Ch2 Time Changes Things

Emmauk26 2010-01-22. chapter 1 review.
OMG, THANK YOU, thank you, thank you, hun, I LOVE ya, that was AMAZING, I LOVE it, you TOTALLY rock, Tristan is a dick, how dare he hurt Edward like that poor thing, looks like Tristan's not as nice as he makes out he is, wonder if he's gonna keep trying to get between Bella and Edward; thanks so much for doing this hun your such a fantastic writer and I love your ideas, I'd LOVE to ask for a sequal to this, hehe, but I think I might be pushing my luck just a bit, lol, but i'm not gonna object if it gets you to agree, (smiles cheekily at you) hehe, looking forward to reading more of your amazing stories, keep up the great work. ;-D

A/N: This is the 2nd chapter in my sequel story for An Old Friend. And Above is the review I got from the 1st chapter that made me want to continue writing this story. I just wanted to thank Emmauk26 again for enjoying my story so much. I loved the review for the last chapter so much and I have been meaning to update this story but so many things have gotten in my way, like updating/writing my other stories and life in general and for that I am sorry! I hope this makes up for neglecting this story until now. I hope you like this one as much as the others!
Also about certain things in this story, I do not have sure facts about so I'm mostly guessing. For example I have jumped ahead in time so Renesmee is born and I had to guess her age for about the time of the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of that Stephenie Meyer does, but I am glad that we can have fun with the characters!

Bella's POV.

A few weeks ago Edward and I had the best Valentines Day ever! I almost can't believe its been about a year and a half since Edward turned me. Since Renesmee was born and since we started living our happily ever after as a family. Renesmee is still growing and learning very quickly but it doesn't frighten Edward and I like it used to. We know she's going to be alright and live a long and happy life with all of us! Her age may be around a year and a half but her looks are closer to that of a twelve and a half year old. Everyone in the family absolutely adore her and are always trying to spend time with her, teaching her things, shopping, talking, or just playing and having fun. Emmett wants to teach her how to fight and play pranks on people. Jasper is teaching her strategies for what Emmett is teaching. Rose and Alice, of course, take her shopping all the time. Renesmee loves to help Esme decorate and make plans for renovations. Carlisle of course, keeps an eye on her progressions but loves to read with her as well. Her father loves to play the piano with her, she's picking up on that quite well. Edward has offered to teach me as few times as well but I would rather listen than play. Everyone loves her and its has become very easy to accept the wolves always hanging around, especially Jacob. I admit, at first I over reacted to Jake's imprinting on my baby but I was a little unstable at the time. But now, everyone gets along ok; even Rose has been a little nicer… well she's been quieter but still. Its hard to believe that after everything that has happened to us that we still get to live as one big happy family! Nothing can be better!

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Edward's POV.

Its been about a year and a half since Renesmee was born, three days before Bella's last birthday. … Well its been 1 year, 5 months, and 14 days since our daughter's birth day or 532 days exactly. Today makes it 1 year, 5 months, and 18 days since the last human birthday Bella will ever have. 535 days and she will forever be a vampire. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't be happier to have both my daughter and my beautiful wife with me for all eternity but something inside me still burns at the idea of her being like me. That she will never grow older or get to live her human life how she was meant to live … but I guess she really wasn't. Its as if Bella was made for this life, even as a newborn she was perfect! I don't really think about things this way, not now because I have a beautiful family to think about instead! Bella never seems to regret what she left behind but her life isn't all that different now anyway. I don't regret turning her, regret saving her but I do regret the pain she had to suffer in order for that to happen. I will always regret her pain … especially when I'm the cause of her torture and agony.

"Come on Dad, Mom will be wait for us to get home?" Renesmee said as she run around me in a circle before suddenly stopping in front of me. "Daddy. Are you ok Daddy?"

Breaking from my train of thought, I was staring at my very concerned little girl. "Yeah, I'm fine Sweetie. I was just thinking about something. We should be heading home though, your mother will be waiting. We wouldn't want her to get worried."

