Heres the next chapter!Here we goooooo!:
BPOV
103°
I panicked slightly; I knew this was a high temperature for a baby. I pulled him from the counter and pulled him close again, hoping the contact will cool him down a little. He wriggled slightly in my grasp and whined. I looked at the clock, it was 2am. Louie wriggled again and I sighed and put Louie down and he crawled of happily into the front room where his toys were.
I picked up my phone, hesitating slightly. The Cullen's number was saved in my phone already, and they'll be the only people awake at this time, right? I sighed and pressed the dial button and put it to my ear.
"Hello?" Someone answered. I couldn't work out who it was the phone lines must be messed up.
"Erm…Is Carlisle there?" I asked, not bothering to ask who I was talking to already.
"Yes, he is." The person said, I could tell it was a man. "May I ask who is calling?"
"It's me, Bella." I said simply, obviously the line was messing up on that side too.
"Bella?" The voice said.
"Erm… Yes?" I said and it came out as a question.
"Never mind, Carlisle is here now." He said and I heard movement. I raised an eyebrow, still trying to figure out who I had been talking to.
"Good morning Bella, what makes you call?" Carlisle asked.
"Louie woke up screaming before and he has a temperature..." I explained.
"How high?"
"103..." I said.
"That's very high, for a child of his age. Any other symptoms?"
"Not really. He seems fine, apart from screaming before." I said.
"Is he sleeping right now?" He asked.
"No, he's playing. I tried to put him back to sleep before but he's wide awake."
"I'd like to check on him. Just to make sure." He said. "Do you want me to come around?"
"Yeah, that would be best, Isla's still sleeping."
I then gave him my address as I realised that he didn't even know where I lived.
"Okay, I'll be around in about 2 minutes." He said.
"Wait Carlisle-"I started.
"Yes?"
"Erm… Who was on the phone to me before you?" I said. "I couldn't recognise their voice... the line was messing up, I think."
"Oh." He said. "It was..."
"Edward." I finished for him. It hurt me to say his name, but not as much as I had expected, surprisingly.
"Yes, it was." He said hesitantly. "You alright?"
"Yeah, I am actually." I said. "I'll see you in a bit then."
"Will do." He said and hung up.
I put the phone back on the counter. I'd just spoken to the man who I loved, but left me for the first time in 3 years. My heart ached, I wanted him so bad. But he didn't want me anymore, and I knew that. I wondered sometimes about how he will react when myself or someone else tells him that Isla and Louie are his. Will he love them? Will he run away? I have no idea and that's why I was terrified about telling him. I knew I couldn't hide it from him as he has a right to know but I couldn't help but be scared about how he will react.
I took a deep breath and walked into the front room, to see Louie lying on the floor on his belly, his head facing the left, and his eyes were closed gently and he was breathing deeply. I sighed, realising he was asleep. I sat up on the sofa and pulled him up onto my lap, noticing he was still pretty warm. I heard the doorbell ring and I got up, laying him on the couch, his head on one of the cushions. I opened the door and Carlisle was stood there.
I invited him inside and he walked over to Louie who was still in his diaper.
"He fell asleep." I said. He chuckled softly. He knelt down next to him and felt his forehead.
"He is warm..." He murmured. I nodded and sat down next to Louie. Carlisle did routine checks, and some other things that I couldn't make sense of.
"I think he has an ear infection, pretty normal." He said. "Just give him a cool bath and that should help with the fever a bit. I'll prescribe you some antibiotics and bring them around in about an hour."
"Thanks Carlisle." I said smiling at him in thanks.
He smiled back, hugged me with one arm and went out of the house, telling me he'll be back with Louie's medication.
"Louie." I said, shaking him gently. "You need to wake up and have a bath, okay?"
His eyes flickered open slowly and he took in his surroundings. I kissed his cheek, and lifted him up and carried him into the bathroom. I took of his Diaper, which was clean and filled the bathtub so it was cool but not freezing. I lifted him up and placed him in it, and he splashed around in the water a little bit, giggling. I sat next to the bathtub, watching him play in the water for a while. It was clear that the cool water wasn't bothering him, probably because he was used to my cold skin. After a while I took a cloth and cleaned him. When he was clean and Im sure his fever had gone down a little bit, I took him out and put some clothes on him. I picked him up and looked at the time, it was now 5am, and Isla would be waking up soon. I took Louie downstairs and let him play on the floor and then went back upstairs to see if Isla was waking up. I peeped my head in and saw her sat up, playing with one of her teddy bears that is in her crib. She looked up and smiled at me, standing up.
