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Two Too Shy
Chapter 7
Bella's POV
I tried to hobble faster to get to the ladies room. I realized it was already too late, my hands started shaking and I could not grip my crutches very well, I tried to get to my cell phone but it shook out of my hands. I heard the Cullen's burst in but I could not concentrate on them, there was nothing I could do except collapsed into Edward's open arms.
"Alice, Bella's back pack NOW!" That was the last thing I heard.
Edward's POV
God, it has been a week since Carlisle walked me into the woods to spill the beans about Bella's condition. His final words were what led me to Bella's bedside. "Edward, she is leaving the choice to stay with her up to you," well…that ended that choice.
There was no choice because I loved her with every fiber of my being. I cannot live without her anymore. I will not let her die if she wants to be with me. However, that did not mean I couldn't help her make the best of the time she had left as a human, then I would offer for her to join me in forever and pray she still wanted me.
Now that I understood why her blood smelt differently depending on what she ate, I could tell what her levels would be. However, it was not just me constantly smelling her; the whole family was in on it. Alice would report to me from their classes they shared. Carlisle even trained me on how to give her, her dialysis and on how to manage her insulin pump. Bella now had her own personal nurse, ME!
The whole family was now aware of my attraction to Bella, so, I could no longer hide the fact that I loved her. That didn't mean I was willing to talk about it with them. I tried to talk to Alice once and came out looking like a fish gasping for water. I gave up, one day I may be able to.
For now, I am content with being the one person Bella has said the most to, granted they were words like; yes, no, and okay, but I can live with that because it's about what I can say to her as well.
This morning started out like every other morning, school went as it usually did until lunch. Bella went to the ladies room while I went to get her lunch. After my many nights of searching on my laptop I have mastered what she can eat. The moment I put the tray on the table, I saw what Alice saw.
Vision:
Bella was headed towards the ladies room when she started to shake slightly at first then more violently. She tried to type a text on her phone but it shook out of her hands. She was displaying all the signs of being hypoglycemic. Then we all rushed in before she collapsed.
I nearly sent my chair flying into the wall in my rush to stand. Luckily, Jasper grabbed it before it impacted on the wall behind me. I was the first to head toward Bella in the hopes of reaching her before she collapsed. Everyone else was right behind me.
"Alice, Bella's back pack NOW!" Rosalie demanded.
I didn't need to see the meter to know her sugar level was drastically low but she did it for everyone else to see. I was right; the meter read a sugar level of twenty-seven. This for anyone is extremely low. It explained every one of Bella's symptoms from her dilated pupils to her sweating. Bella was not just hypoglycemic; she was in a diabetic coma.
That is what happens when you do not follow your diet closely. Luckily, I had a Glucagon shot in her bag. So, we could at least start getting her level back up. The downfall was it happened in the middle of school, so it did not go unnoticed. The teachers tried to keep everyone out except the nurse. She of course, tried to take over Bella's care and it was all I could do not to growl at her when she took the shot out of my hand and stabbed it deep it Bella's mid thigh.
Why had it taken so long for Bella to feel her sugar drop? She should have displayed the signs sooner. By the time the ambulance showed up, so did Charlie. A frantic father is about as bad as a frantic vampire boyfriend is.
"What happened?" He frantically asked as he rushed to her side and grabbed her hand.
Thankfully, between Alice and the school nurse, he knew there was nothing any of us could have done. Bella should have eaten sooner and should have seen the signs before it got to this point. If Bella had been awake enough to see all the onlookers, she would not have been very happy. It was a good thing that she did not see the spectacle the students were making.
The minute Bella was safely locked in place the driver rushed forward to take his seat. Charlie's cruiser led the way as the ambulance followed with Bella and me. Jasper drove everyone else, even though the teachers protested. The only person who could have driven us there faster was me but I do not think the EMT would have liked it too much, if I kicked him out of the ambulance.
Carlisle was not scheduled to work today but that did not stop him from being there when we arrived. "What's wrong with her Doc?" Charlie begged.
"I'll let you know when I am done examining her." He looked at me and told me to follow him in his thought.
Carlisle's POV
I knew my family was begging me for answers but I was unwilling to give them any. That did not mean they would not get them anyways. Alice might have stifled her gasp but I still heard her. This also meant Edward saw everything she did. Poor Edward just stood there and stroked her hair. He looked like a lost puppy when he watched us wheel Bella away from him. I knew what was happening but explaining it to Edward, was not going to be an easy task.
Once he joined me in her room, he spent the whole time running his fingers through his hair, practically tugging it out. Bella's condition was slowly starting to improve when Charlie had joined us after finishing Bella's paperwork.
"Let's hear it Doc."
"Her brain is becoming…desensitized to her hypoglycemic episodes."
"So, that's why she didn't pick up on it sooner?"
"Yes, Charlie, that is why she let it get so low. So…now we have the task of adjusting her diet to prevent it from happening as much as possible."
"Will her brain become un-desensitized?"
