A/N Thank you for all your reviews on my story so far they have been amazing! Im glad no one has decided to kill me for making Edward bad! So please read and review this chapter, im in the process of finshing Chapter 10, it should be up later this week xxx
Chapter 9
Carlisle
Yet another day driven to distraction by thoughts of Bella, what in god's name is wrong with me?? Right now I'm trying to focus on an X-ray but my mind keeps wandering and will do so until I can call her. Checking my watch I nearly jump for joy, I have 15 minutes left to I finish... Ok focus Carlisle, keep your mind on the job, hmm I wonder what would have happened if I had let her unknot my towel, I let my mind wander into the gutter for a bit before sighing at myself in disgust, I'm like a horny teenager! Finally it's time for me to go home, I run to my office at a fast human speed and fling on my scarf and coat before grabbing my bag.
I raced to my car pulling out my phone on the way and dialled Bella's number, that's a little weird she didn't answer but I guess she maybe just missed it. I sit in my car for a few minutes and try a few more times, I have a horrible feeling in my stomach, it's as though something has happened, maybe I should swing by her house and see if everything is ok.
It didn't take too long to get to the Swan's, the first thing I noticed was the absence of the police cruiser, at least I wouldn't have to explain my presence. I walked to the door and knocked, there was no answer, I listened for a few minutes I could hear crying from inside the house... what the hell! I tried the front door which wouldn't budge when I noticed an open window and went in through that, I really didn't want to have to explain a broken door. I made my way in to the hallway and stopped dead, in front of the door her knees up at her chest was Bella sobbing. I looked at her and saw bruises on her shoulder and that her strap of her top was ripped, I felt a burst of anger run through my body, this had better not be what I think!
I walked over to her and crouched in front of her and lightly placed my hand on her arm "Isabella, sweetie what happened?"
She looked up at me, her eyes swelled and blood shot through crying "Carlisle is that really you?" she touched my cheek as though trying to prove I was real. I nodded only for her to fling her arms around my shoulders and bury her head into my chest; I could feel the tears soaking through my shirt.
I lifted her into my arms and stood up slowly "Where is your room? I think you need to lie down" She buried her head further into my chest muttering it was upstairs, I took the stairs slowly trying to breathe slowly, if I find out Edward was behind this there was going to be trouble. I wasn't going to let this go. She began to sob harder and cling to me for dear life, she was completely terrified.
I laid her down on her bed and moved to take a seat at the desk to give her some space when she grabbed my wrist and pleaded "Hold me please" I smiled softly and sat back down, my back against her headboard and gathered her into my arms.
I rubbed soothing circles on her shoulder before asking "What happened Isabella?"
She said one word that caused me to see red "Edward" I knew it... that boy is seriously pissing me off and you do not want to see angry Carlisle, I can be scary.
I had to know what went on; I looked at her in concern "What did my son do?"
She played with the buttons on my shirt while answering me "He showed up on my door step tonight, he pushed his way in here and said he wanted to apologize and then he laughed saying that was a lie and that he was here because he wanted me, He kissed me and ran his hands over me, I felt so sick Carlisle and then he warned me to forget about you, I think he knows and he is going to come back because we are meant to be together. I was so scared, the whole time he was here and when he left I prayed you would come for me and you did... my perfect angel" she looked at me with what looked like love in her eyes and touched my cheek softly.
I leaned into her caress closing my eyes, I tried to breathe slowly I was really on the verge of losing it and I didn't want to do it in front of Bella. I pulled her closer to me "I promise you Isabella he will not hurt you anymore than he has. I need to call the house and see if he is still there, I need Emmett to keep him there.... the little bastard, I swear I'm going to kill him"
I was starting to lose my control when Bella laid her hand on my arm "Are you ok Carlisle? I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused"
I closed my eyes briefly trying to count to ten before looking at her "Isabella, you do not need to apologize for anything, I'm so happy to have you in my life. It's not your fault that Edward is becoming unstable. I'm fine just pissed off... how dare he think he can do this to you" I growled and moved to get off the bed pulling my phone out of my pocket. Bella whimpered from loss of contact, I looked down at her "Sweetie, I'm not going anywhere, I just need to call Alice and everyone"
Just as I dialled the number there was a knock at the window causing Bella to shriek in fear "Shh its ok Bella, nothing is going to hurt you" I went to the window and opened it to find a sheepish looking Alice and Rosalie.
