A/N: This chapter's a little short (sorry) and not completely centered around baby stuff. I don't have kids and am not even around them too much, so it's kind of hard for me to get into "Mommy mode" Lol. Oh, and Dax's middle name is Jacob, I don't know if I mentioned that before.

Chapter Twenty One - Dax

I slept soundly next to Jacob all night in my father's old bedroom. Dax slept through his entire first night in his crib next to us. I dreamed he was an angel, and that he'd live forever with me. I hoped more than anything that it was to be true.

I woke up early and watched him silently until he opened his beautiful little eyes. They were just barely darker than mine, like a mix between his two parents. Dark chocolate. He laid there without crying, only smiling up at me and yawning adorably again.

I picked him up gently and placed his hand to my face. I was surprised yet again; this time I saw nothing, none of his thoughts ran into my mind. I looked down at him and he was beginning to look slightly frustrated. His face formed into the cutest little pout, making me giggle. My smile made him smile, then his face turned back to a pout.

I went down the stairs to find Carlisle already making him a bottle of formula; Dad must have heard that he was hungry, but why hadn't I?

"I think he can only do it when he's dreaming," Dad answered from his seat on the couch. That made sense, I suppose. I didn't care, as long as he was happy and healthy.

Rosalie crossed the room to me with a sad expression on her face. "Can I?" she asked, holding her hands out. I placed Dax into her arms, and she smiled as she rocked him gently and looked into his beautiful face. Carlisle handed her the bottle and she started to feed him.

Jacob came lazily down the stairs, smiling the same serene smile he'd worn yesterday. He came straight to me and wrapped his arms around me as he kissed me on the top of my head. "I wonder if he'll only want normal food..." he said as he yawned widely.

"I think he will. That's all I ate while I was pregnant, I didn't crave blood one bit," I smiled up at him. Jacob thought it was pretty disgusting, even though he would never put me down for it. I couldn't help what I was born as.

"He's a very happy baby," Jasper said as his eyes watched Dax chugging down his little bottle, one of his hands around it and the other curled into one of Rosalie's golden waves. "He loves it when he hears your voices."

Dax finished off his formula, ending it with a toss of his bottle and a big burp. We all laughed at him; it was hard to believe such a big noise could come from someone so small. Rosalie handed him back to me reluctantly.

I looked up at my parents. "Do you guys want to hold him? You haven't gotten to formally meet your grandson yet."

They both smiled and came over to me. I handed him to Mom first; he giggled and played with her hair. He seemed to like her alot.

"He does," Dad smiled as she passed Dax to him. "He likes you the best, though. And Jacob, of course. He loves Jacob's voice."

"It's probably comforting to him after he heard it so much from inside of me," I laughed. I looked up at Jacob just as a fat tear rolled down his face and into my hair.

"He does love music, too. He keeps thinking about that crazy stuff you listen to," Dad smiled at me. "He likes Nahuel alot, too...."

I looked over at Nahuel for the first time. He looked touched; a tear rolled down his face as well.

"Do you want to hold him? Apparently he likes you," I laughed. Nahuel came over silently and my father handed Dax to him. Dax smacked at Nahuel's chin as he giggled wildly. Nahuel let him play with his free hand as he looked down into his perfect little face, and Dax really did seem to like him alot. Nahuel handed the baby to Jacob, and Jacob whispered sweet things to him when he was in his arms.

I looked down at myself; I was still wearing the large maternity dress I'd given birth in, and it was pretty nasty.

"Do you want to take a shower?" Alice offered, noticing my disgust at my dress.

"Yeah..... I'll need new clothes, though."

"I'll get you something," Jacob beamed at me. "Ummmm.... what size will you need?"

"I don't know...." I looked down at my stomach - it was pretty deflated. "I guess just grab me a normal sized outfit and one of my smaller maternity outfits. I'll be able to tell once I get out of this tent," I laughed.

Jacob handed Dax to my mother as he set off for the house. I gave him a kiss on both cheeks and rubbed the tip of his nose with my own before heading into the bathroom.

I stripped down and tossed my dress into the trash; it was unsalvagable at this point. I turned on the water, letting it get very hot. I suddenly caught a slight glimpse at myself in the full-length bathroom mirror on the back of the door and gasped as I turned towards my reflection.

My body looked amazing!!!!! I looked back and forth between the mirror and myself, elated at what I was seeing. My stomach had completely flattened, no extra skin or stretch marks at all. I looked almost exactly the same as before, only my breasts were slightly larger. I jumped up and down clapping my hands before I hopped into my hot shower.

I heard the door open after a moment.

"It's just me, Ness," Jacob said.

"Jacob!!! Come here!!!" I said excitedly. As soon as I heard the door shut behind him, I ripped the curtain to the side. "Look!!!" I yelled, pointing at my abdomen.

Jacob's eyes appraised me for a very long time as he smiled widely. "Well that was fast," he said after a few minutes. He stripped his own clothes off and jumped in the shower with me, placing his hands on my middle. "I told you you'd get it back," he whispered.

