Chapter Two
He was eight months today-His laugher filled the Cullen home, as he sat in his highchair kicking happily. Cheerios gripped tightly in one hand his sippy cup in the other, the smile that lit up his face made the Cullen's proud.
"Mama, Ma, ma, ma." The chanted dropping the cheerios reaching out to his mother who came into view.
"Hi Baby!" She lifted him up, it was dawning on September and was getting cooler. He was talking, pulling himself up to walk, crawling and more. The house was baby proofed from top to bottom, lifting him up Rosalie tickled his tummy. Holding him close she kissed the blonde curls that matched hers so beautifully, she kissed his chubby fingers dancing around the living room with him. His laugher rang out as she did and Rosalie's cold heart swelled hearing it. They sat on the carpet, his toys spewed everywhere, and he immediately reached for his stuff lion putting in in his mouth he giggled adorably. Emmett joined them soon enough and they spent it as a family this afternoon.
"I want to go back." Jasper said, he glanced at his mate-she danced in the filed they sat in just outside the town that their family have moved to-he missed his little brother, Edward was an enigma and Jasper was drawn to him. Not in a sexual way, but in a protective way. Edward had this pull on you and from the moment you saw him you had to be near him, if he cried you would do anything to make him better if he laughed you would try to keep the smile on his face. Emmett didn't let him explain the pull he had to his son, in no way did he want to be sexual involved with Edward; he loved Alice and didn't see anyone else when it came the female population. Alice smiled at her husband, letting the butterfly in her hands loose; it fluttered in mid-air, then flew towards Jasper landing on his arm fluttering again. Jasper grinned looking at his wife who smiled.
"I was hoping you would come to your senses-I missed my nephew." She held out her hand as she did before in the past; and once again he took it without doubts or repercussions.
Rosalie was glad she laid Edward down for his nap; the two vampires in front of her were in crouches and growling at each other, circling each other. Rose was not more than pleased to see the man she thought of as her twin for her vampire life. Hugging his tightly then Alice, she pulled them both inside the house only for Emmett to appear and growl loudly at Jasper.
"Emmett Dale!" Rosalie growled "You're not going to do this, for four months they were away from Edward and out of his life, I want him to know his family, and I won't let you chase them away again. You're going to let them explain."
"Rosie."
"Sit. Down." Rosalie ordered. Carlisle and Esme had taken a hunting trip, and the tiny family had alone time, the arrival of the two other Cullen members made her wanted to find out what was going on.
[Four months ago]
Jasper was nervous, he stood at Emmett's and Rosalie's door-everyone was out hunting and Rose had taken Eddie to see Carlisle to see why he was screaming up a storm lately. Jasper had to get his feelings out, he had to tell Emmett why he was drawn to his son. Knocking on the door, Emmett called out to him. He sat on the floor playing the Xbox, his large frame hunched over the remote as he played the game.
"What's up Jazzy?" Jasper twitched at the nickname trying to grab courage from wherever he could find it.
He was not used to feeling like this-he fought in wars dammit, how could he not inform him brother that he was protective over, his four month old child?
He kept the door open and stood there.
"We need to talk."
"About what?" His tongue slipped out his mouth, cocked to the side of his mouth.
"Eddie." He stopped the game at the mention of his son, looking up at his brother.
"Is he alright?"
"He is perfectly alright, as you know I've been with him a lot."
Emmett nodded, leaning back.
"Yeah?"
"Emmett, I feel very protective of Eddie, he had this, energy around him that pulls me-"Emmett slammed him against the wall before he could continue.
"You're trying to get with my son? Jasper what kind of sick shit is running through your head and what about Alice?"
"Emmett it's not like that." Jasper said
"Then what is it like!" he roared Jasper shoved him off leaving the room, only to be tackled outside. "You stay away from him. "He hissed
"I can't do that."
"Jasper I'm warning ya."
"Emmett please I need him, he needs me to."
"Jasper I will kill you were you stand." Jasper slammed Emmett on the ground his eyes flashing to see Rosalie who watching them.
"I'm sorry." He whispered and vanished.
"I didn't see him as a mate, Alice will always be my mate-only her but my protectiveness for Edward only happened the moment I saw him. I feel nothing else besides that. You all cannot tell me you didn't feel it the moment you saw it-the overprotective urge, or people come up to you when you have Edward out in public; that they are not drawn to him." The couple didn't deny, Jasper's explanation.
"I'm sorry Jasper." Emmett said, looking at his brother. Jasper nodded not entirely forgiving him.
Edward's cries reached them all and Emmett stood, but Rosalie pulled him down and looked at Jasper who grinned, going up the staircase. Opening Edwards door we went in scooping him up in his arms, the baby looked up at Jasper his tears stopped and he reached for his face. Jasper cuddled him close smiling.
"Hey Eddie." The baby giggled his chubby hands grabbed his curls
"Ja!"
He remembered him.
This was the happiest day of his life.
After their arrival home, the Cullen's fell into a routine. Edward preferred Alice and Jasper to bath him, his grandfather and mother to read to him and his parents to tuck him in at night. Thanksgiving soon passed and it rolled into Christmas, Esme and Alice decked the house out and the whole Cullen family went to go pick out the tree. Edward was bundled in black pants, a blue sweater vest with a white long selved shirt under the vest. Tiny matching knitted gloves, and a knitted cap on his feet were tiny blue converse and another blue jacket wrapped him up. Edward sucked on his thumb snuggling closer to his mother.
"Ready?"
Alice bounced on her toes nodding; she was excited-a real Christmas tree!
"Nope, no, nope." Alice skipped through the trees, Jasper following with Edward in his arm pointed and letting him touch the trees. Rosalie and Emmett enjoyed the time together and Esme and Carlisle watched their children in happiness. Edward babbled happily in Jaspers arms squealing in his own enjoyment, Jasper let him down to touch the snow, he patted it giggling bouncing in Jaspers arms trying to move forward.
He's trying to walk.
"Guys." he called softly "Come here." They all appeared.
"What's wrong?"
"He's trying to walk." Emmett kneeled down a few feet in front of him.
"Come here bud, walk to daddy."
"Da!" he squealed taking a step, they didn't notice the other families watching them. Jasper let go and Edward wobbled stepping forward again, and again in till his reached his father's arms falling into them. The Cullen family cheered, all kissed him smiling at him. Edward giggled loudly smiling at his family, then reached back out for Jasper who happily took him, they walked around till Edward stopped them with a yell-pointing.
There stood a grand tree, the Cullen's looked at each other grinning-that was their tree.
" Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows." The Cullen family sang , and Edward sat in a box of decorations, playing with them happily.
"Like a light bulb!"
"All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you'll go down in history! "They continued to decorate the tree singing songs, and Edward feel asleep in the box to the sounds of his family's voices. They took a picture laughing and Rosalie took him upstairs wrapping him in his blanket and rocking him in the rocking chair. He stretched out looking sleepily up at his mother.
"Ma."
"Time to sleep baby." He pursed his lips and she laughed leaning down to kiss him." You will be a heart breaker my love." Rocking him to sleep she hummed looking lovingly as his face holding his fits kissing it gently as she did.
"I love you Edward Anthony."