A/N: Sorry it took so long, major writer's block. This chapter is more of a transitional one to get them moved. Next one will be her first day of school. I'm also changing the rating to M for possible lemons in the future.
Standard disclaimer applies…
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I woke up early to Jacob's soft snoring. He had rolled over onto his side and his russet-colored arm was draped across my stomach. I couldn't help but smile. This beautiful man was all mine, forever. I leaned towards his face and lightly brushed my lips against his. He stopped snoring but didn't open his eyes so I leaned in and kissed him again. This time he kissed me back.
"Good morning," he breathed against my lips. "How did you sleep love?" He pulled me closer as he waited for my answer.
"Perfectly. What about you?"
"I could get used to this, that's for sure."
I could hear my parents muted voices in their room. "We should probably get up. I'm sure the rest of the family is ready to get going." I sat up as Jacob climbed out of the bed. He had his shirt back on before my feet had even touched the floor.
We made our way out into the living room and my parents joined us. I looked at the clock on the wall - it was 7:30. "Are we leaving soon?" I asked.
"The rest of the family is already on the road. We wanted to wait until you woke up to see if you wanted us to drive down with you," my mother answered.
"I think we'll be ok. I've already got the address programmed into my GPS and it shouldn't take me long to get ready. We won't be too far behind you." My father nodded and they both kissed me on the cheek and said goodbye to Jacob before leaving us alone.
We were on the road thirty minutes later with Jacob driving my car. He had decided to leave the Rabbit behind because we already had enough cars and technically wouldn't be able to drive anyways. Starting as freshmen definitely had its disadvantages.
My hand was linked in his as I stared out the window. I never got tired of the drive down the 101. The scenery was beautiful, especially when the road met the ocean. It was a typical cloudy day but it was warm and we drove with the windows down. I took in deep breaths of the salty ocean air. I was thankful that we would not be leaving the Pacific Northwest yet.
We drove in silence for a few hours, just enjoying the sound of the wind and a rock mix on my iPod. After we crossed the bridge into Oregon, I heard Jacob's stomach growl. "We should stop and get something to eat," I said, knowing he wouldn't bring it up.
"Ok, where would you like to stop?" We had passed Astoria and were driving into Warrenton.
"There, that place looks good." I pointed to a seafood place right on the highway, Dooger's. Seafood was one of the few human foods that I could stand to eat. It being a nice Sunday, the restaurant was pretty crowded but we hardly got any looks. I was shocked. Maybe Oregon isn't going to be so bad, I thought.
After Jacob ordered almost half the menu and I'd ordered my clam chowder and lobster, the waitress left us and he scooted his chair closer to mine. "Are you excited for school tomorrow?" he asked while playing with one of my curls absentmindedly.
"I am. I've been waiting my whole life for tomorrow. The start of a new adventure is always exciting. What about you? Are you looking forward to high school again?"
"Well, considering that I never finished the first time, it could be quite interesting. I'm not a genius like the rest of you," he smirked.
"Haha, very funny. But you don't need to worry, I'll tutor you." I grinned wide when he stuck his tongue out at me. "Very mature, Jacob. You're doing good at acting like a 15-year-old."
His laugh startled the elderly couple next to us as he leaned over and pecked me on the cheek. I ran a hand through his hair and let it rest on his neck. The waitress brought our food out and I noticed that she was staring at where my hand was resting. I smiled big, catching her attention and she nervously smiled back before setting our food down. That's new. My chuckle made Jacob look at me before digging into his food, but I just shook my head.
We ate quickly, wanting to get back on the road. The rest of the drive went by too fast. The sun finally came out from behind the clouds and made my skin glow. It glinted off the waves as we made our way into Newport. The city didn't consist of much, but it was bigger than Forks. We passed a Wal-Mart in the north end of town and I winced. I hope that there is better shopping than that here or Aunt Alice is going to be dragging me out of town for lots of shopping trips.
