RPOV

While I picked the unavoidable specks of dust off my sleeves, I seethed at Tatiana.

How could she risk this again? Edward and Bella were bad enough, and to no one's surprise, Bella had gotten her wish – immortality.

Wasn't one person enough? If I didn't know better, I would think that Tatiana was wishing this on her beloved human.

Emmett glanced down at me, concerned, his arm still wrapped gently around my waist.

"What's wrong, honey?"

"Them!" I hissed.

Edward glared at me. "That's completely irrelevant. Tatiana will do whatever Ethan wants her to."

Yeah, right. Just because Bella had wanted Edward to bite her doesn't mean that Ethan will. And it doesn't mean that Tatiana was another Edward, always doing what was best.

"She will!" Edward hissed, and threw his arms up in frustration.

That's what you get, mind reader. Now stay out of my mind!

"I only wish," Edward grumbled.

We were at the car now, and the parking lot was emptying out. I hopped right in.

Keep out of my mind, or you'll be sorry.

"Ugh!"

"Hey, hey," Bella and Jasper said at the same time, and laughed.

"No fighting," Emmett finished.

If only a such thing were possible.

"I know you're fighting over Tatiana," Nessie said. "And she'll make the right choice."

As soon as we hit the main highway, Edward, who was at the wheel, slammed down on

the gas pedal and sped out of the area like the speed demon he was.

Bella leaned over to kiss Edward and he gradually relaxed. His fingers no longer kept a death grip on the steering wheel, and he leaned over to kiss her cheek.

Emmett shook me gently. "Rosalie? What's wrong? You've been quiet."

"I – never mind."

"Please, Rose, tell me." He looked at me with earnest, pleading eyes, and I had to speak.

"I don't know if this is right for them. Just because it was right for Edward and Bella doesn't mean – and, um, they're…actually dating."

Bella laughed from up front. "Hey! Edward and I went on dates."

"Yes," I conceded. "But this is just…weird. Different."

Emmett leaned over to kiss me, but I pushed him away. "Not now – I need to think."

A look of hurt flashed across his face, and I instantly felt sorry and kissed him again. "I just feel that this isn't right, but…."

I sank back into the seat, where Emmett kissed me again. "It's going to be okay, Rose," he reassured me. "I don't think anything will happen."

"Wrong," Alice piped up. Throughout this whole conversation, she and Jasper had been having an intense make-out session in the very back of the car. Nessie was stuck with sitting with them, and looked very grossed out. "During their date, she'll tell him all about who we are."

What?! "Seriously? She's only known him for a few days! How can she trust him?"

"He's trustworthy," Edward murmured. "I could tell. He's a good guy."

Good guy my foot. A human.

"He is."

We were at the house by then, and I wasted no time in jumping out. When Nessie passed me, her skin brushed against mine, and I couldn't help but smile as she was contemplating why God had punished her – stuck in the back with Alice and Jasper. Emmett followed me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I felt a moment of guilt; I'd been too distant to Emmett in the car. So I turned and caught his lips in a deep kiss. His hands moved to my hips and lingered there as his lips pressed back against mine.

I finally tore myself away when an impatient Alice yelled, "Are you going to come in? Or you can just stay out here all night long!"

Emmett chuckled and pulled me along with him. "Come on, love, we don't want to upset Alice."

I giggled at the thought of Alice, so angry that she was red in the face (yes, impossible, but that just made the picture more humorous).

"All right, everyone," Jasper said once we had all sprawled out across the living room. "Is everyone's homework finished?"

Nessie shifted. "Italian homework."

Emmett sighed. "English."

"Math," I said.

"World history," Alice called out. "We have three minutes and fourteen seconds before they come – that should be more than enough time."

Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Nessie, and I all flew upstairs, leaving Edward and Bella alone downstairs – never a good idea, but oh well.

Emmett and I both finished out homework in exactly thirty-three seconds. As soon as I threw down my pencil – and cracking it – Emmett pushed me down on the bed. He climbed on top of me and started kissing me passionately. I was gasping when he broke away for a moment, only to shift himself. He kissed me again and again, and I was aware that my beautiful hair that I spent four minutes on was messed up, but I couldn't bring myself to care.

When we finally heard the engine of their car, Emmett allowed me to get up. He smoothed my hair with one hand, and held me close to him with his other arm. I couldn't help but admire myself in the huge mirror in our room.

Emmett laughed and came up beside me. "Yes, love, you're beautiful."

"Thanks," I whispered, and his hands ran up and down my sides.

"I know what you're doing, and you two had better get down here!" Edward called.

"Please, Edward!" Bella squealed.

"Oh, sorry."

"I don't even want to think about what they're doing," Bella declared.

"Oh, you're one to talk," I teased as Emmett and I descended the stairs.

"Technically, since all we did was kiss, and neither one of us was on top of the other, and there was no bed involved – " Edward began.

"Yes, we can talk," Bella finished.

We all laughed, and Alice and Jasper came down, too. At the exact moment Alice's foot hit the ground, the doorbell rang.

"Hi, you guys!" Alice called.

"Hey, Tatiana," Nessie added, coming down, too.

"Hello," all three of them replied. Isabelle looked unhappy, Timothy looked unhappy because Isabelle was unhappy, but Tatiana looked absolutely radiant.

Edward nodded, his eyes narrowing. "But you expected that, so it came as no surprise to you."

"Yes," Timothy replied. "But still…."

We parted to let the three in. Once we closed the door, I smelled a strong, concentrated, forest-y scent that made my nostrils flare. A pounding came from the other side of the door. "Open up!"

"Jake!" Nessie squealed, and was back at the door before I could even turn around. Jacob stepped in, but staggered back when Nessie threw herself at him. He gave her a big hug and a quick kiss on the top of her head.

"It's good to see you too, love," he murmured. "That was a long day. So, what's new?"

The rest of us bloodsuckers (as Jacob enjoys calling us) glanced at each other uncomfortably, not one of us wanting to be the one to tell the tale.

Nessie hugged Jake again.

"Oh," he muttered a minute later. "I see." He glanced at Tatiana, who stared back.

Edward frowned. "Yes," he agreed. "But she'll be okay."

"Are you sure? After all, when you – "

"Tatiana will be fine," Edward insisted. "Ethan's not her singer, and Tatiana has controlled herself – "

"And let's not talk about Tatiana as if she wasn't here!" Tatiana finished.

We all looked at her and burst into laughter.

We all resumed our places in the living room again, except that we were joined by four more people and Nessie was perched on Jacob's lap. I wrinkled my nose again.

"So…" Jasper began.

"Yeah...?" Emmett murmured, stroking my hair and sending shivers down my spine. I grinned at my reflection in the blank TV screen. Emmett and I looked so right together. I grabbed his free hand and kissed it.

"What do we do now?" Alice finished.

"Never ever," Timothy suggested. "Except that I don't think we should make each other drink shots like humans do. Instead – "

Emmett jumped up. "Hell yeah!" he yelled, and ran to the kitchen, where we heard him shuffle things around. "Instead of using shots – "

"No, Emmett! Please!" Edward called.

"We'll use doughnuts!"

Us 'bloodsuckers' and half-bloodsucker groaned.

"Sweet!" Jacob shouted.