Hey everyone! Ok, so I know I told y'all last time I would explain a little better about this chapter, so I will. Like I said, this chapter is a subject that is very close to me, it's not cool, it's not fun, it's sad and scary sometimes. But I tried to make it as low key as I could, but still had to put some points in there. This chapter deals with rape, and I've put * marks where you can skip it if you want. I'm giving you fair warning now if you don't want to proceed.

And we're getting the usual done, Lola(LaurieWhitlock) is my beta, and mafia sister;)

And SM owns it, not I.

On with the story.

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Bella was thinking they might want to go upstairs so he could sleep a little more comfortably.

"I'm not that tired, but that might help me wind down a little." Edward said, then sat up, bringing her with him. He kissed her on the lips again, and they started looking for their clothes.

"Well, at least my boxers are still intact this time." Edward said with a joking laugh. And Bella joined in the laughter.

They were putting their clothes on as they walked in the house. As they reached the stairs to the second floor, hand in hand, Edward started getting a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. Then Bella started feeling it too, and panicked. She tried to zone in on what it was, and then something hit her.

"Edward… where's Rose?" She asked as she turned around on the stairs to look at him, with fear etched on her face.

Chapter 11

"I'm not sure… Why? Are you seeing something?" Edward asked.

Bella WAS seeing something, and feeling something too. But she couldn't figure out why. She hadn't been able to see or feel anything from Rosalie or Jasper before. But she realized, since Edward, Jasper and Rosalie had their own connection to each other, somehow, it was trickling into her own mind. It seemed that since her connection to Edward was so strong, that she was tapping into his connection to his siblings. And since she was a vampire, it was being amplified to where she felt what was happening. Edward's connection to his siblings was limited to just feeling when something was wrong with the other. Or when one was in distress. And one of them was in real distress right now. It started out fuzzy, but she could definitely feel that Rosalie was in trouble. Bella could see Rosalie walking and a shadow following behind her. Panic and fear coursed through Bella's mind.

"Bella, what is that? Why can you feel that? And what's going on?" Edward asked trying to contemplate what was going on.

"I'm not sure, but…" She cut herself off. She started seeing clearly, a man, maybe in his early twenties, walking towards a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Eyes that held fear and terror. The same eyes that were staring Bella in the face at that moment.

She shook her head trying to understand. She now saw the man's eyes. They were filled with a dominating desire. Then Bella started violently shaking. And her chest started heaving like she was trying to catch her breath.

"Edward…" She started, but he was seeing what was happening in her head. His eyes went wide with rage. He started breathing heavily.

"What do we do?" He asked through clenched teeth.

"We've gotta go… Now!" She said then ran back down the stairs, dragging him behind her. "I'm gonna have to carry you."

He couldn't even nod to her. And she slung him around on her back and took of as fast as she could run. Everything turned into a blur around them. Edward couldn't tell where they were going. All he could see was what was in Bella's head. From what Bella could see, they were on the edge of town, where the park was.

*The man that had been stalking towards Rosalie, grabbed her from behind, by the arms.
"Oh God." Bella said, feeling the same thing Rosalie was. The man had a strong grip on Rosalie's arms. And he started to try to kiss her. Rosalie was starting to scream. It seemed to make the man more excited. He grabbed her hair and pulled her into the darker part of the park that was open, but very secluded.

"Oh my God, Edward, he's gonna rape her." She told him, seeing the man's intention clearly on his face.

She knew she was going to need help for this.

Em, Alice… Get to the park, now! Rosalie's in trouble. Bella thought to the two of them.

She could see that Alice and Emmett were already running out of their houses as soon as she sent the message to them.

We're already on the way. Emmett thought to Bella.

Bella was still seeing what was going on, no matter how hard she tried not to. They were about half way there, when she saw the man ripping Rosalie's clothes.

Bella could feel Edward's fist balling up in anger. He wanted to beat the hell out of this guy.

"Not until I'm finished with him." Bella said, seeing what he was wanting to do to the guy.

They saw that the man had pulled his pants down and started trying to kiss her and she was screaming at the top of her lungs. Bella saw how much it excited the man, and he started raping her. Bella's eyes started filling with tears off pain and anger. She was already running as fast as she could, but somehow picked up the pace a little to get to Rosalie. She had to.

Bella was feeling what was happening and it made her body shake as she was running. Edward was trying as hard as he could not to see in her mind. But the images just kept coming. Neither of them could stop them.

