Surviving Seventeen

The sequel to Sweet Sixteen. Please read that first otherwise you will be confused. I was surprised by the reviews I got for Sweet Sixteen so I just had to carry on with it XD

All characters are not created by me but the amazing Stephenie Meyer. I only made the story line :)

Chapter Twenty Two - Isle Esme

Nessie's POV

The cool breeze hit my skin but I wasn't cold. I had my own hot water bottle wrapped around me.

Jacob sighed.

"What's up?" I asked pulling my head off his chest to look at his face, he looked down at me.

"Nessie, I haven't booked anything for our honeymoon." he admitted quietly, he bit his lip and I snuggled back against his chest.

"Don't worry, I don't need a honeymoon." I whispered quietly. Every word was true.

"But I want to give you a honeymoon." Jake persisted. I opened my mouth to speak but he contunued, there was a saractic edge to the words. "I'm not good for anything these days, can't phase, can't book my fiance a honeymoon..."

"Please Jake, stop it. You are great as otherwise I wouldn't love you. In a few days you'll be able to phase again, it's just so Carlisle can be sure the bones are fully repaired." I said smiling. I lent up to kiss his frown and he kissed me back. Those few days away from Jake made me realise that I didn't want to spend another moment away from him.

He was mine and I was his. I tightened my grip on him.

When Sam heard Jake was in hospital he sent a message to the pack down South that was having the problems telling them he'd send other help because of Jake's situation. I was so glad when I heard this news becuase it meant that Jake and I wouldn't be seperated and that we could get married.

In two days I'd be married to Jake.

Tied to him officially forever.

"I have an idea." Jake said pulling away from the kiss. This better have been good to interrupt us. "Why don't we ask Esme if we can lend Isle Esme for a few weeks?"

I'd never thought of that. Why hadn't I thought of that?

"Jacob Black you are a genious...Let's go ask her now." I squealed jumping off the ground. Jake stayed lying there. Being as impatient as I was I pulled him from the floor, he winced slightly. I bit my lip.

"Will you be ok to go away? You just winced." I said slowly. Jake laughed and snaked his arm around my waist.

"I winced because you almost pulled my arm out of the socket with your impatience." he laughed softly. I grabbed hold of his hand and (carefully) tugged him back to the house.

"Come on Jakey, let's go book our honeymoon."

When we entered the house everyone was off doing their own thing as per usual. Jasper and Emmett were playing video games, Carlisle was at the hospital, Alice and Rosalie were out shopping somewhere, Esme was cleaning the already spotless house and Mom and Dad were doing homework at the table. No one looked up as we walked in, we just walked straight to Esme who was now arranging flowers.

She was superwoman.

"Grandma can we talk to you a moment?" I asked and she smiled.

"Yes, what can I do for you?"

"Esme, is there any chance that I could lend Isle Esme to treat your beautiful Grandaughter to the perfect honeymoon?" Jacob asked in a cheeky voice. Esme put the cleaning tools down and put her hands on her hips. Her smile faded to a serious look as she looked at us.

"I will lend you Isle Esme as long as there is no biting of my pillows, destroying my headboard and any other destruction." She said seriously, my eyes grew wideas her finger pointed at us.

Dad started to choke on his pen lid.

"What did you do?" I asked gobsmacked to Dad, Mom nervously fiddled with her hair while Jake stood blinking repeatitivly. From the living room came Emmett's booming laugh, the booming laugh got louder until it was right close to me. I turned to face my uncle.

"Did you parents not tell you squirt?" Emmett laughed putting one of his beastly arms over my shoulders. I shook my head slowly from side to side. This seamed to amuse him more.

"Emmett this is not the time." Mom hissed and I shook my head again. I was having some of the worst mental images ever.

"Yes, ew. I just don't want to think about it." I choked out. Emmett laughed again.

"How else did you think your Mom had that horrific pregnancy that caused her to almost starve to death and be ripped apart? Did you think she got probed or something." Emmett asked me. Dad snapped his pen in half.

"EMMETT!" Mom, Dad and Esme cried in unison. I looked to my Mom who if it was possible would be burning red by now. There was an awkward silence, the only sound was the scraping of my heels as I turned to bury my head into Jake, this was not the conversation I wanted to have. I wrapped my arms around his waist.

Dad cleared his throat.

"We've never discussed it..." he started and I shook my head. I was not having this conversation.

No way in hell.

"Nor do I want to Dad!" I said cringing. Jake rubbed my arm, he too cleared his throat.

"So is that ok Esme?" he asked the young vampire who looked just as uncomfortable as I felt.

