Hello everyone! How are you today? Well, I for one am pretty good. I have updated both of my stories in the past 24 hours so that makes me happy.

This cookie challenge is about Carlisle and Esme. It was a lot of fun to write, since not a lot of my plots in any of my stories have to do with love. Oh, I couldn't help but add a little bit of Jasper in there though. I just wouldn't work for me.

Also, if anyone has an questions or requests please feel free to leave them in the review and I will resond.

Please Enjoy!

From Hate to Love and Tears to Smiles.

Esme's POV-

Quote- For hate is never conquered by hate. Hate is conquered

by love.

Scene- Esme sitting on the couch thinking about her long and eventful life.

I use to doubt that love was real. All I had ever experienced was proof of that. I knew that love led to being hurt and let down. That I would have rather been dead than been " Loved" or whatever it was that Charles considered it. We never did any of the cute little things that couples did when they were in love. Instead of holding hands, I was hit with them. Instead of whispering sweet nothings in the dark, I was plagued by this death threats. And instead of rejoicing over the news of a baby, I was scared to death. I didn't want my baby to go through the things that Charles put me through, so I didn't tell him. I hated Charles with every ounce of my being and I was convinced that I would run from him after the baby was born. But that never got to happen. When my baby died I was devastated. I didn't want to live if I had nothing to live for. I'm lucky that those people found me and that Carlisle noticed that I was still alive. If he hadn't then I would have never had the chance at feeling true love.

Carlisle is such a compassionate man. He truly care about everyone no matter the race, gender or background. He just wants to help everyone. He has taught me to enjoy life more and that you never know how much you'll miss something until its gone.

He has also shown me love. It is a real thing and let me tell you this, its beautiful. At first, I found it hard to trust Carlisle. I wanted to but it was hard because of my past. But he was patient. He would sit beside me and read a book or even talk about unimportant things. These little things helped bring me closer to him. He let me decide if I could trust him, instead of trying to force it upon me. Everyday before he would find me ( though I was always really close by) and say, " I'm off to work Amore. Do you need anything while I'm out?". He was always asking if I needed anything; always the gentleman. And when he got home he would come find me and ask how my day went.

After a few months of being a vampire, things began to change. I had always loved Carlisle but I was now in full trusting mode. I would be beside him every morning when he left for work and I would respond to his every morning question with, " I love you too, be careful and hurry back to me." and with a kiss he would be gone. When he got home he would walk in the door to find me waiting for him. He always laughed and said, " Well hello there, darling. How was my beauty today?"

There are many things that I love about Carlisle. I love his eyes. They show his emotions as clearly as if you were looking into a glass bowl. On normal days, they are calm and relaxing. They make me feel safe and guarded. On his bad day, like when he loses a patient, they are darker and still. In times like this his eyes and hallow; nobody's home. And then there's the times when his eyes are wild and playful. I usually don't see these eyes unless where home alone. Overall, those are my favorites. They twinkle with happiness.

Another thing that I love about Carlisle is his smile. Just like his eyes, there are many versions. He has a normal day happy smile. Its gentle and reassuring. It lets you know that he's content and that everything is okay. He also has a crooked smile which he only shows when something is truly funny. That smile warms my heart and heats my body with love. But one of my favorite smile is his mischievous one. Its light and carefree. It shines so brightly with happiness. This smile showcases his playful mood. Usually, when signs of this smile are seen upon Carlisles marbled face the children flee the house.

Carlisle is such a gentle creature. He would never do anything to hurt anyone. He is such a pacifist and believes that everything can be solved with words instead of fists. If given the chance, he would use all the strength he had to save those people who have nothing. Its really hard to get Carlisle to come home from the hospital. He thinks that if he were there more peoples lives would be saved. While that may be true, it just can't happen that way. It could jeopardize everything we have built over the years. People would notice that even though he stayed there all day, he never became tired. Besides, selfish as this sounds, I need him.

Carlisle is extremely good with the "Children". He's always around if they need something. He will always take time to talk to each and every one of them. Since Edward and Bella had started to see each other, he took more time off of work. He wanted to be here for his son and to help him through every bump in the long road to happiness that they have had. Then when Nessie was born, I got to see something that I could never give him. He would walk into the nursery late at night to check on his only granddaughter. He loves that girl to death and fits the role of a grandfather perfectly. He enjoys showering her with small gifts and giving her cookies before dinner. Hes such a suck-up. He wants her to be happy. I often wonder what our life would be like if I were able to have children. Would he sit in the room and rock them all night? Would he actually get up and feed the baby at two in the morning? I will never know.

While Carlisle loves all of our children and all our children love him, his bond with Jasper is quite unusual. Jasper was forced to grow up to fast. He had to take care of his family, fight in the civil war and later in the Vampire battle in Texas. With all these things hes been through, he finds it hard to consider us parents. Other than Carlisle, Jasper is the oldest ( Even older than me). But Carlisle tries to not let that bother him. He knows that Jasper is more mature than the rest and knows how to live on his own. All of the kids worship the ground that he walks on and I know they would all do everything to help him if something bad were to happen.

Carlisle really is my everything. If he hadn't existed than I to would fail to exist. He is the light to my days and my reason to live. Hes the moon at night, calm and quiet. He my vision because everything I see reflects our love. Hes the holder of my hand and the catcher of my eyes. Hes the air that I breath and the voice that I use to speak. He's the reason behind my smiles and the one who tells no lies. Without him I would be nothing.

I was once asked to pick five words to describe Carlisle. Well, five seemed to little of a number so I picked a few more and here they are...

Compassionate, wonderful, loving, respectful, brave, passionate, sensitive, talented, selfless, inspiring, motivating, calm, generous, intoxicating, energetic, honest, patient, intelligent, determined, supportive, helpful, moral, protective, sharp minded, pacifistic, supporter of peace, beautiful, handsome, amazing father, loyal, polite, stubborn, modest, considerate, and Mine. There are many, many more but I don't want to bore you all.

What to know some of the qualities Charles had? Well the list is pretty short. Here we go...

Hateful, cruel, reckless, fussy, blunt, problematic, loud, inconsiderate, nasty, vain, rude, arrogant, wild, abusive, moody, selfish, control freak, manipulator, crude, violent, deceptive. The only good thing that I can put in his list is the word DEAD.

I use to hate Charles for what he lacked. He had absolutely none of the qualities that I love in Carlisle. I truly hated every single morning because I knew I would have to wake up to not only his verbal but also his physical abuse. But one day Carlisle told me that I should try to stop wasting my energy on him. He was gone and would never hurt me again. He said, "For hate is never conquered by hate. Hate is conquered by love. And I personally think that our love is strong enough to not only knock out that hate, but possibly all the hate in the world. Yes my amour, my love for you us that strong. Let my love for you ease all the hate you have ever experienced".

Carlisle has given me a second chance at life, a family, children that I never thought I could have, and love that I didn't know existed. But he has also helped me forget and forgive Charles. I know can focus on being happy and not worry about my my past ruining my day. Carlisle has made all the difference.

Hope this chapter was okay. Please leave a review. And a new chapter will be up soon. I tend to write a lot on the weekends.

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