Safety

Author' Notes: First of all, thanks for the nice comments! Yep, I'm a Bulgarian, how did you know? (: Btw, I don't know why, but the last bit of the chapter didn't appear, so here it is:

He really loved her, didn't he? And she wanted him here, she needed him here. I could see that very clearly in her chocolate eyes whenever he wasn't near her – she was getting nervous and noisy, she resisted to eat – or drink – anything until he got there. She had even started crying for him several times….

I tried to imagine an older version of Nessie and the same huge sixteen-year-old Jacob, together… "Like together-together", as Jessica, my first friend here, would say.

Wow. That was pretty weird, trying to imagine Renesmee with Jake. Once again, I was glad Edward couldn't possibly know what I was thinking about.

My little girl. My best friend. Well, maybe someday I would get used to it.

Jake's POV

When I woke up, it was still late in the morning – or maybe early in the afternoon. Nessie was already awake; she had nestled by my side with her eyes locked on my face.

"Morning, sunshine", I smiled.

I could here Edward's laughter from the other room. Nessie touched my face with her little pale hand and I saw the image of her in his father arms. I scowled.

"You don't want to stay here with me?" I faked a sad voice.

Nessie smiled gently, caressing my face with her fingers. She didn't show me anything this time, she was just trying to comfort me.

I stood up with a sigh and held her in my arms. She snuggled against my chest, her head on my shoulder, and her little arms around my neck. She touched my face again, insisting for her father, and cried softly.

"OK, OK, I got it, Ness. Daddy. OK."

I carried her to Bella and Edward's room and knocked quietly on the door. Bella opened after about half a second with a smile on her face and her wrapper on.

"Someone is crying for Daddy", I said as I walked into the room.

Edward was beside me for a part of the second, and he took Nessie out of my arms. She touched his cheek quickly.

"She's hungry", Edward told Bella. "Let's go home. Coming, Jake?"

"Sure. Let me hold her, OK?"

Edward didn't seem very pleased by my asking, but he gave her to me. Nessie came to my arms excitedly and laughed briefly, resting her head on my shoulder again.

"Why didn't you just tell me you were hungry?" I asked her while I was walking towards the Cullen's house. Bella and Edward had already disappeared in the wood, running as fast as they could – as always.

"I didn't want to bother you", she said aloud; and once again, I was breathless. I loved the sound of her voice, which I didn't hear very often. It was just… well, breathtaking – every time she spoke, I was so caught up in the sound that I couldn't respond. And I bet she knew it. She somehow knew everything about me.

I didn't want to bother you.

Probably no one except me could see the sweetness of these words – sweetness caused only by the fact Nessie had spoken them.

She smiled briefly, as if she knew what I was thinking. Maybe she did, who knows?

I was amazed how fast everything was happening. A few months ago, I could swear I'd do anything to have Isabella Swan as my girlfriend. But Isabella Swan was now Bella Cullen, and her daughter was all that mattered for me. I held her in my arms and that was all I could wish for.

I loved her more than everything else in the world. I was ready to give up my heart and soul for her, I was ready to…

Oh my gosh, when did I get so sappy?

Never mind, never mind.

My point is that Nessie had become my life since the very first time I saw her. Nothing in the world could possibly compare to her. She gave a new meaning to everything – she made me see everything in a completely new way. A beautiful way.

Yeah, she had made my messy, complicated, painful life so beautiful.