"Oh my God… He's hurting her!" She cried.

She felt how the man was pushing into Rosalie, as if it were her. She knew she couldn't let this get to her though.

They were coming into the park, and could clearly hear Rosalie's screams. Edward could see that she was going to stop and drop him from her back so she could go after the guy. She could see the man through the trees as they got closer. And she was seeing red now.

"You go take care of her." Bella said as she paused, and let him off her back. Then she ran straight for the man hurting Rosalie. She plowed into the man on top of Rosalie, sending him flying across the open space. She ran over to where he landed and threw him back across the small open clearing, where he landed at the bottom of a tree trunk. She wasn't going to let him get out of this alive.*

Edward ran to Rosalie's side and held her, trying to pull her clothes back over her. They were torn so badly, but he did his best to cover her up. And she was crying hysterically, and shaking violently.

"Rosie,… look at me…" Edward said with a few tears staining his face.

She slowly looked up to him.

"Ho… how did… you find me…" She asked between heaving cries. She could barely breathe. Edward pulled her to his chest and started rubbing her back soothingly. She started crying into his chest, grabbing onto his shirt.

"Don't worry, I'll explain later." Edward said, trying to comfort her.

Edward looked over Rosalie's shoulder, and saw that Bella was holding the man down, and Emmett and Alice were just arriving. Emmett saw Rosalie on the ground and Bella saw a few tears run down his face.

Bella looked over at Edward and knew Rosalie wasn't ready to be moved quite yet. So she was going to let Edward try to calm her a little.

He saw what she was planning to do with the man. And he had no objections.

Just make him suffer before you do it. Edward thought to Bella.

Don't worry, we will. But it's going to be quick so I can get back here to you both. Bella thought to him.

She'll be ok for a little while. Go do what you need to. He thought back to her.

"Get him out of here." Bella said. Then added in thought, Let's take him to the mountains.

Emmett and Alice took of, dragging the man by his arms through the trees and out of sight.

Bella looked back to Edward and Rosalie. "I'll be right back." She said to them.

Edward nodded and continued rubbing Rosalie's back while she still cried in his chest.

He watched in Bella's head, as they ran through the trees to the other side of town, and up to the top of one of the mountains. He saw them beat the man to hell. Just before they going to kill him, Bella had to check with Edward to be certain.

Edward, I already know your answer, but I need to be sure before we do this. Bella thought to him.

Just do it. He thought to her. Him raping his sister was already enough but now, he had seen Bella, Alice and Emmett as vampires, and in a rage. So his survival would only put them in danger. He's already collateral damage, isn't he? Edward thought.

I don't care right now if he's seen us. Fear would do the trick. But I'd gladly rip him limb from limb for what he did to Rosalie. But I'm willing to settle for making it look like he fell down the mountain. Bella thought.

As long as it's painful for him. Edward thought.

He watched as Emmett and Alice threw the man down the mountain. He was pleased this man wouldn't be able to make it to civilization before he would certainly die from internal injuries and blood loss. Although he would have gladly let them drain the man's body. But it wouldn't have gone with the cover of him falling down the mountain. So he knew they would have to resist.

Bella, she needs to get to a hospital to get checked out. Edward thought to Bella.

They started running back towards town.

My dad is a doctor, Alice can get him and meet us at your house. He can examine her without us getting anyone else involved. It wouldn't be easy to explain any of this at a hospital. We can keep it within the families. Bella thought to him.

Ok. He thought back.

When Bella and Emmett came back into the clearing in the park, Rosalie was still crying, but it wasn't the hysterical cries it was before. Edward was rocking her back and forth trying to calm her more.

Bella knelt down in front of them to see how Rosalie was. She could see how visibly shaken up she was and wasn't sure if she would let anyone touch her.

"Rosalie, we're gonna try to get you home so someone can take a look at you. But I'm gonna need to carry you. Are you ok with that?" Bella asked in a calming voice.

Rosalie sat there not moving or saying anything for a few minutes. But then, she pulled away from Edward and held her arms up so that Bella could pick her up. Rosalie seemed like a small child in that moment, not saying anything, and holding her arms out to be picked up. Bella picked her up gently and tucked her into her arms. Edward stood up and guessed Emmett was going to carry him back to his house.

Emmett walked over to Edward and knelt down for Edward to jump on his back.

"Don't get used to this. I'll leave this to your girlfriend in the future." He said as he pulled him around onto his back.

