We were all celebrating Christian’s mortal birthday before dawn because he and I have plans for after we wake to celebrate ourselves. During the celebration Candice went into labor, unlike me she was two weeks late. She is luckier than me since nightfall is still upon us the doctor is able to get here sooner.
Christian and I were trying to sleep when there was a knock on our door, Christian got up answered the door. Edge rushed past him and to me, “Edge what do you want? Shouldn’t you be with Candice.”
“She sent me, Carol she wants you with her also.”
“I’d love to but when we sleep he never hears Brandon crying.” “I understand.”
“Carol just take the baby monitor and when he wakes you can hear him and come wake me and I’ll take care of him.”“You sure?”“Yes, go to Candice.”
“Thanks honey and don’t worry our plans are still on.”
“I’m looking forward to you, I mean our plans.”
“Love you Chrissy, sleep well.”
“I love you too,” Edge and I left. “So how’s she doing?”
“As well as can be expected, I have a question.” “What?” “I thought Brandon was only going to stay in your room for a few months, why is still in your room?”
“Yeah right now he’s eight months and should be in his own room but it’s hard, you’ll know what I mean soon enough and I like having him in our room but soon he’ll be in his own room.” We got to the door and heard Candice scream so Edge rushed to her, “Oh Adam thank goodness you’re back,” I walked in. “Hey Candice how are you doing?” I asked putting down the monitor on the dresser. “Don’t ask,” I move next to her bed and sat on a chair, “I know, I got sick of that question too.”“Thank you for coming.”
“It’s no problem I’d do anything for you but you sure you want me here?”
“Yes you’ve been through this please stay.”“Of course, has Casey been here?”
“She comes and goes.”
“What about Gangrel? has he been here?”
“No not yet,” she felt another contraction and grabbed Edge for support. Once it passed, “I need to know something.”
“Yes Edge.” “Gangrel stayed with you when Brandon was born?”
“Yes he did and if you guys don’t want him here just tell him and he’ll leave at least that’s what he told me after Brandon was born.”
“Thanks for the info because I really don’t want him here,” Candice said. “Something else how long were you in labor for?”“About 11 hours.”
“Edgeypoo I don’t want this for 11 hours.”
“My love I can’t do anything about it.”
“Oh now you can’t do anything, I didn’t hear you saying you can’t do anything when you did this to me.”“Candice I’m sorry.”
“Oh you’re sorry!” she screamed as she felt a contraction. “You’re just grateful you’re not me right now.”
“I promise if I could I’d take your place.”
“The hell you would and you can’t so it’s an empty promise.”“Carol were you like this.”
“Yes Adam I was pretty nasty to Christian.” Casey came in with Gangrel and the doctor. “You’re finally here.”
“Nice to see you too Candice so how are you?”
“I want this kid out of me.” As Candice was being check out I left her side to speak with Casey, “What are you doing here?”
“Candice asked me to be here because I’ve been through this.”“I guess that’s a good reason.”
“Where’s Steph and Vampiro?”“Sleeping.”
“Like Christian, it’s getting close to dawn are you going to stay here with Candice?”
“If she wants me here.”“Nothing with you two yet?”
“No,” Gangrel said. “What you don’t want to have kids Gangrel?”
“Of course I do, with Casey they’d be beautiful but not yet.” The doctor came over to us, “It will be awhile, Gangrel I need something to drink do you have anything?”
“Yes my wife and I will get you some and you can also use one of our spare rooms for yourself because with the sun rising the parlor is not a good idea.”
“Ok,” they left the room and I went back to Candice. “Hey the doctor said it will be awhile.”
“I don’t know how much more of this I can take.”“You’ll be fine baby.”“Shut up Adam.”
“Candice all this is worth it once you’re holding your baby in your arms.” I heard Brandon crying, “Excuse me Candice I have to check on Brandon.”“Can’t Christian?”
“He’s really hard to wake so no I have to go.” “Ok.”“I’ll be back as soon as Brandon’s asleep.”
“Go take care of him,” I grab the monitor and left.
When I got to my room after getting a bottle, as I thought Christian’s fast asleep, what would he do without me or should I say what would my baby do without me. I sit in the rocking chair with Brandon and as he drinks I talk to him as I always do. Right now I can talk all about being a vampire he doesn’t understand but soon I won’t be to for years. And not being able to still bothers me. Once he’s done, I try to get him to sleep but he won’t sleep so I get up and walks around the room with him, “Come on Brandon sleep for mommy, Aunt Candice is waiting for me.” He’s not going to sleep so I decided to take him with me.

