Hi, everyone :-))))
back from my Zumba class (5th one this week) and here is another chapter for you :-))), I hope you´ll like it :-)))
There are so many of you reading regularly and I wanna thank you for that :-))))
have a nice day :-)))
A/N I don´t own anything from Twilight...
Ch 29
Ellen opened her eyes and sat down on the bed. She couldn´t sleep anymore, she needed to start the day with some activity otherwise she would have to think all the time about Patricia. She misses her so badly. Just four more days and then her daughter will be back again. Ellen jumped to the bathroom and when she changed her clothes, Carlisle knocked on the door:
„ Elly? You are already dressed up? I was about to wake you up….."
He was already dressed to work clothes but looked kind of tired. Ellen reminded their late arrival last night. He noticed her nervousness.
He came closer: „ Is everything alright?"
She shrugged: „ I apologise, I have been thinking about Patricia since I woke up….do you have any news from Edward?"
To her surprise he smiled: „ Yes, they arrived last night around 9pm to the hotel. Patricia was already sleeping, they had a dinner in the restaurant on the way and then carried her to the bed. She didn´t cry… "
Ellen smiled: „ She´s already a big girl…."
He agreed: „ Yes, Elly….when you are ready, could we go earlier today? I would need to go through some papers I will need to send.."
„ I will be more than happy…."
He laughed and came closer: „ May I?"
And took her in the kitchen in the arms. She drank a cup of coffee and ate yoghurt with cereals and then he drove them to the office.
Carlisle was right. Monday was a mess, a huge one. The people were coming all the time, the waiting room seemed to be overcrowded. The phones were ringing too and she was kind of stressed out withing few hours. She called to Patty´s class teacher and excused her for the whole week.
Around ten she decided to take a short break, she sat down comfortably and wanted to check her mobile. Then she touched her leg, if only she had the stupid cast away….. As she looked up, she could see the plate with the package of chocolate on it. She laughed and wanted to thank him but he already disappeared in the office with another patient.
Weird she hasn´t even noticed he came.
She wanted to text him but before she could look up, she heard: „ Have you noticed? The doctor brings her sweets…"
The other voice replied: „ Yes, I have seen that…incredible…."
She smiled at them and ate a piece of chocolate. These women were the last two ones with their kids waiting for dr. Cullen.
As they saw that she was watching them, they began whispering. Ellen had to laugh to herself.
When she realised they are gossiping about her, she wanted to phone Carlisle first and thank him but then she refused to do that. It´s not her way of doing things.
She ordered the lunch from the nearby restaurant and began eating. She was already pretty hungry, it was past lunch time and there were only the last two women and their kids waiting. The first one was already leaving with her son and the other one, the sexy blond one, was going in the office with her daughter….. Ellen knew her, she had her second child Phillip in her class. He was a nice kid.
After five minutes Ellen could hear aloud talks. It must have been this woman and she was visibly flirting with her beloved Carlisle. Ellen heard her asking:
„ And if you like, you may come to our Christmas brunch…. I will be making some good meal…"
He smiled as he was opening the door: „ We´ll see, but I might not be at home during the Christmas…"
She came out and said clearly so that Ellen could hear her: „ Alright, dr. Cullen, I invited you, the rest is up to you….."
She shook his hand: „ Have a nice week and let us know….."
He didn´t reply, just smiled kindly and the woman began dressing her daughter and leaving the office with the sweetest good-bye.
As she was passing around Ellen, she looked at her with disgust and that made Ellen pretty furious.
Ellen was watching her and she was sure she would punch her right in the nose if she were able to move. She looked back with anger in her look and stared to the table. Carlisle came to check her, he had no time for her since the morning and missed talking to her. He slowly moved closer to the reception table and could see something was wrong. He could already feel that.
He asked: „ Is anything wrong?"
She refused: „ No, why should it be?..."
He noticed the change in her attitude. He has never seen her like that. She was so furious inside.
