AN: Hey everyone! Sorry for such the long wait, there really isn't anything I could say that could make it up to you all. I hope everyone is still reading and are interested in the ending of this story. I am thinking there will only be about 5 chapters left including the epilogue. Honestly, I have had such bad writers block mixed in with business with getting all the required courses for my degree makes it hard to write. Also I have been quite disenchanted by the whole Stephenie Meyer and Twilight world. I lost a lot of respect for her with the whole Midnight Sun hissy fit with punishing her fans and since then my attitude towards the books has not been that great.
That being said I still enjoy writing and will continue to write. I have another story that is slowly coming along, called Faking Fangtasia which is a darker story that's rated M so you might want to check that out. I also am into everything royal wedding and couple right now so I might try to write a Twilight fanfiction loosely based upon that with my own twist after Deceptive Desires is finished.
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of the characters. If I did there would be far more novels out there and there would have actually been a battle in Breaking Dawn. Thankfully there is fanfiction so I can have my fun with the characters. I only own Deceptive Desires and the plot that comes with it. I just borrowed the characters to star in the story.
Chapter 28
Bella's POV
Who would be knocking on the door this early? I looked over at the clock and saw that it was only 2:30 a.m. There was probably a party going on down the way and someone got lost and thought that Emmett's apartment was the one hosting it. I decided that I would let Em or Rose handle it and rolled over to go back to sleep. Not even two minutes after I fell back to sleep I was shaken awake by a distressed looking Alice. My stomach dropped when I saw that her hair was a mess and that her mascara and eyeliner were dripping down her face.
"Bella you need to get up! I just received a phone call that Edward is in intensive care down at the hospital. They don't know if he is going to make it!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing. First Michael lost his biological father in a car accident and now the person that he sees as a father could possibly pass away as well.
"Alice what happened? Was it another drunk driver?" She shook her head while trying to drag me out of bed.
"No. All I know was he was going his usual speed and he hydroplaned! It's still pouring out there! Please Bella we need to get going!" I quickly got out of bed, put on some jeans and ran out the door with Alice.
It was a surreal feeling stepping into Forks hospital. I felt like this was all a bad dream and that I was about to wake up. Alice and I were instructed to wait in the waiting room and that we would receive status updates when they have them.
"I don't know what I'm going to do if I lose my brother! He is the one person who has always been there for me." I comforted Alice as she sobbed away. Carlisle quickly came through the doors and gave us both comforting hugs. I could see in his red rimmed eyes that he was not optimistic.
"Girls I just finished talking to the doctors and they said that Edward has some brain swelling so they are going to do surgery. If it goes as planned and as long as an infection does not develop Edward should be able to pull through. We are just worried about what effect this will have on his brain. Bella you had a brain injury as well when you were in your accident and you developed amnesia. Edward could have the same or worse. His brain could be damaged. I don't want to go into any detail because that is the worst case scenario but I just want you both to prepare yourselves. If Edward pulls through and wakes up he may not be the Edward you both know and love." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Before I was just worried that he would die but now there is so much more to worry about.
I decided to leave Alice and Carlisle to go down to the hospital chapel and pray. I have never been a religious person but Edward needed a miracle so I decided I would try. I prayed with all of my energy and eventually fell asleep. I awoke to Alice's hopeful eyes as she told me that Edward survived surgery but that he was put into a medically induced coma to try keep the brain swelling down. I didn't know if I should be happy or if I should be more worried about this.
Carlisle decided that Edward could have one visitor in his room so Esme went in first. I decided to go home and clean up before I came back. I talked to Emmett and Rosalie to let them know what is going on and to ask them to watch Michael while I was at the hospital. I returned a few hours later to see Alice just coming out of Edward's hospital room.
"Bella I don't want to alarm you but be prepared, Edward does not look like Edward right now. The accident caused his face to swell and his head is bandaged up because of the surgery. He is on life support right now so there are tons of wires hooked up to him along with a ventilator. Even though he looks bad, he is doing good Bella. Dad says his vitals are strong and that he thinks they will try pulling him out of the coma in a few days!"
