Preface
The New Year brought much of the same as well as a lot of changes. I, of course was still changing daily, but my family and I were safe from the Volturi, for now. Our guests all went back to the respective homes and Grandpa Charlie got to come visit us again, but Momma tried to prepare him for when we would have to leave. None of the family could agree on when to leave or whether we should leave or not. Grandma Renee began calling and wanting to visit but Momma didn't know how to break the subject of me to her. She definitely didn't want to do it the way Jacob did to Grandpa Charlie.
Jacob didn't want us to go at all and I never really understood why. Jacob, Momma and Daddy told me that he was my best friend, my big brother, and my protector and that he just wanted to be near me as much as possible but even at that young age I knew it had to be more. He stayed with us at the house a lot, despite the smell. He watched me nap, he went hunting with us, and was always ready to wrestle and play when I wanted to. Jacob made sure to schedule his patrols when I was sleeping at night.
When we did leave when I was around a year old, but looked more like a three year old, we went and visited our cousins in Denali. It was so nice to see Tanya, Kate, Garrett, Eleazar and Carmen again. Having all nine of us and Jacob along with Tanya's family made for tight quarters, but it was a blast while it lasted. Watching the Northern lights was fascinating and I still remember the vivid colors to this day. A few weeks after arriving in Denali, I woke up from a nap and overheard Momma and Daddy talking to Jacob.
"Jake, we need to move on. It is crowded here and we are raising suspicions in the area. If we stay too long we will just cause problems for Tanya and her family," Momma said. "You need to go back to Billy. Tell Charlie we are okay and we will let him know where we are going when we get there."
"I don't want to leave Nessie, though," Jake complained.
"You can visit Jacob, but you have your own responsibilities to your family and your pack. We will come back in a few years," Daddy countered.
And then all went quiet. I realized that Daddy heard my thoughts about not being able to see Jacob. I would miss him very much. Momma came in and calmed my fears, but in this family you can never be sure if it was just Uncle Jasper. One week later, Jacob hugged me and kissed my forehead whispering that he loved me and would see me soon before walking into the woods. He stopped before entering and turned one last time to look at me, blowing a kiss and waving goodbye and then disappeared to transform and run back to La Push. I knew I would see him again, but I missed him already.
In a matter of hours after Jacob left, my family decided we would go back to Ithaca and Esme could continue to restore the house there. Momma and Daddy could enter classes at Cornell while Carlisle taught and practiced medicine. We would leave in just a few days.
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