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Chapter One: Favor
Pre-Twilight Forks
Carlisle
I was in my study, getting ready to leave for a three-day medical conference, when the phone rang. I reached to pick up the receiver on my desk; it was seldom a call came here for anyone else. "Dr Carlisle Cullen."
"Cullen, it's Dr Snow."
"What can I do for you, Dr Snow?"
"A favor, actually. My wife's car broke down, and she's going to need to use mine the next few days. Could I hitch a ride to the conference with you?"
"Of course," I agreed easily. "I'll pick you up in…about an hour."
"Thanks, Cullen. Anytime I can return the favor…"
I chuckled softly. "Don't mention it."
I hung up the phone and went to tell Esme that we would be leaving a little earlier than we had planned.
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"I didn't realize you were joining us, Mrs Cullen," Dr Snow commented as he got in the backseat after putting his suitcase in the trunk.
Esme turned to smile at him. "Please, call me Esme. Yes, I like to join Carlisle on these trips when I can."
Dr Snow shuddered. "With five teenagers, I'd be afraid the house wouldn't be standing when I got back."
Esme and I shared a smile. "Our kids are pretty trustworthy," I commented. If they did destroy the house, at least I was fairly certain they'd have it repaired before we got back.
Dr Snow fell silent, and Esme and I talked and laughed softly as I drove. My hand covered hers on the console between us, and she warned me with a quiet "Carlisle" whenever I started driving more than twenty miles per hour over the speed limit. It would have been safe even for the human, of course, but I hardly wanted word to get around that Dr Cullen was a reckless driver.
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