OOOK people, thank you so much for your reviews and support, Here is the new chapie, a very emotional and cute i think :)
Thanks to my beta Marla1 for her help, i owe you so much hun :)
Enjoy...
Chapter Sixteen
Accidental Redemption
I moved in our new family house with a smile on my face as Emmelie was in my arms. We had moved to the Denali a few weeks back and even if I was sad –for the first time- for leaving Forks, I was glad we were in a brand new house.
Before, every migrating period had the same numb sense for me, I didn't care where we were heading, I didn't care what we were leaving behind us. I just remained silent as not to make Esme sad as she was always happy when were going to one of our houses. Small stops during an endless drive to nowhere.
Forks, however was something different this time, as in that place, my life had changed a lot, Bella had entered our lives, we lived through a lot of drama with her and Edward and when we thought everything was fine, Rennesme was on the way and the drama started all over again.
But for me, the greatest change in my life that happened in Forks was the arrival of Emmett's and my child. A miracle had happened back in Forks and I was grateful for it. Now as I held little Emmelie Esme Lillian in my hands I felt a small pang of sadness for the wet, muddy Forks, back in Washington.
It wasn't an easy decision to come to Denali, it was a place we did not have a house in and even though Emmett and I wanted to go to New Hampshire the family had decided to move here. Bella and Edward abandoned their plans about Dartmouth and our cousins were here along with their new addition, Carmen and Eleazar's son who was born a few weeks prior.
Jacob following the family had became another drama with him not wanting us to move again and Edward, Bella, me and Carlisle trying to explain him how things worked for us, our father was the calmed and polite Cullen of the four.
Of course leaving Rennesme behind was out of the question so the decisions were made after a few fights and snapped bones. Leaving Leah as the Alpha behind him, Jacob followed the family. In a way I appreciated him a little as he proved himself willing to sacrifice his people and clan as to follow Rennesme anywhere.
I moved up the stairs and knocked on Alice and Jasper's bedroom, not wanting to enter and possibly interrupt anyone as I had came straight from mine and Emmett's cottage. Alice opened the door and smiled at me but beamed at Emmelie in my hands.
'You sure OK? I can always take her with me and Emmett.' I said for the hundredth time this week and Alice rolled her eyes and took my daughter from my hands.
'Rose, stop it, please, she's going to be fine, you and Emmett go and enjoy yourselves.' Alice told me as Emmelie started playing with her aunt's short hair. I sighed and nodded as I knew my sister was right.
Carmen had given birth to her son and as the rest of our family was fairly busy with the recent move of the coven here, and since Emmett and I wanted a few days on our own after two years of being around everyone constantly, we had decided to visit our cousins. The covens were closer than ever now, with our new house in the Denali. We had decided to go and visit them across the area, it was the only reason why I had agreed because the last thing I wanted was to be far away from my child. I looked at Alice and Emmelie and I knew I needed to get some time for me and my husband, our baby girl had no problem living with the rest of the family as she had proven while Emmett and I were gone for hunts over the last year, it was us who had the detaching problems with her.
'Tell me the schedule again,' I demanded and Alice actually groaned and pouted. She sighed, glared at me and spoke through her teeth.
'Bella and I will take the kids for shopping and exploration of the area – it has been years since we were here and Bella with Rennesme don't know the place- Jacob will probably come with us, as he will probably want to. Jasper and Edward want to make a surprise to Emmelie bee here,' Alice said and nuzzled her nose on my baby's face; I smiled a bit through my nerves of leaving my baby girl for days. 'And then we'll return and stay here. That's all.' Alice said as she looked back at me, her eyes radiating with irritation. 'Now go, Rose, go, have fun, you both deserve it.' Alice told me and I nodded but didn't move.
'Her favorite blanket is the purple one, her teddy bear is downstairs---
'--her favorite gown is the magenta one with the two cows, one spoon of honey in her milk is perfect for her to calm down and I won't let Jacob too close to her, nor anyone to toss and catch her like you do because you think you're the best doing this. For the love of God, Rosalie, get out of here.' Alice cut me and went on with the things I wanted to say and ended the speech with her command. I sighed once again, gave a kiss to my baby girl and started for the stairs leading downstairs.