Part 2

I came in just as a contraction had passed, “Why did you bring him?” Candice asked. “He won’t go back to sleep for some reason.”
“Why can’t my brother watch him?”
“Christian are you kidding me, he’s fast asleep.”“Wake him.”
“I don’t want to but I will if Brandon’s not asleep soon.”“Is he normally like this?”
“Christian or Brandon?”“Brandon.”
“No normally after his bottle he goes right to sleep, I don’t know what his problem is tonight.”
“Let me try,” Edge said so I hand him to Edge. He starts walking around with him and he begins to softly sing to him, just like Christian does. I look over at Candice she’s watching him smiling. In moments, “Carol he’s sleeping.”
“Thank you, would you mind putting him in his crib, I know that means leaving Candice but...”
“It’s ok, I’ll take him back.”
“Bring back the monitor.”
“No problem, Candice I’ll be back before you know it.”
“Take your time so he doesn’t wake,” he left. I sat back down next to Candice, she took my hand as another contraction came then passed. “Candice.”
“Yes.”“I saw that smile.”“What?”
“When Adam was trying to get Brandon to sleep.”
“I liked what I saw.”“He’s good with him.”
“Yes, Christian doesn’t so much for you.”
“Yes he does, it’s just it’s his birthday and I want him to have the day to sleep, he somehow did the same for me on my birthday. At first when Brandon was hungry of course he couldn’t do much but he did and still does change him more than I do.”
“Sorry I didn’t know.”“It’s ok.”

Edge walked into his brother’s room and put Brandon down then he grabbed a pillow and hit his brother across the face, “What the fuck?!”
“Brother watch your mouth, your son’s in the room.”
“What are you doing here? shouldn’t you be with your wife?”
“I was just putting your son in his crib, your wife was having a hard time getting him to sleep so I helped her out, doing your job.”
“Shut up, I told her to wake me.”
“She was nice enough to let you sleep, unlike me,” he smiled evily. “Probably because on her birthday, I stayed up all day so when Brandon woke I took care of him so she could sleep.”
“How sweet of you, from what I see you don’t do much else for her.”
“Go to hell, obviously you know nothing, I feed him his bottle just as much as she does, I change him probably more, we share every responsibility when it comes to our son, so go away.”
“Sorry bro, I didn’t know.”
“Next time you should have your facts straight before you open your mouth now go back to your wife and let me sleep, I need my strength for my wife later.”“Yeah, where’s the monitor.”
"How do I know where ever Carol left it,” Edge looked around the room. “There it is, go back to sleep Prince Charming." "Shut up and go away."
"Grumpy aren't we," Christian just hissed. "I'm leaving, bye." Christian just lied back and went back to sleep.

Part 3

Around six in the evening I made my way to my room to tell Christian the good news. When I got there I found Christian changing Brandon. “Hey Chrissy.” He had just finished and picked up Brandon and turned to me, “Hey how’s Candice?” he asked sitting on our bed with Brandon. “She’s sleeping.”
“When did she have the baby?”
“About half an hour ago,” I sat in front of them placing a kiss on Bradon’s nose, Christian looked at me sadly, “Where’s mine?” So I move closer to him and kissed his nose. “Ha ha ha, that’s not the kind of kiss I wanted.”
“To bad that’s what you get,” I smiled. “Fine, so Candice was in labor longer than you.”“Yeah about two hours more.”“Who was with her?” “Of course Adam, and me and Casey.”“No Gangrel.”
“No she didn’t want him there and he respected her wishes.”“So what is it?”
“A baby Chrissy,” he looked at me. “Ha ha ha, Brandon your mom’s funny, I meant a girl or boy.”
“I know what you meant and they had a girl.”
“Have they named her?”“Yes my love.”
“So it would be?”“Angela.”
“That’s nice, did you hear that Brandon you have a new cousin,” Christian made Brandon clap his little hands. “I hope that Brandon and Angela will be good friends.”
“I can see it now, he’ll probably be her protector.”
“We’ll see, Chrissy I want another one,” he turned his attention from Bradon and looked up at me in shock, “Excuse me.”
“You heard me,” I smiled. “But Brandon’s not even a year.”
“I know but by the time you get me pregnant and then when it’s time for the baby to be born, Brandon will be over a year.” “I don’t know.”
“Come on please, this way they won’t be that far apart in age like you and your Edge and it’s not like it’s your body that has to go through all those changes, you just get to watch.”
“Is this really what you want?”“Yes, more than anything.”“You think we can handle two?” “Yes.”
“Ok we’ll work on it every night if that’s what it takes, it will be hard work but I’ll do what I have to if it’s what you want.”“Thank you smart ass.”
“Anything you want,” I kiss him, “Is that a better kiss?”
“Much.” I picked up Brandon, “Did you hear that Brandon you’re going to have a little baby brother or sister soon,” he smiled. “Yeah and if you have a brother you better not torture him like your uncle Edge did to daddy.”
“You know that’s how brother’s are and he probably will.”
“I’ll make sure that he doesn’t, it’s no fun being the younger brother sometimes.”
“Brandon your poor daddy got beat up by his brother all the time, see Brandon that will be your job.”“You’re encouraging him.”
“Well if we have another boy, we’ll baby him and Brandon will toughen him up.”
“I guess but still it’s no fun being beaten by your brother.”
“Sweetheart what ever we tell Brandon right now he won’t remember.” He took Brandon from me and placed him down at the center of the bed and began lightly to tickle him, “You better not remember what mommy told you.” Brandon was laughing. He stopped tickling him and brought his head closer to Brandon, “Just remember don’t torture your brother.” Brandon grabbed Christian’s hair and pulled on it. “Owww…let go of daddy’s hair, let go.” Brandon was laughing and so was I as I got him to let go, “He’s got quite a grip.”
“It must be the vampire blood.”
“I guess, from now on daddy’s putting his hair up around you little one,” Brandon is still smiling. “I guess he’s just practicing for when he has a brother.”
“Funny, shouldn’t Steph and Vampiro be here to get Brandon so we can go out to celebrate my birthday.”
“They should be here soon, let them get up it’s still early.”
“You’re not tried, you’ve been up since yesterday,” he said picking up Brandon. “I can still handle you.”
“Alright but it’s my birthday and I’m going to be quite demanding of you.”
“I wouldn’t expect any less, how about I get an hour sleep then we’ll go out.”
“That’s fine, I’ll take Brandon to the game room and you sleep.”
“Thank you,” he kisses me and leaves the room, I lie down and fall asleep instantly.