"Yeah, Dad. That's what I said about a minute ago. Are you sure you're alright." Renesmee asked again. "Maybe I should call mom or Aunty Alice?"

"Hey, I said I was fine. No need tattling to the family just because I took a minute to think." I said teasing her before I rushed over and swept her into my arms then started spinning us around.

"Hey, Hey. Take it easy!" Jacob called as he came around one of the trees after shifting back to human form.

"Relax Pup, Its not like I'd hurt her." I warned, yeah ok Jake and our family had gotten along after the almost war but come on … I can only take so much outside concerns as a father.

" Sure, sure. … I can't help it if I worry!" Jake spat after I stopped spinning.

After Renesmee started complaining about us fighting again, Jake and I decided it was best to get home before it was Bella complaining. She has a habit of worrying when we all go out hunting together because Jacob has a habit of getting on my nerves. Not to say that I don't push a few of his buttons as well but at least I do it out of protection for my little girl. Renesmee may look twelve and sometimes has the mind of a mature teen but she's still barely two years old. Bella tells me its not worth worrying about right now but I guess I just can't help worrying about my girls. Speaking of worry and my other girl, I was starting to really miss my lovely wife so I was only too eager to get home now. We all started running back toward town when suddenly my head felt like it was trying to explode. I couldn't think straight and as I grabbed my head, I collapsed on the ground. I could hear Renesmee calling me but nothing else around me made sense.

"DAD! … DADDY?" Renesmee called again and again.

"Hey, Ness Its ok. He's gonna be fine." Jacob called as he pulled Renesmee away from me. 'Come on, Ed. What's going on? Is someone out there? Is something happening? Edward snap out of it Man!' He yelled to me, holding her protectively ready to run as she struggled to get free with no hope of him letting her go.

My head was splitting in two, as a vampire headaches are rare but for me they do happen… but this was no headache, this was pure torture. Much worse than listening to Jessica's old annoying thoughts or even being under Jane's gift. This was different this was a focused pain threatening to rip my head in half. I couldn't even think clearly enough to find the source of the pain. I tried to focus but the pain got worse and the two people screaming beside me wasn't helping my concentration. Everything around me started to blur and the pressure on my head was building until I couldn't even keep my eyes open. I was so lost I couldn't even tell if I was screaming or not, it doesn't matter because I'm not sure what good it would have done. Probably wouldn't have helped. When the pain grew even more I thought I might pass out, even as a vampire but instead I heard another voice yelling at me in my mind.

'WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THE DANGER YOU PUT YOURSELF AND EVERONE AROUND YOU IN! DOESN'T YOUR STUPID BRAIN KNOW THE RULES AND LAWS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW' The familiar voice yelled from somewhere in the distance.

"You? … But, ahhhh." I tried to talk, to yell, to say anything but I could barley get a word out without the pain getting worse.

The pain slowly started to recede just a little, enough so I could open my eyes but I couldn't move from my crumbled mess on the ground, still holding my head so it didn't split in half. I know it was him… one of his hidden borrowed powers and if I could think I could figure a way out of this mess. His mental voice was getting closer and closer, all I could think of was how much I didn't want Renesmee around him. Not him, WHY HIM? Why does he have to be here, why now? Why after so long and why now, when we're all so happy? This can't be happening. I tried to tell Jake to run, to take my little girl and run home but I couldn't even get her name off my lips. Nothing was working and he was coming closer. If he does anything to hurt her, he will wish I'd killed him when we first met! He can't be here, not now; not ever! Why is he here!

"Edward, come on. This is so not funny and Nessie is freaking out here. How about a little help?" Jake complained again after not getting the hint to run away. 'Get up and tell me what's going on. I swear if this is some Vampire freak out I'll scream!'

"What have you done now, Boy?" Tristan came around a tree just across from where we all were.

