( Flash back)
"You don't have to move out you know." Esme said as she watched Edward packing.
"I know. But I don't want you guys to have to deal with my choice." He said with a shrug. The he stopped his packing and looked at her sad face. Edward sighed and hugged her.
"You know I wouldn't mind having you around. Especially when you get home from where you're going." Esme muttered.
"I know but I want to do this my way. Besides I'll only be upstairs in my new apartment." Edward chuckled.
"Yes but your all moving out." Esme said a tear glistening in her eye.
"We're all still within the building. You and Carlisle are on the fifth floor. Alice and Jasper are right next to you. Rose and Emmett are on the third floor and I'll be right above you." Edward said with a smile.
"I'll see you every day." He said pulling with another chuckle. Esme nodded and wiped away the tear.
"How will you be gone?" She asked after a second watching Edward zip his duffel bag and slings it over his shoulder.
"A month maybe." Edward answered hugging her one last time.
"You didn't tell anyone besides Carlisle right?" He asked prying her arms off of him. She nodded and wiped her eyes again a smile coming to her lips.
"Alice knows though." She said with a chuckle.
"I was sure she saw it coming before I did." Edward chuckled.
"When they get back you can tell t hem where I'm going." He added hugging her one last time before walking out of his room and going down the hallway and walking out into the front hall where the elevator was. A few minutes later he was in his car and driving.
(End of flashback)
"Just take your time and mingle with the children. They like meeting new people." Ms. Stella said. Edward nodded and she smiled at him one last time before walking out of the room and leaving him alone in the room where six children sat around a TV watching cartoons while another six were scattered around the room. He stood there a moment uncomfortable with his hands in his pockets. Maybe this was a bad idea. He thought. Edward sighed before turning around and making his way back to the door to find Ms. Stella so he could tell her he changed his mind.
"No!" A small voice screamed behind him stopping him in his tracks. He turned around curiously. A small girl of around two was huddled in a corner with tears falling down her round cheeks. A much older girl stood over her holding an old rag doll with the tips of her fingers and her nose wrinkled in disgust.
"Pwease." The tiny girl whimpered. The older girl smiled evilly and grabbed the legs of the doll with one hand and the head with the other and began to pull. The smaller girl looked at her with wide frightened blue eyes that were swimming in tears.
"No." She whimpered. Edward made his way as quickly as he could in human pace to the two girls and grabbed the older girl's hands.
"Let go." He said in a hard voice. The girl looked up at him with a shocked expression. Edward and the girl had their eyes locked for a long time, Edwards gaze hard, for a long time before she let go and backed away. Edward watched her walking with slumped shoulders over to the children watching the TV. When she sat down she looked back at Edward with a death glare. Edward smirked and looked down at the little girl. She had her arms around her knees and looked at him with wide eyes full of shock. Edwards face softened and he knelt down in front of her and reached the doll out to her. She still stared up at him with wide eyes. Then a small smile broke out on her face and she reached out to take the doll. Edward couldn't help but let the corner of his mouth lift in a half smile.
"I see you found Reese." Edward looked behind him at Ms. Stella who was smiling widely at him. Edward looked back at the little girl who was now mumbling to her doll.
"I just came to tell you that I'll be in my office if you need anything." She said before turning and heading towards the door.
"Sit." Reese's tiny voice came from behind him. He looked down at Reese who was patting to floor beside her.
"Sit." She said slamming her small hand down on the carpet. Edward sat down beside her and she looked up at him with a grin.
"Weese." She said her grin growing wider. Edward noticed the dimples that appeared on her cheeks.
"What?" He asked.
"I'm Weese." She said proudly slapping herself in the chest.
"I'm Edward." He answered. Reese stood up and climbed onto his lap and wrapped her tiny arms around his neck. Edward stiffened with his hands still at his sides. After a second his heart melted completely and he wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug. Edward leaned back against the wall and crossed his legs as Reese jumped off his lap and picked up the doll that she had dropped before she had climbed on his lap. She dusted the doll off and straitened the blue dress it wore. Edward chuckled watching her fix her doll. Reese looked at the doll for a second, studying it, before smiling approvingly and handed reached her out to Edward.
"Emily." She said proudly showing her dimples again.
"Hello Emily." Edward said grabbing one of the hands and shaking it. Reese giggled and climbed back on Edwards lap and sat back and began to talk. Edward sat there with smile and listened to the child talk for around thirty minutes. In that thirty minutes Edward found out that she liked the color purple and hated pink. She liked to play but none of the other kids wanted to play with her. Edward frowned at this.
"Why won't they play with you?" He asked.
"I'm baby." She said with a shrug the smile had slipped from her face and she looked down at the doll and played with its hair.
"You're not a baby." Edward said placing his finger under her chin and making her look at him.
"I'm not?" She asked surprised.
"No. why do they think you're a baby?" He asked.
"Diapers." Reese sighed as she said this and Edward smiled again. Just then Ms. Stella walked in with another woman and announced it was time for lunch. All the other children scrambled to there feet and began lining up in front of the other lady. Ms. Stella smiled and walked over to where Edward was still sitting with Reese still in his lap. When Ms. Stella had announced lunch she had thrown he arms around his neck in a death grip.
"Reese, you have to let go of Mr. Cullen now. You have to eat lunch then take your nap." She said. Edward wrapped his arms around Reese and stood up.
"Come on Reese." Ms. Stella said as Edward pried her arms off and handed her gently over to Ms. Stella. She carried Reese over to other lady and after handing her over walked back over to Edward and they watched the lady holding Reese, who was staring at Edward with sad eyes, lead the children out of the room.
"Ms. Stella?" Edward started turning his attention to the middle aged lady.
"Yes Mr. Cullen?" She asked still smiling.
"I think I'd like to adopt Reese." Edward said looking back at the door. Ms. Stella smiled.
"Come to my office." She said. Edward followed her out the door and looked the hallway where the children were still at. Reese had her head lying on the lady's shoulder sucking her thumb. Her head shot up when she saw Edward and waved smiling. Edward smiled and waved back at his soon to be daughter.