So I'm so ashamed of myself. But I really don't have time. I really rather wait then give you something crappy. I used the little time I had to work on the plot and fix some mistakes in earlier chapters. There is good news though. First, you guys are amazing (Cullen's girl is in the 1000+ reviews omg) and I want to thank every reviewer. I'm sorry I don't reply to everyone but be sure I read them all and they all make my day. Also I'll be back in school in a month so I'll be back full force. Yay.

This chapter is a Rose chapter, which I love to write.

Rosalie

Oups

"God baby your phone's ringing." Emmett groaned almost in pain.

"What the hell?" My mind was hazy with sleep. I glanced at my alarm clock. 6:45. Couldn't be Alice. She had been well warned that if she woke me up early again I wouldn't bring her to any photo shoot. That or I'd kill her. I looked at the ID. Edward. I groaned as I grabbed the annoying piece of technology that was ruining one of the best dreams ever.

"What?" I asked curtly. I wasn't a morning person. I almost made a sarcastic remark about how Edward would never be a father after what I'd do to him but some part of my half functioning brain knew he'd never call me if it wasn't urgent.

"Rose, got no time for your bitchy mood so listen closely. I'm supposed to leave with Bella at eleven but I have to run an errand. I can't leave her alone after what happened to her last night. She would really need a breakfast with you girls. Now my freaking sister is not answering her cell so come over and I'll go wake Alice on my way." He said and I tried to process it. I didn't ask what'd happened. After last week it was pretty obvious that the Julian thing had blown up.

"Okay, fine, no problem. I'm coming ASAP." I agreed to his plan while I got up and started the coffee machine.

He hung up.

"What a rude bastard." I spoke aloud. I put on the emergency outfit I had always ready in my backpack when I slept at Emmett's.

"What's going on?" Emmett asked half sleeping.

"911 situation with Bella. Don't get up." I explained as kissed him quickly on the lips. Something was bothering me but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I poured myself a coffee to go and got into my car. As I was driving, the sense that I was missing something immensely important wouldn't go away. I climbed the stairs up to my former apartment and thought hard. Edward was out the door the moment I stepped in.

"She'll be up in a minute."

"Wow you look like shit." I stated matter-of-factly. He was pale with deep dark circles under his eyes and a big frown. I'd never seen him less than perfect so that was a change.

"Thanks Rosie, thanks very much." His annoyed tone wasn't like him. In fact he hadn't talked to me like this since we'd learned to like each other.

"I hope Alice kicks your ass for being such a jerk." I yelled at his back. As I said her name out loud I realised what was bugging me. Edward was going to my apartment to find Alice. Alice wasn't alone. *OH MY GOD Rose you're an idiot.* I thought as I quickly grabbed my cell and dialled my brother's number. *Jazz pick up pick up pick up.* I walked nervously around the counter, images of his imminent death coming to my mind. I could almost hear the news lady "pissed off college student slaughters young teacher after finding him in bed with his teenage sister". I calculated quickly if Jasper would have time to leave the building. Probably not. Edward's driving was crazier than mine.

"Hello?" My brother's voice allowed me to breathe again. I could tell he was already up. Alice really had an influence on him.

"Jazz, Edward's coming. You don't have time to leave so HIDE." I kept it short and simple. I heard him curse out loud and the line went dead. There was nothing else for me to do but wait so I crashed on the sofa with a sigh. I'd been a fan of this secret relationship, thinking it was really cool to be the only one to know but damn, that was too much drama. Even for me. Given the mood he was in, there's no doubt Edward would have gone all Rambo on Jazz. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if this "errand he had to do" was actually to wreck Julian's face. I realised I still didn't know what had happened so I went to check on Bella. Edward was right, she was resurfacing.

"Hey sweetie." I softly whisperer as I went to sit by her.

"Rose?" I could see the now dry paths her tears had left on her cheeks. She opened her eyes and frowned. I could see her search for Edward from the corner of her eyes.

"He's running an errand." I simply said.

"I hope this "errand" doesn't end in a blood bath." She sighed, not denying that it was probable.

"He didn't say. Promise." I assured her.

"He better not, it's not going to make anything better." This was pure Bella; no matter how hurt she was she'd never want anything bad to happen to Julian. When I'd been dumped she was all "I'll call his parole officer" or "He better not walk alone at night in my neighbourhood" but when it came to her she had the biggest heart. I gave her a couple of minutes to wake up. When I felt like she was with me 100% I asked:

"Do you want to talk, about what happened?" She nodded weakly. We heard the door close. I let out an inner sigh of relief. If Alice was already here then Jazz was alive.

"I'm here." She joined us on the bed. She looked like she'd run all the way over here but she had stopped on the way to get three hot chocolate from the coffee shop. She hugged Bella while I started drinking mine. It wasn't coffee but damn it helped.