"Who are you and what the hell do you want?" Jake instantly moved so Renesmee was behind him and he was crouching in front of both of us. 'Dude, is he the reason you're messed up like this? Who the hell is this freak?'

"What did you do to my Dad?" Renesmee yelled as she tried struggling past Jacob. "If you hurt him, you'll be in a lot of trouble! Leave him alone, you freak!"

"Jake. Run. … Ahhhh, Now." I tried again.

"Oh shut up, Its not that bad. And this thing is not your Dad. … He is a monster and I swear if she's in danger because of you I will kill you right here. Right now." Tristan yelled again.

"Do NOT talk to her that way!" Jacob growled. "Nessie, stop struggling and stay behind me. I don't know what this Leech wants so stay behind me."

"He is my dad! You have no right to call him that! YOU CAN'T HURT HIM!" Renesmee cried again.

"How could you TURN a child? DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE? And What of Bella? What have you done with her?" Tristan growled at me, completely ignoring the others.

"Bella. … Ahhhh, NO. She's not an immortal… child. Bella is … fine. Ren. … Ren….nessmee is our daughter." I tried to explain but the pain was forcing me to loose focus and breath heavily.

"Get up! You can't possibly fool me, I'm looking right at the child here." Tristan said just as the pain in my head stopped.

I got to my feet and put myself just in front of Jacob and my daughter. Clearly Tristan hadn't been paying much attention to anything other than what he saw from a distance because Renesmee up close is definitely not an immortal child. If he thinks she's one of them then he believes Bella is in danger because she's still human. Tristan has no idea that I turned Bella and I have no way of knowing how he will react when he finds out. There is no way that I want my sweet and innocent daughter around when he does find out so I have to find a way to get Jake and her out of here. If he tried to hurt her in any way he will soon be a pile of ashes and Bella will probably be upset that I hurt her friend. She'll probably think it was just an over reaction on my part. Probably.

"Take another look, Tristan. Renesmee is my daughter, not an immortal but only half vampire." I told him forcefully.

"Daddy? … Are you ok, Dad?" Renesmee asked again sounding less worried and more confused because I got up again.

"I'm fine Sweet heart." I told her over my shoulder. "And Jake, The next time I tell you to run with my little girl and to get her out of danger and you DON'T; I'll kill you!" I warned him.

"Dude, you couldn't move. I had no idea what was going on so how was I supposed to know which way to go or not?" Jacob defended himself. 'Besides, you really think she would let me take her anywhere if we had to leave you behind? She takes after her mother after all.'

"ENOUGH!" Tristan yelled suddenly. "What do you mean she's not an immortal…" He paused after looking at her again. "She has a heart beat? She's only a half breed."

"Careful what you say about my family Tristan." I warned him with a glare. "She's my daughter and I won't allow anyone to talk about her like that."

"Where is Bella? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH HER?" Tristan demanded again. 'If she's hurt you will pay, Boy. Mark my words, you will regret anything that happened to her.'

"Do you know this Freak, Edward?" Jacob asked.

"JAKE. Shut up and get Renesmee home. Now! Stay with her there until I say otherwise." I ordered. "Tristan if you want to know what happened to Bella then follow me. I can show you she's safe now."

"Daddy? … You can't just expect me to stay at home while you run off with some stranger that tried to hurt you." Renesmee questioned stubbornly, yeah she gets it from her mother.

"He's an old friend of your mother's so go home with Jacob and stay there until I come home to get you." I told her again with a little more force. "Renesmee I am not asking, I'm tell you as your father to go home and stay there. End of discussion."

"Fine. But you better not hurt my daddy or my family won't be very happy with you Mister." Renesmee said as Jacob picked her out into his arms at started running towards our cottage.

"What a stubborn child. … She has a lot of spunk." Tristan commented as if nothing was wrong with him being here.

"What is it that you want Tristan? You haven't seen Bella or anything for years now. Since that Valentines day when you nearly ruined everything. What makes you think you would be wanted around here after all these years and after what you did?" I asked him with a cautious and careful look, he has to be up to something.

