𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄:
Bet

IT HAS BEEN TWO DAYS since Renesmee was born, but her growth rate has kept the family on edge. They didn't know how much time they had with her.

Genevieve has grown fond of Renesmee. She couldn't believe that she finally had a niece, well not precisely blood-related, but still, it was like an unknown desire that was buried deep in her heart.

They are currently sitting on their bedroom floor. Genevieve is trying to braid Jasper's honey-blonde hair, which she extremely envied because it looks like the hair you see in a hair commercial, it is smooth and silky, and of course, Jasper protests with her messing with his hair, but when Genevieve gave a look that he couldn't resist, so he reluctantly agreed.

Still, he admitted to himself that her hand lightly tugging his hair felt good. She did a dutch braid and finished it in a man bun.

"It actually looks good on you. You look sexy in a man bun," Genevieve says and faces him with a bright smile on her face.

"I can do the man bun, but without the braid," Jasper tells her with a smirk and wraps her arms around his waist, pulling her towards him and passionately kissing her on the lips.

Until they hear Bella's heart stop, the couple pulls away, stands up, and walks to the living room.

"Who bets on Bella killing Jacob?" Emmett approaches them and kisses his wife's cheek, who is currently holding Renesmee, who looks like a one-year-old.

"Alice?" Greyson asks his mate. Alice shakes her head. "You do know that I can't see past those mutts."

Genevieve smirks at Emmet, who is now looking at his wallet for money. "This will be interesting. I bet that Bella won't go that far."

Jasper just chuckles. "Darlin', Bella is a newborn. Her emotions will be all over the place, knowing that Jacob imprinted on her two-day-old baby, she'll probably kill him."

"Stop being mean to Jacob," Esme warns as she approaches her children with Carlisle behind her.

He was smiling. He placed a bet in secret, early on the day with Emmett, that Bella won't kill Jacob.

"I'll place a bet that Bella will kill Jacob," Greyson says rather confidently.

"Okay, why is everyone placing bets on my death? What is wrong with you?" Jacob asks them, but they just ignore him, so he decides to greet Bella outside.

Genevieve just hums and looks at Jasper with a smirk. "If I win, you will do anything I ask of you for a day, and it's the same if you win."

"Deal," Jasper says with a grin.

Jacob came running back the house, straight to Rosalie and Renesmee, then a minute later, everyone turned around to face Bella and Edward.

"Welcome to the family," Esme says softly with her classic motherly smile.

"You look amazing, Bella!" Alice exclaims, and Greyson just greets her with a nod.

"Someone's been waiting to meet you," Carlisle tells her. Bella looks at Rosalie, and her back is facing her. Bella slowly walks towards her.

"Rose," Edward calls. Rosalie turns around and smiles at Bella. She carefully hands Renesmee to Bella. Renesmee reaches out, placing a hand on her mother's cheek showing Bella her first memory.

"What was that?" Bella asks them and glances at Edward.

"She showed you the first memory she has of you," Edward tells her with a smile.

"Showed me? How?" Bella asks, and they chuckle.

"How do I hear thoughts? How does Alice see the future? Genevieve's manipulation of shadows, Jasper being an empath, she's gifted?" Edward tells her.

"Hey, I'm gifted too. Why am I not used as an example?" Greyson groans, and they laugh.

"Yeah, he's like a wannabe grim reaper," Emmett chuckles and smirks.

Bella looks at her daughter and frowns. "I've only been out for two days?"

"Her growth rate is unprecedented," Carlisle informs her.

Jacob walks toward her with an unreadable expression on his face. "All right, that's enough experimenting for today," he is getting over-protective towards his imprint, but he isn't ready to tell her that yet.

"Jacob, she's doing great," Edward says to him with a warning glare.

"Yeah, let's not push it, though," Jacob says. He is about to reach out for Renesmee, but Bella backs away.

"What's your problem?" Bella asks him.

"Oh," Rosalie starts. "Do tell her, Jacob."

Emmett and Greyson's smirk widens. They are rubbing their hands together, and they look like a child, and they can actually pass off as twins.

"This should be good," Emmett says.

"I just wish I could have a beer and popcorn right now, like what humans do when they watch a boxing match," Greyson says.

"Hold on one second," Edward says as he reaches out for Renesmee, and Bella hands her to her husband.

