I'm sorry it took me a while to update. I actually got this finished a couple of days ago, but fanfiction was being a bitch and wouldn't let me login. Then it wouldn't let me post anything. So I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Carlisle POV

I watched as Esme looked at the picture with a pained expression. Turning away she whispered, "Why?"

I looked at the ground and shuffled my feet. I knew I must have looked like a small child who was being reprimanded by his mother. Instead of a cheating husband being berated by his wife. If I had only known that this marriage was a shame. I would never have put either of us though this heartache.

"I don't know," I replied with a little sigh. Esme spun around and pointed at the picture and said, "That wasn't a vision."

I stared blankly at Esme and said, "Huh?"

"Alice did not have a vision," Esme said with a neutral expression.

I felt like someone had hit me over the head. They had lied to me? My family had betrayed me?

"You lied to me?" I whispered. Pain tinged my voice, causing Esme to look guilty.

"It was Emmett's idea," Esme muttered just barely enough where I could have heard it.

My voice took on a hard quality, "You set me up." How could they do that?

"I needed to know the truth," Esme pleaded. By this time I was sitting on the couch with my head in my hands and Esme was sitting next to me, her hands on my shoulder.

I shrugged her away and I stood up. Spinning around I snarled, "You could have asked. Instead of acting like a child and sitting up this elaborate game!" I threw the paper at her. What had once been my fondest dream come true, the proof that Bella did indeed love me was a shame.

"And I suppose you would have confessed to having an affair!" Esme shouted as I headed for the door. I stopped dead in my tracks and whispered, "What?"

"An affair Carlisle," Esme growled, "Do not play dumb with me."

"I am not having an affair with Isabella Swan," I snapped, "She doesn't even know I exist."

"Then what…" Esme whispered. I sighed and walked toward her. She stepped back, "Esme…I love her." I knew it to be true. I did not know how, or when, but I did know that I was in love with Bella.

Esme looked shock, but she did not seem as upset as before, "When?"

"I do not know Esme," I replied sitting back down, "I have been infatuated with her since the first day I met her. There was something about her Esme, that held be captivated. I had no control of myself." I looked into her eyes and said, "That is not an excuse, but a reason. I have tired to fight it, the lord knows, but I cannot."

"What about us?" Esme asked, "How can you be in love with Bella when we are soul…" Esme could not even get it out.

"Soul mates?" Esme nodded, but she was not looking me in the eye, "Do you honestly believe that we are suppose to be together?"
"I do not know," Esme replied with a sigh. She sat beside me and chuckled, "No. We're not."

I smiled and took her hand. I patted it. She sighed, "What are we going to do?"

"You are asking me?" I asked playfully, "I'm the one that could not get up enough courage to tell you about this."

"You were really going to tell me?" Esme whispered.

"Ezzy," I whispered making her look at me, "I hated keeping this from you."

Esme nodded and softly kissed me lips. I was sad to say that I felt nothing.

She put my forehead to hers and I was about to say something when Alice strode into the room. She saw us and squealed, "So everything is back to normal?"

I looked at Esme who nodded. The rest of the children were back with us. Esme and I stood up and she said, "We are getting a divorce."

"What?" Rosalie screamed causing the rest to look at her.

"Rosalie," I began but she interrupted me, "So it is true. You are having an affair with the human." She sneered the last word. Rosalie knew how to push all the right buttons.

"No," I replied, standing my full height, "I have not betrayed you mother in such a manner, but I do…" I took a steadying breath that I did not need and said, "But I do love Isabella Swan."

Edward growled from the corner and glared at me. Esme looked at Edward and said, "Calm down."

"I will not," Edward replied walking up to us, "How dare you Carlisle. How dare you hurt Esme like this."

"I did not plan it I assure you," I replied. I felt my anger rise and I stomped it down. I had only ever truly been angry a handful of times. I did not like myself when I was angry.

"What makes you think Bella really wants you?" Edward pressed getting right in my face. Alice was looking worriedly between Edward and I. She knew what the out come would be, Edward broken and bloody in the middle of the living room.

"Edward I do not think that Bella is in love with me," I replied honestly, "I do not think that she even knows I am alive, but I cannot stay with your mother just because Bella does not love me."

Edward looked away and said, "Bella wants me."

"Have you asked?" I asked bluntly. Edward look surprised. I glared at Edward and replied, "Never assume."

Edward just glared at me and said, "I cannot read her. Surely that proves that she is mine?"

"No that does not," Carlisle replied, instantly into to lecture mode, "It could mean that she is strong willed, or that is her particular talent," Edward looked like he was going to interrupt me but I cut him off, "Besides have you not complained that you cannot read Angela Webber?"

"But her blood does not sing to me," Edward pressed.

"Edward Bella's blood sings to us all," Alice replied with a sigh.

