Sorry this is late. Lots going on in real life, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Thanksgiving again at my house on Saturday and to top it all off my birthday was yesterday and I was busy getting my very first tattoo and boy does it hurt. So here's the new chapter for you, I hope you enjoy it. Just a warning, if you're not over 18 stop here. There is some violence of sexual nature in this chapter, so you've been warned. (You can skip over the section in italics of you don't want to read it and you'll be fine).
As always I do not own Twilight, but I do own a new awesome tattoo now and a Kindle (YAY) as of yesterday.
BPOV
Jasper seemed to be getting more and more distant. During his lesson this week he was nothing but business, no sly touches or looks that made my knees weak, no "Wait, I think you need to show me exactly where you want my hands" then afterwards he said he was tired and needed to get home. We always, always go out to dinner after his lesson, never has he bailed on me before, unless of course he was out of town. It was weird and unnerving to say the least. He was definitely pulling away from me.
When I talked to Rose about it on Tuesday night, before Emmett dragged her out caveman style, I confided in her that we hadn't had sex yet and thought maybe that was why he was drifting away from me. Maybe he had just had it waiting for the broken girl. Rose being Rose assured me that if that was the case than he was a fucking idiot and didn't deserve me anyway. Oh and she said that if he broke up with me with that as the reason then she'd cut his balls off and feed them to him. Yeah, you don't want to mess with Rose, I was glad to have her on my side.
Tuesday night at Eclipse ended and Jasper left me with a kiss on the cheek and an "I'll see ya tomorrow". Edward stayed to help me and walk me to my car as usual, but he was looking at me funny, like he felt pity for me. Did Jasper tell him something to give him that look in his eyes? It wasn't long before I found out the answer.
Wednesday night after my lesson with Tyler I was sitting in my apartment, alone, making dinner, homemade mushroom ravioli, and my absolute favorite when there was a knock at my door. To my surprise it was Jasper. He gave me a kiss that felt like something you'd give your sister, not your girlfriend. He took a seat at the breakfast bar, watching me cook and said he was hungry so I offered him dinner; he is my boyfriend after all, right? All through dinner he was relatively quiet, we talked a little about how our weeks went and he told me about how much help one of his patients needed, he was really frustrated with her because she had no self esteem what so ever.
"I just don't understand how someone could feel that bad about themselves, you know what I mean Bella? She's a great girl, beautiful, has a stable good paying job and does all sorts of charity throughout the community. You would think a person like that could at least feel good about herself." He shook his head, clearly exasperated with this person. I felt bad for him. Once dinner was finished and the dishes had been cleaned up we went to the couch, that's when I found out why he'd been so distant lately.
"I'm an awful person Bella."
"What? No Jas, you could never be an awful person. Why would you even say that?" I was the one who was a horrible person, I can't imagine what he was talking about, and he's an amazing person.
He ran his hand through his wavy blond locks and took a deep breath. Oh boy, this was going to be bad, I could feel it. Did he cheat on me? What if he has a wife or something that I don't know about? Oh God what if he really is going to break things off with me because I'm not ready for sex with him. "Bella, I have something to tell you."
"I kind of figured that out Jas. What's going on? You can tell me, I'm a big girl." I was trying to be strong on the outside even though I felt like falling apart on the inside.
"Okay, here goes." He took another deep breath then lifted his eyes to mine before he spoke. "You know when I went away to my conference a few weeks ago…"
"To California, yeah?"
"Okay, well when I was there I met this girl, well she pretty much chased me down and gave me her number. I threw her number away, but I couldn't get my mind off her. When I came back home I tried to forget about her and it was sort of working, we were getting closer and were starting to get more physical, but a week later I ran into her at the coffee shop near my office and…well to make a long story short…oh boy…um, we've been talking ever since." He looked down at the floor, but I just sat there, mouth wide open and blinking furiously. What do I say to that? I'm upset, but do I really have a right to be with all the thoughts and feelings coursing through me about his best friend?
"So let me get this straight, you've been 'talking' to another woman, behind my back, for the last two weeks?" He nodded, still not bothering to look at me. "And what Jasper?" I raised my voice a bit, the hurt coming out in the form of anger. "Is it because we haven't had sex, you need to find some other woman who will give you what you want physically because I'm not doing it for you?"
"What? No! Bella, all we've done is talked. She doesn't even live here." He tried to continue, but I cut him off before he could.
