! Hello :) Sorry updates are taking a long time, I've been really busy lately but I'm trying my hardest... Plus I have just been on holiday so I wrote the chapters on my blackberry and copied them onto the computer which took the piss.

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BPOV

Emmett hung up his mobile and he looked on the brink of tears.

"What happened?" I asked worriedly.

"He... um... We need to get to the hospital," Emmett said, grabbing my hand, "Bea you should leave now. Bella will ring you later. This is a family emergency." He pulled me out of my front door and pushed me into the car.

"Emmett what's happened? Don't even get me started on how nasty you were to her! I like her!" I complained.

"Bella?" Emmett asked, speeding towards the hospital, his eyes glossed over.

"Mhmm?" I responded.

"Edward was shot." At that moment all air left my chest and I felt like I was going to faint. I didn't cry though. I forced Emmett to speed up and within five minutes I was out of the car and running into the hospital. I collided into Esme who was sobbing. I wrapped my arms around her and she gripped onto me.

"Where is he?" I whispered.

"Emergency surgery," she whispered back. Although I felt like my chest had been ripped open and my blood was pooled round me, my eyes stayed dry. Esme released me and went over to sit down next to Rosalie. I went over to a very tearful Alice and hugged her. Alice gasped and I turned to see what she was gasping at, a doctor dressed in scrubs had exited the emergency theatre and was approaching us. I grasped Alice's hand and prayed that Edward was okay, thinking otherwise hurt too bad.

"Dr. Cullen, Mrs. Cullen, we're happy to tell you that Edward responded well to the surgery. He was lucky, a few inches up and that would have been his heart. He's been moved to the intensive care unit and we can allow four visitors up to see him although twenty minutes max because he needs his rest. From tomorrow onwards you are welcome to come between 9 and 8." I silently pleaded to Esme with my eyes for her to allow me up to see Edward with her she nodded and told Jasper, Rose and Emmett that they should come see him tomorrow when he'll hopefully be more conscious than he is bound to be now. With that, Esme, Carlisle, Alice and me made our way towards Edward's room. My heart quickened with each step we took and I was nervous (that's an understatement) to see what Edward was looking like. Esme pushed the door open and started crying all over again. We followed her in and that's when my tears finally started to fall. Edward looked awful. Really awful. There were a shitload of wires and machines attached to him and he had one of those hospital gowns. I swear to god if some young, perverted nurse changed him I would not be happy. We all ran to his side and at this point, I didn't think my tears would ever stop. His eyes were shut and I kissed his lips briefly. I told Esme I would leave the room to give them time with him and she thanked me. I stepped outside and crumbled onto the floor. I felt two arms wrap around me.

"It's all okay now, you know," Emmett whispered.

"I thought you left?" I whispered.

"No, I went to the vending machine quickly and as I was leaving I saw you come out." I nodded and snuggled into Emmett's warm embrace.

"You know he's gonna be okay, right?" Emmett asked stroking my arm. I nodded and Emmett helped me up as the door opened and Alice, Carlisle and Esme stepped out.

"He woke up about two minutes ago and all he wants to do is see you, we'll be in the waiting room," Esme sniffed. They all disappeared around the corner and I hugged Emmett once more before entering Edward's room once again, shutting the door behind me.

I ran over to Edward and buried my head in the crook of his neck.

"You scared me so fucking much! I thought you were going to die," I sobbed, "I-I-I thought I was g-going to lose you." Edward tightened his grip around me and kissed my hair.

"I love you Bella," Edward said. I looked up at him and kissed him.

"We really need to stop ending up in this hospital. You're even worse than me," I sighed.

"I know, I can't help it," he smiled weakly.

"Does it hurt?" I asked, pressing my hand to his cheek.

"Not as bad as when you kicked me in the balls," he said. I slapped his arm playfully.

"Stop it! This isn't meant to be funny! I nearly lost you."

