Rosalie's POV

Why does it feel like everything is falling apart? Yeah right, everything is. I don't know why I didn't see it. No that's not right I know why, I felt too threatened and was too jealous to allow Edward to be happy. But I should have been the one who understood him best. Well besides Carlisle who did the same mistake as Edward, but would Edward learn from it? No! Would he listen to Emmett or learn from our relationship? No! Just because he is a freaking mind-reader doesn't mean that he is almighty and omniscient. If not our family than who one else knows that it is possible to find your mate in a human. Carlisle did and so did I. I didn't had another option than to save my mate because he was dying, but Carlisle had and I know that he will regret his decision for the rest of his immortal life. Esme told me what happened after Carlisle left her and I know how long it took her to be able to trust him and to let him touch her.

But like father, like son Edward is repeating Carlisle's mistake. Who knows what will happen to her, such a clumsy and accident-prone human.

It is a mystery to me how Edward convinced himself that she is safer without him. I didn't wanted to believe him when he told me that they were mates. But when Jasper showed me after he left I couldn't deny it any longer. In the beginning I resented their relationship even more with this knowledge, as I know how it would have to end. I didn't care so much after this that Bella knew about us, but I hated the consequences for her. But with our family falling apart I realized that neither Bella nor Edward chose this destiny or asked to be mated. It wasn't their fault that they were created solely for each other. And it was against their nature to fight it. I still thought that vampires were abnormalities and I'd never chose this life for myself. I would have loved to find and fall in love with a human Emmett, to marry him and to raise his kids and die in old age. And although I'm still trying to accept that this won't happen I've got the man. I will always mourn that I won't be able to be a mother, but as a mated vampire your mate will always be your first priority.

I will talk with Edward when he comes home for Thanksgiving. It is time to stop blaming him for something he had no control over and help him to see his mistakes and be the sister I should have been.

I hope that he will realize how much he must be hurting his mate and that he will change his decision. Than we can all be a family again. And I'm gonna be the big sister Bella deserves. I will help her adapt and we will all settle down and won't need to worry about losing control or the Vultori.

Although it is nice to have our own place again and Esme did a great job in renovating this apartment I prefer to be with my whole family.

I can hear a nervous heartbeat in front of our apartment door and I sigh annoyed. Maybe an enamored fool who saw me and is now trying to find a way to talk to me. Emmett will deal with him. Five minutes later I can still hear this human in front of our door and are thinking about going out myself and chase him away when I hear the doorbell ring. Emmett opens and to my surprise I hear a timid female introducing herself. She'll probably be all over my man and I tell Emmett to bring her in so I can claim my territory.

I'm shocked to see that she isn't attracted by one of us or reacting to our vampirism, just nervous in general. I'm even more surprised that I'm touched by her story and herself although I get the feeling that she is not telling the whole story. I try to stay detached and need to build a hard wall. What is it with these small human girls these days?

After she left I flee to my wardrobe to muse about my feelings. Emmett's comment made me angry and I don't know why I got defensive. But Alice's call bugs me to no end. What is she implying? I just had the whole situation figured out: Edward would beg for forgiveness, he or Carlisle would change Bella, our family would be whole and everybody got their happily ever after and now this human girl leaves me reeling and bursts the whole equation. So what does…

My phone vibrates and I got a message:

* I know you just came to terms with Edward and Bella and I'm really proud of you, but this girl is important, too. Please trust me. She needs to come home with you and she won't without your help. It will be good for you, too. *

Damn it Alice!