"I know. And thank you for this." Edward said with sincerity.

Bella and Emmett took off in a sprint towards Edward's house. It wasn't long before they were running up the driveway to the Masen house.

They stopped for a moment while Emmett dropped Edward from his back. And they walked up the stairs of the house. When Bella walked in the front door, she saw Jasper pacing around the house. Jasper looked up from the kitchen doorway, and saw Bella walk in the house holding Rosalie in her arms. Jasper started walking towards them when Edward and Emmett walked in behind her.

Bella walked over to the sofa sitting down on it to gently lay Rosalie down so she could get checked out.

"What the hell happened? I could tell something was happening to her but didn't know what it was." Jasper asked with panic, seeing his sister disheveled and still crying.
Edward held up a finger telling him to wait a minute so he could explain.

Alice and Bella's father, Carlisle, walked in then and he walked over to Rosalie to check on her. Carlisle had a presence about him. He had blond hair, topaz eyes, and youthful features in his face. There seemed to be a wide range of ages this man could pull off easily. He was such a handsome man.

But Bella could feel the panic in Rosalie's body as she started crying a little harder.

"Rosalie, shh, shh, he's a doctor. He's not going to hurt you. I promise." Bella said trying to sooth her panic.

"Is he a vampire?" Rosalie asked with tears still rolling down her face.

"Yes, Rosalie. He's my father. He's never had a problem being around blood. So don't worry." Bella said. Rosalie's panic eased a little bit but she still couldn't stop crying.

"Edward, why don't you go find your mother and explain what happened. I'll come with you if you want." Bella said to him, and started to stand up.

Rosalie grabbed onto Bella's arm, "No, don't leave me alone." She cried to her.

Bella wasn't sure what to do. So she sat back down on the couch and held Rosalie's hand. "It's ok, I'm not going anywhere if you don't want me to." Bella said, soothingly.

Edward nodded to her, and walked towards his mother's room, grabbing Jasper's arm to get him to follow.

"We'll be outside so she can have some privacy." Alice said.

As Edward and Jasper were walking down the hall to their mother's room, Jasper couldn't wait anymore.

"Edward, what happened to her?" Jasper whispered with anger and fear because he couldn't understand why the vampires were all here, and Rosalie was so attached to Bella.

"She was rapped Jazz. I'll explain what happened, but we have to talk to mom too. Bella's dad is a doctor so he's going to check her out and see if she needs further medical attention." Edward said as they turned to their mother's door down the hall.
Jasper had to hold back his screams of anguish, but turned and punched the wall beside him, leaving a fist size hole.

Edward knocked on the door rapidly, "Mom, we need you. Something happened and I need to talk to you." He called through the door.

"Come on in." Elizabeth called.

Edward and Jasper walked in the room and shut the door behind them.

They saw their mother in her chair by the window, reading. She put down her book when she saw the scared, worried looks on their faces.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Elizabeth asked, starting to fear that the vampires had done something.

They walked over to where she was, and Jasper sat in the other chair, beside his mother, and Edward stood.

Edward tried to figure out where to start, but he just went for it.

"Rosalie was rapped…"He started, and then his mother threw her hands over her mother to cover her scream of fear.

"Let me explain what happened… Bella and I were at her house and I felt what was happening. Like you Jasper, I wasn't sure what it was at first. But then, because of mine and Bella's connection, somehow she was feeling it too, and then she started seeing it. Which in turn, I was then able to see it too. I don't really know why it happened that way, but I'm grateful it did, because we were able to get to her. So when we saw what was going to happen, we ran like hell to find her. She was in the park on the edge of town. And I'm still not sure why she was there. But we could see this man walking behind her. And when he grabbed her we both knew what he was going to do. So Bella used her connection to Alice and Emmett to get them to meet us there. And when we got there, Bella knocked him off of her and threw him into a tree. Rosalie doesn't know this, but Bella, Alice and Emmett took him up to one of the mountains, and beat the hell out of him and… made it look like an accident, by throwing him down the side of the mountain. Hopefully he's still out there suffering and slowly dying. Bella carried her back here, and Alice got Bella's father to come examine her. He's a doctor and will take good care of her. He's out there right now checking her out. She is actually clinging onto Bella right now. I didn't realize she would get that attached to her that fast." Edward said, then looked to Bella's mind to see what was going on.

