A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry it took me so long on this chapter, things are getting pretty hectic right now with work so I have less time to write now but I need to thank my betas for their quick turn arounds on editing! Big thanks to gypsykl79 and Keeper of the Covenant!So I hope you all enjoy the chapter! Thanks for reading!


Carlisle's POV

Dr. Teagan let me know that surgery went well. I trusted him in the O.R. and knew the man would be okay but you never knew what could go wrong. What suspicions they might have. I went to my office. I needed a few moments to collect myself. I knew Bella was not going to be happy with what I said to her but she needed to hear it. I didn't regret my words but I was worried about a pissed-off newborn possibly being at my house.

I turned to my clock and was surprised about how late it was. No one from the house had called me yet. I decided to head home even though I may have to face an angry newborn. Nothing else could be worse than that right now. I sighed as I started walking to my car. It had been a long day, even for a vampire who never sleeps.

It wasn't long before I was in the garage. I pulled the key out of the ignition and laid my head back. I closed my eyes and took a deep, unnecessary breath. It was a common way to collect oneself before chaos and I took that moment to be a human again. I thought about how I would feel being a human, coming home from a long day at work. It wasn't very often I wondered how it would feel to be human again, but there are times I miss the simplicity of a human life. I wouldn't have to hide, to cover up messes, I would be able to eat what I want and not have to hunt like a wild animal. I could go to the grocery store and be able to enjoy a variety of food. I opened my eyes and realized for the first time I wished I was human again.

I ran up to the door and opened it. I heard tense voices from the dining room and a scent that didn't belong here filled my head. I closed my eyes and concentrated on the scent. Before I realized it, I found myself in the dining room. I looked around at all the faces in the dining room. I felt the tension in the room. Any normal person could feel it but it was the last face I settled on, that took my breath away.

Esme's POV

I watched Carlisle come in and I saw his reaction when his gaze landed on Amelia. It was one I rarely saw. He looked as if he saw a ghost but it also looked like everything around him disappeared including me. I felt uneasy. I looked back and forth between them, shifting in my chair.

"Hello Carlisle." Amelia finally said. He didn't say a word. He just stared at her. He looked a million miles away as if he was in a different world.

I stood up and went to him. "Hey, are you okay?" I said softly. I put hands on his waste and I stood in front of him. His gaze on Amelia didn't break. "Hey look at me sweetie." I shook him a little. His gaze still did not break away from her.

"I—I can't believe it." He finally said. "This isn't real. You are dead."

"Well, in a way I suppose you can say that's true." She chuckled.

Carlisle broke away from me and walked towards her. It was like he was in a daze. I started to panic. Something did not feel right. Jasper and the kids stood up and came by my side. We all stared at the two of them. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. He took a deep breath, inhaling her scent. Something he did to me after a long or emotional day.

"I can't believe it." He said. "I can't believe you are alive and you found me."

I was growing increasingly worried and my natural instinct to protect Carlisle started to rise. Jasper put his hand on my shoulder. He was calming me down. I didn't want to be calmed but I couldn't fight his ability.

"Carlisle…" I said firmly. He looked at me and quickly broke the long, lasting embrace between Amelia and himself. He took a step back. He only looked at me and didn't say a word. "Carlisle, what's going on?" I asked.

I looked at Amelia and then back at Carlisle. I shrugged off Jasper's hand and stepped towards them. I was waiting for an explanation but no one was saying a word. "Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie…I think you all better leave. I need to talk to Carlisle alone." I said. I knew they would still be able to hear but I did not want them to see anything that was going to happen between Carlisle, Amelia and I. I turned and they were leaving silently.

"What's going on?" I demanded to know once they were out of the room. Carlisle looked at me as if he were trying to find words to explain what I just witnessed. "Tell me, dammit." I said. They were still silent.

Amelia turned her head to the side and with the lighting in the room, I suddenly recognized her. "It's you!" I said shocked. "You are the girl in the picture. The one you tried to hide from me!" I turned towards Carlisle. He looked at me and didn't say a word. No emotion came across his face.

"Carlisle, who is she? What is your connection to her?" I demanded with my hands on my hips. It was a defensive pose I naturally went to. I looked at Amelia and she turned her gaze towards Carlisle. She looped her arm through his and her other hand grasped his upper arm. I growled and took a step towards her. Carlisle was mine. She gripped him tighter when she saw the threat. I took another step but Carlisle stepped in front of me protecting her. It shocked me when I looked in his face and saw that he was protecting her.

"You will not touch her!" He snapped. The venom in his voice disoriented me. I felt an unexplainable emotion flow through me. I was hurt but angry. I felt the need to protect my territory but also the need to listen to Carlisle.

"Why are you protecting Amelia? She is the threat here." I questioned Carlisle and I saw a darkness come over him. Something I haven't seen before. I was scared of him.

"Her name is Emma." Carlisle snapped. I took a few steps back. I heard that name before, when Charlie died.

"Who is she to you?" I said. I felt myself breaking. I wanted to know the answer but I was afraid of what it would mean to me.

"She is my love, my mate." He said coldly. I took a few steps back. I felt the anger build up in me.

"I am your mate! That is why you changed me!" I screamed.