"She doesn't live here?" I was pissed, because apparently this person, who lives God knows where is giving him more than I, who lives in the same city as he does, am giving him. Yeah, that's a blow to the ego. "What do you want from me Jasper?" I whispered the last part.
"Bella, you know I care about you." I huffed, yeah right, he cares so much that he's having phone conversations on a regular basis with someone else. "I do. Fuck, I'm so bad at this. Look, you're an amazing woman, but you can't tell me that you feel anything more for me then just a really close friendship. I've seen the way you look at Edward and the way you talk to him, there's something there Bella, something stronger and different then what we share. I love you like a best friend and I really hope that we can be that at some point. I know you're pissed at me, and you have every right to be, but.."
"No, you're right. We are more like friends, but that doesn't make this hurt any less Jasper." It was my turn to look at the floor and take a deep breath. I knew I had to let him off the hook, what he was saying was entirely right and really I've done far worse to him, kissing his best friend, what's wrong with me? I have no right to make him feel bad about doing nothing more that talking to someone. "Jasper, I…"
Jasper's finger pressed into my lips, effectively silencing me. "It's okay Bella. I don't need to hear you say it. I should have told you about what was going on with me as soon as it happened, but I kept thinking the thoughts of her would just go away after some time and we could move forward, but when I ran into her here it just felt like something I needed to see through, I felt this connection to her, like nothing I've ever felt before. I'm so sorry Bella, I really am. Do..do you think we can be friends?"
"I think we can manage that Jas." I leaned in and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I actually felt relieved, I hadn't lost him as a friend and I hoped whoever this girl was, she treated him right, he deserved it. "I'm just warning you as soon as Rose finds out about this she's going to want to kick your ass." We both laughed.
"Yeah well, she'll have to get in line." I looked at him, confused, who else wants to kick his ass? "Edward and probably Emmett too." He pulled back and moved to get up. Before he left he turned back to say something else. "Give him a chance Bell, he's a good man." Then he was gone, no longer my boyfriend, but hopefully we could manage the friend thing. I sat there on my couch going over his words. Give him a chance. He's a good man. Could it really be that easy? The next couple of days went by without incident. I told Rosalie that Jasper and I broke up, of course she wanted a full account of what was said on both sides and when I told her that he had been talking to some girl she offered to cut off his balls. Emmett called later that night to make sure I was alright; it seems he had talked to Jasper and was concerned for my well being. Rose told him that I was alright as I worked on the song I was writing about Jasper. I started it last week when I felt him pulling away from me and now that we were broken up the rest of the lyrics just flooded my mind and I needed to get them down on paper and fast.
Thursday I did my usual night at Eclipse, I didn't talk to anyone though, Edward had to work that night, so he wasn't there, it was somewhat of a relief to not have him there so I could sort out my thoughts. Friday I went over the songs I was going to sing the following night, Alice was supposed to be moving in on Sunday, Rose and I were going to help her unpack, the movers she hired were scheduled to be here bright and early Sunday morning. Alice was getting in late Saturday and staying at a hotel even though I offered for her the couch at our place. She said she didn't want to bother us since she'd be getting in so late, and since I was playing at Requiem's that night who knew what time we'd actually be home. Rose said she and Emmett would be there and so would Jake and Paul, I wasn't sure if Jas was going to come, I hadn't talked to him since Wednesday night. Edward, I assumed was going to be there, so I needed to figure out what I was going to say to him. Was I ready to start something with him? I had been thinking about things for the past couple of days and I came to the conclusion that yes, I would give Edward a chance, if he wanted it. The fact that things with Jasper and I had just ended made me wary of starting things up so soon with someone else, no matter what anyone else said about it.
Saturday was spent just fine tuning the song I finished, I really wanted to play it tonight, it was important to me for some reason. "Bella?" Rose's voice rang out in the living room.
"I'm in here Rose." I answered her from the confines of my bedroom.
"Hey. I just got off the phone with Emmett and he says that both Jasper and Edward are planning on coming tonight. I just wanted to let you know and make sure you were going to be alright."
"I figured as much and yeah, its fine. I'll be fine."
She took a seat on my bed so I knew she wanted to talk. "Have you given any more thought to the topic of Edward?"
"Actually….I have."
"And?" Rose encouraged.
