"Mum!" Melody called out when we walked into view of our home. She ran over at her inhuman speed and crashed into Esme.

Renesmee wasn't far behind her, and Seth and Jacob walked over.

Renesmee gave her a long hug, followed by the wolves.

We all walked inside. Esme, Melody, Renesmee and the wolves were behind us. The girls were asking a million questions, often repeating themselves.

Alice, Bella and Rosalie excuse themselves when we are all inside. They go to the furthest room in the house, and speak at low volumes so no one could hear. I didn't know what they were doing, but I wasn't worried.

I start to walk up the stairs when Esme speaks, "You better not be going to that stupid office." She is standing at the base of the stairs, and the guys turn around on the couch to watch.

"I'm putting your bag in our room. I'll be right back." I defended myself.

She walked over and sat beside Emmett.

I put her bag down next to her dressing table. When I turn around, I see the letter that she had left me on the bed. I sit down and read it through several times. I lay down for a second to think. The next thing I knew, it had been about half an hour.

"Carlisle?" Esme walked in.

I sat up immediately and put my hand behind my back so she wouldn't see that I was reading the letter.

"What are you doing?"

"Sorry, I got distracted."

She dropped her shoulders, "Carlisle, if you don't want to spend time with everyone else then you can just say it."

"What? No, I really got distracted."

"By what?"

I didn't want her to feel guilty about how much her departure affected me, and I knew she would rip and burn the letter if she knew I was still reading it. I didn't answer her.

"What are you hiding behind your back?" she wasn't irritated.

Melody walked in then, not leaving Esme for longer than 5 minutes at a time. Seth and Jacob went to the reservation for a pack meeting.

"Melody, could you please give us a minute?" Esme asked, not leaving my eyes. She had an accusing look and her fiery glow in her eyes that made her all the more attractive was replaced by determination.

I felt like I had shrunk, she looked like she was ready to argue.

"Esme, it's really nothing. Let's go downstairs…" I tried.

"What is it, Carlisle?" She raised her voice to show she had the higher power at the moment.

I sighed and held it out to her. She took it and opened it up. Her eyes softened completely once she realised what it was.

"Oh Carlisle, you can't keep beating yourself up about this."

"It was my fault…"

"No, I decided to leave, not you."

"Yes, but I caused you to make that decision."

"Carlisle, listen to me." She placed the letter on the bedside table and sat down in front of me. "We can't let this situation affect our lives. It was not at all your fault. You were having a bad week, and I misinterpreted the whole thing. Please, just put it behind you."

"Are you going to put it behind you?" I asked. "Because it's stuck with me as long as it is with you."

"I will, if that's what it takes for you to be happy again."

"You're back, Esme. I am more than happy."

"You haven't smiled since we left Denali…"

"Okay, fine. It never happened."

She smiled. "Thank you."

Her eyes returned to their natural glow again. They were filled with love and admiration at the moment, but they also contained lust.

"I love to see you smile." I smiled.

"Back at you." She giggled and leaned in to kiss me.

I returned it with a series of sensual kisses. As they intensified, I pulled her closer to me. Her breathing became heavier and I flipped her onto the pillow, pinning her beneath me.

I left a trail of kisses down her neck to her collarbone. She moaned quietly with each touch of my lips. She pulled lightly on my hair so that I would return to her lips. My tongue traced the bottom of her lip and I kissed hard to hide her moan as if became louder. With 7 other vampires and a hybrid in the house, it was almost impossible to have these times without people hearing. I hoped Melody was downstairs, because it became harder for both of us to keep quiet.

It had been about a week since we showed our love physically, but it felt like it had been a lot longer.

"We're going to the reservation, right now. Bye." Melody called as she and Renesmee walked towards the door quickly. They had started to hear Carlisle and Esme as their intimacy increased. The rest of us could too, but we were naturals at blocking it out, as long as it wasn't too loud.

"Hey guys, they did miss each other a lot. Maybe we should go…" Emmett suggested.

"Shopping!" Alice said enthusiastically.

"Hunting!" Jasper matched her tone, mocking her.

"You're coming with us." Bella told me.

"Okay guys, if I have to go, you do too." I told Jasper and Emmett.

Rosalie smiled at Emmett.

"No, please don't make me do this." He begged.

"We'll go shop in Seattle, and then we will stay until late in the Main Street. It's beautiful this time of year at night." Rosalie compromised.

"I'm a guy; I don't think things are beautiful, except you of course." Emmett smiled.

Rosalie kissed him and stood up. "Let me grab my bag."

The girls all stood to go get their stuff while we made up scenarios about how tonight would go.

"We're going to be out, until very late!" Alice yelled very loudly so that Carlisle and Esme would hear. I doubted they did, they were too madly in love tonight. In fact, I know they didn't.

"Bella, didn't you use to hate shopping?" Jasper asked as we left the house.

"Well Alice and Rosalie rubbed off on me I guess."

"We're taking my jeep." Emmett said, getting in the driver's seat.

Rosalie sat in the passenger seat, Bella and Alice sat in the back and Jasper and I stood at the very back, where Emmett did when he wasn't driving.

Esme and I had lain in each other's arms for hours after our afternoon.

"Let's go see what everyone else is up to." She suggested.

"Okay, I smiled and got up a few seconds after her.

I threw on a shirt and sweatpants and followed her out. We walked around the house but no one was around.

There was a note on the living room table. It read:

"Ness and Mel at the res tonight. We in Seattle til very VERY late. Have fun!

-Edward.

"I guess we weren't as quite as we thought…" Esme laughed.

"Well, can they blame us?" I joked.

"So, he emphasised that they would be late, and he did say have fun…" she hinted.

"What has gotten into you tonight, Mrs Cullen?" I pulled her towards me.

"I missed you, Doctor Cullen." She smirked.

I took her face in my hands, moving her hair away from her face with my thumbs and kissed her. She returned in eagerly, not wanting to part from me for any reason.

I didn't want to break the kiss to return to our room, so I pushed her against the wall. I pushed a little too hard and the wall cracked. The TV fell and smashed.

I pulled away and looked at it. She pulled my face back to face her. "I'll get another one."

I laughed and continued.