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Edward's POV

January 15th, 2011

I was back in Boston, without my fiancée, once again. Christmas had gone well, and Charlie was happy about the engagement. Bella had been shocked that I had asked Charlie's permission beforehand. Gauging her reaction when I told her that, I was under the impression Charlie would have had a very different reaction if I hadn't have asked him beforehand, but I was under the impression after talking to Charlie that he would have approved anyway. A few days after Christmas, Bella and I flew down to Phoenix to break the news to Renee and Phil who were both less than thrilled. They didn't say anything to my face, of course, but Bella was very secretive about what was said after I'd left the room, and was clear that she didn't want to talk about it. She went back to school with Alice, and I went back to Harvard.

Alone.

Today would be an interesting day at the hospital. We were getting the spring wave of new interns today. I was standing at the nurse's station, when I watched them walk by. They all looked scared and completely clueless; the same way I looked on my first day only a few months ago. I smiled kindly at them, and the entire group walked over to me, still looking scared. I had to hold back my laughter, they must be lost.

"Excuse me," one of the girls asked, quietly. She reminded me of Alice. "Where is Dr. Knight?" she asked, looking at a sheet of paper. I waved them behind the nurse's station.

"Every day, we post a chart of patients, and where the doctors will be, in case we can't page them for some reason," I explained, pointing at the chart. I found Dr. Knight's name, and showed them that he was stationed in the ER for the day. They all thanked me profusely, and took off down the hallway to the ER.

Later that day, one of the interns from this morning was waiting for lab results. I didn't have any friends here yet, so I decided to introduce myself.

"Hi, I'm Edward", I said, holding out my hand. She smiled and shook it.

"Kate. Nice to meet you, Edward." She said.

"Nice to meet you, Kate," I smiled.

"Are you an intern, too?" she asked, looking relieved when I nodded.

"Yes, I started in the fall. I go to Harvard." I told her, and she smiled.

"Ah, a Harvard man", she laughed. I smiled, trying to think of a way to drop the fact that I'm engaged into the conversation. I didn't want to lead her on. But then I saw a diamond ring on her left hand.

"My fiancé goes to Harvard law," she explained. I nodded.

"I just got engaged, too." I beamed whenever I said that. It was so surreal.

"Congratulations! Give me all the romantic details!" she pleaded. I told her gladly while we waited for our lab results. She almost melted on the spot when I told her how I proposed to Bella. Then, she told me how her fiancé, Tim, proposed.

"There's a restaurant near Chicago," she began explaining, but I cut her off there.

"Wait, you live in Chicago!?"

"Well, that's where I grew up yes", she answered, puzzled.

"That's where I proposed to Bella!"

"No way!" she said, lighting up. It was clear she was proud of her hometown.

"But I'm sorry, please continue your story". I apologized.

"Oh, yes, so there is this restaurant in the suburbs, called Medieval Times. It's this big castle restaurant, and it's really realistic and a lot of fun. You have dinner and watch a jostling match and everything. So anyway, Tim knew that this was my favorite place, so we had dinner, and then he said he had a phone call from work-he had to go straighten some things out. So, then this fight happens, and my favorite knight, the green knight, won. They all go backstage to take off their armor and come back out. The green knight came back out, riding a white horse, holding a microphone. He galloped over to where I was sitting, and it was only then that I realized who it was and what he was doing. I was completely shocked-he gave this wonderful speech about how much he loved me, and then proposed. Totally perfect". She gushed.

Wow. Isn't that a little…lame? Oh well, she was happy, well, more than happy, Kate looked elated, even. That was all that mattered.

January 30, 2011

Kate and I were fast friends. We even talked about wedding plans together. It was so great to finally have a friend here. Bella was thankful for her, too. I wasn't as miserable with a friend around. I'd even met her fiancé a few times and we had made plans to double date the next time Bella came to town, which would be the first week of March, for her Spring Break. Originally, she was going to come here for Valentine's Day, but unfortunately, I had to work, along with Kate. Bella was a good sport about it, and even said she'd drive up to hang out with Tim a little bit. Kate and I had both laughed at that. I was so thankful for someone as understanding as Bella was. In the medical field, I knew up front that it would be tough. I would have to leave dates and family things early, and break a lot of promises. Bella always understood. She was never mad or jealous.

