A/N: I have a pretty clear view on how I want the story to go but if you want to see certain things happen feel free to leave a suggestion. It may not be in the next chapter but I will do my best to include it.

Chapter 37: 3,2,1

Jacob POV:

"You can do it, Aria." I cheered on my youngest.

After Christmas, she finally learned how to roll over. She was pretty good at it but just needed a little more practice. She laying down on her back, frowning because rolling onto her tummy was harder than rolling onto her back. She then tried to roll over but she couldn't and so she started to grunt and kick her legs in protest. Jay and Chloë decided they wanted to help me and decided to do a little cheer for her which included a lot of clapping and chanting.

"Speedy, roll over! Speedy, roll over!" they said in unison.

Speedy became our little girl's new nickname ever since we found out about her gift. I called her that once and it caught on pretty quickly. Ness was a little less than pleased only because she thought that Aria will end up thinking Speedy is her name but I reminded her that Jay is a nickname for our son and he still knew that his name is Edward.

The corners of Aria's lips curved upward and for the first time she smiled. She looked so much like my mother with her cheeky grin that I instantly melted.

"Oh my, Ness! She's smiling!" I called out to her.

Ness ran at her top speed and kneeled down so she can look at our happy little girl. Aria did a little Happy noise when she saw her mother and started smiling again.

"Look at you, you are just the sweetest baby." Ness played with her feet and kissed her chubby little cheeks.

"She smile at me!" Chloë tugged on my sleeve, nearly shouting.

"That means she loves us." Jay told her, "Right, Daddy?"

"Correct, buddy." I chuckled.

"Is it New Years yet?" Jay asked.

"Nope, it won't be New Years until twelve o'clock in the morning." I explained, "Right now it is about 8:30ish."

"I wanna stay up!" Chloë jumped up in the air.

"You can try your very best, sweetheart."

She was already getting sleepy but who would it hurt if Ness and I let them try to keep their eyes open to see the new year. Alice got the remote and changed the channel to a news source to watch the ball drop. According to Nessie's family traditions, we are supposed to gather around and announce a wish or resolution to fulfill for the next year. They usually did it after midnight but seeing how the kids wanted to be a part of it and they would most likely be tucked in bed before midnight, we decided to do it a bit earlier.

"Alright everybody, let's share our hopes for the new year." Carlisle gathered everybody around the living room.

One by one, we all shared our hopes. Chloë and Jay's wishes cracked everybody up. Jay wanted to become a superhero by the time he turns two and Chloë wanted to live in a castle and have lots of horses. Little Aurora's resolution is to rebuild an old car, with the help of Rosalie of course. Then it was my turn. I put a lot into what I wanted to accomplish on the new year. These past few years with Renesmee have been more than I could ever ask for. It is actually hard to think of what could I possibly want more. Everything has been seemingly perfect despite the ups and downs. I wanted to keep things the way they are and I knew that it could only get unimaginably better.

I cleared my throat and wrapped an arm around Ness as she held Aria in her arms, "Er, I like to believe that perfection is infinite. All thanks to, Nessie. For this new year I want to make more of your dreams come true, Renesmee."

"Oh, Jake." She whispered to me and leaned her head on my chest.

"Renesmee, would you like to share your new year's wish?" Carlisle asked gently.

Ness looked down at our baby and thought for a moment, "I want to grow. As a person, as a wife, and as a mother. I don't know what the future holds but with Jacob it is more than beautiful. I want to see its fullest potential."

And with that we all sat back and waited for midnight to roll through. Aria fell asleep rather quickly and only woke up once for a feeding and diaper change. She was out of the newborn stage so she slept more through the night and we appreciated that so much. Surprisingly, Jay and Chloë were still keeping their eyes open. They busied themselves with playing with their toys. Ness settled on her favorite spot which is my lap. I was more than happy to have my Ness on my lap, curled up against me. I wanted so bad for to have some alone time with her but it was a little different with her family all around. Being here is great but I couldn't wait to get back to Forks. We were leaving New Years night, this time on a plane and our cars would be waiting for us at home.

I heard Alice doing a noise that resembled a squeal somewhere in the house, telling us that it is almost time for the countdown. Everyone got in the living room super quick and we watched the ball drop together. Jay and Chloë found it completely hilarious that they were counting backwards instead of the normal way.

"3, 2, 1! Happy New Years!" We all said together.

I picked up my two oldest and gave them kisses on their cheeks before they leaned to Ness and gave her kisses. Ness and I kissed our sleeping baby that was all snuggled up in her baby swing before we saved our kiss for last.

"Happy New Years, baby." I picked her up and spun around.

"To many more." she smiled and showered me with hugs and kisses.

