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Chapter 10

"Edward?" I look around seeing Charlie standing at the door.

"Hi," I say wiping my face. "Is she going to be okay?" I ask turning back.

"We found her just in time," Charlie says and I hear him move a chair close to me. "I'm still finding this a little hard to believe that she could see and talk to you."

"Well, she could," I say right away placing my hand back on hers' and threading our fingers. "I'm sorry she got hurt because of me, it should be me in a coma, not her."

I feel Charlie's hand on my shoulder. "Son, she's not in a coma ... well, she is sort of, it's a medically induced coma, but they're planning on bringing her out of it today."

I turn looking at Charlie. "Really?" I ask and he smiles a little nodding at me.

"Thank you, God," I say closing my eyes as I sob a little.

"Son?" I look to Charlie. "This may not be the best of times to tell you this, but I've arrested James, Jacob, and some woman called Mrs. Cope?"

I nod at him. "How long do I have before you have to take me in?" I'm just hoping I can see Morgan and Bella before I have to go.

"I'm not taking you in."

I look to Charlie in surprise. "Why, I stole those cars right along with them."

"But you were helping us out, giving us information."

I frown looking at him. "Riley was my informant; he said you seemed to stay away from the big stuff and just seemed to need the money. I know about your home life and why, unlike the others, you weren't just doing it for the fun or the money."

I chuckle as I raise my eyebrow at him.

"Okay, you needed the money, but only to give Morgan a better home life and future. Anyway, I changed the name from Riley to your name. I know that's what he would've wanted."

"So?"

"So, you will not be arrested. However, you will need to testify against all the rest of them in court."

"Done; even without getting off scot-free, I would've testified against them all."

I look back at Bella. "I can't believe James did this to her. Morgan means the world to me, and I just cannot imagine hurting her like this. I would never allow anyone to hurt Morgan – she's my little sister. Why would James allow Jacob to hurt Bella, not to mention his own personal torture to her himself."

"I'm not sure; even being a cop, I'll never understand. I've seen some people do some pretty inhuman things to others, but like you, I wonder how anyone can be wired that wrong to think it's okay."

We're both silent for a few minutes before Charlie clears his throat. "Son, I had to arrest your mother and her husband, too."

I look at him and my only fear is for Morgan.

"Ed knew that it wasn't you, but claimed it was. Riley – as you know, was covered with several tattoos. The vast majority of them were covered by his clothing and had no water or element damage. The tattoos were very visible on the body, when Ed identified Riley as you. It seems your mom had a life insurance policy out on you, so Ed claimed it was you and demanded a death certificate from the coroner. Your mom had already called the insurance company; it seems they were intending to say it was you and claim the money."

I roll my eyes a little, but this really does not surprise me.

I turn my head back, I know I should ask what will happen to Morgan, but I am afraid to.

"Good morning, Charlie ... uh and Edward?" I turn seeing the doctor that saw me yesterday standing there.

"The nurse has been looking everywhere for you, Edward."

"Clearly not everywhere," Charlie says beating me to it.

"Ha, very true," the doctor says with a loud chuckle. "Gladys, Mr. Masen is in here," he calls out the room door.

"Charlie, are you okay for Edward to remain in here, while I look Bella over?"

"Yes, he's fine, Carlisle."

I watch Carlisle carefully as he does each of his tests on Bella.

"Everything seems great, and I'm happy to bring her around."

I swallow sitting up more as he injects something into her IV tubing.

"How long before she wakes up?" I ask without looking at Carlisle.

"It all depends on her; some take only a few minutes others a few hours. How about you come back to your room with me? That way I can look you over, and you can eat something, get washed up and get a change of clothes?"

"No! I need to stay here," I say unwilling to leave her side.

"I need to look you over," Carlisle says with authority, "so come on and let me do my job. Afterward, I'll allow you back in here, as long as it's okay with Charlie and Bella once she's awake."

I look to Charlie who shakes his head holding his hand up. "Go on, Son, and then come back once you're done."

I stand slowly still feeling stiff. It takes me a good few minutes to get back to my room and Carlisle helps me onto the bed.

"I don't get why I couldn't just stay with her. She saved me, and I need to be there for her."

"I understand young love, but if you want to help her heal, you yourself will need to be healing, too. You can't look after someone without first looking after yourself. Now, let me do my job."

Carlisle checks me over thoroughly and thankfully only made me wince a few times. "You're a very lucky man. The injuries you have should've killed you, and that's not taking into account the amount of time we thought we lost you. You should grasp this as your new chance on life."

"Believe me, I will and I do."

Carlisle nods and smiles. "Female or male?" I give him a puzzled look and he chuckles a little. "You need help showering. I'm just asking would you like a male or female nurse to help you."

"Don't care – makes no difference to me," I say as Carlisle shrugs.

"I thought being a cocky young man – you'd like a young female nurse."

I shake my head. "No, I need to win the girl I love over and I can't do that lusting after some nurse."

Carlisle chuckles. "Okay, shower, eat, dress and then you can get back to her."

I nod at him and watch as he turns and walks out of my room.

After my shower, with a male nurse helping, I get dressed. I manage to eat half of the food they brought for me to eat. The nurse – Brian, says I did really well for having been in a coma for over a month. I grin at him before moving at a snail's pace back to Bella's room.

"Hi," I say softly and Charlie turns to me. I see Bella peeking out from beside him. "Bella," I say trying to move faster to her.

Before she can say hi back, I have her in my arms holding her close to me.

