A/N: Wow! Two long chapters published close together!

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I had to do a little research for this chapter. Without giving anything away, Adderall is a prescription drug used to treat conditions like ADHD etc. A lot of uni/college students use it illegally to stay awake.

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Chapter 36

BPOV

I hummed to myself as I added the last of the chocolate curls to the top of the cake I'd made to take to Emmett and Rosalie's that afternoon. While the cake was in the oven I cleaned out the fridge and put together a grocery list in the hope that I would feel like going tomorrow. While I waited for the cake to cool I made a chicken casserole to take to work for dinner and to feed Alice and Edward for the night.

The cake finished, I put the lid on my cake container and slid it into the fridge to set properly. I finished cleaning up and walked into the living room to give Edward the undivided attention I'd promised him. I smiled as I saw that he was asleep, stretched out on the couch. His notes had fallen to the floor and his left arm was hanging off the side.

He groaned in his sleep and his right hand moved up to grip his hair. "Like that…" he mumbled.

I stopped to listen. The dirty side of my mind conjured up a scenario and my angelic side said no.

"Oh Bella…" he moaned, bucking his hips into the air. It was then I noticed he was straining against the fabric of his pants.

I moved softly across the room and knelt next to his feet. I wanted to act on my impulses but I also wanted to make sure I was getting the right vibes from him.

"Love…your mouth…" he panted.

That was it. I crept forward slowly until I was kneeling next to his waist. I carefully undid the button on his cargos and gradually slid the zipper down. I was glad I did it slowly because I soon discovered he wasn't wearing underwear. I licked my lips and leaned over his body, slowly taking him into my mouth.

"Oh fuck yes," he muttered above me. I wasn't sure if he was still asleep but I didn't bother finding out. I kept my movements slow and deliberate, swirling my tongue around the head when I was near the top and gently scraping my teeth up his shaft from time to time.

"Baby, don't stop. Oh please don't stop!" he cried, too clearly to be asleep. Against his wishes, I lifted my head and smiled at him.

"Decided to wake up, did we?" I teased.

"And what a way to wake up!" he answered, tucking my hair behind my ear.

"Shall I continue?" I asked, lifting his t-shirt a little and kissing his stomach lightly.

"Only if you want to – I don't want to force you," he said quietly.

"Well, I did promise you my undivided attention," I said, moving down and taking him into my mouth again.

He sighed and relaxed, threading my hair through his fingers.

"I don't want to come in your mouth, Bella," he said breathlessly. "Let's go to bed."

I slowly pulled my mouth away and stood, reaching up to help him up from the couch. We walked into the bedroom and he dropped his pants to the floor. We undressed each other slowly and lay down together, pulling the covers around us.

Edward cupped my face in his hand and kissed me passionately. "I love you. I want to make love with you," he whispered against my lips.

"I love you too," I whispered back, pulling our bodies closer. He slowly entered me and we moved together for what felt like an eternity. A blissful eternity.

Edward shifted slightly and started hitting all the rights spots. I held on to him for dear life as I let go and let the waves of pleasure roll over me. Edward grunted as he released and kissed me deeply.

He pulled out of me and we held each other close for a while. He glanced over my head at the alarm clock. "We need to get ready to go see my family," he said softly, stroking my hair away from my face.

"Can I trust you to shower with me?" I teased.

"I promise I'll be good," he replied, making a cross over his heart.

"You're always good," I said under my breath as I climbed out of bed.

"What was that?" he asked, sitting up with the sheets still across his lap.

I blushed. "Nothing."

"It's not nothing if you're blushing about it, Bella," he warned, standing up and walking over to me.

I sighed and looked down. "I said, 'You're always good'," I told him.

"Hmm." Edward stepped closer and wrapped his arms around me. Before I could look up to asked what 'hmm' meant, he lifted me and threw me over his shoulder so I was face-to-face with his glorious butt.

"Edward!" I squealed, wriggling around and slapping him on the ass.

He carried me like that to the bathroom where he set me back on the floor. "You're a turd!" I shot at him, smoothing my hair out of my face.

