Esme

All of our children left for the fire with the wolves. It was just Carlisle and I now, and he hadn't said anything since he came back downstairs with Violetta.

"Are you okay?" I finally broke the long silence.

He looked up from his book, "Yeah, I'm fine. Why?"

"You haven't said a word to me for at least an hour. Is Vi okay?"

He nodded.

"So you're not speaking because?" I asked.

"She's been here for about a week, and after claiming that she wasn't going to get attached to us, she has. She's very close with Jasper. She told you she loves you, and she told me she loved me upstairs. She trusts too easy."

"Or she just knows who her family is?"

"I don't think that's it."

"Okay, so why is it bad for her to trust us so easily? It's what we wanted."

"Because she isn't like that. Her personality, her past, others who have been through what she has don't trust people for years, or at all. I'm starting to think that she doesn't have much health in her mentality."

"Carlisle, trusting people is not a mental illness."

"You took several years to trust me completely. 6 months to trust me at all, and you knew I loved you."

"She knows you love her."

He shook his head, "She doesn't believe it. Edward said she doesn't think any of us love her. I don't think I've ever met someone with such experience who has trusted so quickly."

I stood up and walked over to him, "I don't think her ability to trust quickly is a mental illness."

"No, but it isn't healthy."

"Carlisle, we already know she isn't completely healthy, but I think it's best not to think about it. If you bring it up, she'll only feel worse."

"I know, but I want to help her."

"She'll open up to it when she's ready. See, she doesn't completely trust us. Not enough to tell us what's going on in that head of hers, anyway." I moved one lock of his hair out of his face.

He took my hand and kissed across my knuckles. I leant forward and kissed his lips a few times. He put his hands on my hips and guided me backwards, kissing me in the process.

I felt my whole body relax as he traced my lip with his tongue. We probably should have moved to our room in case we lost track of time, or someone came home earlier than expected, but we were lost in the moment.

Turns out we had lost track of time. We heard Emmett and Jasper's laugh sound outside. Carlisle got up immediately and threw my clothes to me. I slid them on a quickly as I could, but I didn't know where my bra was.

Carlisle sat down beside me, now fully clothed and picked his book up.

Emmett and Rosalie entered first. "Why is there a bra on the floor?" Emmett picked it up by the strap. I glanced at Carlisle, who I could tell was getting very anxious.

Bella walked over to him and took it, "That's mine." She turned her back to them and winked at me before walking upstairs, returning a second later. Edward smirked at us. I dropped my head to hide my smile. Carlisle closed his book and saw the ripped cushion at the same time I did. The others weren't paying attention at that very moment, so Edward quickly kicked it behind the couch we were on.

"Thank you, and Bella." I thought to him. He winked with a smile and whispered something inaudible to Bella. She smiled and nodded once.

Everyone sat down; they were all talking to their significant others. The wolves were talking to each other, and Renesmee was talking to Violetta. They laughed about something, and that's when I noticed another wolf. An unfamiliar one. He was looking around, admiring the house.

"That's Mason." Edward said quietly to Carlisle and I. I nodded, as did my husband. Mason was sitting beside Violetta. He looked strangely comfortable beside a vampire whom he had only met tonight.

"Sit." Alice said to Bella and Edward. They glanced at the space beside Carlisle.

"We're okay standing." Bella said.

"Yep." Edward nodded in agreement.

"Why?" Emmett asked.

I didn't realise that I cleared my throat as I felt uncomfortable. I had my hand over my mouth. They all looked at me.

"You don't look guilty or anything…" Carlisle said sarcastically.

"Oh my god." Alice and Rosalie said.

"And, they caught on." He said quieter to himself.

"Oh, that's disgusting…" Violetta said quietly to herself.

"Disgusting is an understatement…" Renesmee said.

The wolves stayed quiet, but they knew what was going on. Jasper stifled his laugh and shook his head. Emmett looked confused.

"I don't get it." He said.

Rosalie patted his arm, "I'll explain when you're older."

"Oh, oh, OH, gross. In the living room? Really?" He finally caught on.

"How was your night?" Carlisle tried to change the subject.

"I'm more interested in yours." Emmett laughed. Jasper laughed with him this time.

Rosalie stood up and looked at the couch where she had been sitting.

"No, don't worry. It was just this one." Edward motioned to the couch we were on.

"Oh, good." She sat back down.

"It was your bra!" Emmett said loudly to me. I put my hands over my face and made a whining sound.

"My parents…" Violetta said to Mason. She sounded embarrassed.

"What a first impression you just made on your future son in law." Emmett laughed.

"Excuse me?" I asked. I turned my gaze to Mason. He suddenly looked very uncomfortable. Carlisle was glaring at him.

"They didn't know yet, Emmett. Thanks…" Violetta said.

"Oh, sorry…"

"I thought you texted them?" Rosalie said.

"And what a wonderful text that would be, "Hey dad, Mason imprinted on me. See you tonight."." She rolled her eyes.

Mason cleared his throat and looked awkwardly away from the still glaring Carlisle.

"Dad…" Violetta warned him with her tone and eyes.

"Since when did you call him dad?" Jacob asked.

"Since before we left here." She said, still looking at Carlisle.

I nudged him and he looked at me with irritated eyes. I took his hand and pecked his cheek, "Calm down." I whispered quiet enough so on one else would hear. "Remember how you hated how hostile Edward was to Jacob when he imprinted on Ness? That's you right now." My voice was a little louder.

He took a breath and kissed my lips gently. "Sorry." He said to me, Violetta and Mason all at once.

Violetta visibly relaxed from her rigid position. "Mason, that's Carlisle and Esme." She introduced properly.

He smiled an unsure smile and nodded.

I smiled, "Welcome to the family."

Carlisle smiled, "Break her heart and I'll break your jaw."

"Dad!" She stressed.

Emmett, Jasper, Edward and the wolves broke into laughter. Mason looked a little misplaced.

"Not a great start Carlisle." Rosalie said.

"What did I just say?" I asked him.

"I'll get nicer." He assured.

"You better be nicer by tomorrow."

"If he's staying, he's staying in Leah or Seth's room." He said to Violetta. "Or on the couch."

"I know." She nodded.