4

I was woken up the next morning by my cell phone vibrating on my nightstand. I got a text from my mom.
Renesmee, your father and I are at the house. We didn’t want to disturb you so we left early. But your aunts are asking… begging… actually demanding that you come over to the house ASAP…
And yes they want to know how your first date went. I love you.
Love Mom.
I sigh, knowing I would have to face Alice and Rosalie sooner or later; otherwise they’d come and drag me out my own room until I spilled about the date. I was still in my dress and heels, so I got dressed in some jeans, a long sleeve shirt and some very expensive black and gold tennis shoes Alice got me for my 5th birthday. I’m sure Alice would get upset with me for wearing just plain jeans and a T-shirt, but I was more worried about what was awaiting me with Alice and Rosalie, maybe even Esme, when I would enter the house.
***
I walked slowly up the stairs to the front door, afraid of how jumpy they would be just waiting for me. Before I even had the chance to touch the doorknob, the front door swung open and grabbed and flung inside the house by both my aunts. I knew my dad was probably in the other room, so all I could do was think, Help! I heard him start laughing at my thought as he told my mother what I said inside my head. I guess that was a sign for, Sorry, Nessie! But I know that if I get in Alice and Rosalie’s way, they’ll bite my head off!
“How was it? Was it ever awkward at a certain moment? Did he like your dress? He better have! Why are you wearing that! You’re so much like your mother when it comes to fashion! Whatever! How was it? Oh. I already asked that--”
“Alice! Calm down!”
“I’ll only calm down if you start giving me details!”
“What details? It was just a date!”
“Yeah! Your first date!”
“All that happened was we went to dinner, went to the beach to take a walk, he brought me home, we kissed, and he gave me this necklace that he made for me.” I showed them the small, lovely trinket hanging from my neck, just a few inches from my locket. They both stared at in awe. I blushed bright red as I remembered when he gave it to me last night.
“Bella!” they called, simultaneously. My mom and dad entered the room from the kitchen door.
“Yes?” my mother said.
“Look at what Jacob gave Nessie last night!” Rosalie squealed. “it looks like the one on your bracelet, Bella.”
“It does! Well, it is beautiful.” Suddenly, my two awesome uncles, Emmett and Jasper, entered the room.
“Hey, guys,” Emmett said. “What’s up?” Rosalie went over to him, giving him a quick kiss on the lips, Alice as well with Jasper.
“We’re just asking Renesmee how her date was last night.”
“What? But Nessie’s not as girly as you two.” I couldn’t help but giggle as both Rosalie and Alice’s jaw dropped at his comment.
“That’s true,” Jasper said, agreeing with him.
“Jasper!”
“What? I can’t lie and you know it’s the truth.”
“I know, but you don’t have to be mean about it,” Alice pouted.
“I’m sorry,” Jasper said, giving Alice a little make-up kiss.
“It’s okay.”
“Yeah, well,” Emmett said, “What Nessie really needs is some manly-brother talk about love.”
“Manly-brother talk?” Rose asked.
“Yeah! Nessie, please come with us,” he said as he signaled me and Jasper to follow. I followed them outside, into the forest, where we went to sit down on the edge of the river together.
“So, what’s going on? Why do my two uncles, my two favorite awesome uncles, want to talk me about my
relationship with Jacob?”
“Before we tell you, we just want to let you know that your dad didn’t put us up to this,” Jasper said. “But as your uncles, your two overly protective uncles, we love you and we want to protect you since you’re our only niece.”
“So you need to promise us,” Emmett said, “that you’re going to be careful while going through this relationship and take it slow, you know, don’t get too carried away.”
“Is this your fancy way of having the ‘sex talk’ with me or something? Not much of a ‘manly-brother talk’”
“Yeah, you’re too smart for us.”
“That’s because I hang out with you guy way too much,” I teased.
“Yeah, well we just wanted to make sure you’re be responsible,” Jasper clarified.
“Guys! You know me! I know how to be responsible. But I will thank you for looking out for me like great uncles should.”
“Well, you’re welcome then,” they both said together. We had a huge group hug before we left for the house. When we got back, everyone (everyone being my parents, Alice, and Rosalie) was in the living room, talking.
“What’s going on?” I asked. Alice skipped over to me.
“We were just talking about how you’re most likely going out with Jacob later tonight, and we were thinking of the idea of your first ‘date’ together… with your parents.”
“What?”
“You know, usually in every relationship there’s that one time where the boyfriend meets the parents and all that? Well, we though that since Jacob already knows Edward and Bella, that you could all have dinner together.”
“Really? You really think we should?”
