Disclaimer: All characters belong to Stephanie Meyer

Chapter 5

"Alice what do I wear? What if he decides that we shouldn't be together?" I was rambling as I ran around my room.

"Bella!" Alice exclaimed putting her hands on my shoulders to stop me from running. "Take a deep breath and listen to me. This is Edward. He isn't going to do that. He really loves you. I have never seen him look at any other girl the way he looks at you. I already have an outfit picked out for you and we are going to my parents for dinner first." She said. I took a deep breath.

"Ok. I'm just nervous." I admitted.

"It will all be ok." She smiled and danced out of my room and came back a few seconds later holding a neatly folded pile of clothes. She handed me the clothes.

"Now get dressed. We are leaving soon." Alice said and left. I put the outfit on. It was really cute. I was wearing a pair of dark straight leg jeans and a tan shimmery sweater. She also gave me brown ugg boots to wear. Overall it was cute and comfortable. My hair was straight and pinned half up with a clippie.

"Come on Bella, we have to go." Alice called from the living room.

"Coming!" I said back, quickly grabbing my purse and running out. Alice whistled. I blushed and laughed.

"Let's go." She said, smiling and we both walked out to her car. The drive was short to the Cullen mansion. Walking inside everyone was there.

"Bella, Alice, my beautiful girls come here." Esme said giving us both hugs.

"Hi Esme."

"Hey Mom." We replied.

"Hi Alice. Hi Bella. How have you been?" Carlisle said.

Hey dad." Alice said giving him a quick hug and ran off to find Jasper.

"Hi Carlisle. I've been good. How about you?" I said.

"I've been good thank you." He said smiling and gave me a small hug.

"Hey Bella." Rose said giving me a hug.

"Hey Rose."

"Bella Boo!" Emmett exclaimed engulfing me in a bear hug.

"Hey Em." He set me down.

"Hey there Bells." Jasper said.

"Hey Jazz."

"So, do I finally get to say hi to my girlfriend?" Edward asked, leaning against the doorframe wearing his famous crooked grin. I walked over to him and he kissed me, leaving me speechless.

"Hello to you too." I whispered. Edward chuckled. "Are you going to tell me where we are going tonight?" I asked.

"No. It is a surprise. But we are leaving shortly after dinner." Edward told me, winking and walking away. I went to go stand by Alice and Rose.

"Did he tell you where he is taking you tonight?" Rosalie asked. I shook my head and frowned.

"No and he knows I hate surprises. All he said was that we were leaving after dinner."

"I'm sure the surprise will be worth not knowing in advance." Alice said smiling. I laughed.

"Dinner!" Esme called. Alice and Jasper walked into the dining followed by Emmett and Rose. Edward smiled and intertwined our hands as we walked into the dining room. We sat across from each other. Throughout dinner we kept looking at each other, not really paying attention to what else was going on around us.

"Edward did you hear me?" I heard Carlisle ask, causing Edward and I to look away from each other. Everyone tried to stifle their laughter but failed.

"Sorry Carlisle, I didn't hear you." Edward answered. Carlisle chuckled.

"I said, I need you to come to the hospital. There has been a short of staff and they need a lot of help." Edward and I glanced at each other. I gave him a look saying it was ok and smiled reassuringly.

"Sure Carlisle." Edward replied, excusing himself from the table and motioning for me to follow. I excused myself and followed. We walked upstairs and into his room.

"Bella, I am so sorry. I will make it up to you." He said sincerely.

"Edward, it isn't a big deal. I understand and I knew that this was going to happen sooner or later." I said. He didn't look convinced.

"Sometimes I wish that I didn't work. Then we could have all the time in the world to ourselves." He told me while changing his shirt. Wow. Muscles.

"I know Edward, me too but work comes with life." He laughed and walked towards me after he was ready to go to the hospital. We were standing in the doorway and his hands held my face.

"Tomorrow night?" He asked. I smiled and nodded.

"Sounds like a date." Edward chuckled. After kissing me passionately on the lips, he left. I sighed. My gosh, I was acting like it was the end of the world he was just going in for work.

"Bella?" I heard Alice's voice.

"Coming!" I called back. I began walking towards the stairs and she met up with me.

"So since Edward is gone tonight want to have a girl's night?" She asked enthusiastically. I laughed.

"Sure Alice. That would be fun." I replied.

"Yay!" She exclaimed clapping her hands. So Rose, Alice and I were heading up the Port Angeles to walk around the shops.

"Bye girls. Have fun and be safe." Esme told us as we walked out to their garage.