Bella's POV

February 13th, 2011 (Thursday)

I was so relieved when Edward had called me to tell me he'd made friends with another intern named Kate. I'm not going to lie, I was even more relieved when he told me she had just recently gotten engaged. I was so bummed when Edward told me he had to work for Valentine's Day, but I decided that this was my turn to surprise him. I decided that I would drive up tomorrow, which was Valentine's Day and surprise him at work. I quickly did laundry, and had Alice help me pick out some sexy lingerie and a nice dress. I wasn't sure how much time we would have, but I didn't care. I hadn't seen my fiancé in almost two months. I was impatient. I decided to skip class altogether tomorrow so I could get there sooner.

Friday, February 14, 2011

I was so excited. I was in the car, driving to Boston. It was a perfect driving day. I had the music all the way up, and felt my cell phone vibrate in my pocket. It was Alice. I turned down the music and answered.

"Hey Ali!"

"How's the drive going?" she asked.

"Good! I'm so excited!" I squealed.

"Alright, well, call me when you get there?" she asked.

"Sure thing. I'll call you when I get to the hospital." I promised.

"Be safe, Bella." She said, seriously.

That was weird.

I finally pulled into the hospital Edward was interning at. He'd called about 45 minutes ago, just before he was starting his shift. He was working in the ER tonight. I parked in the visitors section of the emergency room parking lot, and checked myself quickly in the visor mirror, fixing my hair and touching up my makeup.

I walked into the emergency room and told the nurse who I was. She smiled.

"So you are the famous Bella soon to be Cullen!" she exclaimed. I blushed and nodded.

"Oh dear, I've heard so much about you, I feel like I already know you!" she exclaimed. I blushed again. I smiled back at her.

"Just through those doors dear. You can ask for him at the nurse's station and they can have him paged for you. Oh, he's going to be so glad to see you!"

What on earth has he been saying about me?

I walked through the double doors, and saw him, but what I saw made me freeze. Edward was clutching a blonde woman's shoulders, and they were kissing. I couldn't watch anymore. I backed up, and ran from the doors I came through. I made it outside before I doubled over, sobbing, and vomited. I wiped my mouth, and made it back to the car, still sobbing. I called Alice's number, she picked up on the 2nd ring.

"Thank God, you made it okay!" she breathed in relief.

"A-Alice". I choked.

"Bella? What's wrong?" she asked, panicked. It took me a good ten minutes to spit out the story. I was just confused. Edward wouldn't do that to me.

Or would he?

He was quite the womanizer when I first met him. Maybe he'd gotten sick of the commitment thing? I mean, he had given up that lifestyle quickly and without second thoughts or any slip ups. Maybe he just needed one last fling before we got married?

Either way, it hurt like hell.

I sobbed out the story to Alice, who cried along with me, only her tears were pure anger at her brother.

"Bella, honey, calm down. Take deep breaths". She instructed, I could tell she was trying to push away her anger for my benefit. I listened, breathing deeply to calm down. I was still crying now, but it was softly, the angry slowly overtaking the overwhelming feeling of my broken heart. I sniffed.

"Alright, I think that I'm just going to drive back, Alice. I'll be late getting in, don't wait up. I'll wake you up when I get there". I told her, starting my car.

"Bella, no. Why don't Jasper and I drive out there and get you, or we can fly there…better yet, drive to New York, see Emmett and Rose? Emmett would be all too willing to drive out there and kick Edward's ass for you. Hell, if my parents find out, they'll disown him and adopt you." I giggled. They'd told me that many times before. I was calming down now, slowly.

"That's a good idea. I'll drive to New York. Rose and Emmett can help me figure this out". I said, more to myself than to Alice.

"Yes, and Jasper and I will fly out there, and then we can all drive back together. The city is about four hours from Boston, do you need directions?"

"Nope, I know the area well enough", I sniffed, focusing now on driving.

As I was pulling out of the parking lot, the woman that I had just seen kissing Edward strolled out the doors. And then the tears started all over again. She looked so…happy.

I was pulling onto the expressway, trying desperately to call myself down. I knew I had to stop crying and focus on driving. It was pouring down rain now, and between my tears, the rain, and the ice already on the road, I couldn't see a damn thing. Before I could react, my car began spinning, and before I could comprehend what was happening and regain control it flipped. And then there was darkness.

Edward's POV

I was on ER duty today. I'd called Bella earlier to let her know I was starting my shift, and she was excited about something, but I couldn't tell what. I was too tired to ask, too. I was up late studying, I had a big test on Monday. I was making a few notes in a patient's chart when Kate came up to me.

"Hey, Edward", she said, placing a hand on my arm.

