Renee
It took a mere seven minutes to arrive at to the hospital on Edward's back (compared to my trucks' fifty minutes).
Carlisle took me the rest of the way to ICU. He put me on the bed and stuck an IV in my arm before I could react then he yelled out the door.
"Stacy, Tim, get in here" he called. Two nurses ran in and quickly assessed the problem.
"Bella Swan, age 18, temporary comatose and internal bleeding patient" The blond girl, Stacy said.
"It seems she is no longer comatose so I need her out of ICU. Her parents want to see her" Carlisle said.
The rest happened in a blur. I was pushed through the halls via bed. I was put in a room whose other bed was vacant. Moments later, Charlie and Renee came in.
"Oh my God Bella, are you alright?!" Renee asked worriedly, planting a kiss on both my cheeks and forehead.
" 'M fine mom" I said.
"I'm really sorry about Jake" Charlie said.
"Yeah, so am I" I responded.
"That's it" Renee said.
"What?"
"You're coming back to Phoenix with me. You've been to the hospital more times here than you've ever been your whole life. I've had enough."
"But mom—" I argued.
"No buts. As soon as you're released you can go to your father's and pack your things" she said.
"I'm not going."
"Yes you are, and it's not open for discussion."
"sorry mom."
"What?"
"Technically I'm
a legal adult. I can live where I want. And I want to live at my
dad's house" I argued. Charlie's jaw dropped. I suppose mine
probably did too. This newfound courage wasn't like me. Renee kept
her cool though.
"All this is because of that boyfriend isn't it?" she spat.
I was going to stop arguing there, but this was not like my mother. My mom wasn't like this, she was kinder, understanding.
"Have you been drinking?" I asked.
"Its none of your business if I have. Now answer my question.
"No mom, it's not Edward. It's not even Jacob. They have nothing to do with this. I want to live with my dad, is that so hard to accept?" I asked. My next words, I didn't even think about them before I said them. I suppose my anger got the best of me. And I'm not normally a very tempered person. "Maybe it's not my man that's the problem. Maybe it's yours!" I snapped.
Charlie's eyes widened. This time, Renee couldn't keep her cool. Her eyes started watering.
"If that's how you feel" she walked out.
"Mom, wait" I called, but it was too late. She was long gone.
"I'm sorry' I heard Charlie say at last.
"What for?" I questioned.
"For making you have to do that. To make you choose. It's wrong. It seems like I'm cursed, or this place is cursed. I just wish I could thank whatever keeps you alive.
"It's whoever. And he's right behind you." Charlie followed my gaze out the door. Edward was leaning casually on the nurse's station counter, talking to the nurse. He was undoubtfully listening to our conversation.
"You really love him, don't you?" Charlie whispered.
"With every ounce of my being" I responded truthfully.
"So this is serious?" Charlie asked.
"uh dad, we're getting married, remember?"
"Yeah I know. I just want to make sure it'll last forever."
"Yeah dad, it'll last forever" I laughed. Charlie had no idea how long forever was to us.
Carlisle came in.
"Hello Mr. Swan" he smiled.
"Oh, call me Charlie" he responded.
"Well Charlie, we've run test after test and it seems she's back to normal."
"What exactly was wrong with her?" Charlie asked.
"She had internal bleeding. Her heart literally just started bleeding."
"Do you know why?"
"We're still not exactly sure but we think it had something to do with repeated elevated stress levels. So we recommend you keep her calm. I've prescribed her some Valium in case of emergency. Just give her one if she starts stressing too much" Carlisle explained.
"So this could happen again?" Charlie asked.
"Only if her stress levels reach that record high. Just keep her calm."
Charlie brought his voice down to a whisper.
"Does this have anything to do with Jake?"
Carlisle looked at me. I nodded. It's better if Charlie liked Edward and Jacob equally.
"It's possible" Carlisle said. Charlie just nodded.
"When can I leave?" I asked.
"I'll do the release paperwork for you, so get your stuff together. You can go ahead and leave. There is really no reason to stay."
"Thanks" I said, giving Carlisle a quick hug before leaving. As I walked down the hall, I realized Edward was gone.