Chapter 2 I don't own anything but my own ideas

Jazz POV:

Carlisle came into the lobby where I had Seth in a headlock and my siblings sat on the uncomfortable chairs. "Hello children." He smiled. I noticed his eyes had dark circles and his face was a little swollen. "Hey doc, Ma decked you again?" Seth laughed at our dad's appearance. Esme had hit Carlisle one night during a bad dream. "No Seth." He shook his head with a smile "I need to fill out some papers so Emmett, Edward, and Alice can come home with us. Jasper, Bella, Rose will you three go get them please? The rest of you please collect your things and don't cause any trouble, I'm exhausted and I want us to get home before dark." We all agree and Bella, Rose, and I 'rock-paper-scissored' for the rooms. I got the girl, fucking fantastic.

I walk the corridors to her room. When I got there I heard Esme talking about her being old. I never quite understood that because she was only 31 and looked 10 years younger. I reassured her she wasn't old and explained to her what Carlisle had said. She left me to help Alice. When I looked at her I hated the person who put her here. I assumed a parent had, but Carlisle never revealed exactly why people were coming to live with us; he said they'd tell us when we were ready. Alice was so tiny and was covered in large bruises everywhere I could see. She had a cast on her right arm and left leg. But even through the bruises and broken bones, I could see how beautiful she was. She had long black hair and green eyes even brighter than Carlisle's. All her features were small, but her lips were perfectly pouted. There was something about her that made me want to always protect her no matter what. I introduced myself and kissed her knuckles. I'm not exactly sure what possessed me to do it, but the shock it sent through me was amazing.

I helped her into a wheelchair and took her down to the main floor to meet the family in the lobby. Rose had brought back a tall bronze haired boy who also had green eyes, Edward, but Emmett still wasn't there, neither was Carlisle or Esme. Edward didn't have too much bruising, but winced as he moved. "Alice…" Edward whispered softly as he came to his sister's side and dropped to his knees "I'm so sorry." He ducked his head in her lap and she ran her hands through his hair. "Ew Edward you had stitches in your head." She held her hands up with a discussed look. He chuckled a little "better than broken bones." "I don't know, bro. you didn't have many brain cells to start with. I think you're screwed." A tall burly boy laughed as he came into the room, Emmett. Emmett looked as if he just fought a UFC fighter, I would know, but didn't seem to have broken bones. "Ribs?" he became more serious as his brother stood up, taking in a sharp, painful breath. "Only 7, I'm fine." Edward said. "Yes I beat you." Emmett pumped his fist in the air and tried to hide the pain it caused "13." He was trying to lighten the serious mood so his siblings wouldn't feel bad, I could tell. "You're an idiot." Alice smiled. "Well pix, at least you're ambidextrous." Emmett continued. "Yup." She yawned. "You're still tired? We've been sleeping for like a week." He said. "A week?" she sounded shocked. "Yes Emmett, but forced sleep isn't the same as sleeping on your own." Carlisle appeared with his arm around his wife who held a stack of papers.

"Have you all introduced yourselves?" Esme asked and frowned when everyone shook their heads. "Okay then Emmett, Alice, Edward these are mine and Carlisle's children," Esme pointed at each of us as she said our names "Rosalie, Bella, Seth, Jasper, Renesmee, and Jacob" we all waved and said 'hello'. "Alright, can we go home now? I'm tired." Seth yawned and we all laughed. "We can't go home just yet, but we can go back to the hotel." Carlisle laughed. The whole family flew out when Carlisle got the news. Carlisle rarely left, even for one night, without the family. Nessie, Jacob, Bella, Edward, Rose, and Emmett rode in Esme's Ford Expedition, while Seth, Alice, and I rode in Carlisle's Mercedes. I sat in the back with Alice and she fell asleep on my shoulder. I liked the way she felt comfortable enough to sleep peacefully on me.

I carried Alice into the hotel and up to the penthouse Carlisle had rented. There weren't assigned rooms so we just crashed wherever when we came in.

Esme POV

I was mad at Carlisle for trying to stop me from going to the court dates for the kids. He was so stubborn sometimes. I stripped to my underwear and was looking for my nightgown when Carlisle's arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me against him. He kissed my neck and I put my head on his shoulder to give him more access. "I'm still mad at you, you know?" I whispered and he smiled against my neck. "I'm still not telling you, you know?" he countered. "Well at least tell me why." I turned in his arms and trailed my hands down his naked chest, stopping at the edge of his boxers, and kissed him gently. Carlisle sighed "It's too much like yours, like what you're father and mother did, and I didn't want it to bring up memories." He pulled away from me and went to sit on the bed. I've known Carlisle since we were kids, but I was still shocked at how beautiful he was. His bright green eyes that bore into my soul, his blonde hair that was unruly without all the gel he put in it for work, his perfectly sculpted body complete with eight- pack abs. I moaned lightly just looking at him.

