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Chapter 2
Edward watched Ellen leaving and couldn´t help himself to smile.
He didn´t know why, she seemed familiar to him despite he knew that they had never met before.
They haven´t been here for almost ten years, she must be new here.
He looked in her mind and she was worried about her daughter´s dinner. He couldn´t help it but she reminded him of his own mum.
Something was shining out of her for miles. He could sense it from her, he didn´t know why but he could.
It was interesting to him, he drove back to their home and saw his beautiful wife Bella sitting on the stairs waiting for him.
He got out and headed to her. She looked at him and kissed him passionately: „ I can feel some sort of….human….out of you?"
She watched him and he laughed out loud: „ Oh, come on, sweetie…"
She stared: „ Edward? What has happened?"
Edward was still laughing and hugged her: „ Well… I talked to one person in the town. She must be new here….I have never seen her…"
Bella was still a bit shocked: „ A girl?..."
He nodded: „ Yes, a girl…or better a woman….. probably a married woman…."
Bella sighed and he continued: „ She might be around 25 or so, perhaps more…."
Bella wondered: „How did you get to her?"
He still smiled: „ I saved her bag….full of supplies for dinner…"
„Oh, Edward, the knight…."
He smirked: „ Believe it or not, when I was talking to her, I had to think about my own mother, this woman has some mother instincts in her and I can feel it…. I don´t know why, but it seemed so natural to talk to her…."
Bella looked at him: „ You ….read her mind?"
He laughed again: „ Yes, and all she was thinking about was her only child…don´t worry..I am just yours…"
SHe relieved: „ That is nice…perhaps I could meet her too…."
He agreed: „ I am sure you would like her too. Indeed, I do and we spoke maximum of five minutes…."
Bella hugged him: „ And now I also have some news, Nessie called, they are in Paris right now with Jacob and they enjoy some romantic time…"
He kissed her: „ That is nice…."
Then he pulled back and asked: „ How is dad?"
Bella just shrugged: „ Same, still the same, he feels sad… still closed in his study..Who wouldn´t be after what he has gone through?"
Edward felt sad, few days ago they went hunting together and Carlisle seemed to be better but now here he fell into some sort of sadness again. It has been for few months since Esme filed for divorce.
She found her mate and wanted to be together with him.
Carlisle didn´t want to stand in their happiness and therefore signed the papers immediately.
But inside him it was boiling and he felt incredible loneliness. After so many years he felt empty inside.
He got used to be around somebody he loved and now….. he was at the beginning. His sons and daughters tried to respect his wish for privacy.
Meanwhile Ellen came home with Patricia and she called: „ Mummy, I am hungryyy….."
Ellen smiled at her: „Go wash your hands and I will prepare you some snack, alright?"
Patty agreed and left. Ellen picked everything out and headed to the kitchen for a toast.
Then Patty wanted to play with dolls so they spent the afternoon together.
In the evening she fell asleep while watching the bed time story and Ellen brought her back to her bed.
She kissed her good night and closed the door silently.
She came back to the living room to check her cell phone.
In two days, on Thursday, the school should have a performance for the parents and she should arrange a babysitter for Patricia.
She felt sorry that she would have to call to the agency again but it was necessary.
She couldn´t miss their kids´ performance. She turned on her laptop and logged on the usual place where she spent every evening.
She was also an administrator to this chat room.
Theres he met the people who were feeling lonely, they didn´t have anyone to talk to and here they had the chance to talk about their troubles. Every night she met few people, talked and felt a bit better.
She was glad that they had the internet connection otherwise she thought she would get crazy every evening.
Sometimes the talks were pretty interesting. Luckily no one from Forks appeared.
That was good because nobody from this town will ever know what she feels. It is always better talk to people you will most probably never meet again.
At the same moment Carlisle was sitting at the table with his laptop open and was glad that they moved back here.
He still had memories of his wife and their common times here but it was a change and he was grateful that Jasper suggested this step.
He needed it. He knew that he couldn´t do anything. Finding a soul mate is important and he couldn´t prevent it.
He just felt lonely. He didn´t know whether he would find a mate again and this thought made him feel sorry.
He opened the news he wanted to read but by mistake he opened a chat page.
Normally he would close it down but he felt that it might be interesting to talk to someone, even a stranger.
He was asked for a nickname, it seemed amusing to him, he thought a bit and then wrote down: „LonesomeOldMan34"
He had never done this thing before.
He felt sudden urge to do something like that, perhaps he might talk to somebody about something interesting and forgets his own problems.
And when the person is invisible to him, that is even better.
