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It was an inexplicable and incredible sensation that Carlisle and Angie were feeling. It seemed absurd that two people who didn't know each other would be incapable of being apart for more than one day. It had been 11 days since they met. And they hadn't been in each other's presence for more than 2 hours. What they were feeling was definitely not love. It was a feeling of belonging. They belonged with each other. They belonged to each other. But love was inevitable. Wasn't it?

It was dark, as always, in Carlisle's office. When Angie fell asleep he felt guilty for not having any bed for her to sleep in. It was just another reminder of their difference, she was human, he wasn't. He laid her on the black couch, it wasn't long but she was so tiny she could lay there, and there would still be space for him to sit down on it. She curled up on her side in her sleep, like she always did.

It had been a long time since Carlisle had to fight the craving for human blood. He remembered his first days as a vampire. His first years. He remembered how painful it was to fight the hunger. It burned in his throat and every breath he took made it worse. But he adjusted. It took him centuries to be able to resist blood. He was almost immune to it. Not totally immune, because he was a vampire, and the hunger will always be a part of him, but he managed.

Angie was different. He had never met someone whose blood smelled so painfully delicious. It felt worse than when he tried to starve himself to death. It burned worse. But he knew he would never try to satiate his thirst. Because it wasn't the kind of person he was, because he wasn't capable of hurting her in any way. The mere idea made him want to kill himself again. It disgusted him. Physically, it hurt, but mentally, there was no dilemma, he didn't have a choice to make. He wasn't going to hurt her. He was going to adjust, again.

He couldn't move. He was sitting there, on the couch, Angie sleeping right next to him, her feet on his thighs. He could only hear the sound of her heartbeat and her steady breathing. It was like time had stopped. For hours, he sat there, stroking her hair.

Until Edward appeared in the doorway. He had just returned from Angie's house. From Bella's bedroom. Going there at night was a temptation Carlisle had painfully managed to resist. Angie was never sleeping, anyway. Carlisle sighed, and got up. He gave one last look to Angie, before he reluctantly followed Edward in the kitchen.

"Emmett and I are leaving," Edward informed his father.

"As planned," Carlisle nodded. "When will you be back?"

"Maybe late tonight, or tomorrow," Edward shrugged.

"Be careful," Carlisle said, putting a hand on his son's shoulder.

Edward left the room, leaving Carlisle alone for about a second. Esme entered the kitchen. She was smiling, as always, but this time, she had something to really be happy about.

"So?" she asked.

"She's sleeping."

"I will buy some food in the morning," she said. "I don't want her to eat cold pizza for breakfast," she smiled, amused.

"Thank you," Carlisle smiled back.

He would have gone with her if only he could leave Angie's sides for so long. It had been clear from the beginning that Esme was happy for both him and Edward. Though, she would be happier if they didn't beat themselves up so much about it.

"She's right, you know?" she said after a minute of silence.

Carlisle frowned. "About?"

"You're not a monster," she replied with a kind smile.

Carlisle looked down, smiled, and chuckled. "I'd appreciate if you didn't eavesdrop," he said. "All of you."

He heard Alice giggle from afar. Esme couldn't see it on his face, nor could they hear it in his tone, but he meant it. He wanted to protect Angie from everything. He wanted her to have the privacy she expected.

"Sorry," Esme smiled before she turned around and left the room.


Thank you for reading!

First of all, I wanted to say, thank you so much for all the nice reviews and follows, it's very encouraging and I'm very happy you're all liking it so far!

Also, this was supposed to be way longer, but I'm currently in vacation and I will be leaving soon and I won't have any internet connection so I won't be able to write/post for a while. Hopefully, I'll get to post in August but frankly I can't make that promise.

I should be posting the next part in the end of August or in the beginning of September.

Thank you again so much, all your nice comments are the reason why I enjoy writing this story so much!

Have a great summer!