"Hey, Kate. How's it going?" I asked, not looking up at her, still writing. I wasn't really in the mood to be social today. All I wanted was Bella. It was my first Valentine's Day being engaged and I couldn't even spend it with my fiancée. Why did I pick Harvard again?

Kate kept chattering about something, I didn't care what, I just kept nodding my head and glancing over to her periodically so she'd think I was listening. Then, she reached up and stroked my cheek, her other hand pushing back my hair. I cringed. Bella did that. Not her. That was Bella's move to de-stress me.

Suddenly, something changed, and her behavior indicated that she was no longer just my friend. Before I could be a gentleman and remind her that I was happily engaged, she kissed me. I tried to pull away, but she tightened her hold, placing both hands on the back of my neck to hold my head. I wrapped my fingers around her upper arms and tried to pull her off.

We were in the middle of the ER! What the hell did she think she was doing?

I was finally able to pry her off me.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?!" I exclaimed. She smiled smugly.

"See? I knew you wanted me." She said. I was completely flabbergasted.

"No. We're friends. I'm engaged to Bella. I am going to marry her. I will only love her." I think everyone at this hospital, except for Kate apparently, knew that. I talked about Bella every chance I got. And what was Kate doing? She was engaged, too! I groaned, thinking of how I was going to tell Bella that Kate kissed me. On Valentine's Day.

Kate walked away from me then, which was probably a good thing. I turned around to see several nurses staring at me, their mouths hanging open. I was completely humiliated. Suddenly, I felt a surge of hatred for Kate. None of the nurses here would ever respect me, again. They all knew about Bella, and most of all, they all knew about the engagement.

An hour later, I was still fuming. I had to check up on a few patients, and I was walking back down to the ER when a nurse named Nancy stopped me. I liked Nancy. She was a triage nurse in the ER, and worked on admitting patients into the ER. She was the mother figure around her, and I had gushed to her about Bella on several occasions.

"Dr. Cullen! How's that beautiful fiancée of yours?" she asked. I gave her a confused look.

"What are you talking about?" I asked. She looked at me like I was crazy.

"Your Bella. She found you, didn't she?" she asked. I shook my head.

"What? No, Bella is in New Hampshire. I just talked to her a few hours ago before starting my shift." I corrected her. Maybe she was going crazy. She always gave me the patients named "Isabella".

"No, Bella was here, about an hour ago. She's gorgeous. Exactly how you described."

"No, I'm sorry, you must be mistaken." She paused.

"I heard you were kissing someone in the ER! I sent her back there when she asked where you were!" she exclaimed. So now Kate was telling the nurses we were engaged? That was crossing the line. I didn't have the nerve to tell her the woman that was kissing me was not Bella. I didn't want a lecture, even though I'm sure I deserved one. I was needing Bella's voice, but I knew that this was big, and I wanted to discuss it with her in person. Maybe I'd just drive out there tonight, call in sick here for a few days. Bella was more important than school and my internship combined, and this had to be talked about carefully.

As my day progressed, Alice kept calling me, and I was getting annoyed. I kept hitting "ignore" on her phone calls. Part of me was crazy annoyed with her for calling so much, but another, larger part of me had a gut feeling something was wrong.

Alice's POV

I am going to kill my brother, bring him back to life to clean up the mess, and then kill him again. I had just gotten off the phone with Bella, after deciding to fly to meet Bella in New York. I called Rose, only giving her the minimal details, and she was just as pissed as I was. We both agreed to let Bella tell Emmett, neither one of us wanted to be on the receiving end of an Emmett freakout that was intended for Edward. Jasper walked in the room then.

"Baby? What's wrong?" He ran to my side, kneeling in front of me, placing his hands on my bare knees. "Honey, talk to me. You're white as a ghost".

"Edward cheated on Bella." I told him, still stunned. It was so not Edward! Edward had changed; I'd seen it with my own eyes. Jasper's jaw dropped, just as shocked as I was.

"We're going to fly to New York to see her, she's driving to Rose and Emmett's now, she didn't want to stay in Boston for another minute, not that I blame her".

"Did she talk to Edward?" He asked, still shocked. I shook my head.

"I don't think so. She said she caught the two of them kissing, and she just left." I explained.

"There has to be an explanation, Edward wouldn't do that." He defended. I jumped up, and completely lost it.

"Well he fucking did, Jasper. And now my best friend is broken hearted and crying. And he will have to answer to me. I will hitchhike to Boston if I have to. He will be four different kinds of sore when I'm through with him. Jasper looked surprised at my outburst, but didn't say anything further. He just nodded.

