Hope everyone remembers William's gift..

Chapter 47

William and Alexandra strolled through a trail in the woods slowly. They had both been extremely bored at home and decided to explore some new territory. The day was windy and overcast with streaks of sunlight occasionally trying to peek through the trees, though the light gray clouds were winning the battle.

"Where are we?" Alexandra asked.

William shrugged with a smile, "I'm not sure."

She glanced up at the stray leaves that could no longer hold on to their branches fell to the path below.

"You and Michael have been spending quite a bit of time together," he pointed out.

His name made her jaw tighten, "Oh. Yeah. I guess."

"Do you like him?"

Alexandra swore she felt her face redden, "Why?"

"Just curious," William said with a smile. He swung himself up onto a tree branch and within a second, he was more than fifty feet in the air.

"Why?" she asked again, "Did he say something?"

"Maybe," William teased.

Alexandra felt like there were butterflies in her stomach, "I didn't think he looked at me like that."

"Looked at you like what?" William flipped himself off the tree and landed securely on both feet in front of her.

"You know," she grinned, "Like a girlfriend... or potential girlfriend."

" I think he does."

"How can you be so sure?"

William shrugged, "Maybe I have some disclosed information."

Alexandra moved closer to him, "What information?"

He laughed, "Well, don't I have the power right now."

She put her hands on her hips and looked at him until he cracked another laugh.

"I overheard Edward and my dad talking," William confessed.

"You have to give me more than that."

"Edward read his mind," he told her.

"You're not kidding with me, are you?" Alexandra asked skeptically, " Because you know everything that happened to me with-"

"No," he cut her off, "Alex, I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true."

She recognized in his voice that her suspicions slightly offended him, "Sorry Will," she said, "I'm just, I don't know."

He smiled at her, "I know. I understand, but I'd never deceive you like that Alex."

"I know," she said.

"Is that what you went to talk to your mom about the other night?"

Alexandra nodded, "And what are you going to do? With moving and all that?"

"I don't want my mom to be upset," he said, "I don't know yet. We're all meeting in a few days to talk."

"I think your mom will understand. You and Maddy need each other as much as anyone."

William met Alexandra's stare and the two of them remained locked in each other's gaze for a moment. Each of them almost immediately recognized that the other was using their respective gifts.

"Will..." Alexandra's voice came.

"If it's truly what you need, it'll happen," he said, not breaking eye contact.

Sun began to break through the trees where they stood and let thousands of individual sparkles flutter over their skin.

"When will I know?" she asked him.

"I don't know," he said back, "I'm still getting used to my ability, as well."

Alexandra finally looked away from him and thought about what had actually just happened. She knew William could turn people's gifts on them. She wondered now, and suddenly felt anxious at not knowing if she truly needed Michael the way everyone else needed their significant others. In her mind she concluded that only time would tell, though she hoped it wasn't too much time.

"Why don't we just hunt and go back home," William suggested, "So you can find out?"

"How will I know?" Alexandra wondered aloud. She pictured Michael's face - his dark blonde hair, his crooked smile and flawless features.

"You'll know," William said. He looked around the seemingly empty forest, "We just have to find our way back."

At the house, Leah sat on the couch watching Masen and Michael play a quick video game; Madden 2013. She yawned once or twice, visibly bored at their game.

Alice entered the room with a sandwich and plopped it in her hands, "Here you go," she said with a smile.

"Oh, thanks," Leah said, surprised, "You didn't have to make me this."

"You deserve a little pampering," Alice said.

Leah smiled, "Thanks," she said again.

"So... I'm a little bored," Alice admitted, "Could I possibly drag you away from this thrilling game to paint your nails?"

"Yes," Leah said eagerly, sick of watching the computerized players run back and forth on the screen.

"I'm stealing your lady away," Alice said to Masen.

"Okay," he responded, not looking back at her.

"Come on," she laughed, dragging Leah by the hand.

Carlisle entered the living room, "Are the two of you ready?" he asked Masen.

"Give us fifteen minutes," Alice called from down the hall, "Wet nails here."

"Yeah, we're in the last quarter," Masen told him, "Fifteen minutes?" he repeated Alice's request.