In the living room, Rosalie had a tight grip on Bella's hand. And every time Carlisle touched her, she would flinch, and squeeze Bella's hand harder. Bella felt so bad, she actually put an arm around Rosalie to try to calm her, and rested her head on top of Rosalie's.

"What were you doing out there so late, sweetie?" Bella asked in a low, soothing voice.

Rosalie tried to slow her crying so that she could talk where someone could understand her.

"I was… in town earlier… at one of the stores… and I started talking to this guy… who was nineteen or twenty… And he asked me… if I wanted to meet him for a walk… in the park later tonight…" She paused because tears were streaming down her face again.

"It's ok, Rosalie, it's ok, he's not going to hurt you anymore. I promise you." Bella whispered to her.

"He seemed nice enough… I guess my judge of character… is a little off. But when he got there, he… started getting grabby and I started walking away from him…" Rosalie said then Bella interceded, "I saw what happened after that… and felt it… I'm so sorry we didn't get to you sooner, sweetie." Bella said, putting her free hand to the side of Rosalie's face.

Rosalie looked up at her.

"Are you kidding?… You saved me from him. I can't even think of what would have happened if you hadn't gotten there. There is no possible way I can thank you enough for saving me." Rosalie said, her crying slowly subsiding.

"You don't have to thank me. You're Edward's sister, and I'm not going to standby and let someone get away with doing something like that to you." Bella said.

"How did you see it anyways?" Rosalie asked, trying to understand what had happened.

"I'll explain it later. You need to calm down and rest." Bella said, rubbing her thumb soothingly on the side of her face.

Rosalie was quiet for a few minutes, then wondered, "Can I ask what happened to him?".

"You don't ever have to worry about him. And that's all you need to know." Bella said, trying to be evasive and not tell her exactly what they did to the guy.

Rosalie guessed that they may have killed him, and didn't have an objection to it. But wasn't sure. So she wasn't going to ask. At least not tonight.

Carlisle was finished examining Rosalie.

"You are very lucky he didn't get any further than he did. But I'm going to give you a couple of pills as precautions. I will run some tests, off the record of the hospital, of course. And if I find anything, I will let you know. But you seem to be ok, overall. Other than obvious PTSD. But if you want, I can get you set up with a therapist. Alice's mother, Charlotte, is a therapist and can keep it quiet. It would always stay within this group of families." Carlisle explained to her.

Rosalie nodded with a tear rolling down her face.

"That would be great. Thank you for that, and thank you so much for coming. I don't think I could handle a hospital right now." Rosalie said, and extended her hand to shake his.

"Anytime. I'm glad to help. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call me. Should I talk to your mother and let her know how you are?" Carlisle asked.

"Sure. I don't think I can explain it all to her yet." Rosalie said.

"I'll let Edward know." Bella said.

Edward, my dad's through. He wants to explain things to your mom. She thought to him.

Ok, I'll bring her out there in a second. Edward thought back.

"They'll be out in a minute. He's trying to explain what happened to her." Bella said.
Carlisle stood up and went to stand by the door.

"I hope you can explain it to me soon, because I'm so confused." Rosalie said, still wondering what happened.

"I will, just not right now. You need to get to bed and rest. I know you're exhausted and your body has too much tension in it right now." Bella said.

"I think I need some water though. Can you come with me to the kitchen? I feel really sore… I just need to get up for a couple of minutes." Rosalie asked as she sat up.

"Of course." Bella agreed and stood to help Rosalie up.

Rosalie took Bella's hands, stood and started to walk to the kitchen.

In Elizabeth's room, their mother was still trying to come to grips with what had happened to her daughter, with tears still streaming down her face. But was so thankful that someone was able to get to Rosalie and stop it. She was starting to have a great appreciation for Bella, even though she hasn't met her yet. She was still grateful that she was around to help her daughter.

"Mom, the doctor's done with Rosalie. I think he wants to talk to you." Edward said to his mother.

Elizabeth tried to compose herself, and stood up and walked to the door. They walked down the hall and entered the living room to see a man standing by the front door. Elizabeth stopped when she saw him and wasn't sure what to do. Carlisle walked over to her and shook her hand and started explaining how Rosalie was.

Edward walked into the kitchen while they talked and saw Rosalie standing by the sink, drinking a glass of water.

He walked up behind Bella and kissed her neck. Rosalie jumped when she realized he was there. And then he walked over to Rosalie and put an arm around her.

"Sorry. How are you feeling? You look a little better." Edward asked.