Looking at me Emmett asked, "Even you Carlisle?"

"No," Edward gave me a look of triumph but I ignored him, "I no longer smell blood. I smell the human scent."

"The human scent?" Japser whispered thoughtfully.

"Most of the times it hangs in the hair like perfume, only heightened by the emotions of the human, but Bella is different."

"How so?" Esme asked. I turned away and said, "Her scent gives me a heady feeling. Like…how Jasper would feel if he saw a bleeding human, but without the craving to feed from her."

"So you feel high when you are around her," Emmett asked trying to understand.

I felt three feet tall. Esme was looking at me in shock. I gave her an ashamed expression, but then her shock turned to amusement, much to my own dismay and she said, "What your father is trying to say is that every time he smells Bella he becomes sexually aroused."

A hush feel over the group. Finally Emmett started to laugh and was soon joined in by Esme. I said nothing. It was the least I owed Esme, but she still had a wicked sense of humor.

"Are you two quite through," I asked after a minute of non-stop laughter.

Finally the two quieted down and I looked at Esme and said, "I thought you were upset."

"I was upset that you were having an affair," Esme replied. She sighed and went on, "I do love you Carlisle, but I know we are not soul mates. I've known for a while now. I just didn't let myself believe." She was quiet another moment then she pressed forward, "I am ashamed that we let our loneliness dictate how we felt about each other. We have always been honest with each other. You are my best friend," She smiled at me then continued, "I was just upset that you did not trust me."

"Ezzy," I said taking her hand and kissing it, "It was not that I did not trust you. I was just afraid that I would hurt you." I looked her in the eye and said, "I would not have done anything about my emotions."

"I know," Esme replied with a smile, "I know." We were all silent for a moment finally Alice asked, "Where do you go from here?"

"Well," I replied, "Esme and I are getting a divorce." I looked at Edward and said, "Edward is going to ask Bella her true feelings once and for all, and then we'll see how things go," I looked at each of them and said in a hard tone, "None of you are to treat Bella any differently because of this. She is a sweet person and I will not have you extend the hand of friendship just to take it away again." I glared at the group, "She did nothing wrong."

"Oh I know," Alice replied looking stricken, "I would never do that Bella."

All of the others agreed except Rosalie who said, "I never liked her to begin with."

"Rosalie…" I moaned, "Will you please give her a chance. She really is a nice person."

Rosalie looked around at the others who all held similar expressions. Rolling her eyes and sighing Rosalie said, "Fine. I'll give her chance."

"Thank you," I replied with a happy smile. Looking at my family I said, "You do know that I love you all."

"Ugh," Emmett growled, "Don't get sappy on us old man."

"Yeah," Alice said mocking Emmett, "We wouldn't want any signs of affection now would we?"

I watched as my family laughed around me and sighed. We would be okay. I looked around for Edward and found that he was gone. I hoped he would not do anything rash.

Esme's POV

I watched as Edward left and shook my head. I wasn't happy that Carlisle had chosen this path, but who was I to object. I was his wife, not his soul mate. I remembered the way he had been this week. The aloofness. I thought about today and the way Carlisle had been with Bella. I held back a sigh. He was so attentive, sweet, caring, so kind and loving. He was everything he had been with me, but on an amplified scale. Carlisle loved me like a sister, not a soul mate. Looking back on our life I sighed. I had always known that. I just didn't want to be lonely, and neither had Carlisle. That was why we had gotten married.

I knew from the moment Carlisle looked at Bella in the department store that he loved her. I knew it in my soul. I had felt sick, but I pressed on. Then the nosebleed sent us all home. Instead of feeding we all discussed what to do. I still could not believe we followed Emmett's advice. I looked at the picture on the couch. It had been a lie, all if it, except the expressions. Those expressions had been on the real life models, and I held back another sigh.

Bella was a sweet girl. I approved Carlisle's choice, but he was wrong when he assumed that Bella did not love him. She loved him, just as much as Carlisle loved her. It really was bittersweet. The forbidden love between the vampire doctor, and the young high school girl. I was a romantic, I knew. I shook my head. Moments ago I was upset about all of this, now I was rooting Carlisle on. Thus was the nature of our relationship. I looked over at my family and smiled. Everything was going to be okay. Carlisle and I looked at each other and shook our head. We both knew that Edward would get into trouble if he did not watch it.

Bella's POV

I woke from a dead sleep and sit up in bed. I could have sworn that someone had been staring at me. I shook my head and went back to sleep. I was not going to have any more nightmares. I was going to sleep and dream of that perfect sexy doctor. I felt myself fall asleep and sighed. I was determined to have good dreams.

Yeah...sorry about the lack of Carlisle/Bella goodness, but this had to be done. So...HIT THE BUTTON!