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AN: YAY! another chapter is finished! First off, thank you again to my wonderful most helpful most astounding reviewers! I love your guys' reviews so please please please keep them coming! You guys are all awesome and I can't wait to see what you guys have to say about my story. Your reviews help me out A LOT and keep me writing so, THANK YOU! *Big Emmett Bear Hugs For EVERYONE!*
Okay, on about this chapter. It will mostly be about what happened to Bella the that fateful night in the parking lot and the police have come to ask her some questions and do what it is the police do lol. So, here ya go, Chapter 10! Enjoy my peeps! :D
Ch. 10
It is now my third and last day here in this hellhole. I can't believe that these places actually heal people. Can't they at least make it a little more cheerful and comfortable?
I sighed, at least I get to go home today. Charlie will be here any minute now along with a couple of the police officers from the Port Angeles Police station. Charlie convinced them to wait with the "interrogation" until I was going to be released. They already basically new the gist of things from Edward but they didn't know what went on before Edward arrived on the scene. Plus, no one has told me anything about what happened to the maniac that attacked me and his accomplice with the high heels. Everyone just kept telling me that right now was not the time and I should just be focusing on getting better but I was now anxious to find out what happened. Charlie probably would have told me once Renee left yesterday, but she gave him one of those 'if looks could kill', and I didn't blame him for not bringing up the subject again.
I sighed again as I remembered saying bye to my mom. We were both in tears and couldn't let go of one another. I'm going to miss her so much. I hate that she lives so far away but I promised I would visit her on Thanksgiving. She was ecstatic when I told her, which made me happy because I loved seeing her happy. When Edward went to school on Thursday, I told my mom about Edward and I being together. At first she got mad because she thought I did lie to her when she asked me if there was anything going on between us but I told her we didn't get together until after I woke up on Wednesday. When she believed me, she immediately went into girl talk mode and made me give her details of what happened. I was shocked when she told me that Edward was more than welcome to come with me on Thanksgiving but I haven't told him about it yet. Now, I just have to explain to Charlie about Edward and I but I am going to wait until I get home for that one.
Today was Saturday and I am so happy I finally get to go home. I can't believe it's been more than a week since I've been in here. All's I did was sit, rest, and read a couple of the books that Eli and Alice got me. But, when I got bored with that and resting, I at least had everyone to keep me company. Charlie was here during the early day and then left to go to work once Edward and everyone else arrived from school. Now that I was awake, I made Edward go home and sleep in his own bed instead of the uncomfortable wooden chair by my mine. He was always reluctant to leave my side and once he was by my side, he was always touching me in some way whether it was holding my hand or kissing my forehead every chance he got. I smiled at that. He only got to do that when Charlie wasn't around but I loved it even when he was just close to me. I felt more at ease and calm with him around me. Sometimes, the others would go off and wonder around to leave Edward and I in privacy. We would sit and talk about just about everything. We found out that we did have much in common, just like Brandon had said. It was strange too, because it felt like we've known each other for a while but we have just started to get to know each other better and I can't wait to actually spend some time with him outside of these white pasty walls.
I guess not much has happened at school since I've been gone. Alice would bring me some schoolwork but it wasn't much. I guess my teacher's took pity on me or something. Edward told me that no one knows about us yet; he wanted to wait until I was back in school. I couldn't wait to walk by Edwards's side through the halls of Forks High as his "girlfriend". The stares will probably make me feel uneasy, like the first day of school all over again, but at least I will have Edward at my side. Everyone warned me though to be prepared when I did go back. They said that everyone has been anxious to see me and wanted to know how I was doing. I couldn't believe all the get-well cards I have received since I've been in here. Most were from people I knew in some of my classes but a lot were from people I don't think I have even seen and if I did I couldn't place a name with them. I also received a few from my teachers and of course, Alice had one for everyday that I've been in here.
