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Chapter 54
BPOV
I cried as Edward drove to the hospital, muttering death threats to Jasper and Maria the whole time. I needed to calm him down, so I whispered, hoping to end his monologue. "Edward, don't be mad at Jasper, he didn't mean to hurt me."
Edward's eyes were almost black as he turned to me, yelling at the top of his lungs, "Are you kidding me? You tried to keep him from doing something stupid, and he attacked you! He put his hands on you and hurt you, and you act like it's nothing! What the hell is wrong with you?"
Biting my lip in an attempt to hold in the sob, I turned towards the window to see that we were pulling into the hospital parking lot. As soon as the truck was stopped, I hopped out and ran to the desk where the nurse who handled registration sat. All my information was in the system already, so once she was sure that nothing had changed, I was walked back into the ER. Edward came into the waiting room at that moment.
"Bella," he yelled after me.
"No, you get to sit out here and think about what you just said to me," I told him as I was led to the first bed.
I waited a patiently for a while before the curtain was pulled back, revealing Dr. Cullen. Fuck, maybe I should just let my arm heal crooked.
"Hello, Bella, what brings you in this evening?"
"Broke my arm in the middle of a domestic dispute," I said because Mark would be here soon to document all of this.
"Did Edward-" Dr. Cullen began, but I cut him off immediately.
"No, how could you even think that? He's in the waiting room because I won't let him back here. Jasper's psycho stalker started a dust up at the house and I tried to break it up and Jasper pushed me out of his way and I fell on my left arm."
Deputy Mark walked up and I waved with my good arm as Dr. Cullen looked at my injured one. "Bella, I need to ask-"
"I'm not pressing charges, but do me a favor and let him sober up in the holding cell so he doesn't do anything stupid."
Mark nodded. "Charlie planned to, and Alice is staying in your old room tonight. Your dad said she was welcome as long as she needed a place."
"Good, I don't know what's going on with Jasper, but Charlie being the person between him and Alice will make him have to work a little harder." I looked up to see the corner of Dr. Cullen's mouth twitched up into a crooked smile that made him look just like Edward.
"Bella, I'm going to have one of the nurses take you for an x-ray and I'll check back in a little while." His smile was genuine, if not a little compassionate as I climbed off the bed and was loaded into the wheelchair.
It took about a half an hour for me to get the x-ray and for Dr. Cullen to return to see me. "Bella, your left wrist is broken and we're going to have to re-align the bones because of how you fell. This is going to be painful, and I can give you something for it beforehand, but I think it's best if we bring Edward in to distract you. Would you like me to get him?"
I nodded, and Dr. Cullen ordered me a shot of some painkiller before he went to find Edward. The nurse gave me a shot and then Edward came through the doors with his father.
"Bella, I should have never yelled at you like that. I'm not ready to let this go so easily, but if you can forgive Jasper, that's your business. I just hate seeing you hurt like that." Edward's hand was running across my forehead as Dr. Cullen slid in beside him.
I felt Dr. Cullen taking my hand in both of his, but I ignored him as Edward whispered his apologies and words of love. The pain was suddenly a lot worse, but just as quickly as it surged, it retreated. Dr. Cullen felt my arm gently and smiled. "There we go, now let me get the supplies and I'll get your cast taken care of."