"Annndd. I think that I will give him a chance, but I still feel weird about jumping into something after just breaking up with Jasper." Rose rolled her eyes at me. She and I have had this conversation many times over the last few days.
"Oh my God Bella! You cannot be serious right now. You know Jasper is getting more and more involved with that little tart he's been talking to. She's moving here for Christ's sake."
"WHAT?" I was shocked; his new girl was moving here? And here I thought I'd never have to see her. I know I shouldn't be put out by it, the breakup was a friendly and mutual decision and like I said before I had kissed Edward while Jas and I were together. I had no right to be mad about this, but I had to wonder if this girl knew that Jas had a girlfriend and if she did what kind of person actively goes after someone else's boyfriend? What does that say about Edward though or myself for that matter?
"I know. I already hate her." It was my turn to roll my eyes at her. "What? You know you hate her too B."
"Yeah well, you're right. I gotta hop in the shower though. Will you help me find something to wear and do my hair?"
"AHA! You want to look good for Edward, I KNEW IT! There's no way you can resist that man Bella."
"Shut up!" She smacked me on the ass when I passed her to go into the bathroom. When I came back out she had laid out what she wanted me to wear, complete with the bra and panties, like anyone was going to see that tonight. I yelled out a thanks and her response was to hurry my skinny ass up.
After I was dressed I called Rose back in here so she could help me with my hair and she did a great job. It was blown dry, and then she used some hair product that smelled amazing. She took a flat iron to it and I'm telling you my hair never looked so shiny.
"Thank you Rose, it looks great."
"You're welcome. Here, let me help you with your make up." I gave her a look, she knew I hated too much make-up, I was a simple girl, mascara and lip gloss and I was good to go. "Don't give me that look. I just want to make your eyes pop. I won't go overboard, I promise." I consented and of course she made me look fabulous. My eyes were smoky and my lips subdued, it really brought out my natural features without being too much. "There, let's knock that boy's socks off."
Backstage I was feeling a little less nervous after the three shots of Jack I took. Demetri walked in as I finished my fourth shot. "You ready Bella?" I nodded, not able to speak at the moment. I was psyching myself up. "Alright rock star, let's go." Tanya usually was backstage with me, but she was bartending tonight, her usual guy called in sick and they couldn't get anyone to cover for him. She did bring me the bottle of JD when I got here and gave me a hug.
I started the night off with the song I wrote this week and it got an unbelievable reaction. People were on their feet clapping and whistling, it made me happy since the song was so personal for me. I was in a strange dark mood, which I wasn't expecting so the next song choice was Tell Me Why, the song about Jamie. I took a short break after my third song, a cover of One Republic's Mercy, it fit with the last two songs. When I got backstage Tay was there with my chicken sandwich and diet coke. "YOU are a life saver!" I told her. She laughed and said she knew before going back to the bar. I hated when she actually had to work, I miss our fun banter whenever we hung out backstage. I was mid bite when I heard someone come into the room. I looked back and saw Edward and he looked really upset.
"Hey, what's the matter?" He didn't answer, just continued walking towards me. He stood in front of me, and then pulled me up by the arms. I looked at him like he was crazy; I had no idea what he was doing.
"I'm sorry Bella." He pulled me to him and hugged me so tight I was certain I was going to have bruises. "He's an asshole Bella, I am so, so sorry."
"Edward?" He pulled back and thankfully loosened his grip on me, but didn't let me go. "What are you apologizing for?"
"For Jasper."
"You don't need to apologize for him and he's not an asshole. Well not completely."
"I can't believe he did that to you Bella. He shouldn't have done it."
"Yes, that's true but is it any worse than you and I kissing while I was with him?" He looked at me for a second, and then grinned.
"I guess not." I hugged him again; it felt good t be in his arms. "Are you okay? I was so worried about you, I just had to come back here and check on you."
"Why were you worried?"
"Those songs. That first one was about Jasper, right? I mean, it was so…sad and then the other two. I just felt like I needed to make sure you were okay."
"I'm fine. I did write that song for Jasper, but we're fine. Really, we're even going to try to be friends."
"Okay, that's good." He pulled back from me again and tucked a strand of hair back, his thumb grazed my cheek.
"Uh, Bell? It's time to get back out there." Demetri came and went. I looked at Edward again and was happy to see that he looked far more relaxed then he did when he came back here.