I moved out of the house, trying to dismiss the feeling of guilt and fear in my gut, I wanted to stay with Emmelie but I also needed some time with my husband and lover. Emmett was loading our suitcases in my car as I approached him, he grinned at me as he closed the back door of my BMW and moved closer to me.
'Ready to go?' he asked happily and I nodded my head less enthusiastically, something that wasn't unnoticed by my husband, he pulled me even closer by my waist and gave me a passionate kiss. 'Emmelie is independent and we should be the same, love, the trip will be great for us, it'll help, we have been around here for two years, the longest we ever had, we haven't smashed anything… and even if I wouldn't have it any other way. I wanna push you up against a wall or a tree or something not easily breakable, and have my way with the most beautiful wife of the universe.' Emmett said huskily in my ear and I shivered at his words, our sparkle never dying. I finally grinned truly, wanting the same thing and I kissed his lips, nodding my head and licking his earlobe as he had towered me. He let out a sigh and kissed me again.
'You'll be able to drive or you can't see straight?' I teased and he pinched my bottom and stole another kiss from my lips.
'Get in the car, angel.' He only said and we parted to get in the BMW. The drive to the Denalis' manor wasn't too long, two hours tops, I winked at Emmett as he decided to drive on the way there. I turned the CD player on and the CD Alice had made for me started playing from where it was left of, Sing For Absolution by the Muse started, one of my favorites, Emmett started humming the lyrics, he once had told me, this song was dedicated to me, I smiled as he believed I was his absolution.
I reached for his hand and he squeezed mine, all the while smiling at me, he looked back on the road and sped up as we listened to the song. An hour passed by like that, listening to music, planning our few days trip in our cousins', discussing Carmen's baby, we were both eager to see the little boy. My cell phone rang and I took it from my pocket with my free hand, my left hand still joint with Emmett's right one. I looked on the screen of the phone. Bella, I picked it up and spoke.
'Hello?' I said and waited, I could listen to people talking and laughing, traffic and someone whispering "Come on, hon, talk."
'Mummy?' Emmelie said from the other side and I beamed at my girl's voice, we were just an hour away from her and I already missed her.
'Hey you, baby girl, how are you?' I said and Emmett smiled wider as he had heard our daughter through the phone.
'Hey you, little minx!' Emmett said loudly and brought our joint hands to his lips, kissing my knuckles.
'Mummy, dada, loave.' Emmelie said and I smiled even wider on what my baby was trying to tell us.
'Mummy and daddy love you too, baby girl.' I said and I heard her giggling as someone was taking the phone and probably tickling her.
'Hey you, Rose, I just thought you'd want to listen to her.' I heard Bella now talking and I smiled as I nodded my head.
'Great idea, thanks,' I said as I felt guilty for leaving my baby girl back home, I wish I could be with her right now, like I did wished for the past hour.
'Alice and Edward bought Emmelie a baby bike, she has fallen in love with it.' Bella said and I smiled as I found it normal, anything new was awesome to my baby girl's eyes. Emmett chuckled as he heard Bella's voice through the phone.
'Take care of her, don't let her too much with the thing in the house, and don't give her sugar if you're gonna have her around on it.' I said sternly and Emmett laughed and kissed my hand again.
'Give them a break,' he mouthed at me but I ignored him as I heard Bella sigh.
'Don't worry, I have a child too, I know what to do, are you having fun or are you just worried about Emmelie wearing the purple or the pink gown of hers?' Bella almost stated than asked, I looked around me as if she could see my guilty expression.
'I'm listening to music, and for the record, the gown is magenta, not purple.' I replied and I heard Bella sighing again.
