"You do realize that Edward will freak when we come home from our so called "vacation" with a child right?" Jasper said in a flat tone looking over at Alice with a raised brow. She smiled widely.
"He's going to yell and throw a huge fit and try to convince Carlisle to make us take her back. Rosalie will be angry at us for months." She answered smiling widely at Jasper. He shook his head and sighed.
"I thought you said you wanted to do this." Alice said in a soft sad voice. Jasper snapped his head back to her and nodded.
"Yes I want to do this. I'm just nervous." He said with a sheepish grin. Alice smiled and took his hand in hers.
"It'll be fine. Papers are all signed and all we have to do now is go get Jillian." Alice smiled and her voice got high in excitement. Jasper pulled the car into a parking spot and they got out to go get the child they had just adopted. Alice held the little girl close to her as they walked back to the car some time later. Alice got in the backseat with the baby in her arms and Jasper drove.
"When they come home, just stay calm. No matter what Edward or anyone says. We will keep her." Alice said to Jasper softly so as not to wake up Jillian. Alice reached down into one of the shopping at her feet and pulled out a pink baby blanket with Jillian written on a corner and wrapped it around her. They rode in silence for a long time, listening to the soft noises their baby girl made in her sleep. For years Jasper and Alice had been wanting a baby. But because of them being vampires they knew it could never happen. Then weeks before, Alice had come up with the most brilliant idea of adopting a child. Jasper had fallen in love with idea of raising a child. Even if it wasn't their own. They made it back to their hotel room before Jillian woke up crying. Alice sat cross legged on the bed while Jasper dug thru one of the many shopping bags for one of the baby formulas and a bottle. When he was finished he handed the bottle to Alice and she fed Jillian while Jasper finished packing. He was done in a few seconds and went to sit beside Alice and his new daughter. She fell asleep and Alice lay her on the bed and lay down on one side of her while Jasper lay on the other side. He took one of her tiny hands in his and her hand curled around his finger. Alice and Jasper talked in hushed voices for a while until it got dark outside and Jillian woke up again. Jasper looked at her and wrinkled his nose against the smell of urine coming from her. Alice giggled and stood up to dig thru another bag for one of the many packs of diapers she had bought on their baby shopping spree that morning. He lay her down on the bed as she began to whimper and had her changed in a clean diaper in seconds. Jasper looked at her with a cocked eyebrow.
"What?" Alice laughed.
"How the crap did you do that?" He asked.
"Do what?" She asked innocently picking up Jillian and rocking her back and forth gently and kissing her forehead.
"Change a diaper in seconds like you've done it a million times?" Jasper said throwing his hands in the air. Alice giggled.
"It's not hard to do. Honestly I'm sure you could have done it too." Alice said. Jasper laughed.
"Come on we'd better get going before they get home." Alice said walking towards the door and out into the car and got in the back seat as Jasper carried their bags out and checked out of the hotel.
"When Carlisle and the rest of them get home their all going to sit us down for a long talk." Alice said after a while of driving. Jasper sighed.
"If they say we have to take her back and they try to make us I say we run away." Jasper said.
"We won't have to worry. They'll be mad for a while. Carlisle and Esme will warm to the idea within an hour but it will take a while for the rest to get used to her." Alice giggled. Jasper smiled. It wasn't long before they reached the house in Forks and Jasper stopped the car in the garage. They took Jillian up into their room and Jasper put together the cradle they had bought for her that morning while Alice lay Jillian down on their bed lightly so as not to wake her then began to unpack. After she had done that she pulled out all the baby clothes she had bought and her eyes sparkled with excitement. Jillian sighed in her sleep and Jasper and Alice went to sit on the bed beside her. Then Alice sighed and looked at Jasper with a nervous look.
"We should go downstairs. They will be here in ten minutes." She said. Jasper nodded and cradled Jillian in his arms and Alice followed him downstairs to sit on the sofa and wait. They heard their family's car's pulling up and at the same time Jillian began to fuss. Jasper stood up and rocked her back and forth for a second before he realized why she was crying and he sighed heavily. Alice jumped and reached for the baby.
"I'll take her." She said frantically. Jasper shook his head.
"You did it last time I'll do it this time." He answered. They heard the car doors shut.
"Jasper gives her to me!" Alice cried looking towards the garage with fear. Fear rose inside Jasper.
"No I'll take her." He said. He was sure if his heart were beating it would be beating faster than it ever had. Just then Rosalie and Emmet came into the living room and froze. Jasper and Alice looked at them with wide eyes. Jasper was holding Jillian tight against his chest and Alice was trying to wrench her away from him. Edward came in with Carlisle and Esme and they froze as well. They all stood there for a long moment before Jillian broke the silence with a loud cry. Jasper and Alice turned to her and tried to comfort her and at the same time everyone else began to talk.
"What have you done?" Rosalie screamed in anger.
"You idiots!" Edward cried balling his fists up.
"Why do you have a baby?" Emmet asked in confusion.
"Everyone shut up!" Esme screamed making Rosalie and the other's go quiet. Jillian kept screaming. Jasper turned and began to go upstairs.
"Hold it!" Carlisle said. Jasper froze with his foot above one of the steps.
"I have to take care of Jillian." Jasper said. He turned and ran up the stairs. He shut the bedroom door and locked it. He heard Esme and Carlisle trying to calm everyone down. And soon it was quiet except for Jillian's crying. Jasper lay her down on the bed and as quickly as possible changed her into a clean diaper. She still cried after she was clean and he picked her up and held her close to his chest murmuring softly to her.
"It's okay sweetie. Your fine." He whispered stroking her soft baby hair. He picked up a pacifier and put it in her mouth. Soon her cries turned to sniffles. Then Jasper sighed before walking at human pace back downstairs with Jillian on his hip. He found everyone sitting in the living room waiting for him. Alice sat on the couch by herself and everyone sat on the opposite side of the room. His siblings glared at him as he made his way to sit next to Alice. He looked down at his little girl and Alice took his hand.
"Explain." That is all that Carlisle said. Alice began to explain about how they had been wanting a child for the past years and how a few weeks before they had gotten the idea to adopt. Rosalie and Edward hissed at them and Alice glared.
"You two are idiots! You adopted a little girl? How stupid can you get?" Edward roared. Jasper glared and put his hand on Jillian's back protectively.
"You would have done the same thing!" He hissed.
"Ha!" Edward scoffed.
"Edward!" Esme looked at him with a glare. Then Edwards's eyes widened.
"No! Esme you know it won't end well!" He cried. Alice grinned widely and squeezed Jasper's hand. Edward glared at them and Jillian wriggled in Jaspers arms. Esme looked at her and Jasper knew she really wanted to go over to him and take her out of his hands and hold her close.
"Is this what two really want?" Carlisle asked calmly. Jasper looked at Alice then back at Carlisle and they both nodded at the same time.
"It's your choice to do what you want. I won't get in your way." He said standing up from his seat. Edward jumped up and ran out the door grumbling. Rosalie cursed at them and drug Emmet upstairs. Esme walked over to them and touched Jillian's cheek lightly. Jasper smiled and stood up so he could hand her over to Esme. Alice stood with him.
"She is adorable!" Esme said softly tracing a finger over her nose.
"How old is she?" She asked looking at Alice and Jasper.
"Eleven months. She was born on September third. Her name is Jillian Danelle Hale." Jasper said tracing his finger down his daughter's soft cheek. She giggled and reached her arms out for him and Esme smiled and handed her over to Jasper. He held her close and kissed her forehead. Alice smiled wide and took Jasper's hand and led him up the stairs to their bedroom where they sat with the baby while she slept.