Carlisle's POV:"Hi Dr. Cullen!" One of many female nurses said in the hospital of Forks. I faked a smile as I looked in her direction. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes as the entire female staff practically threw themselves at me whenever I was at work."Hello, how was your day Lydia?" I said with fake interest. I was stressed and I was not in the mood for all the flirting nurses here."It was fine, but I wanted to ask you something." She said batting her over coated and clumpy eyelashes. For the love of all that is holy, why do they always have to come up with a way to ask me out on a date? I was certain that they knew I was married, as Esme always comes the first day if work and kisses me in front if all the female nurses. Lydia walked up to me and ran her hand down my chest, trying to be seductive. I took a hold of her hand and took it off of me just as soon as it was on."Lydia, you know that I am a married man. But if I were single, you'd be the first to know. I can promise you that." I lied to her in her face. It doesn't matter right, since I was positive that I was going to he'll for the monster that I am to this squealed as I told her the news that she would be the first to know. I was flattered; really, it's just that the women in the hospital are way too persistent. Then she ran away to what I would guess was to tell her ! BEEP! BEEP!I heard and sighed as I stood up from my office chair and packed my coat and the files I needed to work on. As time went by I was more and more disappointed in the fact that I had to go home after work. Esme, my wife and my love has been driven me crazy with her jealousy. She thinks I should be as far away from females as possible. She had even told Rosalie off once for trying to comfort me. The thing is, I don't know what the hell she was jealous about. I am her husband, but she doesn't treat me like one. She doesn't kiss me when I leave and come home, she doesn't really talk to me when I am at home, and we haven't been intimate in forty years. I sighed as I parked the car in a secluded place ready to hunt to shake off the stress. I walked up to the middle of the forest at human pace, not in any rush to get there. I slowly inhaled the air as I smelled the sweet blood of mountain lion. I smiled to myself thinking that I had found a good hunt for the night. I slowly climbed the nearest tree wig the longer branches and followed the one that led in the direction of the mountain lion. Going slowly so the mountain lion wouldn't hear me. Their hearing was just as good as ours. I slowly approached the lion from beige watching it slowly eat a squirrel it had found. I could already taste the blood on my tongue as I got closer and closer the lion. Suddenly, I heard a branch snap under my weight and I mentally cursed myself as the lion went running, full sprint away from me. I sighed hoping that the hunt would only take a few moments. I quickly ran after the lion hoping to get it soon and watch the river flow. But I wasn't paying close enough attention because it jumped in the river, and I automatically looked down at my clothes not wanting to get them wet. I took them off leaving my self in my dark blue boxers and dived in head first. I then spread my arms out making me go in deeper into the water. When I opened my eyes, all I saw was a vibrant yellow that I had to squint at because of its brightness. It had three jewels embedded in it, from why I could see. One was an emerald, one was a ruby and one was a diamond. I slowly looked lower to see where it would end and saw about six feet down that the yellow object fanned out like a huge...tail. When I took a closer look, I saw the shimmers scales glowing with the movement of the water. This time I looked up, but slowly once again because I didn't know what I was expecting to see. I saw skin...what? It was olive colored skin and it looked soft and flawless. No, it couldn't be a mermaid could it? I looked up and saw a women looking at me straight in the eye, she held my gaze as she brightly smiled. I was thinking she was making sure to show all of her teeth, which by the way looked just as sturdy and sharp as vampire teeth. I couldn't help but give her a small smile, her smile was so contagious. Her shocking blue eyes looking over every inch of my face in happy curiosity. Her cherry red lips framing her perfectly white teeth. And her dirty blonde hair framing her face like a halo. Wow, she is a mermaid. She is so beautiful, possibly the most beautiful girl I've seen in my entire existence. I saw her take her left hand from my peripheral vision and wave it in my face enthusiastically. I don't even think my daughter Alice could be this excited. She took her index finger and pointed up. She wanted... She wanted me to go up with her, isn't she supposed to be afraid of me, I mean I am a vampire? I spread my arms out and made my self float out to the surface of the water. From the bottom of my eyes I could see her put her hand together, swimming as if she was waving her body back in forth, like a...mermaid. I guess I still have to get that through my brain, it's not like any other vampire has seen a mermaid. I broke through the surface and took an unnecessary breath as I looked straight at the water waiting for her to break brought the surface of the water as well. Once she did, I still saw that smile plastered on her face, and I felt my smile return to my face.