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CJSPOV

Gosh, it was hard to believe how the years had passed so quickly. It had seemed like only yesterday that I was introduced to the Cullen family. It had now been over fourteen years. As of next week, our little Ren was going to be a teenager; Charlie and I had planned to go visit. Renee and Phil would be there as well. I had no problem with that; over the years, Renee and I had finally started to get along. She finally got it that I wasn't trying to take her place or trying to out-do her in the parent and grandparent department. It had been a struggle though; I wouldn't pretend it had been easy to cope with.

Speaking of our little Ren, I couldn't believe how beautiful and grown up she had gotten. Charlie and I got married a year after he proposed. We remodeled his house completely with the help of Esme; having money and technology at your disposal can come in quite handy. The remodel turned out perfect; Charlie couldn't part with the house, so we decided to rent it out to a nice young family. We also completely remodeled my own house and sold it. We wanted a place that was completely ours together, and that was what we got. It was not too far from the station or the diner; even though we could now afford to stay home, we chose to keep working.

Edward and his genius financial advice had afforded us quite a nice lifestyle. We still lived simply though. It was what made us happiest; but we had the money, if we needed it. Edward helped Renee and Phil as well; he had always seen to it that Bella had nothing to worry about, if he could. Bella and Ren were very lucky girls just like me. Charlie had never failed to make me happy since we got together.

I was looking forward to seeing them all again, and Charlie was too. Every time we would get new videos and photos from the kids, he would show them off to his station buddies and employees. Jacob would come around ever so often trying to find out about them, but Charlie would remain tight lipped and only said that they were fine and completely happy.

He didn't have much to do with Billy and the rest of the Quileutes; he simply stayed away; and with the exception of Jacob, they did too. I was sad for him because I knew how much it hurt him to lose an old friend; but when it came down to friends or family, you would choose family every time. That was what I thought anyway.

Now, getting back to Ren's birthday, Charlie and I had decided to get her one of those Kindle readers and a gift card to buy books for it. We had to think long and hard about what to get for her; what do you possibly get for a child that had nearly everything in the book already? We knew she was so much like Bella and adored books, so that was what we came up with.

BPOV

It was hard to believe we had been in Calgary for fourteen years. We have had such a wonderful and peaceful life here. Renesmee had absolutely thrived here; she loved her friends and the school. She and Alyssa were still just as close as they were that first day of kindergarten. We might as well have adopted her; she was here more than at her own house. Her home situation wasn't always so pleasant for her.

Her father remarried after her mother was killed in an accident. The woman already had a child from her first husband, whom she divorced. Alyssa was still just a baby, when her father married this woman. For whatever reason, she thought her son could do no wrong, while Alyssa got treated like crap. With the special talents of our family, we were able to discern that Alyssa's father wasn't wholly aware of how his wife treated Alyssa. She was a conniving bitch, so we let Alyssa stay with us pretty much as much as was possible.

Now speaking of time passing, I couldn't help but remember back when we thought we were going to have to move a couple of years ago. Edward and I picked up on a few of the parents in PTA, commenting on how young we still looked. I mean there was only so much we could do with our clothing and hairstyle to make us look older. So we had a family meeting.

Flashback begins….

"Edward said people are beginning to notice that we don't age. I hate to move, but it seems the time has come," Carlisle said sadly.

None of us wanted to move; we all loved it here. There had to be some way for us to stay, so I started brainstorming.

"Isn't there some way we can stay? I love it here, and what about Alyssa? She needs me," Ren said sadly; this was the only home she had ever known.

"We all love it here, little bit, but this is our way of life. We have actually lived here longer than any other place we have been. We can't age, so we have no other choice," Jasper explained to a very sullen Ren.

"Maybe we do," I said, sitting up suddenly.

"What is it, love?" Edward asked.

"Maybe we have a choice, and Ren don't worry about Alyssa; we will figure out a way to make things better for her," I said, grinning brightly at my husband.

"That isn't a bad idea, Bella. I can't believe we have never thought of it before," Edward said, smiling back at me.

"That is brilliant, Bella; your idea will work perfectly. We will need to contact Augustus, Carlisle; he can tell us the best products to use," Alice said, bouncing up and down in her seat with excitement.

"Do you three mind sharing this brilliant idea with the rest of us who don't have mind reading and future telling talents?" Emmett asked with a look that was a cross between amusement and annoyance.

You would think after living with Edward and Alice for over 60 years, he would be used to it.

"Well, I was thinking that we can age," I said, grinning at everyone.

