Suddenly everyone was talking. Alice exclaimed she didn't have a vision of someone coming to visit. Edward cursed under his breath and feared it was my mother that would come for me. Bella was panicking. The others were just babbling. I smirked when I realized who it was. There was only one person in this world that would find me here. I put my cup of tea down and walked to the kitchen door. They were bickering so much they didn´t even seem to notice. I opened the door and a cold wind caressed my face.
´Do you want to come in?' I asked to the dark night. But I knew he was here. There was silence behind me. 10 pair of eyes watched me closely as I stepped back and he walked in. He was stunning as ever, his blond hairs perfectly trimmed. As always he wore a dark jeans with a dark shirt and leather jacket. His duffelbag was on his shoulder and my heart jumped for a second as I stared at him.
Within seconds we were surrounded by all of them, they took a protective stance around me. Not knowing who this stranger was and what he came to do.
´Tim´ I whispered.
´Ren´ He smiled and dropped his duffelbag on the ground. I jumped in his arms and as always he caught me and wrapped his arms around me. Finally after a while I broke our embrace and brought my feet back to the ground again.
´Renesmee do you care to explain?' Edwards voice said from behind. But before I could speak Tim already did.
'I'm so sorry to drop by unannounced mister. Please let me introduce myself' He offered Edward his hand. Which he took. 'The name is Timothy' He said as they shook hands. He made a round and then returned back to his place next to me.
'Timothy, may I ask why you are here?' Esme said as she gestured to the living room. We all slowly walked there and took place on the couch and stairs.
'Well you see Esme, today is a special day for Renesmee and me' He gave Esme a dazzling smile. I could see the confusion in their eyes. Edwards eyes were dark when he realized that there was also a vail on Tim's mind. With these vails we played a fair game, no advantages for the Cullens this time. Jacob however was giving Tim a deathglare. His dark eyes seemed troubled.
'And why is that' Carlisle asked politely.
'Show me' I said smiling. Tim's brown eyes found mine and he slowly reached to get his contacts out. When the muddy brown contacts were out I could see his shining golden eyes or the first time. I couldn't help but smile. We both broke into a grin.
'I'm so proud of you' I said and grabbed his hand.
´Couldn´t have done it without you´ He whispered.
Jacob cleared his throat. I let go of Tim´s hand and reached for my tea. Enzo gave me an entertained look, which I choose to ignore.
´So you are Renesmee´s friend?' Rosalie
'Well more like boyfriend' He grinned. I punched him on the shoulder. 'More like ex-boyfriend'
He laughed 'Your loss'
'Yeah, whatever'
Jasper who was staring at Tim intensely said. 'For how long are you a vegetarian vampire?'
'Well before I turned I was a vegan food blogger, so the human diet was kinda not really my thing. So Renesmee and I explored some options. And even though I hate it I fuction on animal blood now.'
'Too bad you can't Instagram your meals anymore' I smirked. Now it was Tim's turn to punch me.
'Today is exactly one year ago since the last drop of human blood. So I decided we should celebrate' Tim added to his story.
'How did you two meet?' Edward asked. He folded his arms, his stern face and cold voice wasn't really welcoming. Tim shot me a look and I shook my head. They didn't needed to know, it was better that they didn't know.
'Why don't we go sit on the porch where we can catch up a little?' I said and with Tim right behind me we walked outside. We walked a little bit longer, making sure we were out of hearing range. Then we sat down on a fallen tree.
'I'm so happy to see you' I whispered and softly touched his arm.
He grinned 'You're hard to track down Ren'
'We were part of an international drug cartel, ofcourse I'm hard to track down.' We both laughed.
'Fair enough. What are you up to with these people?'
'These people are my family.' I bit my lip as I stared at the house. 'It's complicated.'
'Well why don't you start explaining then?' He grinned and opened up his coat. From his pocket he got a flask which he handed to me. I opened it and took a big sip.
'Oh god what is this?' I asked when the alcohol burned in my throat.
