Rosalies lips were warming up against mine and I loved nothing else that the taste of her. I was reminded pretty quick that I was in just a towel as she pushed me up from the ground and in the bed. I moved my hands away from her hands and moved them in her beautiful soft hair, to push her closer to me. Her hands were moving throughout my body and everywhere where her icy touched left a hot trail on my skin.
"You are so beautiful." She broke our kiss and kissed down my jaw.
"You are amazing." I moaned out, the only thing coming to my mind.
I never wanted it to stop, but I couldn't be the one to make her cheat. Sadly, I was thinking of Emmett at this moment.
"Rose, Rose… stop." I softly pushed her off of me, and watched worry spread on her face.
"Is there something wrong?" She asked worried, searching my face.
"I want to but… I can't do this to Emmett."
She blinked a couple of times and then she laughed. It made me feel weird that she would laugh about cheating on her mate. If I was with her and she would cheat, would she laugh at me as well?
"What's so funny?" I asked pulling away.
She didn't let me go "Bella no… no… Emmett and I are not together. He is my mate as in my best and closest friend. I love him like family, he was everything to me, but I am not in love with him. We are not together Bella. We never were. We played it up in school so people wouldn't want to pursue either of us."
I blinked at her a couple of times, trying to process what she was trying to say to me. So… She and Emmett… Weren't together. They never were. Wow… I needed a human minute.
"So… wait what." I laughed.
She smiled at me "It's true. I'm not playing for his team anyway."
That made my eyes wider. Rosalie just came out to me?! Of course we kissed but it was different she voiced it. I was glad she said it. I of course don't think I was playing for Emmett's team as well, as she put it. I tried but it just didn't seem to work out romantically in my head.
"I don't think I am as well." I said half naked with Rosalie with me, as we had just kissed. As if I needed to say it, but I did anyway.
She leaned away "Good. It's good to be on the same page with you Bella." She smiled at me "I'll text you. I will see you soon." She said leaving my room.
I sat up and breathed in. What had just happened. Did Rosalie and I almost have sex? Will we have sex? I hope so. It was something to look forward to before my death. I didn't think about it before but I was going to die a virgin. I couldn't have that. I of course did stuff with myself but never with anyone else.
Crushing on Rosalie was something that happened suddenly and naturally – a romance I never even imagined would have happened. But it had. There were signs of course that I was crushing on her before, but I was too much in denial at first to even acknowledge that. But in some mysterious way, Rosalie had feelings for me too. She hadn't said in outright, but she had called me beautiful. Even if she didn't have feelings for me she thought I was beautiful which was something. It sounded sad that I just needed that little, but I would take it. I didn't have a lot to choose from.
I fell asleep thinking about Rosalie and I was much more glad that I had her in my life. It made everything much more easier. I didn't have to think that I had only a month a live but whether Rosalie liked me back or not.
I woke up to Charlie sitting on my bed. I was happy that I was dressed after yesterday's shenanigans.
I say up "Hey. What's up dad?" I spoke up, still sleepy.
"How was yesterday?" He asked, with a tone in his voice I couldn't quite place.
"It was fun. Thank you for letting me go."
He sighed "You put me through hell Bella." He pushed his hands in his hair "You didn't know what it was like for those twenty four hours while you were gone."
"I know dad, I'm sorry." I started to feel emotional. If that put him through hell, then losing me will end him. I couldn't think about it.
"I know you are. You are a very strong person, and I know you did it out of the good of your heart, even if it looks like you don't want to be with Edward anymore?" he was cautious, still, about me wanting to be with Edward. It was the sister I was after as it turns out. I wasn't going to get into all of that with him.
"No dad, I don't want to be with him." I assured him.
"Good! I think that is a very smart decision, and that's why I have chosen to not have you grounded anymore." He sighed again and nodded suddenly more motivated "You deserve some freedom!"
"Wow dad," I said surprised by his decision "thanks!"
I didn't know where it was coming from, but I will take it.
I probably needed to go to the Cullens and plan out my death accordingly. It would be nice not to sneak around, even though I couldn't tell him I was headed to the Cullens.
I got out of bed with new excitement to life and decided to text Rosalie the good new.
I am no longer grounded. Was a simple text. I wondered if I needed to say something about yesterday, but I chose not to.
