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Hello everyone! I would like to thank all of you who reviewed, even though they weren´t many. I just felt that the little who reviewed should be rewarded. So yes, I left my lazyness behind and decided to upload. Anyway, hope you enjoy and sorry for any mistakes. If I catch any, I´ll fix them. I like the song When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls, so I included it here.
On with the read:
Chapter 2: Renesmee Hits Womanhood
When I Grow up
Tonight was one of the best nights of my life. I have always felt loved by every single member of my family, but for some reason, tonight, I felt it even more. My dad´s words really got to me when he made that toast in Starless.
After going home, my mom, my dad, and I didn´t go straight to the cottage but instead, decided to hang out at the main house for a while. I went upstairs to Aunt Alice´s room to get out of my dress and put on something more comfortable. I took of my shoes and put on some slippers. Before even getting to the staircase, I knew who my mom was talking to by Aunt Rose´s bothered expression and mom´s eagerness in her voice. So I rushed downstairs and demanded the phone.
-"Mom! Hand me the phone! I want to talk to Jacob! I haven´t heard of him since like last week!" I could hear Jacob chuckle on the other line.
-"Hang on! Do I have to remind he´s my friend also?" my mom said with a playful smile.
-"Just give it to me!" By now, I could hear Jacob laughing, hard.
-"Hold on Jacob, someone wants to talk to you," she said before handing me the phone.
Since I didn´t want the whole family in my business, I rushed upstairs to the guest room even though I knew just well that they could all hear me anyway. For some reason, it just gave me a little sense of much needed privacy.
-"Jacob!!! Hi, I´ve missed you! How´s La Push?"
-"Hey, someone´s happy!" That´s so Jacob, I thought. I could almost see that warm, loveable smile I liked so much.
-"Oh, not that much since you´re gone. I can´t wait till you´re back! It´s been so boring lately. So… tell me! How´s the Billy and everyone?"
-"They´re fine. Like always, watching their games every night. You can´t even imagine how much I´ve missed you. Everyone sends their heys. Oh, and Charlie really wants to see you. "
-"That´s too bad, I really want to see them but we´ve been busy. Can´t wait till this week goes by so you´re back."
Renesmee!!! I was being called from the living room. Come see this!!! Apparently they were having a good time since I could hear everyone bursting in laughter.
-"Hey Jacob, I´ve got to go. Apparently they want me to see something. Talk to you later… Come soon!"
-"Yeah, go. Love you, bye!" And he hung up. Jacob always said goodbye with I love you, but this one sounded different, like he meant it more. I knew about him imprinting on me, so I was aware this was something natural. But for some reason, this one in particular lit me up, and I liked it.
Renesmee!!! I heard.
-"Okay, okay, I´m coming!" I said. I rushed downstairs when I saw Uncle Emmett covered in… pads? Did he seriously have one on his forehead and all over his face? This explains why everyone was in hysterics. I couldn´t help but laugh myself. Uncle Emmett was also sporting one of the angriest frowns and biggest pouts.
"Wha.. What… ha..happened???" I said between giggles. No one could formulate a sentence I could understand because of the laughing so Uncle Emmett explained.
"Rose started teasing me about something PG not your age so I reminded her of this one time she forgot to put her heels on and instead went to this party in slippers back in the 60´s and she got mad and sprayed Lysol on my forehead. So I went to the guest bathroom to get cleaned up and I saw these little things that I thought were tissues but I didn't notice they were sticky until they didn´t come off! And every time I opened one, they kept STICKING!!! I told Esme that was not a good brand of tissues. I should sue that company… Always, yeah ALWAYS STICKING!!!"
-" Tha.. that´s why!"- Aunt Alice was laughing. "Those were not tissues, they were pads!" By this time everyone was laughing so hard, even though we´re vampires we had to hold our stomachs. He had a confused look on his face, like he didn´t get it. This made us laugh even more. Suddenly, his expression turned from comprehension to disgust.
-"So you mean? NO! EWWWWW!!!!!"
-"Oh yeah!!" We all said in unison, by now laughing so hard, our neighbors could hear us, and we don't have neighbors until like 3 kilometers away.
-"Take. It. Off! That´s repulsive!"
"You know, what´s worst of it all, is that after all these years of repeating high school constantly and getting millions of health classes, you still don´t know what a pad is. I mean, seriously!" my dad said.
I couldn´t stand it anymore. I knew it was funny, but hey! Poor Uncle Emmett! So I started taking the pads off, and he whimpered with everyone.
-"Ouch, OUCH! Hey take it easy there, my curls are sensible!"
When I was done helping Uncle Emmett, I glanced at the clock and noticed it was beyond my bedtime already, even for a weekend. I said my goodnights and went up to the guest room, but not before going to Aunt Alice´s room to get my stuff first. Even though I didn´t sweat or anything, I still took a hot shower just to loosen up a bit before going to bed.
I climbed in the bed and just as I was going to close my eyes, I thought about what Jacob told me before hanging up, and I felt all excited about it. It was what he always told me, but then again, this time it was somehow different. Somehow, it mattered more. It was like he saying he loved me, now made me feel special. Maybe I was just overreacting, but it shure made me get the tickles. I felt sleep take over, with Jacob still on my mind.