"And you love me," he retorted with a grin as he turned the shower on.

We both behaved in the shower and were on our way to Emmett and Rosalie's fifteen minutes later.

We spent an hour with Carlisle and Esme before they left for the airport and headed home so I could take a nap. Edward tucked me in and lay down next to me on top of the covers. "Do you want me to stay here?" he whispered, stroking my hair.

"You can go study if you want to," I replied sleepily. "Can you wake me at seven?"

He kissed me gently on the forehead. "Sure can."

I vaguely felt him stand up as I burrowed down under the covers.

Next thing I knew, he was gently shaking me. "Time to wake up, sleeping beauty," he teased gently.

I opened my eyes to see him smiling down at me and stretched, then reached up and pulled him down for a kiss.

"Did you want dinner before you go?" he offered.

"Nah," I said, shaking my head as I climbed out of bed. "I made a casserole earlier for you and Alice for tonight, and put some of it aside to take to work for Jasper and me."

"You cooked for us?" He seemed surprised.

"Have you eaten Alice's cooking?" I countered.

"Once," he said, wrinkling his nose.

"Nuff said," I replied as I pulled on my scrubs and runners and headed for the bathroom.

I heard the door to the apartment open and close and Alice call out, "We're here! If you're naked, put some clothes on!"

I finished braiding my hair and walked into the living room. "Hiya," I greeted them, hugging Alice as she came over to me.

"Ready for work?" Jasper asked with a sour face.

"As I'll ever be," I sighed.

"Where's Edward?" Alice asked, shrieking as he grabbed her from behind.

"Right here! I just turned the oven to on re-heat the casserole your wonderful roommate made for us," he said, letting her go and coming over to me.

"Casserole? Is there some for us too?" Jasper asked.

"Yep, all packed and ready for dinner," I confirmed. "We better get going."

Jasper and I said goodbye to Alice and Edward and I grabbed our dinner from the fridge. We headed down to Jasper's car and arrived at work a short time later.

"Who's the attending on tonight?" he asked me.

"I think it's White," I answered as we got into the lift with a couple of interns I didn't know very well.

We got out with the interns on the trauma floor.

"Psst….Doctor Swan," I heard from behind me.

I turned to see Eric beckoning from the nurse's station. Jasper and I walked along to him.

"Why the whispering?" I said in a stage whisper.

"The interns have all been swapped around," he told us. "Apparently Newton and Mallory's interns thought yours were being treated special because they know more, so from tonight on you guys are going to have the sex doc's interns and they're having yours."

"Treated special?" Jasper snorted. "More like we pay attention and actually teach them stuff!"

We dumped our stuff in the locker room and headed back to the nurses' station to collect charts for our rounds. Dr White came and spoke to us then stayed and spoke to the interns as well. Jasper and I divided up the seven cases currently on the board and headed to opposite directions of the floor with our new interns.

Just after 10:30 I was sitting at the nurses' station with Eric when Jasper came up. "Any chance you can keep an eye on my interns for an hour?" he asked me.

"Not a worry – who's doing what?" I didn't mind covering for Jasper but I wanted to be sure I knew what his interns were supposed to be doing. We quickly went over the charts and he headed for an empty room to take a nap.

Eric went downstairs to get a coffee around 11 and brought me back one without me having to ask. I re-heated my dinner and ate at the nurses' station. Jasper wandered out with his blonde hair sticking up everywhere at ten to twelve and immediately went and heated his dinner up as well.

I gave him my seat and went to check on all of the interns. They were all doing what they were supposed to be doing which was a good thing – I was worried that with the lack of supervision they'd had previously we'd have a challenge on our hands.

Around one am I tracked Jasper down and asked him if it was ok if I went and had a snooze, filling him in on my cases. I curled up on the bed he'd slept in previously and woke around 2:30. I found Jasper again to let him know I was awake and he helped me change the linens on the bed. It was pretty standard practice for the two of us – one takes a nap, the other takes a nap in the same bed, then we change the sheets. We'd been doing it since the start of our residency. The only time it didn't work was when the floor was full.

