Dedicated: To anyone who has experienced anything traumatic in their life, you are not alone. No matter what it was or if other's believe it to be traumatic or not, to you it was. There are people out there who care about you, let them in, let them help you. I DID.
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Esme POV.
3 A.M.
Carlisle and I decide to spend our quiet time reading. I had just recently picked up some new architecture magazines so I can start getting ideas. Eleazar and Carmen expressed interest in moving closer to us, Cassie and Rebecca decided to stay here for a while. I got excited as now I have new projects to work on.
"So what do you think if we re-do and offer the cottage to Cassie and Rebecca while they are here?" I ask.
"I think that is a won…"Carlisle starts when we hear whimpering coming from our newest daughters room.
As quickly as it starts it stops or so we think. A few seconds later we hear Angela crying out, "Seth…Seth…Please come back, I'm sorry. Daddy Carlisle, Mommy Esme please don't…PLEASE!"
We flash to her room just in time as she sits up and begins crying hysterically. I go over to her picking her up and putting her on my lap.
"Shh… Shh… Momma has you; I'm here my Angel Girl, Momma's here."
"Mommy please don't leave me, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, please Momma don't leave me." She cries against my chest still half asleep.
"Oh Angel Bug, your Momma Esme and I are right here, and I promise we are not going anywhere without you, you will always be invited to join us. You my beautiful girl are part of this family now, and this family stays together." Carlisle tells her.
"No, no he won't want me he… he…" Angela begins before she becomes more upset.
"Excuse me Papa, Momma you may want to get her in the bathroom." Jasper says from the door just as she begins to gag and retch.
I flash her into her bathroom gently placing her on the floor in front of her toilet just in time. I pull her hair back holding it with one hand while rubbing circles on her back with the other hand. While the whole time our poor daughter continues throwing up. I whisper to Carlisle low enough for her not to hear me.
"Is there anything we can do to help her, anything you can give her?"
"Yes, I was just hoping it would stop on its own." He says.
"Why?"
"She won't like it and might fight us," I must have gave him a questioning look because he went on to explain, "It's given by injection, I promised it wouldn't use an injection if I didn't have to."
"Carlisle, you have no choice, you have too. I will help, she will understand."
"I know I just hate having to do this, but your right. Please bring her into our room when you can, I will have everything ready and tell you what to do then." He says before he leaves to get what he needs from his office.
After another ten minutes of what has now turned into dry heaving and begging for help I carefully pick her up and start to carry her to our room. On the way I see Jasper standing in the hall, I can see the hurt in his eyes; walking towards him I keep my voice low enough for only him to hear me.
"Jasper, are you okay baby?"
"I'm worried about her Momma; I want to do something to help her but don't know what to do." He tells me.
"Oh Jasper, you are doing exactly what you should be. You told us what she was feeling, continue to do exactly what you did, be there for her when she needs you. She has a long journey ahead; she will need our love and understanding. Just continue doing what you do best be her friend, her brother."
Jasper listens and then looks at her carefully walking over to us placing a gently kiss on her forehead saying,
"I'm here for you Sis; I will always be here for you when you need me. Thank you for being you. I love you Sis."
Angela looks at him trying to say thank you, but being so sick she can only barely smile.
We go into the room and Carlisle is waiting for us. I carry her over to our bed when her stomach starts again, she once again is dry heaving, crying and begging as she continues.
"Daddy Carlisle, please help me, please…" She cries holding on me tightly.
"Angela I have something that can help you, do you trust me though?" Carlisle asks her, she nodes her head yes so he goes to get the injection ready. Once she sees it she begins to try and climb off me and get away. I pull her closer and hold her hands together so she will not try and hit one of us and hurt herself. Unfortunately she begins to struggle more; Carlisle sees this and lets his Papa Bear come out.
"Angela Webber you will stop this right this second young lady!"
She looks towards him scared and whimpers, "Angel Bug you know your Momma Esme and I love you very much and would never do anything to hurt you. Right?"
"But you promised," she cries.
"No Angela I said if I could help it, but you can't keep anything down right now so oral will not work. Angel Bug I promise I will make this as quick and painless as I can." He tells her as he comes over to us, "I know you're scared, but I promise this will help you. I am going to ask you this again, do you trust me? Please be honest."
"Yes," she barely whispered against me, if we did not have our advanced hearing we would have missed it.