'It's moonshine. Got it from a biker chick I met on the road' He grinned. I took another sip, a smaller one now because it was really burning my throat. I started to explain what I'd learned these few days about myself. What happened in the past months and how I ended up here. While I was talking Tim just listened, he was a good listener, always had been.
'Whoa Ren that is fucked up' He said.
'I know right?'
We sat in silence for a while. I met Tim 1,5 year ago, he was a science major who got hit by a car. The car never stopped and left him to die on the side of the road. We found him and mother decided to turn him. So Tim stayed with us for a while, we had fun together and became very close friends. When the incident with my mother occured I decided to run away. Tim followed me, desperate to escape Victoria's clutches as well. We stayed together for a few months until we decided to part ways.
'So that's why you are here in this one horse town' Tim said.
'Our hotel in Manhattan had more people than this town' I said recalling on old memories.
'That hotel was the best. Best hottub I've ever seen'
I grinned. 'Do you remember Vegas?'
Tim chuckled. 'Hell yeah I do. We were running low on cash and decided we would win some in the casino. We put everything on red, but the ball fell on black. We lost all our money.'
'Almost all our money. We found 500 more in your duffelbag. And you played poker until we had enough to cope for a while.' I grinned and took another sip.
'We had some great times together hè?' Tim wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer. I wish he'd been warmer, but his skin was ice cold against mine. But it felt rude to say so I kept my mouth shut.
'I'm going back to college' Tim whispered after a while. He surprised me with that comment. The last thing I thought about was college.
'What, you are?' I tried to keep the surprise out of my voice. But I wasn't sure if I succeeded in it.
'Yeah in Alaska, but I'm going to finish my study. Now that I control my urges I can finally pursue my dream. First I thought that becoming a vampire would be the end of my carrier. But now I see it as an opportunity. I can still finish my school, I can still work in a lab. Sure I have to pretend to be asleep in the dorm there, sure I need to pretend that I drink beer in the dorm parties there. But I'm just a normal kid just like everyone else'
I nodded 'You're right. You should do that, follow your dream.'
'I will. What are you going to do Ren?' he countered me. I sighted deep. I didn't know what to do now.
'Are you going to make a run for it once you are better?' I bit my tongue. I didn't know.
'Ren…' Tim said as he grabbed my shoulders and drilled his eyes in mine. 'Tell me'
I brushed of his arms and stood up. Talking about the Cullens irritated me, talking about my mom irritated me as well. I finished the rest of the moonshine and handed the flash back to Tim.
'I don't know.' I said and laid my hand on his chest. He grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. I let my head rest on his cool chest. When we parted Tim slowly leaned in for a kiss. The relationship I had with Tim was complicated. We were best friends and after months with just the two of us in hotel rooms, on the road and in hottubs, things happened. We both knew that we were not made for each other, but sometimes it helped to relieve the loneliness and trouble for a while. So as an answer I pressed my lips on his. Soon our kiss got wilder, he pressed me up a tree and let his hands run over my body. I ripped open his shirt and was just starting to unbuckle his belt when I heard a low growling from behind us.
'Shit' I panted. We broke up our kiss and quickly redid our clothes.
'What the fuck is that?' Tim said as his eyes scanned the woods.
'Werewolf' I muttered. I didn't know which one, but the I should know by now that privacy was an illusion here. The beast jumped up and run into the forest, but before he did his eyes shot our way.
'Maybe it for the best' Tim said. 'We don't work together, we both know that.'
'Yeah I do.' I mumbled as I ran a hand through my hair trying to get it a little decent.
'Ren, I just want you to promise me one thing.' He started as we slowly walked back to the mansion 'These people don't look too bad. Why don't you give them a chance? They are really protective about you. It seems you mean a lot to them, and if it's true that there is a bond breaker involved you owe them to give them a chance.'
'Mmm' I replied vaguely.
'Stop that.' Tim stopped in his tracks. 'You are a goddamn runner Renesmee. You run away from your problems. But you can't run away from this one. You need to take responsibility now. You need to give them a chance okay?'
'Okay.' I sighted 'But I still think they are annoying as hell'
We both let out a chuckle.
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