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It was beginning to get dark before they made their way downstairs,
Emmett and rose were sat showing henry books, Carlisle and Esme were playing backgammon neither couple looked up,
"Where's Nessie?" asked Edward,
"With Jasper and Alice at the cottage." smiled Carlisle, Edward frowned,
"What is it?" asked Bella,
"I'm not sure; everyone is thinking random things like they are trying to keep something from me."
"Ok weird." Bella turned towards the door, "Let's go get Renesmee." she smiled, at that moment Emmett jumped up, making henry snarl,
"Hey ill sis how about a re match? " he laughed flexing his muscles, everyone froze.
"Yeah ok, outside then." she knew they were up to something so decided to play along.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Edward whispered in her ear.
"Sure let's just play along with it." she smiled.
They followed them outside onto the porch, the broken rock Emmett had demolished after his first defeat was still there as a monument to Bella.
"Shall we." she smiled pointing to the remains, Emmett looked smug and sat down his arm ready, Bella knelt and placed her hand in his. It was over in seconds Bella had just smiled at Emmett and lunged his arm down , this time he picked her up and swung her round laughing,
"Yep you are definatly my ill sister."
Alice and Jasper appeared from behind the trees with Nessie, Bella ran to her daughter, Jasper tensed at first but Alice took his hand and smiled.
"Please can I stay with Alice tonight daddy, she's going to give me a mancure?" she giggled, Bella laughed
"That's a man- I- cure honey and yes if you want to, don't you want to come home with me and daddy?" she asked
"Not tonight, please." she begged
Edward's eyes narrowed, "What?" Bella whispered
"I don't know Alice and Jasper is blocking me too." he sighed
"I'm sure it's nothing, come on lets go home." she smiled taking his hand and leading him into the trees.
They arrived at the cottage to find a note pinned to the door, Edward opened it.
Edward and Bella,
You need to remember,
Love
Alice, Jasper and Renesmee
xoxo
Bella looked at Edward and they unlocked the door,
"Remember what exactly?" said Bella and then the answer was revealed in front of them was an exact copy of the inside of the house on Isle Esme, the colours, the decor and the large white bed from their room was covered in rose petals and a hundred candles flickered all over the floor and Claire de Lune was playing softly in the background.
They entered the cottage; she knew if crying was possible she would have done.
"Oh Edward." she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"I love our family, that why they were blocking you." she laughed, Edward didn't say anything he just looked around the room,
"What? it's perfect isn't it?" she asked
"No, no its not." he said in a hard voice
Bella pulled back and looked at his hard expression and without saying a word he walked over to the white bed pulled off a pillow and with inhuman speed he ripped it to shreds the whole cottage was a blur of white and through the falling feathers she could see her perfect husbands face glowing.
"Now it is." and they just made it to the bed...
Things over the next few days improved, the preparations for Renesmees party were well underway,
Edward was not the one thinking random things around Alice so she would know nothing of the naming ceremony, Bella contacted Angela's father who had performed their wedding he was pleased to be asked to perform the naming ceremony where Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice and Jasper would be named honorary guardians of Renesmee.
Bella was in Forks arranging gifts when she heard a familiar voice behind her,
"Ok, Mr Newton I'll tell my dad." said the voice
She turned to see her ex best friend leaving Mikes family's' store. Jake stopped and stared at her, she couldn't move part of her wanted to run the other to hug him, suddenly her phone vibrated.
"Hello?"
"Bella are you alright?" the voice said on the other end of the phone
"I'm fine, why?"
"You, you disappeared, Alice couldn't see you." he was worried that much she could tell by the tone of his voice.
She turned her back on Jacob,
"Edward I'm fine I just..." she broke off feeling a hand on her shoulder, she turned Jacob was stood in front of her grinning.
"Bella, what is it?" Edward demanded
"I'm fine it's ..." she stuttered she couldn't lie to him.
"He's there isn't he, Jake I mean." he sounded tense and she could hear the revving of the Volvos engine in the background.
"Yes I'm fine honestly." she tried to sound casual, but the panic in her voice gave her away, the phone clicked off; she knew she only had a matter of minutes before he arrived.
"Hey Bells." smiled Jake
"Hey Jake, not seen you in a while Renesmee misses you" she tried to sound casual but he was no fool either
"And what about you?" he smiled moving closer
"What about me?"
"Do you miss me, or is that not allowed anymore." he snapped
"Not again Jake, get over it already." she sighed breathing deeply to keep control
"When can I see her?" he changed the subject
"Err I don't know."
"I have a right to see her Bells." he hissed
"Right! what right do you hold over my daughter?" she tried to supress the growl building in her chest,
"You know what right!" he snapped
She began to shake, her throat burned, she knew she was about to lose control, why was he doing this to her.
She balled her fists up and he laughed "Don't be like that Bells." he smiled
then a curtain of calm fell over her and she knew Jasper and Edward had arrived she turned and threw her arms around both of them.
"Oh look the cavalry's here." he laughed Jasper growled and his lip curled over his milky teeth,
Edward placed his hand in Bella's and pulled her behind him,
"Jake leave MY wife and MY daughter alone." he growled.