I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I was currently in the bathroom changing out of the god-awful hospital gown I was forced to wear and into one of the outfits Alice had bought for me. It was simple, thank god; just a pair of deep blue jeans and a white button up blouse. I grabbed a brush from my bag Charlie had brought me and brushed through the knotted waves. After nearly getting my brush stuck in my hair, I made sure the rest of the knots were gone and then moved on to brush my teeth. Once I was finished, I put everything back into my bag. I folded up the hospital gown neatly and left it on the sink. I picked up the bag and looked around the bathroom one last time to make sure I didn't forget anything. I saw nothing that I had left out so I opened the door, shut the light off, and then walked back into my hospital room setting my bag down by my bed.
Everyone was gathered around in my room. Edward was sitting on my bed talking with Brandon and Emmett who were seated beside it in chairs. Rose and Eli were sitting over by the window talking about something and Alice and Jasper were cuddled up together in a chair just sitting in silence. I noticed Charlie wasn't back yet. He was taking all of the get-well gifts home now so we actually had room to sit in the cruiser.
"Bel-la! See, you always doubt my fashion skills, but look at you!" Alice said as she got off of Jaspers lap and walked over to me to engulf me in a hug. When she pulled back she replied, "You look beautiful my dear."
"She always looks beautiful Alice." I heard Edward say from behind me and soon felt his warm arms snake around my waste. I was glad he wasn't facing me so he couldn't see the obvious blush that appeared on my face. Alice, of course noticed.
"Aw, well aren't you two just cute!" Alice squealed and did her little bouncing up and down act. "I am so glad that you two are finally together."
"As am I." Edward said from behind me and kissed my cheek.
"Oh my gawwwwwd." I laughed at the way Alice drawled out god and the look of sudden dawning on her face. "Just think Bella! If you two were to get married, you'd be my sister!"
"Now now Alice, you are getting way too ahead of yourself." I said and giggled at the look of excitement on her face.
"Oh come on Bella! Wouldn't it be awesome?" Alice squealed. Truth is, it would be awesome. But, I don't even want to think about marriage right now. It was WAY too soon.
"Alice, you are making Bella uncomfortable. Stop it." Edward said. He turned me around to face him and I smiled when I heard Alice huff and walk back over to Jasper.
"Are you finally ready to get out of here?" He asked me, keeping his arms around my waist. I wrapped my arms around his neck and leaned into him. I can't believe it's only been a few days and we have already grown this close.
"You have no idea." I said. Although, I wouldn't mind standing here with him forever. I loved being in his arms. They always made me feel so safe and wanted.
He chuckled, "Well, once Charlie gets back here, they will notify the police that you are ready. Then, you are free."
"Yeah, and speaking of Charlie, I don't think we should be caught in this little situation here. I want to tell Charlie about us when we are home and I don't think he will appreciate walking in here right now seeing his only daughter in the arms of some boy." I said teasingly and pulled away. Edward gave me one last squeeze before he let go of my waist.
"Yeah, you're right. But, I want to be there when you do tell him." He said seriously.
"Are you sure?" I asked carefully. "Because I can tell him by myself, I don't mind."
"Yes Bella, I'm sure. But when we do, just make sure he isn't anywhere near his gun." He said with a crooked grin.
"Oh, I don't think he needs a gun." I said and giggled at the shocked expression on his face.
I walked over and plopped down on my bed and Edward sat down at the end of it. I yawned and shut my eyes. I have only been out of bed for a few hours and already I feel like I've just trekked through a theme park all day.
"Tired Bella?" I heard Emmett ask. I opened my eyes and saw that both he and Brandon were looking at me with amused faces.
"Yeah." I giggled. "I can't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed."
"Well, it looks like that won't be long." Eli said from by the window. "Charlie's back and it looks like he brought a couple of police officers with him."
"That's good. The sooner they come, the sooner you get this all over with and you can go home." Edward said as he patted my hand.
Within a couple of minutes, Charlie and the two police officers came walking in the room. One was a tall, thin man with black hair that looked very thin on top. The other was a short plump woman with brown hair that was up in a bun under her hat. She was holding what looked like a manila folder.
