AN: yeah, it's raining! I mean oh no it's raining I can't paint anymore! This isn't very good or very long because I had to write this quickly before the rain stopped. Thanks for all the reviews! But just like last time if I don't get many reviews I won't update it again. enjoy!

I do not own twilight or any of its characters, Stephenie Meyer does. (I'm still putting it)

CHAPTER 2

" Don't be alarmed, but there has been an accident," the words echoing with sincerity.

" Your father has been shot on duty. He is in critical condition, the bullet went into the stomach, and the doctors fear that there will some internal bleeding."

Even though I knew what was being said, but my mind would not register the new information that I had received. How could Charlie be hurt? He'd been doing his job for years, why did he have to go and get shot today?

I shook these thoughts out of my mind, and quickly dialed Edward's number.

" Hi." The velvety soft voice, that usually left me breathless, did nothing to calm my nerves.

" Charlie has been shot." I sobbed into the phone. He reacted calmly as I knew he would.

" Bella, don't move, don't do anything, I'll be right there." I knew he couldn't see me, but I continued to nod my head.

I sat down on the couch staring at the wall blankly. I have no idea how long I sat there, rocking back and forth, blaming myself for what had happened. Edward sat on the couch next to me. I hadn't heard him come in.

" Bella, are you – oh right, you hate when people ask you that." He was trying to bring me out of my dark mood, and it of course had worked. I smiled gently.

We stepped inside the hospital, wiping our dripping faces, a crash of thunder roared outside. As I followed Edward to the front desk something occurred to me.

" Is Carlisle working today?"

" As a matter of fact he is," he replied coolly. By now we had reached the front desk, Edward smiling politely asked which room Charlie swan was staying in.

" He is in bed three in the critical care unit," the secretary replied after a brief glance at her computer. Edward quickly thanked her, and headed for the stairs. I groaned, knowing my abilities with balance I'd probably end up falling down three flights of stairs and out a window. (twilight flashback)

Thankfully I made it up the stairs with out incident. The sign outside the stairs said to take a left, but Edward looked at the sign and quickly went in the opposite direction. I shot him a bewildered look.

" Carlisle's office is right over … here," he answered as he pulled open a heavy looking door.

Carlisle glanced up from his papers, for a second he seemed confused that Edward was standing in front of him.

" Edward, … Bella, what brings you here?"

" Apparently you haven't heard, Bella's dad was shot, and is in critical care right down the hall from here," his voice was filled with disgust. Like me he was probably expecting Carlisle to know what had happened to Charlie.

Carlisle looked hurt, but he quickly hid it behind a mask of concern, not only for me but also for the reason he knew nothing of Charlie's accident.

" Bella, I can't tell you how sorry I am about your dad, but I must find out why I was not alerted of his presence." He quickly stepped around the desk, and head through the door.

" It may only be me, you've known Carlisle a lot longer than me, but was that at least a little weird." Edward was staring at the door; a curious expression that I could not place was poised on his perfect marble face.

" Nope, that was weird all right." He said suddenly. I couldn't help but laugh. I hadn't been sure what he would say about my question, but it certainly wasn't that. " What?" I looked at me puzzled.

" Nothing, it doesn't matter." He glared at me, his eyes smoldering. I could almost hear him saying if only I could read her mind.

I had been sitting with Charlie for quite a while now; Edward was pretending to sleep in the chair across the room. A nurse wearing a dull green shirt entered the room. Right on time. A nurse had been coming in every half hour to check on him.

" I don't mean to disturb you Miss, but visiting hours are now over. You can come back tomorrow at nine. I thanked her, and walked over to Edward, pretending to wake him up.

We walked through the hospital in silence. Luckily, Edward was to distracted to argue with me, and led us to the elevators. He hadn't said much since we had left Carlisle's office, I couldn't tell if he was confused or annoyed by Carlisle's actions.

I was just as curious as he was. Carlisle never acted like this, he was always the calm and responsible vampire while everyone else ran amuck, taking advantages of the cloudy weather that rarely let sun shine through.

When I got into his Volvo I noticed that a small note rested on Edward's seat. Before I could read what it said he quickly snatched in up, and shoved it in to the pocket of his jacket, the same jacket that he had worn that night in Port Angeles. I still wonder what had happened to the men that had tried to rape me, but I didn't put much thought to that as I remembered Edward's anger. It was better not knowing. (You know what happened to them if you read chapter 17 of the lion and the lamb.)

I stared out the window, thinking. When Edward pulled into the driveway, he said nothing.

" Good night." He didn't respond. I stepped out of the car, and grabbed the key from the eave. Once I was in the house I burst into tears. I couldn't believe it, Edward, the most important person in my life, who I depended on, had left me, even ignored me, at the moment I needed him most.

I slipped my shoes off and curled up under the covers of my bed. I was hoping that I would look up to see Edward climbing through my window…

AN: I finished it, I didn't think I was going to, oh well I'm not complaining. Don't forget to review! oh ... and by the way the next chapter is going to have something to do with edward falling for someone, besides Bella. if i don't get a chance to post again, i hope you have a wonderful 4th of july, unless of course you live in England or something.

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