I do not own twilight, but can someone tell me how I can own Taylor Lautner?
EPOV
When I got back to my house Alice was sitting on the front porch with her legs crossed underneath her, but I could still see her bouncing in her seat. I ran up to the door with the intention of speaking to Carlisle right away, but of course the little pixie had to stop me first.
"Ok, so I can see that you don't know what's wrong with her but do you really think scrutinizing her files is going to make a difference?", she questioned.
I was not going to be deterred, I was a man on a mission and the love of my existence was sick and I was going to figure out why. I pinched the bridge of my nose as I tried to calm myself. It wasn't Alice's fault she didn't see this coming, no one expected her to be omniscient, but it would be her fault if I didn't get inside and speak to Carlisle. I wasn't aggravated with Alice so to speak; I was pissed as hell at Jake for taking Bella away from me and being so irresponsible as to get her sick to begin with. I'm mad at myself for trusting that dog with my heart. I was always told, "If you want something done right, do it yourself". I should've known that he didn't love her like he said he does.
"Alice", stay calm, "I'm just going to ask Carlisle to go through her life to see if there's anything we missed." Before she could retort I ran past her up to Carlisle's study.
I knew that Carlisle had heard my exchange with Alice but I still had to ask if he would help me.
"Good evening Carlisle", I began.
"Edward", he said expectantly without raising his head from the book he had been reading.
I took an unneeded deep breath and began and proceeded to explain these evening's events. Because Jake is a werewolf Alice hadn't seen all that had happened, she only saw me come home in a hurry and solicit Carlisle's help.
I'm sure Carlisle could read the distress on my face when I was don. He sat in his overstuffed leather chair calmly rethinking Bella's symptoms. I, on the other hand, was about ready to beg my father for his help. Every moment we weren't reading her file was a moment closer to me possibly losing her. Then Carlisle finally spoke.
"Edward, are you sure that you want to go through her file again? You've been through it already and nothing ever jumped out at you before". The way he posed his question let me know that e was just confirming that I wanted to do this and that he was going to help me anyway. Carlisle always loved a challenge. It's been at least two hundred years, or the plague, since he came across a mystery.
"Yes Carlisle, I'm sure", I said with so much conviction he no longer questioned me, he just stood up to get Bella's phonebook size file, I cringed internally at that. Bella had been injured so many times that any one of the many injuries she has sustained could have been the beginning of a domino effect. Carlisle and I split the file in half and after two hours the only thing we had confirmed was that my heart was the clumsiest person on the planet and possibly the most fragile, I mean really who breaks their toe tripping over a leaf blower? (A/N: my mother actually did, it was hysterical)
"Edward?" Carlisle's tone got my attention.
"Yes", I answered trying to hide my enthusiasm. His thoughts let me know he found something, sort of.
"Is Bella allergic to any medication?"
What! Calm down Edward, I said to myself. Don't let your impatience get the best of you. "Um, Carlisle if she was I think her file would be littered with that information."
"Not necessarily son. Have you ever noticed that every time Bella is administered a pain killer it's either Bayer aspirin or something much stronger?" Hmm, ok no I didn't but I never questioned it before because Carlisle's been her doctor ever since we moved here.
"Maybe it's just what she preferred. You know that humans are creatures of habit." I said, still waiting for him to get to the point.
"Well, I'm just curious as to why anything she takes doesn't have Ibuprofen in it." Ok, now I'm awake, so to speak.
"What do you think that means?" I asked hopeful, two medical degrees under my belt and I wasn't following him at all.
"Well son", he started, "it could mean nothing but I do know that people with a stomach ailment can't take Ibuprofen. It eats away at the lining if their stomach is too sensitive."
Ok this is something to contemplate. "No where in her file does it say anything about her having an allergy to medication or problems with her stomach." I argued
"Well my dear Edward", oh man we're going to play Sherlock and Watson, "the file that we have here records her medical history as she goes through the ER, not her history with previous doctors or specialists."
"Ok, but the preliminary questionnaire asks enough questions so that the ER staff is flagged before any deadly mistakes can be made." I really feet like we were going nowhere.
