Three months later, Rosalie and Alexis have bounded and formed a relationship, and mother and daughter relationship. After a lot of talking, Alexis has fearfully agreed to move and join Rosalie's family. Rosalie knows Alexis is thinking about Rosalie only, not about herself. Rosalie has to admit, it's sweet, but Alexis is never selfish, she's too selfless for her own good.
Packing up the house, Rosalie listens to her daughter's soft breaths signaling she is asleep.
When packing up the kitchen, when she is almost finished, Rosalie hears Alexis's whimpers. Hurrying in human speed to Alexis, Rosalie steps into the dark bedroom.
"DON'T HURT ME!" Alexis screams.
"Alexis, it's Rosalie." Rosalie reassures her daughter, not moving in case she scares the four-year-old.
Hearing Alexis sob, Rosalie walks over slowly. It's been a routine for Alexis to have nightmares all night, which is why Rosalie lets her daughter sleep in, in the morning and take an hour nap to get her rested but not stay up late.
Gently lifting Alexis off the bed, Rosalie sits down before setting Alexis on her lap.
"Rose?" Alexis finally whimpers recognizing Rosalie's soft embrace.
"I'm here, honey." Rosalie whispers gently rubbing Alexis's arm to sooth her. Leaning into her mother, Alexis hides her face in Rosalie's neck. Clenching onto Rosalie's shirt, Alexis tries to force herself to stay up, but Rosalie's humming and rocking her side to side, is too comforting and soothing her enough to fall back to sleep. Trying to force her eyes to open, Alexis doesn't have the strength and energy. As tears fall from her eyes, Rosalie kisses Alexis's head, just pausing the humming for a second before restarting.
Once Alexis is fast asleep, Rosalie lays her down on the bed wishing she could help her daughter heal. Rosalie is actually nervous on the possibility of Alexis fearing Emmett, her husband. Emmett is really a child at heart, he loves children but they all seem to fear him, from his height. But he's not that tall compared to many people. Rosalie knows that Alexis will think of him as a giant, but will she be able to handle him?
Knowing that Alexis has been in the orphanage for Christmas, Rosalie plans to spoil her rotten, with toys and knowing her sister, Alice, she will treat her like a doll. Hopefully not overwhelming her daughter too much though.
Laying with Alexis for a while, Rosalie smiles, stroking Alexis's hair from her baby's face. Seeing that Alexis has red under her eyes, signaling she's been crying, Rosalie gets up slowly to not disturb her. Getting a warm washcloth, Rosalie kisses Alexis's cheek to gently wake her and tell her she is there.
"Hmm?" Alexis hums in her sleep. Quietly whispering to her daughter that she is going to fix her eyes, Alexis opens them, "Ow."
"I know, honey. I'm just going to clean them." Waiting for Alexis to nod, Rosalie gets Alexis to roll onto her back. Once she does, Rosalie covers her daughter's eyes with the cloth. Falling back to sleep with Rosalie stroking her hair, Alexis is calm.
When Alexis awakes again, the cloth is gone and so is Rosalie.
"Rose?" Alexis asks groggy with sleep.
"In the kitchen!" Rosalie calls smiling to herself. Hearing Alexis climb out of bed, her little feet carry her to the kitchen. Flinching at the sunlight from the windows, Alexis yawns. Smelling the sweet smell of waffles, Alexis walks a little faster.
"Rose," Alexis gasps seeing the waffles and yogurt on the counter. All of their furniture is packed and ready, without the bed of course.
"I hope you can eat all this." Rosalie chuckles at Alexis's reaction. Watching Alexis walk over to her before lifting her arms, silently asking to be picked up. Picking Alexis up, Rosalie sets her on the counter and stands in front of her to make sure she doesn't fall.
Around a half hour later, Alexis is full and with Rosalie's help picked out her outfit. A baby blue hoodie and heavy sweat pants to stay warm. Getting Rosalie to brush her long black hair, Rosalie happily does so. Once ready to go, Rosalie helps Alexis into her boots and ties them up since Alexis doesn't know how to tie knots and bows. Getting Alexis into her coat, mittens and toque, Alexis goes to play in the snow as the movers take the bed apart and load it into the moving truck.
