- Bella -

"Edward, why are we at the harbour?" I asked. Edward had driven me, Renesmee, Alice and Jasper all the way out here and was not about to tell why. Alice knew, of course, but was obviously not going to let me or Renesmee in on it. Jasper was just as happy not knowing and that made it all the more infuriating.

"Please tell me…"

"Sorry, love, you'll just have to wait. Anyway, we're almost there." Edward motioned with his chin the entrance to the harbour, skilfully guiding my Ferrari into a parking space and cutting the engine. "Oh, this is going to be so much fun!" Alice announced in her tinkling voice, hugging Jasper's arm.

We were on the docks in no time, and I was a little startled when Edward lithely got into a small luxury yacht. I gaped at it in awe, why did he ever have to spend so much money?

"Alice, did he…?" I motioned vaguely to the boat.

"Yeah… we kind of own a yacht," She said, smiling mischievously, "and isn't it beautiful, Bella?"

"It's gorgeous." I was still admiring it as I blindly stepped from the dock into the polished yacht deck. Jasper and Alice followed, expertly navigating around the craft. I saw it had an upper balcony where the wheel was and Edward was fiddling with some gadget up there, so I went up to the seat beside him. I first put down Nessie who was wriggling and wanted to be free to explore I presumed.

"Well, Bella, what do you think?" Edward said, grinning.

"It's lovely. Very… big." I smiled at him.

"Yes, it's a Sundancer and they are marvelous yachts. I spared no expense when I bought it a while ago."

"Of course you didn't," I smiled coyly at him. He smiled back and then leaned in and kissed me.

Just as quickly, Edward gently pulled away from me and grabbed a map from one of the side drawers. It was of the coast and he pointed to a small inlet a ways up. "See that? I heard a while ago," And with Edward, a while ago could mean anything from one year to a hundred years. "…from a friend, that the little spot there was just gorgeous and I've been waiting for the right time to go." He flashed a smile and I laughed.

"And now I have somebody to go with." He kissed me again. "I just hope it's still as remote as—" but he cut off and I quickly turned to see where his attention was, only to see Renesmee dangling off the bow of the ship.

Edward was there before I could miss him and had Nessie back on the deck in another second. My mouth was open in shock. Why would Alice let my baby near the edge of the boat without supervision?! Where was Alice? Oh poor Nessie, she could have drowned! I rushed over and took her from Edward's protective arms; ignoring the slightly miffed look he gave me.

"Oh, Nessie! Are you alright, honey?" I looked her up and down but she was as perfect as ever and I sighed in relief. She giggled, "I'm fine, mommy. Daddy helped me!" she then reached out to him and I looked over, worry still plain on my face. Edward looked exasperated and shook his head. "Bella… I had it under control, you know. I am as perfectly capable of taking care of our daughter as you are." Oh. Oops. I smiled guiltily and handed her back to him. "I know, dear. I was just making sure she was ok." I kissed Renesmee on the head and then him on the lips, and thankfully, he seemed happier now that Renesmee was in his arms again.

I found Alice and Jasper in the hold a couple minutes later, and Alice started apologized profusely for not watching Renesmee, but I cut her off. Apparently I had interrupted their kissing session and Jasper was lying on the sofa with a goofy grin on his face, not entirely aware I was there. Alice was looking at me with concern but I just told her we would be going soon and to… try not getting carried away. In any case, there was a little girl's innocence to consider. Alice seemed to take this seriously and cheerfully said she would be quieter but as soon as I was done she all but pushed me out the door.

Edward was at the wheel; Nessie carefully perched in the 1st mate's seat, playing with a small metal instrument that was now unrecognisably bent. I put my arms around my daughter while the ocean breeze comfortably blew around us. I watched Edward press a few buttons and tap a few gauges before he turned the key and smoothly slid a hand around my waist.

The engine roared to life and I turned around to look. Bubbles had formed at the rear of the boat and I could barely feel it as Edward gently steered the huge boat out of the Harbour.

In no time at all we were flying across the waters of Washington's coast. The wind was making my hair blow in all directions and it exhilarated me like running did. Nessie was on Edward's lap and looking intently forward at the coast speedily rushing by.

Alice and Jasper were at the bow, and although their hair was at frantic as mine, each had their eyes locked on the other, as if they were as beautiful as the scenery. But, to them, they probably were. I smiled at their open love for each other.

As we went and the sun climbed higher and higher in the sky, we would pass the occasional craft. The passengers would all wave before covering their eyes and blinking in shock. After a few of these incidents I had learned not to wave back as the humans would most likely be blinded before they saw us. Edward, Alice and Jasper were laid-back about this and I was confused about their attitude. I mean, seeing as how there were four-and-a-half vampires on the open ocean, there was bound to be some glare. I was worried at first, though and asked Edward about it.

"Bella, what do you think their minds will register?" he'd been so casual as he explained, leaning back in such a suave way that I was taken by surprise at how relaxed it made me feel. "They have no idea. And they'll presume it was just the reflections of the boat's windows. Nothing to worry about."

And it made sense, but still. I was a little apprehensive; what if somebody crashed because of us?

But I was soon tranquil and just as I thought spending the day like this wasn't a half-bad idea, I felt the engine decelerate. I couldn't help my face falling a little bit but that was soon replaced by excitement as we came up to the shore.