"Okay, this chick has lost it. What are you talking about, Bella?" Emmett said.

"Stage make-up; think about it. We can start subtly adding little laugh lines around our faces. They do it in the movies you know, and it looks so natural. And with our enhanced touch and eyesight, we will be able to make it look more real. We can stay here for as long as we want. Wouldn't that be wonderful to live 20 or 30 years at a location, instead of just 10?" I said.

"Will this work, Alice?" Carlisle asked, forever the mindful leader of our family.

We were out from under the Volturi, but it still wasn't wise to notify an entire town of the existence of vampires.

"Yes, Carlisle! This will be brilliant; like Bella said, we can make the changes so subtle no one will ever suspect we aren't aging," Alice said, bouncing in her seat.

"Alright then, if this sounds good to everyone, I will give Augustus a call," Carlisle said, looking a little excited himself.

He called Augustus and asked him about the aging products. He told us about the high end products that movie make-up artist use, and those would be the best. He even knew an artist that would come and show us how to apply them. Alice immediately went online and got in contact with the artist. He assured her he would be more than happy to help us out. He would arrive with a huge supply of products in a couple of days.

"Now, my friend, how is your granddaughter doing? I have been wondering if her vampire traits are showing yet," I heard Augustus say through the receiver.

Augustus was very interested in Ren, and I wouldn't be surprised if we received a visit from him in a few years.

"She has actually. She is 11 years old now; she is developing the tendencies slowly, like her mother did when she was pregnant with her. So far, she is developing enhanced hearing and eyesight. She hasn't started craving blood yet, but we expect that to happen in a few years. Her skin has hardened slightly, but not enough that a human would notice. She truly is a wonder to watch develop," Carlisle praised his grandchild.

I looked at Renesmee, and she was blushing just like me, when I was human. We all chuckled at this sight; my daughter really was a wonder.

….End Flashback

Sometimes that seemed a lifetime ago, and other times it seemed like only yesterday; now my only baby was a week away from turning thirteen. I loved it, and I dreaded it at the same time; I knew Edward did too. She was without a doubt his pride and joy.

She was beautiful, graceful, and very talented. She took to the piano when she was three; she played as flawlessly as Edward did. She took to ballet, when she turned six; of course, whatever Ren did, Alyssa did too. Dancing seemed a natural ability for them both; piano came as a challenge for Alyssa. Edward was very patient with her though; he never failed to praise her effort, and she wouldn't quit until she had gotten anything he taught her exactly right. It made him proud of both girls; I was proud of him. He was born to teach children.

EPOV

People and children were everywhere; and the voices in my head were so loud, especially from the mothers of these children.

"Damn, Bella Cullen is a lucky bitch to have a husband who looks like that," one mother thought. Her name was Carla Santos.

"I wonder if I can get Edward behind the hedge bushes and no one notice,"Pamela thought.

What the hell? She didn't even have a kid. What was she doing at my daughter's birthday party? This was so annoying; but as long as it was for my princess, I would gladly endure it. I hoped Bella was not listening to some of these women's thoughts; if she was, there was bound to be a killing today.

"Gosh, Ren looks so pretty today. She looks pretty every day, but even more today. I really like her, but she wouldn't go for me; she just sees me as a friend," some little boy thought. I think his name was Kevin or something like that.

I knew he could quit thinking about my princess; there would be no little boys for quite a few more years yet. I knew how they thought, and it wouldn't be about my little girl.

"Edward, my love, you keep telling yourself that; and just maybe if you're lucky, it will come true," Bella said quietly, as she placed some more food on the table I was standing by.

She pecked a kiss on my cheek, as she left again. I was guessing it was to soften the blow that my baby would be all grown up someday soon. It didn't help though. I would be as useless as Charlie was keeping the boys away from her. Besides that Bella had already threatened vital body parts, if I did like Charlie had done. As if he could read my mind, Charlie walked over to talk to me.

"You look a might upset there, Edward. It couldn't be seeing these little boys fall all over themselves trying to get to Ren, could it?" he asked with a chuckle.

"God, please tell me it gets easier as she gets older, Charlie," I replied, as I watched that little Kevin make goo goo eyes at Ren from across the room. As if Ren heard his thoughts, she looked up and smiled at him. My God, she was trying to kill me.

"You do intend to run a background check on every little dick who walks through the door, don't you?" Charlie asked.

"Of course, and I may have to get a gun to clean every time one comes over too," I replied with a wink.