"Good morning beautiful." I said to her and she giggled. I walked over to her dresser and got some clothes for her. I lifted her up out of the crib and pulled of her PJ's, and replaced them with a pair of jeans and a pink t-shirt. I put some socks on her feet and put her shoes on her feet. I carried her downstairs on my hip. I took her into the lounge, and pulled her onto my lap to comb her hair. I combed her hair and put a little bow to keep it out of her face.
She hopped down and started to play with the toys with Louie. I watched them play for a while and waited for Carlisle to return with Louie's medication. About 10 minutes later, there was a knock on the door and I opened it instantly, and Carlisle was stood there holding a white paper bag, which he handed to me.
"Thanks Carlisle." I said. I looked over the back of the packet, it said to give him the medicine every 4 hours.
"You should be able to work today; he'll be fine as long as the fever doesn't get too high."
"I'll go to work and tell Esme or someone to keep an eye on him." I said.
"That would work." He said, smiling. "I guess I'll see you soon?"
I nodded and said bye and he went back to his car and drove off.
I shut the door and walked back into the lounge, to see Isla watching TV and Louie still on the floor playing with some piano toy. I sat next to Isla and bent down to pull Louie onto my lap. I turned him so he was facing me, and opened the medicine bottle. I grimaced at the smell and colour of the liquid as I poured some onto the spoon. I put it towards Louie's mouth, hoping he was going to cooperate and he obediently opened his mouth and let me feed him the yellow medicine. He pulled a face at the taste and I laughed as he swallowed it.
I looked at the clock and it was now 6:30am. I usually dropped them of at day care at 8, and got to work at 8:30. I lifted Louie up and brought him into the kitchen, and sat him in his highchair. I started to make them some breakfast. I made Louie some cereal and Isla some pancakes.
When they were ready I sat Isla up at the kitchen table and she dug into her pancakes as I fed Louie his cereal. Isla finished quickly and ran back into the lounge to play again. Louie had also finished and he had drunk his juice so I took him out and let him go and play.
I loved my children to bits, but I felt like there was something missing in my life. I always had done. I was bored of the same routine every day; wake up, feed Isla and Louie, send them to day care, work, come home, feed Isla and Louie, send them to sleep, wait for them to wake up, and then the whole thing over again. Every day was the same. But don't get me wrong – I wouldn't change my kids for anything. Not even Edward. I groaned and stood up, to see Isla watching TV again.
I sat next to her and cuddled her close.
"Lion!" She said and pointed at the TV. "Monkey!"
I laughed at her simple words which gave her so much joy. I was worried that she didn't talk as much as a normal 2 year old but I was told not to worry. She could talk, but she just…didn't.
I stayed like that until 7:45, when I decided to get them to day-care. I figured if I had to talk to Esme then I should get there early. I put Louie's shoes on, and Isla put hers back on and I loaded them into the car.
When I got there, one of Isla's friends, Eva was with her father, talking to Stacey. His father was a creep; he always stared at me, every time we saw each other, which was usually every day because we dropped our children off at the same time. He turned his head around and made eye contact with me, smiled then turned his attention back to Stacey. I raised an eyebrow and ignored him, like I usually did, and turned my attention back to Isla who was skipping around the corridor while we waited for Stacey.
"Momma?" I heard her say.
"Yes?" I said.
"Don't go." She said and wrapped her arms around me. I frowned and bent down to her height, holding Louie tighter so I didn't drop him, not like I ever would anyway.
"I have to, baby." I said. "I'm sorry."
Her lip quivered slightly and I pulled her into a hug.
"You only have today left and then you'll be at home with me and Louie, okay?" I said. She looked at me.
"We can go to the zoo tomorrow, if you want." I said. "Just us."
"Zoo?" She said. "Monkeys?" I smiled.
"Yeah, we can see the monkeys." I said and she smiled, showing her perfect teeth. She giggled and Amanda came out of the room and opened the door, letting Isla in and I pecked her on the cheek and she skipped into the room. Stacey reached for Louie but I hesitated.
