A/N
Thank you guys for reviewing. I didn't really give a lot of bask story so let me explain some stuff. Bella is a vampire in this I have set it as if she turned while she was still just 18 and is yet to have a child etc. It is set a few years after Bella has joined the Cullens.
I had not planned on writing this next chapter so soon but I'm bored and I have tomorrow off. Please Review, I like to hear what you think.
Chapter 2
Edward's Pov
We made our way downstairs for Adam's lunch. Esme was fuming over the Twinkie still; Emmett was going to be grounded for at least a day. I tried to suppress a smile as I thought about the multiple boxes of Poptarts I had hidden in my closet for Adam. Sneaking him junk food had become a bit of a game for Emmett, Jasper and I, even Carlisle kept some Reese's cups in his desk drawer for him.
Eww, why does it have to be a salad? I chuckled softly and smiled at Adam as he looked at the bowl in front of him. You eat it Edward. His voice filled my head, it was different than overhearing his thoughts; it was as if he was speaking directly to me. I stared at him for a moment before turning my attention to Alice, her thoughts being only of the afternoon shopping trip that she and Rosalie would be taking Adam on.
I watched as Adam began to pick at the pile of greens in front of him. He looked a lot like Carlisle, he had his hair and his smile but Adam's eyes were identical to Esme's except instead of being a liquid gold they were a deep blue. Esme and the other girls spent a lot of time trying to keep his blonde mop under control but he wouldn't have any of it, the second he got out of their eye line he would shake his head like a dog and let his hair lay naturally.
Bella smiled as well as she watched him eat, she knew full well he hated the salad but if that is what Esme and Rosalie wanted him to eat, then that was what he ate. They would need to leave for their hunting trip tonight, God how I hated when they left for a few days. I loved having more time with the guys but the house always ended up a mess, the last time all of the ladies left Emmett let Adam help make his own pancakes, Esme spent over two days getting the batter powder out of the grout surrounding her tiles.
I thought that when I found Bella my life had reached its peak, my happiness could never be matched but all of that changed when Adam was born. He was truly something special, he didn't smell like a regular human at all, he smelled like vanilla though and for some reason his smell never made any of us hungry. It wasn't that we were desensitized but it was as if we were completely immune to his scent. Even the few times he had bled from paper cuts and skinned knees, his blood did nothing to any of us. It was nice to know that we would never be tempted to hurt him like our instincts would suggest.
It didn't take Adam long to down the salad he was forcing himself to eat. He smiled as he finally finished and yawned. He needed a nap. No nap! His voice rang out through my head again, how on earth did he know that was what I was thinking? I looked at him long and hard for a moment trying to get a read on him. I could always hear his thoughts but today it was as if I was only hearing what he wanted me to hear.
Alice smiled excitedly as he finished eating; she was ready to take him shopping. He looked at her for a few seconds before letting out another yawn; he didn't try to stifle this one though. I tried to suppress a grin as I realized he was trying to get out of shopping with Alice. It worked to. Esme stood from her chair and scooped Adam up. "How about you take him to the mall after he gets a nap?" Esme looked to Alice, who nodded in agreement. A big smile crossed Adam's face as he rested his head on Esme's shoulder. He had at least postponed what was sure to become an afternoon of dress up.
Carlisle's Pov
I tried not to laugh as I noticed Adam's grin as he was being taken up for his nap, he was never happy to take a nap, there were times he would come close to throwing a fit in order to get out of them. He wanted to be like his brothers, they never had to sleep. I got up from my seat and walked upstairs with Esme, just in case he tried to put up a fight over his nap. He was always such a restless sleeper though, tossing and turning all night. We had to put up a guard rail on his bed when he started falling out at night. My eyes wandered to the small scar through his eyebrow. It only happened a few months ago but he had rolled out of bed and smacked his head on his night stand on the way down. He cried for about twenty minutes straight that night.
It's interesting how you can think that your life is complete, until you bring a child into this world, I find myself unsure of how I was even remotely happy before Adam was born. He brought a sense of innocence into our home, many of my children struggle with the idea of being a monster. Not any longer, even Edward smiled all of the time.
I opened the door to Adam's room and stepped in, holding the door for Esme. Adam's room always made me smile; it was designed in a sports theme, something Emmett and Adam had picked out. There were footballs and soccer balls all over the walls. That's one of the many things I look forward to now, watching him play sports with other kids. I smiled as I looked up, Adam was fast asleep already, his arms wrapped around Esme's neck. Esme looked even more beautiful around Adam; it was as if she was glowing. I have never seen her so happy before in our many, many years together than when she was with him. Many nights she would sneak into his room and just watch him sleep for hours on end.
Esme's Pov
Adam slept right up until dinner time; I think using his powers must really drain him. Alice was of course disappointed that she could not take him shopping before we left for the weekend to hunt. We sat all together watching the news as we heard the thumb that was Adam jumping out of bed, or so we thought. We heard the thumping a few more times. What on earth was he doing, Alice let out a soft gasp as she saw what was about to happen. Rosalie and I were already half way up the stairs when we heard the crash followed by a loud scream for 'Mommy'. We both raced up the stairs and into his room.
I scooped him up swiftly into my arms as he started to cry, the guard rail Carlisle had installed onto his bed was on the floor. "Baby what happened?" I asked as I tried to look him over, he was clinging to me too tightly I couldn't get a look at his body. Everyone was upstairs right behind us, Carlisle let out a worried sigh as he looked Adam over. "Come on baby, what hurts?" I asked again. Between sobs he managed to say his arm. As he did Carlisle gently took his arm and looked it over.
"He needs to go to the hospital" Carlisle said softly, clearly trying to remain calm. Jasper on the other hand was looking as if he wanted to pass out. I finally got a look at Adam's arm as Carlisle examined it, it was broken, not compounded or anything but visibly displaced. Carlisle turned to ask Edward something but Edward was already gone, returning quickly with Carlisle's medical bag. Carlisle quickly prepared a small shot as Adam sobbed into my shirt. I looked at Carlisle cautiously and he explained it's a very small dose of a pain killer, just enough to make him more comfortable.
Adam didn't even notice as Carlisle gave him the shot, something he normally would have been screaming over. I gently rubbed Adam's back as we walked down to the cars that Emmett had pulled around to the driveway. Carlisle drove Adam, Rosalie and I in one car to the hospital, everyone else following in the Jeep. Adam stopped sobbing a few seconds after getting in the car. "What happened baby?" I asked him again. He looked up at me with those big blue eyes for a moment before burying his face into my shirt again as he said he was jumping on the bed. I sighed again and patted his back. "It's going to be okay sweetheart, I promise"