Chapter 13: Surprise
We wheeled down the hall with smile on our faces. The girls were happy about their session with their boys. Yep, I said it: their boys. They defiantly have a claim their men. That made me smile. I'm glad to see them happy. And frankly, I was happy too. Edward had forgiven me! Without any form of hesitation, he took me back after my freak out. I let out a sigh of relief. But I knew this happy feeling couldn't last too long.
Regret washed over me quickly. All the things I did tonight were possibly watched. I knew what I could have done to piss someone off: I kissed Edward tonight passionately. It was easily the most passionate kiss I have ever had. If HE was somehow watching us tonight….HE would have defiantly seen it.
I didn't want to go to my room and face the repercussions of my actions. I didn't want to get another threatening phone call. I can't handle anymore of his torment. I wanted it all to end
We wheeled our way through our room. I was in front of the girls. I knew that if anything bad was going to happen, I wanted it to happen to me first.
My heart fell to the ground when I saw it. It was a black rose lying on my bed. I let out a small internal cry in my chest. I wheeled myself closer to my bed. Right then, Rose and Alice let out a little screech of their own; they too had black roses on their beds too! We all had a single black rose with a red ribbon wrapped around it. Just like the night we got shot! What is this suppose to mean?
I shakily approached my bed and saw a note under my black rose. I picked it up and read it out loud:
"MY GIRLS!!!"
I looked over at Rose and Alice through teary eyes.
I didn't know what to say. I was totally speechless. We just stood there for I don't know how long until someone broke the silence.
"HE was in this room" Alice whispered
"I don't understand! How could this have happened? Where did all the security go? What happened to all the promises of us being safe here? If he can get into OUR ROOM! Where else can HE go?!!" Rose yelled
"I'm paging Dr. Cullen" Alice stated. She hit the red button to page the nurse.
We just stood there. Staring at each other speechless
"Yes?" in came Nurse Boyd.
"Please get Dr. Cullen in this room as soon as possible. Tell him it's a personal emergency" Alice informed her unsteadily
"Of course dears" She took her cue and left the room.
I was so shocked. I couldn't move or talk. HE was here. HE was here. HE was here…
"Bella! Bella! Why haven't you said anything?" Rose wheeled over to me and hugged me. Soon I felt Alice's little arms around me too
"When does this end?" I whispered in their arms. Tears falling out of my eyes. I have never felt this completely helpless before. I know danger is close and coming, but I can't do anything to stop it.
"I don't know sweetie" Rose answered
"I…w-want…this…over" I said between sobs
"So do we Bella. Alice and I don't like this either. But we have to deal with this until we talk to the police. Bella, sweetie, we have to tell them who HE is. We just have to" Rose grabbed my face in her hands and kissed both my cheeks
"Not yet Rose. P-Please…Let's tell them…later. I want to go to our home…first. HE won't know where we are going. The harassment might stop once we leave the hospital" I told her through teary eyes, basically begging her to agree with me.
"Well, we'll see." Rose stated, while wiping the tears from my cheeks
"Ladies, what can I help you with?" Dr. Cullen came in the room
"We got these black roses and this note" Alice handed him the roses and note
Dr. Cullen looked at the black roses and then read note. He looked back at me with dread in his eyes. I can tell that he knows what the note meant but wasn't sure about the black roses…
I figured I might as well tell him.
"HE sent us black roses the day he tried to abduct us. HE was also holding one black rose when I saw him in the crowd of people at the recreation center." I took a long breath. "As you know, that night he ended up shooting us" I informed him. New tears were spilling out of my eyes again. Recalling that night is still very painful. I can still see him smiling in the crowd.
"I honestly don't know how he could have gotten in this room" Carlisle was deep in thought.
"What are our options Carlisle, other than telling the police who he is?" Alice asked
"Honestly Alice, I don't know. I don't know what more we could do. We already have three police officers here. I'm constantly checking on you ladies like clockwork. Edward is here all night while the officer is outside your ward. I just don't know what else there is to do. Bella, we need to know who HE is" He looked at me
"I can't Carlisle, I'm really sorry. I have gotten some harsh instructions my first day here and I don't want to go against it." I told him. Remembering my first note I got from him, telling me to not tell anyone or he'll get me again. I shivered at that thought.
