Chapter 22

"You made mommy mad," Carlie said in that you're-in-trouble voices.

"I'm not mad," I told her, "Just annoyed," I said as I looked up at Edward.

We walked over to the living room and I popped the movie in before I went over and sat on the couch with Carlie and Edward. As soon as I sat down Carlie crawled off Edwards lap, over my lap and sat next to me. I leaned my head on Edward's arm that was stretched across the couch behind my neck and crossed my legs Indian style.

Carlie snuggled up to me and watched the previews. "Oh! Can we buy Cinderella mommy?" Carlie asked as she watched the preview.

"Right now?" I asked.

She giggled, "No later," she responded back.

"Sure why not?" I said as I took Edward's hand in mine and entwined your fingers together.

I looked over at her as she laughed because of the next preview. She was so adorable. The movie soon started and oddly enough I didn't want to fall asleep.

"Let's hope I don't fall asleep," Edward whispered to me. I chuckled lightly at his comment.

We were watching the credits in the beginning when Carlie suddenly exclaimed, "Look! Daddy's name!"

I smiled at her as she got off the couch and pointed out Edward's first name, "That is my name princess," Edward said with a small chuckle.

She walked back over to Edward and sat on his lap. I smiled as she watched the movie in fascination. "Why is Bambi a prince?" Carlie asked.

"Because his daddy's the king," Edward told her as he lightly played with her hand.

"Does that make you a king daddy?" she asked him as she inclined her head back to look at him. He looked at her a bit confused, "You call me princess," she told him.

He smiled softly, "No I'm not a king but you'll always be a princess to me," he said as he lightly kissed her forehead.

She smiled before she moved her head back and looked at the screen. "Why is he acting weird?" Carlie asked as she looked over at me.

I smiled lightly, "He's a baby. He doesn't know anything," I told her as I lightly placed a loose curl behind her ear.

It was quiet after that. We all just watched the movie calmly well at least me and Edward were Carlie was laughing a lot. The laughter didn't last long though. I always hated the scene where Bambi's mom dies.

"Mommy?" I looked over at her to find her looking at me with wide eyes.

I could see tears starting to form in her eyes, "What's wrong?" I asked her as I lightly touched her cheek.

"What happened to his mama?" she asked me on the verge of tears. I wasn't expecting this kind of reaction from a two year old. So I didn't know exactly what to say in this kind of situation. I see why my mom didn't let her watch all of it now. "Did she die?" she asked me with tears brimming over and her chest heaving up and down from her uneven breathing.

I looked up at Edward in concern before I looked back her. She quickly got off Edward's lap and curled up into a ball on mine. Her tiny fists gripping onto my shirt as she buried her face into my chest, "Don't leave me mommy. Don't ever leave me," she cried.

I lifted her up making her rest her head on my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around her small body, "I'm not going anywhere, sweetie."

"I don't want you to die," she cried on my shoulder. Maybe Bambi wasn't a good idea after all.

"I'm not going to die," not anytime soon anyways…hopefully.

She pulled away to look at me with her tear filled eyes, "Are you sure?" she asked.

I lightly wiped her tears away and looked her in the eyes, "Yes I'm sure."

She was calming down now. She wiped her face with the back of her hand and looked over at Edward. She moved back over to his lap and wrapped her arms around his midsection, "Take care of mommy daddy," she told him.

He lightly placed his hands on her back, "I will princess," he told her before he lifted her up. She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder with her eyes closed.

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I walked over to my side of the bed a little worried about Carlie. Okay that was an understatement. I was worried sick about her. We finished watching the movie but she was still scared for me. I turned the baby monitor on and slid under the covers.

"I'm worried about Carlie," I told Edward after I had turned the light off and gotten comfortable under the covers.

He lightly caressed my cheek as he scooted closer to me, "I know…me too. Has she ever reacted like that about anything?" he asked.

I shook my head, "No…never."

He sighed as he dropped his hand, "I got a call from the police department today. They want me to go in tomorrow for something."

"About what?" I asked.

"I don't know but they said it was important," he replied back with a small yawn.

"Are you in trouble?" I asked.

He shook his head, "No I think they need my help for something."

I bit my lip lightly before I cuddled up to him, "What time to you have to go in?" I asked.

"Whenever I want as long as I go tomorrow," he said in a sleepy voice.

I closed my eyes after that and drifted off into the land of sleep. And not a very comforting sleep. "Mommy?" a voice echoed through the air.

"Carlie?" I called out as I looked around the black void that surrounded me.

"Mommy!" she was scared. What if someone was hurting her?

"Carlie! Sweetie where are you?!" I yelled out desperately.

Her small scream filled the air making me jolt upright in bed. I quickly looked over at the baby monitor to see the lights colored up from the sounds coming on the other end. I quickly threw the covers off of me and ran across the hall.

No one was in the room though. I ran over to her bed. "Mommy! Don't go! Mommy!!"

"Carlie!" I shook her shoulder but she didn't wake up, "Carlie wake up!" I yelled at her.

Her eyes snapped open and she looked up at me in fear, "Mommy," she cried.

I quickly lifted her up and hugged her to my chest, "Its okay baby. It was just a bad dream."

She clung onto me with dear life, "Can I sleep with you mommy?" she asked with a small hiccup.

"Is she okay?" I turned my torso around to find Edward looking at us in worry.

"She just had a bad dream," I told him as I stood up, "Is it okay if she sleeps with us tonight?" I asked him.

"Of course," he said before he lightly touched her head, "Are you okay princess?" he asked her softly.

She sniffled and looked up at him, "Daddy…I'm scared," she whimpered out.

He gently kissed her temple, "I won't let anyone hurt you."

She shook her head against my shoulder lightly, "I'm not scared for me," she told him.

"Then why are you scared?" he asked in a soft voice.

"The bad man wants to hurt mommy," she whispered in a watery voice.

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