Choice
Chapter4
Rose:
I always wanted to be a mother. I would have been a good one too. The kind of mother that would kiss the band-aid after I applied it to your skin, so the booboo would heal faster. The kind of mother that would randomly start smoothing your hair back and away from your face so the world could see how beautiful you were. I would make sure you brushed your teeth before bed and wake you up with a smile in the morning. I would hold your hand when we crossed the street and push you high on the swing to hear you laugh. But I would never hear the sound of laughter from my child, but from children that called me Aunt rose or Aunty Lee, they were the ones that every so often I would find myself performing those motherly duties I craved to do with my own child so very much. Yeah, I would have been a good mother...
"Hey Rose, can I ask you a question?" Leah asked her as she stood folding the tiny baby clothes and putting them away in the drawer in preparation for the little one's arrival. With her vampire speed, she knew she could have the onsies folded and done within a minute, but instead she moved at human speed to savor the moment.
Rose turned and flipped her long blond hair over her shoulder while holding another outfit in her hands gently as if the baby was currently wearing them. "Yeah, what is it?"
Leah was smoothing out the imaginary wrinkles in the bedspread trying hard to avoid Rosalie's gaze. The reluctance of the conversation had Rose on edge. Was Leah going to ask her to leave? Was she hovering too much? Did she make her angry somehow? Sure the two of them fought and disagreed from time to time, but that was apart of their friendship, it was what made them best friends from the beginning. They could argue about who was right and then laugh that they both were. It didn't need to make sense to them, they found a camaraderie that was hard to find between two people, especially two people that were of two completely different species and who were known as rivals. A wolf and a vampire, friends? They had the attitude thing down and decided that gave them something in common. When Leah told Rose she was pregnant, the jealousy nearly choked her, but the happiness that Leah wanted to include her in the child's life overpowered the hurt and despair.
But now as the excitement grew the closer Leah was to deliver, the more anxious Rose was of being left out. Leah had promised Rose could be apart of the birth and life of the baby, but what if she changed her mind? What if the idea of leaving her child with a bloodthirsty vampire seemed like a bad idea all of a sudden?
"I was wondering if you could possibly be the baby's god-mother?" Leah asked finally looking up with a smile on her face.
Rose's mouth dropped open in shock and then she caught her self and threw the onsie at Leah who caught it in mid air. She stood frozen for a moment longer before hugging Leah as tightly as she could without hurting her or the baby in the process. If a vampire could cry, Rose would be balling on the floor. Instead she held Leah tight and yelled thank you over and over. Hoping up and down seemed like the thing to do, but wasn't really Rose or Leah's style, so instead they pulled away from each other and Rose kneeled down to Leah's protruding tummy and smiled. She lifted one hand and rested it against the bulge, "Hi little one, I'm your god mother. It's my job to protect you, because if anyone harms one single hair on your pretty little head I will hunt them down and skin-"
"Rose!" Leah yelled while laughing at the same time.
Rose stood straight and shrugged, "Your right I should share that speech for the little one's first date." she said mischievously with a small smile playing on her perfect face.
"You looked scared when before I asked you, what was with that?" Leah asked.
Rose went back to folding, "I thought for a moment...that you were...were going to ask me not to be in the baby's life. That you changed your mind about me helping."
Rose felt a hand on her shoulder and looked back to see Leah smiling, "That will never happen."
The small quiet moment lasted until the doorbell rang; Leah rubbed Rose's back in silent gesture and then walked away to answer the door. Before leaving the nursery she looked back, "Unless of course you get hungry while babysitting, then we're going to have an issue." Leah said and walked into the hall right before a onsie hit the wall opposite of the door.
Rose shook her head and smiled at Leah's sense of humor. She listened for the door to open and voices to see who had come for a visit. When she heard Sam's voice, the baby clothes were dropped and Rose was at Leah's back growling over her shoulder at Sam who sneered at her in retaliation. The animosity between them only grew because he was against allowing her on La Push land to see Leah and help her through her pregnancy. Only because he considered her a threat to their lives. When Jacob had told her what he said about her not keeping her fangs in her mouth she wanted to rip the former alpha a new one and grin while doing it.
