I've known that for over half a century. It's just…well, I'm really protective over this baby. You've known how much I've wanted this, and for how long."

He kissed my hair and Jake walked back in the room. "I'm really sorry about that."

"You saying sorry?" I mumbled. "That's a new one."

"Did you say something, Blondie?"

"No." But I was thinking: Wow, he must be half deaf or something. Isn't he a werewolf? He should be able to hear that at least. Blackmail, baby. I saw Edward silently chuckle out of my peripheral vision.

Jake continued. "Sam doesn't want another vampire in this world, so when I told him this morning about you being pregnant, he went bizerk. He ran from the pack and, as soon as I found out what he was planning, I ran after him. As I can see, I was a little late, but not too late."

"Yeah, because it's Jacob the werewolf to the rescue," Alice said.

"Excuse me, but I drove him out of here."

"It's not that hard to shove a werewolf out of an open wall," Emmett snickered. "Although it might help if they lost a couple pounds. After all that running, I never knew a werewolf would still be overweight." I laughed along with Emmett at that one.

"Since I'm no help around here, I'm going downstairs," Jacob announced.

"Never have, never will!" I called, laughing harder, as Jake left the room.

Everyone was laughing by now, besides Carlisle, who stayed his common serene self. "You're sure you're okay, Rosalie?"

I waited a second to finish laughing, then replied. "Yeah, Carlisle. Nothing happened to me. If anything, a couple pieces of glass hit my skin, but I'm still for the most part vampire."

"You tell me if anything goes the least bit wrong, okay?"

"Trust me, Carlisle. I will. If I made sure Bella told the whole truth about her condition as much as I did, I would do just as much and more for me."

"Alright," Carlisle said, then headed downstairs.

"Em, we better go make sure that werewolf is well off our land," Edward said. Emmett kissed my forehead sweetly, then turned to follow Edward out the wall. That's when I realized, oh, God. Esme is gonna kill Jacob. Part of the wall is completely gone!

"Oh, it's no big deal anymore," Alice promised me. "Carlisle explained everything." Then she added, "But Jake has to help install it."

I smiled. "Good. Renesmee has the absolute worst smell ever because of him, and the less time he spends with her, the more chance we have of letting Nessie have her own scent. I can barely tell what she smells like anymore."

"Oh! There's this really cute pair of jeans on eBay that are going for a great asking price! I've gotta go and get those--fast!"

"I thought you only shopped at the outlets."

"Those jeans are one of a kind. I was going to buy them when they were online at my favorite store, but someone bought them before me. They just grew out of them because they ate too many double cheeseburgers. I seriously have to go."

I laughed lightly. "Fine. Go buy the jeans before the world comes to an end!"

She smiled, then said, "Thanks, Rose!" Poor Jasper had no choice but to follow her.

I stared at the broken wall, then started bawling. I kept my emotions all stuffed up in my chest until everyone was gone, and now I was able to let it out. I didn't want anyone to see me break down like this.

My baby was in horrible danger, and there was nothing I could do about it. I let Emmett risk himself for me. I was willing to let him die just so I could have a child. I was depending on everyone else for me.

For the first time in my life, I truly realized how selfish I was and finally decided that it was time for me to grow up.

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