Broken Moon
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AN: I hope that you like it.
Forever
I held on to Embry's hand. They felt so warm and soft against mine. I could hear his thoughts, as we walked deeper into the woods. He loved me and only me. His life revolved around me and I was his world. I couldn't believe that so much love was there for me. I loved him and only him. It'd been a four years since we got married and the joy that emanated from my heart was overwhelming.
A few years back, we thought that I could be expecting a baby, but the pain that I felt on my stomach had been due to all the stress that the wedding put me in. I also wasn't used to eating human food and that didn't set well with my stomach. I'd been sad, because I was hoping that I was having a miracle: a baby. I stopped worrying about having a child after Embry announced that we were going to adopt. I was really looking forward to holding my child.
I wanted a little girl. A precious brown eyed baby. I was going to love her and dote on her like my mother did with me. But the adoption deal went awry, like everything in my life before I met Embry. We were denied the adoption, because I was only eighteen years old back then and we hadn't been married for more than five years. I was sad, but having my family and my husband helped me get through my disappointment.
Many wonderful things did happened. Samantha and SJ got married a few weeks after Embry and I did. Better yet, they eloped and a year later, she gave birth to a baby boy. Matthew was my first nephew and my parent's first grandson. It was a dream holding him. He was so cute and so small. A year later, they had a little girl and they named her Sky, because of her soft blue eyes. I loved her, because she was my twin brother's daughter. She looked just like my grandmother Nessie. Her complexion was creamy and perfect pouty ruby red lips. She was a biter, but didn't like blood. Samantha was relieved about that. But, like always, life surprises us and she got pregnant again, this time, she was expecting another girl and she was demanding blood. When Carlie was born, Carlisle placed her on Samantha's arms and she bit her mother. We didn't know that the baby had venom in her bite and three days later, Samantha became a vampire. SJ was worried for his wife and his children, but after a year and a half of Carlie's birth, they managed to live together again.
Addivani got pregnant again, after my wedding and had a boy, Japhet. Chrissy was growing too fast for us to know what she really was. We knew that she was leaning more towards her werewolf gene, since she was suffering from spontaneous anger outburst and she shook a lot, whenever she didn't get what she wanted. She really was Addivani's daughter. One afternoon, while she was playing with Diego, she bit him and he reprimanded her and she ran into the woods and returned home looking like a small gray wolf, with black fur around the eyes.
"Yep, she is a wolf." Papito muttered, as he walked to her.
She moved away from her, but after much needed convincing, she opened up to him and since that day, she has returned to being a lovely and cute teenager. After Japhet turned one, Ruben left Addivani to move to Brazil with Nahuel. He wanted to live forever with his wife and the only way to do that was by becoming a vampire. After Addivani and I tried to convince him not to become a vampire; he opted in becoming one. She was alone for almost three years, until Ruben learned to control his thirst. He returned to her and were now living in a small town in Washington. Not too far away from La Push. Chrissy couldn't live near him, so she moved with my Uncle Jasper and Aunt Alice.
"But," Addivani said sadly, before she got on her car to drive to her new home. "They are vampires too."
"I know," Chrissy said, as she placed her hands in her pocket. "I just don't feel comfortable with Dad. I- at least, not yet."
"He is your father." Addivani said, as she held her daughter.
Chrissy nodded and kissed her mom's cheek. "And you are my mother."
"I want you to know that I love you, Chrystal." Addivani whispered, as she let go of her daughter.
"I love you too, Mom." Chrissy said, smiling sadly at her mother and then looking at her father. "I think that this- the separation- is good for all of us."
"I'll miss you." Ruben said, as he waved at her. "You'll always be my little angel."
"I will too." Chrissy said, as she nodded and took a step back, as she held her breath. "Take care of Japhet."
"We will," Ruben said, as he lifted my nephew in his arms and kissed him.
"Bye, sweetie." Ruben said, nodding his head. "You remember to visit your family."
"Um, OK, bye, Dad." Chrissy said glumly, as she watched her father put her brother on the floor. Japhet ran to her and stood in front of his sister.
"I love you." Japhet said, as he took her hand in his. "I love you very much, Kissy."
"Me too." Chrissy smiled down at him. "Look, I gotta go. Alice and Jazz are waiting for me."
