-1The Overdose

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns all Twilight and the characters

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

Song(s) for the Chapter:

Over My Head By: The Fray

Moonlight Sonata By: Beethoven

River Flows in You By: Yiruma

Pressure By: Paramore

Chapter 9: Unexpected

BPOV

I woke up with two things I was determined to get done today. The first thing was to make today better then yesterday and the second reason was to get answers from Edward. After a night to sleep on everything I was over what he said to me, I wasn't going to let it control my day.

I was half-way down the stairs when I heard the tow-truck pull into the drive way. So I grabbed my lab coat and headed out the door. I saw Charlie speaking to one of the guys as the other one was hooking my truck up to the tow. They were both tall with dark tanned skin, and short black hair.

"Bells," Charlie said motioning for me to come over. "This is Jacob, Billy's son, and that's his friend Embry over by the truck."

"It's nice to meet you," I told Jacob with my hand reached out to shake his.

"It's my pleasure, Bella," he spoke as he was shaking my hand. "Our dads gossip like two old women so I've heard so much about you."

"Dad you almost ready," I told him. "My shift starts at 8:00am today."

"Give me five minutes," he said.

While he continued talking to Jacob, I ran back into the house to grab a couple of things. I got my laptop, a few textbooks, and some more odds and inns. I had everything together and was back outside heading to the cruiser wishing that Charlie would come on.

"Bells, where are the keys," Charlie asked.

" Sorry," I said digging into my lab coat pockets. "Here you go Jacob, take care of my truck." I handed my keys over to him with a smile.

"Jake, we gotta go," Embry was yelling him. "We have a full day today, no time to waste."

"I'm coming," he yelled back. "I'll have dad call Charlie when your truck is ready."

"Thanks Jacob," I told him.

"Doc," I heard Embry yelling. "He'll take great care of your truck, so don't worry about it."

"Thanks," I yelled back to Embry.

Charlie hadn't said one word when I got back from inside the house. He just stood there trying to act like an innocent bystander. Jacob and Embry headed on out with my truck to their garage. Who knew how long it would be before I got back. We were in the cruiser and almost to the hospital before anything was said.

"Jake said that he would try and hurry with the truck," he said.

"It's ok dad," I responded.

"What time do you get off," he spoke as we pulled into the parking lot.

"I'm not sure yet," I told him. "I need to get something's finished. I'll call you when I'm ready." The truth was I wanted to wait until after I cornered Edward and got my answers before I went home.

"Have a good day," he said as I got out of the car.

I didn't go back through the emergency room door, instead I went through the main entrance. Not because it was shorter distance but I didn't want to walk into Jessica or Mike. I wanted this day to be less hectic then what it was yesterday. I went into my office and started to unpack the bag that I brought. I stacked my textbooks on the bookshelves, and set my laptop up on my desk. Once everything was set, I went on into the pharmacy to start the day. I saw that Mary and Seth were already hard at work putting the morning order up.

"Morning Bella," I heard Mary say as I closed the door.

"Morning," I responded. As they continued to work on the order I went a head and verified what scripts that were finished already. I could tell that it would be a slow day just by looking at the scripts that I was verifying, there was a total of number of three. After verifying the scripts, I walked over to check the schedule.

Tuesday

8:00am-5:00pm Bella

10:00am-4:00pm Mr. Webber

5:00pm-12:00am Edward

12:00am-7:30am Eric

He will be coming in as I'm leaving tonight the perfect time to corner him and demand my answers. What will I ask him? I don't know anything about him. I would have to find out as much as I could before five o'clock tonight.

"Dr. Swan to the emergency room," I heard over the intercom.

"I'll be back," I told Mary and Seth.

As I walked down the hall I wonder why I was needed in the emergency room. It was a rare occasion for the pharmacist to be called down there. I walked over to the nurses station to see who called me down. I was happy that it wasn't Jessica at the station but none the least it was Lauren.

"Who paged me down here," I asked.

"Room 4," she said as she kept looking down at the chart she was working on. How could someone be so cold like her.

I just ignored her behavior and walked to room. I didn't want to rude so I knocked on the door.

"Come in," I heard someone say. I opened the door and saw Dr. Cullen standing beside the bed talking to the parents of the child that was in the bed.

