Finding Bella – Chapter 5

The children went to school Monday morning and I returned to the hospital, I was beginning to fit into a routine at the hospital, the nurses were all very friendly if not slightly flirtatious, but I just ignore their advances, Esme was the only woman in my eyes. Monday night I came home anxious to ask the children how school had been and specifically Bella and Emmet's reaction towards them, they said everything was fine and they didn't react any different as before, I didn't know how I felt about that. Did I want Bella to start seeing them as siblings? Of course I did.

Life was becoming simple just how I liked it, Esme had been called by a client to do some interior designing for a house in La Push which is about half an hour drive from Forks, she was looking forward to seeing the house and going over ideas, my beautiful wife eyes lit up in excitement as she put the phone down after speaking to the client.

It was getting late and the children were all in their rooms for the night so I decided to retire to my office to look through some of the latest medical advances, there was a gentle knock on the door and Esme walked in looking a little worried.

"What's wrong love you look worried" I asked concerned, she frowned.

"Chief Swan is in the living room he wants to talk to us about Bella" she said. I looked shocked at her.

"He's here now" I asked she nodded, I got up and made my way towards the door taking Esme hand.

"It will be okay love, he's just worried I'm sure." I said leading her down the stairs, we walked hand in hand towards the living room Chief Swan was standing by the sofa looking uneasy, I cleared my through making him turn around.

"Dr Cullen Mrs Cullen, I came to talk to you regarding my daughter" I tensed at his words daughter, it didn't go unnoticed by him his eyebrows raised in questions.

"Please call me Esme and my husband Carlisle it's nice to meet you Chief Swan" my wife said softly, he looked a little taken back by Esme kindness his eyes softened as he looked at her.

"Then call me Charlie, Chief Swan sounds too formal" he said smiling at Esme she nodded.

"Charlie please have a seat would you like drink" Esme asked.

"No thank you Esme" he said waving his hand dismissing her request while sitting down. She smiled and nodded sitting down on the seat opposite Charlie I followed sitting next to her taking her hand.

"Well you probably know why I'm here" he stated we both nodded, he continued, "I don't know where this leaves us but Bella is my daughter, and always will be, I just want you to know that just because you're her biological father, doesn't mean you can just come into our lives and take her from Emmet and I, I don't know what your intensions are involving Bella, but I will tell you now, that if you mess with my family I will not hesitate to come down hard on yours." he said at this point his face was turning red.

"Charlie were not going to take Bella away from you, I understand how much she means to you, and you have every right to feel protected towards her, and your right you have been the father to her that I wasn't and I want to thank you for taking such good care of her when I couldn't." I said. He looked shocked, I suppose he was expecting me to snatch Belle away from him the first chance I could get, I would never do that I can see how well they have brought her up and how much love she has for Charlie and Emmet.

"Well I just wanted to make sure we all knew were we stood, Bella was very upset and angry the other night, not to mentioned shocked, I'm sure after she calms down she would like to talk to you, she is old enough to make her own decisions on this, if she decides she want to get to know you I won't stand in her way, I will support her just like I have all her life. He said."

I could tell the way he was speaking he came here today to get some reassurance, he is also laying down his rights in the situations, making it clear to Esme and I that he was the one who looked after her, and knows her better than anyone and more importantly he has the last say on whether or not Bella can form some sort of relationship with us, he needs reassuring that were not going to snatch Bella from him, I just realized how important this conversation had become.

"Thank you Charlie it means a lot to us you coming here and discussing this with us, and I promise you, I won't mess up this time, I really appreciate you allowing me to get to know her again it means a lot to me." I said, he grunts.

"Well I'm not saying I like it, especially how upset she is lately I hate seeing her so torn, but I know Bella and I know she will eventually want to speak with you, what she decides to do, well even I can't answer that." He said rubbing his hands with his face.

"I'm sorry if I came in here all guns blazing, but I just want what's best for my baby girl, I don't want to see her hurting, she's had too much pain and heartache in her life, to many people coming and going in her life, we moved here to get away from that, her and Emmet have finally got some semblance of normality back into their lives. My wife died three years ago from cancer, it was one of the hardest things we went through, she was sick for a long time, when she died Bella withdraw into herself, for her she felt like history was repeating itself." He said I looked shocked at him. He nodded sadly.

"Yes I know about your late wife Helen, Bella told us how she died, well when Renee died, Bella thought I was going to abandon her and Emmet she thought it was going to all happen again poor kid she was so distraught when Renee died, she was scared and angry at her for dying, it over took her, she never gave herself a chance to grieve she bottled it all up, she didn't want to face the reality of the situation, after a while she realized we weren't about to abandon her, then she finally let it all out but it took a while, she still feels guilty for being angry at Renee before and after she died, Renee understood though she knew she would be angry with her, she expected it." He finished, I sat in shock that this man would tell us so much about his life.

"Sorry I don't know why I'm telling you both this, I suppose I want you both to understand, if you are going to be part of Bella life I need to know this isn't just a one off thing that your not going to become part of her life and then up and leave again, because Bella really doesn't need that I can't have you getting her hopes up like that." He said firmly.

"Charlie we promise we wouldn't do that, we have adopted children ourselves and we have taken them in, Esme and I are not going to give up the possibility of getting to know Bella, as long as Bella wants to. I promise I wouldn't leave her again not unless she wants me to. Believe me when I say I want the best for her as do you, I have regretted every day of my life leaving thirteen years ago, and I honestly don't know what to say to her how to make it right, I know I can never make up those years we lost together, but there always time in the future. I just don't know how, but I promise I will not abandon her again, I know my words don't mean a lot to you, you have every right not to trust me."

