Esme
WEDNESDAY
MORNING
Today is the day. Victoria is bringing Nicola over who I am pretty certain is our daughter. We won't alert the police until we know for sure. So Carlisle bought DNA tests. I just need to swab her mouth once without her mother knowing. If she is ours than we'll alert the police and these people will pay.
"Come on Jasper we're dropping your brother off at school" I said as I put the cereal bowls in the sink. Edward is dressed in navy blue and white suit like school uniform and Jasper in a red shirt and cargo pants. Carlisle is already at work.
I put Jasper on my hip before going downstairs with Edward. "Mommy how come Jasper doesn't go to school? I went when I was three" Edward said
"Baby he just turned three that's why he does work at home with Mommy" I said as I handed him his coat and hat when he put his snow boots on.
"But he gets to have a playdate and I have to work" Edward said
"Baby he'll go to school in September" I said as I put Jasper black coat on and his black hat before picking him up again
"My dragon" Jasper said as he looked around
"Here baby" I said as I handed him the stuffed toy he's had since he was a baby before we went outside to the car
I strapped the boys in their seats before driving to the school.
I saw Kate outside the school making snowballs with Bella and Alice running around her with Emmett. Aro and Elezear are also there. The joys of coming to school early.
"Mommy can we play for a little bit too?" Edward asked as he quickly unbuckled himself.
"Yes go ahead" I said as I parked
"Hey how are you doing?" Kate asked as she gave me a hug
"Better. I was going to tell you guys this over the phone but since the kids are playing I'll tell you; we may have found Rosalie" I whispered
Aro gasped "Really? How?"
I explained to them the events that went down three days ago. "So instead of going straight to the police and risk losing her I invited Victoria and Nicola over to discuss business plans and when I get some time alone with the girl I'm going to swab her mouth and we'll test her DNA with Carlisle and if she's ours we'll call the police"
"Oh that's just a perfect plan Esme! Send us pictures okay?" Elezear asked
"Of course. Edward come here and give Mommy a kiss goodbye" I said as I walked over to my son
"Bye Mommy" Edward said after I bent down and kissed him on the lips.
"Jasper come here" I said as I picked him up and put him on my hip
"Bye bye Jasper" Alice said
"Bye bye" Jasper said
I buckled Jasper into his car seat before driving home and taking him into the house. "Hey you're going to have a playdate today while Mommy has a work meeting how does that sound?" I asked Jasper as I took him to his room after I took his coat and boots off
"Good" he said. I put him in sweatpants before taking him to the living room and settling him with the television and a few snacks before getting my laptop and researching legally how Carlisle and I will deal with this if Nicola is ours.
"Hello! Oh my goodness hi honey look at you!" I said when Victoria entered the house with Nicola on her hip and a brief case and her purse in her other hand
"Can I help?" I asked her. Jasper is upstairs napping but I'm going to get him.
"Yes please can you take her?" Victoria asked as she handed Nicola to me. Nicola's dressed in light denim jeans, a hot pink shirt that reads DIVA in black letters, and black uggs. Her hair is down and being held back with a pink headband.
"Oh someone just woke up from a nap" I said as I watched Nicola yawn
"I hope you like pizza I made it for us. Follow me to the longue I've set up everything there and we can start while the kids eat and watch some television" I said as I lead them upstairs after giving Nicola to Victoria after they took their coats and shoes off.
"You have such a beautiful home" Victoria said as she looked around "And such a beautiful family" she said when she saw a Christmas family portrait of us last year when Jasper was almost two.
"Thank you. Come make yourself comfortable and help yourself to some pizza while I get Jasper, he should be waking up form his nap" I said before going upstairs to Jasper's room.
When I entered Jasper's room I saw him reaching up on his tip toes to grab his the box of baby wipes from the top of his dresser. His wet pants and pull-up on the floor by his feet.. As soon as he saw me he started crying.
"I'm sorry Mommy!" he cried as he ran to me. I scooped him up into my arms . "Its okay baby you just had an accident" I said as I put him down and wiped him clean before slipping a pull-up onto him which made him upset but when he has accidents we put him back in the pull-ups and he pays attention more to when he needs to use the bathroom.
"You're okay" I said before putting a pair of white sweatpants on him. "Come you're having your playdate now Nicola came to play with you"
"I don't want to!" he cried
"Hey I know you're upset but you're going to have fun now okay? Mommy made pizza for you" I said with a smile
Jasper wiped his eyes and leaned into my arms when I went to pick him up. I kissed his cheek a few times as I took him downstairs.
"Oh he's adorable, is he upset?" Victoria asked
"Someone didn't have a very good nap" I said "Jasper can you say hi to Nicola?" I asked him as I walked him over to the small table I set up for him and Nicola.
Jasper turned around in my arms towards Nicola while I put him down. Nicola stood up from her chair as Jasper walked over to her. I watched as they stared each other down, studying each other for a good seven seconds before Nicola waved at him.
