September 12th, 2016
After Jacob told Renesmee he used to be in love with me, she didn’t react the way anyone thought she would. He and I told her everything that happened, including the kiss on the mountain. And the reason why it did: I loved him, too.
But I said that kiss was the extent of it, because I chose Edward.
She didn’t say much. After we finished, she just silently walked out. Edward said she needed time alone, and she was gonna take a walk.
Just like Jacob, I was scared out of my mind. We didn’t know if she would ever forgive us for waiting so long to tell her.
Jake had it worse, of course. She had the option to choose if she wanted him anymore, but she didn’t have an option about me. I was her mother. No matter how upset she was, that wouldn’t change.
She was gone the rest of the day. It was the longest four hours I’ve ever experienced.
Edward said she stayed within his hearing distance. She wanted him to be able to read her mind, to let him and the rest of us know she was safe.
He said he wouldn’t tell me what she was thinking. She made him promise. She knew just because he had to know her thoughts, no one else did. And we all respected that.
Jasper did his best to help us. He used his gift to lift our moods as much as he could. We were grateful. I hadn’t been hurting this much since the Volturi was here, threatening to take my daughter away.
“She’s coming back. Her decision is made,“ Edward said. Everyone else came back downstairs to wait with us.
No one was sitting. We knew we couldn’t stay still. Jacob kept pacing in front of the doorway. He needed to be the first one, which we understood.
It took her about ten minutes to get home. She walked in without saying anything, and her eyes never left the floor. Jacob’s never left hers.
She stood in front of him for a few minutes, then looked up. To my surprise, she hugged him.
Relief washed over his face, and he squeezed her back.
I smiled. Edward put his hand on my shoulder and shook his head at me. I was confused.
She let go of him, but took his hand. She placed something in it, and closed his fingers around it.
When she walked upstairs, I saw it happen. Jacob broke. In his open palm was the engagement ring.
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After Forever (a Twilight Saga fanfiction: 10 years after Breaking Dawn)
FanficPlot: This is a fanfiction about the Cullen family 10 years after the Volturi confrontation. Bella and Edward are happier than ever, Renesmee is all grown up, Jacob hasn't aged, and guess who's married? Wanna know what they've been up to the last de...
