October 31st Part 2
Well that went well. I don't think an explanation of the green tights is necessary, the image will be forever etched into all of our minds considering the 50 million photos the Cullens took to as they say "look back on" as if I'd actually forget this day, I even made a little kid scream in terror of my appearance but let's not let Edward know that, I can't afford to have the Cullens laugh anymore at me then what they did before we left. But as I reminded myself this was for Nessie, we just wanted her to have a perfect first Halloween and that is exactly what she got. She was dressed up in the most extravagant princess dress I've ever seen (but hey what do you expect when you leave Alice in charge of costumes?), it billowed out in all directions, a light shade of pink and white and despite the half hour tantrum it took to get it on Nessie.. she still came running out wearing a huge smile the moment she heard my bike arrive in the drive. She is definitely the cutest little princess I've ever laid on eyes on.
By 6 o'clock we had made our way into Forks stopping by Charlie's first, Ness carried her little pumpkin container and watching her run up to the door, impatiently waiting to say Trick or Treat I couldn't help but smile ridiculously at her, her tiara kept her long hair from her face and her pink ballet shoes were already muddy just from Charlie's driveway, the bottom of the dress just beginning to get dirty and this was the first stop, oh I'll never forget the look on Alice's face when I dropped her off later this evening. It was gold, but the night went off without a hitch. Nessie ran from house to house with multiple other children, her pumpkin container neared full by the 6th house, so naturally I ended up having to be the second container and carry all the treats that she couldn't. I've never seen a little girl smile so much, it was a wonderland for her and spending time with children her age; she blossomed, fitting in as if she'd been doing this for years not just a month and a bit, it was just sad knowing that they would only be friends for the evening, her growth is too fast to have play dates with the other children but it didn't stop her, she continued on.
By 7:30 she grew tired, even though the amount of sugar she'd had should have been enough to keep her awake for a week but her metabolism ate too quickly through it, it didn't have time to affect her. Its strange witnessing how her body works, I'm stunned more and more each day by the changes that occur, I don't know how her body is managing to keep up with such drastic growth. She really is our little miracle.
By the time I got her home, she'd fallen asleep on the back seat, lost in her dress; I could hear her slow and steady breaths followed by her slow heart rate. She was smiling, implying she was dreaming, watching her, I found myself smiling, wanting nothing more than to scoop her up and hold her in my arms forever, but looking up into the windows of the Cullens house I saw Edward watching who was then joined by the rest of the Cullens waiting for me to take her in to see how the night went. Taking her up to her bedroom, I placed her on her bed, kneeling down next to her; she shifted as I placed a soft kiss on her forehead. I hadn't expected her to place a hand on mine but somehow in her sleep, she showed me her night, the memory of trick or treating, the little looks she snuck of me that I had no idea about and the overwhelming feeling of safety and happiness, it replayed over and over, I hadn't wanted it to stop, but Bella dragged me from my little angel, so I too could get some rest. Who knew being Peter Pan could get so tiring, I still think it was the tights though, no man should prance around in those, they are tight, like tight tight. Let's just say Edward can do next Halloween.
Anyway I'm spending the nights at the Cullens, still don't feel 100% safe leaving when all sorts of crazy are out on a night like this, so I'm gonna go do a perimeter check, just to make sure no one is lurking in the shadows. Night. -Jacob