That's my daughter I thought. They felt some type of connection towards each other because they're twins!
"Hi" Nicola said smiling
"Hi" Jasper
I turned on Elmo's World for them before starting to work with Victoria.
About thirty minutes into to our meeting I got a chance to test Nicola. "So you stop by my office next week and we can speak to the board" I said as I put some outfit samples in a folder.
"Great I'll call you" Victoria said before her phone started ringing "I'm sorry Its my client I have to take this" she said
"Its fine take your time" I said
"Mama" Nicola said as she ran over to Victoria and said something to her in Russian.
"Esme do you mind taking her to the bathroom?" Victoria asked
"Of course not" I said as I picked Nicola up and rushed her to the bathroom
I placed Nicola on the toilet after I pulled her pants down before grabbing the DNA test and getting the q-tip to swab her mouth with.
I smiled at Nicola when she looked up at me and crouched down in front of her when she smiled at me. "You have such a pretty smile! And so many teeth. Can you show me your teeth?" I asked
When she smiled I rubbed the q-tip three times on her cheek quickly before putting it in a plastic bag, wiping her down, and pulling her pants up.
"Alright lets wash hands" I said as I put her on a step stool after she flushed. I picked up Nicola then and brought her back to see Victoria packing up.
"Sorry to leave so soon but I have a really important client I need to get home to" she said "Thank you for having us"
"Jasper come say bye bye to Nicola" I said as I put her down
Jasper ran over "I don't want her to leave" he said
"We'll be back soon" Victoria said
"Bye bye" Nicola said before hugging Jasper. Jasper hugged her tightly. "Oh let me take a picture of you two" I said as I took my phone out and snapped a picture of them hugging while smiling at the camera.
"Mommy will Nicola come back?" Jasper asked when they left
"Yes baby she will. For a very long time" I said
Victoria's POV:
I don't really have a client. James texted me and told me we have to come home. Its about Nicola's safety and very important.
"Did you have fun baby?" I asked Nicola as we drove home
"Yes" Nicola said "I like Jasper" she said
"Did you like his mommy too?" I asked
"She put a stick in my mouth" Nicola said
I nearly stopped the car "She what?" I asked "What did she do while she took you to the bathroom?"
"She put a fuzzy stick in my mouth and put it away" she said. This crazy bitch DNA tested my daughter behind my back.
As soon as I pulled up in our driveway I picked up Nicola and ran to the house. James answered the door before I knocked and dragged us inside.
"Do you know her?" James yelled at me in Russian as she showed me a picture of Esme from her instagram with her boys and Carlisle
"Yes I was just at her house. I think-" I was cut off when Nicola began to cry. She really doesn't like it when James yells.
"Shut up Nicola!" James said as he roughly took her from me and put her in her playpen in the corner of the room with a swat to her bottom. "Shut up before I get my belt" he said
"She's the real mother James. Nicola met her twin today they look so much alike. I didn't know I just saw the business opportunity-"
"You're so stupid! Look what you've done! You should've told me! Does the mother know?" he yelled as he went to the fridge and took out one of Nicola's sippy cups
"Not yet. She DNA tested her while she took her to the bathroom Nicola just told me" I said
"We have to leave. Right now" James said as he handed the cup to Nicola
"Where back to Singapore?" I asked
"Exactly" he said "We can't all leave together its questionable and makes us more of a target. Since they don't know who I am I'm taking Nicola on the nearest flight to Singapore. You wait a few days days and come join us at the house"
I don't want to leave Nicola with James but I have to if I want to keep my daughter. "What if she calls me and wants to see Nicola?"
"Say she's with your mother in Florida and I'm on a business trip"
"She knows you're a personal trainer"
"Then I'm visiting my sick father in Russia and I took Nicola with me to see him one last time" James said "You'll be visiting me soon but you have work to finish. Don't answer all her calls and find a new business partner" he said "Come on help me pack"
James picked up Nicola who's now falling asleep from her playpen and brought her upstairs with me.
James laid Nicola in her bed after taking her coat, shoes, and pants off before grabbing a pull-up for her in the dresser. "Where's her suitcase?" James asked as he took Nicola's underwear off before sliding the pull-up her legs, pulling the covers over her body and kissing her forehead.
"I'll pack for her. You go pack and find a flight" I said as I grabbed his hand "We're not going to lose her"
James pulled me close and kissed me. "Make sure to pack her medication" he said before going to his room
I held Nicola tightly in my arms as we walked into the airport. Under her black coat I dressed her in a comfortable grey sweatpants suit with grey converse. I put her hair back and a tight bun and because James can't deal with whining and crying she has her grey and pink pacifier in her mouth. Her head is tucked into the crook of my neck I'm holding tightly making sure the wrong people don't notice us.
"Nicola listen to me baby, you're going to go with Daddy to our other house and then Mommy's going to come later okay?" I said to her in Russian
Nicola nodded "Mommy will see you soon. I love you so much baby" I said before kissing her cheek
"Love you Mama" Nicola said as she removed her pacifier "I kissed her lips quickly before handing her to James.
