"Bella, wake up", she sat up confused on where she was and what was going on. "Sorry, didn't mean to startle you, I just wanted to let you know your break was over 10 minutes ago and I don't want you to get in trouble for taking too long again." Bella's eyes started to focus after a few rapid blinks to see Alice standing in the doorway. She was silhouetted by the hall lights, and then Bella remembered where she was. She was at the hospital, and she had overslept during her break again. Why was it that she could not sleep at night? It was that damn dream plaguing her that kept her from any kind of restful sleep.

"Sorry Alice, I can't believe I slept this long. I haven't been getting much sleep lately, and it seems that I only get some rest here." She stood up, walked to towards Alice and switched on the light. Thanks for coming to get me; if Super Doctor catches me again he is going to report me.

"No problem, but I am worried about you. Are you having those dreams again?" Bella nodded, she never told Alice specifically what the dreams were about; just that they kept her awake. She was embarrassed to admit that not only were her dreams about a different man than her husband, but they were always extremely erotic. "It's ok, they should pass, and they always seem to come on for about a week and then not come back till the next month. Odd, it's like I have a dream cycle set up."

"Ok, well get to work, and don't forget about coming to my house for dinner tonight. Jasper is cooking all day, he says he has to out cook Jacob. He said he is the better cook and husband." Alice chuckled and walked back into the hallway. She said over her shoulder, "I will try to stall my brother, Super Doctor, so you can get to your patients."

Bella stepped out into the bright white hallway. The clean chemical smell woke her up instantly. "Nothing beats that clean smell of a hospital, almost as good as coffee sometimes" she said to herself. She went down the hall to Mr. Anderson's room to start checking on her patients.

"Nice to see you back to work Mrs. Black, I hope your nap went well" Bella froze, that voice that satisfied her in her dreams and dreaded her during the waking hours of her life. Without turning around she replied, "It did, Dr. Cullen, thanks for asking." There was an awkward silence for only a few seconds, but it felt like hours. "I am happy to see that the supervising nurse has learned to finish her breaks in a timely manner, finally". That last part of 'Finally' was dripping with sarcasm, and as much as Bella wanted to retort, she couldn't. "Yes, Dr. Cullen, and since you are here, can you please check Mr. Anderson's chart. I don't like how his blood pressure has been declining steadily over the past 12 hours." He walked over and took the chart from her. She was amazed at how sexy he looked even though he was exhausted from working another double shift and probably hadn't slept in 36 hours. His copper hair, his green eyes, and that strong jaw and chin.; she was feeling that warm tingle in her lower belly as she flashed back to a few of her dreams. He was always there with her. Standing in some degree of nakedness; always erect and ready to please her. Then he looked up and their eyes locked, "Mrs. Black, you can head home early, I know you have an important dinner to go to, and my sister will hold me personally responsible if you and Jacob are late."

Bella had to think a second and then her mind cleared, "Um, yes, ok, thanks." She turned and headed to get her things. She passed by the nurses station and made a cutting motion in the air, and she heard comments telling her she was lucky and to enjoy her day. She tracked down Alice outside the nurse's personal room, "Hey, your brother let me out early to go home and get ready." Alice shook her head, "Really, he is such a nice big brother, and he let you out a whole 15 minutes early to help out his little sister. Wow, I am amazed at his giving nature." They both laughed and Bella said, "Ok, I will see you there in 2 hours!" Bella went into the nurse's personal room and opened her locker. She couldn't stop thinking about him, naked, muscles chiseled out of granite. Somewhere she remembered someone referring to a man as an Adonis, and Dr. Edward Cullen definitely fit that name. She grabbed her purse and keys and headed out to her SUV to head home.