CH4: ALWAYS COMING BACK

BELLA’S POV
Once Jake had left Renesmee’s room, I got up from the dining room table, leaving my magazine behind. “Thanks for tucking her in, Jake,” I said.
“No problem, Bells,” he replied. “Well I gotta go, see ya tomorrow.”
I stopped him before he would turn around. “Wait, I want to talk to you for a sec.” He looked confused as I pushed him down onto one of the chairs at the table. I sighed and started, “Edward told me about the other night when you and Renesmee almost kissed. She’s only 5 years old, Jake, plus she’s not even in high school yet. We’ve talked about this and I still stand my ground on waiting at least until she’s a sophomore. Even if she finds out you two are destined for each other, there’s still some boundaries you have to abide to.” I stopped to study his face.
He answered calmly, “Yeah, Bella, I know. And like I said, I’m willing to wait for her for as long as I have to. Although, I’m not sure if I have Edward’s patience. If I absolutely must, then I will wait for 100 years for her. We were so in the moment the other night that the spark overpowered me.” I saw nothing but complete utter adoration when he spoke about her. I smiled at that and said, “Okay, I just wanted to remind you.” He got up and I walked him to his car. “Say hello to Billy for me,” I called as I was walking up the steps to the front door and waved.
I had barely stepped into the house when I heard Edward play my lullaby in the music room. I knew that he was calling me so I dashed to be by his side. The notes filled the room with an atmosphere of admiration. I sat next to him and just as the song ended, I was kissing his neck, his jugular, and repeated until he replaced them with his lips. At first he kissed me gently. It reminded me of when I was human. He was always so careful not to crush my fragile figure. He didn’t need to worry about that anymore. I smiled against his feathery smooth kiss. His hands coiled my waist to place me onto his lap. I had my hands tangled in his sleek bronze hair when we were so rudely interrupted by Jasper.
“As much as I love the fact that you guys are so deeply in love and in lust,” he said with a grimace, “you two should really get a room. I can feel your aroused emotions from the backyard.” A growl had managed to slip from my lips when Edward had swept me off my feet. We were heading to our cottage. I dropped my shield so that he could hear, (he didn’t have to ask us twice.)
With that, he ran full speed and in 10 seconds flat we were in the giant cottage Esme had given to us for my birthday. But I had been 18 when Edward turned me and I would be 18 forever with my husband. My hands were still lost in his hair with my legs wrapped securely around his waist when we entered our room. Our lips were practically glued together as he pinned me against the wall. Apparently he had already ripped my jeans and shirt apart because the only things I had on were my bra and underwear. His lips were busy exploring my neck and chest while I tore his light blue long sleeved shirt off so that his glorious body was exposed, except for his navy blue boxers.
We were finally on the bed and the silence in the cottage was displaced by our moans. The night continued on undisturbed and full of ecstasy as we worshipped each other. There was never enough time in a day for me to love my husband this way. All too soon we would have to stop and care for our daughter.
The sun was peeking through the forest as I watched Edward get up to find some clothes for us to wear for today. Renesmee would be waking up soon and we would have to escort her to her homeroom to explain her absence in her last 3 classes.
Edward chose a light grey sweater dress for me and a darker grey long sleeve buttoned up dress shirt and black slacks for him. He looked so handsome that I had to resist the urge to jump up and tear it all up just so that we can continue where we would have left off. Just then he pulled me up and we ran, hand in hand, towards the main house. We greeted everyone with a good morning and I was delighted to see that Renesmee was dressed similarly like me.
“Good morning, Momma. Good morning, Daddy,” she said with her bell-like voice. They were music to my ears. Edward picked her up and he kissed her cheek while I kissed the other. Her face was so smushed that I could hardly understand when she said we were strangling her. Rosalie had taken her hunting for breakfast so she looked more rosy-cheeked than usual.
