Chapter 2

Esme POV

I was so happy the smile on my face was wider than it had ever been before! We were now bringing home the newest member of the Cullen family home to our countryside home, Casey Marcks that was her name and I absolutely couldn't get it out of my head! Carlisle was right she was the most beautiful and innocent thing I had ever seen in my extremely long existence. She was six, but looked much younger. The build of her body reminded me of Alice, tiny to extremes like a doll. She had the biggest blue eyes that reminded me of the ocean or the sky so vast and bright! Her hair was golden blonde like Rosalie's, a similarity that Rose had found absolutely wonderful, and it curled perfectly to just bellow her shoulders by an inch or so. I had hardly said to words to her and I couldn't love her anymore, it was a shame that this was only temporary and she would be leaving by the end of the summer.

When Carlisle, Rose, and I brought her home everyone else was waiting to meet their "temporary" sister. Alice nearly knocked her down when she ran out to greet her Emmett followed an I could see it was taking everything in his power to control himself from crushing her in his big bear hug. Edward and Jasper kept as much distance as the room would allow Jasper afraid of the scent of her blood and Edward was well just being stubborn about the whole situation. I laughed softly as Casey hide behind me when humongous Emmett ran out to greet her. He must have looked like a monster that was going to eat her in her eyes we all knew Emmett though he appeared tough had a very gentle side.

Alice rushed Casey right up to the room we both designed for her practically the minute we brought her inside. We all were bursting with excitement as she walked into the room that was once one of many closets that belonged to Alice, our shop to you drop daughter. Casey who had not yet said a word ran right into the large room and threw herself on her new pink bed. I heard Alice squeal as she saw the smile that erupted on Casey's face as she explored her new room. Alice and Rose rushed over to her taking her hand and leading her around her new room showing her everything, where the toys were and where she would find her clothes that we had bought for her. As they with the addition of Emmett had begun playing with the toys the rest of the family and I excused ourselves and returned downstairs.

Later I went up to see how things were going as Casey was supposed to be in bed when I saw something I won't long forget. Rosalie was reading Casey a book with Alice and Emmett, wearing a wig and plenty of make-up, were both sitting on the foot of the bed listening quietly. As I witnessed this, I began to think about how we were ever going to give her up and move on with our lives after she left us, but we were going to have to say goodbye either way no matter how attached we got to each other.

The next morning, I began to cook breakfast for the first time in over eighty years. I was making pancakes and sausage praying that they would taste good to a little six-year-old girl. Alice carried Casey down the stairs with Rose close behind. All three were smiling widely.

"Show Esme the dress you picked out, Case!" Alice said bursting with excitement, clothes always made her excited.

My new daughter twirled after Alice put her down, she had the cutest little plaid dress I had ever seen on. Her blonde curly hair was pulled back with a small red bow and she had little red sandals on her tiny little feet. I never in my existence had seen anything so cute in my life.

"Oh my, aren't you just adorable!" I said, "Would you like some breakfast I made pancakes!"

"Yummy, Pancakes!" she replied running over and leaping into the chair. Emmett came and sat next to her why she ate and they argued over who got to play with which Barbie doll later on.