I went over and sat on his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck "my past is what makes me who I am. It's also how I met you." I kissed his temple. Carlisle relaxed a little and snaked his arms around my waist "I still don't understand why people are so cruel." He said into my neck. "I don't know, but I guess that's why there are people like you, who help whenever they can." I ran my hand through his hair. "And you. I know I wouldn't be able to handle any of this by myself." I felt his tears on my neck and shoulder "its ok, love, shhh." I cooed. Carlisle was a strong man, but it tore him to see a child abuse victim. "DAD!" Seth busted through are door and we heard the screaming. Carlisle jumped up, taking him with me and wiping his face. He never cried in front of anyone but me, but this wasn't the first time one of the kids had caught him.

We rushed to the source of the sound. Alice was curled into a tight ball "NO! FATHER PLEASE! NO STOP!" she screamed loudly. Carlisle knelt down next to her by Edward and spoke softly "Alice, it's alright, wake up." Her screams drowned out his words. By now all the kids were around Alice. "Damn it" Jasper muttered and came over to her. He pulled her into his arms and the screams stopped, but the tears continued to fall. "Alice, wake up." He said harshly, but rocked her gently. Alice clung to his top and her eyes finally opened. "Jasper." She whined into his chest. I was shocked at how she stopped. I didn't even stop like that with Carlisle when I was asleep. Alice's sobs stopped, but tears continued to fall. "I…. I'm sorry I…. woke you all." She said between shaky breaths. "It's alright, we all have nightmares sometimes" Renesmee said with a sleepy smile as she leaned against Jacob. "You ok, Tink?" Emmett asked sounding like he was going to fall asleep. "Yeah, Emmy, go back to bed. I'm fine." She smiled. "No you're not. We're going to talk… in the morning." He yawned. "Emmett, my main rule is not to force others to talk to you, they will when they're ready." Carlisle said. "Ok Doc, night" he turned and went back to bed, taking Rose with him, interesting. Edward, Nessie, and Jake fallowed to their respected rooms. "Thank for getting us, Seth." Carlisle praised and Seth beamed. He was always looking for praise. "We're going back to bed, Jazz. Call if you need us, our door will be open." Carlisle took my hand and pulled me back towards are room. "Hey Doc, nice boxers." Seth called after us. "Damn kids." Carlisle laughed under his breath.

"Hey Ma…. Mommy…." A voice whined. "What's wrong Seth?" Carlisle yawned from under me. I should have known; he was really the only one who called me 'mommy'. "I wasn't… I didn't mean to… I just… uh I." he was stuttering and I could tell he was embarrassed. "What is it, sweetheart?" I asked, rolling over so I could see him. He was looking at his feet, his chest was bare and I could see the faint scar that ran down his torso. "It's, uh, almost 12:30, you guys have been sleeping forever, not that that's a problem. It's just we didn't think you'd want to sleep all day, but if you do, that's ok. Sorry for disturbing you." He rambled. Carlisle chuckled, shaking me slightly. "Thank you, buddy. We'll be out in a few minutes." He said and sat up, causing me to slide down his body. "Yes sir." He smiled. "Seth, you don't have to call me sir." Carlisle always seemed to be reminding him of that. Seth was always over jumpy in the mornings. I clung to my husband as he tried to get up, burying my head in his bare chest. He chucked again "Come on, Esme. It's far past time to get up. "I'm calling a sick day." I moaned. He managed to get up and carry me to the bathroom that was attached to our hotel room. "Alright, arms up." He instructed as he pulled his shirt over my head. I leaned against his as I pulled off my panties. "Carlisle," my voice was thick with sleep "will you shower with me? I'm not too sure if I can stand." I looked up to see him shaking his head and smiling. "You are not a morning person." He said as he stripped and pulled me into the shower. "You knew that when you married me." I moaned, loving the feel of the hot water as I fell over my body. "CARLISLE SETH BIT ME!" Jacob yelled. "I DID NOT!" Seth retorted. "MOM EDWARD SAID FUCK!" Renesmee added before a chorus of 'Mom's' and 'Dad's' filled the air from Renesmee, Jake, Seth, and I think even Emmett mocking them. "Here we go love." Carlisle kissed my head. We showered and dressed quickly.