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Carlisle stayed in our room till I was asleep to monitor blood pressure stability and vitals. I was still hallucinating and drowsy and closed my eyes for sleep to take over. I was not asleep yet but not awake either..

"She's stable now Edward. Just make sure she gets good sleep and she'll be fine."

Carlisle sent Alice off to get some medical supplies for him and asked Esme to cook some soft rice and lentils for me when I woke up. When Carlisle and Edward were left alone in the room, Edward asked, "What did you mean that this is a repeat, Dad?" Edward sounded worried.

Bella knew that she was not just Carlisle's favourite patient, but was more like a daughter to him.

Carlisle and Charlie were very close and when Carlisle tried to set Charlie up on a date with his colleague, Charlie told him his secrets. Charlie told him about René and Bella, their lineage and their history. Carlisle had never expected the rugged man that Charlie was, to have such a different private personality.

Charlie first introduced me to Carlisle when I was 12 years old. I had come over in summer and met with an accident in the house.

That's when he met Charlie, René and me as well.

And thereafter every summer, I would find myself in some kind of trouble and get hospitalised for a day or two. Even if it was a scratch, Charlie used to stay the night in the hospital. No one could say 'no' to the Chief of Police and the hospital staff always broke the rules for him - probably more because how sweet he was around me.

When I moved to forks, that was Carlisle's last year in Forks hospital. He missed Esme and his family and had planned to permanently move to London to be with them. Esme also had established her business and it was earning much better than Carlisle's income. It was only prudent that he move.

Charlie had invited Carlisle over for dinner. I had had a call from grandpa a few days before and I was too stressed out. Everything about that day was not right and by the end of the meal, I excused myself to my room. Within few minutes of reaching, I fainted and fell on the floor with a thud. When I woke up, I was in the hospital. Carlisle had taken care of me just as much as Charlie had - and a few times even more than Charlie..

"Dad? I know you are thinking about it. Tell me please?" I heard Edward as he spoke to Carlisle.

"When Bella was 17, she had such an episode. She collapsed in her room and luckily Charlie and I were in the house watching some baseball game. She does not have a bad health record, Edward, quite the contrary. But she hides her stress, loses hunger, loses sleep and keeps pushing on till she breaks. She thinks she can handle it but she can't. She shouldn't have to. It's never healthy to keep your emotions bottled up right."

"Be clear Dad, what stress was it? I won't know what to avoid if I don't know what had happened before."

Carlisle's voice was loving, "Talk to her Edward. It's her choice to share, not mine. What you can do is to keep her happy and free of stress. That'll help."

"How could you not think twice before getting me married to someone with so much emotional baggage?"

Carlisle was not one to get angry but this rude remark by Edward probably struck a nerve.. "Calling the kettle black are you? You are one to talk. Did you talk to her after her Grandfather visited you? No. Did you ask her and get your doubts clarified? Not that I know of. I don't want you to hurt her Edward because of your own issues." Carlisle took a pause and his voice changed, "Son, you wanted to marry her, didn't you? I also know that you were in Seattle last month and not in New york. Dont look surprised, I knew all along..."

Carlisle got up and I heard the distinct click of his medical bag closing. "As of now, her vitals are back to normal. Call me when she is hungry, ok? I'll just check her blood sugar before eating." And with that Carlisle got up to leave, "Son, don't think too much.. Don't let your past ruin your future."

Sometime after Carlisle left, I dozed off to an uncomfortable sleep. The dreams were returning and I felt scared again. After a lot of twisting and turning in bed, I had the most magical dream.

I dreamt that Edward had crawled in the bed with me.

He came closer inside the duvet and pulled it over both of us. He slept facing me and closed the gap between us.

Edward pushed my hair strands behind my ear and replaced my pillow with his arm. His other hand caressed my back slowly. I could feel his sweet breath engulf me. His touch was pure, caring and full of warmth. I felt a smile on my face as this dream progressed.

I let myself enjoy his touch. I felt his skin warm me and ran a hand over his chest as I cuddled in. His chest was hard and sculpted as Rose used to describe men but his skin soft and nice to touch as I always wished it would be..

I wanted to just keep touching him.. and I did. Everywhere I touched, goosebumps followed my fingers, his breath hitched and the hand on my back pulled me close. His hand was now frozen on my back.

My face was tucked in his neck and I could smell his cologne. It was not just some perfume, it had 'Edward' mixed it. Maybe that's what they called a 'scent'? I tugged him as close as I could. I sighed and it made him shiver..

I curled in and took a deep breath.. his scent was heavenly. I felt myself heave a moaning breath over his chest.. I wanted more of his smell.. I wanted to feel his skin, taste his skin..

My hand roamed his collar bone as my lips grazed his Adam's apple. The sharp sculpted bone dipped and rose as it met his shoulder.. my fingers traced the collar bone and then stopped below his neck. I dragged my fingers down to feel soft hair on his chest. Round and round I lightly scratched and his chest hair tickled my palm.. His breath was turning into gasps and his hand was clutching the back of my t-shirt as if to restrain himself.

I moved my hand to the right and slightly felt his nipple. I touched it again and it hardened. It was very smooth to touch and very appealing..

His breathing had changed to soft moans..

As I moved my hand below to feel his stomach, I felt his hand on my shoulder.. he was shivering and holding my shoulder for support...

I explored his chiseled stomach.. tracing the contours lightly from his breast down slowly to feel each little dip and bump .. slowly touching, scratching, feeling, wanting, more and more..

When I touched his waistband, I slipped a finger under the waistband as I heard a grunt like moan reverberate his body. I ran my finger on the length of the skin covered by the waistband from his naval to his back and slowly back... his hand slowly squeezed my shoulder and I felt a shuddered breath on my ear and neck..

As my palm flattened on his stomach and I dared to move it below the waistband..

uhnn Be.. Bella..?

Edward. I felt myself wanting to claim this dream Edward.. I wanted this dream to be true so much...

Yes??

My dream is answering me? You good... Dont go.

I won't..

He said and placed my hand on his breast again.. His arms pulled me closer and I curled in taking more of his heavenly scent in and hugging him close. Slowly, I drifted off to a blissful sleep with my fingers clutching his waistband and his hand still holding me close to him..

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oh moan.. Bella's dream surely gave Edward a raging hard-on that he couldn't take care of... yet.

I want them to talk now.. even I'm tired to waiting to know their secrets.

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