Ok, here is Carlisle's POV as I promised you guys. It's kind of just going to give you some insight into how he's feeling about all this. I know I said I was going to have the whole chapter in his POV, but I thought about it and decided to switch over to Brooke in the chapter as well. But I will include a nice chunk of stuff from Carlisle.

Just a little future story note. I might skip around a little and pass by the boring stuff so that the drama that is only inches away can slowly unfold.

And yes I do know she has to find out about him being a vampire sooner or later, don't worry...I have plans...lol. ;)

I'm sorry, I've just had major writers block recently, and I can't type up anything that makes any sense. Oh well...enjoy!

Chapter 15

Carlisle's POV

I don't think she understood how much I truly did miss her.

I didn't want her to go to Alaska, and leave me here for two weeks at a time...alone. But I tried to be strong and act as though it didn't bother me, so that way she would go. She only got to be human once, and I guess I was similar to Edward in the fact that I did not want her to miss any human experiences. She wanted to become a successful doctor, and this program was just the key to it. It wasn't something she could miss.

It was times like these when she wasn't with me that I thought about the biggest secret I had kept from her. She had no idea, no clue that I was not human. Sure, she consistantly stated she thought I was an angel, or a fairy tale prince, but she was looking on the hero end of the scale, when I was the monster.

I was surprised how much I had taken after Edward.

What would she think about my being a vampire? Would she be similar to Bella and just accept it all? Would she be kind of scared, but deal with it anyway? Or would she be so frightened, so afraid of me that she would leave me? I wasn't sure. Maybe that's why I hadn't told her yet, because I was far too scared that she would leave me if she knew, and then I would never see her again.

And then I would forever be stuck with Viviene.

How was I ever going to begin to get rid of Viviene? It's not so easy to kill a vampire by surprise...especially one like Viviene...who is young...maybe only twenty-five in vampire years. She surely would stand a good chance against me in a struggle, and I was not going to bring my kids into something like that.

But I had promised Brooke that I would get rid of Viviene. Then her and I could get married. Brooke was so worried that we didn't have any kind of a future ahead of us. She was afraid that we would still be like this in eighty years...us hiding the fact that we're dating because I'm still with Viviene.

Edward had told me about some of the things Brooke thought about. She didn't know I knew....but she apparently was having dreams about being attacked by a vampire...and this was why she had trouble sleeping at night some times. This really bothered me, because I didn't know how she would react then if I told her that I was a vampire. She had thought about the trip to Alaska a lot. Edward said that she plotted Viviene's death sometimes...which made me laugh. He also said that she was constantly thinking about me, daydreaming about our future. She was picturing us married in a house of our own...with kids. This made me very upset because even though I someday may finally be able to get rid of Viviene in order to marry her, I could never give Brooke children...ever. The only children I had to give her were the ones I already had, and to the best of her knowledge...they were her age.

I wondered why she hadn't suspected anything yet. Bella guessed that Edward was a vampire very early in their relationship.

But I guess I hadn't saved Brooke from any speeding vans heading in her direction...that was probably the key for Bella. Edward's eyes, the way he spook, how he never ate, and his cold skin all would have probably meant nothing had he not saved her from the van.

And I had done a pretty decent job of keeping it hidden. I always tried to hunt often to keep my eyes the same color. I tried not to take Brooke on dates that included eating. I told my children to behave like humans...this was hard for them...especially Emmett.

The future worried me. So many factors played into what happened with our relationship. I was truly taking a gamble by giving my heart to her, but she was worth it one hundred and ten percent.

What worried me more than the future though was Viviene, because at any time she could decide to arrive back home. If she suspected anything she would stay true to her threats.

I had never told Brooke what Viviene had threatened to do if I made her mad. The only one who knew was Edward. He hadn't even told Bella. Alice hadn't even seen a vision telling her what it was. Just me, Viviene, and Edward knew what the threat was.

If I was to make Viviene mad, she would kill each and every one of my children...and I knew she was serious.

Which is why I hadn't even bothered trying to stand up to her...I was not willing to risk my children's lives.

But the thing is I knew that if Viviene found out about Brooke that she wouldn't only kill my children...but Brooke as well...and this worried me beyond anyone's belief.

It sounded very sick, and very wrong....but I almost hoped...almost prayed that while she was up there in Alaska she would forget about me and decide she enjoyed life without me better. Or I hoped she would find another guy...anything...anything to save her from Viviene.

We could only hide for so long, and when the one you're hiding from is a vampire....it's not very easy.

Work without Brooke was terrible. It wasn't like I had much more work to do or anything, but it was just very un-enjoyable. Brooke and I would always mess around and flirt with each other at work. She was the main reason I came here each day. Now I guessed the main reason I came to work every day was to see what kind of interesting stuff Gertrude was up to. And that was sad if the delight of my day at work was Gertrude.

