Months had passed and I was beginning to get used to my new way of life, I had a few slip ups but Edward and Carlisle kept me on the right track. I stood looking in a full length mirror in my room. My eyes were beginning to change colour, the red was becoming dull and flecks of ochre was creeping in. I studied my new form, I wore a long dress of emerald green, it was very loose and small pair of heels. There was a knock on my door which brought me back to my senses.
"Good evening." Carlisle said popping his head round the door.
"Evening." I replied turning away from the mirror. "Just back from the hospital?" I asked and he came into the room and perched on the edge of my bed (which was just for show). I moved over and sat down beside him.
"Esme, dearest I was wondering… would you consider…" I waited patiently, he stammered on with his words and I could tell that if it would have been possible for him to blush, he would have. All of a sudden something clicked in my mind and I found myself leaning towards him, he stopped stammering and looked at me. In that moment I could see it in his eyes, see why Doctor Cullen had saved me. Before either of us knew it our lips had met, cool marble against cool marble and everything felt perfect. The kiss was slow and sweet, there was an amazing smell that came off his breath, I could only imagine what that smell would do to me if I had still been human. We broke apart and looked at each other, this changed everything.
"Did you ever wonder why I changed you?" he asked me. I could not possibly think of anything. "I knew from the first moment that I saw you that you were special, special to me. You were so young back then that I just had to let it pass by, on of the many torments of living for an eternity… but when I saw you, lying there all broken I knew it was the right thing to do, you had caught up with me in age, and there was a possibility that you might grow to love me too." He smiled and placed a hand upon my cheek.
"But my… " I began.
"Human memories fade." He sighed. "Soon that will be behind you, and there will be no need to worry any longer." I smiled up at him and rubbed my cheek against his palm.
Before I knew it two years had gone by, I was of course unchanged as was Edward and Carlisle, my little family. I was sitting in the room in which I had first met Edward listening to the soothing sound of him playing one of his original compositions, my favourite piece. I was looking down at the huge sparkling diamond that sat upon my wedding finger, it was nothing like the ring I had from my previous husband, it was about four times the size of that. Carlisle and I had been married for roughly a month now, and it was the most amazing experience I have had… in life or in death. Carlisle worked at the hospital, was a very highly trained doctor, the reason being he could study well into the night and he had taken numerous medical degrees thanks to the fact he didn't age. I was forced to stay at home, there was still a high risk that someone my recognise me, Carlisle had warned me that it would be a while before I could mix with humans, I had to wait until we were certain everyone who could recognise me would be dead.
Edward was quiet, especially now Carlisle and I were so close. He look very lonely, he drifted back and forth, here and there, his main focus being his studies. My greatest fear was Edward being lonely, in reality we were all just great friends who lived together, Carlisle and I had formed a bond but that left Edward further on the outside, I wished he would find a mate.