Jacob POV

I gripped Nessie- Max in my arms, never wanting to let go. So many years ago, I had thought that she was gone- forever.

But here she was, her dark gold hair glittering in the light of the moon, tears streaming down her face. She looked so beautiful- and I thought that she couldn't get any more wonerful.

I was so wrong.

She pulled back and looked at my face. "How am I going to tell Mo- Dr. Martinez- this? I mean, she thought I was her daughter for two years!" Max said, and panicked expression crossing her face.

"At dinner," I said, "Valencia said that while you were high on Valium, she took some blood tests. She told us that she looked over them a few months ago, and that there was absolutely no matches of DNA between you, or Ella. She said it was very strange, but she'd accepted the fact that she wasn't your mother," I said, not used to talking so much since Max left.

Another tear leaked out of her chocolate brown eyes, and I quickly wiped it off with my thumb.

"Why didn't she tell me?" She said, talking more to herself to me. I knew this because it sounded hushed, like I wasn't supposed to hear, so I didn't reply.

I started leading her back to the house, my arm around her waist, her head leaning on my shoulder. This close to her, I realized that she had some blue streaks in her golden hair, and light freckles dotting her face. She was beautiful.

We approached the back door, and I thought to Edward, Get out here. Awesome news!

In the blink of an eye, Edward and Bella were out here. In that blink, I had sidestepped away from Max, but not so we still weren't touching.

I was the happiest man on Earth.

Edward POV

I watched the girl- Max- and saw how close her and Jacob were. But it didn't make sense- Jacob knows that he couldn't get close to another girl. Nessie- who's name sent a pang through my heart- was the only person he could ever get close to like that.

I prodded at the teenager's mind- maybe it would explain something. But, surprising me, she looked me straight int he eyes and said, "If you're gonna get into my mind, ask to. That prodding is getting really annoying."

I was surprised. This girl knew that I was trying to get past her barrier. I did something I would never think I would say. "Can I please read your mind?"

She thought for a minute, then I could feel her let her barriers down. I was actually hesitant at first- if this girl had barriers, then she may have something that she wanted to hide. But before I could change my mind, she sent her earliest memories.

I saw a girl- maybe a few days old. Rosalie was cradling the girl in her arms, whispering lullabies in her ear. I could tell I was just a bystander in this memory- nothing but a shadow. All I could do was watch.

Then, Jacob walked into the room, a murderous expression polluting his features. He started towards the girl, then stopped, locking eyes with the baby. The murderous expression was just replaced by one of love.

Jacob had imprinted on Renesemee.

I stood, shocked, as the girl pushed a different memory at me.

The girl was standing in a clearing with a beautiful pale woman and a large russet wolf- Nessie, Bella, and Jake. I watched in awe as my wife brought down a doe, showing the little girl, who seemed to be one or two.

Then, the girl gracefully repeated Bella's moves, just as graceful, on a buck. She brought it down with one bite.

I watched max in awe as one last memory was pushed at me.

The same girl seemed to be six, but being Nessie, that meant that she was only two years old.

The girl frolicked around the meadow Then, a black Humvee rolled into the clearing, then a man stepped out.

I shook myself from this memory, already knowing about it.

"Renesemee," I breathed out. She nodded.

Then before I could blink, Bella had tackled her in a bear hug, sobbing into her shoulder. Jacob walked over to me.

"Your daughter is back. Aren't you happy?" He asked. I noticed that the life was back in his eyes.

"Yup," I said, my shocked expression slipping into one of joy.

She was home, at long last.