"Hey Bells." Charlie said as he walked over to my bed.
"Hey dad." I said as I sat up in to a sitting position.
"Well, you ready?" He asked me.
"Yep, as ready as I'll ever be." I said.
"Okay, well, did you want us to stay or go?" He asked looking uncomfortable.
"Everyone can stay. Well, that is if they want to. I don't mind." I said and looked around at everyone. They all sat where they were and gave me a reassuring smile.
"We aren't going anywhere Bella." Edward said as he gave my hand a gentle squeeze.
"Okay, well hello Bella." The balding thin officer said as he and the women took out a pad and pen. "My name is Deputy Robert Wilson and this is my partner Officer Sheryl Neill. We are from the Port Angeles Police Department and would like to ask you a few questions about the night that you were attacked."
"Okay, what would you like to know?" I asked looking back and forth between the two.
"We have already heard that you went out to the parking lot at the Port Angeles Pier to retrieve your wallet from this young man's car." He said, motioning his pen at Edward. "Can you tell us what happened when you got to the car? Or did you even make it to the car before you were attacked?"
I took a deep breath and began, "Well, I made it to the car but I only got to reach for the handle. That's when someone came from behind me and put their hand around my mouth and griped my arms around my back. I screamed at first and tried to get away but the person only gripped me tighter. At first, I thought and hoped it was just Emmett or someone else I knew playing a tick on me. But when he spoke, I knew it was someone I did not know."
"Alright. And what did he say to you?" Deputy Wilson asked as he wrote something down.
"Um, I don't remember fully but it was something like 'If you make a sound, it will be the last one you make'." I said and shivered as I remembered his deadly words whispered into my ear.
"Okay." He said and started to write more stuff down on his pad.
"What happened after he said that to you?" Officer Neill asked me.
"Well, I stayed quiet and he started to lead me backwards, away from Edward's car. Then he asked me something like how we wouldn't want to cause any attention toward us. I didn't respond to him since he told me to not make a sound. This seemed to anger him because he took one of my arms that was behind my back, and twisted it until it broke." I said and looked down at my hands. I shivered again and could literally feel the pain and here the loud crack all over again.
I heard a couple of gasps come from around the room. I looked up and saw that Charlie, Edward, Brandon, Emmett, and even Jasper looked like they wanted to rip something apart. Alice was cuddled up into Jaspers side with a look of shock on her face and her already pale complexion seemed to some how pale even more, and both Eli and Rose looked like they were pained.
"Okay Bella. Is there anything else that happened before your friend Edward showed up?"
"Um, no. He came out after that happened." I said as I ran through the events in my head again.
"Did you get a look at who did this to you?" Officer Neil asked.
"No, he stayed behind me the whole time. But I remember him and Edward talking. He said something about the movie theater and I think it was a guy that was staring at me when we were there." I said.
"Was this the guy that you saw in the movie theater?" She asked as she grabbed a photo out of the manila folder and handed it to me.
I gasped. The man in the picture looked to be in his twenties and had long dirty blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. His eyes were a flaming blue that looked like they could penetrate through anything. I knew that look and I knew that face. It was him.
"Ye – yes. This is him." I said as I handed her back the photo with a shaky hand.
"Bella, there was another person with him. Do you recognize her?" Officer Neil handed me another photo out of the folder.
It was a picture of a woman who also looked like she was in her twenties. She had long, wavy, flaming red hair and her eyes were green but the lightest green I had ever seen. I looked closer at her and didn't think that I'd seen her anywhere before. Surely if I did, I think I would remember that hair.
"I'm sorry, I don't recognize her. But, she could have been sitting next to the guy in the theater but I honestly don't know." I said and handed her back the photo.
"That's okay. Edward recognized her from the theater and the parking lot. We just wanted to make sure you didn't know her personally." Deputy Wilson said.