"I'm sorry," he whispered. I tightened my hold on him and kissed him again, it was long and passionate.

"Bella?" Esme said, poking her head round the door. I pulled away from Edward and smiled at her, "We need to leave. Twenty minutes is long gone." I nodded and kissed Edward once more and left with Esme.

Esme dropped me home and I arrived to a very frantic father.

"Where the hell have you been?" he shouted.

"No one told you?" I asked surprised.

"Is this the face of someone in the know?" he yelled.

"I was at the hospital," I said, biting my lip. Dad's eyes opened wide and he came over to me, pulling me into a hug.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? I swear to god Bella, don't you dare tell me your pregnant!" He said quickly.

"No, I'm not pregnant! Edward, he was shot," I said, and burst into tears again. Dad tightened his grip and I pushed him away, "I just want to sleep. If I'm not here when you wake up, I'm at the hospital." I made my way up to my room and lay down on the bed, shutting my eyes. I didn't care that I was fully dressed or that I hadn't washed my face or brushed my teeth. I really didn't give a shit.

"Edward?" I whispered poking my head round his hospital door. He smiled and opened his arms. I ran round to the side of the bed and hugged him.

"I barely slept last night. I wanted you with me," I sighed, kissing him.

"Even if I wasn't in hospital, I still couldn't have spent the night," he said.

"Whatever," I replied, kissing him again, "When do you get released?"

"The next few days," He said, "Just because I was shot doesn't mean you can't lie here and cuddle me." I smiled and squeezed onto the bed next to him. I went to put my leg over his hip but stopped; scared I was going to hurt him. He huffed and pulled it over his hip.

"Bella, I was shot in my chest not by my dick," he said. I giggled softly and kissed his neck.

"I just don't want to hurt you," I said.

"You won't." After a few minutes of silence, Alice, Emmett and Rosalie crept into the room. Edward grinned at them all and Rosalie ran over to him, hugging him tightly which almost pushed me off the bed.

"You were shot! The fittest boy ever just can't be killed!" She gasped.

"Hey!" Emmett said pouting. Rosalie rolled her eyes and smiled at me. I smiled back.

"You okay?" Alice asked, sitting down on a chair.

"Yeah, Bella's here, course I am," he smiled. I leant up and kissed him again but for longer this time.

"Bells, I'd stop. If you give Edward a boner he won't be able to hide it. Trust me, I know." I turned and raised an eyebrow at him and he shrugged in response.

"Where's Mom and Dad?" Edward asked Alice.

"Dad's working in the E.R and Mom was baking you chocolate muffins," Alice replied. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I took it out, reading the caller ID.

"Hey," I said.

"Hi, I'm outside. Slight change of plans, your mom has insisted on visiting since it's roughly a month to your graduation, she fancied a long stay here. So you need to come with me and pick her up from the hospital," Dad said angrily into the phone, "A little bit more notice would not have killed her."

"I don't want to pick her up! You go get her and take her to the hotel to settle in. Just give me a few hours," I whined.

"That wasn't the best part Bells. The best part is she is insisting on staying with us. She's just gonna have to make do with the pull out couch," he sighed.

"I love her, so much, but I cannot spend a month having to go up to bed early because she wants to sleep!" I said, frustrated.

"Okay, I'll pick her up but I have a late shift tonight so I will have left for work before dinner and won't be back till late," Dad replied and hung up.

"What's wrong?" Edward asked, running his fingers through my hair.

"My mom's decided to drop by. For a month. Plus, she is staying until after graduation. I will go crazy. Even when I lived at home I didn't see her for that length of time all at once," I groaned.

"Your mom's awesome. She'll be okay," Edward said. I rolled my eyes and snuggled into his side.

"I hope so," I mumbled.

Not the greatest chapter ever, I know. I needed something to fill the space between the previous chapter and the next to come. At the moment I'm working on another four stories so I'm splitting time between all five which means I don't spend as much time on each as I would like to. Just bear with me please.

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