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Chapter 12
EPOV
Ugh, why do I have to work? I just want to go grocery shopping. Wait what I want to go shopping? What the hell is wrong with me?
I get up and get ready for work. I hate to work on Saturdays, I would much rather be doing anything else, it's all part of being an intern. I go downstairs to see my mother with coffee ready to go.
"Oh Mama, you are a life saver." I smile at her.
"Oh baby, that's what I'm here for." She hands me a cup.
I enjoy two cups with her then head off kissing her good bye and remind her to tell Mandy I said I'll see her this afternoon. I head off to work; as I arrive I am pulled into a case right away where a little boy had a huge gash on his forehead. I assess the wound and find out he needs stitches. I clean the area numb it up and close it with five stitches. I sign his chart and head to the next person. It's an elderly woman she seems to be having trouble breathing; I order the entire testing necessary. I'm looking over the chest x-rays when I see her. The woman from the store, she has a boxes of stuff at her feet and is talking to one of the doctors. I dart around the corner to watch her without being seen. She has him fill out some papers and hands him the load that was at her feet. They chat for a few minuets more then she shakes his hand, turns on her heel and leaves. Her hair flows behind her, her curls bouncing with each step. I am entranced again.
"Dr. Cullen." A nurse captures my attention.
"Yes." I shake my head. Now she's at my job, and I thought this was going to be a bad day. I have to call Jazz tonight. Didn't he say his girlfriend was friends with a woman who looks like her, and they go to the club on Fridays?
"The x-rays, doctor." She hands them to me and I go look for my boss. We look at the x-rays and find out she has fluid on her lungs. I give her the proper prescription and sign all the necessary paper work then send her on her way.
The rest of the day goes as such, with no more sightings of the mysterious dark haired woman. Thank heavens I don't think another distraction like that would go well today.
I work through lunch hoping to stay busy to keep her off my mind. No, that doesn't work, but I try. Shortly before my shift I think about taking Mandy shopping. As I clock out I am resolved on the issue thinking it will help distract me.
BPOV
I pull up in front of work; and go straight to Bob's office.
"Okay, Bob, what do you have? I have a busy afternoon."
"Here these two boxes need to go to the hospital, and now." He slides me over the boxes with his foot.
I pick them up and take them to my car; he follows but opens doors instead of carrying them. We put them in the back seat and he tells me where to go.
"Go in through the ER and they will help you from there." I nod. On the ride there it hits me.
ER, he's a doctor, I'm going…and he works…Oh FUCK ME! What the hell am I gonna do? Avoid him that's what I'll do, I'll avoid him. If I see him he could have the day off. Well did they specify what kind of doctor he is, I don't think so. So I might not even see him at all. I so hope so.
I have calmed myself down enough to function by the time I stop in front of the hospital. I get the boxes and walk in.
"Delivery for the hospital, I was told you would help me from here."
"Oh yeah let me go get Dr. Pattypan." I wait at the desk.
"I'm Dr. Pattypan." An older looking man holds his out for me to shake.
"Bella, I'm from Forks Delivery and these need to come here, or so I'm told." I slide the boxes over to him. "Would you like me to take them anywhere in particular for you?"
"No thank you Ryan here will get them."
We talk about the weather for a few minuets, i have him sihn in all the right places, then I take my leave. Shopping with Alice is important to me right now, I need new clothes if I will be meeting new people. I head to the book store. I am in dire need of new reading material. I look around the store for a while enjoying the smell and serenity of the books. I buy four books hoping that will tie me over for a while. After the book store I head to the children's toy store, I haven't bought anything for the boys in a while so I find G.I Joes for Billy and a book for Seth. Then I head home.
When I walk in I hear all my friends and my mother laughing hysterically. They all try to hold it in when I walk in the room.
"What?" I question.
"Nothing Bella, you ready to go out again?"
"Not quite yet, give me a couple of hours, I have to wash some clothes and clean up a bit."