"Well, that's all the questions we have for you. Now, I am sure you have some for us correct?" He asked me as he put his pad and pen away.
"Um yeah. Who are they?" I asked.
"The man's name is James William Madison and the woman's name is Victoria Ann Ronan. They are both twenty-four year olds, born and raised in Port Angeles. They were pretty much known for being criminals in our area, robberies mostly. But, we have not had a lot of evidence to convict them. Their last robbery though, they robbed a convenient store down on fourth street. They got away obviously but this time we found some fingerprints that belonged to them. We were going to be making an arrest on them soon but we needed to get a warrant. And while we were in process of getting the warrant, we got a call about a young woman being attacked in the Port Angeles Pier Parking lot, which evidently, led us to you. When we got there and saw the suspects, we immediately recognized them as James and Victoria." Deputy Wilson explained.
"Were you guys able to arrest them?" I asked. I looked around again and noticed that everyone was looking at me apprehensively. Okay, something's going on here and I want to know what it is.
"She has the right to know what happened to them and I think she should know." Officer Neil said looking at Deputy Wilson.
Deputy Wilson looked at Charlie and raised an eyebrow. Charlie shook his head at him and said no. I sighed. Why won't they tell me? This is so dam frustrating! Why are they treating me like a little kid? If I can handle being attacked by some maniac, what's the harm in a little information?
"Dad, I want to know what happened. I need to know. Are they put away or what?" I asked looking at Charlie and then at Deputy Wilson. "If any of you don't tell me I will find out on my own anyways and you know I will."
Charlie sighed, "Fine. But Bella, just know that no matter what. You will be safe." Oh, well that makes me feel so much better. That's basically telling me danger is on its way.
"Okay. Well, as soon as we pulled up on the scene, James threw you down to the ground and grabbed a gone from out of his back pocket. We didn't hesitate, as soon as we saw that he had a gun, we shot at him." Deputy Wilson said.
"So…he's…dead?" I asked slowly. Whoa. So, that must have been the thud I heard after the gunshots were fired.
"Yes, he is." Officer Neil said in a monotone.
"Oh…okay." I said. Then I remembered the car tires that peeled out of the parking lot with sirens following. "Um, what about the woman? Did she get shot too?"
"No, she did not. As soon as James went down, she took off in the van. Several officers followed her but she somehow managed to escape." Officer Neil said. "We put out an APB on the van so hopefully someone will spot it. But, as of right now we have no leads on where she is headed or even if she still has that van. For all we know, she could have dumped it off somewhere and picked up a different car."
Oh well, isn't that just handy dandy? A chick that was an accomplice to my almost kidnapping is on the loose and they have no idea where she is or even if she's going to be caught?
"Wh –what happens now then? Do you think she would come back? Do you know why they even tried to kidnap me in the first place?" I said starting to panic.
"Bella, it's okay." Edward said and squeezed my hand. His touch seemed to calm me, but only a bit.
"Well, as of right now we will be keeping up an alert on her. So, it would be hard for her to get anywhere near Port Angeles. And, you don't know this woman personally and never seen her, so we highly doubt that she even knows that you reside in Forks." Officer Neil said and walked closer to the bed. "You have nothing to worry about Bella. We will have our officers keeping an eye out around the borders of both Forks and Port Angeles. Plus, we will give you updates on everything we find. And as soon as we catch her, and we will catch her, we will tell you as soon as we do."
"Bella, we will never let anything happen to you." Edward said still holding my hand. Officer Neil had a point though. I have never seen this Victoria person before in my life and I highly doubt that she's seen be before. So, how does she know where I live?
"Okay, but…do you know why they were trying to kidnap me in the first place?" I asked feeling a little more calm.
"That's what we are still trying to figure out. We highly doubt they would just choose you randomly. Especially since they had seen you at the movie theater. But, we do not know what their motives where and the reasons why they wanted to kidnap you." Deputy Wilson said.
"We promise that we are going to do everything it takes to find this woman Bella." Officer Neil said determinedly.
