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Chapter 9:

"Jake," I started, "if I don't make it, you can have my collection of horror films."

"Ness, be serious. You're not going to die." He reassured me.

"Have you met my father?" I asked sarcastically.

"Yes I have." He said, trying to lighten my mood. "But, even though he's uptight and overprotective, he's not going to kill you." I looked at him with wide and serious eyes, while he kept his eyes on the road in front of him. "Your mother wouldn't let him. Though he may want to kill me for going along with your scheme." He added.

"As much as he'd love to rip you to pieces, he doesn't have a legitimate reason. I tricked you...and him...I'm gonna get holy hell from everyone!" I sulked.

We pulled down the hidden road to the mansion. When Jake parked the car out front, my body went rigid. Through the giant glass siding I could see Mom, Dad, Esme, Alice, and Rosalie. The women were sitting on the white leather couch, while dad was pacing back and forth. Jake came over to the passenger side, and opened the door for me.

"Come on. You're not going to die." He whispered to me, though we both knew my father could hear the comment.

I followed Jacob up the steps to the front door. I tried to keep the reason for my worry out of my head, so Dad couldn't cheat.

I turned the corner into the living room; Dad stopped pacing, and along with everyone else, he stared at me. I could tell they knew that something was wrong. Dad scrutinized my face, wondering why my thoughts were filled with fear.

"Renesmee, are you okay?" Mom asked, but I didn't answer. "Jacob?" she asked him for an answer.

"Um...well Bells...Nessie is a little shaken up." I could tell he was trying to keep his mind clear of the horrible night.

"Why what happened?" she asked, scared.

"Umm...I..." I tried to answer but couldn't talk about it in front of my father and everyone else.

Again, Jacob answered for me, "It's kind of hard for her to say. And I know she feels intimidated saying it in front of everyone. Especially Edward."

"What is it Ness? Did you get your period again, honey?" Esme asked.

"No." I shook my head and looked down at the white marble floor.

I saw the shadow of my dad glide over to my mother. "It has to be something bad. She and Jacob are keeping their thoughts clear." I heard him whisper to her.

"Please tell me, baby." Mom asked.

"It's too embarrassing." I replied, looking at my family sitting on the couch.

"Jacob, will you please tell me." She begged.

I looked up at him, and he met my eyes.

"Bells I'll tell you if you promise that your hubby won't tear me to pieces."

"Edward." She looked up at him with pleading eyes.

"We better go upstairs." Esme decided, and Alice followed. When they reached the base of the staircase, Rose was still sitting on the couch. "Rose. They need their privacy." Esme told her, with that said she got up and went upstairs to Carlisle's library with the rest of them.

Edward POV

After Rose joined the rest of the women upstairs, I took my place next to Bella on the couch. Jacob was about to tell us why him and my daughter were guarding their thoughts.

Edward, be reasonable. Jacob thought before starting.

"Jacob, I will try and be as open-minded to the best of my ability." I reassured him.

"Nessie didn't come over and we didn't go see a movie in Port Anges." He started. "I didn't see her until about an hour ago." My body went stiff, Bella saw that and she placed her warm hand on my thigh and caressed it, to comfort me. "She told me that she was going camping up in the meadow, and to cover for her because she told you she was hanging with me."

The story didn't reach the plot yet, and I was already furious.

"Why would you do that?!" I accused.

Bella turned to look at my face, "You know why he would do that." She hinted. I knew the answer. It was because Renesmee is his imprint, his one and only. He had to give her whatever she wanted. Though Nessie did not know about the imprinting, Jacob didn't stop giving her whatever she needed.

She's my imprint, I had no choice. She has me wrapped around her finger, whether she knows it or not. Jacob confirmed through his thoughts.

"From what I know, she went to a party with this Gab guy, at his friend Valerie's house." He continued.

"Gab who?" Bella asked.

Nessie finally talked, "Gabriel Newton."

"Isn't he a junior?" Bella criticized.

"Yes." My embarrassed daughter answered.

A junior! I thought to myself. My baby girl and a junior! I was ready to crack, just at the thought of her and a hormonal teenage boy.

I had the same reaction. Jacob reassured, I guess the expression on my face told him that I was furious with this. I stared at Jacob and he stared back.

She had a rough night, be easy on her. It's bad enough as it is. You'll be even more furious when you find out what happened, but keep in mind you keep her sheltered from the rest of the 'normal' Forks students. He thought, for my benefit.

"Oh My God!" Renesmee shouted. "Stop! Just stop! I'll tell you. Just stop reading the story through Jake's thoughts!" she assumed.

"Renesmee. Watch your tone." Bella scolded.

Nessie rolled her eyes. "I went to the party with Gab because he told me he liked me. He made me feel normal, like there was someone who liked me for me, and treated me as a regular girl."

"But," Jacob chimed in, "he wanted to have sex with her. And if he succeeded he would get fifty bucks."

"So, after I heard about the bet I threw him off of me, we still had our clothes on," she reassured us. "and then I left."

"And Paul found her walking along the forest on her way home." Jacob thought of the pictures he saw in Paul's head. These images reminded me of the ones Jacob showed me years ago of when he Sam found Bella in the forest after I broke up with her. I had a momentary shiver and poor pity for my daughter. But the raging fury within me wanted to kill that junior.

"So, Paul took me to Jake's after he found me. Then Jake brought me here. The End." She concluded.

I turned my head to meet Bella's eyes. We had a silent conversation, just using the looks we gave each other.

"Honey, do you know what you were getting yourself into?" Bella asked her calmly.

"I-" Nessie started, but I cut her off.

"What your mother means is 'You could have been raped!'" the fury was starting to show, and I couldn't contain it. I stood up and started ranting, "Renesmee Carlie Cullen! You are four years old for heaven's sake! He's what? Seventeen! It's called rape! What if you ended up pregnant! You would be the first four-year-old mother! Is that what you want?" I shouted in pure anger and fury.

I could see the tears start to well up in my innocent daughter's eyes. But, before I could comfort her and tell her I was sorry, she was out the door, running to the cottage for safety. Jacob, of course followed her.

Bella was still sitting on the couch behind me. "That was uncalled for Edward." She scolded in a whisper, trying not to upset me further.

"I know." I turned towards her and she stood up. I placed my hands on her shoulders and rubbed up and down her arms. "I just..." I stated looking towards the door.

"You just want her to stay your little baby, I know. I do too. But, were going to have to cope with the fact that our daughter is growing up rapidly, and one day she'll figure out that Jacob is hers, and...well..." she tried to soothe me.

"Let's not think about that right now. Let's just deal with this situation. It's all I can handle at this moment." I confessed.

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