"I fucking missed you," I say with a sob.

"You're back," Bella says sounding as if she is surprised.

"Yes, I'm back." I kiss her head letting my lips linger there. I finally pull back when Charlie clears his throat.

"I need to go and collect your mom, and Morgan, to bring them up. Morgan's been dying to see the both of you. Do you need anything, Edward?"

I look at him confused.

"I already have Bella's list," he says holding a piece of paper up. "Do you need books? Renee already got you night clothes and coming home clothes, but do you need anything else?"

I shake my head at him. "No, thank you."

"Okay then, we should be back up here in two hours." Charlie leans over kissing Bella's head and he pats me on my shoulder before walking out.

"I thought you had passed over," Bella says softly as the door clicks.

"I thought he killed you," I reply holding her closer to me.

"I'm sorry, I know I keep saying this and it will never be enough but it's all I have."

I take a deep breath.

"Please don't leave me. I know you said you'll stay away, but I don't want you to, I need you with me. Can we try and be friends again, like we used to be?"

I pull back to look at Bella, slightly worrying about what I may see.

"It's all I want for Christmas," I chuckle and Bella tilts her head. "Please?"

"Edward ..."

I shake my head at her holding back my tears.

"I know that I have—"

Bella cuts me off by covering my mouth. "We can try, but I'm not taking any more of your shit! You say one thing that makes me mad and then ... I'll ... kick your ass."

I chuckle kissing her lips quickly. "Thank you," I say and Bella yawns.

"Why am I so tired? My dad said they had me in a coma for over a day yet I'm still tired?"

I shrug. "Your body needs to heal, and it does that well with you sleeping," I say sure that I read that somewhere. "Go to sleep, I'll be right here when you wake up."

Bella shakes her head at me.

"Nightmares?" I ask and she nods. "Move over, Little Bit."

Bella does what I ask and I lie down next to her. I can't help but grin as she puts her head on my chest.

"I heard you," Bella says after a few moments.

"What?"

"Last night, when you were talking about your life after the home, I could hear you talking. I tried to talk back to you, hug you, but nothing worked."

I let out a nervous laugh. "Sorry for laying that all on you. More than likely it was my talking that kept you in your coma."

"No, and you know it wasn't. Edward, I can understand why you pushed me away, it doesn't take the hurt away, but I can understand your need to not lose anyone else or be hurt anymore."

"I wish I could take it all back."

"It's okay—"

I shake my head interrupting her, knowing it's not okay. When I say nothing, she begins to talk again.

"We have to move on from it, build a new friendship."

"I would like that," I tell her kissing her head again as she yawns.

"But for now, let's sleep some more and do some healing?"

~SQ~

"I told the nurse just to leave them; they are getting the sleep they both need and he is above her covers," I hear Carlisle say.

"They're going to get married, so it's okay. Can we wake them now?" Morgan says sounding excited.

"Married?" Charlie and Renee say together.

"Yes, I dreamed that they would get married and they will, the angel tolded me so," Morgan says in a matter of fact voice.

"Honey—" Renee says but Morgan cuts her off.

"You have to believe. Besides, I asked Santa and I've been extra good this year."

"You have?" I say weakly.

"She has," Bella says yawning and moving her head off my chest. I slide off the bed and I turn helping her sit up.

"Okay?" I ask Bella as I fix her pillows.

"No, but if you sit here," she says patting the space beside her. "And Morgan, you up here," she says this time tapping the bottom of the bed. "And tell me all about what you did at school today, and then I will be perfect."

Morgan smiles and moves, hugging me close to her.

"I missed you," she whispers. "You're her friend now, right?"

"I am," I whisper back.

"I'm glad you have a real friend now, but she was mine first, so can I call dibs?"

I chuckle but nod at her with a huge smile.

"Guess what?" Morgan says as she takes her place at the bottom of the bed.

"What?" I ask as I sit beside Bella, where she wanted me to be.

"I'm gonna play Mary in the school play."

"You are?" Bella asks with a big smile and I can't help but smile again.

"Yes, and I get to have a baby." Morgan tilts her head and looks at us with an inquisitive look. "I know babies come from inside of mommies' tummies, but how do they get there? Do the mommies have to eat them?"

Everyone chuckles a little. "No, when a man loves a woman," Charlie says and I turn looking at him. "He gives her a seed and that turns into the baby inside her."

I bite my lip when he gives Morgan a little nod at the end.

"But that can't be true because Bill has two moms and no dads?"

Charlie raises his eyebrow and looks to Renee who shakes her head and waves her hand for him to carry on.

"Okay, when someone loves another they talk and decide that it's time to have a baby, and then they get a seed from a man. Then the woman takes the seed and makes it grow into a baby."

Morgan shakes her head again. "What about Sally, she only has a mom, and Tom only has a dad?"

Charlie opens and closes his mouth.

"Morgan, you know how you're playing Mary?"

Morgan turns and smiles at Bella as she bobs her head.

"Well, how did Mary get the baby inside her?"

"God," Morgan says with a bob of her head.

"That's right, so God chooses when people have a baby. He gets a seed from a man," Bella says looking at her dad, "takes it to a woman where it grows inside of her. Then someone, not always the same man or woman, will look after the child."

Morgan seems to think over Bella's answer and nods at her.

"So, I'll need to ask God to give you and Edward a baby then?"

"Okay, how was work Renee?" I say moving the topic on.

A/N: Don't you just love Morgan? I know I do. See you all tomorrow for another chapter.