CPOV

1 week later*

"There's going to be a thunderstorm tomorrow!" Alice says excitedly as she runs into the living room, Jasper coming up behind her. Everyone perked up. "Baseball!?" Emmet asks. "It's the only time we get to play." Esme says siting on the seat across from mine. "Sure. I see no problem with it. Let's get our gear set up." I say getting up to go dig out my bat and shirt. "Can I invite Bella." Edward asks. "How the hell is she going to play with us? She's human it's not like she can actually play." Rose comments before I can answer. "Rose, be nice. Yes Edward you can invite her." I replied and went to my room. Esme followed me into the room. "You know Ed and Rose are going to argue all the time about that girl." She says placing a hand on my shoulder. "Oh for sure, but Rose will have to understand that Bella will be part of our family now that she knows. Even if her and Edward break up." I tell her. "Isn't it a little early to be planning what will happen to her." She replies. "We both know what will happen to us and her if the Volturi find out a human knowing of our existence. They will kill her. I'd rather turn her myself to keep her from being murdered just because she knows about us."

"Are you sure it's not also because you're in love with her?"

"What!?"

"Oh, come on Carlisle you and I both know it's the truth."

"I barely know her, how can I be in love with her?"

"Fine ignore it, but I know you. You are basically my brother, I've now you for almost a century, you can't lie to me."

Esme left him there, in his room, to think thangs over. His feelings for Bella, how this will effect Edward, how this could throw his whole family off rhythm.

So he made a choice, one that will keep everything in order, so no one gets hurt, well, besides himself. He would keep his feelings and hidden. He will not admit to anyone besides himself, that he was falling fast and hard for Isabella Marie Swan.

Carlisle was doing well with keeping his feeling in check. No one knew besides Esme and she promised not to tell anyone.

Everything was fine until Bella was bitten. That's when his emotions began to slip.

"I can do it Carlisle I just need a minute to prepare!"

"You don't have a minute Edward! She is dying. You have three choices. Suck the venom out, let her turn, or I let go of the pressure and she bleeds out."

That last one wasn't really an option he wouldn't let her die but Edward needed to grasp what was happening.

"She will become one of Edward I have seen it." Alice jumped in.

"I can't do it I'll kill her, but I can't let her be turned. She has to much to live for.

I could see the desperation in his eyes. "You hold the belt tight I'll do it."

We quickly changed places and I grabbed her wrist. "I'm sorry." I apologize before sinking my teeth into the bite James gave her.

Sucking, I could taste the venom poisoning her. There was so much that I was forced to swallow it. Even if there was more venom than human blood I should feel horrible. Centuries of never tasting a drop of human blood had flown out the door just then, but I couldn't care less. This was saving her and making Edward happy that she would stay human a little longer.

I could taste her blood purifying. I spit out the clean blood in my mouth. She had long went unconscious from blood lost from her leg that she didn't notice it was me who cleaned her system

I went back to her leg and told Edward to call 911 and get an ambulance. Him and everyone else left the studio for fresh air waiting for the ambulance while I stayed with her.

Staying with her, alone, is when I realized Isabella Swan is my mate, and no matter what happens I will never leave her nor will I ever hurt her.

Edward and I were the only ones left at the hospital, the others left to go back home while Charlie and Renee haven't arrived yet.

"Thank you for saving her." Edward says looking to her still unconscious body. "You're welcome, son."

"How where you able to just spit out her blood?"

"I couldn't go down that path. I knew I would never be able to go back if I swallowed her pure blood. I have gone almost four hundred years without a taste of human blood, now I have. The second her clear blood hit my tongue I had a choice to make, either throw my centuries long streak or swallow. I couldn't do that because if I did I would loose everything I worked so hard for. Plus I was terrified that if I swallowed and got that satisfaction for the first time, I wouldn't stop."

"You're stronger than all of us, Carlisle. None of us could have done that."

Before I got a chance to reply I could hear Renee walking down the hallway and talking to Charlie.

"Pretend to sleep. Charlie and Renee are almost here."

With that Edward sat on the couch and closed his eyes as they walked in.

"Who are you?" Renee asked when she saw me standing my Isabella's bed.

"Dr. Carlisle Cullen." I say putting my hand out for her to shake.

"You don't seem like a doctor." She says. I can't blame her, my cloths were a little wrinkled from the events that occurred.

"Im not on duty. Im Edward's father, I was at there when Bella fell and cut open her leg. My son being the stubborn child he is, refused to leave until she woke up." I explained using the cover story we came up with.

"So I have you to thank for saving my daughter from bleeding out." She says taking my hand to shake it.

"No need to thank me. I was just doing my job."

"Can you tell me what happened for her to end up like this. I know she fell but what were the events that led to it Carlisle ?" Charlie asked me.

"I don't know the details. Edward called me and said they had decided to go to Phoenix so Bella could show him where she did ballet when she was younger. I have no idea what they weee thanking so I left to go pick them up."

"Why didn't you call me when you found out they left for Phoenix?" Charlie cut in.

"I knew you were busy with the current case going on. I didn't want to bother you because at the time they were perfectly fine. But Charlie I promise I was going to call when you got off work to tell you." I explained to him, hopping he believed me.

"I made it there telling them that they needed to get back to Forks. On the way out Bella griped and fell cutting her leg on some old wood. When I relished how feel the wound was I took my belt and put it around her leg keeping the pressure to try and slow the blood loss while Edward called 911."

"Well she's grounded for sure." Renee says "So is Edward." I said.

"How is she doc." Charlie asked me.

"Well she's been out for about 4 and half hours. Her bp is back to normal and she doesn't have a concussion. She should be waking up soon." I tell him.

We all sat in there for about 15 minutes in silence before Bella began to wake. I went to her to make sure everything was ok.

"Carlisle?" She asked

"Yes Isabella it's me." I answered

"I told you to stop calling me that." She tells me.

"Sorry." I apologized, laughing slightly.

"Where am I? Where is everyone else?" She asks obviously still out of it from the morphine.

"You're in the hospital in Phoenix. Your parents are here along with Edward and I." I explained to her. She went to roll over and her hand hit mine. She gasped most likely not prepared for the coldness. She then reached up and poked my arm looking at me questionably. "Weird I never noticed that before." She whispered to herself. "I'll explain later." I whispered back then spoke up a little more. "You miss Swan are high on morphine."

"Am not, I'm perfectly fine." She says defiantly.

"Really? Then what do you feel like?" I asked. She was quite for a few seconds. "Fine. I'm high on morphine."

"Glad to see you've decided not to argue. Now I'm going to leave while you talk to your parents. Edwards asleep on the couch over there." I said walking out.