"Be careful" James said "I love you" he said before kissing me
"I love you too. Be safe. Email me when you land"
I blew a kiss to my baby hoping that this wouldn't be the last time I see her
Carlisle's POV:
How long will it take for the test to come in? Esme texted me at the dinner table
Three days dear I texted back
"Edward how was school today?" I asked our son as I put some pasta on his plate
"Good. I got homework though" he said
"Well that's good once you get older you'll always have homework" I said
"But that won't be anytime soon" Esme said
"I had a playdate!" Jasper said
"Yeah you and Nicola had so much fun!" Esme said "Maybe she can come over again next week while you're with Daddy here"
"Yay!" Jasper said
"Can I go to Bella's tomorrow?" Edward asked
"After you finish your homework" I said "Emmett and Alice are coming over for the weekend so Bella should be coming too"
"Since you've both been so well behaved we're going to the arcade on Sunday" Esme said
"Can Nicola come too?" Jasper asked
"I can call her Mommy and ask" Esme said
After dinner the boys had their showers before we tucked them in. Both of them fell asleep as soon as they hit the pillow
"So the test can't come in any faster?" Esme asked me as we got ready for bed
"No three days Esme and then we'll know" I said
"Why don't we just press the charges now? This should be enough" she said before showing me a picture of Jasper and Nicola hugging
"That's our baby girl Carlisle" she said
"Its still not enough. She's not going anywhere as long as you were sneaky enough about that test. We wait three days with our boys because once we do this there's no getting out of it. She won't be ours so quickly. She might even be with the state or the other families parents for a while until trial. Nicola will be interviewed and everything"
"When would the trial be?" Esme asked
"In a month or so" I said "But while all that goes on we need to be there for our boys and go to work. Press will be around and cameras. It'll be hard"
"It'll be hard but we'll do it for our family"
THREE DAYS LATER:
Victoria is away on a business trip in Florida. She's hosting a fashion show that is what she told us when we tried to invite Nicola to the arcade. Nicola is all the way Russia with her father visiting her sick grandfather. I have the DNA test that determines whether or not we'll be pressing charges.
"It is 99.9% accurate that the DNA of Carlisle Cullen and the DNA of Nicola Hunter is a match" I read aloud to Esme in the living room. The boys are in their rooms playing
Esme covered her mouth with her hands and began to cry. "We found our baby girl!" she cried as she wrapped her arms around me
"Its going to be okay now" I said as rubbed Esme's back "We have proof and we're going to get her back I promise"
"Mommy?" Edward said as he the living room with Jasper. "Why are you crying?"
Esme wiped her eyes but the tears kept falling. "Come here babies" she said as she crouched down to their level and I did the same.
"Jasper when you were born your sister came a little while after. You have a twin sister. Remember the other baby in your baby picture?" Esme asked him
Jasper nodded. "You said she was an angel" he said "But not one in heaven one here"
"Yeah Rosalie. Your sister. We found her and we're going to bring her back home"
"You remember Nicola?" I asked him "That's Rosalie. When she was born bad people took her away from us and they changed her name. We're going to bring her back now"
"When will she come?" Edward asked
"Soon but once she's here we have to make her feel very welcome" I said "Okay?"
"Okay" They said
Victoria's POV:
Police barged into my house just as I was leaving for the airport to Singapore. There's nothing I can do but try to protect my family.
"Can you tell me why you did this Victoria?" The officer asked as she passed me a cup of coffee "Can you tell me why you abducted another family's baby?"
"I didn't" I said "All I did was raise the baby that was left on my doorstep. I can show you the picture and the note if you let me have my purse"
"So Rosalie was left on your doorstep and you took it upon yourself to raise her? You move out the country and raise a baby that isn't yours?"
"I lost four babies I saw this as a gift from God. A chance to be a mother"
"When did you come back to the US?"
"About six months ago" I said
"Where did you live before?"
"Asia" I said "Singapore"
"Is that where your husband is with Rosalie?"
"I don't know. He had business to attend to and wanted to bring her with him" I said "So how long will I be in jail if you never find the original abductor?"
"It depends on when we find the child. If there was abuse or neglect it'll only make things worse for you. Did you abuse her?"
"I didn't" I said "My partner he has anger issues and he'd sometimes spank her. Please answer my question how long will I be here?"
"Well until trial you'll be in a detention center. You won't see Rosalie she'll stay with your family or your partner's. Depending on your plea you'll probably face nine to fifteen years in prison with parole. Your partner on the other hand, if the abuse is true and if Rosalie tells us this after she's interviewed will be in there longer. About twenty years possibly"
"Victoria tell me this, are you sorry for the trouble you've caused?"
"Yes if I knew I would've brought her back but I was under the impression that her mother was a young troubled woman who couldn't handle her and needed help" I said with tears in my eyes "I'm sorry"
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-Hope
