"The stairs became my enemy.." That's all she could really say and looked down and away from him.

"You fell down the stairs?" He looked at her confused. Yeah that wasn't unlikely for her but he didn't think she would ever hurt herself this bad from falling. He reached to touch under her chin and make her look at him. Stroking her good cheek when she finally did look at him, in nothing but adoration. What am I going to do with her? He thought.

"Up them actually. The cast makes things a little more challenging." She tapped at it with her finger but didn't look away from him. His eyes could always make her day just a little bit better.

Without having to look away from her he remember the cast. That did make things a little different, but he couldn't let her keep getting hurt. Not while he was in her life now, not after what James did. He shuddered at the thought of him and what happened. "I guess I'm just going to have to be your all time shadow for a while then huh?"

Bella smiled up at him. "I don't think I would mind that." And she really wouldn't. How was she suppose to face Charlie and it be normal now? Even though she wanted things to go back to normal.

"So I take it you are staying home today?" He still couldn't get over how bad she had hurt herself.

She nodded and closed her eyes again as she leaned her head against his chest.

"Is there anything I can get you?" He spoke softly and toyed with her hair. Bella simply just shook her head, too tired and happy to be laying with him to think of anything else she could want. Without realizing how tired she actually was it didn't take long for her to fall asleep again.

Bella ended up staying out of school a few days that week. At least until her face healed enough to where she could hide it with some make up. Edward was always there to take care of her as long as she wanted. Leaving only to feed or get something to entertain her with. She avoided all contact with Charlie as possible, keeping herself locked up in her room when he was home and he never bothered her.