'You got that right, Bells, she's all worried and guilty, not even my promises for wild sex have cheered her up! I'm almost insulted here!' Emmett said loudly, leaning towards me as he kept driving, I knew he did that as to tease Bella and he probably made it as I heard Bella gasping. I pushed Emmett away from me and the phone and used my free hand as to smack his shoulder and head all the while chuckling and trying to suppress my laughing, he chuckled and laughed himself, gripping my hand and kissing it softly. He should be more merciful with our easily-embarrassed, sister, we had decades to get used to the teasing of each other, like Alice and Jasper did, Bella was around for less than a decade…
'Keep your perverted husband some proper company and have fun, guys, everything is fine here.' Bella said and I smiled and thanked her before she could finish the call.
We arrived to the Denalis' manor a little while later; Kate, Eleazar and Tanya were already outside, waiting for us. They approached us and we hugged them excitedly.
'Sustantivos!,' Eleazar greeted us warmly, I could see his happiness in his eyes.
Tanya and Kate moved first, leading us inside, we once had lived in this house and we knew it by heart so we guessed they led us to the living room.
'Caspar and Amelia have gone hunting so they won't be here while you're around,' Eleazar said as he was between us, one of his arms on Emmett's shoulder as he guided us inside. We nodded our heads in relief as we were glad we'd be alone with our cousins.
I could hear a baby in the living room, I could hear its heart beating fast and I guessed that was Eleazar and Carmen's son. We entered the room and smiled at the currently human Carmen. Garrett and was there as well, he stood up and greeted us and then we got closer to Carmen who remained on her seat, probably too tired to move. Alex was born just a few weeks ago and as Tanya had informed us the day we moved to the Denali, Carmen almost lost the fight on the labor.
Emmett and I moved close as Eleazar kneeled by his wife's side, smiling proudly at us as he showed us his son from his wife's arms. In the small, blue blanker there was a beautiful baby boy with jet black hair and two deep, black pools of eyes, the baby boy's skin was slightly dark, like his parents' were and it was one of the most beautiful babies I had seen.
'This, mi amigos, is Alexander Gabriel,' Eleazar said and both Emmett and I smiled at him and then at Carmen and little Alexander.
'He's so beautiful, congratulations.' I said honestly and Carmen beamed at me and kissed her baby's little head.
'You wanna hold him? Alice said you and Emmett got over your thirst, I hope it will happen with us too, adverbio. ' Carmen said and I smiled at her as I bowed slightly and took the little one in my arms, he was such a cute boy and I wished Emmelie could be here to see her new "cousin", she'd be happy to play with him.
'How's vuestra niña? We learnt about Demetri "visiting" on her birthday.' Eleazar said and a small shiver ran down my spine at the memory of my fear.
'She's doing great, they bought her first baby bike, today.' Emmett said and I nodded proudly as I pushed the memory of her birthday out of mind, I was here to our cousins' to have fun.
'Emmett …oh my!' I gasped as another wave of pleasure washed over me, making me moan and arch my back. When I came down from my high I stroked my husband's hair as he had collapsed on top of me, mostly because we loved the friction than because he was exhausted. The last couple of days here were heaven for us after all, we had been at it like rabbits and I was so happy having some private time with my husband as nothing could interrupt us. Of course five calls per day was the only reason for me to make sure Emmelie was fine even if I knew the rest of the family wanted to rip my head off. Edward even tried to ignore my calls the day before but he gave up and we fought about his stupidity and my obsessions, on the phone after my sixteenth unanswered call in a row.
'I missed the damages.' Emmett stated and I laughed as I looked around us, thank gods when we lived here with the Denalis, we had paid for everything in our bedroom. The headboard of the bed was almost destroyed, the armchair by the fireplace was the first to go, maybe the window was second, I couldn't remember right now. I kept stroking Emmett's head, letting my fingers play with his curls.
