Ok everyone this chapter is just filler, It just needed to happen so that other things down the road make sense.
So I still haven't heard from anyone if they want me to turn this into a juicy lemon story or if I should just stay below the radar? I am moving more toward the lemons, hey even fictional people need a little loven too. LOL
Disclaimer:
I don't own Twilight or Edward for that matter. (But I would like too.)
I just like to be in control and do with them as I please…….
Bella POV
"Bella that is the fifth times that your stomach has growled so load that you had to repeat yourself." Bill said with a laugh. We were both sitting on each side of Jacob's bed just talking away, Jacob had falling into a deep medicated induced sleep at least an hour ago. Bill and Jacob have been partners for the last 4 years, in that time Bill began to think of himself as another, well in his own words, brother-like-person to me. When Jacob brought him home for the first time he tried to get us together, but the pull of family was just too strong for both of us. I was the sister he never had and he was the new brother to add to my family of two. Then he found Carrie, she was his other half you could just see it in their eyes. I was so nice to see my little family growing as the years flew by. Now I am just waiting for the day that Jacob finds his other half, I know it will be a bitter sweet day in my life. I want Jacob to find all the happiness in the world; I just don't know if there will be anyone out there that I will feel is good enough for him.
"Yeah I should be going; I left Edward waiting in my office." I looked at the clock and my mouth dropped. "It's passed 9." I was whispered shocked. I wonder if Edward really did wait for me, I mean I would understand if he got fed up and left. Didn't plan on being gone this long, I was just going to go and check on Jacob, make sure he knew I was here and waiting for him. But for some reason when I get together with the boys I just lose all track of time. "I hope he's still there." I said a little sadness in my voice.
"Bells, if he is as great as you say he is then I know he will be waiting for you no matter how long you take. Remember, you may not believe it, but you're worth the wait." He said as he walked around the bed and pulled me into a brotherly hug.
"Thanks Billy boy." I said as I kissed his cheek. "If Jacob wakes up tell him I will be back later." I said as I started to walk out the door. "Oh and Billy, you better bring those boys of yours over to visit their aunty Bells, it's been weeks." I said with a smile.
"There only weeks old, brat." He yelled as I whipped out the door and closed it behind me, smiling. It took me less than 3 minutes to get to the other side of the hospital to my office. I didn't even hesitate when I got to the door; I just couldn't be near him fast enough. As I opened the door the first person I saw was Alice sitting on the chase holding a sleeping Crystal.
"Oh Bella, how is he doing." She asked as she tried to sand up. I put my hand up telling her to stay seated, as I walked over and ran my fingers through Crystals dark brown curls, lovingly. I couldn't believe how much lighter they were, and it has only been a couple days since I had last seen her.
"He's doing great, sleeping now of course. He took the news well and is ready to go to the gym so he won't be stuck in a chair for long." I smiled when I remembered the look in his eyes when he was told he would have to move downstairs into my study, because there was no way I was lifting a wheelchair up all those stairs just for him. I was still staring at Crystal when I felt strong arms wrap around my waist, his body crush itself against mine, and a kiss on my neck.
"I missed you." Edward whispered in my ear. I pushed my head up to his lips and sighed, and then I remembered Alice was still in the room and a blush flew up my face.
"Don't be embarrassed Bella, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. I'm just glad that you two finely realized it." She said with one the brightest smile I have ever seen from her face, that is, when she wasn't looking at her daughter or husband. The growling from my stomach interrupted any other statement that could have come. We all laughed and Edward turned me toward my desk, there was an assortment of bagels, cream cheese and lox. I couldn't move fast enough to the table.
"You both are life savers." I sighed, as I covered my sun-ripened tomato bagel with cream cheese and lox. We sat there for a good hour talking about when needed to be done at my house to make it easier for Jacob.
"Hey you know Alice we could call Seth, he just started his construction business, you know he'll give us a good deal on the work." He said as he took another bite of his third bagel. I would have to remember that bagels just won't work to satisfy him. I smiled longingly to myself at the thought of him being with me every morning and my possible ability to satisfy him. Ok Bella get your mind out of the gutter, Alice is here. I scolded myself as shook my head to bring myself back to reality. I looked at Alice first and saw that all her attention was on Crystal, who had just woken up none too happy. Then I brought my eyes to Edward, my heart started to speed up, he had noticed my smile and was looking at me with the same longing in his eyes. He nodded his head slightly, put his hand into mine, and started to run his finger in small circles on the palm of my hand. I closed my eyes and relished the feeling of his strong masculine hand caressing mine.
"Ok kids, I need to get going." Alice said as she was putting Crystal into her car seat. "I told Jasper I would be home in an hour, I'm late as always." She smiled as she looked at me, then her brother. I stood up when she did and walked over to her and gave her a big hug. "I am so glad that Jack is going to be fine." She said as she hugged me back.
"Thank you, for everything Alice." I said as I pulled back to look into her pixie face, telling her with my eyes that I was thanking her for more than the breakfast and our friendship. She nodded her head once understanding my silent words and turned to her brother. "Love you bro, and you better treat her right." She said as she punched him in the arm, smiling lovingly into his green eyes.
