Dr. Cullen Will See You Now Esme
Disclaimer: Yes, I am sad that I DON'T own Twilight…oh well…
The fourth installment of Dr. Cullen Will See You Now Esme, here a lot of things change so you will get a little bit more of Carlisle's take on situations~
~Enjoy
Tears stung the cornea of my red eyes as I knocked timidly at 4582 Nelluc Dr. My hair had been pulled into a loose bun and I looked even worse than I had the first day at the hospital with Emmett. Carlisle ripped open the door to find me standing there, disheveled and broken. "What ever happened to the lady-like Esme, I knew?" he said into my hair when he pulled me into an embrace.
No, Emmett didn't know what was going on he was just that little boy on crutches following close behind me. I saw Edward's face in my peripheral vision; he resembled Carlisle on the day that Emmett had fell down the stairs, worry and hurt…Carlisle sat me down on the couch and stared into my eyes. "What's up?" my lower lip began to quaver but I quickly bit it back. "The bank called," my voice was shaking now, "I've been so engrossed in paying the medical bills, and I've overlooked my house payments." Carlisle gathered a shocked expression and looked down to the floor as I continued. "So the bank is taking my house, and they informed me that I wasn't going to be able to get it back."
That did it; I crumpled into Carlisle's lap and began caterwauling. I felt his hands graze my hair, and for the first time in a while I felt ease again. I jolted straight, "I'm sorry, I've gotten your shirt wet already." He smiled at my childish antic, "When you're a doctor Esme, your shirt gets wet a substantial amount of times there than at home. It's fine." I smiled my own lopsided smile, but my eyes drooped "What am I going to do?"
Carlisle stood up in a fluid motion, "We are going to take everything possible from that house of yours and you'll come live with us. What do you say Edward?" I saw Edward again, but this time he was trying to get a view of our earlier conversation from the banister. Surprised that Carlisle knew where he was the whole time answered reluctantly, "Will Emmett get to stay too?" I saw Emmett's head cautiously pop out of the lowest step. Carlisle answered, "WELLL, I don't really know if-." "Carlisle," I gave him the same warning tone I did with Emmett. He snickered, "Of course he can!"
I saw Emmett pick up his crutches and run to Carlisle like he was running the para-lympics. The tears almost came flooding back to my eyes when Emmett reached up to hug Carlisle by the waist. Carlisle smiled an illustrious smile and returned Emmett's hug. He turned to me; "I think we may need to call Alice now."
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"I promise, promise, promise that our little incident will never happen again Ms. Platt, promise!" I laughed at Alice, how many times did I have to say it was ok? "Alice, I've already told you that it was okay!" "I know," she began, "but this was ALL my fault, I'm so, so, so, sorry!" I merely groaned, flicked my wrist and shut the front door to join Carlisle.
We drove in silence, the scenery whirling past us. I took a deep breath and blinked my eyes when Carlisle pulled up to the house. For the latter part of the afternoon we spent packing up all the items into boxes we had found in the wildest of all places. I had occasionally shed a tear behind Carlisle's back when I dug up a picture of Charles and I, but I didn't cry because it was sad, I would never cry for that bastard.
No, I cried because it hurt so much. So often did I dread coming home in fear that he might have returned. I was haunted by his memory that I had burned every possible picture I had. Carlisle could give me someone I could trust again.
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"We're home!!" I called in the front door; Alice came hurrying into the corridor, "Shhhh, I just put them down for a nap!" I caught my breath. "You actually got them down for a nap?" The corners of her mouth turned up into a sly smile, "It was the least I could do!" I grabbed her by the hand, "Great, now you can come help us!" her sarcastic groan made me laugh.
I'm not really sure how we did it, but Carlisle had managed to get everything in two trips. Emmett and Edward would share a bedroom at the end of hallway. Thankfully enough I wasn't the one stuck sharing a room with my own kid. Carlisle offered me another guest bedroom as opposed to sharing one with him, we weren't that close…maybe. I lingered on the thought, no one considered us dating…we haven't confessed our affection for each other…we've only showed it limited amounts of times, did that mean anything to him? "Esme?" Alice whispered in my ear, "Hmm?" I answered back, "Can we um, move it along?" I looked back at her and I became cognizant that I had stopped to think in the middle of the stairs. "Oh, sorry." I chortled, Alice rolled her eyes and balanced the moving box on her knee. " Yeah, sure…"
"Alright Esme, stop at the door after my study." Carlisle's voice rang out. Following his directions, I threw open the door, and light flooded into the hallway. Stepping onto the plush carpet, I threw down the box and put my hands on my hips. I turned to Carlisle and clicked my tongue, "Your house needs serious overhauling." He set down his box, "Why?" I looked around the room, floral wallpaper was the only thing that I could see, and I couldn't even distinguish the bed from the wall. "You know why…"
"Do what you want Esme, I'm not the interior decorator here." He sighed. I threw my arms around his neck, "Thank you, thank you!" Alice cleared her throat, "Well this is awkward," she took a look out the corridor pretending to see down the stairs, "Oh, OH Edward no don't do that, wait!!" She took one step out the door and vanished hastily down the stairs. I let go of Carlisle's neck; "The only way she'd leave us…" he chuckled.
