So, yesterday I couldn´t sleep again and continued in the chapter...

I hope you like children talks, I took inspiration from my little girl, who loves Disney princess stuff...

again, enjoy the day, it looks finally like spring in the heart of Europe, so another reason to be happy :-)

have nice time and take care...

PS. Italics are meant for flashbacks but I am sure you know that... just to remind :-)

and again, as usually, I don´t own anything...except from the plot and the Williams family...

Ch6.

Carlisle opened the door of the garage and invited Ellen in his car. She sat down in the leather seat of his Mercedes and wondered. He must be really incredibly rich. He and his kids own such luxurious cars. She felt like a princess in it and she enjoyed the time. He was silent and so she had the possibility to think about their common walk. She felt like she could get used to his presence. He makes her feel so comfortable. He seems to understand and he wants her to get better.

She was looking forward to her little daughter. She already missed her. She must also thank to Bella and her husband for taking care of Patricia. It shocked her that she went with them. She didn´t trust much to new people. But Edward seemed caring to her and probably Patricia had the same opinion.

Carlisle stopped in Port Angeles at a very nice restaurant. She had never been there. Derek hasn´t invited her to eat out for many years. He was just too busy to think of something like that.

The waitress led them to the table and they were looking into the dining cards. Ellen smiled: " Thank you for taking me here, I haven´t been out in restaurant for many years…" He just nodded: " I like it here, it is really comfortable…."

She replied: " That´s true…. It is so noble here…I think I am not properly dressed for such occasion…" He shook his head: " I don´t think so, you are perfectly dressed…" She looked down: "It´s kind of you… but you should know I don´t have a very high regard of myself…Really, my level of self esteem is very low…." He looked up to her: " How can such a beautiful woman have such low belief in herself?"

She looked back into his eyes: "I don´t know, first I am no way beautiful, and then... the thing with myself…. It´s just…complicated….I have been making myself remorses for the whole time since….he did it for the first time…"

She couldn´t miss the worried look in his eyes: " So he already did it?" She drank a bit of water and said: " Yes, once….a week ago…."

He finally began understanding why Edward was talking about her fear about the husband, now it made sense… but he felt sorry for her: " Ellen, look… we are here for you…if you wish to leave him for some time, we´ll be glad to help…. Whatever you need…lawyers, money, shelter….Nothing is the problem, we´ll be here to help you ….."

She stared at him: " Wow, it is so generous of you, but I have to solve this by myself. I need to talk to my husband…."

Carlisle felt he cannot persuade her to do it,he knew that she has to make the decision.

He watched the waitress bringing the plates and Ellen began eating.

She was really hungry and enjoyed his company. He seemed so nice to her and he certainly knew how to treat a woman. Bad she hadn´t met him few years before. Then she denied such thought. What am I thinking? A man helps me and I am thinking about him differently than a friend? I should be ashamed. She looked back to her plate and he noticed that. At that moment he felt sorry he didn´t have Edwards ability of mind reading.

At the moment he thought about his son, his cell phone began beeping. He accepted the call and then watched Ellen: "I have got good news, Edward and Bella took your daughter out of class and they are coming here to us… We will have time to finish the meal and they will wait outside. "

He could see the sudden smile in her face. She was certainly looking forward to see her sunshine. He reminded of little Patty as she was talking to him in the morning.

FLASHBACK -

"Patty, would you like some pancakes? Your mummy needs to have some sleep." He took Patty and sat her on the kitchen counter next to him. He began preparing the meal and she was talking: " Mum fell down on her head?" He replied: "Yes, sweetie…"

She asked: " How do you know?" He smiled: " I am a doctor… I take care of people…" She said: " You take care of mum? How?" she seemed really cute to him: " Your mum fell on her head. She forgot her phone in our car and we brought it to her. She showed me what happened and I looked at her head. She has a big bruise, her head hurts…" Patty replied: " I also had a bruise when I fell down with a chair…." He raised his eyebrow: " You did?.." She nodded: " Mum said I shouldn´t do it….but I liked to swing and it suddenly fell on the carpet…." And he finished: " And your head hurt…."

She smiled and he continued: " Therefore you need to obey your mum, she is right, she knows what she says and why she does it." Ellen just shrugged: " I liked it…." Carlisle added: " Well, when my kids were younger, they also had to obey to what I said, all kids have to listen to their parents….. if they don´t, they can get hurt as you did…" She agreed and changed the topic: " When will mum wake up?"

Carlisle caressed her hair: " I don´t know, sweetie, we need to let her sleep as much as possible, you are a big girl, already…."

At that moment Bella appeared and greeted Carlisle and Patricia so warmly. She could see that they understood each other so naturally. The girl was doing everything he said and replying so easily even though they just met the previous night.

