Carlisle/Esme, phone call.

[ofthefamily]

Edward and Carlisle in the hospital waiting room, Carlisle desperately trying to piece together how to have Edward focus on anything else besides his mental self-flagellation.

Carlisle doesn't succeed. He didn't expect to.

But the cell phone in his pocket buzzes and Carlisle reaches for it automatically, flipping it open.

"Esme."

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[ofthefamily]

Carlisle smiles despite himself. "I love you too, cara. Please be careful."

Because Carlisle really can't handle any more damage right now.

[sheisourheart]

"Over here." That one is to Rose, as Esme jumps from the branches to the ground. Her attention is still on Carlisle though, even as her eyebrows rose in a question, grateful and annoyed when her daughter shook her head.

"I will. Tell them all that I love them, and to be safe, as well." No more bad news tonight. Let them have that at least now? "Call me when your find out more. Or in an hour just to tell me what the update on Bella is then?"

[ofthefamily]

"I will. We will see you soon."

Carlisle lingers a second before he disconnects - Esme has things to attend to and so does Carlisle.