And here we go again! One more chapter after this for this week and then I'll see you next week.

My beta Mistress Splinter aka preciousfairymom80 is the shit, just saying, she totally is.

I only own the plot!


Hear Me Chapter 29

Charlie wasn't supposed to go by the Cullen's house until later that evening, but he decided to patrol around town, and when he drove past their driveway, he made the spontaneous decision to check in on her.

He had been told that he was welcome at any time, so he decided to test that invite and just show up.

He was nervous about Bella being in someone's home other than his own, but knew that Dr. Cullen was a brilliant doctor and would take the best care of her possible. He couldn't have gotten better care for her other than at the hospital.

Parking the cruiser, he got out and walked up the porch, knocking on the front door of the massive home. A moment later, Dr. Cullen himself, answered the door and greeted him.

"Chief Swan, pleasure to see you. Come in, come in," Dr. Cullen said and stepped aside.

"No need for the formalities, Dr. Cullen. Call me Charlie," Charlie told him, removing his aviator sun glasses and tucking them in his shirt pocket.

"Then, by all means, I insist you call me Carlisle," Dr. Cullen replied and Charlie smiled at him.

"Carlisle it is. How's my Bells?" he asked, his smile slipping away as he thought of his daughter, trapped inside her own body and unable to wake up.

"We had a small issue after she arrived," Carlisle explained, heading toward the stairs to take Charlie to his daughter.

"What kind of small issue?"

"Well, her heart seemed to not want to pump anymore, and her heartbeat dropped down to twenty beats-per-minute. I had to shock it with a defibrillator to get it started back up. I can only assume that the stress of moving her to such a different location was the cause of it all. To help her recover, though, and her heart to strengthen once again, I had to sedate her. She'll be in a light, medically induced coma for a few days to make sure her heartbeat stays stable. If not, we will have no problem getting the insurance company to cover her care back at the hospital," Carlisle informed a very stunned Charlie, and Charlie was worried that his daughter was giving up.

"Doc? Do you…do you think she'll pull through?" Charlie asked, his voice giving away the fragile hold he had on his emotions at that moment.

"That's up to her, but I'm doing everything I can, trying every possible trick I've ever heard of, to bring her back to you," Carlisle said, and opened the door to Bella's bedroom, revealing Edward at her side, softly reading Wuthering Heights to her.

Edward looked up and smiled, closed the book, and stood to introduce himself to his mate's father…his possible future father-in-law.


Edward is really taking to Bella now and has accepted that she's his mate. What will Charlie do or say? Will Edward be able to see into Bella's mind now? Will he still hear her? Stay tuned and find out!