Rosalie's POV
I was running through the dense Washington woods at full speed tracking some elk. It was the first time in a long while I had been hunting without someone in my family, or at least without my Emmett.
It had been a difficult week for me and I needed the time to clear my head. It was May and mother's day had come and gone, and it hit home again that I would never be a mom.
They all tried to understand why this week was so hard on me. Emmett was more than loving this week, he never left my side. He would make sure I knew how much he loved me, and most of all he gave me time alone.
Sometimes I just needed that time to myself, so that I could just let everything go. Time to run and just let the emotions overtake me completely. To completely feel the sorrow and loss that plagued my dead heart. Soon this week would be over and things would feel so much better, and they would be back to normal again.
As the scent of the elk became stronger I began to slow down in order to position myself for my attack, at best I was looking to feed off five of them. It wouldn't be the same as a bear or mountain lion, but it would be an easy meal and would allow me to think.
Just as I was finishing off my third elk something jolted me out of my thoughts. First came the sounds of screeching tires, and the distinct smell of gas and burning rubber. Beneath all of that I smelled three humans.
I usually try not to be around humans by choice, they either remind me of what I can not have, or they just annoy the heck out of me, both of which do not make me a happy Rose.
Something inside me told me that I needed to go see what had happened. As I dropped the elk I turned my body and took off in the direction of the humans.
Within a minute or two I came upon a sight I never had imagined a police cruiser that was completely smashed to bits. Inside I could smell three humans, but I only picked up one heartbeat and it was a small one. I knew instantly I was listening to the heartbeat of child and I kicked into high gear.
I rushed to the car and looked through one of the smashed windows to find the deceased bodies of a man and woman, both were almost completely crushed by the front of the cruiser.
I then made my way to one of the back windows where I saw the tiniest baby in a car seat. Her eyes wide with fear but she wasn't crying it was almost as though she was trying to process things with her little mind.
My heart nearly leapt out of chest, I knew that I needed to get her out because being in this crushed semi burning car was not the best situation. I ripped the door from the car with my vampire strength and began to try and soothe the girl while attempting to get her out.
"Hey there little one just give me a minute and I will get you out of here," I crooned to her.
With great ease I lifted the entire car seat out of the car and ran a safe distance away in order to check out the girl. As I lifted her from the seat I saw the blanket draped across and saw her name monogrammed on it. Isabella.
"Isabella what a beautiful name you have," I said to her. At the sound of her name she looked at me with her beautiful chocolate eyes and I was hooked. It was as though my entire heart was pulled out of my chest, I was in love.
I knew at that moment I would take her home and hopefully convince the others that we should keep her. Her parents were dead, and she would be my one chance of being mom.
A chance I never thought I would have.
Rosalie's POV
As I was running back to the house with the baby I couldn't help but feel the giddiness that comes from feeling like every dream you've ever had was finally coming true.
"Oh, Isabella I am going to make you promise right now, if you get to stay with us, I will be the best mom you could ever have. I just pray that you can stay."
I knew that it was possibly a long shot that not only would my family agree to keep her, but that she would have no other family that could take her in.
Maybe I was being selfish but this was the greatest day of my life, except for the day I found my Emmett of course.
As I drew nearer to the house I screamed for Carlisle. "Carlisle I need you now come outside right now. I need your help."
Just as the last word left my mouth Carlisle was already out the door to meet me. As his gaze feel to my arms, and he recognized the baby and heard her little heartbeat he stopped dead in front of me. I knew that I needed to explain to him before we got inside.
"Carlisle there was a crash, the parents were dead in the front, and she was stuck in the back. I couldn't just leave her there I had to bring her back with me," I rambled at him.
As I finished my ramble I prayed once again that he would understand and not be angry for my actions.
"Rose, Rose dear calm down its okay lets get her inside and check her out. Then we will figure things out from there."
As we stepped inside we were greeted by a confused Esme, a bouncing Alice, and an angry Edward, while Emmett and Jasper were now where in sight. I gently carried Isabella to the kitchen table and proceeded to get her out of the seat and hold her near to me.
"Oh My, Oh My, this is going to be great. I can't wait," Alice chanted while dancing around the room.
"Alice this is not going to be great. What are you thinking Rose bringing a human child here, we are vampires are you crazy," Edward stated with a cold hard stare.
"Both of you need to stop this let Carlisle check her out and we will go from there," Esme said to her children with her stern mom voice.
