Forever May Not Be Long Enough

Chapter Fourteen: One More Step Closer

Edward's POV

It has been three months since; I had last since Dr. Cullen way too long in my opinion. But there was nothing I could do about that it was my selfish actions that caused us to be separated in the first place.

He was now six months along, and while he has been sending me ultrasound pictures that is all he sends me no letter accompanying it to tell me how he is doing nothing.

So I know for sure that he is still mad at me, but at least he hasn't sent his family after me for the stunt that I pulled.

I should really be glad that he didn't lose the baby over that mess. I really would have felt so awful considering that is my own flesh and blood.

"Are you in here thinking about him again?" my mother asked me.

"Yes I am," I answered truthfully. She always seemed to know when I am lying to her, so I gave up a long time ago trying.

"You need to stop sweetheart that is only going to make you sick."

"Vampires can't get sick mom."

"And vampires can't get pregnant either but you still managed to get one pregnant didn't you?"

What can I say, she had a point.

"Edward if you still love him why don't you go and tell him so?"

"Because he won't listen to me, I did him so dirty that he probably won't ever be able to forgive me."

"He has to have forgiven you in some form or fashion, if he is sending you sonograms of the baby," leave it to my mother to be so observant. "I see the way you be looking at those pictures, wishing that you were there with him to support him and everything. I tell you, you should march your butt to Forks charm your way back into his life or something."

"Mom it is not that simple. How would you feel if you got treated the way he did by me the father of his child? How would you feel if the father of your child sends somebody to kill you? I don't think that you would be very forgiving if it were you."

"I feel what you are saying Eddie, but if he is sending you pictures…."

"Momma just let it go, please just let it go."

"What about the child's birth, is he going to let you be there for that?"

"Momma!"

"Fine," she screamed and left in a huff. "And by the way she called halfway down the hallway, I should probably tell you your father left this morning to have a talk with the Cullen family."

"What!" I said going after my mother.

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Jason's POV

Two days later

I found myself outside of the Cullen home, not sure what to do now. I was going to go in there and tell them off for what they were doing to my son. But now I am not so sure, I wander if they can sense me outside of their home.

I have been standing here, for a few hours now trying to figure out how to approach them.

I left the comfort of my own home, to have a little talk with them. But now that I am here I am at a loss for how to begin to tell them what I needed to tell them.

Three long months my son suffer, as that man in there has been sending ultrasound pictures after pictures to him but no letters nothing telling him how he's doing.

I could personally tear Carlisle apart for doing this to him. I don't think he is going to let my son be there for the baby's birth or anything.

And I am pretty sure that he still blames my son for what happened in that hotel room.

Let me calm myself down before I do something rash and put myself in danger. Because the Cullen family outnumbers me badly, and I wouldn't be able to hold them off and I already promised my wife that I would come back home.

I have to keep a level head, if not for anybody else but for my son Edward.

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Nashoba POV

I walked to Esme's room I can sense somebody outside of the house, but I hadn't acted yet because they hadn't seemed hostile. But they haven't come knocked on the door yet either which in case got me to worrying.

"Esme may I come in?" I ask outside of her door.

"Come in," I heard her call on the other side of the door.

"What is going on?" she asked as soon as I stepped inside of her room.

"I can sense someone outside of the house," I tell her. "But the person doesn't seem hostile; I think that he just wants to talk to us."

"Have you told Carlisle about this?" she asked me.

"No he is still in town on business."

"Well let's go and invite him in, if he is here to talk. But if he is here for anything else we need to get rid of him as soon as possible you hear?"

"Yes I do," I told her honestly. We have a very delicate situation going on in this house and we don't need anybody dangerous coming around here.

As we walked to the front of the house, I thought about what was going on. The Cullen family had asked me and my husband to stay here with them after they found out about the baby. While I thought that was nice of them, I hope they don't think that we are stupid enough to believe that. The only reason they invited us to stay is because they want extra security around this house, especially from the Volturri. If the Volturri ever found out what was going on in this household their would be hell to pay. For all involved in the situation, including the innocent baby that lies in wait to be born we would be sentence to death. The Volturri would make an example of all of us they don't care, which is why they can never find out about this.

When we got to the door however the person that has been hanging around all day was standing there hand posed to knock on the door.

"Can we help you sir?" asked Esme.

