Esme POV

We just sat there in silence waiting for Edward to wake up. We were also preparing for the horrible news we were about to tell him. He was going to be heart broken and I wasn't quite sure if I could see him like that I think it would hurt me as much as it would hurt him.

It was edging towards about 7.30 so I decided rather than sitting here I may as well do something useful so I got up and started on Edwards breakfast. I was in the middle of making pancakes to go with his bacon and eggs when I heard him stir.

I stayed put not wanting to burn his food, so I let Carlisle go up and lay clothes out for him. But I listened to every word that was spoken, hoping he didn't tell Edward at least until after breakfast because after hearing this news he definitely won't want to eat. Luckily he didn't say anything, he just told him to come down for breakfast after he gets dressed.

I didn't need to look up to know Carlisle had sat himself down on one of the seats in the kitchen, "What are we going to tell him?" I asked he knew what I was talking about.

"Truthfully love I don't know, but we have to be careful about it, this will mean he's lost both his parents." He said with sadness clear in his voice. We instantly stopped talking when we heard Edward coming into the kitchen.

"Hey Champ, ready for the lovely breakfast Esme cooked especially for you?" he asked with a bit too much forced enthusiasm.

Edward was smart enough to see right through it straight away, I was really beginning to doubt he was a 6 year old. "What's happened" He said this more as an accusation then a question.

"Let's talk after breakfast, you like pancakes don't you?" I said in a very chipper manner. But as I said Edward's smart, he looked very suspicious, but I guess he decided to wait and find out after breakfast.

All three of us sat there in silence, Carlisle and I were just watching Edward eat thinking the same thing, how are we going to break this little boys heart?

Edward ate all his breakfast quickly, a little too quickly I'd say but at least he ate it. And we told him we'd do the washing up later. "Edward will you please come with us into the lounge room?" Carlisle said beating me to it. Edward just nodded.

All three of us walked slowly then sat down on the lounge with Edward in the middle of Carlisle and me. How are we going to put this? I guess any way we do this he's going to be hurt so we may as well just come out and say it.

"Edward –" Carlisle and I said this at the same time, but I gave him a look that said I'd tell him, so he nodded. "Edward, last night while you were asleep we got some rather horrible news." I risked a glance at him, but his face showed nothing so I kept going.

"Well the hospital called and I'm so sorry to say but your father passed away late last night." I said this in a rush of words. The expression on his face was heartbreaking, why? Why him? I felt a strange motherly love towards this boy, and I just broke his heart.

"Honey are you ok?" I asked slowly cursing the words as soon as they came out of my mouth; of course he's not ok! He just lost the last part of his family he had left.

After it sunk in he broke down into tear and I just let him sob into my shirt, because I knew there's nothing I can or will ever be able to say or do that will justify the fact he just had both his parents die. I looked over at Carlisle and knew just from looking at him if he were human he would be in tears right now.

We sat on the lounge unmoving, only the sound of Edwards' sobbing for a long time, just waiting for Edwards tears to run out. After a while the tears subsided and he took some deep breaths, indicating he was about to speak.

"Where will I live?" I was surprised he was able to get the sentence out. Of course he was going to ask the one question we didn't know or want to know the answer to, I gave a pointed look at Carlisle warning him give a light answer.