Hi,
I apologise that the chapters are a bit shorter this week, but I caught a flu and sometimes my brain refuses to cooperate...
thank you so much to regular readers...I have noticed there are so many...I would like to thank you :-))))
A/N I don´t own anything from Twilight...
Ch 39
Ellen woke up out of beautiful dream. She saw herself in Carlisle´s arms in a beautiful orchard. Everything was blooming and she was laying on his knees enjoying the moments with him. He was caressing her hair and cheeks.
Ellen opened the eyes and Carlisle was kneeling close to her gently touching her cheeks and forehead.
She smiled: „ A dream…."
He asked: „ What?"
„ Well, I saw you like this in my dream….."
He grinned: „ Really?...What did you dream about?"
„That we were like this in an orchard…..Just,….I was laying in your lap…."
He smirked: „ we can try that sometimes…"
She giggled and sat down.
He kissed her: „ I believe the question about how you slept seems useless now…if you dreamed about me…."
She kissed him back: „ Don´t doubt about it…."
„Would you like some coffee…..?"
„I´d kill for a cup of good coffee….."
„ Well, I will make one for you….."
„ Thanks…."
She jumped to the bathroom and then back to the kitchen where he was preparing two cups of coffee. He took out the donuts that Edward and Bella bought when they were shopping in the morning. Ellen thanked and she was pretty hungry.
Last night they missed dinner but Patricia loved to eat small Christmas cookies that remained on the table so she wasnt hungry at all. Carlisle was enjoying breakfast together with Ellen.
Patty was still sleeping on the sofa and so they could spend some nice time. „Ready for the evening party?"
„Do you think so?"
„Well, Alice will be in charge…so I expect something big….."
„Is she always like this?"
„I am afraid to say but yes..…."
Ellen sipped the coffee and had to smile with full mouth.
He asked: „ Do you have anything special you would like to do?"
She giggled: „ Can we do anything special?..."
He suggested: „ Well, there is a brunch in Forks…today….everyone would be there…."
„And you think it is a good idea? Everyone will be watching us…."
He came closer to hug her: „ Ellie, and you really care?...because I don´t …and I am sure that everyone knows by now…."
She kissed his palm: „ I know, you´re right….then we could go…..I can meet my friends from work…"
He caressed her cheek: „ Great…I am sure they miss you too…."
He wanted to get closer to her lips but he could hear a small blondie coming closer to them.
He turned around to Patty: „ Good morning sweetie…."
She was yawning and came closer to Ellen to hug her.
She then moved to Carlisle and whispered: „ Good morning….how come we slept on the sofa?"
He laughed: „ Pattie, honey, there was a storm last night, do you remember?"
She nodded and he continued: „ and you fell asleep here and so did your mum….so we all slept here…"
„Dad, what are we gonna do today?"
„ We were just talking with your mum and it would be nice to attend the local brunch… you might meet some of your friends there… I heard that almost everyone from Forks appears there…"
Patty agreed and after she finished breakfast she ran to get her clothes. Ellen changed the dress too and jumped to the car with the crutches. Carlisle closed the house and drove to the local school.
He remembered that Bella´s dad was talking about this and Bella planned to go too.
Patricia ran out of the car as the first one when she saw her pre-school teacher. Carlisle handed Ellen the crutches and helped her to get out of the car. They were walking in the school gym where so many people were already talking.
Everyone was greeting Carlisle and Ellen felt a bit awkward when the whole town could see them all together.
Patricia was walking in front of them and greeted all her school friends.
Bella´s dad came to greet them first: „ Carlisle….." Carlisle turned and hugged him:
„ Charlie….nice to see you again…."
„Is Bella with you?"
„She went out with Edward…they should be back this afternoon…."
Then he turned to Ellen: „ And you must be Carlisle´s lovely girlfriend….I have heard so much about you from Bella….."
Ellen greeted him nicely: „ Thank you…..it is so nice to meet you…."
Charlie chuckled: „ I think, you are the local new sensation, Carlisle…"
The named one confirmed: „ I have noticed…..but we don´t care, do we Ellie?"
Ellen kissed his cheek: „ No, we don´t…"
Charlie commented: „ Ellen, when you have free time….come to the station please…there are some news…about…you know who…you might be interested to hear that…."
Ellen wondered: „ You mean my…."