"What is he doing here?" Rose asked softly with a hint of deadly calmness added to her voice.
Leah shook her head in answer, not knowing why the wolf was here and without Emily by his side.
Sam growls back, "I have more right than you leech."
Leah placed her arm in front of the doorway between Rose and Sam, "I suggest you talk fast before I let her at you."
Sam glanced to Leah in shock, "you wouldn't, it would destroy the peace between the families."
Leah glared back at Sam. She may be pregnant but that doesn't mean anyone threatens hers and her own. Not even a douche bag like Sam. She moved her arm to place her whole body in the doorway trying her best to stand eye level with her former Alpha. Rose had to give her credit, even pregnant, Leah looked intimidating. Sam backed away from the doorstep, but stayed on the front porch.
"Listen carefully Sam, because I'm only going to say this once. First, you will never grace my doorstep again if you're coming here with an attitude like that. Second, you will never threaten my friends or myself if you want to walk away alive. And third, don't ever doubt my ability to take you on, pregnant or not."
Rose grinned behind Leah, wishing she would utter the words, 'He's all yours rose'. But of course Leah didn't, instead she raised her eyebrow daring Sam to speak against Rose or herself. Instead Sam glared at Rose as if she just gave the speech instead of Leah. It seems no matter what Leah says or asks of Sam he never truly listens.
"The elders ask that you and Jacob attend the annual bonfire tomorrow night." Sam growled out, barely keeping it together. The girls could see the anger shivering under his skin, dying to break free in his wolf form.
Leah nodded, "We'll be there." and shut the door in his face.
Rose stepped back to give Leah some room. When she noticed how much her friend was sweating and the pallor of her skin, concern over anger won out. She rushed back to her side and guided her to the couch where Leah immediately sat and fanned herself. Rose left the room and returned in seconds with a cool wet washcloth in her hand that she applied to Leah's forehead.
"What's happening?" Rose asked quietly after Leah was able to pull herself together and her breathing slowed down to the normal rate.
"My anger agitates the wolf gene, so when my temperature rises to shift into a wolf and I don't, it's like an extreme hot flash." Leah explained.
"Okay, I just thought you were melting or something." Rose said trying to look completely serious and failing miserably.
"I don't understand why he felt the need to come here in person? He could have past the invite over the phone or something." Leah said while still grinding her teeth and cooling down.
"You should of let me at him, I would have shown him what pearly white fangs are supposed to look like." Rose said grinning.
Leah threw the towel at her face and Rose caught it before it could make contact. They laughed again at the situation before heading back to the nursery for Rose to place the final touches before the baby's arrival.
She was interrupted when her phone rang and excused herself to the hall. Emmitt called to let her know there was another rise of newborns in Seattle and could possibly be heading towards Forks. At the moment he and Jasper were tracking them and trying to target the reason before it came to La Push's doorstep.
The news was unsettling because she didn't want anything to worry Leah like Sam already did earlier today. The Cullen's were back in Forks only until the baby was born and hope to resolve any issues of newborns before they leave. And when Leah saw her face as she walked back into the room, the immediate question made Rose cringe.
"What's wrong?" Leah demanded.
Rose shrugged one shoulder and started aligning the stuffed animals in neat rows trying to avoid the question. Her friend needed to be protected and even though Rose wasn't allowed to attack Sam and protect Leah from his face, she was going to protect her from any vampire army that wants to prove another point. And anyone that thinks they can mess with Leah and her god baby or take on Rosalie Cullen...May god have mercy on their souls because Rose sure as hell won't.
~So I hope you noticed the subtle hints of things to come. They will be explained better in future chapters. Until then I want to thank all the reviewers and I appreciate your thoughts. (BabeRuthless1985) Boy or Girl? Lol, I don't know. (BB-Water) Who doesn't love blackwater babies? hahaha! (Brankel1) Stop reading my mind! (Michellehateshername) Turmoil is my forte! (Feng Yue) Jacob and Nessie? Yuck. :)..(Alissa21) love...lol, thank you! (JumpingBlack) Don't be scared, trust me! ;-) Anywho Review!
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