"Bella honey I'll do the laundry, just bring the clothes down." My mother chirps innocently.
"Mom, what did I tell you when I came home? I will do, it everyone can wait and you guys can all go back to laughing at my expense." I turn and walk upstairs. Then I hear a whispering.
"Yeah he saw her today he said. He also told me he is just tore up about this mystery woman." Alice informs them all.
"What's he say?" Angela asks
"Not anything big, just he has seen her and she has been on his mind since. Then today he saw her at the hospital and he had a hard time focusing, for a while."
"Alice, now, remember we are all staying out of this. Bella wants to leave it in fates hands. We are just watching from the outside." My mother warns calmly.
Who saw me? Oh no was he there? Did he see me? Where the hell was he? I didn't see him. Damn I wish I could have. Jeeze Bella hormone check.
I get the laundry and head back downstairs. Everyone gets quiet and has these stupid goofy smiles again. I just ignore them. They are starting to annoy me. I finish my laundry and clean up my room. I change my clothes, into more shopping friendly attire and head downstairs.
"Okay guys I'm ready, are you?"
"Yeah let's go." Alice practically sings as they all stand up and we head out. Once again saying 'bye Mama' in unison.
We pile into my car, because it's the only one we have, and I start out of town.
The girls do a good job keeping me distracted from questioning them about what they where talking with my mother about, but I still have fun. I park in front of an Italian restaurant. I love Italian food, it's my favorite and beings I am the one driving I choose where we eat.
All through supper we laugh. I tell them about my irritation with Jess, and how she thought I was rude. Rose is proud of how I acted of course, I think it's only because she is a 'no shit' kind of girl. We end up with a nice waitress, which reminds me of the crappy one I had with Scott. I shake my head at the thought, but it fails to go unnoticed. Angela calls me on it and they all three hassle me until I cave and tell them about her. Rose exclaims how she would have reacted. Alice just sits in shock and Angela has no response.
We finish eating, all pitch in our share and toss a dollar each for the waitress. We head out the door and I swear I see the guys from the store. I shake my head; I don't get a good look because he is walking into a shop, and I follow the rest of the girls.
We stop in shop after shop buying all kinds of things because we have agreed Friday nights will be our thing along with Wednesday noon lunches. Laughing and walking together I think about my life.
Man, I am so lucky for my friends they are pulling me out of all my garbage. I think with them I will be ok, who needs to fall in love. If I do, I do. If I don't I don't. they love me and support me as do my parent. I will be ok. I think I will go buy a house, I'll even see if they want to help me look for one. I think it would be good for me to set my feet in. this is where my life is, this is where everything about me is. Maybe I could even do some online classes. I think I have a future planned out now. Wow! Go me. Then something catches my attention. Wait, is that.
"No daddy I want to go in here." It's her, and him.
"Okay, baby, let's go." I stop and stare. I know he can't see me but I see him and damn he still looks good.
"Bella, what is it?" Alice asks. She and Rose look concerned as Angela is trying to see what has my attention.
"Uhh… I saw…I saw him."
"Who?" Alice asks.
"That guy, from the store, with the little girl." I feel panic settling in.
Alice smiles like an evil cat about to attack. "Oh, Bella."
"Let's go," Rose interrupts, "I still need some shoes."
We head to the shoe store. I am too distracted to buy any shoes. Alice of course is there to pick up my slack. She gets me two pairs, both for going out.
"Okay guys I think I need to head home." I head to the car, they all follow. My car is so full of the day's spoils, I drop off Angela first, she says her good byes ad assures me she will be driving again on Friday and will see us all on Wednesday.
I drop Rose off next. "Bella relax; remember you are letting fate take the wheel."
"Thanks Rose, see you on Wednesday." I roll my eyes. When she closes the door I look at Alice, she is texting.
"Alice who are you texting?"
"Jasper." She shrugs.
"Why I'm taking you there."
