I broke these up into two chapters. It was getting too long, so you get 2 in 1
JPOV
I hand Leah the baby, while I get undressed. Then she hands her back to me as she gets undressed. Alice has already left baby wash and shampoo in the bathroom. We walk into the shower and Leah grabs what we need.
As we both bathe the baby and wash her hair. Leah asks me who the other vampires are.
"The guy with the potty mouth like mine. Is my brother, and the woman with him is his mate and wife. Peter and Charlotte. The other four are from the Volturi." I tell her.
"The current rulers?" She asks.
"Yeah. Well, members of the guard at least. I'm not sure why they are here. But when Peter sent me a text, he said he was bringing special guests. We'll have to see why they're here." I told her.
"And what's with those shields of the babies, and why are you so against the name Ares?"
"We will have to wait until they get older to see exactly what they can do. But Eliana here is also a telepath, or a form of it anyway. She can project her thoughts. Kind of the opposite of Edward. Where he can hear thoughts." And again, to prove my point, Eliana places her hand on my cheek and says, 'pretty lady'. I smile down at her and kiss her on the forehead.
"Yes baby, she is a very pretty lady isn't she." And I reach over to Leah and kiss her gently on the lips. Leah then reaches over and takes her from my arms, so I can bathe.
"Why thank you Elie" Leah says to her. You are a very pretty little lady also." Eliana then places her hand on Leah's cheek. I see Leah's eyes widen and then she smiles and looks up at me.
"Well pardon me LI-LI." She says with a giggle. "But that's what my mother and brother call me Le-Le. So, we both can't be Le-Le." She says as she snuggles Eliana close.
"Here let me go ahead and take her and you finish your shower before the water gets cold." I told Leah, and I give her a passionate kiss before I leave the shower with Eliana. I come out to the room, and there is a yellow thingy with feeties. Well crap I don't know how to do this. So, I wrap Eliana up really snuggly in the towel and leave her on the bed and go to the walk-in closet and get dressed in Levi's and a Henley shirt.
I come back out just in time to see Leah starting to take care of Eliana. Just then Carlisle comes in with Bella. She's awake, and dressed in an elegant nighty with a bed jacket. Alice then comes in with Ares and two bottles of blood.
"Why isn't she dressed yet?" Alice questions as she hands Ares to Bella along with a bottle.
"Because Leah was about to show me how to do it." I growl at them. All the women in my life laugh at me.
"Hey, don't laugh at me. The last time I was human and around a baby, they didn't have all this SHHH-stuff." I tell them.
"Jazz you may want to tell them why you are opposed to the name Ares. I happen to think it's an excellent name. But it's not up to me." Alice tells me.
I sit down next to Leah, first she puts the gel all over her skin. I look at the bottle and it says Lavender baby oil gel. Then she puts on the diaper. That I don't think I'll be able to do. Then she puts on the footies thingy. I see her stick her feet in first and then bring it up the back and then carefully put her arms in before snapping it up. After they are all done I take the baby, and I smell her. Oh my God she smells like heaven. I wrap her up in the blanket and I scoot into the bed next to Bella, with the baby. I then pat the side of the bed for Leah to scoot in next to me.
Alice come in then with this contraption. She lays it on the bed and takes Ares from his mother and hand him to Leah.
"Leah please continue to feed the baby, so I can get Bella set up to pump her breast."
"And why am I pumping instead of just breast feeding?" Bella asks.
"Carlisle says it's a possibility that Ares could be venomous. He says the only known male hybrid is in fact venomous. Although I took that to mean the it's a possibility the Eliana isn't…" I'm cut off by Bella.
"Eliana?" Oh, Jazz I love it. I mean I was gonna name a girl Athena, but I love that. What does it mean?" she asks. I furrow my brow at her. "Well, I stuck with a Greek name, since you came up with Ares. It means sun rays. Because I feel like she's my ray of light.
Which brings me back to my point. The God and the Goddess of War, Bella?" I ask her.
"Well actually she is the Goddess of wisdom." She says.
"Well in fact, she is the Goddess of Wisdom, Craft and War, to be more accurate."
"I need to tell you both my story, so you know why I am so opposed to the name Ares. What you don't know is that I was the most feared Vampire in the supernatural world. My Name was in fact The God of War. You can ask the Volturi in there. It's also in fact why Edward tried so hard to keep you away from me in the beginning.
After I was turned by Maria, I was turned to be a part of the Southern Vampire wars." And I go on to tell them about all the atrocities I committed, including the rape and murder of countless humans and vampires alike. How after changing Peter and then Charlotte, I felt the love that Peter had for Charlotte, and how that was something I had never felt from Maria. How I let them escape How I became disillusioned about my life with her, and they later came back to rescue me. My depression and me finding Alice, and her leading me to the Cullens. How I was so depressed over my scars, and feeling unlovable, because of them.
"No Jasper, I knew none of that. But now more than ever, I am glad I named him after is remarkable, father's namesake. You Major Jasper Whitlock, have come so far to be the loving man that you are today. Leah and I are proud to have you father our children." Bella, tells me. And both women lay their head on my shoulders.
"So, the name stays." she told me. I look down and both babies are asleep. I then look at Alice. "Where will they sleep?" I ask her
"We have a nursery. The men put it together while we were gone, and there is a bassinette in mine and Leah's room. But we will have to get another crib and bassinette, since one of these two were a surprise. Why is that by the way." she asked
Carlisle never ordered the Ultrasound. But one of their shield must have prevented a heartbeat from being heard. They are so small right now; do you think they could both sleep in the one crib for now.
"I think that will be alright" Bella said to us. "But I would like to have both, in bassinettes in here, until I go to my next mate.
Carlisle comes in then to check on Bella. "Which won't be for 6-8 weeks." He said pointing between the two of us. I actually think there should be a transition room. Maybe Alice or Leah, should be in here with Bella and the babies and you move into their room. Just to makes sure there is no extracurricular activities while she heals. I will not have my mate damaged.
"Okay, it's time for us to talk. Edward, and Emmett needs to come in here, so they can hear what we learned from Winona, the tribal shaman. And so, you know I am not making any of this up. I recorded the session." I told them. I go out to the sitting area. I ask Peter, Char and the Volturi to give us some family time. I will send a text to Peter when they can come back. And I warn them to go to Canada to hunt. They leave us, and I come back and play them the recording from my phone. After we listen in its entirety. I turn to Carlisle.
"You will let her choose. No longer will you use your status as Incubus to dictate, whom Isabella is to be with. She is the leader of this coven, not you. This is now the Swan coven. You said so yourself. You need to mentally prepare yourself to step down, and guide her, not dominate her.
Now, I agree with Carlisle, Alice should stay with Isabella, to help her transition. But Bella, you will not do this alone. These are my children as well as yours. Edward, you will start preparing their education. Both children are extremely bright and gifted already.
And I think we already know why the Volturi are here. I think these are the ones that will remain under the new rule. But we need to make that call to Aro and the Brothers just to make sure.
Now let's get the Prince and Princess to bed, and let mama get some rest.