A/N
So I couldn't keep myself from writing. This story keeps giving me ideas and new things to write and I cannot deny these characters their story. So, we continue on.
Still EPOV
"Good morning." Dr. Carlisle said to me.
"Good morning. Are you hungry? We have plenty of food left?"
"No. Thank you for your kindness though. Edward, right?"
"Yes sir."
"Hello Dr. Carlisle. He is ready for you." I could see the stress all over my mothers face. She had dark circles under her eyes from not sleeping last night.
They went upstairs and Isabella and come down.
"Dr. Carlisle?" She asked me. I nodded. I didn't want to tell her it was him. He was the doctor that tried to save her mother.
She didn't say anymore, she didn't cry. She just sat with me and ate her breakfast.
"How is your father?"
"He isn't any better. I visited with him this morning. I think he worse actually." She must have seen the fear in my eyes. She placed her hand over mine on the table and squeezed it.
"Everything will be fine." I smiled at her. It was a forced smile but I needed to be strong for her.
"I will take him to the hospital now. I can treat him better than I can here. I have more supplies available." He told my mother as they were coming down the stairs.
"Edward, can you fetch the carriage please?"
"Yes mam."
Isabella and I got the horse and the carriage ready.
"If you would like, all of you are welcome to come visit. We have strict hours since there are so many patients but tell them you need to see me and I will get you in."
The doctor pulled my mother aside and spoke quietly with her. She had tears in her eyes while he spoke with her.
I helped get my father into the carriage and they were off.
"Edward may I speak with you a moment?"
"Yes mam." Isabella squeezed my hand for support and I walked with my mother to the parlor.
"The doctor wants us to come straight to the hospital. He said your father is only getting worse and he wants to give us a chance to talk to him if anything were to happen. I am going to get a few things and I will be ready. I am staying at the hospital. You have to come back home with Isabella. I don't want either of you there any longer than necessary. We will have to walk." I just nodded my head. My mother was putting on a strong attitude but I knew it was only for me.
"We are going down to the hospital. Do you want to come with mother and I?" I asked Isabella.
"Of course."
The three of us walked to the hospital together and I couldn't help but notice the drops of sweat my mother had on her forehead. It wasn't hot outside. In fact, there was a constant cool breeze. I heard her cough a little every once in a while.
"Hello. We are here to see Dr. Carlisle." My mother spoke to the woman behind the counter at then entrance of the hospital.
"I'm sorry mam. He is busy at the moment. He just brought in a new patient. He will be busy for a while."
"It is fine Dorothy. Let them back." Dr. Carlisle said
"Are you sure Doctor?"
"Yes, it's fine."
We followed him to the second floor into his office.
"He is in one of the spare rooms. I did everything I could to get him in there. It was the last room we have. We are going to have to put cots out in hallways if we have anymore people coming in."
"Can I stay with him tonight Doctor? Please." He gave my mother a look, he was noticing the sweat and slight cough as well as I did.
"Yes you may Mrs. Masen."
"I will take you to his room."
We followed him down the hall into a small room with two other patients.
"Edward? Son?" My father called to me in a raspy voice
"I am here father." I took his outstretched hand. He was extremely warm and pale.
"I love you Edward."
"I love you father."
"Isabella? I always saw you as my daughter. Please take care of my son." She nodded "I love you as well Isabella." She came up beside me and hugged my father.
He nodded, accepting her love in return, then fell asleep.
"His fever keeps him from being able to stay awake."
I didn't want to remain there. I could not see my father like this. It was too much for me.
"I'm going to get some air." I told my mother and walked quickly out the door through the hall down the elevator and back outside. The entrance to the hospital was filled with people that were sick but waiting for a room.
"Edward?" I felt a cool hand on my neck. I turned and saw my Bella standing there. "Are you alright?"
"Yes. It was just a little difficult being in there. I needed air." She pulled me to her and she wrapped her arms around my waist.
