BPOV

Alice, Rosalie and Emmett left me only when the nurses came in and said visiting hours were over. Edward and Jasper had not been in to see me yet, but every time Alice called Jasper's cell she was told they were still in with the police. I had drifted in and out while they had been there. Each time I woke up I had hoped to see those beautiful green eyes. After everyone left, I gave up on seeing him that night and drifted off to sleep. Around mid-night I woke up, not remembering I was in the hospital. I started to panic. Arms wrapped around me to calm me down.

"Shhh, Bella. You are safe."

I fought the arms at first but soon calmed when I finally realized I was in the hospital. I looked up at the person holding me and smiled when the green eyes I had been looking for all day looked down at me.

"I thought they were going to keep you forever."

He leaned in and kissed my forehead, "I got here as soon as I could. Alice helped me get past the nurses, but once your doctor saw me here he told the nurses to let me stay."

I leaned against him and closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and the smell of him made me smile. I had never noticed how wonderful he smelled before. He held me as I drifted back off to sleep. I dreamed of Jacob, but for some reason I was not scared. Edward was always there. He was still holding me when I woke up the following morning. I snuggled in close to him and sighed softly. I thought he was asleep, but he wasn't.

"Good morning, Bella."

I pulled away from him a bit to look at him. He reached up to touch my cheek as I looked into his eyes. He had told me his secret just days before. He had been my secret piano player. At first I was confused, but at that moment I knew exactly how I felt. He had saved my life when he found me in the woods. I hated to think what would've happened if it had been Jacob who found me.

"Edward…" my voice caught in my through as I looked at him. "I just…"

Before I could say anything else his hand cupped my cheek and pulled my face to his. His lips were soft on mine. Briefly Jacob's face popped up in my mind; the rough kiss he gave me running through my memory. Edward's soft touches and gentle kisses washed it away for a moment though. He made me forget just briefly that I had just been kidnapped and almost forced to do horrible things. It was fleeting of course, because it all came rushing back quickly. I had to pull away quickly from Edward's kisses.

"I can't, not yet. I close my eyes, and Jacob's face is there. You made me forget briefly, but it was still there. It creeps back in. It's still too fresh."

He nodded and just watched me. I could tell there were things he wanted to say but didn't. Nothing else was said between us. We just laid there together in the silence. Our silence was short lived though. I heard Alice before she was even in the room. She smiled as she and Jasper came into the room.

"Oh, am I disturbing something? Jasper and I can come back later."

Edward laughed and stood up. "No, we were just waking up."

I gave them a small smile and sat up. Alice, of course, set about opening the curtains and perching herself on the edge of my bed. She babbled on about something she had read the night before. I had started to tune her out, letting my mind drift off to other things. The doctor coming into the room brought me back.

"Well, Miss Swan, I think you are safe to go home. We just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything we had missed. Your parents have already called and let me know that if you are ready to go back to school, you can."

I sighed. Of course, they would be sending me back to school. It didn't take a rocket scientist to know that they didn't want me around. I had this feeling they blamed me for what happened with James. I heard my step father say something about leading him on. I let those thoughts drop though. At least if I was going back to school, Edward would be there. I smiled at the doctor as he spoke. He told me that everything on my chart looked good. He also said that if I needed to talk to anyone about what I had gone through, he could recommend a good therapist.

"Well, thank you doctor, but I have one I can call if I need to."

All the eyes in the room were on me at that point. Edward knew about my past, but Jasper and Alice didn't. I just gave them a small smile. As soon as the doctor was out of the room, Alice pushed Jasper and Edward out, too. She had brought me something to wear and helped get me dressed.

"Alice, I'm not helpless. I can dress myself."

She laughed. "I know but helping you is fun. So…"

The pause let me know she wanted to know why I had a therapist. I sighed and finished getting my clothes on. Her eyes never left me, following me as I dressed. I sat down on the bed again. I looked at the floor, trying to think about what to tell her.

"There were some bad things in my past. I have a therapist that has helped me through a lot of it. I am sure she would be more than happy to help me through this."

I really didn't want to think about having to call her though. I hated that I was always in need of some sort of therapy. She was actually the reason I had said "yes" to my parents when they had talked about sending me away to school. She thought the change would do me good. Oh. how she would hate to hear that I was yet again put into a position where I would need her services.

"Well, if you ever need to talk, you know I am here for you, too. And Edward, well he is in love with you so I am sure he would listen, too."

My eyes shot up and locked on her face. "Edward is what?"

She giggled and made sure all my things were collected before ushering me out of the room. She didn't repeat that Edward was in love with me, but it had been said. My mind was everywhere as we headed out of the hospital. I was panicking about leaving the hospital and looked everywhere as we headed to the car. I was also trying to wrap my mind around the fact that Alice had said Edward was in love with me. It was almost too much to take in. I had a small panic attack before we got to the car.