"I know." She chirps and closes her phone.
"So are you sure it was Edward that you saw today Bella?" she asks clearly fishing for information.
"Considering, I don't even know this Edward. Do I know it was the guy from the store? Yes. Without a doubt I heard his voice, and that is not voice I will never forget…believe-you-me." I watch the road now as a distraction from her, while she directs me where I have to go.
She sighs. "Oh Bella, what am I going to do with you."
"Alice what do you know? You know I hate you being cryptic with me." I groan.
"Bella, it will happen and I promised to stay out of it." She says as I stop where she tells me to.
"Wow, who's car is that?" I point to a silver fancy type car.
"Oh that's just a friend of Jasper's, see you Wednesday hun." She hugs me and gets out, practically skipping up the sidewalk.
I head home ready to relax the rest of the night, with one of my books.
Jacob POV
"Dad, dad, dad wake up." Billy is shaking me.
Ugh it's Saturday why is he up so early? You can not be serious. Haven't kids heard of sleeping in?
"Okay, okay, stop shaking me." I grumble.
"Grandpa says its time to get up, we are hungry."
I get up and walk out to the living room rubbing my face to help me wake up. I start my coffee and ask the kids what they want for breakfast. Waffles, of course, as they start hopping and screaming for.
"Hey, Jake can we go fishing today?" Seth asks.
"Uh let's see what happens after breakfast. Okay buddy?"
"Okay, but I brought my new lure, I thought we could try it out."
"You have a new lure, let's see it." My dad wheels over wanting to see it. I let them go on and on about how it would work grate for a pond we go to as I start breakfast.
After we are done and I have it all cleaned up Seth is back.
"Jake, can we go fishing now, please." He hold his hands up as if he where praying.
"Oh Jake how can you say now to that, come on son."
Sighing in defeat, but also not wanting to torture Seth anymore I give in and say yes. The cheers that erupt through the house from all three of them is insane.
Oh dad, grow up. I roll my eyes, causing him to chuckle.
I pack up the truck with all our gear and picnic stuff because who knows when we will be back, then get the boys in the truck followed by my dad. We head tot the pond the whole way Dad and Seth talk about that lure, as Billy plays with his action figures he brought. My thoughts drift to Leah, before I know it we are at the pond. I unload the house from my truck and go to get Seth situated.
"Umm… Can Billy do it for me please Jake."
"Oh okay sure, sure." I nod, and then turn my attention to Billy. "Do you wanna fish or play big guy."
"I wanna fish first." I set up his poll and help him get it in the water before situating myself. Seth is standing next to my dad whispering so they don't scare the fish. After reapplying worms to Billy's poll about, oh, a hundred times he decides he wants to play. He sits down next to me and starts crashing the action figures into each other making noises with his mouth. Seth and my dad are so content sitting next to each other when Seth catches a snag in the water.
Great, who's going swimming now? I sigh.
Something in Seth is set off he starts to get mad and he gets that look in his eyes that he got the other night before he attacked Bella. I rush over to intercept because my dad can't just get back up like Bella can. My dad stops me, putting his hand up much like Bella did with Charlie. I wait but not too far behind.
"Seth, buddy. What's wrong?" Like you don't know, dad. My head is screaming. Seth starts to clench his fists. My dad just looks at me and shakes his head. "Seth, I don't understand, I need you to tell me. Take a deep breath with me." They breathe in together. "Good, again" they do it again, and again, and again. Seth looks to be calming down. "Are you ready to tell me what's wrong?"
"I lost me new lure." He starts to cry.
"Okay here is what you do then, you have to stop crying to listen to me." He waits for Seth to stop crying. "You want to know what to do?" he nods. "Okay, what you do is go over to Jake and explain you lost your lure in a snag and then ask him nicely to retrieve it." Seth lifts his head and walks over to me.
"Jake I lost me new lure in a snag, would you please go get it for me?" I look in his eyes and they are nolonger angry they are pleading.