"It will be alright Edward. I'm here." And it would be alright, everything would be, as long as I had Isabella.
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After a few hours at the hospital I decided it was time for Isabella and I to go home. I felt a little better about the situation, father was getting marginally better and it helped me easy my thoughts. I was trying to keep as positive as I could. Isabella was helping me along the way.
"It feels strange not having my mother or father in the house." Isabella walked over to me and kissed me softly. I had forgotten how her lips felt against mine. I pulled her as close to me as was possible.
"I love you Edward. I know it doesn't help what is happening, but it doesn't change how I feel for you. Nothing ever will." Hearing her say that made me want her. When she says things like that it only drives me forward.
I pushed her to the wall by the stairs and put my hands on either side of her. I kissed her with a little more passion. I was still trying to contain myself.
"I love you my Bella." She pulled me against her and kissed my lips with fervor. I scooped her up into my arms and started up the stairs. I placed her gently on my bed and hovered over her.
I heard the door shut downstairs. My head jerked up and I pulled my self away from Isabella.
"What is it?" She asked me, she didn't hear the door.
"Someone is here. I'll be back." I started towards the hall.
"Don't leave me."
"I will be right back Isabella. Everything is fine." She nodded and sat back on my bed.
I started down the stairs and saw my mother sitting on the couch in the parlor.
"Mother? I thought you were staying at the hospital." She looked up towards me and I saw her tear stained cheeks. "Mother! What happened? Are you alright?"
"He didn't make it. The fever took over and, he didn't make it." She was shaking from her violent sobs. I just put my arms around her and held her. I was staring out, not comprehending anything.
"Edward? Is everything okay?" Isabella saw me holding my mother and ran down the stairs. She was on the opposite side of my mother holding her as well.
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I finally broke down last night and Isabella held me through all of my tears. My mother was better the next morning and I knew she was trying to be strong for me. She still got up and made breakfast for us.
We sat around the table eating in silence. My mother was sweating again and I saw her grab the table for support a few times.
"Are you alright?" I asked her. She coughed for a few moments then just nodded.
"Yes. I'm fine."
I noticed throughout the day my mothers cough got worse and the sweating became constant. I knew what that meant.
If she saw me looking at her when she was coughing or patting the sweat of her head she would just look up and smile at me and say she was fine.
It was getting late at night and Isabella was fast asleep. I walked into my mothers room to check on her before I too went to bed and saw her violently coughing. I walked towards her and put my hand to her cheek and was shocked at how hot she was. She was burning up. I knew I had to get her to the hospital.
I walked back in Isabella's room and told her to stay with my mother while I went to get the carriage. I hurried as quickly as possible and ran back up the stairs.
"I'm going to carry her to the carriage. I need you to stay in the back with her and keep her from falling off while I drive." My mother was slipping in and out of consciousness so I knew she wouldn't be able to keep herself inside the carriage.
I picked my mother up and cradled her to my chest. I placed her in the seat and Isabella had both arms wrapped around her and trying to pat the sweat off her face.
We arrived to the hospital and I was surprised to see a swarm of people standing outside. They were yelling trying to get in to visit their sick loved ones.
"Isabella? I need you to please stay here. I will take my mother inside and I will return as quickly as possible." Please don't choose to be stubborn.
"No Edward. I am going in with you."
"Please Isabella! I need you to stay here. Do it for me? Please?" She looked at me then leaned up as far as she could without dropping my mother and kissed me.
"Alright. Please hurry."
"I shall." I got my mother and carried her through the people. They cleared the way quickly when they saw me carrying my sick mother.
"I need Dr. Carlisle." I said firmly to the lady that was here when we brought my father.
"I am sorry sir you will have to wait."
"No! I need him now." I felt a freezing hand touch my shoulder. I turned and saw the doctor I needed.
"Please, help her."
"I will do my best Edward. Hand her to me." I placed my mother in his outstretched arms. "I am afraid you will not be able to stay right now. You can come back in the morning to visit. She is too bad right now so do not worry yet." I nodded and he took my mother off. I just noticed that the entrance was full of cots with sick people in them.