"Is Esme here yet?" I said, and Stacey looked curious.
"I just need to talk to her about something." I explained. She nodded and went up the stairs.
A few seconds later she came down with Esme following behind.
"Good morning Bella." She said, and tapped Louie on the nose. "Is it about Louie?"
"Yeah." I said. "Carlisle said he's got an ear infection but he wants someone to keep an eye on him."
"I'll be sure to keep an eye on him for you." She smiled. "How are you?"
I shrugged. "Okay, I guess. I just don't want to work today. I'm going to miss them too much."
I handed her Louie and she took him upstairs with her. I told Stacey that Louie wasn't well and that Isla had woken up quite early and she said she'd make sure they had a good nap. I thanked her and got in my car and went to work.
When I got to work the students were gathering in the car park, and I could see the Cullen's standing next to their cars. It was pretty busy, and I was having trouble finding somewhere to park. I groaned when the kids didn't move out of my way so I could navigate around the parking lot so I just beeped at them, and they jumped out of the way.
I found a space and pulled into it, looked up and realised that I had to walk past the Cullen's to get into the school. I groaned but got out of the car, pulling my bag with me. I put my bag on the top of my car and took my coat of and shoved it into the front seat. I shut the door and looked up to see some students staring at me. I gave them a little glare, and they looked away. I was fed up of the kids staring at me all the time. I tried to make them all hate me so they wouldn't bother me on the 3 days I worked here. It wasn't working so far though; they still stared and made comments.
I walked towards the school with my head down, hoping that none of the Cullens would notice.
"Bella?"
I froze and cursed in my head. I looked up to see them all looking at me, including him.
I gulped. "Yes?"
"Why was Carlisle at your house this morning?" Alice asked and the Cullens looked at her, surprised.
"I thought he had an emergency at work?" Emmett said. Alice shook her head and looked at me. They all were staring at me, except Edward. Why would he anyway? He doesn't care.
"Louie is sick." I said. "I called him for help."
"Is he okay?" Rosalie asked.
"He's fine. It's just an ear infection." I explained. "It should go in a few days."
"Thank god." Rose said. She walked over to me and hugged me. I stiffened; I could feel the student's stares.
"I have to go..." I said. They nodded and said bye. I walked up to the front office and could feel their stares on my back. I looked at them before opening the door and signing in.
The day went by like normal, a few kids acting up but that was nothing out of the ordinary. After school finished, I got to my car before the kids started coming out, which meant I could avoid the Cullens, as I just wanted to get Isla and Louie and spend time with them, I'd missed them a lot today.
When I got to the daycare, I knocked on the door and Esme was the one who answered.
"Hey, Bella." She said, letting me inside. "Isla will be happy to see you, she's missed you today."
"I've missed her too, and Louie." I replied and she smiled and went to get Isla. I heard a toy fall to the floor and footsteps come towards the door. When she came out, she ran to me and I pulled her into my arms, burying my head into her curls and kissing her forehead.
"I miss you, mommy." She said. I pulled her closer and kissed her forehead again.
"I missed you too, lots and lots." I replied then grabbed her coat from her peg, and set her down onto the floor. I put on her coat and shoes and grabbed her bag when I saw Esme coming down the stairs, holding Louie.
He giggled and put his arms out to me, and I took him from Esme, holding him close.
"He's been fine today, his temperature has stayed normal." Esme said and I smiled.
"Thank you for keeping an eye on him for me." I said. "I want to ask you something."
"Anything you want, Bella." She said
"Do you want to come shopping for Louie's birthday?" I asked. "I might need a hand."
"Of course!" She said, smiling. "I'd love to! When are you thinking?"
"I was thinking tonight, actually…" I said. "I would go tomorrow but I promised to take her to the zoo tomorrow."
"Well I finish at 5 but I'm free afterwards." She smiled. "I'll ask Rosalie and the family to babysit."
"Oh, don't do that." I said. "They can come with us."
"He won't be allowed near them if you don't want him too, Bella."
"It's not that, I just don't want to dump Isla and Louie on them."
"Rose will love babysitting them, Bella. Emmett, Jasper, Alice and Carlisle will love it too. They don't get the chance to look after babies often."
"I was thinking that maybe Alice could come too." I said and Esme's eyes lit up.