"Sorry can do that." he said with a smug look on his face.
"You wouldn't?" spat Edward, Bella looked at each of their faces.
"What, what wouldn't he do?" she asked trying to move forward, Edward sighed and held her face.
"He's going to tell Charlie our little secret." he whispered "Unless we allow him to see nes...Renesmee."
Jasper hissed, she turned to face Jacob with fear in her eyes,
"You wouldn't, would you really make Renesmee an outcast."
"Then let me see her." he faltered slightly.
"Her birthday is next weekend you can see her after that." she said with finality.
"Ok." he shrugged.
"Now leave us alone." hissed Edward.
"No worries leech, won't be hunting down that stench for a while."
Bella grabbed Edwards hand and tugged him away ask up the high street, Jasper followed turning occasionally to watch Jacob...
"Edward do you think ..."
"He's bluffing? .I doesn't know." he finished her sentence.
The drive back to the house seemed to take longer than usual; Edward parked up in the Cullen's garage, Jasper held back as they made their way up to the house.
"Edward could I speak to Bella a moment." he asked, he nodded.
She stopped and waited for him to speak,
He exhaled "Bella I have always been amazed how welcoming this family have been to me, but you have a reason to dislike me, and yet you have been nothing but sincere and loving towards me..." he broke off trying to find the right words
"Jasper is you still feeling guilty over my eighteenth, you were new just as I am now, maybe not in years but in the way of life you had decided to choose, of course I love you."
"I need you to do something for me Bella only you can do, but it's difficult I can't tell you until I have DECIDED to tell you." he smiled hopefully the penny would drop soon.
"Alice?" he nodded
"You can shield this from her."
"Erm ok." she was getting slightly worried. And he could tell.
"Let's go for a walk." he smiled he led her out of the garage and began to run she followed and they stopped in the clearing,
"Ah I see are we close enough to the pack to blindside Alice here." she smiled
"Yes I think so.",
"Bella I want to renew my vows with Alice unlike my brother and sister we have only married once it was obviously a quiet and small affair."
Bella raised her eyebrow "Small and quiet with Alice." she chuckled.
"Actually yes and we weren't as settled as a family as we are now so I want to ask her again and do it like she deserves." he smiled.
Bella walked over to Jasper and pecked him on the cheek, "That would be wonderful Jasper." she smiled "And don't worry I will organise everything."
"Thank you Bella, for everything. But are you sure Edward won't mind you closing your mind to him." he asked.
"Na, he's used to it now." she laughed and they ran back to the house.
Edward looked puzzled as they arrived back, he concentrated then sighed, "Not again." he shrugged she walked over to him and kissed his soft lips.
"You don't need to read my mind to know how much I love you." she smiled.
She decided to think of as many bad ideas for Renesmees party as she could, that should really keep Alice busy.
Alice jumped up from sitting between Jaspers knees,
"Bella you can't be thinking of doing that for her, honestly do I have to arrange everything around here." she snapped smiling a little Bella quickly glanced over to Jasper and he smiled.
So Alice was so busy organising the party, Bella had made it completely impossible for her to focus on anything else.
Bella organised Mr Webber and the gifts for the naming ceremony, the girls had a pendant with a rose on it and engraved into the back was ' My heart is yours forever', the men had the sane only on ID bracelets.
Finally the day of the party came,
"Happy birthday angel." smiled Bella kissing her daughter,
"Happy birthday baby." sighed Edward his face glowing he still found it hard to believe he was so lucky having a family, something the rest of the family had always dreamt about.
Alice, being Alice had covered the house with teddies and butterflies and ribbons on every surface.
Bella and Edward brought her up from the cottage; their way was lit with twinkling lights and roses.
"Oh Alice I love it." she squealed,
"Alice it's beautiful thank you." Edward smiled and hugged his sister,
Everyone was having a wonderful time, Renesmee was dancing with Carlisle and they played party games, from a passers-by point of view it looked they any children's birthday party a big cake and loads of presents.
Rosalie had bought her an antique dressing table with mirror and brushes, Emmett a catcher's mitt, from Alice and Jasper boxes of clothes and shoes, although hidden away in a box was a pendant which read ' to a precious angel' Bella guessed that had been Jaspers contribution, and from Carlisle and Esme well she was puzzled because they gave her a pair of scissors with a pink bow on them.
"Erm grandfather what are these for." she smiled not wanting to sound rude, Carlisle looked at Edward and he smiled, Edward nodded and a large grin appeared on his face.
"Come with me sweetheart." smiled Carlisle and he grabbed her hand and they were gone , Bella looked at Esme who just shrugged she wasn't going to spoil the surprise , a few minutes later Renesmee came bounding in with Carlisle on her heels,
"Mummy, daddy, Esme and grandfather gave me my own library, the scissors were to cut the ribbon oh thank you Esme." she threw her arms around Esme and kissed her cheek.
There came a knock at the door and Edward answered it, Alice's head snapped up and she smiled at Bella who just shrugged, ok so Alice now knew but it was still a surprise to her and Bella liked that.
