The Overdose

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I just wanted to see what would happen if Bella and Edward met later in life

Song(s) for the chapter:

Let the Flames Begin By; Paramore

Chapter 6: Flavoring

BPOV

As I walked back towards the pharmacy, I noticed a note hanging on my office door.

Bella

I have ran to do some errands I will be back in about two hours.

Mr. Webber

This was how my afternoon would start out, I would have to run the pharmacy by myself for the next two hours. I took a deep breath and walked in to expect the best that I could do. I saw that Mary and Seth were working hard inputting and counting drugs.

"Hello Dr. Swan," Mary said. She was about five-foot-three, with short blonde hair that was tucked behind her ears.

"Please, call me Bella," I told her.

"We see that you survived lunch with Jessica," she said smirking and I caught Seth grinning as well. "Mr. Webber wanted us to tell you that he was sorry."

"It was ok," I said relieved. "I'm just glad that it is over."

"Would you mind," she started to say but stopped before anything else could be said.

"Would I mind what," I said. I wanted to know what she wanted to know. That's when I heard the door close, Edward had come in from lunch.

"Hello, Dr. Cullen," Mary said to him. He just ignored her and walked off.

"What was it like working," she said. "You know in a larger pharmacy."

"It's different," I started with. Edward was over by the window working on some compounds. I went ahead on the other side of Mary and logged in to start verifying prescriptions. "There is a larger patient base, more hectic and long days, and a machine that counts the drugs for you. The average prescription takes about ten minutes there while it takes about twenty minutes here."

"Do you miss it in Tennessee," she said.

"There will be days," I said. "I'll miss the people that I worked with, and I'll miss the patients that I got to know when I was there."

"Are you happy to be home," she asked one more final question.

"I am happy to be home," I said while I was verifying. "I'm also happy to be working in the pharmacy that I started in."

"You started here," Mary said amazed.

"Yeah," I told her. "I had just graduated from high school. Angela and myself worked here on holidays and summer breaks through college. This place is like my second home."

We worked about forty-five minutes, and everything was going smoothly. I was more worried about the prescriptions then what Edward was doing. Then my first day suddenly turned a bad corner.

"Bella," Mary said.

"Yes," I respond. I had just finished what I thought was the last prescription.

"Can you flavor this prescription for me," she asked. "Mr. Webber won't let me or Seth do it."

"Okay," I said. "What flavor do I need to make?"

"The order says that it needs to be bubblegum," she pointed out.

She handed me the flavoring notebook, the Amoxicillin, and the label. I walked over to stand on the other side of Edward over by the window. I noticed that he didn't leave me very much room to flavor. I set the Amoxicillin and label down on the counter, and turned towards Mr. Webber's desk. He had a stool there and I decided that I would place the notebook on the stool while I flavored. I was turning back around to the counter when I heard.

"Leave it to me," he spoke. He actually spoke me, but there was something behind the meaning.

"I can flavor it just fine," I told him. I had to stand my ground.

"If you can flavor it just fine," he spoke with anger. "Then why do you need the book."

"For your information, Mr. Cullen," I was ticked. How could someone I've never met speak like this me. Is he mental or something? I didn't care he was making my blood boil under my skin. "I like to make sure that I am one hundred percent correct. Is that a problem with you."

"First of all its Dr. Cullen to you," he said. "Secondly any good pharmacist memorizes the flavoring drop count. Didn't they tech you that in school?"

"Yes," I told him short. "They also taught me that it was better to be safe then sorry. Is that fine with you Dr. Cullen" I wanted to go off on him, but I knew that would look bad on Charlie if he knew what I did. How would he feel if his daughter went off on the other pharmacist on her first day.

"Fine," he said. "Flavor it how you want. You should have never came back to Forks."