"I guess I should let you do your thing. I'll be right at the table in front if you need me." Edward placed a sweet kiss on my forehead and headed for the door.
"Edward?" I called after him. He stopped with his hand on the doorknob then looked up at me. "Thank you."
"For what you silly beautiful girl?"
"For being so sweet and coming back here to check on me, it means a lot."
"No problem at all Bella. Have a good rest of the show." He walked through the door and I was alone again, feeling a lot better than I did when I got here.
"Bella! It's time to go on love, let's go." Demetri said from just behind the stage. He was tapping his foot impatiently waiting for me. This is yet another reason I loved it when Tay was back here instead, she wasn't as pushy as her husband.
"Alright Demetri, don't get your panties in a wad." I followed him back onstage and finished my set. I decided that I'd sing Hey Stephen and Wild Horses for the second part of the show, as I finished up Hey Stephen I chanced a look at the tables in the front and found Edward there, just as he promised, smiling at me. He was too damn adorable, Rose is right, there's no way I could ever resist him.
After three more upbeat covers I was done for the night, when I got backstage to my room I wasn't surprised to see Jas standing there. "Hey, you were amazing out there tonight Bella."
I put my guitar back in her case trying to not feel weird around him now, but it wasn't working. "Thanks." I said curtly, all while packing up my things.
"So this is how things are going to be with us now? I thought we agreed to try and be friends Bella." I could feel him closing in on me and I didn't like the feeling, not that I thought Jasper would ever physically hurt me, but I was upset about his girlfriend moving here. How was this going to work, we had the same friends now, I was going to have to see her
"I said I'd try Jasper." I took a deep breath to calm my nerves. I needed to confront him about what Rose told me. "Why didn't you tell me this girl you've been talking to was moving here?"
"Uh…oh…shit. Where did you hear that?" He stammered.
"Rose told me earlier. What were going to do, just show up with her at Eclipse, pretend nothing ever happened between us and think I would be okay with that?"
"No, of course not Bella. I was going to tell you but I didn't want to upset you any more than I already have. Look if you want me to lay off going to karaoke night or coming here then I will. Edward already doesn't want me around so..." He cut himself off, he was still close to me, I could feel him. I still had yet to turn around or look at him; the posters on the wall were safer than looking at his face right now. "I am sorry Bella. I never wanted to hurt you, I swear. For what it's worth, that song, it made me feel like shit, but it was incredible. I've never had someone write a song about me before and as much as I wished it put me in a better light, it was really good."
"Thank you." I wasn't sure what else to say to him. What did he want me to say? "Look Jasper, I don't know what you want me to say here."
"I just want you to talk to me, be my friend."
"I'll try Jas." His hands went to my upper arms and he turned me to face him.
"Oh pretty girl, please don't cry." He enveloped me in his strong arms and I let it all out. I cried into his chest for God knows how long. It felt good to get it out as he rubbed my back whispering that everything would be alright as he did it. I finally managed to get myself under control and looked at him. He looked so sad and it broke my damn heart.
"I'm sorry for that." I told him, wiping the remnants of my tears off my face.
"No need to apologize, really. For what it's worth, you're an amazing woman Bella. Whoever you decide is worthy of your beautiful heart is going to be one lucky man." Then he kissed me. There was no tongue; as far as kisses go it was all very innocent, but it felt like I was cheating on Edward and I felt wrong. I pushed him away, not wanting to have that with him any longer. He walked me to my car and I made it home without bursting into tears. I noticed my phone flashing with missed calls and several text messages. I decided to just check the texts for now and go off to bed. There was one from Edward, one from Tay and two from Rose.
Bella, I wanted to wait for you, but Emmett told me that Jasper wanted to talk to you. I waited for half an hour, but Tanya kicked me out, so I'm home now. Call me if you need anything. – Edward
He really was a sweet guy and I definitely needed to talk to him, but it could wait until tomorrow. I hit reply and sent him a quick response.
Edward, I'm home and fine. Jasper and I talked a bit and although I'm still not happy about things I am feeling a bit better. Thank you for caring; I'll let you know if I need anything, I promise. Goodnight. – Bella
Next I checked Tanya's message.
B – You did awesome tonight babe. I came backstage to see you but you looked to be having a heated conversation with J. I want details on what that a-hole said to you tomorrow. Love ya. – Tay
I typed out a quick reply telling her I'd tell her all about it tomorrow before I moved on to Rose's texts.
