CHAPTER SIX: Part II
A beautiful, sculpted, tanned…
Renesmee stared out the window at Jake and Seth. They were trying to get Leah to get in the pool by doing massive cannonballs that sent waves of water in her direction. So far they had completely soaked her i-pod and the collection of neatly stacked fashion magazines. Renesmee giggled to herself. She could sense that Leah was trying to keep her composure, but she could tell by the way Leah was tapping her thigh that she was getting ready to throw the patio furniture at them.
If Jake didn't look so darn good in his swim shorts she would have scolded him. But staring at the rippling muscles on his abdomen quickly made her tongue-tied and giddy. She would be no help to Leah in that state so she opted to help Renee with lunch. The wolves ate a lot, like three starving sumo-wrestlers, so it took a lot of man-power to keep up with constant supply of food that was being served. Renee was unaccustomed to having so many people to feed at such large volumes. Jake, Seth and Leah were going to eat her out of house and home at this rate. That's why Grandpa Carlisle and Grandma Esme bought everything in bulk.
Renee followed where Renesmee had her eyes trained and smirked.
"That Seth seems like a nice boy."
"Oh, yah, he's great," Renesmee blushed. Renee had seen her staring and probably thought she had been watching Seth.
"You should date him."
"Gramma," Renesmee groaned. She couldn't exactly tell her about Jake and the whole imprinting soul-mates deal, after all, he had been best friends with Bella at one point, which would make it really weird for Renesmee to be dating Jake in reality since it should technically make Jake twenty years older than her. But seeing as Jake didn't age normally, mainly because as long as there were vampires around the wolf genes kept him young so he could defend human life, Jake looked like he did the day he imprinted on Renesmee.
A beautiful, sculpted, tanned…Renesmee's thoughts began to run away with her and she blushed even harder. The best thing about Jake was that he was warm. After living her whole life with freezing cold vampires she had come to appreciate how nice it felt when Jake hugged her. She thought about that often and Edward would growl and tell her she was grounded. It was a big bone of contention between the two of them. Renesmee would sigh and tell her dad that if he didn't want to hear thoughts like that he should stop spying in her head. She loved Jake and there was nothing that would ever change that. He had been her Jacob since the day she was born.
But according to what Renee knew, Jacob was "Uncle Jake" and was taking Renesmee on a cross country trip to celebrate her getting into Harvard. He was merely here to supervise Renesmee and her friends. He grew a thin, ragged beard and everything, just so he would look older because it was hard to explain why Jacob still looked like the seventeen year old version of himself. Renesmee didn't complain, though his scruffiness bothered her when they kissed, because it would be a lot harder to answer questions than it would be to put up with a few extra chin hairs for a while. Jake promised he'd shave as soon as they left Florida.
"Seth and Leah look like Jacob. Are they related?"
"Well, yes and no. They have the same heritage, they belong to the same tribe, but they aren't actually blood related." Renesmee didn't even get into the whole bonded wolf pack thing.
"Oh, so Seth's a Quileute, too. Have you known him long?" Renee asked.
"Sort of," Renesmee smiled. Seth had been around long before she was born, but again, that wasn't something Renee needed to know. His cute baby face made Seth look like an adorable teenager, especially when he smiled. His cheeks bunched up under his eyes and he got all squinty. Seth was a blusher too. Because it was something most of her family couldn't do, Renesmee had always been fascinated by it. She loved that the wolves were more human than supernatural creature. Someday Seth would find the right person for him, and so would Leah for that matter. But Jacob was the perfect fit for her, whether her dad wanted to admit it or not.
"While I think he's cute. You should go for him."
Renesmee shrugged and mumbled something about already having a boyfriend, hoping to change the subject. It was bad enough that Renee was already trying to wrangle Seth and Renesmee alone time by giving Jake and Leah random chores to do around the house. She didn't want her trying to set them up on a date. Not that Seth would think anything of it. He was like a brother to her, but still, Jake was a jealous fool. She didn't need him getting overly protective and knocking Seth's teeth out (in a brotherly-love sort of way of course). It would raise certain questions.
Renee's eyebrows shot up but Renesmee prevented further conversation by shoving a turkey sandwich into her mouth. She took the plate of sandwiches and motioned that she was taking it outside, leaving Renee to ponder her granddaughter's love-life alone.