"Yes let me see if she is okay and then we can talk about this, but until then go sit in the living room and leave all of us be," Carlisle stated.
With that being said both Alice and Edward sulked away, but I could see a little spring in Alice's step. Which gave me some hope for the talk that was to come with my family.
Carlisle POV
As I started examining the baby girl I noticed the look in Rose's eyes as she looked at her. There was a look of pure love as she held the girl near to her and cooed over her.
We all knew the pain Rose had from not being able to have children, but in this moment I saw the joy radiating off of her.
"Hello there little lady, lets make sure you are okay," I said to the little girl as I began to feel her arms legs and such to make sure I felt nothing abnormal. I had already determined from her scent and my keen vampire abilities that nothing was major was wrong with her, but now the little things needed to be checked.
"Carlisle what do you think, is she all right," Rose said with a concerned look on her face.
"As far as I can tell Rose she is perfectly fine, now lets go assemble everyone and talk some things out okay my dear," I said to my daughter while giving her a reassuring smile, I knew she would need it worry was etched across her face.
Rose and I rounded the corner into the living room with the baby girl in tow to find everyone already assembled and waiting anxiously.
Alice and Jasper were sitting on the love seat, as Jasper was trying to get Alice calmed down a little, Esme was on the couch with Emmett next to her waiting for Rose and I, and Edward was sitting stone-faced in the arm chair opposite the loveseat.
Rose took baby Isabella and set next to Emmett, while I took my seat next Esme.
Okay everyone lets listen to Rose about what happened and then we will talk some things out okay, as I stared down Edward.
Now go ahead Rose.
"I was out hunting when I smelled and heard something that wasn't exactly right, so I detoured and that's when I came upon the accident. There was crushed police cruiser with what I smelled as three people in the car. The parents were dead in the front seat and then Isabella was in her car seat in the back. I got her out knowing she needed to be removed as soon as possible, and ran home here."
As Rosalie finished recounting the events I could see Edward tense up in his chair.
"Did you name her already Rose, oh my goodness what have you had her ten minutes at most," Edward stated with a twinge of disgust.
"No Edward the name was the blanket she had wrapped around her, but thank you for the vote of encouragement," Rose stated with a hint of aggression.
Now both of you calm down, Rose I know that this is something amazing for you because you have always wanted to be a mom, but we don't know yet if we can keep her.
At this comment Rose tightened her grip around the little baby girl, not enough to hurt, but all noticed the move.
"Look I know she might have family out there, and I know it might seem insane for a vampire family to raise a human child, but I want too. I truly believe that we could give her an amazing family who will love her and help her grow in a beautiful woman. Yes, I want to be her mom I have always wanted to be a mom, and this might just be my chance."
With this Emmett tightened his grip out Rosalie, and she gave him a sweet smile in return.
I knew that this might be the best idea on many different levels, but I couldn't deny that this also could be the best thing to happen to this family.
"Well why don't we hear from everyone, what do you all think?"
Edward with his face in a tight hard line replied first.
"This is insane we are a family of vampires, and we cannot raise a human baby girl. There will always be danger around. What are thinking Rosalie?"
"Edward I am thinking that maybe we can do this, and that you need to open up to some other possibilities than us just being these dangerous killers. No we aren't the most likely family, but we are one and that is what matters."
As I looked around the room I saw the mix of emotions from my family. Alice and Esme both looked liked giddy girls on Christmas morning, Alice because she would have a little girl to shop for and dress, and Esme because she put to use some of her motherly instincts.
Jasper and Emmett seemed more wary of the situation, Jasper because he knew that out of all of us he was most likely to loose control, and Emmett because well I wasn't quiet sure about his reasons. Knowing my sons they would follow what ever their mates wanted because of their love for them.
The next thing I knew Edward had released a low growl from his chest and was pacing the length of the room.
"What is going on."?
"I just had a vision of Isabella here staying with us, and Edward is not all pleased," Alice stated with a huge grin across her pixie face.
"I for one think that this could be a good thing, if CPS lets us then I say yes we should keep her," Esme stated with soothing tone and a motherly smile across her face.
With that statement I saw that the battle had been one, no one dared to go against Esme. She was their mother, not even Edward was willing to argue with her.
All my children nodded their head in agreement and Rosalie looked as though she was going to explode with joy.
My family had just accepted a new member, a beautiful baby girl, who no doubt was going to change our lives forever.