Bella – I know Jasper's talking to you right now, but if you need me I'm right outside. I can be in there to separate him from his balls in 20 seconds if you need me, just say the word. I got your back B. – Rose
I snickered at her words, I had no doubt that had I needed her she really would have removed his balls for me.
B – You've been in there a while. I hope you're alright. Look, I'm spending the night at Em's but if you need me to come home you let me know and I'll be there. – R
Rose – Thanks for the concern, I'm fine though. We had a talk; I called him out on his shit. You have a good time with Emmett and I'll see you tomorrow. Night sweetie. – B
I shut off my phone then got dressed for bed. After washing my face and brushing my teeth I got myself into bed. I was out in no time blissfully dreaming of Edwards hands on me, too bad my blissful sleep didn't last long.
I woke up two hours later feeling the start of a panic attack. I clutched my chest trying somehow to slow it down.
I was in bed for the night, finally drifting off to sleep when Jamie came home. He was loud walking into the room, throwing his wallet, keys, shoes and clothes all over the place. I would swear he was trying to make as much noise as possible.
"Bellllllllla….are..(hiccup)….you….(hiccup)…awake…babe?" Great he's drunk, again. I'm just going to pretend to be asleep and hopefully he'll leave me alone. "Bellaaa" He whispered in my ear, his breath smelled like tequila and it made me want to throw up. I stayed still, trying to keep my breathing shallow, but then his hand wrapped around me from behind and his hand started to wander. Up or down, which way was he going to go? Apparently he wanted to move his hand upward. His hand forcefully groped by breast as he left wet sloppy kisses on my neck.
"Bellla, I know you're awake. You can't fool me baby." He squeezed my breast harder and I fought the urge to cry out in pain, he got off on causing me pain. "I want you Bella." The painful ministrations continued as well as the disgusting slurping sounding kisses on my neck. I thanked whatever deity was up there that he finally had moved away from my now tender breasts, but now they were headed lower and I was suddenly mad. I didn't want him touching me there any longer, so I pushed his arm off me. "You fucking bitch! You DON'T EVER PUSH ME! DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU ARE MINE AND I WILL TAKE YOU WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I WANT!
"NO Jamie! You can't treat me like a whore."
"But that's what you are Bella. You're my property and I will do whatever I see fit with my property." Jamie had turned me onto my back and was hovering over me now, his breath fanning over my face. My attempts at pushing him off of me were futile since he was using every bit of his body weight to hold me down.
"NO! I WON'T LET YOU! NO, JAMIE! PLEASE!" I started flailing, kicking and crying but nothing deterred him. He had someone managed to take off my pants and underwear as well as his own. His hand was covering my mouth as I screamed and cried for him to stop. I tried with all my might to keep my leg clenched closed, but he was stronger. His free hand and knees pulled my legs open and I just knew there were going to be bruises. I must have screamed when he did it, because he then got really mad, told me to "shut the fuck up" and slapped me in the face. The sting brought on another round of tears.
Jamie moved above me, situating himself at my entrance, once he was where he wanted to be he rammed into me and holy fuck id it hurt. I felt like I was being split in two as he continued to pound into me, every thrust rougher and deeper. I continued to cry and he continued to yell at me as his thrusts got harder and harder. He finished moments later and rolled off me, immediately passing out. I sobbed while I curled into myself. He'd done that a couple of times and the next morning it was always the same. He'd be extra sweet to me, make me breakfast in bed and tell me how much he loved me. It never lasted long because only hours later he'd be telling me that I was worthless and didn't know how I thought anyone besides him would ever love someone like me.
The next morning I went to the police, I didn't take a shower, knowing that it would help put the bastard away if there was physical evidence.
EPOV
To say I was worried would be an understatement. Emmett talked to Jasper again during the second half of Bella's performance and when he came back he said that Jas planned on talking to her after she was done with her set.
I saw Jasper walk backstage once Bella mentioned that this was her last song, I wanted so badly to warn her that he'd be back there waiting for her, but I had no way to do that. I decided that I'd wait for her to finish her talk with Jasper and then I'd walk her to her car or maybe take her out for a drink if she felt like she needed it. I just wanted to be there for her. All of our friends cleared out, Rose and Emmett stuck around for about fifteen minutes but then she gave me a hug and told me to call if we needed her. She had faith that I would be there to take care of Bella for her. I told her not to worry and have a good time with Emmett. After half an hour the bar was closing up and I had yet to see Bella or Jasper. I hoped she was alright. Tanya came over to me when the last person was out the door.