She didn´t want it to be so visible but he could feel that: „ Well, you seem to be pretty pissed off ….."
She waved the hand:
„nothing happened…Why do you think something should happen?…. I just…. I can´t believe she is such a. …"
He watched her with amusement in the eyes. Was Ellen becoming jealous?
It wouldn´t surprise him, the mates are usually VERY possessive of their second half. Yes, this could be the reason. This kind of surprised him in a good way.
He had to smile. She was so cute when she was behaving this way and he had to admit that he liked to see her acting like this.
He decided to tease her a little bit: „ Come on, Elly, she was just nice….."
But he couldn´t stop her, she was already in rage:
„ I heard about the invitation, well, then I hope you will have a funny afternoon….."
He stopped her: „ Come on, Elly, you know I will be with the family at Christmas….. I don´t go to these parties….."
Ellen was still angry and retorted: „ Do whatever you like…it is not my business.. I don´t care…..."
He watched her and yes, she was VERY possesive….It pleased him in his chest, he knew that it wasn´t fair to provoke her but he couldn´t help it.
He looked at her and had to pretend for not to giggle. She was so adorable when she was affronted:
„ Well, if you say so, then….. maybe I should consider her offer once more….she could be at least nice to me….."
He turned and was going back to his office or he would laugh out to her and he didn´t want to do that.
He closed the door and Ellen shouted angrily: „ You…. BASTARD !…."
She took the pack of chocolate and thew it angrily on the door.
It made a noise but she didn´t want to wait for his reaction.
There was no one in the waiting room so she began saying:
„ Go to her if you want to, I don´t care… such local slut….. incredible…I never liked her….."
She decided to take a break and jumped in the bathroom and locked herself inside.
She had no idea that Carlisle can hear every word she says and laughs silently for himself.
Yes, she seems to be really furious, but so cute….
He didn´t know this side of her and liked to discover this. She is always so nice, patient and caring and it was interesting to see her darker sides. After few moments he felt sorry, it wasn´t fair to tease her like that. He was sure that she has absolutely no idea of what´s happenning. She doesn´t know that she was not only jealous but also possessive.
He had no idea that she could feel that as a human. And it was not right from him to provoke her.
It was also his fault. He should have tried to help her calm down, ensure her that nothing happened and he reacted exactly opposite.
He wrote down an apology on the paper and came out of the office. He picked the chocolate, he heard something flying on the door but he had no idea what it was. He left the paper on the table and when Ellen was in the bathroom, he went back in his office. Luckily the nurse was free today, she wouldn´t understand this at all.
Ellen was looking in the mirror above the sink…. She had no will to face him.
She couldn´t understand why she acted like this. She has never been angry at someone because of some other woman. She couldn´t get it. She was never jealous this way when she was with Derek.
But why with Carlisle?... She must be getting crazy because of his presence. And now when she is dependant on him, she cannot move to her own house…. Ten minutes later she came out and returned back to her table.
She saw something on her table. Then somebody rang at the door so she jumped to open the door and her neighbour came with her children. They hang their jackets on the hanger and Carlisle was out of the room inviting them in. He didn´t even look at Ellen who was getting back to her seat.
Ellen jumped back and she could see the package of chocolate on its place and the paper in the middle of the table. SHe could see his beautiful handwriting saying: „ Sorry, I was just teasing you…"
But still he surprised her. She didn´t understand why he just didn´t refuse her immediately, why he had to give the woman even the false hopes… Then the telephone rang and she had no more time for that because people started coming.
They were both busy for the whole afternoon. When he finished, Ellen was still a bit angry with him. She knew it was unreasonable, but she couldn´t help it. She cannot be nicest and sweetest to him all the time. She has to tell him when he acts weird. It was true that he apologised but still….. he made her upset just so easily.
She was certain that one of the reasons was that she loves him. She should already tell him, but not today. She doesn´t want to be with him today when they come home. She was afraid they would argue.