"She'd love too!" She said. "She's never shopped for a baby before, she'll certainly say yes!"
I chuckled and then said goodbye, telling her I'll come to their house at 6.
I went home and changed their outfits, putting a pair of chequered pink shorts on Isla with a white top, and put a pair of denim shorts on Louie with a green chequered shirt. I packed them a bag for Rose, shoving their PJ's in there too, in case they want to sleep while they are there. I wasn't planning on being out with Esme and Alice past 9 but sometimes they sleep at around 7-8.
I put some food, milk, wipes and diapers into the bag and then put it near the front door. I went into the front room to see Louie crawling around on the rug with a toy train and Isla was sat on the sofa, watching the news on the TV. I laughed then turned the channel onto a children's channel, and she smiled happily when her favourite show was on the screen.
We sat there for a while, as Isla giggled at the screen and Louie played with some toys, then I looked at my watch and it was 5:40 so I grabbed Isla's shoes and put them on while she watched TV, then I did the same with Louie's shoes.
"Rosalie is looking after you tonight while mommy goes out somewhere, okay?"
"Okay momma." She said.
"Will you be good for her?" I said, pulling Louie up onto my hip.
She nodded. "I'll be a good girl."
I turned off the TV and opened the front door, and she ran out and stood next to the car, waiting for me as I locked the front door.
I opened the car door letting her in, and then put Louie in the other side. I fastened him in then shut the door, and then I heard someone talk.
"Going out somewhere nice?" I heard our next door neighbour, Henry say, as he walked past. He was about 70, and lived in the house next door. He lived with his wife, Elsa. They were a lovely couple, and they love Louie and Isla.
"Birthday present shopping for Louie." I explained and he smiled. "Dropping them off at a friend's house to be babysat."
"Ah, the big number one!" He said, laughing. "He'll be my age before you know it though, make the most of it."
"I will, Henry." I said. "I'll be sure of that."
"Have a good time shopping then." He said, walking off and into his house. I smiled then opened the door to get into the car.
When I got to the Cullen's house, I got Isla out of the car and she ran to the front door as I got Louie out. I saw the front door open and noticed that Carlisle was stood in the doorway and Isla waved at him. I took the bag out from the boot them walked towards him, and he invited me inside.
"Shopping then, eh?" He said, chuckling. "I thought you hated it."
"I do but its better when it's for them." I said, smiling. Carlisle reached over and took Louie from me.
"Hey, kiddo." He said. "We've having some boy time; it must be hard being the only guy sometimes, right?"
I laughed when his only reaction was a gurgle.
"I'll assume that meant 'yeah Carlisle I'm so excited'." He said, chuckling.
I heard footsteps on the stairs and saw Rosalie coming down and walking up to Isla.
"Hey beautiful." She said and lifted her up onto her hip. "We're going to have a fun time, aren't we?"
"Yeah mommy, we have a fun time." She said, looking at me. I chuckled and kissed her on the cheek.
"You will have a good time, I know you will." I said and she smiled.
Alice and Esme then came downstairs, followed by Emmett and Jasper who were discussing a video game.
"Bella!" Alice said, hugging me. "Thanks for inviting me!"
"No problem, thanks for coming." I said, hugging her back slightly.
"We should get going; we want to see all the stores!" Alice said, running out of the door and into my car. I sighed and turned back to Carlisle.
"Don't keep the girl waiting." Emmett said, laughing.
I sighed then hugged Louie, then hugged Isla.
"They have pyjamas in the bag if they get tired and he has a bottle before he goes to sleep and he usually has dinner at about 6:30 and she'll eat whatever time and-"
"Bella, we've got this. Don't worry so much." Rose said and I nodded, kissed my children's foreheads then walked out of the house with Esme next to me.
We got in the car; Alice was already inside waiting for us.
"What took you so long?"
"I was just saying bye to my kids…" I said sarcastically. "I'm sorry if I caused any inconvenience..."
She just rolled her eyes and started the car.
Rosalie POV
I stood on the doorstep with Isla in my arms as she waved to the car leaving with her mother inside. I turned to look at her when the car was out of vision and she was pouting slightly.
"Hey Isla, what's wrong?" I asked her and she turned her head to look at my face.
