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Chapter Forty-Eight: I just want you to hold me.

Bella,

"Well, there's nothing severe." Dr. Steven's mumbled, shining a flashlight in my eyes. "You do have a concussion – you're very lucky it's not a bad one. You should be fine by tomorrow. Now," he sighed, "As for your bruises . . . Well, they will get worse and hurt a lot. I recommend you take it easy for a while and continuously ice your sides and where it's sore."

I nodded obediently, playing with Edward's hand that he placed in mine. The pain medication made me a little jittery – an annoying side effect. "Alright," I agreed. I had promised Edward I wouldn't be difficult; it was the least I could do after causing him all that worry and stress.

"And her limp?" Edward question with his brow furrowed. "What's up with that?"

"Bella, I'm guessing you landed on your right foot the wrong way – it's not bad though. Just a light sprain." He answered, flashing Edward a reassuring smile.

Edward sighed and smiled slightly kissing my temple. "You're going to be okay." He mumbled mostly to himself. I smiled back and his hand a slight squeeze.

"I'm going to prescribe you some pills for the pain, though. Because honestly, I'm not sure what the outcome of those bruises are going to be – they don't look good at all Bella." He seemed a bit confused.

"I'm sure they'll be fine in time." I said softly the paused. "Am I free to go?"

He checked something off on his paper. "Yes, you're free. And I don't want to see you back here again for a long long time."

I laughed slightly. "No more fist fights, I promise."

"Good." He agreed playfully. "You're free to go, Bella." He continued. Right before he was about to exit the room he turned back and gave me a stern look. "Take it easy tonight." He warned and then he was gone.

~TG~

Edward,

I held Bella carefully in my arms – the pain medication made her drowsy but she refused to fall asleep yet. "Sweetheart, go to sleep – I know you're tired." She mumbled something, burying her face in my chest.

"I'm not tired," She protested more clearly.

I smiled, laughing quietly. "Yes, you are."

"I just want you to hold me." She whispered adorably. I kissed her head soothingly.

"I'll still hold you while you sleep," I reasoned, "You need your rest, love." She shook her head stubbornly.

"I want to stay awake," she answered back, peering up at me with her big brown eyes. "I want to hear your voice." She murmured more quietly.

"We can talk all of tomorrow and the next day and the next . . ." I trailed off, smiling thinking about our long future together.

She smiled back at me, "I know." She paused and a blush formed on her cheeks. She down casted her eyes and started drawing random patterns on my chest nervously.

I raised an eyebrow. "Bella?"

She bit her lip. "Uh, yeah?"

I stifled a laugh. "What are you thinking about?" I watched her hesitate – clearly she was embarrassed.

"I was just wondering when you wanted to get married . . ?" Her cheeks were positively glowing – it was cute.

"As soon as we can." I answered without missing a beat. "Whenever you want to."

She rolled over and propped herself up on her elbow. She tilted her head curiously, "So, if I called Alice right now and told her I wanted to get married as soon as possible you'd be okay with it?"

I copied her position. "I'd be ecstatic. It seems like I've been waiting forever to marry you, Miss Swan." I watched a brilliant smile cross her face.

"Really?" She asked excitedly.

I chuckled softly and nodded. "Of course, love. We'll call Alice in the morning."

Bella looked as if she was about to burst with joy. I was taken back when she suddenly moved to straddle me and kissed me deeply. "I love you, Edward Masen." She chirped when she pulled back.

I caressed her cheek, amused. "I love you too, baby. But –" I paused looking at her sternly, making her sit up a bit. "You promised the doctor and me you'd take it easy." I really didn't want to get carried away. She ignored me and started to fiddle with the buttons on my shirt. "Bella . . ."

She sighed and sat back crossing her arms. "Edward, he said the bruises were going to get worse and they'll hurt more. I want you while it's not that bad."

I hesitated, shaking my head.

Her face fell visibly. "Please?" Don't beg – please, don't beg. I'll break instantly. "Please, Edward?"

I breathed out uneasily, before lifting her shirt over her head. My eyes were focused on her bruises. "If I hurt you, you must tell me at once."

She smiled at me slightly. "Don't worry – we'll be fine."

~TG~

Bella,

"Are you serious? EEE! Thank you, Bella, thank you!" Alice jumped to hug me and I didn't have any room to get away – I flinched in pain. "Oh my god – I'm sorry Bella I forgot! Are you okay?"

"Yeah," I mumbled waiting for the sting to go away. "I'm fine."

"Careful Alice," Edward mumbled protectively, wrapping an arm around me gently.

"Sorry!" She apologized again. "So do you have a date in mind?" She grinned at me, clearly excited.

I smiled up at Edward who grinned back. "We want to get married as soon as possible, Alice. How fast can you plan a wedding?"

She pursed her lips, intrigued by the challenge. "Give me a little over a month?"

I nodded, "The end of February we can do." I agreed, excitement bubbling in my stomach.

She clapped her hands together happily. "Excellent."

"So, we'll start plans tomorrow?" She rolled her eyes at me amused.

"I'll start doing a few things today and we'll start "official" plans tomorrow. Okay?" I nodded. "Alright, I'll see you later then, Bella." She skipped away whipping out her phone. I watched her disappear into the elevator and then laughed.

"Oh, what have we done?" I grinned.

"Well," Edward smiled, "I think you just unleashed the wedding planner beast – scarier than any monster out there." I snorted making him laugh. "C'mon," he chuckled, "Let's go get your ten billion contracts from coach."

I sighed, "Joy."

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