Remember? [Carlisle Cullen x Reader]

Fallen Tree

Two weeks passed and I had made lots of progress with Dr. Cullen and the nurses. Ten days of physio and lots of exhaustion later, and I was able to move about as normal, as long as I rested enough. My bruising was all healed up, and there was no lasting damage. Besides the amnesia.

I still hadn't gathered many more memories, even with the local police department studying my case. According to the Chief of Police, the address on my ID lead to a small one-bedroom apartment where I'd obviously lived alone. And of course, I was the sort of person with no online presence, and no phone.

Or at least, no phone was found with me. So there still weren't any leads. I tried not to let it get me down, I knew that if there were people looking for me, we'd find each other eventually.

When I was able to sustain myself through long walks, Dr. Cullen started taking me out through the woodlands every day for some fresh air. We would walk alongside each other, and he'd tell me all about the history and legends of Forks.

At first it was just nice to be able to feel the air around me, and see the outside world again, but I found myself feeling more and more nervous to go on those walks.

I wasn't just nervous however; I was also excited beyond belief. Every time we returned to the hospital, I would already be looking forward to the next outing, and I'd have a weird bittersweet feeling in my heart.

I was starting to crush on Dr. Cullen, and it was intense.

On my last day before being discharged, we got into his car, heading to the forest for one last walk together.

My heart pounded as I stared blankly out of my window at the passing scenery. I couldn't even look at him anymore without feeling like my heart was going to burst.

After a few minutes, he broke the silence.

"You know, I'm really proud of you (y/n)."

My heart almost leapt out of my chest, but I tried to stay calm.

"Really?"

"Of course I am. You've come so far since I first saw you; you were hurt pretty badly and could barely speak or walk. Look at you now, accompanying me on my walks every day!" I could hear his smile through his words, and it melted me.

"I couldn't have made such a quick recovery without your healing magic," I smiled too, feeling genuine happiness course through me.

We arrived at the edge of the forest and began yet another walk through the trees.

I stayed quiet and let Dr. Cullen do the talking. I loved listening to his stories, you could really hear the fire in his voice when he spoke about a passionate topic, and it was adorable.

Eventually we reached a fallen tree and decided to take a break to just sit and watch the world go by.

We sat in silence while my mind raced, full of things I wanted to tell him, wondering if he could tell how nervous I was.

"You seem a little withdrawn today... Is anything wrong?" He asked, as though he'd read my mind.

"It's just... I'm really going to miss these walks." I inhaled sharply before continuing, "and I think I'm going to miss you a lot too, Doctor."

Dr. Cullen let out the sweetest little laugh, and then put his arm around my shoulders. "So let's keep going on them, (y/n). And please, you know you can call me Carlisle."

My entire body was in panic mode. It took everything in me to make sure I didn't start acting like an idiot. "B-but I'm being sent home tomorrow morning," I almost whispered.

"We still both live in the area, I can pick you up and we can go to get lunch together every now and then," he looked at me kindly, and I anxiously returned his gaze, wondering if he knew what he was doing to my heart. "Only if you'd like to, of course. I don't want to be rude-"

"I would like that a lot!" I said a little too eagerly. "R-really... Thank you Carlisle. I don't know where I'd be without you."

"I'd rather not think about that, I'm glad that you're safe now." He took his arm back and stood up, holding his hand out to help me up. "Let's keep going."

I took hold of his hand, the same way I did every time he had helped me regain my balance, and it was just as cold as always. After I stood up, I went to let go and start walking like I usually would, but he pulled me in, linking arms with me. I swore I could feel sparks shooting through my body as we walked together, arm in arm.

When we returned to the hospital, I felt like a new person. I couldn't believe that Carlisle would actually do something so sweet for me! I almost felt like dancing as I folded up the few second-hand clothes that I'd been given into a bag, ready to move back into my apartment.

I had been worried about finding a job, and how I would manage to pay rent with the little money I had, but Carlisle assured me it wouldn't be an issue, and that he would make sure that I was able to live comfortably.

I fell asleep that night, exhausted and nervous to start life on my own.