A/N: Thank you for all the support it means a lot to me. Bella finally meets Carlisle in this chapter. I hope you enjoy it.
So it begins...
Bella POV
My alarm woke me up an hour before it was time to go to school. I peeled myself out of bed stretched my muscles, and rubbed the ache in my chest. My dreams were filled with the same sexy man I've dreamed of ever since I arrived in Forks. I only hoped I could get over my fantasies, because that's exactly what they were fantasies fueled by a schoolgirl crush. Never thought I'd fall victim to having a crush, on someone who I don't even know.
I walked downstairs finally deciding to take an aspirin for the ache in my chest. I stumbled to a stop when I saw my dad walking Sue to the front door. It took me a moment in the slow haze of my grogginess to realize. OMG! She stayed the night. My dad saw me and blushed deeply before winking at me trying to hide his embarrassment, in turn making my face heat up.
"Eww, Dad. No, I'm bowing out, throwing in the towel, tapping out. I don't want to play anymore." I groaned walking into the kitchen and pulling out a bottle of water to ease my queasiness. The water slid down my throat in large gulps. "Oh my gosh, I just saw Sue Clearwater doing the walk of shame."
He laughs uncomfortably. "We never speak of this again?" I nod my head in agreement, and walked passed him without meeting his eyes. Getting ready for school, focus on getting ready for school. First, shower then clothes, breakfast, and then deal with my vampire friends? Is that what they are my friends. I mean I just met- my thoughts were interrupted by the intro of a song playing.
I've been really trying baby
Trying to hold back this feeling for so long
And if you feel like I feel baby
"Hello" Charlie said into his phone.
I turned around slowly and rather dramatically I admit, walked back downstairs and stared at him with my mouth open in shock.
"Are you serious?" I mouthed to him as he talked on the phone. He smiled sheepishly and I shook my head and went to start on my morning routine. What the hell happened to my dad? Charlie has definitely gotten over Renee. I'm happy for him, he finally looks well, happy and full of life. But I'm not going to tolerate that ring tone; I shudder just thinking about it. I do not need that ring tone reminding me what Sue and my dad do behind close doors. When I made that Romeo comment in the hospital I was kidding.
The hot shower relaxed my muscles but did nothing for my aching chest; by the time I had breakfast and made my way to school, there was a good chance I'd get there late considering I would have to drive slowly and be mindful of the snow. The morning started off awkwardly I'm not going to be able to look at Charlie for a while. It's one thing to joke around with him about it; it's another to see it. Charlie and Sue who would have thought.
The closer I got to school I debated with myself on what to do about the Cullen situation. I have no idea what getting involved with vampires entitles, but I feel right with them. When the gray colored school building came into view I still hadn't made a decision on what I was going to do.
I pulled my car carefully into an empty spot and got out of my car. Still deep in thought I managed to wave back at Angela who was standing a couple of cars way from me. I locked my car door and put my jacket on, it snowed overnight and the ground was covered with thick patches of ice. I leaned down to brush slush off of my boots.
That's when I heard it the screeching of tires. It all happened as if in slow motion. The driver turned the corner a little too quickly the tires of the blue van skidded on the wet ground, and he lost control of the van, it swerved from side to side until the van started heading down one path. I turned around and saw Angela she was frozen in fear and the van was headed towards her. She was going to get crushed between the side of the van and the truck behind her. They weren't that many kids in the parking lot I screamed at her to move.
I continued to screamed at her to move again and again as I ran as fast as I could and pushed her out if the away. The scared driver turned his wheel last minute and the front of the van slammed into the truck half a second after I jumped up into the bed of the truck, and my shoulder slammed down and took the brink of the impact as I landed in the truck. The force of the collision caused me to bump my head and everything went black for a few seconds. I sat up and found Angela laying on the floor, adrenaline pumping through my veins I got out of the truck and went down to help her.
Everything from my CPR classes the summer I was a lifeguard came into play. I lightly shuck her while calling her name, with my ear to her chest I checked to see if she was breathing and if she had a pulse. A crowd of teachers and students rushed to the scene.
"Bella! Bella!" I heard the musical sound of Edward's voice, over the noise of the crowd.
"She's just unconscious I think, I haven't checked on the driver yet." I told the teachers.
"Ok the paramedics are on their way, you did a good job. Are you ok?" My science teacher asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said in truth I really didn't know the adrenaline coursing through me has yet to subside. My whole body felt numb though, and the ache in my chest increased.
"Bella! Bella! Come here." Alice pulled me out of the crowd, and towards the Volvo. "Emmett get her inside, we have to take her-" I couldn't hear the rest of what she said as my started to fade. Something smelled of rotten milk, and I scrunched up my nose in disgust before everything faded to black.
Carlisle POV
I can't believe I'm stuck in a mandatory sexual harassment seminar at the hospital. It's been hell working here lately, and the ache of the mating call has only gotten worst.
It has been less than a week since I've seen Isabella, my mate. It has begun to be increasingly difficult to focus on anything or to even stay away from her. My kids have met her at school already. I'll be living vicariously through them when it comes to Bella, and honestly my patience is already wearing thin. My family finds my situation hilarious, but I did manage to get a good laugh in when they all complained about the smell in Edward's car.
Emmett claimed he'd get me back, but I'm not worried. My main focus is on Bella. Alice has been keeping a good eye on her, and we've figured out that she disappears every time she is near the wolves, which really worries me, the sooner I have her by my side the better.
