Disclaimer: I DID NOT WRITE TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, ECLIPSE, they are the product of Stephanie Meyer's imagination. Oh, by the way I Am Soooo NOT Stephanie Meyer.

CHAPTER 2 - "It's a Woman's Intuition Carlisle"

It wasn't as hard to find Carlisle as I thought at first. He was still at the same apartment that he had when he was here ten years ago. I took a deep breath and walked slowly up the ten flights of stairs and then I reached the front door.

I sighed; he would most definitely tell me to leave. Then I would have no one. I raised my hand, which I was shocked to see was shaking. I closed my eyes and knocked.

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Surprising me, it wasn't Dr. Cullen who answered the door. It was a woman. She was tall but not as tall as me, with long caramel hair, Esme.

"Edward dear, how wonderful to see you again. Can I help you?" Esme said in a hushed mothering voice.

"Maybe." I said, surprised how choked and pleading my voice sounding. I hated sounding vulnerable and begging.

She looked me in the eyes and asked with a smile, "Are you looking for someone, Carlisle perhaps?"

"Yes. I was wondering..." I stopped, dread running through me, what if I was mistaken?

What if he doesn't want me to live here anymore? I couldn't exactly blame him after the way I had behaved. I realised I must have looked like an idiot standing there off in private thoughts, so I continued quickly.

"Esme would you happen to know if Carlisle is here?" I said trying to sound composed. I was preparing for the worst.

I was looking at the floor when Esme said softly, "Yes. One moment please Edward."

I looked up as I felt hope fill every part of me. Carlisle came to the door; I could see Esme looking over his shoulder curiously, even hopefully. Carlisle smiled.

Edward, are you in trouble? You seem upset, is everything alright? Esme thought to me. I suppressed a smile. That was so like Esme; she was always very mothering.

"Edward. Would you like to come in, I have a feeling that you would like to talk and I also have a few things to say, if that's okay." I nodded as I walked into the small apartment.

The couch was in the same position, as was the rest of the furniture. Carlisle gestured for me to sit down, but I refused. I sighed as I began to speak.

"Dr. Cullen …" I began, but he interrupted me.

"Please, Carlisle." I nodded.

He was finished so I continued, "I realise that I have been extremely rude to both you and Esme and it was childish of me to run off like that. But do you think that I could join you again."

I finished, not wanting to look him in the eye, I hung my head. I felt something near my shoulder so I raised my head to look. It was of course Esme; she had her hand on my shoulder.

She was smiling kindly, Carlisle was smiling too. "Edward, we have been so worried about you since you left. We have been praying that you would come back and join us so we stayed. Esme, I suppose you were correct, Edward did come back." He said with a smile in his voice that was as visible as the one that he wore on his face.

"Carlisle, it's woman's intuition! I just knew Edward would return to us." She exclaimed hugging me closer.

I felt myself smile. "Edward, what we're trying to say is: of course you can join me again, with Esme as well."

"Thank you." I said gratefully.

"You seem troubled dear; tell us what happened during your little 'rebellion'." Esme smiled.

I told Carlisle and Esme everything that had happened, everything I felt, the whole ten years that I was away. I realised that it was going to be difficult to keep to the strict diet.