I couldn't stop gazing at her as she was in a deep slumber. Thalia as a baby was an image that would never leave my mind. Her cheeks were so plump as I had her wrapped in a blanket and she kept on making frowning faces. It was crazy to think that I carried a child for months only for her to be right here in my arms.
Walking down stairs in the morning while feeding a baby was a mission. I was new to my surroundings and unlike any other mornings, I had woken up in a room that smelled like him. The entire house consumed me of him. Woods, spice, and every angle that I had turned in his bed was like getting a whiff of him.
I continued down the stairs with Thalia in my arms. There was food being cooked, bacon, and eggs. The smell of honey surrounded the kitchen. It was unsettling as I grew more hungry. Sebastian turned around as he heard Thalia gurgle and his green eyes looked directly at her.
"Morning." His eyes snapped up at me. Realizing he was starring at her for too long. I put her baby bottle on the island as he nods in my direction and puts a pancake on a plate, pushing it in my direction.
"Here eat, Im going to change and we can take off to get your belongings." I nodded my head and maneuvered Thalia over my shoulder to burp her.
Thirty minutes later we arrived at my place and Sebastian carried Thalia's car seat with her sleeping in it towards our little condo. We approached the front door and I stood there frozen as I realized I was letting him into my home. I unlocked the door and everything was the same as I left it when we had gone to get Thalia's necessities at target. Sebastian set down her car seat on the couch and turned to me, "We can leave the furniture here if you want and take Thalia's crib and other things to the house. I had some guys paint a room today. It's next to ou-..I mean mine so she has her own room now." He looked down towards her. I knew he was curious about her. The man that I was destined to was intrigued by the little pup.
"You didn't hav-"
"I wanted to. I'm sorry about what happened last night. We all have a past and I know I wasn't in it before but I want to be in it now for you and for her." I stood there not saying a word. Emotions ran through me and I knew that he saw how red my ears turned. I walked towards him carefully were he stood by Thalia's car seat. I reached my hand up towards his neck and curled my fingers around the back of his head and pulled him towards me.
My lips came in contact wit his cheek as I kissed it gently. I pulled away and my cheeks flame up as I look down. A hand is pressed under my chin and I look up into soaring green eyes that I knew would do me no harm. Sebastian wraps his arm against my lower back and hugs me to his chest. He places a kiss on my forehead, "If you're going to be a part of my life Isabella, then so is she."
••••
We didn't come back to pack grounds until midday. We made a beeline towards the house and I carried Thalia while Sebastian was walking up ahead and carrying our bags. We set foot inside the house and Sebastian headed towards upstairs to set the bags down.
"You can take the room with Thalia again her room isn't finished and her crib isn't up yet either. I'll sleep in a guest room later tonight." I hear Sebastian shout from upstairs.
I didn't reply back. I sat myself on the couch after a long day of packing our things in bags and observe the interior of the beautiful home. The T.V. has a video game console and movies were stacked along the shelves. There were pictures along the walls that I didn't look too much into when I first got here. I stood up from the couch and made my way towards a picture frame that has two young children with black hair and deep green eyes. The ocean was in the background. One of them was Sebastian who had a cute grin on his face with his eyes gleaming in the sun light and the other was his sister Violet.
The women in the back had the greenest eyes I've ever seen and her smile was beautiful as she looked up at her husband. The man was tall, super tall. He had black hair and a dimple on his right cheek as he smiled down at his two children. My fingers itched towards the picture and I touched the face of my mate when he was a kid. His smile was so bright it seemed to light up the picture even more.
The door was yanked open and I jumped up in surprise as a beautiful women who had Sebastian's similar eyes entered the living room. She looked to be in her late forties and I looked down and noticed her hand wrapped around Adeline's.
"Isabwella! What are you dowing here!?" A screaming Addy yelled while running towards me and hugging my lower body.
"Hi sweetie" I say kneeling down and hugging her small figure.
"Mom what are you doing here? I told you to come later tonight for..dinner." Sebastian says breathless as he comes down the stairs in a rush while heading towards me.
"I was but I couldn't wait any longer Sebastian, Plus Addy's been wanting to see her." She smiles in my direction and I smile back in politeness.
"Yea and Gwandma said we cwould see Isabwellas baby and yowr new mate!" Addy yells out. Thalia stirs in her sleep and begins to rub her nose with her little fingers.
"Addy she's sleeping honey, go to the play room for a few minutes until she wakes up okay?" Her grandma says.
"Okway." Addy runs towards her play room that's a few doors down in the downstairs hallway.
"Mom..." Sebastian says dragging out the word.
"What! You said I could come so here I am. Now.. my names Lilliana Carter; Sebastian and Violet's mom." She says pulling me into a hug.
My eyes dart to Sebastian and he rolls his eyes at his mother.
"It's nice to meet you Mrs.Carter, I'm Isabella-"
"Oh I know who you are sweetheart, there's no need to introduce yourself and please call me Lilly." I turn back towards Sebastian and he looks down at me and then back again towards Thalia.
"Mom we're busy." Sebastian says as he comes closer to me so I feel the warmth of his body.
"Sebastian it's fine rea-"
"Thalia's asleep she needs rest and so do you. You haven't unpacked your clothes and we've been out all day." he says while looking down on me
"I can go. I'll take Addy back and then bring back dinner." Lilly says
"It's okay really Mrs. Ca-.. I mean Lilly we can all eat here. I'll unpack later tonight it's fine really." I say urging her into the kitchen
"Bella I don't thi-" I whip my head back towards him and give him a warning glare and lead Lilly back into the kitchen.
"Take care of Thalia and Addy!" I shout
••••
Thirty minutes later a home made pizza was in the oven almost done and Thalia was wide awake out in the living room with Addy and Sebastian. Standing on the outside of the entrance to the kitchen I looked over at Sebastian holding Thalia in his arms while Addy was asking him questions about the little munchkin.
"She lwook like hewr Mowmmy uncwle Seb." Addy says pointing at her lips.
"She does doesn't she." He responds his eyes gleaming while looking at Thalia and then looking back up at me catching me as I stare at the little encounter between him and the kids.
"Isabella sweetie can you help me!?" I hear Lilly call me from the kitchen.
"Yeah of course."
"Cut the pizza slices please honey, I'll get the breadsticks out." She says while bringing out the pan of pizza.
"How are Laura and Conrad?" I curse under my breath because I have yet to tell them about the events that have taken place over the last twenty four hours. I didn't even know what I would tell them.
"Uhh good? They both love Thalia so much." I say smiling and mentally reminding myself that I have to call them soon.
"Im sure they helped you and Thalia a lot, they've always been so generous." She says smiling and bringing out the golden looking breadsticks.
"More than I could possibly ever ask for..yeah." As I spoke to her those words I couldn't help but reminisce on the little memories me and Laura had, she was always so compassionate and like no one I had ever met before and nowadays you don't meet many people like Laura or Conrad, in fact their isn't anyone like the pair of them. Once I'm done cutting the slices of pizza a smooth hand is put on mine, stopping me from finishing the last cut.
"I hope that you will be just as comfy here as you were with them, we've been waiting for your arrival for a while now Isabella and I completely understand that you have a child who isn't my sons, but I need you to know that we are here for you. To protect and keep you two safe."