"Bella. What did you do with Bella. Even this half br… This child. Even the child is a danger around her. Why would you consider putting Bella at risk like this? What were you thinking Boy? I told you to take care of her, not to put her in harms way." Tristan demanded again and asked a lot of questions.

"What did you do to me?" I asked ignoring his questioning.

"Don't play with me Boy. I'm much older and much more powerful than you. Tell me where Bella is or I will show you just how much more!" Tristan threatened me again. 'Tell me where I can find her before I start looking for her myself.'

His thoughts were calm and harmless enough but with a hint of a threat in them that I did not find comforting. Something was telling me that I wouldn't like this vampire running around town on his own, looking for my wife. Tristan was starting to get on my very last nerves and after his comment about my daughter I was willing to find out just what this freak could do but I didn't want to challenge him now. Bella would have better luck keeping him and probably myself calm so that there would be no need for fighting but I still didn't know how he would react to Bella being a vampire now. I don't think he realizes that Bella is Renesmee's mother either because I'm sure he would have had a reaction to that. Not being able to stand here stalling him forever I decided it would be better to bring him back to the Cullen house where everyone was likely to be. Alice probably has everyone already waiting there anyway and if not I know Emmett is home at least because he was helping Esme with some remodeling today. With no better plans in mind I lead him back to the house in hopes to figure everything out as simply as possible and I just hoped this would be the last time we would ever have to see this annoying guy. I really hate him!

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I took Tristan the long way around to the house because I wanted to keep him as far from our cottage as possible. Even though it was the long way it still didn't take us that long to get back there and soon we were walking up the front steps. Tristan very close to my heels and constantly reminding me of his warnings and threats if Bella was found in any kind of danger. Really… this guy was getting to be a real pain. I think I would rather take the head splitting than listen to another word of his thoughts. I mean he doesn't even really care about her, not like I do so its kind of pointless for him to go on and on about ME hurting her. As we walked in the front door I could tell that Bella and Alice were upstairs, probably playing Barbie Bella. Emmett and Esme were in fact in the back yard making plans and building small scale models for her newest project. The others weren't at home but now that I was home, I wasn't as worried with how he would react. It didn't matter what he would have tried to do or how bad it could have been because he wouldn't do anything to upset Bella. As long as she is here he won't do anything that would cause her to be suspicious. Bella wouldn't like to find out that her old friend is anything less than what she thought she knew him to be. Which is why Tristan, as the same as before, only threatens me in his thoughts and only shows his powers in a way that he hides them from her. He doesn't lie to her but he doesn't show her his true nature either. This vampire is old and wise from his years but he isn't perfect. Tristan makes many mistakes as well as plans to cover these mistakes but he can't cover every slip up perfectly.

"Edward is finally home, Can I PLEASE go see my husband now?" Bella begged to Alice from upstairs as Tristan and I walked into the living room.

"Seems Edward brought home a new friend." Alice commented before allowing Bella to slip from whatever fabric torture she had planned next.

"Husband?" Tristan repeated blankly.

"You've been away for a very long time Tristan. Many things have changed and many things are different now." I told him, seeing if he would catch the hint before Bella and Alice came down.

It seemed to have worked. Tristan's blank stare turned into a sharp head turn and a wide eyed shocked glance in my direction just seconds before Bella came into view on the staircase. Alice quickly followed after Bella as they both came down stairs to join Tristan and I in the living room. He quickly recovered his facial expression before the girls could see the look but only turned to glare murderously at me. Something tells me he isn't too happy to see her as a vampire roughly the same age as he last saw her. Bella quickly rushed passed Tristan and straight into my arms before kissing my right cheek and hugging me tightly. She's still a little stronger than me but she's gotten used to managing her strength. I could tell that Tristan was trying to count back the time in his head and make it all make sense but without knowing Bella's amazing new born year he would never be able to find the right math.

