Rhea Swan is often the forgotten twin sister of Bella Swan. Rhea currently lives with her mother but is moving back to Forks with her sister. Until three years ago Rhea was living with her dad in Forks. She claims to have wanted to spend more time w...
The next morning I woke up to an empty bed. I tried not to let it bother me but I felt like we were right back where we started. I called him once more but it went straight to voicemail. I threw my phone on my bed and got up to get dressed. I called Rose and she said that she would pick me up in thirty minutes.
I walked downstairs to find Edward sitting next to Bella. I just ignored them and walked over to the fridge. And of course, it was empty. I just shut it and walked outside. Rose pulled in and I jumped in her car. She drove, slightly over the speed limit, back to her house.
"Rose, do I keep screwing everything up?" I asked mumbling.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her open her mouth and then close it. "No," she finally said.
"You hesitated."
"Your's and Jasper's relationship is complicated. No mate-pair has ever survived being separated but you did. And now Jasper is half-human. We don't know the new rules, not to mention the mutt-"
"Rose, the mutt is my friend, nothing more. Jas knows that-"
"But does the mutt?"
"Paul found his own soulmate... If I stay away from Paul would it fix this?"
"I can't answer that."
The car slowly came to a stop but before she got out I said, "thanks." I got out of the car and walked inside.
"Jas!" I yelled.
"Sweetheart, he's not here," Esme said speeding in front of me.
"Where did he go?"
"He's out hunting. He's powering up for the battle tomorrow. What's wrong dear?"
I let out a relieved sigh. "It's nothing. It's just... Jas was supposed to come over last night and he didn't and then he wouldn't answer my call so I get worried that it's something more, that he left or was kidnapped again-"
"Rhea, you need to breathe. Jasper is perfectly fine. He told us last night that he was going to give you some time with Paul."
"Wait, he knew that Paul came to see me last night. Edward didn't tell him?"
"No, not that I know of."
I let out another relieved sigh. "God, why do I always feel like I am screwing this up."
"You are not screwing up. All relationships have ups and downs. Did I ever tell you how I met Carlisle?" I shook my head no. "I was a human the first time I met him. My husband at the time and I were trying for a baby. I went in for one of my check-ups when our eyes met across the room. He walked over and introduced himself. We got to talking until I was called back. I thought for sure Carlisle would have fled when he found out I was married but he was still there when I left. My husband found out from one of the nurses who told her husband who told mine... and he left. I never got the chance to tell him I was pregnant. A few weeks later I was in a car wreck and was rushed to the hospital where I lost my baby. Once the doctors cleared me they sent me home where I took a bunch of sleeping pills and tried to kill myself.
"Thankfully Carlisle followed me and he saved me. He explained what he was- what I was and he told me that I was his mate. It took a few years before I was ever able to open up to him fully. But every day I am reminded why I am so very glad that I did. It's going to take time for you and Jasper to ever be completely open with each other. But when it finally does happen, I can promise you that it will be worth it."
"Thank you, Esme." I wrapped my arms wound her and she held me tight.
She let me go after a few minutes and told me to go up to Jas's room. She said that she would make me some breakfast and bring it up when it was done. I thanked her again before walking up the elegant staircase. Esme came into the room about half an hour later. I sat in Jas's bed and watched random cartoons. She set a tray piled high with food on the coffee table and I thanked her one more time before getting out of the bed and walking over to the couch. A soft breeze fluttered through the room and I looked behind me to see Jas. I abandoned the food and ran to give him a hug. He caught me and pulled me up off the floor. My legs wrapped around his waist, my arms around his neck. He walked over to the couch, me still in his arms.
"Darlin' are you okay?" Jas asked taking a bite of the scrambled eggs.
I slowly ate a bite of toast and just rested my head above his heart. "No," I finally said. "Every time you don't answer your phone my mind flashes back to six months ago. I can't go through that again. And last night when you didn't answer and when it looked like you didn't come over, I got scared. I got scared because I thought it was my fault."
"Oh, Darlin'. Last night Paul asked if he could talk to you alone. He told me what you said at the training session. I knew that you two needed to talk so I went back home. A few hours later I went back but Charlie was awake and constantly checking on you and Bella. I didn't want to get you in trouble so I went back home. I know that it does nothing to help the fear that I might one-day disappear but maybe this will help."
He gently set me on the couch before walking over to a book on one of his many bookshelves. He pulled out a book and took something from inside it before walking back over to me and kneeling on the floor in front of me. He held up a tiny diamond ring. "This was my grandmothers. She told me to find one person that I would spend the rest of my life with and give it to her. Now, I am giving it to you. I love you and I can't imagine myself with anyone else. When you look at it, I want you to remember that I will always come back to you, that I will never willingly leave you. Rhea Marie Swan, will you, one day, marry me?"
"Yes," I whispered as tears fell from my eyes. He put the ring on my finger and leaned up to kiss me.
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