Aligning Stars

BELLA!

As I walked down the street with Edward's fingers intertwined with mine and Renesme holding Edward's other hand, I realized my life couldn't be more perfect than it is now. My husband and daughter were as gorgeous as ever, Edward in blue jeans and a white t- shirt and Renesme in a jean skirt and a pink cami. She defiantly picked up some style sense from Alice.

"Mom," Renesme said, "Can we go pick up Jacob on our way home?"

"It's fine with me. Edward?" I said as I turned to my husband.

"Of course, I miss Renesme's boy- fiancé." Edward stuttered on the word fiancé, like he couldn't believe that Renesme was now nineteen and engaged.

I don't see how he couldn't believe it since I was engaged to him at seventeen, married at eighteen, and gave birth to Renesme and became a vampire three days before my nineteenth birthday. I knew the moment I saw him that he was the one.

"Renesme, do you and Jacob have any plans for the wedding so far?" I asked her on the walk back to the car.
"We were thinking about maybe an early spring wedding. Cool, but a little warm out." Renesme looked down as she replied like she was uncertain about something.

"That will be nice," Edward replied with his words shaky like he was about to sob. "I'm going to be speechless when I have to walk you down the isle just like when I saw your mother getting walked down the isle by Charlie." He grabbed my waist and all I could do is smile at what he had just said.

"Daddy, I think I'm going to cry when I have to leave you and Mommy."

Silently I started to cry and couldn't speak the rest of the way to the car. Edward knew that I was crying, but Renesme didn't.

"Renesme, why don't you hang out with Jacob, your mom and I have to get your wedding present," Edward said knowing that I didn't want her to see me like this.

As soon as she was in Jacob's house he said "Why were you crying, love?"

I had to tell him, "Well when Renesme said she HAD to leave…." I trailed off there emphasizing the word "had".

"I know it made me a little sad too."

"No, Edward it made me extremely sad because she doesn't HAVE to leave." Again I emphasized, "have".

Edward pulled me in for a tight hug and whispered in my ear "I love you," and kissed the top of my head. I squeezed his waist back and tried not to cry. My perfect life seems to be crumbling apart over one little sentence.

A knock on the door broke the silence. I sat on the couch and Edward opened the door. Jasper stood in the doorway of the little cottage.

"I sensed that something was wrong over here," he said in a calm voice.

"Haha, Jasper nothing major. Bella and I were just a little sad about something our gorgeous daughter said," Edward looked back at me and then to Jasper. "Come in."

Jasper turned in my direction and said quietly "Don't worry everything will be fine."

"I remember her words exactly 'Daddy, I think I'm going to cry when I have to leave you and Mommy.' I had to cry because everything seems to be going down hill since the engagement. She has too much on her plate right now. I think she should wait a couple months to start all the planning. Alice and Esme will be able to help her and get everything finished if all the have is a week."

Jasper quickly changed the subject knowing that it upset me, "So, speaking about my niece where is she?"

Edward jumped into the conversation in a heartbeat's time. "She is with Jake. I believe he was going to teach her how to ride a dirt bike."
"You know Edward it's not nice to read our daughter's mind."

"Yeah Edward listen to your wife," Jasper said in a nagging tone.

He sat next to me on my right and I whispered in his ear "Your just as protective as the day I met you. And I will always love you, no matter what."

He whispered back in mine, "I love you too."

"Hey, Bella I was sent here by Emmett to kidnap you," Jasper said ruining the whole moment.

Edward sat there amused so I had to ask, "Why? And more importantly why couldn't he come kidnap me himself?"

"Why exactly does he need my wife? Oh god, I can only imagine all the things he would say to her, that big idiot. If Bella goes I go!" Edward proclaimed immediately after I was done talking.

Jasper was laughing hysterically, "Okay, so it's settled. Let's go home. Also, Carlisle wanted to talk to you guys."

We walked into the house and Carlisle was there to greet us, "Hello, Bella, Edward I'm sure that Jasper told you that I would like to speak to you."

"Yes, he also said that Emmett sent him to kidnap Bella," Edward replied with a serious tone that made him sound a little angry.

"Edward, stop fooling around," Carlisle sounded annoyed.

"He isn't kidding, Jasper really said that." I had to stand up for my husband even though Carlisle didn't need to know that.

"So, why did you want to see us?" Edward asked with a smile as bright as the stars in the sky.

"Well," Carlisle began, "three vicious newborns were mad at the Volturi and faught with them." He frowned and continued on, "these newborns have killed Are, Marcus, and Ciaus and their last wishes were for me to take over."

I replied quickly, "I'm sorry that you had to loose your friends like that, Carlisle."

"I'm sorry dad, but what does this have to do with us?"

Carlisle began speaking again, "Well, I decided that I do not wish to take the Volturi's place. This means you two will take their place."

Edward now seemed to be concerned. "But, will we have to move to Volterra?"

"Edward, I don't mind moving, but I would rather stay here."

"I never said that anyone had to move. Everyone can stay where they are," Carlisle didn't want us to move and I could tell by his facial expression.

"Can Bella and I have some time to think about this?"

"Yes, you guys have a month until it needs to be certain who will be in charge."

"Smells like were-wolf. Jacob, Nessie is that you?"

"Yes, Edward it's us." Jacob said as he walked into the room with Renesme on his arm.

"I thought we all agreed not to call me Nessie anymore?" Renesme never liked that name any more than me.

"I'm sorry. You're my little girl and Renesme sounds to old and you're young, so I don't know Nessie." Edward turned to Renesme as he talked.

"Dad, please stop. I'm not a little girl anymore, I'm a grown adult."

Alice hopped in cheerfully and turned to Edward, "Edward, stop harassing your daughter and Renesme, Jacob time for more planning." You could tell Jacob didn't like the sound of it by his facial expression, but wanted to make Renesme happy.

I turned to the three of them, "Can I come too?"