I sat in a folding chair next to fire. I watched the orange and yellow flames danced in the wind that began to pick up. It was amazing how quickly the temperature dropped when the sun went down. I was thankful for the fire, but it still wasn't enough, I brought my legs to my chest and I wrapped my arms around them to keep in my body heat, it helped a little. My parents and the rest of the family were by the tents whispering low enough that I couldn't hear. I was curious, but there was something about the situation that I knew I wasn't allowed over there to be a part of the conversation. My mind began to wonder to Seth, which it had been for the past half hour.
What was the feeling when my hand touched his? It couldn't have been static electricity, because it made my heart jump and race at an even faster speed that it went at normally. Every time I thought of it, I could feel my cheeks with flushing. It made me smile, but it couldn't be love, not this quick. Things like that don't happen. It was probably just a physical attraction, he was very cute. His tan skin was such a stark contrast from my pale family members that I was used to seeing. His sculpted muscles that ran all over his body made me blush fiercely and made my stomach tie itself in knots.
"What?" My Uncle Emmett's exclamation shook me out of my reverie.
Edward's POV:
The minute I saw Seth's eyes when he looked at Renesmee I knew he had imprinted, and his declaration that Sam and his pack wouldn't lay a finger on her confirmed it. I could pretty much say that I had never been so confused. I was pissed that Renesmee was part of that weird supernatural trait of the wolves. She had no choice in this. I didn't like the fact that she wouldn't resist it either; I didn't want my daughter in a relationship, let alone with a wolf. The only good thing that came out of this is the fact that is Seth that imprinted on her. He couldn't be a nicer soul, but that's what I thought before he fell in love with my daughter, now I would have to keep an eye on him. I was lost in thought until Bella shook me out of my own head and forced me to explain what just happened in the woods.
"You must all promise not to breathe a word of this to Renesmee." At least she would feel like she had a say in her future if she didn't know about imprinting.
"Alright." They all murmured simultaneously.
I took a deep breath and quick glanced over to the fire where Renesmee was sitting making sure she hadn't somehow snuck up to hear the conversation. "The reason Sam let us go was not because of Seth's superior persuasive skills." I said with sarcasm. Seth couldn't be any more passive. "It's because Seth imprinted on Renesmee."
"What?" Emmett yelled. I shushed him. I looked around at my family they all had equally shocked looks on their faces, but my wife had a smile on her face.
"Oh Edward, this is great, I always thought it was going to be so difficult for Renesmee to find someone who could understand her family situation and stick around long enough to really get to know her and us." Bella gushed with the prospect of young love blooming for our daughter and it made me even more disgusted.
"You don't have a problem with how unnatural it is."
"Edward, you're being a bit of a hypocrite." Jasper pointed out. "Our entire family is Unnatural, and that's why Seth is probably the perfect fit for Renesmee." The rest of my family began to nod their heads in agreement. I stared at them in disbelief.
"Honey I think you just have a problem with the fact that your daughter is going to fall in love." Bella said wrapping her arms around mine. I bowed my head in defeat because I knew I wasn't going to win this with my family, they all seemed to be okay with the situation.
"Now, there's no way Renesmee will even be able to get to know Seth with her parents hovering and watching their every move." Alice said with a mischievous smile. "I suggest that we go on a long hunting trip."
"Ooh good idea Alice." Rosalie said laughing.
"What? NO! I am not leaving them alone." I stood firm in this declaration.
"Honey…" Bella said looking at me, but I didn't look at her because I knew she would be able to convince me with just her eyes. I could feel her staring at me. I knew she wouldn't stop until I caved. I heaved a heavy sigh and looked at her, and the look in her eyes reminded me of when we first began to date. She was obviously giving me that look to let me know that it worked out for us and it will work out for them.
"Fine!" I said throwing my arms in the air.
"Let's see, it's Sunday now, I say we go up to Denali we can visit the clan up there. So, we'll be back around Thursday morning." Alice said
"Four days?" Alice was trying to give me heart attack even though it didn't beat. "Why would it take us that long to get there and back?"
"Edward, how do you expect them to get to know each other if you don't give them time. What are you so afraid of? I don't know if you remember, but you considered Seth a friend of yours." Jasper said.
"Yeah, but he's also a guy and they only have one thing on their mind." I stated.
"Yes, but you should trust Renesmee enough that you know she wouldn't make bad decisions." Rosalie encouraged.
"It's not her that I don't trust; it's him, what if he persuades her to do something she doesn't want to do." I said just trying to hold on to any legitimate argument. I was failing miserably.
"I would hope that you would know I would never do that Edward." Seth said appearing through the trees with the rest of the pack following him in human form.
I had been so lost in this argument that I hadn't heard them coming. "You listen here. If you lay a finger on my daughter, you'll lose it." I threatened with the most menacing face I could muster. It seemed to work, he looked scared.
Bella walked in front of me with a smile on her face. "We've decided that we're going to go see our friends in Alaska and we won't be back until Thursday. We trust that you'll take care of Renesmee for us considering we're going to hunt and we don't allow her to be with us when we hunt."
"Um…yeah sure." Seth said obviously taken aback from this sudden change in events.
"Oh this is so exciting; I'll let Renesmee know that we're leaving." Alice said as she danced over to the fire where Renesmee was sitting. Renesmee got up from her seat and came over to us.
"So you guys are leaving me?" She said with confused eyes.
"We'll be back by Thursday." Bella said while hugging our daughter tight. Renesmee went around and hugged everyone and left me for last. I took a deep breath and hugged her.
"Just be careful baby." I said kissing the top of her head.
"Come on Edward. Let go, it's time to go." Bella said pulling me away. We began to disappear through the trees, I looked behind me and saw Seth talking to Renesmee and leading her towards the fire. Renesmee was smiling.