21st December
I had been completely correct yesterday in my assumption that the girls were not going to let me get away with leaving the store without the lion's outfit and now the very skimpy lingerie was hidden in the back of my underwear drawer amongst the closest thing Alice allowed for me to have as normal briefs that didn't have some sort of lace or intimate appeal to it. However today Edward seemed to be in a royally pissy mood – then again Alice was loitering around again, which always mean trouble. I wonder what it is she planned for today…
I found out soon enough when I heard the distant roar of the rabbit coming up the road. Jacob was here? What the hell was he doing coming here? I'm surprised he has managed to pull himself away from guarding Renesme for long enough, Bastard. Even though Edward and I no longer were going on our week long holiday, Esme and Carlisle were still insistent on Renesme staying with them this week. With everything that has been going on, I wouldn't be surprised if it were all apart of Alice's plan. With Renesme I would have had an excuse to bail on yesterdays outing; stupid and annoying, pixie vampire.
Well if Jacob was coming around and Alice had informed Edward of this encounter, there's no wonder he's in a bad mood, me spending time with the wolves, even after they have been rectified as not actually being werewolves but rather shape shifters and that I'm now a vampire which means I can take care of myself; he still hates me being with them alone. The alliance between the two is very shaky so only I am allowed on to Quileute grounds, not the others; which is kind of ironic considering I'm the closest to newborn out of all of us. Then again I also happen to have the greatest revulsion to human blood out of what is most likely all vampires alive. Either way it seemed that Jacob was going to be filling my day today.
I really hate when Alice takes over scheduling my life, it's rather annoying. I left my room and went to greet Jacob as he entered the house by courtesy of Alice. Before I could reach him Edward pulled me into an embrace whispering into my ear 'be careful please' I grinned up to him, gave him a kiss and then made my way over to Jacob. He had Renesme next to him holding his hand and I let out a sigh of irritation.
Of course he wasn't going to let her out of his sight, how stupid of me to even consider it, but as I cam up closer she released Jacob's hand and I watched a flash of loss in his eyes but then claimed my girl, picking her up to give her a huge hug. Despite having grown as rapidly as she had, Renesme was beginning to slow in her growth process and was still small enough to rest on my hip. That being said, her legs wrapped all the way around my waist and I had vampire strength so holding her there was no effort at all. I gave her a kiss on the cheek and waved my final goodbye to Edward and Alice as I followed Jacob out to the car as he explained what the plans for today were.
Pretty much we were having a day of present swapping down at Sam and Emily's. Alice, having organised all of this had managed to already stack all of the presents I had bought for the pack into the back seat of the rabbit. Making a small bit of space I sat Renesme in and braced myself for the day ahead of me.
It actually turned out to be quite a nice day. I had forgotten what it was like to hang out with rest of the pack and the amount of food they consume is crazy. Jacob spoilt Renesme rotten with gifts and I couldn't help but feel a tinge of annoyance, the spoiling was a job for her parents, immediate Uncles and Aunts and her grandparents. Nothing there says a shape shifter who happens to have imprinted on the child gets spoiling rights. I should just let it go but I can't help but feel like he may just suffocate her one day with this smothering of attention. Well at least I know she will always be loved.
I still sometimes see the flashes of fear in the eyes of other members as they re-call how unusual a child Renesme is, but they've learnt to love and adore her as everyone else can't help but doing. She really is quite the sweetheart. I enjoyed just being able to relax and sit back watching her play around with them all. A few of the shifted into wolf form and played with her that way. I figured she would never need a dog as long as she at least had Jacob – there was plenty of puppy plus more in him. When Renesme started to fade out, Jacob drove us home where I tucked her in for a good nights sleep, thanked Jacob and then returned to the arms of my one and only Edward to spend a night of him reclaiming me as his own; even though I was never anyone's other than his.