When I woke up, the first thing I thought was: Wow, that was a really weird dream.
In it, I was sitting on Jacob´s lap in the living room surrounded by every member of the family. Then, when I looked at my finger, it had an engagement ring on it, and my mom was smiling. But what was even weirder is that I liked that dream. It made me happy.
I stood up from the bed and stretched. Before entering the bathroom, I grabbed an apple green sundress and a pair of beaded flip flops I packed before coming here. I also grabbed some underwear and my tooth brush. When I was done, I headed downstairs.
-"Good morning everyone!"- I greeted the family. Apparently, I slept a bit too much. "Good morning,"- They greeted back.
-"Hello sleepyhead". My dad said.
-"Hi dad," I said and sat next to him on the couch. I gave him a kiss when I heard Esme calling me from the kitchen.
-"Renesmee, sweetheart, come have some breakfast before Jacob comes and picks you up."
-"Jacob?"- I asked. Wasn´t he supposed to get here in a week, not today? Did I sleep that much?
-"Yes. He called and said he would pick you up at 12:00."- Aunt Alice said.
-"Oh. Did he mention what we were going to do? I mean should I put on something more practical?"
-"Don´t worry. I packed some stuff for you in that bag that´s on the front door. Everything you need is there. Since you were sleeping, I went to the cottage and picked some stuff out for you. Plus some stuff I bought at the mall. No big deal."
I wondered what she meant by no big deal.
My breakfast was probably going to get cold so I went to the kitchen and gave Esme a peck on the cheek before sitting on a stool.
-"Here you go, sweetheart. Just make shure you hurry up because Jacob is about to be here. Apparently he´s taking you somewhere."
-"Thanks Esme." I looked at my plate and saw French toasts drenched in syrup with a side of strawberry marmalade.
-"So, are you excited about going out with Jacob." She asked. That´s weird. I´ve never talked boys with Esme before.
-"Um, yeah. I guess. I really missed him."
-"Look, I know Jacob and about the imprinting thing. I´m not saying he´s a bad person because he is far from that. After all he has done for us, I consider him part of my family. All I´m saying is that you should take things by steps. If you like him, have fun and enjoy your life but just live every stage fully before going to the next. Don´t try to go off running if you can´t walk. I don´t want you to get hurt," Esme said with a loving and warm expression.
-"Thanks Esme. I´ll do that."
-"Shure. But eat now." She smiled.
I finished eating my breakfast seconds later when I heard a truck´s horn outside. That had to be Jacob. So I rushed out of the kitchen and waved goodbye to my family.
"Bye Nessie, have fun!"I could hear them say from a distance.
I climbed in on the passenger seat. I wasn´t completely inside before I pulled Jacob into a tight hug which he happily returned. I could almost feel him grinning on my shoulder.
-"Oh my god Jacob I missed you! Why didn´t you tell me you were coming home early!" I saw him grinning.
"I wanted it to be a surprise. I missed you so much too. I can´t believe I could make it that long without you!" he said, just before flashing me that amazingly, full teeth, warm smile I love so much.
Right then, he started the engine and instantly I knew that wherever we were going, I was going to have a blast, so I didn´t even bother asking.
-"So, how was Charlie?" I asked him just as I turned on the radio and put on a station that was playing When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls. I couldn´t help myself and I started dancing like crazy to the song and mouthing the lyrics.
You know what it's like to be nameless
Want them to know what your name is
'Cause see when I was younger I would say
When I grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be a star
I wanna be in movies
-"You do know you look very cute when you do that." He looked at me smiling. I felt my cheeks blush all the way. But then again, I couldn´t help myself! This song was so… contagious! So I kept on dancing but now, I wasn´t mouthing the words, I was singing them, and loud!
When I grow up
I wanna see the world
Drive nice cars
I wanna have Groupies
When I grow up
Be on TV
People know me
Be on magazines
When I grow up
Fresh and clean
Number one chick when I step out on the scene
Just then, I realized what part was coming next so I looked at Jacob and did my best trying to be sexy and I pointed at him singing:
But be careful what you wish for
'Cause you just might get it
But you just might get it
But You just might get it
"Now, that wasn´t cute, that was hot!" he said. I blushed even more but still nodded with a smug smile and continued singing.
They used to tell me I was silly
Until I popped up on the TV
I always wanted to be a superstar
And knew that singing songs would get me this far
But I ain't complaining
We all wanna be famous
So go ahead and say what you wanna say
You know what it's like to be nameless
Want them to know what your name is
'Cause see, when I was younger I would say
Apparently the song was so contagious that it got Jacob singing along with me while he drove. I started to laugh and so did he until the song was over. These were the times where I just knew I could count on Jacob when I wanted to have a damn good time out of simple moments. Because you know what? He is the kind of boy that can make me laugh.
There you go! Please review. That´s like power boost to me and I write more. Oh and by the way, this chapter was supposed to be as long as the first one but I decided to end it there. Don´t expect EXTREMELY long chaps from me, but I won´t leave you hanging with a short one either. Now, if you REALLY want long chapters, I´ll put up a poll on my profile so you can vote. I should let you know though, that if you want long chapters, the updates won´t come that quickly. So, Happy New Year everyone! The perfect Christmas gift from you guys are the reviews... SO REVIEW! :) xoxo,
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