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Chapter 15: Bliss

Bella – POV

Edward arrived back to the hospital soon afterwards. I was so happy. Not only did he bring my favorite coffee and muffin, I was just overall filled with joy to see him. He is perfect and caring. And he's been treating me so well. Sigh.

While I was eating Edward was looking at me with his dazzling smile. When I turned away so did he. But when I looked back at him, he seemed to be contemplating something. I'm not so sure what he could be concentrating on. I ignored it and continued to nibble on my muffin as Alice chatted away about her time at the party before my accident.

"…And it doesn't matter that you managed to fall down the stairs at this party. Emmett's birthday is coming up in a few weeks and Rosalie and I have agreed to plan it together…and of course we'll need your help too. Plus, we're planning it to be a surprise party so you can't tell him anything. He thinks that Rose is taking him out alone that night. So he has no clue. And that goes for you too, Edward!"

Edward looked up at Alice and nodded. "Secret's safe." He promised.

I smiled at him and continued to listen to Alice. She kept going on about some specifics of what she wants at this next party. Truthfully, the thought of another party made my head ache even more. Although I'm sure Alice will personally review the guest list to make sure a certain someone is excluded from this occasion.

Alice stayed for a little while later, until Jasper called her and she excused herself and promised she'd be back to see me tomorrow. I told her she didn't have to, but of course she insisted that she must.

"Maybe you should go home and get some sleep." I told Edward. We were watching some mindless sitcom. He looked very tired, and I'm sure he was hungry too. He needs to relax. He looked a little tense to me.

"I'm not leaving, Bella." He persisted.

"Edward, you can't sleep in a chair all night." I argued.

"I slept here last night. It's really not all that bad, Bella." He said. He crossed his arms and slouched into the chair, to prove his point that he indeed was not leaving.

I playfully glared at him. "Isn't your back killing you?"

"It's not too bad." He retorted. "At least the chair has a cushion."

I feel horrible. I can't imagine how uncomfortable that chair must be. I unintentionally made a rash decision that I didn't even think about. I scooted over on my hospital bed and patted the empty space next to me. "Just for a little while, we can find a movie or something on TV, kay?" I suggested.

He eyed me for a moment before joining me on the lumpy hospital bed. It wasn't necessarily the most comfy mattress, but it was certainly better than that little chair. He wrapped one arm around me, and his other hand held mine in his. I smiled up at him. I don't know why, but it felt so right. Edward and me. Together like this. Minus the hospital setting, this would be a perfect moment.

We decided to watch a movie called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I had never seen it before, but Edward says it was worth watching. I was lost a whole bunch of times during the movie, but Edward explained things in his smooth voice. I was surprised that I wasn't annoying the heck out of him, and bugging his with all these little questions of mine. He didn't seem to mind.

At times during the movie he would take a strand of my hair and twirl it with one of his long fingers. Every now and then I swear I can feel him place a soft kiss on the top of my head. I simply snuggled closer to him, and tried to ignore the random hospital noises that came from the hallway.

The movie finally ended after what seemed like three or four hours, and I didn't want Edward to go back to that stupid chair. I didn't think he did either, seeing that he wasn't making any effort to move whatsoever. Our grips never loosened. I was happy about that.

It was getting late, and neither of us were sleeping, nor talking. I wasn't sure what to talk about, actually. I looked up at him. He looked like he was thinking about something really hard. Was it the same thing that was bothering him before? "You alright?" I asked.

"I'm fine, Bella." He put on a fake smile.

"Liar." I accused.

"It's nothing, really."

"Really?" I asked. "Cause' you look like something is bugging you…"

He paused for a moment. "I ran into Tanya on the way here after I bought your coffee." He said.

Ugh!

Will she ever leave me alone? Can't the girl take a hint?

"What did she say?" I questioned.

"First, she was kind of apologizing for what the events lead to last night…but then she turned it around and made it about herself." He paused. "She asked to still be friends with me, I told her I thought it wouldn't work. And that's the end."

