Chapter Seven

The weekend couldn't have come any faster. I was excited to finally spend time with Jasper, alone, no interrupting sisters or co-workers or annoying brothers that see it fit to tease about 'choking the girl by tongue fucking her mouth.' Ah, Peter. You have such a way with words. Tonight we were going to spend the entire night at my house. I have made steak chicken fajitas for dinner because they are another of Jasper's favorite foods.

I had just placed the rest of our dinner on the table when my door bell rang.

I ran to the door.

Geez, could I act anymore like a giddy high school girl.

Pulling open my front door, there was my gorgeous Jasper. His blond waves were mussed and tangled like he had been pulling at his hair. I noticed the tinkle in his gray-blue eyes and the lazy grin on his face. God, he is gorgeous. I stepped to the side to let him in, instead of walking past me, one of his arms went around my waist the other hand came up and cupped my cheek. Pressing his mouth roughly against mine, my finger twined into his golden locks and held him to me. Only to break apart when we needed to breathe, he put his forehead against mine, his breath still ragged and labored.

“Hi,” he whispered.

I smiled and whispered back. “Hey.”

He released his hold on me but took my hand as I led him to the kitchen. “I just finished dinner. Hope you enjoy it.”

“I am sure I will love whatever it is you have–” he paused and inhaled as we entered the kitchen. I low moan escaped his mouth. “Oh god, are you serious?”

I nodded, smiling sheepishly. “I didn't know if you would want steak or chicken... so I made both.”

Jasper beamed. “If you keep cooking these things for me, darlin', I may never go back home.” He leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to my temple. “Besides, all Rose wants to do is order take out.. Chinese and knock-off Mexican food can only be eaten so many times.”

I gasped with mock hurt. “I see how it is, only coming for the food.”

“Trust me darlin'. I only come for you, the food is merely a plus.” he chuckled as my cheeks flushed.

Damn you Charlie for passing this lovely trait on to me!

***

We ate and chatted and sent each other little innuendos throughout dinner. And good lord. The boy could really put the food away and I was glad I made both meats for tonight because we ran out of steak after Jasper's fourth fajita and moved on to the chicken. He helped me clean the kitchen up, much to my objecting but he wouldn't listen, before going to the living room to watch a movie.

Half way through The Mummy Returns, we ended up stumbling into my bedroom. Both of us were grabbing and groping at the other. Our breathing was embarrassingly heavy but I couldn't care. I had waited for this next and I couldn't have been more excited then I was at the moment. But, as soon as my legs hit the edge of the bed and we tumbled backwards.. the phone rang.

“Ignore it.” Jasper croaked out.

It was not my cell phone, but the house line. The only time anyone called my home phone was when... shit!

I pushed on Jasper's shoulders and broke away from his deep, mind numbing kiss. “I have to answer it!”

“Just let it ring. I am sure whoever it is can just call back if its important.” He said as he laid suckling kisses against my neck.

“That's my point..” I breathed, trying to get him to listen. “No one calls my house phone unless something has happened. I need to answer it!”

Jasper pulled back instantly, he must have either heard the panic in my voice or seen the worry in my eyes because he rolled off of me and grabbed the phone beside my bed and handed it to me.

I pressed the 'talk' button and held the receiver against my ear.

“H-hello?”

“Bells?” a pained voice said on the other end.

“Seth? W-what's wrong?”

Seth chocked on a sob on the other end of the phone. “Y-you need to come home, Bella.”

“What happened? Why do I need to go there? I don't.. I cant.. Seth, you know I cant go back home. Tell me whats the matter.” My voice was shaking and I am sure that it broke in different spots.

I had told Charlie that there would only be one way for me to ever go back to Forks that was if... no. I refused to even think that.

“There was an.. accident.” He breathed. “Charlie and mom were coming home from Seattle and they hit something. Totaled the cruiser.” A heartbreaking sob escaped from him. “We need you home. I will explain everything once you're here, just please, come home Bella.”

I closed my eyes and scrubbed my hand over my face. “I'll be there as soon as I can.”

***

To think that I would be going back to Forks, was not something I thought of, at all. The only way I said I would go back there was if it was for Charlie's funeral. I am happy that isn't the case for me to be going back but I still wish I wasn't going at all. Seth hadn't told me much on the phone only that there was an accident. And Seth wasn't one to get so upset if the problem wasn't bad.

Jasper had held me through my mini breakdown. He assured me that he was sure Charlie was doing fine, I knew Charlie probably was fine, hurt, but fine. He is a fighter, I wasn't worried much about him. I was worried about having to come face-to-face with Jacob again. I told Jasper that was the reason for my anxiety and now that is the reason why I am laying across my seat in first-class with my head in Jasper's lap.

