AN: I'm still really disappointed with the lack of reviews. If it doesn't pick up I may think about putting this story on hold. Can we please see if we can at least get up to 15 reviews? Thanks to the people who have reviewed. I appreciate every one of them :)
PS. I just wanted to make it clear that Bella will not be returning in any shape or form. She is dead and gone unfortunately. This story is about Rosalie recovering mentally from the devastation of Bella's death and then Adam trying to take down the Cullen's. I know you may not like the story without Bella and Edward but please just give it a chance and I promise you Rose WILL have her happy ending and Adam WILL get his come-uppance. Just have a little faith people! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight :(
Chapter 4 – Emmett's POV
"WHAT THE HELL?!?!" I shouted. They both turned around looking at me. The man immediately let go of Rose who was grinning lazily looking slightly bored. I ran down the alley at an agonising human speed. I grabbed the guy and dragged him of Rose
"Get the hell…OUT OF HERE!!!!" I snarled dangerously at the shaking man. It took all my willpower to let him go and watch him run down the alley as fast as he could with his pants down his ankles. I turned to Rose. I was shocked and speechless. I could barely speak "Why?" I whispered. She rolled her eyes
"I was bored and unsatisfied. Both because of you" she smiled but it wasn't her smile. It wasn't kind or loving. It was evil and wasn't my Rose. I couldn't help it. I pushed her up against the wall as she began laughing manically "How could you do this to me? To us? Don't you care at all?" I asked her trying my hardest not to sob.
"Not really" she said
"You are nothing but a dirty whore!" I shouted banging her against the wall. Chocking back my sobs I was so angry I could barely see. I wanted to hurt her like she hurt me. I was about to shout at her again but was pulled back by someone. I turned to see it was Carlisle. Esme was behind him.
"Alice saw what happened" He said gently to me putting his arm on my shoulder. I finally broke down sobbing falling to the floor. While Carlisle went to talk to Rosalie, Esme walked over towards me and knelt down beside me hugging me tightly. She was whispering soothing words but I didn't hear. Rosalie had finally broken me but I just couldn't understand why she wanted to do it in the first place.
Victoria POV –
"Can I have a pint of bitter please gorgeous?" a middle aged man leered at me. I faked a smile and grabbed a glass. I was so miserable working at a dirty bar. I was working long hours for a rubbish amount of money and I missed Adam like crazy. I had to put up with dirty old men leering at me and treating me like scum. Although I did have my fun later at feeding time.
All of a sudden all the lights were cut off. Everyone groaned
"Vicky go and see what's going on" my boss Graham shouted from over the bar. I put the glass on the side and walked into the backroom towards the electrics.
"Hello Vic" a voice came from the corner. I turned around
"Oh my god, Adam!" I gasped
"Hello Babe" he smiled stepping out of the shadows
"Was it you?" I asked gesturing towards the electrics. He nodded
"I needed to get you on your own. Victoria I've missed you so much" he said pulling me into a hug. I pushed him away
"No Adam" I said firmly "I thought you were dead. You can't just wipe all that away with a hug. I mean where the hell where you?"
"This is neither the time nor the place. Please just meet me for dinner after work tonight. At the kendall restaurant. I can explain anything you need to know" he said grabbing my hands.
"Fine" I nodded curtly "but that's it and then you leave" I warned him
"I promise" he said solemnly
Esme POV –
I couldn't believe Rose. I could not believe she would hurt Emmett like that. She took it a step too far this time. We walked slowly back to the house in silence. I was walking with Emmett holding his hand. He looked like he was going to burst into sobs again any minute and Carlisle looked stressed. Carlisle had tried to confront her but she had gotten angry and ran off. We arrived back at the house and walked through the doors. Alice and Jasper ran to us looking concerned.
"Family meeting" Carlisle said not stopping as he walked through the house and into the dining room. I never let go of Emmett's hand as we all sat down at the table.
"We need to sort Rosalie out once and for all. She is becoming more and more volatile and unpredictable" Carlisle began in his business tone manner
"What can we do? I mean we don't even know what's wrong with her" I pointed out
"No, I've been watching her very very carefully these past couple of weeks and I think I know what's wrong with her" he sighed "I think she has manic depression also known as Bipolar Disorder"
"We know what it is Carlisle" Jasper said patiently
"But that should be impossible. Vampires can't get ill or sick or anything" Alice said frowning.
"Physically" Carlisle corrected her "Physically a vampire cannot get sick but this is a mental disorder. Think about it. Vampires can experience emotions. We can be happy, sad, upset and depressed so why can't we get a severe form of depression? This is not some crackpot theory that I've just conjured up. She has the symptoms of bipolar disorder Alice. I may be wrong. I sincerely hope I'm wrong but I don't think I am" he sighed and sat down
"So what do we do now?" I asked
"Well the problem we have now is fixing it" he said "But it's going to be one hell of a job"
Adam POV –
I straightened my tie as I sat at the table waiting for Victoria. I needed her to believe me. I needed to be as charming as possible. She had a crucial part to play in my plan. I plastered a smile on my face as I saw her walk in and walk over to me. I stood up as she arrived at the table
"Hello Victoria" I smiled at her and kissed her frozen cheek. She didn't respond but sat down with a straight, blank face not showing any emotions. I sat down as well
"What do you want Adam?" she looked up at me "Why did you invite me here?" I sighed. This may not be as easy as I imagined.
