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Summery – Carlisle and Esme talk after the new born battle in Eclipse – 2006

Authors note – chapter 20, woohoo, enjoy! Slight spoilers for Eclipse; we would like to think our Beta reader Clairisant for getting this back to us quickly

A Bree Conversation
By:
AngelBabs81 and potterfan2006

Carlisle returned home after setting up Jacob's IV drip and notice that there was a quietness to the house. He knew everyone was home, but the fight that ended hours ago had made a big hole in their lives. Emmett and Rosalie sat quietly, together, on the couch in the living room. Edward and Bella were in Edward's room. Jasper and Alice were in the study, probably reading poetry or talking softly. He found his beloved wife in their room, cleaned up and wearing a grayish-blue floral dress. He closed the door behind him and began to clean up himself.

"She was so young, Carlisle," Esme said softly from her spot on the bed.

The moment she said it he knew who she was referring to. The young brunette with doe eyes, "I know," he answered back solemnly. He pulled gray slacks and a grayish-blue shirt from the closet to change into. "While I respect the Volturi," he paused, pulling off his shirt and replacing it with the clean one. He didn't continue.

"They were heartless!" she exclaimed. "She was scared, but she was going to talk! They didn't have to kill her…" she fell silent and if she could she would have cried. "She was so young," she said again quietly with her head bowed.

Carlisle went to sit next to Esme, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her closer to him. "She was too young," Carlisle agreed. "Victoria was heartless to change such a young girl, no matter what her life was like before."

"Did you see the look in her eyes? She didn't deserve that fate, she was different…she had a soul."

"We could not go against the Volturi," Carlisle stated simply. "What's done is done." He closed his eyes and frowned. Her face was still fresh in his mind and he visibly slumped. "We have to tell ourselves it was for the best."

"How was that for the best, Carlisle?" Esme looked up at him. "She didn't hurt anyone; she didn't want to hurt anyone."

"Because of why she was created," Carlisle answered simply. "We offered her sanctuary, but Jane would not allow her to live because of why she was created. Jane was covering her own backside. If she had allowed her to remain alive, Aro would have punished her and then have come and killed the girl himself. Not without taking information from her before doing so."

Esme sighed and curled deeper into Carlisle's embrace. She remained silent for a few minutes, and then asked, "How is Jacob doing?"

"I expect a full recovery," Carlisle answered after their bit of silence. "With his increased healing abilities, he should be full health in a couple days."

"Good, I don't want to see any more innocents hurting because of this…horrible incident."

"It was a horrible ordeal," Carlisle pulled away a little to look at her. "But I have a feeling; there will be more to come."

"I don't have to be Alice to know your right about that. Now more than ever, we have to stand as a united front…as a family. To protect ours from those who would wish us harm.

Carlisle nodded in agreement, planting a light kiss on her forehead. "I believe strongly that our family will remain united."

The End