"Thank you. I really hope you do." I said a little shakily. I knew I was a danger magnet and all, but never did I see a kidnapping. I always pictured myself falling down a flight of stairs, falling out of a window, slipping on ice, tripping over my own two feet, and getting hit by a car but with my luck it would be me running into a parked car. But, I have never in my life ever thought about the possibility of me being kidnapped. I thank god though that I never had to go through the rest of the "kidnap" experience and I hope I never will.
"We will Bella. And like I said, we will inform you with any information we have that leads to her and we will be doing everything we can to find her and arrest her." Deputy Wilson said firmly.
"And you don't have anything to worry about. You will be safe with all of the officers that will be patrolling all over and plus you have your friends and family around you." Officer Neil said as she motioned to everyone in the room. "But, if you feel like you're not safe, for any reason at all, you give me a call and we will come out to you and see what the problem is."
"Okay, thank you." I said and smiled at them.
"Alright Bella…" Deputy Wilson inclined his head at me and did the same to Charlie. "…Chief Swan, we should be heading out now. Bella, if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call us. Also, even though we are going to have double the police officers in your city, you should take extra precaution when you go out. Especially at night, and if you feel like you're being followed or watched, let someone know, preferably your dad and the police."
"Okay, I will. And thank you guys again." I said.
"Alright Bella, you take care of yourself and we will be keeping in contact." He said as he turned to head out the door.
"Bye Bella. Remember, what I told you okay?" Officer Neil asked me.
"I will." I said and nodded my head. She smiled and waved to everyone else before following Deputy Wilson out of the door.
"I'm going to talk with them for a minute Bells. When I get back, we can tell the doctor that you are ready to leave." Charlie said. I nodded my head and watched him as he walked out of my room.
I hope they really do catch this person. What if she was really after me for a reason? And since she didn't get to do whatever it was she was going to do, then what if she comes back to finish it? I'm thankful the police got there in time. I forgot to ask them who called the police in the first place.
"Hey guys? Who ended up calling the police?" I asked and looked around at everyone.
"I did." Alice's said from her perch on Jaspers lap. Her face seemed to gain back the little color that she had in it. "When you were taking forever out there in the parking lot, Edward told us that he was going to go check on you so we went and sat at our table and waited for you guys. And when Edward didn't come back with you any time soon, I called his cell phone to see what was taking you guys so long but he didn't answer. So, Jasper and I decided to go see if you guys were all right and that's when we saw you being held by that guy with a knife and Edward was standing there talking to him. I got out my cell phone and hid behind a bench so he couldn't see me while Jasper ran back to the restaurant to tell everyone else what was going on. The police arrived about three minutes after I called."
"Oh. Well, thank you Alice." I said surprised. Alice got off her perch and walked over to the right side of my bed. She plopped down and scooped me into her tiny arms.
"Bella, I'm sure everyone else would have done the same thing if they were put in my situation. We all care about you and we are so glad that you are okay now." Alice said and pulled back from me. Her green eyes were glistening with tears, which made my throat tighten as I felt my own tears flood my eyes.
I looked around at everyone in the room and was stunned to see that they all pretty much had the same serious and sad expression as Alice's. I can't believe this. It's only been a month and I have already become this close with all these people in this room. They were all her for me? Every single person in this room, were the very people I thought I would never associate with because I thought I was too plain for them, I still do. But, somehow they all wanted to befriend me. Plain little geeky Bella!
And look at Edward. The very first time I laid my eyes on him, I never thought it was going to be possible that he would ever have feelings for me. He was the one guy that I thought I would never be able to see myself having a relationship with. I thought that we were two total opposites, but how wrong I was. I wasn't wrong with us being opposite in looks though. There is still no way I will believe that Edward thinks that I am as beautiful as he says I am. But, when it comes to our personality, interests, and opinions, well, we are almost the same. It's a little scary really how someone as perfect as Edward would share any similar interests as me.
