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Chapter Twenty-Six
*Renesmee's POV*
I was exhausted. Not only was my best friend hanging on for dear life at this point, now we had this issue with the Lexington twins and the Volturi. The possibility of the Volturi finding us was very likely at this point.
"What if we meet the twins somewhere else?" Uncle Emmett suggested. "A few of us go and meet up with them. Somewhere far from the house, while the rest of you stay here."
"Splitting up is a terrible idea," Lucas mentioned. "That could make us ten times more vulnerable."
"I agree," Grandpa announced. "It could be risky...We're already in a dangerous place as it is."
"Not necessarily," Cordelia spoke up. "If you have someone powerful go with this group, then they might not be a match. I could-"
"Cordelia," Robert warned. "You are not-"
"Darling," Cordelia cut him off. "I love you, but you won't stop me. I can protect everyone."
"If you're going, then I am too," Robert insisted fiercely.
"Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett go with them," Grandpa mentioned. "They'll need the extra eyes. Everyone else stay here."
"I'm not leaving Lily and Aidan!" Aunt Rosalie declared.
"Mom, we'll be okay," Lily reassured her.
"The kids will be fine, Rose," Uncle Emmett said. "They're practically grown ups."
"Practically. They're still teenagers," Aunt Rose pointed out.
"It'll be okay, mom," Aidan said, giving his mother a side hug.
"Aren't I needed here?" Alice protested. "Carlisle, I'm not leaving my daughter either. Especially with the Volturi lurking around the corner."
"I'll be fine, mom," Abby announced, walking into the room. "You and dad are needed to find the twins. I'll be okay."
Aunt Alice bit her lip while Uncle Jasper held his wife by the shoulders. "I don't know," Jasper muttered.
"Really," Abby exclaimed, walking up to her parents. "I'll be fine."
"Alright," Alice agreed hesitantly.
"This place will still be heavily guarded," Jacob mentioned, hoping that'd put my aunt and uncle at ease.
"You know we'll protect the children," My grandmother added, placing her hands on Abby's shoulders.
"It's not that," Aunt Alice whispered, biting her lip. "I just...I didn't have a vision but I just have a feeling. A bad one."
My mother gently walked to my aunt's side to comfort her. "But if the family needs us to go, then we'll go."
"Alright," Grandpa announced, rubbing his hands together. "That's settled. In the meantime, we should be giving Grace another dose of blood. Try to get that fever down."
I looked towards my brother on the couch. Grace was sleeping in his arms now, which was good. At last she was resting. The more rest she got, hopefully this pregnancy would be easier on her. His arms were tightly around her body as he brushed her hair gently, whispering soothing words to her form.
"Go rest," My mom said to me, placing a hand on my shoulder. "You've been with her for days. You haven't gotten a wink of sleep, darling."
I sighed, "You're right...I'll see you in the morning."
"Night, my little nudger," Mom whispered, pressing her lips to my forehead. I smiled meekly at her before retiring to my bedroom.
I couldn't sleep though. Terrible images kept surfacing in my mind as I tossed in turned. This promoted me to crack open a book to try to soothe my nerves. There were a few novels I spotted of Carolyn's that I haven't read yet. Maybe that would be the trick. It normally was.
I flipped through the pages. It was actually one of Alexander's medical books. In the last few weeks I've learned a lot about delivering and childbirth. Oddly enough, since I've been so attentive with Grace it's hard not to learn. Carlisle's even taught me a few things in case I just happen to be there with Grace. I also read up on a lot with c-sections and proper ways to deliver a child. I was going to medical school, might as well prepare.
"Hey," Jacob greeted me as he walked into the bedroom. He had just taken a shower, so only a towel was wrapped around his steaming body. His black hair wet from the shower. "Whatcha up to?"
"Nothing much," I replied, shrugging. "How are you?"
"Pretty good," He answered, scratching the back of his head, causing a sprinkles of water from his hair to hit me.
"Eh!" I giggled, rubbing the side of my cheek. "Watch out, wet dog."
"Wet dog?" Jacob questioned, a quirky and amused smile playing on my boyfriend's lips. "That's a bit insulting, don't you think."
I rolled my eyes, but giggled. "Not if you act like one."
Jacob grinned widely before placing a kiss on my lips, "Well, I'm sorry if my wet dogness annoys you."
"It doesn't annoy me," I told him, smiling. "In fact, I really like you this way."
