Author's note; So here is the rest of the chapter for Wednesday's events, that's why it's a little shorter than usual. Hope you like it. It's just a bit of fluff to end the day. Enjoy and please give me your opinion of it with a review.
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COOK WANTED
Wednesday continued……
I set up the tray for coffee and took it into the lounge and set it on the coffee table.
"You're looking very pleased with yourself, Bella?" Rosalie looked at me quizzically. She noticed me happy so she can drive. That was the total amount of reasoning I had about this idea.
"Actually would you mind coming into the kitchen for a minute, Rosalie. I wanted to ask you something?" I motioned for her to follow me where we could talk more privately.
She followed me without any hesitation. Once in the kitchen I explained what I had in mind.
A few minutes later, we set the plan into action. I explained to the family that we would be returning soon and headed for Rosalie's car.
Not long later we arrived at our destination. She found a good parking spot and said she would wait for me in the car, sparing me from any embarrassment. I gathered up my important cargo and walked toward the building. Walking through the large double doors, I made my way over to the front desk and waited for a minute.
"Can I help you?" A very cheerful woman of about forty asked. She was wearing a name badge with the name Paula printed on it. I could hardly believe that I was standing in the hospital where Edward worked.
"Yes, Paula. I would like to speak to Dr Cullen." I suddenly realised that I needed to clarify which Dr. Cullen. "Dr Edward Cullen, please. In ICU." I waited for her reply.
"One moment please." She picked up the phone and punched in some numbers.
"Hello, Lindsay. It's Paula in main reception. Yes, is Dr Cullen available please?"
There was silence for a moment as she waited for a reply. Paula smiled at me politely.
"Yes, Lindsay. He is? Okay, hold on." Paula looked up at me and asked, "Who can I say is asking to see Dr. Cullen?" She gave me another small smile.
"Bella." I replied, smiling back at her.
"Her name is Bella, Lindsay." Paula didn't seem too impressed.
A moment later Paula spoke." Oh! Okay then. Yes, straight away."
Paula looked up at me as she put the phone down. "You can go up. Please take the lift and go to the third floor. The reception desk is on the left as you come out of the lift." She said, suddenly full of enthusiasm.
"Thank you Paula." I replied, turning to make my way over to the lifts.
"You're welcome!" Paula called out as I reached the lift and pressed the up button.
The lift arrived and I stepped in and pressed the button for the third floor. The stainless steel cube moved gently up towards the third floor. I was now beginning to feel a little nervous. I had the feeling of butterflies in the pit of my stomach. I shifted from one foot to the other. It felt like an age for the lift to reach its destination. As I arrived the lift stopped and the doors slowly opened.
I looked down to the floor to make sure that my footing was secure as I stepped out of the lift. I took one step forward over the threshold and bumped into someone. Well, not just someone. My someone. It was Edward. He wrapped his arms around me and held me tightly.
"I can't believe you're here." He whispered, burying his face in my hair and inhaling deeply.
"I have something for you." I held up the bag. He looked at it with raised eyebrows.
"Is that what I think it is?" He grinned at me, making my knees go weak.
I offered him the bag and he took it, opening it up and looking inside. "It's food!"
He looked very pleased. He snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me to walk with him down the hallway. We walked past the reception desk, toward a small staff kitchen area. He pulled out a chair for me to sit on at the small table. I watched him as he took out the containers of food. He opened the larger of the two containers.
"Bella! Lasagne! Thank you so much." He quickly put the contents of the container on a plate using a spoon and put the plate in the microwave oven to heat up. He then opened the second container and made an appreciative noise. "Umm. Chocolate mousse. You know you're spoiling me don't you?" He looked over to me lovingly.
He took a spoon out of a drawer and set the mousse and spoon on the table.
"I don't think I am, Edward. You deserve to eat well even if you're not at home. Besides I didn't want you to miss out on two of your favourite foods." He walked over to me and kissed my lips gently. The microwave oven signalled that the food was ready. He quickly took out a knife and fork from a drawer and opened the oven door.
He took out the plate with the steaming Lasagne on it. He brought the plate up to his nose and sniffed the food.
"That smells good." He said, pulling a chair round the table to sit next to me.
He reached out to hold my hand and began eating his meal. His face looked relaxed and his eyes seemed to glaze over. I haven't noticed that before. Wow, maybe we should eat in bed sometime. That would be very interesting. Right this moment I could happily take him to bed. He looked very sexy in his scrubs, with a far away look in his eyes.
I wondered how many times I would be allowed to do this for him. "Would it be okay if I do this again sometime? If you're too busy I could always just leave it in the fridge over there, for you."
He looked up at me, having taken the last mouthful of the meal. "That would be great Bella. Just let Main Reception know that you're coming up and I can meet you if I'm free. Make sure you put my name on the boxes so if they are in the fridge no one else touches them. I know what they're like in this place. Nothing is sacred unless it's labelled." He grinned as he pushed the plate away from him and reached for the dessert. He finished that within minutes.
"I suppose I'd better get out of here. Rosalie is waiting for me in the parking lot." I gathered together the empty containers and put them back in the bag to take home.
"That was good of Rose to bring you over. Thank her for me won't you?"
"Absolutely. I know my way here now, so I'll be able to bring myself next time."
"Good. Then you can spend a little longer here." He smiled and stood up from the table.
He enveloped me in his arms again and kissed me a little harder this time. I parted my lips and welcomed his tongue with mine. I brought my hands up to his head and raked my fingers through his hair. He pulled me closer to his body.
The sound of a polite cough, from somewhere in the room, pulled us out of our moment. Edward ended the kiss and stepped back from me, holding me into the side of his body and acknowledged the person who had entered the room. I blushed slightly, recovering from our embrace.
"Tom, this is Bella. Bella this is Tom." Tom nodded to me and I nodded back.
"So, this is the lovely Bella. Pleased to meet you. I just wanted to make myself a cup of coffee, Edward. Sorry to disturb you both." He moved forward towards the kettle, on the countertop in the corner of the room.
"No, it's okay. I was going anyway." I said as I grabbed the bag and began to make my way out of the room. I smiled at Tom and Edward followed me down the hallway to the lift. He pressed the down button.
"Thank you again, Bella. That was a lovely surprise. I'll ring you tomorrow. Sleep well." He leaned toward me again and kissed me on the forehead. The lift signalled its arrival and I turned and stepped into it. I gave Edward a small wave as the doors shut.
I gave a sigh and once the lift got me safely back to the ground floor I smiled at Paula on the way out and made my way back out to the parking lot to find Rosalie.
As I opened the passenger door, Rosalie was leaning back against the headrest with her eyes shut listening to music on her IPod, ear buds firmly in place. As I shut the door she opened her eyes and looked over to me.
"I take it he enjoyed the surprise?" She disconnected herself from the music and turned the engine on.
"Yes." I said sighing. "Edward told me to say thank you to you for bringing me over here." I placed the bag on the floor in front of my feet and buckled myself in.
When we got back home I unpacked the containers and put them in the dishwasher and set it off. Everyone had already gone to bed. I thanked Rosalie once again and we both made our way up to our rooms to go to bed.
End of Chapter