"OK, yeah, we also gotta get going. Come and visit us soon!" Addivani said, as tears fell down her face. She grabbed both of her children's hands and kissed them. "Come on, Japhet."
"I will visit you guys soon. Bye, Mom and Dad."
"Bye, kiddo." Ruben said, as he got inside his car. Addivani began to walk away, but Japhet managed to break free of her hold and ran to his sister.
"Kissy," Japhet said, as he held on to my niece's leg. I felt sad for Addivani and for Ruben... but I also understood Chrissy. "I love you."
"Me too," Chrissy cried, as she knelt in front of her brother and cried. "Be good to Mom and Dad."
"I will."
Alice and Jasper moved to New Hampshire with Chrystal and the rest of the Cullens.
Allegra and Jared Jay got married in a luxurious and costly wedding that my Aunt Alice had time to prepare. A few months later, she was expecting her first child and had a little girl. She named her Maxine. Just because Jared Jay lots a bet with Paul Maximus.
Alexis and Chase did everything the opposite way. They had their twin daughters Allyson and Hazel first and then got married. My dad wasn't too thrill, but when he saw the sonogram and found out that his baby girl, Alexis was pregnant and with twins, he was the happiest father in the world. They weren't identical, but they were just as beautiful. Quil was a sucker for his granddaughters. Papito and Quil got into stupid arguments about who was going to babysit the girls. It was fun watching my family grow.
Ivory and Diego got married a few months ago and we just found out that they are expecting a little boy. I was happy that my brother's and sister's were having a wonderful life. Samantha and Ruben could now live an eternity with their spouses. I knew that Samantha's was on accident, since she got bitten by her daughter, but now SJ could have her forever. After Ivy's and Diego's wedding, my parents decided to move to New Hampshire too. They wanted to live sometime alone, away from their kids. It was understandable. All their kids were grown and married. They had their own family ahead of them. They moved to New Hampshire, because even though Mom was already older than what she appeared to be, she was still a Daddy's little girl and Papa Jacob didn't protest about having his only daughter near him. I called my parents almost every night, asking about how they were and when they were coming to visit. My dad would joke around saying that I should be the one visiting them. He also told me that they had a great surprise for me. I would pester them into telling me what it was that they wanted to give me for my surprise, but all he said was that it was going to be life changing.
It was a week before our fifth anniversary, when Embry decided to take me on walk. His excuse was that I needed to see something that he discovered. We walked at human pace for an hour, when Embry walked closer to me and took my hands. "Why are we stopping, Em?" I asked curiously, when Embry stopped walking.
"I have to cover your eyes." he said.
"Why?" I asked, when he stood behind me and covered my eyes with a single hand. "Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise." he said, kissing my cheek lovingly.
"Em," I said, shaking my head. "I want to know. Come on tell me!"
"Moon, it's a surprise." he chuckled, as we walked towards the destination he was taking me.
"Fine," I said, touching the hand that was over my eyes. "Are we there yet?"
"Almost," he said. We walked a bit further, when he suddenly stopped. "Moon," he paused, as he removed his hand off my eyes. "I-this is our new home." he said, pointing at a beautiful cabin-style home. It was beautiful cabin-like home, decorated with red bricks and small shrubs adorned the front of it. "It's an early anniversary gift. There are more, but this is the one of the biggest one and I needed you to see this house so you can know- Um, do you like it?"
"Em," I said, clasping my mouth in surprise. "It's beautiful."
"You like it?" he smiled.
"I love it!" I squealed happily.
"I'm glad." he said timidly. "Come, let's check the inside together." he said, taking my hand in his. We walked up the front porch steps and he carried me inside. "I have to carry you inside, princess. This is your new home, angel."
"Oh, wow," I said, as I held on to him. "Esme, she decorated the entire house, didn't she?"
"Actually, no." Embry said, as he slowly walked to the middle of the living room.
"No?" I asked surprised. "Then who?"
He chuckled and gently placed me on the ground. "This is a gift from Rose and Emmett."
"Rose?" I asked confused.
"Yes," Embry nodded.
"But why?" I said, turning around to admire the decorations in the living room. "I don't deserve this."
"You do, Moon." Embry said, grabbing my hand and kissing the back of it. "Come, let's go and admire our new home."