"Okay, I will tell you what we are going to do, your Momma Esme is going to turn you into her, place her hand just under your waist band in the upper part of your buttocks. This will help numb you with the cold a little bit and it should not hurt so badly. Next, I want you to cuddle tightly into her, bury your head against her chest, and please follow her breathing. Can you do that for me?"
She begins crying softly again, but says "yes."
Carlisle looks at me sadly, but I just nod my head. He understands and goes to grab what he needs.
'Father, Mother tell me when you are ready to start. Rosalie has an idea that might help.' Edward sends us through ESP. Carlisle and I look at each other.
'What do you mean?' I ask him
'We're sorry, but we heard her and Jasper feels how scared she is.'
'Okay, tell everyone we are about to begin.' I tell him.
"Okay my Angel Girl cuddle in close to me," I say. She turns into my chest and buries her head against me, crying scared and sick. Carlisle starts to walk over and I place my hand where he instructs me to which causes her to shiver. Tears begin to flow harder. "Shh… Shh… it's okay," I start when we hear softly from the other side of the door.
(Rosalie and Alice softly)
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain, we all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow.
(All softly)
Lean on us when you're not strong
And we'll be your family; we'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Till we're gonna need somebody to lean on
(Boys softly)
Please, swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of you needs
That you won't let show
(All together softly)
You just call on us, sister, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
We just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on.
Carlisle and I notice Angela seems to relax a little so we decide it's the best time. Very softly he starts to count, "One, two," I remove my hand and he wipes the area, "three." We hear two soft cries from our daughter so I pull her closer. "Shh…All done my Angel Girl, all done." She continues to lean in and cries softly for a minute before she looks at Carlisle to see if he was done. She notices him disposing the syringe, a few tears still streaming down her cheeks. Before I can wipe them away I see Carlisle shake his head slightly.
He walks over and gently takes her from me before sitting in the chair placing her on his lap; he wants him time to comfort her.
"Angel Bug, please look at me." When she turns to look at him he continues, "Daddy is so proud of you."
Now she shakes her head and begins crying again.
"Why shouldn't I be?"
"I…I cried, I begged you not to, I didn't want it." She says.
"Oh Angel Bug, that is a normal response, I knew you wouldn't want it, I knew you were scared and sick. But you didn't fight us, and listened to what we asked you to do. You my Angel Bug are a very good girl."
As Carlisle is talking to her I hear a soft knock on the door, I open it and see a five faces looking back at me.
"Momma is Angela okay?" Jasper asks.
"We are all worried; can we do anything to help?" Emmett adds.
"First, no I am sorry, but she is not, however she will be, she had a nightmare which caused another panic attack which then made her become sick. However, what you all just did was so wonderful, I know it helped her. You my wonderful children have already helped Angela's healing begin, just continue to be here for her, listen and support her. Later today she wants to tell you all what happened which will be very hard for her, so be patient and let her tell what she is comfortable telling. I know I don't have to say this, but do not push her for more information than she is comfortable telling." I tell them softly as I can hear her starting to drift off again.
"Can we say good night to her please?" Edward asks.
"Yes son, but only one at a time and please keep it quiet." Carlisle answers.
One by one they come in, walking over to their Father and Sister.
"Good night Darlin, I promise you're safe. We love you more than you may realize. Good night Papa," Jasper says before giving Angela a kiss and Carlisle a quick hug. "Good night Momma, I love you both too," he says before kissing my cheek.
"Good night Sis, don't worry we'll keep the monsters away. Good night Pops, Mom love you." Emmett says repeating the actions of his brother, being even gentler than normal as to not scare her because of his size.
"Hi Little Sis, I promise I will be here for whatever you need, including forcing me to shop," this made Angela smile slightly, knowing it would not take much force for Alice to shop. "I'm sorry for what ever happened to you and I promise to kick some…"
"Mary Alice," Carlisle warns her.
"I was going to say rear end Daddy, geez. I love you all." She says kissing us all before leaving the room.
"Hi Angela, I just want to remind you if you ever need someone to talk to my door is always open for you, even if I have to kick Emmett out." Rosalie says when we hear.
"Hey, I heard that," Emmett calls trying to sound playfully upset before he continues, "but then again for you Lil Sis I would go anywhere."
We notice another small smile forming on her face as we hear everyone giggling though the house.