"I know you want to stay here for her Edward, but I need to close up."
"Are you kicking me out Tanya?" I gave her my best puppy dog look, hoping she'd let me stay until Bella came out.
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing." I gave her a look that said "please let me stay here for her" but it didn't work. "Look, she's a big girl, she can take care of herself and you and I both know that Jasper would never do anything to hurt her." I gave her another look that said, "You're kidding me right?" "Okay, I see your point. Demetri is in his office which is just a few feet away from where she is. Go home. Call her, text her, whatever, but you can't stay here pretty boy."
"Pretty boy?"
"Yeah, you heard me, now scram."
"You're an evil bitch you know that Tanya?" I smirked at her, letting her see that I was just kidding with her. As much as I didn't want to leave Bella here, I knew Jasper would make sure she got home alright, other than the talking to another woman while he was dating Bella, he was a good guy. "Yeah, okay. I'm going. Goodnight Tanya."
"Night Edward. Drive safe." I waved at her as I made my way to the front door. Once I was in my car I decided to send Bella a text then drove home. I got a response from her about half an hour later telling me she was home which I was happy about. I really hoped I would see her again before Tuesday; I was desperate to make sure she was okay. I couldn't sleep at all that night worried that Bella was lying in bed crying over Jasper. He didn't deserve her tears.
My alarm went off at six and I still had yet to sleep a wink, but I would just have to get through my day at the hospital. Thankfully I wasn't working any crazy hours, or at least I wasn't supposed to, but you never know at the hospital. I showered and grabbed some coffee from the pot of freshly brewed stuff. I was never so happy that my coffee maker had a timer than I was at this moment.
"Morning Dr. Cullen." Kate, one of the nurses greeted me as I walked in. I was grabbing a patient's chart to start my rounds.
"Good morning beautiful nurse Kate. How are you this morning?" I gave her my signature smile and she giggled, as usual. It was part of our usual morning pleasantries. I flirt with her, she flirts with me, it starts our morning off right. Her husband, Garrett, of five years knows all about it and thinks it's hilarious, he's a good guy. He's a psychiatrist, like Jasper, and has his own practice downtown. He comes in sometimes to take Kate to lunch or dinner and we shoot the shit while he waits for her, if I'm not busy that is.
"Better now that you're here McDreamy." I tried to give her a stern look, but couldn't help the laughter that was brimming at the surface. McDreamy, who comes up with these ridiculous names?
"You know if you don't watch it Kate I'm going to have to come up with a nickname for you too."
"Promises, promises." She chuckled out. "Oh, Edward, Garrett is coming to get me for lunch today; he wanted to make sure you were around so he could talk to you."
"Okay, just page me when he gets here. See ya later Katie." With my charts in hand I started my rounds.
Most of my patients were doing well this morning and things were going smoothly. I did have one surgery that needed my immediate attention, George was getting his appendix taken out, he was in really bad shape when he came into the ER this morning, they were about to burst and I needed to get in there quickly before that happened. Removing an appendix isn't the most exciting of surgeries, but at least it's something to do other than paperwork. The surgery went through flawlessly and George was in his room recuperating with his wife by his side. The moment I saw the couple I immediately felt envious of them. I wanted someone to sit by my bedside, holding my hand and running their fingers through my hair to comfort me and what I really wanted, if I can be brutally honest, was that person to be Bella. I know I haven't even dated the girl yet, but in the short amount of time that I've known her, she's turned my world completely off its axis.
"Good Morning George, Mrs. Kemper, how are we feeling?" I scanned his chart to make sure everything looked good then looked at my patient. The surgery had been a couple of hours ago and it appeared he was doing just fine.
"Good morning Dr. Cullen. I feel sore, but otherwise alright." George responded, his wife looking at him lovingly.
"Glad to hear it George. The surgery was a success; I got the appendix out without any problems at all. You'll have some discomfort around where I had to make the incision, but we'll give you pain medication for that. The nurses will keep an eye on you while you're here and make you as comfortable as possible. Now do you have any questions for me?"
"Yeah, when can I get out of here?" George asked.