Charlie cracked up and slapped me on the shoulder before we joined my father and Emmett at the pool table. We played pool for a while; then, it was time for Ren to open her gifts. Bella had set up the family room for that, so we moved in there. She opened her friends' gifts first; and there were tons of gifts to open. My little princess was really popular. She got tons of CD's, clothes, and iTunes gift cards.

"Ugh! Renesmee thinks she's all that; I can't stand her," one of the little girls thought. I had to restrain myself from letting her know Ren amounted to more than she ever would.

"Don't do it, Edward; she'll get hers. I've already seen it," Alice thought. I saw in Alice's thoughts what was going to happen, I almost felt bad for her. Although the little devil continued to have malicious thoughts of my daughter, all the while smiling and clapping along with the other kids in the room as Ren opened her gifts.

"Look at her smiling at Kevin; he was supposed to be my boyfriend this year, but he can't keep his eyes off of perfect Ren Masen," she thought. The little girl was getting more hateful in her thoughts, especially when Ren started opening gifts from the family.

RenPOV

I was having the best party. All my friends were here, and they were having a great time. I even invited Tiffany Andrews; she wasn't really a friend, but she seemed so mad all the time. I was hoping this would cheer her up. It didn't seem to though; her scowl just got harder and harder, especially when I was opening gifts from my family.

Alyssa and I were sitting on one of the couches surrounded by friends; she was helping me with my gifts. She squealed with me every time I opened another gift; she was truly a sister to me. Mom and daddy got me a new laptop. It was the exact one I had asked for; and it was the color pink, my favorite. I started to open the gift from Mimi Ree and Pop, and noticed she was practically vibrating in her seat. I heard a low groan from daddy and soft chuckles from mom and Aunt Alice. I ripped open the box; I couldn't wait to see what brought out such reactions from my family. I looked inside and couldn't believe my eyes; I then looked at Alyssa, and she had the same expression on her face. There nestled inside the tissue paper were four front row tickets to see Justin Beiber.

"Ahhhh!" I screamed and threw my arms around Alyssa.

We were going to see Justin Beiber! We were both squealing and bouncing on the floor. Over our squealing I heard a distinct huff and looked up, and Tiffany was glaring daggers at me. Maybe inviting her to my party wasn't such a good idea.

"Thank you, Mimi Ree, Pop!" I said, giving them both huge hugs.

"I know daddy especially thanks you too," I said winking at him over Pop's shoulder. I knew the other two tickets were for him and mom; and he hated Justin Beiber, but he would go for Alyssa and me.

"Love you, little one," he said lowly and winked back at me.

"Here you go, Ren; this goes with your concert tickets," grandma said handing me the gift from her and grandpa. I opened the box and saw they got me a day at a local spa for two and then a gift card to go shopping for outfits to wear to the concert.

"Oh! Thank you grandma, grandpa!" I squealed, giving them each a hug. Again, I heard another indignant huff from Tiffany.

Next, I opened the gift from Papaw Charlie and Mamaw Cora. It was a Kindle and a gift card to buy dozens of books.

"You got me a Kindle! Thank you! I have been wanting one of these. Now I can carry my favorite books with me wherever I go!" I exclaimed and hugged them both.

"Well, you're welcome, kiddo," Charlie said laughing, as he patted my back.

Aunt Rosie and Uncle Em got me a Kodak digital camera, extra memory cards, a portable printer, and paper.

"Oh thank you! Now, I can take a ton of pictures and video of the concert. I can't wait to share it with you. It will be just like you are there, Uncle Em!" I said, hugging him and winking at Aunt Rosie over his shoulder. She was shaking with silent laughter. Uncle Em hated Justin Beiber almost as much as daddy.

"Wow, squirt. That would be great!" he said, trying to sound excited; it just mostly sounded like he was choking.

"I'm kidding!" I said, laughing at him.

"Oh, thank you! I would hate to have accidentally lost your camera just before the concert," he said jokingly and all my friends laughed, but I wouldn't have put it past him to try.

"You had better let me keep that camera safe just before the concert, sweetheart. I don't know if I trust your daddy or Uncle Em not to accidentally loose it," Mom said. Everyone laughed at this banter; but mom was eyeing daddy, and he looked sheepish. She must have picked something up in his thoughts. He might be my dad and have make-up on to make him look older, but he was still 17 at heart and loved to pull pranks. I would definitely be giving mom my camera for safe keeping.

"Here ya go, little bit," Uncle Jazz said, putting an enormous box from him and Aunt Ali down in front of me. I grinned at Aunt Ali, and she was vibrating in her seat with excitement. I tore open the box, and there were dozens of outfits from her design label.

