Chapter 2

Surrogate

"Well, now what?" Emmett asked peering down at the tiny puppy still held in Esme's arms. We all blanched at that for a second none of us had raised a baby let alone a puppy.
What about a book? I'm sure there has to be one on raising a puppy. Rosalie thought. I nodded at her and she and Alice were out of the house in a flash. Chuckling to myself I made my way back to my piano but not before running a finger down Isabella's soft fur. Sitting down on the stool for my grand piano set off in a corner, a new melody ran through my head. Playing a few chords to start then linking the chords with runs of notes, my right hand flying while my left played its' steady chords.
Oh Edward, that is so beautiful. I've never heard you play with such emotion before, lovely. Esme thought kindly.
Damn Edward, emotional much? Jasper thought swaying under the brunt of my raging emotions.
Emmett just raised an eyebrow at me and said, "Is that for Isabella?" I just smiled and nodded. Emmett nodded his head appreciatively along with Carlisle who was sitting beside Esme gazing at Isabella.
Alice and Rosalie got back a few minutes later Alice clasping a book to her tiny frame. How to raise and rear puppies.(I don't know if this is a real book but it is serving its purpose as the info for our vamps.) Yes, that would probably do. Alice sat in the love seat with Jasper and flipped to chapter one.
"Finding a surrogate." Alice read, we looked at each other nervously we had all thought that we would take turns feeding the pup. "A surrogate can be anyone; another dog who has milk to spare, or a human caretaker." We sighed in relief, that meant anyone of us could take care of her. Now granted we weren't human per se but we considered ourselves to be her caretakers "However," Alice continued, why must there always be a 'but'. "If it is human caretaker then the puppy must decide if he or she is it's 'mother'." Everyone looked at Esme, she was most like a mother out of all of us because even if she had had it for only a few days she had had a baby before.
"How do we get her to chose." Rosalie asked, wanting desperately to be the puppy's surrogate. Please let her chose me. Please,please!
"It says put a few drops of warm puppy formula onto your fingertip and if the puppy nurses for it your their surrogate." (I don't know if this is actually how this works but it is how i want the story to go.)Alice answered, then ran out of the room back to her car where she had left the rest of her bags full of puppy necessities. She then ran into the kitchen mixed some puppy formula and warmed it up slightly, but not enough for her to burn her mouth.
She came back with a small bottle with her nose wrinkled in disgust. Ugh, this stuff smells awful. She thought, and I wrinkled my nose with her, it did smell awful.
Passing the bottle off to Esme she tried first squirting a few drops onto her finger she held it to a now whimpering Isabella who could smell the awaiting meal. Isabella sniffed Esme's finger and turned her head to the side whimpering louder. Esme sighed sadly then passed her off to an awaiting Carlisle and she refused him too.
We went through the whole family, Isabella rejecting them each time whimpering even more loudly then before. Emmett looked heartbroken when the tiny pup turned her head to the side, positively wailing by now. I guess I'm not a daddy after all. He thought sadly. After Jasper went he had to leave because the emotions were making him depressed.
Finally after Alice went I found myself with Isabella cradled in my arms. Alice handed me the bottle and I took it hesitantly. Squirting a few drops onto my finger I held it hesitantly to her mouth. Isabella sniffed my finger then let out a shrill cry that practically screamed; Finally! Then she latched onto my finger and suckled on it ravenously. A chorus of 'aws' came from the girls, and shocked gasps and chuckles from the men.
"Glad to know at least someone likes our Eddie!" Emmett laughed, his voice booming through the entire house shaking a few of the chandeliers. I didn't even take notice to his teasing, my mind was completely focused on the small pup I cradled in my arms. Retracting my finger from her mouth I quickly replaced it with the bottle. I watched her nurse until her bottle was gone then she yawn largely and fell asleep in my arms.
"Edward, we have a bed set up for Isabella if you want to put her down." Esme said gesturing to a small dog bed by the coffee table. I just shook my head, there was no way I was going to put her down now. She was my angel and I wasn't going to let her go yet.

Hello and welcome to a new installment of Naturally Unnatural! I know some of you are probably a little more than confused right about now. Most of you are probably wondering why I had Edward be the surrogate basically it is necessary and part of the plot. Anyway, thank you for reading and stay tuned for the next chapter. Don't forget to R&R! Renee120 :'3