"Yes dears."

"Great."

Jake steered me from the room and up the stairs, I was still slightly dazed from the horrific encounter i'd just had. I flopped onto the bed and rolled onto my front soon I felt the weight of the bed shift as Jake joined me.

"You ok Nessie?" he asked, I felt him stroke my hair.

"Yeah, just mentally scarred for eternity."

I felt Jake's silent laughter as he continued to stroke my hair. There was a comfortable silence before a loud thump came from somewhere in the house.

Most probably Rosalie thumping Emmett.

Jake suddenly got off the bed.

"I'll be right back." he mumbled. I heard our bedroom door close behind him and I heard his footsteps fade away - towards Jasper's study.

Even though I wanted to forget it, part of the conversation stuck in my mind.

Horrific pregnancy?

Ripped apart?

Straved to near death?

I sighed and rolled over so I was now facing the ceiling. I hated to think what I did to my Mom. I'd always known the pregnancy was hard but my parents had never told me how bad. After all these years I'd realised why.

I almost killed my mother.

I almost took her away from my father.

I shuddered at the thought. Growing up all i'd been told was because my Mom was human it was hard for her to carry me because I wasn't a human baby. All I knew was that I took the nutrients from my Mom and that the birth was...well...bloody.

I heard footsteps come towards the room again and sat upright. It was Jake.

"Hey, where did you go?" I asked him, his face was perfectly composed. Too composed.

"To see Jasper." he said shrugging. I didn't push him on the matter, he'd tell me in his own time.

"Oh." was all I replied.

"What do you want to do then?" he asked, his usual smile spreading across his face. I thought about it briefly.

"Want to help me pick out flowe-" I started.

"Done!" I heard Alice call. I scowled.

"Um, what about deco-" I started again.

"Finished!" Alice called again. I growled.

"What abou-" I started once more.

"Everything to do with the wedding is done. Jake leaves tonight for his bachalor party and your bachelorette party starts at six!" Alice laughed. I used my hands to demonstrate a violent gesture of strangling Alice to death. Maybe it would shut her up for a few minutes.

"I hate you Alice!" I yelled and Jake came and sat beside me on the bed like before. Alice's twinkling laughter fluttered through the house. "We have nothing to do." I moaned leaning on his shoulder.

"Well, I wouldn't say nothing..." Jake whispered into my ear, he pulled away to take in my confused expression before smashing his lips onto mine. As usual we moved in perfect synchronisation. My hands roamed freely over his bare chest before locking them around his neck. His hot hand pressed my back pushing me harder against his toned body. His hand traveled up my back until it got to my bra clasp.

"Watch your thoughts mongrel!" Came an angry shout through the house. I instantly started to laugh and Jake pulled away.

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen..."he started

"Soon to be Black." I interjected.

"Ok, Renesmee Carlie Cullen soon to be Black. I am trying to kiss you and you keep laughing. Put a sock in it." he laughed and once again his lips crashed back down to me. I pulled away and looked him in the eyes.

"What were you thinking?" I whispered and he rolled his eyes. His lips found the hollow of my ear.

"About you in that new underwear." he giggled softly. I tapped his arm playfully.

"Be nice, it's not easy for my Dad having to share your dirty little mind." I teased.

"He loves it really."

"I DO NOT!" Dad screamed. Me and Jake collapsed onto the bed too far gone to carry on kissing.

"Don't be mean." I choked out in between laughs.

"You love to tease him really."

"Your right...I do but he's my Dad."

"He'll be mine soon too." Jake laughed.

"Fine you win!" I cried throwing my arms into the air, it skimmed Jake's cheek.

"Maybe I should start calling him Pops?" Jake pondered the idea and I shook my head. Could he be that evil?

"He hates Eddie, I dread to think what 'Pops' will do to him!" I sighed, Jake had an evil smile on his face, he was going to call him that anyway, whether I liked it or not. I sighed.

"Right, come on. Help me pack for the honeymoon." I smiled, anything to stop him annoying my Dad some more. I held his hand as I dragged him to the wardrobe that was bigger than our bathroom. Jake sat on the small chair inside and I walked to the thrid rail.

"Ok, which ones?" I asked Jake flicking through the rails of bathing suits. "Tankinis, bikinis, bathing suites, surfer shorts..."

"I like the silver one and the pink one with the white polka dots." Jake said. They were of course the ones with the least amount of material.

"Get out the black case please Jake." I asked as I flicked through the rack looking for other possibilities.

"Where is it again?" he asked confused.