"Wow," I said contently. We walked through the enormous rooms, contemplating how the designs of every room merged with the next one. The house decoration theme was the ocean. Aunt Rosalie always knew that I loved the ocean. I met Embry near the shorelines. I fell in love with Embry's scent; it was always mixed of woods, rain and the ocean breeze. "This is also beautiful."
We continued exploring our house, when we walked up the staircase and Embry stood in front of me and smiled sadly at me. "I'm, well, I don't want to get into details of how you were conceived, but there was a time that your Aunt Rose fought along with Ali to keep you alive." he said gloomily. "She loves you very much. I hope that you understand that even though, you are safe Moon. You aunt keeps on fighting for your happiness."
"She did?" I asked confused.
"Yes,"
"I-" I stuttered, and began to cry. I knew the story of my past, but it always made me sad. It took me many years to finally find value in my life.
"Don't cry!" Embry said worriedly. "Please, don't cry."
"I'm sorry. I cant help it."
He held me in his arms and wiped the tears away, as he kissed me hungrily. I kissed him back, because the love and adoration that I felt for him was too much to hold inside my heart.
"Come on," Embry said, as he smiled down at me. "There is more."
We walked around the upstairs part of the house and I noticed that at the end of the hallway was a room with a white door. "What is this room?"
"Um, well, this is the most important room of the entire house." Embry said, as he blocked my path. "This is my second anniversary gift. I think that it's the most important one of all."
"It is?"
"Yes," he said, taking my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"But, we already saw the master bedroom."
"I know, but this is where our future begins." Embry chortled. "This is, come, you be the judge of it." he said, as he practically dragged me into the room.
We walked in to the large and ample room with walls painted in a soft blue pastel color. "What is this?" I asked when I walked into the middle of the room and held my breath. I noticed that it had two cribs, a changing table and many plush teddy bears adorning the room. There was a frame with a picture of a sonogram on top of the night table. I walked to it and touched it with my index. "Embry,"
"Well," Embry said, as he stood behind me and placed his arms around my shoulder and brought me closer to him.
"Well, what?"
"I was thinking that maybe you and I can start a family." he said happily, kissing my neck.
"Embry," I said dejectedly. "We tried adopting. They denied our application."
"I know," Embry said, as he spun me around. "But I summited another adoption application. I know that I should've consulted you, but I wanted to spare your feelings in case that we got denied again."
"You did?" I asked confused.
"Yes," he nodded, staring at me sadly. "But we don't need to go through this again. No more adopting agency."
"No, why?"
"One of my good friend's wife happens to be a patient of Carlisle and is having twins next week and she wants us to be the parents. By divine right, Mallory, we are those babies' parents." he said happily.
I pushed him away and almost jumped out of my skin. "You are serious? She does? We are? Parents?"
"Yes," Embry grinned. "She's having twin boys."
I covered my mouth with my hand and looked around the room. I couldn't picture my house filled with babies. I just couldn't.
"We are having a ba-two baby boys? Double the blessings? Are you sure?" I yelled contently.
Embry nodded. "Yes, we are going to have two precious little boys."
"Oh, I can't." I said, shaking my head.
"Why? I thought that you wanted a baby, Moon?"
"I do!" I sighed. "I honestly do, but I am afraid of watching them grow old and eventually dying." I cried.
"Moon, that's part of a normal life."
"We aren't normal."
"I know and I apologize for not being able to-" Embry said sadly.
"You shouldn't apologize... I'm the one that is not capable of-" I interjected, but Embry's lips were on mine.
"Hush, Moon." he whispered, against my lips. He kissed me again and then embrace me in his arms and looked down at me with such love, that I felt the luckiest girl in the world. "Look, let's be the parent's of these babies. They are ours, baby girl. They are ours."
"They are ours?" I asked confused.
"Yes, yours and mine." he said, kissing me again. "Plus, they need a home, love and someone to take care of them." he said, shrugging. "We have a home, we have plenty of love to spare and I know that they'll be the miracle that we've been waiting for."
"Are you sure?"
"I am positive."
"So, you really want to adopt these babies?"
"Yes, because I want to see you happy and I know that they'll bring happiness into our lives. Plus, they are mine. I love them already."
The week went by pretty fast. I spent it shopping for new clothes for the twins. Allegra and Alexis helped me and so did Ivory. We managed to buy enough clothes for all my nieces and nephews. I was happy. There was nothing that could compare to the happiness of knowing that in less than a week, I would have my two little boys with me. We made it to New Hampshire on a Friday and on Saturday, the woman that was going to have Embry's and my babies went into labor. According to Alice, we were going to be in time to see our children.
