THE IMPRINT OF LOVE

ByHPFangirl71

He watched her running through the woods with her mother, both of them looking extremely beautiful under the soft glow of the moonlight. His focus though was on the younger of the two beauties, the girl who'd grown into the object of all his fantasies in such a short amount of time.

Jacob had been so surprised as the feelings for "his" Nessie turned from brotherly and protective to romantic and sensual. The sight of her bronze colored curls blowing lightly in the breeze was erotic to him. Reining in these strong feelings of love had been almost impossible but Jacob would never risk hurting or scaring Renesmee.

For so long she'd been the object of his affections. Since birth she'd been the most important person in his world. Unbelievably, more important than family or friends, even more important than his wolf pack. Those feelings had only grown and deepened in the past couple months.

Ten long years had passed since her birth yet the woman in the woods resembled that of a full grown woman. The changes in her body had both frightened and excited Jacob. He feared her rejection of him… Renesmee had never been told of the wolf imprinting, she only knew that Jacob was overly protective of her and spoiled her in any way possible. He was her best friend and nothing more. Her parents felt she had the right to choose on her own… to not be pressured by Jacob or his pack. Her parents and family were all vampires so who was Jacob to disagree.

Jacob quickly phased from his wolf form to join the two women hunting in the woods. Hearing his approach Renesmee turned from the antelope who's blood she'd been depleting, to look up at Jacob with a glowing smile on her pale face. "Jacob, you're here! Where have you been?" Jacob looked at her with adoration, "Hey it hasn't been that long Nessie." he answered her. "Well you never stay away for long." she stated. "Its been a couple days now, we missed you." A soft blush colored her ivory skin as she spoke to him. With much guilt in his heart, Jacob gave her a story about his dad being sick. Renesmee quickly accepted his story.

The two hunters finished their meals quickly and then the three of them headed for the main house. Jacob felt nervous being near Renesmee since his thoughts were no longer strictly platonic. Jacob spent the evening with Nessie, the two of them curled up on the sofa together. The rest of the family was off doing their own thing. It was a comfortable way to spend the evening, yet in the back of his mind Jacob wished for so much more…

Nessie's head was laying lightly on Jacob's shoulder. She looked up at him, "So… who's the lucky girl you've been spending all your time with lately?" She asked curiously. Jacob was surprised by her question, "Nessie… what makes you think it's a girl?" he asked. Renesmee got up quickly and sat in the chair across from Jacob so she could look at him better. Her movements were a bit too fast for a human but Jacob was used to them. "Look… I'm not stupid Jake… There are four couples living in this house. I know how this romance thing works. You've been moody and distant… you rarely stay away from here even a night but lately your gone for three or four days. I understand… you need someone in your life besides me and the wolf pack. I'm not mad, but please at least be honest with me." Jacob looked into her dark eyes and knew that now was the time for truths. She needed to know his feelings, he only hoped she'd feel the same.

A huge grin plastered across his face as he joked, "Okay Ness, you're on to me… yes, there is a woman in my life." Renesmee leaned forward expectantly and grasped Jacob's warm hands in hers. "How could you keep this from me?! Who is she? When can I meet her?" she gushed excitedly. With a serious look, Jacob looked again into those chocolate orbs of hers, so full of love and excitement for him. He wanted that look to remain forever. He took a deep breath and said what he'd been longing to say for a very long time…

"Nessie hon, you can't meet her cause she is you. I'm in love with you and only you. That's why its been hard to be here… knowing you might not return my feelings." She looked at Jacob with a surprised look crossing her delicate features. "Jake… I don't know what to say…I wasn't expecting this. I thought one of the girls on the res had caught your fancy… Its a lot to process. I mean… you're my best friend but I'm not sure if my feelings are like that.", she said falteringly.

A brief look of hurt crossed Jake's face and immediately Renesmee regretted her words. "Its not like I don't love you Jake cause I do! Its just… I'm not sure how deep that love goes. You're my best friend and I don't want to hurt you, so please understand that I need time to think this over…" she cried out desperately. Jake reached out to run a hand through her curls. "Its okay Ness… I understand… I was expecting this." he said with a tone of sadness in his voice. "I don't want to hurt you either but I have to go now." Sadly Nessie said "Okay, but promise you'll come back soon."

As Jacob stood up to leave, he looked back at her and said, "Of course I'll be back. After all… how can I stay away from the woman I love." Once he was outside he quickly stripped and phased into his wolf form. In this form he could run from the pain and the hurt which were threatening to break him apart. Inside Renesmee looked out the window to see the shadow of a wolf sprinting into the forest. She heard its mournful cry and felt the warmth of hot tears running down her cheeks. What had she done and how was she ever going to fix this…