He agreed: „ Yes, but don´t worry…just come and we will talk about it…"
She thanked and Charlie saw someone he wanted to greet.
Meanwhile Carlisle brought her a cup of coffee: „ Did anything happen?"
„Well, Charlie wants to talk to me….probably about Derek…."
„Ellie, let´s enjoy this weekend and we will think about bad things on monday, ok?"
She sipped the coffee and they were moving through the room. Everyone wanted to talk to Carlisle and they were constantly surrounded by people. Carlisle saw a friend from hospital suddenly. He apologised to Ellen and headed to greet him.
Ellen turned around and saw her colleague Tracy and wanted to talk to her. Tracy exclaimed: „ Ellen….how are you?"
Ellen hugged her and replied: „ I am fine, Tracy, thank you…..what about my class?"
„ I am the substitute teacher now….it´s kind of tiring but we are fine…."
Ellen reacted: „ Just for a few weeks…I had an appointment with a doctor on Friday and she said that it is almost healed…"
Tracy laughed: „ I still can´t understand how it happened…"
Ellen shrugged: „ I fell down the stairs….I slipped…."
„ I have heard that you are together with the local pediatrician…"
Ellen nodded: „ Yes, we live in his house….but we´ve been a couple just for a week…"
„And what happened to Derek?"
„I filed for divorce..He treated us bad….it wasn´t a nice period, I am happy it is over…"
„You seem happy…that´s great…you deserve it…"
„Well, he treats me like a princess…and he loves Patricia…which is great…they have a nice relationship.."
„I can see it…I am glad that you have found Mr. Right…"
„Thanks Tracy, I did...he is the best…."
Ellen could see Carlisle walking back to her and he kissed her in front of everyone: „ I missed you…"
She giggled: „ You´ve been away for three minutes…."
„I miss you every second…."
She caressed his face and asked: „ Have you see the little sweetheart?"
„Yes, she is there next to her friends from class I think….. they are taking the sweets..don´t worry…."
Ellen watched people around as they were walking through the gym. Some of them greeted her nicely but local women she knew from the practice or from class were watching her with jealousy.
She was very much aware that they envied her the affection for dr. Cullen. But she didn´t understand them.
They had their own husbands, kids, could have been happy.
She was watching Carlisle´s face when he was talking to people and he was so amazingly beautiful…. He didn´t look his age. He definitely doesn´t look like a 34 years old man. He seems to be around 25, his face is so handsome. No wonder that local women fall for him.
Patricia ran to them and Ellen asked: „ Who did you meet Patty?"
„ There were friends from my class….we got chocolate from our teacher….."
„Really?..."
Patty nodded and she wanted to add something but she screamed: „ Edward….."
And she ran to the person she saw…. Ellen turned around and could see Edward and Bella walking hand in hand to the gym.
Edward immediately noticed Patty and hugged her: „ Hi, sweetie…did you have fun?"
„ I got chocolate….."
„That must have been yummy….did you hide me something…."
„no…."
„never mind…next time…."
They were coming back to Ellen and Carlisle. Meanwhile Bella saw her father and headed to him.
Carlisle asked: „ How was the journey?"
„Fine…..Alice and Rose are at home giving orders to Emm and Jazz to prepare everything for the party….."
Ellen laughed: „ You didn´t have to do anything…"
Edward stopped her: „ Elly, we always do that…we celebrate the New Year…it´s a tradition to have a party on the last evening of the year…"
Patricia said :" Eddie..may I show you something?"
He gave her back on the floor and pointed: „ This way princess?"
Patty took his hand and they left.
Carlisle laughed as he saw them leaving and Ellen commented: „ You have got a great son….."
Carlisle nodded: „ Yes, Edward was alone for so long before he met Bella…..They fit together so much…."
„Yes, it is visible…..just sometimes…I have the weird feeling….."
„What?..."
„ Don´t think of me as crazy, but sometimes Edward looks as if he knew more…as if he could read minds…..I know it is crazy…"
He kissed her forehead: „ I think that he can just good guess what people think…you know…from body talking and all that kinds of stuff….he studies psychology…he understands people..."
„That might be the reason….you´re right…."
She kissed his cheek and he asked: „ are you hungry?"
„Yeah…..so much….."
He chuckled and led her to the refreshment table.