CH16: UNUSUAL ROSE

Lucky for you guys, I was having a good Sunday. Technically now its officially Monday with it being passed midnight in California but still I wanted to post this up. Hopefully the next update will be in about 2-3 days :) ENJOY!

Bella's POV
I found Edward easily, already following Emmett and Rosalie in the forest. We all decided to meet at our cottage. As I ran, I couldn't help but worry about my daughter's relationship with Jake. They were taking things in a pretty fast pace. Now that the vacation was over, Edward returned to his emphatic ways over Jake's imprinting on Renesmee.
On the ride home Carlisle informed him in his mind that he received a call from her school, saying she was given the honor of moving up a grade. Her intellect was way too advanced to be wasted on junior high prerequisites. I was beyond pleased, exultant even. But then it struck me that it meant another year closer for the agreement. Jacob willingly abided to my and Edward's conditions over him dating our daughter. We decided sophomore year was pretty reasonable for them to officially be together if that's what she wanted. Ugh. Sometimes I really hate how perfectly Jacob stayed intact in our relationship; he'll always be my best friend and now he just may be more.
She loves him more than anything, she loves him more than anything, she loves him more than anything I chanted to myself as the cottage came to view.
For now I had to help Emmett and Rosalie. It was comforting but unfortunate for them to be going through the same thing. Though, I don't know if Rose would ever be fine with the idea of a werewolf imprinting on her hybrid daughter. There was no hiding her detestation towards "dogs". In fact, to further support my thought, she was pinching the bridge of her perfectly angular nose with her jaws locked tight in complete and utter chagrin.
"Babe, c'mon, calm down a bit," Emmett urged, massaging her shoulders.
"I mean I don't like the fact that Seth imprinted on our little girl but hey, the kid's not that bad. He helped with the army remember?" he shrugged when my sister didn't relax even an ounce. She kept still as a Greek goddess statue. After a couple minutes she still wouldn't budge. At least she didn't run off and rip someone's head off, which we all know she's pretty capable of with the right level of anger.
"Why don't we go inside and sit for a while?" I suggested. Thankfully Rose followed, but she sat down on the couch, her arms crossed and her eyes glued to the ground, glaring.
Emmett didn't know what to do at this point. He looked to Edward at my side, his eyes pleading.
A few seconds past and Edward sighed.
"Rose," he called softly. She looked up, anguish replacing the ferocity in her eyes.
"Can I just talk to Bella alone for a moment?" she asked, her gaze freezing me in my stance. Edward and Emmett both gave a quick nod and then they were gone. I sat beside my sister, not really sure how to approach the topic. Fortunately she started after a whole minute of silence.
"So this was how you felt when you found out that day when Jacob was 'testing' you," she said slightly amused now.
"I know you all expect me to be the least accepting of this but oddly enough I'm not."
What she said literally knocked the air out of me. Was this really Rosalie Hale that I was speaking to? I stared at her dumbfounded and her expression was somewhat calm, to say the least. When I didn't respond to her declaration she continued.
"I'm upset with the fact that I'm not upset with Seth imprinting on Emmie. I guess over the years, seeing Jake with Nessie made me come to the realization that although I despise the fact a werewolf is basically a part of this family now, Ness is absolutely, positively HAPPY with him. He brings out the best in her in so many levels. Plus, its comforting to know that if one day we fail to protect her, Jake would always be there. And now, my little girl can have the same happiness and assurance."
Huh, and to think I was here to help her out.
"Rosalie...did I hear everything right? I mean this just doesn't sound like you."
She smiled and it touched her eyes.
"Yes, you heard right, Bella." She paused and then added: "Saying that Rommel and Emmie made my life more whole is an understatement. Seeing them grow happy and healthy is all I could ever ask for in this life. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be the same old Rosalie everyone knows me as and be strict on the conditions of their relationship but overall," she sighed, a relieving sound and continued, "I'm happy."
We both smiled and embraced. If Rosalie was this quick to accept imprinting, then why couldn't I do it?
Just then Emmett and Edward came through the door with grins plastered all over their faces. My burly grabbed Rose by the waist and gave her one passionate kiss. Edward flitted to my side, his hands coiling my figure with his chin resting on my shoulder.
"We good, babe?" Emmett asked, still having a firm grasp on her sides.
"Mmhmm," she replied mindlessly. "Now let's go to our room," she suggested with a michevious wink.
"You know what," Edward interrupted, "why don't you guys have the cottage for the day? We wouldn't want Emmie or Rommel asking what you two are grunting about upstairs while they play their instruments."
Rose and I giggled with Emmett smirked.
"If you insist, little bro."
"Just try to keep everything unbroken, okay, you two?" I asked before they basically shooed us away from OUR cottage. I shook my head in amusement nearly all the way back to the house. Today was quite a day. In the end, Rosalie helped me softened up to the idea of Jake and Ness together. From the looks of Edward and Emmett's conversation, my husband did, too, from his decision to gradually pardon his dislike towards Jacob, for Nessie's sake. After all, she was at her happiest whenever he was around. And now that I knew I had someone else forever on my side, maybe letting go of my daughter won't be so bad in the long run.