All Grown Up: The Story of Jacob and Renesmee Part I

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Renesmee

"Shopping?" Swan asked me from her car seat on the way to Macy's.

"Yes, my sweet," I said and stroked her hair. I admired her, something I could do for hours, as my aunts chattered about our plans in the front seat. "You are so beautiful, did you know that?"

"Me?"

"Yes you, my silly little girl."

She smiled up at me as I ran my fingers through the longer hair on the top of her head. "Your hair looks curly, just like Mommy's. Yes, my special little one."

"Hey, Nessie," Aunt Alice said twisting around in her seat to look at me. "I've been watching the sales, and now that she is walking, there are these rain boots you have GOT to see."

When we arrived, I carried Swan into the store. "Would you like to walk like a big girl?" She looked at me as if I'd asked her if she would like a lobotomy. "Well, okay then."

Aunt Rosalie laughed. "Such a diva. Chauffeur me everywhere!"

We followed Aunt Alice as she made a beeline to the shoe department.

"Here!" she declared and presented me with the rain boots. They had a kind of retro pattern that had white and blues and greens.

"I do like these, when would she wear them though? She never goes anywhere," I said.

"Nonsense, she's somewhere now!" Aunt Alice pointed out.

"True, and we do live in Forks, I don't think Anthony has any rain boots either." The words were hardly out of my mouth when Aunt Rosalie ended up with a pair of boys rain boots in each hand and was looking them both over.

Swan had never had boots on before, as I sat on the floor trying them on her, I could see she thought it was a little strange. But she didn't get upset so I knew she'd get used to them. After we "put a hurtin" as Uncle Emmett would say, on the shoe department, we went over to women's clothing. A smug little smile spread across Swan's face.

"This is what you dreamed wasn't it?" I said to her.

"Shopping!" she said happily.

Aunt Alice held out her arms for Swan, she went willingly to her. She whispered to Swan in a voice too low for any of the humans to hear. "You know sometimes, I see things before they happen too. Except I see them when I am awake, and you see them when you are asleep. Only you and I can do that, just us." Swan smiled at her, and I knew she understood.

We all browsed through the racks and Swan, back in my arms, touched every article of clothing that I did. She seemed to be enjoying herself as she ran her tiny fingers across all the different fabrics.

"What do you think of this one for Mommy?" I asked Swan, holding out a heather gray dress that looked like it would be comfortable to wear around the house.

"No dess," she said shaking her head.

"Don't you like it?" I put it back and picked up a magenta version of the same dress, I held it away from us and asked, "How about this one then?"

"Yes!" she cried clapping her hands. I put the dress over my shoulder and Aunt Rose snickered.

"What?" I demanded.

"Nessie, that kid owns you," she said.

"She does not!" I protested. I looked over at Aunt Alice, who nodded somewhat apologetically.

"You two are nuts, she is so little and she needs me!" I said defensively.

"Oh don't get mad, she's so much like you were. Never walks anywhere, always being held. You were a few days old before you even slept in your crib for the first time." Aunt Rose said.