He had a look on his face that seemed like there was more to the story. I'm sure he would deny it, so I dropped it for the night. I just wish I knew what it was.

-&-

I don't know when we fell asleep, and I'm not entirely sure who fell asleep first, but waking up in Edwards's arms was a delightful experience.

I was grateful that I woke up before he did. It gave me a chance to watch him as he slept. I'm not trying to be creepy, but I was nice to see him so peaceful. I kept myself still as I watched his chest fall down and go back up again. His lips were twisted into a sort of smile. He must be having a nice dream.

He moved his head a little to the side, and a piece of his bronze hair fell onto his face. I reached up and brushed it away. His eyes tightened and he let out a yawn. Oh great, I woke him up. His green eyes fluttered open, as he took in the scene around him. He looked down at me and gave me his breathtaking crooked smile. Sigh.

"Good morning." I said, with my voice still a little hoarse from sleeping.

"It is, indeed." Even with morning grogginess, his voice still was as silky as a late night radio talk show host…except, Edward was much better sounding. "How are you feeling? Want me to get a nurse?" He continued.

I hadn't noticed the aches all over my body until he mentioned it. I shifted a little and nodded. "Please." I said.

Edward slowly slid off the bed, not wanting to move too much for my sake I presumed. I closed my eyes, still feeling tired. A few moments later Edward came back with the nurse. She gave me some pain medicine.

Edward left, then arrived with a nurse moments later. She gave me some medicine to help with my aching bones. The only thing I wanted at this point was to just go home. The nurse said the doctor would be here soon to check up on me and let me know when I was going to be able to get out of this place.

"Do you think he'll really let me out today?" I asked Edward.

He shrugged. "I don't see why not. You're looking much better than yesterday." He said. "How are you feeling?"

That had to be the eighteenth time he has asked me that. "I'm fine. My head is in a lot less pain then yesterday."

"That's good to hear." He leaned closer to me to give me a kiss. The feeling was pure bliss. His lips molded onto mine in utter perfection. My arms intertwined themselves around his neck. His hands moved down to my hips and he pulled me closed to him. Almost instinctively, I snuggled closer to the warmness of his chest, our lips never daring to part. This kiss was much different from the others we shared. There was a strange intensity and a foreign passion that seemed to overtake our bodies. I gripped onto him tighter and pulled him closer to me. I moved my hands up to his hair and I yanked on it lightly. He groaned and held me tighter. I could feel his hot tongue slide across my bottom lip. I opened my mouth and our tongues danced in the heat of our mouths. I moaned in content, I never wanted to pull away from this.

Once more; this was pure bliss. It felt so right. Like it was meant to be. I certainly have never felt these feelings before.

And I like it.

One thing I do not like is being interrupted. But I suppose this was kind of necessary. We pulled away from each other when we heard the door handle jingle and Dr. Meyer walked in with my clipboard. I tried to calm my heart rate and adjust myself at the same time to hide the evidence of me and Edward's make-out session. His hair was disorderly sticking out in a bunch of different directions. I wanted to pat it down, but restrained myself from doing do because he looked just so damn sexy.

"Hello Bella, how are you feeling today?" Dr. Meyer asked.

I proceeded to tell her that I was beginning to feel much better. She checked me over; making sure my physical condition was in better state. She wrote some notes down on the clipboard. "Well Bella," She began. "You are in much better shape then when you first got here. All that's left is just a few bumps and bruises, but they're healing nicely. You still might find some soreness, so I'm prescribing a pain medication to you."

"So, when can I get out of here?" I asked, eagerly.

"You have no major injuries, so you may leave any time today. I just ask that you spend the next couple of weeks taking it easy. I recommend you get as much rest as you can." She said.

I nodded my head in agreement. On the inside I was jumping up and down with excitement. I was so glad to be able to get out of this wretched establishment. "Thank you, doctor." I said to her. She signed off, then handed me my prescription then progressed out of the room.

