It had been years since they had died. Edward, Bella, Renesmee, Rosalie, Emmet, Jasper, Alice...Esme. They'd died and as a doctor, Carlisle could do nothing but watch them fade into nothing, their years of escaping death finally catching up to them.

He became known as the SIlent Doctor, because after the death of his family, Carlisle had resigned himself to a fate of solitude. After Esme, he never thought he could love another.

Many years had passed. One usual day, Carlisle was notified of a new patient. Shrugging, he walked into the room with an air of charm and casualness. "Hello. I'm Dr. Cullen. How may I-!"

He stopped abruptly when he caught your eyes, his pupils dilating. Only one thing passed through his head: MATE