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Chapter Twelve.

Surprises On Sick Leave.

Wednesday night Carlisle came back to my apartment around ten pm with a huge pizza, made just the way I liked it, and some movies. We watched Titanic and the latest movie version of Romeo and Juliette. Needless to say, I felt a little on edge as Leo Di Caprio got topless those precious few times with Carlisle sat next to me.

It must have been 6 the following morning when we had finally stopped watching the movies and talking. And Carlisle had to be at the hospital in two hours time!

"Carlisle, how will you manage to stay awake? Maybe you should just stay home with me?" I tried to persuade him to stay.

"Sweetheart, you know I would love to, but people need stitching up, as always." He smiled and kissed my nose.

"But I'm in so much pain, you know I think I could pass out!" I was fighting a loosing battle though.

Carlisle laughed and stood up, leaving me snuggled on the couch under the faux fur comforter.

"I need to shower then have a large coffee, do you think you can manage to stay conscious while I do that?" He asked, with a playful grin on his face.

"Hmmmmm, I'm sure I can only try my best." I pretended to be serious, but ended up giving him a smile.

"You nap here Sydney, I'll feed Duck and put on a pot of coffee when I'm showered." He lent down and kissed my nose, then went off in the general direction of the bathroom.

I considered staying on the sofa and snoozing and waiting patiently for my coffee, but I'm rather impatient, so decided to get up and go surprise Carlisle by jumping in the shower with him.

Creeping as silently as possible to the bathroom I slowly opened the door, slid off my yoga pants and silk camisole and opened the door to the shower and got in, closing the door behind me and wrapping my arms around Carlisle's waist, kissing his back.

"You just couldn't resist, could you Sydney?" He asked, turing aroung and taking me in a warm embrace.

"Well I felt a little light headed so thought the best plan of action would be to find myself a doctor." I said, innocently as I could. He smiled and lent down to kiss me. He went to pull away, but I held him to me and deepened the kiss. I didn't want him to leave for work, I wanted him to stay here, naked in my home, I wanted to move from the shower to the bed and show him how much I wanted him.

"Sydney....." He said, his voice no more than a mere whisper.

"Yes?" I replied.

"We can't-"

"I know, you can't loose control around me. You keep telling me."

"Not this time, this time I meant; we don't have time this morning."

"So you want me?"

"How can I not want you Sydney? You're perfect, smart, independent and beautiful."

"You really want me?"

"More than you know. In more ways than you can imagine. I want you for ever Sydney."

"For ever is a long time."

"It's even longer with out you."

I kissed him again, this man wanted me in his life, in his heart. And I wanted him too. He was everything I had always wanted in a man, even when I was a young girl with an imaginary boyfriend.

The water ran cold, and I let out a little shriek in surprise at the sudden change in temperature. He laughed as I shivered, then he switched the water off.

"Maybe we should wrap up in some warm towels?" He asked, letting me go and walking out of the shower to grab the two large towels on the heater next to the cubicle.

"Good idea. How did I end up with a boyfriend as smart as you?" I asked him with a smile as he handed me a towel and wrapped one around his waist.

"Boyfriend?" He asked. Great, now I had spoiled things by putting a label on what ever it was we had, and were doing.

"Umm, well, I mean-" I stuttered, trying to find my words.

"Sydney." He came over to me and placed a light kiss on my lips. "I love you."

I was gobsmacked! He loved me? wait, he loved me!! When the realisation had hit me, eventually, I wanted to scream, sing and jump up and down. But doing so in front of him would make me look like a retard, so I had to hold it in until he was at work.

I reached my head up to his and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck.

"I love you too." I said, before kissing him. I was sop happy and excited!

The kiss got deeper, but he broke away. I kept forgetting he had to go to work.

"Will you put some coffee on lease my darling Sydney?" He asked me.

"Sure. I keep forgetting you have to go. Still can't believe your leaving me!" I mocked a dramatic expression, causing him to smile.

"Only for a few hours." He kissed my nose and I grabbed the nice silver silk robe form behind my bathroom door and slippped it on, allowing the towel to fall to the floor, which I picked up and dumped on the laundry basket and exited to the kitchen.

My hair was slightly damp, but not soaking wet, and my feet were cold, so I slipped on the black ballet pumps that were hiding behind the kitchen door, what they were doing there I had no idea!

Feeding Duck and putting the water in the kettle to boil, I got two mugs of coffee ready and switched on the little radio on top of my microwave. The Pointer Sisters' song So Exctied came on. Seeing as that was how I was feeling, I turned the volume up a little and sang along what I thought was quietly, I didn't want to make Carlisle change his mind about me over my singing, which sounded a little like a cat being drowning and Celin Dion being strangled (Some would say they're the same thing, but who am I to say anything? I'm tone deaf!"

