part 4

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I don't have a beta but I could use one if anyone is interested.

Bella slept through most of the night with little trouble. She only woke up twice in the middle of the night from nightmares. Both times she couldn't remember where she was. Rosalie stroked her hair to help calm her and Jasper used his gift to put her back to sleep.

When Bella woke up in the morning she remembered everything from the day before, including her nightmares. Her nightmares were a mixture of what happened to her and what happened to Rosalie, based on the story Rosalie told her. In her nightmares there was no one there to save either of them. Bella could still see images of Rosalie, broken and beaten on the ground.

"Bella," Rosalie said gently rubbing Bella's shoulder. "I know you're awake."

Bella opened her eyes. She turned her head and found concerned red eyes watching her. "Did I wake you?" Bella asked.

Rosalie laughed and shook her head. "We don't sleep Bella," Rosalie told her.

"Really?" Bella asked sitting up in Rosalie's bed.

"The closest we get to being asleep is when we lie in bed, close our eyes and block out everything," Rosalie said.

"That must be horrible," Bella said. She liked sleeping and couldn't imagine not being able to sleep. "Do you get tired?"

"Not really," Rosalie said. "Sometimes we may feel worn out but that's more mental than anything. Do you want breakfast?"

"Sure," Bella said moving so she could get up. "I can make something, assuming you have breakfast foods here."

Rosalie rolled her eyes at her mate. "I'm not going to make you cook," she said. "I'm taking you out to breakfast. There's this place just outside of town. It has some good ratings. I think you will like it."

Bella blushed. "You don't have to take me anywhere," she said.

Rosalie grabbed Bella's hand. "I want to," she said. "Unless you don't want to go. Sadly none of us know how to cook. Jasper has started reading cookbooks."

"Why is Jasper trying to learn to cook?" Bella asked. "You I could understand but him..."

"Jasper can feel your emotions," Rosalie said. "He can feel your sadness, pain and everything else. He wants you to be happy and he will do what he can to make you happy. He's doing this because he wants to."

"And Alice doesn't mind that Jasper is doing this for me?" Bella asked. The last thing she wanted to do was get between two mates and she definitely didn't want Alice mad at her for trying to steal Jasper from her.

"Alice understands," Rosalie assured her. "If the situations were reversed she would want someone to help Jasper if she couldn't. She's not mad at you and she's not worried about you stealing Jasper away. She wants you to get better." Bella nodded. "Do you want to go out to eat?"

"I do," Bella said. "But I don't have any clothes."

"Alice went to your house last night," Rosalie said. She grabbed the bag beside the bed and sat it on the bed. "She picked up some clothes for the weekend. We figured you would be more comfortable that way."

"Thanks," Bella said gratefully. She would feel better wearing her own clothes. "What's wrong?" Bella asked looking at Rosalie. There was something off about Rosalie. She seemed, tense.

"Alice found something out while she was at your house," Rosalie began. Rosalie crouched down so she could look Bella in the eye. She brushed Bella's hair from her face. "Did you know Edward had been in your room?"

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