"Sorry Carlisle, we didn't mean to scare anyone, Alice got a vision of Edward trying to attack Bella and hurried here hoping we weren't late, he didn't....." Rosalie broke off.
I shook my head "He ripped her shirt and gave a few bruises and a fright" I moved away from the window and let the girls come in; Rosalie went straight to Bella's side and wrapped her arms around her.
Alice came to stand next to me frowning "This is what I told you about Carlisle and I'm scared it's going to get worse, he has decided he is going to be with Bella no matter what. We all need to pull together to protect her, I'm going to call Jazz and see if he has come home, I'm assuming you will be wanting to have a talk with him" I nodded scowling thinking it will be a little more than a talk, Alice pulled her phone out and called the house.
I went to crouch in front of the bed where Rose and Bella were sitting, I could see the pain in Rosalie's eyes, and she was remembering the past. I put my hands on their shoulders and drew them close to me; closing my eyes I couldn't help but wonder what I was going to do!
"Carlisle" Alice interrupted my inner monologue "Jazz says Edward came back briefly before leaving again, he didn't say where was going. Jasper feels really bad; he didn't know what happened otherwise he would have kept him there. It sounds as though he is gone for a bit" I saw Alice look around Bella's room before saying "Nice place Bella, mind if I have a look in your closet" I shook my head in disbelief, trust Alice when something bad happens she breaks the tension by wanting to look at clothes!! Alice began to pull clothes from the rails before turning to Bella with a look of disdain on her face "Bella, this weekend we are taking you shopping" the three girls began to laugh, I smiled at the action, at least she seemed to be a little better.
I saw her yawn slightly "Girls it's time to head home I think" indicating to Bella, they nodded in understanding and gave her a hug.
"We will come to get you in the morning" Rosalie promised.
I walked to Bella and pressed my lips to her head "You need to sleep Isabella, if you need me please call"
Her eyes widened in panic and she clung to my neck "Please stay with me, I don't want to be on my own"
"Ok" I breathed against her hair, she pulled back and grabbed her pj's excusing herself for what she called a human moment, I took the opportunity to look around her room, and I was intrigued to see what she read. I ran my fingers over the spines of her books impressed; she had quite an eclectic selection. I spotted one that I hadn't read in years, I pulled it out carefully and turned it to look at it. The complete works of Plato, I smiled to myself and sat on her bed against the headboard again and started to read it, I hoped she wouldn't mind. Bella came back a few minutes later looking refreshed, I closed the book over and smiled apologetically "Hope you don't mind?"
She smiled at me in a seductive manner "Anything of mine is yours Carlisle" She came to sit next to me on the bed leaning into my chest.
I leaned down to her ear and whispered "Anything Isabella?"
Her breath caught as she choked out yes, I smiled in satisfaction when she looked up me seriously "What's going to happen now Carlisle? I don't want to be the cause of your family falling out"
I stroked her hair thoughtfully "My family is not going to be falling out, everyone wants to look out for you, however Edward is no longer part of us, this is his own doing my dear, and you have no reason to feel guilty. I'm wondering though, where your father is, I thought he was going to home this evening?"
"He is working late, thank you for staying with me Carlisle. I didn't want to be on my own."
"Its fine Isabella, I will be with you always just to know your safe! So tell me about how your finding Forks, how different is it from Phoenix?"
