Hello all of you lovely people. Thank you all so much for the response to the previous chapter! I'm so happy to see you all enjoying this. Well here is the latest chapter. Enjoy!
I could still feel the anger pulsing through my body. I cannot believe that he had the audacity to bring himself here after touching Bella, and then to act as if he's so righteous. It's his duty to protect humans from vampires; well he needs to go find some vampires that are actually out to harm humans, because I am not one of them. I'm just so frustrated that I can't cause him physical harm after what he did to my Bella.
"Rosalie", Bella says softly, placing a hand on my back. I pull my glare from where the wolf just retreated. Somewhere in the distance there's a howl being released. I can't help but turn back to the woods and glare at the sound.
"Rosalie", Bella says again, "look at me".
I turn to face my mate again. She's looking up into my eyes and I can't help but soften my eyes as I gaze at her.
"Calm down", she says, removing her hand from my back and bringing it up to my cheek. She's gently stroking my cheek. After a moment of the silent interaction she says, "Thank you".
"For what", I question.
"For not hurting him. He has good intentions, he just needs to understand that you're not trying to hurt me", she tells me. I gently take a hold of her hand that is still stroking my cheek and slowly bring it down to my lips and plant a soft kiss to her palm. I bring her hand down and intertwine our fingers.
I turn to face my family members, "Thank you all", I say.
"No need for thanks Rosalie, you know that", Carlisle says.
"I know, but still, thank you all for coming so quickly to help", I say. I'm not big on this type of thing, but they did rush over here to protect me and my mate, I'd say a little gratitude is in order.
Alice who has had a smile on her face as she watched the interaction between Bella and myself suddenly looks to be in thought.
"Well, I guess I know why you two disappeared from my visions. I think the wolves affect my ability to see", Alice says before I'm able to question her look.
"That's likely", Carlisle says, "Considering you've never been a wolf."
"Well I don't like it", Alice says stubbornly. Carlisle simply chuckles at Alice as she stomps her foot for emphasis.
"Well Bella, are you alright", Carlisle ask, turning his attention to the human girl who's holding tight to my hand.
Bella's face quickly heats up at having the attention turned to her and I can't help but notice Jasper take a step back and stop his breathing all together.
"I'm fine, thank you", she says quietly. Carlisle simply nods and gives her a caring smile.
"Okay, well it seems that everything is under control here" he says in a questioning manner to me.
"Yes, thank you, I can handle everything from here", I tell him.
"Well we will see you at home dear, Bella it was good seeing you again", Esme says.
"You as well, thanks again", Bella says sheepishly. Esme gives her a soft smile and they all throw out their own goodbyes to Bella, all save for Edward who just nods. They all turn to leave and Bella and I head back into her house. The sound of the phone suddenly ringing makes Bella jump, she gives me an apologetic look and heads into the kitchen to answer it.
"Hello", I hear her say.
"Hey Bells", I hear her father says.
"Hey Dad", she replies.
"Uh, hey, um, so I won't be making it home tonight", he says. Well now I know where she gets her nervousness from.
"Why not", she asks.
"Well, the Port Angeles Police have a missing woman case and they need some extra help, and you know I'm the chief so", he tells her.
"Oh, okay, well just be safe", she tells him.
"Always am. I just wanted to let you know", he says.
"Okay, oh hey Dad, can Rosalie spend the night? That way I'm not alone tonight", she says. I can't help the shocked look that crosses my face. I mean I'm not going to say no, but I would have at least liked a little warning.
"Oh, um, sure, just make sure it's okay with the Cullens", I hear him say.
"Will do", she says.
"Okay, well goodnight kiddo", he says.
"Goodnight Dad", she says before placing the phone back on the hook.
Bella returns to the room and I'm looking at her with a questioning gaze and a raised eyebrow. She smiles sheepishly and bites her bottom lip, and that little action is all it takes for me to drop the look and give her a small smile.
"I'm sorry, I know I should have asked you first", she says, "do you mind"?
"A little warning would have been nice, but I'll let you get away with it this once", I tell her as I move closer to her.
"So, do you want to finish the movie", I ask her once I'm directly in front of her.
"Actually, can we talk", she asks.
"Of course", I say. She nods and turns to head into the living room, flipping on a light as she goes. She takes a seat on the couch and turns off the T.V. and I take a seat next to her. She's fiddling with her fingers and I can tell that she's nervous.
"What do you want to talk about", I ask her gently, placing my hand on her thigh. She looks down at my hand before raising her gaze to meet my eyes.
"Wh-what is this, this" she points between herself and me, "between us".
I let my eyes close and take a deep unnecessary breath. I should have seen this coming. I just don't know if she will be able to handle me telling her that she is my mate. But she has handled the whole vampires and wolf situation pretty well so maybe this won't be too big of a shock to her system. Am I ready to actually admit just how deep my feelings run for her to her? This concerns her and she has the right to know.
"Bella", I say softly. She gives me a look as if to say continue. She places her hand over mine that is still on her thigh.
"Bella, I", I hate that I can't even form a proper sentence right now. What if she rejects me?
"Rosalie, it's okay, we don't have to talk about this if you're not ready", she says gently.
"No, you deserve to know", I tell her. I take another deep breath and brace myself for the possible rejection that may come with my next revelation.
"Bella, simply put, you're my mate", I tell her. Her only response is a questioning look. She looks down at our hands and looks to be in thought. I just stare at her waiting for her to say something.
After a full five minutes the silence begins to get to me, "Bella, say something."
She raises her eyes to me and tilts her head, "Mate, like animals during mating season", she questions. A small chuckle escapes my lips.
"It's a bit more intricate than that", I tell her, "it's more like we're for lack of a better word connected. You were made for me."
"So, is that why it's hard to stay away from you, why I literally feel myself being pulled to you", she asks me quietly.
"You feel that", I question.
"Yes, I can't really explain it", she says studying my eyes.
"Bella, I understand if this is too much for you to han", I begin.
"No, stop", she says, placing a finger to my lips, "I haven't gone running yet, and I don't intend to now."
"Are you sure", I ask.
"I'm positive. I want to give this a chance", she tells me.
I can't help the smile that breaks out across my face. I look down at our hands with smile still in place before I raise my eyes to hers.
"So Isabella, would you do me the honor of allowing me to call you my girlfriend", I ask with a small smirk.
Bella's heart skips a beat and she gives me a smile, "yes", she says simply, tucking her bottom lip between her teeth again. Smiling I lean in and place a gentle kiss on her lips. I pull back and pull her into an embrace. I feel Bella wrap her arms around me and I just feel complete contentment wash over me.
"How about finishing that movie now", I hear Bella say. I pull back and nod. She grabs the remote and turns the T.V. back on. Bella gets up to turn off the light and sits back on the couch and looks at my nervously. I look up at her and hold my arms out to her. She smiles and moves closer to me and I pull her into me and she resumes her earlier position before we were interrupted.
"I'm not too cold am I", I ask her.
"No, I'm okay", she says quietly and rests her head under my chin. I let out a contented sigh and turn my attention back to the movie.
So I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter. What do you all think? I might need to rewrite this chapter so you guys be sure to tell me what you think of it. As always thank you all so much for reading.