"Still jumpy, obviously, but… I think I'll be ok." Rosalie told him, as she was trying to breathe deeply.

"We're gonna help you get through this. You do seem to have calmed down a lot since I saw you last. I'm proud of you for that." Edward said, rubbing her arm.

"Thank you both so much. You don't know how much this means to me." Rosalie said, leaning her head on Edward's shoulder. Edward pulled his other arm around and hugged her. Bella stood there quietly, not wanting to be intrusive. Rosalie let go of Edward and walked over to Bella and hugged her too. Rosalie closed her eyes and whispered to Bella, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Bella said, hugging her back.

They turned and started walking back to the living room. When Elizabeth saw Rosalie, she made a straight line for her. She grabbed Rosalie and hugged her so tightly. "Oh my God, I'm so glad you're safe." Elizabeth said, not wanting to let Rosalie go.

Rosalie started crying again. Not as heavily as before, but still crying. She thought she was completely out of tears, but they still came.

"I'm ok mom… I'll be fine…" Rosalie started, but couldn't keep going.

Carlisle had quietly exited, leaving the pills for Rosalie to take, with instructions, on the coffee table.

Elizabeth finally let go of Rosalie to look at her. Then she looked over at Bella, and was in awe of how beautiful she was.

"You must be Bella… I'm Elizabeth Masen." Elizabeth said, slowly extending her hand to shake Bella's.

Bella took her hand without a second thought. "Yes ma'am, I'm Bella Cullen. I'm so glad to finally meet. Although I wish it didn't have to be this way." Bella said, shaking her hand.

They let go, but Elizabeth had the urge to hug her for what she did for Rosalie. So she did.

"Thank you for saving her. I don't think I'll ever be able to thank you enough for the bravery and protection you've showed for her." Elizabeth said.

Bella returned the hug, "Don't worry about it. She's a part of Edward's family, so I would do anything to protect her. And the rest of you." she said.

They let go of each other after a moment. Jasper had come around and was holding onto Rosalie now.

"I think I need to go up to bed now. I'm really exhausted. I'll see you all in the morning… Will one of you stay with me tonight?… I don't… really want to be alone right now." She said as she started to go towards the stairs.

"I'll come up and stay with you." Jasper said, walking over to her to help her up the stairs.

"Thanks. And thank you again Bella. You have no idea how grateful I am." Rosalie said.

"I'll stay here tonight, if it's ok with you, and keep an ear out for her. If that will make you more comfortable." She asked, looking at Elizabeth at first, then turning to Rosalie.

"Would you? That would definitely make me feel a little more at ease. Mom, can she?" She looked to her mother, pleadingly.

Elizabeth looked to Bella, and wasn't sure if this was a good idea, but if it would help Rosalie, she could find a way to deal with it.

Elizabeth took a deep breath, "Sure." She said, then turned to Bella, "Do you sleep at all?" She asked.

"No, I don't. so I'd be able to hear her through the whole night if she needed something." Bella said, trying to reassure Elizabeth.

"Ok then. Go on up to bed sweetheart. We can talk in the morning." Elizabeth said.

Then Rosalie turned back to the stairs and went up to her room.

Edward put an arm around Bella's shoulder, and brought her into his body. And she brought her arms around his waist and hugged him.

"Well, mom, since you've met Bella now, we were talking earlier if we could all get together tomorrow night for dinner at her house for Thanksgiving. Do you think we could do that? I mean we haven't exactly gotten any plans together for it ourselves, so I thought it might be a good idea to get together and everyone can meet each other. And I don't think Rosalie should stay cooped up in this house the hole time. She needs to be around people. And where better than a house full of vampires that will protect her." Edward suggested.

"Well, it'll just be us, my parents, and Alice and Emmett. Their parents come sometimes, but it usually depends on when they're hunting." Bella said, then wasn't sure if she should keep going with that kind of talk. "Oh, sorry… I don't mean to talk vampire in front of you if it makes you uncomfortable. I'm just used to being able to say things like that around Edward."

"Don't worry. I guess I can get used to it. Well I guess, since we don't have any plans already, and I would love to meet your family, it would be lovely to come for dinner. Should we bring anything?" Elizabeth asked.

"No, we'll take care of everything." Bella said.

"I'm sorry for being so insensitive about this stuff, but do you even eat, dear?" Elizabeth asked.

