“None taken.” I said, wanting to hear whatever else she had left to say.

“I realize, now, that you are worth everything he feels for you. You are a good person. Even though I treated you so coldly, you still came up here to talk to me and sat here listening to my whole story, never looking like you wanted to just leave or wanted me to just shut up. I thank you for that. I almost missed out on a great friend.” she said, turning to hug me.

I was surprised at the gesture, but hugged her back. She pulled away, wiping away the last remnants of tears from her eyes.

“You know, Emmett is my first boyfriend since the incident. I refused to date anyone, afraid that they would only be dating me for physical aspects. But then Emmett came along. He talked to me like a person. He didn't simply drool over me. He made me laugh. He made me feel warm and loved, so I thought I had healed. I think I healed now because what I really needed, deep down, was to tell someone about it and to let Edward go. So I really want to say thank you for helping me, in more ways than one.” she said, hugging me one more time.

She pulled away, sighing.

“What's the matter?” I asked, concerned.

“Oh, nothing. Just think it's time I freshened up and we go downstairs. I need to apologize to Emmett.” she said, getting up and walking to her bathroom.

I waited for her to come out, not sure if she had wanted me to leave or not, but when she came out, she looked relieved that I had stayed.

We made our way downstairs and she immediately walked over to Emmett, where he sat on the couch, still sulking, and I made my way over to Edward, who sat at the counter talking to Jasper and Alice.

“So my Aunt Kate and Uncle Garrett are coming down today. They're bringing you-know-who.” Jasper said to Edward.

Edward groaned and I walked up to rest a hand on his back.

“Oh. Hey. How's Rosalie? Everything okay?” he asked me.

“Yeah. Everything's fine. Better, actually. So anyways, who's you-know-who?” I asked.