"Edward", Carlisle said shaking his head, "since we've moved here I've been Bella's attending physician. So no real updates have been made. Her file is almost completely outdated. She's had no real reason to make any visits to the ER nor has any other doctor had to make any formal request for medication."
Light bulb!
Now I couldn't wait to get Bella here. I needed Carlisle to check her out and confirm his suspicions. I could only hope that Jake was going to call soon, damn werewolves. It was at times like this that I understood Alice's frustration at not being able to see Bella's future, if only she had let me bring her here to begin with Carlisle could have taken care of her and she'd be in my/our room recovering right now. Why did she always have to be so stubborn? I shouldn't complain about that though, it's her stubbornness that keeps us together. She sees the good in me when I can't. It's her persistence to love me that keeps me good and keeps me going. I just wish that sometimes she could see what I see and know that I only want to keep her around for as long as possible.
Suddenly I heard a car coming from a mile down the road. I know that rusted engine from anywhere, it's Jacob Black's car. I ran to the porch to greet my love and her pet Rolf. (A/N: the dog from the Muppets, come on people work with me here! I'm trying hard to find different dog names.)
Before Jake could even turn off the engine I was beside Bella's door. I opened it and let her out taking her into my arms. She still seemed weak, but she was with me now and I would do anything I could to get her strength back up. I turned to Jake and said "We've got it from here, Bella's in good hands", before turning my back on him and walking up to my house.
JPOV (Jasper)
"Man I rock at this game!"
"That's only 'cause you play the guitar already", Emmett complained.
"That has nothing to do with it, this game is about reflexes, you are just as much vampire as I am there is no reason why you shouldn't be hitting the same number of notes as me" I pointed out.
"Listen Jasper this game is rigged. This game is meant for uncoordinated humans who lack the skill to play a real instrument, I don't know why you make me play this stupid game with you anyway." Emmett said as he threw the drumsticks down.
"It's just Guitar Hero Emmett not mechanics there is no skill required. You're just mad because you have yet to master the charade of being human and you can't slow your reflexes enough to hit the notes on time. Don't get mad at me because I'm just that much better than you." I laughed.
"You think you can take me?" Emmett began before Edward's yelling cut him off.
"Where the hell do you think you're going? I never invited you in here. I told you that she'll be fine, she's with me now and unlike when she's with you I can insure that nothing is going to happen to her." Damn, why is Edward so mad and who is he talking to?
Whoa!!! What is that smell? It smells like, like….. werewolf.
"Hey Jake!" Emmett yelled just before Jake came into view. "Jasper and I were just playing Guitar Hero, wanna jump in"
"Nah, thanks Em, Bella and I need to have a discussion with Eddie over here", he said as he turned to face Edward who looked as if he was trying to carry Bella into the living room, and she looked as if she was so desperately trying to do so on her own.
Man, why is it every time I'm near Bella I feel, I don't know funny? Two years she's been dating Edward and I still can't figure out what it is. I've worked so hard with Alice to control my bloodlust I really hope that's not it, but whenever she's in the room I have the sudden urge to leave, almost like I can't breathe when she's in here, which is funny since I don't even need to breathe.
"Bella, are you alright?" I asked, just trying to feel her out. Can it really be me?
"Yes, Jasper I'm fine." Her tone made me think that she was more or so answering an unasked question posed by Edward. But I still wanted to leave, and then Jacob started.
"Why don't you guys stay? What we have to talk about is something I think your entire family should know. Carlisle, Alice, Rose, Esme!" He said. There really is no reason to yell they could all hear him even if he was a mile away.
Carlisle was the first to come down, he arrived so quickly it's almost as if he was waiting and knowing.
Jake waited a moment before turning to Bella, whom Edward had already sat on the couch. He had his arm wrapped around her waist protectively looking into her face expectantly.
"Bella", he whispered to her, "is there anything you wanted to share with me?" His tone made it obvious that he already knew what that something was and he was just giving her the chance to tell him and come clean. I don't' know what they're talking about, but something tells me that it was something close to way too personal for the rest of us to be listening to, but then again we were all asked to be here so I hope that what she says is not too bad.
