Dad nearly kicked me out of the car when we got there and I walked as quickly as I could to the door. I knocked and Sam answered within a few seconds.
"Renesmee," he hugged me as delicately as possible and for a minute I just rested in his arms.
"I am sorry that I did not call or anything,"
"Edward called Emily only a few minutes, but I suppose you could say we were expecting you for quite some time. Jacob is out on patrol right now with everyone." My heart sank,
"But I think that can do without one for just a while. He phased quicker than an eye blink and I assume he must have Jacob to the house. He went back to his human form and instructed me to go and wait in the kitchen. I walked in and gave Emily a great hug.
"Sweet girl, I've been thinking about you. You look well." That's why I had to love Emily; she always made me feel better. "Would you like a cup of tea while we wait? I just made some biscuits too; you know those boys could eat me out of house and home if they wanted to." I sat and waited for Emily to bring me the tea and cookies. While she sat I could hear the mumblings of what seemed to be an intense conversation.
"It would seem that Jacob is here, and Sam is telling him if he wants to throw a temper tantrum that he would be best to get out of my house. Seems like a low blow, but…"
"But it's true." I caught a small scent of that musky scent as a small breeze went through the house.
"Nessie-" He approached me but stayed a few feet away. He had small darkened circles around his eyes. I felt nothing but joy when I saw him so I ran to him to give him a hug. But he put his hand out and stopped me. A little tear ran down my face, he rejected me.
"Jacob, don't" Emily spoke up,
"Jacob why don't you and Ness go take a little walk down by the beach?" That was my favorite place in the world.
"Fine-" There was an edge in his voice but he agreed so that was a start.
We walked in silence as we approached the beach. I made a few gestures to make contact but he shrugged them off, a little more discreetly this time. We approached a little log before we sat down and he picked me up and held me in his lap as he sat down. He was very gentle, resting his hand on my lap, tucking a curl behind my ear. I inhaled a little too loudly because his body went instantly rigid.
"What did I do? Did I hurt you, was it your ribs?" I put my finger over his soft lips.
"No you touched me, I was a little surprised. After this morning I did not think you would ever touch me again."
"Ness we need to talk."
"Those are usually break up words." He remained quiet for a few seconds.
"Jacob, you can't break-up with me. You- you love me."
"I never claimed that I didn't. But, I'm not good for you. Look at you, look at what I've done to you."
I picked up his hand and lay it over my heart.
"Do you see what you do to me? My heart beats the most when I am with you. My world makes the most sense when I am with you. "
"Ness, I didn't mean to lose control, I would never try to hurt you."
"I know baby. I know. And I would never hurt you. Besides, I'm a tough girl. You just got lucky; I wasn't tougher than the door." He finally busted into laughter. I straddled his lap as gently as possible and kissed him. His hands moved from my back into my hair, gently knotting his hands. I kissed along his jaw, moving up towards his ear, "I love you Jacob Black. Now, always and forever."
"I love you Ness, I loved you in my dreams, when you became my reality and I will love you forever. "
I hope you enjoyed the story. It was a blast to write and was definitely the longest that I've written. Thank-you for the opinions and support that I was shown throughout the process. Your opinions fueled my writing.