“I’m off, Ellie,” Edward said as he signed off on his last
chart. He was in his final year of residency at St. Joseph’s Children Hospital
in Tampa. He was anxious to get home to his family, his reason for smiling. He
packed up his belongings and drove back to the large home in Parkland Estates
that he still shared with his parents. It wasn’t how he pictured his life at
twenty-eight, but he was grateful for their love and support. He needed it.
The past ten years had been difficult for Edward. He’d gone
to college on a full-ride at Dartmouth for pre-med. His long-time girlfriend,
Tanya, followed him to Dartmouth and they got married the summer between their
junior and senior year when Tanya told him that she was pregnant. Just before
his graduation in December, Tanya gave birth to twins - a boy and girl named
Liam and Lucy.
Shortly after graduation, Edward, Tanya, and their babies
moved to Maryland so he could attend Johns Hopkins for his medical training. It
was a point of contention for Edward and Tanya. She didn’t want her husband to
be absent while she raised his children. Edward did all that he could, but when
he was hospitalized for a severe case of mono because he was barely getting any
sleep and working his fingers to the bone, his parents intervened. Tanya was
acting like a princess while Edward was pulling insane shifts. Carlisle and
Esme moved up to Maryland to help Edward.
Their disdain for Tanya was barely hidden. However, Tanya
saw this opportunity to finally get back into real life. Her first affair
started when the twins turned two. Edward was too involved with his schooling
and with raising his children to see that his wife was screwing around. When
Edward found out that he had been matched to St. Joe’s and was moving back to
his home town of Tampa, Tanya dropped the bombshell that she wanted a divorce
and to have her parental rights terminated.
Dr. Edward Cullen
Liam Cullen
Lucy Cullen
Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Esme Cullen
Tanya, the ex-Mrs. Cullen
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