"Is this your new spring collection?" I asked grinning from ear to ear.

"Yes, the entire line and even a couple I had made special for you," Alice grinned.

"It won't hurt your feelings if I don't wear one of your designs to the concert will it, Aunt Ali?" I asked suddenly concerned.

"Don't you think anything else of that! You know I don't think you should ever turn down a shopping spree, especially with your bestie," Alice said, giving me a huge hug.

"Okay everyone! Come into the dining area; it is time to have some cake and ice cream," mom announced, motioning for everyone to follow her into the dining area.

To Aunt Ali's insistence, everyone gathered around and sang happy birthday to me; and I blew out the candles. Everyone except Tiffany that was; she stood in back scowling. I hated that she was having such a horrible time; but there wasn't anything I could do about it, so I decided to ignore her and enjoy my party with my family and friends.

Mom and Aunt Rosie cut the cake and handed it out to everyone. I was talking to a couple of my friends, when I noticed Kevin out of the corner of my eye. He looked like he wanted to come talk to me, but seemed to be having trouble finding the courage to walk over. I liked Kevin a lot; he was sweet and cute and lots of fun to hang around. I didn't see him as boyfriend material, really none of the guys at my school appealed to me that way. I was in no hurry though; I just turned thirteen and was immortal. I had plenty of time for things like that. Besides, I wasn't looking for just a boyfriend to pass the time with. I wanted what my parents had, what all my family had, a soul mate. I would just have to let him down gently. Just then, he got an alarmed look on his face, and I looked up; there was Tiffany coming towards me with an evil smirk on her face and a plate full of food. It all happened in slow motion; Tiffany acted like she tripped, and I could tell her food was going to land right on me. I couldn't move out of the way quickly enough because it would have been too suspicious. Then, I saw Kevin as he came towards me; I watched as he slapped the plate of food away from me and right back at Tiffany. Right as she fell back on the floor, the plate of food landed right on her head, cake and ice cream slid down her face. She looked up at Kevin and I; she was beyond angry.

"Arrrgh! I hate you, Renesmee Masen! That cake was supposed to hit you! You think you are so perfect! With your perfect beautiful parents and your perfect house! I HATE you!" Tiffany yelled; her face was getting red, when she noticed all her classmates eyes were on her.

"Tiffany, what is going on in here?" Pamela, Aunt Rosie's receptionist, said as she came running into the room.

"Pamela, is this child with you?" daddy asked, looking furious. Tiffany winced a little at his dark face.

"Yes, I am so sorry. Her mother had to work today, so I brought her. I don't know what has gotten into her. Come on, young lady; you are embarrassing me, yourself, and your mother. I am so sorry, Ren, Edward, Bella; I hope you have a great party, despite this. Tiffany Ellen Andrews, you get yourself out to the car," Pamela said, looking embarrassed, as she was leaving the room with an equally embarrassed Tiffany. The whole room was quiet, even after we heard the door close; no one was sure what to say after that spectacle.

"Wow, Ren! You sure know how to throw a party!" Uncle Em exclaimed. Everyone chuckled and started talking again. Leave it to him to break the tension in a room.

"Ren, sweetheart, are you okay?" mom asked me, looking very concerned and checking me over to make sure I didn't have any food on me.

"I should have known that devil child was with Pamela! She never thought of her though, so I had no idea. Are you sure you're okay, little one?" daddy whispered, as he looked me over as well.

"Yeah, mom, dad; I am fine. Kevin saved me," I said, standing up and walking over to him. He still looked stunned, like he couldn't believe what he just did.

"Thank you, Kevin; you are such a good friend," I said and kissed him on the cheek.

"Anytime, Ren," he said, but his face deflated a bit; and he still tried to smile at me.

I looked over at daddy; he was frowning a bit because of the peck on the cheek.

"Don't worry, daddy; he is just a friend," I told him in my thoughts and smiled at him. He visibly relaxed at my thoughts; he walked over and patted Kevin on the back.

"Thank you, Kevin; you are a good friend to Ren. You two enjoy the rest of the party," daddy said and walked away.

"Your dad is scary!" Kevin told me and shuddered.

"He is just very protective of me; he really is a big softie. Come on; let's go get some more cake. All this excitement has made me hungry!" I said with a laugh.

The party ended up being a huge success, even with that one set back. Everyone said it was the best party they had ever been too! I hated that Tiffany seemed to hate me so much. After that fit she threw in front of everyone, I imagined she would leave me alone now. She was right about one thing though, I did have an awesome family. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world and couldn't wait to see what would happen next in my life.

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