I walked through the door and was shocked even though Alice had tried to prepare me. Edward was unrecognizable. He no longer had his messy coppery locks but a bandage. I felt an odd pang of sadness that I would not be able to run my fingers through his hair anymore until it grew back. I wonder where that came from. Next was the puffiness of his face. He was all bruised and swollen from the accident. It was a good thing he was in the coma because he probably wouldn't be able to open his left eye. The tubes were what really bothered me. Edward looked like he was dying with everything coming out of him. He was hooked up to so many machines. I began to cry thinking about what had happened to Edward. I went to sit by his bed and grabbed onto his hand and decided to talk to him. I always saw people on TV talk to comatose patients so I figured that if it could help Edward I would do it.
"Hey Edward, it's me Bella but you probably already know that by my voice. I was so worried about you! When Alice came by the apartment to tell me that you had been in an accident and that you might not live I didn't know what I would do. Michael would miss you so much, I would miss you so much. You need to work hard and heal for me Edward." I decided to read to him for a while and then sing to him while rubbing his hand like I use to do when he was upset.
I felt awkward being in his hospital room because of our last conversation. Everyone who had been here before me loved him with all of their hearts and he knew that and then there was me telling him to move on because I was trying to do the same. I decided to kiss his forehead and go back out to the waiting room to sit with Alice.
"You know Bella; you really made Edward happy when you allowed him to see Michael again. He was especially excited when you told him that he could take Michael up to the cabin." I could not believe she was going to talk about this.
"You know Alice that I couldn't completely cut him out of Michael's life. You and Rose made sure of that. You both were right though, Michael has been so happy with him in his life. How long are you going to be here for? I'm going to head home to spend some time with Michael. Would you mind calling me to let me know about any updates in his condition?" Alice smiled widely.
"Everything is going to work out Bella. I just know it! Everything is going to be alright. I know you still have feelings for my brother, when will you realize that for yourself?" I ignored Alice's question and went home to take care of my son.
1 Week later
Today was the day that they were going to wake Edward up from his coma. His brain swelling went down and stayed down and his vitals were still good. I decided to bring Michael for the big wake up because Edward would probably want to see him the most after what had happened. Edward had been off the medication for hours so we were all anticipating his return to the conscious world.
Alice being Alice decided to decorate the whole room with balloons and pictures for when Edward woke up. She made sure to have the family picture that we had taken before I got my memory back right beside Edward so that it would be one of the first pictures he would see when he woke up. Esme brought the quilt she had made to make sure Edward was warm and cosy. She also snuck in a home cooked meal so that Edward would be able to eat something edible. Carlisle brought in an iPod dock and let classical music play in the background. For the most part it was a soothing environment, until Michael started acting up.
Michael decided that today would be the day that he would not behave and make lots of noise. I still wasn't sure about bringing him into the hospital environment because he didn't understand what was going on. Even though I told him we were going to go see daddy I don't think he truly knew that it was Edward in the bed. He sat in the playpen smashing his cars together and refused to listen to me when I told him that he needed to play nicely. I think the stress of the situation was getting to him.
More hours went by and there was still no change in Edwards's condition. Michael was now napping in the playpen and I was starting to get worried. I could tell everyone else was worried as well but no one wanted to voice their concerns. I looked over to Carlisle to see what his reaction was and all he could do was look at the clock and then back at the machines. In addition he also left the room many times, I assumed he was talking to other doctors about what was happening. When night rolled around I knew something was wrong. He should have woken up hours ago. Dr. Young came in with Carlisle and I could tell the news was not good.
"Edward is not waking up from the coma like we originally thought he would. The medication was stopped a few days ago and so he should be responsive now. We are going to have to run more tests to see what is going on. There is a bit of brain scarring but I don't think that caused this. You all should just go home and get some rest. I'll make sure to call you if he wakes up." I couldn't believe that Edward was not waking up. He had to. Michael already lost one father, he cannot lose another. I silently cried as I took Michael home. In that moment I realized that I truly loved Edward and I wanted him to wake up so we could be a family again.
AN: So there you have it! Bella has finally come to her senses! Let me know what you thought of the chapter, I know some didn't like how Bella was behaving before, so are you happy that she has finally realized her feelings for Edward? Also after this, would you be interested in reading a story around a royal Edward and Bella?