"I missed you Victoria" I looked at her with as much sincerity I could muster. "You are my one true love and my life was so dark without you" I grabbed her hands and stared in her eyes. "I love you and I want you back" She stared up at me. She was breaking, I could tell.
"Why did you pretend to be dead then if you love me so much?" She raised one eyebrow as she spoke her eyes watching my every reaction, my every feature determined to see if I was lying.
"I was threatened by the Cullens" I said as if confessing a deep secret "They sent the big one Emmett to come and warn me to leave town or else they would kill me" I said injecting fear into my voice "Don't you understand baby? I'm risking my life to see you right now. I love you so much I'd rather die than be without you. Please Please I need you back and I need you to help me" I internally smiled as I watched love and adoration replace the fear and confusion that was clear on her face before.
"What do you need my help with?" She asked grabbing hold of my hands and leaning closer.
"I need someone on the inside, someone who they trust, someone like you Vic. I need your help to bring them inconsiderate, arrogant, pompous idiots down" I almost shouted letting all my feelings about them spill out for the first time in months
"Who are you talking about babe?" she asked curious now
"The Cullens, I want each and every one of them to pay for what they did. It's the only way" I replied calmly waiting for her reaction.
"Why do you hate the Cullens so much? I mean you were the one who hurt them. Hurt your own daughter and your grand-daughter. Why do you want revenge on them?" she asked me
"Victoria I was never part of that family, they all hated me. My company was endured not enjoyed. They were waiting for a reason to get rid of me when all I ever wanted what was best for my only daughter. I'm ashamed to speak ill of the dead but Bella only ever was after Rose's money. I knew that but I know Rose would have just been grateful to get Bella back. She was so blinded by love for Bella that she couldn't see clearly. I want revenge on the Cullens because of the way they treated us. They hated us and treated us like scum. We were loving and kind and they threw that back in our faces so now I want revenge for both of us. Can you understand that?" I smiled inwardly. My speech had her well and truly hooked.
"How will you get your revenge?" she asked me eagerly
"We will take their restaurant" I smiled happily "and their home. We will leave them homeless, penniless and humiliated"
"Why is the restaurant such a big deal?" she asked
"They have ran that restaurant for over 20 years. They have built it up from nothing. They love it. It's a way to keep in contact with the community. That restaurant is Carlisle's and Esme's life. They would be devastated if they lost it" I explained. "I need you to get close to them. Play the devastated fiancé and win them round. We need them to think you're on their side" I instructed "Can you do it?" I asked her
She nodded "I'll do it"
TWO WEEKS LATER
Esme POV –
A lot had changed in the past two weeks. Emmett had moved out and bought a small two bedroomed house a few miles away. Rosalie was now bringing up to 3 different human men home a day and sleeping with them before throwing them out. It was awful listening to her upstairs. Every moan was like a punch to the stomach but we were all scared that if we told her to not bring men home then she wouldn't come home herself. We were all worried and scared for her. Carlisle was still observing her as he wanted his diagnosis to be right. I meanwhile was working on the big re-opening of our restaurant. Despite all the drama going on at home I was enjoying myself thoroughly and we were now ready to open up almost two months after that awful night. I was distracted from my thoughts by a knocking at the door. I went and answered it and was shocked to see Victoria on our doorstep.
"Oh Victoria, come on in. What a lovely surprise" I smiled genuinely at her inviting her in
"Hi Esme, I'm sorry I'd love to stay but I'm going away for a while. I just needed to warn you that Adam's back in town" she said choking back sobs
"Oh you poor thing you must feel so bad. I'll bet he's brought back so many memories" I hugged her. She nodded
"Thank you. I just need to get away for a while to clear my head. I just couldn't leave without warning you first" she smiled gently at me. I hugged her once more and after saying our goodbyes she left and I went back to organizing the opening night which was just two days away.
TWO DAYS LATER
Esme's POV -
Finally the day had come! I was so excited to re-open the restaurant and get back to work. Emmett had agreed to come to the open night as Rosalie had said it was too boring for her. Most of Forks was here and it was turning into a great night until Adam showed up.
Emmett's POV -
I was walking around admiring Esme's handiwork when I saw him and stopped dead in my tracks. Adam was standing their as bold as brass staring me out. He was challenging me with his eyes. I walked over to him.
"I thought I made it pretty clear what would happen if I ever saw your ugly face again" I said menacingly
"Relax Emmett, I'm not here to cause trouble. Have a puff pastry they're very good" he offered smiling coldly. I hit the pastry out of his hand
"You are going to leave….Now" I said to him. He laughed
"Oh I don't think so Emmett. You see you never had the bottle to kill me last time so why would you do it now?" he shrugged
"I'm staying and there is not a thing you can do about it" he smiled before walking out of the restaurant grinning cockily.
AN – OK so I have just stayed up till 2.30am to give you a long, action packed chapter so please please please just give me one tiny little review. If I get 15 reviews I'll update tomorrow!