This has to be the best day of my life, but there are a lot of other days over the last 5 years that could compete for that title.
When I was 3 (or 4months), my parents stood against the Volturi, along with several others to defend my existence. The fact that so many of our kind had gathered together for a single cause was impressive enough, but when most of them pledged theirs lives to save mine, it was unheard of in our world. That defeat was all mental since it never got as far as an actual fight, but being able to walk away from that clearing in the woods, as a family with us all together and the Volturi no longer a threat to my life, will always be pretty high up on my list of best days.
When when I was 6, just over a year after my birth, I met my grandma Renee. Really, it had only been 8 months since I my birth, but I was growing rapidly, and momma was always a little wary about me meeting Renee. But since grandpa Charlie dealt my uniqueness ok, so she took the leap of faith and tried her best to prepare Renee for our encounter.
Looking back on that moment now, Renee jumping off the couch to grab me up in her arms, I realize that it ranks pretty high on my list of great days as well. After Renee showered me with hugs and kisses, she told my parents how amazingly beautiful I was.
I got to see pictures of momma when she was my age, and how much I really did look like her. I also showed Grandma Renee my entire life, using my special skill, I put my hand to her cheek and she just sat back and watched. She let me help her cook dinner for Phil, and Jacob, and her too. Momma never cooked, so this was a fantastic new revelation for me. At the end of the day, Grandma Renee was my newest friend!
My life was pretty normal considering my parents and half of my family were vampires, and my best friend was a warewolf. If my life were a story, Jacob would have his own chapter. When I was around 16,halfway through my fourth year of life, he and my parents sat down with me, to answer some questions I had about all the strange things on my life.
Most of it had been told to me over the last couple of years, as things came up, it was explained. My mother and father had told me how the vampire world worked several times, and my mom went over some "special" things with me a little more recently, when I got my period for the first time. But I had questions about Jacob and why he never changed.
Jake had been my best friend since the day I was born, and all my life we were inseperable. The feeling that I constantly needed to be with him, was normal to me, but I never felt that pull with anyone else in my life. I had asked about that too. They explained to me that Jake had been friends with Momma before I was born and that he loved her very much, but when I was born, that loved doubled and transferred to me.
Jacob took a moment to explain to me that he would always be in my life and willing to do anything for me. He explained that it was my choice to make, whether I would be with him, or find someone else to spend my life with. But seeing him sitting with my parents, and putting all his feelings and emotions out for everyone to see, just made me realize how much more I cared for him, more than just my life long best friend, but I had known that for a while now.
I told my parents that I had been harboring non-platonic feelings for Jacob for quite some time and they gave their blessing for us to be "more than friends", which basically meant we were dating. Im my short 4 years of life, I had experienced so many things and at such a rapid pace, that it felt nice to know that Jacob would be a constant in my life forever. I was nearing the end of my maturation, and he hadnt aged much since I was born, remaining at 17 yrs old, but looking more like 25.
A year later, I had reached about 18 years old. Jacob and I looked completely perfect together and we made the most beautiful couple! The day we were engaged stands out among my best days ever. We went to La Push. I was excited to see Seth and Sam and the whole pack, I hadnt seen them in at least a year! Sam and Emily's son, Sammy just turned one and I was really looking forward to paying them a visit.
He proposed at the beach. The moment was perfect, the weather was warm, just like him, and the water was slowly washing over the colorful pebbles under my feet. He knelt down on one knee and took a ring out of his pocket. My brain immediately registered what was happening and my face flushed with excitment. Im not sure the words even left his mouth, before I was jumping into his arms and showering him with kisses. I said yes to his proposal, and the wedding plans began the minute we returned home to my family.
My next best day came 6 months later. As I walked down the last step of the winding staircase, with my fathers arm in mine, I looked up for the first time to see Jake's gorgeous smile beaming back at me. As we took our last step towards Jake, the music came to a graceful end and he put his hand out to me. My father gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and released his grip on my hand, lunging into my husband to be and giving him a big hug. Then my hand was in Jake's.
Twenty five minutes later, with tears in my eyes, I leaned in to kiss my newly announced husband, and heard the words: "May I entroduce to you all, Mr and Mrs Jacob Black". That sounded so great! I chanced a look at my parents in the front row, and both were smiling back at me adoringly. This had to be the best day of my life!
We had a beautiful honeymoon in Hawaii, and we spent almost 2 weeks visiting all the amazing islands and beaches! Our days were filled with snorkling, surfing, and deep sea diving, and our nights, well, those were a little more intimate. Each night in Hawiai, we would spend several hours exploring each other in ways I never knew possible. By the end of the thirteen day honeymoon, I was pretty sure we had tried every sexual position known to man and I wasnt sure there could be anything more devine than spending every moment right here on the beach with the smell of the water, and sound of the ocean to wake up to each morning.
Eventually, we had head home, Jakes work wouldnt wait forever. We quickly fell into married life. Jake returned to work at the lab, and I went back to work as well. Although my part time job wasnt enough to keep me busy all the time, I did enjoy answering phones at dads office a couple days a week.
Three short months after our wedding, I found out I was pregnant! I told Jake one night at dinner, and the next night we took my parents to dinner to tell them. Everyone was overjoyed.
My pregancy was pretty uneventful, despite the slighly quicked pace the fetus was maturing at. My mom assured me it would be fine. I worked until my 30th week, when Jake refused to let me anymore. He insisted I take it easy in preparation for the baby. In truth, none of us was sure what to expect from this baby. Would he be more human than me, his half mortal, half vampire mother, or maybe more human than his father, the mostly human warewolf or an even mixture of the two of us? This was definately uncharted territory. I felt fine, but not completely surprised when our son arrived 8 weeks early and fully grown.
William Edward Black was the most beautiful little thing I had ever seen. And when he opened his eyes and looked at me for the first time, I was sure that this was by far, the best day of my life!