"Really?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows. "You see something you like?"
I laughed, shaking my head. "In fact, I do," I said, tugging at the towel.
Jacob bit his lip, trying to cover up the fact he was blushing a bit, "Ness...I don't know if we can do that here. Might be a bit risky."
"True," I muttered, pressing a kiss on his lips. "But most of them are busy. I don't think they would notice."
"I don't know," Jacob replied, but we were pretty far gone. My top made it's way off and we were currently on the bed. My hands locked in his hair as our lips met.
We didn't get very far thought. Just as the towel was about to come off, the door swung wide open. In the doorway was my father. The look of murder in his eyes as he gripped to the doorway.
"Oh crap," Jacob muttered, getting off of me. I flushed, quickly wrapping a sheet around my top.
"Dad!" I squeaked.
"You're dead, dog!" My father growled, stalking forward.
"Now, Edward. Let's be civil here," Jacob pleaded with him, scrambling up from the bed.
"I don't think so, mutt," My father hissed. That's when my father lunged for my boyfriend. Jacob rushed out of the room and in the process, ran out of the house where he promptly shape shifted.
I gulped, throwing on a nearby sweatshirt as I ran after the two. When I got outside, my dad had Jacob, in wolf form, pinned down to the ground.
"Daddy! Jacob!" I yelled, running towards them. "Stop it! Right now!"
"Edward!" My mother called out, running over as she threw my father off of Jacob with one swift push. "Let go of him!"
Uncle Emmett came over with Uncle Jasper and grabbed my dad while Aunt Alice grabbed Jacob.
"What the hell is going on out here!?" Masen demanded, walking outside.
"I trusted you with my daughter!" My dad yelled at Jacob furiously. "I trusted you!"
"Dad!" I hissed angrily at him. "This isn't just Jacob's fault!"
"And you, Renesmee Carlie- you are grounded for the rest of eternity!" My father shouted furiously.
"Boys!" My grandfather scolded, coming down. "Let's be civil here! We are guests in someone's home!"
My dad just shook my uncles off before running into the woods. I bit my lip to see most of my family were now watching the spectacle occurring.
"I don't blame him. I did the same for Lily," Rosalie muttered, shrugging. Ethan seemed to somehow grow paler at the mention of her words. It's no secret that when Aunt Rose found out she almost castrated him.
I watched as Lily rolled her eyes, "Mother, not now."
"Of course this happens when I let vampires into my home," Carolyn mumbled under her breath. "I hope nothing was destroyed, for your sake."
"I'm sorry about my husband's out lash. He's just been on edge with everything going on," My mom apologized.
I sighed, turning to Jacob. He was still in wolf form and I bent down to his level, "You're okay? Right?"
Jacob nodded and nuzzled against my face. I sighed, hugging on tightly to him. I then got up and turned to my mother.
"Renesmee, I'm so sorry. I didn't think he would have an outburst like that," My mother muttered, coming to my side. "I haven't seen him get this angry since..."
"Since what?" I questioned, raising my eyebrows.
"Nothing," My mother mumbled, looking at Jacob and then adverting her eyes away.
"Since what!?" I repeated sharply, narrowing my eyes at the two.
"Oh shit!" Uncle Emmett cursed in the background, an amused grin on his face. "You two are in deep-"
"Emmett!" Aunt Rosalie cried out, completely ashamed. "Not now!"
"What's going on!?" I demanded, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Ness, there's something you don't know. Something we were going to tell you after all of this," My mom spoke up gently.
"What?" I questioned, raising my eyebrows.
Jacob shook his head in wolf form while my mother looked torn. My boyfriend then trotted towards the bushes to transform while my mother just stood.
"Please, say something!" I begged. "You're being awfully quiet!"
"I..." My mother stammered. "I um..."
"I used to have a thing for your mother," Jacob confessed in a rush, his cheeks turning pink.
Suddenly I felt a wave of dizziness take over me. I just starred at them, trying to comprehend what he'd just said.
"No freaking way!" Aidan called out, biting on his knuckles.
"Aw damn," added Seth, wincing. "Jake, your dead."
"Whomp there it is!" Uncle Emmett whistled.
"Don't be children!" Aunt Rosalie scolded at the boys, followed by an eye rolls.
"You had a thing for her?" I repeated slowly.
"I didn't love him. Not like your father," My mother explained, her voice rushed. "It was never actually a relationship. It was more of Jacob having feelings for me and well, me being not sure- point being, we never actually dated. We did kiss..."
