A/N: Alright, I starting to get back into the groove of regular updating. Finally. Anyway here is chapter 5 of Patching Up. Enjoy!

BPOV

I must have been out for a while because I woke up in a hospital bed. At first my vision was blurry, but then it cleared up and I saw Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Edward's father. He smiled at me. I smiled weakly back.

"Well Bella, it seems you have a bit of a concussion. But, don't worry you'll just have to stay in bed for a few days and take a bit of pain relievers. You probably have a headache right now." I didn't notice the throbbing in my head until he said that.

He administrated some pain medication through my I.V. The headache slowly faded away. I sighed in relief. Edward came busting in then.

"Bella! Are you OK?" He asked worriedly. He worries way too much. I explained to him that I only had a slight concussion and that I would have to miss school for a few days.

"I still don't like the situation. If only I had caught the ball, then this never would have happened." He blamed himself. I rolled my eyes.

"Edward, this is not your fault. Ok? This would never be your fault. Understand?" He sighed and nodded his head.

"Good. Now when can I go home?" Carlisle came in.

"Your dad is filling out the release papers right now. So, you can start dressing." He answered my question.

I got up and went to the bathroom. My clothes were nicely folded in the corner of the sink. I decided to take a shower. I felt so dirty. I untied my hospital gown and turned the shower on. I stepped in and let the water relax my muscles. Boy, were they tense. I stood there in the water for a few minutes before turning it off.

I towel dried my hair and unfolded my clothes. I put them on along with my shoes and stepped out of the bathroom. Edward was there waiting anxiously. His head snapped up when I stepped toward him. He smiled.

"Hey." He greeted me.

"Hi."

"So, ready to get out of here? Your dad left a few minutes ago. He said he got a call from the station and for me to take you home." He informed me.

"Yeah, sure, but first could we get something to eat first? I'm famished." I said.

He laughed and nodded his head. He grabbed my hand and I slightly winced. I was still not sure about guys or men. But, I figured I could trust Edward. He cared about me.

He took me to his car and opened my door for me. I climbed in while he went around the front and got in his side. He started the car and took off to the nearest Denny's. We went in and were seated immediately, much to my pleasure.

I looked at the menu. I decided on French toast, eggs over easy, wheat toast, and a glass orange juice. Edward—being the gentleman he was—ordered the same. Silence fell over us in an awkward way. We couldn't find anything to say. Our lunch came and we ate with no social action. We paid and left.

He dropped me off at my house. I said thanks to him and went inside. In my bedroom, I walked over to the window and watched him drive away. I collapsed on my bed and fell into a nightmarish sleep.

I woke up the next day still feeling incredibly tired. I remembered that I couldn't go to school today because of my concussion. My head was starting to pound again. My medication was downstairs. I trudged down the stairs and got a glass of water. I grabbed the bottle and tried to open it. It wouldn't budge. I tried again and again. It wouldn't move. I groaned in frustration.

It took me a whole twenty minutes to get the top off. I did a small victory dance and swallowed two pills and downed the water. I walked into the living room with a banana and some grape juice. I settled down on the couch and turned on the T.V.

I peeled my banana and took a bite. I didn't realize how good a banana could taste. I took a drink of juice also to wash the banana down. I flipped through the channels not really interested. I finally settled on some reality show and finished my banana and juice.

The door bell rang and I ran to get it. I composed myself and opened it. Alice stood there. I felt confused. Shouldn't school be going on right now?

"I decided that you needed some company, so I skipped school to come see you." She explained.

"Aww, Alice you didn't have to do that." Truth is, I'm glad she came. I would be bored out of my mind if she didn't.

"It's ok. I wanted to anyway. I brought junk food." She held up a couple of bags. I smiled and let her in. she danced to the living room and sat down the bags.

"I also brought a few board games also." One bag was filled with games I noticed. That was so like Alice. Always considerate of other people. I smiled and sat down with her. She asked me what I wanted to do first. I shrugged and pointed to the ice cream and the Sorry! Game.

She nodded and got them out. I picked out the chocolate chocolate chip ice cream. We set the board game out. I wanted the blue pieces and she wanted the yellow pieces. I drew a card. It said move seven.

Darn it.

Alice pulled out a one. Beginners luck. It was my turn and I pulled out a two. Ha. The game continued like that until I won. I smiled while Alice pouted. She said she wanted to play go fish. I shuffled and dealt the deck of cards while she refilled the bowls.

She came back and asked for aces. I shook my head. I quietly asked for fours.

"Go fish." I took a seven.

"Do you have any sixes?" Again I shook my head. She go fished.

" Fives?" I mumbled. She gave me two. I went again and asked for twos.

"No."

I pulled an ace. She asked for aces. I reluctantly handed it to her. She beamed and pulled four from her hand and set it down in front of her. The game continued and she won. She bounced up and down in her seat.

I quietly laughed and went to clean our bowls. She went to come help me.

"Are you back to not talking again." She asked quietly. I looked down to the sink. She sighed and hugged me. I hugged her back and sobbed.

"Why?" She asked.

I shook my head. She seemed to understand that I wasn't ready yet to explain. Alice nodded and went back to hugging me.

Everything was going to be alright.

Eventually.

A/N: This is not the end of the story. There is plenty more chapters to come. Review!