"Good afternoon Mr Webber won't you come in." smiled Edward
He walked into the living room with Edward and cleared his throat.
"I have been asked here today to perform a special naming ceremony for a Miss Renesmee Carlie Cullen." he smiled
"That's me." she jumped up and everyone laughed,
"I'm sorry Mr Webber I don't understand." smiled Carlisle; he ignored him and turned to Edward
"Who are the honorary guardians please?"
"Everyone." Edward smiled, he took his daughters hand and stood her next to him, Bella joined her.
"Today you are all to become honorary guardians of our daughter." he glowed with pride and brushed Bella's cheek with his free hand.
"Oh Edward." cried Esme
"Thank you my son; Bella." said Carlisle hugging them.
To say everyone was overwhelmed was an understatement, Jasper just beamed it made him feel almost euphoric with all the emotion in the room.
Angela's father continued, "I hereby make Carlisle and Esme Cullen honorary guardians of Renesmee Carlie Cullen to watch over her and protect her forever, do you agree?"
"Yes we do." they hugged one another.
"Rosalie, Emmett, Alice and Jasper the same question?" and before any of them could answer Emmett boomed out "Hell Yeah." they all laughed.
"What he said." smiled Jasper.
"Am I missing something?" came a deep voice behind them, Bella stiffened and Jasper and Edward hissed.
"Sorry Mr Webber carries on." Bella spoke slowly breathing between each word
"Then I name all of you Honorary..." he didn't finish as Jacob pushed his way into the front,
"Honorary what?" he jibed and his eyes snapped to Renesmee who was struggling to free herself from her father.
Bella looked up with a smug look on her face "You're early Jake we were just in the middle of Renesmees naming ceremony everyone in my family has been named honorary guardians of OUR daughter." she smiled.
"Mr Webber thank you for everything you have done today sorry it was cut short." smiled Esme ushering him out of the door.
"What!" screamed Jacob "You have no right." he hissed beginning to shake.
"Oops someone let the cat out the bag, or shouldn't I mention cats round a dog" sneered Rosalie.
"Rosalie please could you take Nessie to play with Henry." whispered Carlisle,
"Henry? you mean to say you have another one in this house?" he growled
Rose stopped and turned "Yes he's my son and he's just like Renesmee, so no need to worry." she snapped as she walked out of the room with Renesmee.
"Another half breed." he jibed at that moment there was a blur and Jacob was on the floor writhing in pain holding his jaw.
And Bella was gone!
"Keep still and let me take a look." said Carlisle impatiently.
"Doc I'm fine." Jacob stood and was about to leave when Esme blocked his path,
"You say you love Renesmee and yet you are constantly causing her pain and hurting her parents , how dare you hurt my family like this Jacob black, leave my house and never step foot back into it." she spat , looking dazed her slumped off into the trees.
"Alice?" asked Edward pacing up and down,
"She's in the cottage" and with that he disappeared.
Bella sat on the floor in her daughter's room clawing the floor; she had dug so deep her nails were soiled with dirt.
There came a soft knock on the door, "Go away." she whispered, she knew he would hear her.
"No." he replied opening the door slowly, her throat burned she had not felt thirst like this since she woke into her new life.
"Leave me alone." she hissed, and she thought of the disappointment in his face when she lost her temper.
"Is that what you think, when you lose control I'm disappointed in you?" he shouted, this startled her but she shrugged.
"Bella look at me please." she shook her head; she couldn't make eye contact with him.
"Damm it Bella I said look at me! " he roared she couldn't not obey , she slowly lifted her eyes , his hands were folded across his chest , his rugged jaw tense his lips in a thin tight line , she sighed then her eyes met his , they were solid with pain not anger.
He knelt down in front of her and held her face in his hands.
"Do you remember when Jasper told you his story, and how newborns were completely uncontrollable for decades?"
She nodded
"But you were all so proud of me in the beginning and amazed on how much self-control I had." she sighed
"And what you think we are disappointed in you now?" she tried to pull her face away but he held it tight so she didn't fight it.
"Bella you haven't spilled one drop of blood , do you know how amazing that is for a newborn , we were all there in that room just then and you didn't attack any of us."
"Of course not you're my family how could you think I would do such a thing." she snapped
"Your eighteenth?" he sighed "Jasper would have killed you, not because he was a bad person but because the thirst took over" he smiled.
"But what's happened to me, why do I keep losing control now a year on?"
"Carlisle thinks he may have come up with a theory of why you are so emotionally unstable almost human like." he said
"And?" she pleaded she wanted answers theory or not she needed to know.
"You've heard all the stories of when we were changed all different circumstances but all with one thing in common." she tried to think what it was but she shook her head,
"How did we react to the venom?" he caressed her cheek with his fingers.
"You all said it was excruciating and you screamed for death to take you." she still didn't understand
"Yes, now what did YOU do?" he exhaled
"I, I can't remember." she began to play with her fingers; she didn't want him to know how much it had burned how she had wished for death.
"You can't or you won't remember?" he asked pulling her face up. She shrugged,
"Carlisle thinks because you didn't scream and you held it all in, your mind hasn't been able to vent out the emotions of it all so it's still stored up."