She giggled "It's very different but I like it, I thought I would miss the sun but I don't. I miss my mom at times though, I've always kind of looked after her before she remarried, and I worry that Phil not look after her properly at times. I feel bad at times just leaving her but I know deep down I was being a burden to them, they wanted to go on the road and I was keeping them in one place so I decided to pack my bags and come live with Charlie. It means my mom and Phil can be happy in their life, I wasn't sure what Forks would be like but I'm glad I moved, it's nice to spend time with Charlie and to make it even better I met the best family ever"
"Who would that be?" I teased
She grinned up at me "Hmm let's see, begins with a C and ends in a N, but seriously Carlisle until I met you I had no friends and within a couple of days your family took me under their wing and made me feel accepted, I feel like part of your family"
I felt a warm glow spread throughout my cold body at her last statement "Isabella, you are part of our family now, every one of us would lay down our life to make you safe, You're a Cullen now, in case you haven't noticed we vampires tend to get attached easily"
She lay back mulling over what I had just said "Thank you Carlisle, it's nice to feel like people are there for you, it's not something I've experienced before but I don't anyone to do anything stupid. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to any of you"
"It takes a lot to kill us and if someone was to hurt you, you can guarantee one of us would be there to protect you" I saw a faraway look in her eyes "Are you ok?" I asked in concern.
she nodded "Sorry I was thinking,"
I was curious, she seemed lost in thought "what are you thinking about"
" I don't know why I thought of this but the first day I met you, you were angry with Edward about something, I was just thinking about how sexy you look angry" she blushed causing me to chuckle.
"Yes I was angry, it was because for the first time in my existence someone interesting had entered my life and he was trying to take them away" I lay my finger under her chin and made her look at me "to be clear, I'm talking about you, you fascinated me the moment I laid eyes on you, I wanted to know more about you and he was too busy trying to get you home. Why do you think I showed up on your doorstep that night Isabella?"
She smiled softly and leaned up to kiss me "You fascinated me to Carlisle, I was determined to know more about you" she yawned into my chest.
"Go to sleep my dear and I'll be here in the morning" I reached over and switched off her lamp.
"Carlisle will you tell me a little bit about London in your time until I go to sleep"
I kissed the top of her head "Of course" I moved down the bed a little so I was lying down flat allowing Bella to cuddle into my side. "It's been such a long time since I've even though about this, in fact you're the first person to know about my life. I lived in the centre of London, it was always bustling, there was a market place where you could get everything you needed, it was a wonderful place to live but it had its downsides, there was the sweating flu, persecution of your religious beliefs, disease was ripe. For a while I wanted to go travelling, I wanted to go to the new world that had been discovered but then I decided that while England was a hard place to live, I really couldn't think of anywhere else I would rather be. Maybe someday I'll take you to London and we will see how different it is now, I haven't been back since I was changed"
I broke off as I heard Bella's soft breathing, she had fallen asleep, and I turned her so that I was behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist. I buried my head in Bella's hair inhaling her scent; it was at this precise moment I realized that I was in love with her. I couldn't face being without this girl, I would follow her to the ends of the earth just to be with her, but did she feel the same way? I tightened my grip on her and heard her breath my name, I closed my eyes wishing I could sleep, I revelled in the joy I was feeling but how could I tell her, would I scare her off?
I lay there for about 2 hours when I heard the rumble of the chief's cruiser pulling on to the street, I decided to go for a quick hunt and come back when he was asleep. I kissed Bella lightly on the forehead before leaving through the window. I ran into the woods quickly finding a herd of deer, I drained a couple and turned to head back to Bella when I spotted Emmett lounging against a tree... how the hell did I not know he was there? I must be losing my touch.
Walking towards him, he grinned at me "Alice told me where you would be, I thought you might want a chat?" he motioned to a broken tree trunk on the ground which we sat on "Carlisle, I'm really happy for you but honestly are you ok?"
