Chapter 3: Single Dads
Bella was given a lavish funeral. It was all the Cullens could think of the pay their respects and thank the poor human girl for the two lives she brought into the world.
Now that Jacob's imprinting had created permanent peace with the Cullens and the Uley pack, the vampire coven asked Jacob to live with them always so everyone could be closer to J.E.
Once enemies, Jacob and Edward now had to work together to raise their kids as single parents. The results were both hilarious and tension-filled. Both men appreciated any advice they gave each other, but neither father liked it when the other got too involved in their own child's rearing. At one point, Jacob threatened to take J.E. back to La Push.
"Good, because right now I want to La Push you out the window!" Edward had yelled. The fact that the rest of the Cullens found this jab extremely amusing did not diminish his anger. Still, Carlisle, as the head of the house, held firm.
"Jacob and J.E. have a home here as long as they want or need one. J.E. is part Bella, who we always accepted as one of us. As far as I'm concerned, Jacob is an honorary Cullen."
Both Renesmee and J.E. grew at unprecedented rates. In order for Charlie to remain in his grandchildren's lives without becoming alarmed, Jacob phased in front of him, but did not go so far as to reveal the Cullens' secret.
Renesmee was taught to hunt when she was biologically only a few weeks old, but by that time looked like she was two. A month later, J.E. became the youngest Quilete to ever phase. Edward found the young boy's werewolf form extremely hilarious ("He looks like a wolf puppy!"). Jacob gave him a punch in the arm for that one.
Eventually, both fathers reached a truce. Jacob was allowed to be around and teach Renesmee, which helped with his imprinting that Edward had finally come to accept. Edward, in turn, was allowed to mentor J.E. Each child saw in the opposite man an uncle figure. And neither J.E. nor Renesmee minded being half-siblings in the least. They never tired of their dads telling them stories about Bella, their mother, either.