Chapter 4

EPOV

I woke up with the sun shining through the trees. I stretched, my back popping. I looked over my should at the sleeping figure which was Bella. I marvelled at her beautiful sleeping figure. Her plump pink lips were cast downwards and her tears from last night and dried to crust on her face. Her hair fell down her shoulder and body was curled into a tight ball. Suddenly she started talking and I turned around not to get caught looking at her since I had upset her so much yesterday. But after a moment I realised she was talking in her sleep and turned around to look at her again. At first I couldn't quite make out what she was saying but after a while it got clearer.

"Edward, you're a low mean idiot."

Ouch.

"Edward, get away from me you bastard."

That hurt.

"Edward, why don't you just go hump something with no brains."

Pain.

"I hate you! You're a moron who can't keep his hands to himself."

Okay, too much!

I got out of the car, my heart throbbing. Am I really that bad? I asked myself. I shook my head and decided to make it up to her. "If I'm going to win her heart then I have to impress her by being…" I shuddered, "Caring, like her."

I got up and surveyed the surrounding forest. It was damp from morning dew and it looked beautiful. I followed the tire marks that the car had left and felt myself heading up the forest. After half an hour I reached a road with busy cars roaming past. I took out my phone and checked for service. None. I went to the side of the road and held up my hand as an indication for the cars to stop and let me on.

Twenty minutes later a girl came up beside me in a red jaguar. "Need a lift handsome?" she asked in a way she thought she was being seductive.

"Uh, yeah, I need to get somewhere with phone connection."

She smiled, "sure, hop in."

She took me twenty-five minutes from where I had been and I checked my phone. "Do you know what that place was called where you picked me up?" I asked.

"Cliff Hunter road." She said smiling and leaning over to me.

"Thanks." I dialled the number for a car service and I told the woman to drive me back to where she dropped me off. Once back I thanked her and was about to go back into the woods when she grabbed my hand, "Where you going Hun?"

"To get my car," I replied, "but, as a thank you I could…" I leant in and gave her an alluring kiss on the lips. Drawing back I headed back into the woods, running.

I came back to the car, my breath heaving in and out. Bella stood with her arms crossed watching me, "where did you go?" she asked

"To get help, a service truck is heading this was now." I replied while leaning over with my hands on my knees, panting. "good." She replied before walking back up the way I came, "Where are you going?" I asked,

"To meet the service people so I can explain to them that our car is in a forest." She said throwing up her arms.

"Our car?" I questioned,

"Ugh, you know what I mean. Your car then." She said before trudging out of sight. I let a moan escape my mouth before running after her. I ran before her and she stopped in her tracks as I faced her. "What do you want pig-face?" she asked sarcastically.

"To say sorry for last night. I acted like a jerk and I shouldn't have hit on you like that."

Her eyes turned from kind, angry, confused and then annoyed, "Just stay away from me." She said trying to push past me.

But I stayed put and didn't let her pass. "Bella, I truly am sorry, hitting on you last night was a low thing to do." I took a step towards her and suddenly lost my footing. The next thing I knew I crashed into Bella and we fell down, crashing into a tree a metre down.

It took me a few minutes to actually realize what had just happened. There was a groan from underneath me and I suddenly realized I was lying on top of Bella. I rolled my self off her and lay down in the leaves next to her, panting. She took deep breathes of air as soon as I rolled of her. I heard her groan slightly and whimper and I shot my eyes quickly over to her, concerned. "Bella, are you okay?" I asked, unsure.

BPOV

"Bella, I truly am sorry, hitting on you last night was a low thing to do." Edward finished taking a step towards me. I had my eyes cast downwards looking at my feet and I suddenly saw Edward step on a stick and lose his footing. Next thing I knew he crashed into my chest pushing me backwards a whole metre before we smashed into a tree. But back and torso surged with pain and I could hardly breath with the weight on top of me. It took him a few minutes to realize he was lying on top of me and he rolled off me and lay next to me panting. I took in deep breaths of air, grateful to breathe again. I whimpered in pain as more pain swirled in my back and torso where Edward had elbowed me. Edward looked over to me, concern in his eyes and asked, "Bella are you okay?".

