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EDWARD POV
I opened my eyes, and there she was, sitting lazily in the chair beside my bed, her feet propped up on one of the arms, reading Wuthering Heights as usual. She was biting her lip, obviously at an exciting part in the story. I waited for her eyes to finish scanning the page. She sighed, putting the book down.
"Edward! You're awake!" She said, looking up in my direction. She got out of her chair, and hugged me around the waist as I began to sit up. I wrapped my arms around her and squeezed. "Can't breathe!" She wheezed, and I let her go, chuckling.
"Good Morning sunshine!" I said, sneezing.
"Bless you." She said simply, smiling.
"Ugh...thanks. They gave me this medecin last night and the taste is still in my mouth." I said, making a face. She poured me a glass of water from the pitcher on the table, and I drank it gratefully, finishing it quickly.
"How are you feeling?" She asked, sitting cross legged on the end of my bed.
"Much better than yesterday, they said they might be able to let me out this evening." I told her, grinning.
"That's great!" She exclaimed, as the nurse came in. I was surprised to see that it was a guy, his dark brown, almost black curls falling into his eyes. He looked sort of latino, but not completely. I noticed Bella perk up immediately, and smiled.
"Hello, I'm Carlos. I'm a student nurse." He said amicably.
"Hey." I said politely. He looked at Bella, and smiled. She blushed faintly.
"How have you been feeling this morning ?" Carlos asked, pulling at his uncomfortable looking scrubs.
"Great." I said, making an effort to sound healthy, I really didn't want to be in here for another night.
"That's awesome, I'm going to get someone in here to take a blood test, and then I'll be back with the results later." He said.
"Thank you!" I said appreciatively.
"Who's this?" He asked, motioning towards Bella. I grinned, urging her silently to introduce herself, because I wasn't going to do it for her.
"I'm Bella." She said quietly, looking at him.
"Bella." He said with perfect Spanish sounding articulation, making the name even prettier. He shook her hand, and left the room. As soon as he was out of ear shot, she squealed.
"Edward! Did you see that!?" She said, bouncing into me. I hugged her.
"Yeah Bells." I said, smiling.
"He actually asked me, instead of the other way around!" She said excitedly, her beautiful face lit up. I shook my head, chuckling. Bella didn't see the way most men looked at her at school and when we were out. She was absolutely, positively head turning. All my friends who didn't know her very well loved to chat about how pretty she was, and when we were somewhere where we didn't know anyone, she tended to attract many stares from the opposite sex. The trouble was she didn't know it, and felt small and invisible. I was happy for her, that she seemed to like this Carlos person, and he seemed like a nice guy, but somewhere deep inside, I hated him.
BELLA POV
He was nice to look at. I admired his broad shoulders and tanned skin as he talked to Edward, and watched his full lips move smoothly. His dark, curly hair fell in ringlets into his eyes, and his smile was perfectly white. I hadn't had a crush on anyone since ninth grade, when the quiet boy in my french class smiled at me. I had hung on to his every word, however few, for weeks with the help of Alice or Rosalie. I had figured out three things by the time I stopped liking him. His name was Peter, he liked baseball, and he had a girlfriend at a different school. Although that had been so long ago, I was pretty sure this was how it felt.
"To hell with James Benna." I muttered under my breath, curled against Edward. He chuckled.
"Although I couldn't agree more, I can't help but ask why you would say that now." He said. I cursed. I had spoken before I had thought, and now had to tell Edward about James liking me.
"Well he was going to ask me out...according to Rosalie." I said, waiting for his reaction. His fists clenched and unclenched, and he growled.
"You can't be serious." He said angrily. I sat up in his arms and faced him. He was scowling, and looked ready to kill. "Bella you can't." He said, looking lost.
"Edward don't worry. Did you hear what I said? I said to hell with him." I told him, smoothing his furrowed eyebrows. He calmed down slightly, taking deep breaths.
"Right."
"I've decided Carlos is much better looking." I said happily. Edward chuckled half heartedly, and smiled.
"James needed a good beating anyways, and my fists are getting rusty." He said, smacking one into his other palm.
"I doesn't have to resort to violence." I told him, smiling.
"Oh trust me, with James it does. Sure, you've spoken to him a couple times, but you don't really know him. He treats girls like shit, and I've told him before not to mess with you." He said, pulling one of my curls.
"Well I wasn't going to say yes." I assured him, and he smacked his fist into his palm again.
"Still..." He muttered.
"I brought Harry Potter, wanna watch?" I asked him.
"Chamber Of Secrets?" He asked me, and I nodded. "You know me too well, Bells." He said. I popped the DVD into the TV on the wall, and pressed play. I settled into his arms and the movie started.
We finished the movie, and Edward sighed. I sat up looking at him.
"You know," I said, "I don't think I've ever seen you so sick."
"I don't feel that weird, it's just my lungs that hurt." He said. I cocked my head to the side.
"Hopefully you can get out of here today..." I said.
"I think I will, and they said I can go back to school also." He said. I smiled
"Good." I said, settling back into his arms. There was a silence.
"Hey Beautiful?" He said, poking my side.
"Yeah?" I answered him.
"Could you go get us some food from the cafeteria? I would come but I'm not supposed to take the I.V out today." He asked, his green eyes bright.
"Sure." I said, ruffling his hair. He smiled.
