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I watched Blake talk on the phone with Marie. I'm not sure if he knew we could hear everything Marie was saying as well as him, but we could. When he hung up, he looked really upset. Esme rushed over and enveloped him in a motherly hug. My eyes softened at the sight. Then Blake turned to me, sadness in his eyes.
"Carlisle," he said quietly. "Can you do me a huge favor?"
I looked at him and immediately said "Of course, what is it?"
"Well," he looked down at his shoes shyly as Esme released him. "I was wondering…I was wondering if maybe you could, um, if you could possibly go down to the Phoenix hospital that Bella's at and…maybe could you be her doctor?"
"Oh Blake," I said quietly, "Of course. Of course I can be your sister's doctor."
Just then, Alice appeared. Blake jumped, shocked. His girlfriend had obviously hidden her vampirism from him very well. Alice ignored him and started talking to me, vampire speed.
"Oh Carlisle I knew you would make the right decision so I already booked you a plane ticket and Blake is going to go down with you to see Marie and then all three of you will fly back up next week when Bella's released. Oh! I just realized something! Bella Marie Swan…Marie Adams! Marie's name is the same as Bella's middle name! Wow! But anyways, Bella doesn't know about us and Marie doesn't know that Blake is coming down so DO NOT SPOIL THE SURPRISE and don't forget he has to eat and go to the bathroom and stuff. I already packed your bags, him and you, I mean. It's enough stuff for two weeks I think so you should be fine and I included your doctoring stuff and I already called the hospital. They said that its absolutely fine if you doctor there for a week and only one patient. They understood that she had been through something." Then she took a deep breath. Blake just stared at her and his jaw was dropped. I could tell he didn't get a word of that, so I turned to him.
"Come on Blake, we are going down together. You get to see Marie while I treat Bella. We need to get going if we are going to make the plane though." I reached out and grabbed his sleeve, tugging him forward. He stepped softly, then blinked and straightened up, stepping more regularly and keeping pace with me at my "human walk."
He then stopped dead in his tracks and looked back at Alice. He opened his mouth to speak when she cut him off.
"Oh Blake, of course I packed you a bag! Don't be silly! And yes, your favorite jeans and hoodie are in there. No, I did not pack your favorite sneakers because you are wearing them and you won't need your guitar so don't even ask."
He looked at her in shock, then I realized that we hadn't explained all of our powers yet.
"I'll explain later, I promise," I muttered to him as I tugged him forward again. He compiled, easing into a walk with me again. We headed outside, calling out our good-byes behind us, and headed for the car. He slid in the passenger side of my Mercedes easily, as I did in the driver's seat.
I started off for the airport, which was in Anchorage. Blake looked out the window, deep in thought. I knew to leave him alone, he looked like he really needed the time alone in his mind. I pressed the power button on the stereo system quietly and turned it up a bit. I heard a song come on, one that I didn't recognize, and the quality was amazing. I looked back at it and realized it was on CD mode. I turned it up a bit more, peeking at Blake to make sure I didn't disturb him. I wasn't, so I faced the road and listened to the lyrics.
She was starin out the window of their SUV
Complainin, sayin "I can't wait to turn eighteen"
She said, "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own roots"
Momma put the car in park out there, in front of the school
She kissed her head, and said "I was just like you"
I wondered what a country CD was doing in my Mercedes, but shrugged off the thought as the chorus came on.
You're gonna miss this,
You're gonna want this back.
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast.
These are some good times,
So take a good look around.
You may not know it now,
But your gonna miss this.
I heard a heart race and looked over at Blake, worried. His back was stiff and his jaw was a straight line. He couldn't fool me though. Tears were streaming down his faces slowly, and his bottom lip quivered infinitesimally. He seemed to realize I was watching and turned his head to the side, to look out the window again. He ducked his head, making his soft brown hair fall around his face, as a shield. It didn't do him much good, I could smell the salt and I saw his reflection in both the glass of the window and mirror on the side.