"Look, it's a wolf thing," Jacob begins, but Bella cuts him off.

"What's a wolf thing?" Bella asked. Rosalie takes Renesmee from Edward.

"Um, you know, we have no control over it," Jacob says nervously. He was almost stuttering. "We can't choose who it happens with, and it doesn't mean what you think, Bella, I promise."

"Take Renesmee out of the room," Bella orders, Rosalie leaves the living room, and Edward places a hand on Bella's shoulder.

"Oh," Jacob says.

"Edward, don't touch me right now. I don't want to hurt you," Bella says, almost growling. Edward retracts his hand.

"Oh," Jacob mumbles and begins to back up. Bella grabs him at the back of his neck and drags him out of the house.

"I told you, darlin," Jasper whispered in Genevieve's ear and had a smirk on his face.

"I'm going to slap that smirk off your gorgeous face," Genevieve says, and Jasper's smirk widens even more.

"I can't even insult him," Genevieve says to herself as she follows the others outside, Jasper following behind her.

Bella throws Jacob to the porch and speeds right in front of him.

"You imprinted on my daughter?" Bella asks him, by the sound of her voice.

"It wasn't my choice!" Jacob pleads and stands from the ground.

"She's a baby!" Bella growls, and Edward leans over the railings on the porch.

"It's not like that. Do you think Edward would let me live if it was" Jacob asks her and looks at Edward, mentally asking him for help.

"I'm still debating on it," Edward says with a large smile as he watches his wife, clearly amazed.

Jasper snakes his arms around her waist and pulls her toward his chest. He is already sure that Bella will kill Jacob.

"I've held her once, one time Jacob! And you think that you have some moronic wolfy claim on her? She's mine!" Bella hits Jacob hard on the chest and lands on the ground.

Seth and Leah run out to see what's happening, and they see Jacob standing up from the ground.

"It's fine, Leah," Jacob says, clearly having wolf telepathy.

"You're going to stay away from her," Bella orders him.

"You know I can't do that," Jacob tells her, and Bella punches him making him land on the tree-the two wolves growl.

"Stop her, Edward," Esme said, concerned.

"Yeah, Stop her, Edward," Genevieve tells Edward.

"You just want to win the bet," Greyson says with a smirk.

"I placed a thousand on that, so shut your mouth," Emmett tells Genevieve excitedly.

"He said he's fine," Edward says and removes his eyes from his wife and looks at them. "She's amazing, right?"

"Because it was her, from the beginning, it was Nessie who wanted me there," Jacob says, and Genevieve just sighs loudly. "I think I just lost the bet."

Jasper leans forward to her ear. "Oh, the things I planned" She just rolls her eyes.

"Nessie? You nicknamed my daughter after the loch ness monster?" Bella asks him and takes a step forward, ready to pounce on him, but Seth jumps forward, ready to protect Jacob, but Bella pushes him out of the way and lands on a tree. Leah growls and runs towards her brother.

"Seth, are you okay?" Jacob asks Seth, and he just whines in response.

"Seth, I'm sorry," Bella mumbles, and Seth continues to whine.

"He'll be alright," Jacob says. He looks at Bella. "Bella, you know me better than anyone. All I want is for Nes-" he stops and clears his throat out, "Renesmee to be safe, happy. Look, nothing ever made sense, you, me, any of it, and now I understand why. This was the reason," Jacob explains, and Bella's face softens, and sighs.

"No! Beat the shit out of him!" Emmett whines and Bella looks at him, confused.

"I just lost a thousand dollars," Greyson groans and hands them the money.

"They placed a bet on whether or not you'll kill Jacob," Edward explains while shaking his head. Bella just laughs.

"Speaking of that," Genevieve started to untangle herself from Jasper's hold, and he whined, "I win, you lose."

"Darlin', I said she can possibly kill him, not literally kill him," he reasons, and she just chuckles and looks at Alice, and Genevieve knows that she knows what she was planning.

The pixie just nods and skips inside the house.

"I felt mischief with you and Alice's emotions. What are you both planning?" Jasper asks her, and she just shrugs and walks inside the house.

"Good luck with that," Greyson says with a smirk. Jasper just groans and rolls his eyes, and walks inside to look for his mate.