"I miss momma." She said sadly. I felt really bad, she seemed to really love Bella. It warmed my heart, really. Isla doted on Bella, and Bella doted on Isla.
"You'll see her again soon. Why don't we go inside and do something? What do you want to do?"
She pouted in thought for moment. "Crayons?" she asked quietly.
"You want to draw a picture with crayons? We can do that if you want." I said, smiling and she nodded. She smiled back and I brought her into the house. Emmett was sat on the sofa watching Louie who was sat next to him. Emmett was staring at him so intensely that it made me think he wanted to eat him or something. I raised an eyebrow at him and he glanced up at me.
"He was trying to climb up onto the couch so I lifted him up." He said, turning his gaze back to Louie. "I'm scared he'll fall. He's chubby but he's tiny and looks so fragile."
I smiled at Emmett's caring nature. It didn't come out often but I loved it when it did. He was right though, both Isla and Louie had an adorable baby-like chubbiness but they looked so tiny and fragile at the same time. Bella must be terrified of them getting hurt all of the time.
Carlisle was sat on the couch opposite Emmett, watching closely too. I chuckled then took Isla into the dining room to let her colour. I sat her up on the dining chair and put some paper in front of her with a tub of crayons, then I sat next to her. She grinned cutely then stuck her tiny, chubby hands into the tub to grab a crayon then scribbled roughly onto the paper, drawing scribbles.
I was mesmerised watching her, she was so cute. I was unbearably jealous of Bella for being the parent to her, she was seriously the most beautiful child I'd ever seen, along with Louie. She must be so proud of them. I wish I could have children…
I stopped thinking about that and instead concentrated on Isla's picture, trying to decode the scribbles she had drawn. After a while of changing colours and drawing more scribbles, she put the crayon she was using back into the tub, and then looked at her paper, smiling.
"That's beautiful Isla, is it finished?" I complimented and she smiled and nodded.
"'Tis Momma." She said, pointing at one scribble on her page.
"Me" She said, pointing one chubby finger to another scribble.
"Louie" She said, pointing to the final scribble.
I smiled brightly at her as she smiled back.
"It's beautiful, you know?" I said and she smiled again. "Have you finished colouring now?"
She nodded so I helped her down from the chair and she toddled back into the front room. I smiled as she noticed Louie sat in the front room and ran to him, giving him a big hug. I sighed happily then turned back to the dining table to clean up the crayons and saw Edward stood near the dining table.
"Yes?" I said, picking up the tub of crayons and putting them back on the shelf. Edward didn't reply, and was just staring at the picture that Isla had drawn. I picked it up and put it into the bag that Bella had sent with them so she wouldn't forget to take it home with her later. "How long were you stood there then?"
"A while." He said quickly. "You were obviously too hypnotised by the child to notice."
"The child has a name." I scowled at him.
"I know she does. But I don't know what it is." He said quietly. "I haven't been told anything. Why are you all hiding the truth from me? You're all blocking your minds, too. I can't read any of them."
"Bella's wishes." I replied simply. He frowned. "Look, I would tell you the truth. But maybe you should ask Bella yourself. No offense to her but she's too scared to confront you herself about what happened after you left."
I left it at that and walked back into the front room. I know that he didn't think that Isla and Louie are his; he probably hasn't even considered that fact. Considering that him and Bella hadn't even had sex, and that he is a vampire, the thought probably hasn't even crossed his mind.
I stopped thinking about Edward's whiney problems and instead concentrated on the scene in front of me. Carlisle had Isla on her lap as he read her a book that Isla had brought with her, and Emmett was lying on the floor playing with Louie with some toy that he had brought with him. I smiled at that, Emmett would be a great father…
I shook that thought off too, instead sat on the couch and watched my family play with Isla and Louie. It was such a great sight, really. When Carlisle finished reading Isla's book, Isla whispered something to Carlisle. She obviously only intended for him to hear but, obviously, we all heard it.
"I miss Momma." She whispered then whimpered slightly. Carlisle looked at her sadly and pulled her into a hug and eventually Isla starting crying. Carlisle just held her, kind of awkwardly and tried to comfort her.
"Are you tired, Isla?" Carlisle asked quietly to her. Isla shook her head no quickly and put her head into the crook of Carlisle's neck, hiding her face. "Mommy will be here soon."