"Well I still don't understand you logic, but I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do." Carlisle said. "But I won't lie; I am worried about my sons. I'm going to have an officer follow them around and make sure nothing…out of the ordinary happens."
"I understand Carlisle and thank you. I warned Edward yesterday about this and he seems to ignore the severity of our…situation." I told him
"I know, he told me." I looked up at him in shock. Edward told his dad I broke up with him. As if to answer my internal question
"Yes, Bella he told me. My family doesn't have many secrets from one another. I know you broke up with him for his safety. And that he slept in his car that night. I also know you don't want anything to happen to him or my other sons. You're a nice girl and you make my son really happy….Actually, all three of you ladies make my sons very happy from what I hear. I just…I just wish we could get this guy in jail and out of your lives" Carlisle rubbed his temple.
"Sounds good to me, but who knows when that's gonna happen" Alice piped, not using her normal chipper voice
"Where do we go from here?" I asked
"Well, I'm going to report this. I'm going to hand over the black roses and the note over to Officer Webber. After that, I'm going to call my wife and inform her about the situation with our sons. I'll call Edward and make sure he knows what's going on before he comes back here" Carlisle explained
"Please tell him how sorry I am for getting him in this. I swear I didn't want any of this to happen" I looked up at Carlisle through my eye lashes. I know my eyes are red with all the crying.
"I know Bella. I know." He approached me and put his hands on my shoulders. "This will work out somehow" He gave me one more squeeze on my shoulder and left the room.
I looked back at Alice and Rose. They just looked back at me. I wheeled over to them and hugged them tightly. All three of us just stayed there in each other's arms trying to seek some sort of comfort from one another.
"Hey girls" Edward came into the room
I looked up at him and couldn't stop the tears from falling.
"H-Hi" I returned.
"It's late. You all should be getting into bed. Don't worry; my father and I are going to be here all night. I also, called my brothers and they are coming down too. We are going to alternate shifts, so one person is always going to be awake" Edward told us but didn't move from the front door entrance.
"Okay. Let's get to bed girls" Rose said. She grabbed me and Alice in one more loving hug before she wheeled over to her bed.
We each used our new methods to get into bed. With all the therapy sessions, we have been able to get up on our own.
I forgot to put the lock on the wheelchair brake and it slid from under me. I was about to fall when I felt two very strong arms wrapped around my waist. The feeling of Edward so close to me made my blush
"I love it when you blush" Edward whispered in my ear
"Why is that?" I had to ask. I hate my stupid blush; it always gave away what I was thinking
"Because…" he said as he repositioned me in his arms. He lifted me up bridal style and laid me on my bed. "It's very endearing" he kissed my overheated cheeks.
I smiled looking up at him. I whispered a simple "Thank you"
He heard "You're very welcome" he smiled back
"Good night Bella" Alice yelled out from her bed. "You too Edward! Goodnight Rosie!"
"Night Alice….Bella" Rose whispered. Already down for the count. "Edwin"
"Goodnight to you too Rose, and its Edward." He laughed. "Night Alice"
"Goodnight" I said back to all of them. I know if I say another name everyone will just start the whole thing over again. I looked back up to steal a look at Edward. Wow. He's really beautiful.
He looked back down on me as he positioned himself in his chair. We just stared at each other in comfortable silence for a while
"You really should get some sleep. You had a rough day" Edward told me
"I don't think I could sleep right now. I'm too scared something tragic is going to happen if I close my eyes" I told him.
"Don't worry so much, you're going to go grey you know" he laughed, flashing my wonderful crocked smile. That made me feel a lot better. Suddenly all the worry I had started to fade away. I guess Edward really has that effect on me.
"Not funny" I shoved his shoulders playfully.
He grabbed my hand and gently pulled me into a kiss. I know he meant it to just be a chaste kiss, but I grabbed the back of his neck to deepen it. He must not have minded because he kept up the rhythm. He scooted his chair closer to me so I could comfortably lay my head on my pillow. Our lips were moving together in perfect sync. I felt his tongue on my bottom lip asking for more and I gladly gave it to him. Letting a moan slip from my mouth as I took a short breath. That only made him kiss me more fiercely. I could have sworn I heard a little growl coming from his chest.
Things were starting to get heated. My whole body seemed to get really into it. Edward grabbed the side of my waist to pull me closer to him. As great as this felt, I knew I have to end it soon before I really let myself go. So, I slowly sucked on his bottom lip and let him go.