Jasper was afraid I was going to let myself get too worked up on the plain ride back to Washington so he told me all I had to do was ask him to come with me and he would.

So that is what I did.

We were met by Seth and Embry at the airport. They were both not exactly happy to see me with a 'Cullen' but once they realized he truly was human, they didn't seem to have much of a problem with him. On the way to the hospital they explained what happened.

Charlie and Sue hit something. They weren't sure what but it completely totaled the car. Sue's side was caved in and her legs were trapped and when she passed out Charlie had panicked and ended up having a mild heart attack. Sue was in a coma and the doctors were sure she would wake up soon, saying that her body just needed a rest and her mind was shutting down to heal itself.

I began to worry about who would be at the hospital when we got there. Seth had said the family was there. That very well could mean the entire pack and I wasn't ready for that just yet. Thankfully, Seth's next words eased my fears.

“He wont be there Bells. Mel found out two days ago that she is expecting and Jake hasn't left her side since.”

His voice was soft and even and I knew he was only speaking this way because he knew how I reacted to hearing about Jake and Melody. As soon as I felt the pain in my chest of thinking about them together, it washed away when I felt Jasper's gentle hand squeeze mine. I had no need to feel pain or to feel unloved or lonely. I had Jasper and I knew he wasn't going anywhere.

When we pulled into the parking lot of the hospital, Seth headed straight in the front doors and Embry hung back to walk with Jasper and me. We had only just stepped foot in the automatic doors of the hospital when Jasper's hand was ripped from mine in a blur and I turned to see a snarling Jacob holding him by his throat against the wall.

I screamed for him to let Jasper go but Jacob only responded with another slam of Jasper's head against the concrete. Jasper groaned at the obvious pain and the echo of his skull connecting to concrete only proved that he had hit it hard. I tried to pull Jacob off of him but being the simple human I am, I wasn't anywhere near strong enough to pull a werewolf off of my poor Jasper.

Embry finally got Jacob in a headlock and had him restrained all the while cursing him and telling him to 'calm the fuck down'.

I was at Jasper's side as soon as he slid down the wall and slumped into a limp mass on the linoleum floor. Pulling him into my arms, I checked the back of his head only to be rewarded with a hiss of pain from Jasper and blood smeared on the tips of my fingers. Not only did I feel completely nauseous from the blood but pure fury and anger filled my body.

Kissing Jasper on the crown of his very sore head, I stood up and stormed to where Embry still had a death grip on Jacob. Without even thinking, I pulled my fist back and slammed it into his face. Pain shot through my hand, tears welled up in my eyes and I clutched my hand to my chest. That didn't stop me though. Oh no.

“What the fuck are you doing!?” I screamed in his face. Not waiting for him to answer I continued. “You could have killed him you asshole. I don't know what is going on in the head of yours Jacob Black but you better fucking tell me why you find it okay to slam my boyfriend against the wall and then proceed to slam his head into said wall. Well? And it better be a good fucking explanation!”

“The fucking leech deserves more than what I just did you him. Not like I really hurt him. Why is he here anyway Bella? Are you jumping from leech to leech now? The closest one will suit your needs? Is that it?” Jacob hissed, baring his teeth at me.

My fist connected with his jaw again. It being completely numb now, I hardly felt what I was doing. “Stop it!” Jacob roared. “If you keep hitting me you will only cause yourself more damage and we don't need you bleeding around your precious leech. He might try to take a snap at you again.”

“Are you fucking serious!?” I shouted, drawing attention from the entire waiting room. “Take a close look at him Jacob. He's human.” I hissed as quietly as I could. When Jacob turned away from him, I grabbed his chin and forced him to look at Jasper then at my bloody finger tips. “This is his blood you dick. From where you slammed his head into the wall. So now that you see that he is human, tell me why you found it necessary to attack my boyfriend.”

Jacob growled and pulled himself out of Embry's hold, getting into my face this time. “Because, it was one of your precious leeches that made Charlie wreck the car.”

“What are you talking about? The Cullens are all human now. Edward and Alice are dead. I know no other vampires Jacob.”

Jacob gave a humorless laugh. “Really? Then why is it the same scent that I became all to familiar with from your room. Edward's scent was all over the front of Charlie's cruiser.”

“W-what?” Came Jasper's disbelieving voice from behind us. “No,” he started shaking his head. “It's not possible. I was there. The night he died. I saw them carry his lifeless body out of his room. Edward is dead.”

“Sorry to break it to you but, Edward seems to be very much alive.” Jacob's voice was lethal and full of venom. “And the damn pixie had us chasing fake trails for over an hour. Do you believe she had the nerve to giggle and wave at us before she ran away. We lost her trail after that when she jumped into the trees.”

My breath was caught in my chest and my vision blurred. I remembered hearing Jasper call out my name right before everything went black.