"Normally a patient stays with us for four or five days with this type of surgery." George grimaced at my answer; he very clearly wanted to go home sooner than that. "We have to make sure there's no swelling, or signs of infection George, how are we supposed to do that if you're at home?"
"I know doc, but I hate being here."
"I'm sorry George, but you'll be out of here before you know it. Now get some rest and I'll make sure to check in on you once more before I leave for the day."
"Thank you Doctor." Mrs. Kemper said to me as I made to leave the room. I gave her a nod and went back to work.
I had quite a few other patients that came in needing my immediate attention that morning and before I knew it it was noon, Garrett should be here soon and I wondered what he wanted to talk to me about.
At 12:30 my pager went off, I assumed it was Kate letting me know Garrett was there, so I made my way over to the nurses' station and saw Garrett giving Kate a kiss.
"You know that sort of thing isn't allowed on the floor you two. There's the on call room for that." I teased, slowly approaching them. I was wary of Kate; she usually threw something at me if I made a snarky comment.
"Har de har har Cullen." Kate turned to her husband then, "I'm going to go use the ladies room before we go. Be right back." She kissed him on the cheek then left in the direction of the bathrooms.
"Hey man, what's going on?" Garrett asked me.
"Not too much, how about yourself?"
"Oh you know, same shit different day."
"Anything interesting going on at work?" I asked.
"Not really. Even if there was anything interesting it's not like I could tell anyone, you know. Oh but this one patient I have, God, she's beautiful. If I weren't happily married to Kate…"
"And if she wasn't your patient…" I chuckled, knowing full well that Garrett was one of the best psychiatrists in the city and would never, ever get involved with one of his patients, even if he weren't married to Kate.
"Right. So listen man, I ran into Emmett a couple of days ago and he tells me you're big into the karaoke thing now. Kate's always wanted to try it and I was wondering where you went."
"Garrett, you could have asked Emmett, he goes too."
"I did, but he was in a hurry to get somewhere, something about some hot blonde and he couldn't remember the name of the place. I wasn't about to get in his way, by the look in his eyes I could tell he was on his way to getting something from that blonde and who am I to stand between and man and a hot piece of ass."
We both laughed, I knew how Emmett was when he was out to get some and with he and Rosalie having sex now I'm positive they were doing it regularly. He'd be a man on a mission and trivial things like the name of the bar we do karaoke at would have completely been a lost cause.
"Yeah, well she's not some piece of ass. I think he's pretty serious about the girl. They've been dating for a couple of months now if you can believe it."
"What? NO! Emmett McCarty settling down? I never thought I'd see the day." Garrett was shocked; Emmett was a bit of a ladies' man until he met Rose.
"No joke man. Anyway to answer your question the name of the place we go is called Eclipse, it's a decent bar and the song selection is the best in the city. It's a pretty cool place, you should definitely take Kate there sometime, she'd love it." I told him honestly.
"Sounds like a great place, thanks Edward." My phone started ringing, which was odd since everyone knows not to call me while I'm at work unless it's an emergency.
"Hold on Garrett." I picked up my phone looking at the caller ID and saw it was Emmett. "Hey Em, I'm wor…"
"EDWARD! Oh thank God. There's an emergency."
"Who is this?" I asked, not recognizing the female voice on the other end.
"It's Rose. Look, there's something wrong with Bella. We've called the ambulance and they should be getting here soon. Edward…oh God." Then something unexpected happened, Rosalie Hale started crying. "Rose, give me the phone babe." I heard Emmett say on the other end.
"Emmett, what the hell is going on?" I was near a panic attack right now. There was something wrong with Bella and they needed to call an ambulance. What the hell was going on?
"Edward. Man, it's bad. It looks like she took some anti-anxiety pills and there is a half empty bottle of vodka on the counter in the kitchen. I think she mixed Edward. Shit, the EMT's are here. We're coming to you. I just wanted to give you a heads up so you can prepare yourself. "
"Yeah…okay." I think I heard Emmett say goodbye but I couldn't be sure. I dropped my phone onto the floor, not even bothering to hang it up first.
"Edward…Edward!" Kate was suddenly in front of me shaking me by my shoulders. "Edward, what's going on?"
"Bella." My knees gave out and I was on the floor. "Oh fuck. Bella. Please no." I felt wetness on my face and I knew I was crying and at that point I didn't care who saw me. The girl I love is on her way to the hospital with a possible overdose.
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