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Double Deceit

Chapter 7

I got to the house and entered as I was instructed on the phone. The lady who called was waiting for me at the top of the stairs. She motioned me to follow her upstairs and we went into the room Bella was in. My heart shattered when I laid eyes on her. Bella was wearing a simple nightgown and was laying on the floor in a fetal position. She had a nasty bruise on the left side of her face, her left eye was closed and swollen, and she had a cut on her lip.

I crouched in front of her to examine her closely, I could also see finger shaped bruises on her arm along her biceps. She was also holding her left wrist with her right hand as if it hurt. She was staring into nothing, she looked lifeless as her eyes were glassy and she was cold.

"Mrs. Swan," I called her softly, but she didn't move.

"Bella," I called again, a little louder.

She finally looked up to me, she took a second to recognize me, but started crying as soon as she realized it was me.

"The babies, please check the babies. Is there blood? I'm afraid to look," she told me.

I looked down and couldn't see any blood on her nightgown, I swiftly raised the bottom and looked between her legs, thankfully there was no blood. I breathed in relief. I checked her vitals and her heart rate was high.

I took out the portable Doppler to check the babies heart rate, the babies were in distress. I took my phone out and called for an ambulance. James Hunter, Victoria's husband, he has a private ambulance company. Luckily, he was in the area, so he's on his way.

"Where does it hurt?" I asked her.

"My head, my wrist, I think it's broken," she yelped.

I assessed her wrist and by looking at the swelling I concluded it was broken, but I would need a specialist to check it. I took some gauze and immobilized the wrist until we could get to the hospital. After that I checked the back of her head and there was a bump.

"Did you hit your head?" I asked, Bella nodded.

"Did she lose consciousness?" I asked the lady who had called me.

"No," she replied.

"Does anything else hurt?" I asked.

"My stomach, I haven't been able to keep anything down all day," Bella answered.

"She said she had an upset stomach, and she's gone to the bathroom to either vomit or to defecate,'' I nodded in understanding, these symptoms were common in the first trimester. Isabella was clearly dehydrated, and that was a problem.

"Did you go normally or was it more like diarrhea?" I asked Bella.

"Diarrhea," she replied. "Something I ate yesterday didn't agree with me, I spent the night in the bathroom," Bella explained. A few seconds after that she groaned in pain and held her stomach with her right hand.

"It hurts so much, please make it stop," she cried.

"Mrs.…" I asked the lady.

"Mrs. Cope, I'm her housekeeper," she replied.

"Who did this to her?" I asked her directly, I needed to know.

"My husband," Bella replied.

My anger flared at her confession, but I needed to keep my emotions at bay, she was my patient right now.

"Can I have a blanket to cover her?" I asked Mrs. Cope.

She handed me Bella's favorite blanket, and I wrapped it around her.

"I'll go get her hospital bag, she always has one ready for any eventuality," she said and went on her way into what I supposed was the closet.

I leaned very close to Bella "Don't worry baby, everything will be alright, you're safe now. I'll take care of you, "I told her in a low voice.

"Please call my mom," Bella said weakly. "It hurts Edward," she said.

Before I could fulfill her request the door opened and I could hear the paramedics as Mrs. Cope guided them into the room. Soon enough, Bella was on the gurney.

"Go with her, I'll follow in my car," I told the housekeeper.

A few minutes later we arrived at the hospital and Bella was taken into an ER exam room. The on-call doctor and I started assessing her further. The babies were indeed in distress because Bella was dehydrated. Dr. Reid ordered an IV with sodium and magnesium. Bella was also given some Imodium for the diarrhea. Then he proceeded to order an X-ray for her wrist as it was very swollen. He concluded that it was sprained, needed to be iced, and placed in a brace. I'd informed him about her head bump and a CT scan was ordered.

When we received the results It was just a bump, no concussion thanks goodness. After that the nurse cleaned up her busted lip and placed a butterfly bandage on it. There was also a small gash over her eyebrow that I didn't see before. She also took care of that the same way she did with her lip.

For her swollen eye, ice was the treatment until someone from ophthalmology would come and take a look at it later.

"She was manhandled," Dr. Reid stated.

"It's what it looks like but I'm not sure," I said sincerely.

"Why were you with her?" He asked.

"She's my patient. Mrs. Swan asked me to do a house call. I went and found her on the floor clutching her wrist and with all the bruises," I recounted.

"In these cases we have to notify the police," he told me.

"I know the procedure, but we can't be hasty. We need to wait and see if she wants to press charges," I placate him.

Dr. Reid left and I rushed to Bella's side, she was asleep.

"Edward," she whispered.

"I'm right here baby," I said, taking her right hand.

"Open your eyes baby, please come back to me," I begged her.

She finally opened her eyes.

"Are the babies okay?" She asked.

"Yes," I nodded. "Love, can you tell me what happened?"

She bowed her head and started whimpering.

"It was my husband," she said again.

"I figured that one out," I snorted.

"We were supposed to attend a business dinner, but when he got home I was in bed and not dressed to go, he got mad." Bella explained.