Charlie left shortly after that, we agreed that we would let Bella decide where she wanted to go from here, neither one of us would push her in any direction. I wouldn't be surprised if Bella never wanted to see me again, so I guess I have to wait and see.

"Well love that was interesting," I said taking her hand walking towards the kitchen.

"I suppose we should have expected a visit from him, I didn't know it would have been so late though" she said grabbing the wine classes." Smiling at me, gesturing towards the bottle.

"I would love one darling, we need one after that, although I surprised he was so willing to let us in Bella life, I think he thought we would snatch her away from him." She nodded handing me a glass of red wine.

"How do you feel about all of this love" I asked.

"Carlisle I'm fine, I want what's best for Bella and this family, I already see Bella as a daughter you know that, ever since you told me about her, she is a part of you Carlisle which makes her part of me as well, I just hope she will give this family a chance she just needs space to get her head around this, she will come around Carlisle, and we will treat her with as much love we do with our other children."

"I love you" I said she smiled leading me towards the sofa into the living room.

"I love you too" she said snuggling up to me.

"Everything will be alright eventually we just have to be patient.


It wasn't until I was in my car heading back home from the hospital, after a six hour shift I saw it. The day had been uneventful a broken leg being the severest injury I had to deal with.

I was heading down Forks main traffic light center following behind a motorbike, I have always hated motorbikes, the percentage of people who die every year on a bike is highly disturbing, the death rate is high unlike a car a bike has no protection no sides, nothing to stop you from the impact.

I watched horrified at the scene ahead, the bike carried on through the green lights unknown of the speeding car coming from the right.

The car hit the bike at such a speed, the bike flew into the air sending the driver flying through the air, I watched as the bike fell under the car while the person came down crashing into the cars windscreen, and rolling off onto the tarmac road, the scene seamed to play out in slow motion, I swiftly parked my car on the side of the road. Everything seem to go eerily quite, for a few seconds, I hoped out my car and started to run towards the figure now laying in the road, screeching tires sounded and I looked towards the car that had hit this poor unfortunate person, a surge of anger ran through me as the car bolted down the street away from Forks.

I knelt down beside the person noting that the leg was in a bad way, the angle was all wrong I knew without examining it, that it was a bad break.

I couldn't see the persons head as they had a helmet covering their face.

"Hello can you hear me it's going to be alright, I'm a doctor don't move" I said as calmly as possible

"Can you tell me where it hurts" I asked.

"Carlisle" I whimpered horsey.

Oh no what is bella doing ridding one of these things, why, why must it be her?

"Bella is that you, oh my god, Bella stay with me you're going to be fine sweetheart, hold on" I said panic seeping into my voice

"Bella I need you to tell me how you're breathing is, can you hear me" I asked, my mind was running frantically through her injuries, following the ABC, I started pressing around her head checking for a concussion.

"Yes but my chest hurts" she croaked out

"Ok hold on sweetheart." I said reaching for my phone, rubbing comforting circles into her shoulder.

"911 Emergency services how may I help you" a female voice spoke

"Hello I need an ambulance just north of Forks by the second traffic lights, there been an RTA."

"Ok can I take your name please?"

"Yes it is Dr Cullen"

"And what's the nature of the emergency"

"A motorbike has been hit by a car."

"An ambulance has been sent they should be there soon, are you with the patient now"

"Yes"

"Can you give me some details so I can radio to the ambulance please?"

"Female 17 years old I'm assessing her injuries now"

"Ok they should be with you shortly" she said

"Ok hurry up" I said and hung up.

"Bella the ambulance is on its way, I'm going to examine you I need you to keep as still as possible try not to move your neck. I need you to tell me where the pain is ok"

"The pain is everywhere my leg hurts really bad, oww It hurts daddy" She cried out. If I wasn't so concerned about her injury's at that moment I would have realized her calling me daddy.

"I know honey it's going to be ok" I said trying to stay calm.

I felt around her neck and back, but I knew until the ambulance arrived, I wasn't able to do much, I had just come from the hospital and had some supplies that I keep in my emergency bag, I dug around for the small amount of morphine I keep on me.

"Bella I'm going to give you some morphine for the pain" I said gently taking her arm and injecting the morphine.

I looked around and noticed for the first time, people gathering around us, looking concerned at Bella, I could hear the sirens of the ambulance in the distance, my eyes stayed locked on Bella, I had opened her shield to her helmet so I could see her eyes, I noticed her eyes becoming unfocused as she started to looses conciseness.

"No Bella you need to stay awake I know it's hard but you need to stay conscious for me." I said firmly. Her eyes opened wide trying to stay awake but she was losing the battle, as they seem to give up.

"No come on stay with me please" I pleaded with her, she couldn't lose conciseness it wouldn't be good if she was suffering a concussion, I watched as her eyes fluttered closed.

"Shit Bella stay with me please" I begged but it was no use. I kept my hand on her pulse, checking her respiration.

"Over here hurry" I shouted at the paramedics, the female came running towards me while the male got the stretcher from the back of the ambulance, I helped them lift Bella onto a spinal board and into the imbalance, I started rattling of her injury's and drugs I had given her.

"I'll follow behind I'm in the Mercedes" I said running towards my car, I pulled my phone out to phone the police station I needed to let Charlie know.

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