Chapter 10

CPOV

This past weekend was the most hectic weekend I've had in a long time. First I get a phone Call saying my son, who has been in a coma for the past two years, had woken up. Then I get a page to the ER because my surrogate daughter, Bella, was almost killed because her father found out her mother was cheating on him and she tried to rescue her mom. Now she is in a coma, her father is in jail and her mother and her lover have fled the state ultimately wanting Bella to live with us which she does anyway.

"Dr Cullen, are you alright?"

"Yes I'm just tired Becky thank you." The young nurse blushed furiously when I smiled at her. The kids always joke about my nickname, McHottie, given to me by the many nurses that are attracted to me.

I figured I should go check on Edward and Bella before I begin my morning rounds. Esme will probably be here in a little bit to spend time with her baby boy.

As I neared their room, I heard an erratic beeping. I ran to their room. Bella was awake and panicking. She was fighting the ventilator, and the heart monitor was reaching dangerous levels. The nurses had sedatives in hand and I ordered them to hold off.

"Bella look at me!" she looked at me. "Stop fighting the machine. Just let it breathe for you. If you can calm down, then I will take out the tube, but I need you to calm down." Her heart rate dropped within normal levels and I moved to the head of the bed. The nurses prepared for extubation. I looked over at Edward and he had a look of sheer panic on his face. "Edward its fine. She is just overwhelmed. It's alright." His panic faded into concern.

"Dr Cullen we're ready for extubation."

"Alright Bella, on the count of two I want you to take a deep breath and on three, I want you to cough and I will pull the tube." She blinked and I began my count. "One…two deep breath… three cough," I pulled the tube and once it cleared her mouth, she gasped and coughed. The nurse moved in with a glass of water and a hooked her up to a nasal canula.

"Welcome back Bells. You gave us quite a scare. It's nice to see your eyes again. What is the last thing you remember?"

"My—" her voice croaked and I handed he another glass of water. "Thank you. I remember walking into the house to find my father choking my mother. I went to pull him off and was thrown. I don't really remember any after that."

"You were thrown and hit the metal corner of the drywall. You fractured your skull."

"My mom?"

"She's fine. She was released. Apparently she and Phil are on their way to Florida and Charlie is sitting in jail. You are to stay with us if you wish."

"You guys have always been a family to me. I would love to stay with you."

"Bella I would like for you to meet Edward. He woke up about the same time of your accident. Edward this is Bella."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Bella." Edward said in his heartbreaking voice. I hope those two come together.

"It's good to see you awake Edward." She said with a blush creeping across her cheeks. Just then my beeper went off.

"Sorry guys I have to go to surgery." I gave each of them a kiss on the head and walked out of their rooms.

EPOV

I was awakened up by a frantic beeping noise coming from the brunette beauty on the bed beside me. She woke up and was panicking. Before I had a chance to hit the call button, my father and several nurses rushed into the room. My father was trying to calm her down enough to where he could remove the breathing tube from her throat. I must have had a look of sheer terror on my face because my father turned to me to assure me that everything would be fine.

Once she was calm enough to remove the tube, my father started to explain what had happened to her. When she spoke her voice reminded me of bells. I once again felt like I knew her but I still could not remember where from. Her father was in jail, her mother had left the state and dad asked her if she would like to stay at the house. She said that she already considered it to be her home. I don't know why but my heart swelled a little bit when she said that. Dad introduced us and then his pager went off and he excused himself from the room.

"I feel like I know you from somewhere, but I can't place it. Have we met before?"

"In the physical sense, no, the spiritual sense, yes." Her answer was slightly cryptic. I had a feeling I knew what she meant but my brain was working slow.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little lost. Could you explain that?"

"Can you trust me? I can't explain it because I'm unsure but I may be able to jog your memory." I nodded. She slowly sat up and slid out of bed. She steadied herself on the side of the bed before crossing the 4 feet to mine. She slid onto the bed next to me and grabbed my hand. I could feel the electricity running between us. She slowly inched closer to me. Wherever we made contact, the nerves felt like they were on fire. Ever so gently, she pressed her lips to mine and everything flooded back to me.

I remembered my out of body experience and how no one could see me until she can in to visit me. I remembered that she passed out when I said something. Usually I would talk but no one could hear me, but she did. I remembered the way the heart monitor would speed up when she touched my cheek. I remembered everything Emmett said and when I got to her house, she kissed me and then everything stopped.

My lips responded with hers. When we broke apart to breathe, I breathed "I remember you. At first I thought you were an angel."