So I'm not really happy with this chapter but it's been so long since I updated I thought I had better stick it up anyway, so I apologise.
FOUR MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE END OF EXAMS! YAY!
Thank you for reading and persevering with me :)

A few days later the Irish coven were back, Siobhan wanting to apologise for what she considered 'bad' behaviour, not that Carlisle seemed to care at all about it once it was over.

"Are you always this warm now, or are you sick? I mean sick…again…on top of being sick already- are you still sick with whatever the other thing was?" She looked as though she had thoroughly confused herself.
He chuckled. "No, I'm fine." He paused for a moment before smiling again. "I mean I might still infect you if that's what you're worried about." He got so close to her that he was practically on her knee.
She pushed him away, giggling, and then seemed to think better of it. She pulled him back again and hugged him tightly, pinning his arms.
He squirmed at the contact but still looked amused. I knew if it had been anyone else he probably would have had a panic attack but he seemed to trust Siobhan.
She let him go, seeming to know when enough was enough.
They both straightened their clothes as Liam came in, looking a bit guilty.
Liam looked from me to the other two and then shook his head, chuckling to himself but I could tell he wasn't entirely happy. "Are you two love birds coming to play baseball with the rest of us?"

I tried to swallow my anxiety as Carlisle picked up the bat. It had been fun up until this point but now I just worried for him.
Once he was standing on the batting plate he kept fidgeting, obviously nervous as well. Nobody was quite sure what would happen if something hit him with force. I wasn't even sure if he could with stand the shock of the ball hitting the bat after a vampire threw it.
"If I throw this and accidently hit you, I am going to kill you?" Eleazar asked cautiously, chucking the ball into the air and catching it again.
"I don't think so," Carlisle told him after considering it for a moment. His hesitation proved to me he was unsure.
"But you don't know. I mean I could still hurt you…"
"Just throw it. It can't be that bad."
Carmen's husband bit his lip before tossing it. The ball missed him by about a meter and would have been too low for him to hit anyway.
Aside from that, Carlisle flinched away from it, dropping the bat at his feet. He laughed once he realised what he had done. "Go again," he told him, still giggling.
"Do I have to?" Eleazar whined.
"Yes."
He hesitated and then stopped completely. "I don't want to…"
Siobhan jumped up off the grass next to me and jogged over. "Give it here; I've thrown things at Carlisle lots of times."
He burst into a whole new round of giggles at some unforeseen joke.
She smirked, waiting for him to get a grip.
"Okay go," he told her.
She threw the ball. It seemed way too hard and I squeezed my eyes shut, not wanting to look. I heard it connect with the bat and then a few people laugh.
"Did I hit it?" Carlisle asked, sounding a bit dazed.
"Yes! Run!" she laughed.
He stood there for a few seconds before skidding onto the first base, only moments before Alistair touched it with the ball.
Alistair swore, pushing him lightly.
"You should run faster next time," Carlisle teased him, moving so dirt sprayed up over him.
"Yeah? Well maybe you should hit in a straight line," he laughed, returning the gesture.
After that the game continued without a hitch, although at the end no one knew who had won.

"You touch that, and it will sting you, idiot," Siobhan warned just after we started to walk back, presumable at Carlisle.
"I know."
"Don't do it on purpose!" She jumped toward him and slapped his hand away.
"Come on, it won't hurt that much," he chuckled.
"No Carlisle! You could be allergic or something- just don't or I swear to god I will kill you," she threatened.
"So, you won't let me touch the bee in case I die, but if I do touch it and don't die, you're going to kill me?" he teased.
"Shut up and behave yourself," she giggled, putting her arm around her waist and pulling him away. The gesture was almost romantic and I caught the look of jealousy Liam shot them. She ignored him anyway although Carlisle kept glancing at him nervously.
"I'm just curious-"
"Yeah? Well keep your curiosity to yourself." She reached out and messed up his hair.
He immediately retaliated by doing the same.
"She's bigger than you, Carlisle," Alistair warned, bursting out laughing.
"So what? I'm faster than her." He gave her a mocking smile and skittered back a few feet.
She giggled, jumping at him when Garrett distracted him. "Really?" she asked, feigning seriousness as she struggled to hold him against the ground. They were both covered in leaves.
"Really." He moved so that he was the one holding her down.
Their struggle went on for another few minutes until my husband made a break for it, jumping to his feet and starting to run. She quickly flipped herself over and grabbed his leg so he fell again. They were both laughing uncontrolably, making everyone else snicker.
"I cant believe you're being owned by a girl, Carlisle," Emmett teased.
"Siobhan's less of a girl than I am!" he quipped, twisting so he was free. He was still laughing too hard to get up and run.
"I don't even know who that's insulting!" she choked out, almost yelling, rolling over and letting him go.
"Neither do I!" he told her at the same volume.
"You're such a dork!"
"Hey. Which one of us is the one that watches hour and hours of Star-trek-"
"That was below that belt-"
"AND dragged me all around the stupid Comic con thing that was filled with fat dudes dressed up as game of thrones characters-"
"I may have forced you but you enjoyed it!"
"Leave me alone; I don't have any more come backs!"
They were paralysed with laughter. It was odd; I hadn't really seen this uncontrolled side of Carlisle before.

"He needs to do that more often," Eleazar murmured, nudging me. He smiled as he watched them, obviously amused.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"Smile."
"He smiles all the time," I countered defensively.
"No, but I mean genuinely. I don't think I've ever seen him smile and actually mean it before."
"Me neither," Kate agreed. "It's always like a nervous reaction or something."
I thought about it harder and realised I hadn't noticed it. Did I not pay enough attention to my Carlisle? A sadness filled me. I should have seen it. Had he been upset all this time?
Alistair chuckled. "The only time it is genuine is when you're touching him, Esme. Or when he's seen you. Or thinking about you. It's kind of sweet actually."
I would have blushed if I could have.
He had drawn Carlisle's attention at the mention of my name and glanced up at me. I smiled involuntarily at him and he sheepishly returned the gesture, biting his lip and glancing away.
Alistair tutted and shook his head at him, teasing. "I told you."
"Shut up," Carlisle mumbled.
"Are you staying here with Siobhan or coming home with us?" I asked, guessing he would stay.
He jumped up and slid his hand into mine. "Of course I'm coming."
"Glad I'm that easy to trade out," Siobhan teased, going to Liam who was now boiling with jealousy.
He rolled his eyes at her, ignoring the harsh look her husband gave him.
I shivered; I had never really liked Liam but now he seemed sort of sinister, like the kind of person you shield your loved ones from.