Chapter 17 Adam

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Italics and bold are Kyle's thoughts

Kyle's POV

After we landed in Main, we drove for hours throughout the state until we ended up riding down a long secluded road that I assumed would lead me to my real father. Never bothered to ask Jacob and Mellissa where they were taking me. I knew they wouldn't, and I didn't really ask them anything during the trip. Everything about them was top secret. Even the road we were traveling on didn't have any street sign, addresses plates, or any other signs that anyone has been in the area. The road wasn't even paved, but covered in grass with no tire imprints. After another few hours of traveling with nothing but grass to see, a grand and luxurious white mansion with the seaside behind it came into view. As we parked in front of the mansion I took in my surroundings. The front garden of the estate was covered in flowers and the land had been well taken care of. This was the only outward sign that others have been here. As we all got out of the car I followed Jacob and Mellissa to the large wall sized doors. The door wasn't locked so they simply opened the doors and walked through. The first thing I noticed about the inside was that the walls were covered in artwork. At a closer look at them I could tell that they weren't paintings, but pictures made by the miniature dots I used.

"We should warn you." Mellissa spoke and pulled my attention away from the artwork. "Your cellphone won't work here. Only the landline will work." She continued down a hall way with Jacob and I continued to follow them through the house and into the back gardens. She stopped in front of a large Gazebo and turned to me, "This is where we are to leave you. Your Father will meet you here. We've already notified him that you're here and he'll be down from his office in a few minutes." With that Mellissa and Jacob smiled and turned around to walk back to the house.

As i took a seat in the gazebo that faced the house, I could still see Mellissa and Jacob walking up the garden pathway. On the way they stopped and spoke to a man in black slacks and wine colored dress shirt. I could see his face clearly and couldn't look away. This was my father. He looked almost exactly like me except older. Mellissa seemed to have alerted him to my presence in the gazebo. He smiled wide and walked even faster towards where I was waiting for him. I didn't know how to feel about this. Walking towards me was my actual biological father, and at the same time I couldn't stop thinking of Emmett who had been my father.

"Hello." He stated with a large smile at me. I looked up at him and gave a polite smile back as a hello. We stood there awkwardly looking at each other. He broke the silence. "I'm sure you have a lot of questions for me." He said taking a seat in front of me.

"Yes…many." I answered him nervously. There were endless questions running through my head. I got caught up in thinking of all of them and he smiled at me.

"Well…" he chuckled and smiled nervously. "Ask away."

"Who are… what is your name?"

"My name is Adam Baylin." At least now I'll have something other than Father to call him. "What is your name? You were originally going to be named Noah, but I understand you go by another name."

"Kyle." I answered simply. I was compelled to give my last name Cullen as well, but decided it was better lo leave it out. Esme and Carlisle had taught me never to be rude; especially if you don't your standing in a situation. Cullen meant that I belong to my family back in Washington, and Adam arranging me to see him like this meant that he wanted me as his child now. Why he had given me up in the first was still a mystery to me.

"Kyle… okay. Anything else."

"Why did you leave me in the woods, and why can't I remember anything before that day I woke up alone in the woods." Adam clicked his tongue.

"That question has a very long answer, and it may take time before you'll believe it."

"That shouldn't be a problem. I have a feeling, by your security measures that I can't leave here unless you allow it. And if I tried I wouldn't get very far."

"You're not a prisoner here Kyle." Adam tried to reassure me.

"Then why am I here?"

"I'll explain that. Just hold off on the questions until I explain." I sat back and waited for him to start. After some thought Adam took his phone out and started texting. "The answer to your previous question is going to take some time. It would be best explained over lunch. Would you like me to order you anything in particular?"

"No thanks." I answered quickly. I wasn't very hungry, and didn't think I would eat much of whatever would be put in front of me. He looked back to his phone to finish ordering after my refusal. Then finished and put his phone back in his pocket. He looked me in they eyes again and gave more thought on how to explain. "The best way I can think of to explain you Kyle is to explain myself first. Kyle how long does the average pregnancy last?" this question confused me and it showed on my face.

"I don't know." His eyebrows rose at my answer. What did that have to do with anything? Pregnancy isn't really a topic that comes up when your family is a group of vampires. With a chuckle he continued,

"I guess you haven't had a need to know about that yet. The average pregnancy lasts for nine months. During that time the child grows and develops in the womb. In particular it is the brain that is given time to develop. What do you think happens to a child that stays in the womb for a longer duration than nine months?"

"The child would continue to grow and develop."