"This is Dr. Isabella Swan our new head pharmacist," Dr. Cullen said as he introduced me to the child's parents. "Dr. Swan this is Mr. and Mrs. Riley and there son Max."

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," I responded shaking each of there hands. "How can I help you today Mr. Max." I liked to say little corks like that to the kids, to make them fill important. He looked as if he was six or seven years old.

"I am prescribing him Tamiflu 35mg capsules," he started to say. "He can't take capsules to well. What would you suggest?"

Could he really be asking me this? Maybe it is test to see how much I truly knew. I mean his last name is Cullen, the same as Edward. Could this be Edward's way as getting back at me.

"Do you like chocolate Max," I asked him directly.

"Yes," he said with a huge smile.

"Since he can't take capsules," I started telling them. "I would go and get some Hershey chocolate syrup and measure out one teaspoonful twice a day. Take the capsule and open it over the chocolate syrup emptying the capsule, and let Max take it that way." I looked over at Max and he could have jumped out of the bed when he heard me say chocolate syrup twice a day. The parents gave me a glare when I said chocolate syrup as if they weren't too pleased about that.

"Now it doesn't have to be chocolate syrup it can be applesauce, or pudding as well." I said as the parents faces let up some.

"So it can be anyone of them," Mrs. Riley asked.

"Yes," I told her.

"Thank you, Dr. Swan," Dr. Cullen said.

"Of course Dr. Cullen, anytime," I told him. "Bye Max. It was nice to meet you all." I told them that as I left the room and started to head back to the pharmacy.

"Was everything ok," Mary asked when I came through the door.

"Yea," I told her. "Dr. Cullen wanted me to talk to a patient's parents about some medicine."

"That rarely happens," Mary said. "Was it anything difficult that was hard to explain."

"No it was rather easy," I responded.

"That's good," she said.

"I do have a question though," I asked her.

"Ask away. I will tell you anything you want to know," she said smiling.

I was about to ask her about the Cullen's but the door opened. It was Mr. Webber walking through, and I noticed that he was early. He came in carrying some empty boxes along with his bag that he would normally carry.

"Morning Bella, Mary," Mr. Webber said sitting the boxes down on his desk.

"Morning," we both said.

"How has the morning been," he asked.

I was about to answer his question when the phone rang. I wanted to tell him about the whole emergency room situation. I guess that would have to wait a few extra minutes.

"Pharmacy," Mr. Webber said when he answered the phone. "Carlisle, how are you today. I'm good, how can I help you. She did. Okay," he was saying all of this and it was killing me. What was Dr. Cullen saying about me on the phone. I needed to know more importantly I wanted to know. "Thanks Carlisle, I will tell her." He hung up the phone and I waited to hear what he had to say.

"Bella," he said. I took a deep breath before answering him.

"Yes Mr. Webber," I responded. My palms were sweating and I was nervous.

"Dr. Cullen said that he called you to the emergency room this morning," he went on with.

"Yes sir," I said. "He wanted me to talk to a child's parents."

"That's what he said," Mr. Webber said glaring. "He also said that you did a remarkable job."

"He did," I said.

"He said that not only did you answer the parents questions," he went on saying. "But that you also made the child feel important."

"He said all of that," I was astonished by what Dr. Cullen said.

"You did a great job, Bella," he said smiling.

"Thank you Mr. Webber," I told him.

As he sat down at his desk I went back to the computer. The rest of the morning went without incident as I worked on scripts. Of course there were the usual IV bags that needed to be set up and ready to go before the afternoon rounds. Besides that it was nothing to difficult. Before I realized it, it was noon. I would hurry and go to lunch before Jessica got here. I would never put myself in that situation again. I asked Mary if she was doing anything and if she wanted to get some lunch with me. Of course she agreed, and I would ask my questions then.

"Mr. Webber," I asked him. "Is it okay if Mary and myself go to lunch."

"Of course," he answered.

"If you need us, we'll be in my office," I told him.

On our way to the cafeteria she told me about just graduating from Forks. She also mentioned that Mr. Birdie was still teaching "Romeo and Juliet" to the seniors. I listened to her and engaged somewhat in the conversation. When we were in my office and situated that's when the questions started rolling.