Edward, who was sitting quietly the entire time the doctor was in the room, sat up and gave me a chaste kiss. I wanted to pull him closer for more, but my cell vibrated. The caller ID indicated it was Alice.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Bella! How are you today?" When did the doctor say you could leave?" Alice asked.

"I'm feeling better. The doctor said I can leave any time today." I explained.

"Oh good. I'll be there in twenty minutes tops, and don't you dare say I don't need to come. I'm bringing you a change of clothes and some other little necessities. No assistant of mine will be seen in public looking like she just got out of the hospital." I had to laugh at Alice. Some of the things she says…

"Alright Alice, I'll see you when you get here."

We said our goodbyes and I hung up. I told Edward that Alice will be arriving soon with a change of clothes for me. I told him to take this as an opportunity to head home and get a change of clothes for himself and he can wash up. I reluctantly agreed, mainly because he needed a shower. He left with a promise to be back as soon as possible.

This left me alone to my thoughts.

At the moment my thoughts were revolving around Edward. Even though he would be back soon, I felt a need to see him. I can't explain these feelings that build up inside of me whenever he touches me, whenever he kisses me. He brightens up the room with his smile. Everything about him is inviting me in.

Uh oh.

Was I falling in love with him?

-&-&-&-

Edward – POV

All night and all morning the same thought kept running through my mind. Love. I came to the conclusion that I was definitely falling for Bella. It was hard to register though. I've never truly been in love. Sure I've had past relationships where I really cared for the girl, but never have I had anything like this. I've never had the longing and clichéd lovey-dovey over the moon feeling. I'm guessing that that has begun.

I made it to my apartment as fast as I could, wanting to get back to Bella as soon as I could. I didn't want to leave her in the first place, but I'm sure that she wouldn't want to kiss me while I smell appalling. I hoped in the shower, and made it quick. After dressing I grabbed my keys and my phone and left the apartment with dripping wet hair.

Arriving at the hospital once more, I took a glance at my watch. It's been a little over a half an hour since I've been gone. I'm sure Alice was already upstairs with Bella, turning her into her personal Barbie doll. I reached Bella's door and knocked briefly before entering.

Bella was sitting on the edge of the bed, her feet dangling off, and Alice was sitting on the bed behind her, fixing her hair with a bunch of little clips. Both ladies looked at me with a smile, Bella's slightly larger than Alice's. Alice placed the final clip in Bella's hair and she hopped off the bed.

"How does she look?" Alice asked, her eyes were sparkling with pride.

Bella stood up and I looked her over. She was wearing a light yellow short sleeved blouse underneath a light brown jacket. She was clad in a light colored pair of jeans. Her hair was pulled back and in it's usual curly style. Honestly, she didn't look like she had spent the past two days in the hospital. Alice was good.

"Beautiful." I said, as I crossed the room and pulled Bella into a kiss. We tried to deepen it, but a light cough was heard from behind me. Alice was standing there with her hands on her hips and a smirk on her face.

"You know, I'd rather be kissing my boyfriend than watch Bella kiss hers." She stated with a hint of humor in her voice. She strode over to Bella and pulled her into a careful hug. "I'm gonna' leave you two to yourselves. I'll call you later, kay?" Bella nodded. "Take care of her, Edward." The pixie-like girl ordered me.

"Don't worry." I told her. With a final wave, Alice was gone. I pulled Bella into another kiss. "Shall we?" I asked when we pulled away.

"Yeah. Let's blow this popsicle stand." She said, I laughed and wrapped my arm around her waist as I guided her out of the room. All the paperwork was done and Bella was free to leave. We were outside and Bella took a deep breath of the fresh air…well, it was as fresh as you could get in a city like this. The sun was starting to fall down. It was almost four o'clock. It would be the perfect time to take Bella out to the park or something but she really needed to rest at home.

Then an idea stuck me.

