Sitting in the colourless waiting room of the hospital Bella sat with Aaron's arms around her shoulders and her knees held close to her chest. Fraught with worry for her father's life and anxious about the return of the doctor she leaned into Aaron and cried.
The other occupants of the room sat fraught with worry as they all waited anxiously for news on the condition of their friend Charlie Swan.
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When the tears had passed and the hour grew late a doctor arrived in the small room.
"Miss Swan?" his voice was gravelly and his exhaustion was apparent. When he spoke her name Bella's head shot up and her eyes grew wide, they were filled with hope, worry and fear.
"That's me," her voice cracked and she stood up slowly, Aaron took hold of her hand and stood with her "My dad is he…" her voice trailed off and her eyes searched the doctor's face for an answer to the question she could not ask.
"Your father had a severe heart-attack and as a result we had to perform what's known as a bypass on his heart." The doctor explained to her he continued upon seeing the worried look upon her face "All that means is that a couple of his arteries were blocked and the surgery cleared them."
"Blocked?" Bella asked "Blocked by what?"
"Fat and cholesterol mostly," the doctor "I advise you keep your father away from the fatty foods and get him to exercise some more or he risks having another attack."
"Okay, I'll do that." Bella nodded before asking if she could go and see her father, the doctor agreed and she made her way down the hallway holding Aaron's hand.
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As the memory receded into the back of Bella's mind she served up dinner; seared chicken with avocado and a simple salad. Charlie looked at his plate and sighed. Since he returned home from the hospital 2 weeks ago Bella has had them both on a health kick; no fatty foods, no white bread and exercise.
"Can we shorten the walks Bella?" Charlie asked her as she sat down across from him and she shook her head dismissively.
"No, we cannot. It's only 3 miles and you were walking; it's not like you were running. Stop complaining or I'll make it 4 miles tomorrow." Charlie dared not to say a word about the distance the pair walked every day after this and quietly ate his dinner.
It wasn't long after the food had been cleared away and the dirty dishes washed that there was a knock on the door.
"You expecting anybody Bells?" Charlie asked Bella who shook her head. Charlie stood from his chair in the lounge room and crossed over to the door. He pulled the blind aside and peered outside. "Bella it's for you." Bella looked at him oddly and went to answer the door. She swung the door open and smiled broadly at what she saw in front of her.
I love you Bella Swan and I couldn't hold it in much longer." He held out the long stemmed rose he held to Bella, she took it and wiped away the tear that fell from her eye before wrapping her arms around Aaron's neck and kissing him sweetly but passionately.
; I love you Bella Swan and I couldn't hold it in much longer." He held out the long stemmed rose he held to Bella, she took it and wiped away the tear that fell from her eye before wrapping her arms around Aaron's neck and kissing him sweetly but passionately. "I'll have to tell you I love you more often then."
"I love you too Aaron Ateara and I feel a surge of happiness in the fact that I believe I will always love you." She kissed him again and he asked her in a whispered voice "Move in with me?" Bella nodded her head and replied with heartfelt agreement.
"Brilliant," he said "get your coat, I want to show you something." And so Bella bid her father a farewell and grabbed her coat from her room before racing out to join Aaron who was already waiting in the car. After 5 minutes and not having been told where they were heading Bella felt the need to ask.
"Aaron where are we going?" she asked him with a half-hearted laugh.
"I want to show you something," he replied mysteriously and Bella lightly hit his shoulder.
"Come on tell me," she pleaded with him.
"We are almost there," he replied causing Bella to sigh and return to looking out the window. He smiled triumphantly and kept his eyes on the road as he wound through the streets of Forks, Washington. Another five minutes passed before they reached their destination; a house.
"Why are we here?" Bella asked in a confused tone.
"The day I met you I knew I would be in forks the rest of my life so consequently that is the day I decided to look for a place of permanent residence. I found it a few days ago and there it is." He pointed out Bella's window to a single story house, she couldn't tell much about the house in the dark but she could tell there was a garden, a driveway and a fence. "That's the house I want you to move in to with me Bella. Not your dad's place and not my aunt and uncle's; this is a house we can call our own and if you don't like it I have no idea what I will do because I think it is perfect."
"What do you mean perfect?"
"Let me give you a tour," he grinned mischievously at her, unbuckled his seatbelt and left the car. Bella followed him and the pair entered the house across the road. "When you enter the house you enter straight into the sitting room and you have the master bedroom which has a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite off to the left, which I will show to you momentarily but first we will see the rest of the house. The deep red carpet is spread throughout the entire house as is the decretive, dark wood, half-wall panelling with white wall paint which you will see if I can ever find the light switch," Aaron finally having found the switch turned on the lights and pulled Bella through the house. They reached a room with 3 walls that was rectangular in shape and a large window off to the left which Aaron called the dining room. They walked through an archway "and here we have the kitchen on the right and the entertaining area in front," Aaron flicked another switch and the rooms lit up "tiled kitchen floor and a large stove as well as plenty of storage space and room for a dishwasher. On the left we have another bedroom but the entertainment room is by far the largest room in the house. If we continue through," he pulled her through the large room to a doorway and pointed out the various other rooms "a linen closet, 2 more bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate toilet." He looked at Bella and waited for her reaction.
"It's really big," she sounded surprised and words seemed to escape her grasp. She smiled up at Aaron broadly "I love it but do we need all the rooms?"
"Maybe not now, but I was thinking more into the future, if we ever decided to have children…" Aaron's voice trailed off he didn't want to seem too pushy.
"You're right; it would be nice not to have to find another house." Knowing that she had just agreed to rear Aaron's children brought smiles to both their faces. Aaron lent down and kissed Bella sweetly.
"Let me show you the master bedroom," as Bella followed him back through the house she thought of what moving in with Aaron would be like and hoped it would be nothing like what it was when she was with Edward.
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