Chapter One, Snap Decision

I was speeding home from the hospital, I had to get to Esme and tell her the great news. Esme and the rest of the kids were waiting at the unused dinner table. I rushed into the house. We didn't have much time.

"Esme! At the hospital a mother just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, she past away and his father is a deadbeat who didn't show up. I helped deliver the baby and my bosses at the hospital said that in three days they'll put him in a foster home. But they also said that if we wanted to we could adopted him. Without all the hassle and the years of waiting. We'd just have to go in together sign a few stuff and bring him home. Esme before his mother past she begged me to help her son. Esme, I really want to adopted this baby."

I had rushed the words out. Their mouths dropped a little. Emmett started to laugh of course,

"Hell yes! Lets get him! C'mon Rosie we can play mommy and daddy to him like Esme and Carlisle." Rosalie didn't say anything, she just got up and left the table. And ran out to her car. I felt bad but this wasn't about her. This was about Esme. She was and is a mother, she deserves to have another chance.

Esme's POV

I was so torn. I really wanted to be mother to this baby. But did I really want to raise him in a very hostile environment? Vampires raising a human baby, that's just crazy.

"Darling as much as I would love to, but wouldn't it be dangerous to raise him here? Jasper isn't fully in control of his thirst." He smiled widely

"Esme that's the best part, he hasn't really developed a scent. Right now it is so undetectable. The only scent that is fairly strong is his primitive smell. You know the sweet smell that babies have so their mothers know their babies. And that doesn't have anything to do with his blood. Jasper can control himself." I understood what he was saying. But I was just scared what if he got sick. Like my first baby.

"What's his name?" "He doesn't have one, we get to pick his name." I took a few minutes, Carlisle was practically bouncing on his feet.

"Yes Carlisle. I want to do it." He ran up and hugged me tight, pulling me out of my chair. We both were laughing, I was so happy I felt like I wanted to cry. If only I could.

The kids stood up and patted us on the back, Alice stood up and hugged me around the waist bouncing like a little girl. She was very happy.

"Oh Esme! I'm going to go out and get his nursery set up! And buy him clothes, bottles, binkys, bibs-" I laughed "Alright Alice go see how many cards of Carlisle's you can max out." She squealed and ran off, toeing Jasper behind her. He had a pained look on his face, not from being thirsty but from being Alice's pack mule. Again.

"Lets go. We have to fill out paperwork."

I could barely sit still the entire ride to the hospital. When we pulled up I felt my heart leap into my throat. I was so excited.

Before we went to fill out the papers Carlisle took me to go see the baby. He was in the nursery where they kept newborns. I looked in the tiny window. His was the only cradle that didn't have a nametag.

He was wide awake and watching everything. He was beautiful, wispy red hair, blond eyebrows. Light green eyes he was a tiny little thing. His cheeks were flushed, and his skin was a soft milky color. We locked eyes and he smiled a little, showing little pink gums. My heart melted. I knew instantly that this was my child. Not biologically, but closer than anyone else. I already loved him so much.

Carlisle tapped my shoulder. "Lets go sign the papers and bring our son home." I smiled widely and followed him down the hall.