BPOV

Ugh my head hurts.

What is that beeping sound?

Edward's here. I can feel him. Why is he so worried and angry? It's pouring off of him or maybe I'm the only one who can feel it.

Laying with my eyes closed, I take inventory of my body. I have a massive headache, but the actual skin on my head feels tingly and numb. My face feels odd like it's proportioned wrong or swollen, but it's also numb and tingly. My neck and chest feel fine, as well as my arms but my ribs are killing me. I can't take a deep breath because of them. It feels like my lower body is laying on something very soft and padded. My backside is hurting some, but it's nothing compared to the rest of my pain.

Cracking my eyes open, I'm grateful that someone thought to turn the lights down.

White ceiling, white walls, and some kind of skinny pole next to my bed. That looks like an IV. Oh god. I groan quietly.

"Bella?" I hear my angel's voice say, "Can you hear me?" My eyes snap to my left and see him. I don't think that vampires can get wrinkles but if he keeps frowning like that, it's gonna happen.

"Hi" I smile. He's back.

"Are you okay? Are you in pain? Do you need anything?"

"I'm okay right now just stiff and sore. What happened? Did I fall down the stairs? Oh my gosh, did I slip in the tub? Please don't tell me that the paramedics found me naked on the bathroom floor."

"You don't remember?"

My memories feel fuzzy, like I'm looking through frosted glass. I remember signing up for a cooking class in Port Angeles. Then I went to the bookstore to get the book from Edward's childhood. The sales man was almost reluctant to sell it to me at first. Walking outside it was dark and I was headed to my truck. The next part is fuzzy. I think there was someone there. A man.

"Oh my gosh!" I gasp. "Those men from our first date were there. I couldn't get away. They were all grabbing at me and talking about what they wanted to do to me-" Edward's growl cuts me off and I lay my hand on his cheek. He nuzzles into it and closes his eyes.

"How bad is the damage?" I whisper.

"You have a broken tailbone, and cheekbone, bruised ribs, a concussion, and five stitches on your head."

"Wow" I say quietly, "And the men?"

A loud growl rips through Edward's teeth as his eyes turn black as night.

"I will catch them, Bella. I promise you. They will pay for what they've done."

"Okay" I whisper. I know there's no talking him out of it. I was able to when all they did was talk to me, but now that they've hurt me, there's no hope of stopping him. Although I'm not sure that I would want to stop him. I don't want to stand in the way of his urges as my mate.

"I love you." I tell him and his face drops. He leans in and buries his face in my neck.

"I thought I lost you, Bella. I thought you were gone. I can't…I don't…God I love you." He tells me sobbing into my neck. Wrapping my arms around him, I pull him into bed with me.

"No Bella I don't want to hurt you." He protests half heartedly.

"Edward, you're the only thing I need right now. Please." He gives in and crawls into bed with me and lays his head on my chest. I enjoy this quiet time running my fingers through Edward's hair as he holds me to him.

"Where's my dad?" I ask after a few minutes.

"He's been here all night, he just stepped out to get a cup of coffee. He should be back—" he says as dad walks through the door "soon." He finishes on a whisper.

"Son I know you love my daughter but I think you need to find your chair." Dad says half-heartedly. Edward smiles a little and climbs down to sit in his chair so he can grab my hand again.

"Hi daddy" I whisper to him.

"Bellsy" he says rushing over to me and kissing me on the forehead. I feel his tears hit my cheeks.

"I love you daddy." I tell him and hear his breath hitch, "I'm okay."

"I was so scared, Bella, so scared. I love you so much kiddo. Don't ever scare me like that again." He tells me sitting on my other side. "I may never let you out of the house again. Ever."

"Okay dad" I tell him with a smile. I've never seen my dad this emotional.

"I think I'll give you two a minute alone." Edward says, standing up. My eyes go wide and fear shoots through me at the thought of him leaving. He leans down to kiss my cheek and whispers "I'll be right outside. I love you."

I watch him until the door shuts behind him.

"I think that kid really loves you." My dad says.

"Yeah he does. I love him too." I tell him honestly. There's no point in hiding it. Anyone with eyes can see it.

"So you guys are pretty serious huh?"

"Yes we are."

"Well as long as I don't find him in bed with you again any time soon, I think I might like him."

"Good" I say with a smile. We'll just have to make sure he doesn't see it when Edward's in my bed.

After a few minutes there's a knock on the door and Edward comes in followed by a few police officers.

"The police would like to take your statement, Bella. Are you okay with that?" Edward says.

"Yeah sure. Let's get this over with."

"Hello Miss Swan I'm Officer Hamilton and this is Officer Smith. We just want to ask you a few questions and once you get released from the hospital we would like for you to come down to the station and give us a physical description of each man so that our forensic artist can give us a visual of them."

"Can't you bring the artist to the hospital today so that we can start looking for these creeps." My dad asks.

"I'm sorry Chief Swan but our artist is working on another case right now. We only have one at our station, and it is a Sunday after all." Dad just lets out a grunt. He's not happy at all about this.

"It's fine dad. We can wait until I get released." I tell him. As soon Edward has a chance he's going to find the men and kill them. I'm not even sure I will have to meet with their forensic artist.

"Okay Miss Swan, we were able to get some details from the store owner, Mr. Rivers, but we would like your account." Opening his pad of paper and a pen he starts. "At what time did you arrive at the bookstore?"

"Around 6 PM, I knew exactly what I wanted to purchase so I was only in the building for about a half hour."