"Okay," Carlisle agreed, in no apparent rush. He wandered back up the stairs into his office. Esme and Rosalie chatted closely in the hall before parting ways with a laugh.

Carlisle gave her a serious look and waved for her to join him in the office. She quickly recognized his expression and hurried in to see what was wrong.

She walked through the open doorway and before she could even ask, he had the door closed with her pinned up against it. His mouth urgently and aggressively found hers and Esme smiled between the forceful laps of his tounge against hers.

"Carlisle," she managed to choke out in a whisper with an ear to ear smile. Her face glowed as he unwillingly took his lips off hers and a sly smile crept over his face.

"I'm sorry," he said, facing her, "I needed a fix."

Esme laughed lightly and looked into his black, desperate eyes that burned with desire. The expression that lingered on his face made it hard for her not to give in to him. She quickly captured his mouth again just as aggressively as he had hers a moment before, feeling his moan vibrate through her mouth and down the rest of her body.

Carlisle slid a hand up her thigh, beneath the casual, yellow dress that Esme had on.

"Leah," Masen's voice echoed through the house, "You about ready? Nails done yet?"

His voice snapped Esme back to reality and she regretfully stopped him from going any further, placing her hand lightly over his. "The kids," she reminded him, "Carlisle."

She snickered as his eyes were still closed in hot persuit of undressing her as his lips slid down to her neck.

Esme closed her eyes and felt him bring one of her legs up to wrap around his waist. A groan left his mouth as she grasped his hair, trying not to become too engulfed in the moment.

"You have to go help the kids," she reminded him again, grabbing his face with both hands to meet her smiling eyes.

Carlisle looked at her hopelessly, "I'm sorry," he said, scanning her expression with his dark eyes.

His panting breaths landed on Esme's face and she almost initiated another long kiss that would have guarenteed no turning back, though she heard Masen and Leah making their way upstairs.

Carlisle seemed to let reality hit hiim at the sound of his son's voice mumbling to Leah.

Esme still stood pinned against the door and he slowly let her out of his grasp. She smiled at him and he shook his head. "Later," she said in a promising tone.

He placed his hands on his hips with a smile, "How much later?"

"Tonight. After we hunt," she told him, stepping forward to decrease the distance between them, "Then you'll get your fix."

"Dad, we ready to go?" Masen called.

"Yeah," he called back, still fixing his gaze on Esme.

"I'll go tell them to wait for you in the room," she said, looking down at him, "Take a second to get yourself together."

Carlisle motioned for her to come back to him as she reached for the doorknob and she looked at him skeptically with a grin. He pulled her in for another kiss and she could tell he was trying not to lose control. "I love you," he whispered.

Esme messed up his hair a little with her hand and smiled, "I love you, too. You're making this hard right now, you know."

He laughed and released her with much difficulty before she fluttered out of the room so he could prepare himself to help Masen and Leah.

Alexandra and William had returned to the house and Michael was still readjusting the television settings from the conclusion of his and Masen's game. He played with the mutliple remotes before finally getting back to the normal stations.

He quickly noticed Alexandra and tried to be casual in his wave to her.

William quickly left the room to give them a minute alone and smiled at her. She nervously grinned back at him and joined Michael in the living room. A part of her was unsure if she was willing and ready to try to initiate a relationship. The other part of her thought it was silly to hold back based on a non-serious relationship with someone who turned out to be a liar. Worse - a murderer.

Esme walked down the stairs and noticed her daugher and Michael sitting on the couch together with enough room to fit three people in between them. Their conversation was short and tense and she knew that her daughter was struggling with her feelings for him after their conversation a few nights earlier. She decided to leave them be and went to vaccum upstairs instead of going down.

In the other room, she heard Leah answering some of Carlisle's questions and Masen added in a few questions of his own.

Alice appeared in the hallway suddenly, "How about a manicure?" she asked Esme with a smile, "I got short changed on Leah's."

Rosalie also appeared quickly and pulled Esme by the arm, "You can do both of ours," she said.

Esme laughed and let her daughters have their way with her. She saw Carlisle jotting some more things down and he gave her a subtle wink as they passed by the open doorway. Esme swore she felt her heart skip a beat.