Edward and Bella may become proud parents in the soon-to-be filmedTwilight: Breaking Dawn, but it’s Nikki Reed who may be the mostexcited about the introduction of baby Renesmee.“Selfishly, I’m really pleased with my relationship with this kid,”the actress, 22, tells PEOPLE while attending a Cirque du Tacori eventin Santa Monica, “but I really like the way it affects my relationshipwith Jacob.”

Reed’s character, Rosalie Hale, has always had a sizable chip on hershoulder when it comes to Taylor Lautner’s shape-shifter, but afterreading through the new scripts, Reed is looking forward to exploringher vampire’s softer side.

“In the first part of the books Jacob and I hate each other,” shesays, “but we bond over this baby and we develop this connection thatis really powerful.”

It’s a connection that Reed says is reminiscent of her off-screen friendship with costar Lautner, 18.

“It feels similar but at the same time more volatile than therelationship that I have in real life with Taylor,” she says. “We’reobviously buddies, but there’s a playfulness that we get to explorethat wasn’t there before.”

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