"In the cupboard." I tutted. He should know his way around my closet by now.

"I thought so too but it's not there." he said again. I spun around on the spot to see that the cupboard was empty. Even the purple one was gone. I thought back to the last time i'd used it, i'd definately put it back away.

I liked organised.

Where the hell could it have gone? I growled.

I knew exactly where it was.

"Alice Cullen!" I screamed. I stormed from the closet followed by Jake. Was there nothing I could do on my own? When I reached her door it was locked, I banged on the door.

"Alice!" I yelled. Jake held onto my wrists to stop me hitting the door. I kicked it instead. "Alice Cullen!"

I kicked the door again with so much force that I took it off it's hinges. Sure enough on the bed fully packed was the black and purple suitcases. I watched her as she zipped them up.

"Alice! I wanted to do that!" I yelled at her

"It was an excuse to shop I can't avoid it." she shrugged, I took two deep breaths before replying.

"Better be good things." I sighed, I stormed from the room fuming. I couldn't do anything on my own.

Jacob's POV

"You ok Nessie?" I asked, gently stroking her soft hair. She layed face down on the bed so I couldn't see her face.

"Yeah, just mentally scarred for eternity." her reply came out a mumble.

I tryed to control my laughter. Surely Nessie knew that her parents were...well...involved otherwise she wouldn't be here.

Thank god they were, I needed Nessie.

I still felt guilty, guilty for breaking her heart that night and almost pushing her into a continuous cycle of guilt from my near death experience. I also felt bad for not being able to help the pack, but at the same time kind of well happy. Thinking about that night again made me flinch.

There was a comfortable silence as I continued to stroke her hair gently.

A loud thump came from somewhere in the house, Jasper's study I think. I could hear multiple footsteps. Something was going on if many of the Cullen's were in Jasper's study.

"I'll be right back." I mumbled hurridly getting off the bed. I let the door fall shut behind me as I powered towards Jasper's study. I knocked twice on the heavy door before pushing it open.

Carlisle, Edward, Jasper and Emmett were there.

I was right, something was going on.

"Jake we were about to call you." Carlisle said soflty. Jasper walked away towards the large window resing his alabastar arm of the glass. His eyes stared off.

Emmett sat on the side of Jasper's large desk staring at Edward who was sat on the large chair in the corner. Had they discovered something.

"Yes, Jasper has." Edward spoke. My eyes snapped to my future father-in-law.

"What?" I asked and Jasper exhaled. He turned to face me.

"It appears that we are related." Jasper sighed. Alice appeared at the door.

"Jazz? I saw you smashing the window..."she trailed off as she saw everyones stances.

"What's up?" she asked, her arms crossed across her chest defensively and her eyes burned. She looked quite scary for a pixie.

"She doesn't bite." Edward said and Alice's eyes fluttered to me.

"Yeah, so you say..." I said awkwardly.

"Anything new then with Nate and Lucy then?" Alice asked.

"It appears Jasper is related to them." Emmett laughed and Alice's eyes widened.

"I so did not see that coming." she said gobsmacked as she walked towards her husband. Her tiny frame snuggled beside his tall frame.

"Some psychic you are." Emmett laughed again and everyone shot her a glare. "What? I am trying to lighten the mood." he shouted his arms flying up to protest.

"Shut up! We don't want Renesmee to hear us." Edward hissed.

"Hang on, i'm confused. How the hell are you related?" I said confused. Jasper turned to look at me.

"My father had this mark, like a cresent on his hand. It was apparently passed through the family skipping a generation each time, at the time I thought it was ludicrious but it's the same mark. My sister, Julia had a son before I was turned which had the mark. This means that somewhere down the line I am related to them." Jasper explained. My head spun.

"So what does that make you? Like his great-great-great-great uncle?" I said my mind struggling with the math involved.

"Five greats." Edward corrected and I rolled my eyes.

"So what exactly does that mean?" I asked.

"It means they are family." Rosalie suddenly chirped walking in.

Geez! Was this some sort of family reunion?

"Stay quiet mongrol." Edward hissed.

"Yes, Pops." I retaliated. He glared.

"Go to Renesmee, we'll call if there is any advancement." he spoke softer this time. Spend time with my fiancee, I couldn't think of anything better. I walked from the room quickly and when I re-entered our bedroom, she was sat upright smiling.

"Hey, where did you go?" she asked me, her eyes held suspicion.

"To see Jasper." I replied shrugging. She seamed reassured but I added a goofy smile.

"Oh." was all she replied, before she returned my smile.