It just so happend the first weekend she was gone that I had to work night shift, and work was very slow. There was nothing to do, and no one was coming in for anything. I didn't want to call Brooke, because it was late at night, and I didn't want to wake her up. So I did what anyone does when they go crazy, I decided to go talk to Gertrude.

Gertrude during night shift is more interesting than dancing, rainbow-colored unicorns. She was tired, and running on about a thousand cups of coffee and nothing but that. She was insane, and very amusing to talk to. I was watching her play solitaire, and she kept cursing at the screen. I had to shush her.

She turned around toward me, "Dr. Cullen have you seen my glasses anywhere?"

I laughed, "Yes Gertrude, as a matter of fact I have."

"Well where are they?" She asked.

I pointed to her face.

She blinked for a second and then grinned. "Oh yes, I'm wearing them....I'm so ridiculous."

"I cannot disagree with that Gertrude." I said.

"Awww Dr. Cullen you are so sweet...you know that?" She said.

"Thank you." I replied, wondering if that was really coffee she was drinking.

"And soooooooooooooooooooo handsome." She said trying to wheel her chair closer to me.

"Thank you so much." I replied, hopping over the desk so I was standing on the other side. Now if she tried to get to me, the desk was between us.

She blinked, as if she had no idea what had just happened.

"Let me get you some more coffee." I said as I snatched up her empty coffee cup and dashed toward the cafeteria. There I was greeted by about five nurses, who were very excited to see me. Rather than be attacked by a pack of women, I decided to risk my chances with Gertrude.

When I returned with her coffee...Gertrude was cursing at the computer screen once more. I risked walking behind the desk in order to see what she was doing. Now she was playing pinball, and she was failing at it miserably.

"Can you help me win this?" She asked me.

I laughed, "Here, I'll show you how to play." I crouched down on the ground beside her and walked her through the basics before I started playing a game myself.

I finally lost a little over an hour later, and I had achieved a personal high score of over 10 million. Gertrude was fascinated and now she wanted to give it a try. So after entering my name in the high scores list on the computer, I decided to go work on some papers I was falling behind on. An hour later I returned, and Gertrude was still starring at the computer.

"Have you been playing the same game all of this time?" I asked her, looking over her shoulder.

"What? Oh...um..no...it took me a few tries before I got it. I've been playing this game for a while now though."

I nodded in recognition when Gertrude cursed again. "Oh I just lost!"

"Yes you did, but look Gertrude...you're second place on the high scores list."

Her eyes got as wide as saucers as she starred at the screen. "Well by golly I am! A score of three million and five!" She excitedly typed her name under mine. "I'm catching up to you Dr. Cullen!"

"You most certainly are." I said, with a smile on my face.

She turned to me, all smiles as well. "This is so much fun isn't it?"

I nodded, still trying to remain smiling. "Yes Gertrude, it is fun."

I missed Brooke.

Brooke POV

It was my first Saturday in Alaska, and I was very excited because I actually had plans. And the reason I had plans is because I did find a friend here, and that was Adam.

If we had any courses with one another we sat together, just because we had talked to one another. When we would walk out to the parking lot we'd share a quick conversation and head on our separate ways. But just in a matter of days that friendship connection seemed to be there, and I was so glad, because Adam even had shown me around town. One day when it was decently nice out, we had walked around town. He pointed out places like the cinema, restaurants, a bowling alley, and various other places. Now I knew where to find everything.

And I was adjusting better to life without Dr. Cullen. I still missed him terribly, but I was getting used to it. However, I was still counting down the days until I got to see him again. In the meantime I decided soaking up this experience while I had the chance was best.

Adam wanted me to meet him, his brother Lance, and his brother's girlfriend Lacey for pizza in town that day, since Lacey was up here for the weekend. He said according to the way I described Natalie, that I would probably like Lacey, because he thought their personalities sounded similar. I was all up for making any new friends while I was here. Being busy kept me distracted from missing Dr. Cullen too much, and having places to go kept me from bugging Edward and Bella too much. Besides, I had wanted to meet Lance...Adam had pointed him out to me a few times on campus, he seemed like a fun guy.

I had told Dr. Cullen about my plans, and he seemed very happy that I had met a few people that I could hang out with while I was here. Bella and Edward were thrilled because I wasn't begging them to play miscellanous board games anymore. They had left me alone about an hour earlier to go on a hike.

So I threw on a pair of light colored jeans, and a long sleeved pink blouse. I made my hair wavier, and pulled it up in my silver hair band. My locket still hung delicately around my neck.

