Chapter 4
The house was silent when we returned so Edward and I went straight back to our cottage to wait for Nessie. I pulled out my phone to call Alice and check on Esme and Carlisle. She answered on the
first ring, "Bella? What happened to you two?" "It is a long story but how is Esme?" "She is pretty shaken up but she seems to be handling it pretty well. Carlisle is with her for now." "That's good
I was so worried about her I had no idea why she was so scared of Victor." "I know. Oh while you were out Jacob called and said that Renessmee fell asleep at his house so he is just going to let her
stay there for the night." I sighed wishing Jacob would have just brought her home Edward was not going to be happy about this. "Ok. Thanks Alice." "Bye, Bella!" I hung up the phone and went to
go sit beside Edward who was sitting on the couch flipping through the TV channels. "That was Alice she said Jacob called and he is not bringing Renessmee home tonight she fell asleep and he hates
to wake her." "Ok." I stared at him confused he was certainly acting strange. This was not the reaction I was expecting. He turned around noticing I was staring at him and starting smiling. "What?"
"You're not mad?" "No. Why?" "I don't know I just thought you would be mad seeing how you don't really trust the wolves." "Well I see it this way: She is with Jacob who I some what trust now and
I have you all to myself for the whole night." He said smiling my favorite crooked smile. In one fluid motion he had me off the couch and on the bed. It wasn't long before I could begin to see the first
few rays of sunlight filtering in through the trees and hitting Edward's back. His diamond skin sent sparkles dancing around the room. I could never get over the awe I felt when I saw the beauty of his
skin in the sunlight. I could hear paws beating into the ground and I knew I had only a matter of minutes to get up and get dressed. As I was walking out of the bedroom Nessie was just about to
collide into my legs when I reached out and scooped her up into my arms. Jacob had been chasing her around trying to act scary until he rounded the corner and saw me holding Renessmee.
"Sorry, Bells." I glared at him once more before turning to Renessmee, "Hello my sweet baby girl." "Mommy, I had so much fun with Jakey. We went running, ate marshmallows, and went clif-"
I saw the color leave Jacob's cheeks when he saw the look on my face. I could not believe he actually took my daughter cliff diving especially after what happened to me last time. I set Renessmee
down on the floor. "Baby go find daddy." She took off running outside to find Edward. Jacob was now slowly backing out of the house as I crouched ready to spring and attack him. Anger flooded
through my veins sending acid swirling in my mouth. I could not believe he would ever take my baby jumping off of a cliff. We were now outside and Jacob was beginning to shake as his body prepared
to phase. "Bella, you don't want to do this I will hurt you." Edward was at my side pushing Renessmee and I behind him while he crouched baring his teeth at Jacob. A hiss escaped my lips as I moved
to stand beside Edward. "Guys, it was just some harmless fun. I had her the whole time." "You allowed my daughter to jump off of a cliff Jacob Black!" Edward growled. By now I could hear our family
coming to see what was going on. "She could have drowned, Jacob. Renessmee is not a full vampire she is still very susceptible to being hurt." "I'm sorry I shouldn't have done it. I was being stupid."
"Yes you were." Rose said as she came to stand beside me. The rest of our family were in a loose line between Jacob, Edward, and I trying to mediate. "I want him out of here. Don't you ever
some around my daughter again, Jacob Black." I growled. I could see the pain marring his face as he took in what I was saying. "Jasper, Emmett, would you please escort Jacob to the border."
Carlisle ordered more than asked. They were gone in a flash off toward the border and I immediately began to regret what I had said to Jacob but I was too full of anger to ask him to come back and
apologise. I turned around and noticed that Renessmee was standing by a tree crying while she covered her eyes. I ran over to her scooping her up in my arms, "Baby, I'm so sorry." "I don't
want Jake to leave. Why does he have to leave?" "Well, Jacob did something that mommy and daddy told him not to and now he has to be punished like you have to go to time out when you do
something you're not supposed to." "What did he do?" "He took you cliff diving. When mommy was younger she tried and almost drowned which scared daddy. Mommy and Daddy could never lose you
sweet heart. You mean the world to us and it made us mad when Jacob put you in danger like that." Edward was now knealing beside me hugging us as I sobbed along with Renessmee. After our
confrontation I put Renessmee down for a nap while Edward and I talked. "I don't know what came over me back there. It was like anger flew through me knowing that Jacob put her life in danger
like that." "It's ok, Love. You were scared of what could have happened when he took her cliff diving. I was too and then I saw in his head that he was planning on phasing." "I just feel bad for
Renssmee seeing me like that. I feel like she hates me now because I sent him away." "She doesn't hate you. She was crying because she was scared for you. She knew Jacob was going to phase
and she was worried that you would get hurt and if you hadn't have thrown him out then I would have. Literally." I luaghed laying back in his arms. I knew that sooner or late I was going to have
to forgive Jacob. There was no way he could survive without seeing her for very long but for right now he was just going to have to suffer for a while.
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