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Chapter 21: Hospital

EPOV

I watched Bella walk out of Barnacles to answer her phone longingly. How was she able to walk straight and form words after such an amazing kiss? Did she not feel what I felt? Was that even possible? I thought she was just as into it as I was.

"I'll be right back," I heard Danny say; going the direction that Bella had just left.

I was about to follow him when Emily started talking to me, "So, Edward that was some kiss."

I turned towards her and smiled, "Yea" I said simply.

"You guys are so adorable together, you know that?" she said, grinning.

"Um, thanks," I replied, looking around for where Danny had just gone. He was no where to be seen though, had he really followed Bella outside? The nerve of him! "I have to-"

"-I was thinking," Emily interrupted, "I always had a feeling, even when we were all younger, that you two would get together. Even then she looked at you admiringly."

"Really?" I asked, Bella never told me this.

"Yea, we used to sit up in my room all the time practicing our signatures, Bella would write Mrs. Isabella Masen and I would write Mrs. Emily … well, it changed weekly whose last name I chose, but you get the point." She said.

I smiled even bigger, "Wow, I never knew that."

"Yep," she said. Behind Emily I saw Danny walking back inside, with a grin on his face, he was walking back towards the games.

"Hey, Emily, I'll talk to you later, I'm going to go talk to Danny real quick," I told her, not waiting for a response.

I reached Danny quickly and his smile only got bigger, "Danny." I said.

"Cullen," he said, grinning.

I took a deep breath and tried to be calm, "I'd appreciate it if you'd lay off Bella."

"Would you now?" he asked rhetorically, "Why?"

"Are we seriously going over this again? She's my girlfriend, that's why." I said, my nails digging into my palms which were now clenched.

"No, I don't think so," Danny said.

"What? What do you mean you don't think so?" I asked, getting angrier.

"You're right, I know so," he said, nodding in agreement.

"Danny, what are you talking about?" I asked.

"I know you and Bella aren't dating." He said and I froze, "I know that you two are pretend dating for some unknown reason, probably because she feels bad for you or something. So I don't think I am going to lay off her, after all you have no claim to her, any more then me that is."

"I-I don't have any idea what you are talking about," I said, gritting my teeth.

"Really? Cause I just heard her say that to her friend, what's-her-name, Alice?" he said, stepping towards me.

"You listened to her private conversation?" I asked, outraged.

"Oh, please, don't act all noble on me, I'm not the one who guilted the girl I liked into dating me." He said.

He didn't have a chance to smile at me again, because right after my fist met his face.

We fought for a good couple minutes, before being interrupted by Nick who pulled Danny off me.

"Let me go," Danny said, still glaring at me.

"What is wrong with you?" Nick asked, shouting at Danny and me.

Nick didn't get his answer because Danny got free of him and jumped on me, forcing me to the ground.
As soon as I hit the ground, we started fighting again until I heard Bella's voice.

"For goodness sakes, just STOP!" she yelled at us.

I looked over at her kneeling form, shocked. I realized how horrible we must look right now, fighting in the back of a restaurant.

"Bella-" Danny started.

"-Don't" she said, "I don't even want to hear it. I do want to know something, though. What the hell were you two thinking? There are kids around here, families."
"He started it," I blurted out, instantly regretting it.

"Oh, real mature Edward," she said.

"I did not," Danny argued back, sending daggers at me.

"Oh, really? Let's ask Bella, see what she has to say about it then. I'm sure we'll get a good answer from her," I said, smiling, knowing that Bella would not have wanted him listening in on her conversation.

Danny glared at me again, and started to hit me again. I instantly began to hit back, wincing when he hit a bruised area.

"Danny, what do you want?" I heard Bella ask frantically, causing Danny to stop hitting me.

"What do I want?" he asked.

"Yes, what will it take for you to leave Edward alone? You two used to be such great friends, what happened?" Bella asked, not meeting either of our eyes.

"I-" he paused, "Are you asking me what you could do to make me and Edward friends again?"

"Look, if this is about Tanya, I can promise you that nothing happened between Edward and her. I swear it," Bella said, emphasizing what I told him earlier.

"It isn't just about that anymore," Danny said so quietly I wasn't sure anyone but me heard him, "I do know what you can do though, to make me leave Edward alone right now. To stop me from hurting precious Edward anymore." He said, more loudly.

"Anything," Bella replied.

My eyes grew wide, who knows what he'd make her do. "Bella, don't" I told her.

She glanced at me with tears in her eyes and looked at Danny, "Name your price, but you have to promise, if I do whatever you ask, you won't ever touch Edward again. Ever."

He nodded "Okay, I promise. Can we go talk in private about the arrangements? I don't like having this audience."

"Fine, let's go." Bella replied, sighing.

I grabbed onto Bella's arm instantly, "Bella, you don't have to go" I said, wanting nothing more then her to just stay by my side, or at least not be in a room alone with him, "Please don't go."

"Edward, I have to." she said, "Don't you get that? I'm the reason that you two are fighting like this, and I am going to make it right."

She was going to put herself in danger to save Danny and my friendship? Was she insane? I was about to stop her when I felt her hands gently remove my grip from her and she hurried off to follow Danny.

I tried to stand to go after her, but a pain shot up my arm and side, making me stay where I was.

"Get him to the hospital, please." Bella said quickly before she shut the door, the door that gave Danny a private room with Bella, my Bella.

Emily helped me get up, with assistance from Nick.

As soon as I was standing, I started to walk, more limp, over towards the closed door Bella had just entered through. "Edward," Nick stopped me.

"What?" I said, "Do you expect me to just let her stay in there with him, alone?"