I didn't know how long the, well for lack of a better word, 'making out' lasted, but now we were both gasping for much needed air. We just stared at each other while we caught out breath. I know I was giving off a goofy grin because he had a huge smile on his face
"Wow." I sighed. That was defiantly the best kiss we have ever shared.
"Hmmm. You can say that again." Edward was breathing hard too. He grabbed my hand and started rubbing smooth circles across my palm
I sighed contently. I really like him…but now that I think of it, I don't really know much about him. I mean, I don't know much about his life. Sure, I know fundaments like: he was adopted, has two other adoptive brothers, drives a very nice silver Volvo, and works at a hospital. But those are just facts. I want to know more…
But how do I question him? I mean, what do I say?
Then a brilliant idea popped in my head.
"Hey Edward. Since we both don't want to sleep, are you up to playing a game?" I asked.
He gave me a wonderful crocked grin and nodded his head in a 'yes'
"Okay…..how about we play 20 questions?" I asked rather sheepishly
"That actually sounds like a lot of fun. How about I start with the first question. Hmm, what's your favorite color?" he asked
"Green" I blushed. I hope he doesn't ask why. "How long have you lived in Forks?"
"Three years. We lived in Chicago forever, but Carlisle got a job here and Esme thought it would be a good 'family experience' to change some scenery. What instruments do you play?" Edward asked looking genuinely curious.
"I mostly play the guitar, that's my favorite! I love the way it sounds and feels under my palms. There's so many feeling you could divulge, you know?" He nodded his head at me. I smiled. "I also know how to play the drums and base…actually I'm the one who taught Alice to play base. She took at little time, but she got it eventually. I also know little bit of piano. I'm okay, but not that great. I was told I don't have piano fingers" I showed him my hands and wiggled my little fingers at him. He chuckled at my display. I wonder. "Do you play anything?"
"Yes I do. Not as many things as you apparently. That's very impressive Bella. I, on the other hand, do have piano fingers" He waved his fingers at me mockingly like I did to him. I just grabbed his hand and intertwined our fingers. He continued, "I have been playing piano for years. See, I was really shy as a child. Esme was worried that I held too much emotions in since I lost my parents at a young age. She asked a counselor what she could do to help me express myself. He recommend music. When Esme asked me what I wanted to play, I choose the piano because I saw Mickey Mouse playing it all the time and thought he looked cool. So, I took my first lesson when I was eight years old. I instantly got hooked. I learned new and old compositions quickly. My instructor was very impressed. He said I was a natural. I always kept it up and now I occasionally write my own compositions. Playing is defiantly my personal way of escape." He smiled at me. "Why is guitar your favorite?"
"Well, my dad Charlie played the guitar. He would always play for me since as long as I could remember. I really loved the sounds that came out it. His music quickly became my comfort blanket for me. He would play in our living room and I loved it; it was a real bonding time for us. I remember he once told me music is a way to express feelings in our soul." I took a deep breath. I really miss Charlie, but I didn't want to cry in front of Edward right now. It would damper our game. So I asked, "What is your favorite composition?"
"I'm a really big fan of Debussy's 'Clair de Lune.' The melody is beautiful and it flows perfectly. I love to play it closing my eye, just letting the piece flow through the room." Edward closed his eyes for a moment. He opened them and asked me his next question. "Who taught you how to play?"
"Well, once Charlie died I really missed the sound. So when I was about nine I decided to learn how to play. But orphanage didn't have tutors or anything. So I turned to my best friend Jacob
See, he was the one that was really there for me when Charlie died. But when my mom decided she wanted to move away, me and Jake lost contact. About two years later Rene…died and we rekindled our friendship because the orphanage was really close to where he lived. I told Jake that I wanted to learn how to play and he bought us used guitars the next day. We would play for hours in his garage trying to teach ourselves. But soon enough we hit our limit and Billy hired us a tutor. The tutor said I was a natural. That really made me happy because I knew Charlie was my big influence." I smiled. I knew Charlie would be happy that I learned how to play. And suddenly I remember playing with Jake at his garage back at his house. I took another deep sigh
"That's nice of Jacob to do that for you" Edward said
"Yes, I really miss him." I looked back at Edward. I really wanted to change the subject. "Have you ever dated anyone?"