We arrived at FJH a good half hour before school started. We entered through the south hallway to avoid the throng of kids by the main entrance. Renesmee led the way to her homeroom and when we got in I was surprised to see no one was in class besides Ms.Hill. My daughter was right when she said Leila was gorgeous. She was writing the agenda on the board for the day when Renesmee got her attention.
“Oh, hello there, Renesmee. Good morning, sweetheart, and I see you’ve brought company. I’m Ms.Hill but you can call me Leila,” she said gesturing for us to shake her hand. I was a little shocked to see she didn’t even flinch at our nearly freezing touch. Her pastel gray eyes, however, moved to and fro from me, Edward, and Nessie, as if she knew exactly what we were. I panicked and dropped my shield so that Edward can hear my thoughts. (Is she one of us? She smells fully human to me but she seems to suspect what we are.) All he did was pat my arm. I was going to have to wait for an answer.
“Nice to meet you, Leila,” he said coolly at her. ”I’m Edward Cullen, Renesmee’s older brother and this is Bella, my wife.”
“Wife?” she asked with both her eyebrows shooting up. “No offense but you two look awfully young to be married,” she said incredulously. Edward just smiled my favorite crooked smile and replied smoothly, “I assure you, Leila, that we’re both 19 now and got married last August 13th.” She nodded and continued, “Well what can I do for you?”
We explained why Nessie got taken out of school yesterday and Leila said that she was perfectly fine and wouldn’t get into any trouble. The first day wasn’t that important anyway plus it was a half day. Once we were done chatting, we left Renesmee but stayed in the forest to keep an eye on her. I haven’t forgotten my question about Leila’s reaction to us so when we were safely hidden along the trees, I asked my burning question. “Why didn’t she look shocked when we shook her hand?”
He was leaning against a tree when he answered, “She does suspect what we are. In fact, she already knows but she doesn’t want to believe it because she speculates about Renesmee.” He shrugged like he was just telling me the weather forecast for the week.
I was suddenly frustrated. I didn’t want to leave Forks just yet. Everything was perfect the way it was. Charlie was now engaged to Sue Clearwater and that meant he learned about me and the rest of my siblings, even Renesmee. He was surprisingly calm about the whole thing. It turned out that he sort of suspected I wasn’t human anymore because of a movie he watched. Only my dad would piece things together like that. Even my friendship with Leah, Sue’s daughter, improved. She hated me with a passion, an in fact, the only reason why she probably never ripped my head off was because Jacob had imprinted on Renesmee and the pack would never pain a brother like that, especially an Alpha.
“Don’t worry, love,” Edward whispered next to me now as he hugged me from behind. “We don’t have to move away, if that’s what you’re thinking, because Leila isn’t a threat. She happens to know what we are only because she’s in love with one.”
I turned around to face him and tried not to laugh hysterically. “Wow. Are you serious?” stifling giggles. He smirked and said, “Yes, I’m very serious. His name is Zachary and he’s like us, with golden eyes. That doesn’t mean he isn’t dangerous. We don’t know his motives. Although from what I see in her mind, he loves her.
It was lunch time by now and we killed time by climbing up the trees. Edward played around by imitating a squirrel but even with my jumping from branch to branch, he beat me to the top. He leaped from his tree, nearly 20 feet away, to join me. We sat on a thicker branch and he rocked me gently back and forth. Again, I dropped my shield so I could ask him what Renesmee was doing.
He said that she was sitting at a lunch table with her new friend, Mia. She was apologizing to her because of her unexpected exit yesterday. I smiled to myself. Renesmee never ceased to amaze me. I’m glad we brought her up right. He also said that Mia was inviting her to a Halloween party.
Edward’s concentration went in another direction when the tree started to shake. Edward was stiller than usual. A snarl escaped from his lips and my instincts kicked in. I covered the both of us in my shield. Just then we heard Carlisle call for us to go down. I looked at Edward and he nodded. We leapt without much effort and landed gracefully next to Esme. Alice, as well as everyone else, had a mask of pain and confusion. My face mirrored theirs when Edward and Alice said, “They’re coming for her,” in complete unison.