Nahuel

I look over to the seat next to me where Renesmee sits as we get settled into the plane. Renesmee has yet to even look me in the eye since we left her grandparents house. I know it will take time for her to warm up to me, but I can't help but hope that by the end of our travels, she chooses to remain by my side. Ever since I first saw her in that snowy field so long ago, I have wondered if there was truly a chance for us to get to know each other. However, ever since she told me that she was in a relationship with Jacob, I haven't really had much hope. But when she agreed to travel with me, I found hope surging in my heart all over again.

"Renesmee?" She turns around and finally brings her eyes up to meet mine. I seen the shine of tears in her eyes as she looks at me, waiting for me to continue, "I just want to tell you I really appreciate you agreeing to travel with me. I know it wasn't an easy decision. I know there are a lot of reasons you accepted, and a lot of reasons why you could have refused, but I want you to know, that I am not looking to start something with you right now. I just want to get to know you, and give you a chance to get to know me in a way you may not have had a chance to as of yet."

"Nahuel, I appreciate that. I want you to know that I am very much in love with Jacob. I only agreed to come to give myself some time to think through some of the things I have recently learned, as well as fulfill my promise to you. But I cannot promise anything further. He means everything to me, but I did make a promise to you. And because I am a woman of my word, I wanted to make sure I followed through. Can I ask you a question, though?"

"Of course, anything."

"Why six months? Why traveling? Why not just stay in Forks with me for six months?"

"Well, that is a loaded question. I guess I wanted you to see me in a clear way. I feel like if we were to remain in the town where your family is, you may not be able to form your own thoughts and ideas on who I am. Plus, I am a bit out of my element in the cold and snow. And as I typically come in late fall, six months would put me in the snow for a large part of that time."

"Hmm. Well, I will try to ignore that you just insinuated that I cannot make my own decisions when my family is around, and will instead focus on the rest of your statement. I can see where that may put you at a disadvantage. I guess you would also miss your family a great deal if you were to be gone for six months at a time. I can already say that I miss my family quite a bit, and I've only been away from them for a few hours. How are you able to leave and come north for weeks at a time?"

"Well, there is video calling and text, but for the most part, I guess I just remind myself that I will be seeing them in a short amount of time and that I can hold out a while longer. By the way, I want you to know, that I don't expect you to be away from your family for the full six months. I have arranged with your family that they will meet up with us during our travels a couple times. I could not ask you to give up your family for six months. Especially since I am aware that you have not really been separated from them since you were born. That would be cruel. I am not that kind of person. I want you to know that if, in the future, something does come of this trip, you would always be able to see your friends and family. No matter what. I would never keep you from them."

"I appreciate that. I don't guess I really thought about the possibility of them meeting up with us at different times. Any firm plans yet as to where or when they with join us?"

"Well, the part of where, I want to keep a secret, but as to when, they will be joining us in December."

"Just in time for Christmas. My favorite time of the year. I hope we will be somewhere cold and snowy. I love the snow as Christmas."

"That's what your mom told me. So, I can almost guarantee there will be snow. And if there isn't, we will change our plans. I want you to have everything you could possibly want. I do plan to take you to many different countries and show you many different places. Your parents said other than Forks and Alaska, you really haven't gotten to travel very much. So, for a while, we will be where I grew up, but then we will begin our international travels."

"That really doesn't sound half bad."

"So tell me, where have you dreamed of going?"

For the rest of the flight, Renesmee and I fall into a comfortable conversation about places she wants to visit, customs and cultures she wants to experience and different sights she wants to see. She tells me of books she's read and languages she's begun to learn in hopes that one day she might get to visit. I only hope that I can fulfill her dreams all while leaving her still dreaming of more possibilities and ideas for trips beyond our six months.

Renesmee

As Nahuel and I talk about where all I would like to go, I notice a sparkle in his eye as he tells me of his hometown. In all the time I have known him, I don't know that I have really had a real conversation with him. Of course, I know basic things about him, but I never really wanted to know much about him because I knew I wanted Jacob. But talking to him now, I recognize that maybe I have done him a disservice pushing him out all these years. Maybe we really could be friends. Maybe there's more to him than I originally thought./p