Well that shocked him. He thought about it for a moment and then answered…
"No. Well, I mean, Yes" He took a deep breath. "Okay, I went on a couple of dates with this one girl, but it never lead anywhere. We only had a couple of dates, like five. Honestly, the only reason I kept seeing her was because Emmett and Jasper insisted. They thought I needed a girlfriend bad and that she was pretty. But man, I swear she only cared about the way she looked and what I thought about how she looked. It wasn't anything." He looked at me seriously. He was trying to convey sincerity through his eyes. I believed him. "Did you ever date?" He asked.
Well, I guess I deserved that.
"No. I was asked out a couple of times by some band guys, but none of them really seemed interested in me. They just wanted to get in my pants" I blushed at the memory. I can't believe I said that out loud. Rose's influence is starting to peak out. I need a distraction. "What your favorite sport?"
"FOOTBALL OF COURSE!!" yelled a very excited Emmett. He quickly walked inside our room.
"Shhhhh idiot. Can't you see there are girls sleeping?!" Edward hissed in a whispered tone.
"Yeh yeh yeh whatever." He shook off his brother's comment. "Wow, Rose looks like a beautiful sleeping goddess" he whispered not meaning for anyone else to hear.
"Nice to see you Emmett" I looked up at him. Boy he looked even bigger in that tight Led Zeppelin shirt
"Thanks B-doll. You lookin' good in that gown." He laughed. I of course blushed
"That's what I wanted to see" Emmett boomed again in laughter pointing at my red face
"Leave her alone Emmett" Edward growled at his brother.
"Oh, I'm just kidding around. You know that right Bella?" Emmett asked giving my an innocent look
"Yes I know" I told him. Even though he enjoys embarrassing me in front Edward, I really didn't mind. He just seemed like a big goof ball.
"See Eddie, I told you"
"Don't call me Eddie. And where's Jasper?" Edward asked
"Oh, he's talking with dad. After that he's going to take a nap. I told him I'll take the first shift then he'll take the next one." Emmett explained
"Sounds good to me. Are you going to stay in here or are you going to stay outside the room?" Edward asked
"Oh well, I think I have to stay in here. I don't want to get in the way of anything" he motioned at us with his big hands "But I really don't want a nurse to accidently bump into me whiling making their rounds. But don't mind me. You may continue your game. I'll just be an awesomely sexy fly on the wall." He smiled.
"Bella, I think we should get some sleep while we still can. Emmett can be a real tool and I would like to finish this game on an actual date." Edward said in a low voice so Emmett wouldn't hear.
I smiled. He really wants to take me out on a date!!!!! Okay, Bella. Keep it cool, he watching you….
"Okay, I'm really am tired but I'm too nervous to sleep. Those black roses really freaked me out. Did I tell you that's what he gave me the night HE almost killed us?" I didn't know if his dad told him that
"Yes, I know" Edward said through clenched teeth
"I didn't mean to upset you, it's just I don't think I can sleep" I grabbed his hand again and intertwined out fingers.
"You didn't upset me Bella. I'm just angry this is happening to you. But please stop worrying."
"Yeh! You have a big sexy guy right here watching over ya babe" Emmett added
I laughed at him. "Oh, I know. Wait till I tell Rose you were here." I told him. He just smiled while continuing to watch Rose sleep.
I looked at Edward. "Are you going to sleep?"
"Yes, I get the last shift. I'll be right here though. I promise I won't let go of your hand all night." He kissed the outside of my hand.
"I trust you" in more ways than one. I thought the last part. Didn't want to scare him off
"Good because I would never let anything bad every happen to you…now get some sleep Bella and have sweet dreams" He replied
Edward leaned in to give me another kiss. I instantly felt his lips brush mine. Hmm. I love the feelings of his lips on mine. Right when I pulled his neck closer---
*BANG! *BANG! *SMASH! (window smashing) *BANG!
*AAAHHHHHH *NNOOOOOOO!!
"HELP!!"
"GET HIM!!!!"
"…"
"Sir he got away!"
"GO AFTER HIM NOW!"
I was lying on the floor with my bed lying to the side of me. Edward was lying down with me, but he was facing away from me. I could feel the blood coming down my head and I began to feel dizzy.
Oh God! What Happened?
Everything went by so fast.
All of a sudden I heard the worst sound of my life
Silence
I could no longer hear Alice or Rose's heart monitors…..
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