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"I have loved you for a thousand years… I'll love you for a thousand more"- Christina Perri
Carlisle POV
Her hair was silkier than her human state, her eyes-although blood red- still shined in the way they had done the moment we first met. Except this time she was mine, well… sort of. She'd awoken startled at the new found life much to my expectation and went straight for the deer presented in my hands. There was something about her instant take to the deer and her sudden sprint around our house that made me smile at her in a way I had never done before…
It was Esme. The young, breath-taking 16 year old I had treated all those years ago, and yet know she was like me… an immortal… nope, there is no regret. How could I regret what I did when she was the end result? Her eagerness to search the home for, what I'm guessing, a female who may in fact go by the name of Mrs Cullen, made me chuckle. How could there be another? For decades I've met hundreds of females who could have been my 'mate', but none whatsoever compared to her.
The continuous apologies for the vase and the sudden 'embarrassment' she felt when Edward began talking to her, caused a slight change within me. There in front of me, after what had seemed like 100 years, was the one person who ever since the first encounter had not left my mind once! Oh dear! That would mean Edward and the others were right… I did think about her a teeny bit too much… but how could I not? Finally, despite the events leading to her transformation, I had my soul mate back and nothing was going to take her away from me!
"So nearly a decade on since you first met and stupidly lost contact and yet all you can do is stare at her like a silly school boy face to face with his crush? Emmet I expected it from but not you! Now, are you going to tell her how you really feel or would you like me to tell her for you because trust me I know which option she'd prefer!" It annoyed me sometimes how blunt Rosalie could be at times! But Rose was right. I've spent all these years pinning over her, wondering what her life was like, if she was married with kids and if she was happy. Yet now, when I finally have the opportunity to be with her I have no words…
Hunting… that would be the answer! She needed to experience hunting after all a deer isn't exactly enough to stop a newborn's urges! Plus, hunting would mean we'd have time alone, just me and Esme… oops! I forgot you can hear every last detail can't you Edward? His sly nod and cheeky grin signalled that he had heard every thought I had just had, and as per usual they were about Esme. I couldn't help it no matter how I tried, it had been less than 1 hour since she awoke and yet all my mind had done was go on about her beauty, her apologetic voice and how much I had longed for her all these years...
"Come on guys, I think Esme's had enough laughing and confusion. If you don't mind I'm going to take her out hunting. You could do with some outside air away from whatever these hooligans are thinking", I knew they were all up to something for Alice had her 'miss innocent yet guilty' face on, but it didn't matter. All that mattered now was the chance for me to be alone with Esme, doing what vampires do best… aside from loving for eternity!
Within a flash the rest were gone leaving the two of us alone, "Shall we my dear?" Without any hesitation her hand was placed in mine and for the first time I was able to look into those beautiful eyes of hers. It was that one moment that I knew, eventhough I'd known for several years that she was the one. The one whom I never wanted to be parted from for all of eternity and with that sudden realisation we were off.
Off into the forest together side by side, often catching sneaky glances at each other as we ran deeper in search of a deer wonderfully hunted out by Esme. As she fed her newborn urges I began to wonder more about the feelings I had tried so hard to hide, hoping Edward could not hear me. I had never in all my immortal life felt this passionately about someone, as though without her would truly be the meaning of hell… but what did this mean? Surely love was not a factor? If it was I am sure she would not feel the same… but then she called for me on the cliff to come save her, and when I mentioned my continuing presence throughout her newborn state she seemed to appear content with my promise. She accepted that I would be the one to protect her; after all she did not flee at the first mention of the 'v' word!
Oh what to do? I had to ask her… even if the answer was no, I had the right to dream didn't i?
I'm going to do it… I'm finally going to have a conversation with Esme about something I have painfully waited years for… "Esme… can I ask you something?" Within a second she was at my side smiling at me as though she knew what was coming… as though she felt the same way…
"Carlisle… I think I owe you an apology for the sudden sprint around your house earlier." Why did she think I needed a reason… we all do stupid things when we're in love… "Esme, I understand that this may come as a shock to you what with everything that's happened to you already this morning. I-I-I…" think Carlisle, you know how you feel, just tell her! "Every day after you left felt like a part of me died. When I heard you were going to do what you did, I just knew I had to stop you. I had to save you no matter what, I will never, ever regret changing you and… I guess… what I'm simply trying to say is….."
"I have died every day,
Waiting for you,
Darling don't be afraid,
I have loved you for,
A thousand years…
I'll love you for a thousand more"
~ Forget Bella and Edward, these lyrics make me thing of the time Carlisle and Esme spent apart until they were reunited all those years later. #TeamCarsme #TeamPetabeth ~