There was a good reason why our cousins had made sure our bedroom would be at the far end of the house when we came here to live together. I wished we hadn't made a huge noise, I hoped little Alexander wasn't disturbed by us. Back in Forks and now in our house in the Denali, we were allowed to have wild sex but that only happened when Emmie would be babysat by one of my sisters or my mother, or when Emmett and I'd have something quick in the forest during our hunting trips. We didn't dare to destroy another cottage, not now with Emmelie inside and able to hear the noise of the destruction that would make her little heart freeze in fear.
Emmett started kissing my neck, kissing the mark Carlisle had given me the night he saved me, to us, to vampires, those marks were still visible, touchable, reminding us what we were and what we are. Emmett had the same marks in the same places with me, with Edward and Esme, our wrists, ankles and throats were marked from our coven's leader. I sighed content as I let my hand run on Emmett's taught back as he kept kissing me, making me moan and want more.
He kissed my neck and I felt him biting on my skin ever so lightly, causing me to gasp and feel a jolt of adrenaline run down my spine, if he dared as to bit just a little harder; the venom would hurt me and my skin would be torn there. He knew how much pressure to apply as not to damage me, like I had done with him, when he asked me to do so, some years ago, during our last vocations in Isle Esme.
I'm yours, and I want to have your mark on me, always. He had said between kisses and I had obeyed on his kinky request and bitten his neck as to actually mark him. I remembered his struggled groan of pain because of my venom and how it had healed fast, leaving the mark however. My hand flew to his neck close to my lips, as I kissed him and he kissed me back, my fingers brushing his mark, from the opposite side of where Carlisle had bitten him as to save him, on his throat.
We broke apart as we heard my cell phone vibrating in the pocket of Emmett's jeans, we went rigid when we heard the "emergency" ringtone, that meant only one thing, something really important was happening. Emmett moved from above my body and took his discarded jeans from the floor. I felt like something was really wrong, that feeling of guilt and fear had been babbling inside me for the last days but now it was like boiling oil running through my dead veins. I took the phone from Emmett's hands and moved closer to him, having the device between us as I answered the call.
'Hello?' I said uncertain and I heard someone breathing fast, the breathing stopped for a moment and then I heard Esme's voice on the phone, her tone sent me on autopilot of panic as I knew something had went wrong.
"Rosalie? Is Emmett with you?' She asked.
'Yes, he's here, Esme, what's wrong? I asked and I heard her fear as she told me.
'Rosalie, Emmett, Carlisle was in the hospital, Alice, Edward, Bella and I were hunting and we returned just now. Jasper and Jacob were here with Rennesme and Emmie… Emmie had an accident with her little bike. Rennesme was pushing her with the bike in the living room, they were playing around the house when Emmie hit her arm on the small glass table of the living room it broke and she got hurt. She bled and Jasper was close, he didn't attack her, he tried but… Emmie is in the hospital right now, Jacob came and found us in the forest. You should come home, Emmelie has been asking for you. Are you still there?'
I wasn't there, on the phone, I was already getting dressed, my brain numb in agony, my child was asking for me while she was taken to a hospital, Jasper tried to attack her… she must have been so scared, without mummy and daddy being there to protect her. What a stupid idea this trip here, I should be with my baby. Emmett had stood up as well, still talking on the phone with Esme as he demanded to know why Jacob had left Emmelie's side as to find the rest when he should have stopped Jasper and take Emmelie to the hospital himself.
I didn't care of what Jacob had done; I would rip anyone's head off if my child was damaged in any possible way. I knew I couldn't think straight but I needed to as not to lose my mind. If Emmelie was bitten today, she would become an... Immortal child and the entire family would be doomed, if they had listened to me when I spoke to them on the phone instead of rolling their eyes as I knew they did while I was warning them. If they had been more careful and didn't leave Jasper back on his own, if Alice had remained by her husband's side, if Bella had kept her promise like Alice should, that everything would be fine.
I let out a sound between a sob and a scream and then I felt two soft hands framing my face. I realized I had closed my eyes and when I opened them I saw Emmett not talking on the phone anymore. He had packed everything up already and now he was with me, keeping me on my feet in more than one way.