We continued to drive south through town, over the Yaquina Bay Bridge and past the southern city limits. The GPS finally alerted us that the turn was coming up and Jacob slowed the car. The only sign that there was a driveway was a blue marker with the address printed on it. Otherwise, the trees and bushes completely camouflaged the small gravel road. The driveway was short and the trees were dense but we soon found ourselves entering a small clearing where Jacob parked next to Dad's Volvo.
As we got out of the car, I took a moment to examine the house. It had more of a modern style, but was similar to the house in Forks. The porch ran the entire width of the house and wrapped around on both sides. I couldn't see but I imagined that it ran around the entire house. The main floor had two large windows on either side of the front door, but the other two stories only had a few small windows. Knowing my family, the west side of the house was probably all windows. The siding was a medium gray and the roof was a shade darker. As I was finishing my evaluation, the front door opened and my mother stepped out.
"You guys made it," she said with a smile. She gave us both hugs and then grabbed my hand to lead us into the house. I instantly felt at home. The main floor was very open and bright and I could see my assessment about the windows on the west end was right. Uncle Emmett was on the deck sparkling in the sunshine. My mother saw where my eyes were and answered the question that was apparent on my face. "We don't have any neighbors for miles. We basically have a private beach."
I nodded my head in reply and retook to surveying the interior of the house. The ceiling was high, which added to the open feeling. To my right was a large dining room with a rectangular table that took up most of the space. The kitchen was to the left of the entryway and had all new stainless-steel appliances. Like we need those. The living room ran the entire width of the house and featured lush cream carpet and matching furniture. There was a large brick fireplace on the south wall and there were already several family photos on the mantle. On the north wall was a staircase that led up to the second floor. I could hear the rest of my family moving around on the upper floors.
"Would you like to see the guest house?" my mother asked.
"Yes!" I exclaimed. I was excited to see how all our hard work paid off. Thought we had picked out all the furnishings and decorations, we hadn't seen the actual house. I grabbed Jacob's hand as she led us out the patio doors and onto the deck. Emmett gave us a big smile before turning and heading into the house. Mom headed down a long flight of stairs that descended to the sand below. I was about to ask her where we were going when I saw it.
Embedded in the cliff face to the right of the stairs was a wall of windows. The sun sparkled off the glass and I could see our reflections looking back at me. The small deck was the same color as the sand and as I looked closer I noticed French doors situated in the center of the wall of glass. I dropped Jacob's hand and tentatively walked forward. I stepped onto the deck and could hear him following me. With one swift motion, I opened the doors and stepped inside.
It was perfect.
The ceiling and walls were the natural stone of the rock wall. The blue couch was on the far wall below the Monet painting. Alice and Jasper's entertainment system was against the north wall with the 50" plasma TV from Emmett and Rosalie. The south wall was one large bookcase and my entire collection plus a few new books were placed on the shelves. There was a hallway to the left of the couch and I headed towards it. The first door on the right was a bathroom that held an antique clawfoot tub. The second door led to a small kitchen with an adjacent dining room. The last room at the end of the hall was the bedroom.
The four-poster cherry wood bed that we picked out was against the back wall. A sheer netting hung from the posts, giving it a dreamy feel. There were matching nightstands on each side and a dresser on the opposite wall. The walk-in closet was, of course, massive and already full of our new wardrobes. A large picture of the whole family was the only decoration hanging on the walls and as I looked closer, I realized it was taken last night at my party. That was quick. There were two smaller pictures on one of the nightstands. The first was taken at Charlie's house on my first Christmas and was of me sitting on Jacob's lap. I had my head thrown back in laughter and he had a smirk on his face as he watched me. I smiled at the memory, remembering that Uncle Quil had almost knocked over the tree. The second picture was also from last night. It was taken when Jacob and I were dancing in the corner of the dance floor by ourselves. We were looking into each other's eyes and looked completely at peace. I smiled and turned to find him looking at the same picture.