"Bella?" I inquired. She looked up at me and I continued. "You know, I'm sure that futon of yours isn't that much comfortable than the hospital bed…" She looked up at me with questioning eyes. "…I was just thinking, maybe you would want to come back to my place." I said cautiously. I didn't want to give her the wrong impression.

"Oh?" She lifted one eyebrow and continued to look at me with an inquired expression. I knew what she was thinking.

"Not like that, Bella." I said with a chuckle. "I'm just letting you know that my door is always open."

Bella thought for a second. "I'm sure one night at your apartment would be okay." She said with a sly smile. I leaned down and kissed her on the forehead.

I hailed down a cab for us. We reached my apartment roughly around 10 minutes later due to the luck of light traffic. We took the elevator up to my floor. It's a good thing I'm not a slob like most guys who have their own apartment. I'm not essentially a neat-freak, but I like my possessions to be organized.

I didn't have an excessively large apartment, but I gave Bella a miniature tour anyways. I started with the living room, then kitchen, bathroom, then my room. She took a seat down on my black leather couch as her eyes were searching around the room. Her gazed fixed on my shelf of CD's.

"That's an impressive music collection you have there." She complemented.

"Why, thank you." I said. She sat up and began looking through my many CD's. Every now and then she would pull out one and examine it before putting it back where it was. Once she was done she turned to me, then stuck her hands in her pockets. Her eyes widened as she pulled out a piece of paper.

"Crap! I forgot about my prescription." She groaned.

"Don't stress yourself about it. I'll go to the pharmacy and take care of it. You can wait here if you'd like." I told her.

"Alright…but I was wondering if you could do me a little favor?" She asked. She was pure sweetness.

"Anything."

"Could you head to my apartment and feed Stewie? There's a spare key taped to the bottom of the plant near my door."

I nodded. "No problem." I grinned in her direction, and she smiled back with gratitude.

-&-&-&-

Bella – POV

Edwards's apartment was much nicer than I expected. He's not like most guys his age. Everything was in its own place and neatly structured. His music showcase was more than notable. The only place I've seen that many CD's was in a music store. And not to mention his taste in music. Could this guy have any flaws whatsoever?

As soon as he departed, I didn't really know what to do. It felt kind of awkward to be here by myself. I sat down on his black leather couch. It didn't look to comfy from its appearance, but it looks can be deceiving. I could sleep for days on this couch. I found the remote for the television on an end table and I pressed the power button. I wasn't a big fan of TV, so I settled for a random reality show on VH1. Of course, I wasn't really paying attention to it. I was more focused on where I was.

When Edward first asked me to spend the night, I was a little taken aback. It's not in Edward's character to just bring me home like that. And obviously, my first thought was wrong. He was just looking out for me, making sure I was taken care of. It was delightful.

Then my mind raced to the feelings of love. If I wasn't falling in love with him, it must be pretty damn close.

But if it was love, would he return it? Could he return it? He was so fascinating and appealing, and then there is me. I'm just plain and so out of his league. I mean, just take a look at his ex-girlfriend. Pretty, blonde, statuesque (not to mention crazy). What would he want with me? I assume I'll never know. But there is definitely something that he sees in me. Or else he would never do these things for me.

I've never been in love before. And all of this is making my head ache more than it did the other night. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I needed to relax. I could figure all of this out later.

Relax…

I opened my eyes again and gazed around the room for an appropriate distraction. I stopped when I saw a beautiful acoustic guitar leaning against its stand on the other side of the room. Memories of my failures in guitar lessons came flooding back to me. I hesitantly picked it up and brought it back to the couch. I positioned it on my lap and began to strum it.

I placed my fingers on certain strings and tried to remember everything my guitar teacher told me. Nothing was working right, so I started to make up my own chords. It sounded terrible. I sighed and gently put the guitar on the floor and leaned it against the couch as I glared that the guitar, bitterly.

Stupid impossible instrument.

I was too busy being resentful towards the guitar that I didn't even notice Edward walk in. I nearly fell off the couch when he began to chuckle.