And, I am still shocked at the fact that he has fallen in love with me so fast. I don't know if what I feel about him is love, I know it's something strong, but I can't identify it because I have never felt this way about a guy before. Sure, I have had crushes and liked guys, like how I liked Brandon, but Edward was different. It was as if something drew me to him the moment I looked into his piecing green eyes. They captivated me and I felt hypnotized by him as if he cast a spell on me, making me not wanting to be anywhere else but near him. I felt a connection that I've never felt with anyone else in my life and I feared if that connection was broken, I would crumble into tiny little pieces and fly away like dust in the wind.
Why did I feel so strongly about him? How has this one guy made me feel so many emotions at once, making me feel like I could burst? This was all very new and confusing to me, but was it love? Did I love Edward Cullen like he says he loves me?
"Bella, are you okay?" I heard my angels voice call out to me, bringing me back from my deep thoughts.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I was just thinking." I said smiling at him hoping it would reassure him.
"You have nothing to worry about Bella. The police are doing everything they can to catch her and in the mean time, you are safe. I won't let anything happen to you." He said as he put his hand put his freehand on my cheek and leaned forward and kissed my forehead lightly. I was thankful I was no longer hooked up to the heart monitor so no one could hear my erratic heartbeats.
He pulled away from my forehead and kept his hand on my cheek while he stared into my eyes, his lips only inches from my own. I didn't tell him that that wasn't what I was thinking about at all. I just smiled at him again, too lost in the haze that his kisses seem to put me under. He kissed me lightly and I frowned when he pulled away completely and he chuckled at my expression.
"Alright Bells. Everything is set. I talked to Dr. Cullen and signed your release papers." Charlie said as he walked in the room. "You ready to go now?"
"Heck yeah I'm ready!" I said as I jumped off the bed. Everyone laughed at my anxiousness to get out of there, but could you blame me?
"Dr. Cullen also said that you have to come back here on Wednesday to get your stitches removed and he wants to do an x-ray of your arm to make sure it's healing right." Charlie said as he walked over to the side of my bed and grabbed the over night bag that had all my toiletries and extra clothes.
"Okay." I sighed. I knew I had to come back, but couldn't he let me relish in my freedom for at least five minutes? Way to ruin my high dad.
"Bella, Brandon and I are going to head home now. We will see you at school on Monday okay?" Eli said as she came over to me and gave hugged me gently.
"Okay, I will see you two later." I said as she pulled away. Brandon came over and took Eli's place.
"You take care Bella. And like Edward said, you have nothing to worry about okay?" He said as he pulled away. I just shook my head and smiled. He smiled back and both he and Eli waved at everyone else before heading out the door.
The rest of us walked out a few moments later after I made sure I had everything. I still couldn't believe that I was getting to go home already. I couldn't wait to snuggle up in my warm covers in my comfy bed. I feel a sweat pants and t-shirt day coming on tomorrow.
"Bells, I'm going to go put this in the car and let you say bye to your friends." Charlie said when we walked out of the double doors of the hospital entrance and into the cold cloudy weather. .
"Okay, I won't be too long." I said. Charlie said bye to everyone else and then headed towards his Police cruiser.
"You're all better right Bells?" Emmett asked when Charlie walked away.
"Well, I'm better than I was. Why do you ask?" I asked him raising my eyebrow in suspicion.
"Because. When you said you were all better, I get to do this…" I was suddenly being squeezed to death in a giant hug.
"Em –Emmett…" I tried to say.
"Emmett! Let her go!" Rose screeched from behind him. He let me go and I immediately took in a deep breath of much needed air. I heard a loud whack as Rose swatted the back of poor Emmett's head.
"Ow! What the heck was that for?" Emmett asked as he rubbed the back of his head that had recently been swatted at.
"Your such an idiot! You should have asked her if it was okay for you to hug her. She's still healing and she might be soar!" Rose yelled at him.
"Oh, sorry Bella. I hope I didn't hurt you." Emmett said sheepishly as he still rubbed the back of his head. Out of pain or embarrassment, I did not know.