The hospital has been hell ever since the rumor spread that I was on the market and currently searching as the nurses are saying. I heard the whispers in my hallways different nurses talking about wanting to ask me out. Some talk strategies with each other, while others describe vivid fantasies. The males have a poll they are betting on which woman will catch my eye. I ignore it all if they only knew.
My cell phone vibrated in my pocket from a message. I pulled it out of my pocket we weren't supposed to have our cell phones out during the meeting, so I checked the message under the table.
Come home now! Bella's been hurt! –Jasper
Panic strikes me. I abruptly jump from my seat and at barely a human pace make my way to the door.
"Carlisle." The voice of the lecturer sounds behind me. But I can no longer register what he is saying.
Bella's been hurt.
Bella's been hurt.
Bella's been hurt replays in my mind over and over. What happened to her? How badly is she hurt? I don't want to change her before I've had the opportunity to tell her what I am let alone meet her. I hope she has enough time for me to change her. I push my car to its limits trying to get home. My mate is hurt and I wasn't there to protect her, I wasn't there.
I drove as fast as I could not caring if I were to get stopped by a police officer. My mate's safety and health came first. I only slowed down when I reached the front of the house, and followed her scent up to my room at vampire speed. Our children were surrounding her on my bed.
Instinct took over and a growled escaped my lips, I shake my head to clear it and try to fight the instinct of wanting to rip the heads off of those too close to my injured mate. I knew somewhere in the logical part of my brain that they would never hurt her but I couldn't completely fight the instinct. Destroy enemy, protect mate, save mate. I dropped into a crouch as another growl threaten to escape.
"Y'all need to back away from Bella slowly," Jasper drawled from his position in the corner. "They're barely mated so his instincts will be telling him to protect his mate first and foremost from everyone," he emphasized. "Especially because she's hurt."
Alice's eyes glazed over and blinked back. "He can't look at her unless he knows she's safe from us."
Edward, Emmett and Rose sullenly put their hands up, bent and tilted their heads submissively they all understood and slowly back away and out of the room followed by Alice and Jasper. After a few seconds I heard the door close and them running into the forest.
Finally feeling that my mate was safe I began to check her over. Running my hands over her head, arms, torso, and legs. I lean forward and pulled in some of her scent to help calm me down so I can do a thorough check of her.
As her wonderful scent of strawberry and freesia washes over me, I gradually feel a bit of calm trickle into me. Now that I have control of my instincts again I monitor her pulse, and grab my black bag and do a thorough check of her. I pulled out my phone and called Alice. She picked up on the first ring, and began talking before I could ask.
"She almost got hit by a car, because she pushed Angela out of the way. She managed to get out of the way herself by jumping into a near by truck. She blacked out for a couple of seconds it all happened so fast, and it was a last minute decision and we were too far away. I'm so sorry Carlisle." She sobbed.
"Who?" I asked ignoring her apology, I knew I should accept it but I couldn't, not now at least until I knew my mate would be all right.
"We'll talk about that later. Please dad fix mom. We'll spend the night hunting in Denali we'll be back mid afternoon tomorrow. I already called her father she's staying there to start a project with me," she said. She was right I'd deal with whoever it was that put my mate in that position in the first place later. I thanked her and hung up.
I turn my attention back to Bella everything looks normal with her. Her vitals are strong and her temperature is perfect, all I have to do now is get her to wake up. She has a concussion and I'll have to keep an eye on that. I ran my fingers through her hair. She's been out for 2 hours, and I need to know she's going to be ok.
"Bella, Bella." I whisper while I gently caress underneath her eyes with the fingertip of my thumbs. "Wake up, come on show me those beautiful eyes that I know will take my breath away. Open your eyes my forever."
Her heart rate started to change she was waking up soon. Afraid that she would reject my affection I reluctantly pulled my hand from her face and sat down on a chair next to the bed. She opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling for a couple of minutes, trying to figure out what happened to her I suppose. She slowly tried to get up and winced into pain.
"Where are you hurt?" My voiced laced with concern, as I looked her over. She turned and looked at me in surprise her heart skipped a couple of beats. "M-my shoulder." She said laying back down not taking her eyes off of me. Her eyes met mine and I felt my soul awaken. The ache of the mating pull disappeared and all the tension slowly escaped my body.
A happiness I didn't even know existed overwhelmed me and both my soul and body begged to be connected to hers, to love her and cherish her with all of me mind, body and soul. Her eyes showed me the truth she is my destiny. The one thing that I've searched for, for years to make my damned existence of being a vampire worth it. She is worth it. She is everything that matters to me, everything that I have worked to deserve.
She quickly looked away from me and held onto her shoulder. "What just happened?" she whispered, not meeting my eyes again. I stared at her in shock, she felt it, the mating pull, and she felt it. "Please tell me I'm not crazy and you felt that too," she added when I didn't answer.
She winced again she was holding onto her arm trying not to move her shoulder. "May I?" I said gesturing to her injured shoulder. She nodded. As I touched her shoulder there was a spark of electricity that shot through my fingers, up my arms and into my body that warmed me. By the reaction of her heart almost beating out of her chest I know she felt it too.
After recognizing her as my soul mate and feeling our connection there was no possible way that I could stay away from her for long. It might be a little difficult for many reasons. One would be whether or not she reciprocated my feelings for her, and two she was the daughter of the police chief and I was a doctor 6 years older than her. "Bella, we have to talk about some things."
She looked up at me I wonderment, "I'll say."
A/N: Song Credit: Marvin Gaye- Sexual Healing (Charlie's ring tone)
They've met and their mating has begun. I would have ended the chapter at Bella's POV but I couldn't do that to you all. I hope you enjoyed it.
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