She texted me back right away – I know. You can thank Jasper for that. He helped out. Alice coordinated Jasper at the right time and boom. You are free.
I stared back at the text. It was unbelievable what their powers could help them do – manipulate people at their own will.
It was probably better that I would die when I was not grounded, otherwise the guilt of not letting me go and me dying sneaking out would break Charlie into million little pieces. Not that it won't do that already. I would hope that they at least did it for that.
I dressed casually and went out of the house, telling Charlie that I want to drive around, air my head a bit. He looked like he didn't want to let me go but he did.
I drove right away to the Cullens.
This time it was Esme who greeted me outside. Why did they have to do that? Always someone at the door.
I breathed in and tried to keep my irritation with the Cullens at the minimum.
"Bella, hello." She smiled a tight lip smiled. I was grateful that she no longer felt the need to ask me how I was.
"Hi Esme." I greeted her and walked up the stairs.
Carlisle was the first I saw when I walked in "Bella. What do we owe the pleasure?" meaning why the hell I was here.
Just because I was buddy buddy with Rosalie, I had wrongfully assumed I would be welcome here. Perhaps I shouldn't have come. But I needed to know when I would become one of them.
"Can we sit down? I am ready to talk." I asked and went to their big table to sit down at the head of it.
Slowly everyone crept from their corners and joined it. Esme and Carlisle were the first to sit as they were already there. Jasper came soon after. I smiled at him and nodded my thanks, he just smiled at back. Next was Rosalie who smiled at me, and I couldn't help my own full toothy grin. Jasper looked between us, our emotions being loud enough for him to catch them. He then looked at the table and looked very concentrated. Next was Emmett and Alice. And the last one was Edward, who looked defeated. I know he must be hurting as well, but I was nothing but a singer to him. Of course, he didn't want my scent to die. I wondered if he was still in love with the idea of being in love with me.
"There must be something we can do." Edward voiced his hurt.
I didn't speak up but Emmett spoke up saying exactly what I felt "We doomed her man… There is nothing else we can do, but just try to do this right."
"I don't want to see my dad hurt." I bit my lip trying not to get emotional.
"You can come here, we stage the accident, as they are staging it, Carlisle can change you." Alice said.
"What if they come here looking for her and find her trashing in pain?" Rose spoke up.
"We can't let that happen. We must stay here after her change as well. It would be too suspicious if we left right after her change." Carlisle spoke up.
There were so many details that had to be considered.
"How about you change me out in the forests somewhere?" I suggested.
"You don't want to be comfortable?" Rosalie asked me, scrunching up her nose.
"As I understand I will be in unimaginable pain anyway?" I shrugged.
"It helps if you are somewhere nice. But I agree that it can't be here. Edward will have to stay here with Alice as well. That leaves Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie to look after you." Esme chipped in.
"There is a cabin," Emmett spoke up "in Olympic Nation park."
"We can get it ready in time!" Alice perked up.
"So on the day of my accident I want to be changed still." I decided.
"I'll have to change you and get back to Forks then." Carlisle said.
I was not okay with him changing me. I wanted someone I trusted and believed would be the best for me in the long run. I didn't want Carlisle's venom in my body – I wanted Rosalies.
I decided to voice it, no matter what the family would think "I want Rosalie to do it."
"What?!" Edward and Rosalie said and I just nodded. There was silence after that. Rosalie looked worried and I wondered was it because I was outing us or was it because I wanted her to change me.
"Rose, will you be able to do it?" Carlisle was the voice of reason.
"She is not doing it!" Edward was close to screaming.
"Actually, I think I will." Rose said as-a-matter-of-fact "Thank you Bella, for trusting me." I smiled at her and couldn't help but to blush. I had true feelings for Rosalie and I was glad she would be doing it not anyone else. I know she has never tasted human blood and it was a gamble but there was going to be Emmett and Jasper there to help out, if something went wrong. I hope their hunting instincts wouldn't kick in and no one would hunt me and kill me beyond turning me into a vampire.
I was so deep in my thoughts that I had missed the looks Edward was giving us. Suddenly he pushed to his feet and snarled, at Rosalie. I was frozen in my seat, afraid, if I was honest "You will not have her!" he growled at her and charged at her.
