Chapter 2
When Carlisle got home from work he was famished luckily Esme had cooked him a nice dinner, roast beef with vegetables, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding, and it was waiting for him in the dining room. After he hung up his coat he made his way to the dining room and found that Esme had invited the whole family and they were waiting for him to take his seat so that they could begin the feast. Jasper and his fiancée Alice where sat to the left of Carlisle and to his right sat the newlyweds Rosalie and Emmett and then finally sat in front of him were his pride and joy Edward with his wife Bella. They tucked in to the meal and Carlisle found the conversation to be a little dull so his mind started to drift into the dream he had had the previous night.
He idled the woman he had in his grasp, she was everything he had ever wanted and needed but felt as though he was cheating on the woman he loved so dearly, his wife, even if it was just a dream. The fact was Carlisle had wanted the dream to be reality so much it made him feel uncomfortable to be around the woman he so desperately craved so tried hard to ignore her as much as possible.
When they had finished their meal Esme and Bella took the plates into the kitchen and brought out dessert, strawberry cheese cake topped with strawberry coulis. Carlisle enjoyed this very much and complemented his wife on her home cooking skills which was then followed by Carlisle pulling Esme onto his knee and kissing her passionately on the lips. Esme pulled away and gave him a cheeky wink followed by a quick peck on the tip of his nose then she and Bella again removed the plates from the table and placed them in the dishwasher.
They then came back into the dining room with chocolates and nibbles, Carlisle knew he was in for a long night so he sat back into his chair and played along with everyone else. The conversation topic then quickly turned to Jasper and Alice's wedding, they had set the date which is a month from now all they had to do was finish of any last minute details and then everything would done. Edward is to be the best man so he has been put in charge of the stag party which will take place a few days before the wedding. Edward hasn't given anything away because he wants it be a surprise for his brother. Carlisle got up and made his way to the kitchen to get a glass of water; but when he was filling up his glass he heard a quite cough and turned to find Alice standing in the doorway. Carlisle examined her face and found that she looked embarrassed and shy. She then opened her mouth,
'Could I ask you a question Carlisle? I promise it won't take long'
'Sure sure' Carlisle replied looking serious now.
'I was just wondering because I haven't seen my dad since I was five, I just wanted to ask if you would give me away at the wedding? Please' Carlisle was taken aback he didn't know what to say. He waited a moment then replied 'Sure I will, it would be an honour to give you away.' Alice's face changed and she then began to smile and ran up to Carlisle and gave him a hug.
'Thank you Carlisle, I don't know what I would have done if you had said otherwise' They then both let go and returned to the dining room.
