Hi again, guys! So, as I đã đưa ý kiến in my Cold hoa hồng update, this is the last post I will be doing until Tuesday of tiếp theo week because this weekend is 4th of July. Thanks for understanding, darlings, and thank bạn SO SO much for all of your heartwarming comments! I'm thrilled bạn all are loving the story so far :) I do hope bạn enjoy this chapter ^.^ Enjoy!! :D
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When we reached home, I found that Edward's prediction had been correct. Renesmee had locked herself in her room and was sprawled across her bed.

She turned up the âm nhạc on her IPod when she heard us walk in.

I knocked on her closed door, "Nessie…sweetheart, may I come in?"

I knew she heard me but was purposefully avoiding my plea.

I turned to Edward, who was watching me from behind, and shook my head in defeat.

I pointed to the door in silence. He knew what I was referring to.

I picked up a magazine and absentmindedly flipped through the pages until he returned with Jake.

Edward explained the scenario to him beforehand.

I stood to give Jake a quick hug, "You need to convince her that everything will work out for the best, Jake."

He pondered something for a moment, "Bella, I—"

"Jake," I insisted, "please, do this for me. Edward and I know what we're up to. Please help us persuade her. She always listens to what bạn say."

Jake nodded, trying to hide his reluctance, "Alright, but no thêm favors like this, okay?"

"Okay," I agreed hastily, "whatever bạn say."

Jake asked Renesmee if he could come in and see her; obviously, her answer was yes, even though she didn't respond too quickly.

Edward and I waited out in the living room. We were listening to every word of Nessie and Jake's conversation.

After a few phút of heated discussion with Jake, Nessie sighed and went along with his advice.

She unlocked the door and stepped out into the hallway.

A slight smile spread across her round face, "Mom, I'm so sorry. I treated bạn unfairly. I understand that you're just trying to do the right thing and you're not intending to harm anyone."

I rushed over to give my beautiful daughter a loving squeeze.

Jake put his arm around Nessie's waist. Edward tried not to growl.

Nessie let go of me, "Go on, mom. Stay bởi his side until he wakes up. I don't mind in the least."

I touched my hand to her dimpled cheek and gazed at her affectionately, "Thank you, angel. I promise that I will come back soon."

Edward kissed me softly before I walked out the house, "I'll stay here and keep an eye on the two."

I rolled my eyes and chuckled, "No problem, Edward, but please don't go poking around everything that they're doing."

"Absolutely not," He reassured me, "That will only happen if I catch Jacob thinking something vile."

I closed my eyes and shook my head, "You know he'll do no such thing…well, not while you're there, at least."

With everyone comfortable at home, I ran off to be with my new son. A ngày had already gone by. There were only a couple thêm days to go before I would finally know his name.

Two Days Later...

I sat in Carlisle's study for the một giây ngày in a row with a Jane Austen novel in my hand.

If my venom was travelling fast enough in his body, then today would be the first ngày of the boy's immortal life.

đọc preoccupied my time when I wasn't watching over the child.

I faintly remembered how difficult it was to chịu, gấu the pain of venom burning through my veins.

I wanted the boy to be as comfortable as possible.

His quaking lessened with each passing hour, so that was a calming thought.

Maternal instinct made me want to fight away the pain for him, but I knew that such a desire was impossible to attain.

While immersed in the book, I heard the boy grunt lowly.

I placed my book down on a nearby coffee bàn and knelt down at his side. I stroked back his ruffled blonde curls, carefully touching my finger to his cheek.

It was no longer warm and pink. Now it was cold, stiff, and pale. He was like a beautiful, lifeless boy carved from stone.

Carlisle quietly slid into the room to check up on us. He stooped onto his knees tiếp theo to me and examined the boy.

"When will he wake up, Carlisle?" I questioned without removing my gaze from the boy.

"I would imagine that he'll beginning waking up in just a few minutes. I heard his groaning. It's a sign that the venom is attacking his tim, trái tim now." I pursed my lips in a hard line.

I didn't want to think about the terrible pain he was in, because that just brought me pain.

I waited and watched impatiently for what seemed like eternity, though in actuality is was only an hour.

Finally, without warning, the boy's eyes fluttered open.

He sat up, immediately becoming defensive.

His blood-red eyes were wide with fear as he stared at Carlisle and I.

I smiled sweetly at him, hoping to suppress his anxiety.

The boy was utterly confused, "How did I get here?" He asked, "Why is my memory so fuzzy? Who are bạn people?"

His voiced dripped with a heavy British accent. I suspected that he came from Europe.

In midst of the commotion, I struggled to find my voice, so Carlisle answered the các câu hỏi on my behalf, "My name is Dr. Carlisle Cullen. This is my daughter-in-law, Bella Cullen. What's your name?"

The boy's lips trembled, "Adrian," He huffed out in his mellifluous tone of voice, "My name is Adrian Phelps. Dr. Carlisle, where are my parents? What am I doing here in what appears to be your home?"

Carlisle glanced at Bella briefly, then back at Adrian, "Sit down, son, since what I am about to tell bạn will not be easy for bạn to hear."

Carlisle explained how I had found him lying a few feet away from his mauled parents in the woods. Carlisle also told him how I brought him here so that he could be saved in time. Then the hardest part of the conversation came all too soon. Carlisle told him that the only way to save him was to make him one of us: an immortal vampire.

"Adrian," Carlisle began, "Bella found bạn and changed bạn into an immortal because she deeply cares about you. She wanted bạn to have a life bạn would have otherwise lost. I know losing both your parents is tough, Adrian, but Bella is ready and willing to become your new mother, and her husband, my son Edward, considers it a privilege to become your new father."

Adrian eyed me with a wary glare.

I decided to speak up before something went entirely wrong, "Yes, Adrian. I couldn't let bạn die at your young age."

A câu hỏi popped into my mind, "How old are bạn anyways, sweetie?"

"16."

"Ah," I thought to myself, "so he is exactly Renesmee's 'age.'"

"But," Adrian apprehensively interjected, "aren't ma cà rồng bloodsucking demons? Why didn't bạn just finish me off instead?"

I told him that we followed a different lifestyle than orthodox vampires, "We call ourselves 'vegetarians,' since we are not the average vamps."

Adrian still maintained his "deer-in-the-headlights" look, as if he was tiếp theo in line on death row.

"Maybe we should let bạn meet the rest of our family, Adrian," I suggested, "Does that sound like an appropriate plan?"

"There are thêm of you?" He asked, shocked.

"Yes," Carlisle answered with a warm smile, "we are a sizeable clan."

I stretched out my hand to help him, even though he didn't need help to stand.

I was so eager to know him better. I wanted to spend some time with him and introduce him to Edward.

I was still unsure how I'd introduce him to Renesmee. I made a mental note to talk with Carlisle about that later.

Carlisle led the way. Adrian shuffled along behind me.

I gracefully walked down into the foyer, but I soon noticed that a recognizable scent penetrated the air around us.

Carlisle picked up on it, as well. He was evidently surprised and a little irritated.

I impulsively threw my arm out in front of Adrian.

I gawked at Edward, who stood in an adjoining hallway. He was mentally apologizing to me over and over again. Why? Well…guess who was being shielded in his arms?
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Edward's got some explaining to do...heehee Thanks for reading, sweethearts! tình yêu y'all <33 ^.^