"Bye Esme. We will." I said waving.

"Bye Mom, don't worry." Alice said giving her a hug.

"Bye Esme!" Rose exclaimed. Since it wasn't a shopping spree or crazy mall trip, I didn't have a problem or have any reason to complain.

"I'm driving!" Alice exclaimed. Rose and I laughed and got into her yellow Porsche. We blasted music all the way to Port Angeles.

"Remember Alice, we are just here to walk around. No buying everything in every store." I said.

"Bella, do you think we will leave here without Alice buying at least two bags of things?" Rose asked. I shook my head.

"No but I thought I would give it a try." I said. Rose laughed.

"Man, you two are making it seem like I have a sickness or something." Alice said. Rose and I looked at her.

"You do." We said at the same time. All three of us burst out laughing.

"So Bella, how are you and Edward?" Rose asked.

"We are good, way better than before." I answered honestly.

"You didn't think you two would ever get back together did you? After you left Chicago." She asked. I thought for a moment. I really didn't. Just because we said we would didn't mean we would stay true to that.

"Honestly, I didn't. I wanted to but I didn't want to get my hopes up that he would call me back. For all I knew he could have completely forgotten about me and got with some other girl, married her, had a family and lived happily ever after." They both laughed.

"But he didn't. He was waiting for you. He talked about you constantly I just didn't know it was you." Alice said.

"He talked about me?" I asked. She nodded.

"All the time."

"How come you never told me you had a cousin named Edward?" I asked.

"I might have mentioned it a couple times but he never came up and you never asked." She said laughing.

"Well I didn't know I was supposed to ask." I replied laughing. We arrived in Port Angeles and began walking around.

"Coffee break anyone?" Rose asked.

"Yes please." Alice and I answered right away. We walked into a coffee shop and there were signs saying a show was happening tonight.

"Let's watch the show." Alice suggested. Rose and I agreed We ordered our coffees and found an empty table.

"Ooh, this is exciting." Rose whispered as the lights dimmed and a girl and guy walked onto the stage. After introducing themselves the guy began playing guitar and the girl sang. They were really good. When they finished, the shop erupted into applause. We stayed until it was finished.

"That was really good." I said as the three of us walked outside.

"Yeah it was." Rose agreed.

"We should come up here more often, maybe bring the guys." Alice said.

"Sounds like a good idea." Rose said. "Ok Alice, one more store then we need to head back.

"Ok!" Alice exclaimed. She ran into the next boutique store she saw. Rose and I followed her in. She was grabbing shirts, pants and shoes.

"All done." Alice said about six bags later.

"Home now?" I asked. She nodded and smiled. As we walked outside, rain began pouring down. Running to Alice's car we blasted the heater and pulled out of the parking spot.

"Alice please drive more carefully than you did on the way up here considering the weather circumstances." I said.

"Don't worry Bella." She said reassuringly. Alice drove the speed limit and kept her eyes on the road. We were dancing and singing. I noticed the rain had begun to fall even harder. The road was no longer visible more than five feet in front of the car and that last thing I remember was the skidding of wheels and crunching of metal. Everything went black.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

My eyes fluttered open and I couldn't remember where I was or what that beeping noise was. It was annoying me. When I focused in on my surroundings I recognized the all too white and clean environment of a hospital. I groaned. A knock came from the door, and then a nurse walked in.

"Hello Miss Swan. How are you feeling?" She asked very politely and softly.

"Umm, I'm fine I guess." I answered. She nodded and smiled.

"I'll send the doctor in to check that everything is ok." She said and walked out. A few minutes later Edward walked in. He was my doctor?

"Oh, Bella. I am so glad you are awake." He said running to the side of my bed.

"Edward, what happened? All I remember is the rain and then the car going out of control." I said.

"You, Rose and Alice were in an accident last night coming home from Port Angeles." My eyes widened remembering that Alice and Rose were in the car.

"Oh my gosh. Are they alright? Are they seriously injured?" I asked in a rush.

"Bella, love, calm down." Edward said taking my hand. "They are both fine, minor injuries. All three of you were very lucky. You have a broken leg and lots of bruising. Alice's arm is broken and she was cut from the glass. Rose has a small amount of cracked ribs and a small neck injury." I cringed. "Don't worry Bella, I promise they will be fine." He said. I nodded.

"Now I have to go into doctor mode." He said causing me to giggle. Edward smiled.

"Now, does anything hurt?"

"Just my leg." He nodded, took my blood pressure, wrote some things down and told me he would be right back. Emmett and Jasper came in.

