UPDATE (8/6/17): If you made it this far, you are really too kind. I finally decided to take a look at my old stories and this one needs major, if not complete, reconstruction. Unfortunately, as per my last update (if you read it), I do not have the time to edit this story, so I will only be taking down most of the AN's (gods, I never realized how annoying those can be!), save this one and in the first chapter, and possibly still might just take it down completely. I'm honestly not sure why it was so popular back in the day...lol anyway, thank you for travelling with me this far. Enjoy the original for now ;)

I do not own any of Stephanie Meyer's work, solely the plot and some new characters in this story.

****************************Nessie*********************************

"T-twins? As in, t-two b-babies?"

We nodded slowly, carefully. Mom's jaw was dropped but her resolute remained firm, white fingers practically crushing the points of daddy's elbows in fear of what we all thought he might do: run us over in less than a second … pull his hair out and scream in rage … kill Jake and knock me out … there were so many possibilities …

Another long moment followed, one of silence and awe and happiness and shock. For daddy it was mostly incoherency, a trait not suitable for his handsome face. He lifted his arms up, almost in a choking gesture towards Jake—at which I protectively stood in front of him—his eyes wretched with uncertainty, and then—

He let himself fall down onto the loveseat behind him, mom following with grace. His eyes stared off into a faraway place, one only mom would be able to bring him back from. I took three meaningful steps towards him but Jake held onto me, his eyes telling me to have patience.

And then he looked at me … and smiled, his golden eyes resurfacing with a proud light. He beckoned for me and I eagerly joined in the embrace of my parents.

Jake laughed with my clear absence.

"Still thinking about your dad's reaction?"

I hugged him closer as we sped down the empty road, clutching his middle unnecessarily as the bike raced faster and faster. "Yeah, can you believe it, Jake? I mean, he's actually ok with it! My daddy! Edward Cullen, the most uptight—"

Jake turned around briefly to meet me in kiss. "Don't push it, Ness. For all we know he could be following us now, making sure we don't—"

"Have more sex?" I teased into his ear. He grinned at me and revved the engine meaningfully.

Don't tempt me, Mr. Black…

I could feel his heated skin spark and I joined in the laughter. Everything was good, no—great! I felt a million things and none of them coherent enough to be put into words. It was as if my entire existence was finally falling into place, no longer would I be part of two worlds but create my own where everything was just as it should be. Fairy tales did exist, and happy endings really could go on forever. And as for our babies …

Hey, Jake, so I was thinking, about names for our little ones …

"Hey, you're right, huh? Wow, I hadn't even thought about that yet ... here, let's pull up by the beach."

The bike slowed to a stop and we stepped off, Jake helping me as if I needed it—really, just because I was pregnant didn't mean I was suddenly more sensitive—but I enjoyed it anyway. He grabbed my hand and we made our way to the edge of the ocean, the remaining rays of sunshine just peaking over the horizon, a swirl of purple and orange blending deliciously across the darkening sky. I could already see the full moon illuminated high up, beams of hope and a new chapter widening its berth …

"I was thinking we should name the boy Billy, if that's ok with you?" I asked hesitantly. As soon as I knew we were having a boy, I'd known giving him Billy's name was the right thing to do. Jake turned to me with an incredulous smile.

"Aw, Ness, you took the thought right out of my mind. Did you hear that, dad? Your grandson's going to be named after you!" he looked up meaningfully with a wistful smile. I squeezed his hand: Billy it is.

We stopped at the water's edge, the soft lapping of the waves a peaceful lullaby for our moment of happiness. "As for the girl—" I started to say, but Jake interrupted me.

"How about we give her the first name that comes out when we see her?"

I tilted my head in confusion. But why would we—

He shrugged his shoulders in response. "I don't know, I think we've done enough before getting married as it is," he grinned, "we can let Edward name her since he's been such a good sport about this entire thing."

Oh yes, daddy's going to be thrilled with that ... he'll probably want to name her 'Bella' …

I felt myself lifted into the air as Jake began to laugh out loud as he swung me into an arc and back into his arms. We landed softly on the moist sand, a fiery, passionate kiss erupting from out of nowhere. His hands touched me gently, almost delicately, but lips burned feverishly. I moaned into his mouth and immediately began to pout when his face pulled the slightest inch away from mine.

"Jake, no, I—"

Jake shushed me with another kiss, this one more passionate than the first. Somehow we ended up several feet away from where we'd landed and I was leaning against his bare chest, a sigh of utter contentment escaping my lips.

"Jake," I spoke, hardly louder than a whisper, "you know that I love you, right?"

He kissed my ear and mumbled against it. "Of course, but did you know that I love you more?"

I rolled my eyes and smacked him playfully. "Don't be ridiculous, I—"

"Oh, so you didn't know? Well, now you do."

I turned around with a big grin. "Hey, that's not what I mean—"

He dove in before I could finish. I laughed, pushing him away and failing miserably.

"That's not—fair—I—hey, wait a—"

But I found myself covered in Jake-kisses, unable to retaliate. He finally pulled away with a glazed look across his face. "I'm so happy right now! I could swim across this ocean and back, I bet I could even outrun Edward. Hey! Would you still tolerate me if I started howling like a lunatic right now how crazy in love I am with you?"

I laughed with the irony. "You mean like an actual wolf?" Something suddenly occurred to me, and I quickly backtracked. "Actually no, maybe you shouldn't. I've heard you howl before, only ..." I paused, recalling all the painful howls my Jake had emitted. "Well, every time you howl it's been because you've been sad, and I just can't bear to …"

He hugged me tighter against his chest, sighing with a small smile on his lips. "Nessie, Nessie, sweetie, let me explain. First off, I'm not actually going to howl, just joking, but even then I will admit that, in the past, howling has always been a sign of sadness, has taken a small part of it with me, a piece of my heart that somehow, with everything that's happened, always managed to stay lost, as if the moon itself began to slowly decay, no matter how full it appeared to be in the end." A melancholy expression came over his face, and I was instantly regretting bringing up such a stupid topic at all when—

"But all that's changed now, now that I have you, and it wasn't until very recently that I realized something."

I felt my heart stop for some reason. "And what's that?" I asked.

He looked at me tenderly, eyes melting into the most beautiful brown, the softest smile escaping those beautiful lips, stopping the entire universe in its course to proclaim the most beautiful words. "That your love has brought every piece together, a swelling heart full to the brim. See?" he placed my hand against his chest, the steady pulse of his heart already in perfect sync with my own.

"Renesmee Cullen, you are the answer to every question that has ever threatened to baffle me, a destiny I would pursue again and again without pause, and I love you, for all eternity and more."

I looked at him for a long moment, cherishing it but laughing nonethless. "Jake, seriously, have you ever heard how cheesy you sound?"

Jake hung his head in mock hurt but quickly raised it to grin at me. Even so, the idea of hearing Jake howl—even out of fun—brought about too many sad memories. I took his hand in mine and looked at him meaningfully.

"Since everything's good now, then no more howling, ok? No more shattered pieces?"

Jake laughed as he pulled me in for another kiss. "Nessie, you silly girl, having you is all I'll ever need. With you the moon is mine, and it won't ever break apart so long as I love you."

I considered throwing in another 'cheesy' comment but instead felt myself relax deeper into my wolf's embrace, snuggling into the home I'd searched for all my life and would always have.

"I love you forever, Jake."

Jake's husky voice was the last thing I heard before we melded into another passionate kiss towards the rest of our lives together.

"The moon will always be mine, Nessie."

And I knew it always would be.

Fin.

Thank you to all. Please read the beginning AN for recent updates (8/6/17).