Warning: Major fluff J
I slept for about 12 hours that day. When I woke, Edward was at my side.
"Good morning love" he mumbled as he smoothed my frazzled hair back over the top of my head.
"Mmm, morning Edward" I replied happily, there was not another place on earth I'd rather be right now. We enjoyed each other's embraces for a while, until I excused myself to shower and freshen up. I called Charlie. Apparently he had been well updated twice a day each day by the Cullen's. He had gone away for a week on his fishing trip that he had been planning for a while. He regretted it, but Carlisle had assured him I would be in good hands. I told him that I felt fine, and let him get back to his vacation. This would be the last day that I would have to take the strep medication, even though I missed it for 2 days. Esme had prepared a large amount of food for me, almost like a buffet. I chowed down while Edward happily looked on, glad to refill my cup. By around 2 that day I had enough energy for a walk. Edward was hesitant, but I assured him we wouldn't have to go far. We passed Jasper, Alice, and Emmett in the living room. Esme and Carlisle had gone out to hunt, and Rosalie was shopping. Emmett was extremely bored, so he decided to bother us.
"Bella!" He called as I walked into the room, and he raced over to embrace me.
"Em-Em-" I attempted to greet him, but I was being squished.
"Emmett!" Yelled Edward unhappily. "You're crushing her!" He shouted angrily as he pried Emmett's vice like arms off of me.
"Sorry" he apologized with a smug grin. I smiled at him and Edward snaked his arm around behind my back and led me out the door. The fresh air was amazing, I breathed it in and sighed contently as we strolled through the forest. Edward was leading me to the meadow, I realized with a smile. We spent a good amount of time in the meadow, kissing and just loving each other. When we returned to the house, Edward told me that he would be right back, and rushed off to get whatever he needed. I meandered around the perimeter of the house, stopping where Edward's window was. I involuntarily shivered when I saw the tree the visitor sat in to watch me. I almost walked past it, when I saw an unusual sparkling rock near the trunk of the tree. My breath hitched when I realized that it was a vampire's arm. My strength failed me and I fell to my knees, uttering an awful choking noise that I could not control. Seconds later, Jasper was by my side, sensing my emotional distress.
"Bella?" He asked kneeling in front of me. The color had drained from my face, and my eyes were fixed on the stray limb. He turned, seeing the arm, he left me to go examine it. A few seconds later, Edward had returned with wild flowers from our meadow. He dropped the bouquet when he saw my expression and my lack of color. He rushed over to me, and held me tight.
"What's wrong love, are you feeling well? No, you're chilled." He leaned back to look into my face.
"Bella?" He questioned again, waving his hand in front of my eyes. He eventually averted his eyes to the arm that I had been staring at. Jasper was leaning over it intently. Edward picked up the scent immediately. He left my side for seconds, giving Jasper instructions on how to dispose of the limb, also asking him to find the rest of the body and do the same with it. He returned to me then, and gently took me into his arms. I was numb. The scene replayed in my head many times, it was burned into my eyelids. I couldn't close my eyes to escape it. Instead I vacantly stared at the buttons on Edward's shirt while his golden eyes scrutinized mine. He laid me on the couch, and called Carlisle. I picked up on some parts of the conversation.
"Shock? I don't know, did we hydrate her enough?" "No, it was his arm" "I found her kneeling on the ground…Yes…Yes..." "Hurry please". And just like that he was by my side again.
"He won't hurt you Bella, Jasper got rid of him. He was only there because that was where he was when I killed him in your dream. You won't ever see him again." He convinced me. He took my hand and wrapped his hand around the back my head, his stare melting me. "I swear to you Bella." I must have nodded, because he buried his face in my hair again, whispering about his love for me. It warmed me, almost melting away the bad images inside. Carlisle arrived later, conducting a few tests on me. He prescribed lots of food and water, one last dose of medicine, and some TLC from Edward. He carried me to the kitchen where he prepared me a sandwich. He was delighted when I asked for another.
The next few days were wonderful. Edward pampered me and we spent lots of time together. I didn't want to return home when Charlie got back from his fishing trip, but I knew he would be worried about me. Edward drove me home and kissed me goodbye.
"You'll be here tonight, right?" I asked.
"Of course" he smiled. "Not such a bad day then eh?"
And it was a good day.
Until it wasn't.
The End! I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I did. Thanks for all the reviews, favorites, and follows, and don't forget to come back soon, because I'm currently writing a new story!