Listening to the chaos around me is borderline maddening. Whoever thought that this was a good idea needs to get shot.
Oh wait, that was me. I guess that won't work.
Looking at the mixture of vampires, wolves, and humans that are in this way too small of a room for the amount of supernatural presence, I have nothing but concern for the littlest among us.
My daughter, Renesmee. While I have no doubt that she is safe in the loving and capable arms of my love and wife, Bella, it's hard to not worry.
Renesmee is only just over a month old and my Love is still a newborn vampire, the same age as my daughter. While she is doing amazingly well as a newborn, she still sometimes goes into rages, especially when it comes to our daughter and the things she wants for her.
Which is the other part of why we are here.
Little Ren is just over a month old but looks about a year old. She has a nearly perfect memory and talks better than most five-year-olds.
When she overheard a conversation between Jacob, Seth, and another wolf, Embry, talking about Halloween and Trick-Or-Treating, she wanted to know more.
And more importantly, she wanted to go Trick-Or-Treating.
This leads us to several issues.
We can't take her into town and go door to door. She looks too much like Charlie and Bella for people to not know she is somehow related.
Not only that, but everyone knows that Charlie's an only child of two only children.
Even if we claimed to be adopting her or doing foster care ourselves, people would want updates on her and to see pictures. Set her up with playdates. Mommy and me sessions.
Which also won't work. Since one of the newest moms in town is the biggest gossip I have probably ever met.
Edward…you're giving me a headache…. Alice mentally yells.
I shoot her a look of apology.
I can see that she is trying to find a way that we can make this work. Taking her to Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, or even Canada.
Everyone has head-to-toe costumes so that if somehow pictures are taken, we won't be traced as easily.
Could work.
But I look at Bella and see that she is not liking the direction of where the latest idea is taking her.
"Hello! Newborn vamp here! Why does everyone think it's smart to bring me into a big city? That sounds like a recipe for disaster. Why can't we do something here? Maybe some kind of Trunk-Or-Treat? Where everyone decorates a car trunk Halloweeny and gives her her favorite things…Apples…Grapes…Milk chocolate in small amounts…" She stops before saying the last part.
"And we can have a bunch of Teal Pumpkins everywhere…because Teal Pumpkins are the symbol for Trick-Or-Treaters with food allergies or other eating issues." Bella looks around the room with a small smile.
A smile that I love almost more than life itself.
The idea has a lot of merits. At first, Alice doesn't seem pleased with the idea of incorporating teal of all colors into the color scheme.
Orange, black, red, and teal…how absurd!
The face gets worse for Alice and it takes everything I have to not laugh at her. Jasper looks at me and rolls his eyes, knowing that she's being a little over dramatic.
Then Alice starts to think about Bella's idea without obsessing about the color scheme. Which makes me happy because all that color coordination was giving me a migraine that I shouldn't be able to have.
I honestly think it might be the best answer to our problem. We have more than enough room here at the house to do it.
I am sure if we had to park some cars on the lawn Esme would be more than happy to ruin the well-maintained lawn for her favorite granddaughter's first Halloween experience...like the amazing Grammy she is.
A smile falls on Alice's lips as she squeals.
"OMG! That's perfect! We have more than enough room for it here and plenty of cars to decorate! Oh, I have so many ideas! Christmas in October! Nightmare Before Christmas!" She continues to rattle on about different ideas, some of that is really scary when I look at what she has in mind.
"Ali, some of what you are thinking won't work. Remember, this is for a princess who is a month old. Even if she acts and seems way older. Right, Princess?" I am so glad that I never called Bella that. She has always been my Queen.
"No cary peas. No cary…" Renesmee nods in agreement. I smile at my daughter and go to take her into my arms.
"Of course, not Princess, I will make sure that if this is what we do, it won't be too crazy. Reign Auntie Alice in a bit." She laughs as Alice huffs.
"Spoilsport. Fine. We will make it work my darling girl." More pictures in her head form, one that has a blood drive.
