Patience
My girl fell on her side once they were gone, here whimpers sending pain through my core. I ran to her side as she shifted back and tears ran down her cheeks. Scooping her into my arms, I saw her wrist bent out of shape and a bruise already forming.
"Carlisle there's a medical back in our cottage, first door on the left. Under the sink. Her wrist's broken."
He ran into our little home immediately as the family came closer, slightly bothered by the smell. Bella's soft whimpers hit me hard as she buried her face in my neck.
"This may hurt baby."
I held her elbow and moved her wrist back into place, holding it still as Carlisle knelt by us. Bella's muffled scream alerted me to her pain and I wanted to comfort her but couldn't let go of her arm or it would fall out of place.
"Just wrap her wrist for now and put a splint on it. We'll get a cast on it at the hospital. Don't worry about pain meds, they won't work. Her body temperature will burn them off too quickly."
Watching as he wrapped her delicate wrist, I noticed her tears had stopped and she was staring up at my face. I looked down at her and offered a small smile. She returned it and pressed her lips to my jaw.
"Thank you for not hurting my brother."
"I'd never hurt your family baby. It would hurt you too much. I could never do that to you."
"And I'd never hurt your family."
"Hey, you can hurt Emmett any time you want. I'm sure he won't mind."
She chuckled as Emmett shouted out to us.
"Who says I wouldn't care?"
I turned to him, to see his upset expression.
"I was trying to make her feel better Emmett. Of course you care; you wouldn't want to get your butt kicked by a girl."
Carlisle finished putting the splint on her arm and she cradled it to her chest. Emmett knelt down in front of us and gave her a big smile.
"So you think you could take me down, do you? You're just a little, puny girl."
"I know I can take you down. Your nothing but strength. You gotta have the speed and agility as well."
"You're on Bella, is it?"
"Yeah. Bella Black."
She held out her good hand for him to shake it.
"Emmett Cullen."
He shook her hand and stood up, going back over to the rest of the family. She looked over at them and cuddled into my chest.
"Are you ready to get up baby?"
"Yeah."
I kept her in my arms as I stood up before placing her on the ground. With one arm around her waist, I pressed my lips to the top of her head and led her over to my family.
"Bella, this is my family; Jasper, Alice, Esme, Carlisle, Rose and Emmett. Guys this is Bella, my mate."
Esme came over and wrapped her arms around the both of us. My poor baby started crying again. This really isn't her day.
'I'm so sorry Edward. Did I hurt her? Why's she crying?'
"It wasn't your fault Esme."
Bella's arms wrapped around my neck as she clung to me. I ran my hands up and down her back, soothing her.
"I know baby. I know."
"I wish she was here."
"She's always with you Bella."
"She would have loved you."
Holding her to me, she calmed herself and turned back to my family.
"Sorry. I lost my mom when I was four."
They all looked sad, well apart from Rosalie. She couldn't seem to be bothered.
"Well, we're going to the hospital to get Bella fixed up and then coming back here. You guys can clear off our land and we'll see you in a few days."
"Wait. We find out about this and you expect us to wait?"
"I do Alice. The wolves are waiting so you are too. We were gonna spend a couple quiet days together and then everyone decided to turn up. Carlisle, if you could meet us in the hospital as soon as possible, we'd appreciate it a lot."
"I'll be there soon."
"Thank you."
I swung Bella onto my back and started running through the forest towards the hospital. When we were at the edge of the forest I stopped and helped Bella climb down. She had a large smile on her face as she brought her lips to mine.
"I love you."
Her lips were back on mine as her tongue slid into my mouth. We stood in the shadows of the forest, kissing each other deeply before I heard my father's car pull into the parking lot.
"Come on. Carlisle's here. We can continue this at home. Let's get you fixed up first."
"Okay."
She started to walk towards the edge of the forest but I pulled her back quickly. Crashing my lips to hers once more, I grazed my fingers under her t-shirt.
"I love you. Never forget that."
Breathlessly, she nodded and wound her arm around my waist. We both left the forest together.
