Chapter 14
I love you…More than you will ever know

We entered his house and I was mesmerized by its beauty. The ceiling alone had to be around twenty feet high and it was decorated with several art pieces that I hadn't recognized. I also saw hundreds of photography pictures; I assumed that he had taken them.

"It's absolutely beautiful, Antoine." I said awe struck. "Thank you, it's taken a long time to collect all of the art pieces." He said, walking over to the grand fire place on the far wall. He lit a fire and I continued to admire the magnificent house. The ceiling was a dome like shape and I could see the stair case that led up to the second floor where there were several rooms. He was standing next to me once again. "Renesmee, did you bring a change of clothes?" he asked. I looked at him puzzled. "It's just that, well, it was raining and you are soaked. You must be freezing." He continued. "Oh! Yes! I did bring clothes to wear, um—"he cut me off. "You can change in the bathroom over there." He said gesturing to his left. I nodded and turned to that direction. I walked into the bathroom and closed the door and looked around.

The bathroom was about the size of my room, it had marble floors and granite counters. It looked like a bathroom that belonged to a very wealthy person. I changed quickly into some sweatpants and a tank top. I looked at myself in the mirror; my hair was an absolute mess. I brushed it out and pulled it back into a ponytail. I threw the wet clothes over the curtain rod to dry. I sighed and walked out into the living room where Antoine was.

He was sitting down next to the fire. "Feeling better?" he asked, looking at me. I nodded and walked over to where he was and sat down. I felt a shiver go down my back and he must have noticed because he put his arm and a blanket around me and pulled me closer to him. I put my head on his shoulder and watched the fire. "Are you going to tell me what happened?" he asked quietly. I looked down at the floor, not sure what to say. "I'm not sure yet." I replied in a low voice.

He let out a quiet sigh and looked away. "Okay." He said. We sat there for what seemed like hours, not talking, just holding each other. "Renesmee, it's getting late, would you like to go to bed now?" he asked finally. I sat in silence for a few more moments. "Yeah, I think so." I replied. He got up and then held out his hand and helped me up. "Follow me." He said walking up the stairs.

We finally reached a tall wooden door. "This is the guest room, you can stay here tonight if you'd like." He said in a quiet, sweet tone. He opened the door and gestured for me to go first. I walked into the room and set my bag down on the bed. It was a king-sized canopy bed with a beautiful wooden headboard. The floors were light hardwood and were highly glossed and the walls were a cream color. On the far left wall there was a large dresser with a mirror above it. On the far right wall there was a large window that gave a view of the forest. "Just make yourself comfortable, Renesmee dear. If you need anything at all during the night, you just come and tell me. I'll be sleeping in the room next door." He said. "Okay and Antoine?" I asked. "Yes, dear Renesmee?" he replied. "I love you." I said.

He stood and stared at me for a few seconds. "You don't have to say it back; I just said it so that you would know. I don't know if you feel the same." I said looking away, somewhat embarrassed by my comment. He began to walk toward me with a different look in his eyes; I had never seen anyone look at me that way. He put his hand on my cheek and I looked down at it, he then pushed my head gently up to look at him.

"Renesmee, I love you more than you will ever know." He said, staring deep into my eyes. I looked at him, feeling safer than I had ever felt. I reached up and kissed his lips and pulled myself closer to him. He hugged me tightly and we stood there, just embracing each other. We kissed, our lips moving in sync with each other's.

I pulled away to breathe. "Renesmee, you are very tired and I'd love to continue this further, but that wouldn't be right." He said in a low quiet voice. He kissed my forehead and hugged me again. I looked up and kissed him gently on the lips again. He pulled back and kissed my cheek and began to walk out of the room. I stood in the middle of the room, staring at the door. Finally I turned on the lamp next to the bed and walked over to the main light switch and flipped it off.

I walked over back to the bed and crawled into it. I sighed and thought of my parents. I was happy that my dad couldn't read my thoughts anymore and that they didn't know where Antoine's house is because they wouldn't be able to find me. I looked out the window and eventually fell asleep.

I was awakened by the bright sunshine coming through the window. I sat up and yawned and crawled out and made the bed. I walked over to the dresser and brushed my hair and put it into a better pony tail. I felt totally refreshed after last night's sleep and I walked out of the room. I looked down the hall, trying to find Antoine but he wasn't to be found. I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Antoine was in there making eggs. I was a hybrid and that meant that I could eat eggs, it just wouldn't taste as good as blood.

"Antoine I-"He cut me off. "It's okay Renesmee, I didn't know if you eat or not." He finished my sentence. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Renesmee, I know you're a hybrid like me." He replied. "How did you-?" I asked. "It was fairly obvious to me, you have golden eyes and you are warm and strong too." He said. I nodded and sat down at the table. "Would you like to go hunt?" he asked. I looked up at him.

"Yeah, I haven't in a while." I replied. We got up and walked out of the house. "Well, now that you know what I am, I don't have to hide my speed anymore." I said with a smile. He laughed and we both began to run through the forest. He stopped at that same spot where we met.

"No, we can't stay here." I said. "Why not?"He asked. "Because, my parents will find me. Can we just run a little bit further?" I asked. "Oh, yeah, I hadn't thought about that. Sure, we can run further." He replied. We began to run and a few moments later we were hundreds of miles away from my house. We stopped and waited until we could get a good scent.