"Sure no problem, will you go sit with you brother please?" he nods and walks over to him and sits down, and they watch me while my dad wheels over to sit with them.
Now I am a guy going in cold water to get a lure. A smarter man would have said I'll buy you a new one, right? No, not me I like shriveled up balls I guess, because here I am in freezing cold water getting a damn lure.
Fuck this water is cold. Why am I in here? Oh yeah to make my kid happy, he calmed down and didn't hurt anyone. So to reward him I am going swimming. This will be one of those things I remember for when he is older and has his own kids and starts to complain about doing things. Man I hope he appreciates this.
I get the lure free and walk back on the shore, I thought the water was cold man the air on my wet body is way worse. There is Seth though bells his heart with the picnic blanket for me, and my dad behind hi smile like a proud father with a new born. I hand him the lure and take the blanket.
"Thanks Jake." He smiles at me.
I smile back down at him. "No problem bud that's what I'm here for." His smile fades a little as I watch his eyes fade. "What?"
"Nothin." He shakes his head and hands the lure up to me. "Will you put this back on, please." I take it nodding, putting it back on his poll.
We fish a while longer then have lunch, sitting in the grass because I have to use the blanket to keep warm while I dry. No one seems to mind though, but I still make a mental note to grab extra blankets or some towels next time. Seth and dad go back to fishing and Billy and I go do the action figure thing.
I wish they would stay like this forever. I ingrain this day into my memory, even though I had to go swimming in freezing cold water.
"Jake, look! I got a big one!"
I look up to see Seth struggling with a big bass.
"Well look what we have here." My dad watches him fight with the fish.
I walk over to help but as I get close my dad shakes his head and holds his hand up motioning for me to wait. Seth gets the fish in all alone. Now to say I am shocked would be an understatement. I pick up the line and hold the fish out as my dad measures the fish. I know its big enough to keep but I think it is more for Seth's sake.
"Oh boy that's a monster." My dad exclaims.
"Well dad I think we might just be mounting this one, you okay with that?"
"You bet, I think I might even get a plaque that says 'my grandson caught this fish and brought it in all alone at seven years old'." Seth puffs his chest out and smiles so big I really am worried about his face.
"Can we do that now?" he asks excited enough I think he might pee.
Billy comes over. "Can I touch it?"
"Yeah." Seth takes his hand and leads him to me, and waits while he touches the fish and squeals.
"Seth buddy, I will have Leah do it on Monday, okay, the guy isn't in on Saturdays."
"Leah? Who's that dad" Billy asks. Crap I forgot he wasn't with Bella when we saw her.
"She's Jakes new friend, right." He nods to me smiling.
"Oh can we meet her?"
"I did she is nice, you'll like her." Seth tells his brother. My dad just watches smiling.
Wait a minuet what the hell us going on. The boys want to meet her? They are ok with this? Why is my dad smiling so much these days? Ugh, what is happening to my life these days? we will see how long this lasts.
"Uhhh…" I stumble over my own words.
"In time." My dad intercepts for me.
"Soon?" Billy sounds so excited.
"We'll see" I say.
"Let's go get some supper." My dad changes the subject.
"Can we go out?" Seth asks.
"Ya know what, yeah. Were goin out. My treat, to celebrate that big fish." My dad says with pride.
We head home to put the fish in the freezer so Leah can take it to the taxidermist on Monday. Then we head out to get some supper.
When we get home there is no time for anything, like games or TV. Bella is calling just as I get the boys out of the tub and into their PJs. She talks to both of the boys; of course they tell her about the fish Seth caught. They hang up and I put them to bed then go out to see my dad.
We talk about the day and how he handled Seth's near melt down. After reassuring me I'm doing ok my dad heads to bed. After I am sure my boys and my dad are asleep I call Leah, just to talk.
Okay guys Seth is doing better dont you think? Let me know what you think, press that review button, you know how this works.