Title: Truth

Author: HufflepuffEdwardCullen13

Pairings: Carlisle/Esme

Summary: Carlisle's point of view. Esme confronts Carlisle about her past life.

Rating: PG

Warnings: None for this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any characters.

Review of what happened in Changes:

Edward point of view:

I don't know if I did the right thing by telling this all to Carlisle, but I did, and he's going to go talk to her about this.

And I'm running far, far away for now.

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It had been a quite day in the hospital for once. It was one of the few days I got to check up on patience and wasn't stuck in the emergency room. I was in a very good mood as I walked into the door of my house. Esme was waiting there, looking breathtakingly gorgeous as usual. Even after being with her for only about five months, she was still so beautiful. Her loose curled, caramel hair was half up and half down, giving me a wonderful view of her tender neck. Esme was wearing a light peach colored dress that fit her exceptionally well and enhanced her every curve.

Even though it has been five months since she was reborn, I still haven't told her how much I love her. She's amiable and stunning in every aspect from her appearance to her voice (especially her laugh) to the way she thinks things through. Her only flaw was the way she perceived herself and how she thought others perceived her. I know that she had an abusive relationship and ran from him when she was pregnant; that's all Edward wanted to tell me, but suggested I talk to her about her wedding ring. She bounded over to the closet where I was hanging up my doctor's coat.

"How was your day?" Her light, cheerful voice made my mood even better than it had, nerves and all.

"Good, and yours?"

"Oh, very good," she giggled. "Edward and I are still decorating the house and having a wonderful time. He also said you wanted to talk to me about something."

I sighed a bit and motioned for her to come up to my office with me. We sat on the brown leather couch in my office and I became nervous for what was to come. Focusing on my hands that were folded in my lap, I spoke to her, hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst.

"I noticed that you wear a wedding ring. I – I'm afraid that I took you away from a life you wanted, maybe with a husband and possibly children."

Esme glanced down at her hand, noticing the sparkling diamond that taunted me for five months. She looked at it pensively, a blank look in her eyes. My nerves were getting the better of me; I couldn't take it anymore, but finally she spoke.

"I did have a husband, but I – I never want to go back to that monster ever again. My husband, Charles Evenson, used to beat me within an inch of my life, raped my from our wedding night on, and crushed my self-esteem. When I became pregnant with his child, I ran, for my child's sake and my own. My son died days after being born. I jumped of that cliff so that I never had to go back to Charles ever again."

I watched her the whole time she talked. If she were human, tears would have been cascading down her tender cheeks, her sweet voice cracking ever so slightly. I couldn't help myself and reached out to make those dry tears go away. She came closed to me and I put my arms around her. How could anyone ever dream of hurting this angel?!? Esme would never hurt anyone or anything on purpose. My angel has been nothing but sweet, and God forces her to marry the vilest of creatures.

"I'm sorry, Esme. It must be painful to think of your past. I'm so sorry, Esme. I am just as much of a monster as Charles. I have killed people over hunger. I took you and Edward away from your lives. I am a monster, Esme, a very selfish monster. I took Edward because I wanted a companion. I took your life because I love you. I love you, Esme. Now and always."

"You're no monster, Carlisle. Yes, you took Edward, but he was dying in the hospital, and you fulfilled his mother's dying wish. That doesn't make you a monster. And as for me, you have always saved me. You were the first person in my life to treat me with respect and love. Whenever Charles hurt me, mentally or physically, I used to curl up and dream of you, coming to save me. I dreamed of you saving me from Charles, and telling me how much you loved me and always wanted to be with me. You were the light in all my darkness, Carlisle. I've been in love with you ever since we first met."

Our emotions were too strong to describe in words. She leaned in towards me, and kissed me on the lips. I have never felt anything so wonderful in all my life as Esme in my arms, her lips against mine. It felt so right to have Esme with me. After what seemed an eternity, Esme and I broke our kiss and she cuddled deeper into my arms.

"Esme, I promise you, I will always be your light. I promise never to hurt you, in any way, shape, or form. I love you, Esme."

"I love you, Carlisle. And I will be your happiness, your light, and will never hurt you."

I've never felt so alive in my life.

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Chapter three is in the works. It's entitled "Revenge", and basically is Esme seeing Carlisle hunt a human for the first time on purpose.

Also, I got a review saying that vampires don't cry, especially in the Twilight series, and I wanted to talk about that. I think that because the Cullens are more humane than vampires, they feel the need to cry, but don't produce any tears. It's more of a dry sob than anything. So thank you to the anonymous review.

Reviews, por favor!

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