Five am rolled around and I rounded up my interns for reports on their cases before final rounds. Their work was good but not outstanding, so I gave them some suggestions about note-taking and different ways to record things. We rounded as a group and I signed off on their charts just before six.

"Ready to go?" Jasper asked, appearing out of nowhere at my side.

"Yep," I replied, placing the last of my charts in the rack.

"I have a craving for an omelette – you have eggs?" he asked.

"I'm not cooking for you Jazz," I snorted.

"Well ex-cuse me!" he said, throwing his Southern accent on extra strong. "Maybe I was going to cook for you?"

Jasper was a much better cook than Alice, especially where breakfast was concerned. "Well then, that's a different matter. And no, we don't have eggs. They're on my list."

"How about we stop on the way back to your place and I'll make breakfast for everyone?" he offered.

So we did. We stopped off and grabbed eggs, cheese, tomatoes and mushrooms as well as orange juice and fresh bread. We walked in the door of my apartment a little after 6:30 and Jasper headed straight to the kitchen. I could hear the shower running and I was pretty sure it wasn't Alice, given the time, so I went and knocked gently on her door.

"I'm not getting up," she growled.

I took that as a sign I could go in so I did, sitting down on the edge of her bed. "Jasper's here and he's making breakfast," I told her.

She sat bolt upright and grinned like she'd been awake for hours. "Now that's a great way to wake up!" she announced, sliding out of bed and sticking her feet in her fluffy green slippers.

I followed her back to the kitchen where Jasper was hard at work.

"Morning gorgeous," she chirped, hugging him around the waist from behind. He turned and kissed her on the forehead before turning back to the stove.

"Bella! You're home!" Edward said as he walked into the kitchen, drawing me into his arms.

"Mmm, you smell good," I said before I could stop myself.

Everyone laughed. "Thanks," he replied. "How was work?"

Jasper and I filled them both in on our night at work until breakfast was ready. We sat down to eat and Alice asked Edward how he was feeling about taking the bar exam.

"I'm pretty sure I'm ready," he said. "Changing topic, I'm meeting the landlord at the apartment in your building today at lunch, Jasper."

"Signing the lease?" Jasper asked.

"Hopefully. That way I'll have a definite place to live when I move here!" Edward said with a smile.

We finished eating and Edward and I stole a few minutes alone together before he had to leave. "Good luck today," I said quietly as I snuggled against his chest.

"Thanks. I'm sure I'll be fine."

I watched as he tied his tie in a perfect knot and then pulled on his suit jacket. "I am the luckiest girl alive – have a look at yourself!" I told him.

He smiled and shook his head. "I'm pretty sure I'm the lucky one," he answered as we walked out to the living room.

"Hey, did you want a lift?" Jasper offered.

"That would be great – I'll catch the bus back later," Edward replied.

"You can take my truck if you want to – I'm going to sleep for a couple of hours. Maybe you can come get me at lunch and I'll have it for the afternoon?"
I suggested.

"Even better! Thanks for the offer though Jasper," he finished.

Edward and Jasper both left a few minutes later.

"Did you want a shower before you sleep?" Alice asked.

I shook my head. "It's ok – you need to get ready for work."

"It's my last week!" she said with a little bounce as she headed for the shower.

I went back into my bedroom and pulled off my scrubs, leaving my t-shirt on and pulling on a pair of cotton pyjama pants. I set my alarm for 11am and crawled under the covers, rolling over to cuddle into Edward's pillow.

I slept like a log and felt refreshed when I woke to my alarm. I stretched a lay there for a few minutes while I woke up properly then got out of bed and headed for the shower. I took my time washing my hair then blow dried it when I got out. I pulled on a pair of black cargos and a rose pink t-shirt then headed to the kitchen to see what I could pull together for lunch. Edward had said he had an hour and a half break for lunch from 12:30 till 2 so I was expecting him around 12:45. I settled on some homemade soup I pulled from the freezer and the leftover bread from breakfast.

There was a knock on the door just before one and I opened it to find Edward on the other side. "You have my keys, you doink!" I told him as I hugged him. "You should've let yourself in!"