Bella looked at Jake almost pleadingly, but in a very weak way. How did I not notice that she looked so physically weak when she walked in here? Jake shot a look that seemed to say either you say it or I will. Bella just took a deep breath and looked at her lap. Ok this is taking way too long and beginning to drag. Then Edward shot me a glance and growled lowly at me.
"Fine, I'll tell them." Jake began, and it seemed that Bella sank further into her seat and into herself.
"Edward as you know Bella was sick earlier this evening", Jake said, Edward just nodded his head whilst looking painfully at Bella. Well that's news, no wonder she looks weak. But that can't be cause for such a huge alarm, she's human they get sick all the time.
"Well our visit to the ER was very informational. It seems that Bella has been keeping something from all of us for a very long time." He glanced at Bella again waiting for her to begin speaking at any moment, but she just continued to stare into her lap. Her emotions were going haywire. She was embarrassed and angry, scared and that other something else that I haven't been able to pinpoint in two years.
Carlisle crossed the room and kneeled before Bella. He took her wrists into his hands and pressed his thumbs onto the back of her hands rubbing circles as if trying to soothe her. "Bella," he began in that soft voice that he reserved for soothing his patients. She looked up at him with sorrow in her eyes and breathed a defeated sigh into his face. I don't know how that man could do that; I mean if a human breathed directly into my face I would have gone ballistic. To the untrained eye it appeared that Carlisle was trying to placate Bella into telling us her secret, but to the rest of us who know Carlisle could tell right away he was checking her vitals as he looked directly into her eyes.
Then Bella began her story and she despite staring directly into Carlisle eyes she directed her first sentence to Edward.
"Edward, I'm so sorry." She said this so softly if everyone in the room wasn't supernatural we wouldn't have heard it.
Edward looked so pained. His emotions were flopping back and forth between pain, I guess for not being able to help Bella, and shame for again not being able to help Bella. "It's ok sweetheart whatever it is we will take care of it", he said in earnest.
"Edward, I'm sick." There was a collective gasp from everyone is the room except Jacob, Edward and Carlisle. I guess they already knew this, then the wave of emotions from everyone. Esme always felt that Bella was like a daughter to her and immediately felt protective and scared. She had already lost one child to illness she wasn't prepared to lose another. Alice was shocked and scarred; I guess she was wondering how she never saw Bella get sick. Emmett was suddenly the saddest I've ever felt him, Bella was the little sister to him, replacing the family that he lost so long ago. Rose man this is new; Rose felt pity. She may not have liked Edward falling in love with Bella but I guess she didn't want Edward to lose Bella this way, that one was surprising.
"I want it to be known that what happened tonight is entirely my fault. Jacob was unaware of my condition and did not intentionally inflict any harm on me." She stated this, I assume, because she could feel the sudden anger radiating from Edward. I immediately sent calming waves their way. They both needed it; Bella's nerves and Edward's anger were causing this discussion to go in the wrong direction. She looked at Edward and began her story.
"Tonight Jake and I went to a new Asian restaurant in Port Angeles. Without thinking I let Jake order for me. Halfway threw dinner I began feeling kinda funny. I can't explain it so don't ask, but I told Jake and asked him to take me home. By the time we reached my house I was running a fever. I laid in bed while I had Jake look up what it is we ate and he found out that it was cooked in peanut oil." Bella paused and took a deep breath and I guess the realization finally dawned on Edward because he was suddenly wide eyed and kept switching his gaze from Bella to Jacob.
Man food allergies this must be killing him. The emotions around the room were getting to be hectic, but none stronger than Edward's. His biggest fear is losing Bella over something small and you can't get smaller than her dying because she ate a peanut laced cookie.
"I'd never told Jake about my food allergies and I got scared so when he offered me pepto bismol I took that as well. Then I started to get the chills so I asked Jake to hold me until it passed. I fell asleep and when I woke up I was nauseated and threw up. That's when you came in." Bella had turned to Edward halfway through her story but kept her head down, she was feeling embarrassed and ashamed. I sent more calming waves her way; we didn't need to stress her out anymore that could only make her sicker.
Edward just stared at her and his pain at this revelation was palpable, you didn't have to be an empath to see it in his eyes.
"You said allergies. Does that mean you have more than one?" He asked with a strained voice.
