Gah, the story was supposed to be done at Chapter 2! But a lot of people liked this story, and darn it, I just can't stay away from Carlisle and Esme XD
As we said our goodbyes to Edward, I couldn't help but think about how much I would miss him.
"Esme, I'll miss you too. But honestly, don't worry. Just enjoy your honeymoon and the time you and Carlisle finally get to have together. Besides, I'd rather not be around the two of you for the next few days….."
I lifted my hand to my cheek, convinced that I was somehow blushing. Poor Edward, being around Carlisle and I as our relationship intensified must've been excruciating to him. At times, I wondered how my son managed to keep his sanity.
"I'm so sorry, Edward, it must be terribly uncomfortable for you to be around us in our lovey dovey state.
"Ah, Esme, I've heard a lot worse coming from the townspeople!" He lightly chortled.
I threw my arms around him. "You humor me too much, dear." I knew that he understood how grateful I was for that though.
Edward and I hadn't been the closest when I was first transformed, but my maternal instinct quickly kicked in and I became a surrogate mother to him. And once he knew me better by my thoughts and actions around the house, we developed a very strong relationship. But he wasn't just my son; he was also one of my dearest friends. Edward read me easily and tenderly smiled at the memories I had put in his mind. Warmly, I placed a small kiss on his forehead and told him to behave while we were gone.
With a mischievous grin he responded. "No promises."
I sighed. With Edward, I never knew if he was kidding or not when it came to things like that. Unnecessary worry I supposed.
Carlisle broke the unintentional moment of silence I had placed. "Take care while we're gone, son. And if you get thirsty, you'll be pleased to know that there's a small range of mountain lion, just up north."
"Thanks, dad."
Carlisle nodded, and suddenly swept me off of my feet and into his arms. He headed for the car and I shouted over his shoulder. "Goodbye, Edward! I love you, son!" Although I would miss him, I couldn't wait to finally have Carlisle to myself.
Sorry that this was such a short chapter, but I'm working on Chapter 4 and it just didn't flow nicely when I tried to put 3 and 4 together. But the good news is that Chapter 4 should be up later tonight or tomorrow =] I was thinking about ending it at 4, but I have a couple of ideas for another chapter or two! So stay tuned for the honeymoon. Oh, and I don't like begging for reviews, but I'm already up to about 600 views (that's a lot for me!) and no one has reviewed yet. I've got to know what you guys think and if there's anything you'd like to see, so let me know! But thanks for reading, it means so much to know that people like my writing!