He hugged me back and replied, "I considered it but it didn't feel right…what's that awesome smell?"

I giggled and led him into the kitchen where the soup was just starting to bubble. "Lunch?"

"I'm starving!" he said, pulling two cans of cola out of the fridge and sitting down at the table.

I quickly toasted some bread and ladled the soup into two bowls. We talked about his morning at the bar exam while we ate and quickly loaded the dishwasher once we were finished. "Ready?"

He nodded and we headed down to my truck and drove over to Jasper's apartment building. The landlord was waiting and I stayed in the truck while Edward went in. He came out fifteen minutes later with a big grin.

"It's mine!" he announced as he slid back into the passenger seat, leaning over and kissing me enthusiastically.

"That's great!" I said, returning his kiss.

"If I give you the key, can you get a spare cut this afternoon? I'd like for you to have one…" he trailed off hopefully.

My heart swelled and I leaned across and hugged him. "If you want me to have a key, I'd love one."

I dropped him off ten minutes before he was due back and promised to pick him up at five. "What about your nap? I'll catch the bus back," he offered.

"Piffle," I responded. "I'll go do the groceries then go home and nap for an hour, then come pick you up and have dinner with you before I go to work. I'm on with Jasper again tonight so I'll steal some sleep at some point!"

"Ok. Love you," he said, closing the door and leaning through the open window for a kiss.

"Love you too – good luck!" I said and then watched him walk back into the building.

I drove to the grocery store and picked up everything on my list. Once I got home I made a couple of trips to get it all upstairs and quickly put it away. It was just before three so I decided a nap was most definitely in order and changed back into my pyjamas, setting the alarm for 4:30.

When it went off I dragged myself out of bed and dressed back in my cargos and t-shirt and drove off to pick Edward up. I found a park around the corner and walked around to meet him. As I turned the corner I saw him talking to a tall woman with big boobs and red hair. He saw me coming towards them and broke out into a grin, which she obviously took as encouragement, placing her hand on his arm.

I reacted instinctively. "Edward!" I called out, waving to him.

The red head turned and shot me a death stare before turning her attention back to Edward. I walked up and slid my arm around his waist.

"Jane, this is my girlfriend, Bella. Bella, this is Jane. She's taking the exam as well," Edward introduced us.

I extended my hand. "Nice to meet you."

She gave my hand a loose shake. "Pleasure."

I hope you fail, I thought to myself, flashing her a bright smile.

"Ready to go?" I asked Edward. "I thought we could have dinner before I go to work."

"Bella's a doctor," he explained to Jane.

"How nice," she said, giving me another evil look.

"See you tomorrow – good luck with your study," Edward said to her as I steered him off. "Jealous, are we?" he teased under his breath as we walked away.

I punched him lightly in the stomach. "Not at all – you are leaving with me, after all!"

He squeezed me gently as we arrived at the truck. "So what's for dinner?" he asked as we headed home.

"I kind of cheated and bought a ready-made lasagne," I admitted. "But I'm going to make a garlic bread and a salad to go with it."

"Sounds great," he said. "Can I do anything to help?"

"You could set the table while I make the salad – that way we can spend a bit more time together."

"Done," he said, leaning over and kissing me on the cheek as I parked under my building.

Alice arrived home just after six and called Jasper to invite him to dinner. He arrived half an hour later just as the garlic bread and lasagne were coming out of the oven. Edward had set the table in the dining room and we all sat down to eat.

"You two relax tonight – Edward and I can clean up after you go to work," Alice told us.

Jasper shrugged. "I won't complain."

After dinner Alice made coffee and we sat and chatted until it was time for me to get ready for work. I threw on my scrubs and cleaned my teeth, throwing my hair into a ponytail. Jasper and I said goodbye to Alice and Edward and headed off to work.

It was another quiet night with only four cases on the floor. Jessica was the night nurse and we being tolerable which made for an even quieter night than usual.

Edward called me at 11 to say goodnight. He told me Alice had set up her sewing machine in the dining room again and was working with a green silk fabric that he wasn't allowed to see. I was intrigued and couldn't wait to find out what she was up to.