I poured the hot water from the kettle in to the mugs and added a little milk.

I turned around, about to call out to Carlisle if he wanted some toast, but he was already standing in the kitchen doorway, big smile on his face.

"I didn't know you could sing." He said, coming over to me and giving me a quick kiss before taking a coffee in his hands and leaning against the bar.

"Neither did I actually."

"Sounds.......good." He took a sip.

I smiled.

"Thanks for lying, it makes me feel a little better!" I smiled again then took a sip myself and glanced at the timer on the cooker. He had to be in work in an hour.

"Anything for you Sydney, you should know that by now." He smiled and took another sip. I put my mug down and stood infront of him, leaning in to his sturdy frame, and wrapping my arms around his waist.

"I'm really going to miss you today Carlisle. I'm not good at being at home with nothing to do." I said, leaning up and kissing his cheek.

He put his mug down and wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head, then looking in to my eyes.

"You should sleep, and take it easy. I switched the hot water on, so have a bath later. Read some books, watch some television. You'll soon be back at work and wishing you were back at home." He smiled and I returned it.

"I'm not used to not being surrounded by patients. The only time I've been at home is for sleep. Even at med school I was so busy at the library and class and with volunteer work or parties, that I was never home."

"Good job you have Duck here to keep you company."

"Where is a that big fur ball anyway?"

"Airing cupboard, waiting for me to leave."

"I don't understand why he wont come out when you're here."

"Sixth sense, I probably smell funny to him."

"When I got him from the pound the vet said something about him not being used to men, he lived with an old lady."

"That explains a lot then. Sydney my darling, I have to go now. But I'll call you at lunch and be over straight after work. Try and get some sleep." He kissed me and I deepened the kiss, trying to tempt him in to staying.

"Tell every one I said hello." I said, kissing him then letting him go so he could put on his coat and scarf and get his keys.

"I will. I'll be back as soon as I can." He reassured me.

We both walked to the front door and we exchanged a quick kiss before he left, and as I closed the door behind him, sadness and emptiness washed over me. After a few moments stood pointlessly by the door, I went to the kitchen and cleaned the coffee mugs. It would be a while before the water was hot enough for a bath, so I went to the bathroom and found my pyjamas, Carlisle had thought fully folded them and put them neatly on the corner of the tub, and put them on, I grabbed my hideous but comfy pink towelling robe and put it on and made my way to the living room.

Duck was on the comforter, so I picked him up and lay down, pulling the blanket over us and gave him a hug and tickled behing his ear. He rewarded my loving gesture with a loud and deep purr. I picked up the remote from the floor and turned on the television and channel flicked until I found Oprah. Corny and full of people with major problems, but mindless. After only a few moments I could feel my eyes getting heavy and the lids closing.

It was sometime later when a loud bing bong sound woke me up from a lovely dream I was having. Carlisle and I were on holiday in the Mediterranean, we were swimming in the lush blue sea, but the fish kept swimming away, as if we were a major threat to them. I looked at Carlisle to see his skin was glittering, like gold and silver and diamonds.

The bing bong sound went again, and again. I realised it was my door bell.

"Just a minute!" I called out, getting up, feeling guilty for disturbing Duck, seeing as I had hardly seen him lately.

I scrambled up and quickly made my way to the door and opened it, only to be greeted by the most odd sight I had ever seen!

There was a majorly huge sized bouquet of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen, it was so big that all I could see of the person holding it, were the hands that were struggling to hold the bouquet, and the legs. It literally looked like a bouquet with arms and legs. Hilarious, if i hadn't have been so disorientated from my sleep.

"Sydney Jordan?" A female voice asked me.

"Yes." I replied, unable to take my eyes off the flowers.

"Could you please tell me where I can put these? They're very heavy."

"Erm, the kitchen?"

"Lead the way ma'am." I walked to the kitchen while the woman struggled to kick the door shut and walk down the narrow hall way to the kitchen with out knocking the pictures off the walls with the large bouquet.

She eventually managed to place the heavy load on to the breakfast bar and produced a clipboard for me.

"Sign here please." She pointed at the bottom of the page with a pen, I took it and signed.

"Have a nice day ma'am!" She said, as I walked her to the door.

"thank you very much." I said, closing it behind her and making my way back to the kitchen.

The stems of the flowers were in a huge pink box. The flowers were orchids, Lillie's, pink, white and lilac roses, and pink gardenias and some decorative greenery.

I saw the lilac envelope attached and opened it; "Missing you, but will be back by your side soon, all my love Carlisle x"

I was about to open up to box when the phone rang. I went over and asnwered it, without taking my eyes from the flowers.

"Hello?" I said.

"Sydney, you're awake!" It was Carlisle.

"Hey! Yeah, I just got woken up by a lovely surprise!"

"You got the flowers?"