Although, on the other hand, she couldn´t imagine Carlisle ever arguing with anyone. She watched the cell phone and she was texting back to Bella who informed her about little Patty. The mention about her child made her calm again. She couldn´t believe how this man can make her jealous, she was thinking back, she was never jealous about Derek at all.
Now, there is a new man she fell for, and she behaves like a jealous fool when he talks to some woman nicely. When she wanted to give the phone pack to her purse, she noticed two texts from the handsome doctor. He seemed to worry about her. But she didn´t want to make things easier to him. When the last patient was leaving, he was closing his office too.
He helped her with the jacket: „ Ready to go home?"
She nodded but didn´t look at him.
They were going home in silence. Jasper was sitting on the sofa in the living room when he saw them coming in the house. Ellen removed the jacket and asked:
„ Could you please take me upstairs? I feel tired…."
Carlisle agreed and carried her to the bedroom. She replied: „ Thank you….I need some sleep….I almost fall on my mouth…."
He nodded and closed the door of the room.
He went back downstairs and sat down on the sofa too. He didn´t seem to be fine.
Jasper watched him and asked: „ Dad, what´s wrong? You seem to stressed…."
Carlisle moved his hand in the hair„Well, we had some sort of misunderstanding with Ellen…."
Jasper seemed to understand: „ First argument? I was wondering why I felt the jealousy out of Ellen….."
Carlisle confirmed this: „ Yes, I have noticed myself…."
„Why?"
„There was a woman with her daughter today in the office. And she was inviting me to some party…..and I didn´t refuse properly…And Ellen heard it….and made some wrong conclusions…."
Jasper looked at him with interest in his eyes: „ That´s good, isn´t it? She finally starts being possesive…. You should be glad…"
Carlisle nodded: „ Yes, I am….but on the other hand, I should have calmed her down, but instead I teased her even more….."
Jasper laughed: „ Well,…. Then it´s the best if you tell her about your feelings, dad….it´s getting complicated somehow…"
Carlisle stood up: „ Yes, we will, when the time is right… I will tell her...thank you, Jasper."
The named one smiled and left the room. Carlisle headed away to his study too.
He opened the door of the room but instead he listened to the beat of Ellen´s heart. She was in calm in her bedroom. Apparently she wasn´t sleeping. She was moving in her bed from side to side and he desired to be with her to calm her…...
After few minutes he decided to enter the room. He knocked silently and when she didn´t reply, he entered. She was turned to the window, he could see her back turned to him.
„Ellen …. I…" He knew she wasn´t sleeping, she just didn´t want to face him.
He sat down on the bed and continued speaking: „ OK, I will let you sleep….I won´t disturb you"
Then she turned to him: „ I am not sleeping….." He looked at her eyes and knew immediately that he needs to apologise. He sat down to her on the edge of the bed and touched her hand:
„ Ellen, I apologise.. I let you think that I might go to the party… …. but the truth is, I would never be able to go…..I don´t reply to flirting attempts….you could have already known me…. "
She was silent watching him and he continued: „ Elly, I had no right to tease you more and make you angry..it was not fair…I admit and apologise…."
He caressed gently her hand, she was shocked that he said that.
She felt she needs to talk to him: „ It is not only you, I should have been silent too…. I have no right to comment what you do or say….. I understand that you wanted to be kind to her… I ….kind of overreacted. Sorry…..Can you forgive me?"
She looked back to her hands and he hugged her immediately: „ of course I can….. there is nothing to forgive…"
She smiled when she was in his arms again. He was holding her a bit longer and then asked: „Do you want to go downstairs? We could order some Chinese food and watch some movie?"
She smiled sincerely: „ That sounds like a good plan dr. Cullen…"
He tapped her nose : „ Please, stop with the doctor thing... we are not in the office ..."
But he knew she was also teasing him. He took her in the arms:
" Let´s go then….. What would you like?..."
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