Disclaimer - I do not own Twilight or any of the characters (as much as I would love to own Emmett and Edward).. also I don't own the Kleenex brand
This has to be the worst day. Well at least this year. Gingerly I make my way towards Charlies cruiser, where he waits with the passenger side open.
I gurgle an indistinguishable thank you and slide myself into the car, for once grateful to be in the chiefs cruiser. Charlie shuts the door as soon as my feet are in and within a few seconds he takes the drivers seat beside me. With one glance towards me he starts the car -
"Buckle up Bella." his voice comes out soft with a hint of concern.
"Omkna" my attempt at okay comes out literally like I'm a baby learning to speak.
With a slight chuckle he pulls out of the parking stall and we begin our way back out of the only place in Forks that does wisdom teeth extractions. Well not the only place, the dentist office clearly does it, but the hospital is the only place where they will put you under to do so. The numbing in my lower jaw and lip forces me to hold a Kleenex in place until it decides its time to wear off and the disgusting drooling to stop. It only takes a few minutes to reach the house and I'm so happy to be home. It has to be the happiest I've been since we saved Edward from a form of suicide, and he came home to stay.
For a short minute I begin to wonder where he is, and why it isn't him that is bringing me home.
Charlies voice snaps me out of my thoughts with the rustle of the bags beside my legs
"Hungry?" he holds one bag up, I'm not sure if it contains the yogurt or the pudding. Hell it may even contain my jello, but I'm not to sure.
Slowly I nod my head and then groan as I remember what the Doctor had told me to do as soon as we got home.
"Don't forget your pills kiddo. We don't want you in any pain when the local anesthetic wears off" once again he chuckles, but seems to grimace at the same time.
"Trust me its not to fun" I find the first thing I can find and throw it at him with an un-happy "Nfmrdm"
"Sorry Bells! I'll let you see, or I suppose, feel for yourself." Quickly he throws his door open and shuts it behind him as he makes his way to my door, grocery bags in hand, and opens it all the way allowing me ample room to groggily step out onto the driveway. Its amazing, that I make my way to the house without tripping once, and even to the couch where Charlie had set-up a makeshift bed before we had left earlier this morning.
Gently I take a seat and suddenly a pair of white hands holds a small glass of water and one of my rather large pain pills in front of me.
My eyes narrow at the thought of taking this stupid thing, and then it clicks - slowly. My eyes slowly make their way up from the strong white hands to the long light grey sleeves that cling just right to the toned muscles underneath. As my mind begins to take this all in I hear a low chuckle.
"Bella" his voice is like muted velvet, so soft and unbelievably sexy "You need to take this, It will help with the pain." finally I bring my eyes up to meet a pair of the lightest honey gold eyes.
That's when I remember Alice had taken Edward hunting this morning just so he could stand to be around me and my bloody mess of a mouth.
Another chuckle escapes but worry is etched deep within those beautiful eyes.
"And don't worry about drooling on me, I've seen much, much worse"
I roll my eyes and gently begin to remove the blood soaked gauze. In a rare moment of clarity I stop and my eyes return to his gaze.
As if he can read my mind he answers my un-spoken question
"I'll..." he takes a deep breath and closes his eyes for a mere second "I'll be fine" he smiles at me but it seems he says this more to reassure himself then me, and with a moment of hesitation, I remove the gauze from either side.
Shock takes hold as he gently slides the pill to the back of my throat and tilts my head back as if he's dealing with an infant. I sigh and wait as he pours water down my throat, just enough for my to swallow this stupid ginormous pill. I know my eyes hold a bit of curiosity as I bring my head back down to stare at him, and all I receive is his crooked smile
"See I told you I'd be fine."
"What would be fine?" Charlie startles me as he enters from the kitchen. When did he go in there anyways?
My gaze flashes between Charlie and Edward and I can see the grimace as my father takes in the view in front of him.
"Edward. How did you get in?" his eyes shoot towards the door as if hes checking for any broken wood or perhaps a broken lock.
"You left the door open sir, and Bella waved me in" he nods his head in the direction of the now closed door.
"Hmmph. Well... Actually this works out. I just got a call from work and I need to head in.. so" i can tell what hes getting at and the look on his face is as if HE'S the one who just had oral surgery.
"I would be glad to stay until you return ." Edward leaves my side for only a moment, his hand extended to shake Charlies. With slight hesitation and a bit of an evil eye towards Edwards hand Charlie grips it in his own and nods his head.
"Thanks" He mumbles as he quickly places both his hands in his pockets before turning to me.
"I'll be home quick Bells. Feel better kiddo." With a quick kiss on my forehead and another glance, well more glare, towards Edward he's out the door and I can hear the cruiser rumble to life. It takes a few minutes for the cars sound to disappear and suddenly Edwards takes a seat beside me on the couch. With a long sigh I begin to stand but Edwards quick movements and strength have me in my seat again.
"What did you need? I'll get it for you" I turn to face him and can see worry fully etched over his features. Reaching over I snag a notepad from the coffee table and find a pen in one of the drawers with a quick click as I open the pen I sadly scrawl out 'Im hungry' and shove it into his face.
With a laugh hes gone and within split seconds returns with 4 items, 2 snack size pudding containers one holding vanilla and the other chocolate, 1 snack size jello holding cherry flavored (my favorite), and the other a snack size vanilla yogurt. Squinting my eyes I try to decide which would be better, and with a nod I point to the vanilla yogurt. My lower lip begins to get some feeling back so its a bit easier to eat the yogurt than it was to take the pill.
After a few minutes of Edward slowly feeding me, I begin to feel like a child and bring my hand up to grab the spoon.
"Ican feed muhself" I manage to mumble more clearly now, and humour takes over the worry that seemed to be permanently etched across his features only moments ago.
"Just humour me love." my favorite crooked smile appears on his beautiful face and I scowl, but give in. A few more minutes and I finish most of the yogurt, but I'm just to groggy to eat any more. With a small sigh I lay my head on his stone like shoulder and begin to slowly fall asleep.
The last thing I remember hearing is a soft chuckle and then sleep over takes all of my senses.
A/N - Hope you guys enjoyed this one! I recently got my inspiration for this story when I got my wisdom teeth out. If it seems a little... odd, its just because I was still a bit loopy from the surgery.