What in the world?
"Rose, please take Renesmee for a bit. I have some questions that she doesn't need to hear." Rose nods and takes Renesmee to get her coat and go outside to play.
Once I was sure that at least Renesemee could not hear us talking I gave Alice a look to explain.
She rolls her eyes and sighs.
"I see one of the trunks being a blood drive. And blood being given to her. I also don't see any issues from it."
"How might there be no issues with a bunch of blood being drawn around a house full of vampires and one of them…my wife…being a newborn? How is this NOT going to end badly?" I shout.
Oh. I am sure that Renesmee heard me. Oops.
Alice rolls her eyes again.
"Because. I see Carlisle getting a batch of blood from the hospital that is ready to expire the day before. The cover that you almost used day-old expired blood on a patient will be perfect. Everyone will think it was an oversight since Carlisle was gone and normally does it so nobody else thought to do it. As for how we can make it work, I am sure we can give some of the wolves jobs in transporting said blood to a waste facility that doesn't really exist. Maybe saying that the blood will be used for testing?" She stops talking and another idea comes up. "Really, the only issue is getting the hospital to pay for it and to keep it going for a while. Then figure out what will need to be done in the future when Renesmee doesn't need the blood. We just need to come up with a company name to handle everything for us. That's for another time…this will work. And I can already see other hospitals wanting the service and willing to pay good money for it."
Carlisle's mental voice is one of praise. He had been wondering how we were going to continue to get the blood required to feed Renesemee without raising a ton of red flags. He had several close calls already as it was.
"I think it is a good idea, Alice. Take me out of the equation so nobody thinks I am stealing hospital resources. Plus, give some well-deserving men and women jobs that don't need to be very time sensitive."
That's when I hear my daughter's imprinter, Jacob's mental voice.
Does the pixie want us to have an actual blood drive? Would she want some of us wolves to donate? If Nessie needed blood, I'd do it in a heartbeat, but I am not sure anyone else would,
Jacob shoots me a look and I nod. I think about the wolves offering to donate blood and what issues that might entail.
Nobody here likes the smell of the wolves. Or their blood.
Renesmee doesn't mind their scent, but as far as I know, has not had any of Jacob's blood.
She probably has as we have never told her not to bite him and her teeth are sharp.
Bella still her the scar that Renesemee gave her after she was born and was trying to eat.
A scar that still makes Renesmee uncomfortable that she was the reason behind it.
For another time.
"Jacob, why don't you share with the class your thoughts on the matter." He rolls his eyes and it is getting rather annoying that everyone is rolling their eyes at me.
"Yes, Father." He replies with a smirk. "I was wondering if you were wanting an actual blood drive and if some of us wolves might donate blood."
The room falls silent.
Crickets can be heard from outside. Okay, there are no crickets but, there is literal silence in everyone but Jacob's mind.
Oh, I could get used to this. Really easily.
Sadly for me and my fragile brain, my silence is way too short when everyone in the room starts mentally shouting their thoughts.
Which is making me want to scream.
Listening to the mental voices around me, it's amazing how many of them are forgetting that I can read their minds because they are saying one thing and meaning another.
Some of the wolves are for it, but most are against it.
They already have issues with Renesemee drinking blood from the hospital that is ready to expire. Having her have access to fresh blood makes them think that she's going to go on a killing spree in La Push.
The thought that anyone would think my daughter was capable of doing such a thing is maddening.
She could not and would never hurt anyone.
Especially someone she loves. And she loves her friends that are wolves.
Jasper looks at everyone and sends a wave of calm everywhere. Several of the wolves fell asleep due to the amount he needed to send.
After a few minutes, Jasper takes the calm back. Everyone seems at ease. So, Jasper starts to speak.
"I can tell that people were getting ready to incite a war. That won't be happening. Now here is what we are going to do. First, this Trunk-Or-Treating thing sounds like it has promise. Even if the color scheme doesn't match perfectly. We should make it kid friendly. Since… she was a kid. Doesn't one of you have an imprint who is young enough to enjoy this?"
