Broken Love

Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT MINE! Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go curl up into a ball in a dark corner and cry. (It is recommended that you read Eternal Love first.)

Summary: Life couldn't be better for Esme, in love with Carlisle Cullen, a vampire. But when something happens, the Cullens leave unexpectedly. When danger comes again, will Carlisle return to save her? Sequel to Eternal Love.

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Family Time

Esme POV

"Carlisle, where are we going?" I laughed as he picked me up and spun me around in the air.

"Tell me, love, do you know what the American pastime is?" he asked, golden eyes twinkling.

"Baseball, isn't it?"

"Have you ever seen it?"

"A few times here or there."

"I can bet you've never seen a vampire version, have you?"

"No, indeed I have not."

"In that case, meet me outside soon." He give me a short, sweet kiss and jumped gracefully out of my bedroom window.

When I first moved to Forks, my bedroom at my Uncle Charlie's house had been covered in school things, like papers that needed grading. Now the walls were filled with photos of Carlisle and his family and little love letters he had written for me. He even gave me a CD of several of the songs he played on his violin.

Suffice it to say, my life is now revolving around Dr. Carlisle Cullen. And it's absolutely perfect.

I grabbed my jacket and purse then ran downstairs. Charlie was sitting in front of the TV, watching the game and eating some leftover lasagna.

"Hey, Charlie, I'm going out."

"Oh, okay. Where to?"

"Carlisle's family is playing baseball, and he invited me to watch."

Charlie looked up from the television screen. "Uh, don't get me wrong here, Esme. I know you're not an avid hater of sports, but I never really pictured you as a baseball fan, either."

I shrugged. "I guess I'm just full of surprises." I smiled. "Bye!"

Waiting for me outside was a humongous Jeep Wrangler. I think it was Emmett's. Carlisle got out to open the door for me.

"Sorry, but Emmett's car was the only one that fit the criteria for tonight." Carlisle grinned sheepishly. "So do you play baseball a lot?"

"We try to as often as possible, but our kind of baseball requires certain conditions in which to play."

I looked up at the sky. "So you need a thunderstorm to play?"

He flashed me a smile. Dazzling. "Precisely that, my dear."

We sped along the road. I noticed the camouflaged beginning of their long driveway, but Carlisle drove past it and picked another route.

After a bit more driving, he stopped the car. "We'll have to go on foot from here." He motioned to his back. "Do you mind?"

"Of course not." I climbed onto Carlisle's back, and closed my eyes. The air whipped past my face as he ran at an immensely fast speed.

"Welcome to Cullen Stadium," he announced jokingly. I opened my eyes.

We were somewhere in the middle of the woods, inside a very large clearing. I saw Bella setting up the bases, at distances much further than at normal games. Alice and Rosalie looked like they were throwing something around, but I couldn't see it. Jasper was spinning the baseball bat around, while Edward and Emmett argued over teams and who went first.

Bella looked up and came over. "Hi, Esme! We're just about to start."

A blinding streak of lightning flashed across the sky. A deafening roll of thunder rumbled. The skies darkened, and I could hear the rain pouring down somewhere nearby.

Alice looked up and smiled. "It's time!"

Yay, the sequel to Eternal Love is up! Review if you are a fan of vampire baseball!