I glanced at the clock, it was 7:30. As they've gone shopping with Alice, I honestly doubted that they'd be back before 9. I raised an eyebrow at Carlisle and he shrugged I glanced at Louie to see that he was still playing happily with Emmett on the floor.
Then I heard a door opening and I turned to see Jasper walk in.
"Are my services needed?" He said, winking.
"You could calm her down a little bit. I think she's tired which is why she's cranky but I'm not sure." Carlisle said, and as he ended his sentence, I noticed that Isla had calmed down a little but was still sniffling some.
"I don't want to use my power too much on her because she's so young; I don't know how it affects children." He explained and we all nodded in understanding. We'd never been so close to such young children since becoming vampires.
Isla was still sniffling in Carlisle's arms but she was practically refusing to sleep. Out of nowhere, Isla's tummy grumbled loudly, making her giggle, which made us giggle too.
"Did Bella send any food?" Carlisle asked. "I don't know what we could give her…"
"I think she did. Let me go and check." I said, getting up from my seat and walking into the kitchen to get her bag. Carlisle followed, bringing Isla with him and setting her on a chair at the table. Isla hummed happily and tapped the table.
I looked in the bag that Bella sent to see that there were two small plastic boxes. One labels with Isla, and one with Louie. I chuckled and Bella's organisation and took out the one with Isla's name on it. Carlisle noticed too and laughed.
"She's always been pretty OCD." He said, chuckling. I laughed too then sat on the dining table opposite Isla who was leaning up, looking at the bag. Carlisle was sat next to her chuckling at her excitement.
In the box was another small tub which had some Macaroni and Cheese inside and I noticed Isla's eyes light up and the sight of it. There was a note taped to the top of the little tub in Bella's untidy scrawl.
She'll eat this, it's her favourite. Put it in the microwave for 1 minute to heat it up then leave it for another minute to cool down a little x
I chuckled a little at her direct instructions. She knew that we'd have no clue what to do with it, though. If she hadn't told us then I probably would have just given it to her cold without realising that it would taste horrible to her.
I looked into the box again and saw that there was also some grapes and a banana. There was also a small chocolate bar that had another note taped to it.
Only give this too her if she eats most of her pasta & fruit otherwise she won't eat anything else x
I laughed, along with Carlisle who was laughing too. I looked up and noticed Isla was eying up the chocolate bar.
"You get the chocolate if you eat all of your dinner, okay?" I said and she pouted slightly then nodded. I grinned at her then put the pasta into the microwave. While Carlisle was entertaining Isla while she waited, I looked into the bag that Bella had sent and found a beaker of water, and a bottle of milk. I noticed another note on the milk saying to give it to Louie after he eats, because he will get full if he has the milk first. It also had instructions on how to heat up the milk.
When Isla's dinner had heated and cooled, I found a tiny spoon and put it in front of her and she dug in instantly. After a few minutes when she'd finished almost half, Emmett walked in, holding Louie.
"Someone's hungry I think." He said and handed him to Carlisle as he opened the bag to find some food for him. He found Louie's box and opened it to find a can of baby food, along with a can of strawberry pudding. It looked even more gross than normal human food but Louie must like it.
By the time Isla had finished her pasta, and her fruit, Emmett had finished making Louie's food using Bella's very clear instructions. Honestly, I don't know how Emmett even made it considering I don't think he's ever cooked anything in his life. It must have been pretty simple to do, I guess. Carlisle took the food from him and started to feed him as Emmett watched Louie curiously as he took each spoonful happily.
Isla looked at me, pouting slightly, and I chuckled.
"Yes?" I said, pretending I didn't know what she wanted.
"I finished now." She said, eying up the chocolate. I chuckled, then unwrapped the chocolate and handed it to her. She thanked me quietly then ate it greedily. I chuckled then gave her the bottle of water which she also drank quickly.
She went back into the front room and I heard Jasper talking to her, even though Isla didn't really reply properly. I smiled as I washed the dishes from Isla and Louie's dinner. Carlisle finished feeding Louie then took the bottle of milk from the bag and heated it up according to Bella's instructions that she had given.
I finished the dishes and noticed that Louie was falling asleep slightly in Emmetts's arms. I grinned at the sight then thought about putting on his pyjamas incase he fell asleep so Bella didn't have to wake him by changing him later.