Part 4

I woke up the next night and damn Christian was extremely demanding. I look over and Christian is playing with Brandon on the floor. “You’re finally awake beautiful.”“And I’m still tired.”
“Sorry but it was my birthday.”
“Yes and since I was up for over 24 hours you could have gone easy on me.”
“No again it was my birthday, besides I let you sleep for two hours before I woke you.”
“Oh a whole two hours, wait till my birthday, not my mortal one since that just past a few weeks ago but the one that marks me being born into darkness because it’s closer, you’re going to need to sleep for days.”
“We’ll see but it was my birthday and I get what I want.”
“Just wait, Chrissy give me Brandon and get me something to drink please.”
"I guess I can do that for you,” he stood up and placed Brandon in my arms and left. “Brandon did you miss us last night?” he just looked at me. “Was daddy trying to tell you how it’s wrong to torture your younger sibling, well it is but I know you will but I also expect you to watch out for your younger sibling because mommy and daddy won’t be around much during the day and it’ll need you,” I kiss his head as Christian walks into the room. “Here’s your drink, give me Brandon,” he put my Chalice down then took him from me so I could drink. I was drinking slowly, “Come on say daddy, come on Brandon say daddy.” “What are you doing?”
“Well I want his first word to be daddy.”
“I think it will still be a few months till he says his first word.”
“I know but the more he hears it the better the chance that it will be his first word.”
“You’re too cute.” “And you love me like this.”
“Of course I do, let’s go see how Candice is.”
“Alright, Brandon you ready to meet your cousin,” he smiled. I got up and dressed and took Brandon from Christian and as we walked out, “Say daddy Brandon.”
“You’re persistent, I’ll give you that.”

