Broken
Chapter 12
EPOV
There's raised voices coming from down the hallway and I know its Charlie and the doctor going in for round 3.
Charlie demands to know more and make sure that bastard can't get to her, the doctor says without paperwork stating those facts, nothing more can be done.
I'm on the phone with Alistair as Charlie comes walking back towards us.
"Just fucking get here! You've done this enough to get her things in order!" I growled to him.
"Calm down Edward. I don't want to draw any suspicion." Alistair snapped.
The guard comes walking down the hallway and I reach him before Charlie.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I snap.
"Her husband called and said guards weren't necessary and the doctor dismissed me." He sighed.
"Stay here, we'll need you." Charlie growled.
The doctor came out about ten minutes later and told us that James said we were no longer welcomed in his wife's room and that he couldn't give us any more information.
I thought Charlie was going to stroke.
"Dad, it's going to be OK. We'll get this bastard!" Emmett sighed.
"Edward, Carlisle. I've got the papers!" Alistair came running in.
"Sorry it took so long. They were misplaced." He said.
Right then there were doctors rushing around, nurses yelling orders and "Code Blue" being called over the PA.
We see Bella's doctor running down the hall and immediately we're all frazzled.
Alistair and my dad, the calmest of all, walk up to the desk to ask what's happening.
"A young woman has went into cardiac arrest, I'm sorry that's all I can say." She smiles sadly.
"Alistair we've got to get these papers turned over now!" I growled.
"Ma'am, I'm Mrs. Hunter's attorney and have some paperwork for the doctor, it's concerning her well-being." He smiled his charming smile, it was a family trait.
"He's busy right now, I'll have him come out as soon as possible." She smiled and batted her eyes.
"Thank you so much." He said smoothly.
We sat there another five minutes or so before seeing James walk in, rather smugly.
My mom held me in place. "He knows nothing of you two, let's keep it that way for now." She whispered and I nodded, agreeing.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Charlie yelled.
"I'm here for my wife." He smiled.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you. She's gone into cardiac arrest." Carlisle stepped in front of him and crossed his arms.
"And you're accusing me? Doctor." James said snidely.
"Well?" Carlisle baited him.
"I've got alibies." James smiled.
"Doesn't mean you didn't pay someone. It wasn't even half an hour after you had the guard called off that this happed. NOT. A. COEINCEDENCE." Carlisle raised his voice.
"Hey, I just came to see my ailing wife." He held up his hands in a defensive posture.
"I actually have papers stopping you from doing so." Alistair stepped into play.
"She wouldn't!" He stated.
"Yes, she said for me to bring the papers if anything happened to her. I also have copies of those pictures, soon to be added on to these." Alistair smirked.
"Look, I don't think you understand who you're messing with. My family has more money and power than you Cullen's could ever dream of." James laughed.
"Don't underestimate the power and fortune of the Cullen's Mr. Hunter. We just don't flaunt it like you." Alistair smirked this time.
"I'll have you all removed for trespassing." He shoved passed Alistair.
Alistair following close behind.
While James was trying to have us kicked out, Alistair waited his turn to argue.
I took the chance while no one was watching to sneak down the hall.
They had Bella stabilized and had run tests to find the problem. We all knew it was James.
I opened the door to her room slowly, making sure no one was in there and even though I'm a doctor I still gasped. My beautiful girl had a face so swollen you could hardly recognize her. Both eyes swollen shut, right cheek stitched and swollen, jaw wired shut and unknown broken bones and ribs, hidden by the blanket.
I must have fallen asleep holding her hand because I was awoke by a very sweet older nurse.
"Sir, you can't be in here. No one is allowed back until the legal paperwork is settled. And her husband is raising a stink, take this doctors coat and sneak out. Leave it on my desk, the doctors lounge is right next door, grab a decent cup of coffee." She smiled sweetly at me.
"Thank you so much, Nurse Ann." I looked at her name tag. "There needs to be more like you." I smiled.
"And there needs to be more doctors like you." She squeezed my shoulder.
I threw the jacket on and scrambled out the door. No one noticing me and strolling back down the hall.
"Where've you been?" dad asked.
"A kind nurse took pity on me and let me crash in the doctor's lounge and get some decent coffee." I smiled at my dad and his eyes lit up.
"Good, glad you got some rest." He hugged me tight.
"Al, what's happening?" I asked.
"Well, the judge was called in, he said until this is settled, no one is allowed back there. They actually assigned Rose as her guardian, Bella has confided in her in the past and that can be traced with phone calls. If anything medically happens, Rose will have the call." Alistair sighed.
"Well, that's one plus. If we're not allowed back there, he isn't either." I shrugged and Alistair agreed.
The day was long, James left hours ago, claiming a meeting with his lawyers.
Rose had found out that Bella is stable and sleeping.
Charlie has been at the police station for a few hours, he's trying to get a restraining order for Bella. He took the pictures and paperwork from Alistair and went to talk to the police chief, his friend.
My parents had decided to get a hotel room across the street so we could take turns resting, while still being close.
Emmett and Rose were being reassuring, telling me this will all be over soon and I can begin to help Bella heal.
As we sat there discussing what would be our next step once Bella came home, James walked in with several men.
"Where's the Cullen lawyer?" he snapped.
"His name is Alistair and he'll be back in a moment. What do you want James?" Emmett asked.
"To get to the bottom of this and prove Bella wouldn't do this to me." James smiled.
"Get over yourself Hunter. My sister will be free of you and soon!" Emmett growled.
"Why would she want to come back to that stupid little town that has nothing to offer her." James criticized.
I had to walk away before I punched him and I couldn't do that, I didn't want him knowing of my feelings for Bella.
"There's everything for her there. Her entire family that LOVES her, friends that LOVE her and no one there will ever lay a hand on her to hurt her." Emmett stated.
"Bella needed to be trained. Growing up in that shithole town, she has no manners and no fucking grace. I mean look at her, she's a fucking cow! But I guess that's how small town men like their women, just look at your wife, the only thing she's got going for her are her boobs and that fuckable mouth." James smirked.
Before I knew what happening, I took off down the hall towards the commotion.
What I saw was slightly hilarious.
James was on the floor being punched by not Emmett as I would expect, but Rose.
"You fucker! Don't you ever talk about Bella like that again!" Rose wailed and then stood, kicked him in the crotch and let Emmett comfort her.
"Rose, you OK?" I asked.
"Yes, fine. This scum said shit he shouldn't have." She shook her head and wiped away a few tears.
"I'll press charges against you." James spat.
"Go ahead, no one saw her do a thing." Emmett crossed his arms and dared him.
James walked away with his goons mumbling about out of place women.
The doctor walked out a few minutes later to let us know Bella was coming around and Rose needed to be in there for her.
She hugged Emmett and then me and whispered "I'll let her know."
"No, please. I want to be the one to tell her." I smiled.
"OK, I'll tell her we're all here for her. Call mom and dad." She hugged me again. "Oh, and have Alistair here too." She ran down the hallway, towards my future.
AN:
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