Carlisle-Rosalie.

[ofthefamily]

Carlisle is in the house for several reasons. One - it's a rare sunny afternoon. Two - he doesn't have a shift until this evening.

Three - it's actually quiet. Most of the family is out.

So Carlisle's in one of the sitting areas by a stretch of windows, pen and notebook in hand.

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[ofthefamily]

"She might forgive me.




"What are you thinking of doing?"

[jealous-rose.livejournal.com]

"I don't know yet. We could do anything, really... take a walk, or a drive, or even just sit here and watch a movie. Or I could play for you," she suggests, indicating the piano.

"Just tell her I was lonely and needed you to spend time with me."

[ofthefamily]

"I vote movie."

Another one of Carlisle's great ideas:

"Midway is coming on? Or you could pick something you might actually watch and enjoy."

[jealous-rose.livejournal.com]

Rosalie laughs lightly as she walks around to sit beside him.

"No, that's okay; this is just an excuse anyway." She smiles and hands him the remote.

[ofthefamily]

Carlisle turns on Turner Classic Movies; Midway starts five minutes after.

Ten minutes into the film, James Coburn isn't even up yet when a handful of dirt plunks hard against the window.

[jealous-rose.livejournal.com]

Rosalie instantly turns, curious to see who it is.

[ofthefamily]

By the time Carlisle and Rosalie's attentions have turned to the window, the culprit(s) have vanished.

"Now you see what I put up with," Carlisle heaves a bemused breath, as though he actually cared about being interrupted.

[jealous-rose.livejournal.com]

"Should we act like we didn't hear anything?" Rosalie suggests, mischievously.

[ofthefamily]

"I think so."

Esme is looking a little too intently into the tilled earth of her gardens, and Carlisle smirks at the back of her hair.

"How rude."

[jealous-rose.livejournal.com]

"Hmm..." Rosalie bites her lip, trying to think of a way they can get back at Esme.

She can't think of one, at the moment...

[ofthefamily]

"We can always redecorate for the fifteen seconds she'll let us get away with it."





"It'll never work."

[jealous-rose.livejournal.com]

Rosalie thinks for a moment.




"We could always try," she says, with a grin.

Do they dare?

[ofthefamily]

"Let's find out."

Esme lets them get to thirty.