Quil and Sam both think about Clare and how much she would likely enjoy this.
"I think Clare would have a great time. Let us know her favorite Halloween-type items and we can have them here for her. Make sure she brings a pillowcase." I say with a laugh.
"I'll have Emily talk to her parents. She would love that. Thank you." Sam replies gruffly.
He knows he has nothing that he can do.
"As for Renesmee and the blood drive? Is there a reason you all are worried about her attacking any of you?"
Everyone is quiet. Many are thinking about Bella and her scar that she got from Renesmee when she was minutes old.
They think that was why Bella needed to be changed. Not that she gave birth to a little girl a month after getting pregnant and that was too much for her little body.
"Carlisle, can you please explain that Bella's change was not the result of Renesmee biting her. That she is nonvenomous. And Renesmee was just doing something normal babies do when they are newborns. Root for their mother's milk." I say with as much calm as I can. Which isn't much. "My daughter was minutes old when she did that. She was told to not bite people after that. Has she bitten any of you?" I ask and everyone including Jacob says no. "Keep in mind, there have been times when Jacob's annoyed me and I suggested she bite him and she never has. Right, Jacob?"
"Never. She never would. Even when you beg her to. She loves me too much to hurt me." Jacob states proudly.
I look around the room again. "So this is all based on an action she did when Renesmee was minutes old and didn't know any better. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. She has done nothing but loves you and this is how you treat her?" Bella puts her right arm around me and puts her left hand in mine. I know if I were to look at her she would be fighting vampire tears.
After closing my eyes and counting to one hundred, I decided to open them to see what was going on since I can't hear anyone's thoughts. Bella must be blocking them for me.
Giving my wife a quick kiss on the forehead in thanks for her gift, I squeeze her hand and stand us up.
Without saying a word, I leave the room and make my way outside to my daughter.
She is playing in Esme's small flower garden that was planted for her. While most of it is pretty sad-looking, Esme and Renesmee added several mums to the space where different annuals were planted and already discarded.
I smile at Rose and Ren making sure all the plants are in good order.
Rose is trying to not be pissed at what she heard from the conversation inside. Alice is going to be angry at Ren for playing in the dirt again wearing clothes from Target.
I laugh at the thought of Alice getting angry about Ren wearing normal kids' clothes. Including leggings.
"How's the garden coming ladies? Find anything fun?" Bella goes next to Rose watching Renesmee.
"Mommy! Look at the ick that tried to hide in Grammy's flowers! I know Grammy will be so proud of me and Aunt Rose for taking care of this for her."
We all laugh knowing that Esme probably wouldn't want some of the flowers that she pulled but won't say anything.
Rose knows nothing about gardening.
"Grammy will be so excited that you helped her princess. Did you check the pumpkins?"
Renesmee stops pulling the weed she has and jumps out of the garden. Barely missing several plants in her wake.
Rose, Bella, and I all laugh at her adorableness as Ren makes her way to the garden.
Several of the pumpkins are ready to harvest and I know once the meeting is done that was going to be on Esme's agenda. Since nobody will want to take that joy away from Esme.
I call for Esme and she comes running outside to meet us with a large smile on her face. If there was a look of pure joy that could melt the coldest heart, it would be the look of Esme with her granddaughter.
"It appears that there are several pumpkins that are ready to be picked, my little pumpkin eater!" Esme gives Renesmee a large hug and kisses her cheek. "Are you ready for this mission?"
Renesmee starts talking a million miles a minute with Esme and Esme looks at me before telling me mentally that things are a lot calmer inside now.
As much as I want to watch Ren pick her first pumpkins, I need to go inside to figure out what the plans are. But I don't want to go inside. At all.
Thank the Heavens that Alice knew this was important and came outside with the camera taking a million pictures of Esme and Ren, Carlisle joining in on the fun.
Each aunt and uncle got pictures of her and Jacob as well.
