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Edward P.O.V.

I felt terrible about what I had done. But the fact is, what is done is done. I had, in the words of Bella, "dazzled" a poor unsuspecting freshman girl and revealed to her that I was a vampire. She freaked out and ran away, but the secret ran with her.

As I said before, I feel bad, but this was the only way to get Jacob out of the picture. Renesmee needs to have a normal childhood, and as far as I am concerned, she is a child until she has experienced eighteen years of life. Case closed.

So when Renesmee stormed toward me, a ferocious look in her eyes, I knew I was in trouble.

"What were you thinking?" she screamed, which was not a good idea, seeing as we were in the school library. The wrinkled old librarian told her to be quiet, so she pulled me outside of the room.

As soon as we were in the hallway, she resumed her yelling. "Now, tell me WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?"

I tried to rationalize my actions. "Jacob broke the rules, so I did the same."

She jabbed her finger into my chest. "What is wrong with you? What is it with you, and Jacob, now that I think about it? What is with this obsession with rules, and treaties, and pacts? Why can't we all just be normal people?"

"It's simple. We aren't normal people."

"What don't you understand? I'm in love with Jacob. Even if you succeed in making us move, that won't tear us apart. We'd find a way to stay together. And you know why? Because Jacob loves me, too!" she said, slightly less loudly, this time.

"Well, there's no need to worry about that. I didn't succeed. That freshman girl, what's her face, left the ton because she was so traumatized. There will be no need for us to change locations."

Renesmee paused, thinking this over. "Poor girl," she finally muttered.

"You have that right," I said, smiling.

"Are you going to leave Jacob and I alone now?" she asked.

I hesitated. "I suppose I could try… but no promises."

She hugged me. "Thanks."

Jacob P.O.V.

I sat in the same geometry class I had taken four times. I knew how the Cullens must feel, I was bored to death. At least this period allowed me to do some thinking.

I thought about what I usually thought about. Renesmee. I started to think about age. More specifically, I thought about the difference between ours. Was it too much?

No. Bella and Edward are almost a century apart and they seem perfectly happy( much to my unhappiness… although, I guess if this weren't the case, I wouldn't have Nessie). Maybe the age difference wasn't such a big deal.

When I really got down to thinking about it, I realized that Nessie was different, and not just in the way that she was half-vampire. She was so much more like an adult than a child. I was in love with her.

After class, I found Renesmee in the hallway, looking through her locker.

"Hey,' she said when she saw me.

I did not respond. Instead, I got down on one knee and pulled out a jewelry box that was hidden in my jacket pocket.

"Jake, what are you doing?" she whispered.

I ignored her once again. "Renesmee Carlie Cullen, will you marry me?"

"Yes."

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