I woke up a few hours later, not knowing what world I was in or where I was even at. I was very warm. I was sweating as I woke up, moving to a sitting position under the covers. I was trying to focus my eyes and remember what was going on.
After a few minutes of focusing my eyes, I remembered where I was and what happened. As I thought through the events that happened yesterday, I looked at the clock only to find out it was nearly six in the morning. I was supposed to be at work in an hour. My alarm didn't go off like it was supposed to and Carlisle didn't wake me up.
I started hyperventilating at the thought of being late for work. I hoped I would have enough time to get there. I needed to get myself ready and look presentable. I was stressing out now trying to run around getting my things together. When I was stressed or nervous about anything, I would start to have stomach cramps. As If I were about to be physically ill. Usually, especially as I get older, I do become physically ill when I get that bad.
I was sweating even more as I ran around trying to find all of my things. My nerves were through the roof and I was extremely close to tears and vomiting. The heat in my face was off the charts as well. I had to sit down before I collapsed to the floor. I sat there in the pajamas that Carlisle had put me in when I fell asleep yesterday. I couldn't do anything except for focus on my breathing.
That's when I felt two very cold arms that were like stone wrap themselves around me. They picked me up and sat me on a cold lap. I opened my eyes partly just to see if it was Carlisle holding me. It was. He rubbed circles in my back as I laid my face to his cool skin. It felt nice to sit in his comforting arms again.
Suddenly I realized I was losing time to get ready. My nerves flared up again, so I got up and ran to the toilet. There was no holding back the vomit now. I hated for Carlisle to see me like this. I knew he'd probably assume the worst, but I'd explain to him as soon as I knew it was safe for me to keep my head out of the toilet.
"Good morning love. I hope you slept well. I see your morning is off to a rough start." Carlisle said, concern being written all over his face.
"Good morning Carlisle. I did sleep well I guess, and yes my morning is off to a rough start. I will explain to you as soon as it's safe for me to keep my head out of the toilet." I told him frankly.
Once the vomit cramps stopped in my stomach, I wiped the fluid around my mouth away. I flushed the toilet, then started cleaning it and flushed when I was done. Carlisle had tried stopping me, but I shook my head. I went to the bedroom and was about to start changing. Carlisle stopped me before I could go any farther.
"Brittlyn. Don't worry about going to work. I called in to tell them that you weren't coming in. I even had Alice to check and see if they did as I asked. They did make sure to put us down as taking a sick day. You are very warm and you just got sick. Please get back in bed to rest." Carlisle said in a loving tone.
I nodded, knowing I'd never win an argument with this man. I walked over to the closet first to get some new clothes and the drawer to get some new underwear. I went to the bathroom. I decide to take a quick warm shower. It felt nice to wash away the sweat and illness that still clung to me. Carlisle wait for me by the bed.
"I'm sorry I'm such a mess Carlisle. I'm sorry about everything that I've done wrong the last couple of days. I guess I just needed some time to get myself pulled back together. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings by what I said the other day. I love your kids so much and I know they would never purposefully try hurting me. I know they like me being here because I make you happy." I told him.
"I know. I shouldn't have lost my temper like I did. I feel so bad about what happened to you. It never would've happened if I would've stopped you. I did some tests on you and sent them to the hospital. You don't have to worry about becoming pregnant. And your bruises and cut will heal very nicely." Carlisle explained to me.
"Which reminds me. You said you had a plan to find Lucas Fritz? What is your plan?" I asked Carlisle.
"We already put the plan into action. We are following his scent. A couple of the kids are out looking for him now. Jasper and Edward are tracking him. They caught his scent at your place. They haven't been in touch with us for a while. So I assume they are still following him. Trying to find out exactly where he went to." Carlisle started to explain.
"What are you guys going to do with him after you find Lucas? Please tell me that someone isn't going to… Kill him!" I said in a shocked whisper.
Carlisle laughed at the thought. He shook his head. I often forget that Carlisle has never once had a slip up on this matter. It always surprised me that Carlisle was near four hundred years old, yet he never once wanted to drink human blood. He told me of how he never wanted to kill a human and how his life began as a vampire.
"No. I didn't want to kill him. I told Edward and Jasper to bring him straight here after they found him. I was merely going to scare him a little bit and then send him back to prison after I showed the police the evidence that we had." Carlisle explained.
Just then, there was a knock at the door. Carlisle went to answer it. Edward stood there, talking to Carlisle. Carlisle came back over to me. He picked me up and packed me downstairs without so much as an explanation. He stood me up at the bottom of the stairs. Jasper had a tight hold on a man who looked filthy. I suddenly realized that this must Lucas. The boys had found him.
"Hello Mr. Fritz. I'd from Ms. Nutter that you had been a very bad man to her recently. She had told me that you'd come looking for me and her if she told anyone about what you did to her. Well, I know what you did and I plan on fixing that right away." Carlisle told him.