My hands started shaking and I started crying from the pain that swirled in my back and now my head where I had hit myself hard on the tree. "Oh Bella, I am so sorry." Edward said, slowly sitting me up.

He had one hand on my shoulder and another on my thigh, pulling me into a sitting position. I gaped and closed my eyes, letting the tears trickle down. Edward was staring at me worriedly. My hands shook and just when I was about to ask why the hell he did that another surge of pain filtered into my back and I clutched onto Edward's hand for support. After the pain subsided I realized I was holding his hand let go of it quickly, blushing deep scarlet red. Edward started to turn me around so that my back was facing him, "Edward, what are you doing?" I asked angrily.

"Checking out how big a bruise I caused you." He said and slowly lifted up my shirt.

"If this some kind of sick way to get me to sleep with you then stop right now." I lashed angrily, no way was he going to win m over.

Edward grinned at me, "But I thought we already did sleep together." He said chuckling. After a while I started giggling too. Well it was a good joke. After he finished laughing he proceeded to lift up my shirt and I slapped it away, "What the heck do you think you're doing?"

"I'm examining the bruise, just trust me ok, I am no where near a rapist."

I slowly and reluctantly let him lift up my shirt. He gave a soft gasp and I turned around to read his face. The was mixture of shock and horror.

"Bella, Bella, you're bleeding. We have to get you to the doctors right away."

"Oh, no, it's not that bad, I'll wait for the car." I replied solemnly, trying to ignore the seething pain. Why was I trying to cover up for his mistake? Why was I lying when he should be the one taking me to the doctors for his stupid falling feet.

"Bella, no really, we have to get you to the doctors, this is huge, you must have his the tree hard from the fall plus my body weight."

I turned around to him, "Well, if you had just simply looked where you were stepping I wouldn't be bleeding now would I?"

I gasped again as the pain seethed and wriggled in my wound.

Another sob escape my sob and I cursed under my breath. "I am so sorry Bella, oh please forgive me!" he said wide-eyed.

Something about his manor made me feel like he was telling the truth and smiled a small smile. Tears started running down my cheeks and I angrily brushed them away. "Look, I don't know what we're going to do, I can hardly walk, there's no phone reception, the cars broken down and my cut is getting infected by the minute, what do you suppose we do?" I asked painfully.

His eyes roamed over my cut once more and his eyebrows set into a frown. "I'll take you back to the car and I'll go get help Bella, please just try not to move."

"I just told you I can't walk."

"I'll carry you."

I grimaced, Edward Cullen carrying me? Why the heck would I say yes. But it was my only choice. "Fine." I finally said crossing my arms.

Edward came around to my side and was about to pick me up bridal style when I pointed at my cut, "Lay a hand there and you die before I die of pain."

He stepped back and frowned again. "What if I pick you up, like a mother picks up her child…you know, with the legs on either side and I support the weight on your thighs."

"Edward No!"

"Then how do you suppose we do this?" he said

After a minute I muttered "fine. But no sick jokes or comments and no talking!"

Edward came around to my front and put my legs on either side of his torso before lifting me up. I grimaced as my legs wrapped around him and I shifted uncomfortably. He pushed me up from my thighs and we looked eachother in the eyes awkwardly. "Well come on, let's get moving the sooner we reach the car the sooner I can get off you."

"You sound like you're not enjoying this." He huffed, starting to walk.

"I thought I said no talking or sick comments or jokes."

"Oh right, sorry." He pushed me up again as we walked and I cried out in alarm as my back contorted with pain. I began lightly crying on his shoulder and every few minutes I would say how much it hurt.

"I am so sorry Bella." He would say after I commented on the pain.

When we finally reached the car, my body was sore from the pain and I was extremely tired. Once I was in the back seat and in a comfortable lying position, I started to sleep. The blackness rolling in like a storm cloud. The last thing I remember were the green dazzling eyes full of regret and sorrow. I smiled weakly, "Thanks." I said before emerging myself in the comfort of sleep.

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