After he said that he got up grabbed his keys, and stormed out of the pharmacy slamming the door behind him. As the door slammed I jumped a little, and tried to get over the past couple of minutes. I wanted to cry after what he last said. He had no right to talk to me like that. I looked around to Mary and Seth, they looked worried as they looked at me. I smiled at them to know that I was okay. As I turned back towards the counter, I went on with my business and flavored the Amoxicillin. By the time I had returned to verify it, Mr. Webber walked back in.

"How was your afternoon," he asked.

"It was really good," I told him. Please don't ask about Edward, I don't know what to say.

"Where's Edward," he asked looking around the pharmacy.

"He had to leave early," I told him. I had to make something up, I didn't want him to know that we had an argument and he stormed out. "Something came up at home, and he asked if he could leave early. We weren't that busy so I told him that it was okay if he left."

"Was he ok," he was worried. "I hope that everything was ok."

"He didn't say when he left," I told him.

"Why don't you go ahead," he was saying. "Call Charlie and tell him to get you. I think you have handled enough for one day."

"Ok, Mr. Webber," I told him as I picked up the phone. He had no idea about how ready I was to go home.

While I was dialing Charlie, Mary passed me note:

Why did you let Edward off like that with Mr. Webber.

I thought for a minute, wrote something down quickly, and handed it back to Mary.

If not then we will be short one pharmacist, plus I don't need my first day to get any worse.

"Chief Swan please," I started with. "Could you tell him to swing by the hospital and pick me up."

"Yes, dear," I heard on the other end. "What's your name?"

"It's Bella," I said. "I'm his daughter." Really how many people call for Charlie and ask him to pick them up at the hospital. Could this day get any worse?

"Bella," Mr. Webber said. "Thanks for coming back and doing this for me."

"Your welcome," I told him. "I will see everyone tomorrow." I left the pharmacy and headed straight to the parking lot to wait for Charlie.

EPOV

I watched as she walked down the hall towards the pharmacy. I just had to last two hours, how hard could that be.

****Buzzz, Buzzzz*****

I could feel my phone vibrating, but I didn't even think about answering it. If it was that important, I'm sure that Carlisle could find me or they would call the pharmacy. After waiting a few minutes, I decided to head on to the pharmacy. I was near her office when I saw that there was a note.

Bella

I have ran to do some errands I will be back in about two hours.

Mr. Webber

Wonderful could my day get an worse now I will have to be around her scent the rest of the afternoon. Maybe I'll just compound that would at least get me some what away from Bella. I thought that, that was a good plan at least for now. I had my hand on the knob and decided that I wanted to hear in on Mary and Bella.

"Would you mind," she started to say but stopped before anything else could be said. I walked in and just stood at the doorway.

"Would I mind what," Bella said. She was curious, she hadn't looked over her yet . That's when I closed the door.

"Hello, Dr. Cullen," Mary said to me. I just ignored her and walked off.

"What was it like working," she said. "You know in a larger pharmacy."

"It's different," Bella told her. I was over by the window working on some compounds. I saw Bella go on the other side of Mary and log in to start verifying prescriptions. At least she didn't have to be told what to do. "There is a larger patient base, more hectic and long days, and a machine that counts the drugs for you. The average prescription takes about ten minutes there while it takes about twenty minutes here."

"Do you miss it in Tennessee," she said. I'm sure she does at least it's sunny over there ten times more then here. I wanted to laugh at Mary but I didn't want to bring any unwanted attention to myself. The last thing I wanted was for Bella to come close to me.

"There will be days," she said. "I'll miss the people that I worked with, and I'll miss the patients that I got to know when I was there."

"Are you happy to be home," Mary asked one more final question. You would have to be crazy to come back to Forks to live after being gone for four years.

I had to agree with Mary, if she wouldn't have come back, then I would be the one in charge. Come on Edward, get a grip you can't change what happened. I had to tell myself this or I would probably say some hateful things.

"I am happy to be home," she went on to say while she was verifying. "I'm also happy to be working in the pharmacy that I started in."

"You started here," Mary said amazed. Now I know you are really crazy. It was hard not to laugh but I had to contain it.

