Esme and Carlisle laid in bed lazily until the later morning. When they decided it was time to get up both got in the shower together. Enjoying their time together Carlisle washed esme's hair and Esme playfully washed Carlisle's back for him. They couldn't help but chuckle as they showered and snuck a couple kisses in between. After they were dried and dressed the couple made their way downstairs.
"This cabin is so beautiful." Esme complimented as she ran a hand over the fabric of the sofa right before taking a seat on it.
Carlisle was on the other side of the room starting a fire in the fireplace. He poked and prodded it just to get it right. After he had it to his liking Carlisle made his way to the sofa and sat next to Esme. Esme right away cuddled up to him.
"I'm glad I decided to take you here. It's nice to have you to myself." He flirted with a small smile. Which made Esme laugh knowing he was somewhat joking. Though she couldn't blame him. Ever since Renesmee came into their family. Everyone had been busy and occupied by their newest and cutest member of the family.
Esme leaned her head on him. "I know, this is very nice." She agreed sighing in content and closing her eyes. Carlisle wrapped his arms around her. "You know this reminds me when we took a trip with the 'kids' to Quebec, Canada and there was a terrible snow storm." Esme thought aloud.
Carlisle began to rubbed circles in her back right before he began to talk. "Yes and then we had to stay there a couple extra days." He said nostalgically.
"It wasn't a bad trip either. The people there were so nice and we got to speak French with them." Esme added
"vous savez ce que je me souviens le plus? comment la neige vous a fait briller" (you know what I remember the most? how the snow made you glow) Carlisle whispered in her ear.
Esme felt her stomach flutter when he said those words. She picked her head up and looked up at him. He had a shy like smile on his face. As a little boy confessing his crush for the first time. Esme's face couldn't help but light up at this. "Would that have anything to do with you picking a cabin in the middle of snow as our get away?" She questioned playfully.
Carlisle chuckled nervously but before he could answer Esme leaned up to plant a kiss on his lips. "What would happen if history would repeat itself and we get snowed in?" He asked.
Esme glanced out the window at the snowfall before looking back at her husband with a childish grin on her face. "Oh whatever would we do?" She asked with a hint of sarcasm but giggled at the end. Esme leaned up again to kiss Carlisle again but this time it was more passionate. He gladly kissed back just as deeply.
After a brief make out session Carlisle snuggled Esme into his arms once again. "How about we go on a walk?" His velvet voice asked in a polite manner.
"I think that would be lovely." She replied. Both then got up and got in the correct attire even though the cold weather didn't bother them. It was just a precautionary.
Walking hand in hand in the snow covered trail . Esme and Carlisle explored the wooded area that surrounded their cabin. At first they walked in silence. Both stealing glances at each other as they walked. But when one caught the other one staring it would cause them to smile happily.
They walked until they came upon a open field that gave the forest a 'winter wonderland' like look. There was a quite large tree in the middle of it that was unlike the others they had saw. Both could identify the tree as a weeping willow covered in snow. It was a little weird to see it alone in the middle of a field. The couple looked at each other.
"It's so beautiful." Esme exclaimed wanting to go closer to it. She took a couple more steps ahead of Carlisle and looked back at him still holding hands with him as well. He on the other hand could care less about the tree. His attention was on Esme and how she lit up when she found things that perked her interest.
Esme smiled at him. "Let's go see it." She suggested in a innocent soft voice referring to the tree which brought Carlisle out of his admiring state. He nodded and followed after her.
Once they reached the tree they both were at in awe on how unbelievably magical it looked from underneath the frozen branches. They stood there for a moment admiring the tree when Esme wrapped her arms around her husband. "Thank you for bringing me here Carlisle."
Carlisle placed his hand under her small chin and kissed her lips delicately. "Thank you for coming with me." He replied modestly.
They didn't stay much longer under the tree before they began to head back and out of the field. But as they made their way out Carlisle randomly dropped down in the snow and brought Esme down with him. Preferably right on top of him. Esme gasped at first but once safe in his arms she began to laugh. "What are you doing Carlisle?"
He slightly smirked. "Why Mrs. Cullen it seems as though you have fallen." He intertwined their legs purposely rubbing his legs against hers. "But I believe this time you didn't break any of your legs."
Esme then knew right away what he was was hinting to which made her laugh even harder. "I suppose I should have been a little bit more ladylike Doctor Cullen. Then maybe I would have never fallen." She joked back.
Carlisle brought her close and kissed her forehead. "Well I'm a believer in that things happen for a reason." He said playfully but with a serious meaning to it. Which Esme picked up. She took a moment and studied his face as they laid in the snow together. He looked at her waiting for her to respond but all she did was run her fingertips over his jawline.
"vous êtes trop éclatante" (you're glowing too) She said in French completely taken by his completion. He was so handsome and God like. It was weird to think that Esme used to dream about her English doctor she once met as a teenager but now here she was in his arms and was happily married to him for more than eight decades. He was in every sense of the way her savior.
Carlisle smiled at this and pulled her tighter to him. He was so blessed to be here laying with his amazingly perfect wife. He didn't want to let her go after that.
Days had passed and before Esme and Carlisle knew it the last night of their vacation had came. Esme felt bittersweet about having to leave. She missed her family dearly but, she loved the time she was spending with Carlisle.
