Finding Bella – Chapter 2
The first couple of days moving into the new house was hectic to say the least the children were fighting over which room was the biggest and where the game room was going to be located. Esme and I had already decided on our room and were my study was going to be along with the library, so the rest of the rooms were free for them to argue over themselves which in it self hadn't been a wise choice, we both decided next time we moved we would allocate which rooms they were to have.
I called the hospital to let them know I would be starting Monday morning they were very happy I had chosen to work in Forks. Esme phoned the High school to enrol the children and they will also be starting Monday morning.
Esme said the woman on the front desk told her she was expecting us to call, apparently we were the talk of the town I'm not surprised looking at the size of the town as we drove through, I am glad our house is on the outskirts of Forks.
Life had started to settle down again I was looking forward to getting back into a routine at the hospital, Esme was looking through colours for the house, we had discussed together what we would like but I had told her it was up to her what she wanted to do with the house after all she was the expert, I have always liked the finishing result in the other houses so I was happy to let Esme deicide.
I was sitting in my office going through some patient files that the hospital had sent me over the last couple of days, I always like to take my time and get an insight into my patients. I would be starting tomorrow I was a little nervous I always feel like this on my first day at a new hospital and try to do as much research as I possibly can. I tend to stay cooped up in my office.
"Carlisle dear dinner is nearly ready are you okay" she said putting her hands on my shoulder, I smiled at her.
"Yes I'm okay Esme just looking over some files, I will be down in a minute darling" I said
"Carlisle you will be fine there going to love you from what I have heard there lucky to have you if anything they will want to impress you not the other way around so stop worrying" She smiled warmly, god I love this woman.
Thank you Esme you always make me feel better"
"Of course I do, I'm your wife" she smiled.
I pulled her down into my arms kissing her passionately, she laughed hugging me close.
"What did I do to deserve that" She asked still smiling.
"You don't have to do anything darling just be here with me."
"Always" she answered simply before attacking my lips.
Mine and Esme relationship has always been strong from the first moment I met her, the spark as you could call it has never left us to which I'm grateful for.
It was Monday morning and I was a bag of nerves even the children new not to say anything to me only "good luck" and
"Bye dad" with the exception of Edward who just said "I hope it goes okay Carlisle"
I pulled my Black Mercades out the garage and headed towards my first day at Forks general Hospital, it was ten minutes before I arrived which wasn't bad since the hospital in Alaska took me nearly half an hour every day.
I walked up to front desk were there was a blond woman typing away on her computer her glasses falling down her face she looked to be in her earliy thirties she hadn't noticed my arrival. I cleared my throat at which she looked up at me, her eyes going wide as she took in my appearance I seem to have this affect on woman, I am only thirty nine years old I was classed as a young doctor in Alaska as most now are in there late forties.
She brushed her hair away with her hands and battered her eyelids, she looked like she was trying to clear her vision maybe I should suggest she sees an optometrist.
"Hello how can I help you sir" She asked in a voice that's supposed to be seductively but sounded like she was chocking on a cough sweet I smiled kindly.
"My names Dr Cullen I am looking for Dr Bentley " Her eyes grew wide as she smiled showing her very brown teeth maybe a dentist is in order.
"Oh yes we have been expecting you I will just page him Dr Cullen" I smiled and walked of towards the waiting room, Esme would certainly take a instant dislike to that woman.
Ten minutes later I was introduced to Dr Bentley, he was a short man with a slim build, He had short dark brown hair that sat neatly to one side he looked to be in his mid forties, he greeted me kindly and showed me around the hospital, it didn't take long the place was very small the smallest hospital I had worked in but I new straight away I was going to like it the staff seemed very friendly and welcoming towards me.
"And this is your office if you need anything I'm on the first floor welcome to Forks Dr Cullen"
"Please call me Carlisle and Thank you I will let you know if I need anything."
"No thank you Carlisle and call me Bob" he smiled and shut the door, I let out a sharp breath and settled into my chair.
I picked up the phone on my new desk and dialled home.
"Hello"
"Esme its me"
"Oh Carlisle how is everything going"
"Everything is fine sweetheart, I think I am going to like it here, I am in my office at the moment" I could imagine what esme was thinking.
"What's the office like is it big" I smiled
"It's very plane may need your loving touch my darling" She squealed in excitement which made me laugh.
"Oh Carlisle I will be down late to have a look, besides I have to let all those nurses see you are a taken married man I don't want any of them getting the wrong idea" I smiled, thinking what Esme would do to the woman at the front desk.
"I will see you soon then come by for some lunch, did the children get to school okay."
