Alright, I'm not going to bore you all with my usual blabbing. Let's get to the story.
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End of Chapter 60
"Bella, no one will take you away from me again." I said as I wiped the tears away.
"I'm sorry I got mad at you." She sobbed.
"Oh, love. Please don't apologize. I'm sorry I thought I should keep things from you, I know better. You always see right through me." I laughed.
"I do. Well I try to." She said as she kissed my chest where her head was resting.
"I love you." I said as I reached down and raised her chin so that I could kiss her softly.
"I love you too." She said softly, taking a deep breath before she looked up at me. "How long do we have before they come?"
"I don't know, I would have to ask Alice to narrow it down. Judging by the weather..a few days..maybe?" I admitted.
"Huh..well." She said as she slid her hand into mine, our fingers interlocking. "Well..we have a lot of planning to do then."
"Yes..." I said as I smiled. "We have a lot to do." I said as I slid my hand down the side of her face, raising it so I could kiss her like I had been wanting to do since we were reunited.
Chapter 61
We lay in the bed talking for hours before Bella started yawning again, I had realized that Carlisle had never said if the doctors were giving her something to sleep or not...but my guess was that they were. She fell asleep in my arms, her body warming my skin to the point where it felt warm even to my touch.
I was cuddled around her, comforting her when she whimpered, or cried out. I had just hummed a song, hoping it would calm her when I heard footsteps out side the door. I was about to slide out of the bed, my instincts kicking in as I looked down at Bella sleeping in my arms. I had just slid one arm from beneath her when I heard Carlisle's thoughs on the other side of the door.
"Edward, we need to talk. It's very important." He thought as he cracked the door a little and looked inside.
I nodded as I started sliding out of the bed, doing my best not to wake Bella, but as I gently set her head on the pillow she blinked a few times and looked at me.
"I'm just going to talk to Carlisle, I'll be right outside." I said as I leaned down and kissed her cheek.
"Don't go." She said as she reached out and grabbed my arm, holding on with all her strength. "Talk in here, I want to know what's going on."
I looked at Carlisle who's thoughts were about how he didn't want to discuss this in front of her, and let me know that it was my choice. I looked down at Bella who was still gripping my arm for dear life, then back to Carlisle. I sighed but nodded at Carlisle who shrugged as he walked into the room.
"Bella, how are you?" Carlisle said as he came over and looked her over, unable to shut off the doctor side of himself.
"I'm fine, sick of sleeping all the time. Did you ask if they would stop drugging me to sleep?" She asked as she sat up on the bed.
"Yes, and they have been giving you something. They said they would stop it and give you something to reverse any of the effects that are still in your system."
"Thank you, Carlisle. Does this mean I am able to leave now?" Bella asked, her face lighting up at the idea of getting out of the hospital.
"Edward, Bella." Carlisle said, not wanting to talk about this in front of Bella.
"It's ok Carlisle," I said, encouraging him to just say what was on his mind.
"Alice saw....something." He said, not wanting to scare Bella.
I looked at him, picking the vision out of his thoughts. It seemed that whoever was behind this whole thing was not happy in any way shape or form. I tried to figure out what he wanted to tell us but he kept his thoughts on other things unsure if he should say anything.
"Carlisle?" I asked as I watched him shift his weight uncomfotably.
"Edward, they are going to come for her." He said very quietly, hoping Bella wouldn't hear him.
"We figured as much." Bella said, smiling at Carlisle while she did her best to be brave. "When?"
"Alice thinks tomorrow, but she can't narrow down the time. Bella, we think it would be best if we checked you out of the hospital tonight. We'll take you away, somewhere where you will be safe."
"They will keep looking for me, they won't stop." She said softly as she looked down at her hands.
"Bella," I said as I climbed onto the bed again, wrapping my arms around her. "We knew they would come for you. Now we know when, this is our chance to get you out of here."
"Why? So they can hunt me down again and come after me again and again? Am I suppose to live my life on the run, never staying in one place, living in fear that they will come for me again?" Bella said, her anger bubbling to the surface.
"Bella, what other option do we have?" I asked. "We want to keep you safe, I won't let them take you again."
She threw her hands up in frustration and closed her eyes as she tried to calm herself. I turned and looked at Carlisle who shrugged, obviously having no idea what to do either.
"I'm tired of running, I'm tired of being afraid. I just want to live my life, and be with you and not worry." She said softly one single tear escaping her right eye.
I hugged her tighter, wishing I could change things so that she could be safe. We both knew we couldn't live without each other, yet it seemed like fate was always trying to separate us.
I was about to say something and try to comfort her more when I heard footsteps running down the hallway outside the door. I knew from the screaming thoughts that it was Alice and she was very upset about something. I also heard the rest of my family running behind her, whatever was going on was bad enough that everyone came. I turned and looked at the door as Alice burst through, her face a mask of horror.
"Edward, they..." She said as she looked at Bella who was cowering in my arms. "I'm so sorry Bella." She said as she ran over and hugged her tightly.
"Alice, what is going on?" Carlisle asked.
"Bella, I'm so sorry....but they have Charlie." Alice said, a whimper escaping Bella's chest.