"Finally! You're home and I'm free!" Bella said with a smile as she released me. "Alice is trying to drag me to more stores so make her stop. … Hey, where is Jake and Ren…"

I cut her off before too much was said because I have to be careful with all of this. "They went to the cottage, we have a visitor."

Bella suddenly looked up and turned to face Tristan for the first time since she had last seen him. Back then she was human so her memories of him were probably very blurry and hard to remember but even she would make the connection right away. And I believe she did when she gasped at the sight of him or maybe it was the fact he was still looking like he wanted to run over to me and rip my head off. Either way I didn't care, something was about to happen and I for one just wanted to get everything over with. I wanted to get all of this behind us so Tristan would leave, so Bella and my family could go on living happily again and so I never had to listen to another word of this guy's annoying voice again.

"What are you doing here? … Why are you looking at me like that?" Bella asked after a long pause of silence.

"YOU TURNED HER? … I can't believe you fucking turned her. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE?" Tristan started yelling again. 'I'LL KILL YOU NOW. MARK MY WORDS BEFORE I LEAVE, I WILL END YOU!'

"Trust me, it wasn't my first choice. Not that I would take it back. Bella wanted this and given what she gave me to work with, I had no choice really." I explained even though I knew it would do no good at this point, he wasn't listening anymore.

"This isn't his fault Tristan and you have no say in what happens to me. I haven't heard from you since you attacked Edward on that Valentines day. YEARS AGO so don't even start with all this crap about caring about me now." Bella told him while defending me again, some things will never change.

"Who the hell is Tristan and why does he care if Bella's a vampire or not… aren't you a vampire yourself?" Alice asked.

"Long story short. Meet Bella's old babysitter from when she was a child. He's a vampire that borrows other vampire's powers and he has been protective of Bella since she was young." I explained quickly only to get another glare from him when I left out a lot of details that he must have found to be important.

"… WAIT. SO that means that… THE CHILD?" Tristan tried to talk but his anger and confusion was making it difficult. 'THE CHILD IS HER'S? … Your's. YOU Killed her just so you could have a child! … Now, I'm really going to kill you!'

"You really don't like to listen, do you Tristan." I asked still very annoyed with him and his petty threats.

"The child? … Renesmee. She's our little girl. I now have the perfect happy family." Bella said excitedly and without noticing Tristan's anger or confusion.

"NO, NO, NO! This can't be possible! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? … She was too young. You were supposed to protect her NOT TURN HER! Do you have any…" Tristan started again but this time I cut him off because I had enough.

"Just shut up." I told him simply. "No one cares about your little rants. Bella wanted this and she is happy so get off your high horse because you were never apart of the decisions in her life. You have no control and there is nothing you can do to me so shut up Tristan. I've had enough of your stupid threats and honestly I don't fear you so its really pointless."

"YOU threatened him? Tristan what is wrong with you. Edward has never done anything to hurt me and you have no right to threaten him with anything. If you hurt him, you will regret it." Bella stated with power and conviction; very confidently.

"He turned you. How can you be so … calm, so normal?" Tristan asked very confused as he watched Bella.

"Well, I don't know about calm but Bella has never been normal." Alice commented from by the stair case. "I mean really? Look at her clothes, she has no style for a girl that can shop anywhere she wants and buy anything at all."

"Alice, give it a rest. No one cares about your fashion advice right now and honestly nothing is wrong with what she has on. She looks beautiful in anything." I told her again.

"Blah, blah, blah. You're in love with her. Of course you would take her side and think she's beautiful." Alice mused.

"People, can we please focus. You know, maybe on why Tristan is here in the first place." Bella asked sarcastically. "Why are you here Tristan? I thought after what happened last time and the fact that we haven't seen you for years, that you weren't coming back? What do you want and why did you threaten my husband? Tristan what could possible make you do all this?"