"I hope I was able to help you even a little, I love you Sis, you are one of the only humans who treated us with respect without knowing what you did. When you told Bella it was nice she invited Edward with you to La Push, you showed you truly have a heart of pure love. You never judged us like others do. Try and get some sleep now my sister and remember I am just next door. Good night and sweet dreams." Rosalie finishes giving each of us a hug and kiss.
Last to come in is Edward, he waits until his brother's and sister's had their turns and motions for me to join him.
"Angela, you are truly the most selfless person we ever met, it is truly our honor to call you our friend, our family. I hope you understand what each of us said to you is true, we will do anything to protect you, help you, in whatever way you need us we will be there. Also while I cannot control my gift, I can promise to keep what I hear to myself unless I feel it involves your safety or that of anyone in our family, then I will have to speak up. Please believe me. Angela we only want to help you, and while we do not know what has caused your fear to be this bad know each of us have a fear of something. You are not alone; you will never be alone as long as one of us is here."
Angela looks over to Edward and I presume she asks him a question because he seems to be answering her.
"Part of our first life followed us into our second life. But remember we would never cause you harm intentionally, and we will do everything to not cause harm accidently either. Good night my newest Sister." Edward softly whispers this whole conversation so only Carlisle, Angela and I can hear him.
After Edward leaves, Carlisle carries our daughter to her room and I make sure she is completely covered and asleep before we head back to our room. I look at the clock and what seemed like hours is just a little over an hour.
"Why don't we turn the lights off and try to go into our slumber/trance state for a while?" Carlisle asks.
"What if she needs us?"
"Rosalie?" Carlisle calls loud enough for her to hear, but soft enough to not wake Angela up.
"Yes Dad."
"Can you let us know if your hear Angela, I want your Mom to get some down time."
"Okay, Good nigh Dad and Mom. Love you." She replies.
Even just a few years ago we never thought she would say that so freely. I quickly respond, "Thank you Rosebud, we love you too."
3 hours later (7:30 A.M.)
I open my eyes and while I didn't actually sleep I feel more relaxed and rested. Carlisle is already up and finishing his shower.
"Good morning love," he says entering the room.
"Good morning dear, how is Angela doing?"
"She slept through the night, I suggest we let her sleep as long as she needs, she has been through a lot already and still has more to go through."
"Okay, but I do not think we should let her sleep all day, we should check on her in a little while if she is not up."
"Agreed"
I jump in the shower before heading downstairs, I notice Rosalie waiting on the landing telling me she wants to explain about singing last night. I am in awe that she not only did it once, but twice for her newest sister. Also that she admitted it that Carlisle had done this for her once and how it brought them closer together.
Once we finally make our way downstairs I am yet again surprised at what I find, Jasper and Emmett playing their video game on mute, while scream writing and bantering back and forth.
"Mornin Momma," Jasper says, "morning Mom," Emmett also says.
"Uh…Good morning."
"We didn't want to wake up Angela; she had such a rough night. Jazz and I decided to keep the volume down and write messages to keep it down." Emmett explains.
"How long have you been down here?" I ask.
"Since about six Momma," Jasper answers "were we too loud, I promise we tried to keep it down. Like Emmett said we were just too worried, so we decided to come down here and talk. Are we in trouble for not staying in our rooms longer?"
"No babies, in fact I am very proud of you for staying so quiet, respecting her needs. I am especially proud of all of you for caring so much for her."
"Papa? Momma?"
"Yes Son," Carlisle answers.
"Like we said, we were talking, and I promise Edward did not betray her trust, he did not tell us anything other than what I was feeling was correct. We all heard her crying during her nightmare, begging. Papa was it that bad for her?"
"Unfortunately yes it was, but that is her story to tell. Please no one bagger her for information more than she is able to give." Carlisle says.
"Daddy we were never planning that, we just want her to know we love her and are here to help her." Alice tells him.
"Thank you kids," I say, "that will mean the world to her to know."
Carlisle and I head into the kitchen where I warm us a couple cups of elk blood. As we are having our morning 'java', a term the kids taught us, Jasper comes in and sits down with us. I go to make him a cup as I see he's eyes are getting a little darker.
"Are you okay son?" Carlisle asks.
"I was just wondering something Papa."
"Oh, what is that?"
