A New Life [PaulxOc]

[Chapter 6] The bomb drops

Her eyes flutter open, sunlight coming through a window to her right makes her wince. She blinks a few times to adjust to the light. When she can finally see, she looks to her left and sees Carlisle Cullen bent over her. Seeing him makes her realize that his cold hands were lightly feeling around her neck. Lillie couldn't help but feel confused. Why was he touching her neck, he looked as if he was studying something that was on it.

Then she remembered. The strange man that pulled her into the alley, him...biting her neck. The fire that burned through her body. His death from the very hands that were so carefully nudging around the neck injury. She started to freak out, her heart started racing and her breath came fast. All of a sudden she was calm, she knew that she should still be freaking out, but for some reason she could not bring herself to feel it.

She looks more around the room she was in. It was a spacious room, it didn't seem to be a bedroom, there was no bed. There were books and music albums everywhere. From what she could see she was laid on a little couch.

Looking towards the door she could see Edward Cullen and Jasper Hale standing in the doorway. Jasper was looking at her with a slight look of concentration. She turned her gaze to look at Edward more. He seemed to be focused on the phone in his hands. Her eyes widen when she realizes the phone in his hands is hers. She wanted to be mad about that but she still just feels calm. He was typing something into her phone, she had no idea what and knew she was going to have to check her phone thoroughly whenever she gets it back.

Carlisle speaks which draws Lillies gaze back to him. "Ms.Holland, I have cleaned and bandaged your wound, you will be just fine, you don't need to worry. All that I ask is that you keep the wound clean, as well as try to keep it dry for the next two days. When washing it just use some mild soap and water, try not to let it get too wet, just enough to clean it." He takes a break from talking to make sure she is understanding what he is saying before he continues. "I had to give you some stitches unfortunately, they are absorbable so there is no need for you to get them taken out, they will go away on their own as the wound heals."

She tried to talk but found that she could not, her throat was too dry. A few seconds after she realized that Edward was next to her, standing next to Carlisle, he held out a cup of water to her. With a grateful nod she takes the cup, her hands shaking. She took a couple sips and Edward took the cup back, so that she could talk. Carlisle helps her sit up and props the pillows up behind her to support her. She turns to him, wincing at how gravely her voice sounds. "What happened?"

It took a moment for Carlisle to collect his thoughts. Lillie could tell by the way he had his finger tap against his lips. It was odd though she could swear that he kept glancing at Edward as if the other man was speaking to him, but Lillie never saw Edwards lips moving. A few more moments passed before Carlisle opened his mouth. Before he could say a word Esme walked into the room with what looked like some clothes held in her arms.

She tuts at the men standing in the room. "All right you all, time for you to leave the room so our guest can change into some clean clothes."

When Esme had said clean clothes it gave Lillie the urge to look at hers, thinking she could not be that much of a mess that the woman felt the need to bring her clothes. She was wrong, the entire front of her shirt was covered in blood. She couldn't see the back of her shirt but she was sure it was not cute. She wanted to freak out yet again, with moot results. She was starting to get tired of this whole building up to panic only to feel nothing of it. It made her feel wrong.

It took a little over 5 minutes for her to change, it might have taken less but the soreness and pain in her neck made it harder for her. Esme ended up having to help her put on the hoodie, it was practically impossible for her to do on her own. By the time they were done, Lillie had to sit back down on the couch, her body begging for her to stop moving.

Esme leaves the room, Lillies bloody clothes balled up in her arms. Esme had promised when she got them back there wouldn't be a speck of blood left on them. From the determined look on the motherly Esme, Lillie had no doubts in her words. Lillie didn't really care so much about the clothes, it was more so the fact that they were hers, and they were only shreds of normalcy she had with her in this opulent and unknown house.

The door opens up again and Carlisle and Jasper walk back into the room, no Edward in sight. She felt a little guilty about the feeling of relief when she realized he would not be in her space. His ability to give her the absolute worst heeby jeebys was insane. Lillie could already tell she would never be completely comfortable around the odd man, and she was not upset about that fact. Jasper hung back at the door as Carlisle came further into the room, taking a seat on a stool that had been near the couch.

"You will have to forgive Edward's sudden absence, he has to get back to Bella and Renesmee." He looked so kind, as if he did not have a shred of meanness in his entire body. Lillie could remember that he could indeed be ruthless when needed, her memories of last night were still rather fresh. Still she could not help the feeling of wanting his approval.

"No problem at all, family comes first." She meant everything she said too. From the looks on both of the men they agreed with the family part as well.