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End of Chapter 60
"Bella, no one will take you away from me again." I said as I wiped the tears away.
"I'm sorry I got mad at you." She sobbed.
"Oh, love. Please don't apologize. I'm sorry I thought I should keep things from you, I know better. You always see right through me." I laughed.
"I do. Well I try to." She said as she kissed my chest where her head was resting.
"I love you." I said as I reached down and raised her chin so that I could kiss her softly.
"I love you too." She said softly, taking a deep breath before she looked up at me. "How long do we have before they come?"
"I don't know, I would have to ask Alice to narrow it down. Judging by the weather..a few days..maybe?" I admitted.
"Huh..well." She said as she slid her hand into mine, our fingers interlocking. "Well..we have a lot of planning to do then."
"Yes..." I said as I smiled. "We have a lot to do." I said as I slid my hand down the side of her face, raising it so I could kiss her like I had been wanting to do since we were reunited.
Chapter 61
We lay in the bed talking for hours before Bella started yawning again, I had realized that Carlisle had never said if the doctors were giving her something to sleep or not...but my guess was that they were. She fell asleep in my arms, her body warming my skin to the point where it felt warm even to my touch.
I was cuddled around her, comforting her when she whimpered, or cried out. I had just hummed a song, hoping it would calm her when I heard footsteps out side the door. I was about to slide out of the bed, my instincts kicking in as I looked down at Bella sleeping in my arms. I had just slid one arm from beneath her when I heard Carlisle's thoughs on the other side of the door.
"Edward, we need to talk. It's very important." He thought as he cracked the door a little and looked inside.
I nodded as I started sliding out of the bed, doing my best not to wake Bella, but as I gently set her head on the pillow she blinked a few times and looked at me.
"I'm just going to talk to Carlisle, I'll be right outside." I said as I leaned down and kissed her cheek.
"Don't go." She said as she reached out and grabbed my arm, holding on with all her strength. "Talk in here, I want to know what's going on."
I looked at Carlisle who's thoughts were about how he didn't want to discuss this in front of her, and let me know that it was my choice. I looked down at Bella who was still gripping my arm for dear life, then back to Carlisle. I sighed but nodded at Carlisle who shrugged as he walked into the room.
"Bella, how are you?" Carlisle said as he came over and looked her over, unable to shut off the doctor side of himself.
"I'm fine, sick of sleeping all the time. Did you ask if they would stop drugging me to sleep?" She asked as she sat up on the bed.
"Yes, and they have been giving you something. They said they would stop it and give you something to reverse any of the effects that are still in your system."
"Thank you, Carlisle. Does this mean I am able to leave now?" Bella asked, her face lighting up at the idea of getting out of the hospital.
"Edward, Bella." Carlisle said, not wanting to talk about this in front of Bella.
"It's ok Carlisle," I said, encouraging him to just say what was on his mind.
"Alice saw....something." He said, not wanting to scare Bella.
I looked at him, picking the vision out of his thoughts. It seemed that whoever was behind this whole thing was not happy in any way shape or form. I tried to figure out what he wanted to tell us but he kept his thoughts on other things unsure if he should say anything.
"Carlisle?" I asked as I watched him shift his weight uncomfotably.
"Edward, they are going to come for her." He said very quietly, hoping Bella wouldn't hear him.
"We figured as much." Bella said, smiling at Carlisle while she did her best to be brave. "When?"
"Alice thinks tomorrow, but she can't narrow down the time. Bella, we think it would be best if we checked you out of the hospital tonight. We'll take you away, somewhere where you will be safe."
"They will keep looking for me, they won't stop." She said softly as she looked down at her hands.
"Bella," I said as I climbed onto the bed again, wrapping my arms around her. "We knew they would come for you. Now we know when, this is our chance to get you out of here."
"Why? So they can hunt me down again and come after me again and again? Am I suppose to live my life on the run, never staying in one place, living in fear that they will come for me again?" Bella said, her anger bubbling to the surface.
"Bella, what other option do we have?" I asked. "We want to keep you safe, I won't let them take you again."
She threw her hands up in frustration and closed her eyes as she tried to calm herself. I turned and looked at Carlisle who shrugged, obviously having no idea what to do either.
"I'm tired of running, I'm tired of being afraid. I just want to live my life, and be with you and not worry." She said softly one single tear escaping her right eye.
I hugged her tighter, wishing I could change things so that she could be safe. We both knew we couldn't live without each other, yet it seemed like fate was always trying to separate us.
I was about to say something and try to comfort her more when I heard footsteps running down the hallway outside the door. I knew from the screaming thoughts that it was Alice and she was very upset about something. I also heard the rest of my family running behind her, whatever was going on was bad enough that everyone came. I turned and looked at the door as Alice burst through, her face a mask of horror.
"Edward, they..." She said as she looked at Bella who was cowering in my arms. "I'm so sorry Bella." She said as she ran over and hugged her tightly.
"Alice, what is going on?" Carlisle asked.
"Bella, I'm so sorry....but they have Charlie." Alice said, a whimper escaping Bella's chest.