I blinked in surprise normally Emmett was not big on talking about feelings, I leaned forward slightly, resting my arms on my knees before answering "I'm fine Emmett, for the first time in my life I feel complete but I don't want anything to happen to Bella because of me, look at tonight"
"Carlisle that was not your fault, Edward has been coming undone for a while now; it's just been so subtle that we haven't realized it before now. I know I'm not one for talking about feelings and everything but I figured maybe you would want to chat to a guy rather than Alice for a change. Don't blame yourself, all you want is happiness and I think that's with bella"
I was so overwhelmed by the emotion behind his words, I pulled my son into a hug, to my surprise he returned it, "Thank you, I'm glad to know your all fine with this, we have to do something about Edward though, try and help him!"
Emmett looked at me grimly "I don't know if we can, he has totally lost the plot, maybe some time away will help" he stood up before adding "We will all protect Bella with our life, she has become part of our family, I see her as a sister and I'll be damned if I see someone try and hurt her"
"Thank you Emmett" I said gratefully watching as he ran into the dark woods, I sat for a few minutes lost in my thoughts before getting up to head back to Bella, I hoped Charlie would be asleep.
As I reached the swans I heard that it was safe to go in, I climbed through Bella's window stopping dead when I saw her. She was still asleep but was running her hands over her breasts moaning "Oh yes Carlisle, please just like that" My breath caught, she was dreaming of me? I felt as though I should turn away but I stood transfixed at the scene in front of me, my eyes widened as her hands trailed further south, her breathing became more erratic and I could smell her arousal. I was shocked that this reaction stemmed from a dream about me but I continued to watch until she moved her hands away and fell silent. I waited for a few minutes before lying down next to her again and holding her close, I felt her tiny body brush my erection and I groaned... the rest of the night was going to be long!!
Surprisingly the night went quickly, I spent it watching Bella sleep, and it was really fascinating. I left briefly to get my car and go home to get changed for work. I drove back to the swan's parking a reasonable distance from the house so not to arouse suspicion, I could hear Charlie's cruiser driving away as I parked, I smiled and ran to Bella's room just as I heard her starting to wake up, "Good morning Isabella" I said softly as I reached the side of her bed.
Her eyes flickered open and she smiled brightly "Morning Carlisle" She stretched yawning.
"Your father left a few minutes ago for work, would you like me to cook something for you while you get changed?"
Bella smiled at me shyly "Are you sure? I don't want you to go to any trouble"
"Isabella it's no trouble, now go get yourself ready and I'll make something for you" I left her in peace and headed to the kitchen, I quickly gathered some ingredients and began to cook bacon and eggs for her. As I was cooking I heard the shower running, I shut my eyes trying to block out any thoughts of Bella under the water naked.... Come on Carlisle time to get the mind out of the gutter and focus.
Just as I was putting the food onto the table Bella came downstairs and took a seat "Thank you Carlisle, you really didn't need to do this"
I leaned down to kiss her forehead "I wanted to, I hope its ok. How was your sleep, any good dreams?" I asked remembering last night.
Bella took a bite of her food and moaned in pleasure "This is delicious, I had a good sleep, I think it was because you were with me, as for dreams, yes I did have a particularly good one." she blushed at the last statement obviously remembering it. She stroked the back of my hand and said softly "Thanks for staying again"
"Isabella my dear I will be here for as long as you need me"
She looked at me shyly "Even if its forever?"
I was lost for words, could it be that maybe Bella's feelings towards me were similar to my own, just then I heard the distinct rumble of Rosalie's car coming down the street. "Forever is a long time my dear" I said seriously "I hear the girls coming so you better get ready to go" I pulled on my scarf and coat and grabbed my medical bag, I turned to find Bella struggling with her jacket, I chuckled and helped her on with it before leading her outside.
Rosalie pulled up and leaned out the window "Morning Carlisle, come on Bella lets go"
Bella stood on her tiptoes and kissed my lips softly before whispering to me "we will continue our forever chat some other time" before running to the car.
Alice poked her head out the window smiling "Be warned tonight when you get home tonight Emmett and Jasper will be at each other's throats over video games"
I chuckled and waved goodbye to the girls telling Bella I would call her later. I ran to my car and headed to work, I was already missing Bella... what a love sick vampire I was!!!!!!
