About an hour of driving to Seattle and everyone was silent for most of the way.
Esme got her phone out and texted Jasper.
Emmett pulled into the next rest stop on her request.
"Why are we stopping?" Melody asked.
"Because we have 2…half humans who need to stretch, not to mention the ongoing tension in this car that I would like to escape." Esme explained.
I saw she was about to talk back, "Don't." I warned before a word could exit her mouth.
She rolled her eyes again and got out of the car.
Esme walked over to Alice, Bella and Rosalie. Seth and Melody went to Renesmee and Jacob and I proceeded to my sons.
"Woah, your car has the strongest feeling of tension out of everyone. What happened?" Jasper asked.
"I have a moody teenager whose specialty is talking back, making sarcastic remarks or arguments and rolling her eyes." I gave an obviously fake smile.
"I can hear you!" she yelled.
"That was my intent."
She opened her mouth to speak but stopped herself when I raised my eyebrows.
"Melody, watch your language." Edward warned.
"I didn't say it."
"You were going to." He turned back around so he wouldn't have to argue.
"Okay, now I'm kind of glad I don't have kids…" Emmett said and Jasper nodded in agreement before laughing.
"How is everyone else's drive going?" I asked.
"Well Rose asked Emmett about her temper again and Alice couldn't save him this time so now they're arguing." Jasper filled us in.
I looked to Emmett who was looking at his hands. "She'll forgive me, you watch."
"I would rather not; we all know what happens when you make up." Jasper said.
"You'll be using the forest, I would rather you didn't destroy the place."
"Edward and Bella did." He joked.
"That was just one room…" Edward smiled.
"What's happening in your car?" Emmett changed the subject back to the tension.
"Ness and Jacob had an argument before we picked them up and now they're angry with each other. It was something stupid, so I doubt it will go much longer."
"It's easing." Jasper said, looking at them.
"Carlisle, you and Esme need to stop, by the way. You're pushing it. I'm still sort of like your son, you know." Edward said.
"It's not our fault that you can read thoughts." I responded.
"Yes, but since I have been given this curse, can you please attempt to control yourselves." He smiled.
"We are."
"Physically, maybe." He rolled his eyes.
"It's funny; you never think that your parents are like that." Emmett said.
Jasper laughed and Emmett and Edward joined him.
"Yes, laugh. Just remember that we're going to Esme's island…" I smiled.
"I change my mind, maybe you two should go without us…" Jasper joked.
"Yeah, god knows you don't do it often." Emmett added.
I nodded.
"Except that they do; more often than you think." Edward said quieter so no one else would hear except us.
"Okay, that's enough Edward." I hit him on the back, harder than normal and he winced before laughing.
"No way, we don't even know."
"Good to hear…" Esme said from behind Jasper. None of us noticed she was there until now.
They laughed hard, and I smiled at her.
She walked over and subtly grabbed my arse before taking my hand.
"Esme…" I warned but she just smiled.
"Okay, let's go." Emmett called out to everyone. "You two are gross…" he said quieter so the others wouldn't hear. They walked away laughing, and we went to our car.
I opened the door for her and before she got in, I grabbed her arm.
"Behave…" I ordered quietly before kissing her and letting her arm go.
"You're making it a little hard…" she whispered and got into the car.
We followed Emmett's jeep again, and Edward followed in his Volvo, getting a little too close to our car for a human's comfort.
I rolled my window down and put my hand out, giving him the finger.
"Carlisle." Esme scolded.
"I'm just playing, Esme."
She gave me a disapproving look, but didn't say anything else.
I took her hand and smiled when she looked at me. She tried not to smile back, but I won and she did.
We made another stop just after an hour later, before continuing to the airport.
Jasper, Alice, Renesmee, Jacob, Seth and Melody removed the bags from the cars they were in while the rest of us drove them down to security parking.
The sun was breaking through clouds and we had to stay back in the shadows to completely avoid it.
"How are we going to get to the plane?" Renesmee asked.
"In about 10 minutes, the clouds should block out the sun for a while, let's hope we can board while that's happening, otherwise we have to move to a later flight." Edward explained.
Once all the bags were sorted, we went to sit near the boarding gate.
"We're going to get something to eat." Renesmee said as Jacob and Seth stood.
Melody looked back at me. "I'm coming." She said.
"I thought she was getting over it." Esme said.
"Yeah, I might have pissed her off again at the first stop…" I said.
"Carlisle, you have 2 weeks with her, please be nice."
"I am nice; I was just a little frustrated at the stop."
Bella and Alice laughed.
"You should have heard him Esme, we was very harsh." Emmett clearly wanted me to get in trouble.
"Carlisle." She scolded.
"You didn't yell at her when she argued with me…" I said quietly.
"Carlisle, you're like a little kid." Rosalie laughed.
I sat back and folded my arms over my chest.
"He's just upset that he has to behave for Edward's sake." Emmett said.
I glared at him when Jasper and Alice laughed.
Esme flicked my ear.
"Ow…" I said. This caused Bella to join the laughter.
"Grow up." She said.
The kids came back a second later and our plane started boarding.
"Perfect timing, the clouds are in the right spot." Edward said.
Renesmee gave me a questioning look when she saw my fake sulky look.
"Ignore him until we get to Rio." Esme said.
"Gladly." Melody muttered, forgetting that we could all hear her.
"Stop. Drop the attitude now or you're staying here." Esme held a normal volume to human ears, but it could have been yelling to vampires.
The woman taking the tickets showed a liking to Emmett so Rosalie gripped his hand and stood very close, eyeing the girl.
We took our seats and waited out or 14 hour flight.