When they are ready to go, Alexis is happy to be leaving the town that leaves her with sadness and heartache. But she is happy about one thing; she has a new mom and family waiting for her.
In the car, Rosalie drives as Alexis sleeps. They are currently entering the state of Washington. It has been a two day drive and in a couple of hours, they should be in Forks. Hearing Alexis groan in her sleep, she is in the backseat of Rosalie's yellow car. The moving truck has gone ahead of them and hit the road early that moving. Probably to get it over and done with. Spotting the moving truck just a few cars ahead, Rosalie grins knowing with her driving it won't take long.
"Rose?" Rosalie hears Alexis's whimper. Knowing Alexis is starting to either have a nightmare or it's ending, Rosalie flicks on her signal and pulls over on the side of the road. Careful of the on-coming cars, Rosalie climbs out and goes around the car to Alexis's side. Opening the door slowly and makes a small gap to slip her hand through to hold Alexis's head. Opening it the rest of the way, Rosalie pecks Alexis's forehead, drawing her out of her sleep.
"Hey, sweetie." Rosalie greets gently to not scare her daughter, "Were you having a nightmare?" Watching Alexis think about her dream, she nods.
"Can you hold me?" Alexis asks shyly.
"Of course." Pulling Alexis to her after unbuckling her, Rosalie lifts her out of the car and opens the front passenger door. Taking a seat, Rosalie holds Alexis on her lap.
"I'm sorry."
"Whatever for, honey?"
"Making you pull over?"
"Honey, I would stop time for you if I could. Besides, we are not that far away."
"Really?" Alexis looks up at Rosalie with sad brown eyes.
"I promise."
"Have you been there before? Wherever we're going?"
"Yes. If I remember right. My dad and mom lived there when I first joined the family."
"Who is this 'monkey man' you tell me about? You never say his name."
"Oh, the monkey man is my husband." Watching Alexis pale before looking scared, Rosalie holds her closer, "Shh, he won't hurt you, honey."
"What if he does?"
"He won't."
"But,"
"No buts, honey. I have been with him so long, that I know him."
"What if he doesn't like me?" Alexis whines as tears form in her eyes. Smelling the tears before they get close to falling, Rosalie gently gets Alexis to look at her.
"He will love you, honey. He loves children, remember? Remember when I told you about him?" Alexis nods, "He will love you, Alexis. He will make mistakes, we all do."
"What if I do something bad?" Feeling Alexis shiver from the cold wind, Rosalie pulls Alexis into the car fully, leaving the door open.
"Honey, it won't matter. We all do that sometimes."
"Will I get taken away if he doesn't like me?"
"Alexis, the answer will be no. You will forever be my daughter."
"Really?"
"Yes. Honey, I won't let anyone take you away." Hearing the sound of the tears falling, Rosalie holds Alexis close and lets her cry it out. Cry out the fear, the worry, the sadness, and hopefully Alexis will feel one thing, peace.
When Alexis is back in her seat and buckled up, Rosalie climbs into the car and buckles up. Letting Alexis play in the back or read, either way she is silent and listening to the radio. Rosalie is worried. What if the social worker takes Alexis away? What if Rosalie and Alexis aren't 'family' enough for Alexis to stay? What if.
Rosalie spots the 'Welcome to Forks, Washington' sign.
"Alexis, we're here." Rosalie looks quickly through the mirror to see Alexis looking out the window shyly. Looking back to the road, Rosalie stops off at a restaurant when she hears Alexis's stomach growl.
Pulling into the parking lot, Rosalie stops and parks.
"Ready for lunch?" Rosalie looks over her shoulder at the little girl.
"Yes, please." Alexis agrees. Climbing out, Rosalie comes around to Alexis's side of the car and opens the door. Unbuckling the little girl in her car seat, Rosalie carefully lifts Alexis out before putting her on the ground. Closing the door and locking the car, Rosalie feels Alexis take her bare hand with her gloved hand, "Up please."
