So glad you all liked the last chapter! And happy to see that people are actually still reading this after my long-ass absence! :)
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I actually meant to bring this chapter out on Saturday, but I had a 21st birthday party to get to – and it took me longer to get ready than I thought it would, so I didn't have time to post this.
Also, I wanted to let you guys know that I'm starting up a blog for this story –even though it's a bit late- which will have pictures of the characters, houses, any clothes they wear for special events, etc. I was going to put a banner up for it (which I'm not great at making–yet!), so I wanted to let any banner making experts out there know that your more than welcome to make one for this story! Wink wink. Lol. ;D
Anywho, Edward POV in this chapter…we'll see what's going on with our dear Bella…
Previously – "I'm Dr. Wilson from Forks General Hospital" the man on the other end introduced before pausing for a long second. "I'm afraid I have some bad news." he informed me. I stood there in worry as I waited impatiently for him to continue. "It's about your wife, Isabella Cullen..."
EPOV:
All the blood drained from my face at the mention of my wife being in hospital. Something must have happened to Bella or the babies…I couldn't imagine anything happening to them. Just the thought of it made it hard for me to breathe properly.
"Your wife has been in a terrible car accident, Mr. Cullen." Is all I heard him say before everything around me went silent as I registered his words. My Bella, my beautiful Bella had been in an accident. Now not only is my wife in danger, but so are our two children. I stood completely frozen, my feet feeling glued to the spot, as I tried to get my head around the new information.
Once it all sunk in, tears sprang to my eyes. I rubbed at my eyes frantically, wiping away the tears. I had to at least try and keep it together for Nate's sake.
I told the doctor that I would be there as soon as possible before practically throwing the phone onto the hall table and dashing into the living room where Nate was sitting watching cartoons.
"Nate, you're going to your Aunt Alice's house." I told him, grabbing his jacket and handing it to him. He looked up at me questioningly. "Daddy has to go somewhere" I explained to him. He must have realized that something was wrong, as he got up and quickly put on his jacket.
"Are you okay daddy? It looks like you're crying." he asked quietly, looking at me sadly. I shook my head at him quickly.
"I just got something in my eye, buddy." I reassured him, not wanting to tell him what was really happening. Nate was definitely no fool and obviously knew that I was keeping something from him, but he followed me out to the car without another word.
As soon as we got to Alice's house, Nate ran inside to see Jayden and Jared while I explained what was happening to Alice. Her hand covered her mouth and tears immediately sprung to her eyes as she heard the news about her best friend and sister-in-law.
"H-how?" she stuttered out.
I shrugged at her, pinching the bridge of my nose. "I don't know, I didn't take the time to ask exactly what happened. I just wanted to get to her as soon as possible."
"I'll mind Nate, you go." She told me a minute later. I thanked her and didn't waste another second before running back to the car, jumping in and driving off speedily. I had to get to her, I had to make sure that she was okay, that my son and daughter were okay.
I got to the hospital in no time. I ran as fast as I could inside and to the reception desk where a middle-aged woman was sitting, typing on her computer.
"Isabella Cullen." I said before she got a chance to ask. She typed in Bella's name and read something on the computer, pushing her glasses up her nose before looking back up at me.
"The doctor will talk to you in a minute, Sir."
"What? No, I need to see her now." I protested. The nurse nodded, telling me she 'understood'. Yeah, right.
"The doctor will be with you shortly. The waiting room is over there" she told me, pointing to an area that was filled with chairs.
"You don't understand, that's my wife! I need to see her!" I replied, raising my voice and slapping my hands onto the reception desk in an attempt to make my point.
"I'm sorry Sir, but-" she began to say before I walked off while she was mid-sentence. I walked over and plonked myself down onto one of the waiting room chairs. I ran a hand through my hair, tapping my foot impatiently. I didn't want to be sitting here, not knowing what was going on. I wanted to see Bella. I wanted to know that she was going to be okay, that there was nothing to worry about.
It felt like I was waiting for hours, where in fact it was only roughly ten minutes before the doctor appeared.
"Mr. Cullen?" He called out. I stood up immediately and walked briskly over to him.
"I'm Dr. Wilson." He informed me with a small smile, holding his hand out for me to shake. I shook his hand before he walked over to a quiet corner. I followed and looked at him expectantly.
"What's happening? How's Bella and the babies?" I asked quickly.
"She's being prepared for surgery." He started. "She has multiple fractures of her right leg, some head trauma, possible collapsed lung and some internal bleeding."
"Will she be okay?" I asked him hopefully.
"We'll have to see how the surgery goes."
"And the babies? Are they okay?" I questioned, concerned that he left that detail out. My eyes were wide as I waited impatiently for him to continue.
"We're going to do everything that we can." He replied solemnly. "but right now, our main priority is saving your wife." He continued, patting me on the shoulder before walking off.
Bella had been in surgery for a little over an hour, and my mind was in overdrive. My leg was twitching uncontrollably as I waited impatiently for my Bella to come out of surgery. I put my head in my hands and tugged on my hair as I sobbed quietly.
The doors beside the waiting room opened only a minute later, and I looked up to find an upset Rosalie and a sniffling Alice. I stood up as they approached me and Alice immediately pulled me into a hug.
