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Carlisle POV
January
It's been so full on this month. New Years was brilliant. Jonathan and Mary were able to join us for the celebrations which made Esme's day. They still had to be careful but it was great to have them back in our lives. Esme especially. We saw Marcus and Grace for a few hours on the second of January. Things were a little tense but it was good to see the children, they all seemed to have a good Christmas and New Year having lots of presents. Marcus's house is in the process of being repaired. Grace and the children are staying with her parents until it is finished.
Esme has been looking at houses for us. Jonathan and Mary are still staying in the safe house until there's is rebuilt and given more security. Esme has seen a couple of houses but refuses too view them until I can be there. We had the funerals of Peter, Charlotte, Hazel and Lyncon. It was hard on everyone. No one has heard from Jared and Jason, everybody is still looking for them as well as Aro.
As for me it's been manic. So much studying with medical school but also to do catch up as well. I've been worried that I've been leaving Esme most days going before she wakes then coming back to our room late so tired that I can barely have a conversation with her. So on the weekends I make sure it is just me and Esme time, weather it's staying in cuddling or dinner and a movie. I've ask her what she does all day. She's trying to keep busy with looking at houses, then looking at furnishings and how to decorate our house. I just hope that she's ok.
February
Esme POV
I can't believe it's February already. It has just flown by. January was fabulous. Daddy and mom joined us for New Years. I was over the moon. There was tears mainly from me and mom but daddy did shed a few. Since then we have been in contact most days which is great. Carlisle is studying so hard. I'm getting worried about him. He goes out at the crack of dawn and doesn't come back until 7-8 at night then crashes. I hope he doesn't burn himself out. He's been worried about me keeping busy. Does he not know how tiring it is looking for the right house, then getting the right furnishings for the house. There is going to be lots of rooms to decorate.
I wanted to do something nice, special for Carlisle for Valentine's Day. As we were still at the four seasons, I decided that we should go out to eat. So I had booked a table at a lovely little restaurant two blocks away. Not a big chain one but family owned. I asked him to be home early if he could that day which he was. We didn't dress up we didn't need to. The food was fabulous it wasn't busy, so it was intimate I think there was only 3 other couples there. He brought me a single red rose as it was our first valentines. I got him some cologne. Once we got back to our room we ravished each other several times before falling into a dream filled sleep.
March
Carlisle POV
We have found our house finally! It was 6 houses away from Marcus and Grace. It was just what we both wanted. It was big for the two of us but we both hope to fill it with children in later years.
It has a double driveway with a lawn in the middle which Esme has lots of plans for. The front have eight pillars, four each side of the front door. Two sets of windows each side on both ground and first floor. As you walked in there was a big hall way with a cloak room just off to the right. The floor was marble all through the ground floor. I believe Esme called it light grey. Off to the right next to the cloak room was one big open room. Esme wants that as the play room. Then opposite that was a slightly bigger room. That was going to be the sitting room. In the middle of the hall was the stairs but under the stairs was a small bathroom and shower room.
At the back of the property there was a huge kitchen, Esme was in heaven. It almost covered the length of the house. I think she wants to make part of it a breakfast bar but not sure. Then just off to the left of the kitchen is laundry room. That leads out to the double garage. It also leads out to the garden which needs lots of work. It's just grass lots and lots of it.
The stairs was a Y shape. Off to the left was the master bedroom, walk in closet and en-suit. Next to that room was the smaller of the rooms which I think Esme wants as a nursery. That to also has a en-suit. Next to that room was going to be my office. It was a nice size and it looked out on the front of the property. Then next to my office was another nice size room with a connecting bathroom which they would share with the final room. Esme was going to have her work cut out for herself, but she's looking forward to it.
I'm swamped with school work. I'm trying to catch up it's slow but I'm getting there. Jonathan and Mary's house is nearly finished, so they will be moving back hopefully by early April. We move in the end of next month.
April
Esme POV
It's been so hectic this year. I help mom and daddy move back into there house with it's all new security. It's takes about a month to get into the place now. Locks, codes keys the lot. But they are happy to be home and so am I. I'm also busy trying to get our house ready for us to move in. I've decided to one room at a time otherwise I'm going to go mad. So I started with the kitchen as it needs the most work. It did have a working cooker but it was so old I knew it would need to be replaced soon. It was gutted. But it's now finished. It's wonderful. Black granite work tops. A huge fridge freezer with ice and water dispenser. A wine fridge, soft drink fridge. Two dishwashers, lovely open sink with garbage disposal. A 6 hob stove, 4 ovens and a grill station. The floor is marble. That's the only thing not to change. At the end of the kitchen is a large breakfast bar. We have also got a dinning table that faces out onto the back garden. Perfect.
My next mission before we moved in was our bedroom but for now all we have is a bed. But it's fun. At least the bathrooms have all be redone and don't need any work done to them, just painted to whoever they will belong to.
Our room was a big discussion, what colours, what furniture. It took us nearly 2 weeks for us to decide but we did. That is being delivered at the end of the month. We decided that we would have lavenderblush on the walls and the carpet was white. The furniture was maple so it would be a nice pale calming room. We had wooden blinds at the windows. The dressing room was decked out with white furniture. It had enough room for all our clothes, shoes and handbags, and Carlisle suits. My jewellery had a beautiful section all of its own that it lockable. The first night we moved in it was fantastic to have our own home and to be moved in.
May
Carlisle POV
We were finally moved in. Our bedroom was fully furnished and painted. So Esme was going to do one room at a time. I wanted her to take her time and not rush it. So, I believe the next room she's going to do is the sitting room. Esme asked me about colour and what furniture I would like but I leave it all to her, as she's good at it.
She's been spending lots of time with her parents which is great, she needs it. Esme also spends lots of time with Grace and the children, I see them when I can.
