A/N: Hey guys, sorry I haven't been updating lately…I'm so busy this summer! Enjoy the chapter! Love you all!
Chapter 20:
"Hey Bells!" Charlie exclaimed, walking through the door. I was holding my breath so I just smiled and gave him a small hug.
"Grandpa!" Nessie yelled, running down the stairs. Charlie smiled immediately and opened his arms. She jumped into them and they hugged each other tightly and he kissed her on the cheek.
"How are you?" I asked him, breathing in some of his scent on accident. I turned away from him to walk to the kitchen.
"Great, how are you guys?" he asked me. Luckily Nessie answered for me.
"Awesome now that you're here!" she replied, all excited and jumpy that he was here. That put a crinkly-eyed smile on his face. Now seeing him happy like that made me smile.
"Grandpa, guess what!" she asked him, jumping up and down in his arms.
"What?" he questioned her, smiling at how happy she seemed.
"I'm going to start school!" she announced, hugging him. He looked surprised and he hugged her back.
"That's awesome honey!" he exclaimed, putting her down to go sit at the table. They went and sat down next to each other and he noticed only two settings. He looked confused.
"Oh, the two of us had a big lunch when she was sleeping, so we're not that hungry right now," Esme explained to him. He shrugged and started to eat his food.
"Would you like seconds?" Esme asked him kindly. That was Esme for you, always offering more. Charlie nodded and handed his plate to her.
"Thank you so much guys, everything is delicious!" he said, and then he dug into his next plate. Renesmee had only taken a bite of her potatoes.
"I'm full!" she announced, pushing her plate away. Charlie glanced at her confused at how she could be full already. I glared at her and she looked at me.
"No you're not young lady! At least finish your salad and potatoes," I told her sternly. She huffed at me and glared, pulling her plate back in front of her.
"Don't look at me like that Renesmee Carlie Cullen!" I yelled at her, and she started eating her food quickly.
"Thank you, that was delicious!" Charlie announced putting his plate in the sink.
"Would you like some pie and coffee?" Esme asked him, starting to make some coffee.
"Sure that'd be great," he answered her, and he looked really tired.
"Dad you can go watch TV and I'll bring you your dessert," I told him, starting to put the dishes in the dish-washer.
"Okay," he got up and walked over to the TV with Nessie following him. I heard him plop down on the couch and I could hear Nessie crawl onto his lap. I walked into the living room with his dessert and saw Nessie sleeping on his lap, her head on his shoulder. I smiled at him and handed him his food.
"Thank you," he whispered, staring at the baseball game on TV. I walked into the kitchen and looked at Esme.
"I'm going to go hunting just for deer or something, I can't stand it. Tell him I'm driving to the store. I'll just take Edward's Volvo right now," I told her, grabbing the keys. She nodded and stared after me as I walked out the door.
I got into the Volvo and sped away towards the store. When I got there, I parked the Volvo in the back of the parking lot and I ran towards the forest. I waited until I could smell something appetizing. I could smell a herd of deer but I wanted a mountain lion or something. Pretty soon I could smell a bear and a mountain lion close by. I could hear growling and snarling. I went for the bear first and killed it then right when the mountain lion and killed it. I drank that first and then the bear. I was satisfied after, so I ran back to the car.
"Hey guys I-," I started to greet them, walking in with a carton of eggs. I didn't want to come back from the groceries store with no groceries. I stopped talking when I saw Charlie and Nessie sleeping on the couch, Nessie still on his lap. I smiled and went into the kitchen and Esme wasn't in there. I put the eggs in the fridge with the other 2 full cartons and I could smell her upstairs.
"Hey Esme, what are you doing?" I asked her looking at the computer she was on.
"I'm booking flights for Paris. You know how I told you about that house I'm going to fix up?" she asked me as she looked for four first class seats. I nodded when she looked at me.
"You still want to go right?" she asked me, smiling.
"Yeah, of course. Will Nessie stay with the boys?" I asked her, curious, and I admit, a little nervous.
"Yeah, because I don't think she'll like being there. We can go another time with just girls when I won't be working," she suggested. I nodded and I must have looked nervous.
"Oh come on Bella, Edward will take care of her honey," she told me, smiling. I smiled and went back downstairs. Charlie was awake again and he was about to get up. I rushed toward him, unfortunately at a human pace.
"Here, I'll take Nessie," I reached for her on his lap and nestled her into my chest, she moaned and went back to sleep.
"Good night Dad, love you," I hugged him, the burn not even bad because I had just hunted.
"Love you all and thank you for dinner, thank Esme too. Also, tell everyone hello," he mumbled, yawning.
"Yeah sure, goodnight," I told him.
"Will you guys be okay alone?" he sounded concerned. I smiled and nodded.
"Go get some sleep. And come back soon!" I exclaimed as I shut the door as he drove away. I went upstairs and got Nessie in her pajamas and managed to brush her teeth through her struggles. I put her in bed and walked to Carlisle's office where Esme was.
"How's it going?" I asked her, looking at the screen.
"Great, we're leaving Tuesday and we're staying there for two weeks," she explained, smiling. I would have to be away from my daughter and my husband for two weeks.