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Chapter Five-Adoption

Bella's POV

We waved goodbye as Melanie drove away. She promised she would come and visit again soon, with her boyfriend and maybe even her adoptive family. But I could tell Edward was partially glad that she was gone. It meant that we could spend time together, now. "So Edward, I was thinking…", I trailed off. He looked at me, mockingly surprised. "Really? Now there's a first", he grinned.

I decided to play along. "Yeah, I was thinking. I saw Mike the other day. He asked me out to dinner, and then asked me to marry him. What do you think I should say"? I smiled sweetly. Edward glared at me. "I think you should tell him to bugger off before I snap his neck like a twig", he growled. I laughed.

"You can't hurt my fiancé-to-be"! I cried in mock fear. Edward snarled. "That little shi…art", I had forbidden him to swear in front of Olivia. He ducked his head, ashamed. "Sorry", he said grumpily. I kissed his head. "I was only kidding about the Mike thing", I then planted a soft kiss on his cheek.

"Silly Edward", I chuckled. Olivia giggled too. "Silly daddy", she clapped her little hands together. I rolled my eyes. "C'mon, madam, time for your nap", I picked her up. I looked into Olivia's eyes. "But mummy…", tears formed in her wide, blue eyes. "Sweetie, you're tired. You need another nap", I said firmly. But Olivia looked at me with her adorable blue eyes and tears trickled down her cheeks. I sighed in defeat. "Ten minutes", I warned with a slight smile.

Edward grinned. "What"? I asked, confused. "Alice had come to see us. She had some exciting news", he said. "Jasper is with her", he added. I frowned. What news could they possibly have? I knew Alice wouldn't ask me about Melanie. She knew me too well. She knew I wouldn't want to talk about it. But I was keen to hear what she had to say.

Jasper came through the door suddenly, but Alice was nowhere is sight. "Okay, get straight to the point", I said sternly when he came in. His smile was radiant. "Alice and I…well, you know we can't have kids, obviously, so we adopted", he said in an excited rush. I felt my jaw drop.

"Is-is it….a boy…or…a g-girl", I stammered. Jasper's eyes lit up. "A boy. Here comes Alice with him now", he turned as Alice came in. She was grinning. "Here he is. Meet Rory"! She held up a…Labrador puppy? I screamed. "Alice what the hell is that thing doing in here"? I cried. I didn't like being around innocent little animals like that. I was forever worried that I might step on them or hurt them or accidentally suck their blood….

Alice looked offended. "This thing is our baby. We adopted him from the Animal Shelter", she sounded hurt, too. I could only picture the look on my face. It must have been horrified. And now sceptic. "So, let me get this straight. Because you can't have children, you adopted a puppy instead"? I asked. Alice frowned slightly for a moment and then smiled and nodded.

"Pretty much, yep". Edward rolled his eyes. I glared at him. "You knew it was a puppy all along", I accused. He protested. "I did not! She blocked her mind from me", he said. It was my turn to roll my eyes. "Oh yeah sure", I turned back to Alice and studied the puppy. "Now Emmett and Rosalie are going to want to get a puppy", I said flatly.

Jasper looked sheepish. "Actually, Rose wants a ferret", he said. I gaped. Rosalie? Wanting a ferret! I feral, rat like little monster belonging to Rosalie, the Ice Princess? I felt a bit ashamed saying that about her, considering she had gotten noticeably nicer to me since my transformation. It was just, imagining her with a pet ferret…

"They've already decided on a name for when they get one, too, but we're not allowed to say because Rose wants it to be a surprise", Alice announced. I glanced at Edward. A look of shock crossed his face. "She's calling it Mr Fluffy"? Edward looked horrified. Jasper shrugged. "She thought it sounded cute for a ferret". I cracked up laughing and Edward joined in. This was so ridiculous. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing.

When I finally controlled my laughter Jasper looked serious. "Carlisle also wanted to tell you, that one of the kids at the hospital died. Esme convinced him to change that little boy you saw. He wants to know if you guys would mind looking after him after his transformation is complete. He's worried how the kid will take it", he added softly. That shut us up completely.

