Edward Was Always The Quietest Member Of Their Family

edward was always the quietest member of their family

his gift meant that he never needed to ask a question of anybody in their household, which cut out a considerable amount of conversation

when he did speak, it was always soft and quiet, as though he were afraid of being overheard

he only became quieter and more internal as their family grew

he was always happy to join in with the others and seemed fairly happy, but he never felt the need to be as loud as the rest of them

even jasper, shyer than the other three, spoke more often than edward

until the day he first spoke to bella swan

that day, he had raced home and run straight into the living room where his adopted mother was reading a book

he couldn’t help but let his joy burst forth and he talked non-stop for at least ten minutes about the swan girl, relaying every aspect of their conversations

esme beamed the entire time, glad not only that he had found somebody that he liked so much, but that he was bold enough to share it with her

when he had calmed down, he tried to retract a little

“sorry… i didn’t mean to load all of that onto you.” he mumbled

“edward, darling! you can read my mind so i know that you know that’s not how i feel about it at all. i’m thrilled for you!”

he smiled sheepishly and ducked out of the room, but esme swore that he heard him singing under his breath

from that day on, there was a change in edward

esme didn’t know if it was because he couldn’t read bella’s mind and became more used to speaking aloud but he was almost as talkative as his siblings