A/N O.K don't shoot me for taking so long to post this!! I've been busy with school work (zzzzzz......) but I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Anyway, this is it, the chapter in which Carlisle and Brook declare their feelings, how will they react? Oooohh the suspense!! lol well you'll have to read on!!! Please, please please review!!! I only have 2 reviews so far and i really want to know what you think!!! Anyway, Enjoy!! toodles xxx
Chapter Four: Telling the Truth Carlisle POV
God I hated the weekend. I mean I didn't mind it before but now I loathed it because it kept me away from Brook. Jasper was trying with all his might to calm me down but failed, so he was downstairs in the living room and I had confined myself to my office.
"CARLISLE!!!!" Alice screeched my name so loudly I'm surprised the windows in the house had survived. At vampire speed I raced down the living room where my family was waiting – Alice and Edward with unreadable emotions clouding their faces. "Brook. She's on her way here. She knows."
"How? How does she know?!" Me, Emmett, Rose, Jasper, Bella, Nessie and Jacob shouted.
"I don't know, it's all blurred! I could see her speaking to Freya about you, then the next thing she's in her car on her way here!"
Edward then gasped then looked shocked at Jacob, "Jacob please tell me you could be wrong!" We all stared at Jacob, waiting for an explanation of Edward's sudden outburst.
"Well, are you talking about Freya MacPherson?" I nodded almost knowing what was about to come next, "Oh shit, Freya is marrying Leah and Seth's older brother Logan. Leah and Seth are here for two weeks so Leah can help plan the wedding with Freya and Brook."
We all stood there in silence and shock. That's why Alice couldn't see how Brook would find out. I'd bet everything I own that it was Leah that told her if she heard my name.
"She'll be here in 30 seconds people!" Alice exclaimed, putting us all into action mode. We were all running around but not doing anything when we heard a car drive up our driveway and I knew it was time for me to explain everything.
"Do you want us here Carlisle?" Bella asked, looking concerned. I shook my head, I had to do this without an audience. We all snapped our heads towards the sound of a car stopping and the fast heartbeat of Brook as she got out of the car and walked up to the door. I ran to the door and opened it just as the others were running out the back door into the woods and Brook's hand was reaching out towards the doorbell, she looked at me, her face unreadable.
"Brook," Was all I could say, and stepped aside so she could walk in. She walked in and followed me into the living room.
"You know that I know don't you?" She said quietly, probably knowing this by the expression on my face.
"Yes, and before you say anything I need to explain to you," I walked up to her and looked deeply into those passionate grey eyes, "Brook I would never hurt you, and neither would my family, never think that we would hurt you – we all care about you too much to even think of ever hurting you in anyway."
She looked up at me in shock, "I know you won't hurt me Carlisle, It's never crossed my mind of you hurting me, no offence but you're not a normal vampire! You work in A&E for Christ's sake!"
"Yes, me and my family don't....hunt humans.....we live of animals, we're 'vegetarians' if you like, we don't want to be the monsters vampires are taken for."
She didn't react at all to the way I spoke about this subject so casually.
"Carlisle what does this mean for me? I mean obviously humans don't know about vampires! But are there rules or anything about this? I....I can't stand the thought of trying to stay away from you." I took her hand and led her to the couch and sat down next to her.
"Brook I promise to tell you the truth, humans aren't supposed to know of our existence, most humans would be running off screaming by now, you should leave right now and stay away from me, but I can't live without you in my life either." I looked down at her hands that were still in mine, waiting for her to reply.
"How did you become a vampire Carlisle?" Her question shocked me, I didn't know what she'd say – but I didn't expect that.
"I was bitten by another vampire when I was 23. Our body's are frozen by the vampire venom so we don't age, I was changed in the 1640's but I don't remember much of my human life. " I looked up at her beautiful face, but she wasn't shocked. Her eyes were glistening with tears that were about to fall, "Don't cry, I promise that no one will hurt you, I'll protect to with my life if I have to."
"I know no one will hurt me, Carlisle, I....I love you Carlisle, I know we haven't known each other long but I've never felt this close to anyone before in my life." I looked into her eyes and could see the truth behind her words. She loved me. Brook loved me! I felt like running to the mountains and shouting it out at the top of my voice. Uncontrollably I leaned in and captured her soft lips with my own.
Oh my God! I would never get tired of kissing this woman! I poured as much love and passion as I possibly could into this kiss and she returned the kiss with just as much emotion.
She quickly snaked her arms round my neck to pull me closer, and then she did something completely unexpected – she bit gently on my bottom lip. Fuck!
Thank God Jasper wasn't here because the emotions I was feeling right now would have drove him crazy – love, happiness, lust, joy, desire, want, need – and all of them for Brook. My hand found her waist and I pulled her closer to me, and when her need for oxygen became desperate I kissed down her jaw and neck then pulled away, but rested my forehead on hers – both of us breathing heavily and unevenly.
"Brook, I can't live without you, I love you so much already, and I promise to for the rest of eternity."
She smiled so brightly that my dead heart nearly melted to see her look so happy. She nuzzled her beautiful face into the crook of my neck and breathed in deeply. Did she just sniff me?
