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I groaned the next morning when I heard our alarm go off. Edward reached over and turned it off. I pulled the blanket's over my head but Edward pulled them off.
"Baby, we have to get up. We need to shower and get ready to fly to New York," said Edward.
"Too tired," I grumbled.
"Baby, come on," chuckled Edward as he tried to wake me up. "Do I need to turn the shower on cold?"
"That is fucking mean," I chuckled. "Fine, I'm up."
Edward just chuckled as he followed me into the bathroom. We took a hot shower together. We dried off and went back into our room. I put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Once Edward was dressed we grabbed our luggage and went down to the lobby to meet Peter and Charlotte. I was so tired that I nearly fell asleep on the elevator. The doors opened and I jumped slightly. Peter saw and came running over.
"Bella, you ok?" he asked frantically.
"I'm fine. I'm just really tired," I said softly.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes," I snapped. I took a deep breathe. "I'm sorry. I'm fine. It just doesn't take much to make me tired. I will sleep on the plane."
"Ok," whispered Peter.
He and Edward went and checked us out. Charlotte and I followed them out to the car. We climbed in and made our way to the airport. We made our way inside and got our tickets. We checked our luggage but I refused to check my guitar. It was going to have to be loaded plane side. We made our way through security. By the time we got to our gate, we had about twenty minutes to wait. I struggled to stay awake. Several people stopped and gawked at me. I just rolled my eyes and ignored them. The flight attendant finally called for us to board the plane. We loaded into our seats and buckled our seatbelts. As soon as the plane was in the air, I leaned my head on Edward's chest and fell asleep.
I felt Edward shake my shoulders slightly. I opened my eyes and looked up at him. He said we were fixing to land in New York. I sat up and buckled my seatbelt. The plane landed and rolled to the gate. We unloaded off the plane and I grabbed my guitar. I was still pretty tired but not nearly as bad as I was. We quickly grabbed our luggage and made our way to get a cab but was surprised to see a limo waiting for us. The driver was holding a sign with mine and Edward's names on it. We followed him over to the limo and got our luggage loaded. We climbed in and he drove us to our dorms rooms at NYU. We pulled up in front of a large red brick building. We climbed out and grabbed our luggage. We went inside and found a Latin woman waiting for us.
"Names?" she asked with a smile.
"I have Isabella and Edward Cullen," said Peter. "I am Peter Davis and this is my wife Charlotte."
"Welcome to NYU. Isabella, you are in room 304. Your roommate has already checked in. Edward, you are in room 501. Your roommate has also checked in. Peter and Charlotte you are in room 104. The four of you need to meet in the music building at 10am in the morning for a welcome brunch. Here are your dorm keys and your NYU ID. Good luck to the both of you. My name is Carmen, if you need anything," explained Carmen.
"Thank you," said Peter. He looked down at him watch. "You had better hurry, Bella."
"Ok," I said.
"We will meet you here in ten minutes," said Edward.
"Ok," said Charlotte.
Edward and I made our way over to the elevator and stepped in with our luggage. We went to my room first. I opened the door to my room to find a beautiful Egyptian girl unpacking her luggage. She had long silky black hair and black eyes. She looked up at me and started to smile until she noticed I was bald.
"I'm Bella Cullen. This is my husband, Edward," I said softly. Her eyes widen at the word husband.
"I'm Tia Amun," she said softly. "It's nice to meet you both."
"Likewise. We have to get going but I hope to get to know you better later," I said as Edward and I set my stuff down on the bed.
"Oh, ok," she said softly. Edward and I made our way up to his room. We opened his door and found a tall dark haired boy. He looked up and smiled them frowned when he saw me.
"I'm Benjamin Smith," he said softly.
"I'm Edward Cullen. This is my wife, Bella," said Edward. They quickly shook hands.
"Wife?" asked Benjamin.
"Yes, we have to be going but we will see you later," said Edward.
"Ok," said Benjamin confused.
Edward and I made our way back down to the lobby. Peter and Charlotte were waiting for us. We ran out and grabbed a cab. We made it to the hospital just in time. We went up to the oncology floor and checked in. A few minutes later, a tall woman with light brown hair and blue eyes came over to me.
"You must be Bella Cullen," she chuckled. "I'm Siobhan O'Reilly. Are you ready for your treatment?"
