Midnight: a Bella and Carlisle story

Chapter Ten: Edward

Just a reminder from last time...... 

Ouch!

I just walked into something,

Probably didn't see that I was already at my destination, I look up and see my truck is still ten - twelve feet away

Huh?

My eyes continue to move upwards until they land on a face

The face of the man I've been looking for all day

Edward.

"Edward...?"

My brain moves fast and I can hardly think of the words I want to say to him. 

Part of my mind is fuming with anger, and confusion. I need to know what happened before, and how he saved me, and why he did it. Why save someone you are just going to completely ignore? Another part is sad, wishing he would stop ignoring me and just explain. 

I go with anger. 

"You! Where the hell have you been?!? You... you saved my life, and here you are, the hero, ignoring me now?!? Why did you do that, only to avoid me?! Edward Cullen explain yourself right now!" 

He looks down at me, his mouth open in shock. He wipes the stupid look off his face and quickly puts a finger to my lips. "Keep it down, will you?" 

I can't think properly with his hand to my lips, and a blush is already creeping up my neck to my now hot cheeks. I swat his hand away. 

"Fine but you still need to tell me what is going on. Nothing is adding up and I think I may be going crazy." 

He laughs quietly at the thought of me being crazy, I assume, and tilts his head towards his car, meaning for me to follow him. 

He walks towards his nice shinny car, and I follow. We both get in and he starts to drive. 

"Where are you taking me? " 

"You'll see." 

I start to get butterflies in my stomach as I notice his hand is resting on the center console, so close to me. 

I have never met such an attractive person. Besides... his adoptive father... which is so weird! God, Bella snap out of this! You can't go around looking at someone's father! Adoptive or not... 

I put the doctor out of my mind, and refocus on edward's hand. It seems to have gotten closer, if that's even possible. I blush again, glad that he doesn't seem to be looking at me. I can't get how close he is out of my mind. I want to know what his flawless skin feels like. 

Curiosity kills the cat, and looking back at my life; I am pretty sure my spirit animal is totally a cat. 

I slowly reach over and let one of my fingers of me right hand touch his hand. 

A lot happens in that moment. 

Edward's breath hitches in his throat, the car swerves to the left a little bit, and I notice his hand.. it's ice cold.. 

For a moment, I don't realize the car correcting itself, or Edward pulling over and parking on the side of the road, or the fact that he has snatched his hand away from me. 

I can't stop thinking about the chill of his skin, as if it had been frozen. 

Then I look up to meet his eyes. They're black and cold and calculating. He seems distant as I ask, "Are you okay...?! Your hands.. you need to go to a doctor right now! Call your father, or something! " 

I am mildly hyperventilating at this point. 

He puts a cold hand on my shoulder and speaks. "I am okay, and I will prove it to you. Please, let me take you somewhere and I will tell you everything. okay? " 

I agree and he puts the car back in drive.