Rosalie's Input

Rosalie's P.O.V

Dammit! He can't do this! Edward and Bella are like ticking time bombs. Any day now they'll be running towards each other to profess there love. Everyone knows it. Those too are so obvious about there love that I'm surprised they are both still oblivious.

It's not that I don't want my daughter to be happy because I do but not with him. If those two become mates I just know that there will be nothing I can do to stop her from becoming a vampire. She's already insistent and I can't stand it.

I love Bella and I can barely stand the mere thought of her dying one day but that's how it's supposed to be. She's supposed grow up, go to college, get a career, get married, have children, and then one day die. She's not supposed to fall in love with Edward and he is definitely not supposed to love her.

Those two have been walking around the apartment for weeks avoiding each other but I know they can't keep it up for long, especially since everyone else is really pushing for them to be together. Even Emmett wants them together! I'm the only one that thinks she should stay human and not be with Edward. There's not much I can do.

So, at the moment I am just trying to keep them avoiding each other for as long as possible. It was easier than I had expected. I kept a close eye on Bella and spent a lot of time with her which, in general, kept Edward away because I wasn't exactly his favorite family member. I also had to keep my thoughts completely off Bella and Edward's love when Edward was around so he would, hopefully, not find out.

Then all in one day, Dana, Bella's only human friend, flushed all my hopes down the drain...

Chapter 20

My life is so confusing. Mom won't leave me alone! I love her and everything but lately she's been hovering...constantly. While everyone else in the house has been pressing really hard for me to talk to Edward, she seems completely against it.

Meanwhile, Dana is coming to visit this weekend for the last time. Just thinking that brings me to tears. She's been my best friend for years but in two weeks we'll be moving to Forks and I won't be able to see her anymore. I'm seventeen now and my family is still the same.

She arrived on Friday at around 1 PM. When I opened the doors she dropped her blue suitcase and threw her arms around me and I did the same. It was really good to see her, even if it was for the last time.

"Hey Bella! It's so great to see you!" I replied honestly,

"It's really good to see you too. Come on, lets go to my room."

"Alright," she responded as she picked up her suitcase. When we got to the room I noticed she was dressed extremely girly.

She was dressed in a blue blouse with a red heart in the center, a light denim jacket, a denim skirt with black leggings, and a pair of black flats. I commented,

"Uh, somebody changed there style." She blushed red and responded shyly,

"Yeah, I thought it was time for a change."

"You look good," I reassured her. She smiled and sat down on my bed and I did the same. We spent a while just watching TV and hanging out. She told me all about how her and our old friend Jason were getting serious. I had known they had been dating but I had thought it wasn't anything serious. Now, the way she talked about him sounded really major.

She talked about him almost non stop and I was glad. It was good to know that she would have someone to talk to when she no longer had me. It gave me piece of mind to know that I wasn't leaving Dana alone.

We spent the entire weekend having fun and enjoying each others company. On Saturday night, the night before her departure we decided we wanted to go out. My family didn't want us to go out on our own though because the crime rate in Sunshine was rising rapidly and since the rest of the family was out 'eating', so Edward had to come with us.

We drove to one of the only decent restaurants in town, Dave's Steakhouse, I drove Dana's car and made Edward go in his so we could try to salvage a girls night. We were seated and were having a pretty normal average conversation, though Edward remained mostly silent. It was clear when he excused himself to go to the restroom that he was trying to act human. He was only coming back and only a few feet away when Dana asked,

"So I'm guessing you haven't told Edward that you love him yet?" I gasped and Edward froze. Oh, no. This couldn't be happening. I stopped breathing.

Dana looked from me to him and gasped in horror as she realized what shed done. She stood up and stuttered,

"Uh, I-I think I'll leave you two alone. I'm gonna drive back to the apartment."

No, don't go, I wanted to shout but my mouth wouldn't open and my throat was suddenly dry as a bone. She picked up her purse and dashed out. Edward seemed to recover and he sat down next to me. Oh, no. Oh, oh no. I don't think I can handle his rejection. He murmured,

"Breathe." I wasn't sure if I could. I slowly opened my mouth and took a slow deep breath which went into my lungs slightly painfully. I couldn't believe this was happening. I just couldn't believe it.

"Bella look at me," he whispered softly. I shook my head. I couldn't do it. "Look at me," he said with a little more force. He put a hand on my chin and gently lifted my head up so I was looking into his soft gold eyes. He smiled and asked softly,

"You love me?" I gulped and managed to nod. He gazed into my eyes and said the four words that made my life perfect,

"I love you too."