"As ready as I ever am, Dr. O'Reilly," I chuckled.
"Please call me Siobhan," she chuckled. She turned to Edward. "Are you Edward?"
"Yes," he said.
I haven't seen you since you were two years old," she chuckled. "Well, if the two of you would follow me, we can get started."
"Ok," I said.
Peter and Charlotte waited in the waiting room. Edward and I followed Siobhan to a room that reminded me of the room in Carlisle office. I laid down on the bed and she got my IV started. She sat and talked with me and Edward. She told me that she meet Carlisle in medical school. They worked together for awhile before Carlisle took some time off after Edward was born. I knew that was when he was sick. She said they had stayed in contact with each other over the years and often helped each other out like this. She was a very nice lady. Once my IV was out, she unhooked me and gave me her home and cell number in case we needed anything. I promised to call her if I needed her and that I would see her Monday afternoon at two. Edward and I made our way out to the waiting room. Peter and Charlotte followed us out of the hospital. We grabbed a cab and made our way back to the dorms. We walked into the lobby and found Tia, Benjamin and several other people hanging out.
"Hey, Bella," said Tia. I went to say hi but I felt my stomach turn. I ran into the bathroom and started throwing up. Tia, Charlotte and several other girls came running. "Are you ok?"
"She's fine," said Charlotte. "Can you get her a cold paper towel?"
"Sure," whispered Tia. I heard the water come on and a few moments later, Charlotte started rubbing the back of my neck with the cold towel while I threw up.
"I need…Edward," I gasp.
"Do you feel ok to leave the ladies room?" whispered Charlotte.
"No, please, I need him," I cried as my stomach turned and again. I started throwing up again.
"EDWARD!" screamed Charlotte. I heard the door open.
"Is she ok?" asked Edward.
"She needs you. Get in here now," ordered Charlotte. I heard him come in and take her place. He started rubbing my back.
"Is this better, Baby?" he whispered.
"Yes," I whispered. "I need….some water."
"I'll get you some," whispered Tia. I heard her leave.
"AAAAH!" I screamed as my stomached began to cramp. "IT FUCKING HURTS."
"Did I ever tell you about when Alice and I went to summer camp?" whispered Edward. I heard the door open.
"Here's her water," said Tia.
"Thanks," whispered Edward. He pulled me into his arms and helped me take a small sip of water.
"Tell me…about…camp," I muttered through the pain.
"We were ten and Carlisle thought we would have fun going to this nature camp. We were supposed to spend four weeks there but we didn't. It was at the end of the first week and Alice and I were miserable. Alice had gone on this nature hike and somehow managed to fall in a big pile of poison ivy. She thought they were flowers and brought some to me. I didn't know that it was poison Ivy either. By the end of the day, we were both covered in this red, itchy, rash. The nurse called Carlisle and Esme who came and picked us up immediately. They were pissed that Alice hadn't been supervised and managed to get both of us covered. We went home and spent the next week in calamine lotion hell," whispered. Edward.
"Sounds like …Alice," I whispered as I let my tears fall.
"Is she ok?" whispered Tia. I looked up and saw Tia, and three other girls staring at me.
"She's fine," said Edward.
"Ok," said Tia. "I'll be outside if you need me."
"Ok," whispered Edward.
Tia dragged the other girls out while I threw up again. Edward and I stayed on the bathroom floor for two more hours before the pain eased enough that I could move. He helped me clean up and lifted me into his arms. He carried me out of the bathroom.
"She ok?" asked Peter.
"Yes. This is normal," whispered Edward.
"Do you need anything?" asked Peter.
"No, I am going to take her to her room and see if she can get some sleep," said Edward.
"Ok, let us know," said Peter. I lifted my head off Edward's chest and grabbed Peter's hand.
"Thank you," I whispered.
Your welcome, sweetheart," whispered Peter. I could see everyone watching me.
"Edward, let's go. I don't feel good," I whispered as I laid my head back on his chest.
"Ok," he whispered.
He carried me over to the elevator and pushed the up bottom. He stepped in and tightened his hold on me as the elevator lifted us up to the third floor. He carried me down to my room. I handed him my key and he unlocked the door. He set me on my desk chair while he quickly made my bed and pulled out my pajamas. He helped me change and helped me into bed. He climbed on next to me and held me while I fell asleep.