I took the first nap of the night, sleeping between 11:30 and 1, then Jasper took a nap between 1:30 and 2:30.

"You can have a bit longer if you want," I told him as he shuffled out of the room.

"It's ok – I slept well at home today. Hey – how did Edward go with the apartment?" he asked.

I told him about it as we changed the sheets and stuffed the dirty ones in the linen trolley.

"That's awesome Bells – you guys really are meant to be. Alice has a knack for knowing these things," he joked.

"Doctor Swan! Come quick!" Jessica yelled from out in the hall.

Jasper and I looked at each other in horror and sprinted out into the hallway. One of my interns, Dr Young was writhing around on the floor, the others were all standing around just watching.

"What the hell happened?" I demanded as Jasper and I raced over.

"He was fine, then he just sort of keeled over," someone said from behind me.

"Is he epileptic?" Jasper asked.

Jessica ran and grabbed Dr Young's record from behind the desk. "Nope – says he has no known allergies either."

"Get a gurney!" Jasper instructed once the seizure stopped. "On my count, one, two, three!"

We lifted him carefully and wheeled him into the closest empty room. The other interns all stood back and Jasper and I checked him over. "His stats are dropping," Jasper announced.

I turned to the interns. "What do we do next? Think quick or he'll stop breathing!"

They all stood there like stunned mullets. "Well?" Jasper asked. "Haven't you learnt anything? Who can intubate him? None of you?" He looked at me, shocked. "Johns needs to know about this," he said quietly.

I quickly intubated while Jasper went over other vitals again. "Did he take something?" he asked.

The other interns all looked at each other. Jasper stepped up to them. "If he took something and you don't tell me what it was, he could die. Do you understand that?"

"He took a couple of pills earlier – I don't know what they were!" one of the girls admitted.

"Does anyone know what he took?" Jasper asked again.

"Will we get in trouble if we tell you?" one of the guys asked.

"You'll get in more trouble if you don't and he dies!" I spat.

"It was Adderall," he mumbled.

Jasper and I both froze.

"I don't want to know how, or where he got it," Jasper told them. "All of you get out and stay away from the other patients."

I grabbed the phone on the wall and called the drug unit, letting them know what was happening and asked them to send someone up. While Jasper and I were both capable, this guy needed an expert or he was gone.

Once he was in capable hands Jasper and I tracked down Dr White. "Doctor White, we have a situation," Jasper informed him.

"This doesn't sound good," he replied.

We quickly filled him in on what had happened. "Are you two able to run the floor for the rest of your shift?" he asked.

We nodded yes and he walked out, rounded up the interns and disappeared with them.

It was close to 4:30 by the time Dr White came back. "It turns out that the god Doctor Mallory suggested to her interns that they take Adderall to keep themselves awake on the night shifts," he told us.

My jaw practically hit the floor. "She did what?"

"So much for 'first do no harm'," Jasper muttered under his breath.

"I'm not in a position to discuss this further with the two of you right now, but I would like to thank and commend you both for your fast action this evening," Dr White went on. "If it wasn't for the two of you, that boy would be dead."

As he walked away Jasper and I just gaped at each other. "How dumb do you have to be?" he wondered aloud as we headed to the nurses' station to pick up the charts.

We rounded together and sat with our backs against the wall in the corridor while we updated the charts for the next shift. We both looked up as Dr Newton stepped off the elevator with Dr Mallory in tow.

"Morning," we chorused.

"If it isn't Tweedledee and Tweedledum," Lauren shot at us.

"I guess that makes you Tweedledumber," Jasper said quietly, making me laugh.

"Something funny?" Mike asked.

"Nope, nothing at all," I replied with a straight face, looking back at the chart on my lap. "Just tidying up these charts for you guys."

Our former interns started trickling in from 5:30 and they all came and said hi. We both reminded them that they should work hard and try to learn as much as they could regardless of who their resident was.

Just before six we met up with Lauren and Mike at the nurses' station. We quickly ran through the charts with them.

"Where are the interns? Shouldn't they be doing this?" Mike asked.