"No no, I got a garden!" I smiled as I head him laugh. "Thank you, they're so beautiful."

"I'm glad you like them Sydney. I thought you deserved something to perk up your day."

"How's your day so far?"

"Boring and slow without you. Every one says hello, and they were all very worried about you."

"I didn't want them to know."

"It's been all over the news, it was bound to get out sooner or later. Any way, I have some gifts for you from the staff."

"Gifts? They shouldn't have. It's nothing big, is it?" I said, worried. I had never been good at receiving gifts.

"No, nothing big. Just a few little things. I said I would drop them by this evening. Tina said she's called your cell but it's off."

"I haven't turned it on yet. Tell her I'll call her back later."

Will do sweetheart. How has your morning been though, any pain?"

"I've been sleeping to deeply to notice, but a little soreness." I lied, truth was, I was in agony.

"Sydney? Tell me the truth, any pain?"

"A little, but nothing I can't handle."

"I saw Gerty today, she's doing very well post surgery. She sends her kindest regards and hopes to see you for her next check up in a fortnight."

"I'm glad she's doing well. Have you spoken to your family today yet?"

"I spoke to them before I started rounds."

"Are they all ok? With me stealing their father? I hope they're doing their school work and eating their vegetables. When my brother and I were at home on our own after school, we would sometimes run wild! Have friends over, eat a ton of pizza and pop corn!"

Carlisle laughed.

"They're all fine. They're doing homework and eating correctly. They all said hello and wish you a speedy recovery."

"They're great kids, very mature for their ages. You've done well Carlisle."

"Thank you Sydney, it means a lot to me that you think that. My darling, I have to go, my pager has just gone off, I'll be home as soon as I can ok?"

"Ok. Don't work too hard!"

"Impossible! Go back to sleep, and I'll see you later. Love you."

"Love you too. Bye."

We ended our conversation and hung up the phone. I looked at the flowers and went over and undid the box. The flowers were in a huge vase, cut and already in water.

I picked up the vase, it was heavy and I didn't want to drop it so I put it down again. I would have to ask Carlisle to move it later.

I went to the lounge, turned off the tv and made my way tp the bathroom and began to run a bath, putting the last of my bubble bath in the water.

I grabbed my copy of The Other Boylen Girl and got ready for my bath. Stepping in to the deep hot water, sitting down and leaning back and relaxing, I let the heat wash over me and take away my aches. Well, most of them any way.

I read the first ten chapters, then washed my hair, shaved and used the last of my favourite body wash, got out and dried myself, moisturising my body and drying my hair a lot more carefully than I would have normally done.

When my hair was half dry, I got out the velcro rollers from the bathroom cupborad and out them in my hair, my mther had bought them for me when i was a teen so I could make the most of my waves and loose curls, and this was only the third time I had used them. Putting some styling mousse on my hands and rubbing it through my hair, I began to come and roll. By the time all the curlers were in, I looked like an idiot. But it was 2pm and there was no one around, so who cared?

I cleaned the bathroom and went to my closet, I picked out my white jeans and cream long sleeved t-shirt, dressing carefully and minding I didn't pull out any of the rollers was a little more difficult, but I managed.

I also emptied my laundry basket and put my clothes on to wash and changed my bed sheets from the silks deep purple and red sheets, to the cotton dusky pink ones. The machine was full so I'd do the bedding tomorrow.

I ran the hoover around and dusted the apartment and emptied the cat tray again and put more food down for Duck. It was now 4pm, my hair was dry so I took out the curlers and separated the strands of hair. My hair looked bouncy and soft, the mousee hadn't matted or made my hair sticky like some other products I had used before, which was good. I would have hated it if I had needed to wash it again.

I was just about to sit down and read some more of my book, when the door bell went again.

Not expecting any one, I was curious to know who would be at my door.

I went down to corridor and opened the door to Alice.

"Hey Sydney, Hope you don't mind me stopping by, but I have some things for you!" She was so alert, awake and happy, it was hard to believe she didn't have a constant IV of Red Bull attached to her body somewhere.

"Come on in. It's nice to see you Alice." As I said this, she practically skipped through my hall way and in to my living room. I stared open mouthed at the energetic teenager. When I finally snapped out of my daze, I closed the door and went in to the living room.

There, in the centre of the coffee table, was the huge vase of flowers I couldn't even lift with out struggling. Maybe I was temporarily weak from whiplash, I pondered. Alice was sat, bright eyes and eager with a large white smile on the edge of the big, squishy sofa, at her feet was a large wicker hamper. More gifts, I was no good at receiving gifts. It had always felt awkward to me.

I sat at the other end of the couch.

"Can I get you any thing? Tea? Water, perhaps?! I asked.

"I'm fine thank you. Here, we put this together for you, Jasper, Rosalie, Edward, Emmett and I. We though It might cheer you up. Carlisle told us how much you hated the thought of being at home."

