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Carlisle returned back with Edward and wondered: „ Where are the girls?"
Rosalie said: „ Bella went to help Ellen to jump the stairs. She felt so tired…"
He nodded and waited when Bella is back.
Ellen jumped the last stair and watched Bella: „ Thank you so much for your help…."
„That is alright, really…Elly?"
She waited: „ Yes?..."
„Well, I wanted to talk to you about something….we´d like to take Patty next weekend for a shopping trip to Seattle…will you agree..?"
Ellen nodded: „ sure, Patty will enjoy it….but ask her tomorrow…"
„Sure…good night…" Ellen yawned and jumped to her bed.
As soon as he heard Bella coming downstairs, he headed to his bedroom to change clothes. Then he walked in Ellen´s bedroom. He could hear her calm breath and laid next to her on the pillow. He hugged her and immediately she turned towards him and she made a sound that finally she feels comfortable. He had to laugh at her, she was so cute. He enjoyed this reaction. He loved to spend the nights watching her.
He couldn´t move his eyes off her. She seemed to be so fragile and he had to think about everything she had to go through in the last six months.
He promised that he would try to help her to get over everything. Now when they are finally together, he has the chance to spoil her a bit. Ellen reminded him of Bella. She was also so accident prone and so was now Ellen. He almost forgot that the family has already dealed with this.
He hoped that she won´t have any other injury soon. He wanted to travel with her.
Few days ago she talked about her mum living in Paris. They could visit her someday soon.
He knew that Ellen was writing emails every day to her dad but he hasn´t heard her speaking over the phone with him. He had no idea what happened that they don´t talk to each other personally.
Even Patty didn´t mention the grandparents. He had to think about this whole day. He felt like losing his self-control. Ellen somehow managed to destroy almost all his controlling abilities. She succeeded in this after just a week of relationship. It kind of scared him, he didn´t want to be intimate with her untill she knows.
And today in the car she kind of surprised him. He knew that she never talked about her favorite music. But the way she knew the dance music shocked him kind of. It wasn´t his cup of tea but it just amused him. Maybe she has to know because of the school kids certainly talk about it.
When she woke up in the morning, she was alone in the room. She heard Carlisle and Patty talking in the next room. She had no idea what they were talking about, she just heard their voices. She had to remind everything that happened the day before. Their little making out session in the car, then passionate dancing body on body and then the firework and kissing outside. She loved this new unknown side of her boyfriend. He treated her like a princess and she felt truly loved again. She missed the feeling for so long. In the last years she was just surviving in an empty marriage. She felt completely happy now. The leg was getting better and she hoped that soon she would have the cast off and will return to her kids to school. She already missed them so much. She was sure Tracy would do a good job but still, she wanted to go back.
She was grateful that she can be with Carlisle in his practice. She would be incredibly bored soon. In few days,Carlisle´s kids will be leaving for school again and they will be alone in the house again. She decided to get up and have shower. Then she dressed up and jumped with the crutch to the next room. It was open and she could watch Carlisle and Patty building together a huge house. It was one of the Christmas gifts and her little baby girl enjoys the constructions.
He noticed she was standing in the door and smiled: „ Good morning…"
Patricia laughed and went to hug her too: „ Mum, you have slept for so looong…"
Ellen asked: „ How come? What is the time?"
Carlisle smirked: „ 11.30…."
Ellen gasped: „ Why didn´t you wake me up?"
Patty replied: „ Dad said you went to bed late…."
„That´s true…I was really tired …. I couldn´t keep my eyes open anymore….I am sorry I left before you came back…."
He stood up to kiss her: „ Never mind….I am glad you are better…."
When he said that, Ellen felt a weird feeling around her stomach. She could feel his perfume and usually she loved it. But this time it was like something really disgusting for the first moment. She didn´t get it. It is the same one he always uses…..why does she react the way she does? He paused and asked: „ Is everything alright sweetie?"
she watched him with uncertainty in her eyes: „ Yes…..yes…sorry…I am just….a bit confused….."
He watched her with worries but stayed with Patricia. Ellen wanted to head to her bedroom but when she saw Jasper coming out of the stairs, he suddenly turned around: „ Elly, may I help you?"
She agreed and he carried her downstairs. She could feel the beautiful smell downstairs which caused her stomach to protest again.
What´s wrong? Jasper let her stand on the ground again and Ellen headed to the kitchen.
Bella was already taking out the chicken meat out of the oven and Ellen greeted her: „ Hi, this looks amazing….Can I help you?..."
Bella smiled: „ No, I am already finished…thanks…"
Ellen headed to the cupboard to take a glass of coffee: „ I can´t believe I am so sleepy…."
She took a piece of biscuit that was on the plate and she felt much better suddenly. For the rest of the day she almost forgot about some stomach problems. When Carlisle came down with Patty later, she had absolutely no problems and enjoyed his close presence.