"He said some things to me and grabbed my arms. I snapped back at him and he slapped me. Then he shook me and I had a stomach cramp. I kneeled clutching my stomach and he grabbed my wrist as he demanded I get up to get ready. He took a hold of my wrist so hard it started hurting pretty badly. I told him I wasn't going anywhere. That's when he let go of me so harshly I bumped my head on the wall." She concluded.

I tried to control the anger that flared inside me. Who the fuck did he think he was to treat her that way? He should worship the fucking ground she walked on.

Before I could tell Bella all the wonderful things I thought about her husband, a nurse came in and said that Bella's parents were in the waiting area of the emergency department.

I went to meet them, taking a few calming breaths as I walked out of the trauma area. I spotted them from afar, the woman looked to be about Bella's height and had the same body complexion. Her father was a few inches taller with broad shoulders, he looked intimidating. As I got closer I noticed Bella inherited his golden eyes and nose.

They saw me and walked faster towards me.

"We're looking for Isabella Swan-Black," her mother asked.

"Yes, I'm Dr. Cullen, her gynecologist," I introduced myself.

"Gynecologist? Wasn't she Dr. Lee's patient?" Her mother asked, confused.

"No, she's been seeing me since the summer," I replied, her mother nodded.

"Mrs. Cope told us to come here because our daughter hadn't been feeling well and was brought here. What happened?" Her mother asked.

"I was called to her home, when I got there I found her on the floor with a few bruises and a sprained wrist," I started.

"Bruises? She was beaten?" Her father asked in disbelief.

I was about to answer when another couple entered the waiting area and walked towards us.

"We finally found a parking spot," A Native American man told Isabella's father.

"What 's going on?" The woman beside him asked.

"The doctor was about to tell us," Bella's mother replied.

"You said she was beaten," I nodded.

"Beaten?" Asked the Native American woman.

"Who would do such a thing?" Her father asked.

"Her husband," I confessed.

Their eyes went wide and both women put their hands over her mouths in surprise.

"No, no, no! My son isn't a wife beater," the woman said in disbelief.

"What happened?" Bella's father asked.

"They had some sort of argument and he got physical," I said emotionless.

"I refuse to believe that!" Bella's husband's mother said. This lady was grating on my last nerve.

"Are the babies okay?" Mrs. Swan asked. Now that's an important question.

"Thankfully the babies are alright. Just a little distressed but they're fine now" I placate her.

All four of them sighed in relief.

"All of her other injuries were assessed and tended to. She's resting now," I said.

"She's been asking for you," I told her mother.

I called a nurse to lead them to the treatment area where Bella was. I heard Bella cry as she saw her mother.

Her mother in law was outraged.

"He did this to me, he didn't care I'm pregnant with his fucking children. He was going to kick me but Mrs. Cope prevented it, if you're going to stand there and defend him, get out!" Bella shouted.

I ran to the treatment room at the commotion.

"I believe the patient asked you to leave," I stated firmly. Bella's face was tear stained and her heart rate sped up, so were the babies.

"You're stressing my patient, please get out. Don't make me call security," I said again.

"Bella sweetheart, I'm not justifying him. I'm just very surprised that this happened. I can't believe my son would stoop this low. Has he done it before?" Her mother in law asked.

"No, this is the first time he has hit me. But he's gotten very angry at me on other occasions. And more so when he drinks too much," Bella replied as tears fell down her cheeks.

My anger resurfaced at her confession. Everyone in the room looked appalled. I paged Dr. Reid and asked if we could move Isabella to the VIP area of the hospital. There shouldn't be any trouble as she is classified as a VIP. Everyone knows who the Swans are.

Her in-laws left after a few more minutes and Isabella huddled to her mother's side, still crying.

"In a few minutes she's going to be moved to a suite on the VIP floor. She has to stay until tomorrow, we have to monitor her dehydration and also her eye needs to be examined by the optometrist," I explained to them.

Bella gave me a small smile.

"I need you to rest okay? I'll be in the on-call room if any of you need anything, I'll check on you later," I said.

I was very tired but didn't want to leave her. I settled in on one of the beds and closed my eyes. I managed to fall asleep and rest for a few hours.

I woke up around midnight and went to check on Bella. She had been moved to the VIP room. I entered, checked her vitals, she stirred when I caressed her uninjured hand.

She smiled when she saw me.

"Where are your parents?"

"I told them to go home and come back in the morning," she replied.

"How are you feeling?"

"Better, my face and wrist hurt though. Can I have something for the pain?" She asked.

I pressed the button for the nurse, she brought her some acetaminophen.

"I was so scared baby, when I saw you lying there I almost died," I told her.

"I can't believe he hurt me, Edward. I swear this is the first time he's hit me. I wasn't scared for me; I was scared for the babies." She said, rubbing her stomach.

"You're safe now love," I told her.

"You always come when I need you," she told me.

"Always," I stated.

Bella raised her head, our lips met even though her lower lip was busted.

I caressed her face and grabbed her neck bringing her closer to me.

"I love you," I told her when we broke apart panting.

-DD-

"I don't want to go home mom," I heard Bella tell her mother. The door of her room was slightly ajar, neither knew I was out in the hallway.

