Okay here's Chapter two. Please can people review and comment on the story. Thank you. Also apologies for changing the tense of sentencing last time - told you I was tired!!

This is from a Normal POV

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Esme chuckled happily to herself as she entered the room where she was told her husband was currently.

"Is this the little one you were telling me about then?" she asked, raising her eyebrows softly at him as she walked over towards the baby reaching out and stroking his face softly. Her pale complexion and caramel coloured hair standing out against the fluorescent lighting.

Carlisle let out a broad smile and swiftly placed Edward into his cot, being careful as not to disturb him from his slumber, before turning to his wife.

"Yes that is him. Although he is rather unimpressed with me right now" Carlisle chuckled whilst embracing Esme into a hug. "Where are the others?" It was quiet…too quiet.

"I left them in your office. It was easier than trying to shepherd them down the hallways. Actually we best return to them shortly. I'm not sure they can not try to kill each other for a period of time."

Together the couple left the room with a fleeting glance at the sleeping child before closing the door quietly and heading into the office.

"I told you he was lying Jasper!" Rosalie's authoritative voice sounded across the office.

"As if! You said to me and I quote 'Something does not seem right here'. There was no mention of lying or not lying being mentioned at all"

"It was still implied" Rosalie shot back whilst swishing her blonde hair over her shoulder.

"Implied, not said. Learn the difference!" Jasper spoke before quickly turning to catch a falling Alice who decided it would be fun to balance on Carlisle's desk in her pink ballerina costume.

"Eeeee Azzy, I fwy!!!" Alice's baby voice spoke excitedly as Jasper retained his firm hold on her to prevent her damaging any more pieces of furniture. Or herself.

Throughout all of this Emmett remained sullen and looked deep in thought. The plans for his day had not gone to plan. He wanted to be playing football with his mates not babysitting his siblings.

"LOOK GUYS JUST SHUT THE F…." Emmett trailed off as his father's door was opened to reveal to incredibly angry parents.

"Care to finish that sentence Emmett?" His mother asked, fixing him with an ice cold glare.

"Uh….." Emmett stammered, embarrassed at being caught.

"DADA!!" Alice's small voice broke the lingering silence by bounding into his open arms. "I been good girl dada and I gwot clean teefies look!" Alice gushed and opened her mouth wide for him.

Laughing and tickling her gently, trapping her attempted escapes with his arms Carlisle hugged his youngest as he turned to his other children. "You lot okay?"

A series of disinterested 'mm's' came from the kids causing Carlisle to turn to his wife and raise his eyebrows in question.

"I'll tell you when we get home" was her short reply, which left Carlisle wondering if it would be safer for him to remain at work rather than venture home.

Choosing to keep the relatively calm atmosphere, Carlisle merely nodded, placed Alice at his feet, collected his things and removed numerous items including his car keys and pens from her mouth.

"Okay guys before we head home, there is someone I would like you to meet. His name is Edward and he might be coming to live with us. Would you like that?"

Carlisle asked his petulant children, noticing for the first time the frown over Jasper and Rosalie's faces.

"Can he pway with me dada?" Alice tugged at his trouser leg, fixing him with her big hazel eyes.

"Possibly honey. Come on let's go see him." Despite the lack of communication gained from his children, Carlisle lead them to Edward's room and quietly opened the door and introduced the sleeping figure to his children.

Immediately, Carlisle was able to notice the difference in attitude. Brilliant smiles lit up across the faces of the Cullen family as Edward rolled in his sleep and scrunched his face up when he was limited in his movements because of the IV.

Laughing softly to themselves, the family left him to his slumber and headed out to the cars.

"What do you think kids would you like to have him as your brother?"

"YES!!!" All of the kids bundled around Carlisle and Esme with pleading looks on their faces. Chuckling softly Carlisle agreed to phone the relevant authorities in the morning.

Once at home, Carlisle immediately stored away his bag and coat and helped Esme to set up dinner. A comfortable silence was present between the two but Carlisle was aching to find out what had half of his children so upset.

"I know your going to ask me so you might as well come out with it Carlisle Cullen". His wife's voice broke his thoughts as if she were reading his mind.

Shooting her a soft grimace at being caught Carlisle cleared his throat before turning to her. "I take it it's not been a day in paradise?"

"Well if you discount the fact we have a 8 year old petrified of the dentist who needs six teeth removed because of being overcrowded in her mouth, a 15 year old that now needs braces and a strop-throwing emotionally hormone driven 13 year old and an ever excitable two and a half year old, then yes it was heaven dear"

Carlisle did not miss the heavily implied sarcasm and continued to peel the potatoes. "Want me to talk to them?"