'She's fine, just scared, Esme isn't sure what happened with Jasper and he didn't… bite her, Alice tried to reason with him, like Edward is trying now. Carlisle and Bella are with Emmie and they're waiting for us at the hospital, she's just having a couple of stitches on her arm, nothing major, baby.' Emmett told me and kissed my lips softly, knowing how much I needed his comfort right now, to keep me cool and calm as not to lose my grip, it was the first time something happened to her and I was away, in vocations, for crying out loud.
Our goodbyes with the Denalis were brief; they wished us best for this new trouble and promised to call to learn what exactly happened. We drove our way back in a flash, I didn't mind the speed of the car, I never did, I just hadn't get used to it as for the last two years, we've been driving very carefully because of the little girl inside me first, and later on in the back seat, but right now that little girl was asking for us.
'Stop beating yourself up, love,' Emmett said calmly and I marveled at the cool of his, I didn't trust myself to drive so he did it, he kept me on my feet back in our cousin's house and now he was still cool and calmed, I marveled at how much he had matured in the best of ways, because of our baby's arrival. I smiled in spite of what was happening at the change; I loved it, were I honest to myself.
The two-hour drive was made in almost an hour and Emmett was soon parking in the hospital lot, I noticed Bella's "after" car as we all called it and parked next to it. I was the first who moved out of the car and run towards the closest door of the hospital, Emmett was by my side as we moved to the emergency ward and we moved even faster – in the human limits as not to draw attention- as we saw Esme, Jacob, Rennesme and Edward out of the a door, waiting. Edward was the first to look at me and Emmett as we approached and Rennesme was the one who fell in my hug.
The seemingly twelve year old showed what happened and I just couldn't be mad at her, she was the one that shouldn't be blamed for my child's accident in a house full of vampires and a werewolf. I glared at Jacob as he was the one who should have protected my child as he knew Jasper had trouble doing so if there was a single drop of blood around. I kissed Rennesme's head and closed my eyes as she showed me how it happened.
I was shocked to see my girl bleeding, Jacob trying to catch her as she cried in pain and then I gasped as I saw Jasper trying to help Emmelie as well while Jacob tried to make sure my brother wouldn't attack so he could leave as to page the rest. Rennesme stopped showing me and I was still shocked as Rennesme showed the same thing to Emmett.
'It's not your fault,' I said to Rennesme when she was done showing Emmett, I wanted to reassure her as I knew she was the one less responsible for what happened. 'Where is she?' I asked when I snapped out of my shock, moments later. Esme pointed the door next to her and I nodded as Emmett and I moved towards it.
'Jasper hasn't spoken to anyone since the accident, he asks of you to talk to. Not even Alice and I could do something; his mind is a blur right now.' Edward said before I could touch the knob of the door, I nodded my head. I could hardly imagine my always composed twin in such a state but I had first to see my child. I entered the room and saw Carlisle and Bella trying to entertain a giggling Emmelie, her right sleeve was up on her shoulder and a small bandage was covering half an inch long trauma of hers.
'Mummy! Htitchehh!' Emmelie squealed as she saw me and struggled in Bella's hands, I was taking my girl in my arms in an instant, forgetting all my fury for everyone around me for letting this happening to my baby. Emmett hugged both me and Emmelie in my arms and I sighed in relief as it was indeed something minor. I could still see Jasper in my eyes, helping Emmelie and I couldn't understand why he didn't bite her, why my child wasn't an immortal one by now, dooming us all in death. I took a deep breath and rained my girl's face with kisses, making her giggle trying to kiss me back.
'My minx is a big girl who has stitches now!' Emmett said enthusiastically, I smiled in relief as Emmelie giggled and stretched her arms towards her dad for his turn to hug her. We returned home in our car, Emmett driving once again as I couldn't stop playing with Emmelie in the back seats. When we entered the Cullen house, Alice was waiting for us, anxiety on her face, she seemed slightly better when she saw Emmelie had fallen asleep in my arms.