I ran back outside and saw Isabella standing in the carriage looking for me.
"We can't stay. There are too many people here. We can visit tomorrow. He told me she wasn't too bad right now."
"That's good. We can come as early as you want."
"Lets get out of here. I can't stand seeing people this way." She nodded and we headed home.
"Isabella?"
"Yes?" She called from upstairs. I walked to her room where she was waiting. "Edward! The doctor said she wasn't bad right now. Don't worry yourself needlessly." I couldn't help the sobs that came out of me. I was scared. I lost my father already, I might lose my mother, I cannot lose Isabella.
"Isabella, please, I want you to go. You need to leave. I promise I will follow you but I need to know your safe."
"No. I told you. I am not leaving you. Where ever you are is where I am going to be. I cannot live without you Edward." She was crying now too.
"I knew you would say that. I just had to try."
We spent the rest of the night crying and holding each other. I felt a lot better getting out but I felt awful that Isabella had to see me this way. I made a vow to myself that I would be strong for her from now on. No more tears will be shed in front of her. I had to be strong.
"I can make breakfast if you would like." She told me in the early hours of the morning.
"Only if you want to." She nodded, smiled, kissed my lips softly then hopped out of bed. "I'll come with you." I didn't want to let her out of my sight. I didn't know what was going to happen or when something would happen. I knew that things could always get worse so I didn't want to waste one moment I had with Isabella.
We ate our breakfast and rode to the hospital. People were still outside yelling about wanting to stay. We tried not to pay any attention to them, we walked quickly inside.
"Edward." Dr. Carlisle was standing in the lobby of the hospital. "Your mother is doing better. Would you like to see her?" I nodded and he led Isabella and I to her cot.
"Edward! I've missed you. Hello Isabella." My mother said
"Hello Elizabeth. How do you feel?"
"Better. They don't want me to leave just yet though. If I am still well in three days they will let me leave." My mother had a smile on her face. She was still sweating but she did look better.
"That is wonderful mother."
We stayed for as long as we could until the nurses asked us to leave. We only got to spend about half an hour with her but to see she was doing better was enough to get me by. We would be visiting again tomorrow.
"I told you not to worry." Isabella said smiling at me. "Are you hot?" She asked dabbing at the sweat on my forehead.
"It is warm outside." She looked at me suspiciously. She was rubbing her arms trying to keep warm
"It isn't cold Isabella."
"Do you not feel the wind? It's freezing." It felt fine to me, it actually wasn't cool enough. It was October so the weather was cooling but it didn't feel that way to me.
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We arrived back at the house and it was middle afternoon now. My Bella made lunch and we were sitting in the parlor.
"Thank you." I told her
"For what?"
"You helped me through all of this, not once did you complain, you just held me."
"Edward I would do anything for you. This was nothing." I smiled. I leaned forward and kissed her lips. Her hands wound into my hair and pulled me closer. Her tongue rubbed against my bottom lip asking for entrance. I opened my mouth slightly and her tongue met mine. I was beginning to feel that passion for her that was so hard to deny. Her body constantly called me and I wasn't sure if I could say no much longer.
Our breathing were quickly turning to gasps and I had no urge to stop. I picked her up and her legs wrapped around my waist. I took her upstairs to my bedroom again and placed her on the bed, hovering over her once again.
She pushed her hips forward to meet mine. "Bella" I whimpered. Thoughts of what has happened the past few days flooded my mind. The thought of losing her burned into my brain. That was all it took to push me over the edge. I knew our days might be limited and I didn't want to regret not doing everything for her that she wanted. The proposal popped in my head and I remembered the way she looked when she stood out of the water and her exposed skin glistened in the moonlight.
A/N
Don't worry! I will give another update today. I just felt that this was a stopping point for this chapter. I will start writing again as soon as I post this chapter.