BPOV
Bella Cullen sat slumped in the hospital chair next to the bed where her husband lay still in a coma. Her long brown waves lay over her shoulders and she could barely keep her blue eyes open. Her tired eyes watched the motionless form of her husband as the beeping of his heart monitor sounded through the room. She'd been in that position for nearly a week now, ever vigilant at her husband's bedside so when he woke up he wouldn't be alone.
"Baby, why don't you go get cleaned up...see the son, he misses his parents" Esme said as she walked in and saw her tired daughter-in-law at her sons bedside.
"What if he wakes up, I want to be here for that" Bella said as her eyes shifted to her mother-in-law.
"I'll be here if he does while you're away. Besides, you don't want him to wake up and see you looking like this do you? You know he'll just fuss about your well being and not his own" Esme said softly as she set her hand on the young womans shoulder. No woman at the age of twenty eight should have to go through what her daughter-in-law was going through.
"I guess you're right mom...I'll only be an hour tops" Bella sighed as she stood from her spot. "You'll call me..."
"If anything changes, yes. Now go, see your son and get cleaned up" Esme said with a smile as she sat in the chair Bella had been in moments earlier. She pulled her book onto her lap and started to read, giving Bella moment to say goodbye.
"Bye baby, I'll be right back ok? So don't open those gorgeous eyes 'til I get back" Bella whispered against Edward's cheek before she pressed her smooth lips to his olive skin. With one last look at her husband, Bella left the room only to run into her brother-in-law.
"I'll take you to the house so you can change" Jasper said with an easy smile that should have eased Bella's worry but only made it worse. With a nod, Bella followed Jasper out to the parking garage and slid into the passengers seat.
As they drove through the city, Bella stared out at the buildings passing her by and started to silently cry.
"Jasper, can you hurry the hell up? We don't have all damn day dude" Edward called from the front seat of the Escalade and Bella rolled her eyes from her spot next to the car.
"He's saying goodbye to his wife Edward, like you should be doing" Bella scolded playfully and her husband looked at her with mock shock.
"Oh, my bad baby. Let me give my pretty girl a proper goodbye" Edward said as he opened the car door to wrap his arms around her body. With a grin, Edward turned her into the car and pressed against her as his lips met hers. With gentle stokes of his tongue against hers, Edward said goodbye to his wife as she ran her fingers through his hair.
"Now that's a goodbye" Bella whispered against his lips and Edward chuckled.
"Alright dude let's go" Jasper joked as he shut the door behind him once he had gotten in the car.
"Call you when I get there, give Nate a kiss for daddy" Edward said as he pecked her lips one last time before getting in the car. Bella stood with Alice and waved as their husbands left to pick Emmet up before heading to the airport for their New York meeting.
"Bells...you ok sis?" Jasper asked as he pulled to a stop at the red light.
"No Jasper, I'm not" Bella cried as she buried her face in her hands; she hadn't actually cried for Edward since the accident happened a week ago.
"Bella...Bella, oh my god...you have, have to come to the hospital. There was an accident, Edward... oh god, Edward's hurt really bad" Emmet cried as he tried to keep his composure outside of the hospital. With his back pressed against the wall, Emmet fell to the ground at Bella's heart wrenching sob.
"What...Emmet, where are you?" Bella asked as she tried to grab her keys but her hands where shaking so bad she couldn't.
"St. Johns downtown, I...I'm so sorry Bella, I shouldn't have left him in the car, I'm sorry" Emmet cried.
"Bella...Bella, he's gonna wake up soon, he has to. He loves you and Nate so much, he's not gonna leave you behind Bella. He'll wake up soon" Jasper promised as he took her hand in his scratched one. When Jasper had tried to pull Edward from the wrecked car, his hand scrapped against the broken glass littering the pavement in his attempt to rescue his brother.
"Mommy, mommy...when's daddy coming home?" a little boy with familar gold hair and loving eyes asked as he wrapped his little arms around Bella's legs.
"Soon baby, soon. Have you been a good boy for Uncle Emmet?" Bella asked as she walked into the living room to find Emmet asleep on the couch with her youngest niece asleep on his chest.
"Shh mommy, Uncle Emmet and Lea are sleeping" the little boy shushed as he put his finger over his lips.
"Oh, I'm sorry Nate...can you hang out with Uncle Jasper for a little bit? Mommy's gotta change so I can see daddy" Bella asked as she knelt down to her sons level. Nate nodded his head before wrapping his arms around her neck.
