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July 5, 2022

Apt 7F

"So, how has the season been going so far?" Esme asked as I slipped into her front passenger seat.

"It's been going okay. I'm looking forward to the week off. Then I'll be back with Emmett for a few weeks."

"I'm glad you all were able to find a way to continue performing together. I worried about you all when they closed."

"It's different, but Alice knows everyone, so she got us the initial contracts. Three years later we're all old pros at this."

"I can see that." Esme's soft-spoken response was a tone I knew well.

"Do you miss it?" I asked.

She looked over at me. "I miss the rush of performing, but there isn't much of a place for my type of act at Renaissance Faires. I could have gone to Cirque Du Soleil, but meeting Carlisle changed a lot of things."

"And you're happy?"

"So happy. Edie is my pride and joy, even if she gets into as much trouble as her uncle used to back in the day."

"What did you expect, naming her after me?"

"I have no idea. But truly, I'm exploring some new opportunities now that Christopher is one. And Carlisle is so supportive of any choice I make."

"I'm glad. You two really are good together."

"Will you come by this week before you fly out?"

"Absolutely."