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One Year Later

"Are you done yet?" I asked Alice for the millionth time.

"Nessie, if you expect to be an immortal without exploding, you're going to have to learn some patience."

I huffed without the slightest trace of this so-called-patience. She was supposed to be operating at vampiric speeds to get me finished, wasn't she?

"Okay… done!" she got up in front of me and beamed. "Oh, Nessie, you're my masterpiece! C'mon!" she led me to her huge mirror so I could see myself.

"Alice," I breathed when I saw my reflection. "Oh, Alice, it's perfect!" I examined myself in the incredible white dress from every direction. It wasn't particularly frilly, but that made me like it all the better.

"The skirt is a lot like Bella's was, but I thought you would like the bodice to be more modern," she told me.

"You were right. Oh, I can't believe how incredible it is!"

"Cry all you want, I made sure to put on water-proof mascara," she smiled at me. I turned and threw my arms around her. She laughed and hugged me too.

"Alright," she said after a moment, "let's finish up, it's almost time."

Momma walked in then, but stopped short when she saw me. Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets and her mouth dropped wide open. I blushed red.

"What do you think, Momma?" I asked in a small voice. She pouted.

"I didn't look that heartbreakingly beautiful," she whined to Alice. My grin flared up again.

"Oh, hush, Bella. I made you look amazing."

"Ah, well," she controlled her expression, "I brought you the flowers."

She handed me a bouquet of roses, and put a single red rose behind my ear. If she were human, I imagine a small tear would brim her eye.

"Renesmee," she whispered, "my baby." But she didn't say any more. She appeared to be lost for words. Her expression made me a little sad.

"Uh, Bella, this is supposed to be a happy occasion, remember?" Alice teased.

"Oh, shut-up," Momma said under her breath. But her hand dropped from my face. "I guess I'd better get downstairs." She kissed me on the cheek and glided gracefully out of the room.

"I'm going to get dressed. I'll be back in two minutes, okay?" Alice told me. I nodded and she skipped out of the room after Momma.

I looked at myself in the mirror again. This was the day I had been dreaming about for the past year. I was so excited I thought I might explode any moment. My heart was throbbing so loud it was embarrassing. Ugh, had it been two minutes yet? I wanted it to start already. Although, I still had Momma's melancholy expression fresh in my mind. A piece of me wanted to stay together the way our family always been. But it wasn't like I was never going to see her again. We would always be family. Now was the time for me to move on, to take the next step in my life. I was ready. I knew for absolute certain that I was ready for this next step.

"Nessie?" Daddy's voice sounded from outside the door. "It's time."

My smile turned celestial. "Okay." I whispered. I lifted the skirt of my dress a little so I could walk forward. When I approached him, he took my hand and kissed it.

"You're as beautiful as you mother," he smiled at me.

"She said I was prettier," I said, teasing him.

"That's her opinion," he rolled his eyes. We locked our arms together and walked slowly downstairs. I could already hear Rosalie's piano playing turn into Wagner's traditional march. I had to glance down at myself to make sure I hadn't exploded. Nope, still intact.

I saw him once we got downstairs. His vast body was dressed in a black tuxedo. His dark hair was uncharacteristically neat. His dark brown eyes opened wide when they turned to gaze at me. When his beautiful bright eyes locked into mine, a dazzling smile lit his face. A smile to match the warmth and light of mid-day sun.

Jacob. My Jacob.

I hardly paid attention to the ceremony. All I cared about was that we both said "I do" and got to kiss at the end. The reception was a little more fun, since I got to say hello to some old friends I felt like I hadn't seen in ages: Grampa, the Clearwaters, some of Jacob's old pack. I was particularly excited to see everyone from Denali, and Zafrinia from the Amazon coven was even kind enough to come and congratulate me.

But if I was being honest with myself, more than anything I just wanted to be alone with Jacob. So when Alice finally pushed me inside so I could change out of my dress, I breathed a sigh of relief. I changed at top speed so I could rush downstairs, out the door and into Daddy's Aston Martin with Jacob. I rolled my window down so I could shout good-bye to everyone one last time. My eyes lingered particularly on Momma. Of everyone in my family, no matter what period of time, I hated leaving her most.

"I love you, Momma!" I shouted out the window.

"I love you, baby!" she shouted, looking once again like she was about to cry.

I had to sit down before I could start crying too. Like Alice had said, this was supposed to be a happy occasion. Luckily, Jacob was the perfect antidote for any sad feeling I ever had. He grinned foolishly at the sound the car made when he revved the engine.

"It's like the purr of a panther," he whispered dramatically. I giggled as he put the car in drive and sped off.

"Do I get to find out where we're going now?" I asked him when we got to the main road.

"You'll find out soon enough," he told me. "We're not going far."

"Good, because I can't wait any longer."

We had only been on the road a few minutes, however, when Jacob took the road that led to La Push. I looked at him with a confused expression.

"You'll see," he sung mischievously.

He took a turn that seemed to go straight into the woods. The dirt road wove snakelike through the trees in the same way that the road to the big white house did. When he finally stopped the car, I gasped.

Nestled in the woods, matching perfectly with the green and brown of the surrounding trees, was a house. It was like a large cabin, or even a little ski lodge, but the architecture was a little more contemporary.

"A gift from your family," Jacob said.

"It's ours?" I gasped. I couldn't tear my eyes away. "It's beautiful."

Jacob got out of the car and came around to my side to open the door for me. It was difficult to decide what to look at: the house or Jacob. I decided on the latter when he scooped me up into his arms and walked toward the front door. While still cradling me, he carefully opened the door and carried me across the threshold.

The inside was just as warm and welcoming as I expected it to be. The floors were made of a dark, elegant wood, the walls were a light brown. There was a fireplace, but I didn't expect to need it, since I had my own walking, talking furnace still holding me. I smiled up at him slyly.

"So… where's the bedroom?"

He chuckled sinisterly and set me down.

"Race ya!" he shot off up the stairs. I followed him as fast as I could. Once I was up the stairs, he had already opened the door at the end of the hallway. He ran back to me, swung me over his shoulder, and carried me into the room where we would share together a perfect piece of our forever.