Forever Sunlight

16. Happy Birthday To Me

I awoke the next morning with voices singing 'Happy Birthday'. It turned out to be mom, dad, Leah, both my aunts well everyone at the Cullen house. They crowed my bed with gifts.

"You guys couldn't wait 'till I got dressed?"

"Nope, we wanted to see you at first light." Jacob joined our lips together. "Happy Birthday honey."

"I would really appreciate it if my first gift of the morning was to give me some time to get dressed."

"Alright you heard her, everyone out." Aunt Rosalie granted my wish. "You too Mongrel."

"Actually I want Jacob here."

Aunt Rose gave me a sour look, but walked out along with everyone else.

"Did you want to talk or sneak out of here?"

"I just wanted to tell you that you're my best present."

"I was yours since the day my eyes caught your face." He kissed me again, a little more passionately.

His heat traveled through my lips and covered my conscious. I felt losing control of myself, my hands tore his shirt and caressed his shoulders then his chest. I felt my breaths increase moving from his lips to his neck and back up again. My nails dug into his back as I pulled him closer to me on the bed. Jacob hissed, but healed the scratches that exposed blood. I didn't want to let go, I wanted him, for my birthday, for now, forever.

"Nessie, Nessie wait."

I felt his hands wrap around my wrists. I gathered my thoughts and looked back at him. "I'm not sorry Jacob, I want you, and I want you now."

"Ness, we can't...not today."

I thought about the meaning of his words. I couldn't find an excuse, but he was right, I had to control myself it was ridiculous to try and push things. "You're right...you're absolutely right...I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was doing." I whispered to myself more than him.

"Ness it's okay you just lost yourself for a moment that's all." Jacob secured me in a hug. "Why don't you get dressed? I'll meet you in the living room."

"Okay."

He kissed my lips lightly one more time before I walked into my closet to change.

Once I was showered and presentable I went to the living room where all my family members waited anxious.

Mom and dad both hugged me and kissed my forehead. "My little Renesmee." Mom started to get emotional, but tears would not run down her cheeks. Dad comforted her. "Renesmee, another year has gone by and still you're my little one."

"To your mother and me you're like the full moon, the light that brightens up our darkest hours. These eleven years have been wonderful, and we can't wait for the rest of our existence to come. Not only do we wish you a happy birthday, but also all the happiness in the world." Dad finished.

Jacob stood next to me putting his arms around my waist. "Nessie what can I say, so I don't bore us all to death." Leah chuckled. "How about that you're the reason for my existence, and that I love you forever and ever."

"Well that was pretty lame." Aunt Rose criticized.

"Let's see you Blondie."

"Alright. Renesmee you're the most beautiful person I've ever seen and in these past years you have shown me that you're also the most wonderful. You have not only brought with you a dog, but also great happiness into this house. Happy birthday sweetie."

Everyone took a turn telling me how I made their lives better, how they couldn't wait for next year. Along with their speech, everyone showered me with gifts. My aunts gave me clothes, my grandparents a cruise during summer, my parents a silver bracelet that was a replica of mom's, and Leah well she just told me that I had to go to La Push to find out.