"Are Carlisle and Edward related," I asked her point blank.

"Carlisle is Edward's foster dad," she said.

"But Carlisle looks so young," I responded. I was shocked to learn that Edward was once a foster child.

"Yeah," she was saying. "Carlisle and his wife Esme couldn't have children so they adopted."

"That was generous of them," I told her smiling. It had to be hard for them.

"Edward's not the only one," she went onto say. My jaw dropped.

"How many more are there," I asked.

"There are seven all together," she said. "Dr. Cullen, his wife and five kids."

"Do they all work here as well," I asked.

"Emmett is the only other one who works here," she said. That had to be the guy he sat with yesterday at lunch. "He's and x-ray tech, and he's with Rosalie. Who is totally gorgeous and helps Esme with interior designing."

I was shocked by the way Mary talked about them. She practically knew everything about them.

"Then there's Alice Cullen, a very pretty girl who plans parties and events," she kept going. "She's with Jasper Hale who looks like he is in pain, he teaches philosophy at the community college."

"How long have they lived here," I asked.

"A little over two years," she said. "They came here from Alaska, except Edward of course."

"Why is that," I asked.

"He was finishing pharmacy school," she responded.

"Where did he go to school," I was curious now.

"He attended the Appalachian College of Pharmacy," she said. "I keep forgetting where it is."

"Grundy, Virginia," I automatically responded. "It's a little over three hours from Knoxville." I said that without even thinking, what came over me just then.

"Really that close," she said. "I can't believe that. I do think that he is a total hottie."

Did she really just say that out loud. I mean he is handsome, but how can someone so handsome be that cruel.

"What," I said coughing.

"Oops," she was embarrassed. "Look at him that hair, and those golden eyes. Who couldn't resist that."

What golden eyes, when I saw them they were black as coal. The lights must have made them a different color I guess.

"I can," I said smiling.

"You're different then the rest of the girls here who swoon after him," she continued to say.

"Maybe," I responded laughing. "We better get back to work."

As we left my office I saw Jessica walking towards the pharmacy.

"Bella," I heard her yell. "Do you want to grab some lunch?"

"Sorry," I told her. "I'm just getting back, maybe next time."

"Ok," she said walking away defeated.

"How was lunch," I heard Mr. Webber say as I entered the pharmacy.

"Good," I responded.

"I'm going on home for the day," he said. "If you need me call the house."

"Ok, Mr. Webber," I said.

After I got situated for the afternoon the rest of the day took off. It wasn't slow but it wasn't busy either. There was no time to do anymore talking besides the usual questions about prescriptions. Before I realized it, it was 4:45pm and Edward would be getting here soon. I went ahead and placed the order in for the next day, while Mary and Seth were cleaning up. That's when I heard the door up, but it wasn't Edward. Instead it was Eric Yorkie, who popped through that door. Eric was a tall skinny Asian guy, who knew everything that the science world had to offer.

"How's my home girl Bella," I heard him say. Eric hasn't changed one bit. He was still that same old dorky person.

"Hi Eric," I told him as he hugged me. "I thought that you weren't coming in until later."

"Nobody told you," he said putting his bag down. "Edward asked to switch shifts for about week. Something came up at home and I said it was cool."

"No one told me," I said. I was shocked that he would switch shifts. There was a feeling in the pit of my stomach that made me think that I was the reason he switched shifts.

"Night Bella," Mary said leaving.

"Night Mary and Seth," I told them as they left.

"Well I better let you get to work," I told him. "Where are your techs?"

"Bella," he said. "This is Forks we only need techs during the day, you should know that."

"Sorry," I told him. "I forgot about that. If you anything I'll be in my office if you need me."

"Sure," he said.

"Good to see you Eric," I told him heading out of the pharmacy.

"You too," he yelled.

I was back in the comfort of my office, waiting for my laptop to start trying to shake a feeling. A feeling as if I was to blame for the switch in the schedule. I still didn't know what I did for him to hate me so much. I was about to check my email when I heard a knock on my door.

"It's open," I said.

"Hey, Arizona," Mike said.

