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Carlisle POV
The phone call from Renee about Jasper scared the hell out of me. But what I saw when I got there shook me to the core. I already saw Jasper as my son. I did the minute we met.
I knew of the fire and Jasper's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Renee and I had talked about it the night Edward and him told us of their relationship.
I saw Jasper absolutely quivering. When Mike tried to comfort him, I was sure we were going to have to sedate him. Then Edward reached him and he started to calm minutely over time. I could see Edward trembling along with him. He had tears rolling down his face, but I'm not sure he noticed. I'm not sure that he even realized what he was saying to Jasper. He just held him close and told him he loved him and that he would make it better, he just wanted Jasper to come back to him first. He missed the man he loved, his baby. If he did I don't think he noticed how loud he was talking. I knew it was him trying to make sure Jasper heard him over the noise in his ears.
When Edward lifted Jasper in his arms and took him over to his car I was sure Edward was going to hit the ground. I could see how weak they both were, so I kept close incase.
I told Edward a little of what I knew from the conversation with Jasper's counselor and what Renee had told me. I was shocked when Edward handed his keys to Alice. I knew then he was worse off than I had thought. When Edward started to sway I tied to coax him over to the curb to sit, he nodded but didn't move. The minute I explained what had happened, Edward swayed as he nodded and crumpled to the ground faster than any of us could catch him. I lifted him into the back seat of his car and told Alice to meet us at home. I gave Renee's keys to Bella and glided Renee into my car. She sat in the passenger seat and sniffed and snuffled as I raced home. I got both boys into the house and into Edward's bed. I checked them over physically while the both slept. I covered them and traveled back down stairs where all the women in my life sat crying silently and drinking coffee. After I poured myself a cup I sat at the table with them.
"We need to take shifts and have someone in there to watch over them all night."
They nodded and Alice got up, and took her cup. "I'll take the first shift"
I could tell my whole family was worn. Bella took Renee's hand in hers.
"I'm going to grab a quick shower" and left.
"That was worse than what you normally see, wasn't it" Renee asked after a good hour of silence.
"Yes" I whispered "But it can happen, and Lauren was malicious, which I think made it worse because Jasper had to have seen it coming and couldn't do anything about it."
Renee nodded, and climbed into the chair next to mine. She rested her head on my shoulder, and sighed.
"He's going to need help again, isn't he?"
I shook my head, "Not necessarily. We'll have to see what he's like once he's awake, if he's completely with drawn then yes, if he's quiet about it, but still his old self then no."
"So we wait."
"Yes, so we wait" I agreed.
She stood then and pulled my hand, "Let's go get some sleep, and we'll get Alice to wake one of us in a few hours"
I nodded and followed her up the stairs.
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Okay. So now we know what happened, and a little insight into Renee and Carlisle's realationship with the boys.
More to come soon. I might even keep writing tonight!
LOL I'm really bored. But let's see if I can't get these posted first.