"We should put his pyjamas on, so Bella doesn't have to change him later and wake him if he falls asleep." I explained and Emmett nodded and handed him to me.
"I think he needs a diaper change too…" He sniggered then almost ran out the room. I groaned and Carlisle chuckled and took him from me.
"I can do that if you want. I'm not going to lie and say that I've not done a diaper before." He said. I smiled at him in thanks. It's not that I was against doing it, I just didn't know how.
I walked into the front room to see that Emmett and Jasper were watching some pre-school tv show with Isla, who was clapping excitedly at the screen and copying the presenter. I chuckled at the faces of the 3 men who were really confused about why Isla found it amusing.
"Isla, do you want to put your pyjamas on?" I asked her quietly as I sat on the other couch that wasn't already occupied by 2 grown men and a 2 year old watching kids TV. I chuckled at that thought.
She looked towards me with wide eyes. "No." She said quickly. "No sleep."
"Ok…" I said. "You don't have to sleep yet. I just thought you'd be more comfortable?"
"Noooo." She said back. "Momma not back yet."
I sighed. She was probably refusing to sleep until Bella came back. Emmett just shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention back to the TV. Carlisle came in then, sitting next to me. He had Louie in her arms, who was now wearing a cute pair of pyjamas that were a pair of blue shorts that showed his adorable chubby legs, and a white tshirt that had a dinosaur on it.
"Do you want to feed him his milk?" He asked me and I nodded excitedly. He handed Louie to me then handed me the bottle of milk. I put it to his lips and he sucked on it straight away greedily. I couldn't even describe how jealous I was of Bella because she got to do this everyday..
BPOV
I really hate leaving them. I really hate leaving them. I really hate leaving them.
It was now 8:30, and we were in the last shop. Well, Alice claimed that it was the last store were we going into. I had brought a few decent things for Louie that I knew he would love. I brought him a few outfits, a push along walker, some books, some toys and some other bits. Alice and Esme had also split the cost of a car that he could sit in and ride, which I thought was sweet. I tried to convince them not too, because they hardly know him but they said that they wanted too. So I let them.
Esme and I were stood to the side as Alice walked around the store, this time looking at clothes for us instead of Louie, and was grabbing random garments from the racks and putting them across her arm to buy. I sighed and leaned against the wall next to Esme and she smiled.
"I suppose you're missing them?" She said and I turned to her.
"Yeah." I said simply. "I miss them. So much."
She smiled sadly and put her hand on my shoulder. "You'll see them soon."
"I know I will." I replied. "I don't know why I hate leaving them like I do but I feel weird when I'm not with them… if that even makes sense. It probably sounds stupid."
"No, it doesn't sound stupid." She said and smiled at me. "It makes complete sense. I felt the same way about my boy."
I gasped. "Oh Esme…" I didn't know what to say. "I can't imagine how you…"
She smiled sadly. "Don't fret, dear." She said. "I'm fine. Louie reminds me of him, in a good way. Your kids are really something special, Bella."
"I know…" I smiled. "They really mean everything to me. I can't even imagine that happening to them…" Esme turned to me.
"You don't have to. It won't ever happen… You wont let it happen and we wont either, Bella." She said. "And you don't have to walk on egg shells around me, either. Working at the daycare is helping me get over the grief even more, surprisingly."
I didn't say anything back, I just smiled. I didn't know what to say.
Our conversation was quickly stopped by Alice, anyway. She came to us holding 2 bags of clothes and practically danced out of the shop while and me and Esme chuckled and followed her out.
"So… we're done now?" I said, glancing at my watch. It was 9:00pm.
"Yup! I know you're dying to get back to them so we'll leave now." She said and I rolled my eyes even though it's true.
We got back to the car, which was Carlisle's Mercedes. Alice had told me that the Mercedes and the Volvo were the only cars that had arrived from their old home so far, and she wasn't sure if I'd want to ride in the Volvo. I wondered whether that was true, or if Edward didn't want me in his Volvo.
We were about 10 mins from the house when the car suddenly stopped and Alice groaned.
"What?" I asked.
"Car just broke down." She groaned and stepped out. I looked outside and groaned when I found that we were on a pitch black road. My eyes were even having trouble seeing anything, and I was a vampire.