After a bit, she insisted Bella and I join in the fun and took a million more.
The only people missing from the fun were Charlie and Renee.
Someday Charlie will know the full extent, most likely on his deathbed. He comes over all the time and, surprisingly, he hasn't stopped by yet.
Ren adores him. And they seem to have a special relationship. The quiet and gruff man seems to open up anytime Ren's in the room. It's amazing to see.
But Renee will never be able to find out. She would put us faster than funny.
Speak of Charlie and he shall appear.
"Is Grandpoppy Charlie coming soon? I want us to have our pictures taken in my pumpkins!"
Bella laughs and tickles her. "He is almost here. You should be able to hear him soon. He's almost in the driveway." Bella says and Ren smiles listening for sounds of the old police cruiser.
He really needs to get that thing looked at.
I'll have Rose look at it. I know it's been bugging her too.
Alice says mentally as she shows me an accident scene if we don't fix the issue.
Esme leaves us to greet Charlie and bring him to the backyard where her garden is.
He must have gotten a memo about today's activities because he was wearing old jeans and a flannel.
Renesmee runs to him and almost knocks him over with excitement. Luckily, Carlisle was behind him and got him straight.
Even though Renesemee was over pictures she showed Grandpoppy what she learned with Grammy and Alice took a bunch more pictures.
Once satisfied, she left Charlie, Bella, Renesmee, and me alone. Plans were made for Renesmee's first Trunk-Or-Treating that will include a blood drive.
I watch Alice as she debates whether Charlie should be allowed there and she sees it being good for Bella, Renesmee, and Charlie. And the blood drive can be another time.
Or just somewhere in the house where Charlie can't see it.
That sounds like a good idea. That way Jasper can be away from it. Not that he would want to drink that horrid-smelling shit. And you might want to give Charlie and Renesmee some time alone together.
I laugh at Alice's comment. She takes my laugh as consent and goes to talk to Carlisle to set everything up for the blood drive. I let Charlie and Ren know that Mommy and Daddy are going inside to do some chores and they wave us away.
Charlie and Ren are having a great time together getting dirty in the garden.
When I get back to the family meeting the wolves seem
So much fun that hours pass and if it hadn't been for the dinner call from Esme, we would have forgotten that Charlie and Ren need to eat.
"Grandpoppy, thank you for playing with me! Don't tell anyone, but I love playing with you best."
Charlie smiles at his granddaughter and a tear fills his eye that he tries to hide.
"You little lady my favorite person to spend time with. Which is why I do everything I can to come over every day." He picks Renesmee up and gives her a bear hug, trying to hide his face from her as his tears fall.
Happy tears, but tears nonetheless.
Renesmee doesn't say anything as Charlie holds her. She knows he's crying based on my and Bella's reaction.
Thankfully, Esme made some steaks, mac and cheese, and a salad. Most of the family pretends to have eaten, so it was only Charlie and Ren that needed to eat left.
They both seemed to enjoy it leaving Charlie too full to eat anymore.
Quiet conversations are had between Charlie and Ren until it's time for her to go to bed.
Hugs are given and Charlie promises to come back tomorrow.
Leftovers are handed to Charlie on his way out, really enough for probably two days of him eating. What the man does with all his leftovers, I have no idea.
Ours go to a pack of hungry dogs that always seem to be around. So, the food ain't going to them. Chief Black thanks us for saving the Tribe so much money by feeding them as often as we do.
Alice replies with a laugh.
Yeah, I have seen Esme's grocery bill. Most of it she tries to get at Ateara's to keep their economy steady. Several of the wolves are more than happy to bring the food to us so we don't have to go there.
Old Quil no longer has issues with us and is starting to get some of the locals to be tolerant of our family.
Real sweet of him.
Speaking of hungry dogs, there are ten of them on our back porch eating their weight in steak, mac and cheese, and chicken and rice.
Not sure what that one is about, but most likely a way to get most of them to eat their veggies.