Immediately lifting Alexis up, the two of them head inside. Waiting for Alexis's order, Alexis is sitting beside Rosalie in a booth, cuddling up to her yawning away.
"Hello, I'm Mike." This Mike character appears next to Rosalie. Rosalie didn't even hear him coming; she was focused so much on Alexis.
"Hello." Rosalie nods in greeting.
"I'm Alexis." Alexis jumps in smiling. Rosalie knows Alexis tries to see the good in everyone, "She's my mom."
Noticing that Mike turns pale, Rosalie tries to fight the smile and laugh. He immediately leaves without saying a word.
"Did I say something wrong?" Alexis frowns. Rosalie sighs before chuckling, "Rose?"
"No. You didn't. I didn't like that Mike guy. So I should be saying thank you to you." Pulling Alexis into a hug, the human smiles in relief.
"Good. I thought I said something bad." Feeling her dead heart flutter, Rosalie kisses Alexis's forehead.
"No, you didn't. And I'm glad. You made me really happy."
"What did I do?"
"You called me 'mom'."
"Well, you are." Alexis speaks like she's saying 'duh' or like it's obvious.
"Well, you are my daughter."
"Thank you, mom." Rosalie grins.
"Thank you, daughter." Seeing happiness in Alexis's eyes, Rosalie gently kisses Alexis's lips. She only kissed her old boyfriend when she was human, Emmett and now Alexis.
"ROSALIE!" Jumping, Rosalie looks up as Alexis whimpers. It's Alice.
"Hey, Alice." Rosalie greets as Alice sits down across from them.
"Mom." Alexis whispers crawling onto Rosalie's lap. Holding Alexis close, Alice gives Rosalie a sorry look.
"I'm sorry for scaring her." Alice whispers as the humans around them watch them like they are in a zoo.
"She'll be okay." Rosalie reassures her as she rubs Alexis's back, "What are you doing here?" Watching Alice tap her temple, Rosalie nods in understanding, "What is Emmett up to?"
"He hasn't been himself since you left. He has had me watching you to make sure you are safe."
"Mom, who is she?" Alexis whimpers staring at the pixie like girl in front of them.
"That's my sister, Alice." Rosalie speaks directly into Alexis's ear softly.
"Oh." Alexis looks shyly away, hiding her face in Rosalie's shirt, "Hi, Alice." Alexis's greeting comes out muffled.
"Hi, Alexis." Alice smiles. When Alexis's food comes, Rosalie wraps her arms gently around her daughter as she eats. Once Alexis is full, Alice and Rosalie argue who will pay for the food. Alice wins. When they walk out, Rosalie carries Alexis, who is struggling to cuddle into her mom's arms, but once she is almost comfortable Rosalie unlocks the car and buckles her up.
Back on the road, Alice tells Rosalie the way to go, like she doesn't already know. Upon arriving to a dirt road, Rosalie knows by how even Alexis's breaths are, she's asleep. They have been driving for a half hour and within fifteen minutes, her daughter was asleep. Arriving to a familiar house, Rosalie grins seeing her family standing on the deck and the moving truck is already there.
Before she has the chance to put the car in park, the front driver's door opens. Alice slips the car into part as Rosalie unbuckles and hugs her husband tightly.
"Is this Alexis?" Emmett asks peeking through the window at the little human girl.
"Yes." Rosalie answers as Alice closes the door and opens the back before gently waking the human.
"She's so cute."
"I know. And very smart." When Alexis is awake and Alice carefully lifts her out, Alexis flinches at the cold wind. In a flash, Alexis starts to whimper as Edward stands in front of her and Alice with a blanket.
"Edward," Rosalie growls so quietly that only the vampires hear her. Watching him wrap the blanket around her daughter, Rosalie narrows her eyes at her brother. Alexis hides in Alice's arms ripping the blanket off her, making Edward frown, Rosalie grins. Walking over to her daughter, Rosalie picks up the blanket and shoves it into Edward's arms, "Alexis?"