Part 5

“Come in,” we walked in and Edge had his arm around Candice while she was holding Angela. “Hi guys we came by to see how you’re doing and to see the baby.” “I’m better and Angela is perfect.”
“Yes she is beautiful,” I said. “Plus there’s someone who wants to meet her,” Christian took Brandon from me. He sat next to Candice but facing her and I stood behind him with my hands on his shoulders. “Brandon this is your cousin Angela,” he went to reach for her but Christian grabbed his hand. “He seems to like her,” Edge said. “Like I told Carol, I’m sure he’ll be her protecter.”
“My daughter won’t need Brandon to protect her Christian.”
"Adam really, that would be nice and I hope they become best of friends.”
“That would be nice,” I said. “Candice can I speak to you alone please.”
“Sure, you don’t mind Adam do you?”
“No honey, I’ll be back in a few moments,” he kissed her then his daughter very gently on her forehead. “Christian let’s go and leave our ladies to talk.”
“Yeah, baby do you want me to take Brandon or leave him with you?”
“You can take him and continue with trying to get him to say daddy.”
“Ok great,” he smiled. He stood up then kissed me and the guys left. “So what did you want to speak to me about?” I sat next to her. “Has Gangrel spoke to you about Angela?”
“You mean about what she is?”“Yeah.” “Yes he was here about an hour ago.”“And he told you everything?” “I think so.” “How do you feel about it?”
“I don’t like it, why didn’t you tell me?”
“Christian wouldn’t let me, he told me that it was Gangrel’s place not mine, I’m sorry I really wanted to.”
“It’s ok, so what do we do let Jeff pretty much raise our kids.”
“Do we have any other choice?”
“I want to be involved in my daughter’s life.”
“I want to be in Brandon’s life too but we can’t be in the sun.”
“There are plenty of rooms in this house with no windows.”
“I know but we have to do as Gangrel wants this is going to be so hard.”
“Especially the summer when the sun doesn’t go down till almost 9 at night.”
“I know but the winter will be better, 5 in the evening and earlier some nights.”“Yeah.”
“Can I hold her?”“Of course,” she handed her to me. “She’s so beautiful, you know she’ll have her father wrapped around her finger.”
“That’s what I’m afraid of.”“Why?”
“Because he’s going to spoil her.”
“That’s ok, Christian and I have decided to have another one.”“So soon.”
“I want them close in age, so Christian agreed.”
“That makes sense and I’m sure you two will enjoy trying.”
“Yes we will but Christian’s worried that if we have another boy Brandon will pick on him and beat up on him like Edge did to him.”
“If Christian sets the rules I’m sure Brandon won’t disobey him.”
“He better not because I don’t want him picking on his younger sibling either but Christian’s so worried.”
“I know where he’s coming from.”
“That’s right Casey’s the older one, I guess she picks on you.”
“Yeah and it’s not the greatest thing.”
“Sorry but younger siblings can be just as cruel, I should know.”
“Was your brother that bad?”
“Sometimes he annoyed the hell out of me but don’t tell Christian, I don’t need him worry about that too.”
“I won’t.” the guys came back in and Christian was still trying to get Brandon to say daddy, “Ok Chrissy you think that’s enough for tonight?”
“No.” Angela started crying, “Give her to me she must be hungry.” I slowly hand her back to Candice. “Ok we’re going to leave,” I turned to Christian who was still at it. “Christian give me my son.”
“He’s my son too.”
“Yes I know, I was there when he was conceived but I think he’s had enough for tonight.”
“But honey,” we went to the door. “Bye Candice, bye Edge.”
“Bye,” they said as we left. “Christian give me Brandon please.”
“Ok,” he handed me Brandon and his head fell. “You can continue tomorrow night,” he looked up at me, “Promise.”
“Yes I promise,” he smiled. “Plus Brandon’s seems a little tired so I’m going to go put him down.”
“I’ll come with you,” he put his arm around my waist and we went to put Brandon to bed. After I put him down we went to bed and I lied in his arms, “Christian we’re doing a good job with him?”
“Yes, you’re a wonderful mother.”
“Thank you.”“Why are you asking?”
“I don’t know, he’s our first child, I just don’t want to mess things up.”
“Don’t worry about that, we’re not expected to get things perfect, we’ll just do the best that we can.”
“You’re right.”
“Of course I am, I’m your Sire, I’m always right.” I look up at him giving him my I don’t believe you said that look, “Ok, I’m not always right but I have your love so it doesn’t matter.”
“Yeah, so you think Gangrel has anything planned for Brandon?”
“Not this again.”
“I’m serious Christian, there’s something about him ordering you to get me pregnant, then him playing nice saying that he doesn’t want me hating him, there’s something I don’t like about this and I just have this feeling he’s got something planned for our son.”
“Like what honey?”
“I don’t know but it scares me,” his arms tightened around me. “Sweetie I’m sure these feelings will go away in time.”
“I hope you’re right because when it comes to our son I will never let anything happen to him.”
“I’m sure Gangrel will never hurt him.”
“I don’t know anymore, I’m sure he won’t hurt Brandon but baby there’s something that he’s not telling us.”
“I’m really sure that it’s nothing.”
“You promised me you wouldn’t push my feelings aside when it came to this.”“And I’m not.”
“Yes you are telling me not to worry, that I’m just imaging things.”
“I’m sorry I don’t mean to, it’s just I don’t feel like you do.”
“I wish you’d trust my feelings.”
“I do but Gangrel has nothing planned for our Brandon so please stop worrying.”
“I’ll try.” “Let me take your mind off things.”
“What are you thinking of?”
“You’ll see,” he kisses my neck and began to remove my clothes when Brandon began to cry. “Oh man, he has great timing, how am I supposed to give him a sibling if he interrupts me?” he complained. “I’ll take care of him then you can take care of me.”
“Oh alright,” I went to get up but he pulled me close to him, “Just don’t take to long, I want you now.”
“I’ll try not to,” he kisses me then let me go.