Safe Hands
Carlisle thought that it was a brilliant idea, and even Jasper looked relaxed, for him.
Esme had smiled and said that Charlie would love it when he got the news.
Emmet patted us both hard on the back, and joked that I was nicely filling the role of his nerdy sister. I growled quietly, but enough for him to back away with his hands held up apologetically.
However it took one word from Rosalie, "Renesmee."
"We'll take her with us of course." Edward replied smoothly.
"Jacob won't accept that, not that I mind, the dog needs putting in his place, but still..."
Suddenly, Edward screwed up his nose in mock disgust
"Speak of the devil; here he comes with Alice now."
Alice dived beautifully through the window, performed a perfect somersault, and then landed gracefully on her toes. Jacob, my best friend, followed shortly after, took the room in two long paces and picked my daughter off the floor by her ankles.
Renesmee squealed with delight and rage, an odd combination, and then reached to tough Jacob's face.
"Alright kid, I'll put you down."
He looked at her appraisingly, then stepped back to measure her with his hands.
"You've grown," he said accusingly. She flashed a grin back at him.
Renesmee had indeed grown. In fact she more resembled a lean 5 year old, than the one year she had had. We'd celebrated her first birthday just days ago.
Jacob turned to me, "So... I hear you two are going to Harvard."
Both Edward and I shot a hard glance at Alice; she smiled back.
"Yes, we go next week." I replied.
"What are you planning to do with Nessie?"
I winced at the diminutive, "We're taking her with us, of course."
Jacob frowned, "I don't think I could leave the pack for that long."
"You're not coming."
"No can do, Bells, you know I can't stay away from her."
My head filled with many pictures at that, none of them pretty. These were knocked swiftly from my mind as I saw Jasper's body tense. My attention was turned back to Jacob.
"Please Bella?" he whined.
I was torn, "Alice?"
"I can't see either of them anyway." she answered tragically, with a dramatic sigh.
"You know she'll be in safe hands..."
"Yes, my daughter, safe with a werewolf." I replied sarcastically.
"I could never harm her." He stated it like a fact.
I looked at Edward for support, but he had his poker face on, great.
"Please, please, please, please, pleeeeeeease...!"
I relented with a nod, to shut him up, if nothing else. However I regretted the decision instantly.
I snatched Renesmee off him, and then marched him out the door; I couldn't stand a moment more of his presence. I turned round to face my family.
"That was probably the right thing to do. " Edward attempted to comfort me. "Come on, let's go get packed, before Alice gets on the case!"