Tears were flowing down his face and he was biting his lip. The next part of the song came on and I tore my gaze away from Blake to listen to it.
Before she knows it,
She's a brand new bride.
In her one-bedroom apartment,
And her daddy stops by.
He tells her it's a nice place,
She says, "It'll do for now".
Starts talking about babies,
And buyin a house.
Daddy shakes his head,
And says "Whoa baby, just slow down."
Cuz you're gonna miss this,
You're gonna want this back.
You're gonna wish these days,
Hadn't gone by so fast.
These are some good times,
So take a good look around.
You may not know it now,
But you're gonna miss this.
I looked back over at Blake from the road, which wasn't very exciting. Blake's mouth was now open, gasping and sucking in great heaving breaths. I pulled over on the side of the road silently, even though it was totally dead. I then unbuckled Blake (I never buckled, myself) and brought him into the back of the car, hitching myself over the armrest easily. He didn't fight at all, just lay limp in my arms.
I sat myself in the backseat and rested him across the seat, his head on my lap. He sobbed harder and pulled himself into a ball on the floor of the car, packing up surprisingly small. I rubbed his back.
"It's okay to cry Blake, it's perfectly fine," I murmured softly. This set off another round of tears and heart wrenching sobs. "I feel horribly Blake, but this really had to happen." He now looked up at me slowly, confused by my last sentence.
"Wh-what?" he croaked, slowing the flow of tears for now.
"Blake," I said firmly, "This would have happened anyway. You and Marie are quite obviously soul-mates, significant others. You would have ended up together no matter what. It was supposed to happen and it did. Now you will live out the rest of eternity together, happily."
He looked at me, fresh tears on the brink of falling. "But…I'll have those memories. I'll know what I left behind." His lower lip started trembling dangerously again as the song hit chorus again.
"Blake," I whispered, my eyes softening even more. "Marie didn't tell you…did she?"
His forehead wrinkled in confusion. "No?"
"Oh, dear." I said quietly. "Oh my…well…Blake, I want you to take this calmly, okay?"
He gave me a skeptical look. "Okay?"
"Alright. Well, Blake, when you turn into a vampire, the venomous parasite eats away at everything in your body, right?" I paused and he nodded. "Blake…your brain isn't spared. Your memories aren't spared."
He looked at me in shock, his jaw actually dropping. "You…you…you are joking, right?" he asked me. His whole jaw was trembling now, and when I shook my head no, he buried his head on his knees and sobbed again. I sighed and patted his head gently, then hopped over the seat and took up my position in the driver's seat again. I started back on the road, never having turned the car off. I changed the song as soon as I could. Another country song came on.
I woke up early this morning around 4am,
With the moon shining bright as headlights on the interstate,
I pulled the covers over my head and tried to catch some sleep,
But thoughts of us kept keeping me awake.
Ever since you found yourself in someone else's arms,
I've been tryin my best to get along,
But that's okay.
There's nothing left to say but,
Take your records, take your freedom.
Take your memories-I don't need em.
Take your space and take your reasons,
But you'll think of me.
And take your cat and leave my sweater,
Cause we have nothing left to weather,
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better,
But you'll think of me.
I heard his heart race from the back again and his breath come in gasps. Gosh! I thought. Who's CD was this, anyways?
I switched it at once and almost laughed at what came on next. Of COURSE it has to be another sad song, why wouldn't it be?
This time,
This place,
Misused,
Mistakes,
Too long,
Too late,
Who was I to make you wait?
Just one chance,
Just one breath,
Just in case theirs just one left,
Cause you know,
You know,
You know.
I love you,
I loved you all along.
I miss you,
Been far away for far too long.
I keep dreaming,
You'll be with me and you'll never go.
Stop breathing,
If I don't see you anymore.
Blake's sobs rang throughout the car. I felt such a pain at hearing them, I knew exactly what they were for too. He was mourning his lost relationship with Bella, all of the memories and the future they could have shared. I felt horrible, and then realized that this car ride was going to seem longer than it was.
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Spack
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