Disclaimer: Sorry to disappoint you, but I am not, nor have I ever been Stephenie Meyer and I do not own any rights towards theses characters or the plot or even the ideas. I know. I'm sad too.

Jacob and Renesmee had been hugging for about 10 second when Edward broke in with a "Hem. Hem hem!"

"Edward!" I whispered.

"What? They were hugging for too long!" He tried to look innocent, but I knew that he had been reading the pair's thoughts.

"I'm pretty sure that we have hugged longer than that." I said, elbowing him in the rock hard stomach playfully. However, by now, Jacob and Renesmee had separated and Jacob now approached me.
"Bells, it's great to see you." Jacob placed a hand on my arm. Edward growled under his breath so only I could hear it. I glared at Edward for a second and they refocused on Jacob.

"It's great to see you too Jake! We've all missed you and you're bushy tail around here." I laughed and gave Jake a hug.

"Hey now, no tail cracks. It's not my fault!" Jacob laughed, releasing me from his bone-crushing hug. "So how was your first day?" Jacob asked, now addressing our whole family. There was a chorus of 'okay's and 'fine's. Emmett advanced toward Jake and pulled him into a big bear hug. "Great to see you again, wolf bro!" Emmett laughed as the boys pulled apart.

"I'm glad you found our new house okay," Esme said gently, touching Jacob's arm. "We've really missed you these past weeks Jacob. You've really become part of the family."

"Thanks Esme. That really means a lot." Jake slipped his hands in this jeans pocket and inclined his head. But the informal welcome party was broken up by the growling in Renesmee's stomach. "Dinner time for the half human!" Jake exclaimed. He ran over to Renesmee, threw her slight but virtually indestructible body over his broad shoulder, and ran towards the kitchen.

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Renesmee was still at the main house catching up with Jacob when Edward and I retreated to our cottage in the woods. I liked our cottage in Forks better, but since we couldn't go back for a couple of decades, we would have to make do. When we arrived, Edward sighed and slumped into the living room. I rolled my eyes and followed, knowing there was something on his mind.

"What is it?" I inquired of him.

"Nothing, just… just our little girl is growing up so fast." Edward sighed dramatically, but I could understand his feeling.

"Tell me about it." I commiserated, sitting down in his lab and leaning my head on his shoulder.

"I mean, she's barely nine years old, and she's got a steady boyfriend that she will eventually marry. Who's to say that she won't leave us at 13 years old and go live with Jacob?" Edward traced a pattern on the back of my hand with his long fingers.

I had a feeling that we both needed some cheering up. "How about a hunt?" I suggested, and to that, Edward nodded enthusiastically.