Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Faith, Hope, And Love

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 10:

Need you…

Edward and Charlie left the chapel and joined the others in the waiting room just as a nurse walked in. She looked at Charlie with a soft smile. “Mr. Swan, your daughter is out of recovery and in her room. I can take you and one other to see her.”

“Edward, you go,” Esme whispered.

He nodded and followed Charlie and the nurse down a white, sterile hallway. When they reached the room, the nurse turned to the two of them. “She looks a lot worse than she is. There will be a lot of tubes, and there is a drain in her head where the doctor did the surgery. You can touch her hands, but try not to disturb any of the equipment.”

They thanked her and then walked in the room. Charlie gasped at the sight of his baby girl lying so helplessly in that bed. He rushed forward and gently picked her hand up in his, careful of the brace. The doctors were going to have to put a cast on, but wanted to wait.

“Talk to her, Charlie.” Edward stepped forward. “They say coma patients can hear us. Let her hear your voice.”

The older man nodded and sank into the chair by his daughter’s bed. “I love you, Bells. You need to get well and come back to us, you hear? I need my baby girl around. I need grandbabies.”

Edward sucked in a breath and then walked closer. He slowly lowered himself into the chair on the opposite side of her bed and carefully picked up her hand, trying not to disturb the IV that was in the top. The words Edward wanted to say were suddenly gone as he looked at the broken woman before him. Instead, tears leaked from his eyes and down his cheeks as he lowered his head to her hand.

Charlie watched as the young man before him cried quietly and was unsure how to comfort him. There was only one thing that came to mind—one thing he could do to make this easier on Edward. He got up, walked out of the room, and to the nurses’ station. Once he had the two gossiping women’s attention, he requested to speak to the head nurse and Dr. George.

**FHL**

Hours passed, but Edward was unaware of the time. He didn’t even notice Charlie was gone, and he never saw the nurse come in to take Bella’s vitals. All he saw was her.

“I should have known you wouldn’t stay in Forks. You always try to help make things easier for everyone. You always have,” he whispered to her. “That’s one of the things I love about you, Bella. It’s also one of the things that makes you such a great nurse. So you need to get better. You have patients that need you, family and friends, too. I need you.”

“Edward?”

He looked over at the door and saw Rose. “Hey, come on in.”

Rose walked over to Bella’s bedside and leaned down to kiss her friends cheek. “Come back to us, Bells.” She stood up again and looked at Edward. “Charlie made arrangements for you to stay in here with her. Just try to get some sleep, okay?”

Edward nodded. “Tell him thanks for me, Rose.”

She nodded and then left the room to join the others as they continued their vigil. No one had any plans to leave anytime soon. They all wanted to be there when Bella woke up and to help Edward.

Alice stared blankly at the wall. She was worried about her friend. She had almost lost her once and they had barely made it. She couldn’t bear to lose her for good.

Jasper stared at Alice, wondering what she was thinking. He couldn’t imagine life without her, so he could only imagine the pain Edward was feeling. None of them were stupid. They all knew Edward and Bella were in love with each other. They also knew why Bella had never taken the chance. He knew there was no use dwelling in the past, and prayed Bella pulled through so she and Edward could have a future.

Emmett leaned against the wall and stared at the picture in front of him without really seeing it. He wondered if it would be inappropriate to run out and get some food; he was starving. Not that he wasn’t concerned about Bella—he was—but his stomach was louder.

Esme, Carlisle, and Charlie sat back and watched the kids. They knew this was hard for them, especially since it was Bella. She was the glue that kept them all together. All at once, they closed their eyes and said silent prayers.