A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS ALL OF THEM BELONG TO STEPHANIE MEYER xx

Chapter 2: Free?

ESME'S POV

I didn't love him, I never had- but it was the only way to make my parents happy and get them off my back. I wish I could run away, run back in time, to him. The wonderful Dr. Cullen whom I had met all those years ago and suddenly within under an hour was gone; but I couldn't do anything about it now. I was married to Charles even if it was against my will and there was nothing I could do.

"Esme, Esme? Where is my dinner and why isn't it already ready?" Charles was back and from the sounds of things his day hadn't been that great.

"I'm sorry darling" I replied, hoping he wouldn't moan like usual, "I, I… it's nearly done and I'll bring it in soon. I'm so sorry".

"Soon? Soon isn't good enough! I've told you so many times you stupid little girl!" Charles had finally reached the kitchen and was now standing in the doorway with that look on his face. The look I dreaded each and every day because I knew what was coming; I felt what was coming, after all I had felt it ever since the first week of our marriage.

I had become used to it now and had given up screaming or trying to get out because what was the point... There wasn't!

CARLISLE'S POV

"Debussy? Seriously Edward you really have a slight obsession with that song don't you?" for the past 3 days Edward had been so intent on playing the tune loudly throughout the house I shared with him, Bella and the rest. I changed him first then came rose and Emmett closely followed by Alice and Jasper; Bella was changed 20 years ago when Edward fell in love with her. I however had no-one, there wasn't anyone I had loved but not in the way I had loved her. I could tell Edward had heard my thoughts by the cheeky grin that suddenly appeared across his face.

"At least my obsession is better and more controlled than yours… It's been 9 years and yet you're still hung up on her". He was right though it had been 9 years but I still couldn't forget her – Miss Esme Platt the most breath-taking beauty I had set my eyes on in all my 350 years.

"She was 16 Carlisle and although she may have had feelings for you she still had a life left in her. She had the chance to grow up and live a life, it could not have worked. I'm sorry" I just hoped he was right and that she had lived her life the right way…

"Emmett… Emmett… If you growl at the deer of course it will attack before you get to it!"

ESME'S POV

I wish I had left him when I had the chance.

That was it… that was what I was going to do. It had been 3 years that I had been married to this evil thing people called my husband- I was going to go.

I needed to leave Charles and this world I had feared from the first bruise. Tomorrow morning that was when I would go. I would pack up my stuff and run.

I waited until Charles had left the house and his car had disappeared off into the distance; that's when I made my move. I had packed the night before and collected my passport as well as a few pictures I left stored in a secret box; then I was gone in the complete opposite direction to Charles.

I got onto a plane and flew to Washington- I have no idea why but something felt right. I felt like Washington was the only place I could go to be… well… happy.

-3 days later—

That's impossible. This cannot be happening, please tell me it isn't true.

I had arrived 3 days ago at my cousin Felicity's, she lived just at the border between Oregon and Washington with her husband Jo and daughters Miranda and Catherine. It was going perfectly well, I helped the girls with their work and even started to look for a job; until this morning.

I had felt fine my first few days but today I felt as if my whole body was in shutdown. I had been so busy worrying about getting away from that world, from him that I had missed one key ingredient… I was late. This could only mean one thing… I was PREGNANT! 5 weeks!

I couldn't handle it – I couldn't be expecting. Especially not his child! It just had to be my luck I finally get away from his evil clutches and now I had a mini him inside me.

OUCH! A sudden pain shot through my stomach causing me to fall in agony. AHH! There it was again this time it was worse … much worse…

"Esme, Esme are you okay? Oh my Jo, Jo phone an ambulance quick. It's Esme! Esme look at me …Esme!"

That was it… that was the last I heard….