Bella's POV
The day Amanda was born I cried for hours at the thought of raising another girl but so far Amanda is the picture perfect baby. In her three years of life she's only been sick a few times with the usual colds and stuff like that and she only cries when she needs something. We hired a babysitter to help out with Kaylin and Amanda a few evenings a week so Amelia gets the attention she needs. Kaylin still needs regular hospital and doctors' visits and we still can't figure out why but we've learned to manage. Sam hired more help for the shop so he works less and helps me more. He's done everything he can to make up for what he did but I love Amanda so much it doesn't even matter.
Amelia is still moody but it's more of a normal teenager moody than an I hate you because you abandoned when I was a baby and you keep having new babies moody. She loves Amanda and has a come a long way in liking Kaylin.
Since our kids are all a little older now Sam and I and Jess and Paul decide to take a family vacation together so we can all hang out together plus share babysitting so we get time alone too.
We check into our fabulous hotel which includes a waterpark, amusement park plus spa. Sam and Paul take off with Amelia leaving Jess and I with Kaylin, Sterling and Amanda. Somehow seems unfair but whatever, they'll make it up to us.
They splash around in the baby pool and Jess and I catch up on life. Later that evening Sam and I keep Sterling so they can enjoy their time together. Sterling adores Amanda where he and Kaylin just fight. The littles crash early after the long day leaving us with just Amelia. We watch a movie together and Amelia goes on and on about how much fun she had today and it makes me happy to see her so happy.
The whole week goes surprisingly well for a vacation with 4 kids, 3 of them very young and one of them a moody teenager.
On the drive home we take Amelia and Kaylin and Paul and Jess take Sterling and Amanda because Sterling started screaming her name as we put her in our car.
Both girls crash 5 minutes into the drive with Amelia waking up hours later and Kaylin still crashed.
"Mom, you do realize we went a whole week without Kaylin being sick right?" Amelia asks after she wakes up. I haven't really thought about it but she's right.
"We got lucky." I tell her.
"Really mom? When have we ever been lucky? I think it's something in the house. That makes more sense than luck." And I think about it and she might actually be right. We discuss is and promise her that if she gets sick soon after getting home we will look into her theory, and that even if it turns out to not be she's an awesome big sister for even thinking that much into Kaylin's health to which she responds she loves her, she just annoys the crap out of her. Back to typical Amelia, but we ignore it this time.
Kaylin has a fever within hours of being home.
"She's right Sam! How did I not see this?" I'm an awful mother.
'You never had the chance to see Bella. Amelia only realized after being gone." He tries to comfort me.
"Amelia realized! Still not me." I don't deserve children.
"She's very smart Bella and very observant and you know she sees and thinks about things differently." He reasons and he's right. We are very much alike emotionally but mentally I guess she's more like Mike.
"Now what do we do? How do we figure out what is making her sick?" I ask because I have no idea.
"I don't really know. Let's just sleep tonight and we can talk to her doctor tomorrow." So practical. Who can think about sleep when this house I'm supposed to sleep in is making her sick?
"Not happening. I'm taking Kaylin to Jess and Paul's." I text Jess as I tell him this and she says of course. Amelia and Amanda are already asleep so you can stay here with them right?" I ask him already getting stuff together.
"I will Bella but it could take a while to figure it out. You can't stay there forever." He tries but seeing he's not getting anywhere gives up and helps me get Kaylin ready.
Just as I'm out the door Amelia comes running asking where I'm going and I tell her where and why and she begs to come.
Sam mumbles something about leaving him for Paul and when I look at him like what the hell he says Amelia! I meant Amelia! And I laugh and say OK.
When we get there Sterling gets upset that I have Amelia and Kaylin but not Amanda.
Within the hour Kaylin fever breaks and I know that I will tear the house down to figure out what's making her sick if I have to.
"Why don't you move into your old house while you're trying to figure it out?" Paul asks and it makes perfect sense. When we got married I moved in with Sam and the house is just there. We take good care of it so it's in good shape.
I text Sam and he's like duh why didn't we think of that. I'm starting to think we just aren't smart people. Hopefully the little girls get their brains from somewhere down the line.
So the next day I take Kaylin to the doctor with our new discovery and he gives us a list of common household poisoners. Amelia comes with because for some odd reason she loves doctors and hospitals. She asks the doctor why we were never given this list before and we both just stare at her but she has a point. Something makes my baby incredibly sick, I would like to think we looked at every option. The doctor doesn't have an answer so Amelia storms out and I look at him like I'm sorry but she's 13.
She demands we find a new doctor and I'm thinking at least she is using her moodiness for good.
A/N This is random and has nothing to do with my story but can someone please write me a Bella/Bruce Banner love story?