"I'm so sorry, Edward." She sniffled into my shoulder. "How's Bella?" Alice asked as she pulled away from me. She rubbed at her eyes in an attempt to rid the tears that had made their way down her cheek.
"She's in surgery." I replied. I looked to Rosalie who was standing quietly behind Alice, her arms crossed over her chest. She walked over and hugged me tightly.
"Emmett's just parking the car, he'll be here in a minute." She informed me. I nodded and sat back down.
"Mom and dad said they'd be here as soon as they can" Alice told me as she sat on the unoccupied chair beside me.
"Where are the kids?" I asked as Rosalie sat down the other side of me.
"The babysitter said she'd mind Henry and Lily for another few hours." Rose replied with a sigh. Alice nodded "Jasper is minding Nate and the twins. He said he'd be here if he could find a babysitter at such short notice."
We then sat in silence before I heard Emmett barge through the doors. He looked around for a minute before spotting us and walking briskly over to us. He pulled me into a hug once he was in front of me.
"How is she?' he asked sadly. I replied as best I could, telling him that she was in surgery and we wouldn't know anything until she was out.
It wasn't long before almost the whole family was in the waiting room, all here to support Bella. Renee and Charlie sat in the corner, not really saying much. Charlie was muttering about being determined to find the other driver, while Renee sat looking around worriedly.
"I'll go and see if I can do anything" dad decided only a few minutes after arriving.
"Bella is strong, she'll be okay." Mom ensured me as she continued to embrace me.
"Even if Bella makes it, the babies-" I stopped short on my sentence to let out a shaky sigh. "We could still lose the babies."
"I know sweetie, I know. But all we can do is wait." Mom replied quietly. I knew she was hurting nearly as much as I - Everybody was hurting. Not knowing what was going on, and the reality of what could possibly happen. Rosalie was usually the tough one, I don't think I've ever seen her cry in all my years of knowing her, but now she looks on the verge of tears. Emmett, the usually talkative one of the bunch sat beside Rose, looking at the opposite wall with a blank expression on his face. Alice sat with her knees tucked under her chin, staring at the clock that was slowly ticking on the wall.
I looked over to Renee and Charlie. Renee was holding her head in her hands, stopping to stare at her watch every few minutes. I looked over to where Charlie was walking up and down the hallway, his hands in his pockets and his facial expression kept neutral. After several minutes of this, he stated that he'd had enough and stormed off in search of a doctor or someone who could give him some amount of information.
Charlie returned back, fuming. He sat onto the chair and crossed his arms over his chest. His breathing was loud as he glared at the floor.
"Dad? What's wrong?" Emmett asked the question we'd all been thinking. Charlie looked up at us.
"A drunk driver." He replied. "That's what caused the accident. A fucking drunk driver." I sat up straighter in my chair as he informed us. I had been so busy worrying about Bella that I hadn't thought of asking what exactly caused the accident. A drunk driver definitely wasn't what I was expecting. This whole incident could have been prevented if that little shit had decided to take a taxi home instead of driving.
I stood up quickly.
"Is the driver here?" I asked, ready to find him and beat the crap out of him. Charlie shook his head before shrugging.
"I don't know, but I'll tell you one thing, he won't be driving ever again when I get my hands on him" he fumed. Renee put an arm around him in an attempt to calm him down.
"Damn right." Emmett piped up from the corner, looking about ready to team up with me and show the little twat a thing or two.
Alice had sat up straighter, her eyebrows furrowed in thought, while Rose remained completely silent.
"Edward, honey, sit down. Getting angry over something that has already happened isn't going to help Bella, now is it?" Mom said, tugging on my arm. I sighed before sitting down and placing my head in my hands as everyone went silent yet again (the fact that our family were the only ones present wasn't helping).
"Edward?"
I looked up to see Dr. Wilson, still dressed in his scrubs. He nodded to the rest of the family as they stood up eagerly.
"Isabella is out of surgery, and thankfully it went well." A collective sigh of relief was heard throughout the waiting room at the news. "We managed to stop the internal bleeding, and fortunately her collapsed lung wasn't too severe so she hasn't needed to be put on a breathing tube, she just needs to be observed regularly to make sure it doesn't get any worse."
"So, she'll be okay?" Rosalie asked.
"There's no reason why she won't make a full recovery, unless the internal bleeding begins again." He replied. "She's a very lucky woman."
"And, the babies? Are they okay?" Renee asked the question I was thinking. Dr. Wilson looked to the floor before looking back up at us.
"We won't know for sure until we get an ultrasound." I sighed, closing my eyes briefly.
"Can we see her?" Mom questioned from beside me.
"She's in recovery right now, so only one at a time if possible." I looked to Charlie and Renee. Renee nodded at me.
"You go first, Edward." Charlie decided, nodding as well. I didn't have to be told twice, and without a second thought I followed the doctor down the corridor to see my wife.
So, Bella's okay…but what about the babies?
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I know I mentioned this in the long ass A/N at the beginning, but in case you didn't read it, I'm mentioning it again. I'm starting a 'blog' type of thing for this story (which I should have done a lot earlier!) and I wanted a banner for it - so, any banner makers out there…your more than welcome to make one for this story! major *hint hint* Lol.
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