EPOV
I left Bella's room and immediately got on the phone to my mother. Before My mother had met my father, she had been in a similar situation. Away at college she met my father and never looked back to those dark days of her life. I knew if anybody could help with Bella's situation it was my mother.
"Edward I'm so happy to hear from you," my mother answered. "Hi mom how are you doing?" I asked.
"Oh I'm fine just working on a layout for a new home I will be decorating. Edward is everything ok you don't sound right?" She asked. I told my mom about the situation Bella was in and immediately she wanted to do anything she could to help.
"Mom I just I need to help her. You should see her I barely reached my hand out to touch her and she flinched away. She is so broken right now but I know she used to be more than that, she needs someone to help her and I feel that I can." I was rambling but I just wanted to protect her.
"Let me speak with your father Edward we have your bedroom that is open and maybe she could stay with us for awhile. Seattle is a long way away from Chicago. The farther she gets away from him the better.
"Thanks mom I love you and just thank you," I hung up the phone and she said she would call me back soon to let me know. I already knew the answer though. My father being a doctor and a great man in general would have her in a minute in his home.
Walking back to Bella's room I felt almost a high from the fact that I knew she would be safe away from James. I knocked lightly on the door and heard Bella say "Come in."
I sat down beside Rose and explained to her what my mother offered. I told her a little about what my mother had experienced and knew it would make her feel more comfortable that she wasn't alone in this.
"Rose, Alice I need you guys to go to Bella's home and get everything she will need," I said. Before I could finish Bella said "No, they cannot go there and risk being found my James.
"It's ok Bella I am going to send my brothers over there to meet them and help. Jasper and Emmett will keep them safe I promise Bella. Plus it's only ten o clock he will still be at the office. We need to make this a clean break Jasper already got the tickets for our flight. We will be leaving at two today." I said watching her face closely.
"We?" she asked. "Yes Bella I am going with you, I have two weeks worth of vacation to use anyway. I can't hardly send you to my parents house without taking you there and making sure you are comfortable right," I asked slightly smiling.
"I guess your right I just can't help but feel I am messing things up for you. I mean you don't even know me and your parents, they are taking a complete stranger into their home. Why are you doing this for me Edward I don't get it," she said barely above a whisper. Even Rose and Alice looked at my probably wondering the same thing.
To be completely honest I didn't know why I was so drawn to Bella and why I felt the overwhelming need to protect her but I did and would stop at nothing to see her safe and happy again.
"Bella when I look at you I see a woman who once was happy and enjoyed life very much" I said walking slowly towards her. "You know as you say you are broken but I believe you can heal and I want to help you if you'll let me." I reached for her hand and she pulled away slightly. I touched my hands to hers and in that moment I felt a tingling running thru my fingers.
Her eyes widened, did she feel that? She pulled her hand away and rubbed it with the other one. "So we are leaving at two?" she questioned.
I nodded my head and told her to get her things together and that the nurse would be in soon with her discharge papers. I couldn't wait to get her out of this place. Away from James so that he could not hurt her again. The situation with James was dangerous to say the least and the sooner she was away from him the better.
It was one and we would be heading out soon. I stepped out into the hall while the nurse checked Bella's vitals and had her sign her discharge papers. Pinching the bridge of my nose I sighed knowing that she would be safe soon. I looked up and there coming down the hall was James. "Fuck" I whispered. Great what am I supposed to say he can't see her or he will know something is wrong. Bella's eyes gave every emotion she was feeling away and I knew he could not see her.
"Is Bella in her room?" James said eyeing me. Shit what do I say he can't see her.
"Actually no she is downstairs having her incisions checked" I said. Just then the nurse walked out of Bella's room. Quickly I looked at her "Thank you for changing her sheets Marie um this is Bella's husband James I was just telling him that Bella was downstairs do you know when she will be back?" I asked hoping she understood what I was doing.
"Um yeah I'm not actually sure. I would say she should probably be back in about an hour and a half or so I would imagine. Would you like me to take James downstairs to the waiting area there?" She questioned me looking puzzled. "Yeah that would be great. Follow Marie here James and she will take you to were Bella is." I smiled.
I watched as they walked away and I noticed James look back at me with his eyes raging. He looked confused and angry and I think he knew something wasn't right. Oh well he would be gone long enough for me to get Bella out of here. After they disappeared around the corner I slipped into Bella's room.
She turned quickly and her eyes immediately looked scared. She looked at me and her eyes and her face immediately became calm. I walked towards her and reached for her bags on the bed.
"I thought we weren't leaving for like another forty-five minutes," she asked looking at me slightly confused. I didn't want to scare her but I knew I could not keep anything from her. It would be unfair for her to not know he was just here.
"James was just here," I sighed I watched her face tighten and her eyes immediately looked dead. "Listen I took care of it. But we need to go now before he comes back ok. It's alright Bella I am here for you, I won't let anything happen to you I promise Bella."
Before I could say another she was grabbing her bag and walking towards the door. I noticed immediately that her hands were shaking as she tried to hold her bag. "Let me get that for you," I smiled trying to break the tension that had suddenly filled the room. She smiled lightly and handed me the bag.
"You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be," she said as we walked to the door.
I peeked out the door before walking out quickly with Bella close behind. As we slipped into my Volvo and drove away towards the airport I watched her relax into the seat. We sat in silence the whole way to the airport but it was a comfortable silence.
I grabbed her bag out of the trunk and we headed into the airport. We made it through security and we were then boarding the plane. As we sat in our seats I watched Bella. She was looking out her window hands starting to shake again.
"Bella are you nervous about the flight," I questioned. "Um no this is just all a lot to take in Edward, I'll be fine I just want to get in the air." she said never looking away from the window.
I gently placed my hand on top of hers and she winced but allowed to stay there. "Your safe now Bella," was all I said as we started to taxi around the runway.
Within minutes of take off Bella was asleep slightly leaning against the window. I watched her face as she slept and she looked absolutely beautiful. Her bottom lip curled a little and then feel to a small smile. Her lips were amazing, they were soft and it was nice to see them without her biting through the bottom one. I suddenly felt myself licking my own lips staring at her. Yea that's right Cullen, act like a damn pervert. What was wrong with me? She is so scared right now and I'm sitting next to her licking my lips wanting nothing more than to feel them on my own.
Get it together ass, she doesn't need you complicating her already complicate life. I couldn't help but feel for her. It hadn't stopped since that first night she came into my E.R. I had an overwhelming concern for her more than anyone before her. I felt a pull towards her and wanted to be close to her and keep her safe. There was also that spark that I felt tingling in my fingers at this very moment as I looked at our hands. In her sleep she had grabbed hold of my hand.
She laced her fingers into mine and they hadn't moved since. I just looked at them and wished I could hold her hand just like this all the time. The rest of the flight I just held her hand and looked down at her watching her sleep peacefully.