"You looked so beautiful last night," he said as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"So did you," I answered, knowing that he knew I meant handsome. "Where did Bella go?" I asked when I noticed she wasn't in the room with us.
"She said she had to go back up to the other house." I smiled because I knew she was giving us privacy to get used to our new house. Even though I wasn't there, I felt an odd sense of déjà vu knowing that Alice had done the same thing when they gave Mom the cottage.
"What do you think?"
He wasted no time in answering. "I think it's perfect for us. I'm just so happy to be out of my dad's tiny house that anything will make me happy," he chuckled. "I'd ask what you think but I can already tell that you love it."
I felt my cheeks flush and looked down. "Is it that obvious?" He squeezed my sides and I looked up into his eyes. I started backing up slowly, pulling Jacob with me towards the edge of the bed. He followed, smiling, until the backs of my legs hit the bed and then his eyes grew wider and his smile faltered. I pulled us down onto the covers and rolled over until I was on top of him, straddling his stomach. "You know, being built into the rock probably hinders Edward's ability to hear us," I said as I leaned over him and his eyes grew even wider. I tilted closer to his face but then moved to his neck and started kissing the spot right below his ear. He sighed and moved his hands to my hips and started rubbing in circles. I kept nuzzling his neck and then moved to his earlobe, flicking it with my tongue. I started kissing his jaw line, enjoying the feel of his stubble on my lips.
I'd just reached his lips when he finally spoke. "Ness, what are you doing?" he asked breathlessly. I pulled back and looked at his face. His forehead was creased down the middle and his darks eyes looked troubled.
"What's wrong…do you not want me to do this?" I asked, shocked and more than a little hurt. I quickly moved off his body and scooted to the edge of the bed. He sat up and was immediately at my side.
"Ness, that's not it. I just thought you weren't ready…" He let his sentence trail off, awaiting my response.
I launched myself at him and he fell back again, a smile on his face this time. I planted my lips on his roughly and he reacted by pulling me closer to his warm body. He rolled us so that he was on top of me. Leaning on one arm to support his weight, he let his other hand roam my body. He started at my neck, tracing the line of my collarbone. I shivered involuntarily as his fingers continued to wander. He let his hand drift down, lightly brushing over my right nipple, which was already hard with anticipation. I couldn't help the moan that escaped my lips and he took that as encouragement and grabbed my entire breast with his warm hand. He started gently massaging and my back arched into his touch.
"I love you so much, Ness," he murmured into my mouth and I responded by wrapping my long legs around his waist and pulling him as close as I could. I touched my hand to his cheek and told him I loved him. His hand had drifted further down and his fingers were running along the waistband of my jeans. He pulled his lips away from mine to look at my face, making sure I was okay. I smiled to reassure him. With one hand, he unbuttoned my jeans and slowly pulled the zipper down. My breathing hitched, but not because I was nervous.
He sat up with his hands on the waist of my pants, ready to pull them down, when we heard someone clear their throat outside. In a flash, Jacob was off the bed and I quickly re-buttoned my jeans. He stood frozen against the wall, so I made my way out the door and through the house. Alice was standing on the porch with her back to me. I opened the French doors and made my way to her side. She turned and gave me a stern look before breaking out in giggles.
"Alice! It's not funny," I whined as she continued to laugh.
"I'm sorry, it's just the look on your face. It was priceless," she teased. "But you guys should be more careful. I could have been Edward and he would not be so understanding. I just came down to tell you guys that we are having a family meeting up at the other house."
"Ok, we'll be right up." She skipped across the sand and up the stairs. Jacob joined me on the porch just as she reached the top.
"That was too close, Ness. I don't think I'd be alive right now if that had been Edward."
"Well, let's not worry about it now. Alice won't let him know so we're safe," I said as I grabbed his hand. "Let's go, they're waiting for us."
