Breakaway Chapter 4 Teaser

Alice and Rosalie walked into the hospital the next morning, armed with ‘get well soon’ balloons and teddy bears with various cute little outfits on from nurse hats to patient gowns and slippers. They had spent a small fortune on their booty, but they thought it would be worth it to force a smile out of Izzy. When they walked in they both froze, staring at the sight in the waiting room.

Sitting in the hard plastic chairs, their bodies posed almost identically with heads resting against the wall, mouths hanging open, arms and ankles crossed as they stretched out as best they could, Edward and Charlie were sleeping so hard, they had to wonder if their loud snores were keeping any patients awake. Carefully setting down her armload, Alice pulled out her iphone to snap several pictures of the two to show Izzy when they went back to her room. She glanced at her captures before carefully picking her items up again and tiptoeing alongside Rosalie down the corridor to Izzy’s room.

They knocked quietly on the door before entering to find a frustrated looking Izzy trying to reach the pitcher of water on the bedside table. When she looked up to see them, she smiled brightly.

“Hey guys! Where’s Dad? He sleep in?”

Alice hurriedly sat down the things she had brought for Izzy before running to her side with a giggle, holding her iPhone out for Izzy to see. Izzy took the phone and stared down at the screen, a goofy smile on her face.

“They’re out there right now?”

Alice nodded, “And BOTH are wearing the same clothes they had on last night. They must have slept in those hard ass chairs all night.”

Izzy felt a flutter in her stomach at the thought of Edward caring enough to sleep in a waiting room all night. She felt a little confused and highly disconcerted by the emotions boiling in her gut. It was like a Pavlovian reaction now after what Jake had pulled, every time she felt that soft feeling for Edward, her anxiety always skyrocketed right along with it. Falling in love with a known man-whore was a heartbreak waiting to happen.