Authors note: I am still unsure weather to add this to this story or the next one in the series but please enjoy.
I could feel the cold hands on my head and my back. By the position of the hands I guessed I was on my side.
'She's coming around now' I tried to open my eyes but they were too heavy. Where was I?
'Bella. Are you ok?'
'You need to wait till she is fully around. Leave her alone and be patient' Carlisle was ordering.
'Bella honey. Can you hear me?'
'Edward. Leave. Her. Alone.' Carlisle was annunciating each word. I felt a hand brush my face again.
'Bella. Love'
'That's it. Everyone out NOW!' Carlisle ordered in a firm tone. I heard some scurrying about the room then 'Emmet, Jasper get your brother out of here now.'
'No' Edward barked back. There was a scurry, a door then shut and it was all quiet.
I finally felt the weights lift off my body, followed by my eye lids. I opened my eyes and quickly looked around. I saw the bag of
chocolate buttons and bottle of water on the bedside table, near my head. I was on a bed. How did I get here? Where was I. The
walls were cream. I really didn't recognise the room.
'Does anything hurt?' I then noticed Carlisle as he handed me the open bottle of water. I took a swig of water.
'No worse than normal' I croaked 'Where am I?'
'You said not to take you back to your Charlie's, so I had you bought to our place in Washington. Forks, To be exact.'
'Oh.' I took another swig. 'You didn't have to do that? You could have just dumped me at a hotel or a hospital.'
'No I couldn't of done that. Even if Edward had let us. . . . ' His face was genuinely caring towards me. 'You are too important to my family to do that to. It would be disrespectful.' He sighed and smiled at me. ' We owe you too much.'
'Oh.' Was all I could say. I rolled over and tried to sit up.
'Easy. Don't move too fast.' Carlisle held my arm as he helped me move to a sitting position and placed some pillows behind my back.
'Can you hand me those buttons?' I pointed to the Chocolate buttons on the table. I could see the rest of the room now it was
beautifully decorated with seventeenth century furniture. On the far wall there were several framed pictures and paintings. This must be Carlisle and Esme's room.
'Sure. How do you feel now?' He asked as he handed me the buttons.
'Stiff and headachy.' I chuckled. 'So normal basically. I guess it's time I get out of your hair now.' I shuffled to the edge of the bed
and threw my legs off the side one at a time. I wobbled when I stood up then fell when I took my first step. Carlisle grabbed me
before I hit the floor and placed me back onto the bed. I felt useless again. Carlisle looked at me and sat next to me on the bed. 'You don't have to go anywhere.'
'We both know your wrong. Edward doesn't want me here. He left me.' I was close to tears I had to hold them back.
'Bella. Believe me when I say this. He does want you and always will want you.'
'Why did he leave then?'
'Don't you get it. I love you. I can't live without you and . . . .' We both turned and looked to the door way. Edward was stood in the
shadow of the bright light from the hall. His face was grave. He had his eyes on the floor.
'I better give you two some privacy.' Carlisle then got up and left the room.
'I wanted you to have a life to go back to living your old normal human life. A life you were missing'
'You clearly don't know me then.' I said grumbling and looking at my hands now in my lap. I watched as Edward sat gently next to
me on the bed. He placed one hand on my waist and the other under my chin. He started lifting my head up to look into his eyes.
I looked away I didn't want to look into his eyes, to let him see the true pain in my eyes.
'Please do me a favour and tell me the truth. I need to ask you this. No matter how painful it will be to me.' He paused and looked
away dropping his hand from my face and turned to stare at the wall above my head. I looked up and he seemed deep in thought.
'Yes. What is it?' I was curious but more than that I wanted to get rid of whatever guilt he was in before we parted ways again.
'Can you ever forgive me? Do you still love me? Even after I put you through all the pain and heartache.' He caught me by surprise
with his questions. What is that suppose to mean then? Suddenly I noticed his face was closer to mine. Staring deeply into my soul through my eyes. He was searching my eyes for the truth.
'How I have felt about you has always been the same...' I paused and looked down at my hands again he obviously felt that I had not
finished saying my piece. It wouldn't do to cry now. I had to let him go. I loved him to much to watch him hurt himself. Any more than he already had.
'And?'
' I have loved you more each passing day. However you can't go throwing your life away through the guilt and pain. You think you've put me through.'
'That's all I needed to know. Thank you for being honest with me. now will you listen and believe me?'
'I will always listen to anything you have to say.' His hand was under my chin again as he spoke lifting my face up so we could look at each others faces. 'I love you and I will
never ever leave again. I promise.'
'You have to leave eventually before anyone catches on . . . .'
'Not without YOU.' He then came closer to my face and kissed me. I should of pushed him away and stopped him, but I wanted to
believed him. More than anything else in the world I wanted to hope and believe. That in some small way he wanted me and no one else.
'Yessss finally.' We broke away and looked towards the voice. The doorway was now full of his whole family was there looking through the door at us.
'It's about time you two woke up.' Alice flipped the light switch on so we were now in proper light. I looked at Edward again and then
I saw it. His eyes were black and the bags under his eyes were awful.
'Your thirsty' I said whilst stroking his cheek he closed his eyes for a few seconds then. Opened them again looking at my face.
'You look awful.' He replied stroking his finger from cheek to chin.
'Joy rides do that to me.'
'No this is deeper than that.'
'You need to go do some hunting.'
'No I'm fine.' He had this look that said he wasn't leaving. If when I . . . My body more like. . . . was hurting him now. Just the smell
of my body was making a furnace burst into life in his throat. Even when he wasn't thirsty. He really did love me. That only gave me one option.
'Emmet, Jasper take Edward hunting NOW.' I spoke with my most force full voice. I had to get him to go hunting now before this disscussion continued I needed him in a better mood.
'No I'm fine. I can wait.' There was no other choice I had to be really harsh and forcefull now. Alice started chuckling and the rest of the Cullens turned to look at her. Clearly she saw what was about to happen and was enjoying it.
'Edward. You will go hunting now or else.'
'Or else what?' His voice was now just as harsh.
'Alice can you get me my purse. Clearly I have to book a one way ticket back to Italy.'
'You wouldn't dare.' We stared into each others faces.
'Try me.'
'Edward. She will do it. I can see her booking it now.' Alice chimed in between chuckles as she passed me my purse. He pecked my cheek with a quick kiss before barking
'We're Leaving now.' Whilst flying out the door dragging the other two with him.
Everyone now burst into Laughter including me. This felt so good I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.