I finally caught a scent that was so over powering that I almost fell to my knees because of it. It was coming from ahead of me so naturally, I followed the scent. It was becoming stronger, stronger, stronger—and finally, I found it. I began to run faster than I ever had before. I didn't know what I was running to, but I didn't care I just wanted to eat. I finally stopped when my human instincts took over, rather than my vampire instincts.

It was a young girl sitting in the middle of a field that was the scent that was so powerful. I couldn't kill her, I just couldn't. I stood there staring at her, not knowing what to do. I looked closer and I could see that her shoulders were shaking and as I looked even closer I could see that she was crying. I looked around the field, trying to find a mother. I saw no one and so I decided to see what was wrong. I walked across the field to her. When I reached her I stood there looking at her.

"Sweetheart, are you alright?" I asked. She turned around and looked at me and then went back to crying. I knelt down in front of her and looked at her. "Honey, where is your mother? Are you alright? Are you hurt?" I asked. She shook her head and looked up at me. She was a cute little girl; she had light blonde hair and bright bluish greenish eyes and a creamy colored skin. She had long eyelashes too and her eyes seemed as if they were looking into your soul. "Do you need help?" I asked again.

The little girl looked up at me again and sniffled. "Yes, I can't find my mother." She replied. "Where did you last see her?" I asked. "She brought me to this field and then she left me here and I don't know what to do because she said she would be right back and she hasn't come back." She answered. "How long ago was that?" I asked. For a young girl she spoke well, she seemed to be only around 7 or 8. "A few hours ago." She replied to me. "Why don't you come with me, and I'll take you home and we can try to call your mother?" I asked. "Do you want to do that?" I asked again. She nodded and stood up. "Would you like me to carry you?" I asked.

She nodded and I bent down and picked her up. I could feel her falling asleep in my arms. Poor little thing, she must have been so tired from crying. It was very difficult, though, to hold her so close to me. Her scent was so strong and it took all of my will to keep from biting her. When I found Antoine again he had a puzzled expression on his face. "Who's that?" he whispered. I hadn't even thought to get the little girl's name; I was just too concerned about not killing her. "I found her, in a field over there. Her mother left her there and said she would be back but she never came." I replied. The little girl was sound asleep in my arms. "Why do you have her though?" he asked. "I thought that we could take her back to your place and call her mother?" I asked. "Oh, absolutely. Renesmee, you just seem more perfect the longer I'm with you." He said smiling.

I smiled back and began to run. We ran for a while and then we stopped at his house and went inside. "Where's your phone?" I asked. "It's right over there." He said pointing to his right. I walked over to the couch and set the little girl down and she woke up. "What's your phone number sweetie?" I asked. "555-6132." She replied. I walked over to the phone and then turned to her. "What's your name?" I asked. "Rosaline Evens." She replied. I began to dial the phone and waited for someone to answer.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Ms. Evens?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"My name is Renesmee Cullen and I have a little girl at my house, she claims to be your daughter."
"Oh—um—I—I don't have a daughter."
"Oh—are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Well, could she be your younger sister?"
"I do have a younger sister named Rosaline."
"I have her here then. I found her in a field and she said that her mother just dropped her off and never came back."
"I really don't care to be honest with you."
"What do you mean you don't care? She's your little sister."
"I know that she's my little sister, but I can't stand the little brat."
"I don't think you are being reasonable about this Ms. Evens."
"I don't care, you can have her. We don't want her. Why do you think we dropped her off in the field?"
"Ms. Evens she's just a—"

She hung up. What am I going to do now? "I'll be right back honey." I said to the little girl and turned toward the kitchen where Antoine was. "We have a problem." I stated. "What do you mean?" he asked. "I just called her house and her sister answered and she said that they don't care about her and they don't want her. I don't know what to now." I answered. "Well, we could call the police-"I cut him off. "No not the police, my grandfather will be there." I finished his sentence. "Okay, well she could stay here tonight instead, just until we figure out what's going on." He replied. "My parents wouldn't be happy that I am here, they aren't fond of you." I said. "Why not?" he asked. "It's complicated." I replied. "Well I want to know." He demanded. I took a deep breath and sighed.

"Your mother, Victoria, tried to kill my parents after my father killed your mother's mate. Her mate was a vampire named James, that must have been after she had you with Aro. Now my parents think that you're here to finish what she started, first by killing me and then by killing my mother and father. I told them that that was ridiculous but they don't believe me. So I was thinking that I could take her to Carlisle and Esme's for the night and ask them for advice of what to do with her and I could make something up like we got in a fight or something. That way no one would suspect that we were still together." I finally finished.

He looked at me, processing my answer. "Okay, yeah. I think that will work. Why don't you go upstairs to pack your things and I'll go keep the little girl company." He suggested. I nodded and went upstairs to pack. I put all of my clothes into my bag and went back downstairs. Antoine was on the couch and he was talking to the little girl. "Honey, you're going to come to my grandparent's house and we'll call someone to come get you okay?" I asked. She nodded and I held my arms out for me to carry her. She jumped into my arms and I stood up. "Okay, well if I don't talk to you within the next few days, you'll understand right?" I asked Antoine.

He nodded and kissed my cheek. "Thank you for letting me stay last night." I said. "It was a pleasure to have you, Renesmee." He replied. I held Rosaline in my arms and made my way out the door.