"Now, what did the guitar do to you while I was away? I apologize for its behavioral issues." He smirked as he sat down next to me. I tossed the prescription bag onto my lap.

I pushed the bag aside. "It's an impossible mechanism." I stated.

"No, it's not. You just haven't had a proper teacher." He said as he picked up the guitar and handed it to me. "Now, let me tell you where to start."

He started to instruct me slowly. He made it seem so simple. He gave me little useful tips that I wouldn't have even thought of. Its official, he was good at everything. After an hour I could play twinkle, twinkle little star and Mary had a little lamb immaculately.

Then it's began to get harder. He gave me more complex instructions, and that's when I started messing up once again.

"I hate guitars!" I complained at I pushed the guitar back to Edward.

"You're just making it difficult for yourself." He accused. I glared at him, but it didn't faze him. "You're awfully adorable when you become aggravated." He said with a light laugh.

"I'm glad you find my frustration amusing and attractive."

He laughed once more, and then pulled me into a kiss. It wasn't as intimate as the one in the hospital. The guitar on his lap was in the way of us getting too close.

Once again, I hate guitars.

As if he could read my mind, he took the guitar back to its rack on the other side of the room. "You know," He said. "If you can't play a real guitar…there is always the next best thing…" He trailed off before going into the mini-cabinet underneath his TV. He pulled out and what I think was an Xbox. He turned it on, before disappearing into the closet and coming back with two guitars, kind of.

"Are you kidding me?" I asked in hilarity.

"Not at all." He handed me one of the guitars as the screen loaded. The screen flashed with the title 'Guitar Hero World Tour'. He took a seat next to me as he picked the settings of the game. I personally have never played this game. However, I knew that you didn't have to actually know how to play guitar to be good at it.

"What song would you like to do first?" He asked.

His song list was incredibly long. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that he has already successfully beaten the game. He scrolled up and down until I told him to stop.

A few moments later the sounds of Blink-182 filled the room. Edward had put me on the beginner level so I was doing pretty well. He had put himself on the hard level and I couldn't help but notice how good he was. When the song was over I managed to get a seventy two percent, while Edward earned himself a ninety one. Show off.

I challenged him to another song, except with him on expert level. He smugly accepted my offer. We played again to a Modest Mouse song. And then, even on expert he beat me, not by much if I do say so myself.

We played for a while. I don't remember exactly how long. I was getting the hand of it better than I expected I would. But I was also getting pretty tired. Edward noticed.

"You want to call it a night?" He asked. I nodded as I let out a big yawn. He put the guitars back into the closet and turned off the game console. "Would you like to go to sleep now, or would you rather watch TV or something? We could find a movie if you'd like."

"Hmm, I'd like a movie." I said.

He smiled and came back over to the couch. He grabbed the blanket that was folded on top of the couch and placed it over us. I leaned against him and snuggled myself closer to his comfortable chest. He flicked through the channels till he landed on a channel. I recognized the movie immediately.

"Is it normal for people to watch The Wizard of Oz after playing Guitar Hero?" I asked.

He laughed lightly. "I'm not sure. But who wants to be normal anyway?"

We didn't talk after that. We watch the movie in silence. But it wasn't an awkward type of silence. No, it was a nice silence. He held me close to him and I used him as a pillow.

My eyelids became heavy and it became harder to focus on the movie. I yawned again as my eyes slowly closed. The last thing I remember before drifting off into sleep was that being with Edward like will always give me this wonderful feeling.

The feeling of bliss.

Aww, I want to cuddle with Edward on his couch. Lucky bitch, that Bella.

I want your thoughts on this chapter. It was a pain in the ass to write. I still want to go back and change/add some things but I will probably end up pulling all of the hair out of my head.

And I got a review asking about Jake. No, he is not in México. Right now he's in La Push because he's still in high school, but I've been planning on him making an appearance in future chapters. However, I'm not planning on him trying to get with Bella. But he and Edward will be butting heads. Huh-ha!

So, tell me what you thought. Review por favor!