"No, I changed you because I was lonely." His tone was cruel. "I do care about you however, otherwise you wouldn't be here."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I refused to. "Don't say that. I know you love me." I sounded desperate but I didn't want to believe that my existence today was because he was lonely.

"I care for you Esme. I thought I lost Emma all those years ago. She is my mate. I found her on a corner one night and took her in. I planned on changing her but according the Volturi, I dragged my feet and they led me to believe they killed her." He said looking at her and stroking her hair behind her ear.

"You lie." I said through my teeth. I was angry and upset. "You are lying!" I yelled.

"No, I am not. This is my love, my Emma." He said. He grasped on to her waist and looked at her as if he still didn't believe it.

"Esme, if I may…" Amelia, or Emma, whoever she was interjected.

"No you may not. This is my home. Get out!" I screamed.

"This is my home." Carlisle sneered. I looked over to him and before I knew, Jasper and Emmett had their arms around me holding me back. I don't even recall running towards Carlisle and Emma. Before we all knew it Bella came down and was pinning down Carlisle.

"Like father, like son!" She said. She slammed him into the ground over and over again. Emma came behind her and grabbed her arms. Bella turned around and ripped her arm off. Emmett let go of me and rushed over to Bella.

"Stop Bells!" he said grabbing her.

"She used me, Em. She used me to get to Carlisle." She said. Carlisle stood up and looked around at us. He didn't move to Emma nor came towards me. All the attention was now focused on the angry and very upset newborn.

Bella still holding Emma's arm, wrestled out of Emmett's grip and left the room. We all ran after her. Bella was now the priority; we couldn't let an angry newborn escape and have a chance of exposure. She flew into her room and threw the arm into the fireplace. She turned to face us all. She came up to me and hugged me.

"I'm sorry." She whispered to me. She turned towards Carlisle who was comforting Emma who now only had one arm.

"Enjoy your one-armed bitch. You both deserve each other." Bella spat out. She left, now calmly. I turned and looked at them. Carlisle was shocked at the turn of events.

"I'm gathering my things. I am better than this. I deserve so much better." I said as I turned and followed Bella's leave. I didn't want to deal with this. Not if I didn't mean anything to him. I was just a replacement.

I went to my room and started packing my clothes, pictures of the kids. I had no idea where I was going to go, but I knew I couldn't stay where I wasn't wanted. I packed my clothes into several suitcases. I packed up my toiletries and sentimental stuff from the kids. I didn't want to take anything Carlisle gave me, so I left my jewelry and little gifts he gave me throughout our existence. I threw my wedding ring across the room. I took the checkbooks to my accounts and then out of our mutual accounts, I called and transferred half of the funds to my own accounts. I set my bags by the door. I looked at our bedroom we shared for so many years. I saw a picture of us hanging by the door. I took it down and looked at it. It was one of our wedding photos, a lie. I threw it across the room. This room was a lie. I went to other pictures and shattered them. I overturned the bed. I threw his stuff everyone. It made me look juvenile but it made me feel so much better. By the time I gathered my bags and headed out of the room, I looked at the destruction and mess I made knowing Carlisle would have to clean it up.

I took my bags and packed them into my car. The kids were out on the porch, all except for Bella. At some point Edward and Alice had shown up. Together they reminded me that there was some good in Carlisle's lie. They were my children. I didn't want any further explanation from Carlisle. I looked at their faces. They all had looks of mixed emotions, sorrow, and regret, hurt. Edward was the only one with anger clearly showing. He was obviously hearing thoughts he didn't like.

"I'll stay in touch. When I change my number and find a place to stay I will let you all know. I love you." I said. I gave them each hugs and they all let me know it was going to be okay. Jasper was the last one in line.

"Here." He said handing me some keys.

"What is this?" I said. I wasn't sure what these keys were for.

"I have a guest house at my home in Pennsylvania. Please feel free to use it until you know what you want to do. I will have my staff stock it and prepare it for you."

"Thank you Jasper, but I can't."

"No, it's the least I can do. You helped me when I first came here and now I would like to return the favor. I am never out there much so it can be your own resort to clear you mind and focus on you." He smiled.

"Thanks." I said giving him a big hug. "But please feel free to come if you want. I don't want to keep you out of your own home." I smiled as our embrace ended.

"If I come out, I will let you know." He smiled.

I took a few steps back and looked at the group. I smiled and turned. Heading to my car, I felt my emotions flood me. I was walking away from the only life I knew, but I needed this time for me. Carlisle was non-existent. I was nothing to him and now he is nothing to me. I started my car and drove away.

Amelia's POV

I couldn't believe the reaction out of Carlisle. I never imagined it would be so easy to rip him away from Esme. After all these years I thought it would take a little longer but I suppose it shows how weak their bond really was. Now, it's time for phase two. I looked at him as he watched Esme drive away. He had gone to the window when he heard the goodbyes being said. I followed him and he seemed lost but when he turned to see me, her leaving was the last thing he was thinking about. If only he knew, I was going to shatter what's left of him now. He will know the pain and suffering I felt being ripped away from him. He will know the loneliness I felt when he abandoned me and the Volturi kept me captive.

A/N:

This is pretty much it for now on the Amelia/Carlisle story line. When I finish this story I am thinking of a spin off story about this. There will be glimpses and small parts from them in the rest of the chapters but no more really to add to the story.