Jacob looks up from his plate and pauses eating long enough to let me know that he was alright about whatever conversation I missed.
Small blood drive the day before Halloween in the baseball fields so nobody smells it at the house.
I nod and he goes back to eating.
Bella and Renesmee are talking to each other about how much fun she had with Grandpoppy Charlie and the things she wants to do with him tomorrow. How she wants to cook dinner with Grammy and Mommy tomorrow for her wolves and human. And she wants to go running with Jacob if he'd take her.
Jacob hears his name and looks over at me asking permission. I nod and he goes back to eating
"Are we really going to have her drinking wolf blood? Is it even safe for her? I'm not sure how I feel about it…Maybe one of us should try it and make sure it is safe for her."
"I am sure that their blood would be fine. Maybe I could take some of the blood and test it against human blood. See if there is a reaction when combined…" Carlisle says.
"Why don't we test it now, so that we don't worry about it then. I'd hate to worry about it later." Esme says with concern.
"Of course. If one of you boys would give me some blood, that would be great." Jacob of course gladly gets up to donate.
"Why don't we wait. It's been a long and emotional day for everyone. And we have enough blood to last us until after Halloween. Let's just relax for a few hours because Alice is going to have us going crazy with this trunk-or-treating thing. I can see in her head and for some reason, she is thinking we need to spend five hours PER CAR decorating. That's not including the house. Or Charlie's."
That stopped any talk.
"I think I should go spend some time with Rose before she forgets who I am." Emmett runs and I hear a squeal and a smack I assume upside the head.
Jacob looks torn. But realizes that he needs sleep and to check on his Dad, Billy.
"I'll be back after my dad's appointment with his kidney doc. I'll call and let you know when I'm on my way," he says looking at me and then looking over at Esme. "Thank you for dinner. It was wonderful, as always. Do you need me to pick anything up before I come back tomorrow?"
Esme smiles. "I am sure that Tiffany will have something for me. Bring whatever you can. We will see you tomorrow, Jacob."
He nods and whistles at Bella he's leaving. I swear, they have their own language.
She whistles back and he leaves.
"I swear, if I didn't know how devoted he was to Renesmee, I would be jealous." Bella rolls her eyes and pulls me into a kiss. A kiss that had she still been human would have made me worry I was going to break her.
Or get another child out of it.
Thinking of Renesmee and the miracle she is, makes me regret ever thinking she could have been a monster.
How could anything from my Bella, my Love, be anything but perfect?
As if she could tell what I was thinking, my Love, comforts me the way only she can. Tenderly and full of passion love and understanding. Forgiveness.
I have no idea how we made it to our bedroom here at the house, but, I am grateful. Listening to the many sounds that come out of my love when we make love makes me lose my mind.
Watching the sunrise, makes me realize that we only have maybe moments before we need to go back to our daughter in the house.
With a small smile and kiss, Bella gets up and starts her morning shower.
Normally, I'd try to get her to let me join her but I know she's antsy to see our little girl.
Our little girl who in my mind was never in the plans I made for us, but now know our lives wouldn't have been complete without her.
Even if we are stuck with Jacob Black for the rest of the time.
The minute that we get to Renesmee's room we are kicked out for Alice to put on her daily fashion show.
Looking at my baby, it's apparent that she grew again overnight. Like she does about every other night.
Venom burns my eyes. Wishing that we could have more time with the little girl that has become the center of this family. That we could actually take the pictures that I know Jasper is working behind the scenes to make it look like she has had a full life.
For her to slow down. For me and my family to grow old with her.
Maybe have other babies.
Nieces and nephews. Brothers and sisters from Carlisle and Esme.
Renesmee's laugh brings me out of my daydreaming and when I look at my princess, I am filled with love and pride.
I am grateful that she didn't get my eyes, but the eyes of her mother's that I fell head over heels in love with not long ago.
I wish she would grow a little less. I can barely keep up with her clothes… Alice whines.
I roll my eyes.
