Only Time Will Tell

The Invite

A/N: This is a rather big time skip. In case anyone is lost the story is in May 1916 now. Just keep that in mind.

Also sorry for late update I've been spending time with my family. I was gonna put the next two chapter all in one but I really wanted to put something out today.

Comments are appreciated!

"Jacob can you mark off that calendar?" Elizabeth said as she passed threw the living room to the kitchen going to make their lunch.

"Sure thing." Jacob answered politely. Getting up from the sofa where he and Edward had been sitting on opposite ends from each other, reading and playing footsie when Elizabeth was paying attention.

Jacob walked over to the calendar and marked off the box label May Fifteenth Monday. He took note of how close June twentieth was. Edward's birthday would be coming up soon and he needed to start thinking of what he was going to do. After all the Edward and Elizabeth had done for his birthday, he knew that it had to be something special. Even more so since it would be the first birthday he'd ever spend with a human Edward and one of the last as well.

Jacob was pulled from his musing when Elizabeth came back into the living room a piece of paper in hand.

"Edward, I almost forgot to tell you that your father found another job for you." She said cheerily and Edward gave a smile in return.

"Job?" Jacob asked curiously. He wasn't aware that Edward worked. He thought he was a little young o be doing anything in law right now.

Elizabeth and Edward looked over to him with slight confusion before amused realization took over their faces.

"You know sometimes I forget you've only recently moved in with us." Edward said and Elizabeth nodded along in agreement. Jacob had been living with them for the better part of five months now. Which in hindsight sounds much shorter then it feels.

"Well Jacob, Edward is a well sought out pianist. People pay small fortunes to have him play at their events."

"Really?" Jacob said a large and proud smile over his face. He loved learning new things about Edward. Sure he knew quiet a bit from being with him in the future but often times Edward didn't share certain things with him because he didn't see them as a big deal. For instance, the fact that not only does he play piano but that he pretty well known for it.

"And to think, I've been listening to you play for free." Jacob said jokingly getting small chuckles from Elizabeth and an embarrassed blush Edward was currently trying to hide behind his book.

"It's not that big a deal. They only pay so much because father turns down most the offers given." Edward said. He knew his father did so to make his performances more exclusive and therefore more prestigious. It's not like he played so much better then other just that his marketing and resources were better.

"That's not the only reason and you know it! Your exceptionally talented. Even a deaf person could recognize it just by watching the way your hands move when you play." Elizabeth in exasperation. She and her husband could never understand how their son couldn't recognize his own talents. Though many people say that's a mark of a true genius.

Edward only gave her a disbelieving look. Feeling that she only thought that because he was her son. Every small achievement he made his mother was ecstatic about.

Jacob noticed the look and could perfectly guess what he was thinking.

"Your mom's right, Edward. You're really amazing when you play. I got a glimpse of that when I saw how well you recalled the song I sang during my birthday almost a month after I'd sang it. That alone is amazing. Especially since I can't even recall what we had for dinner last week." He said his voice clearly conveying how impressed he was.