It had been less than 24 hours since the whole ordeal began, and I felt as though I could sit back and watch it rerun through my mind as if it had taken a year to get us where we were today...
I sat on the edge of the bed, the bed holding my son, slowly but surely recovering from a life threatening gun shot wound. A wound that his father and I would forever secretly question was caused by a moment of carelessness, a moment that will fill our minds when we're lying in bed at night, quietly in each other's arms. Wondering.... wondering if the other person still writhes over the guilt.
But, somewhere by the grace of God, he pulled through. And, together we would also. And, now we had the task at hand of waiting, and watching the expressions of my father. A window to Lizzie's only attempt at keeping our mystical world... our way of life a secret. Resting on the shoulders of a child, not even a child an infant by the chronological sense of the word... I watched him intently analyzing their walk to the door... Waiting to examine every detail through Alice's thoughts...
And, I felt like I might lose it, if ever there had been a time I wished I could pick apart my father's brain it would be now. I started biting my nails, a response to the nervousness. And Jake leaned down, calmly wrapping my hand in his giant palm. "She's going to be fine Ness, I have faith in her..."
"The hunter's just answered the door, they're clearly still a little shook up. But...but they haven't called the police. I've been watching their thoughts, and they've done as Carlisle advised. Elizabeth's making her presentation." he smiled, "Ahh, she's added a slight lisp for dramatic affect. And, Alice is pouring on the charm..."
"They've agreed to buy whatever she has", he said smiling. "Oops, and Alice just dropped the cookies", he said looking confused.... "Ahh, I see. Very clever that one." he paused, chuckling...
"What? What? Dad, seriously your killing me." I said.
"Well, she started crying as all the cookies fell, Alice shouted oh my and both men bent to help pick them up. Right in Lizzie's eyesight..."
"Ahh, I see..." I said, watching my father's expression change from one of complete diligence, to a man who'd been set free. It was over... The nightmarish 24 hours was finished. In a family full of bloodthirsty vampires, and shift shaping, 7 foot tall werewolves, our fate landed on the shoulders of a dainty, little girl with my bronze hair and her father's round nose. And, well... she kicked butt!!!
My father burst out in laughter, reading this thought. And, I jumped up accidentally waking Mason out of his sleep, wrapping my arms around Jake. After kissing him on the lips and my sweet Mason on the forehead. I took a minute to..... breath...
As Always With Love Renesmee Cullen-Black as interpreted by Elizabeth Queen
I sat on the edge of the bed, the bed holding my son, slowly but surely recovering from a life threatening gun shot wound. A wound that his father and I would forever secretly question was caused by a moment of carelessness, a moment that will fill our minds when we're lying in bed at night, quietly in each other's arms. Wondering.... wondering if the other person still writhes over the guilt.
But, somewhere by the grace of God, he pulled through. And, together we would also. And, now we had the task at hand of waiting, and watching the expressions of my father. A window to Lizzie's only attempt at keeping our mystical world... our way of life a secret. Resting on the shoulders of a child, not even a child an infant by the chronological sense of the word... I watched him intently analyzing their walk to the door... Waiting to examine every detail through Alice's thoughts...
And, I felt like I might lose it, if ever there had been a time I wished I could pick apart my father's brain it would be now. I started biting my nails, a response to the nervousness. And Jake leaned down, calmly wrapping my hand in his giant palm. "She's going to be fine Ness, I have faith in her..."
"The hunter's just answered the door, they're clearly still a little shook up. But...but they haven't called the police. I've been watching their thoughts, and they've done as Carlisle advised. Elizabeth's making her presentation." he smiled, "Ahh, she's added a slight lisp for dramatic affect. And, Alice is pouring on the charm..."
"They've agreed to buy whatever she has", he said smiling. "Oops, and Alice just dropped the cookies", he said looking confused.... "Ahh, I see. Very clever that one." he paused, chuckling...
"What? What? Dad, seriously your killing me." I said.
"Well, she started crying as all the cookies fell, Alice shouted oh my and both men bent to help pick them up. Right in Lizzie's eyesight..."
"Ahh, I see..." I said, watching my father's expression change from one of complete diligence, to a man who'd been set free. It was over... The nightmarish 24 hours was finished. In a family full of bloodthirsty vampires, and shift shaping, 7 foot tall werewolves, our fate landed on the shoulders of a dainty, little girl with my bronze hair and her father's round nose. And, well... she kicked butt!!!
My father burst out in laughter, reading this thought. And, I jumped up accidentally waking Mason out of his sleep, wrapping my arms around Jake. After kissing him on the lips and my sweet Mason on the forehead. I took a minute to..... breath...
