EPOV

Before I could pull it a cold object was pushed into my neck, instantly freezing as the gun moved to my cheek. My attacker slowly came into view. Who I saw made me hiss in anger, the girl forgotten I whipped my gun into my cousin's stupid women's face.

"WHAT are you doing?!" keeping my voice low but laced with anger, a tone that bigger men had quaked at, but no she stubbornly tossed her blonde head and glared at me with an equal challenge in her eyes.

"What's the matter Eddie your own medicine a bit sour? Or are you afraid to go up against an armed woman?" With venom in her voice she cocked her gun. I stared at it and then back to the girl while internally rolling my eyes and shouting up to the sky really? Rose? What is with this girl? Struggling to keep my anger in check I softened my tone.

"What is your problem? You've never met the girl?" Logic, logic was the way to go; this was ridiculous no one had a problem before with me shooting spies or women.

"My Emmett comes back to OUR home with a girl he can't shut up about! A girl Esme loves and Alice… well is Alice and you think I haven't been watching, you are stupider than even I thought Eddie" gritting my teeth at that inane nickname I was still confused, usually if a girl looked at Emmett rose would cut their throats if someone didn't stop her. Speaking of, I was glad she didn't have a knife to my throat, the women is deadly with a blade better than me. Getting back to the gun bruising my cheek I felt my anger lash out.

"Watch who you are talking to Rosalie" it was time this family learned respect again!

"Why someone needs to keep you in check, you son of a bitch" her voice still whispered but the threat was clear. Inching closer to each other I felt her angry breath on my face and glared into her disgusted eyes. We never got on that well, she's like my sister but the one that pisses you off without trying, your family know your buttons but that type of sibling enjoys pushing all of them at any chance. However the disgust in her eyes bothered me, she never usually cared about the people I have in my sights to kill especially when it threatened the family, perhaps she didn't understand.

"I'm protecting the family" going for a reasonable tone I sneakily tried to shift my other hand around ready to grab her gun. Snorting with cold amusement she pressed a gorgeous but deadly looking knife against my already exposed throat with a look that said try it I dare you.

"Your protecting yourself" so much for reasonable, she took my reasonable and was trying to shove it up my ass.

"How dare you!" ok outright anger won this time she was going beyond to far.

"No how dare you! You really think that girl there is a risk, a spy, a bitch come to steal your money, no you twisted git look at her" Her eyes flashed with a fury far past anything she had ever displayed before, even more so than when I shot Emmett by accident, how I long for those simpler days...

"Rosalie you are out of line I am going..." before I could finish her cutting remark bitch slapped me again.

"Oh save it you pussy look at her I mean really look" With that she shoved my jaw with her gun to look at the girl who was oblivious and still curled up.

"What? Probably an act" even I knew that wasn't true the sounds still haunted me and by the look in Rose's eyes she had heard them.

"Your pathetic you know..." this time I interrupted so tired of her insolence.

"shut the fuck up Rose you and all of you have no idea the danger we could be in while you all prance about like you're in high school and she's some poor lost lamb of a girl who need protecting! She's not innocent she's dangerous, a witness that could bring even your beloved Emmie down and I don't need the rest of you going against me its time you learned..." again with the interrupting that was grating on my nerves more.

"What? Oh fearful lord and master, what? God you speak and I hear your father what happened to the boy who never killed a spider in his life who cried when his dog was put down! I liked that guy the one standing before me is a monster and I will not let this monster kill an innocent girl in pain look at her and tell me she's not lost, look at her and tell me she's not had her world ripped apart" Her rant had more passion than mine and the gun in my face helped me listen a bit and she still didn't understand of course the girl was lost after what she had seen me do.

"I kidnapped..."

"No you thick shit! That's not it really look damn you and see that she has had something so dear to her heart ripped away and now she wants to die." I was starting to feel more and more uncomfortable I didn't like this complication, I didn't want to hear my job was simple keep the family safe she was a witness we don't leave witnesses even if they are innocent.

"Like you would know..." even before I finished that heated in the moment sentence I regretted it.

"Yes Edward I do know and you know I do" her voice had dropped so I barely heard it pain filled her voice now the anger lost, the sudden drop of her rage caused her hand to loosen on the gun but I barely noticed too consumed by regret at the memories I had stirred up for her.

Regret filled me as I lowered my gun in a flash she grabbed it pain fading in her eyes to pity as she studied the girl. I was at a loss now too many emotions and the slight humiliation that despite reliving a horrific memory Rose stilled managed to get my gun.

"What do you expected me to do? I kill I don't help" that was my task in life so simple and easy I was the best in the business.

"Really and if that was Alice, Esme or Emmett? What would you do?" instead of the response she anticipated I laughed, Emmett crying curled up.

"Please you know he blubbers like a baby" a small smile played on her lips and was mirrored on my own, it was like she read my mind but thinking of it Emmett is a big softie.

Humour lightened the mood for a minute and allowing my rage to pass, I turned to the girl trying to ignore how the light through the leaves caused the whole meadow to be bathed in a gorgeous light that emphasised the highlights in her hair… she was…no I am not Alice I don't do sappy thoughts.

"Go to her Edward go and listen, that's all you need to do, you may be surprised at the result without torture, and I can promise you what she says will change your life."

With that she walked off swinging her hips in true Rose fashion. A hard women without a thought for others, except the few in her heart. It seemed, without a word to her, this little lamb had thawed the ice queen's heart. Lucky bitch, I smiled, with an ally like Rose on her side she was safe. Even from me… for the moment.

Taking a deep breath I felt the same feeling from the car intensify. I made my presence known in the clearing and watched her stiffen, sorrow and helplessness curved into her spine. She slowly turned around and I measured her reaction as she saw me.