Adam had shown me this pizza place on our walk, so I knew where to find it. Adam had told me that when I walked in, to just tell the hostess I was with him, and she would know who he was...so I took his word for it.

The pizza place was very sophisticated, for a place that served nothing but grease-soaked food. There was bright red paint on the walls, and the lighting fixtures were quite elegant. Music played from a jukebox in a room with a few pool tables.

"How may I help you?" The hostess, a girl with long brown hair asked me.

"Oh, I'm with Adam." I said, wondering if Adam's statement was truthful.

"Oh alright...he's right back here." The girl said, leading me up the two stairs that went into the room with the pool tables. "At his usual booth of course." She pointed in the direction of an occupied booth.

I saw Adam turn around and smile, motioning for me to come sit beside him. "Alright...thank you." I told her as I walked that way.

"Hey Brooke, how's it going?" He asked me as I sat down.

"Pretty good Adam, how are you?"

"Fantastic." He replied with a million-dollar grin on his face. He had on a short-sleeved, black dress shirt and a pair of nice jeans.

"You look nice." I told him.

"Thanks...you too." He replied, before motioning to the two people sitting across from us. "Brooke this is my brother Lance." He said, as he gestured to a guy with brown hair similar to his. He had brown eyes, and was tan too, like Adam...but he was bulkier. He wore a sports jersey and a baseball cap.

"And this is his girlfriend Lacey." He said, as he motioned to the girl sitting directly across from me. She had long, wavy black hair, and she too was pretty tan. Her eyes were a dark shade of brown. She wasn't very tall, but she was certainly taller than me. She wore a black tank-top, a torn up dark-jean mini-skirt, and tall black boots. She kind of scared me, she looked like she could beat me up. But when I shook her hand she smiled, so I guessed she didn't seem all that bad.

"What kind of pizza did we order?" I asked.

"Well the guys wanted something covered in meat, and I wanted veggies...so we did half and half." Lacey replied, eying Lance.

"What? We're guys...we want meat. Not peppers and olives and stuff."

Lacey rolled her eyes. "Welcome to the group Brooke, prepare for craziness."

I laughed uneasily, because I didn't know what kind of craziness she was talking about. I was soon to learn.

For a while I sat and talked to the three of them, they were all getting to know me. They seemed nice, just like Adam. Lance and Lacey were freaking me out a little though, cause they kept starring at me with weird smiles on their faces.

Soon I got lost in conversation with Lacey, as if I had known her for years, and we weren't even paying any attention to the guys. Adam was right, once you got past the shell, Lacey was a lot like Natalie.

A few girls wearing far-to-tight jeans walked into the room and sat down at a booth in the corner.

"Yo Adam, check out them chicks." Lance said, smacking his bother gently across the table to catch his attention.

Adam turned around to look at the girls with a huge grin on his face.

"Dude, I bet you I can get all of their numbers in ten minutes flat." He said.

I glanced over at him, surprised...Lacey didn't even seemed phased. "There is no way you can do that." I said.

Adam and Lance laughed...Lacey even giggled a bit.

"Brother," Adam said motioning to Lance, "Can I do this?"

"Yes you can Adam. I mean come on dude...you pretty much own the place!"

"I pretty much own the town!" Adam said, standing up on the seat in the booth.

"Adam? What are you doing?" I asked, kind of freaked out.

"You pretty much own the state!" Lance called back.

Adam was still standing on the seat of the booth. "You're right brother...you are right! " He called as he hopped over the seat and on top of the table of the booth behind us.

"What is he doing?" I asked Lacey.

"Getting girls' numbers. He's just showing off. Lance and him always do crap like this."

"And you aren't saying anything about it?" I asked.

"Heck no...gosh I've been friends with Adam since I was in diapers, and Lance and I have been dating for almost four years...I stopped asking questions a long time ago."

I looked over at Adam, who was standing with the girls, already entering their numbers into his contacts.

"If you and Adam remain friends...you'll stop asking questions too." She said, then hit the table...which scared me. "Lance...where's our freaking pizza?"

"No idea Lace...no idea." He replied, watching his brother hop back over booths to reach us.

Adam slid down to sit beside me. "Here we go, one, two, three, four...that's all their numbers." He said, shutting his phone and placing it back in his pocket.

"That is unbelievable." I said. "What is it...do you have some sort of natuarl charm?"

"Ahhh pretty much." He said leaning back in his seat.

"Dude!" Lance suddenly exclaimed as he jumped up on his seat. "We need some tunes."

Could these guys not sit down?

"You are right!" Adam called after him as Lance ran over to the jukebox. Adam stood back up again and jumped over onto the table behind us. "You know the song brother!"

"What now?" I asked Lacey, as Lance grinned and punched the jukebox which started playing high-paced pop music.

