So here we go again :-)
I usually don´t have dreams about the Cullens, but tonight I did :-))), My mind must be getting crazy from this writing :-)))))
Well, but in the dream Carlisle was persuading me, that my name is Ellen and I disagreed :-)))), and he called my daughter Alice (her real name in Czech version) with the name Patricia and I protested...
Perhaps I should take a break, don´t you think ? :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
A/N: I don´t own anything from Twilight...
Chapter 20
They travelled to school and Carlisle headed for Patricia. Ellen remained in the car. She didn´t want to be seen by anybody. She was supposed to be at home. Carlisle excused her from work due to headache. She waited in the car just for few minutes and then she saw Carlisle and Patty. He was carrying her in his arms and she was hugging him around the neck telling something and he watched her with an adoring look. He must have loved the child.
At one moment she felt weird feelings that her own father didn´t care so much about her when he could be with Patricia…. And now, completely strange person, who has no ties to her, behaves so beautifully towards her. He does everything he can just to make her happy. Ellen was happy that Carlisle was so nice to Patty, at least she knew that not all men behave as her dad. She hoped that with Carlisle´s help, Patricia might forget about the bad things connected with her father in few months.
Carlisle opened the back door of his car and Patricia entered and shouted: „ Muuuuuuuum….."
Ellen hugged her and Carlisle was preparing her child seat.
Patricia asked impatiently: „ Are you better mum?"
Ellen smiled: „ Much better, Patty… did you like it today in class?"
Patricia agreed: „ Yes, we were drawing a snow man….and I had the nicest one…"
Ellen caressed her hand and Carlisle returned back to his seat and asked:
„ Girls, what would you say to some nice lunch and perhaps….. ice cream?"
Patricia shouted happily: „ Yeeeeeeeeees….."
Carlisle turned to Ellen: „ Elly?"
She smiled: „ You know my answer…."
Patty asked: „ uncle, you called mum Elly? I have never heard Dad calling her like that….."
Ellen kept silent, she didn´t know what to say but Carlisle did:
„ Sweetie…. You might have noticed….your mum calls you Patty…..and have you noticed I sometimes called you Pattie?... it is the same…just a form of nickname…."
Patty asked: „ I see….and do people call you nicknames?"
He smiled softly: „ Well, my kids don´t nickname me, but I kinda like it…..it seems sweet to call somebody in a very nice way…. You give them the feeling you care for them…right Elly?"
Ellen didn´t know what to reply, she was red in the face and was glad that Carlisle hasn´t noticed. He was really amazing to Patricia.
After the moment she turned to her and replied: „ Yes, uncle Carlie is right….."
Patty began laughing and Carlisle turned to her with amused look in her eyes: „ See, Pattie, your mum got it right….."
Patricia couldn´t stop giggling and he drove to the restaurant. It was pretty far from Forks, hidden in the woods. They had lunch and ordered a big ice cream for Patricia. Then they headed back in his house.
Carlisle parked in the garage and Ellen took Patty out of the house. He took away her jacket and when she left the shoes in the shoe cabinet he said:
„Can you close your eyes? I have a surprise for you…."
She nodded with expectations, he looked at her as she closed them and carried her upstairs. Ellen put on the door the label with her name and opened the door. Carlisle carried Patty and stood her in the middle of the room and said:
„ Now wait..…."
He went back to the door next to Ellen and said:
„ And now…open them…."
Patty did it slowly and looked so surprised that she forgot to close the mouth. She was amazed and Carlisle commented:
„ This is now your own room…"
„Wow…..it is beautiful…." She noticed the beautiful bed and jumped immediately in it.
Ellen wanted to comment but Carlisle raised his hand to let her enjoy. Meanwhile Patty looked at the small carpets, the walls with princesses, and her own toys in the shelves. She loved it completely, she has never seen something so beautiful.
Patricia just gasped: „ This is….. like kingdom of princesses….it is beautiful….. thank you uncle Carlisle..…." she ran to hug him and Ellen watched them with tears in her eyes. She was touched by Patricia´s reaction to the surprise.
She could see that Carlisle was really watching her and enjoyed the moment, yes, he had five adopted kids but sometimes he seemed that he doesn´t know how to deal with small children. But one thing Ellen was sure about. He loved her little daughter and Patricia loved him back. She never had seen something so beautiful. After a moment Carlisle commented: „ You should thank to your mum too, she cleaned everything and gave you the clothing in the shelves and the toys too…" Patty hugged Ellen too, still being in Carlisle´s arms. All of them were hugging suddenly.
Carlisle felt finally complete, his chest was full of satisfaction and he really liked these moments. They will be written in his heart forever. It was also pretty emotional to him. When he gave Patty back to the ground, she wanted to go to her toys. They spent the whole afternoon playing with her in the new child´s room.
When they were after dinner, Patty wanted to sleep, she was already tired. Ellen read her a fairy tale story and went to kiss her. She wanted to leave the room but stopped at the door for a second. Carlisle stayed with Patty.
He kissed her cheek and said: „ And remember what you dream of the first night in your new room…you will tell us in the morning…you need to remember it because …it might fulfill…"
Patty smiled: „ I will…..Good night uncle Carlisle….and thank you for this room…."
He waved: „ Good night sweetie…sleep tight…."
He closed the room and went downstairs to Ellen who was already sitting in the armchair thinking and looking in the distance.
Carlisle came closer and asked: „ Would you like to talk to my kids? Edward and Bella are asking about you all the time…..and Alice too….they may be on the Skype tonight if we text them…."
She smiled: „ Yes, I´d love it….it´s been so long since….."
