“Now, can you help me with my recovery? I want to get back into the ring.”
“Your fight was about six months ago and you’re still battling the lingering concussion symptoms, correct?” Carlisle asked.
“Yeah,” Edward nodded. “The doctors in Chicago kept me sedated to reduce the swelling or whatever.”
“That was probably for the best. You had more than a concussion, Edward,” Carlisle explained, opening up his file on the tablet he held. Flipping it over to show both Edward and Bella, he pointed out something on the MRI. “You did have a traumatic brain injury. See this shadowy spot?”
“What’s that?” he asked.
“A deep contusion,” Carlisle answered.
“Shouldn’t it be gone by now?” Bella asked. “What about his headaches?”
“Your brain was rattled quite violently when you were hit by Demetri. The repeated hits caused this and normally, it wouldn’t be this bad, but the addition of brass knuckles caused a lot more damage. Will you be able to get back in the ring? Yes. But not any time soon and when you do, you need to wear head protection for the first few fights until we know how your body is recovering from the damage,” Carlisle answered. “I saw this on your initial scans from six months ago. It was much bigger. Now? It’s about the size of a pencil eraser, but big enough to give you these migraines.”
“Should I hang up my gloves? Retire?” Edward frowned. Clearly, he did not want to do that.
“Don’t jump to conclusions,” Carlisle said softly. “You will get back into the ring, but it’s of utmost importance that you do not rush back. If you had fought in Vegas, we would not be having this conversation. You’d be dead.”
“Oh my God,” Bella whispered. “Your former agent was a tool trying to force you to fight.”
“Aro Volturi is a piece of shit,” Edward sneered. “I do not … I …”
“I get it,” Carlisle said, giving Edward an understanding smile. “I’m surprised Marcus didn’t diagnose it. He had a promising future in neurosurgery.”
“It’s a long story, to be honest,” Edward said.
“I think I know what that story is,” Carlisle replied with understanding. “But, he should have seen this.”
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