Jacob knelt next to Renesmee. She noticed him, but did not turn her back.
"Jake, I'm confused," she said.
Jacob drew her into his arms and stood up, Renesmee's head on his shoulder. She sat on his arm across his stomach.
"Sam," said he.
Sam gulped. Emily walked up to him and kissed him softly. She whispered something in his ear that everybody else but Renesmee and Jacob could hear, being too immersed in their own conversation.
"I understand, Sam. But the Cullens are leaving, and that includes Jake, whether you like it or not. They're vampires, I admit, but Seth would be dead if it wasn't for Edward. Chew on that," Emily had said.
Bella smiled.
"Nessie, you know that I love you, right?"
Renesmee nodded.
"Ever since I laid eyes on you," he continued.
"But we thought you were a boy when Mama was pregnant with you," Jacob added. "A male Nessie wouldn't work, and I couldn't love a boy Nessie. Since you turned out to be Renee Esme Carlisle Charlie Cullen and not Edward Jacob Cullen, that made you Nessie, and not li'l EJ."
Renesmee nodded in understanding.
"I love you, Ness," finished Jake, to get the point across. Renesmee wiped her eyes with her sleeve and answered:
"I love you too," and hugged him. A soft smile spread across Jacob's face.
"I'm sorry," Sam said. Bella looked at her husband for affirmation, and Edward nodded. Bella hugged Sam.
"No hard feelings?" Edward asked, extending his hand.
Sam took it and answered, "No hard feelings."
"Put me down, Jake!" Renesmee ordered.
Seth sdtifled a giggle.
Amidst all the goodbyes, everyone was acutely aware of the tension in the air, but Emily erased it when she said:
"Jake, six-and-a-half years, correct?"