Bella asked: " Patty, while your mum is still sleeping, would you like me to take you to school?" Patricia laughed and nodded. Carlisle put her down on the floor and sent her to sit down on the chair to the table:

" First, young lady, eat those…and then we will get ready.." Carlisle asked: " Do we have the child car seat?" Edward came in too, greeted them and added:

" Yes, we still have one remaining of our niece, it was for all age groups, remember?" His dad seemed satisfied with this answer and kissed Patty on the top her head: " Have a nice day at school, sweetie…". He waved to Edward and Bella and went to his study. On the way there he checked on Ellen who was sleeping.

They finished the meal immediately, Carlisle ate just a little bit, he claimed he wasn´t hungry but was delighted to see that Ellen liked it a lot. At least she enjoyed this. His mobile beeped signaling that they are already outside. He paid for the bill and they left the restaurant.

Patricia was just out of the car with Bella laughing at something and Ellen ran to her daughter happily. She hugged her and kissed. Then she turned around to Bella and Edward and thanked them again. They just smiled and hugged her both too.

Carlisle watched the scene and had to resist the wish to join the big hugging too. He laughed: " Can somebody hugg me too?" Patricia ran to him and he lifted her up and hugged her. Ellen came closer and did the same as her daughter. It was a very touchy moment for all of them.

They all travelled home then and Ellen expressed her wish to come back home in the evening. She knew that this all was too nice to be true but she had to go to her daily routine. She couldn´t hide anymore. The family did so much to her, they helped to overcome the first shock. She noticed them being surprised and also a little bit sad from her decision.

Bella replied first: "Will you call us?" Ellen smiled and Edward commented: " Will you give us your phone number?" She said it aloud and he wrote it down into his cell phone. Ellen didn´t know that all of them had perfect memory.

She packed the things and Edward drove them back to their home in the early evening. He took Patty out of the car seat, kissed her on the forehead and then hugged Ellen: " Look, we are here for you...you can call anyone of us...if you need...anything..." She smiled: " Thank you, Edward, you are really wonderful man... your wife must be the luckiest woman on earth." He laughed: " I hope she knows it..." Then hugged her again and she turned and went to open the front door.

She had to clean up the house from the terrible mess that her husband made on the previous night. Then she turned on the PC after few days and was thrilled to enter her favorite chatroom. She looked up and noticed a message from the Lonesomeoldman34, he was online again immediately writing as he saw her name: " Sorry for the last time, my connection broke down… " She replied: " Don´t worry, I wasn´t here few days home either… I was visiting a few friends." She was glad that he was there again, last time they had a pretty nice talk. She enjoyed it even now. He was talking about the nature around him and his trip to the woods but again, none of them started with the problems that were inside their heads.

Carlisle had no idea that it is Ellen actually on the other side. However, he liked to talk to this woman every day. He spent whole evenings in his study chatting and his mood was improving dramatically. His kids couldn´t miss the change that was slowly visible in his mood. He was no longer in depression but looked into the future with hope. Edward could see that he was no longer thinking about his ex-wife. He liked this change.

They knew that meeting Ellen had a first impact on this change. He desperately wanted to help her no matter what and yet, the time spent with his laptop replying to someone. This was also something new to them. Only Alice knew, but she didn´t want anybody to know. Not even Jasper. She had already said enough.

Life was coming back to normal again. Carlisle opened his private practice plus every weekend he spent every night at the kids ER in the local hospital. His kids returned back to school and he had no wish to remain alone in the house. It would just bring painful memories.

Since meeting Ellen, he no longer thought about his ex-wife. She was now happy, he got over her because he repeated himself that she is happy now. And he really had no time for being depressed. His life was now full of work, he spent every evening chatting in the lonely hearts chat room with his "lullaby..." and yet, there was Ellen as a very good friend. He really cared for her and Patty. Just felt sorry for them. Especially for the small girl got him really a lot. She accepted him from the first moment.

The Cullens kept in touch with her. Edward and Bella phoned her every few days from Harvard, always asking questions about the little one. They really loved her and Patricia was delighted to hear about her favorite aunt and uncle. She chose to call them like that and they liked that. They often skyped from their laptops so Ellen could see them perfectly.

Sometimes she had a phone call also from Alice. This girl was always so nice but Ellen couldn´t help it. She suspected Alice to know more than would be welcome. Jasper, on the other hand, was rather holding himself back. Ellen didn´t know why but she knew that not everybody has to love her. And the friendship of three Cullens is more than enough for her.

Carlisle was also curious of how Ellen is doing. He was glad that she phoned him every week just to comfort him that she is allright. But otherwise they weren´t in contact. She was too busy in her work, then the evenings she spent with a nice guy in the chat room and she didn´t want to bother Carlisle with her problems. He already did so much for her. She heard that opening of his practice was a huge success, all mothers from the town loved the new pediatricians and so didn´t want to join the crowds of the Forks´ women. They often took their kids into his practice with various light symptoms just to have the chance to talk to the new handsome doctor. Ellen must have laughed at their naitivity but she didn´t have the courage to tell Carlisle anything. He was always so kind when they talked and she didn´t want to break their friendship.