"Okay, and when you exited the building what happened? Did you notice anything out of the ordinary?"

"I saw that it had gotten darker while I was inside. It wasn't until I was heading to my truck that I saw the men. They called out to me. I recognized them from when they harassed me about a week ago."

"So you had seen these men before?"

"Yes when Edward and I were on our first date, I stood outside the restaurant while Edward went to get the car and they approached me. They harassed me but didn't touch me. It was only a few minutes before Edward drove up and scared them away."

"Dammit Bells! Why didn't you tell me?!" My dad yells getting to his feet and pacing.

"I didn't think it was a big deal, dad. It was over in a few minutes and they ran off. I never thought I would see them again." I tell him.

"Okay Miss Swan lets get back to the questions." Officer Hamilton says. "So they approached you, and started talking to you?"

"Yes they recognized me and said that I was all alone this time. They took my package from the bookstore and threw it at me and I stumbled back and landed on the cement. When I got up I had managed to get my pepper spray out of my purse. My dad gave it to me a long time ago in case I ever needed it. I knew I needed to get to a place where there were people so I sprayed the one who was blocking my way to the store. But before I could even run another man grabbed me and backhanded me across the face. That's when I fell and cut my head. Everything gets fuzzy after that. I remember the store owner coming out and scaring them away, and then it all goes black."

"Okay your story matches up perfectly with Mr. Rivers's story. That is all we need from you. Chief Swan we will keep you updated on our case, and be sure to bring Isabella in for a physical description as soon as possible."

"Thank you Officer Hamilton." My dad says as he shakes the officers' hands.

"We'll be in touch" Officer Smith says as they leave.

Once they're gone my dad turns to me. I can tell he's angry because I didn't tell him about what happened on the date.

"Bella," oh lord he's going to lecture me "….good job using the pepper spray." He says before heading outside muttering about going to restroom.

I giggle once he's outside.

"Hey come here" I tell Edward and pull him onto the bed with me. This time he pulls my head onto his chest and I curl around his body. His cool skin feels wonderful against my head.

"How are you love?" he asks me.

"I'm pretty good right now." I tell him and sigh in contentment.

"Are you in pain?"

"Yeah, but it's bearable."

"Okay if you're sure. Please tell me if it gets any worse. I can't stand the thought of you in pain."

"Mmmhmm" I hum in reply.

"How was your trip?" I ask him, "Did you catch any mountain lions?"

"No. I was tracking one when Alice had a vision of you in the hospital, and I immediately started running back."

"I'm sorry."

"Bella of all of the silly things to apologize for. It's fine. I would rather be here with you."

"Well I'm sorry you had to cut your trip with your family short."

"That's okay. I missed you so I probably would have come back sooner anyway. The others are coming back too, but that probably won't visit until tomorrow since visiting hours are over soon."

"Okay. It will be nice to meet Emmett and Rosalie officially. I used to see them around school but I never met them because they were a year older than me…well I guess they are quite a few years older than me."

Edward barks out a laugh.

"Yeah I'd say so, love."

Our moment is broken by a knock at the door. A woman in a red and white outfit and an apron comes in carrying a tray.

"Here's your dinner, honey. It looks like your'e on a liquid diet. Make sure you eat so you can build up your strength." She tells me.

"Thank you" I tell her and she leaves.

Edward helps me sit my bed up so I can eat. When he tries to move off of the bed I stop him.

"Please don't. I need you close. Please."

"Okay love but you need to eat."

I agree and lift the lid. It looks like chicken broth and jello with pudding for dessert. It smells okay. Taking my first bite hesitantly, I find that it's not too bad.

"How is it?" Edward asks me.

"It's okay. I could cook it better myself, though."

"Well I'm glad you like it. It smells like dirt."

"Thanks babe." I tell him letting out a loud laugh. I wince as I laugh. Oof thats not good on the ribs.

"Are you okay?" Edward asks alarmed.

"Yeah I just have to be careful how I breathe because of my ribs. I'm fine."

"Okay good. I'll try not to make you laugh anymore. Eat your dinner, sweetheart. I think it's almost time for some more pain medication."

I just nod as I finish my dinner. After I'm done, Edward rings for the nurse.

"Yes?" a voice asks from the intercom on the wall.

"I think it's time for more pain medication in here." Edward says smoothly.

"I'll be right there." She says before the intercom crackles.

I just lean back and close my eyes. My head is really pounding and my cheek feels like it's ten times its normal size. I can actually feel my heartbeat in my face.

"Are you hurting?" Edward asks softly running his fingers down my uninjured cheek.

"Yeah" I whisper

"I'm sorry, love. I would take it all away if I could."

"I know."

The nurse comes in the door wearing scrubs with little cats all over them. She's an older lady with bright red hair and a nice smile.

"Hello dear. I hear that you're in some pain." She says coming over to check my vitals and my IV. Edward gets up so that she has room to check me over and I frown at him.

"Yes." I tell her.

"Okay well I'll put some medicine in your IV and that should help. It will probably make you feel tired and that's okay. Your body needs to rest in order for it to heal." She tells me as she injects the medicine into my IV.

"Thank you." I tell her.

"You're welcome, hun. Just ring me if you need anything else." She says and then leaves, taking my dinner tray with her.

Almost immediately I can feel the drugs starting to work. My pain is lessening and my whole body relaxes.

"Is that better?" Edward asks climbing back into bed with me.

"Yeah" I whisper closing my eyes.

"Good. Go to sleep love. You need to rest." He says.

"I love you" I manage to mumble before falling asleep.