Jacob should be here in about twenty minutes with a ton of food. Go see if anything needs throwing away. Alice laughs cause they would eat the plastic bottles the condiments are in if they could.
Esme's garden next year is going to be amazing from the composting we started since the wolves started eating here.
Esme is busy in the kitchen, prepping for the onset of food coming. Which ironically will only last maybe forty-eight hours if we are lucky.
When Esme realizes that I am in the kitchen she smiles.
"If we weren't feeding several of these boys, how would they be eating? How do the Tribe and their families afford it? I think we should set something up so that if we ever leave, they can still have money for food mostly covered. Not that we are leaving anytime soon." I laugh knowing that Esme would never want to leave her newest adopted children.
"I will talk to Jasper and see how to set something like that up." This makes Esme happy and I help her with taking the three buckets of composting out from yesterday's meals.
"Any thoughts on what you are adding to the garden next year? Are we going to have a big enough garden?" I ask with a laugh.
"Your father and I think we should get some farmland and try to grow what we need. We can have a year-round garden indoors somehow so that we can have climate control for each item we are growing. It will also help that we will be able to come and go without people noticing the times. Still in the works."
I nod and hear the loud to us footfalls of my daughter.
"That sound makes this house more home than anything I could have ever dreamed." Esme meets Renesmee at the bottom of the stairs and the laugh they share would melt my heart if I had one.
Jacob comes into the house carrying several bags of food, stopping only to say hi to his imprint. Emmett, Jasper, and I join Embry, Quil, and Seth bringing food in from Bella's truck bed, Old Quil's truck, and Jacob's Rabbit.
Good thing we got more refrigerators. Emmett thought.
"Esme ordered all this, so there is room for it all. Somewhere. Most likely in people's stomachs."
That makes everyone laugh. Three trips later and twenty minutes later, Esme has breakfast made, and everything but what's being eaten is put away.
Several of the other wolves are here in time for food, including several of the younger ones. Colin and Brady were brought by Sam and Jared. Knowing that they were here to drop cars off from them to be decorated for Trunk-Or-Treating is awesome.
Eggs Benedict, omelets, bacon, sausages, fruit salad, pancakes, and oatmeal.
Before the pile of dishes is fully put away, Renesmee and the boys eat everything up. Happy and full bellies are here and it makes Esme smile.
It's then that drill Sargent Alice comes out in her pixie-filled glory.
Every Cullen car minus Carlisle's is parked on the lawn, each in a temporary garage, waiting to be decorated.
"People, we have only hours until it's time for Trunk-Or-Treating, and times a ticking! Let's move!"
Teal-painted pumpkins are everywhere and it makes me smile. While I was making love to my wife, Alice and Jasper were busy ensuring that my daughter has an amazing Halloween.
It doesn't take long for Bella's truck, my Volvo, and Aston Martin to get tricked out. The truck looks has a castle built into the truckbed that Ren could play in if she was careful. She's going to love it!
The Volvo looks like a scared crow-making factory. She's going to have fun making scared crows for next year's gardens.
Aston Martin has everything you need to learn about the legends of vampires. Some are true, but most aren't.
One of Carlisle's special needs patients overheard Carlisle talking to Alice on the phone and after explaining how Teal Pumpkin works, agreed their family should come.
Several cars are decorated with local lore in mind. How Halloween and Trick-Or-Treating started and how Teal Pumpkin started.
One of the wolves' cars is decorated like a bloodmobile. Ironically right next to the vampire's legend's car.
Several of the wolves take their turns to donate for Renesmee, Jacob being the first.
Candy, fruit, mini pumpkins, and several toys are bought in preparation for our arrival from la Push and Forks.
A pumpkin carving and painting station is set up away from the cars so the kids can have fun.
Alice takes a last look before she deems everything perfect.
All that's left to do is change into the costumes that Bella picked out.
Alice wasn't happy about that.
She wore a pair of Levi's with a red and black plaid shirt that probably came from Newton's. A black cowboy hat and boots completed the look.
