A/N: WOW! You all are far more forgiving than my pre-readers were.. they were none too happy with Edward... well there were a few of you that felt he should stay away and get his shit in order... hmm ya never know.. that may be what happens. Ready for 7? I hope so.. here we go!

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, SM does, I am playing in the sandbox! ENJOY!

53

BPOV

Awareness comes in stages. I register the softness of the bed I'm in, then overall aches and pains of my body. I feel as if I have gone ten rounds with a prize fighter. Next I realize I have a faint headache and my mouth taste like cotton. Then I feel the gentle breeze of the oxygen mask I have on my face.

Slowly I blink open my eyes and squint against the harshness of the lights overheard.

"Bella, can you hear me?" I hear the familiar melodic voice of Kate next to me.

I gently move my head which feels like it has a box of rocks in it, to look into her concerned eyes.

I give her a small, weak smile, "Hey," I croak out.

With that small greeting, she is flurry of activity. She takes my blood pressure, checks my pupils; she records my temp and my pulse rate. She consults the machine monitoring my oxygen saturation and takes off the mask when she is satisfied that I don't need the extra breathing help.

She helps me get into a comfortable position and gives me some water to drink.

"How are you feeling?" she finally asks.

"Tired, sore and a bit confused."

For a second I think I see relief in her eyes, but when I try to look closely, the emotion is gone. I give myself an internal shake and focus on what is going on.

"What happened?"

Again, I swear I see some unnamed emotion flit into Kate's eyes, but it is gone before I can get a handle on it.

As she's about to answer me, a knock sounds at my door and in come Angie and Alice.

"You're awake," cries Ang as she comes to sit on my bed. She gives me a gentle hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Nice to see you again, Bells." Alice gives me one of her bright smiles, but it seems odd and forced.

Something isn't right, I can feel it.

I listen with one ear as Angie fills me in on her and Ben. It appears that things are going well with them. I tell her I'm happy for her. I wait to see if Alice will start talking about Jasper, but she doesn't.

Again, odd.

"Will you tell me what happened? Things are a bit fuzzy." I look at all three of them, so I don't miss the looks that fly between them.

I want to scream at them to tell me what the fuck is going on, but I don't have the energy.

"You had one of your bad reactions to chemo yesterday." Kate finally answers.

That would explain the aches and pains all over. The seizures cause me to tighten all my muscles leaving them feeling sore and over worked.

But that still doesn't explain the edginess of the three girls in front of me. I close my eyes trying to remember, but memories are always fuzzy after one of these reactions. I replay the day, step by step.

Then it hit me.

Edward.

I was with Edward.

My eyes fly open and I know the answer before I even ask, deep in my heart I know.

"Edward, he was there, right?" My words are whispers, but with the dead silence in my room, I have no doubt they can hear me.

I am staring at my blanket, but out of the corner of my eye I see Alice nodding.

"Where is he?" I cold hear the crack in my voice.

Silence is my answer.

I look up at Alice, ".HE?"

"He ran, Bella. While you were seizing, he left."

Tears fall from her eyes. I give her a nod, lay down and roll onto my side.

A/N: Poor Bella...