Lucas looked up, realizing who the voice belonged to. Lucas kept a straight face, looking between me and Carlisle a few times. Although his expression didn't change, you could clearly see fear in his eyes. He was going to stay and fight if Jasper were to let go of him.
"Do you remember what you did to her exactly two days ago?" Carlisle asked the man.
Lucas had a wicked smile on his face now. "Of course I remember that night with such a tempting young lady. I just thought that I'd get her ready for you. You didn't seem like the kind of man who'd have sex with a girl on the first date or anything. She was just so-" Lucas Fritz was interrupted by a growling sound.
I realized that the growling that I heard was coming from Carlisle. I had never heard him growl like this before. This was new side to him that I'd never seen before. It actually frightened me a little bit. I took a couple steps back, missing one and falling down as I watched.
I was both, terrified and happy about the current situation. I was terrified that Lucas was here and that I was about to witness something awful. I was happy that I had so many people here to protect and care about me. I felt a little guilty that they were going to such lengths to make sure that I was protected.
"I'd stop talking right there Mr. Fritz. Before I decide to change my mind and make an exception to my one rule I've never broke!" Carlisle threatened.
I stood up and walked over to Carlisle. I had no idea why I wasn't so terrified any more, but I wasn't. I grabbed Carlisle's face in my hands and kissed his nose gently. I wanted him to look at me for a minute instead of Lucas. I needed to tell him something that I felt was important.
"Carlisle, please don't break that rule for me. I know that Mr. Fritz is just provoking you by telling you what he did to me. Killing him wouldn't be worth it though. Not for me at least. Remember why you have done so well with your job and why you haven't hurt me so far." I told Carlisle.
He nodded in understanding. Carlisle had a great deal of strength in him. One so great that I haven't in any one else, vampire or human for that matter. I kissed Carlisle's nose again and smiled at him. He hugged me and looked at me lovingly. This was the Carlisle that I knew and loved greatly.
"Awww! Look at this sweet moment. A man becoming weak and listening to the woman. Well at least now we see who wears the pants in this relationship." Lucas said, provoking Carlisle again.
Carlisle wasn't the only one Lucas had provoked this time. I was suddenly furious at the man being held behind me. I turned, took a step toward the man and was thinking about what I wanted to do to him. It finally hit me how I could harm this man.
I took another step toward him. I acted as if I were going to kiss him. Jasper and Edward would be able to back me up on how I was feeling and what I was thinking. There was furry coursing through my body and adrenaline through my veins. I held on to either side of Lucas's face. This took him by surprise. While I still had him like this, I leaned my head back and launched it forward as hard as I could.
I head butted him as hard as I could in that moment. I didn't even feel the pain at first. Lucas did because he screamed for a moment at how much it hurt him. Jasper was effortlessly holding him up right for a moment. I turned back to walk to sit on the stairs again. Feeling satisfied with what I had just done, I watched the others.
"Well go ahead. You wanted a turn at hurting him. Don't kill him but just shake him up a little bit." I said not caring all that much at the moment.
Alice, Rosalie and Bella came in to sit with me while the guys went outside to rough up Lucas. We talked about whatever they happened to want to talk about. That's when we saw flashing red and blue lights accompanied by a siren outside. I walked out to see that Lucas was back in Jasper's grip. Jasper was one of two people holding Lucas. Emmett was holding the other side of him.
Charlie stepped out of his vehicle as soon as he parked it. Carlisle explained the situation to Charlie. Charlie looked past Carlisle's shoulder at directly at me. I looked back at him for a moment. Then I looked down to the ground, realizing why he must be looking at me. That's when Alice was by my side. She put her arms around my shoulders.
"Do you think you can start crying on your own? Or will you need Jasper's help?" Alice asked me.
I looked at her confused. "Why should I start crying?" I asked.
"Carlisle told Charlie about what happened to you. He thinks you should be more upset than this." Alice told me.
"I'm going to need Jasper's help then. I'm not feeling the need to cry yet." I said, finally understanding.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Alice mouth something to Jasper. That's when Jasper used his power to make me sad enough to cry. So I started to cry until I felt nauseas and couldn't hardly breathe. One thing I wasn't was a pretty crier. When the water works started with me, it gets very ugly.
Alice actually had to help me walk inside until the door closed. Once it was closed she picked me up and placed me in bed. She rubbed circles in my back, like Carlisle usually did. I soon started calming down.
"Thanks Alice. I think I might need to lay back down for a little bit. Do you think you can tell everyone I said thank you? And that I'm sorry?" I asked her.
"Sure sweety. I will let everyone know." Alice said.
She hugged me and made sure I had everything that I needed before leaving. I hoped everyone would understand. I felt so tired now that I'd tell them myself, but I couldn't help how I felt right now. Hopefully I'd wake up with Carlisle nearby so I could cuddle up to him after I got a little more rest.