"Belly! How are you feeling?" Emmett asked.

"I've been better." I answered. He laughed. "How are Rose and Alice doing?" I asked.

"They are good. Awake now." Jasper answered. We talked for a little bit longer before they left to go visit their girlfriends. No one else came and I was extremely bored. So I began playing with the buttons to adjust the bed I was laying in.

"That bored huh?" Edward asked coming into my room and making me jump. I laughed.

"Yes, there is nothing to do. I hate hospitals." I said.

"You will be able to leave soon. As long as everything is healing correctly. But Carlisle and I may be able to get the three of you out sooner." Edward said winking. "I'll be back in a little bit." He kissed my forehead and left. Once visiting hours ended and all was quiet in the hospital, I decided to test my limits and try to sneak into Alice or Rose's room. I noticed a wheelchair right by my bed. I carefully maneuvered myself out of my bed and into the chair. Quietly I wheeled out of my room and found Alice's, which was right next to mine. Making sure there was no one in there I opened the door and wheeled in. She was awake.

"Bella!" She exclaimed.

"Shhh." I said laughing. "Hi Alice." She smiled. I was able to give her a hug from where I was sitting.

"Oh, Bella I am so sorry. I should have been paying more attention. I'll never forgive myself for what happened." She whispered, her eyes tearing up.

"Hey, Ali it isn't your fault. You were paying attention. None of us died and all we have is a few broken bones. We'll be alright." I assured her rubbing her arm. She smiled weakly.

"Bella, what are you doing in here?" I heard Carlisle ask as he came into Alice's room. I chuckled nervously.

"I needed someone to talk to. I was ok enough to get into the wheelchair and come in her. She was awake so I promise I didn't wake her up." I said. He chuckled.

"It is quite alright. I'll let you stay in here until Edward comes back around." He said. I nodded.

"Thank you." I said. He smiled and walked out. Alice and I talked for a while. Edward came into her room 15 minutes later.

"Hey love." He said. I sighed. He laughed knowing why I did that.

"Alice, I'll try and come back tomorrow." I said giving her a hug.

"Maybe we cane go see Rosalie." She suggested. I nodded and waved. Edward wheeled me back into my room and lifted me effortlessly out of the chair and onto my bed.

"Bella, try and get some rest. I'll be back in the morning." Edward told me. He kissed me lightly on the lips before saying goodnight and leaving. I fell asleep, but I kept tossing and turning the whole night. I did not sleep well in hospital beds. The next morning I awoke to hearing Charlie and Edward talking.

"Hey Bells." Charlie said giving me a hug. "I'm sorry I couldn't visit yesterday. I was stuck at the station and they wouldn't let me leave." He said.

"It's ok dad." I said smiling. Edward left and Charlie and I talked for a little bit before he had to leave.

"Hey Bella, great news." Edward said walking in. "The three of you get to leave today. Carlisle and I will take you home when we end our shift."

"Yay! I get to go home." I exclaimed. He laughed. At 3:00, we were able to leave. I drove with Edward, Alice and Rose drove with Carlisle. Alice was staying with Jasper and Rose with Emmett. That left me all alone.

"Bella, do you really think I would let you stay home alone?" Edward asked.

"No." I said laughing.

"Of course not, so we can either stay at my house, your house or Esme and Carlisle's." He said. I thought for a moment.

"Would it be alright if we stayed at my place?" I asked.

"Of course, whatever is more comfortable for you." He smiled and took my hand in his. "I'll just need to grab a few things." I nodded and we drove to his house first. Edward grabbed a bag of things and we drove back to my place.

"Thank you for staying with me." I said as we walked through the front door. Edward smiled.

"Anytime." He said. I sat down on the couch and put my crutches against the wall.

"Hungry?" I nodded. "What would you like?"

"You choose." I said. He looked deep in thought.

"Homemade chili soup and cornbread?" He asked.

"Mmm…sounds delicious. Are you really going to make it homemade?" I asked as he walked into the kitchen.

"Esme and my mom did teach me a few recipes. I don't know a whole lot of them but enough to keep me from eating from living off frozen TV dinners." I laughed. Half an hour later we were sitting on the couch, eating chili and watching movies. He did dishes as well, since I could barely stand on my own. After the dishes were done, I snuggled into his side and we watched more movies. Sometime during one of the movies I fell asleep. I sort of awoke when Edward carried me to my room. He laid me down on my bed and pulled the covers to my shoulders. Kissing my forehead he whispered, "Goodnight love."

"Goodnight." I murmured back, then fell into a deep sleep.

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