Carlisle was seated in an antique chair peering out the window as Esme's hollow expression seemed to convey the tension in the room. Carlisle had told Esme part of the story. He had told the truth. Just not the whole truth. Esme only knew two things, that he had asked for a favour from Theo and that it concerned Edward, other than that, Esme knew nothing about Elise. It was quite obvious why Theo had planned the visit Carlisle had been dreading for years but none of these things could be stopped. He was anxious, fearing the worst possible situation and wished he was never in the predicament from the start. William however, who was famous for being unnervingly calm in the most dreadful of situations, was lying on the couch, his slender legs dangling from the side as he played with a feather he had gotten from one of the pillows in the house. Carlisle sighed which happened to be the only noise aside from the constant ticking of the clock overhead on the cream coloured wall and William's heavy blows as he tried to make the gray feather float above his face for a few seconds.

Carlisle's ears perked up the same time William grabbed the feather and seated on the right side of the couch instead of his position, that of lying down on it, a while back. Theo was here and the quick rap on the door, indicated so. Esme, jaw taut and all, went to

get the door. It swung open and Theo was there grinning.

"Esme! Good to see you!" Theo laughed as he shrugged of his coat and kissed Esme's cheek in greeting. He then continued to greet Carlisle and then William.

"Now, now, Carlisle, don't get so tense." Theo chuckled as he sat beside William.

"I'm not tense." He said as he relaxed his shoulders. William and Theo laughed. Typical of Carlisle.

"So, now that you know why I'm here, let's cut to the chase because I am in a terrible hurry right now." Theo explained. "There have been a couple of nuisances around the Arizona area and I've been humiliatingly sent all the way here just to do away with those pests. It's completely irritating."

"So, Carlisle, want to help me out with it?" He then grinned. He always did like messing with the people around him.

"You already know the answer, Theo." Carlisle said, looking grave.

"Oh hush Carlisle, all you have to do is snap some necks and you're over."

"I'm not ending their lives." He said, his decision final. Esme however looked like she was close to fainting.

"Esme, don't get ahead of yourself." William warned and Esme sent him a look that quickly subsided when she realized that even if he looked really young, he was much older than she.

"Carlisle, think of Edward." She pleaded, touching his hand but Carlisle didn't stir.

"He can take care of himself, I don't want a big mess on our hands."

"Carlisle Cullen, a modern day hero, sacrifices the sanity of his beloved son for the sake of some pitiful humans." Theo said, disgusted.

Esme still wasn't too sure of Carlisle's decision but William had given a curt nod, seeming to be on the same page as Carlisle.

"Please send Edward back home, I think Theo wants to see him." Carlisle instructed Esme, but his eyes were still locked on Theo's.

"Oh! And send Elise as well." Theo added, grinning widely. Knowing Theo, he had something up his sleeve.

"You knew about Elise?" Carlisle added, quite shocked.

"Of course, from the beginning. I just didn't tell a soul about her and look what we have now! An exciting love story." Theo said, seemingly switching personalities. "Don't you like twisted love stories, William?"

William gave two thumbs up.

"Super." He said, no sign of emotion in his voice.

"Oh c'mon Will, smile."

"Oh hush, Theo, I know what you're about to do." William said, rolling his eyes. They've known each other for decades, William knew what he was up to.

"I don't know what you're talking about, William." He said in an innocent voice but with a smirk forming on his lips.