Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Faith, Hope, And Love

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 18:

Distances…

Alice kept her word and made herself available when Bella needed help. Bella was busy, a lot. Between physical therapy and doctors appointments, she felt like she was never in her house. Plus, having a boyfriend who lived three hours away, whom she hadn’t seen in a month, was frustrating the hell out of her. She finally couldn’t take it anymore and voiced her frustration to Edward.

“I haven’t seen you in a month! When are you gonna get some time off?”

“I don’t know, baby,” Edward sighed. “I’ve only been having a day between shifts.”

“I miss you,” Bella whispered.

“Oh, sweetheart. I miss you, too. It won’t be like this forever, Bella.”

Bella sighed. “I know, but we just got together and when our time finally came, you had to leave. I’d come see you, but I’m still not allowed to drive. Not to mention I don’t have a car. I hate this, Edward!”

“What do you want me to do, Bella? What can I do?” Edward tried to keep his voice even, but Bella knew him well enough to know he was getting frustrated.

“Nothing, Edward.”

“Bella, please, I’m sorry. I know it sucks, but…”

Bella interrupted him. “It does suck. I’m not trying to make you feel bad or piss you off. I’m just having a bad day and I miss you.”

“I miss you, too. I’ll try to trade some shifts and get down there. I love you, Bella.”

“I love you, too.” She hung up and then lay on her couch. The distance between them was starting to get to her. Could they make it if they never saw each other?

**FHL**

“You have to figure out a way, Dr. Vilinni! I need out of here for a while.” Edward pleaded with his supervisor.

“I understand, Dr. Cullen, but what you’re asking for can’t be done.” Aro Vilinni wasn’t a cruel man. He really did understand what the young man needed. “I’ve had four residents drop out and two interns transfer to other facilities. I can’t afford to give you the time off, Edward. Look at it this way, all the extra hours you have been putting in are going to push you out of your ER rotation faster. I think by next week, we should be able to move you into the surgical rotation.”

Edward gave a frustrated sigh, but then an idea struck him and he turned to Aro. “Would it possible for me to finish my residency in Forks?”

Aro cocked his head to the side. “You mean at Forks General?”

“Yeah.”

Aro thought about it for a moment. It wouldn’t be the first time it had been done, it was just a little unorthodox. He would have to call the chief of staff and make arrangements. “Let me make some calls and see what I can do.”

“Seriously?” Edward was suddenly excited at the prospect of maybe going home. “Are you sure, Dr. Vilinni? You just said we were shorthanded.”

“I know what I said. I’ll work it out. Now get back to work before I change my mind.”

Edward sprinted from the office and ran back down to the ER. Aro chuckled as he watched him leave, and then picked up the phone and called his good friend.

“Hello, Carlisle.”

“Aro, how are you?” Carlisle smiled into the phone.

“I’m well, although I have a predicament with a certain resident we both know.”

“Ah, my son, I presume.”

Aro chuckled. “You’re correct. He wants to transfer his residency to Forks General. Do you have the space?”

Carlisle smiled. “Funny you should ask, Aro. I was going to call you in the morning. Seems two of the residents I have are looking to transfer to Seattle. Are you in need of more than just one?”

The two men discussed the transfer arrangements and then chatted for a while before they were both paged. They disconnected with promises to keep in touch.

Carlisle smiled as he walked out of his office. His son was coming home.

**FHL**

Edward could hardly contain his excitement. He was going home. He knew it was going to take a few days to work out the logistics, so he didn’t call Bella to tell her anything. He wanted to surprise her.

Bella sat in the doctor’s office waiting for them to come in and remove her cast. She was also scheduled for a CT scan to make sure there were no lasting effects from her accident. She still had another two weeks before she would be allowed to go back to work, but she would at least be free to resume normal activity and could stay by herself again. She was tired of being mothered, something she never thought would happen since she lost her mom.

“Isabella?” She looked up and smiled before walking back to the exam room. “Have a seat. Dr. Black will be right in.”

“Thanks, Leah.” Bella smiled at her friend.

She hadn’t been in there but five minutes when Dr. Jacob Black walked in. “Bella, good to see you. I bet you’re ready to get that cast off, right?”

“You have no idea.” Bella smiled.

Jacob walked to the sink and washed his hands, then sat in front of her with a small saw. “Let’s get this off and then I’ll send you down for an X-ray.”