I paced nervously around the waiting room. It was the day when my miracle was going to happen. Embry was as nervous as me. We'd been waiting for this moment for so long and now that it was happening, we didn't know how to react. Somehow, my entire family decided to join us in this glorious day. This was the day that my miracle was going to happen and my family was with me, supporting me and giving me strength.
"Where is Mom?" I asked, after two hours of waiting for any news of the birth of my children. I looked around the room and didn't find her.
"She is with Dad, why?" SJ said nonchalant
"She said that she was going to be here." I said nervously, as I walked to where Embry was sitting.
"She is," Allegra said, placing her hand on my shoulder.
"Just calm down, Moon." Addivani said, as she placed her son on her lap. Chrissy sat beside Alice and Jasper and stared at her father, Ruben.
"I am calmed, Addison." I snapped. "I just want Mom."
"She'll be here. You'll see her soon." Allegra smiled.
After another hour of waiting, I began to pace around the room some more. Embry soon followed. "Guys, just sit." Alexis said annoyed. "You are gonna make a dent on the floor."
"Sit," Alice said annoyed.
"Do as your aunt says, Moon." Jasper said nonchalantly.
"Alice, Jasper, I just want Mom to be here. She's the one that wanted me to have children and now that I am, she is nowhere to be seen. Plus, she can calm me down."
"Just calm down." SJ said, as he stood behind me and wrapped his arms around me. "You'll see her."
Jasper used his mood enhancing ability and I felt relaxed and happy. "Thanks, Uncle Jazz."
"You are welcome." he smiled.
"So, where is the baby?" Emmett asked, as he walked into the waiting room, holding his wife's hand in one and a large teddy bear in the other. "Here, this is for you. Congratulations!" he said, kissing my cheek.
"For me?" I asked, as he handed me the teddy bear.
"Yeah," he mumbled, smiling. "You are the mom-to-be."
"I am, aren't I?" I laughed contently.
"Yes," Rose said happily.
"Aunt Rose, I am so glad that you are here." I shrieked, hugging her. "Thank you for the house. I love it. Thank you for everything you've done for me. I love you."
"Me too, angel." she whispered, as she broke free from my embrace. "I love you very much and I am glad to be here with you. This is your moment and I wouldn't miss this for the world."
We waited a bit more and I noticed that my grandfather Jacob wasn't around either. "Where is Papa Jacob and Nessie?"
"They are with your mother and your dad." Alice said relaxed
"Ugh, they promised to be here."
"They are." Embry said.
"But where?" I snapped, turning to look at him.
"Calm down, Moon." he smiled. "You need to relax."
"I am, but not having my parents and Papa with me is making me anxious." I said, as I walked into his opened arms. "I want them with me. This is our day!"
"Moon,"
"Yes, Em."
"Sweetie, relax. You need to relax, princess." he whispered in my ear.
"OK."
My family had come with us to New Hampshire to collect our new bundles of joy. It was the most joyous day of my life. I was going to be a mother. It wasn't in the traditional way, but it was in the spiritual way.
"Carlisle should be here in ten minutes with the children." Alice shrieked happily as she got up from Jasper's lap. "Edward and Bella are arriving the hospital as I speak."
"When will I see my mom?" I asked nervously.
"In seventeen minutes and six seconds, five seconds," Alice chirped, as she reached for her brand name purse and pulled out a camera. "Here, you forgot yours and you are going to need this one. Trust me."
"Thanks, Aunt Alice." I said, as I took the black velvet camera cover. I looked at her quizzically and she just smiled.
"You are welcome."
"Moon," Bella said softly, as she peeked her head into the room.
"Edward, Bella, I am so glad that you guys are here." I jumped at her and hugged her. When I saw Papa Edward, I hugged him too and clung to him, like I used to when I was younger.
"We wouldn't miss your day." Edward said, smiling happily at me. "You deserve this happiness.
"Thanks, Papa." I said, flashing him a smile. I took the camera that Alice gave me and began taking pictures of my family.
"Embry, how are you? Nervous?" I heard Edward whispering to Embry.
"You should know, Edward." Embry smiled. "You can read my mind."
