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BPOV

The days crawled by in my prison, sorry 'hospital' pfft. There was nothing but the beep of machines and anger in my gut to aid my sanity or even allow me to function. Over the last few weeks they tried to get me into therapy and then group therapy until I finally convinced them I was sane enough to be taken off suicide watch, though they're still wary. It doesn't help the nurses hear me scream in my sleep, the one place I cannot keep a lid on all my crap.

Physiotherapy, oh what a joy, at least it broke up my day of being woken, tested, fed, tested, fed and back to sleep. It helped me with my general strength in the arm that was injured in Edward's foiling of my blissful escape, oh how different things would be if I had succeeded. The constant bouts of oxygen with a god awful mask that felt like torture did not improve my spirit, but the bottoms of my lungs had collapsed after being sedated in surgery where they had to deflate them. Also thanks to my outbreak they hadn't had time to re-inflate properly when I was sedated heavily again.

I needed to get better, wanted to as I had a new purpose to my life. Edward saved it and then given it new purpose, it's almost a shame he may end up dead because of it. Oh yea, it was that arrogance which got me through the endless grey and white days, time has no meaning in hospital, I would laugh at thinking I could do him harm another time. He had not visited again something I imagine was purely avoidance, he was probably burying his head in a mounting of sand, wet with the blood of innocent men he slaughters, at the moment.

Alice visited but I refused to see her, no doubt they were all under orders not to say anything about Black to me and it was only Edwards's lips I wanted to hear it from. She originally came every day, but after being turned away for two weeks she got the message, now... it's every other day. The only other sign that they were still around was my bills were mysteriously paid I had a nice private room, that I did not ask for. Oh and a single Lillie that appeared every day from Edward, a sweet gesture, and all the nurses gushed at how jealous they were. To me it was amusing, I was allergic hmmm...I wonder if he knows and wanted to pay me back for all the problems I have caused him.

EPOV

I hate hospitals, the phrase almost everyone has said in their life but this was particularly true for me. Every visit has bought a death for me, my grandfather, uncle, and so on the family business doesn't allow for many retirement plans. But this time there would be no death and perhaps a change in me, unlikely though if I can't bring myself to enter her room. Every day I stand outside her room and get updates from the Doctor and give her nurse a single flower, so she knows we are still here and perhaps that I am thinking of her.

"Will you be entertaining Bella today Mr Cullen?" Nurse Wilson, a pretty elder lady who had a kind heart but a wicked temper given she was the one who threw Bella's Dad out of intensive care hence why we requested she continue taking care of Bella with a lovely check, smiling at her I shook my head. She smiled and walked into the room but as she went I saw the look and knew what she was thinking weird family, weird case, keep your head down Jane and you can get the grandkids those new bikes or something to that effect, the Cullen's trailed bewilderment which normally suited us but lately these visits to the hospital, surrounded by normal albeit frantic families I wanted that life and hated being elusive. Whoa where did that come from?

Anyway at some time I had to return back to the Prison of my house, I wonder if that's how Bella felt in her room, she could only walk a little until she got exhausted and would need rest when she got out. To where she would go was interesting, obviously back here to where I lived but who would take care of her? The thought of someone else doing it stirred something in me I refused to name and I did not know if I had it in me to do so. My head was full of contradicting thoughts as my heart was... thawing? How unsettling.

Tonight would clear my head, we had a job. My father oblivious for the main part of what had been occurring came to me as I arrived back from the hospital.

"Edward" he was stooping in his old age but still had enough presence to make me feel about a foot shorter than him under his withering gaze.

"Father" I stood to attention and tried not to notice Alice skulking in the background a strange look on her face.

"A friend has called in a favour and I expect all three of you to go, and nothing but the best from all" giving me an appraising look he made to walk away, but of course had to add one last word in.

"Try not to screw up, idiot" I nodded while fisting my hands, which were wisely tucked behind my back. I walked into my office ignoring how the little pixie slipped in after me. I noticed the mission brief on my desk but made no move to get it, sighing I stared into her irritating eyes.

"How is she?" startled I stepped back slightly which caused her to smirk, irritated I assessed the question and ignored how quietly and unassuming she asked the question, Alice the loudest person I know looked as if her drugs had finally stopped working.

"She should be released soon, what is up with you?" this caused her to smile wider, I knew that look she often liked to put her wit against mine, almost to remind me that she doesn't fear me or most likely she gets bored, Jasper won't play her games, Rose would punch her, she respects her parents hates my Father and Emmett isn't clever enough. Oh and she always wins. I may be reading too much into this I mean she hasn't said anything particularly bad, only a tone.

"Nothing Edward I am merely showing my concern for your special lady" I slumped into my chair. I was too tired for this, I knew where she was going and I did not want to play this game.

"Alice I will say this once and once only there is nothing and will never be anything between Bella and me despite your childish dreams, and I am too tired for your silly questions and pretend patience now go skip away and bug someone who gives a crap!" I tried to keep it out of my voice, but the frustration came through loud and clear, worried I hurt her feelings I looked up again.

I shouldn't have worried the imp was finding this funny, her eyes danced with mirth and she took a seat in front of my desk. "You asked" touché I did not want her to win this one, suddenly I wanted control back, for something in my life to be normal and stable. To any outsider there may not be much in our conversation but over the years it's almost as if we can bother predict the moves we play before they are made, which makes for short simple but intense clashes of words.

"You and I both know exactly what I mean, your infatuation with the coupling was cute and now it's annoying so stop it" wow way to go Cullen really put her in her place didn't you.

"Actually I have not said anything to you about it; this proposed relationship is a figment of your imagination, something I find intriguing that you reflect the instigator of it onto me. You cannot actually read thoughts despite your eerier ability to read people. So I would thank you dear cousin not to assume things and perhaps I was merely concerned about the young lady I liked who tried to blow her guts out within the grounds of my house, which need I remind you also put our family at potential risk if something now happens to her." frustrated I stared at her we both knew what she just said was Bullshit but without her directly accusing me of something she was right my anger was unfounded and she would just win.

Taking a deep breath I answered as calmly as possible "ok well thank you for your concern, I have work to do on your way out will you please ask Emmett and Jasper to come here" ha Alice, calm and composed that is a win in itself, she did not manage to ruffle me and based on the flash of annoyance in her eyes she damn well knew it.

"I will do" standing she walked slowly to the door pausing as she saw the receipt for the Lillie sticking out of my jacket "oh and just so you know your hypothetic girl is allergic to lilies" and with that she bounced out.

APOV

Ha as if I would lose, I had seen his face before I shut the door. I didn't enjoy ruffling his feathers but up till now it was the only way to prove he was human. It was also the only way to get through his annoying walls, he had to realise what they had himself or it would not work, and it seemed he was starting to all he needed was a nudge to make it conscious. I would have to think it through carefully.