"Iz, what the hell is going on?" Dan exclaimed, panic lacing his voice.
"He gave S something. S told him she had a headache and he gave her something, told her it would 'make her feel better', and we all know what 'feel better' means when it comes to you" I spat at Cater, as he struggled under Edward's hold.
"Son of a bitch" Chuck said, coming over to my side.
"It's no big deal, it was just a little pick me up" Carter smirked, before crying out as Edward bent his arm back further.
"She had a head trauma you idiot!" I screamed, "WHAT DID YOU GIVE HER?"
"It was just a little x" Carter replied a smirk still plastered in his face.
"Oh god" I exclaimed quietly, before bolting up the stairs Edward and Chuck right behind me, but not before Edward had smacked Carter's head against the wall, rendering him unconscious.
"B get her out of bed!" I exclaimed bursting into the room.
"What? What's going on?" Blair asked in confusion.
"We need to get her in the shower" I directed ignoring Blair's questions.
"Through that door" Edward replied throwing Serena's arm over his shoulders and hooking his arm under her legs and carrying her to the bathroom, her head lolling back as Edward lifted her.
Throwing open the bathroom door, Edward gently placed Serena in the bath as I threw on the cold water. As the cold water from the shower hit her, Serena immediately began to stir, rolling her head around as she tried to lift her self from the bath. Quickly kicking off my boots, I climbed in the bath behind Serena, pulling her back against my chest and placing a hand on her forehead to keep her head in place.
"Shh, S. Honey you gotta keep still" I pleaded, the tears in my eyes glistening.
"It's cold" Serena moaned.
"I know honey, I know. I know." I replied, as Serena began to close her eyes.
"Bella, you've keep her awake. If her brain starts to overheat she could suffer serious brain damage, it would need to be treated right away, so you got to keep her talking." Edward told me softly, to which I could only nod in reply.
"Hey S, you remember when I had that huge fight with my mum, and I came to yours, and you called B and the three of us sat on the floor in the middle of your room, and we got completely drunk, and we starting singing, what was that song?" I asked, begging for Serena to stay awake, as tears began to roll gently over my cheeks.
"Que Sera, Sera" Serena mumbled in reply.
"Yeah that's the one, that's the one. How did it start?"
"When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be"
Serena began to sing softly, barely keeping her eyes open.
"Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me."
She continued as I joined in.
"Que Sera, Sera,"
We continued as Blair knelt down next to the bath, clutching Serena's hand as she sang along with us, her eyes tearing the same as mine. Giving us some space, Edward moved to lean against the sink, nodding in acknowledgment as Chuck put his hand on his shoulder in thanks.
"Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
Que Sera.
When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my lover what will I be
Will I be rich, day after day
Here's what my lover said.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
Que Sera."
"Hey" Edward said softly, as he sat down next to me, handing me a cup of coffee.
"Hey, thanks" I replied softly taking the cup from him and pulling my towel tighter around my shoulders, "Vanilla?"
"Your favorite"
"Thank you"
"What are you doing out here?" Edward asked sincerely, gently pushing off the floor swinging the porch swing.
"Just thinking really" I replied, "It's beautiful here" I said softly, my eyes taking in the surrounding trees and the small stream at the forest edge, "Where is here exactly?"
"Here is home." Edward replied.
"Really?"
"Yeah. My parents only stay here during the holidays, so we can all be together. Otherwise they live in an apartment in Seattle, closer to work." He explained. "What about you? Your dad lives pretty close by right?"
"No Phil lives in....you meant Charlie." I replied correcting herself as I caught on to Edward's meaning.
"Yeah" Edward confirmed.
"I think so." I said softly, answering Edward's previous question.
"You think so?"
"Yeah, I know he lives in town, I'm just not sure where. I haven't seen Charlie since I was...4, I may have been even younger. I don't think he even knows I'm here, even if he did I doubt he even knows what I look like." I explained.
"Sorry" Edward comforted.
"It's ok, I don't really mind. Phil has been my farther longer than Charlie ever was, as far as I'm concerned he's my dad, and as far as he's concerned I'm his daughter" I finished with a smile, but continued as I saw Edward's frown. "It's not as of I cut Charlie out of my life. I tried, up until my 13th birthday, I used to send him a plane ticket so he could come see me, but he sent them back every time. I just got sick of it, there's only so many rejections a girl can take."
"I didn't mean to judge" Edward apologised.
"It's ok, to anyone who doesn't know the whole story it does seem like I cut him from my life." I assured him.
"Can I ask you something? You don't have to answer, I was just wondering." Edward asked.
"Sure."
"Do you trust me? Chuck, he told me that you did, and I was wondering if......he was telling the truth." Edward trailed off.
"Yeah" I replied after a moment, "I do, I don't know why. I mean by all accounts I shouldn't, but for some reason... I do." I smiled in reply, making Edward smile and nod in answer.
"Hey, Iz" Blair called as she pushed open the front door.
"Hey, B. What's up?" I asked.
"I just remembered I have something for you." Blair replied motioning for me to follow her down to the car.
Opening the trunk, Blair search through the bags until she found her own. Pulling her bag to the front, Blair opened it before riffling through it and exclaiming.
"Ah ha. Found them." Blair grinned turning to face me.
"Oh my god! Where did you find them? I have been looking for these for months. Thank you" I grinned pulling Blair into a hug, before Blair turned to close the car.
"My favorite jeans" I smiled at Edward as she bound back up the steps to the porch.
"I thought you could use them, given the wet state of your current outfit" Blair grinned, making Bella laugh.
"Don't suppose you've got a spare shirt I could borrow?" I asked pleadingly.
Blair scrunched up her face and shook her head 'no'.
"I've got something you could borrow" Edward reassured, standing up from the porch swing, as he lead the way back into the house.
"Thanks" I replied failing to stifle a yawn in the process.
"You should get some sleep" Edward commented as we joined everyone in the main room.
"We all should" I replied, noticing the clock on the wall.
"Yeah, um, if you guys want to follow me I'll show you where the guest rooms are" Edward offered, leading everyone up stairs, leaving Carter still unconscious on the floor. "We've only got three guest rooms so someone's going to have to share"
"No, that's ok I'll stay with Serena" Dan answered ducking into the room where Serena was now sleeping.
"Come on lets get you that shirt" Edward said softly after Chuck, Blair and Nate had all been show to their rooms.
Leading me up another flight of stairs, before coming to a stop outside and open door.
"Ladies first" He grinned gesturing for me to go first.
Looking round I could immediately tell that this was Edward's room, it fit him perfectly.
"Your room?" I guessed.
"Yeah" He replied before quickly ducking into his closet and return with an old band t-shirt.
"Thanks" I all but whispered as I took the shirt from him and we fell into our first awkward silence..
"So...I'm...gonna go" Edward stuttered and headed to the door.
"Wait, where are you going I thought this was your room?" I questioned.
"It is, but I figured I'd let you sleep in here and I'll sleep in my parents room" He explained.
"You don't have to do that, I mean... there's enough room in here for both of us right? And I can see on your face you've got a lot of questions about what happened tonight."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, just give me a minute to get changed."
"Bathrooms through that door"
