AN: For disclaimer and summary see first chapter
As Edward was approaching the house, he thought about just jumping up to his window and going into the house that way. This way he wouldn't have to deal with the questions or in Alice's case the snickering and smiling and knowing look, even if his and Jacob's states were the wrong impression. However, Edward was afraid that since he'd have to jump into one of the nearby trees that he would risk injuring either Jacob or the twins or all three. Deciding that getting the looks and questions would be worth it in the end over the possibility of injuring one of the three people that he held dear to his heart.
House
As Edward stepped foot into the house, he'd hoped that he could make a quick escape to his room. However, it seemed that his whole family was sitting in the living room waiting on his return.
"Son, what happened?" Carlisle asked seeing the state of undress on both his son and Jacob.
Of course Alice had vision like pictures coming to her head of what could have caused her brother and Jacob's current states of undressness even if they weren't true.
"I know what happened," Alice said smiling so wide it threatened to crack her face.
"Whatever you're thinking happened, didn't," Edward said low enough as to not wake Jacob from his slumber.
"Are you sure about that?" Alice asked raising an eyebrow while still smiling.
"I was there, so yes I'm sure nothing happened," Edward said.
"What did happen then?" Carlisle asked before Edward and Alice could start arguing over what did or didn't happen out in the woods.
"Let me go put him in bed and then I'll come tell you, ok?" Edward asked making sure that Jacob's male parts were still covered from view.
"Ok," Carlisle said.
Once Edward got to his room, he laid Jacob onto the bed and covered him up. He thought about leaving the shirt in place but knew that it would be a very awkward position for Jacob to wake up to.
'Not that it's not going to be anyhow,' Edward thought to himself while reaching under the cover and removing the shirt.
Being careful of course to not wake Jacob and also not look down to see something that if he saw, Jacob would kill him for seeing. Once he removed the shirt, Edward thought about just throwing it back on but decided that, that would just be weird to do. So instead he tossed his shirt in the hamper and then pulled out a fresh shirt from the dresser. While he was at it, Edward pulled out a pair of sweats and t-shirt for Jacob for when he awoke. In case that happened to be before he, Edward could get back to his room. After making sure that everything was done, Edward headed back downstairs. He'd thought of just taking a nap on the couch in his room. However, he knew that Alice would hound him for details sooner rather then later, meaning they ran the risk of waking Jacob up in the process.
Downstairs
"So what happened then?" Carlisle asked before Edward even stepped foot into the living room.
"Jacob fell asleep and I carried him back to the house," Edward said.
"You might as well stop stalling on us Edward," Carlisle said knowing that Edward was doing exactly that.
"What? That's all there was to it," Edward said not really wanting to tell the rest of the story.
He wasn't afraid of Carlisle getting mad about Jacob being in wolf form. But mad at him, Edward for the fight that they had, knowing very well that it could have led to early labor.
"Edward," Carlisle said using a tone of voice reserved for his children when he knew they weren't telling him the whole truth.
"Fine, Jacob turned into wolf form when he left and then fell asleep and changed back. I didn't have an extra pair of his clothes on me. So I used my shirt to cover him best as I could. I knew that if he awoke that he'd be embarrassed to be exposed like that," Edward said.
"If he was asleep when you found him. What took you so long to get home?" Rosalie asked knowing that her brother wasn't telling the whole truth.
"That's none of your business," Edward said.
"But it is mine as his doctor," Carlisle said.
"And don't try to get out of it Edward. You WILL tell me even if I have to drag it out of you," Carlisle said having means to get things from his children when they wanted to be tight lipped about things.
"Let's go up to your study then," Edward said.
"Ok, now I don't want any of you to follow us upstairs. What Edward has to say to me is private. You understand me, Alice?" Carlisle asked knowing out of his children that she would be the most likely to follow them upstairs.
"Yes," Alice said not happy with it. Of course like everyone else she wanted to hear all the juicy details of what happened out there in the woods!
"Let's head up then," Carlisle said knowing that his daughter wouldn't follow as much as she may want to.
"Ok," Edward said following his father up to his office.
Office
"Take a seat, son," Carlisle said shutting the door behind them.
Once Carlisle shut and locked the door, he then and took the seat that was by his desk.
"What really happened out there Edward?" Carlisle asked a look of great concern on his face.
"I already told you," Edward said favoring to look at his feet then at his father.
"You're lying," Carlisle said.
"No, I'm not," Edward said looking at his father now.
"Then try repeating what you said looking me in the eye," Carlisle said.
"That's what I thought," Carlisle said when Edward didn't look him in the eye.
"Son, I'm not going to be mad at you for whatever you have to say. I just want to make sure that everything is ok with Jacob and the twins. I don't know if something is wrong if you hide things from me," Carlisle said.
"It was a stupid fight like always," Edward said not looking at his father.