“Why not? And I already called Jacob and told him not to come until tonight, although I knew you had plans to see him this morning, sorry about that, but he said it was cool. He’s going to come over tonight at eight. So come with me, we have to pick out what you’re wearing for tonight.” She took me upstairs to her room to treat me, once again, like her own personal dress-up guinea pig.
***
It was 7:55pm and Alice was doing the finishing touches on my hair and make up. I was wearing a comfortable, dainty, strapless, dark blue-purple dress, (once again, came above my knees) with a belt around the waist line and brown, ankle-high, three and a half inch boots with fringe on the side. When Alice was done, she left the house and went to my grandpa Charlie’s for the whole night. Mom and Dad were even going to leave afterward to go visit him so we could have a bit of alone time together. But for now, I was going to have to deal with the fact that we weren’t going to be alone for one hour, one hour that I knew I could handle without feeling too awkward.
As soon as I heard Jacob’s car out front, I ran straight out of my room and to the door. I opened it, and, of course, the first thing I see is him smiling at me with his gorgeous smile.
“Hi,” I said, smiling at back him, taking his hand and leading him through the door. My mom and dad were walking out of the kitchen to greet him. My mom gave him a big hug.
“Jacob! It’s so good to see you! Thank you for coming tonight.”
“No problem Bella, Edward.”
“We know this might seem a bit awkward, coming to dinner with all of us--” dad said.
“Oh. It’s not that big a deal. You’re like family and I love spending time with you guys.”
“Thank you, Jacob.”
“Sure, sure.”
We had dinner, well Jacob and I had dinner, that mom made. She cooked Grandma Renee’s special home-made spaghetti and ravioli, my favorite. Mom had always been a wonderful cook, which I was always grateful for. It wasn’t as awkward as I thought it would be for all of us, though it was really awkward for just me. Sometimes, most of the time, they would talk or laugh about memories they had, memories I was never here for. At some moments I would feel out of the loop of the conversation, unless that conversation variably led to something that involved me. But I didn’t say anything, and was trying my very best not to think about it so my dad couldn’t hear, because I didn’t want to ruin anyone’s fun. At sometime during the night, my dad must have heard my thoughts because he urged my mother out of the house earlier than expected. They gave their goodbyes and left, leaving me and Jacob all alone in the house.
I closed the door turned around too see Jacob sitting on the couch. He signaled me with his hand to go and sit with him. I walked over to him and he put his arms around my waist and sat me down his lap, as I put my arms around his neck, pulling his lips to mine.
He kissed me back, as sweetly and passionately as he could, cradling my face in his hands. He parted my lips with his tongue, tracing the bottom lip and then the top. I couldn’t resist what I was getting at the moment, so I tried to make it last so I could take in as much as possible. Suddenly he pulled away, which I didn’t like, as he laughed.
“Why are you laughing at me?”
“Because you’re attacking me like I’m going to disappear out your life forever, or something.”
“Well, I barely got to even spend time with you today, let alone talk to you. But that’s why my parents left early, because heard my thoughts and that I felt a little awkward and left out.”
“Oh. I’m sorry.”
“It’s not your fault… completely,” I teased.
“Hey.” We both started laughing together at my assumption.
“I love you,” I said.
“I love you, my beautiful Renesmee.”
An hour passed and I knew the date was, unfortunately, over for tonight.
***
I was laying along my bed, reading one of my mother’s books Withering Heights , trying to fall asleep, though I knew I probably wouldn’t be able to for a couple of hours. Everyone had gone to a movie, including my parents, and wouldn’t be back until morning. I was all alone in the cottage. Then, I heard a small knock coming from my window. Who would be at my window, especially at this hour? I closed the book and put it down on my nightstand. I walked slowly and carefully to my window opening it all the way. Jacob?
“Jacob Black, what are you doing?”
“I couldn’t sleep.”
“So you came to my window? You could have come through the front door, you know. No one’s home but me. And even if someone else were here, you know they would hear you.”
“I know. It’s just more fun this way,” he said coming through the window. I rolled my eyes and walked back over to my bed to lie down. He came with me, lying down next to me and putting his arms around me and kissing me on the forehead.
“I’m really glad you’re here Jacob. Maybe now I can finally sleep with you here.”
“Sh. Sleep Nessie. You’re tired I know. Don’t worry I won’t leave, I’ll be here to keep you warm,” he said winking at me. I laughed, quietly, for I was too tired to do anything else. My eyes began to shut, so I did my best to say one more thing to him before I drifted away for the rest of the night.
“I love you.”
“I love you, too my Renesmee. I’ll love you forever.”
And then I drifted into unconsciousness, for the first time in my lover, Jacob’s, arms.