My Girl: Chapter 21

Hey y'all. I forgot to ask what you guys thought about the Cullen's leaving. So what did you think? Please let me know. Thanks. Hope you guys enjoy this installment.

-Kat386

Nessie had insisted we go on a 'Father-Daughter date' as she called it. She knew we were leaving so she was trying to spend time with all the family. It was getting difficult for her to spend time with every family member, plus have time left over for her job, errands for the baby and still be able to see her husband for awhile. In between baking cookies with Esme and watching football with Emmett that if it was so important then she should try to schedule it when Jake had patrol or pack meetings.

Tonight was one of those nights, and she had shown up to the house demanding that we do something together. It wasn't that I didn't want to spend time with her. Of course I do. I just think she's spreading herself too thin. It's especially not good with her only being a month away from her due date. We were all trying to be careful with her, without her knowing. She would be angry and we would never hear the end of it.

Since we were all trying to get her to relax I told her that I would take her to dinner and a movie. She said we should do something that I could do too, but I convinced her by tempting her with a night off from cooking. That's what brought us here, sitting in the same Italian restaurant that I brought Bella to all those years ago. She was happily munching on her Chicken Parmesan. "Have Aunt Alice and Grandma Esme found any houses they like yet?"

"Esme has, but you know Alice she's very picky. Plus, Bella and I aren't sure if we want to move in with the rest of the family, or on our own," I answered.

"Well, do like going to the cottage better, or the main house?"

"We like them both. We like to be able to have our own privacy, but we also love to spend time with the rest of the family," I said tapping my fingers on the table.

She wrinkled her nose at my privacy comment but didn't let it affect the conversation, "So get a set up like you have now. Find two houses out in the woods near each other."

"Easier said than done, Renesmee," I said chuckling.

"Yeah, you're right. You know Daddy, I've been thinking, if Jake and I decide to have another kid, we'll probably have to move," she says with an upset look on her face.

"Yeah. That house is pretty small. I'm surprised your big belly can fit in there," I said with a chuckle.

She shook her head and tried desperately to contain the smile, but it escaped and she giggled. "That's not very nice," she sighs. "I don't want to make him move away from his childhood home, but three of us can hardly fit in there. I honestly don't know how he, Rebecca, Rachel and his two parents all lived in there together."

I shrugged my shoulders, "It's sitting on a pretty decent sized property, you could always add on if you had too. Your job pays well enough that if you saved up you could afford it. We would be more than willing to help you out also."

"See Daddy, this is why I need you around. I never would have thought of that. Promise you'll come visit," she pleaded, giving me the puppy dog eyes.

"Of course we will, love. You know we don't want to leave. It's our time though," I said.

"I know, I know," she said using a mocking voice.

"Excuse me," I called to the waitress. "Will you please bring my sister here some desert?"

She snapped her gum and looked at me above her glasses, "We have Apple Pie, Tiramisu and Panna Cotta."

"I will take Apple pie, no Tiramisu. Wait no Apple pie," she kept going back and forth I knew she wanted to try them both.

"How about I'll take Tiramisu and she'll take the Apple pie," I told the waitress and she quickly scribbled and scurried off. I knew she definitely wouldn't eat all of them both; she wouldn't eat that much even when she was pregnant. I would do anything for my girl anyway.

"Thanks, Daddy," she looked at me happily.

Hours later I was carrying Nessie's sleeping form up to her and Jake's home. She had braved through the movie. Though her head rested on my shoulder and she yawned periodically throughout the whole film. She tried to keep up a conversation with me in the car, but eventually her eyelids got too heavy and she fell asleep.

She was cradled in my arms and Jake opened the door as he heard our approach. "You can she take her in our bedroom," he whispered.

I took her into the neat bedroom and immediately saw Nessie all over the place. There was a vase of fresh Sunflowers on the dresser- Nessie's favorite flower. The scent coming off the sheets was Lavender- the only fabric softener Nessie would use. But my favorite thing in the whole room was the picture on her nightstand. It was her, Bella and me. It was taken when she was physically about 6. Bella and I were standing on either side of her, and her tiny arms reached up to grasp our hands as we walked back to the cottage.

She started to stir so I quit analyzing the photo and set her down gently, tucking her under the soft blanket. I kissed her forehead and quietly left the room realizing that soon she would have her own daughter to tuck in.