"I'm glad you asked that, Doctor Newton," said Dr White, approaching from the attending's office. "Doctor Mallory, I need you to come with me. Doctor Newton, I'm afraid you'll be on your own for a while this morning."

Jasper shot me a sideways glance and I stifled another giggle.

"Doctor Swan, Doctor Whitlock, thank you for your hard work overnight. You're excused," Dr White said.

We left in a hurry and Jasper dropped me off at home. "You're on graveyard again tonight, right?" I asked him.

"Yep," he answered with a grimace.

"I've got two till twelve – I'll bring you dinner," I offered.

"You're a champ Bells. See you tonight!" he said as I got out of the car.

I headed inside and walked into my bedroom just as Edward came in fresh from the shower.

"Now there's a pleasant surprise," I said, walking over to snuggle against him.

"How was work?" he asked, holding me close.

I filled him in on the Adderall scandal.

"What'll happen to her?" he asked.

"She'll lose her job and probably never be able to practice medicine again, and there's probably criminal charges as well if she supplied it," I said. "But you'd know more about that side of it than me."

"Could be interesting," he commented as he buttoned his shirt.

"Want some breakfast?" I offered.

"How about I feed you this morning since you've been at work all night?" he countered.

We headed for the kitchen where we found Alice making coffee.

"Morning!" she greeted us. "Bagel?"

We all ate together again before they headed off for the bus stop. I took a quick shower and crawled into bed, setting my alarm for midday.

I woke to the news reader saying, "A doctor at a prominent Seattle hospital has had their contract terminated after details of illegal prescriptions have surfaced."

I smiled to myself and turned the radio off. Don't be nasty, Bella, I chided myself. I took a leisurely shower and dressed for work then made myself a ham and salad sandwich for lunch. I took off the top half of my scrubs and covered my t-shirt with an apron and made a beef Teriyaki stir fry with noodles for dinner, leaving half of it in a bowl for Alice and Edward and dividing the rest up for Jasper and myself. I wrote them a quick note and stuck it on the fridge:

Alice/Edward,

Dinner is in the fridge – you just need to heat it up. I'm on till midnight and Jazz has the graveyard again. See you both in the morning.

Love Bella.

I hung my apron up and pulled my scrubs back on and left soon after for work.

The media had more or less set up camp outside the hospital when I arrived shortly before two. I took a deep breath and headed for the doors. Along the way, I was bombarded with questions:

"Do you know the doctor involved?" "Is it true someone almost died last night because of their actions?" "Have you ever written an illegal prescription?"

I finally made it inside and was relieved when the doors to the elevator closed. They opened again on the trauma floor and I stepped out to come face to face with a very stressed looking Dr Johns.

"Doctor Swan, I'm sorry, didn't anyone call you?" he asked.

"Call me about what, sir?" I asked.

"Your class of residents have all been stood down on full pay, with the exception of Doctor Mallory, until there is a full investigation of this issue. I'm sorry you had to drive in here but you are not required for your shift this evening or until further notice."

"We're all in the shit because of her?" I asked before I thought.

He offered me a wry smile. "To use your language, you're not all 'in the shit', but the board feels it wise to avoid any more unsavoury incidents. We do ask that you make yourself available over the next couple of days for any questions we may have."

"Of course sir," I responded, dazed. "I guess I'll be going home then?"

"I apologise for the inconvenience, Doctor Swan. If you like, I can have a doctor from another floor escort you to your car in a wheelchair to avoid the media?"

I smiled at his kindness. "That's ok sir, I'll just keep my head down and plow through them."

I headed back down to the lobby and took a deep breath.

"Bella, you don't wanna go out that way." I turned and was surprised to see Jessica walking towards me.

"Sorry?" I wasn't quite sure I understood her.

"If you walk out that door in scrubs not half an hour after walking in, your face will be all over the newspaper. Let me wheel you out," she offered.

"Jessica, I don't want to be rude, but why are you helping me?" I asked as politely as I could.

"Because you've done the right thing and don't deserve to be crucified for someone else's mistake," she said simply.