"It's okay Emmett. It didn't hurt. It just squeezed the breath out of me like it normally does." I said jokingly. He smiled and look at Rose in defiance.
"See Rose bunny, I didn't hurt Bella." He said triumphantly and it made us all laugh. Well, except for Rose.
"Whatever. You still should have asked." She said and then turned to me and gave me a much more gentler hug. "I'm sorry Bella. I'm glad you are doing better and we will see you at school on Monday."
I was about to say something when Emmett cut me off. "Hey! How come you get to hug Bella without asking and I don't?"
"Because, unlike you Emmett, Rose doesn't squeeze poor Bella to death." Edward said with a chuckle.
"Oh ha-ha. Well, if I'm the only one who has to ask, I just think it's only fair that everyone else should too, no matter their hug levels." Emmett said with a pout.
"Emmett, don't start." Rose said with gritted teeth as she grabbed his elbow and started to lead him over towards his Jeep.
"But, Rose…" He started.
"Emmett! Car. Now!" She said as she still lead him over to the Jeep.
"Fine. Bye Bella!" He said and waved at me before he turned around and allowed himself to be lead to his jeep. I giggled when I realized it looked a lot like a mother dragging her child to the car after the kid threw a fit in the toy store so now he was being punished by going home.
"We better get going too Bella. I will call you later tomorrow to see how you are doing." Alice said. She went to hug me but we were both suddenly startled by a loud horn.
"Emmett!" Alice and I both shrieked.
"You better ask her first Alice, or Rose will throw a fit!" He yelled from the driver's side of the jeep.
Rose rolled her eyes, "Just drive Emmett!"
"Bye Emmett." I giggled and waved at him. He better get the out of here, Rose looked like she wanted to murder him.
"Bye Bella! See you Monday!" He yelled and drove off with a pissed off looking Rose.
"I am so not looking forward to hearing that argument when we get home." Alice said with a sigh. She turned to me and gave me a hug, this time without interruptions.
"Bye Alice. I will talk to you tomorrow." I said and looked at her sympathetically.
"Bye Bella." Jasper said and I was surprised when he walked over and gave me a hug.
"Bye Jasper." I said and smiled at him when he pulled away. He smiled back and took Alice's hand. They both waved a last goodbye before Jasper guided Alice towards Edwards Volvo.
"Well, I would like to give you a kiss bye, but I'm sure if Charlie saw, I'd be a dead man." Edward said with his crooked grin.
"Yep. But I will settle for a hug I guess." I said with a pretend pout. He chuckled and scooped me into his arms. I rested my head on his shoulder and sighed. I never wanted to pull away from him; I could literally stay in his arms forever.
"I am so glad you're okay Bella." His velvet voice whispered into my ear and sent shivers down my spine. Oh my, if he only knew what his voice could do to me.
"I'm glad that you are okay and nothing happened to you." I said quietly.
"Bella, I don't care what you say. But, that should have been me, not you." He said as he pulled away.
"Edward, lets just be glad that we are both okay right now." I said. He grabbed my hand and threaded our fingers together. Charlie was far enough in the parking lot; he probably couldn't see our entwined hands.
"Okay. I better let you go home. I bet your dying to get as far away from this place as you can." He said with a grin.
"Yeah, but I don't want to leave you." I said as I stared at our entwined hands.
"Neither do I. But, I think Charlie is starting to grow a little suspicious." He said and looked over to where Charlie was standing by the Police cruiser. When I looked over Charlie looked away as if he had been caught staring.
I giggled, "Yeah. I better get going. So, I will see you at school on Monday?"
"Of course. And I will talk to you tomorrow when Alice calls." He said.
"Okay. Well, I guess I better go." I said and looked at him one last time.
"Bye Bella." He said softly and smiled.
"Bye." I said smiling back in a daze. I probably looked like an idiot with the goofy smile that was plastered on my face.
