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Chapter Eleven:

Race Against Time

Carlisle's POV

"Edward, NO!" I yelled after him, but he didn't come back.

Edward thought Bella had died, but what he doesn't know is that Bella is back. She had flat-lined. "Carlisle," Bella called for me. "What happened?"

"Bella, you don't remember what happened?" I asked her. She shook her head slowly. "Bella," I spoke carefully. "You flat lined. You were dead for a few minutes, but you came back."

BPOV

I looked at Carlisle's young movie star face carefully. Did he just say that I died? I studied his face and on it was a worried expression—it was spread al over his face. I felt my eyes widen and I scrambled to take a look at my stomach, nearly jerking myself out of the hospital bed.

"No, Bella," Carlisle said, reaching out for my before I could rip the I.V. out of my arm. "Bella, the babies are fine, but Edward…Edward, he's gone. He's out running to Italy." Italy, I remembered. You don't irritate the Volturi, not unless you want to die…

"No!" I screamed. "NO, NO, NO! Edward can't do this to me, he can't do this to us!" I cried clutching my slightly round stomach.

"Bella, please calm down," Carlisle spoke carefully, putting his hands up in the air as if approaching a police officer.

"No, I can't calm down, Carlisle. Their father," I pointed to my stomach. "Their father is going off to kill himself. I can't do this without him, Carlisle," I cried.

"Bella, please take deep breaths. You'll hurt the twins." I tried to breathe, but all that came were shaky gasps, desperate gasps. I took Carlisle's hand in mine, squeezing it, as I tried to breath my best.

"Carlisle…you've got to help me save Edward."

"I'm afraid I can't ask that of you, Bella. Don't worry I'll have Alice go after him."

"He won't listen to her," I insisted. I started to pull at the I.V., but Carlisle's cool hands seized mine. He carefully pulled the I.V. out and helped me up placing clean clothes in my hands and left me to change. I quickly got changed, then sat on the edge of the hospital bed and looked at my stomach. I couldn't help but think about how our babies would grow up without their father. I gently stroked my stomach and softly whispered," Don't worry, I'll get daddy. You will grow up with your father."

"We have to hurry." Carlisle's voice made me jump, as he entered the room. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to startle you."

"It's okay, Carlisle." I patted a spot on the bed next to me and he sat. "When are we leaving?"

"In a few minutes. We'll be on a plane in 45 minutes: a non-stop flight to LaGuardia in New York, then a flight to Rome and from there we'll drive to Volterra," he said.

"And Edward?"

"There's a chance that we'll be there on time. It depends on the Volturi's decision." I nodded slowly, taking it all in. "Come on, Bella, we have to go now." Carlisle helped me up from the hospital bed and headed toward Edward and Volterra.

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"Bella, please relax and sleep. The lack of sleep is going to take a toll on you and the babies," Carlisle insisted. I moved around and tried to make myself comfortable but nothing worked. I ended up leaning my head on Carlisle's shoulder because that was the only way I would be getting any sleep. Carlisle kissed my forehead in a fatherly gesture and let me doze off.

'Edward!' I screamed. 'Look at me!' But he didn't look at me. Instead, he walked into the sunlight, his chest bare. Before the sunlight could reflect off his marble skin, he pulled and ripped apart before my eyes. I crumbled to the ground, screaming, crying at the top of my lungs. 'Why me?!'

I was finally brought back to reality with a gasp.

"Bella, breathe," I heard Carlisle demand. I nodded and worked on my breathing, wiping my tears away hastily. He pulled me into a hug, attempting to calm me, patting my back gently. I rested in his arms until I got my breathing regulated.

"Thank you, Carlisle."

"No need, Bella. You are my daughter, now."

"Thank you all the same," I sighed before I fell back asleep.

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