"Did something happen?" Carlisle asked afraid that Jacob or Edward might have done something to harm the other.
"You mean besides the fact that we started yelling at each other like we always seem to do? No, well besides the fact that this time when he tried to run away I hopped onto his back to try and stop him. Of course that worked for awhile but he threw me off and got away again. However, the second time I found him he was a little calmer and then fell asleep," Edward said not telling his father about the part where Jacob snapped at him and could have very well taken off his arm had he so chosen to.
"I know something else is bothering you Edward. What is it, son?" Carlisle asked sensing that there was something Edward wasn't telling him.
"There's nothing," Edward said not wanting to share his fear with his father.
"Edward, please tell me," Carlisle said feeling sadden for the way Edward was sounding.
"It's just that Jacob snapped at me is all," Edward said.
"Snapped how exactly?" Carlisle asked knowing there was more.
"Just snapped, as in getting mad at me," Edward said.
"Edward, I know for a fact that there is more to that statement then you're letting on," Carlisle said.
"God I hate that you know when I'm not telling the whole truth," Edward said just above a whisper.
"Parents always know when their children are not telling the truth and when they're lying. It comes with being a parent, you'll see as the twins get older.
"I or anyone else can't blame Jacob for snapping at me. I'm the one that caused it to happen. From what I can gather the twins hate it when we fight. Since Jacob's the one that has them inside of him, when we do fight he's the one to be the bearer of their punishment. They both kicked him harder then they ever have, which sent him onto his knees. Of course I freaked out thinking that he could be in labor. While I was talking to him, very slowly I approached him. I had barely laid my hand on the side of his stomach when he snapped at me," Edward said.
"Did you try talking to him about it?" Carlisle asked.
"How do you talk to someone about the fact that they almost bit your whole arm off?" Edward asked standing up now.
"So, you haven't talked to him about it then?" Carlisle asked.
"No," Edward said.
"Please, don't shut me out. Tell me what else is bothering you," Carlisle said still sitting at his desk.
"I'm afraid, Carlisle," Edward said facing his father for the first time since he'd gotten up.
"Of what, Edward?" Carlisle asked not exactly sure what Edward could be referring to.
"I'm afraid that I'll hurt Jacob or the twins. I could barely control myself on good days around Bella. Who's to say that it won't happen again?" Edward asked.
"Edward, you know that we'll be there for you. Both of you, whenever you need us we'll be there to help," Carlisle said.
"That's all great, but what happens when you're gone? What happens if Jacob leaves me with the twins and I loose it and hurt them or worse kill them?" Edward asked wishing not for the first time that he could still cry.
"You won't harm them. You're not capable of hurting Jacob or the twins," Carlisle said.
"God, I wish this whole mess had never come to be," Edward mumbled to himself but of course not low enough that Carlisle didn't hear.
"Edward, how can you say that? I see the look in your eyes every time you see the twins kicking or whenever you see them on the ultrasound. I know you're scared but all first time parents worry about their children," Carlisle said.
"I say it because it's true. If the twins weren't going to be born then I wouldn't have to worry about doing something that would harm them," Edward said.
"Edward, all first time parents worry about their children," Carlisle said.
"Not all first time parents have to worry about drinking their children's blood while they sleep now do they?" Edward asked.
"Scary how easily it comes, isn't it?" Carlisle asked.
"What comes?" Edward asked facing his father again.
While Edward had been talking, he'd started pacing the small space that was Carlisle's office.
"Worrying about your children even though they're not here yet," Carlisle said.
"Not all first time parents worry. Just look at Jacob and how well he seems to be taking this all," Edward said.
"I know for a fact that Jacob isn't taking this all as well as you would like to believe. I see that both of you are worried about being a parent. But it does get easier as they get older. Besides, by time the second or in your case third comes, you'll be a pro at it. You'll be able to handle anything those children could ever throw your way," Carlisle said.
"I hate to burst your bubble, but there's not going to be a third," Edward said.
"Is that what your heart really tells you?" Carlisle asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yes," Edward said looking Carlisle dead in the eye.
"You can fool yourself, but you can't fool your father," Carlisle said.
"Oh if you harm a hair on Jacob or the twin's head. I will kill you. I don't care that you're my father. You harm them and I will kill you. Do you understand me?" Edward asked having heard Carlisle's thoughts.
"Edward I would never harm any of them," Carlisle said lying as if he didn't know what Edward was talking about.
"Don't try to lye your way out of this. I heard what you were thinking when I told you that Jacob snapped at me. You were thinking that if he ever snaps at me again that it won't end well for him. If you snap at him or hurt his feelings in any way for snapping at me, it won't end well for you. You won't have to worry about other grandchildren because you won't live long enough to have more. Do I make myself clear?" Edward asked meaning business.
"Son, there is no reason to get hostile. You know that I wouldn't purposely hurt Jacob nor the children he carries," Carlisle said.
