As much as I loved daddy and Jacob, they had wanted me dead at one point; Daddy, wanting to protect momma, and not knowing what I would be, and Jacob, because he didn’t fully realize I was a person until he really saw me.

Everyone else had feared me as well, except Aunt Rose, but she’d had her own selfish reasons for doing so, it was common knowledge with the family; though… I think Uncle Emmett may have just been amused by my existence the entire time; I will never be sure with him.

“Edward, what is so funny?” I hear momma ask.

I look at daddy, who’s been watching me for a few minutes; reading my thoughts, obviously.

“Nessie just confirmed something I’ve known all along.”

Momma looked between the two of us before scooping me up and kissing me, holding me close to her body. Momma’s arms were always the most comforting feeling in this world, and I placed my hands on her forehead to let her know how I was feeling, and to tell her what daddy had overheard.

I could feel her laughing before I let go of her.

“Well, I love you the most too,” Momma said, kissing me again, using her gift on me to show me that it was true; for the most part. She and daddy were one heart, and that same heart was filled with love for me; I understood it now. When had my mother became so smart? I wouldn’t have figured that out on my own for a long time.

Daddy had heard that too, and wrapped his arms around the both of us, kissing us both.

“Well, I love you both, most beautiful girls in the world.”

“That’s Alice!” I could hear my Uncle Jasper argue from where he and Uncle Emmett were arm wrestling on the floor. I don’t know why they bothered; no one but momma could beat Uncle Emmett at arm wrestling.

“I don’t know Jasper, I agree with Edward.” Aunt Alice said with a smile, glancing to us once before looking back through her magazine. She had plans to redecorate my entire room, which was expected, she took pleasure in anything related to style. I liked looking pretty in the things she bought me, but I would hate to be stuck in a clothing store with her. In a few years, that would be unavoidable though.

My only hope was that momma would keep it from being too bad; after all, she hated shopping, I must get it from her.

“Better start agreeing with us, Jasper, or you two will spend forever arguing about it.” Mum told him with a smile, smiling at dad. They did a lot of that.

It must have been nice, because they knew what they had to look forward to for the rest of their lives. I wasn’t even sure what forever meant yet, let alone what mine would be like. Was Jacob included in that forever? He wasn’t immortal, so how could he be? Would I be okay with losing him?

I hugged my mother tighter, because no matter what, I’d have her for forever, and at that moment, she was all that mattered.