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Chapter 5-Meeting Dr. Carlisle Cullen

Bella's POV

It took five days for me to get to New York. It was Sunday when I arrived at Cornell. I checked in to a hotel near the campus and went to sleep. However, for once my recurring nightmare did not come to me. Instead I had pleasant dreams about the happy times I had with Edward. The first time we went to the meadow, last summer and the time right before my dreaded birthday party.

My alarm rang at about 8:30. Carlisle first class, the one that I was visiting started at 10. I got dressed, ate breakfast and left for Cornell in a hurry. I drove to Cornell, parked and walked into the visitor's center.

There was an older woman sitting at the desk. She looked up and said "How may I help you dear?"

"Uh, I'm Bella Swan and I am here for visitor's week and I would like to sit in a class this morning."

"Okay, well welcome to Cornell University, Bella. Do you know what class you want to sit in?"

"Yes ma'am. I do, may I sit in on Dr. Carlisle Cullen's General Medicine class at 10."

"You sure can? Do you want to go into medicine?"

"Something like that?" I replied.

"Well, good luck. Here is you visitor's pass. You need it to get into Dr. Cullen's class. Please give it to him. He usually stands at the door before class. You might even run into Dr. Cullen's son on your visit, he goes here. His name is Jasper and he is a looker!" she said. I couldn't help but laugh at her remark about Jasper. As if I would be interested in Jasper! He and Alice belonged together, plus I would never love anyone ever again as anything but a family member, and Alice would kill me.

I left the visitor's center and drove clear across campus to Carlisle's building. Carlisle's classroom was on the second floor. I climbed the stairs as slowly as I possibly could. All the courage I had this morning suddenly disappeared. What was I doing? Why was I here? The Cullens didn't want to see me. That's why they left. However, my feet just keep propelling me forward. There was no going back now.

I finished climbing the stairs and entered the hallway that Carlisle's classroom was on. Right when I lifted my head, I saw them, Jasper and Carlisle. Carlisle was staring at me in shock. Jasper was smiling at me. Why did I have the feeling that Jasper knew about me coming to Cornell and that Carlisle was still in the dark? I know Alice had a vision, so of course Jasper would know. The thought made me smile at Jasper. Yeah, he knew.

I walked up to Carlisle and Jasper, gave Carlisle the pass and walked in the classroom without talking to either of them and found a seat in the back of the class with some of the other visitors. Carlisle walked into the room still somewhat shocked. He defiantly was surprised that I was here. Jasper also walked into the class and came and sat right by me.



Carlisle started class by introducing himself to the visitors in the class. Then he made the visitors introduce themselves.

"My name is James Reynolds!"

"I'm Lucy Appleton"

"I'm Robert Wolf."

"My name is Nikov Karadadtchka."

Carlisle gave the last guy an odd look! Then he turned to me and said, "Bella Swan, I never thought I'd see the day when I saw you within a mile of a medical class."

"I'd never thought I'd see that day that Alice let you out of the house with that shirt on, or your wife for that matter." Carlisle looked down at his brown and red plaid shirt.

"Jasper gave it to me for Christmas!" Carlisle retorted.

"No, I didn't! You bought that off the internet when Alice and Esme were 'shopping'." Jasper replied.

Everyone on the classroom was staring at the three of us curiously. Carlisle simply dismissed it with a causal, "It's a long story" and started the actual class. I began to daydream about no other than Edward.

This particular memory was one of my favorite times I ever shared with Edward. It was last summer. It was a sunny day and Edward and I were in the meadow. I decided to be a little fun and be a little mischievous. I told Edward that I wanted to play hide and go seek, even though I knew he could find me and catch me, but I had other plans.

We decided that he would "seek" first! I ran off in the woods and came back before he was finished counting and jumped on his back and actually knocked him down. He flipped over with me still straddling him. Then I whispered in his ear. "Pinned ya."

Then he rolled on top of me carefully not to let me feel any of his weight and whispered against my lips, "Pinned ya again." And then he leaned in and kissed me. It was wonderful. It wasn't careful like the ones before or the ones after this moment.

The class finally ended and Carlisle wanted me to stay after class. He brought me into his office which was conjoined with his classroom. Jasper also joined our little rendezvous. Once we were in private Carlisle and Jasper simultaneously hugged me. They seemed happy enough to see me.

"Bella, my dear, it is so wonderful to see you again. Our whole family has missed you so much, especially Alice and Esme, and of course Edward. He misses you so much he just feels the need to protect you. This was by far one of his biggest mistakes ever." Carlisle said

"Wait, is Edward back at your house?" I asked trying not to hope.

"No, I'm sorry Bella. Edward's not home, but he is coming back on Thursday! Isn't that wonderful?" Jasper said with more enthusiasm than I ever heard him use before. Edward was coming back to the Cullen's house on Thursday. On Thursday I will set eyes on my one true love, but what would be his reaction? If he missed me as much as Carlisle said he did would he embrace me or just push me away and leave once again?



"Bella, come and stay with us at the house. Everyone will be excited to see you. Please come back with us? I'm going home right now because I am free for the rest of the day. Carlisle still has three more classes to teach. My other teachers are at a conference so we don't have any of those classes all week. How lucky am I!" Jasper said.

"Okay!" I said and I followed Jasper out of the door.

Once we were out of hearing distance, Jasper gave me another hug and said, "Bella, I am so glad to have you back. Alice hasn't been spastic and Emmett has been Emo!!" I laughed. It sounded natural, not forced. We got to his car and drove to the Cullen's house, and the first thing I saw was a black blur running full force at me.

I am sooooo sorry it took so long for me to update on this story. I have been caught up in my other fanfic and I also had a serious case of writer's block on this story, but I hope to update again soon. The next chapter is going to be in Carlisle point of view.