What did he want? I didn't have a clue. All I knew was that he was sitting in my other chair with his feet on my desk. I wish that he would just go away.

"What is it Mike," I demanded.

"Nothing," he said with his cocky grin. "I just wanted to pick up where we left off at."

"We didn't leave off anywhere," I told him. I was mad, and wanted to rip him a good one. He got up from his chair and came towards me with a devilish look in his eyes.

"You couldn't resist me in high school," he said. He was still walking towards me, and I was trying to get around my desk. "One little kiss. Please"

"I could resist you then and I can resist you still today. I won't kiss you," I told him. "You're married to Jessica."

"She won't care," he said. I couldn't get past him to get out the door. So I did the only thing I knew to do.

"Help," I screamed. I hoped that someone would have at least heard me.

I was scared, Mike had me pinned up against the wall. I was trying with all my might to push him off.

"Stop it," I yelled at him.

"Come on just one kiss," he kept saying. I wouldn't hold my head still as I shook it from side to side.

I was going to give up hope until I heard my door swing open. It was Edward, he looked pissed as he came towards Mike and myself. He grabbed Mike by the collar of his shirt and threw him into the hallway.

"I heard the lady tell you to stop," he said pissed off and angry.

"Cullen you freak," Mike said standing up.

"Mike touch her again, and it will be your last breath," he told him.

"You and what army," Mike responded.

"Now," he demanded.

The next thing I knew Mike was running down the hall like a little school girl. Edward was standing on the other side of the office far away from me. For myself, I was shaking so hard I couldn't stand.

"Thank you," I finally said to him.

"Are you ok," he responded with.

"Yes," I said as the shaking finally stopped. He didn't say anything to me. He looked so tense that he could have killed someone on the spot. He looked at me once more then headed out the door. "Wait!" But he didn't he just kept walking down the hall.

I sat in my office for a couple of minutes before calling Charlie to come pick me up and take me home.

EPOV

My nights are restless so there's only two things that I usually do. One is to think and the other is work on my piano music. Tonight I chose to sit and think trying to clear my mind. As I sat in a chair staring out the window of my bedroom all that I could see were her brown eyes. No matter how hard I tried looking at the stars, I kept picturing Bella. Rosalie eventually got over the argument that happened earlier, because I didn't hear anymore tools being thrown around. How could my life be so simple one day and the next I am having to control my thirst? The rest of the night past by quickly and I decided that I needed to speak to Carlisle and I knew where to find him.

I walked to the second floor of the house and into office. Sure enough he was sitting at his desk reading the morning paper.

Another attack this one near the Washington border. I hope that Edward is better today.

"'Carlisle," I said. I put what he was thinking far into the back of my mind I had something else to say.

"Yes, Edward," he responded.

"Can I ask you to do something," I asked.

"Yes," he said.

I just hope that's its not to try and get rid of Bella. She is a sweet girl, and from what I heard she knows what she is doing. I can't see myself doing that to her when she just came home.

"I was wondering if you could test Dr. Swan," I said. I would use his information to judge her. "To see if she really knew what she is doing."

"Edward," he said stern. "Why would I do that." Emmett was right, something was going on with him.

"If you do it," I said. I didn't like to beg but I had to this time. "I will go talk to her tonight when she gets off from work. To tell her that I was sorry about yesterday and my actions towards her."

If this will get him back to working his normal schedule and to fix what he is going through then I can do it.

"Okay," he said. "I will do it."

"Thank you," I said.

"I will call you after I test her," he said as he got up from his desk and started towards the door. "But it won't happen right off the bat. I will decide how to test her and when today."

"Thanks," I told him.

While I waited for Carlisle to call I worked on a new piece of music for the piano. The melody was light and airy as if it could be a lullaby. As I sat and worked on the bridge, Bella kept popping up in my mind as I played it. It was if I was writing this piece for her. I stopped that piece and worked on another piece that I knew Alice and Esme enjoyed listening to.

He is playing my favorite. I heard Esme from the dinning room as she was working on model for a clients kitchen.

He's in a better mood. Alice was working hard planning an engagement party for a new couple who just moved here.

I knew that this made them happy, and I wanted my family to happy. After I finished their piece I went back to the lullaby, to see if I could make out the bridge. A couple of minutes passed by when I heard my phone go off.