Earning her daughter's attention, Alexis immediately reaches out to Rosalie starting to cry. Quickly taking her from her sister, Rosalie rubs her back.
"Rosalie," Emmett frowns hearing Alexis's cries. Turning to him, Rosalie gets Alexis to peek up at him. Trembling more than she was, Alexis buries her face into Rosalie's neck.
"Honey, that's my husband. My best friend. My lover." Rosalie clears up.
"Big." Alexis whispers out.
"Oh, honey, I know. But he's just a big teddy bear."
"Hit?"
"Never. He won't hurt you, Alexis." Lifting her head, Alexis looking her mom in the eye.
"Promise?"
"I promise." Watching Alexis look at Emmett, she stares before looking at Rosalie with her eyes shining with tears, "Would you like down for a little bit?" Alexis frowns looking down at the snow.
"Okay." Alexis's chin quivers as Rosalie slowly sets her daughter on her feet. Looking around them, Alexis gasps, "Wow." It's obvious that Alexis has spotted the house they will be living in.
Feeling a hand on her back, Alexis jumps and turns to only see Rosalie. Relaxing and taking deep breaths, Alexis picks up some snow and turns it into a snowball.
"Throw it at Emmett." Alice laughs picking up some snow herself and pats it gently. Throwing it at Emmett, Alexis gasps again as the snowball Alice threw hits him in the face. Chuckling, Emmett runs at human speed toward Alice. Feeling a snowball hit him in the side of the face, Emmett turns to see Alexis's hands empty and his wife laughing.
"RUN!" Alexis screams taking off. Getting lifted off her feet, Alexis screams before freezing. Looking over her shoulder wondering why she's not getting hit, it's Emmett.
"Shh, just breathe Alexis. I'm not going to hurt you." Emmett promises setting Alexis back on her feet holding her up carefully. Shaking uncontrollably, Alexis takes a few calming breaths. Taking a step, Alexis's foot slips but because Emmett is still holding her arm gently, he catches her.
Gently setting Alexis on the ice, Emmett kneels down holding out his arms.
"Do you want up?" Emmett asks softly to the girl who is staring at him fearful. Moving so she is on her knees, Alexis looks to Rosalie hoping for an order.
"It's up to you, honey." Rosalie speaks walking over slowly. Turning back to Emmett, Alexis is frowning with tears in her eyes from the sudden scare. Sniffling, Alexis wipes her eyes to rid the tears.
Not using her words, Alexis peeks at Emmett before lifting her arms. Gently picking her up before getting up onto his feet, Emmett carefully walks over to Rosalie. Lacing his hand with her's, Alexis rests her tired and sore head on Emmett's broad shoulder. Walking to the house, Alexis stares at Edward and Alice, who are both getting her's and Rosalie's suitcases and her toy bag.
Feeling warmth, Alexis turns to face the ahead of them to notice that the house door is open. Going to set Alexis on her feet, she wraps her arms around Emmett's neck refusing to be put down. Not minding it one bit, Emmett gets Rosalie to remove Alexis's boots. Doing so, Rosalie sets them on the shoe rack before slipping Alexis's socks on right again.
Removing their own boots, Rosalie gently removes Alexis's coat, toque and gloves. Would you like to look around?" Emmett asks his new little friend, who may accept him as a friend.
"Rose?" Alexis whispers looking to her mom.
"Go ahead." Rosalie smiles. Setting Alexis on her feet, she shyly removes her arms and walks into the living room. Seeing two men and a woman, Alexis shrinks back. Turning around afraid, Alexis runs over to Rosalie and hides behind her.
"She's scared." Rosalie looks to her other brother, Jasper, who has spoken.
"No kidding." Emmett snaps. Hushing Emmett, Rosalie slowly kneels down holding out her hands. Immediately stepping into them, Alexis holds onto Rosalie's shoulders before her mom picks her up.