I led him reluctantly up the stairs to the main house and I could tell he was trying to fill his head with anything but what had just happened. We made our way into the house where everyone was sitting around the dining room table. Carlisle was at one end with Esme to his left. Rosalie, Emmett and Mom were sitting next to Esme and Jasper and Alice were on the other side. Dad was at the other end and the two seats closest to him were empty. I sat next to him, knowing that Jacob would not be able to handle it. Once we were seated, all eyes turned to Carlisle.
He smiled before speaking, his golden eyes passing over all of us and ending on me. "Tomorrow is a big day for many of us. I'm starting work at the hospital and you are all starting at a new school. For most of you, this is nothing new. But for four of you, this is something new." He paused and I looked around the table in confusion.
Four of us? I thought to myself.
"He is counting me as well," my father answered. "It will be my first time in school with your mother since her transformation and my first time with…my daughter."
I couldn't help the blush that crept into my cheeks. "Oh…"
Carlisle saved me by continuing with his speech. "Bella, we all know you have impeccable self-control but I still want you to be careful. You've never been around this many humans at one time so you don't know the temptation they can pose. Jacob, this is your second time in school but first time as part of a vampire family. You must work hard to keep up our illusion. And finally, Renesmee." As he spoke, all eyes turned to me. "This will be your first high school experience. Like your mother, it will be your first exposure to this amount of humans but we fully trust you. More than anyone, even Jacob, you will fit in best with the other students. You and Jacob will be able to attend school on sunny days, but will have the option of staying home if you choose. You will have to be extra careful to avoid physical contact so that you do not accidentally show anyone your thoughts. But, having said all that, I basically called this meeting to wish you luck tomorrow. You will be an excellent student, I have no doubt of that."
My father grabbed my hand that was resting on the table and I turned to look at him. "Your mother and I also wish you luck. We feel so blessed to be able to share your first high school experience with you."
I could only smile in return and I felt my cheeks flame again. "Thank you…all of you. I'm so excited for tomorrow and am also very glad that I get to share the experience with my family."
Carlisle cleared his throat to regain the attention of the family. "As a precaution, I think we should hunt tonight. Tomorrow could be a long day for some of you if you are not well fed."
I nodded in agreement and with that the family meeting was over. Jasper and Alice exited out the front door to hunt immediately. Carlisle and Esme went up the stairs, whispering as they walked. Rosalie and Emmett made themselves comfortable on the couch and Rose started flipping through the channels on the big screen. Dad, Mom, Jacob and I lingered in the dining room. I decided that I should probably call Charlie to let him know we made it safely. I grabbed the phone off the wall and took it out onto the deck. I heard Jacob join Emmett and Rose in the living room and Edward and Bella go out the front door.
I kept my conversation with Charlie short, not wanting feel the sadness at leaving him again. After I was finished, I replaced the phone on its hook and sat on Jacob's lap. Aunt Rose had finally settled on a movie. It was one of my favorites, Wall∙E. I had always loved the endearing story of the two robots who found love against all odds. A smile played at the corners of my mouth as I settled further into Jacob's lap to watch the movie.
I awoke with a start sometime later, shocked that I had fallen asleep. We were alone in the dark living room and everything was quiet except for Jacob's snoring. The moonlight was reflecting off of the water outside and I wondered what time it was. I gently woke Jacob up and he looked just as surprised that it was nighttime. We both stood and stretched, trying to remove the stiffness from our bodies. I finally found a clock and was shocked at the time. It was almost eleven, which meant we'd been asleep for nearly six hours. I silently wondered why no one had woken us.
As I listened for sounds in the house, I noticed that it was silent. "That's odd, everyone is gone," I said aloud, more to myself but Jacob nodded his head in agreement.
"We should probably go hunt. It's getting late and we have school in the morning. Wow, that feels really weird to say…" Jacob mused. I laughed at his perplexed expression and led the way to the front door. We stepped out into the cool ocean breeze and I couldn't help but take a deep breath. The salty air filled my nostrils and instantly revitalized me. "Are you ready?" Jacob asked.
A wide grin took over my face. "I'll race you."