~Carlisle
I thought she meant that, not that I was angry or anything. Is Esme just a best friend that needed help? Why does she seem like something more to me? "Come on Carlisle, let's go finish." She called out and smiled. I loved her smile.~Esme~
Edward and Emmett woke up after we had just finished all my things. Carlisle had already started to unload Emmett's miscellany. He told me that he could handle this by himself. I could only so reluctantly agree. Edward had sleepily brought out a book for me to read to them, by this time Alice had to leave because of her family. Family… I smiled and pulled Emmett onto one knee and offered Edward my other. He climbed onto the couch and plopped down on it.
~Carlisle
It was heavenly to see two boys sitting on her lap, reading stories like a family. Family…I wonder if she thought about that word, always hanging around Edward and I, there was one feeling though… the worst feeling in the world…mutual.
~Esme~
Mutual…that's what fairy tales were absolutely no emotion, the world wouldn't exist without change this was a big change. Emmett went into his (and Edward's) room with a new appreciation for change. Emmett had always been a happy boy, but had never really experienced the utmost joy of a friend. I had never really had the liberty of a friend. That is, prior to Carlisle…a friend, is that all we were?
I turned to Carlisle now; he was leaning against the doorpost looking down at Edward and Emmett who had started another puzzle. He noticed me staring at him and turned around, I blushed again. Do I have to blush every time? It's probably a disorder…
I laughed at my own thought, "If that cognition was thinking about how hungry you are, I'd like to say the feelings mutual." I laughed, "Alright I'll start it, what would you like?" he stared at me, "Whatever you want."
I groaned, "That doesn't help much, how about we order pizza." Edward and Emmett smiled, "Pizza!!!!!" Carlisle laughed, "Pizza it is Esme." How I relished when he said my name. "What kind would you like boys?" Emmett looked at Edward who nodded, " Cheese!" I looked at Carlisle, "And you Dr. Cullen?" he smiled, feelings mutual Esme, feelings mutual."
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"Mmm!" Edward exclaimed finishing his last slice of pizza. " 'Dis pizza is good!" "Edward," I evoked, "Don't talk with your mouthful." He swallowed fully, "I'm sowy Esme." I couldn't possibly be mad at little Edward, especially since he hadn't called me Ms. Emmett's Mommy the whole day. "It's okay, don't forget next time mmkay?" He nodded with understanding and stood up with Emmett who then ran out of the room and pounded up the stairs.
I could hear Carlisle exult, "Handled like a pro right there." "Sure, if you want to call it that…come lets clean up." He stood up and nodded. "Déjà vu." He exclaimed loading the plates into the dishwasher. "Tell me about it, wasn't this a couple days ago?" I asked. "Several, but who's counting?" I flushed crimson, "Not me, haha."
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Dear Diary,
Mutual feelings, foreclosures, friend's…love. Edward and Emmett and Carlisle, my boys.
I sat down the diary like a girl in middle school again; I'd love to write in my diary when I had absolutely no one to talk to anymore. That was it, there was no one at this hour, and I had been awake since 1 A.M from all the thunder and lightning enveloping the house. It lit the windows and the rain made the sound of a thousand kettledrums.
The doorknob turned slightly and pushed open to reveal two little figures shivering in the cold. "Mommy," Emmett called out, "Can we come in?" "Sure," I answered as they ran into my bed. "What's wrong little men?" I asked them. "The thunder is too loud, why is there thunder Esme?" Edward asked me. "Um, because God wants it that way Edward." Yeah, that's good Esme, because God wants it that way…
"Oh," Edward replied rubbing his eyes and yawning. Emmett did the same. "Here," I said spreading my arms voluminously, "Get in," Edward and Emmett fell into my arms and closed their eyes. "Good night mommy, thank you." I kissed the top of Emmett's head, hesitating for a moment I kissed Edward's also. I could feel his grip tightening around my waist. I smiled.
~Carlisle
I trudged up the steps to investigate the feet I had heard, lightning ignited the hallway. The boys weren't in their room; I began to panic as I headed to Esme's. Turning the knob slowly, I swung open the door. There in the bed were Emmett cast and all, Esme and Edward. Esme's arms were wrapped around both of them while she rested her head on Emmett's. I smiled when I saw Edward wrapped around Esme's midriff.
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~Esme~
I forced Carlisle to eat his breakfast, the most important meal of the day. "Being a doctor, you should know that already Carlisle." He stuck his tongue out at me. "I hope the boys didn't give you a crick in the neck." I gawked, "You saw that hmm?" He concurred. "They were scared, of the storm." Carlisle laughed, "Mhm, and there was no space left for me?" I hit him on the arm, "Yeah, right…"
"You know Esme," "Hmm?" I inquired. "The nurses have all been ferociously jealous of you." I scoffed, "Really?" "Really, you know, news travels fast…if I would of known sooner, I wouldn't have set up a date with one of them." "WHAT!" I stood up and yelled. Carlisle covered up his laugh with his hand, "I'm just kidding Esme, you're just as jaundice as them, but your jaundice is cute…" I folded my arms and rolled my eyes. "Alright Carlisle, whatever."
I heard feet coming down the stairs, and one large crutch with it. "Morning daddy," Edward said rubbing his eyes. A face of horror turned on his face when he saw me in the kitchen; he turned to Carlisle and looked back to me. "Uh, I-Ah-I-Um."
"Esme, I'm not sure I've been totally honest with you…"
~Carlisle
Damn it…Hmmm, what will Carlisle have to say? Will it change Esme's whole perspective?
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