"Yes. Especially the functions and developments of the brain. This was the type of birth I experience. I was the first successful birth of a medical experiment in which I had a prolonged stay in my mother's womb. Instead of a nine month period I was in my mother's womb for eighteen months. Having had twice as much time to develop than other children my knowledge and abilities developed at nearly a fifth of the time that it took other children. For instance while my muscles were still as weak as an infant I could completely understand the speech of others at five months. The muscles in my mouth that controlled speech wasn't fully developed yet, due to lack of using them yet, but I was able to answer them back with a slurred speech." I gave that some thought and wondered how this applied to me.

"So I was born the same way? By a prolonged pregnancy?"

"Well yes and no. because of my prolonged stay in my mother, and my larger size, it created complications. The female body isn't built to withstand a long period of pregnancy and a larger infant. Their bodies can only change so much to accommodate a child. My mother died during my birth."

"Sorry." I couldn't imagine losing my family. Especially Rosalie.

"Thank you, but it's alright." He smiled

"So had a mother?" 'Did I kill my mother too?'

"No." Adam answered quickly. "It was because of the result of mu birth that a new protocol was initiated in the continuation of the experiment. Artificial wombs were designed and added in order to prevent needless future losses of life. That is where you come in. you in fact do have a female donor and my sperm was used to create you in the artificial womb.

"So I was created… but why wasn't I woken in the lab."

"You weren't the only one we tried to create. There was another. She was dangerous and unstable after she was awaked and taught how to think. She became a danger to everyone around her and was taken to a correction center. We tried to get her to calm her actions and control herself, but she was incapable. While in her room she tried to escape, but was killed in the process of her trying to jump from her window to an exercise pool underneath."

"Was she my sister?"

"No she was the product of other donors who were on the project. After her though, it was believed that the other children would be just as dangerous and unstable if they were ever awakened. The whole project was ordered to be wiped, meaning all of you were to be destroyed. But I couldn't do that Kyle. You were my son. I could never have killed you myself or allowed another to do it. I had nurtured and watched over you myself those fifteen years." He looked at me with a distant look. As if he were thinking back at a memory. "I still remember what you looked like after four weeks. You were about the size of my finger. After watching you grow from that small to the boy you are now, I just couldn't let you die without giving you a chance to live. Even if for a few days. So I set off an explosion in the lab. After making sure it looked like your tube had been destroyed and you with it. I carried you out of the lab and left you in the woods which was a considerable distance away from the lab. I misjudged how long it would take you to wake up on your own. If you could wake up from your own. By the time I found you again, the Cullens had already taken you in. there was no way to explain how I had lost you. So I knew I would have to wait and find another way to get you back." 'So he didn't just abandon me. He was trying to protect me.'

"Was there anything else stopping you from getting me. You knew where my family lived so I assume you've been watching us." He smirked at me.
"Yes, and it wasn't easy. Your family is very different than average humans. They were very aware of those who were on thier property. My team couldn't watch you day by day like I wanted them to. And there were some complications. After the explosion there was an investigation done on what caused it. Everyone knew how attached I was to you. So when everyone was cleared of any involvement it wasn't misunderstood when I left the project and resigned from the company."

"And now that I'm here I'm going to remain with you, like a family?" I wasn't sure what to make of this. I already had a family back in Forks. I hadn't known them at first either but had trusted them and they loved me like a family. But how can I transfer the love I learned to a man who was my biological father, but had never known. Adam leaned forward and looked me straight in the eyes with a slight smile. It reminded me of the looks of understanding I would see in Carlisle and Esme's eyes. He seemed to know my hesitancy and awkward feelings toward this.

"Yes. You are my son, and I have loved you even though you've never seen my face before." He was sincere in his answer, and I felt bad at asking my next question.

"So I can never see the Cullens again?" Adams eyes softened but kept his smile.

"It would be unfair of me to let you fall in love with another family, then just pluck them from your life. Yes we will both see the Cullens again. Just not for a while." He sat back in his seat again, "This might be selfish of me, but I want to keep you to myself for a while. There is more about you and I need to show you. About our untapped potential"

"What else is there?" Adams phone buzzed again. He looked at the screen and read the message.

"Let's go inside for lunch now. Tomorrow I'll show you everything you need to know. He and I stood, and he came next to me and gently put his arm around my shoulder to guide me back inside. "I will tell you this though. Because of your enhanced brain capabilities, you have abilities that are currently sitting dormant in your system. I'm going to teach you how to unleash them. As we reached the backdoor that led us to a dining area he gave me an example. "This for example."

"Without touching the door, the knob turned and the door opened. I stared at the door and back at Adam. He smiled at me again. "My son. The mind can be used for more than your physics and math classes."