"Oh Adam's just going to dance and show off." She said, as if it was nothing.

I looked at her funny...and she sighed. "He always was a good dancer...I just had to teach him a bit more....now I regret it...they do this all the time." She said.

"Wait!" Adam called. "I need a fedora! Anyone got a fedora?" He asked.

"I do!" One girl called from the booth in the corner. She ran over to Adam with a black and white pin stripped fedora in her hand.

"Thank you." Adam said, as he took the hat from her and winked. The girl almost passed out at his feet. Adam was starting to remind me of a certain Doctor who could do stuff like that. Making girls pass out at their feet and all.

Adam started pulling various dance moves off on the table, using his fedora as a prop. He was pretty good, and I was interested enough to watch. Lacey played with her fork while she waited for him to stop his show.

Lance hopped up on top of the pool table and started cheering his brother on.

"Ugh...pizza is still not here yet." Lacey said, and I laughed.

Finally Adam finished with a flourish, taking the fedora off of his head and bowing right at me. Everyone clapped.

"Does he do this a lot?" I asked Lacey.

"Mmmm hmmm." She said, nodding, as she stirred the ice around in her pop.

Adam returned the fedora and sat back down beside me. "Is the pizza here yet?" He asked.

"A freaking...no." Lacey replied and yawned.

Lance returned, jumping over booths to take his seat beside Lacey.

"Wasn't that awesome Lace?" Adam asked her.

"Yes McRomeo, it was great."

"McRomeo?" I asked, looking at Adam for an explanation.

"Hey, don't all hot doctors need a nickname with a Mc in front?"

I shrugged in response to his question.

"Well mine is McRomeo...Lacey made it up."

"Yeah and if you ever become famous...I want credit for that." She said.

Lance looked around. "Pizza still not here yet?" He asked.

"Thank you captain obvious." Lacey groaned, but then she laughed. "Babe, you are so dumb sometimes."

"I know." Lance responded, chugging half of his water.

"Adam that was some pretty cool dancing up there...you are really good." I told him.

He grinned. "Why thank you Brooke...that's very kind. I sing too you know? And I write some of my own songs."

"That's pretty cool. Do you dance too...like Lacey?"

"Oh no...I was more of a sports guy in school. I was quarterback of the football team, basketball captain, baseball captain...couldn't run well in track...so I did field events. Broke the school record in discuss and shot. Won the school's talent show with my dancing skills four years in a row. Prom king, yearbook editor...and valedictorian...of course." He stated proudly.

"Oh gosh Adam please! Do you have to brag yourself up every time you meet a new girl?" Lacey said, with an evil grin on her face.

Adam gave Lacey a death glare. "I"m not bragging...just letting Brooke know what I did in school."

"Sure, sure, sure." She said. "It's not like your trying to impress her or anything."

"So where's that pizza?" Adam asked, taking a sip of his beverage. I was so confused.

"Yeah...where is the pizza?" Lacey asked as she looked at the clock on the wall. "It's been over an hour."

"You should go see what's taking so long Lace." Adam said.

She sighed. "Ahh...I'm gonna have to curse someone out tonight aren't I?" She said getting up and walking down the stairs into the main part of the restaurant.

"What?" I asked, looking to the guys for any explanation.

"Every time we get bad service we send Lacey to take care of it. She curses them out, shows them her cleavage and then we get our food for free...it's a nice tactic really." Lance said.

I sighed and shook my head. "Lacey is right...I shouldn't ask questions."

"No...you probably shouldn't." Lance said.

"You'll learn stuff you won't want to know." Adam replied, resting his arm on the head of the booth seat.

A few seconds later we heard a loud female voice shouting strings of profanities.

"Is that?" I asked.

"Lacey? Yes." Adam replied. A few minutes later, Lacey returned with a smile on her face.

"It will be here in a few minutes." She replied, and sat down.

I just shook my head and messed with my napkin.

The rest of the night was fairly uneventful, Adam only jumped up on the booth seat twice more before we left.

Despite her bad girl attitude...I liked talking to Lacey, and Lance too...he reminded me of Emmett in a sense. When we finished eating and walked outside, Lacey and Lance were exchanging phone numbers with me so we could keep in touch. I already had Adam's number...but it took him two days rather than two minutes to get mine.

Lacey and Lance left before me and Adam, and we walked out to our cars together. I noticed the girl that had given her fedora to him was following us. We said goodbye, and I got into my car with a smile on my face. When I drove by, Adam was standing there flirting with the girl...so I took the liberty of rolling down my window and shouting to him.

"Have fun tonight McRomeo!" I called, as I drove past, and the expression on his face was priceless.

I rolled my window back up..and I could not stop laughing.

Maybe this wasn't going to be so bad after all.

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~Hazl~