Jasper was so happy about his costume that I am sure his joy will be felt for miles. Bella got him a matching outfit but his hat is probably the biggest bucket hat I have ever seen.
His joy more than offsets her anger.
Emmett and Rose are Dolly and Elvis.
And it fits somehow.
Esme and Carlisle are a doctor and nurse from the early 1900s. Fitting really.
As for Bella, Renesmee, and I, my love got us outfits fitting for my time.
Renesmee and Bella had matching tea dresses. White lace gowns with lace gloves and sashes. Gold for Bella and brown for Renesmee.
To match their Beloved eyes.
I roll my eyes at the thought of Ren having a Beloved already.
Bella wearing her long brown hair up in an interagent updo with braids. Renesmee wore her hair with braids but hers was not as formal.
Normally we would all be wearing hats outside, but Renesmee seemed to think that they would be overkill.
I am wearing a suit that I could have sworn that I had before I was changed. The navy suit fits just like I remember it did.
And looks as sharp as it did then.
The time has come and there are several new cars in the driveway. Carlisle patient's family and some of the wolves' imprints and families.
My family is standing next to each of their cars to help out the treaters. Alice is running around taking pictures. Of the fun.
Charlie gets here before Ren starts. She didn't want to have her Grandpoppy miss out on the fun.
I was shocked when I saw Charlie in a matching suit to mine, He really must be excited to be in another monkey suit.
Laughter and light-hearted screams are heard from the other kids present, but the voices I want to hear the most are Bella's and Renesmee's.
Her Trick-Or-Treat bag is a cloth tote with a teal pumpkin on it.
Which has been emptied three times already.
The blood bank is set up as a drinking station with reusable cups with lids that are filled with different options. Pumpkin spiced lattes, apple cider, or blood.
We are calling the blood Mary's Bloody Potion. Nobody has wanted it.
Thankfully.
Renesmee plays with Quil's imprint, Clare, and the sister of Carlisle's patient, Gia. Carlisle's patient, Grace, is hanging back watching everything going on.
This is her first Halloween that she's been out of the hospital since she got sick at two-year-old and she's almost eight now. Looking at Renesmee it makes me happy that she is as healthy as she seems to be.
Listening to the voices around me, I am stunted when Grace and Gia's Mom starts giving us dirty looks.
Her thoughts aren't clear, but they seem frigid and almost frightened. Like she is hoping that nobody notices what her family is doing.
I see a cup in her hand that she hands to her husband and tells him it's his turn. That they should start Gia soon. Maybe even tonight.
Then I listen closely to the closest conversations.
I am shocked when I hear Grace's father trying to force Grace to drink something. Something that Grace wants nothing to do with.
The voices in both their heads scream that he is poisoning her. And even though she is only eight, she knows that he's making her sick.
"CARLISLE…" I growl. "Get to Mister Gregory before I do. He's trying to make her sick."
Carlisle rushes over to the two and stops him from giving Grace the mixed drink of rum, whiskey, and rat poison.
And based off of the wife's thoughts, she's pissed that they were caught.
"Charlie, you might want to go see Carlisle. It seems that you might need to work a bit tonight. Sadly." Charlie looks at me with concern and after hugging Renesmee, walks to Carlisle and listens to him explain. Charlie makes a phone call and gets to his car getting his handcuff out.
"He's going to need to arrest both of them. Mrs. Gregory told Mr. Gregory to do it." Carlisle nods and continues to check over Grace.
She seems to be okay. I'm going to take her and Gia in to get tests done to be safe. If they need a home to stay in, I'm recommending us so I can watch over them. Grace is very medically frail.
After giving him a nod, Bella looks at me with concern. Thankfully, Jacob has Ren pretty distracted at the moment.
"We might have overnight guests soon. Family meeting coming."
Bella nods and we finish with the last two trunks. The vampire lore and blood drive ones.
Vampire Blood, otherwise known as a fruit punch cocktail, is given to everyone.
None of the vampires are drinking, but the wolves, Clare, and Ren are.
