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Summery – Rosalie and Emmett want to get closer to each other but don't know how so they seek out Carlisle and Esme for some advice. – 1937

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Getting Closer

By:

AngelBabs81 and potterfan2006

Outside the weather was sunny, but in the woods of Great Smokey Mountains, Carlisle worked inside the barn. The support beams of the barn were rotting and needed to be replaced. He worked diligently and human-like on chopping wood to create new beams.

Emmet had just come back from his walk when he saw him working on the barn. "Hi Carlisle, would you like an extra set of hands?"

Carlisle looked at Emmett and nodded, "Yes, thank you," he told the younger vampire. He stopped for a few minutes to explain his idea. "I just need to replace some beams on the south and east part of the barn."

Emmett nodded and began to help Carlisle. After a few minutes of working in silence, he asked, "Carlisle can I talk to you about something rather personal?"

He grabbed some sandpaper as he said, "Sure."

Emmett finished up what he was doing, before he began to speak, "It's about Rose and I. As you know, she and I have been going out for a bit now, and I wanted to move further with her, I just don't know how to go about doing that."

Carlisle knew what he meant. He was almost surprised that they haven't gone any further than a kiss here and there. He remembered his first year with Esme, having to keep her in control of the flame. "First, have you spoken to her about moving further?"

"I don't even know how to talk to her about it," he confessed, as he brought the ladder over to where they wanted to put up the new beam.

Carlisle handed the finished piece to him. "I would be forward, but not too direct. Rosalie is upfront and doesn't beat around the bush. She says what is on her mind and expects the same from everyone else." Carlisle was so busy giving Emmett advice that he realized a moment too late he should have warned Emmett not to use his vampiric strength to nail the support beam in.

As Emmett swung the hammer to the nail, it all happened in slow motion, he saw the beam split in half and take part of the existing load bearing wall with it as it crumbled. But the carnage didn't stop there. Almost in a domino effect the rest of the barn came down over Emmett's head causing him and the ladder both to fall as well.

...

In the house Esme was working on a sketch of an idea that Carlisle shared with her.

Rosalie walked into the room and sat down next to her, "Do you have a few minutes to talk?"

Esme placed the sketchbook aside and nodded. "Of course," Esme told her. She was fairly new to this mothering business, but always made time to talk to any of her three "children" when needed her.

"I need some advice on how to step things up with Emmett. He and I have been dating for a while now, but I don't want to scare him away since he is still new to all of this."

"I don't think you will scare him," Esme assured. "Emmett seems like the kind of man who is along for the ride and going to enjoy it while he can. Have you told him how you feel?"

"I have tried a few times to talk to him, but every time I do I lose my nerve," she admitted. "Normally, speaking my mind is not so hard, but when I am faced with things that have to do with Emmett, I sort of well…get sidetracked."

Esme had to let out a little chuckle and smiled, "I think you should talk to..." But before she could finish, the sound of crumpling wood distracted them. Esme was on her feet and to the window in less than a heartbeat. She gasped, "Oh, my gosh!" before racing out the door.

Rosalie followed Esme out the door.

...

When the two women reached the remains of the barn, Emse hurried over the Carlisle and embraced him. Rosalie walked over the stand next to them.

"Carlisle, are you alright?" Esme asked, dusting some of the splinters off his shoulders and then his hair.

Carlisle nodded, "Yes." He began to dust more splinters off himself. "Are you okay, Emmett?"

"Never better," he answered as he untangled himself from the mess around him.

Rosalie walked over to Emmett to help him get sorted out, and even picked some the wood peaces out of his hair and wool sweater. "What exactly happened here?" she asked while doing that.

Carlisle gave a deep sigh, "I forgot to warn him not to use all his strength to nail in a new support beam." Thinking about that made Esme chuckle and Carlisle followed suit. The situation was kind of funny.

Emmett shrugged his shoulders and with an innocent look said, "Oops," then he too started to laugh, Rosalie did the same when she saw the look on Emmett's face.

When they recovered they viewed the damage. "I guess we could always rebuild the barn," Carlisle shrugged as he wrapped an arm around Esme and looked at the younger couple.

"Yah, and make it bigger and better then the last one," Emmett grinned.

Emmett's comment prompted another round of laughter from Esme and Carlisle.

Rosalie just smacked him playfully on the shoulder, "Come on Emmett, let's get your mess cleaned up." She smiled then thought about her plans for later.

The End