“She does.”

“Stop it, you two, that’s not fair.” Bella pouted.

I smiled; some things about her would never change.

“Momma’s mad, daddy,” Nessie giggled again. She was perceptive, wasn’t she?

“Yes, maybe we should leave them alone, Nessie,” I said, scooping her off the floor, making her giggle even more. She must have just fed; she looked absolutely radiant and in good spirits.

“Momma says I can bite you and Uncle Emmett all I want.” Nessie said with a smile, moving her hands to my temple and showing me an amusing exchange between Rose, Emmett, and her parents.

“Well, I see, thanks Bella, I’m officially a snack.” I couldn’t even make myself sound offended, I was too amused.

Bella smirked. “Well, Jacob, I do try. I have to make sure you know your place,” she teased.

“Jacob!” Alice called with a smile on her face. Alice would forever be my favorite Cullen. Maybe it was her spunkiness, the way she annoyed Bella, or the way we’d bonded during Bella’s pregnancy, but I adored her.

“Hello Shorty,” I said, bouncing Nessie, trying to keep my finger out of her mouth. I didn’t actually want to be a snack. It had been cute when she was an infant, but her teeth actually hurt now.

“I’d put her down if I were you,” Alice warned, and a moment later, Nessie bit into my thumb.

“Ooops…. I tried.” She said with a shrug.

Figured she would get me the few moments I had my eyes off of her.

“I didn’t,” Bella pointed out, giving Nessie a wink. She’d obviously caught on to it when Alice had. Cullen women; and I was planning to marry one, I had to be insane.

“Jacob all mine,” Nessie clarified, as if taking my blood proved that.

“Yes, I am, Nessie,” I told her with a smile. She was already so beautiful and charming. In a few years I would have to be killing men left and right for giving her the wrong sort of looks. I would do it to, no one was allowed near her.

“I agree with that one.” Edward said, looking at Nessie and then to me, with… respect was it?

“I want to see Grandpa Charlie… but no human food this time!” Nessie said, making a face.