"You know why Bella. … You were my little girl, I had to protect you and even if I wasn't around, I was still protecting you. You were never truly alone well apart from the time this idiot left you. HOW COULD YOU?" Tristan continued to glare at me only this time I felt pain with the reminder. "You had to go and ruin everything so yeah, I had to show up here. But by the time I showed up she was already off to Italy. ITALY! To save you! Well, imagine my surprise to find that you all came back safely. I wanted to rip you head off then but Bella wouldn't like that much. So I waited and waited for just the right time to put myself back into her life. That was my first visit to check on my little angel. Then I had to leave to check on another asset of mine. I came back just in time for Valentines day, I never miss her Valentines day but you had to ruin that day as well. You have no idea how much of a mistake I made when I sent her out here to be protected by you Cullen's."

"Whoa.. Back up. You sent her here? What are you talking about?" Alice asked completely baffled, shocked even.

"You've been controlling my life. How is that even possible? … Hang on, I thought you had no idea who the Cullen's were when you first showed up. You were going to attack Edward when he came to find me after his hunting trip." Bella was becoming furious. "You knew who he was and you still wanted to keep me away from him. You were going to fight him and you knew!"

"Calm down Bella. You don't need to get all worked up over this." I tried calming her by rubbing her shoulders and pulling her back into my arms but she never stopped glaring at Tristan who continued to glare murderously at myself.

"Oh grow up child. You really think your human world can run without vampire interference? You know you never really belonged in that world? It was only a matter of how much time before you were completely ready. THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME. You shouldn't have done this, boy." Tristan's anger was getting the better of him and he was no longer trying to hide his true self from anyone, especially not from Bella.

"You planned all of this from the beginning?" I asked curiously.

"Of course, it wasn't planned for you both to fall in love or for you to turn her prematurely. She was never supposed to be turned this soon and certainly not by some Veg head like you." Tristan responded with distain and sarcasm.

"Well that's a little rude, don't you think. Besides who said you had anything to do with Bella anyway. She's my sister and I've always know she would be part of our family so take that Dude." Alice said mockingly as she danced her way over to stand by Bella.

"What exactly did you have planned for me Tristan? Was everything you ever said to me a lie or is this just some twisted game you were trying to play? I guess this means you loose, right." Bella asked as her confusion grew into more anger.

"I think it would be best if you just left now. Tristan what ever plans you may have had before are no longer going to happen. I think its about time that you leave my family alone." I said as calmly as I could, with Bella so angry one of us had to be calm.

I guess feeling out numbered and having his plans completely ruined gave him no other option because with little grace and angry eyes Tristan left. He didn't say anything out loud or in his thoughts but his glares spoke volumes, he was seriously pissed about the way things turned out but this wasn't his life. This was our life and our family and nothing could take us apart. No one, not even this vampire power stealing freak could come between Bella and I. What ever this guy wanted is clearly not going to happen and now we can continue living happily from now on. Forever and ever with nothing to do but live as one big happy family, oh yeah and with the wolves as well. So that's two big happy families. With everything so perfect what could possibly go wrong now?

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Just because Tristan left the other day doesn't mean that I wasn't still suspicious about him or what he had planned. I've been very careful with Bella and Renesmee, keeping them close so I always had my eyes on them both. I had no idea what this guy was fully capable of nor did I really know what he wanted with Bella. I had no idea if he left town for good or if he was planning his next visit. Bella didn't seem as worried about him as I was but she didn't argue as much when I insisted on some things. Like the fact that I no longer wanted Renesmee going anywhere without Bella and myself with her. Not the family and not even with the wolf pack alone. The pack was warned about Tristan and were told how unpredictable and dangerous he could possibly be. No one wanted anything to happen to either Bella or Renesmee from either side so it was safe to say my family was being well guarded but that didn't mean to say that my nerves or my anger would agree. I was constantly on edge now and nothing seemed to help calm me. Bella and our daughter tried very hard to keep me calm but even their combined powers of persuasion wouldn't work for everything.

