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But the thing about Bella and Jacob that drew me in is the idea of them taking care of each other. Edward was all controlling and making decisions for Bella, overriding her opinions, blah blah blah, but that wouldn’t have been the case with Jacob and Bella. Already they have the advantages of being friends (and I’ve always been a fan of friends to lovers) because it means they’re comfortable with each other and confide in each other.

Jacob has been having to take care of his disabled father, go to school, be a wolf, deal with vampires, then soon be a leader of the pack, and all of this as a teenager. Bella, before moving to forks, had to take care of Renee (and that meant groceries, bills, etc. She had a job much younger than she should’ve just to keep the lights on), moved and cooked for Charlie, went to school, had a job, and deal with a vampire chasing her.

I’m not going to say Esme and Rosalie aren’t allowed mourn not being a mother but to write in a way that makes them incomplete as women is NOT happening. Motherhood is a beautiful thing to experience but you are still a woman if you don’t become a mother. That being said, let Bella not only explore herself sexually (masturbation seems prohibited in Mormonism) but let her keep her decision to not want children (at least not want them so soon).