"I can and I am happy with everything I am seeing." Edward chuckled
"I'm glad too." Alice said, as she stood beside her brother.
"What are you guys talking about?" I asked curious.
"Nothing important." Embry said sheepishly.
Alexis and I continued taking pictures of the children, our uncles and aunts and then making goofy faces. I needed to relax. When I managed to calm down, Alice jumped off her chair and ran to the waiting room entrance.
"Here comes Carlisle." Alice said, and as she spoke, Carlisle appeared in the room holding my children.
I leaned against Embry and placed a hand on his arm. "Do you see that, Em? Am I dreaming? It's too good to be true." I managed to say.
Embry nodded and gently shoved me towards Carlisle. "Go, those are your babies, Moon." Embry whispered tenderly in my ear.
"Yes," I mumbled, as I took a step closer to Carlisle. The entire room went quiet. "Hi, grandfather," I whispered, waving at Carlisle. He smiled at me and nodded. "Um, can I hold them?"
"Of course," Carlisle said. "They are your children, Moon. They aren't identical." he said, as he placed one of the tiny babies in my left arm and the other on the right. I felt the world stop spinning. These little miracles were mine. Only mine. I wanted to scream and cry, but, I couldn't. I needed to be strong. There was going to be time to scream and yelled my joy to the world.
"Carlisle," I said panicking.
"Yes?" Embry and Carlisle said in unison.
"These babies, they," I paused, when I saw images of my mother's face running through my head. My mother? Why her?
"They what, Moon?" Carlisle asked nonchalantly, as he took a step closer.
"Embry, these babies they look like us and one of them... he's showing me images of my Mom and my Papito."
"That's because they are ours." Embry smiled. "These babies are yours and mine... they have our genes. They are yours and mine."
"What?" I asked confused, as I looked around the room and found my sisters smiling happily. "But how? You guys knew?" I asked SJ, the triplets and Diego. They all nodded, even Bella, Edward, Rose, Emmett, Alice and Jasper knew.
"You should come and meet their surrogate mother." Carlisle said, as he took one of the twin's from my arm. "You'll be surprised."
"Who is she?" I asked perplexed. "Is it my-"
"I know that you'll be happy once you meet her." Allegra shouted from the waiting room.
I followed Carlisle down the hall and looked at my child. He was staring attentively at me, a sweet dimpled smile on his lips. His eyes were blue like the sky. He was so beautiful. He had Embry's face, skin color and hair. My little boy.
"Carlisle," I whispered. He turned around and smiled proudly at me. I walked closer to him and looked down at the little boy that he was holding. Baby number two was smiling. He only had one dimpled and brown eyes. He looked so much like my grandfather. I touched his face with my index finger and he cooed. "Thanks. I don't know how this miracle happened... but thanks."
He nodded and continued walking, until he stopped in a room at the end of the corridor. "She is in there." he said, handing the baby to Embry.
Embry stood beside me and kissed my forehead. "Happy Mother's day, princess." he said lovingly. "Have you decided on a name for our boys?"
"Yes," I said merrily. "I do have their names."
"What are they?" Embry asked, as he leaned closer to me. "I want to know the names that you've chosen for our children."
"OK," I whispered, looking at the twins. "Ever is the one I am holding and Hessed is the one in your arms..."
"Ever and Hessed Call." Embry said, as he kissed Hessed's head and then my forehead. He then leaned down to kiss Ever's cheek. There were tears coming down our faces. This was a joyous day for us. "Their names are strange, but cute. I love you Moon." he choked.
"Just like their father." I said, when I saw Hessed smile at me and reached for me with his tiny little hands and Ever hid his face behind his hand and smiled shyly at me. "They want me!"
PS: I couldn't ignore my imagination. This is where I wanted the story to go. I love it and I am fond of this chapter. The name Ever, is from Irish descent (if my sources are correct) and I think that Moon's love for Embry is forever. Hessed, means mercy in Hebrew (again, if my sources are correct). There are many ways to spell it and to pronounce it. The pronunciation here is Heh-Seth. I thought it was cute and that's my nephews name. I wanted to honor him in this chapter, so there you have the last chapter before the end. I want to know what you think of the story. I also gave Ruben and Samantha eternal life so they could live with their spouses. You have written it and you have read it.... The next chapter will be the last and then the Epilogue. Thanks again for the awesomeness.