About an hour later, I was finishing packing my things when my cell phone rang.

Dad. Dad? What the hell was he calling me for?

"Hello?" I answered, slightly worried. You know when you just know it's a bad phone call? That's how I felt.

"Alice?" he choked. Wait, my dad was crying? This was definitely bad. I wonder if he heard about Edward and Bella. Although, I don't know how he would have known, Bella wouldn't have called. Unless Edward talked to Bella and called Carlisle upset.

"Daddy?! What's wrong?" A very large part of me told me that I didn't want to know.

"Sweetheart, I'm here with Charlie. He just…he got a call. From a hospital outside Boston. It's Bella. She. She's been in a pretty serious car accident". He choked out. I nearly dropped the phone. I didn't know what to do.

"Sweetheart?" Carlisle asked, clearly upset. The tears began to fall then.

"Daddy…how bad?" I asked, choking back tears.

"They couldn't give us many details over the phone, Ali, but the jet is coming to get us. She was taken to a Boston hospital, but luckily not the one Edward works at, and she's being airlifted to one in New York. Can you call Emmett and Rose? I need to get Charlie, your mother, and myself to the airport quickly". He practically begged. I nodded, but then realized he couldn't see me through the phone.

"Okay, Dad." I agreed.

"Alice, don't call Edward yet. I will call him when we know more. I've already checked-the hospital she was brought to was not the one he's interning at. I don't want him to worry until we have to. What was she even doing in Boston? I spoke with Edward earlier, and he didn't tell me that she was coming," he explained in a concerned voice.

"Don't you dare tell him a damned thing, dad. I don't want him coming to the hospital to upset Bella further! It's his fault she-she-" I couldn't say the words. "It's his fault! Do you know why Bella was in Boston? Because she knew how stressed he was, so she skipped class today, and drove out there. She gets there to see him liplocked with some slut!" I screamed. My dad must have been stunned, because he didn't speak for a moment.

"Alice, listen to me, I'm with Charlie", he clearly couldn't talk about his, we didn't want to upset Charlie further. "I do have to go now, but I will keep you updated if I hear anything. Why don't you and Jasper drive out to New York. And don't forget to call Rosalie and Emmett. If Edward calls, don't answer. I will be the one to talk to him". He was clearly pissed at Edward.

Good.

I found Jasper downstairs, and he knew something was wrong the moment he looked at me. I must have looked like I was ready to fall to pieces in a split second, because he took me in his arms immediately.

"Baby, what's wrong?" he asked, soothingly.

"Bella" I choked out. He stiffened. He loved Bella just as much as the rest of us. We were family.

"What happened?" he asked, pulling away slightly, leading me to the couch to sit, and probably fearing that I would fall over. I was swaying on my feet.

"She was in an accident. She was first taken to a Boston hospital, but then airlifted to one in New York city, we need to get there. NOW." Jasper nodded.

One of the many things I love about Jasper? He's able to stay calm and think clearly in stressful situations.

"Okay, since she's being airlifted, it probably means she'll be in the hospital, and then rehab for awhile. Why don't you got to her room and get her something that will comfort her?" he suggested. Genius. You see? This is why I love this man. I ran upstairs, grabbed Bella's duffel and threw in her favorite books, a few sets of pajamas. And this is how much I love her. I even packed a few pairs of sweatpants and sweatshirts, carefully avoiding the sweatshirts of Edward's that she was holding hostage. I zipped up the bag, and grabbed my duffel from my bedroom, and tossed them down the stairs. I grabbed my purse from the room, and when I got back downstairs, Jasper had already loaded everything in his car. I grabbed a few snacks from the kitchen, and we began the very long drive to New York, praying that Bella would be okay the entire ride.

A/N: Alright, I know you hate me, but I did this for a reason. I PROMISE you, Bella will not die. I picked these specific events for a reason, which you will find out about in the next chapter, which will be up tomorrow. Bella and Edward have had an amazing relationship so far, but it needs to be tested, or both of them would have had doubts and cold feet, leading to someone getting left at the alter, which no one wants. We need to see how Bella and Edward can work through conflict and hard times as a couple. :) So, please don't hate me, but please do review. If 'ya do, maybe I'll give you a little quote or something from the next chapter, which will, once again, be posted tomorrow. Thanks again for the support and love so far. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me, or if you want to know why I did this, and you can't wait for answers, I'll be happy to explain.