Disclaimer: Unfortunately for me, I didn't create Twilight and I've not made millions creating the characters.
Chapter 4
Things began to change very rapidly. Edward was working around the clock doing his surgery residency. I was working at Northern Seattle College covering classes in Early Childhood education. Bella and Emmett were in the process of relocating to Seattle. Charlie's house had been sold and the couple were buying a home close to ours. Bella was enrolling in college starting the next semester. She was majoring in Biology. Emmett was going to transfer to Seattle PD once they'd made the move. I was very much looking forward to having our best friends so close by once again. I couldn't wait to have some quality girl time with Bella.
Edward was physically exhausted most of the time, but he assured me that he loved his residency and the work. He lived for the cut and worked his ass off. Sometimes I wouldn't see him for days at a time. He would often be on call and chose to spend that on call time sleeping at the hospital so that he was closer to his patients and so my sleep wouldn't be disturbed. It was fine, I understood. I hoped that once he had completed his residency and became an Attending, that his hours would be a lot more family friendly.
We talked a little about starting a family. I wanted to have kids before the later part of my twenties, Edward agreed but also suggested we wait a couple more years so that he would be able to take some time off to be with us. Bella and Emmett were in a similar situation, but the roles were reversed - Emmett was the one desperate to have mini-Em's running around, and Bella was indifferent, wanting to concentrate on her education. Emmett just wanted her happy. He would have done anything for her. Two months after they had moved to the city, Emmett proposed. Bella accepted.
The day that everything changed began like no other. Edward had been home the night before, we had a wonderful dinner that evening and fell asleep together on the couch. We had enjoyed a leisurely breakfast together and parted ways at seven thirty as we got into our cars and made our separate ways to work. Edward wouldn't likely be home until the following evening. Edward sent me a text message upon his arrival at the hospital to wish me a good day. Life was great.
Around eleven in the morning, and I did NOT feel good. I had a fever and a headache. I didn't have a great deal to do, other than a bit of paper grading so I excused myself and headed home for the day. I didn't want to worry Edward and he always called me in the evening when he had the opportunity to take a short break.
Once home, I dropped my computer bag at the door and popped into the kitchen to grab some Tylenol and a glass of water. I pocketed my phone and slowly made my way up the stairs and into the bedroom. The door to the bathroom was open and steam was flowing out and into the bedroom. Edward was home? I took a quick glance out of the window across the unmade bed and Edward's car was parked on the driveway. How had I not noticed that on the way in?
I stripped off my blouse and shook my hair out of its long braid and pushed the bathroom door open. I never, ever in my wildest dreams...or nightmares expected to see what I saw.
My husband. My wonderful, loving, caring, hard working husband was not alone. My husband had his mouth on another woman in our shower. That other woman was one of my best friends.
That other woman was Bella Swan.
Oh, snap. Did anyone see that coming?