The fire was crackling and glowing in a goldenly orange light. The sun had gone down hours ago and Esme was laying down in Carlisle's arms in nothing but one of his white button up shirts. He on the other hand had a teeshirt on with another pair of sweatpants. They had spent most of the later afternoon making love so now they were lazily snuggled up against each other on the sofa in the quietness of the cabin.
Esme had her head on top Carlisle's shoulder. Her hair was messily down in natural waves and it cascaded over his upper torso. "This quietness is nice." She commented breaking the silence.
"Mmmhmm." He hummed wrapping his arms around her waist. "It's nice to hear almost nothing at all." Carlisle agreed.
Esme knew that he enjoyed the quietness since it was so different from their usually noisy home. But both didn't mind the noise. It wouldn't be home without it.
"Are you ready to go home?" Esme heard Carlisle ask. She hesitated before she answered as she gently rubbed the side of her face into his chest as she took in a deep breath.
"As ready as ever. I just hope the house is still standing once we get back." She finally replied with a small smile. Esme was aware on how aggressive her adopted children could be.
She didn't have to look up to know her comment made Carlisle smile in amusement.
"Well I'm sure everything will be okay once we get home... Hopefully." Carlisle replied. "But for now lets just enjoy the quietness."
Esme smiled hearing his response and didn't argue. She stayed just how she was on top of him but she did pick up her head to look at him. "This week as been more than amazing."
Esme watched as Carlisle got this soft look in his eyes as he wrapped his arms tighter around her. "Thank you for coming with me. I'm glad we got to take this trip together." He said softly before Esme felt his arms lift her slightly upwards for their lips to be able to touch.
They shared soft lazy kisses that consisted of their lips grazing each other a number of times before they pulled apart. After that Esme felt the flutter in her stomach again and got an idea.
She shifted up causing her husband to give her a longing look because she was getting up out of his arms. But Esme simply sent a bright smile his way and got up to walk over to her phone which was on the coffee table on the other side of the room.
She picked it up and went through it for a couple of seconds before Frank Sinatra's voice began to fill the room. Esme looked over to Carlisle with a sly smirk. He almost began to chuckle but Esme wasn't having it, so she walked back to him and took his hands pulling him up towards her. Though he happily got up and joined her.
Not long after they began to slow dance in front of the fire's light. Carlisle had one arm wrapped around her waist while the other one was intertwined in one of her hands. Esme had her head rested on his chest humming the tune as they swayed at a slow human pace. Oh how she loved to dance with Carlisle. And now that they were busy with their family, it seemed like forever since they had danced. It made her think back to when they first got married back in the 20's and how sweet those moments were. Of course they never got any less sweeter but it just amazed Esme just how long they have been in love and it stills feels like the first time over and over again.
"If you ever leave me dear. My heart would lose it's mind." Frank's velvety voice echoed throughout the house. Carlisle then began to spin Esme around in a slow twirl. The second Esme came around and their eyes meet. She felt her body soften all over. Esme took her arms and wrapped them around Carlisle's neck keeping eye contact with him while his hands went down to the lower part of her hips.
"I don't know what I did to deserve you." She heard him choke out as if he was struggling to get out his emotions. He had this expression on his face that Esme knew very well. He was pensively thinking about something. But Esme knew what he was thinking about. It was the song that made him think like this. Carlisle had a habit of questioning on how he got to be with Esme. He always felt like she was to good for him or that because of what he was he simply didn't deserve to be with her. She didn't know why because it was her that truly believed it was herself who didn't know how she deserved such a man like Carlisle. Esme decided not to argue about it in the moment.
Esme smiled and began to play with the ends of his hair trying to comfort him as she waited for him to finish his thought as they continued to slow dance.
"Esme." He sighed as if her playing with his hair was distracting him from deep thought. But not long after he softly smiled and leaned his forehead against hers. The couple swayed with their eyes closed with their faces only inches apart.
"Hmmm." She hummed in response to her name.
"I don't know what I would do if I would ever lose you." He whispered and she could pick out the longing in his voice but she couldn't focus on it too long before she felt herself being swung down. He had dipped her and she could have sworn her heart had dropped from it. Before he could pick her back up she relaxed his arms and opened her eyes.
"And you won't ever lose me." Esme replied as if what she had said was an obvious fact and then that's when he picked her back up. She closed her eyes once she was back up, making Carlisle smile.
"I love you." He said aloud. His words made her open her eyes. Esme opened her eyes up to an adorable smiling Carlisle who was watching her.
"And I love you." She said sweetly and just as she said that an upbeat jazz song came on.
Carlisle took this chance and began to change their pace to a faster one as they kept dancing. Esme began to giggle and followed Carlisle's pace.
Now they were dancing all over the room. Laughing as they did. Carlisle slung Esme outwards only holding on to her by one hand. "Carlisle!" She chuckled out smiling brightly.
He then swung her back into his arms. Esme moved her feet like a skillful 20's dancer. Carlisle twirled her again and brought her back into his arms. Esme felt so happy and almost giddy from the fun she and her husband were having. But bittersweetly the song came to an end. Esme glowed from the pure happiness she felt. She took his face into her hands and kissed him passionately. When they broke apart Carlisle once pensive look was now a relaxed and ever so happy one.
This trip was very much needed between them and even though it was almost over and Esme couldn't wait to get back to see their family. She couldn't help but feel completely happy and at peace here with Carlisle. And this trip was almost over but she knew there was many more to come. As long as she was with Carlisle she was okay. Them being together was all that they needed.
~ The end