Chapter 29: Family Support
Carlisle and Esme got back to their honeymoon a week later and everything was like they wanted their lives to be, calm.
Esme was putting Lila down for her nap when there was a knock on the door. "Mom?" Rosalie called.
"Yeah," she answered.
Rosalie bit her lower lip. "I need to talk to you," she murmured.
"Okay," Esme answered.
She kissed Lila's forehead and left the room. They went downstairs and saw Emmett there with Carlisle already. "What's going on?" She asked.
"I don't know, your guess is as good as mine," he answered.
Rosalie sat down next to Emmett and Esme sat down next to Carlisle. "Mom…Carlisle…something's happened…" Rosalie said slowly. Carlisle sighed, resting his hand against his forehead.
"What?" Esme asked.
"The same speech I started on my dad when Karen got pregnant with Alice," he answered.
He let out a deep breath and looked at Emmett and Rosalie. "Rose, are you pregnant?" He asked. Rosalie nodded her head slowly.
"Yeah…" she replied quietly.
Emmett held onto Rosalie's hand. "Dad…I know…" he started.
"Emmett, I won't be like how my father was and criticize you and Rosalie. I won't sit here and say that you're making the biggest mistake of your life. I won't belittle you or make you feel horrible about yourself," he explained.
The young couple looked at each other before looking at Carlisle. "My father called me horrible names, not only did he call me horrible names, but he called Alice even worse names. Bastard, an abomination, a disgrace, a sin child, you name it your grandfather called her that and she wasn't even born yet," he told them. Esme bit her lower lip, holding her husband's hand. "I promised myself that I would never hurt my children the way that my father hurt my sister and me. I promised that if anything like what I went through happened to any of you kids, I would be more supportive of it than my father was," he told them.
Carlisle let out a sigh, pushing his fingers through his hair. "You guys have my total support, all the way. However, one condition, I want you guys to finish school and go to college," he told them. Esme nodded in agreement.
"We will help you through school, help you through college, but we would like you two to go," she told them.
They nodded in agreement. "Sounds fair," Emmett answered. Rosalie nodded.
"Emmett and I already talked that over. I still want to go to school for childcare or acting or something and Emmett wants to go maybe on a baseball scholarship or something, but he wants to work to get his business degree, start his own sporting goods store," she told them.
Carlisle and Esme nodded in agreement. "Sounds good," Esme told them. Rosalie stood up and Esme hugged her tight. "It's okay sweetheart," she whispered, rubbing her back. Carlisle rested his hand on his son's shoulder with a sigh.
"I'm here son, never forget that part," he told him.
Emmett nodded and let out a deep breath.
Esme sighed as she walked into the living kitchen, getting dinner started when Carlisle walked in. "You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, just getting over the shock," she replied.
Carlisle walked up behind his wife, hugging her gently. "I just wasn't expecting this," she murmured. He kissed the back of her shoulder.
"None of us were expecting this, but we have to be supportive," he told her.
She nodded her head slowly and Carlisle kissed her shoulder again while moving his hands up and down her arms. Carlisle closed his eyes, holding his wife close as the two of them sat in silence for awhile. He kissed the back of her neck, stroking her hair. Esme was leaning back against his chest, her hands over his, their wedding rings touching.
Later that night, the two of them were lying in bed. "You hardly said a word all day after Rosalie's little…announcement," Esme commented. He let out a sigh.
"Just thinking, love," he answered.
He took her hand in his and kissed her knuckles. "I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too," she replied.
He stroked her face with the back of his hand with a smile on his face. "I'll be back," she told him.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"I have to run downstairs," she told him.
Carlisle grabbed her arm, pulling her back down. "Can't it wait?" He asked.
"No," she replied giggling.
He chuckled and kissed her gently before she got up and put on her robe. She winked at him before heading downstairs.
She walked into the kitchen to find Emmett sitting there. "Emmett? What are you doing up?" She asked.
"Huh? Oh…um…yeah, couldn't sleep," he replied.
Esme bit her lower lip as she sat down across from him, after making sure her robe was secured. "Esme…how can I be a father? I mean how can I be a real good dad at seventeen? I can hardly hand in a homework assignment on time. What if something goes wrong? What if I accidentally drop the baby or I forget to do something for him or her?" He asked.
"Emmett, shh, shh," she answered, resting her hand on his arm.
Emmett closed his, moving his fingers through his hair. "Esme…what if I let the baby down or Rosalie down?" He asked.
"Have you talked about this with Rosalie?" She asked.
"No, not really," he replied.
Esme sighed, moving circles on the young man's wrist. "You should, because this relationship can't work if you two don't talk about concerns," she told him. He nodded his head slowly.
"I know," he answered.
Esme kissed his forehead. "Come on, you have school in the morning," she told him. Emmett nodded and went upstairs.
Esme made it back to hers and Carlisle's room and smiled to see that Carlisle was still awake. "Everything okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, Emmett was still up," she replied.
She walked over and straddled his sides. Carlisle chuckled, moving his hands up and down her waist. Esme smiled, her hands resting on his arms. "I love you," she told him.
"I love you too," he replied.
She leaned forward and kissed him gently. Carlisle kissed her back, his hands resting on her shoulders. Esme giggled into the kiss when she was suddenly on her back and he pulled the blankets over them.