"No, Charlie, it won't." I looked Edward in the eyes so he would listen to my thoughts.
"Edward, you are going to have to start getting Bella ready, if she wants to be changed we need to be ready when she is, I am going to suggest something to Charlie, please don't freak out." With a unnoticeable nod, he let me know he had heard me.
"Charlie, Bella is going to need closer care than I think you can provide. Would you be open to Bella staying with us for a while, so, I could be there for anything that might arise." Edward quietly gasped when I finished.
"I don't know, Carlisle. How is Bella going to feel about this? She has been through so many changes in the last few weeks. Maybe we should talk to her, before we decide something like that."
"That sounds perfect, Charlie. I wouldn't want to force her into anything that would make her uncomfortable." I could see Edward was at war with himself over my suggestion, but I knew, he would never have offered it no matter how much he wanted it.
Bella's POV
As my brain started to fight its way out the haze, I could hear them talking about what to do with me. They were so in dept into their conversation that no one realized my eyes were watching them.
The suggestion of staying with the Cullen's really didn't bother me, it was the expression on Edward's face that did. When those words came out Carlisle's mouth he looked horrified by the suggestion. Apparently, he didn't like me enough to have me near him all the time. I knew in my heart, I could never do anything that would make him uncomfortable or unhappy. The decision was an easy one for me. Edward wouldn't have to endure my presence in his home.
Edward must have noticed when I licked my lips because he came right over and lifted a glass of apple juice to my parched mouth. I was accustomed to the constant thirst that came with the diabetes, but I hated the cottonmouth feeling.
"Welcome back stranger. Are you feeling better?" I nodded and tried to blink back the stinging in my eyes.
"Okay boys, you need to give me a little time with Bella and Edward," Alice chirped as she entered the room.
"Alice?"
"Trust me Charlie, I know what I am doing here." She beamed happily at both the dads and ushered them out of the door.
"Okay, you too need to talk to one another and I don't mean one word sentences. If you will not do that, than I'm going to have to do all the talking for each of you. So, what's it going to be?" When we both stared at her dumbstruck she decided to continue.
"Bella, I know you heard them and I know what and why you decided against it." She cocked her eyebrow to challenge me.
"How?" I whispered when I finally found my voice.
"Because, I can see the future silly…and if you don't believe me, I'll prove it," she said smugly. "In fifteen seconds your mom is going to text you and ask if you're okay." I gasped when my phone went off and damn, she was right!
"The details will take too long to go into here, so…we will save those for later. Right now, I want you to know, Edward was not horrified by the idea of you staying with us. He wants it more than anything but he is unwilling to tell you himself. He is afraid you will reject him." I could see by the expression on his face that she was telling my truth.
"Now…Bella, you're not getting of this one that easy, Edward, Bella feels the same about you as you do about her. She really wants to stay with us but she is scarifying her happiness because she thinks you don't care about her as much as she cares about you." her words sent my blush into overdrive.
"So, let's cut to chase. Shall we?" She nudged us to speak aloud.
"Bella?" He whispered sweetly.
"Edward?" I whispered back.
"Do you?" When he asked I sighed heavily and took a chance.
"Yes, do you?" Can you say massive blush coming my way.
"Yeah, me too." Wow, with three little words he rocked my world.
When he smiled sweetly at me, I lost all my resolve to turn them down. I could not believe it when Alice started clapping "Great, I'll tell everyone you're moving in this weekend. Now, Edward, would you please say goodnight and you can text her later, we have to prepare for her arrival." she danced out happily.
At first, I thought he was going to whisper in my ear but instead, at the last second he tilted his head and laid his lips onto mine. Slowly, he started rubbing his lips against mine; I couldn't help but do the same. He tasted so sweet and his lips were so cool against mine. When he pulled back slightly I could see he was smiling just like me. I would say he liked it just as much as I did because he repeated it several more times before Alice called for him.
"Let's go Edward, we have things to do." Damn, she ruined all my fun!
Charlie's POV
When Alice pranced out of Bella's room, she was absolutely beaming. Whatever happened in there she was pleased with the outcome. "May I ask what that was about?"
"It was a mini intervention," she giggled.
"And what was the outcome of the mini intervention?" Carlisle requested.
"She'll be coming to stay with us, we'll move what she needs over the weekend," she said as she winked at Carlisle and I.
"Okay, well if that's what she wants. Are you sure, its no problem for her to stay with you?"
"It's no problem there are a lot more of us to keep an eye on her." Carlisle patted my back to enforce he meant it.
"Charlie, since you going to be spending a lot more time with us, why don't we have a barbeque tomorrow night at say, 6 pm? Bella can come right from school and meet you there."
"Sure, Alice, that would be great, I'll be there."
"Let's go Edward, we have things to do," she summoned.
The kids left and I rejoined Bella. She was looking better by the second. She was texting her mom when Carlisle finally said we could leave. It was so late when we got home; Bella just collapsed onto the couch and fell asleep there.
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