"PLEASE Daddy! Mommy said that man was long gone, right? SO why are we playing prisoner here?" Renesmee begged and complained to me for the hundredth time since lock down.

"Renesmee, I told you this isn't a game and we don't know for sure that guy is really gone. We don't know where he went or what he plans to do now. Your mother and I just want to keep you as safe as possible. The only way we can know for sure that you're safe is to keep you in our sights at all time." I tired to explain again after just explaining everything minutes ago.

"Umm, Correction Edward. But this little captives game is all your idea. You're keeping me here just as much as you are keeping her. I know its for your benefit more than our safety really but don't you think a small party would be safe enough. The whole wolf pack will be with her and completely protective of her." Bella quickly cut in to give her own little complaints and in puts.

"A party, alone with the pack, down in La Push, without us. With Tristan still running around that doesn't sound safe enough." I commented back. "Bella I know you're not worried about him but I would just feel better if I stayed with you both until we found out what happened to him. Tristan could be a real problem for us and we still don't know all the powers he had or could be borrowing now. What if he does come back and she's not with us? What if he goes after her but the pack isn't around? It's a be big beach Bella and we both know they aren't careful when they play around. What then Bella? I just need to know my family is protected."

"Jacob would never let anything happen to her and you know that. Neither would any of the others because of him. She would be protected and its not very cool having your parents chaperon at a party." Bella jumped back in with her own arguments.

"She's barely two years old Bella. Her parents should be chaperoning her parties… if fact she shouldn't be partying in the first place." I commented back.

"She may be barely two years old but she's a lot older than that in many other ways Edward. You should understand the difference better than some, don't you think? Edward try to relax. Renesmee will be in good hands and you know if anything happened Jake would call us. We would be there in minutes." Bella tried to reason with me and even I had to admit it made sense, that didn't make me feel any better about what she wanted though.

"If its this big of a deal then I won't go Daddy." Renesmee suddenly jumped in after a while of just sitting around listening. "I know you're really worried and I guess I can understand that so I just won't go tonight. Can Jake please come over here at least?"

"Renesmee." I sighed deeply and wrapped her in my arms before starting again. "I can't help it that I want my two favorite girls in the world to be perfectly safe. I can't loose you but I guess I might be going a little over board with this one."

"A little, Edward?" Bella asked teasingly before lightly kissing my forehead before pressing her sweet lips to the top of our daughters head. "Edward just tell her she can go to the party with Jacob and I promise we will spend the whole night waiting by the phone and the door until they come back home safely."

But I never got my chance to respond. Renesmee started squealing and jumping up and down as soon as Bella said let her go. She looked so happy and excited that I couldn't even argue if I wanted to. Bella of course still saw the worry in my eyes. She planted herself in my arms, on my lap as we watch our little girl dance around the room. It wasn't too long after that until her Auntie Alice came in to play dress up for her party and Aunt Rose wondered in to play with her hair. The perfect porcelain doll, only this time their little victim is a willing participant. Unlike her mother, Renesmee loves to shop, dress up and just all around get spoiled. Bella still tried to reign everyone in when it comes to spoiling her but she doesn't quite fight as hard as she used to. Its hard when everyone else around is against you, even your husband at times. I love my wife and daughter very much, why shouldn't I be allowed to show them just how much they mean to me? After all, not every spoiled person is a corrupted by it, and nothing can corrupted my sweet and lovable family! Not even my tricky and conniving siblings. Needless to say, Renesmee got ready for this party down at La Push and Jacob came to get her just as the girls got done showing her off. She loves to put on little shows for everyone when she gets dressed up. She may look twelve but all I can see is my little girl that wasn't even a possibility three years ago. Our special little miracle, I have no idea how I ever managed the strength to let her out of mine sight. That is until I have to and Bella wraps her arms around me, giving me what ever strength I need. My beautiful love.