'She's alright?' Alice asked in vampiric speed. I nodded my head with a smile and my sister sighed in relief, all this worry and pain not matching her features at all.
'I'm so sorry Rosalie; I shouldn't have left Jasper on his own in here, with Emmie…' Alice said and I shook my head.
'It's OK, it was something momentary, I know if you have seen it coming, you wouldn't have let it happen.' I said comforting my sister, all my furry was dead by now, I just wanted to see what was going on with my brother, and then go to the cottage and relax with my husband and daughter.
'He's upstairs.' Alice only said as I handed Emmelie to Emmett and moved up the stairs to my siblings' room. I didn't bother knocking as I knew he had heard me coming and could already feel my worry over his status so I just entered the room and found him staring out of the large window of the room.
'Jazz?' I asked worried as I moved close and stood by his side, my eyes looking between him and the outside.
'Rose,' he stated and I felt a small wave of calmness, probably because of his normal tone and not his power. 'When you asked me to be your "twin" I agreed, because I could see we were both different from the rest, scared to keep up, frighten to give up. We didn't choose this life but we both had to keep it as not to let down anyone and especially our mates.' Jasper started and I knew I had to remain silent to let him continue, we had those conversations with my brother, just the two of us. We both could understand each other well, we had suffered a lot, and we knew the pain.
'I was glad to have someone consider me her "twin", it made me feel less monstrous, given my past and present. It made me feel good.' Jasper said and I nodded my head as Jasper was my favorite brother if not my favorite sibling. 'And then, the delegates came and you fell pregnant and I lost my mind, Rosalie, because I was afraid that your twin brother could become the murderer of your own child.' Jasper went on and I shivered at his words, his deep voice releasing all the terror inside his dead heart.
'I love Rennesme very much, she's like a child to me, because she's part of the family, but I adore little Emmelie, because she looks like you and like me for that matter and I can imagine a girl like this as mine and Alice's but I was always frighten to dream of something like that, what would I be able to do being a vampire again with Alice holding our human child in her hug? In how many pieces I would tear the poor infant?' Jasper asked and I shivered again and again, understanding his terror now, he had been suffering every time he dared as to touch Emmelie ever since she was conceived.
'When we fought with Victoria's army, I wished I would get over my thirst in an attempt to save Bella, and then I wished I could get over it when she was pregnant, and later on when the Volturi came for Nessie. But I could never get my love to overpower my thirst for the ones I care about.
'But today, today, when I saw Emmelie bleeding and crying, and you were nowhere near to help her, I acted like her uncle, like her mother's twin and saved her. My instinct to save her was bigger than the one to kill her, Rose. I got over it, after so long; I made it, because of your child.' Jasper said and he finally turned and looked at me fully. I could see if he could cry with tears he would have already. I wasn't used to see my brother cry, not Jasper, the one who had fought in armies of newborns, Jasper was always the man I looked up to with great respect, he had made his choices but had made it to change his life for the better. Like I did, I hoped.
My brother hugged my tightly and I returned the hug, understanding his redemption, after decades upon decades he was finally calmed and relaxed, not frighten of his own shadow.
'Thank you for bringing Emmelie in our lives, Rose.' Jasper whispered and I smiled as I could hear his carefree tone, he would be able to be close to his nieces as much as he wanted now with no fear.
'Thank you for being my twin, Jazz,' I replied with a smile as we heard Emmelie from downstairs, the little girl wasn't only the most precious person in mine and Emmett's lives, she was also the happiness of this house – along with Rennesme- and now, she was the redemption of my twin brother, my child had brought only happiness to the Cullens and especially to the two Hales.
SOOOO? what u think of it? i hope you liked it, i wanted to give some justice and redemption to poor jasper for all his troubled past and i think having him getting over his thirst because of his twin's child was a good idea :)
what u think of it? pleaseeee tell me :)
i also wanted a little spicy things with Rosalie and Emmett and sicne here is a fee site and my story is proudly rated R i decided to add the little scene of the after lovemaking part :)
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