Bella nodded, she hesitated before her next sentence it was obvious that she dreaded sharing this with Edward more than anyone else. If we all felt that Edward was psychotically over protective and over bearing before then I could just imagine the bubble forming around Bella as she spoke, the bubble that Edward would make her new home so that nothing would ever touch her again.
"Peanuts, walnuts, shrimp, soy, wheat, corn. " She sighed.
"Is that all", Edward asked through clenched teeth.
Bella shook her head before continuing. "No, I have a hiatal hernia and an enflamed stomach", she almost whispered.
With that Carlisle gasped, the rest of us not knowing what just happened just looked at him surprised. Bella sensing that he knew exactly what she was saying turned to him and began trying to explain herself. "I know", she started then a deep wave of fear overtook her and she started shaking, man I can't keep up with these mood swings. I sent more calming waves her way I really wanted to hear what was going on. "I know", she began again, "it was stupid and that's why I let Jake take me to the hospital. I told the ER doctor and he already gave me some codeine, I swear Carlisle I just wasn't thinking I was afraid of telling Jake anything so when he came out with the pepto bismol I just took it. I know it was stupid and I swear I'll never do it again", then she started crying. Edward leaned over and hugged her whispering to her that it would be all right and that he loved her.
The rest of us continued to look at Carlisle shocked, we had no idea what just happened or why she was suddenly crying after that admission. Sensing this Carlisle stood and explained.
"Pepto bismol is intended to reduce the acid in the stomach that causes indigestion. So basically it's almost like a vacuum, with Bella's condition I'm guessing that it caused severe stomach spasms resulting in her throwing up. With her hiatal hernia I'm sure that throwing up became very painful. Am I correct?" he asked turning back to Bella. She just nodded in Edward's chest.
Without thinking I suddenly blurted out, "Is that what I've been feeling for the past two years?" It came out in a more relieved voice that I intended but it was so good to finally know that I wasn't crazy and that all the hard work I had put into controlling my blood lust wasn't going to shame.
With my sudden outburst came a few dirty looks. I know that I confused everyone, huh, except Bella. I guess she had been trying to hide it from me too. Damn, she's good.
"I'm sorry. It's just for the past two years I've had this horribly uncomfortable feeling around Bella and I haven't been able to place it. I thought that I was having trouble controlling my blood lust and in actuality I've been feeling her underlying pain, is that right?" I looked over at Bella after my little speech, God don't let me be wrong. Or, wait! Let me be wrong! Edward and Alice may kill me for not telling them this in the first place, but I wasn't sure I didn't know, man Bella please say something.
"Yes", she whispered again. Whew! I was in the clear, but I think that I just made things harder for Bella.
"What!" screamed Edward. Yep, just made things harder.
"You mean to tell me that you've been in constant pain for two years and you never told me? Why? Why would you keep something like that from me?" He asked looking pleadingly into her eyes. The rest of us just snorted, even Jake. Edward just gave us all dirty looks and brought his gaze back to Bella.
"Because Edward, you are…..let me start again. I love how you are always there when I need you, you try your hardest to keep me safe and you are the most caring creature I've ever met. But you also have the tendency to overreact and I knew that if I told you even just about my stomach that you would go over board. I've been living with the allergies and my hernia for years and it's taken so much for me to live a normal life, free of the constant scrutiny and worries. " She said it so fast it was almost one word.
Edward started to feel ashamed at that but that quickly turned to anger. His eyes became dark and he glared at Bella. Wow, I've never seen him angry with Bella before, this is going to be interesting, nope not going to fix this one I think Bella needs to hear how he feels.
"So, now you're going to blame me for this? You hide the fact that you're sick for two years and then try to hide an attack from me and you some how twist it so that I'm at fault. You just said that you love me and part of loving me is that I try to protect you; so I go a little overboard can you blame me? You do know that you are the clumsiest person on the planet not to mention a danger magnet, or did you forget how we met?" As soon as those words left his mouth I felt the instant guilt at lashing out at her and Bella blushed a deep crimson and bit her lip fighting back tears. She was livid and deeply hurt at his outburst. She instantly turned to run out the door when Edward jumped off of the couch to go after her. Then Jake grabbed Edward and the growling started.