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I know Bella didn't really mean her promise about staying at home by the phone all night until Renesmee came back but I wanted to. I wanted to go out and sit just outside the boundary line until they were headed home. Since that almost war the line hasn't mattered much but Bella wouldn't have allowed me past it tonight. Something about our little girl needing her own space and her independence as a growing person. Yeah, I know it should make sense and I guess it does but as a father that doesn't sound like a good thing. And why does she need independence and space when there is some kind of crazy, vampire power-stealing, freak running around doing who knows what? It does not put a father's mind at ease knowing his baby girl is out running with a bunch of volatile, shape shifting teenagers. Nope, not helping at all, guess all I can do is sit here and wait. Wait for them. … Waiting SUCKS!

"If you don't stop that tapping Edward, I'm going to nail your shoe to the floor." Bella said as sweetly as ever without even glancing up from the book she was reading beside me on the couch, but I couldn't stop tapping my foot for long so she placed the book down and crawled into my lap. "Edward. … I promise everything is going to be ok. Why don't you find something else to do to help pass the time till she gets home?"

"OH, and what did you have in mind that could possibly distract me from that fact that my little girl is out running around? Bella you know I love you and I trust you with all my heart but I think I have a right to be a little over protective at this point." I asked as I wrapped my arms around her and held on to the rest of my sanity.

"True, but if she never does anything without us she's going to grow up with a fear of everything. She will be fine." Bella said again as she placed a gently kiss on me and curled up in my arms.

"Well, what about Tristan and his so called plans? What happens if he does come back and she's not home?" I asked again hopelessly. "I know, I'm going crazy over this but I can't help how I feel."

"Then we will deal with him then Edward. I don't think he will be coming back now. He never wanted me anyway, he just wanted … well I'm not really sure what he wanted from me but its gone now so I don't see him wasting his time with us." Bella said confidently as she laid us down to rest her head on my chest.

It was easier to relax with Bella laying with me like this but that doesn't mean that I was completely relaxed. My worries and fears didn't recede but having her made it seem less likely that something would go wrong so I was calmer. She has always been the cause and the solution for my greatest fears and now that we have a daughter, I need her more than ever. I just don't understand how some people try their hand at parenting alone. More power to them of course, but no way I could handle this without my Bella! She's my greatest ally and among the best mothers I have ever known. Bella is always so calm when I'm always on edge. How she can remind me just how wonderful life can be, without even trying, has always amazed me. Our 'life', if you can call it that, may be different but it has always meant something to Bella. She loves everyone and everything so of course our lives matter to her.

…

It didn't seem long after that until Renesmee was walking, or dancing back into the house with Jacob following happily behind her. She seemed so happy and energetic and I know Bella and I hadn't moved from where we were on the couch for hours. We didn't bother moving when the kids came walking in either, we were far too comfortable to move at the moment. Renesmee came over and practically jumped on top of both, Bella and myself.

"Hi, Mommy. Thank you Daddy! I had a wonderful time with everyone and Mommy, Emily says hi." The bubbly little girl sang with glee.

"That's wonderful Sweet heart. I'm glad you had a great time." I said as I gently kissed both her and her mother.

"Yeah, Everyone was there and we all had a total blast. Renesmee sure showed Leah a few moves too." Jacob blabbed on about the party and how annoying Leah was. 'No sign of any unknown vamps. I told everyone to keep their ears and eyes open and she was never left alone for even a second.' Jake reassured me. "Even Paul was saying how much fun it would have been if Emmett and you all showed up. I think he's still sore about loosing that arm wrestling match with Emmett last week."

"That's good to hear Jake. I'll be sure to pass long the message then." I answered back, hopefully not letting on to his thoughts.

I guess there really is no need to worry about Tristan, at least for right now. So as long as my family is safe and the pack is still keeping watch over the area I can relax a little. Renesmee is home, Bella and her are in my arms and nothing could be better. Well, maybe Tristan's head on a sliver platter sit on a pile of his own ashes but other than that life is good right now. My family is safe and happy, my daughter is home and had a wonderful night out. Bella was right, we will just have to deal with what comes later!