DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS
(Sorry first couple of chapters are short)
Jacobs P.O.V.
It had been years since our encounter with the voltouri and Renesmee was almost fully grown. I watched her day by day as she matured into a beautiful young lady, a young lady I would do anything for and could not live without. Me and her parent s had decided to tell her about imprinting a while back so she understood my feelings for her but……she didn't return those feelings, not yet at least. Tomorrow would be her seventh birthday making her look about 17. As I approached the Cullen house I realized being around her was just getting more difficult. I was like family now so I wasted no time with ringing the doorbell.
"JAKE"! , God her voice could make angels sigh
"Hey Ness", I said as she jumped into my arms
I greeted everyone else with my usual 'hello' as we wandered over to the couch. Edward was the only one in the room, everyone else must be somewhere else in the house because I can smell them. I sat across from Edward and Nessie plopped right beside me, resting her head on my arm. This kind of closeness was normal between us. She was the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. From her long bronze curls to her beautiful brown eyes. Everything about her amazed me. She was perfect, both her personality and body…..
Edward cleared his throat at my thoughts. All I could do was shrug and think 'sorry'.
"Just mind your thoughts Jacob" He said sternly. 'Better said than done' I thought to myself. Ness popped her head up and looked back and forth between me and her father, confused on what we were talking about, her gaze stopped at me.
"He knows what I'm talking about" Edward said answering her unspoken question
"Don't worry about it Ness" I said half smiling
Then I leaned over and whispered "You know your dad is crazy……..old age must be catching up with him".
He shot me a fierce look and Nessie and I burtsted out laughing. She gave him an apologetic smile and he smirked then left the room, leaving us alone. Man how she had him wrapped around her finger. She could get away with murder with Edward, literally. With Bella though…..not so much. She turned to look at me while flashing a huge grin.
"What do ya wanna do today Jake"? I couldn't deny her anything. I'd give her the moon if she asked for it, I'd throw a lasso around it and pull it down for her.
"You know I'm fine with whatever you want to do"
She sat thinking for a moment.
"So if I wanted to go jump of a bridge you'd be ok with that?" She said sarcastically
"You know that probably wouldn't hurt either of us" I said jokingly and she hit my arm
"You can't always just do what I want, sometimes we need to do things you like too". She said shaking her head in disagreement to me going along with whatever she wanted.
"I like being with you" I said firmly as I caught her chin under my fingers. I looked into her brown eyes for what seemed like forever. Then she looked away, breaking our gaze.
Nodding for a moment before looking at me, she said silently "ok"
"Let's go for a run" She said quickly
"Alright" I said as I got up slowly pretending to stretch before I took off in a full sprint.
As I raced out the Cullen house I could hear her yell from behind me "CHEATER!" and smile found its way on my face. We waited until we got into the forest before we started walking; being that neither of us was completely human it wasn't necessary to catch our breaths.
Coming from behind me she placed herself onto a rock while I leaned against a tree.
"Ya know, I never realized how much of a cheater you are until now" she stated
"It shouldn't surprise me…… I guess all those years of me beating you has made you bitter" She said jokingly
"Hey I let you win, I just decided that I'm not holding back anymore" I said
"Sure, Sure" She said with a mocking look on her face
We sat there in silence for a long time. The awkwardness was building up. I couldn't grasp how grown up she was and it was getting harder to hold in my feelings for her. She caught me staring at her and quickly looked at her hands twirling around her hair. 'That's it I have to tell her' I thought to myself, thankful that Edward was not around. I'll just tell her and hope for the best.
"Umm Ness?"
"Yes Jacob" She said as she looked up at me
"D-do you remember when your parents and I told you about imprinting?"
She laughed "How can I forget? Edward almost had a heart attack"
I smiled halfheartedly trying to seem like nothing was wrong but she knew better. I thought of how to say what I wanted without scaring her.
"Why?" she said worriedly
"I just want to let you know that those feelings are still there…even stronger now. I just…. I just needed to tell you".
Shock flitted across her face, the silence was creeping in. What have I gotten myself into?