Bella had to laugh a little. "Yes, I do eat. But not all the time. I do… hunt. But I can survive off of either. Food, I just have to eat more of if I'm going that way. It's a little weird, but half-human, half-vampires end up differently than normal ones." Bella said.

"Half-human, half-vampire?" Elizabeth asked, not realizing one could exist, much less that there were vampires before knowing about her.

"Yeah, my mother had me right before she was turned into a vampire. And my dad's a vampire. So when I was born, I was a half-human, half-vampire. And when I was eighteen, they changed me into a full vampire. But I still kept some of the same tendencies I had before. And Alice, Emmett and I formed a connection where we can hear each other's thoughts. So it's hard to try to hide anything from each other. Kind of like how it is with Edward and me now. He pretty much knows everything about me. And I know everything about him. Although he does have a lot more to process than I do. I AM slightly older than he is." Bella said.

Edward laughed, "Yeah, three hundred years is a little more than slightly older than me." He said.

Bella laughed with him.

"Woah, three hundred? Wow." Elizabeth said in pure shock.

"I'm actually… three hundred and nineteen. We… don't age." She told Elizabeth.

"Hmm, well then that makes two of us that has a lot to process. I still am in shock that there are vampires around but to actually meet one, and know things about her is… a lot. Now I can understand how you must feel Edward. And I probably don't even know a small fraction of what you do. But I guess there's a reason for you two being this way." Elizabeth said.

"Mom, we can always talk about this more tomorrow. I know you're tired. We'll stay down here and I'll sleep on the couch. You go get some rest." He said, walking over and hugging her.

"Ok, I'll see you both in the morning. Good night." She said, as she turned to head to her bedroom.

"Good night mom." Edward called to her.

"Good night Mrs. Masen." Bella called to her too.

Elizabeth stopped, and turned back to her. "Call me Elizabeth, dear."

Bella nodded to her with a smile. Then Elizabeth smiled back, and walked to her room.

Edward and Bella walked over to the sofa, and Bella sat down first and then Edward laid down, laying his head in her lap. "So how do we handle this with Rosalie? I mean, I don't want her to feel like we're hovering, so should we try to give her some space? I don't want her to be alone but I don't want to crowd her." Edward asked, wrapping an arm around Bella's legs.

"Well, it's probably a good idea. She needs your support, but if she feels like people are breathing down her neck, she may close up and not want to do anything anymore. You need to give her options of things to do to get her mind off of things. I know she's going to be jumpy around men for a while, so maybe do things where there aren't that many people around. Take her hiking, a walk, things where she can feel comfortable. Take her easel, and a canvas out and let her paint nature. She can't stay cooped up forever. It's the only way she'll get through this. With support, and distractions. And treating her like the same old Rosalie will help too. Just as long as you're all cautious around her. There is a fine line to walk while dealing with something like this, but getting her back to her old self will help. You have to balance it out to get her there. She will need loads of therapy as well." Bella explained. Bella started running her fingers lightly through his short hair.

"So do we try to carry on with our everyday lives? Like… I don't know, looking for a house tomorrow, and us being able to be together at night? If we try to give her space to breathe?" Edward asked, trying to figure out how they could juggle their lives with keeping Rosalie occupied.

Bella had to think for a moment.

"Well, I suppose we could still do that. Just as long as someone is with her so she will feel somewhat safe. But yes, going on with our everyday lives would be good for us to do. I may see if she would like to come help me cook tomorrow so she's out of the house and doing something. And we'll see where it goes day by day. She will definitely have her good and bad days. So you have to be ready for both." Bella said.

"I guess I'm being a little selfish wanting to still do what we had planned. I still want to make sure she's comfortable, don't get me wrong. But it's just that I still want to work on our lives together." Edward said, feeling guilty for wanting to go forward.

"Hey, we still can. We just have to be flexible. We can help Rosalie out and still plan our future. It'll be fine. Try to get some sleep." She said, then leaned down and kissed his head and whispered, "I love you so much."

Edward grabbed around her legs and pulled them up on the couch beside him, so she was somewhat laying across the sofa with him.

"I love you too." Edward whispered back, still laying his head in her lap.

She wrapped her arms around him and lightly ran her fingers up and down his back, like he obviously liked. He finally drifted off to sleep, laying in Bella's arms.

Please don't hurt me… *hiding behind couch* I know it was a rough chapter, sorry.

Things will get better for Rosie. Maybe not the rest of the family… we'll get there in another chapter or two.

Hope to see you guys back here next week!