"I'm gonna be two this year, right Mommy?" Jay asked.

"That's right, honey. And Chloë and Aria will be one this year too." Ness picked up our son and gave him a tight hug.

"I want princess Ariel party." Chloë thought out loud.

"Anything for my princess." I picked her up, "Alright, it is time for bed you two."

"No bed!" Chloë cried in protest.

"But you'll be too tired tomorrow, you need sleep so you can grow." I rocked her as we walked up the stairs.

She pouted and sighed in defeat, "No fair!"

That was one of her favorite phrases as of lately.

"It's pretty hard being Chloë in this world, huh." I walked into her room and started tucking her in.

"Yes." she mumbled.

I kissed her forehead and placed her stuffed animal right next to her.

"Sing a song with me, Daddy!"

Oh, lord. I hope she doesn't want me to sing that song from Frozen.

"Which song, my love." I grimaced.

"My lullaby!"

I cleared my throat and started, "Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, Lavender's green."

"When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen." she yawned a little.

"Who told you so, dilly dilly, who told you so?"

"'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly, that told me so." She hugged her stuffed animal and gave me her pretty smile.

"I love you, goodnight." I kissed her little nose and walked to kiss Jay goodnight.

"Night, Daddy." He waved.

"Night, buddy. Love you."

"Love you too."

I made my way to our room and got into my pajamas. I could hear Ness singing Chloë's lullaby to her. She came into the room a few minutes later with Aria and after she set her down in her bassinet, she crawled into my arms and ran her fingers through my hair. One of the things I love the most. We were completely happy just staring into each other's eyes, letting our day slip away.

"You're a good dad, y'know." she nestled her face in the crook of my neck, "You would do absolutely anything for our kids."

"It means a lot that you say that." I gave a squeeze, "I love my dad and all but after my mom died he wasn't really there. I know he tried his best and he got better over time but for a little while I felt like I had nobody except for Rachel and Rebecca. I can't imagine how devastated I would be if I were to lose you—"

"No, no, no. Don't think of that." Nessie held my face in her hands and shushed me, "You will never lose me and I will never lose you. Together for eternity, remember?"

I nodded and leaned in to press my forehead against her's "I don't want them to ever feel like I won't be there for them when they need me."

"I know we can do it, Jake." She pressed her lips against mine, "We can do anything."

I kissed her again for good measure before bringing her head to my chest. Ness always knew what to say without even thinking about it. That's just one of the many things I love about her. All of my burdens just slipped away as we layed like this, in peace. And soon enough my eyes fell for yet another deep sleep.

Edward POV:

Being up here with the rest of my family has been more than amazing. I miss them terribly but Bella and I agreed that we needed to be with Renesmee as she and Jacob raised their children. My daughter still wanted more children to share her love with, six children in all to be exact. That really blew my mind. Of course she would spread them out like how she did with Edward, Chloë, and Aria so she wouldn't have to take care of a whole bunch of babies. I didn't quite understand why she wanted so many though.

Bella explained it to me when we went on a walk and made it a bit more clear to me. Renesmee wanted a full house. If a sibling was mad at the other then that have another sibling to play with instead. She loved the milestones that children reached and she would only be able to conceive for so long. Unfortunately Renesmee was an only child growing up but she knew how happy Bella and I were to have a little girl to cherish forever. Our perfect miracle in this crazy world we belong to. I'm sure Renesmee felt lonely at times but now she has Jacob and she can give her children something she never had.

We would probably reunite with the rest of the family in about five years. I'm sure Renesmee and Jacob will be okay on their own by then. Besides, we still have that year long Europe tour before the kids go to high school for the first time. I wasn't quite sure if the kids would be enrolled at the reservation high school or a different high school but I knew Ness was excited for her children to experience more human things. I'm so proud of my daughter and the life she made for herself and her family. She is much more stronger than I imagined and I really have to stop underestimating her and Bella. Terrible habit that I have.

Renesmee made her life beautiful all by herself and even though she likes to give our family the credit for raising such a wonderful woman, it couldn't be farther from the truth. Yes, we wanted Renesmee to be the best she can be and live a wholesome life but my daughter, she is special. She takes life by its horns and doesn't give it a second thought. She loves with all of her heart and never falters. I'm proud to call myself her old man. It has been nothing but an honor raising my precious baby girl all seven of those years. She will always be my little girl and she knows that will never change. I see just a little bit of myself in her, how she would give her all to protect the people she loves. And before Jacob, she never felt quite right in the small world she belonged in. There is no doubt she got those brooding thoughts from me but the light that shined within her was all Bella. Stubborn and resilient, at times reckless. I love every bit of our perfect miracle.