The Perfect Family Ch.1
(information to know)
Carlisle Matthew Cullen: Human, age 27, pediatrician. Married
Esme Anne Cullen: Human, Age 26, Interior designer, married
The Denali's: consist of Elaezer, Carmen, Tanya, Kate, Irina. All vampires. Elaezar is the coven leader. Friends of Carlisle and esme. Elaezar is Head E.R and trauma doctor. Carmen helps esme run the interior design firm.
(Carlisle's POV)
"Carlisle wait up" my coworker john Taylor calls from down the hall.
I stop and turn and wait for him o catch up. As we walks towards me I notice he has a patient file in his hand. A patient file I have seen many times. My wife's file. He catches up and hands me the file.
"Here's Esme's last fertility report" he says and I open the file and sigh as I read the bottom notes.
Third fertility treatment did not work. Recommended to stop treatments. Any further treatment may cause health issues.
"I'm sorry Carlisle" he says and I nod.
"Thank you for showing me this. I'll tell esme when I get home which I'm getting off now" I say and john takes the files and pats my back before heading off.
I go to the locker rooms and change out of my scrubs into street clothes. I grab my brief case with all my patient files I need to make notes on and car keys. I head to my car and get in. once I'm in and the car is started I speed off towards home to tell my wife the news. When I get home
I sit in the car for a few minutes preparing for the worst reactions possible. I shut off the car and crab my brief case and head inside. Esme in the kitchen humming as she cooks dinner.
"Oh Carlisle your home" she says and smiles at me. Her smile drops when she sees the look on my face.
"What's wrong?" she asks worriedly.
"Sit love" I say and she sits on a bar stool. I stand in front of her and place my hand on her waist to be able to catch her if she passed out.
"Carlisle you're scaring me" she says.
"I'm sorry love, Dr. Taylor let me see your latest results and it didn't work." I say and she shale she head.
"We can try again. I'll be a better patient this time. I won't move. I'll even stay in the hospital" she starts to ramble
. I place my hand over her mouth and shake my head no.
"Love if we go through another treatment it could cause serious health issues." I say and esme starts to cry.
She slumps forward into me and I hold her tight as she holds onto my shirt.
"Shh love" I coo softly and rub her back.
She cries for another ten minutes until I smell something burning. She smells it and gets up and moves the stove. She pulls out burnt chicken leg quarters.
"I'm sorry Carlisle" she says.
"Shh love its ok. I'll just call the Chinese place for dinner. Its understandable love" I say and rub her back.
She does dishes while I call in our order. After the dishes are on the drying rack I lead esme to the front room and have her sit down on the couch, she curls into a ball and I hand her, her throw blanket.
She wraps it around her body as a security blanket. I sit next to her and let her lean into me and cry. It's quiet except her cries. We're broken out of the quiet when the doorbell rings. I get up and answer. I grab the food and pay the delivery boy. I bring the food in and force esme to eat. After we finish eating and I put left overs away I sit down again. "Can we do a surrogate?" she asks quietly.
"I don't know love I would have to talk to john about it. I'll ask him when I work next." I say and she nods and cuddles into my side
. I lean down and kiss her forehead. I turn the TV on and esme just stares. I watch he nightly news and then stand up. Esme is still staring at the wall.
"Come on love time for bed" I say and she doesn't hear me. I sigh and pick her up and carry her to our bed room.
When I get us there I lay her back on the bed and go into our closet. I grab a set of pj's for her and myself. I go back to the bed room and I go to the bed and set our clothes down. I sit her up and start to remove clothing. I get her into her pj's and lay her down under the blankets and kiss her forehead.
I go to the bathroom and do my nightly routine before joining esme in bed.
