When we got back to the airport, Esme pulled Renesmee straight into her arms, followed by Bella and Jacob.
"What the hell were you thinking?" She asked Bella.
"I don't know…" Bella dropped her head.
"Never do anything that puts any of you at risk ever again." Esme demanded.
Bella nodded.
"Well, I guess I'm lucky they got to you before you went in. We have no idea what would have happened…" Esme lowered her voice.
"What?" Bella asked, as turned to look at Alice.
"Bella, it was for the best." I said before she or Alice had a chance to snap at the other.
"You lied to me."
"You lied to us…" I pointed out.
She didn't know what to say to that. She had lied, and she felt so guilty.
"I have to go get these two a room…" she said quietly before they turned and started to walk away.
We followed, not wanting them to escape our supervision, which they would be under for several months.
"You don't have to come." She said when we caught up.
"You're all under supervision by at least one of us at all times, and we have nothing to do until the others get here." I explained.
She sighed to show her annoyance and rolled her eyes.
I laughed quietly and Esme slapped my chest.
"What?"
"She's going to get extremely angry with you soon." Esme whispered.
"Well damn." I said sarcastically.
"Carlisle!" she scolded.
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry."
She was still glaring at me but didn't say anything else.
By morning, the guys had found us. Emmett and Rosalie were talking quietly on the couch in the living room area of the hotel room. Alice and Jasper were standing in the corner; Edward had forced Bella to go into the woods with him where he could express his hurt and anger without interruption. Esme was cooking for when Renesmee and Jacob woke up and I had been reading a book.
Renesmee walked out and jumped when she saw everyone.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot everyone was here…" she said.
Jacob followed her out and sat down on the couch next to me. Renesmee sat in between us.
"I know you're all mad. We really are sorry…" she said.
"You're damn right we're mad." Jasper snapped.
"Jasper." Esme hushed.
"I'm going to hunt." He said before walking out. Alice followed him as well as Rosalie and Emmett.
"I have a feeling that wasn't a coincidence that they all needed to hunt at the same time…" Jacob said quietly.
"I have that feeling too…" Renesmee whispered.
Esme brought over the breakfast she had made for them and out it down in front of them on the table. She sat down on the other couch where Rosalie and Emmett had been sitting earlier.
"You both understand why we're so against this, right?" I asked.
"No." Renesmee replied. Jacob nodded.
"Ness—" Esme started.
"They just wanted to see that I had grown, that's all. Now because you came, they're going to come to Forks. That will put everyone in Forks at risk, including Melody."
"Melody is old enough. She doesn't pose a threat to our kind. If the packs are with us, then we have the numbers." I explained.
"No one should be at risk anyway if all they want is to see you developing." Esme raised her eyebrows.
"I'm so over this conversation."
"I can't wait for your dad to get back…" Jacob said very quietly.
I snickered. "Eat. We've got a plane to catch."
"Thanks Mami." Renesmee said quietly.
"Yeah, thanks Esme." Jacob thanked her.
The plane ride felt as long as the way there. The whole family was very tense, Edward and Bella were furious with each other and they refused to sit together. Bella sat beside Esme and I. Edward sat with Renesmee and Jacob.
The others were sitting with their partners and talking quietly about what had happened and what they thought would happen when we got home.
"Carlisle, we could have been too late…" Esme whispered.
"Yes, but we weren't, sweetheart. Don't worry yourself."
"Did you tell Melody?"
"Not exactly. I just told her to stay on the reservation for a few days and that we had to go to Italy."
"She's probably freaking out. Emmett and Jasper told her about what they're capable of…"
"Of course they did… We'll call her the moment we land." I leaned over and kissed the side of her head.
Bella was pretending to be asleep. "Don't you just wish you could actually sleep sometimes?" Esme whispered.
Bella nodded and turned her head so she was now facing Esme. "I shouldn't have ever become a part of this family…"
"Not this again…" Esme shook her head.
"All I have done is make Edward happy on occasion, put you all through hell since the moment I entered that Forks high school and pissed everyone off."
"No, you make Edward angry on occasion. He's happy with you most of the time. All of the shit we went through definitely wasn't your fault, and you don't piss us off." Esme explained.
"Language, there a children on board." I whispered.
"They can't hear me." She spoke at a lower volume to me.
"After what just happened, I can't believe you're attempting to make me feel better." Bella said.
"I don't see any reason in holding grudges, even for a short time." Esme responded.
Their conversation ended when they noticed Edward staring at them. Bella looked down to her hands, not meeting his eyes.
Esme was talking to him through her thoughts. He nodded sightly before looking across to Jasper.
"What was that about?" I asked.
"Forgiveness." She took my hand in her own.