*****Buzzzzz, Buzzzzz****

I looked at my phone and saw that it was Carlisle calling.

"Carlisle, how was it," I asked. I sat there and listened to him. All he could do was praise her for what she knew. Apparently she made the patient feel important and answered the parents questions. My plan failed and I was not happy but I would get over it.

"Yes," I told him. "I will be at the hospital before five tonight to talk to her."

I closed my phone and put my head down on my piano. Carlisle was happy knowing that I would try to act normal again. I decided that I would have to hunt again, since I was to be close to her. I knew that the only one I could trust would be Alice to go hunting with me. I had a couple of hours before I would have to be there.

"Alice," I said but she was already behind me.

"I know we only a little bit," she said.

We took off in my car to the state park to hunt, they had mountain lion and it was my favorite. Once we parked the car, we let our instincts take over as we headed deep into the forest.

"You know Edward," Alice started to say as we finished hunting. "Bella will be my best friend one day, so don't screw it up."

"Good grief Alice," I told her sitting up against a tree. "Let it go."

"No," She responded. She might be small but she can fight you to the death until she gets her way.

"Why not," I said. "Also what did you see last night."

"You have already made your choice," she said smiling. "Last night your choice was for her to live, that was the vision."

"Yes so," I said. She was right I wanted Bella to live, but I didn't understand the best friend thing. None the less I wanted to know the whole vision, not something I already knew.

But she didn't respond. Instead she was having another vision. This time I would listen in on it. I looked at Alice and closed my eyes so that I could see it with her. It was Bella's office and she was screaming for help. Why would she be screaming for help? Then I saw why Mike Newton had her pinned up against the wall trying to kiss her. That jackass, he can't leave any girl alone can he. I was beyond pissed by the time the vision passed.

"Go," I heard Alice say. "I can run home."

I didn't respond instead I took off for the car and the highway doing no less than 90mph. I had to get to the hospital before something bad happened to Bella. If something did happen to her then I would blame myself. I parked the car and ran into the hospital through the main entrance because the distance was shorter to her office that way. As I got closer to her office I heard it all.

"We didn't leave off anywhere," she told him. She was pissed off and I could hear it in her tone.

"You couldn't resist me in high school," he said. He was still walking towards me, and I was trying to get around my desk. "One little kiss. Please"

No one can resist me I had all the girls after me. I heard him

"I could resist you then and I can resist you now. I won't kiss you," she told him. "You're married to Jessica."

"She won't care," he said. I have gotten away with it many times before why now. I want to test her lips, they have been teasing me since she moved here the first time. He was sick in the mind if he thought that.

"Help," I heard her scream. How long before I bust the dame door down.

This shouldn't take to long since I have her pinned against the wall door. The anger kept coming I could kill him for this.

"Stop it," she yelled at him.

"Come on just one kiss," he kept saying.

If she would just hold her head still for one minute. I had had enough, it was going to end now.

I swung the door open and went towards Bella and Mike. I then grabbed Mike by the collar of his shirt and threw him into the hallway. I could have done a whole worst to him but I didn't want to do it in front of Bella.

"I heard the lady tell you to stop," I said pissed off and angry.

"Cullen you freak," Mike said standing up.

"Mike touch her again, and it will be your last breath," I told him.

"You and what army," Mike responded.

"Now," I demanded.

The next thing I knew Mike was running down the hall like a little school girl. I was standing on the other side of the office far away from Bella. She was shaking so hard she couldn't stand. I wanted to stay as far away from her as possible so that I didn't anything stupid again

"Thank you," she finally said to me.

"Are you ok," I responded with.

"Yes," she said as the shaking finally stopped. I didn't say anything to her. I was so tense that I could have killed someone on the spot. I looked at her once more then headed out the door.

"Wait!" I heard her yell. But I didn't I just kept walking down the hall.

I would talk to her when I was control of myself again. Thank goodness I went hunting this afternoon, or there would have been a death. I wanted to kick myself because I should have stayed with her. That would have been the gentleman thing to do, and that was how my parents raised me. I thought about that as I walked out of the hospital back to my car.

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