I'm swamped with all the studying and all the catch up I'm doing. All I seem to do is eat, sleep and study. We haven't made love in about 3 weeks, I'm just so tired and have no energy. We do still try to go out at the weekends but even that has been put on hold. I feel so guilty that I'm neglecting her, she says she fine, but I'm not so sure. I'm hoping that things will get a little easier soon when I'm fully caught up, it's still going to be hard but not so manic and stressful. My parents have been travelling to try and get over Cauis's death. We have only seen them a handful of times, mother still can't forgive Esme for killing her baby, which I get but we was going to kill her. Dad gets it and is also happily chatting to Esme when he phones. Weather things will change who knows.
June
Esme POV
Well the sitting room is done. We decided that we would like to keep this an adult sitting room. The floor we put several cream rugs so that it would feel 'warm'. We do have underfloor heating all through downstairs tho. I made a Center piece of the real fire place we had in that room. The furniture was duck egg suede. We had three, three seater sofas and 4 recliner arm chairs. It still look spacious. In the centre was a black marble coffee table. The walls were painted cream to match the rugs. I also had wooden blinds put up at the windows here. I had yet to put pictures on any wall yet, but out wedding photo was on the coffee table.
I had also done the cloakroom, it didn't need much, just some paint, I went with white as it made it bigger. There was a shoe rack, coat rack and a cupboard for any other outdoor clothing.
My birthday came round and Carlisle brought be a beautiful watch. It was a Girard Perregaux Ladies Diamond Set Watch.
For our first anniversary we went out for dinner. We had discussed that we wouldn't get each other presents instead we would do something during the summer when hopefully Carlisle can get sometime away from studying.
Grace and mother have been helping me with colours and furniture. I would then take it back to see what Carlisle thought, but trying to get a proper conversation out of him was like getting blood from a stone. He was working himself into an early grave at this rate. I have spoken to daddy, Marcus and Anthony about it. They all said the same thing. Just be there to support him when he does crash, if he won't take it now. I'm hoping things will settle down soon.
July
Carlisle POV
Well I have made it through my first year of medical school, but I still have to catch up from the beginning of the course. I'm getting there. At least I can do most of the studying at home. Only having to do online courses maybe twice a week. So by the time September comes to start year two I should be all court up.
Esme has taken a break from decorating the house. Most of the downstairs is finished. The only room left to do is what will be the playroom. Instead she is helping our gardeners out trying to get the garden looking nice since we got the nice weather. So far the lawn is now looking nice instead of a forest. Esme is now trying to get some colour into the garden with bedding plants, hanging baskets and tier planters. It looks good, but she has lots of plans for the back garden. I believe a pool and pool house are some.
August
Esme POV
We had both been so busy this year we thought we would go away. To celebrate our anniversary and to relax. We didn't go far, I found a small cottage in the country. It was remote, quite and we had it all to ourselves. It was only a week but oh wow it was good to have Carlisle all to myself. I think the first 2 days we didn't get out of bed. We didn't bye presents for each other, the trip away was our present to each other.
It was a bit more relaxed when we got home. Carlisle wasn't studying so much but did manage to get caught up so he was all ready for when it when back in September.
We had spent some time with Marcus, Grace and the kids as they were off for the holidays which has been lovely. The children were getting so big and Felix was going to be 1 soon. Where has the time gone.
September
Carlisle POV
It was the start of my second year. Again it was mostly all studying. There was a bit of practical involved but not much. At least I finished at reasonable times in the evening, for now anyway.
Esme has made the garden looking nice, with simple touches. We have the plans for the pool and pool house, they start work next month and should be finished by Christmas. I think that is why Esme is not doing much to the garden yet.
October
Esme POV
My garden is a mess. The pool has been dug out and the lining has been put in, so I hoping that, that will be the worst of it. They have also started work on the pool house. The foundations have been laid and the brickwork has begun. They say they will be finished by Christmas, but who knows.
Carlisle is more relaxed at the moment, I think it's due to not having so much studying to do, we actually get nights that he is home. We went to Marcus and Graces Halloween party, it was great. It was nice to let our hair down for a change. Elizabeth still will not talk to me and she is not letting Anthony talk to me either. She has also chosen to ignore Carlisle as well, but he doesn't seem to bothered.
November
Carlisle POV
I can't believe it's November again. School is going good. I'm still deciding what I want to do as an elective, but it's between Cardiology or Emergency Medicine. I have another year yet to decide so that might change.
The pool and pool house are coming along. The house building is complete, just got to the roof. The pool has been tiled and that is waiting to be sealed.
Esme has gone back to the decorating the house, she has done the playroom now. It has all white walls, except one which is yellow. It's nice and bright. There is no furniture in there yet, just some curtains at the windows.
We went to Jonathan and Mary's house for thanksgiving which was lovely. We had all the usual food and drink, then watching the tv. We also celebrated my birthday there as well. Jonathan and Mary got me a beautiful crafted desk to go into my study, apparently it was for last years birthday too. Esme got me a new laptop as mine had died a week before my birthday and I needed it for school.
December
Esme POV
Well the pool is complete, but the pool house not so much. I mean the structure is finished and it's got everything its supposed to, I've just not furnished it yet. Maybe the beginning of next year.
We had a fabulous Christmas party here this year, it was also a bit of a house warming party as well. Mom and daddy came as well as Marcus and Grace. Carlisles parents said they would watch the children, but I knew Elizabeth didn't want to come. A few students that Carlisle has made friends with and a few people I met along the way, doing things with mom and Grace. There was lots of presents gifted about this year. Everybody was throughly spoilt. We had a fabulous New Years Eves party at my parents house. It was so nice to have them back in my life.
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