"I hope for your sake that you're not lying to me. Just remember Jacob's pack would back me up on this," Edward said.
"I know son, and you should know when I say that I would never try to harm someone," Carlisle said.
"Good, now if there's nothing more I'm going to go lay down," Edward said knowing that he said all he needed to, to Carlisle at this present time.
"Yes, and remember, you both have your families that'll be there to help when you need it. All you need to do is ask," Carlisle said.
Instead of replying, Edward just walked out of the office. All the while not knowing that Carlisle was over the moon with delight. As anyone who's ever worked with Carlisle would know, he would never hurt anyone. Since he knew that Edward would never come clean with his true feelings for Jacob, Carlisle had thought that to see what reaction Edward gave. Of course Edward didn't know that he'd just passed his father's little test.
"Esme, I thought I asked everyone to stay downstairs for the time being," Carlisle said feeling his wife's presence lurking in the shadows of the office.
"I was only coming back from checking on Jacob. I passed Edward who looked quite upset, so I decided to see what happened to cause his current state," Esme said wrapping her arms around her husband's neck.
"Edward heard a few choice thoughts of mine and wasn't happy with them," Carlisle said smiling.
"Oh and what were those thoughts?" Esme asked raising her eyebrow.
"Well from what Edward says, I guess that every time Edward and Jacob fight, their son or daughter shows how much he or she hate it. Today it seems he or she got a little rough with their mother. Edward panicked and went to check on Jacob when Jacob snapped at him. So I thought that if Jacob snapped at Edward or anyone else ever again, it wouldn't end well for Jacob. Of course Edward didn't like that and he told me that if I harm Jacob or their child that he'll kill me," Carlisle said so happy that he was almost bouncing in his seat.
"I would hope that you would never hurt Jacob on purpose," Esme said looking at Carlisle with a look of great concern.
"Esme, as you should very well know, I would never harm someone unless they harmed my family. Over the last eight and a half months I have come to think of Jacob as family. I would never hurt him. I was only testing Edward, I know that he's still too shy to tell Jacob how he truly feels and the same goes for Jacob. I wanted to see what Edward's true feelings for Jacob were. As I figured, he's very protective of Jacob," Carlisle said.
"And how do you know that it's not just for the sake of the child Jacob carries?" Esme asked.
"Because if it was only for the sake of the child, I have a feeling Edward wouldn't have threatened to kill me nor would he have been as protective of Jacob as he was. There's also the fact that he told me that I should know that Jacob's pack would back him up if he was to kill me for harming Jacob or the child he carries," Carlisle said.
"Has anyone ever told you Mr. Cullen that you are a very evil man?" Esme asked smiling now.
"Actually there's this very beautiful woman that I share my life with that tells me that in bed some nights," Carlisle said.
"Hmm, have I ever met this woman you speak of?" Esme asked.
"No, I don't think you have. Maybe I should introduce you both tonight," Carlisle said.
"I think you better," Esme said coming around to sit on her husband's lap.
Like all parents no matter age, Carlisle and Esme stared a mini make out section that would of course later lead to the bedroom.
Anyhow, meanwhile in Edward's room
When Edward got to his room, he was happy to see that Jacob was still sound asleep. Even though he was still mad at Carlisle for his thoughts, just looking at Jacob sleeping, hands across his stomach as to protect their children while he slept always melted Edward's heart. Even though his heart didn't beat anymore, the feelings he always got when watching Jacob sleep just made him fall more in love with Jacob every day. After calming down, Edward decided to try and get some sleep. Little did he know, but there were times that Jacob would watch him while he slept.
When Jacob next awoke he noticed that it was already going for one o'clock. It didn't take him more then a second to figure out what had awoken him.
"Ok babies, we'll go get something to eat," Jacob said patting his stomach to try and calm the twins down seeing as they had also awoken.
Jacob was about to get out of bed when he realized that he was still stark naked. Looking over, Jacob saw that Edward had draped his clothes on the back of the chair. Looking over and seeing that Edward was still asleep, Jacob quietly as he could got dressed under the covers. Once he was dressed, he first headed to the bathroom and then downstairs to get himself and the twins something to eat. As it was, they were kicking like they were going to starve to death if they didn't get something within the next couple of minutes.
"Oh, hi," Jacob said seeing Jasper in the kitchen.
"Jacob," Jasper said tipping his head in Jacob's direction.
"Esme left some soup warming for you for lunch," Jasper said as Jacob was heading to the cabinets to see what there was to eat.
"Oh, thanks. Where is everyone by the way?" Jacob asked realizing that the house was too quiet, even for a bunch of vampires.
"Alice and Rosalie went shopping and dragged Emmett with them. As for Carlisle and Esme, they're having a privet moment," Jasper said looking upstairs with his eyes.
"Oh," Jacob said blushing.
He didn't like to think of older people getting it on, even if they weren't his parents.
Part B coming soon!
