Carlisle
Alice was right. Within a few days, everything seemed like it did before Esme and I started arguing. We had helped Esme, Rosalie and Emmett pack their things and move them back. The Denali's were more than happy to assist, too. Tanya had bought Cards Against Humanity online so they could play it at home.
It felt nice to have my family all back in our original house again. I had taken all alcohol off the property, and told the others never to let Emmett or Esme buy it. Alice hadn't had another cigarette, Bella found it slightly harder, but she didn't either. Alice went shopping again, taking all the girls again, including Esme and Carmen. Edward wasn't near the piano far as much as before. Rosalie was back to her sarcastic self, but happier, and Jasper had been out of his room more now. Actually, he had been socialising and talking more than he did before the arguments.
"Stay for another week." Esme said. We were sitting in the living room with Carmen and Eleazar. The others were upstairs in the game room.
"You must be getting sick of us by now." Eleazar said.
"I'm sure your family wants a little time with each other without us being around. And I'm sure you and Carlisle would like to go on a little getaway soon."
"But we miss you." Esme pouted.
"I do think we need to see each other much more often."
"We'll travel next time." Esme smiled.
Kate and Tanya walked down the stairs with Rosalie. "Garrett has fallen into the world of modern video games." Kate complained as they sat down.
"I can tell you with confidence that it will not get any better, my friend. He will only become more obsessed." Rosalie said.
Kate groaned and rolled her eyes.
Tanya checked her phone as it received a text and put in back down without replying.
"Just answer him!" Kate said.
"Him?" Esme sat up.
"Tanya is seeing someone…" Carmen smirked.
"Is it serious?"
"Yes." Kate and Carmen answered at the same time.
"I wouldn't say serious…"
"Says the girl that lost her virtue before marriage to him…" Kate said quieter.
"No way!" Rosalie said, shocked. Her mouth dropped open.
"What's his name?" Esme was intrigued.
Edward appeared in the room, "You are kidding!" He was shocked, too.
"I can promise you, he has changed his ways." Tanya defended quickly.
"No, I'm not judging, I'm just completely shocked."
"Do we all know him?" Rosalie asked.
"Well, he came as a witness to Renesmee, although didn't fight."
"Alistair!?" Esme asked instantly.
"He's a cool guy." Garrett nodded.
"We approve." Kate added.
"You don't look happy." I said to Eleazar.
"He's callous." Eleazar said plainly.
"He's fine." Carmen said, warning him with her eyes.
"He really is a gentleman." Esme assured.
"He's malicious." Eleazar said again.
"Well it's lucky I'm dating him and not you, then." Tanya said, irritated.
"Eleazar doesn't think he will be able to stick to our diet, and thinks he will lose interest and leave as quickly as he came. Tanya disagrees, and they've been passive-aggressively arguing about it for a while now." Kate filled in.
"It's been harder for me to fix than you two were." Carmen rolled her eyes. "They are both unreasonably stubborn."
Rosalie stood up and walked over to our side of the room, sitting beside me. "It was getting very tense over there…" She whispered.
I smiled and she lay down, resting her head on my side.
"Well you are just surrounded by women now." Garrett joked.
"It does look that way. I don't know where my other three are, though." I smirked before Bella and Alice both kissed my cheeks. Jasper and Emmett stood beside Edward.
Renesmee and Jacob walked in just as their lips left my cheeks.
"What just happened?" Renesmee smiled.
"We were just showing Carlisle we loved him." Bella smiled.
"Uh huh, okay." She said slowly. She looked at me and I smirked.
"I'm waiting."
She rolled her eyes and appeared behind me, kissing the same cheek Bella did.
"Emmett, it's your turn." Renesmee joked.
He snickered.
"Hey, I don't see you getting this much loving. Your wife is still lying with me." I teased.
His forming smile dropped. "She just wants something from you, is all." He joked, his smile returning quickly.
"Yes, you unconditional love." Rosalie claimed.
"That's sweet." Carmen said. They were observing our family's behaviour.
Rosalie threw a magazine at her.
"Ooo." Carmen picked it up and looked through a few pages before showing Eleazar. "Buy me that."
"What ever happened to hinting towards something you want?" Emmett asked.
"I used to do that, but he always pretended he never got it. Now I just say it and he has no excuse."
"Jasper did that too." Alice said.
"Uh huh." Kate agreed.
"Emmett never does that…" Rosalie said. She gasped, "Wait, yes he does, I just never realised before now."
"I never show Edward things I want anyway." Bella said.
Edward smirked, "Thank god."
"Yeah, I don't show Jacob, I just take his money. I do hint to dad or grandpa sometimes, but they always get me what I want." Renesmee said.
"Hey, you never do that for us!" Alice accused me.
"You never ask. Or hint." I defended,
"Well maybe we'll start." Rosalie smirked.
"Go ahead." I encouraged. I wanted them to have everything they wanted, what better way to do it then get it for them myself?
"I would just like to point out that never once has Carlisle neglected my hints." Esme smirked.
"Lucky." Kate said, glaring at Garrett. Her face softened as soon as he looked back at her, and they shared a small kiss.
Edward broke into a laugh and looked at Garrett. He smirked back at him.
"What?" Kate questioned.
"Nothing." They answered at the same time.
Conversations, jokes and laughter started between everyone. I didn't realise I had been staring at Esme the whole time. I had been admiring everything about her.
She noticed after a while and began searching for the reason in my eyes. "What?" She whispered.
"Nothing, you're just unbelievable beautiful." I complimented. She smiled and kissed me.
"Yuck." Rosalie made a disgusted face and sprung up. With a whir, she appeared standing in front of Emmett. He slid is arms around her waist and kissed her.
"Yuck." Esme mimicked her.
Garrett and Eleazar stood up and went upstairs. Within a few minutes, they returned with several bags.
"You didn't have to get mine." Tanya said to Eleazar.
He ignored her comment and pulled Carmen up.
"Hey, why didn't Alistair come down with you guys?" Alice asked.
"He isn't…in complete control of his thirst. I decided it would be best if he steered clear of human blood until another few months." Tana explained.
"Wise decision." I agreed with her.
They stood up and put their things in their car. They said their goodbyes and then all got into the car.
"Come up soon." Carmen said before getting in.
"We will." Esme smiled.
Once we watched them leave the driveway and walked back inside, I remembered I still had paperwork to do.
"You are joking." Edward said.
I glanced at Esme, who was staring at me.
"Don't do it." He said.
"I have to. I like my job." I said.
Esme dropped her hand from mine and walked into the living room.
"Esme." I followed her.
"I'm not mad." She claimed, turning the TV on. Her frown contradicted her words.
"Idiot." Edward whispered as he walked past.
I sighed and walked up to my office. I knew she was angry, and would be very upset, but if I wanted to get time off, I needed to complete the paperwork. She would understand after I explained it.