"Mmm...you smell like Christmas," she sighed, breathing in again, "Cinnamon, and apples, nutmeg, and...um....." she breathed in again which made me chuckle, "and....spruce." I smiled then buried my face into her thick, glossy hair – drowning myself in her luscious scent.
My family chose that moment to walk through the door, grinning like idiots when Emmett burst through the group and scooped Brook up into a bear hug.
"Welcome to the family Brook!" He boomed – lifting her off her feet.
"Let the woman breath Emmett!" Jasper said, probably feeling the worry coming off me if Emmett hurt my angel.
"Oh crap, sorry Brook, forgot the whole human thing!" Emmett replied, putting her down.
Brook grinned hugely and her heart rate sped up as I wrapped my arms round her waist, "I think I should introduce my family, don't you sweetheart?" I smiled as her heartbeat got slightly faster when I called her 'sweetheart'. I introduced her to everyone and her next question stumped us all.
"You never told me Carlisle, what happens now that I know?"
"She has a right to know about the Volturi Carlisle," Rose said, and I sighed as I knew she was right.
"What a Volturi?" my angel asked curiously.
"THE Volturi, they're like the vampire royal family, they enforce the law – the main one being that humans don't find out about our existence. Bella was human when she met Edward, and the Volturi agreed...not to kill her as long as we changed her," I said quietly, waiting for Brook's reply as she mulled over this idea.
"Will they say the same for me then?"
I looked at her in pain, I didn't want to condemn my angel to this life, but I wouldn't be able to go on if she died. I could see that my family were shocked by her reply. "Well, seeing as though I know, that means the law has been broken right? Which puts us all in danger, so if me being changed keeps us out of danger then I'll be changed," I stared deeply into her eyes, amazed by her selflessness. I looked up at Jacob knowing that if I changed Brook it would break the treaty.
"I'd give you permission Carlisle, you're all part of my family now and Brook's right, it would put us all in danger of the Volturi if she stayed human." Brook looked at me confused at Jacob's statement, but decided not to ask, instead she asked something else.
"How did you know that I knew you were vampires?"
"Some vampires can have certain gifts, Alice can see the future, but that's complicated because the future can change, Bella is a mental shield, Nessie can show people her thoughts by touch, Jasper can sense and manipulate emotions, and Edward can read minds," I answered, and smiled as she stared wide-eyed at Edward, I wonder what she was thinking then?
"It's O.K Brook, I can't read your thoughts, I'm not sure why, I can't read Bella's either but that's because she's a shield, you may have a similar gift, we'll just have to wait and see," Edward said, making us all stand there shocked.
"Does this mean you're my Grandma Brook then?" Nessie questioned innocently, making Alice and Emmett laugh their heads off .
"Nessie!" Bella and Edward exclaimed in unison, then looking up at Brook who was still in my arms, to see her reaction – I also looked down at my angel who had a confused but adorable expression on her beautiful face.
"They're not really my cousins darling – that's just a cover for the public eye. But we are a family – I suppose I've always been the father figure though, but Nessie is Edward and Bella's daughter," I explained.
"O.K, God please don't call me Grandma!! That makes me sounds SO old!!" Brook replied in horror – sending us all into hysterics. I smiled down at her then leaned down and kissed her lightly on her cheek, then down her jaw and neck, then I was suddenly hit by a wave of annoyance from Jasper.
"God, have some self control, Dad," Jasper said – whoops, I never realized my lust was that strong! Jasper's comment however made Emmett laugh loudly again – making my poor Brook blush furiously.
"Sorry Jasper," I replied sheepishly, buring my face in Brook's glossy curls.
"Never," Brook suddenly said quietly, "Never apologize for that." I grinned like some moronic teenager then kissed down her neck again.
I looked up as Alice suddenly squealed in excitement and Edward sighed.
"Alice, I don't think Carlisle would appreciate it if you scared Brook off so soon with a shopping trip," Edward said sarcastically as Alice pouted, then turned to Brook with a look of plea on her face.
"Please please please Brook! We could go to Boston tomorrow!! And you need a dress for the hospital Christmas charity ball!"
"Don't even try to stop her sweetheart, we've all been trying to for years and we've failed miserably," I whispered into Brook's ear.
"We're gonna have so much fun! You can stay here tonight and we'll have a family night in! Oh and don't start your whining tomorrow – we'll pay for your stuff, no arguments," Alice rambled on excitedly with Rose, Nessie and Bella as they planned tonight and tomorrow.
"I'll go phone Freya and tell her I'm staying here tonight then," Brook said as she pulled out her mobile and dialed Freya's number, " Hey Freya, it's Brook...... yeah I'm at Carlisle's.....no I'm fine, I'm going to stay here tonight and I'm going shopping in Boston with Carlisle's family tomorrow......well tell Leah I'm old enough to make my own decisions.... O.K then I'll see you some time tomorrow, bye."
Before I even I had time to say something Alice had pulled Brook from my arms and was dragging her up the stairs with the girls. Well this was going to be an eventful evening.