I saw a saw look cross Edward's face. I could see he was reading Jasper's mind. "What is it"? I asked kindly. He dropped his head. "It was a little girl. The same age as Olivia", he looked at me, a look of sad gratefulness in his eyes. I couldn't stop thinking, and I know he couldn't either; that could have been her. That could have been our baby girl. Somewhere, a family was mourning from the loss of that sweet child.

And I was glad that it wasn't Olivia. It was selfish, but I couldn't help but be grateful and glad that it hadn't happened to her. I turned to Edward. "It's your choice, Ed…", I said softly. We had been laughing and having fun before. Now the conversation had taken a dramatic turn. I knew that Edward secretly dreamed of someday becoming like Carlisle. I knew he wanted to be acknowledged by other vampires for saving people.

He looked at me, a look of longing in his eyes. "No. It's up to you. I don't mind either way", he said, but I knew he was lying. I smiled. "Of course we'll take in the child", I said to Jasper and Alice. They both looked a little shocked. Not because they thought we wouldn't want it, probably because the reality of what was happening had hit them. "Tell Carlisle to bring him over whenever the transformation is done", I said casually. "Okay then", Jasper said.

Alice glanced up at our clock. "We'd better get going. We're taking Rory to puppy training school", she said. I laughed. "That is going to be one spoilt puppy", I said. "Just mind you don't eat it, huh"? Edward chuckled. Alice hit his arm. "You're cruel", she frowned, cuddling into Rory. She stomped out of the house. "See you, Bella"! She called. Jasper shrugged. "I won't try too hard", he said quietly. "I heard that"! Came Alice's infuriated voice.

Jasper winced. "I gotta go. Later", he ran after Alice. Edward and I just laughed. "Bye bye uncle Jazz"! Olivia waved. Jasper turned and smiled. "See ya later, sweetie", he waved back. I smiled as he left. All of the Cullen's adored Olivia. "Honestly, those two", I chuckled. But Edward stared at me seriously.

"What"? I asked. He frowned. "Are you sure you want to do this, with the kid"? He asked, studying me closely. I nodded honestly. I was surprised to find that I actually did want the little boy to come. "Yes", I said. Edward smiled and hugged me. "Me too. Oh, and one more thing", Edward pulled back, and got down on one knee.

I gasped as he pulled out a small navy box. He opened it, revealing a beautiful golden ring encrusted with crystals. It glittered in the light. "Will you marry me"? Edward asked. He was smiling impishly. "Do you even have to ask"? I rolled my eyes and jumped into his arms, kissing him passionately.

"I take that as a yes", he mumbled against my lips. "Yes", I laughed. Edward spun me around. "Wow, okay, you know what happened last time you did that", I warned. Edward quickly put me down. "I remember too well", he shuddered. I paused. "Hey, if we have that little boy coming to stay with us, maybe we should get a room ready for him", I suggested. Edward considered.

"We have tons of spare rooms. How about the big empty one on the third floor"? He asked. I shook my head. That room was empty, but the whole third story pretty much was. "No way. I think he would prefer it if he had a room on the same floor as the rest of us. How about the room with the en suite"? I asked. Pretty much every room in the house had an en suite, but this was a nice bedroom.

"That'd be perfect. It already has a kind sized bed in there, and your old desk and computer and stuff", he nodded. My biggest concern was how he would take to Olivia. I hoped they would get along well. I also worried whether or not he would even want to be adopted by some freakish family of vampires. I tried to ignore the thoughts that swept through my mind. I concentrated on the fact that I was engaged. Although, Edward and I already considered ourselves married, so it didn't feel much different.

"Maybe I shouldn't wear the ring. With our strength and all our daily activities, I doubt it would remain unscathed, I explained. I put the ring upstairs in its case. I smiled. My life was going pretty well. I was getting married to the greatest man alive, I had a beautiful daughter, a loving family, I was adopting another kid. Plus I was beautiful and had superhuman powers. What more could I want?