Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

A Good Thing

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 11:

BPOV

I had just started my car to head down to the grocery store when the rain hit. Great, it always rained on grocery day. I backed my car out of the drive and headed to the IGA. Once in the lot I got lucky and found a place close to the store that wasn’t handicapped. Pulling in, I grabbed my purse and list, running for the door. I shook the water from my hair once I was safely inside. I grabbed a cart and began walking up and down the aisles.

As I shopped, I thought back over the last month. Edward and I had gone out twice and he managed to surprise me both times. We were taking things slow and not jumping back in bed, regardless whether we both wanted to. I smiled as I thought of him. 

As I strolled up and down the aisle going through the familiar routine I thought about making a special dinner for the two of us. I would need Alice to help me get everyone else out of the house. In my planning, I never noticed the large man heading in my direction until he was right in front of me.

“Bells? Is that really you?” I looked up and found Jacob Black standing before me.

“Jacob.” I calmly said his name, as I tried to wheel my cart around him. Before I could get out of there, his large arms were wrapping around me.

“I have missed you so much, Bells. How have you been?” Jacob obviously couldn’t tell I was trying to get away.

“Let. Go. Of. Me.” I spat, pushing against his hulking weight and extricating myself from his embrace. “In case you’ve forgotten from our last conversation, I have nothing to say to you. Excuse me.” 

I tried to move around him, but again he stepped to the side and got in my way. “I wasn’t done talking to you, Isabella. I think you owe me an apology for your rude behavior.”

My jaw dropped and all I could do was stare at him. After a few seconds, I blinked and found my voice. “I owe you an apology! For what? Telling you to get away from me? Or for telling you to fuck off? Tell me, Jacob, what do I have to apologize for?” I didn’t wait for him to say anything else and quickly grabbed my purse from the cart and left. I could always get groceries at a different place or on a different day.

The rain had gotten a lot heavier while I was inside, so I had to run to my car. I was still soaked by the time I made it inside. I turned on the car and blasted the heat to try and chase away the chill. I waited for the car to warm up and the rain to slow before I pulled away. I retrieved my phone and sent a quick text to Edward.

Stuck in the rain. Left store w/o food. Ran into Jake. Will explain ltr. -B

It took only about three minutes before I got a response.

R you ok? Do you need me to come get u? -E

I smiled at his concern and sent off a quick response.

I’m fine. Be home soon. -B

I stowed my phone in the center console and put the car in reverse. As I pulled out of the parking lot, I didn’t notice the car behind me, or the driver behind the wheel.

EPOV

I was sitting at the kitchen table going over the monthly expenses, household and band. I was the one with the business degree, so I was the one elected to make sure all the bills got paid and money was in our accounts. I couldn’t help looking at my watch every five minutes and wondering where Bella was.

“Edward, have you talked to Bella? She should have been home a while ago.” Emmett asked as he came around the corner with Alice hot on his heels. 

I looked at my watch for maybe the millionth time. “I haven’t heard from her for a couple of hours. She said that she was going to wait for the rain to let up before trying to come back.”

Alice spoke up. “It stopped raining an hour ago.”

“I don’t like this. Emmett, she told me that she ran into Jake at the store and she didn’t buy anything.”

Emmett grabbed his phone out of his pocket. “I’m calling the police.”

Before he could start dialing there was a knock at the door. We all ran to answer it, but Alice got there first and ripped open the door. She immediately took a step back. On the other side of the threshold was a police officer.

He cleared his throat before he spoke. “I’m looking for a relative of…” he looked at his notebook before he spoke again. “…Isabella M. Swan.”

Emmett took a step forward. “I’m her brother. What’s happened?”

“Sir, your sister has been in an accident and has been taken to Seattle Grace Hospital. If you would like to follow me, I can provide an escort for you.”

Jasper and Rose walked out of the kitchen with keys in hand and we ran to the van. We followed the officer to the Emergency entrance of the hospital, where he left us. Jasper parked the van and we ran inside. Emmett and I ran up to the nurse’s station and practically shouted at the nurse sitting there.

“I’m looking for Isabella Swan.” I spat.

The red headed woman looked at me with a bored expression. “Are you family?”

“I’m her brother.” Emmett came back.

She looked down at the screen in front of her. “Your sister is still being treated. Have a seat in the waiting room and someone will come speak to you.”

We quickly realized that we weren’t going to get any information out of her so we settled in to wait. I tried to sit still, but found that pacing felt better. I paced back and forth for several minutes before Alice interrupted me.

“Edward! I feel like I am at a tennis tournament. Sit down before you wear a hole in the tile.”

“Sorry, Tink.” I had picked up Bella’s nickname for her.

It felt like hours before someone came out. “Isabella Swan?” The five of us jumped up at once.

We followed the doctor into a small conference room and waited for her to tell us about Bella’s condition.

“I’m Dr. Mallory, I’ve been treating Miss Swan since she was brought in. Which of you is her brother?”

Emmett spoke quickly. “I am. Is she going to be okay?”

“Miss Swan has suffered a mild concussion, some bruising and superficial lacerations. She was very lucky. Her seatbelt and the airbag saved her life. I’m going to keep her overnight, but you can see her once she is moved. I’ll check on her in the morning. Once she’s moved, someone will be out to get you. Do you have any questions?”

“What happened?” Rosalie asked first.

“From what I was told, it was an act of road rage. She was run off the road and her car flipped several times down an embankment. Again, she was very lucky. Excuse me, but I have other patients.”

We all collapsed with relief when the doctor left the room. There was still the underlying shock that someone had done this on purpose. While we waited another police officer approached us.

“Are you the relatives of Isabella Swan?” We all nodded our heads to save ourselves the headache of explaining. “I just need some basic information.”

I tuned out what the officer was asking and listened instead to the consistent ticking of the waiting room clock. I felt a soft poke in my side letting me know it was time to start our questioning.

“Excuse me, sir. Can you tell us what caused the accident?” I asked before he could leave.

“We’re still conducting our investigation, but it appears Miss Swan was run off the road. Witnesses have stated she was being closely followed by another vehicle and were able to give us a description of said vehicle, as well as a partial license plate number. Further inquiries have lead us to believe that a…” he consulted his notes, “…Jacob Black is the owner of said vehicle. At this time that is all the information we have.”

“Son-of-a-bitch!” I slammed my hand against the small coffee table in the hospital’s waiting area. “I knew I should have gone and picked her up.”

A throat clearing alerted us to another presence in the room. “If you all are waiting for Isabella Swan, she’s been admitted to a room. I can take you there if you wish.”

We jumped up, followed the nurse to another floor in the hospital and to Bella’s room. Before she left us, she told us that only one of us could stay with her overnight and visiting hours would be ending at eight.

“Thank you.” Jasper said, as she walked away.

Bella was lying in the bed with her eyes closed, we couldn’t tell if she was sleeping. She had a large white bandage on her forehead and a few bruises peeking up out of the top of her gown. I immediately wanted to find the bastard who had done this and put him in his grave. Instead, I walked up to the side of her bed and leaned down, placing a soft kiss to her forehead. She stirred and opened her eyes.

Bella licked her lips. “Hi.”

I smiled down at her. “Hey, baby.”

Emmett came up on her other side. “Don’t ever do this to me again, Bells. I can’t lose you, too.”

“Sorry, Emmy, but it wasn’t my fault you know.” Bella smiled slowly. “I’m fine though. You guys don’t have to worry.”

We stayed for a while longer until the nurse came in and told us to leave. I had no intention of going anywhere so arrangements were made for me to remain overnight. I looked over at Bella who had fallen asleep after getting her evening medication and realized I never wanted to be separated from her again.