"I should call Carlisle." Esme said, dialling his number and holding it to her ear.
"Hello?" She said. I was sat in the front passenger seat, and Esme in the back. I watched as Alice opened the front of the car and looked inside trying to figure out what is wrong.
"Oh, Hi Edward. Is Carlisle there?" Esme asked. "He's a bit busy? Oh okay…"
"Yeah, our car broke down... You would do that?... We could run but we have a few bags."
I chuckled. A few was an understatement.
"What's that noise? Is that Isla?" Esme asked and that's when I turned around to face her. (Oh, PS – I know that typically Bella would be able to hear Edward on the phone because of her super vampire hearing but she doesn't here. She can only hear Esme's part of the conversation!)
"Yes, her name is Isla… is that her crying?"
I gasped at that then nearly got out of the car to run back to the Cullen's house but Esme stopped me by holding my arm. I growled at her without realising and I didn't hear the rest of her conversation, the next thing I noticed was her putting down the phone and holding onto my shoulders.
"She's fine, Bella." She said calmly. I growled again but less aggressive this time. "Bella!"
I looked up at her properly. "Oh my god Esme I'm so sorry." I put my head in my hands.
"You don't need to be sorry, it's just your instinct to add that way. Like a lion and her cubs." She said, smiling. I smiled back and took a deep breath.
"What's up with her?" I said warily. "Was she crying?"
"Edward said she was. She asked Jasper and he says it's because she missed you, and she's really tired. She won't sleep until she sees you home apparently."
I cursed in my head. "I shouldn't have left them. I have to go and see her, Esme."
She smiled. "Edward is coming to pick us up… If that's okay."
"It's fine." I said, honestly. I don't even care who picks us up, I just wanted to get to my baby. I leaned my head on the window of the car while we waited. Alice had come back into the car.
"I'm not sure what's wrong with it. We'll have to get Rose to look at it tomorrow sometime." She groaned. "I heard Edward is picking us up?" She eyed me warily.
"Yeah." I said, making sure I sounded indifferent to that fact. She didn't say anything else because some headlights came up from infront of us and parked in front of our car. I saw him walk out of the car and walk towards ours. Alice opened her door to greet him.
"You girls go into my car, I'll get your bags." He said. I sighed, always a gentleman. I made slight eye contact with him when I got out of the Mercedes and he smiled slightly at me when we did. I didn't have time to do anything back because he turned away to get the bags from the car. I just shook my head slightly then got in the back of his Volvo and leaning my head on the window again. Esme sat in the front passenger seat and Alice slid in next to me. The Volvo looked and smelt the exact same as it had before…
Edward finished getting the bags in the car then hopped into the driver's seat and started the engine. It was silent for a moment then he started to talk.
"Carlisle said he'll call someone to tow the Mercedes tomorrow. Rosalie volunteered to come and move it but he thought that would be to suspicious if anyone notices." He said in his smooth voice. I couldn't help but feel mesmerised by it. I shook my head a tiny bit, shaking the thoughts I was having from my mind.
I leaned my head back on the window and watched the town swish by his window.
"That's fine, I guess." Esme said. It was silent for a moment then Alice started a conversation but trying to get me into it.
"Isla will be fine, Bella. I've seen it. She'll be happy as soon as she sees you then she'll sleep like a baby all night."
"I know she'll be fine but I feel bad for leaving them. They're used to being with me this late."
"Bella..." He said from the front seat. "If it's any consolation, they seem to have had a great time tonight with the rest of the family."
I looked at the back of his head in surprise. "Erm… Thanks. I guess."
By then he didn't have time to reply because he had just pulled up to the house and I could hear Isla, sniffling. I could hear Rose whispering things to her, trying to comfort her so I just opened the door vampire speed and ran straight into the house following the noises of Isla. The minute I got near her, Isla practically leaped from Rosalie's arms into mine while still crying. I buried my face into her curls and comforted her quietly. I only noticed after a while that all of the Cullen's were watching us. Even Edward. He looked upset. Why? I would never understand that dude.
That was kind of a long chapter! Oh well. Let me know what you think!
(BTW Bella and Edward are going to have a 1 to 1 chat in the next chapter. I've not decided exactly what will be said, but they're going to talk to each other alone! :D)