"You have my promise." He said as he pulled her into a bear hug. Edward picked up his niece, I grabbed the dipper bag, and we walked Alice to her car. Once in the car I saw the look in her face that she just remembered something. I smiled to myself just like Alice to be forgetful.
"Oh shoot, Rose and Emmett are landing tonight. Mom wanted me to remind you that dinner will be at 6pm Friday night, in case we don't get to see you much." She winked at him and the turned to me. "And the means you too, little miss." Alice said with as much authority as her little body could muster. I nodded my head in agreement, gave her one last hug through the open window, and watched her drive away. Edward wrapped his arms around me and pulled me to him, just staring into my eyes. "Now what?' he said as I melted in this arms.
"I want you to meet my Jacob." I had told Jacob all about the feelings I was starting to feel for Edward before the dinner party on Friday. When I went to see him this morning, after I made sure that he was ok with my own two eyes, I spilled the beans on EVERYTHING that happened between Edward and me in the last 24 hours. He seems so happy for me, but I also knew from past experiences that he had to meet him and give what he thought was permission. One vivid memory flashed into my mind in that instant.
"He wasn't good enough for my Bells." Jacob was holding me in our old apartment and I was sobbing like a big baby, I had just walked in on my boyfriend Mike and his secretary Jessica in a very compromising position, how text book is that, I thought with the roll of my eyes. That was a relationship just waiting to fall apart; we had been dating for about three months before I started my internship, so he was use to me being at his disposal. He would always flaunt me around at all the office dinner parties telling everyone that would listen that we had the perfect life, a doctor and a lawyer the perfect pair. After about three months into my internship it hit him that all my time went into my work at the hospital, and when I was home I was so exhausted that I would pass out where ever I sat and wouldn't wake up for anything, so he decided to get a little action on the side. Mike was a partner in a very high scale law firm, and Jessica was his sexy, bubble brained, gold digging leach of a secretary. They do make a great couple, now that I can sit back and see clearly, the two blood sucking leaches deserved each other
"As you wish." he said bringing me out of me memory, I started to pull him back to the hospital; he laughed at my urgency and followed behind me willingly.
Edward POV
When we walked into Jacobs's room I could see that he was awake, and flirting with a very nice looking nurse. She was about 5 foot 2, a little too skinny for my likes, but she had great big brown eyes that made her face light up, and the same dark skin tone as Jacob did, they truly complimented each other well. Bella dropped my hand and flew into Jacob's side when she noticed he was awake, and kissed him on the lips. Jealousy bubbled in my chest as I moved into the room to make myself known. I put myself right behind Bella and placed my hands on her hips. I knew I didn't have to worry about the relationship between Bella and Jacob, but it was had to fight back my male instincts to make my claim known. Bella looked back at me with a smiled, then looked at the nurse that was still staring at Jacob.
"Leah, what are you doing in ICU, did you not like working for me?"Bella asked with a hint of laugher in her voice.
"You know better than that Dr. Swan. They just needed an extra hand up here, and we were slow, so they sent me here instead of sending me home." Leah explained, as she continued to care for Jacob.
"Well at least I know he's in capable hands." Bella said as she looked at Jacob and winked. She then turned to me again and brought me closer to the bed. "Jack, this is Edward. " She said with the same pride in her voice as she had when I first saw the picture of Jacob at her house. This made me lose some of the jealousy that I still felt; I leaned down and offered my hand to Jacob. He took it with a lot more strength that I would have thought a man right out of surgery would have and I smiled at him.
"Nice to meet you Jacob." I said as I allowed him to move our hands in the shake, not knowing how much movement would be too much in his condition.
"You too Edward, Bells here has told me a lot about you." He said as he was searching my face, he must be sizing me up, making sure that I was good enough for Bella. I remember doing the same thing to Jasper the first day that Alice brought him home.
"Ok Jack, I will be back in a few minutes with your pain pills." Leah said as she looked at Jacob with admiration.
"I'll be here waiting for you." Jack said with a smile. And Leah left to room with a blush that was visible on her dark completed skin.
"Bells, have you gone home at all? You look like Hell" Jacob asked as he turned his worried gaze on Bella. "You need to go get some sleep." He said as she grabbed his hand and lightly squeezed it..
"I wanted to make sure you were ok before I went home, I also need to know what you want me to bring for you, you are going to be in here for about a week or so." Jacob told her what he wanted and she nodded her head as he rattled some stuff off. "Ok Jack, I will be back later this afternoon with your stuff, please get some rest. Oh and be nice to Leah she's one of my best. Don't go making her fall in love with you or anything, ok." She said with a wink, as she bent down and kissed him on the cheek.
"You take all the fun out of life." He said with mocking sarcasm. " Bye Bell's, I love you. Oh and Edward, I'm trusting you to take care of my Bells here. She can't do anything on her own." Jacob said as he winked at me, I saw Bella's arm pull up like she was going to hit him, then thought better about it, and let it drop back to her side.
I started laughing with Jacob. "I will do my best." I said as Bella entwined her fingers into mine and leaned into me.