"I love you mommy. You'll tell daddy I love him won't you?" Nate whispered and Bella's heart clenched, as did Jasper's.
"I promise. I'll give him a big kiss from his favorite boy" Bella said before kissing his forehead.
As she stood beneath the hot spray of the shower head, Bella leaned against the slick tiles and sobbed. Clamping her hand over her mouth, Bella tried to hold her sobs in but couldn't and slid down against the tiles to sit against the wall. After allowing herself a few moments to sob, Bella stood so she could finish showering.
She ran her fingers along the clothes in their large walk in closet, fingering the material of Edward's clothes. With a soft smile, Bella pulled a worn, purple plaid button down from a hanger before shrugging it on and buttoning it up. With a smile, Bella enhaled the smell of her husband before pulling her black leggins on and her boots.
"Mommy will be back Nate...love you" Bella whispered as she kissed her son goodbye.
"Love you Jasper" Bella whispered against Jasper's forehead as he slept on the couch with Nate at his side.
EPOV
"Wha...what happened?" Edward asked as he came to. Esme thought she was hearing things and continued to read the book in her lap and didn't look up.
"Mom...what happened?" Edward asked again as he blinked his eyes against the bright lights.
"Edward...oh my god, Edward...DOCTOR, DOCTOR" Esme cried as she ran from the room and out into the hallway. "Oh doctor, he's awake" Esme cried as she took her sons hand in hers while tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Mr. Cullen, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked as he shined the light in Edward's eyes and gaged his reflexes.
"confused, what happened? I feel like a truck hit me" Edward groaned as he shifted on the bed.
"Well, that's pretty accurate. You were in an accident Mr. Cullen. A truck slammed into you while you waited for your brothers outside of a Starbucks" the doctor said.
"We were at a Starbucks...no, that can't be right" Edward mumbled as he stared at the doctor.
"Where's Tanya?" Edward asked as he looked around and Esme gasped.
"Edward, why would Tanya be with you?" Esme asked as she stepped closer to her son and the doctor watched.
"She's my girlfriend mom, she wasn't with me was she?" Edward asked as he looked at his doctor. "Mom, what's wrong?" Edward asked when Esme collapsed in the chair next to him and sobbed.
"Mr. Cullen, it appears you've suffered from some amnesia. Can you tell me what year it is?" the doctor asked.
"2000" Edward said with a confused look at his face.
"Oh dear God" Esme prayed as she stood from her spot and rushed from the room.
"What year is it?" Edward asked a few minutes later when the nurse came in.
"2013" the nurse said and Edward stared at her with wide eyes.
"What do you mean mom...amnesia, no that's not possible" a voice cried outside of his room. Edward looked towards the door at the cry of a woman and the little old nurse gave him a sad smile. "He has to remember me Esme, he has to" the voice cried again.
"Don't go in there honey, he doesn't remember" his mother said and then the door burst open. In the doorway was a very attractive woman with long brown waves, watery eyes, and a body that was easy on the eyes. Edward felt a tug in his stomach at the sight of the woman, like he should remember her but it wasn't registering in his mind.
"Edward...sweetie, are you alright?" the woman asked as she stepped closer to him and Edward recognized the shirt she was wearing.
"Who are you?" Edward asked and mentally slapped himself when she looked at him with heart broken eyes.
"I'm...I'm Bella" the woman said as she stepped closer to his bed, eyes blinking tears away.
"Bella...Bella Swam?" Edward asked and watched as the womans eyes light up with hope.
"Yes, Bella Swam... do you remember me?" Bella asked as she took his hand in hers.
Edward thought it was odd that Bella was holding his hand and it felt so right, she was his little brother's girlfriend...wasn't she?
"Yeah, you're Jasper's girlfriend...you,why-you don't look sixteen" Edward said and Bella felt her heart drop into her stomach.
"I'm not sixteen anymore Edward and I'm not Jasper's girlfriend anymore either" Bella said as she sank down into the seat his mother had sat in when he woke up.
"Then why are you here?" Edward asked. If her and Jasper weren't dating then why was she here and why was she wearing his shirt.
"I'm your wife Edward" Bella said as she looked at him with teary, brown eyes that begged him to remember.
"My...wife, no, no, no, no. I'm not married, I'm dating Tanya Denali, I'm not married. What happened to me?" Edward asked and Bella shook her head as she stood.
"I...I can't" she cried before running from the room.
Well just decided to REPOST again this story...