She slid the hamper to me and I took off the large lilac silk scarf that was hiding the gifts.

"Alice, this is beautiful." I said, fingering the scarf. "But I can't accept this, it;s too much."

"Don't be silly. We clubbed together to get you something nice. You make Carlisle so happy, so this is kind of a thank you as well as a feel better soon thing." She smiled. "Open the rest!" She was eager.

I did as I was told, in the hamper was a large bottle of my favourite bubble bath, and another large pot of bath salts and a pot of expensive looking hand cream, a manicure kit and a set of nail polishes. There was also a copy of London Vouge, Cosmopolitan and In Stlye magazines, and a bar of nice Belgium chocolate. I gasped in awe at each item.

"Alice,really, this is too much! I feel so guilty accepting these from you!" I said, feeling awkward about the gifts.

"Honestly Sydney, we just really want you to feel pampered. How often do you get told to take some down time form work? We just want to make sure that you most of it!" She gave a big smile.

"Well, thank you so much. And I hope that Carlisle gives your allowances a raise!! I joked, she laughed and sat closer and gave me a quick hug.

"How did you get hold of London Vouge?" I asked, holding it in my hand, scanning the cover.

"Oh, Rose owed me a favour and she knows somebody who knows somebody." We giggled a little and for the next three hours, we scanned the pages of the magazines, talking about the fashions and choosing what we would and wouldn't wear, and what we change about some of the items we weren't so keen on. Time flew by, and it wasn't until I heard a voice in my hall way did I notice the time.

"Sydney, I'm back!" I heard Carlisle's voice from down the hall. Next thing I knew, he had walked in to the living room, with yet more gifts!

He had several helium balloons in one hand, all with smiley faces, teddy bears and flower designs on them, under his arm he had a bottle of wine and in his other hand he had a large gift bag. He placed the gift bag at my feet and the balloons, held down by what looked like a floral paperweight, on the table next to the flowers. He kissed the top of my head.

"Hello Alice, I wasn't expecting to see you here." He said, stroking my hair, carefully playing with the curls.

"We chipped in to get Sydney something nice seeing as we know how bored she was going to be at home. How was work Carlisle?" She chirped, they smiled at each other.

"Boring with ut Sydney. I pulled a favour and got off early though. How hav you been this afternoon Sydney?" He said.

"I've been fine, thanks. A little over whelmed at your family's generosity tough." Alice and Carlisle laughed a little and I smiled.

"Well, every one at work says hello and they've asked me to give you this." He handed me the gift bag. "I'll pop this in the fridge, I'll be right back." He kissed my head again and left.

I looked at the bag.

"Open it, it won't bite." Alice encouraged me, I smiled and opened the bag. Inside was a small bunch of flowers, posies and daises, there was a card, which I opened. It had a teddy bear on the front with it's arm in a sling and it had a crutch under the other arm and a band aid on its cheek. Inside were messages from the people I had worked with, porters, nurses and other doctors. I placed the card on the table.

"What else is in there?" Alice eagerly asked me, I smiled at her enthusiasm and looked back in the bag.

"More chocolate and a DVD." I said, holding up the box set of Greys Anatomy. Tina always watched it, but I had yet to see it.

"That's a really good programme. You'll really enjoy it!" Alice squeaked at me. I smiled.

Carlisle came back and sat on the arm of the sofa next to me and put an arm around me.

"It's very thoughtful of them." I said, looking at him. "And of you and your wonderful family Carlisle. But this is too much, it's not my birthday. I'm only off for a few days."

"But we all miss you and wanted to do something to make you smile. Now then, would you like to go out to dinner this evening?" He asked me. Alice stood up and picked up the bunch of flowers from the bag.

"I'll put these in water for you, be right back." She swept out of the room.

"You've had no sleep Carlisle, maybe we should stay in and have an early night?" I said, worried about his lack of sleep.

"If you wish, but I'm not at all tired."

"I would be if I'd had no sleep!"

He smiled and kissed me, and Alice walked in, smiling.

"I'm going to go now guys, I'll see you both later. Glad your feeling ok Sydney." She smiled, gave me a quick hug.

"Thank you Alice, and send my regards to every one." I said.

"I will. Good night." She said, and walked out the lounge and let her self out the door.

After she had gone, Carlisle planted a small and loving kiss on my lips. I slid upwards on the couch to make room and went to lay on my back and pulled him down on to me, not breaking the kiss, and he seemed only too happy to oblige.

"I missed you." I said, then kissed him deeply again.

"I missed you too. I managed to get the weekend off too." He kissed me again.

"Good, I wouldn't want to be here alone with out you." I kissed him again.

We kissed passionately and deeply, hands wondering over each others bodies, kissing, touching and exploring each other, getting to know each others bodies intimately.