24

“Sure. What do you want to talk to me about?”
“Well,” Rosalie said, putting the eggs and beacon on a plate that she had made for me. “First of all, we wanted to apologize for being so rude last night. I mean, that was way out of line. By the way, how did you get down here like that?” she asked, referring to the cast on my leg.
“Limping helps. It doesn’t hurt that bad. And you don’t have to apologize, I forgive you. You may be my aunts, but you’re both like sisters to me, best friends.”
“Okay, which are we?” Alice asked, laughing.
“Sisters, friends, aunts.… Is there really a distinction?”
“I guess not!”
“Yeah, well. I hope you feel better,” Rosalie said lightly patting my braced leg.
“Thanks. And thanks for making breakfast.”
“Of course.”
They both left without another word, but with smiles spread across their faces. I ate my breakfast silently in the kitchen for a moment. When I finished I limped over to the living room and sat down on the couch with my unfinished chocolate milk.
I sat there wondering how long it would be until Jacob and Sara-Bell woke up. I glanced around the room until Sara-Bell’s sketchbook caught my eye. I picked it up and started leafing through the pages. I smiled at the sketches she made. There was one of Mom and Dad, Esme, Kelsi, Me and Jake… I couldn’t be happier or more proud then I was now.
Seconds later I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I looked up to see Jacob, with no shirt which really distracted me, come over to me and sit next to me on the couch. He kissed me on the forehead and held me close.
“Morning Ness. How are you?”
“I’m fine,” I said stroking his chest absent minded. “Where’s Sara-Bell?”
“She’s still asleep; I didn’t want to wake her. Why?”
“I was looking at her drawings,” I said happily handing the sketchbook to him. “Have you seen them?”
“No.” He opened the book and started flipping through them. I put my arms around him and smiled as I saw the same amazing sketches my lovely daughter had done. She was so talented.
“Wow. These are beautiful.”
“They are.” I kissed his cheek and a smile spread across his face as I whispered in his ear, “I love you.”
He put my face in between his warm hands and kissed me lightly on my lips. Everything seemed to be perfect for me. Happy family, gorgeous husband, lovely and talented daughter… I just wish it could stay like this forever.