"Honey, you have already been assigned that job since 11 o clock this morning! Have fun my sweet and don't forget the swearing incident from Emmett, I do NOT need Alice picking up such monstrosities!"

"Yes dear" Carlisle laughed and finished peeling the potatoes before hunting down his children. He could easily make out Alice's squeals of laughter coming from the living room. Deciding this would be the quickest option, Carlisle entered to find Alice perched on Jasper's shoulder like a parrot sat on a wooden stand.

"Dada!!" Alice squealed and jumped down and ran into his arms. "Is tea done yet cos I hungry."

Laughing Carlisle responded. "Almost little one mummy is just cooking the vegetables."

Screwing her nose up at that comment Alice trotted off to persuade Esme to leave her vegetables from her plate for that night, leaving Carlisle and Jasper alone.

"You alright mate? You seem very distant today" Carlisle questioned his youngest son.

"I'm fine dad just daydreaming I suppose and steering clear of the others and mum. Anything to avoid the rows!" Jasper grimaced at Carlisle before scooting over to settle against him to get a better view of the TV.

Realising Jasper wanted nothing more than viewing privileges, Carlisle waited for him to doze before heading up to see where the other two where.

Carlisle spent the majority of the night scolding Emmett for his language, assuring him braces were very common in boys his age and that he had nothing to worry about.

By the time Emmett was happily back to his usual joking self - despite grumbling about the no TV at bedtime and early bedtime rule Carlisle placed on him as a consequence of his actions, dinner was ready forcing Carlisle to have to wait to talk to Rosalie afterwards.

Throughout dinner she remained quiet and withdrawn and when Alice allowed him enough time to Carlisle was able to notice the pale complexion, red puffy eyes with dark bags underneath and the frown across her forehead.

Glancing back briefly to meet his wife's eyes he saw the concern in her face.

"Dada I finished!!" Alice said proudly showing him a nearly empty plate - including the vegetables. Refusing to fall for one of her tricks again Carlisle became suspicious and immediately found the offending articles in the bottom of her bib, neatly piled up.

"Err Alice darling you forgo these" Fetching them out, he saw Alice's face fall at being caught out at yet another meal time. "Eat them please and you will grow as big as Emmett!"

"But….." Alice pouted and stuck her bottom lip out for extra emphasis.

"No but's young lady do as daddy says" Esme's firm voice immediately told Alice it was not worth fighting the battle and gradually began to eat them scrunching her nose up in disgust.

After dinner, Carlisle helped clear away, place Alice and Emmett to bed before heading up to see Rosalie. He knocked gently on her door and entered after a while when no sound came through the door.

Rosalie had scrunched herself into a ball on her bed burying her head under her pillow and her body - minus her feet sticking out the side - was covered by her duvet. Even from the doorway Carlisle could see sobs shake through her small body.

"Rosie baby come to daddy, it's ok ssh come here" Carlisle crooned to his eldest daughter as he took her in his arms.

Sniffling Rosalie latched onto his neck firmly and took deep breaths before answering a shaky question. "Daddy do I have to have it?"

"Yes angel it will make you feel much better and you'll barely feel a thing as you'll be asleep."

Rosalie's face relaxed for a minute before returning to shock horror realising she would have to go into hospital for it. Fresh sobs broke through her causing her to become more and more distressed as the night wore on.

Sighing to himself after nearly 2 and a half hours of incessant sobbing on behalf of Rosalie and continuing hugs and comfort from Carlisle and Esme, Carlisle figured the best source of comfort for Rosalie that night would be sleep induced from a sedative.

Passing her quickly to Esme, Carlisle ventured into his office and drew the required amount of drug into the syringe before slipping quietly into Rosalie's room.

Gently freeing up one arm from her iron clasp, Carlisle gently inserted the syringe and pushed the contents into her system whilst Esme held her steady and hushed her cries promising it would look better in the morning.

Waiting until she was finally asleep, Carlisle and Esme quietly kissed her and tucked her in and then slipped out and went to their own bedroom hoping for a decent night's sleep.

The next few weeks past in a continuous blur for the Cullen family. Carlisle had phoned the appropriate authorities concerning the adoption of Edward, it had been approved and Edward was free to join the family as soon as he was discharged which was not too far away.

Emmett got over his grounding quietly and learnt a valuable lesson in not swearing whilst your parents are in the building. Jasper threw himself into his usual activities not that the atmosphere had settled down in the house. Esme busied herself in preparing for Edward's arrival by decorating his bedroom with a large amount of assistance from Alice. Rosalie's date for the surgery was scheduled the day after tomorrow and although she had initially calmed down, the nerves were building up again and she became very clingy to Carlisle.