"When Angela was having her nightmare and even after she woke up she thought we would leave her, that Seth would no longer love her. Is what happened to her in the past what put this great fear in her so badly that she believes it true?"
"Yes Jasper, it was that traumatic to her. Why do you ask though?"
"I was just wondering if it would be okay to offer to tell her about my greatest fear. Maybe she will realize that she is not alone, and that we stick together no matter what."
"Son, you have actually given me an idea. Will you and your Mother join me in the living room please?"
We follow Carlisle to the living room, Jasper taking a seat near Alice while I sat with Edward. Carlisle stood in front of everyone. He first re-assured Edward he was not in trouble, he went on to explain what Jasper asked and what his idea was, he then asked for a vote. Not one hand is not raised, Emmett even raising both hands in agreement I was so proud of them. We decide to let Angela decide if she wants to hear about our fears and in what order she wants to hear them.
"Children I must say your Mother and I cannot be more proud of you than we are now, your willingness to accept, love and protect your newest sister is priceless. To be willing to talk about fears you may have or have had. You simply amaze us sometimes and we could never be more honored to call you all…"
"Even my two babies who are older than me," I quickly add.
"Our children."
The room is silent but their faces say a million words.
2 Hours later
Momma, Angela is going to wake up soon. But she won't want to eat much, she is not very hungry. I suggest one scrambled egg with a piece of toast and tea." Alice says.
True to her word within about ten minutes Angela is up.
"Good morning Angel Bug," Carlisle says.
"Good morning Angel Girl," I add.
"Good morning Daddy Carlisle, Momma Esme I'm…"
Carlisle puts his hand up to stop her. "Angel Bug please do not finish that sentence. You were sick, you were scared. You listened and allowed your Momma Esme and me to help you. I do not want to hear you say I'm sorry, okay?"
"Okay, What about Thank You?" She asks.
I walk over to engulf her in a hug, "You my beautiful Angel Girl are very welcome."
Now Carlisle takes her from me and kisses her forehead. "Remember this Angel Bug, we love you very much and will always be here to help you."
After she finishes eating and has a human moment she comes into the living room.
"Um…excuse me everyone."
The kids turn the TV off and give her their full attention. Edward must have heard something because he walks over to her and walks her to where Jasper and Rosalie are sharing a couch. They instantly make room for her and she thanks them while taking a seat.
Once we are all sitting Angela begins,
"First thank you for respecting me enough to let Daddy do my physical, then to just let me relax last night. Oh by the way Jasper I love "Our You Being Served Again," and I loved playing games with everyone. Thank you for making me feel like I am part of the family."
"Hey Sis you are," Emmett says, causing Angela to shyly smile.
"I…please let me say this for myself…I hope you still feel that way when I'm done. I want to tell you what happened to cause what is happening."
"Hey Sis," Emmett says to get her attention, "we are here for you, just take your time and only say what you are comfortable saying."
"Thank you Emmy Bear," she says which now earns her a big smile. She takes a deep breath, and looks to Jasper for a small dose of relaxation. "I was fourteen years old when I started my cycle…"
As Angela is telling her story everyone listens to her, staying as quiet as they can. Whenever she starts getting upset one of the boys would change places with each other so she feels their protection. It seems to help because while she did have a few emotional moments, she did not become hysterical.
Once she is done I decide she needs to eat. She agrees to a bologna sandwich with a little chips and soda pop.
"Momma Esme?"
"Yes Angela"
"Thank you"
"You are very welcome, but for what sweetie?"
"Salt-free chips are my favorite."
"Alice thought you would like them." I tell her.
"Thank you Alice," she calls out.
"Your welcome," Alice calls back.
Once she was done I make her some tea and we head back to the living room. Now we place her between Carlisle and me.
"Angel Bug we hope you realize we are here for you."
She shakes her head yes.
"You may not realize this, but just because we are what we are does not mean we too do not have fears. I promise we do, in fact we want to offer you the opportunity to hear about ours if you wish to." Carlisle says.
"What?"
"You can ask any one or all of us about what we fear and we will tell you our story."
She sits there quietly for a few minutes before saying, "Daddy Carlisle?"
"Yes"
"Can you do it in order of how the family was created," she then looks at everyone to address them, "but only if you want to share them?"
"WE DO!" They all state at once.
She smiles and softly giggles at their response.
Okay, my Beautiful Angel Bug I guess I go first…"