He interrupted her: „ I know…..but now it is finally over….."
She asked: „ You think so?"
„Yes, I will call my personal attorney and he will take care of everything. You just need to sign the paper….."
She wondered: „ And won´t he question me as a mother? I mean for the purpose of the custody? I am so afraid…."
Carlisle touched her hand: „Elly, don´t worry…if it is true and your husband was charged because of fraud, then he has absolutely no chance… I won´t allow this….."
She looked at him: „And how would you do that?..."
He became serious: „ No, really… my friend knows these situations and he can handle them, your husband has no chance….believe me…..Alan is one of the best attorneys I have known….I trust him..."
She looked down to her knees. And he wanted to add something to cheer her up: „ If not, I will carry you somewhere where nobody will be able to find you…."
Ellen looked at him with doubts: „ You wouldn´t destroy your whole career because of one nervous wreck and her child…."
He caressed her: „ Elly, you might be everything but definitely not this…..you just need to get out of this depression…..Shall I text to Edward?"
She replied: „ Yes, please…"
He opened his laptop and went to grab the phone. When he was at the door , he turned around and finished:
„ ...you guessed me wrong, I would do that….anytime…..for you….."
He opened the door and left the living room immediately.
She went to make some coffee. She desperately needed it. What was it supposed to be? This man is a real secret to her sometimes. What did he want to say by that? She didn´t get him sometimes. She knew he cared for them both a lot. He also knew how to make her smile. But she didn´t want to believe he would devote his whole life, his private practice to someone like her. It just wasn´t possible and she wasn´t that naive to believe it.
She once trusted a man, now how she ended up. Down with no place to go. She has to make her own home and love life is something that she cannot afford for some time. She needs to concentrate on Patricia. She is the most important person in her life. Carlisle is a very handsome man, but she doesn´t want to bother him. He already does more than enough for both of them. She cannot use him, she is more than happy to have him as a friend. He is a very unique person and his ex-wife must have been a fool to have left him. She would go crazy if she should lose his friendship. He meant so much to her.
She drank the coffee and returned back to the living room where Carlisle was already talking to Edward and Jasper. Ellen appeared and Edward shouted: „ Ellen…..welcome in our house…."
She dared to come closer, she didn´t want to interrupt their talk but somehow Edward saw her coming.
She smiled: „ Edward, nice to see you too… unfortunately, you are not here…."
Jasper moved aside to that Bella and Alice could also greet Ellen. Everyone was so happy to see her finally again. Alice had already told them everything and they felt sorry for her.
They were talking and Bella asked: „ When will Patty have her birthday?"
Ellen replied: „ On the 15 th December…"
Alice exclaimed: „ Wow, great…our term ends up on the 13th, so we will have a big party…."
Everyone giggled and Carlisle explained: „ Alice loves parties, the bigger, the better…"
Alice smirked: „ Thanks dad….."
and then she turned to Ellen: „ Ellen , don´t worry, it is gonna be the best party, Patricia will love it , I am sure…."
Ellen smiled: „ I trust you…."
Bella asked: „ We are so much looking forward to see you both…I mean all of you now….."she corrected herself.
They talked about the party and the upcoming Christmas and the guys suddenly disappeared because it all seemed like a women talk.
Carlisle leaned on the sofa and listened. He watched Ellen as she seemed calm and content as she talked to Alice and Bella. She certainly liked their company. And he was sure that all of his kids adore her and the little child. He hoped that now when she will be in his house, they might find a way closer to each other. He knew that now it was too soon. He couldn´t help it, he felt the love for her inside. He wanted to have her close and hold her in his arms. He also desired to kiss her again, last time in the woods it was a magical moment he often reminded.
After two hours, Edward wanted to go out in some club and so they finished the talk.
Carlisle thought that Ellen wanted to go to bed and so he wished her a good night. She really seemed tired, he hoped she would sleep better than last night. The talk to his kids made her feel certainly better, she was laughing with Bella and Alice and enjoyed the talk.
He kissed her cheek and she was walking upstairs, when she heard the bell at the door.
Carlisle was already walking there. Who could it be at 11PM? But he already knew….
He opened and there was the local sheriff. He talked to him in a very familiar way and then signed some papers and closed the door.
Ellen returned back and asked: „ What happened?" Carlisle came closer and said carefully :
„ Well, your husband….kind of tried to break into my private practice…."
Ellen was shocked: „ Derek?...well, who else…"
Still it surprised her: „ Did you report him?" He nodded: „Yes, I did….But Charlie, Bella´s dad told me that he already left the town, he packed everything and disappeared….. He promised that they would search for him..." Ellen looked to the floor again and he knew that something was certainly wrong. She began shaking and seemed to be stressed. She remained silent and then slowly added:
„ ...and now you even have damage in your office because of me…. I ...really ...really... apologise…."
He came closer: „Honey, please….finally stop apologising, you were not the one who did it…"
She replied: „ Yes, but it is all because of me…..this is all my fault….and you have got problems with your practice….. I am so sorry…."
He shook the head: „ No, it is just because your husband´s fault. It has nothing to do with you. He just wasn´t able to carry the fact that you left him…."
He was watching her and suddenly her knees were already week and she moved on the floor and broke in crying again. He sat down to her, hugged her but had no chance to calm her down. This time it wasn´t possible at all no matter how hard he tried. She cried untill she was completely exhausted.
He carried her in her bed and laid down next to her. He didn´t want to leave her alone. He laid next to her again and decided to stay with her. He worried a lot about her. She seemed so fragile. It was so much happening to her recently. He was sure that she would be alright again in the morning. Or at least he hoped so.