"Thanks Bella Smella." He said, and I frowned. He grinned again, and I did too, his smile being contagious. I hopped out of the bed, and made my way out of the room, walking casually down the hallway when I noticed that Alice was walking in my direction. She squealed.
"Bella!" I didn't know you were here!" She said.
"Where else would I be?" I said, smiling.
"Good point." She said, nodding. "Where are you going?"
"Cafeteria, Edward's hungry." I said.
"Of course." She said rolling her eyes. "I'll come with you." We linked arms. We walked slowly down the halls, taking in the busy bustling sights of the hospital. And then I saw him, Carlos, talking to another nurse by an ope door. I stopped in my tracks.
"Alice, do you remember when I liked Peter in grade 9?" I said, staring.
"Yeah, why?" She asked.
"That feeling just hit me again." I said, and she followed my gaze.
"Wow. He is gorgeous. Where did you meet this one?"
"He's Edward's student nurse. His name is Carlos..." I said, admiring his bright smile as he laughed at something the other nurse said.
"Go talk to him." Alice begged me.
"No way!" I said, I had never been the best at flirting.
"Just go ask him where the cafeteria is, ask him if he can show you. I'll stay back." She said, and I gulped. She gave me an encouraging look. I smiled, and walked towards him, sure that my cheeks were already a light pink.
"Hi Carlos." I said awkwardly, as I reached him. He turned around and looked bewildered for a moment.
"Oh, hey Bella. Is there something wrong with Edward?" He asked, and I shook my head.
"I was just wondering where the cafeteria is, do you know?" I said, blushing. He smiled.
"Yeah, come on, this way." He said, walking in the direction I already knew led to the cafeteria. I followed quickly, falling into step beside him. "So...is Edward your boyfriend then?" He asked, and I rolled my eyes at the familiar question.
"Edward? No no. He's my other half." I said, describing him in the only way I could. Carlos looked confused. I sighed. "My best friend since birth." I said, and he nodded.
"So you guys are close?" He asked. I chuckled.
"Close enough that you don't know how many times people have asked me that first question." I said, and he smiled. "It gets annoying after a while."
"Oh, I'm sorry." He said.
"No, I didn't mean-" I began, but he smiled.
"It's okay." He said, looking at me. We had arrived at the cafeteria by this time, and I smiled.
"Thanks." I said, and he nodded, sticking his hands in his pockets. I turned away from him, and smiled to myself, wishing I could dance on the spot. I began to walk to the counter to order, when I heard him call me.
"Bella!" Carlos called, and I twirled back around. He looked nervous.
"Yeah?" I said, biting my lip.
"I was...I was thinking we should go for a coffee sometime." He said, and I felt like my head would explode from surprise. It took me a couple seconds to answer.
"I'd love too." I said sincerely. He grinned, relieved.
"Great!" He said, swinging back on his heels. We exchanged numbers, and he hurried off, smiling one last time. I almost did do a little dance right on the spot.
EDWARD POV
She rushed back into my room, her arms carrying a tray full of french fries and flat cafeteria hamburgers. Her cheeks were glowing pink, and she smiled widely.
"What's gotten into you?" I asked, grinning as well. When she was happy, I was too.
"Carlos." She sighed, and I chuckled.
"Yes, dreamy isn't he?" I imitated a girl's high pitched voice. She smiled, slapping my shoulder playfully.
"He wants to go for coffee." She said, putting the warm tray on my lap, and settling back into her spot. She munched on a french fry.
"That's great!" I said, squeezing her shoulders.
"Yeah..." She said dreamily. Just then, Alice pranced in.
"Hey Bella! How'd it go?!" She said excitedly.
"He asked me for coffee." She said, her pretty smile lighting up her face again.
"That's awesome!" My sister said, jumping up and down on the spot. I rolled my eyes.
"I think I need to hang out with men more." I said. Bella looked offended, and sat up.
"You do. You sit around with my oaf of a brother when your not doing cool stuff with me." She said. "And Jazz."
"Ya well..." I said, and she pouted. "I'm kidding Bells! You know I have much more fun with you."
"Do I?" She said playfully. "How should I know?"
"Because...I've known you since you were pooping in diapers, and you really should trust me." I said, and she screwed up her face.
"Alright fine." She said, smiling and settling back into my arms. She really was the only one who fit there like that. No other girl I had ever been with fit in the same spot like Bella did. I always felt uncomfortable, like they were the wrong pieces of a puzzle. For the rest of the day, we sat around with Alice watching movies and munching on chips, until Carlos finally came in with the doctor to release me...hopefully. I watched Bella's features align themselves into a smile as he walked in.
"Hi." She said quietly, biting her lip. He waved and smiled. As the doctor examined me, Carlos watched and learned. Bella had to sit up and get out of my embrace, so that I could be checked over.
"Well Mr. Cullen, I think it's safe for you to go home now." He said, smiling.
"Thank you!" I said gratefully. Bella squealed.
"Finally!" She said, tousling my hair. She waved as Carlos left, and bounced up and down. "Come on! Let's go!"
"Alright, alright." I said, grinning back at her. She helped me sit up, and passed me my jacket. I had changed into my own pajamas earlier in the day. She wrapped her arm around my waist and Alice did the same on the other side, and we all three marched out of the hospital in a victory march.
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