RENESMEE POV
Elated. That's how I felt, I was in pure ecstasy and I wanted to hurry up the stairs with everyone to look at my sleeping beauty I had missed for nearly six and a half agonising years.
'Who are you?' I asked the nervous woman standing before me. She was very small and plain but she could look pretty, Alice could make her look pretty. She was human and she had lank mid-length thin mousy brown hair and muddy brown eyes, she was very thin and she had a pointy face. She was a very pointy woman. She looked very nervous.
'I'm Eva' she stuttered 'I looked after Scarlett for all these years, as her mother, you are so beautiful.'
I started to stagger away from her.
'LEAVE NOW' I shouted at her. How dare the woman who had taken my daughter try and talk to me, what on earth was Jacob thinking?
She started to cry. 'I've always wanted to meet you you're truly the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, I didn't take her, the volturi stole her and brought her back to Volterra and made me look after her I had no choice, I love her.'
I would get the full story off my dad later, how dare the volturi steal my baby? I should be grateful to this woman for keeping my baby safe but I could find no kindness in my heart for her, I had agonized over the loss of my baby for years whilst this woman had her right there in Volterra looking after her as if she was her daughter.
'Just leave now' I commanded, I didn't want to look at her anymore I wanted to go to Jake and Scarlett.
'I have nowhere else to go, the volturi won't take me back now, please' she pleaded and begged.
'I don't want you here' I said my voice shaking.
Then Jacob appeared by my side holding me tightly around the waist.
'I don't want her here Jake, please make her go away' I said burying my head in his neck. He kissed my hair.
'I'm sorry Eva, but you have to go now. Nessie has suffered enough for these past six years, maybe it isn't your fault but you're upsetting Nessie by being here and I won't allow that. She's been through enough trauma.'
'But Scarlett loves me' she said in a small tiny voice. That made me mad.
'SHE LOVES ME I'M HER MOM, ME. NOW LEAVE'
She finally took the hint and turned to go.
'I don't have any money' she said sadly, as Edward and Alice came sprinting down the stairs.
'You can't make her leave with no money' Edward told me gently. 'At least let her stay the night and we can figure out what to do with her in the morning.' Alice agreed, stroking my hair.
'I don't want her to' I said and I started to cry into Jake's shoulder. I didn't know what was wrong with me, I didn't like this woman, and maybe it was jealousy. It was jealousy, she knew everything about my daughter and I didn't but I couldn't be that heartless to throw her out on the street could I? I wasn't that kind of person.
'She can sleep at the cottage' I said reluctantly.
Edward hugged me tightly and showed Eva out of the house and led her out of the cottage. I stared up at Jake.
'I love you' he said simply and I kissed him hard.
'I can't wait to get started on your new house!' Alice chimed in. 'It's going to be beautiful and grand, just the way you like it Nessie.' And then she ran off to her computer to start designing, I had no idea what I'd do without Alice.
'Let's go and see our daughter, it's time to start our life again' I told Jacob
'Let's pretend these six years never happened' he said as he bent down to kiss me and my heart soared right into the twinkling starry sky and as we made our way upstairs to our beautiful daughter.
After absorbing every inch of her for two hours I was starting to get sleepy and Jake carried me into our room and fell asleep, content in the arms of Jake and I had a dreamless sleep for the first time in years.
I awoke to the sound of ragged breathing and a racing heart but it wasn't coming from Jake. I could feel the sun on my face and I could see a little girl sitting on the end of my bed. My little girl. She looked nervous and hesitant and so beautiful, she stared right at me with beautiful big green eyes. She was breath taking. She was awake and she had come to find me, I loved her more than anything.
'Mommy' she said nervously, it wasn't a question it was a statement.
I bent forward and embraced her as she buried her face in my hair and hugged me tightly. I don't know how long we sat there like that. Jake had told me she didn't know about vampires, or werewolves or anything to do with the supernatural world. I'd have to explain that later, I wasn't quite sure how.
'You're the prettiest person I've ever seen' she said timidly as she stroked my face. I stroked her face in return and shook my head.
'I disagree, you're definitely the prettiest.'
'I knew you were real, I used to see you in my dreams all the time, and I love you' she told me
I felt the tears welling in my eyes.
'I love you too, more than anything.'
She smiled and hugged me again.
'Mommy why are you so young? And daddy?'
Well, I guessed this was going to come sooner or later so I'd best get it out of the way sooner. I pulled away and looked into her eyes as I started to tell the story.