We could tell that is was another vampire, from his pale skin and red eyes we just might be in a load of trouble here.

"Yes I have come to speak to Carlisle Cullen," he told us.

"Well he is not here right now, he went into town for an errand can we take a message?" Esme asked him.

"No I would like to talk to him in person, if I may ma'am" he told her.

"May I ask who is calling for him?" I ask him.

"Yes this is Jason Harper, and this is a matter to be discussed alone please."

"Harper," Esme let the name roll off of her tongue. "As in Mr. and Mrs. Harper Edwards parents?" she asked in confusion.

"Yes," he told us looking bewildered probably trying to figure out how we know him.

We both got an angry expression on our faces, "and what do you want him for?"

"Please it is a matter to be discussed alone without your interference."

"Anything you want to talk to about with Carlisle you can talk to in front of with me," Esme said with some authority in her voice.

"I didn't come here to argue with you Mrs. Cullen I have come here to talk with Dr. Cullen and that is it," he said with anger dripping from his voice.

Just then a car pulled into the driveway, Carlisle was back, and before anybody could stop Mr. Harper he was off the porch steps and heading Carlisle's way.

"We need to talk, get back in the car" he told them. Before me or Esme could do anything he shoved him in the car and put himself in the passenger seat and took off driving.

Leaving us speechless, we couldn't believe what was happening as we watched Mr. Harper drive away.

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Carlisle's POV

"I am sorry I had to do it this way but those bitches wouldn't let us have a moment together to talk," said Mr. Harper.

"What the hell are you doing?" asked Carlisle.

"I am doing what I can to help my son; do you know that he is thinking about going to Volturra city to commit suicide?"

"What!" Carlisle said shocked.

"Yes he is, he is highly upset right now and is not thinking rationally," I told him honestly. "Ever since what happened three months ago, he has been planning his own death. He is just waiting for the baby to be born, and to make sure that everything is alright with you before he does it. My wife may be blind as to what is happening to our son but I am not. But did you know that you are blaming that wrong person for what happened three months ago. Yes Edward did want you out of the city because he was upset about what your family did to him, and he thought that you were involved in it. But when he found out the truth it hurt him a lot more. And he realized that he sent my guards to you to drive you out of the city for nothing. Trust me on this sir that is all he did. It was my wife that sent those guards out to kill you."

"Oh my god! Are you sure about that?" he asked angrier now than ever.

"Yes I am sure, fifteen minutes after my guards left the house I heard my wife in there discussing the matter with Edward. And from the way my son was talking he had no idea what was about to go down in you hotel room. And my wife admitted to sending the guards over there to kill you. I and Edward ran like the hounds of hell were behind us to get to you before they killed you. I didn't know that she could be a conniving little bitch when she wants to be. And she figures that if she got rid of you than she can have our son all to herself. But that is not how it is going to work trust me on that, Edward is a grown boy and can do whatever he pleases. I am not asking you to get back together with him; I am just asking that you forgive him for something that wasn't his fault please. He is my only child, and I don't want him to die. My wife has three blood children all over the world, but they are not biologically related to me. Her original husband died in the Revolutionary war back in the seventeen hundreds leaving her a widow with children. She meet a vampire one night while out doing something or other, and lets just say that the rest is history. She met me about seventy five years later, and turned me into a vampire. She already had children, but she wanted one just for me and her, and since vampires cant have children we decided to create one that was already in existence.
Since the Volturri outlawed the immortal children, we decided on a teenager and we meet the perfect one about thirty five years later. By then her children were all out of the house and doing their own little thing, so it was perfect. He was only seventeen years old when we turned him into a vampire, and as he probably told you he had a very rough childhood. So basically it was so much as taking in a son right there but getting him out of that dreadful situation. So I ask you to please reconcile with my son I cannot lose him now, I love him to damn much to lose him."

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Carlisle's POV

Driving thru the mean streets of Forks Washington, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Edward didn't send those vampires after him to kill me, how could he have been so stupid as to think that he would.

I should have known that he wouldn't do something like that Edward was a kind and gentle spirit until you made him mad. But I should have known from the beginning that he wouldn't have sent those men after me like that.

Stupid, stupid, stupid I had to make this right somehow or another.

He must have seen the look on my face because he asked, "so how soon will you be ready to leave back to Chicago?"