"(...) This was it. Carefully, I loosened Renesmee’s arms from my neck. “You remember what I told you?” Tears welled in her eyes, but she nodded. “I love you,” she whispered. Her eyes were huge as she read the agony on my face. But she had guessed enough not to ask me what I was doing. “I love you,” I told her. “More than anything.” “I love you, too, Momma,” she answered. “We’ll always be together.” “In our hearts we’ll always be together,” I corrected in a whisper as quite as a breath. “But when the time comes today, you have to leave me.” Her eyes widened, and she touched her hand to my cheek. The silent no was louder than if she’d shouted it. I fought to swallow; my throat felt swollen. “Will you do it for me? Please?”

In my head, I saw Jacob’s face. I nodded, then pulled her fingers away. “Don’t think of it,” I breathed into her ear. “Don’t tell Jacob until I tell you to run, okay?” This she understood. She nodded, too. (...)"

by ~KathyWebs