CarlislePOV

Esme came back down with Bella dressed in a one piece cat nightwear outfit and put her in the bouncer, she made her way over to me and was starting to droop into her dreams. I pulled her onto my lap and she nestled her face in my neck and fell asleep soon after. I exscused myself and carried Esme upstairs into the bedroom and lay her on the bed. She looked so calm and peaceful laying there. I bent down and kissed her forehead before making my way back downstairs to enjoy the small talk everyone was making.

I sat back in my seat and was staring at my little angel sleeping in her bouncer.

"Carlisle, she's a beauty" Kate said, I turned and looked at her with a nod and turned back to look at Bella " Not just Bella but Esme too" I smiled and thanked Kate. Out of all the women from the Denali coven Kate is by far the most down to earth, she tells it like it is and is always kind and loving.

The Denali's stayed for a few more hours then left us so we can get Bella to her cot upstairs. When they all left and had put Bella in her cot I went into the bedroom to check on Esme and there she was sleeping like an Angel.

5 months later

Bella was now one year old and and still hasn't uttered her first word, we think its because Emmet keeps asking her to say his name and a load of other stuff that she gets confused and rushed so were still waiting on that. The Denali's come round every 2 months to see Bella and she still hates it when Tanya picks her up. Bella can walk now but prefers when we carry her.

Today was one of those rare sunny days you get in Ohio and Bella has only seen us sparkle a couple of times so whenevr we can we take her outside to see it. We have a pool outside so we take Bella in there, Edward taught her how to swim doggy paddle so thats what she does. I was walking around the living room putting away some of Bella's things when I felt a tug on my pants leg, I looked down and see Bella smiling up at me.I bent down and picked her up, resting her on my hip

"Hi Princess" I said and moved away some of her brown curly hair.

"ah, ah ah" she cooed while pointing outside.

"You want to go outside?" She nodded her head and I put her down again. " Go find Edward and he might be able to take you into the pool" She nodded and ran off to find Edward not ten minutes later she was back and tugging on my pants again.

"What Princess?" I asked. She grabbed my hand and led me to the stair gate which happened to be locked. She pointed and made another babbling sound towards the gate. I opened it and watched her walk up the stairs one step at a time. I went to go find Esme and found her in the kitchen washing up the dishes. I went up behind her and put my arms around her waist makign her jump. She turned around and laughed, she reached her arms around my neck and kissed me, I dotn think the kiss was meant to last as long as it did but it was getting more heated by the minute. We were broke from our kiss by Bella. She ran in the kitchen wearing her little swim costume and arm bands. She twirled around trying to show us and pointed to the little skirt attached too. Esme laughed and went back to the dishes. I bent down and picked her up and looked at the skirt with her. Then everyone came down wearing there costumes aswell. Edward came in to take Bella. Bella went to him and then looked at me and pointed outside. I nodded knowing she was asking if I was going to go in. I didn't intend to today but I was definatley going out there. After Esme finished the dishes we went upstairs and changed into the bathing suits that Alice had put on our bed. Esme had on a navy and white striped bikini with a red belt that tied at the sides and I had on a navy pair od trunks.

"Thank God, I didn't get stretch marks" She said while looking in the mirror at her still flat stomach. I stood behind her in the mirror and and wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her neck.

"Even if you had gotten them, you'd still be outragesly gorgeous" I breathed on her neck. She giggle and walked to the door and went downstairs, I followed her out into the back garden. Me and Esme sat down on the sun loungers and wathced everyone, every few minutes we would end up kissing each was taking a sip of her lemonade which we had set out when we heard it.

"Pa Pa" Bella screamed while running towards me with Emmet chasing her, well he was chasing her until he heard her speak. Everyone turned to look at her as she carried on running. I got up myself and ran to her soon after evryone else did.

"Princess you spoke" I said while picking her up and spinning her around, she giggled and carried on screaming 'papa' I hugged her to me and smiled the biggest smile since forever. Everyone else had smiles on their then came over and messed up her hair.

" Way to go squirt, you are the bestest 1 year old ever!" He boomed. Bella giggled and hid her head in my neck. Everyone else came and told them how happy they were and then Bella came and sat with Esme and I as the others were playing some random game in the pool. Bella was sat on my knee while drinking some lemonade from her sippy cup. Bella fell asleep on my chest while the others where playing, Esme was reading a book and I was combing my fingers through Bella's hair. Bella stayed fast asleep for over 3 hours and she was laid on my chest the hole time, Esme fell asleep about an hour after Bella did so now it was just the vampires messing around. Bella was starting to wake up so I took my fingers out of her hair and kissed her forehead.

"Pa pa?" she asked and pointed to Esme. Bella shrugged her shoulders and looked at me as if to say 'what is she doing ?'

"mummy's sleeping" I told her and she nodded but kept glancing at her. Jasper came over after the sixth time she looked back at Esme.

"She's worried about her for some reason" He said and sat on the Grass. Bella moved and sat in his crossed legs with her dummy in her mouth and sippy cup in her hand. She laid herself so she was streatched right across from him.

"why do you think she's worried ?" I asked, he shrugged his shoulders and looked down at Bella as she played with the strings on the front of his trunks.

"Princess, why are you worried about mummy?" I asked her and she looked up at me then at Esme. She didn't take the dummy out but she did point. She pointed at everyone in the pool, Jasper and myself and nodded then pointed at Esme and shook her head then pointed at me again.

"what do you think she meant by that?" I asked Jasper. Soon enough everyone came around and was listening. Nobody had any idea except for Emmet.

"Maybe she's confused as to why we look and act differently to Esme" Sometimes that boy amazes us all, he would usually come out with an over dramtic or stupid announcement but I think when nobody understands something he does.

"Is that it Bella, why your worried ?" I asked her and she looked up at me again and nodded. Jasper gave her a hug and told her there was nothing to worry about, everyone else did too and she nodded and went back to drinking her leomnade. Edward went to Bella and took her next and took her into the pool. Those two have a connection that is unlike anyone elses but that's nothing to worry about now. Edward wouldn't do anything to harm her.