Eye Of The Tiger

Chapter 45

After they finished hunting and a quick good bye to the Cullens Rosalie and Bella found themselves at the hardware store holding hands looking at paint swatches.

"What's your favorite color?" Rosalie asked Bella.

Pulling her close and leaning her forehead on Rosalie's Bella looked into Rosalie's eyes and replied with a smile. "Blue"

Giving her a kiss Rosalie took a step back and picked up some blue swatches." You're sweet but would that color blue look good on your walls?"

"I think it would actually." Bella said holding up different color blues next to Rosalie's face.

"Then let's get that color then." Rosalie said taking the paint swatch to the store employee to mix.

When they walked up to the counter the teenage boy completely ignored her and turned his attention to Bella and in what Rosalie assumed he thought was a charming way smiled at her asking. "What can I help you with?"

Rosalie slammed the swatch down on the counter causing the boy to jump. "My girlfriend and I would like to buy three cans of paint this color."

The boy audibly gulped and without a word took the swatch and started mixing the paint. Rosalie continued glaring at him until she felt Bella's arms around her. She turned around and laid her head on Bella's chest to listen to her heartbeat. As always it had a calming effect. Bella just held her until the boy finished,releasing her to pay and grab the cans.

It was when they were in the car driving towards Bella's house Rosalie spoke. "I'm sorry about back there. I just can't stand the way that boy was looking at you."

Bella took her hand in hers and kissed Rosalie's knuckles. "You have nothing to apologize for. You're simply the perfect half gentleman protecting her lady's honor. Plus it's kind of hot when you get all tough and dominating."

"Is it really?" Rosalie asked with a chuckle.

"Oh yeah you have no idea. I think you putting people in their places is the definition of hotness." Bella said.

"That's good to know for the future when some other idiot boy or girl thinks it's ok to check you out or flirt with you." Rosalie said pulling the car into Bella's driveway. She grabbed the paint and followed Bella into her room after she unlocked the front door to let them in.

"You see what I mean? I'm still kind of living out of boxes. It's only been a week but I'm starting to see Charlie get insecure about me wanting to live here." Bella said as she watched Rosalie look around her bedroom.

"It's only been a week? It's seems like it's been so much longer than that." Rosalie couldn't believe Bella had only came in her life a week ago. She felt like she had known Bella a lot longer.

"Yeah I know." Bella agreed. "Help me move this stuff away from the walls. Between the two of us this should go quickly then we can relax."

Grabbing Bella from behind Rosalie put her arms tightly around Bella and whispered into her ear. "Relax huh? What do you propose we do to relax?"

Bella shivered. "Why don't we worry about that when we finish painting. Now get to work. Since you like to show off your physical prowess so much you're the muscle today. That means you move the heavy stuff. "

Rosalie rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Heavy stuff I'll show you heavy stuff."

"And try not to break anything. You don't have much practice with your new strength so you need to be extra careful with things." Bella reminded her.

"It's a good thing you're so indestructible then. I don't have to worry about breaking you."Rosalie said piling boxes on Bella's bed. She was finding it easy to adjust to the increase strength and speed. She reasoned it was because she already had the experience from when she was a newborn vampire.

"I still have to watch myself around you though. You now have a bite mark on your shoulder that you weren't able to heal because of me." Bella said.

"I proudly carry a bite mark my mate gave me the moment we accepted our bonds to each other you mean?" Rosalie asked her.

"Yes that's exactly what I mean. At least you can cover it with a shirt. I don't know how humans would react to that type of scar."Bella couldn't imagine what the humans would think it they saw it.

"It doesn't matter what humans think. You said it yourself there are few who would even begin to understand our bond. " Rosalie said picking up the books on her nightstand. "Are these your grandfather's diaries you told me about."

"Yes the box is over there with the rest of them." Bella pointed to the box.

"May I look at them?I know how you feel about outsiders so I wouldn't be offended if you tell me no." Rosalie told her.

"Rosalie you aren't an outsider. You're my imprint. It's almost physically impossible for me to deny you a request and even if I could I would let you read them. I want you to know me, all of me including my family history. " Bella reassured her. "But first lets get this room painted and then you can go through them."

"Deal." Rosalie said with a smile.