On monday morning Ellen was deeply sleeping. She woke up when Carlisle touched her on the shoulder:
„ Wake up….love….we should go get ready…"
Ellen opened her eyes but moved back on the pillow. He watched her amused: „ Would you like to stay home?"
He wanted to leave and she protested: „ No, no…really…I am going…just give me few minutes…."
He teased her: „ How many?..." Ellen was getting angry. How can he make fun of her like this? It´s not fair from him: „ Get out please….I´ll be out soon…"
He began laughing and she took the pillow and threw it gently on him. That made him laugh. He went to kiss her forehead:
„ You´re sweet honey…I will be downstairs…..coffee is getting ready…."
Then he left the room. He kissed her and again she had that weird feeling inside her. Everything seemed dizzy for a second…. When he left and she moved to the bathroom to take a shower.
Dressed up she slowly jumped the stairs. She could see Carlisle getting ready and giving things in the bag. He looked up:
„ Honey, you should have told me…"
Ellen waved the hand: „ OK… next time…."
He wanted to say something but Patty stopped him: „Daddy, who will take me to school today?"
He turned to Patricia who was already in Ellen´s arms. Ellen noticed that Alice must have chosen new set of clothes for Patty. He commented: „ You look like a princess today…"
She giggled: „ Alice chose the dress for me…I like it too…"
„Pattie, we will take you…..just go to eat the breakfast, it´s on the table"
She agreed and ran to the table. He closed the bag and watched Ellen: „ The same counts for you Ellen…."
She checked the watch: „ Oh, it´s so late….."
„We´re slightly running out of time….Patty has to be at school by eight…."
Ellen jumped to the kitchen where she drank the coffee and ate the half bowl of the cereals. She just wasn´t hungry at all. Then they headed to the garage and to the work.
Carlisle took Patricia to her class and they got there few minutes before eight.
He kissed her and she hurried to her friends. Then he returned back to Ellen in the car. She smiled:
„ Ready?"
She was silent and he drove to the practice. He helped her with the two stairs and followed her:
„ You know what to do, right…..just really…if you don´t feel fine….."
She finished: „ I know…I am supposed to tell you…..clear…."
He watched her smiling and commented: „ Alright…."
Then he left to unlock his office. He watched Ellen turning on the computer and making herself comfortable and had to grin a bit.
She has become self-confident again. She no longer needed to be protected. He believed that one of the reasons for this is that she is finally happy. It shines out of her. He was glad that he is part of her life now. It was a wonderful feeling to be in couple again.
Just to go out, enjoy common moments, discover small things about each other. He could hear Veronica entering the door.
Ellen saw her and greeted. She replied and surprised continued in her office.
She greeted Carlisle and he added: „ Mrs. Williams will be staying with us for the whole January.
Denise phoned me during the free time and she needs to go to her daughter.
She must help her, they have some family issues." The nurse was surprised: „ This is so considerate of you, dr. Cullen…"
He nodded: „ It may happen to anyone…I hope she will be back by then….Mrs. Williams will be returning to her job as a school teacher….it wouldn´t be so easy to replace her temporarily…."
She nodded and commented: „ When we are talking about this… I know it is a bit uncomfortable to ask now….but could you excuse me for friday? I have some appointments and they didn´t have any other afternoon free…"
He checked the diary and responded immediately: „ Of course…..friday is not a busy day…I can make it alone here…."
She smiled: „ Thanks, dr. Cullen…."
He nodded: „ So let´s get to work…."
She brought him the folders of the appointed patients and he prepared everything he needed. He said: „ Bring here the first one…." She headed to the waiting room to see who has already appeared.
She smiled at Ellen: „ It is nice to have you here again…" Ellen smiled back: „ Thank you….I like it here…."
The nurse waited untill the mother with her newborn baby comes in the room and closed the door.
Ellen was watching the woman from the moment she entered the practice. She read the appointment notes. She called during the Christmas time and Carlisle was writing that in his notes. She remembered that because he seemed pleased when he heard about the new baby.
For the first time she was asking herself if he ever wants his own children. He had already so many adopted ones….. Ellen wondered why such a wonderful person as he definitely was, didn´t have his own ones. Perhaps they couldn´t have them…. Many people have problems with that. When the woman with the baby entered the office she took out her notes. She always wrote down the days for preventive check ups. She laughed: „ maybe I wouldn´t need it now when my boyfriend is a doctor…"
Then she saw the notes and last time she was exactly year before in November, which means she is already a month late. She should do something with that. Nobody was in the waiting room so she phoned in the hospital to her doctor´s office. The nurse picked up and made appointment for next monday morning at 7. Ellen was glad, because she won´t complicate Carlisle´s arrival to his job because on Mondays he starts before nine.