"Are you serious?" I asked, raised eyebrows.
"Yes," Jacob answered.
That's when I started to laugh hysterically, causing everyone to look at me funny.
"Are you okay, Ness?" Lily asked me slowly.
"This has to be a joke!" I exclaimed, shaking my head in furious laughter. "The two of you? Together?"
"Like your mom said, we weren't actually together," Jacob told me. "I...I thought I loved your mother. I fought for her affections but-"
"Oh god!" I exclaimed, rubbing my temples. "It's true!? It's true!"
"Of course! Why would we make up something like this!?" Jacob cried out.
"It is," My mother confirmed softly, her golden eyes full of shame.
"But why?" I stammered, my voice cracking.
"Because of you," Jacob explained gently. "I was only in love with your mother, because you weren't born yet-"
"Does that mean you were also in love with Uncle Edward!?" Aidan called out from the porch.
"Shut it, Aidan!" Jacob barked at him.
I took a deep breath, still feeling quite dizzy. Jacob and my mother approached me slowly.
"Are you okay?" My mom asked me. "Look, baby-"
"No," I said, shaking my head. I closed my eyes tightly and took a deep breath. "I need...I need to think. Alone..."
"Ness-"
"Stop!" I ordered Jacob, my eyes watering. "Even if you don't love my mother anymore-"
"Which I don't-"
"Still!" I snapped. "You lied to me. After everything we've been through you forget to mention the, I don't know, tiny detail that you were in love with my mother!?"
Jacob bit his lip while my mother rubbed her arm awkwardly, "Babe, we wanted to tell you it's just...We didn't know when the right time would be."
"You waited too long," I replied bitterly. I shook my head at the absurdness of the thought. My mother and Jacob. "Does that mean he's the boy that competed for your affection with Dad? The one you used analogies for to help me chose between Nahuel and Jake?" I asked, now turning to my mother.
My mother nodded and so did Jacob. I felt my stomach twisting and turning. I closed my eyes and turned around.
"I need some space...That's all I ask," I replied slowly, touching my forehead.
"Please, Ness. I need you to-"
"Jacob, just leave me alone," I hissed, closing my eyes tightly.
With that, I ran. I could hear my boyfriend calling for my name but I ignored him. I felt so many emotions take me at once. Disgust, anger, jealously...I don't know what was going on.
When I finally stopped I was in the middle of the woods. It was a small clearing and I walked to the very center before just kneeling down. My head was spinning and my entire form was shaking. I tried to take a deep breath, but I just couldn't calm down. My breathing was getting more erratic by the minute.
How was I supposed to react to this? They lied to me, but it's just so...Weird. Why keep this from me? Was Jacob only with me because of my mother? Was everything just a lie?
"It's not."
I jumped and turned around to see my father standing in the middle of the clearing with me.
A hand flew over my racing heart in the process, "Are you trying to kill me!?"
"Sorry," My dad apologized.
I took a deep breath as he walked over to me. "Look...I was on the other end of this whole thing, Ness. Your mom and I love each other very much. She's not looking to-"
"I know," I cut him off, taking a deep breath. "You two are clearly soul mates, but the very fact that she considered-"
"Not really. Technically yes, but not really," My dad said softly, taking a seat beside me. "Your mother was confused. He was there for her when I wasn't. I left your mother once, Renesmee. We weren't perfect, I assume you know this."
"A bit," I confessed, biting my lip.
"It almost killed your mother," My father explained grimly. "And myself...Jacob was there for your mother when I couldn't be there. He kept her alive and I think that bond they formed threw your mother off. She loves him. Always has, just not like she and I love each other. Jacob's her little brother. He's her family now and more importantly, your soul mate."
"So you accept the two of us?" I asked meekly. "Even though-"
"Yes," He told me fiercely. "Even though you two...You know."
My cheeks began to burn in embarrassment, "Sorry about that."
"Don't," He told me, shaking his head. "You're an adult now, hate to admit it, but you are. It was bound to happen. This is the twenty-first century. I just hoped you'd wait, but the two of you are your own people. This is not 1918. I realize that. Sex is more free now and I just...I don't know. I got angry because of everything that's happened. Not that I'm angry with Masen and Grace...I just wished you guys waited a bit. Let this all settle in or at least...Just stay kids. You both grew up way too fast..."
"I'll always be your little girl," I told him gently.
