The Cullen kids continued to make bets, over the course of a short while. Emmett won a few dollars back from Rosalie, but overall she walked away with a majority of the cash he kept in his wallet.

Edward continued to remain in his awe-struck ways, but his brothers continued to point out that he hadn't left the room. Rosalie also took her shots at him, and he blamed peer pressure on his inability to leave. His sister called it a cop-out, and he simply made a face at her and stayed glue to his chair.

Bella found their arguing to be humorous, and she couldn't decide why she hadn't left the room herself. She found the rest of the kids' bets and their humor in the situation to be contagious, while also feeling guilty for engaging in the behavior regarding the privacy, or lack thereof, for Carlisle and Esme's privacy.

"I have to say," Emmett said with an approving nod, "I'm impressed."

"Totally once in a lifetime," Rosalie stated, agreeing with a comment that the guys had made previously.

Several hours had passed, and the lack of lighting had made it hard for anyone to see as night crept in on Isle Esme.

"I guess that's that," Bella said. She looked at Edward, who appeared as though he wasn't sure what her feelings were regarding the situation. She seemed mildly amused, and laughed at a few of the Emmett-Rosalie bets.

"Yeah, they've been laying there talking for about fifteen minutes," Jasper pointed out.

"Clothes are partway back on," Emmett added.

"Are we making some type of pact not to say anything?" Rosalie asked, looking around.

There were nods all around and Edward rolled his eyes.

"Come on, Edward," Emmett pushed him, "How can you even start that conversation? Hey Carlisle, guess what we watched while you guys were away?"

"Just agree to it," Rosalie said.

"You think I'd want to have that conversation?" Edward asked, "I'm not going to talk to them about this. It's too weird to even think about."

Esme's voice came over the screen, "Who called before?" she asked. "Remember you checked your phone?"

Carlisle sat up from where he laid and looked at his phone next to the computer, "Oh, it was Edward I think."

"Shouldn't you call him back? Gosh, it's been awhile."

Emmett laughed, "Look at their hair. Esme's doesn't look all that bad, but I'm used to Carlisle's with that perfectly gelled look."

Rosalie giggled, "It's a little cute to see him so out of sorts."

Alice and Bella both laughed, Bella more lightly than Alice.

"Why don't you just get back on the web-cam thing with them?" Carlisle suggested.

"They have to be at the computer I think for it to work," Esme said.

Everyone looked at each other nervously before Rosalie began to fiddle with the keyboard of the laptop.

"Turn it off Rose," Emmett told her anxiously, but he couldn't hold back a laugh at the same time.

"I'm trying!" she insisted.

Alice and Jasper quickly jumped out of the range of the camera.

"How do I do it?" Carlisle asked Esme.

Rosalie finally managed to hit the button, and the image of the two of them disappeared and was replaced by a blank, black screen.

"Thank God," Bella said aloud, drawing laughter from her new siblings.

A minute or two later, the chime of a phone ringing came from the computer, and the Skype program indicated that Carlisle and Esme were attempting to contact them.

Rosalie couldn't help but laugh as she reconnected with them. She gave a friendly wave as Carlisle and Esme, now fully clothed and sitting casually side by side waved back into the camera.

"Oh, good it worked," Esme gushed. She looked at all of them, "I wasn't sure how to do this, or if you guys would even hear the thing go off."

"We weren't far from the computer," Emmett told her, grinning, "And this thing rings loud enough to hear from anywhere in the house."

"Like a phone," Alice added, "It's like the sound of a phone ringing."

"Is Edward there?" Carlisle asked, not seeing him on the screen.

"Yeah, he's…" Rosalie looked over her shoulder, "Right there."

"Edward, sorry I didn't pick up your call earlier," Carlisle told him.

"It's alright," Edward assured him, appearing the view of the lense.

"What were you guys rock climbing or something?" Emmett asked, trying to be serious to see what he would say.

Carlisle hesitated only slightly, "Swimming… for a while," he told them.

"Swimming huh?" he asked. "Rosalie, maybe you and I can do some swimming later on." He raised his eyebrows, and she turned to look at him with a smirk.

"Glad you're having fun," Alice said in a cheery voice. She smiled wide.

"We are," Esme confirmed with a nod.

"Hey, how come your hair's not wet if you were just swimming?" Emmett asked them, prompting a slap on the shoulder from Rosalie.

"Good question," Carlisle said. He raised his eyebrows. "How do you disconnect from this thing?" He joked.

"You have to hit the disconnect button," Rosalie told him. She winked, drawing laughter from the rest of them. "See you in a few days when you get home."

Alice's laughter subsided only momentarily, though she still smiled as she spoke, "We'll have a lot to talk about."