"Yes they did they left about an hour after you Edward promised to phone me later"
"Okay I can't wait to see you, I love you"
"I love you too"
I spent the rest of the morning on ward round getting to know some of the patients and introducing myself to the nurses, I have always been told to respect the nurses the most in a hospital, they do most of the hard work and the hospital would not run sufficiently without them which is very true, so I like to get the nurses on my good side.
Esme came at lunch and made a point of walking around the hospital kissing me every time she spotted a nurse, I didn't mind any chance I get kissing my beautiful wife I take it, of course most of the younger nurses gave Esme a nasty scroll, this wasn't knew to me, every hospital I have worked in Esme has always stated her claim which I think is very sexy of her.
My shift soon ended, for my first day things couldn't have gone any better I really did like it here, I just hope the children feel the same.
I walked into the house Alice and Jasper were laying together watching the television. Esme I presumed was in the kitchen from the lovely smell coming through the room.
"Carlisle how was your day" She said coming from the kitchen with her apron the children brought her last year it had a picture of the whole family on the front and on the back it said "proud to be called a Cullen"
I hugged her kissing the top of her head.
"Were is Rosalie" I asked
Jasper turned his head from the television "She's upstairs showering she met a boy today in school, she really likes him."
I raised my eyebrow "What's his name Jasper" Jasper smiled noticing me in my father voice.
"Emmet Swan" I nodded, Rose came down the stairs, glaring at Jasper.
"I heard you are going out with a boy at school Rosalie" I asked
"Well you heard wrong we are not going out not yet anyway" she smiled.
"Okay but I would like to meet him if he is taking you out" i said
"Dad we only met today I don't even know if he sees me like that."
"Oh he does trust me" Alice piped in from the sofa.
"How do you know Alice your not a psychic"
"Maybe not but you only have to look at that boy and you can tell he likes you" Alice smiled at Rosalie
"Really you think he likes me" Rosalie squealed, I rolled my eyes leading Esme into the kitchen.
"Edward in his room" I asked Esme,
"Yes he said he had some homework to do" I nodded. Edward spends most of his time upstairs listening to music or playing on his piano.
"Dinner won't be long can I get you a drink" Esme asked stirring the chicken soup
"That sounds like a nice idea" I said sitting on the kitchen chair
"How was work did you enjoy it."
"I did I think I'm going to settle in there just fine, what about the children did they have a good first day."
"They said it was alright, the other student stared and talked a lot, which doesn't surprise me it's a very small town. I went shopping earlier for some supplies and had a look around Forks it didn't take me long, I got a lot of stares so I can just imagine how many the children got in school, I think Edward found it hard he went straight to his room when he got in. He hasn't said anything I'm a little worried Carlisle." She said.
"Alright I will go talk to him see if he is okay" I said putting down my wine glass.
"That's a good idea" she said then kissing me softly.
I walked up the stairs past the children who were in a deep discussion about something, I couldn't tell what though. I knocked on Edward's door but there was no reply.
"Edward it's me Carlisle can I come in"
I heard the lock click but the door didn't open, I pushed down onto the handle slowly opening the door, Edward was sitting on the bed facing the window. I walked into the room and sat on the edge of his bed. He turned to look at me.
"Are you okay Esme a little worried about you was your first day that bad" He shook his head. I signed
"Then what is it something has upset you" I urged
He didn't reply so I waited. I have learnt with Edward never to push him he always closes off if you push to far. The minutes past by before he spoke.
"There is nothing wrong I'm not upset, its not that I mean the staring and the whispering got on my nerves yes but that's not it"
"Then what is it" He was so confusing at times, most people were easy to read like an open book but with Edward I think even if his book was open I still wouldn't be able to understand.
"There is someone" he said looking embarrassed why was he embarrassed, someone does he mean a girl.
Oh" was my great answer, he turned towards me
"There's this girl and I think I really like her I mean I only talked to her in biology but she really nice I have never felt like this before towards a girl." He said in one go looking thoroughly lost.
I could feel my smile growing on my face my son has finally found someone he is interested in, Alice and Jasper have always been together in out family from the beginning and Rosalie has always been in and out of relationships but Edward has never found anyone, but what was with the hiding upstairs why is he so embarrassed. He was looking at me. Was that expectants I saw flashing in his eyes.
"Edward I think that's great you deserve to be happy I would really like to meet this girl who has captured your heart she must be very special." Edward smiled.
"She is, she's very special, is it alright if I ask her on a date sometime" He was, he was asking me for expectants this was a huge step for him I don't think he realised just how big. My smile couldn't get any bigger.
