JACOB'S P.O.V
Last night was everything I could've asked for. Renesmee and I finally made love for the first time, and it was perfect. I obeyed Edward's request and I don't regret it in the slightest. The only thing I was reluctant about was the outcomes of last night, thinking back to my dream not long ago. The one where Renesmee was sick, ill to the core because she was pregnant. I don't want that to happen.
I roll to my side to see my angel sleeping softly, eyelashes brushing her cheeks and pink lips parted slightly, the covers of the bed cocooned around her beautiful body.
When I rolled over did I realise that an abnormal pain shot through my back. Lightly I kiss Nessie's forehead before sneakily standing from the bed, grabbing a pair of boxers to slip on, and go to the bathroom.
I flick on the lights and walk up to the mirror.
A sparkle glistens in my eye due to the happiness of last night's events. My lips are swollen and my cheeks are flushed but I don't care; what we did I'm proud of, I took a part of her every woman is careful to give away, and I'm glad Renesmee let me take it.
I face away from the mirror but turn my head so I can see the reflection. Painful, but healing pinky red lines scrape across my back in long lines. They hive out, conspicuous and irritating, and horrific. Dots of dry blood scab at the start and end of each line, four larger lines and many smaller, making my back more pink than copper.
I frown, I know exactly where they came from, Renesmee scratched me last night. I know she didn't do this on purpose, she did tell me the positives and negatives of having sex with a vampire.
Well, half vampire.
She said that sometimes their crave for blood can overcome their oblige to protect their lover. I am aware that Renesmee does find it hard to be around me, human or wolf, blood is blood, and vamps live off it, blood is what makes vampires, vampires.
She also told me vampires can get 'rough', as in, her instincts can overcome care. I always thought I would be the one to hurt her, but damn, these scratches hurt like a bitch.
"Jacob?" A soft voice calls behind me. Instantly, I turn around and lean the palm of my hands on the sink, hiding my back on the mirror. I smile at her but she knows it's fake, Ness can read me like a book.
"Turn around please." She wears a white dressing gown that reaches her knees, I want to tell her that I'm fine and that it isn't her fault, but
A, I would be lying about the first one, and
B, something in her voice forces me to slowly turn around and let her see the marks. She runs to me at vampire speed and gasps, ever so lightly tracing her fingers across the lines, making me wince in pain. Why am I not healing yet?
"Jake I'm so sorry I-" I cut her off by turning around and smashing my lips to hers and wrapping my arms around her waist.
"Renesmee Black, last night was... Amazing, perfect, the happiest day of my life. I wouldn't change a thing. So what if I got a few scratches, they barely hurt and they will heal in the next few hours. Don't be sorry."
She sighs and leans her head on my chest.
"But I hurt you Jake, I don't care if you say it doesn't burt because I know it does. Let me at least clean it?"
Renesmee cleans and ices my wounds that are taking longer than expected to heal,
why? I don't know.
In a way I feel helpless, she thinks it's her fault for hurting me but it isn't, we both got caught up in the moment.
"What do you want to do today?" I ask Ness as she places a new icepack on my back. My heat melts the ice quickly so it has to be changed every few minutes.
"You need to relax, we're staying here today." She orders. I tune into her mind to see what she is thinking.
'You took advantage of him and now he's paying the price. You idiot Nessie! Last night would've been perfect if you didn't injure him. Don't get me wrong, last night was perfect, but the consequences are being taken out on Jake.
I didn't mean to scratch him! The heat of the moment got to my head and made me forget that in some ways, I'm stronger than him.
You just can't control yourself can you? You can't do anything right without hurting somebody.'
