“Tell me again why you wanted me to come on this little adventure.”

I looked over at Rosalie.

“I don’t know,” I shrugged. “Alice couldn’t come and I just thought…”

“You wanted a female companion.” It was more of a statement than a question.

“Yeah,” I admitted. “I guess I figured you would understand; more so than the guys.”

She smiled and turned her eyes back to the road. I wondered what she was thinking. The look on her face told me there were unspoken words on her lips. I watched her beautiful face carefully as her smile turned into a frown.

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Sure,” I said trying to sound nonchalant but secretly eager to hear what she had to say.

“Are you sure this is what you want?”

Why did everyone keep asking me that? That wasn’t what I had expected; although really I should have. She was the one to give me the long speech about how she wished that she could be human again.

“Of course I'm sure.” I said the words more harshly than intended. Maybe it was the irritation building in me from all the doubt people were throwing my way.

“You don’t have to get angry. I just wanted to make sure. Edward is like a brother to me. I don’t want him to get hurt.”

“He’s not going to get hurt.” I was slightly offended that she thought I would ever hurt Edward.

“Well, you can’t blame me for being concerned. We are driving across the country to find another boy. And a dog at that.”

“We are not driving all the way across the country and Jacob and I are just friends.”

“Who are in love with each other.”

I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. I wanted to deny it. I wanted to yell and scream to the world that it wasn’t true. But I couldn’t.

“I'm not judging you. I just want you to make the right decision.”

“And I guess the right decision would be to stay human?” I asked her.

“I didn’t say that.” Her face was still as calm as ever and that irritated me even more.