"Yeah," Bella told her. "I had just graduated from high school. Angela and myself worked here on holidays and summer breaks through college. This place is like my second home."

Could this be the reason? The reason why Mr. Webber gave her the job and not me. Could it be that maybe she knows what she is doing? If she is calling this place her second home, then maybe she is the right person for the job.

About forty-five minutes went by, and everything was going smoothly. I was compounding creams, and setting the IV solutions up for the next set of rounds. When my day suddenly turned a bad corner.

I should probably ask Dr. Cullen this, but I don't want to disturb him. Maybe I'll just ask Bella if she can flavor it. For a matter of fact, they are allowed to flavor. Why won't she flavor it.

****Buzzzz, Buzzzzzz****

There goes my phone again. It's probably Alice, trying to warn me about Bella coming over here. It was to late I would have to deal with it. If it was so important why didn't she just call the pharmacy.

"Bella," Mary said.

"Yes," she respond. She had just finished what was the last prescription.

This is not good, I already know that she will say yes. Remember think about what Carlisle would do. Don't let the monster win, control him before he can control you. I repeated that several times in my mind. I would win and she would live.

"Can you flavor this prescription for me," she asked. "Mr. Webber won't let me or Seth do it." That's not true, I just want to see how Dr. Cullen would react. I mean he hasn't said one word to her all day.

"Okay," Bella said. "What flavor do I need to make?"

"The order says that it needs to be bubblegum," she pointed out.

I watched as Mary handed Bella the flavoring notebook, the Amoxicillin, and the label. She walked over to stand on the other side of me over by the window. I didn't leave her very much room to flavor with all the compounds I was doing. I took a deep breath right before her scent hit me. She set the Amoxicillin and label down on the counter, and turned towards Mr. Webber's desk. I noticed that she was grabbing the stool and placed the notebook on it. I had to speak up, I had to get away from her at any cost

"Leave it to me," I told her. I wasn't exactly friend and she knew it

"I can flavor it just fine," she told me. It looked as if she was going to try and stand her ground. If that's how she wants to play that fine. Two can play this game, and I will win.

"If you can flavor it just fine," I spoke with anger. "Then why do you need the book."

"For your information, Mr. Cullen," she said ticked. I could tell by the way she spoke back to me. Her scent sent me into a frenzy, if I hadn't had taken that breath. I couldn't let myself think about that "I like to make sure that I am one hundred percent correct. Is that a problem with you."

Listening to her say that, just nailed the coffin shut. I was not going to let her talk to me like that. She picked the wrong place if she thought that she could speak like that.

"First of all its Dr. Cullen to you," I said. "Secondly any good pharmacist memorizes the flavoring drop count. Didn't they tech you that in school?"

"Yes," she told me short. "They also taught me that it was better to be safe then sorry. Is that fine with you Dr. Cullen" I knew that, but I couldn't argue with her anymore. I had to get of the there. Her scent was killing my throat it was on fire and the monster was trying hard to win.

"Fine," I said "Flavor it how you want. You should have never came back to Forks."

I grabbed my keys and left the pharmacy slamming that door behind me. Once I was halfway down the hall I reached for my phone. Two missed calls, and who were they from Alice of course. I cleared them off and dialed Emmett's number.

"What's up Edward," he said.

"Parking lot now," I told him as I hung up the phone.

I knew that telling her that she should of never came back to Forks was a low blow, but I needed out. I would have to figure out a solution to working with her. Maybe if I talked to Eric about switching shifts. I would think about that later. By the time I made it to my car Emmett was waiting for me.

What when on this afternoon? He didn't hurt her I don't think or Alice would have called. I'm not asking him until after he hunts.

Emmett was smart not to ask. He had no clue how much control it took me to not kill her.

"Let's go," I told him getting into the car.

I started the car and floored it out of the parking lot. I wanted to forget today, I wanted to forget about Bella.

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