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Summary – Carlisle and Rosalie talk about her comment to Bella after the vote for Bella's changing in New Moon - 2009

Author's Note – Sorry for the grammar issues if you see them. We just wanted to get this out but did not have any time to proof read it very much with our lives the way they are right now.

Voting No

By:

AngelBabs81 and potterfan2006

Carlisle remained glue to the spot in which is continued to watch Edward silently. It wasn't until Bella took his arm and told him to take her home that he finally looked away. When he turned back to the living room, he noted most the family had moved from their spots. He caught sight of Rosalie and Emmett in a quiet conversation leaving through the outside doors, "Rosalie," he called and when Emmett and she stopped to look back at him, he continued, "A moment of your time, please."

Rosalie nodded silently to Carlisle and then tuned back to Emmett. After a quick word with him he continued on his way; Rosalie turned and headed to Carlisle "yes Carlisle?"

Seeing that the area had all but cleared out, Carlisle looked at Rosalie and took a seat in one of the chair. "I'm sorry no one was there to vote no for you," Carlisle told her, his voice soft and filled with pain and hurt.

She knew that the words she had said to Bella had hurt Carlisle, Rosalie sat down on the floor in front of him. "Carlisle I was dying you did what you thought was best, Bella has a choice, I didn't I merely did for her what I wish someone would have done for me had there been another choice, which there wasn't."

Carlisle looked down at her and gave a soft smile. "A part of me wishes I could have done something different," Carlisle told her, reaching gently to brush some of her blonde hair out of her eyes.

Rosalie smiled a soft smile at the gesture of affection. She took his hand in hers and squeezed it gently, "What could you have done differently, can you tell me that? What other choice could you have made? Let me die?" all of this was said in a gentle loving voice, so unlike Rosalie yet it was so her all the same.

Carlisle squeezed her hand in return. "I could have taken you to the closest hospital. Even though I knew they couldn't do anything to save you," Carlisle answered Rosalie.

"That still would have meant my death. What you did was give me chance to live. Yes I know that you see me sometimes struggling with this and resenting this gift, this life you gave me and yes I mourn the fact that I will never have kids of my own which is my deepest desire, but you also gave me a loving family and Emmett. Had you let me die Carlisle, I would have died never knowing love" she said sincerely, squeezing his hand again.

Carlisle smiled at Rosalie. "I am glad you are a part of this family," he told her.

"I'm glad I am too, you just have to keep reminding me from time to time" she smiled showing perfect teeth.

The end