Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own Twilight, anything associated with Twilight or the characters used in this story. Wait...did I say the same thing twice?

Hello again. *smile sheepishly* Um...sorry about the uber-long wait for this chapter. Forgive me?

Anyways, I had a few select people critique my story for me and they all asked me the same thing: 'What happened between the house and the hospital?' -I'm sorry if I didn't make that completely clear to all of you. In this chapter however, I will attempt to clear things up a bit. This chapter is a 'dream scene'. Enjoy! (5/2/09)

A big hug and kiss to all my lovely reviewers for chapter three:

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Chapter 4- Dream Sequence

I felt a sort of calmness wash over me like a blanket. All the anxiety washed away from my mind...into an endless river of darkness.

And I liked it. It was a heaven or something of the kind.

I heard the voices as my family try to pull me out, but I couldn't fight it any longer.

I felt as though I couldn't move my body. I felt as though I couldn't open my eyes.

The cold air permeating the room made me shudder as I drifted off into sleep.

Ever so faintly, I felt a needle being pushed into my arm.

I didn't register pain at all. I just drifted into a dream.

It took me all the way back to the house. Back to the blood stained carpet in the living room where I saw myself sprawled on the ground.

I gasped with horror as the scene before me unfolded slowly in a blur.

-flashback-

I could hear sirens in the distance; someone must have called it.

The first thing that flashed into my mind for a split second was Bella's face.

At that same instance, I saw Edward as he turned me over onto my back.

The pain was beyond comprehension. It was so piercing, that the second I felt it, I saw blackness. I passed out.

I couldn't remember how long it lasted for, but I would guess only a minute or two.

When I finally opened my eyes again, the pain tore at me relentlessly like a waves against the shore.

Everything before me was faded black and white and was obscenely blurry.

I blinked a few times, bringing into focus a face.

"Carlisle!"

That was Edward.

I realized that we were moving dangerously fast. Looking up at the window gave me the feeling of flight as all the trees flew by.

I knew I was in the ambulance.

I tried to raise my hand to comfort Edward only to find that I was drained of my energy. I felt beyond weak and helpless.

It looked as though the world moved in slow motion then.

I looked like an old reel of film from a century ago playing in slow motion. It made me terribly dizzy and I fought to keep myself from vomiting.

I felt the wound in my stomach and I feared that vomiting would be horribly painful.

What would I vomit even if I could? Blood?

As if a human was deprived of oxygen, I felt the same effects.

Stars started to form in my vision.

I blinked again, trying to keep from panicking as my breath started to hitch.

Suddenly, another face came into view. A face I guess was that of the EMT sitting by my head.

My head pounded as I tried in vain to comprehend the workings of my senses.

I saw a light flash into both of my eyes, one after the other.

I knew that the EMT was checking for dilation. At least I could still comprehend in the medical sense.

But that would definitely be of no help to me now...

As a wave of pain ravaged through my body, I saw a black hole pulling me in.

My vision suddenly went black as though I was alone in a dark room.

Only I wasn't alone...because I could hear faint voices.

The voices were in a riot, almost screaming.

I searched my mind for something to hold onto to stay awake, but the pain and darkness looked like a refuge to me.

A safe heaven was waiting for me out there. I could see the white comfort at the end of the diminishing tunnel.

Then my senses went into overload as I heard absolute chaos.

"Carlisle!"

"Mr. Cullen! Stay with me!"

"If you can hear me, squeeze my hand!"

"Get another IV going! He's loosing blood fast!"

"Keep the pressure on his stomach!"

"What's going on?!"

"Carlisle! Can you hear me?! It's Edward!"

"He's slipping! Push 10 milligrams of Lidocaine and try to get him back."

"Dad! No! Everything's okay, Dad! I'm right here!"

"His blood pressure's dropping. He's going to need on OR."

"Dad!"

Edward's voice was the last thing I heard before I completely blanked out.

This time, the darkness lasted much longer. I would say about 5 to 7 minutes.

When I did open my eyes, I saw bright lights that immediately assaulted my vision.

I blinked numerous times, seeing the hospital ceiling moving above me as I moved.

I saw Edward walking by my side and the obvious doctors and nurses pushing my bed with him.

Edward's beautiful face was disrupted with worry as he looked down at me.

He gasped and exclaimed:

"He's awake! Dad!"

He started talking to me as the medical team around me got moving.

They were all over the place. Touching. Prodding. Paining me more.

I winced as the dark haired doctor, Dr. Holsten, pushed on a particularly deep cut on my arm.

"Mr. Cullen? Can you hear me?," He leaned down towards me.

I couldn't muster enough strength to answer. I tried to make some sort of noise to alert them that I was indeed conscious, but I was paralyzed.

Everything felt like a haze at this point.

We were still moving as he attempted to talk to me.

"Mr. Cullen, you're at the hospital. We're going to take good care of you. Your son Edward is here," Dr. Holsten said.

I felt an unnaturally cold hand take hold of mine and I knew it was Edward.

"Call a code blue. I want an OR ready now!," Dr. Holsten said to one of the nurses at my side.

What was happening?

I was supposed to be dead...right?

"Carlisle...it's alright. We're going to get you to surgery and I'll be right here, okay? Hang in there for me. I love you," Edward, holding back dry sobs, leaned down and kissed my forehead.

It was then that I knew I would be saved. I realized that I actually never wanted to die after all...

-end flashback-

I knew I must have been dreaming when I opened my eyes for what seemed like the millionth time and saw Edward staring at me in dismay.

I looked around to notice that I was back, out of danger, in my hospital bed.

The dream seemed so real. I could have sworn that I felt the pain like fire licking at my arms and legs.

All I felt was an odd numbness.

"What's happened?," I asked, a bit fearful to know the answer.

"You passed out and slept for about two hours. Dr. Holsten finished the stitches and the blood work," Edward answered from my side.

I sighed...still feeling drained after that breathtaking dream.

"Did you call the others?," I asked as Esme's beautiful face drifted into my mind.

"Not yet. I figured you might want a little time to relax before having to explain everything to them," Edward said.

"You were right. I still feel a bit weak," I smiled slightly.

Edward nodded and we both lapsed into an eerie silence accentuated only by the rhythmic beats of the heart rate monitor.

It felt like decades passed before anything happened.

Edward jumped slightly as his phone rang.

His lightning fast hand swiped into his pocket and pulled it out and answered.

I raised my eyebrows in confusion as he held the phone to his ear.

He mouthed the name "Alice" to me.

I smiled at the thought of my little pixie daughter as I listened to Edward's side of the conversation.

"But Alice, I....Yes, but....I can't...no....he's tired....in a few hours...you'll just have to wait...fine....I'll be sure to call you back....Esme and Bella are there?....okay then...love you too...bye," Edward grinned as he hung up the phone and turned to me.

"She really misses you. Everybody misses you. They all love you," Edward smiled at me.

I smiled back as I answered with complete and total confidence in myself:

"Yes, Edward. I know."

I think that long chappie made up for some of the long wait, ne?

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