Esme
I wait eagerly for Carlisle to return. Edward, Alice and Emmett each had their other half over and looked excited. They all sat silently with smiles across their faces in the living room.
"Okay, what?" I asked, irritated.
"Nothing." Emmett answered immediately.
"Okay." I stood up.
"Where are you going?" Rosalie straightened up.
"To hunt..."
"No. You can't." Alice said.
"Why not?"
"You just can't. Trust me." She smirked.
Edward laughed, obviously hearing how annoyed I was getting.
I went to speak again before a knock on the door distracted me. I knew it was Carlisle and an unintentional smile spread across my face. I tried to walk at a normal speed, but it was too quick to be casual. I opened the door and saw his smile. All my irritation from today slipped away in that one second and was replaced with love and utter happiness.
"You don't have to knock."
"I won't next time."
I stepped back and let him walk in. We went to the living room where all the kids smiled excitedly at him.
He immediately looked at Alice, then Edward. I knew something was up.
"Seriously? You too?" I asked.
"What?" he looked confused.
"You're in on whatever they are? Are you going to tell me?"
He smiled again and shook his head.
"Ugh!" I walked past him and went upstairs. I heard him follow behind me.
"Esme." He grabbed my arm and spun me around. He was smiling, adding to my frustration.
I couldn't help but smile back. He was just so perfect. He leant down and kissed me softly, but showed desire.
I sighed when he pulled away. He grabbed my hand and led me back downstairs where the light was no turned off and candles lit the room. There were rose petals scattered around.
I looked around, "Carlisle, did you—" I stopped talking when I turned back and he bent down onto one knee. He was holding a ring in a pretty little velvet box. My mouth fell open slightly.
"Esme Anne Platt, will you do me the honour of being my wife?" His voice sounded like silk.
I couldn't speak; I was in too much shock. I nodded and his smile grew wider than I had ever seen. He slid the ring onto my finger and stood up. It was then that I realised all of our children standing along the far wall.
I laughed before throwing my arms around him. He lifted my feet off the ground and spun me around before placing me back down and kissing me.
All of the kids clapped with large smiles on their faces.
"Now you see why I wouldn't let you leave? And why we annoyed to the point where you had to leave for a second?" Alice asked.
"Sneaky…" I laughed.
"I hope you like that ring, because it cost him a fortune." Rosalie laughed.
"Don't spend so much money on me…" I whispered.
"You deserve it." He kissed my cheek.
A knock on the door interrupted our little moment. Edward went to answer it.
"Get out of here." We heard him say coldly.
Bella walked around the corner and we heard her steps stop. "Jacob, what are you doing?"
"Well you moved on quickly." He said.
Jasper's face turned cold and he stormed towards the front door. Carlisle followed him, and I went with Carlisle, our fingers still intertwined.
We all went outside onto the porch in time to see Jasper throw the now wolf form Jacob into a tree. 3 other wolves ran over, growling. Emmett walked down and stood in front of them.
"Stop him, Alice." I whispered.
"Jasper! Jazz!" Alice yelled, but he didn't respond.
Carlisle let go of my hand and crashed into Jasper before he could pounce on Jacob. They crashed into the ground with a loud thud. I stepped forward before Edward stopped me. He knew I definitely wouldn't be able to fight a wolf. I wasn't the fighting type, so I never learned much.
Edward was standing protectively in front of Bella who looked scared of what the outcome of this may be.
"He regrets his decision…" Edward whispered to her.
Bella pushed past Edward. He tried to stop her but failed. She walked over and pulled Jasper back slightly and stood between him and Jacob. "Leave, Jacob. We're over. We were over from day 1." She said.
He growled and Jasper growled in return. That's when I saw a wolf from the side, not blocked by Emmett, about to jump Carlisle. Without thinking, I ran and caught the wolf mid-air, throwing it to the ground. "Back off." I said sternly before it tried to attack again.
Jacob growled at his pack brothers before stepping backward. He snapped at Carlisle before they left.
"Carlisle, why does he hate you more than Jasper?" Bella asked, seeing the snap.
"Um…"
"Carlisle." She raised her voice.
I looked at him and he was very hesitant. "Well, Jacob sort of came around the day after he broke it off with you in the morning. You left for school early so I said you weren't home. He thought I was lying and I raised my voice a little, that's all."
"You raised your voice?" Rosalie asked. "I'm so proud." She was smiling.
"Wait, so you decided not to tell me? Why?" She sounded hurt.
"You were getting along well with Edward; I didn't want to change that. You were happy."
"Carlisle…"
"Are you saying that if I told you then you would be with Jacob right now instead of Edward?"
"No. I never loved Jacob. Of course I would still be with Edward. I love him, or I wouldn't have fucked—"
She paused and her eyes widened before they darted to Edward.
"Oh no…" he looked down.
"You what!?" Rosalie and Jasper asked at the same time, shocked.
Emmett whistled before laughing. "Before marriage? Congratulations man!" He laughed more.
I didn't realise that my mouth had fallen open with shock. I looked up at Carlisle, who was furious.
Bella covered her mouth with her hand before taking a step back. "Oh my god, I am so sorry. I didn't really want you to find out this way…or any way."
Edward was avoiding eye contact with me and Carlisle. He was looking down awkwardly, shamefully.
Alice was quiet, but she was shocked too.
Rosalie laughed. "This night just keeps getting better…"
"Rosalie." Carlisle scolded, trying to keep his voice at a normal volume.
"Before you yell at me, can we please go home?" Bella asked quietly.
"Go. Now." He said coldly.
Bella turned around and looked at Edward. "Sorry…" she whispered before running towards their house.
"Rosalie, Jasper, can you please go home too?" He asked. They looked at each other before leaving.
I motioned for Alice, Emmett and Edward to go inside.
"Carlisle, it isn't that bad. If they love each other, then they will get married anyway." I tried.
"We had rules." He said. "They could do whatever they felt was right until it came to sex. That had to be after marriage. It's the thing I believe in the most. They did too."
I gently lifted his head up with a finger under his chin. "She was hurting. She still is. You may not see it, and it may not be because of Jacob, but she is upset about something."
"Sorry to ruin the night. I had made plans for if you said yes."
"You didn't ruin it." I stood on my toes and kissed him gently. "Go."
He touched my cheek for a minute before smiling and leaving.
I walked inside.
"I am so sorry, Esme." Edward started immediately.
"Are you happy with her?" I asked.
He nodded.
"Do you love her?"
He nodded.
"Are you going to marry her eventually? Assuming she agrees, obviously."
He nodded again.
"Then it doesn't bother me. We are different people; we don't follow the same traditions."
He sighed with relief. "How mad is Carlisle?"
"He was shocked. Apparently they had only one rule, and that was sex after marriage, never before. I think he is just more disappointed than mad. He'll come around." I smiled.
"Sorry to ruin your night. It should have been perfect. We had plans set up. It was going to be really fun."
"It was not ruined." I assured, smiling as I looked down at the beautiful, definitely expensive engagement ring.