His hands moved across my stomach, and then gently caressed my breasts. I could tell he was happy for the change, maybe even more so than I was, though he'd never say anything that would make me think he thought badly of me before.

The word perfect didn't even cover it anymore. I had my Jacob, my whole family, my beautiful new baby, and I even got to feel beautiful again. I would have accepted a different body after yesterday, but was very glad that I didn't have to. My luck was impossible at this point.

Jacob molded his warm lips to mine as we shared eachothers happiness underneath the hot water. He got down on his knees and kissed my new improved stomach, kissed my breasts and hips and thighs. "The perfect woman..." he murmered into my belly button.

"I want you so bad Jacob....." I told him when I was clean.

He chuckled at me. "But you want to go see your baby more right now. That's fine, we'll have time for ourselves when he's asleep," he winked at me. He knew my mind so well sometimes.

Jacob toweled me off himself, not even bothering to try and hide the fact that the reason behind this was so he could keep his hands on me. He'd brought over a cute plaid mini-skirt and tank top for me to wear, and I put them on with enthusiasm for the fact that they would fit me again. We exited the bathroom, Jacob keeping his hands around my tiny waist as we crossed back to the livingroom. Everyone looked up at me and froze with shock.

"I know!!!" I yelled, beaming at all of them.

"Ness! You look amazing!!" Alice said.

"That's for sure," Emmett said. Rosalie glanced at me, then turned back to Dax who was laying in her arms.

I walked over to her and plucked him up gently. "Look, Dax!!! Mommy gets to be hot again!!!" I told him excitedly. He giggled and grabbed my hair. I brought him up to my face and snuggled into him lightly, then kissed his cute little bronzed cheeks. I walked over to my newly acquired stack of baby things and found him a pacifier, which he seemed to greatly enjoy.

I handed him to Jacob, who couldn't be happier than to have our perfect baby in his arms.

"I think I'll go call Charlie and Billy. And Seth and Leah, too." I held my hand out to my dad for his cell phone.

"Seth and Leah are outside, but you should call Charlie and Billy," he said as he handed the phone to me.

Jacob went quietly to the door and opened it up. I heard four feet approaching the house then. "Come meet my boy!" Jacob said to them when they were close.

I walked into the kitchen and dialed Charlie's phone first.

"Hello?" he answered a bit groggily.

"Grandpa!" I yelled excitedly. "You have to come over and meet your new great-grandson!"

"Grandson? I thought you were having a girl."

"So did I," I laughed.

"I'll be over there in a few minutes. Is everything going good so far?"

"Yeah everything's perfect. I have to call Billy next, do you think you could drive him over here?"

"Of course, Nessie. I'll see you shortly. I love you," he grumbled the last part, not liking to express emotions like that.

"Love you too, Grandpa." I hung up the phone and dialed Billy's next.

"Hello?" he said in the exact same tone as Charlie.

"Hey Billy, you have a grandson who's waiting to meet you," I giggled.

"A boy? Well that's.... that's wonderful!" he said, excited as ever.

"I asked Charlie to come pick you up, is that okay?"

"Yeah, that's perfect, Nessie. I'll see you soon. Tell Jacob I love him, and I love you."

I couldn't speak for a moment; he'd never said that to me before. "I love you too, Billy."

I went back into the livingroom and saw a strange scene before me. Leah was holding Dax, looking at him like he was the sunrise. Everyone else in the room except for Jacob, Seth, and Nahuel was standing around her, glaring fiercely.

"What's going on?" I asked them quickly.

"I'm not sure you'll want to know...." Dad growled.

"How come every time a baby is born in this house, somebody has to claim them like that?!?!" Mom yelled uncharacteristically. I quickly crossed the room and took Dax from Leah's arms. She looked at me like I just broke her heart.

I looked down at Dax and then back at her. My eyes grew wide as everything clicked into place. "No," I barely whispered.

I didn't know whether to be angry or happy. At the moment, it was some kind of strange combination of the two. Leah had imprinted on Dax; this explained why she was being so nice to me the last few months. I didn't want to be angry with her - she would be around now, and she would love Dax forever, just like Jacob with me. But at the same time, this was my baby, and she better remember that.

"Aww, don't get mad Nessie. She'll be the best person for him when he's grown, just like me with you," Jacob mimicked my own thoughts partially.

"She's not mad, just.... confused. And slightly territorial," Dad laughed.

"You're not?" Leah asked timidly.

"Well, I can kind of understand the situation. But this is my baby, and you better be respectful. At least you were never in love with me at any point," I joked, shooting a glance at Jacob. He hid his head sheepishly.

"What's going on?" Nahuel asked, being the only one who didn't know yet.

"She imprinted on him," I explained. I turned back to Leah. "No wonder you've liked me so much lately."

She laughed in response. "I like you anyway, Renesmee. At least now I understand why I kept feeling attatched to you and dreaming about you."