He still felt a bit weird about this all chat but at least something interesting. He felt like he needs to click on the „Lonely hearts chatroom".
On the screen he could see a window with talks of the chatters.
He looked how many people were online and he could see various names.
He wrote to everyone: „ Hi all…."
Then he received few replies, but the most he was surprised by one message by a female named „LonelyLullaby28"
She wrote down: „ Hi, welcome among us, lonely people…..I hope you will feel better with us here at least for some moments…"
He had to smile, the sentence was so sincere that it surprised him, he didn´t know why it attracted him so much. Perhaps because it was all new to him….
Ellen wrote a welcome message to a new person. SHe had never seen him in this room before. As his nickname said he must have been lonely.
She opened the window for a private chat and wrote him a welcoming message.
She waited for the reply and he really did: „ Hi, lullaby? Nice to meet you…."
LL28: „ Nice to meet you too…..
LOM34: Thanks for the warm welcome, I have never been to a chat room before…
LL28: Well, welcome to the chat room again, I come here daily….as an administrator… I love it here….
LOM34: I see, people must feel here really good if you welcome them so friendly, it surprised me, I must admitt… I have been through terrible time recently and found this page by wrong clicking…..
LL28: Well, I hope you ll like our company here, people usually change, but…. I am here amost every night….
LOM34: How come?...
LL28: I need company to forget my own troubles….
LOM34: Same here….sometimes I wish I could talk about it with my relatives, but it is too hard to speak,….
LL28: Exactly…if my husband knew I spend time here, he would disconnect me…. He changed so much…
LOM34: I am just recovering from a quick and sudden divorce….I…."
He wanted to continue but suddenly someone knocked on the door. Edward opened and said: „ Dad, we are all here, we should discuss something…" Carlisle stood up and closed the laptop, he didn´t want anyone to know what he has been doing.
Edward could read mind but now he was busy with the family meeting to notice anything more.
Ellen was sitting in the armchair not understanding what happened.
They were talking and he suddenly disappeared, without a word. Perhaps his connection fell down or he had to leave…
It would be polite to say at least something but some people just don´t do that.
She couldn´t understand why she was didn´t even know him.
Suddenly she heard her daughter crying and ran upstairs.
Patty had some nightmare and wanted her mother to be close to her. Ellen laid down to her and fell asleep immediately.
When the Cullen meeting was over, Carlisle headed back into his room.
He knew that it was too late. At 1 AM everybody is asleep and nobody stays for chat.
He began to search through the web for a job for himself.
He hoped that some hospital would need a doctor, perhaps only part time.
The money wasn´t an issue for him.
He hoped that the new job would also help him to escape reality.
Next evening he logged around 9 PM and saw his new „online friend" among the list of the people.
He clicked on her name and was glad when she replied.
They began talking about various things but none of them wanted to talk about their private problems.
THey were both circling around but none of them began.
Carlisle liked the talks with her, she could look at things positively even though she must have had problems at home.
She said last night something about her husband.
He might be bad to her.
Suddenly he felt sorry, he lost his wife, she wanted another man.
But this woman was still in an unhealthy relationship.
He could feel that she had some fear, but she didn´t want to say more.
She avoided the topic and always began talking about something else.
But despite it all he felt so nice when he was writing with her.
She could bring some sort of peace into her heart, perhaps it was just a feeling becuase he felt lonely.
Now there was somebody else outside the family, who listened, and could support him by saying anything comforting.
Even though she had no idea what happened to him.
All the time he was comforting for everyone but now he also needed to hear something nice from someone.
He wasn´t sure… he never felt this before.
He knew that he couldn´t say anything about these evening talks to his children.
They all have their mates and wouldn´t understand.
He was sure, it is just a matter of time before Alice or Edward find out, but now he had his little secret.
Since they arrived here, he has spent most of the time closed in his study so nobody was surprised that every evening he headed there as usually.
On Thursday morning girls were having breakfast and Ellen said: „ Pat, sweetie, tonight you will have Veronica here…."
Patty became sad: „ Why?...You have to work tonight?"
Ellen agreed: „ Yes,mum has to be at work tonight….Veronice will be playing with you and tomorrow …"
Patty jumped at her with hands around the neck: „ You will buy me a nice cream…."
Ellen kissed her on the top of her head and smiled: „ Of course , I will…..if you aren´t naughty to Veronica…..we will buy a chocolate ice cream…."
Patty laughed and screamed: „And tomorrow daddy will be here…"
Ellen became sad but didn´t want her daughter to see it and so she smiled: „ Yes, darling, he will arrive…"