Ren's is a donated blood mixture that she has had before.
Ren takes Clare and Gia to the pumpkin carving area and they each make their own pumpkin. Clare being three paints hers pink and green drawing a wolf.
I don't see it but Quil said he does.
Gia decides to paint hers red and draws a laughing emoji. It's really cute.
Ren's is the best of all of them, of course. She paints a meadow of flowers and trees.
Jacob is carving a pumpkin and his simple Jack O'Lantern looks like a child's drawing next to Ren's. He's proud of her work as Bella and I are.
Renesmee demands for I pick her up and cuddle with her when she is done with her pumpkin. It brings me great joy to do so.
No matter how big she is, I will love it when she demands a cuddle, and give her that cuddle.
Based on her growing pattern, I won't have too much longer to have my baby being my baby. She already looks about five or six and she's not two months old.
By the time the girls are done with their pumpkins, they all about pass out.
Esme takes Gia and brings her to Carlisle at the hospital to get checked out.
Clare is fighting with Quil about going back to Sam and Emily's for the night. She wants to stay here forever.
Ren…It makes me happy that she came to me and demShe's just happy cuddling with me. And she's asleep. Which is not like her since she normally doesn't sleep more than four hours.
She's had a long day, Edward. Her first Halloween was full of laughter, fun, running, and candy.
Right. While she might do a lot of running and stuff, she was not used to having any kind of candy.
That really can affect a child. Can't imagine a half human half vampire.
So, I take her to her room in the big house, Bella takes her shoes off and Alice shoos me out so she and Rose can get her dressed into her PJs without ruining the Halloween costume.
This is an original from 1917. It's irreplaceable, brother.
Oops.
Clare and Quil are leaving when I make it downstairs. Emmett, Jasper, Jacob, Embry, and Seth were cleaning up when I got outside.
I helped to clean up my two cars and Bella's when Emmett hollered that we were done once we moved our cars.
So we did.
Esme called and let me know that she was staying with the girls overnight and they would be coming home with her.
Alice let Esme know she will have a room set up for them with two beds.
Including clothes and toys.
While Alice went online shopping, I went to check on my girls.
Renesmee seemed to be sleeping hard. And weirder still, Bella seemed to also be sleeping.
I went to stand next to them and Bella was definitely sleeping.
Why would she be asleep? She is a vampire.
"Alice…" I cried.
She comes running into the room at full speed.
Looking into their futures to try to see what was going on. She sees Bella with BROWN EYES. Not the red she has had since her change.
She sees me with green eyes.
Rose and Carlisle have blue eyes.
Jasper, Emmett, and Esme with brown eyes.
I see Renesmee growing at a much slower rate. One just about what a normal human would.
She will grow up at a more human rate of speed. Meaning she will be able to go to school and have friends and playdates.
I see Rose, Alice, Esme, and Bella all pregnant with babies. Each of our families grew and stayed here in Forks to be close to Jacob and Charlie.
But most of all, I see a cure for vampirism.
Drinking Quiliuet blood will make you sleep for two days and when you wake up, you wake up human.
Alice is speechless. I am speechless.
Looking down at my family, I know that whatever happens, if the vision I see comes to pass we will have the life that I wanted Bella to have. I am will be the luckiest bastard to be the man to make that happen.
Bella will be able to have Renee and Phil in our lives. They can know Renesmee and any other child we have together.
We can vacation to Florida and go to the beach during the day. Hell, we could move to the beach.
Watching Alice's vision, I see several kids for each of us. Seems birth control is not something anyone cares about.
Except Esme and Carlisle actual do foster care and adopt several kids. Including Grace and Gia.
"We have to tell Carlisle." Alice says with concern.
"We will. One Grace and Gia are okay. They are going to be their first children as humans."
Alice smiles. "They will love that."
"That they will." I say, watching over my wife and daughter.
Knowing that our lives are changing for the better makes me happy. Guess there is good to having some wolf friends afterall.