EPOV

I took Bella's things from Alice as we headed out of the hospital. I could see that Bella was tense, but I had a feeling anyone in her position would've been. Before we got to Jasper's car, she broke down. It was a small panic attack, but it was still a panic attack. I dropped her stuff where I was standing and wrapped my arms around her. I held her close as she shuddered and cried. She clung to me, and I couldn't get her to walk. I saw Alice pick up Bella's stuff and move to the car.

Since I couldn't get her to walk, I picked up Bella and carried her to the car. She continued to quietly sob as I placed her in the back seat and climbed in with her. I held her close as we headed back to the school. I didn't know what to do for her, but she seemed calmer in my arms then she did when I wasn't touching her. I didn't move when Jasper pulled into the school's parking lot. Thankfully, it was quiet. The only people standing there waiting for us were Emmett and Rosalie.

I leaned in close to Bella's ear and whispered, "If you don't get out, you know Emmett will come get you."

I saw a small smile spread across her face, and Bella moved to get out of the car. She stopped before getting out and shifted to face me completely. I couldn't tell what was going through her mind, but I could tell it was serious. I just waited to say anything.

"Edward, Alice said something to me in the hospital that I am trying to figure out. I just want to say this before I can't," she paused, and I was terrified of what would come out of her mouth next.

I held my breath.

"Edward, I love you. I knew it before I was taken. Seeing you there in the woods just made me love you more."

I was left speechless as she climbed out of the car. I wondered what Alice had said to her. I think they were all standing there staring at me when I snapped back to the moment and climbed out of the car.

"You know, I was beginning to think I was going to have to go get your pillow and a blanket. Do you want to move into my car?" Jasper just grinned as he spoke.

I heard Alice giggle. "Let's get Bella inside. We can discuss Edward's sleeping arrangements later."

I smiled and moved toward Bella. She was looking at the ground, and I could see her cheeks were a light shade of red. It was kind of cute to see her blushing. All right, I thought it was more than kind of cute. I put my arm around her and started to lead her to the building our rooms were in, but she stopped short and stared off. I looked from her face to where she was staring but saw nothing. I looked back at her and frowned.

"Are you sure you want to do this? I mean, I am sure we could get you a flight home. I would even be willing to go with you. Phoenix can't be all that bad."

She snapped out of the trance she had been in and laughed at me. "You would hate Phoenix. I think I will be okay. I just need to deal with having to face the demons head on."

I pulled her close. I crushed her against my chest and buried my nose in her hair. She smelled good. I released her slowly, and we headed toward the rooms. I was just happy that she was back with us and not with Jacob. I had meant it when I told her I would go to Phoenix with her. I would have followed her anywhere. She meant that much to me.

Alice and Rosalie were unpacking her few things from the hospital when we walked in. I didn't want to let her go but did when Alice came and whisked her away from me to their room. I stood there watching them walk away. Once the door to their room was shut, I sighed and fell back onto the couch. Jasper was sitting in the chair closest to me.

"She'll be okay."

I nodded without looking at him. I closed my eyes and just let my mind wander. Jasper kept talking, but I tuned him out. I had other things on my mind. It had been a few days since I had played anything, and I could feel the familiar itch in my hands to play. I didn't want to leave Bella, though. I knew she would be safe here with everyone, but I couldn't help myself. I wanted to stay near her.

I was brought back to the real world when someone knocked on the common room's door. Jasper jumped up to answer it as I turned on the couch. Outside the door were the headmaster and the same officer that had come the night Bella had been taken.

"I am sorry to bother you, Mr. Cullen, Mr. Hale. The police did not get a chance to talk to Bella in the hospital. The doctors asked them to let her rest."

Jasper nodded a bit, "She just got back. The girls took her into their room to lie down. Let me check to see if she is awake."

I wondered how hard it was going to be on Bella. When Jasper came out of the girls' room with Bella, I moved to stand near her. She gave me a small smile and looked to the police officer.

"You wanted to talk to me."

The officer nodded, "Yes ma'am, if you are feeling up to it. I just need your statement."

I watched her bite her lip. I lightly touched the small of her back, and she sighed softly. She motioned for the officer to sit down. The next hour or so was spent listening to her tell him everything that had happened. As she got to him forcing the kiss and the pinning her to the wall, I cringed a bit. It killed me that he had touched her at all, but knowing he had been so rough in touching her made my stomach turn. I wanted to do very bad things to him.

She didn't move when the officer said "thank you" and headed out of the room. The headmaster told her to take it easy for a few days before returning to classes. She thanked them both for coming and leaned against me as they left. I wrapped my arms around her and held her close to me. I felt her body shaking and realized she was crying again. I just held her and let her cry. I didn't know what to say. I figured just letting her cry was the best thing for her. A while later she pulled away from me a bit and wiped at her face with both hands, her face red from crying.

"Edward, will you play something for me?"

I smiled a bit and nodded, "Of course. When?"

"Later. I want to rest for a little bit. It has already been a long day."

I pulled her close again briefly before she got up to go lay down. I watched her walk away and smiled when she looked back at me.

"I meant it when I said I loved you, Edward."

I blushed and whispered, "I love you, too."

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