"So what happened?"

"We broke up, it was a mess." I could see she wanted to tell us but didn't know where to begin.

"Take all the time you need." Alice said with a smile.

"I'd forgotten to tell him about Chicago." She blurted out; her voice full of guilt and anguish.

"It's not that bad." I stated, curious of how this could lead to a break up. It seemed innocent enough.

"Yes it's not like you'd planned something with him." Alice agreed but Bella shook her head.

"Guys I've been talking for weeks about this, but not to him. His parents were coming; he wanted me to meet them. He asked me not to go."

"He should have known you couldn't break the promise you'd made to Edward." Alice stated. Yes, he should have known but I almost felt sorry for the guy. Meeting the parents, especially when they live in France, is a big step.

"Exactly, when I told him I couldn't cancel he was pretty angry, I asked him to come get me so we could talk about it at diner."

"Let me guess, he gave you an ultimatum?" I tried to guess.

"I wish. When he arrived I didn't hear him knock and he saw me wandering naked under my "Cullen" pyjama." Alice and I both winced; we knew how boys were delicate about these kinds of things. We were diving into the real problem.

"He was furious after that and when we got to the restaurant I confronted him about his jealousy. That's when he said…" We each took one of her hands in ours to encourage her. It seemed really painful. She took a deep breath.

"He said I should just admit I've been sleeping with Edward all this time." My mouth fell open. *Oh my f***** god.* All my compassion was forgotten. *The jerk. The insect.* I tried to find the right sequence of insults to describe that disgusting jerk but Alice beat me to the punch.

"What?" She shrieked. She stood up from her whole 4 feet 7 height and growled solemnly between her gritted teeth:

"I'm going to kick his ass." Her tiny fists were clenched and her brows were furrowed creating an expression I'd never seen on sweet Alice's face: pure rage. She looked so much like a cartoon version of Edward my own anger was forgotten. Bella and I looked at each other and we started laughing uncontrollably. Alice got annoyed, but the more she insisted that she was serious the harder we laughed. She finally crossed her arms and pouted. Bella and I eventually caught our breath.

"You girls are the best." Bella said with a smile, motioning us in for a group hug. I squeezed them both in my arms.

"I could do it you know." Alice reiterated grudgingly.

"Of course you could." I said trying to keep my voice serious but I cracked a smile when I heard Bella giggle.

"Rose, keep an eye on Xena while I go to the bathroom." She joked. As soon as we heard the door close Alice burst.

"It was way too close. Thank god Jazz was parked in the back."

"Did you notice how murderous Edward looked?"

"Yeah but the thing is, I don't believe he was thinking about Julian at all. He was mad at himself." I didn't doubt her. Alice had this crazy intuition that never failed her.

"But why?" Edward often blamed himself when something bad happened to Bella. I mean he really is the brooding type. But in this case I didn't understand.

"No idea." Alice was as lost as I was.

We decided to make pancakes with a lot of ice cream. We didn't talk about Julian. When Edward came back we all searched his face for sign of bruising or his hands for traces of blood but there was nothing. His hair was still wet so no doubt he was fresh out of the shower.

"How are my favourite ladies?" He said with a smile and I almost fell off my chair. Wow his mood had improved in the last 2 hours. We all eyed him suspiciously.

"Don't worry I just went home to take my partitions and I practiced a little. Carlisle and Esme were out so I took a shower there." He explained. He went over Bella's shoulder and stole a bite in her plate. His arms closed around her neck.

"Ready beautiful?" Bella looked nervous.

"I shouldn't go Edward. I'll just weight you down." She said and I could tell she was dead serious. It surprised me a little but come to think of it, it was typical.

"Are you kidding?" He used my best bewildered voice but I could see his jaw hardened.

"Do you really want me whining all day before your big meeting? I'll stay here with the girls; they have nothing else better to do anyway." She teased. I could see she wouldn't win her case.

"Bella, if you don't come I won't go." He said frowning, his tone clearly implying there was no negotiation possible.

"Don't be ridiculous." She scolded him but he just shrugged.

"Don't give me a reason to be. Bella you're coming with me even if I have to carry you there." She gave him a defying glare but he took a step towards her and positioned himself to lift her up the floor. She finally gave in. Edward gathered their suitcases while Alice did Bella's hair, giving her all the instructions to avoid wrecking them.

"Bella I can't wait for you to see the dress I packed for tonight yet. It's adorable." Alice squealed and Bella groaned. Alice winked at me. So this was the dress. Alice had been talking all week about how she'd found the perfect dress and how she hoped it'd bring Edward to finally see the truth. From the strange look in his eyes when Bella grabbed his hand before they left, I realised he didn't need the dress.

So?