Chapter 6: Esme
Cpov
I watched my Esme as she slept. She was beautiful, even though she had bruises on her face and neck. I will certainly have to ask her how those happened.
I looked up when the boys heartbeat started to go faster, he was waking up. I picked him up gently and soothed him. He felt warm to me, thats why she was at the hospital, to get her son looked at. I was definitely going to have to speak with the hospital board about nurse Melanie's actions today.
I took him to my office and gave him a check up. It was just a simple cold. since he was so young it would just have to pass on its own though. He was too young to be given medicine.
I heard his stomach growl then, I had formula in the pantry, given to me to donate by an old neighbor. Somehow it ended up being moved with us. I looked up when there was a tap on the door, and smiled when edward was there holding a bottle. "thanks Edward" I said as I took it, he nodded before leaving again. I sat in my chair and fed the little guy.
I looked at him more closely now. He had blonde hair and bright blue eyes.
I froze.
Her fiance had brown hair and brown eyes. She has brown eyes and caramel colored hair. I counted the months in my head. When I saw her with her fiancé I just assumed.
I couldnt be sure but its possible...
Is this MY son?
I held him closer to me. If this is my child, is that why she was looking for me? He finished the bottle and looked at me, I saw something in his eyes that I've never seen in human babies. I took the bottle and sniffed it, I smelled slight traces of venom in his saliva.
Could it be I passed my vampire traits onto my son? I shook my head, I will have to talk to Esme when she wakes up. I put the bottle away and changed his diaper, I will absolutely be getting disposable diapers next time I am in town. I wrapped him up in a heated blanket and held him while he watched me. "you are very interesting young one" I said, he smiled. That made me smile.
Shortly after he fell asleep, I wanted to talk to Edward but I didnt dare move, I didnt want to wake him up, but mostly I just wanted to hold him. I heard Edwards chuckle at the door "not even 20 minutes and hes already got you wrapped around his finger" he said, I smiled. "it appears so" I said. Edward sat on the other chair in the office. "where did you find them?" I asked him, he frowned. "they were in a cave, it looked like they had spent the night there, she made him a bed from her extra clothes" that must be why he is washing them. he nodded. "they were cornered by a bear, she was going to sacrifice herself to protect him" Edward nodded at the child in my arms, I frowned and shook my head. That is exactly how Esme is. She was too kind to not protect someone in trouble. "she is something special" Edward said. I smiled. Yes she is. "her fiance hits her" he said, I growled. "thats why she is here. he never touched her when she was holding him though. She keeps second guessing her decision to leave, she thinks she made a mistake" he frowned "she thinks you will be like him" he said. I sighed. Of course she would think that. After being hurt by someone who is supposed to love her how could she not think that? "well, we will just have to show her that we are nothing like that man" I said, Edward nodded.
He took the baby from me then, I looked at him confused. "shes waking up. I figured you would want to be there"
He didnt even finish his sentence before I was out the door.