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When I woke up Edward wasn't beside me, I sighed sadly and lifted myself up into a sitting position, I felt something smooth beside me, and I lifted it up, it was a piece of paper. I lifted closer and began reading:

Dear Bella

I am sorry you are waking up alone, I was paged to do a surgery(I am probably in the O.R right now)

-Edward.

I took in a breath and smiled widely, he is so sweet, any other man I know would have just left, Edward was different. I got up, I saw that Angela was sitting in a chair across the room, reading a chart.

"Hey." I whispered.

"Hey, I am hiding from Dr. Burke." She said quietly.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because he is annoying, controlling and I cant stand him. But enough about me, what is up with you and Edward?" She looked at me suspiciously.

"How do you know?" I gasped in shock, I thought the people in the O.R were not going to say anything.

"Bella the whole hospital is buzzing with the news, everyone knows." I dropped my head, I wasn't ashamed but I was frightened, could they take me off the program?

"Shit, sorry for my language but I cant believe this." I cried.

"Bella you know that you cant have a relationship with him, its against the rules." I let a tear escape, I know but I just have gotten too attached to let go of him.

"I know but . . ." My voice trailed off, sadness in it.

"Bella, there is no way to get around it, you will get kicked off the program." I sighed and got up.

I let four tears escape my eyes, I didn't care that people were staring, so what I was dating Edward Cullen, why wasn't I aloud be happy with him?

I looked down as I walked and I sighed when I bumped into someone, I looked up with a tear streaked face to see Edward's sad expression.

Edward took my hand, leading me into a small office type room. He sat me on the chair and he sat on the edge of the desk.

"What is wrong?" He asked, his expression sad, he held my hand and rubbed it soothingly.

"The whole hospital knows about us and I could be taken off the program." I sighed and wiped my tears.

"Bella sweetheart, I will never let that happen." He told me, his cell phone beeped and he looked at the message, "Edward, I want you and Bella in my office now, you have some explaining to do." He read the message out loud.

I got up and he held my hand in his, linking our fingers together. We went to the top floor and across the catwalk, Edward stopped at a door and knocked gently, he then entered and, Carlisle looked at me.

"Sit both of you." He told us in a bitter sweet voice.

We both sat and he looked at us, his eyes went to our linked hands. "What do you want dad? Please get on with it." Edward stated.

"Well Edward, you obviously know why you are here. You and Bella cant have a relationship, you are an attending and she is a training nurse that gets your consent in a few years when she graduates and goes off to another hospital."

"I can date who I want, its my life not yours, are you doing this because of that girl you set me up with but it didn't go pass the first date?" Edward asked.

"Edward, I am doing this because you are my son and I love you, I don't want you to get a bad name in medicine, I don't want people whispering behind your back, I don't want your career to go down the toilet because of a relationship."

"Dad please, I invented the clamp my name will not be criticised by the media, and if people talk about me behind my back, there is a thing called lifting your head up high and being proud of who you are." Edward sighed in anger, I squeezed his hand gently.

"Were happy together, don't you want your son to be happy?" I asked.

"Of course I want my son to be happy, but I also don't want you to be kicked out of the program, I cant have him emotionally involved with you because of what will happen in a few years. As a father to my son I would be saying you are a beautiful girl, very polite and kind, and well done for making you his. But I am the chief of surgery right now and I am saying this cant go on, figure out what you are going to do and let me know by tomorrow night." Carlisle stood and walked to the door holding it open for us.

"You know I am going to pick her, even if I have to go to another hospital for work." Edward said, his voice low.

Carlisle sighed and let us go. Edward and I walked forward, I went to the railing on the catwalk and sighed, I couldn't let him do this.

"What's wrong?" He looked down at me, his 6 foot 4 frame towering me, but in a protective way.

"I cant let you do this. . ." I stated, while looking at him.

"Do what? Not care about what people think, disappoint the chief, he isn't really disappointed its just his job to tell us that. Look I really like you and I want a relationship with you, but I wont let them fire you, if you go I go. . ." He leaned down and gave me a peck on the lips.

"I cant let you quit your job here, its one of the best hospitals in the world and you invented a clamp for bypass surgery, you live and breath this hospital, I know you do, the way you smile at the patients, the way you walk in every morning and yet your coffee, your so content here I cant take you away from that." I shook my head, he looked down at me and I snuggled into his chest.

"I would give all that up for you sweetheart." He said. I gasped and looked at him, he smiled at my expression, "Relax, we wont be going anywhere anytime soon." He kissed my cheek and I felt the spark again. "See you later." He sighed letting me go and walked off.

I watched him go and looked as he walked with his head up, looking confident.

I felt a hand pat my shoulder and I looked behind me, Alice stood there and I smiled at her. "Hey Bella, I am inviting you to a pool party next weekend, want to come?" I debated it in my head.

"Sure, tell me when and where, I will be there." I giggled.

"Its at my parents beach house, Edward I am sure will tell you all about getting there, its at around 12pm on Saturday morning." I nodded.

After hugging her goodbye, I went back. Elizabeth's surgery was this afternoon.