I awoke inside of my old bedroom. I yelled out for Edward. He came running inside with a glass of water in his hand. He put it on my bedside and came by my side. I started to cry again.
"Edward, did Jacob…?"
"Yes. I am so sorry Bella."
"Oh Edward!"
I threw myself and let the sadness have me again. He rubbed my back and I instantly felt better. I looked up into his topaz eyes and kissed him. He kissed me back, a little surprised, but still eager. I broke away and looked at him.
"Well, what do we do now?"
"I called Sam. He is informing Billy and they will be coming here to take his body and bury him back in La Push. Sam sends you his love and say's he's sorry."
I smiled. It was nice to know Sam cared. I felt bad. How was he going to break it to the pack? I didn't want to think about it; instead I began to pack my things. Edward looked at me.
"Love, what on earth are you doing?"
"I want out of this apartment as soon as possible. I don't want to be in here with his…body."
Edward nodded and began to help me pack. With his super speed, we were done by lunch time. I glanced over at the body and back at Edward.
"Should we really just leave him here like this?"
"We have no choice."
I sighed and went to the couch and bent down and looked at Jacob's face.
"You idiot…you promised me you wouldn't drink anymore…I hate you Jacob Black…I…I…"
I broke down again. Edward came over to me and gave me a tight hug. He kept murmuring things along the lines like 'Things will be okay' or 'You'll be okay darling.' I cried for about 20 minutes then I got up.
"Let's go, please?"
He nodded and we made out way out of the building and into the Volvo. Edward held my hand the entire time he was driving and next thing I knew, we were back home. I ran inside and held onto Esme and the sadness had me yet again. Alice came by and gave me gentle pats on my back. I told them everything.
"Jacob…he…killed himself…because of me!"
Esme was very reassuring.
"Oh Bella, please don't blame yourself. Jacob was the one who made that irresponsible choice. It's none of your fault."
Esme's voice was very kind and gentle and it made me feel a little better. Jasper released a wave of calm in the room. I bet he was feeling sick of being sad.
"Thanks Jazz"
"Anytime Bella."
He walked over and offered a hug to me. I was a bit startled by this. Jasper and I never had much of a real relationship. He strayed away from me, in fear that he might want a nibble out of me. I gave him a hug and then smiled at him. I walked over to Edward and kissed him on the cheek. He lifted me up bridal style and carried me to our room. I smiled as he laid me on the bed. He began to touch my cheek with the softest caresses and kissed my forehead. I snuggled myself closer to him, as if he was a heat source. He clenched his body tighter to me.
"Bella…I am sorry. That mutt…I will never forgive him for what he has done to you."
I looked up at him, confused.
"Look at you Bella. You are so miserable right now. He is the cause of it. I hate him for making you feel this horrible."
"I'm not all that sad because he took himself away from me. I'm sad because his daughter will never get to meet him. He was supposed to help her when she transformed. He was supposed to break the news to her about her family lineage. But now, I have to do all of it!"
"Bella, you aren't alone. I will be there with you the entire time. We will tell Rosette about her step-father being a vampire and how her birth father was a werewolf. I will help you with everything."
I was glad. I wasn't alone. I had Edward, Alice, Emmett, Esme, Carlisle, Jasper and Rosalie. I had my family. I brought myself closer to him and captured his lips with mine. He pulled away and blew my mind away with one of his famous crooked smiles. I played with the new ring on my finger. He picked up my hand and kissed the ring.
"Should we tell the family?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
Edward lifted me out of the bed and carried me down to the family room. Everyone looked sad, It couldn't have been because of Jacob. They all hated him. It was probably because they knew I was mortified after all of it. I put on my best smile and looked at my family.
"Hey guys. We have some news."
They all turned their heads at me, surprised.
"Well…"
"Bella and I are getting married."
He finished the sentence for me! Dammit, I wanted to tell them! Oh well, he probably sensed that I was nervous. The entire family hollered in happiness. Even Rosalie laughed and flashed us a smile. I was glad that Rosalie was starting to be nice to me. I smiled back, as everyone came over to congratulate us. Emmett picked me up into one of his bear hugs. He stopped after he realized I couldn't breathe. Alice came over next, with Rosette in her arms. I kissed my darling daughter and gave Alice a hug. Jasper came over and hugged me, then Carlisle and Esme and finally, Rosalie. That one shocked me. She offered her arms wide open and I moved in. It was nice to finally get on good terms with her. At least it meant she didn't totally hate me. I took Rosette in my arms and looked at Edward. He kissed her head and she giggled. Emmett looked at us.
"So, how are you gonna raise her? I mean, after all she is a –"
"Emmett, don't you dare call my daughter a mutt."
Edward had such a scary tone in his voice. I glanced over at Emmett, who had his hands up in mercy. I stifled a laugh and directing my attention to Rosette. I handed her over to Edward and she began to play with his fingers. It was so adorable. Everyone laughed as Rosette giggled. But Emmett did bring up a good point, for once. How would we raise Rosette? She is a werewolf, he is a vampire and I am a human. We sure are gonna be one insane family. But Edward loves her. And I love her. We love each other. That's all that really matters. Then Alice gave me a wicked grin. I knew what she was thinking.
"Oh Bella!"
"Oh no."
"Oh yes! You just HAVE to let me be in charge! Aww, c'mon Bella, Pretty please??"
"Alice…please don't go overboard on it, okay?"
"Yay! Thanks a bunch Bella!"
She kissed my cheek and ran up to her room, probably picking out the colors for the wedding. I sighed.
"She's going to enjoy herself."
"But you are doing a nice thing for her. Letting her be in charge, you are a saint Bella."
Edward kissed my head and continued to play with Rosette. I went over and sat with Esme and watched Emmett and Jasper play games, Rosalie admiring herself in a mirror, Carlisle read the paper, Alice squealed from upstairs and Edward played with out daughter. It was just another regular day at the Cullen's. I let out a sigh of happiness and found myself falling asleep on the couch.