I took one last look at Edward before I walked in the opposite direction he headed. I reached the cruiser and Charlie was still standing outside of it.
"Ready Bella?" He asked as he opened his door. I walked over to the passenger side and opened mine.
"Yep." I sighed. Charlie got in so I took that moment to look over at the only silver Volvo in the parking lot. Edward was standing outside his door as well looking in my direction. I blushed and waved at him like a little fan girl. He smiled and waved back. I sighed one more time before I got in the cruiser and closed my door.
We walked through the front door of the house about fifteen minutes later. I looked around and noticed that Charlie left all the "get-well" gifts and bags by the stairs. I gathered up the flowers that did not have vases and brought them in the kitchen where Charlie was sitting at the kitchen table looking through today's mail. He looked up when I walked in.
"Bells, you don't have to do that right now. You should be resting still." He said with a frown.
"I'm fine Dad. I just want to get these in some water and then I will head up stairs and take a bath." I said as I grabbed two large vases from under the sink and began to fill them with water.
"Okay. But if you want the rest of the stuff I your room then I will take them up to your room for you. I wasn't sure what you wanted to do with them so I left them down here." He said.
"Oh, okay. Yeah, I want everything up in my room except for a couple of the flower vases. I want to leave those in the living room." I said. I grabbed the vases that were now filled with the right amount of water and then put the two assorted bouquets in them.
"I'm done here, I'm going to head up and take my bath now." I said. "What do you want to do for dinner?"
"Um, well, I know you're probably not in the mood for pizza, and I don't want you cooking so why don't I go run down to the dinner and pick us up something? Does soup sound good?" He asked. Thank the heavens. There was no way I was in the mood for pizza and I really didn't feel like cooking anything.
"Yeah, that sounds good." I said as I picked up the vases and headed out of the room.
Once I got up to my room, I sat the vases down on my desk by the window. I then dug through my closet for a pair of comfy sweats and found an old T-shirt to put on. I gathered up the clothes and my toiletries from my overnight bag that I brought home from the hospital, and then went into the bathroom. I turned the hot water tap on and plugged the bottom of the tub once it was the right temperature. When the tub was finally full I got in.
After my nearly hour bath, I finally got out and got dressed and then headed to my room. I noticed that all the bags, balloons, and the rest of the flowers were in there. I decided on leaving the unpacking of the bags and rearranging of the flowers and balloons for tomorrow.
Charlie came up not too long after and told me that he brought the soup home so I went downstairs and ate with him. Once we were done I cleaned the little dishes we had and looked at the clock. It was only seven thirty but for some reason it felt like midnight and I was dying to lay down in something other than a hospital bed. So, I bade Charlie a goodnight and headed back up to my room
I sighed in contentment once the lights were out and I was lying in my nice warm and comfy bed. There were no white pasty walls to stair at, no sound of the annoying heart monitor, no sound of the nurses walking in and out of the room, no lump hard bed, and no weird sanitized smell.
All's I heard was the pitter-patter of the rain drops on the roof and my bedroom window. And my room was filled with the scent of wild flowers from all of the bouquets scattered about my room. It was actually quiet relaxing and I soon felt my eyelids become heavier and heavier before the darkness consumed me.
AN: I am sorry to say my peeps, but this is the last chapter I am going to be doing for this story…SIKE! JK :D Thought I'd lighten up the mood with a joke. I know, I know, ha ha very funny*said sarcastically* But, never fear! Chapter 11 will soon be here! XD, sorry, I'm in a hyper mood.
Anyways, well…what did you think? I know I know, not enough Edward and Bella time but don't worry, that's what my future chapters are for my dears. I had to make this the police "business" chapter and her leaving the hospital so now she is FREE! Yay Bella! Okay, I am going to stop that before I scare all my wonderful reviewers away. So, reviewers, what did you think? Please Please, let me know! If you have any comments, questions, concerns, or just want to stop by and say hello, then please review! Thank you thank you. I will have chapter 11 up hopefully soon!
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