I shook my head in amazement and then took her up on her offer. She pulled off her jumper and we swapped it with the top of my scrubs then I sat in a wheelchair and she pushed me through the doors.

Miraculously, none of the media outside paid any attention to us whatsoever. Once we were halfway across the parking lot I stood up and walked the rest of the way to my truck where we quickly swapped shirts again.

"Thanks Jessica," I said to her. "But how are you going to get back inside?"

"I told them before I'm an orderly in the terminal care ward and they left me alone after that," she explained.

I thanked her again before climbing into my truck. I watched as she walked back towards the hospital and was amazed that she was pretty much ignored.

I drove home and parked just after three. I headed upstairs and changed out of my scrubs, folding them neatly and putting them away. Don't know when I'll need those next, I thought as my phone rang. It was Jasper.

"Hey Jazz," I said as I picked up.

"So you know then?" he asked.

"Yeah, except I turned up at work!" I said with a laugh.

"Sucks to be you! So I was thinking I'd take Alice out for a surprise dinner tonight since I don't have to work – I'm guessing you and Edward won't mind having the place to yourselves?" he teased.

"Well I won't complain!" I retorted. "See you when you pick her up!"

We hung up and I spent the next hour running a couple of laundry cycles and throwing things in the dryer. I spent some time in the kitchen, making some soup and a couple more casseroles to stick in the freezer for easy dinners.

I was folding laundry in the dining room and making neat piles on the table when I heard Alice and Edward come through the door.

"I swear, that woman was undressing you with her eyes," Alice giggled.

I straight away knew who she met. I headed for the living room, calling out, "So I guess you met Jane then?"

"Bella! You're home! Why aren't you at work?" Edward asked in surprise.

I filled them in on the dramas at the hospital and finished just as Jasper knocked on the door and let himself in.

"So none of you can work until this is dealt with?" Alice clarified after greeting him.

"Nope – full pay until it's resolved, unless we're found to be involved," Jasper confirmed. "So we're going out for dinner to give these lovebirds some alone time before Edward goes back tomorrow."

"Thanks man," Edward said with a smile.

"I'll just pack a bag for tomorrow then," Alice said with a smirk. "Did you guys want to meet at Jacob's for breakfast?"

We sorted out details and Alice and Jasper left shortly after.

"I really get you all to myself tonight?" Edward asked, following me back to the dining room.

"Just as soon as this laundry is folded!" I said, picking up one of Alice's shirts.

"Well I guess I'd better help!" He joined in and soon we were done. I carried Alice's clothes in and left them on her bed, then quickly put mine away as well.

"Would you like me to cook?" Edward asked as I joined him in the kitchen. I was about to reply when he picked my note off the fridge. "Or we could just reheat your stir fry. How about I do that and you open us some wine?"

"Deal," I replied.

He opened the fridge and pulled out the food and I reached in after him to retrieve a bottle of white from the shelf.

We ate quietly. "What's on your mind?" he asked when my plate was almost empty.

"Just this stuff at work," I answered. "I can't believe I didn't see the signs. I know I didn't supervise Doctor Young but he worked at the same time as me quite often."

"You can't hold yourself responsible, Bella," he said, standing and carrying our plates to the sink. "He's an adult and while he may have felt pressure from his supervisor, he ultimately took the pills of his own accord."

He came over and started massaging my neck. I couldn't believe what I was about to say. "Edward, I'm really not…in the mood…tonight."

He sat next to me. "Honestly? I'm not either. Today was a tough day and now I'm nervous because I don't know when I'll get my results. Wanna watch a movie?"

We curled up on the couch together and watched Independence Day until I started yawning.

"Bed time?" he asked with a chuckle.

"Yep," I said, nodding slowly.

We both got ready for bed and it was close to 11 when we turned out the light. I was still on my side when Edward spooned into me from behind. I relaxed in his arms and snuggled back against him.

"Good night, my beautiful Bella," he whispered.

"Good night honey. I love you," I said back.

"Love you too."

I lay in his arms and thought over what was going on at work, listening as his breathing became deep and even. Eventually I closed my eyes and let Edward's rhythmic breathing lull me to sleep.