"You're welcome to stay with us darling," her mother replied.

"I don't want to be a burden mom, you have your own things to do," she told her.

I knocked on the door and let my presence be known.

"Hello Dr. Cullen," her mother greeted me.

"Hello Mrs. Swan, how are you today?"

"I'm fine, thank you," her mother replied.

I snickered, "I was actually talking to Bella."

"Good to know though," I smiled, Bella giggled as her mother blushed coyly.

I checked her vitals and brought in the ultrasound machine.

"Are you ready to hear the heartbeat?" I asked.

Both Bella and her mother perked up, her mother closed the space between them and took her right hand.

"I'm so glad I'm here!" Mrs. Swan beamed.

She helped Bella open her hospital gown, I placed the transducer gel on her skin and placed the wand on her abdomen. I had heard the heartbeat when I'd checked her before, but I didn't take the time to take it in. The babies appeared on the screen, I then turned up the volume and the most beautiful sound filled the room. I dared to look at Bella, she gave me a beaming smile, to keep up appearances I only gave her a small smile back in return.

"Oh Bella, honey I'm so proud of you," her mother told her.

"It was all doctor Cullen mom, he's the one who fixed me. He's the one that made my dream come true," Bella said proudly looking at me.

I recorded the heartbeat and removed the transducer wand from her abdomen. Her mother took a tissue and cleaned her up, I almost pouted. I loved to do that and Bella knew it. She looked at me sheepishly and a little embarrassed.

"I have to send this to your father. I still can't believe I'm finally going to be a grandma, thank you Dr. Cullen. I don't know what you did, and I didn't know she changed doctors, but now that I think about it she seems better after she started seeing you." Her mother said and left the room.

I got closer to Bella after she left the room, "she doesn't know what you did, but I do," Bella said with a coy smile.

"What did I do?" I asked with a smile.

She asked me to lean closer, "gave me hope, and showed me what I was missing," she said.

"I heard you talking with your mother before I came in. There's a place I can take you, my family has these maternity homes that we sponsor through a foundation. They're for women who are homeless or are living in violent situations, they go there to be cared for while they're pregnant and up to six or eight months after their birth. There's one on Mercer Island, you can stay there if you want." I explained to her.

"That's a good idea," she said.

"Will I be able to see you?" she asked.

"As your doctor, I would go every day," I said.

"Is it like a nursing home, but for pregnant and nursing mothers?" she asked, I nodded.

"The program also helps with postpartum. There are two gardens, a movie room, craft area, gym, and also a library for the inhabitants to enjoy while they stay there," I told her.

"We've helped many women over the years, my grandmother started this in the eighties. They copied it from a town in England called Poplar, they had a similar establishment around since the fifties," I added.

"I'll go Edward, I don't want anyone to see me like this," she said pointing to her face.

"I'll make the arrangements, you can go tomorrow after you're discharged," I told her.

Isabella was discharged and taken to the maternity home. Her mother didn't want her to go, but I convinced them that it was the best for Bella. She helped her set up her room for her two week stay. Isabella was able to rest and recover from her dehydration and stress she was put in. Her bruises started fading and her wrist isn't swollen anymore, she still has to wear the brace, but it didn't bother her much as it did before.

She's been here for thirteen days and is supposed to be discharged tomorrow.

Bella attacked my mouth as soon as I entered her room and closed the door.

"I want you, darling please, I need you," she begged, as she frantically fiddled with the buttons of my shirt.

"Bella baby, hold on," I tried to tell her.

"Please," she begged again.

I caved and grabbed her by the waist, I sat us at the edge of the bed and helped her finish opening my shirt. She situated herself on my lap, we both groaned as our groins came in contact with each other. Bella unbuckled my belt and expertly opened my fly, I raised my lower body and she tugged my pants down, my boxer briefs went off with them.

"I need you baby please," she said as she untied her robe, she was completely bare under it.

"Bella fuck," I said as I looked down at her.

My hand gravitated to her core, she was warm and slick with arousal.

"Love me, Edward, please," she said as she raised herself, I grabbed my cock at the base, and Bella pushed down and sheathed herself on my length.

"Yes, finally, fuck!" she said.

We rocked our pelvises in unison, I took her nipples in my mouth, she groaned and brought her chest closer to mine. Her breasts were already getting fuller; her nipples had darkened.

"Oh, oh, yes," she moaned.

"Shh Bella, you have to be quiet baby," I reminded her.

She buried her face in my neck as I continued to pump into her and play with her nipples.

"Yes, right there," she mumbled.

As she arched her back, I took her nipple in my mouth and sucked greedily as she continued to moan and whimper lowly.

"Yes, always so good baby, damn it!" I whispered into her ear as I thrusted harder into her pussy.

I continued my attack on her body for a few minutes, until I felt her insides quiver, she was going to come.

"Ung, yes, Edward, yes," she said as she shuddered from the force of her orgasm. It took me just a few more pumps to get my release. I hugged her to me as I came deep within her.

"I love you so much," I told her as we came down from the high.

She kissed my lips when her breathing evened out, soon enough she fell asleep in my arms.

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