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Short drabbles about the relationship between Esme and Carlisle.

Eternity is Merely another Day

"Always There"

It had been only a few short hours since Alice had had the vision. The terror thrilled through me as we sat still as statues in the living room. I felt awful; everything had just turned out right and now we were in danger again. I had been hoping that we'd get a short amount of time to just be a family once again but something else had come up. Something huge. The Volturi were out to get us. And what could we do? Nothing. I was sure the plan we'd drawn together wouldn't work, after all, the Italian vampires wanted to destroy us.

I glanced slowly around the room, my eyes moving but not my body. Firstly, my eyes fell on Emmett who was sitting close to his wife. His hand was placed gently on her knees and I knew from their expressions that their thoughts were as dark as mine. I could remember the first day after Emmett's change had finished. He'd been so rough and boisterous; it had taken him years to learn to control his strength. But he had a heart made of gold, so kind and caring.

Then there was Rosalie, she'd always seemed so self absorbed but in Emmett she'd found her other half. Their love was really something to behold but behind the extravagant lust was the closeness that many couples tried to establish and failed. Rosalie may seem to be distrustful of everyone but once she'd become familiar with a person, she was fiercely loyal.

My thoughts turned to Alice and Jasper. I listened for them moving upstairs but it was oddly silent. Alice had breathed a bubble of new life into our family when she'd appeared with Jasper. I remembered being slightly annoyed that she could materialize in our lives and invite herself into our family but I'd never regretted letting her in. She was a real joy to have around.

Then there was Jasper. He'd struggled most when he'd arrived because he'd never had to conform to a strict lifestyle before. At first he'd seemed slightly feral but when given the chance, he'd tried harder than anything else because he truly wanted to be a part of the family. He'd got on well with the others once he'd settled and I couldn't imagine him not being around.

My eyes slowly strayed to my eldest son. Edward sat silently in the corner, his face brooding. I supposed it must be hard for him to hear all these negative thoughts, especially when something so important to him was involved. I'd always felt especially close to Edward, since he'd been there since I was changed. Together we'd fought to keep the diet that Carlisle had pointed us towards and lived out those quiet years before everyone else had arrived.

He sat closely to his wife. Bella was simply wonderful. Apart from being a lovely, kind addition to our family, she also brought out the best in Edward. I felt ecstatic just watching them interact, glad to see that my son had finally found what he was looking for. I'd watched them struggle to keep their relationship, Edward fighting his thirst for her blood and I was so happy to see them together, the way things should be.

I then gazed adoringly at my little granddaughter, her soft curls flowing over her protector's arms. I knew Edward was annoyed that Jacob loved his daughter but I thought their relationship was really sweet at this stage. I couldn't believe that I actually had a grandchild. Renesmee was adorable and so smart. I smiled at her blissfully sleeping figure, glad that our horror hadn't worried her.

Lastly, my gaze fell on my husband's figure. He looked exhausted, if a vampire could and I knew he would do anything to protect our family. He was amazing. I'd never expected to find any man such as him, not once I'd met Charles and felt his abuse. Carlisle's eyes were sad and dark, something that made me feel awful inside. Carlisle was my rock, my strong hold. To see him so low confirmed my suspicions; we had no chance.

I felt like crying, how could our perfect family be faced with this? Why should we loose everything after all that had happened to us? It just wasn't fair, my amazing family was about to be destroyed and all for the greed of the Volturi.


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