You had had a rather difficult day, which had taken almost all of your energy. After going to the Cullen house with your sister Bella, you felt so comfortable that you immediately settled down in the living room on the second floor near the fireplace to warm up. Leaning back on the soft back of the gray sofa, you closed your eyes, listening to the silence, interrupted by the crackling of wood.

Rosalie and Emmett were hunting, Alice and Jasper were walking around the house, and Bella and Edward were discussing something in the kitchen, but you didn't really listen to their conversation, allowing yourself to just not think about anything and relax.

A sudden feeling of someone's presence engulfed you, but before you could even move, strong male hands lay on your shoulders, the cold of which you felt even through the fabric of your clothes.

“Sorry if I scared you.” Carlisle said in a quiet, velvety voice, standing behind the couch and slowly massaging your tense shoulders. "Sometimes I forget how fragile you humans are, like porcelain."

His laugh is low, pleasant, caressing your ears.