If only they knew that they were talking to each other hours and hours every evening in the lonely heart chatroom. But none of them knew. Only Alice, and she wouldn´t say to anybody.

On Saturday afternoon he headed to movies. He wanted to see some film but at home he was all alone so he preferred some company even of new unknown people.

He planned to visit the afternoon performance and watched the posters in front of the building.

Suddenly he heard a child voice yelling happily: " Carlisle…!" He turned around and watched as little Patricia was running to him right into his arms. He kneed down so he could catch her and kissed her: " Hi, Sweetie…. How are you? "

She looked at him and smiled: " I am fine, mum and I are going to see the Tangled story….." He smiled: " I was just doing to same…"

Patty wondered: " You came to see the princess Rapunzel?"

He giggled: " Well, not really….but when I am here….we can go to watch together…."

She was excited: " So I wil be Rapunzel and you will be my Flynn?"

He felt touched by what the child has just said. She was so easy and it touched his heart.

No kid has ever told him something like this. He smiled and replied silently: " Whatever you wish, sweetie…."

Then he noticed Ellen standing nearby watching them both and she was also touched by the lovely scene.

She was surprised how easily Patricia accepted Carlisle. She always had problems with people but the Cullens must have got deep into her heart.

He was really so lovely talking to her daughter. But no wonder, man bringing up five kids knows how to deal with them.

He is certainly perfect pediatrician loved by his little patients.

She had no doubts about this watching her little girl being hugged by Carlisle.

She greeted him and asked: " What are you doing here?"

He replied: " Well, I was planning to see a movie, but now when I have an important mission, I can´t fail and go watch Tangled movie with you…. If you don't mind, of course.."

Ellen laughed and it sounded so pleasant to him.

It was something new to hear her carefree smiling: " No, of course we don´t mind….we will be delighted to have you as our company…."

With these words he headed to the ticket seller and bought the cards for them all.

Patricia touched each of them by hand and they headed to the room.

Carlisle asked: " Would you like something to drink?" Ellen wanted just water and Patty preferred a juice.

He wondered: " Would you by any chance be interested in some popcorn?"

Patty screamed with happiness: " Yeeeeeeees, please…."

But Ellen frowned a bit: " Patty…. It is not suitable for kids…."

Patty begged: " Mum, pleaaasssse…. "

She didn´t know what to say, she was not a fan of the junk food but Carlisle was this time on her daughter´s side: " Please, it is just once….."

Patricia joined him: " See, mum, it is just once…even Carlisle says that…."

She repeated exactly what Carlisle said and he looked at Patty with a cordial look and she smiled back.

Ellen couldn´t miss it and she replied: " Ok, you two…. I´m giving up…."

Patty hugged her mum and Carlisle headed to the cinema bar to buy the desired popcorn.

In the cinema they were sitting next to each other and Ellen could see how she her little daughter was hanging on Carlisle. They were laughing together and feeding each other with the popcorn. She couldn´t remember, Patricia would have so much fun with her dad. He never had time for her recently. She enjoyed Carlisle´s company as much as her daughter. Patty was happy and that was the most important to Ellen.

After the movie was over, he wanted to say goodbye but Patty asked: " Will you go home with us and read me the Tangled story again? We have a book, don´t we, mum?"

Ellen smiled: " Yes, we do, honey, but we cannot bother Carlisle that much. He changed his whole afternoon plans just because of us."

The named one asked: " And I am glad that I did…..I had really so much with you two princesses….I liked being with you a lot…"

Patricia asked again: " So will you read to me?"

He smiled at Patty, looked at Ellen who chuckled and said: " All right…I will read you…."

Patty ran again into his arms and he carried her almost the whole way up to their house.

At home Ellen took her daughter to the shower and then dressed her pyjamas. After she ate the dinner and headed to her bedroom, Ellen gave Carlisle the desired book about the princess Rapunzel and Flynn. He began reading and she headed back into the kitchen. After ten minutes Patricia fell asleep.

He wished her good night, put the blanket properly over her, kissed her on the forehead and paced back to Patty´s mother. Ellen smiled when she saw him: "Sleeping?" He nodded: " Like the sleeping beauty…."

She had to giggle to his comparison and offered him a glass of wine.

He took it and spit a bit. He looked at her and asked: " how are you?" She shrugged: " As usually….he hasn´t called till now…so I am stil waiting for our talk…." He sadly nodded: " I see….but if you ever change your opinion, for whatever reason, my help still counts…." She didn´t know what happened but she suddenly hugged him and looked him into the eyes: " Thank you Carlisle, I truly appreciate that…." Then she moved away and went to sit down to the table. She didn´t understand her behavior. She wanted to be in his arms for much longer time but she knew it wouldn´t be appropriate. They are just friends, nothing more.

She cannot give this wonderful kind man any hopes, she is married. She became sad when she had to leave his arms but she knew this was how it is supposed to be. This is the right way, it has to be…. She promised to be faithful to Derek, no matter what... in good and bad times...