"I think that would be a wonderful idea Edward you will have to tell Esme of courses she would love to know" He nodded smiling a real genially happy smile something that us rare coming from Edward, I had a lot of admiration for this girl already even know I had not met her. I got up from the bed walking towards the door.
"Edward what's this special girls name." He smiled
"Isabella Swan" he said I felt my breathing hitch, Isabella every time I heard that name I would almost choke, how I wish for my Isabella.
"Carlisle are you alright" Edward asked looking worried
"I'm fine Edward just something in my throat" I coughed.
"Well two Swans" I said, Edward looked confused.
"Rosalie like's Emmet Swan" Edward nodded his head a smile still on his face.
"Well don't be long Esme has dinner nearly ready" I said shutting the door and heading downstairs.
When I entered the living room the heated discussion from earlier had become a full blown argument.
"Well I don't care I am not going" Rosalie shouted
"Rosalie you have to come please" Alice begged, I was confused what were the arguing about.
"No Alice I am working on my car this weekend" Rosalie retorted.
"No your not you worked on that yesterday" Said Alice.
"I can't Alice take Jasper I have other plans" Rosalie said.
"No leave me out of this" I heard Jasper say quietly, he hated arguments.
"What other plans you don't have any plans you just don't want to go with me" Alice huffed.
"I might have plans for the weekend." Rosalie said looking embarrassed.
"Ok girls calm down what's this all about" I asked, Rosalie looked down while Alice glared at her huffing every few minutes.
"Well" I asked
"I want to go shopping in Seattle this weekend but Rosalie says she has other plans" Alice said irritated
"I do have plans alright I think Emmet might ask me to go out with him" she said
"Oh" Alice said realising what Rosalie said.
"Oh oh we have to get you something to wear, oh this is going to be so much fun" We all groaned at the same time, I shook my head at my adorable overexcited pixie of a daughter.
"No Alice I will be dressing myself besides he hasn't even asked me yet."
"Oh but he will Rosalie he will" Alice said Rosalie smiled and sat down on the couch.
"We have to get some more hair products and an outfit maybe a dress depends on the weather" she rattled off, I think I understand why Edward keeps to himself sometimes.
The rest of the week followed about the same, I was surprisingly busy at the hospital, I originally thought being such a small hospital there wouldn't be many emergencies coming in but I had a handful of them over the week.
The ER has always been my favourite area to work in, the satisfaction of saving someone else's life will never go away, I also like to get to know the long term patients on my ward rounds. I have had to perform only three basic surgery procedures this week which isn't many compared to Alaska I would had at least one a day there, I missed the complexity of that side of my work.
Edward had become a different parson over the last couple of days, we have all seen a side to him we never new existed, he spends a lot more time downstairs with the family and has a smile continuously plastered on his face, whoever this girl is she is working wonder with my son.
We have yet to meet her, she was in an accident the other day at school she got hit over the head by a ball, Edward and Rosalie took her to the hospital along with Bella's Brother Emmet, Edward asked after me but I was called away for an emergency.
Dr Winter coughed up with me later on that day and told me he had looked Bella over and she was fine and would had a bruise on her head for a while but there was no sign of a concussion, he said that Edward seemed very protective of the girl.
That night I had got back from the hospital Edward was in a daze he looked so worried I couldn't help but put my arms around him something we rarely do Edwards was never one for hugs not even from Esme.
"Edward I heard about Bella coming into the hospital Dr Winters told me she was alright" He shook his head.
"I was so worried that idiot Michael Bryans kicked the ball at her I could kill him" he fumed. I didn't know that kid.
I realised just how much this girl truly means to him, she's everything to him he loves her. I hope when Esme and I get to meet her we make a good first impression. Esme can not wait to meet her she has been asking Edward all week to bring her over.
"I wish you could have checked on her they said you were called to an emergency I only trust you Carlisle" My heart warmed at his words he trust me.
"I know Edward and thank you for trusting me that means more then you could know, Dr Winters is a very good qualified doctor he knows what he is doing just as well as I do" I said pulling away from our hug.
"I know Bella said the same thing" I smiled at that.
"Thanks Carlisle" He said heading toward the door
"Where are you going Edward" I asked
"To Bella's I need to see her"
"Well when are we going to meet this Bella" I asked he looked back at me.
"Tomorrow night" He said heading towards out the door.
That was a long chapter but I hope you enjoyed it the next one will be him meeting Bella how he felt about seeing her again so stick around, thank you for the reviews keep them coming please the more I get the faster I seem to type lol