"Yes," Emily said, putting her hand gently on my shoulder, "They have to work this out, Edward. She won't stop until she does."

I sighed, knowing this was true, Bella was quite possibly the most stubborn person I knew, besides myself that is.

"She'll be fine," Emily said reassuringly, "I promise."

I nodded wordlessly and with Nick's help managed to get to our car and then to the hospital.

"I don't think the hospital is necessary," I said, as we walked towards the check in desk.

"You haven't seen yourself, you're a mess" Emily said.

"Oh my," the receptionist said after looking at me.

"Told you," Emily said to me, smirking.

"Hold on dear, we'll get you a room right away." The lady said, walking around the desk, "Right this way." She gestured down the hall "Room 3, just sit down and I'll have a doctor come check on you momentarily."

"Thanks," I said and sat down on the paper covered cot. Emily sat down on the chair next to the bed and Nick excused himself, saying he needed to get home.

"So, should I even bother asking what the fight was about?" Emily said.

"Take a guess," I said, wincing at my reflection in the mirror on the back of the door. I looked horrible.

"Bella, obviously," Emily said and I nodded, "What did Danny say to you?"

"Nothing," I said, not wanting to tell her about how Bella and I weren't really dating.

"Right," Emily said, not believing me for a second, "Well, you're just lucky Bella was there, or you'd be in way worse shape. What were you thinking?"

"I don't know, I just got mad at him, he kept hitting on Bella and flirting with her right in front of me, and then he just said something that sent me over the edge." I replied.

Emily was about to respond when we heard a knock knock on the door and then the doctor walked in. "Hello, I'm Dr. Martin. I'd ask how you are today, but that seems like a pointless question." He said, laughing at his own joke and walking towards me, "So what happened here?"

"I got into a fight," I said, trying not to wince as he touched a bruise.

"Had to have been some girl," he said knowingly, I raised an eyebrow in question and he laughed, "Why else would two guys fight about anything else? Anything broken?" he asked, still touching around my skin.

"I don't think so," I responded.

"Okay, well we are going to give you an IV of fluids just as a precautionary device and I'll give you some medicine for the pain, and we'll clean you up a little bit." Dr. Martin said.

"Thanks," I replied.

He nodded and walked out of the room.

"I can't believe we just left Bella there with him" I said.

"Well, what were we supposed to do?" Emily asked "You weren't in any shape to do anything and I surely couldn't have done anything."

"I don't know," I said, "I'm worried for her. He could be doing anything to her right now."

"She'll be fine, Edward," she said again, "If she doesn't get her in the next ten minutes I'll leave and go get her, okay?"

I sighed, feeling a little more relieved, "Okay, thanks."

"No problem," she replied, "So, have you told her that you love her yet?"

I looked up at her, shocked that she would ask that so casually.

"Ohmygosh! I'm so sorry, that was way out of line for me to ask." She said, quickly.

"No, it's fine," I reassured her just as quickly, "I was just surprised you asked that, that's all." I paused, "And the answer is no, I haven't."

"Well, why-"

"Knock, knock," the doctor said behind the door and walked in with an IV machine and pills. "Please tell me you aren't one of those people who are scared of needles." Dr. Martin said, smiling at me.

"Nope," I said and sat still until the needle was inserted into my arm.

"Take these two pills please," Dr. Martin said handing me the pills, "And as soon as this IV has run out, you are free to leave."

"Thanks," I told him and swallowed the pills.

He took the empty cup and walked out the door.

"Why haven't you told her?" Emily continued the conversation, almost as if the doctor had never interrupted us. "It's obvious you do."

I didn't respond right away, I was thinking about an answer when I heard Bella's distant voice. "You'll be fine Danny, I'm going to go check on Edward, bye."

Emily must have heard her two because she stood up and walked to the door, "Maybe you should tell her before something like this happens again." Emily said, and left the room.

It took a minute for Bella to reach my room.

"Bella," I asked when I heard her outside my room, "Is that you?"
"Is it alright if I come in?" she asked.

"Of course," I said.

"How are you feeling?" she asked after she looked around the small room.

"Better now," I said, realizing how true those words were, "Are you alright?" I asked, had Danny hurt her in anyway?

"I'm great," she assured me.

"Danny?" I asked.

"He is better now; I had to talk him down a little though. He apologized for everything he did, Edward. He seems genuinely sorry." She told me.

"Of course he does," I said, not believing him.

"He snapped, Edward, he admitted that, I'll admit that too. But he is your friend, and you should give him a second chance. I am not going to stand to be the reason why a lifetime friendship was broken up." Bella said, squeezing my hand gently.

"I'll talk to him once I'm out of here, it shouldn't be too much longer I think." I told Bella to make her happy.

"Good,"

"Bella-" I began, but decided against it.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Never mind," I said, not believing that I was just about to take Emily's advice right now. No, I didn't want to tell Bella I loved her in a hospital room while I was all bloodly. "I'm just glad you are alright. I don't know what I would have done if something had happened to you."

"I'm fine Edward, I promise you. I've never been better" she smiled at me.

It was right then, when she was smiling down at me when I decided I would take Emily's advice soon and tell Bella that I love her as soon as possible, before anything else could get in our way.

A/N: Hey! EEK!! They both realize that they love each other at the same time! So guess what is coming up soon?! Yep, that's right! They'll actually tell EACH OTHER! –gasp- Please review this chapter! My goal is to get 2000 reviews by this Sunday! Not likely, I know, but I'll be writing like crazy until then! Why Sunday you may ask… WELL, Sunday is my graduation day!! And I thought it'd be amazingly awesome to get 2000 reviews the same day that I graduated high school! :-) So please help that goal happen by clicking that little review button right below here!! THANKS!