One Year Later
Bella's POV
"Waaaa!"
I rolled over and plucked Jake on the back. He looked up at me in annoyance. "What?"
"Can you go get Ryan?" I asked, my voice drenched in fatigue.
"No. Go away. I'm sleeping."
I groaned and pulled Jacob's face up to meet mine.
"I got him all last night. And the night before. C'mon, Jake. He's your son, too."
He rolled back over. "I don't care. Good night."
I slapped the top of his head. "God, I can't believe I'm still married to you! I'm practically a single mom, anyway! And, lord knows, this kid is the only reason were still together."
Ryan started to cry louder at the sound of our raising voices.
"Why don't you just divorce me, then? Please, Bella, do! I don't care anymore. Actually, for your information, I've got a date tomorrow!"
I tried not to let this faze me as I pushed forward.
"Whatever," I said, snorting. "Like I care. And, you know what? Maybe I will divorce you!"
His face went pale for a second; then he regained his posture and quickly threw a few pieces of clothing into the suitcase he had handily lying by his bed.
"Bye, Bella. Hope you have a nice life!" He yelled before storming out the door.
I sat there for a second. And after taking ten deep breaths so that I would not run out the door and kill him, I slowly walked over to my son's room and sang him to sleep.
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Jacob's POV
I tried (and failed) to ignore the butterflies in my stomach as I walked up the street to La Casa de Nada, the only Mexican restaurant in all of Forks. I was really happy that Malia liked it, too.
Renesmee loved Mexican food.
I shoved my hands deeper into my pockets and began to walk faster.
Once I got to the front door of the restaurant, I hesitated. Was this a good idea?
The doorman waiting inside opened the door and raised his eyebrows.
"Are you coming in?"
I hastily nodded and hurried inside, walking over to the place where we had agreed to meet.
But I stopped in my tracks when I saw a familiar dace.
Renesmee.
I quickly ducked behind an empty barstool and looked through the cracks.
There was no denying it. That was her.
Suddenly, she stood up and discreetly sniffed the air. Her eyes lit up, and she began to walk towards me.
I groaned. What if Malia saw us together?
Speaking of which, where was Malia?
I was interrupted from my thoughts by a light tap on my shoulder. I looked up to see Nessie staring down at me.
"Hey," she mouthed as I slowly stood up from my crouch.
And I just knew.
There was no Malia. Only Nessie. Always Nessie.
My Nessie.
I nodded my head towards a nearby table, and she let out her held breath and smiled.
Once we had sat down, we just stared into each other's eyes for a few minutes until we could spark up the nerve to speak.
"Hi," I whispered.
"Wanna start over?"
She laughed that light laugh I loved so much.
"I'd like that."
That was not near the end of our story. But it was a landmark. Oh, it was a landmark indeed.
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Renesmee's POV
Joy.
That was the only word that could form a remembrance in my brain as, Jacob and I, hand in hand, walked down the dimly lit street to my home.
Oh, I had protested. I was ready to head over to his place and get it on right there and then, but Jake was traditional.
If you call no-sex-before-marriage traditional.
Which I don't.
And once we got to my doorstep, I could finally look up at his gorgeous face and realize he was mine.
He was obviously thinking the same thing, because at that moment, he got down on one knee and pulled a little black box out of his pocket.
"Jake-What are you-"
He signaled for me to be quiet, then cleared his throat.
"Renesmee Carlie Cullen, will you marry me?"
I suppressed a gasp and smiled a smile of pure love and ecstasy.
"No."
He looked up in surprise. "What?"
I pulled him back up to my face and grinned knowingly.
"No, I will not just marry you. But… I will unite with you. I will be yours forever and ever. I will always love and care for you. That, I think, is much more than just marrying you."
He laughed and brought my face to his chest. "That sounds good to me."
And you know what? It sounded perfectly fine to me, too.
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