My father's lips twitched into a smile as he gently ran a hand through my hair, "Look...I know it may be weird, but go easy on your mother and Jacob. Jacob loves you very much. More than anything on this earth. The love he has for you is nothing like the love he had for your mother. It's always been you, Angel. And your mother doesn't want to hurt you. She loves you more than her own life...Just know they love you. Both of them and they don't want you to feel pain."
"I'm not in pain," I answered truthfully, shrugging. "I just...I just feel weird that they kept this away from me."
"When were they supposed to tell you?" My father pointed out. "You and Jake were all over the place last year and before that you were too young to understand...They were supposed to tell you sooner but then Masen and Grace happened and well...I just hope you give them the benefit of the doubt in this case. I'm trying to be more easier with Jacob."
"Even though you tried to kill him less than an hour ago?" I pointed out.
"I saw him about to do something very unsettling to my little girl," My father argued. "I just...I just saw red. I won't anymore because I know, but just try not to do it around your mother and I. I beg of you. I love you, Renesmee."
"I understand," I replied. I sighed, leaning against my father's shoulder. He wrapped an around around my frame as I just rested.
"Do we have to go back?" I muttered tiredly.
"Don't worry. Just go to sleep," he told me quietly.
I nodded meekly as he then picked me up in his arms. I gripped to my father's shirt as he cradled me close.
Soon, sleep consumed my exhausted body. I didn't want to face what lay before me, but I just had to try to keep an open mind.
*Bella's POV*
I felt relief flood through my body when Edward came into the house with Renesmee in his arms. She was asleep, curled against his chest. Suddenly instead of a young woman, I saw my little girl. I felt awful after explaining that to her, but I had to. She needed to know. It was eating me up inside.
"How is she?" I asked my husband frantically.
"She's fine," He told me, brushing the hair out of her face.
"She's not hurt, right?" Jacob asked fiercely. I could see the concern in his eyes. This was really killing Jacob ever since she ran off into the woods.
"No. Just fine," Edward answered. "Look, I'm going to put her in the bedroom. Let's...Just give her space. Wait for her to approach you. She doesn't know how she feels right now."
"Alright," Jacob agreed. "Just...I'm sorry-"
"Don't apologize," Edward told him softly. "I...She needed to know. She understands, I think. She's just trying to process it. It's a lot...And confusing."
"Okay," Jake replied, pressing a gentle kiss on Renesmee's forehead before Edward brought our daughter away.
"At least she knows," Masen spoke up, coming over.
I frown at my son, "You knew?"
"It's hard not to when you're a mind reader," Masen mentioned dryly. "I'm pretty sure Lizzy knew as well."
"I did," Lizzy spoke up from the couch where she was reading a book.
"See," Masen said, raising an eyebrow. "Now look, I didn't want this crap to happen right now especially with Grace's condition. Just try to keep the drama on the low."
"Son, we're not trying to start up anything," I told him, cupping his cheek. "I'm so sorry this got out now."
"I know, Mom," Masen said, sighing. "I'm talking to the dog."
"Hey!" Jacob cried out. "I didn't ask for this."
"You didn't, but that's my sister who just disappeared into the woods. My girlfriend is weak right now. Just don't," Masen pleaded before walking away to Grace's room.
I sighed looking at Jacob. He looked so torn, running a hand through his hair.
"It's okay," I whispered to him.
"I just wish I didn't screw everything up," Jacob confessed to me bitterly. "I just...Bella-"
"Jake, she loves you. It'll work out," I promised.
"I hope so," He muttered before walking away.
I sighed and looked to my husband who was walking out of our daughter's room. He smiled weakly at me as he walked over and gently wrapped his arms around my body.
"I'm sorry," I mumbled into his chest.
"For what?" He questioned, raised eyebrows.
"I just feel like everything's a mess-"
"This is no one's fault. It'll be fine," Edward measured me, pressing his lips to my forehead.
"You don't hate me?" I mumbled.
"Never," He replied fiercely. I looked up at him and smiled, reaching up on my tipee toes to press my lips to his.
"I love you," I said softly.
"I love you too," He retorted, running a hand through my hair. "Now come on, let's go help the others out. We have a lot of work to do."
"That we do," I agreed as the two of us walked to Carlisle's office.
A/N: So long time no update lmao. Well, I had some time to post this and was like might as well. Hope you enjoy it and keep a look out for more updates hopefully soon :P
